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Units 112

Verb forms
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. More than one answer
is sometimes possible.
1 Joan

(cook) when we arrived at her house.

2 Hello, may I talk to Cathy, please? Sure, I

on the phone.
3 The telegraph
were available.

(try) to get her

(use) for communication before radios

4 More people

(depend) on computers nowadays than ever before.

5 In the past, people

(write) more letters than they do today.

6 If you dont leave right now, you

(miss) the train.

7 Sorry Im late! Sorry? I

(wait) for 45 minutes!

8 He

(not play) Hamlet yet, but he would certainly like to.

9 If I

(be) rich, I would build a new school in my city.

10 When Louis came home, he refused to tell us where he

11 She was exhausted because she

(be).
(not sleep) the night before.

12 The project had to be stopped for several days, but the problem
(now / solve).
13 Carrier pigeons

(still / use) in some countries nowadays.

14 After the injured birds

(catch), they were given medical treatment.

15 My stay in the hospital would have been terrible if my friends

(not visit) every day.

General grammar points

Choose the correct answer. Circle a, b, or c.
1 You couldnt do some shopping for me,
a do you

b could you

2 What was Shakespeare famous

a for
3 This is the book
a what

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c couldnt you

b about

c by

I was looking for!

b who

c that

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4 Shes not really used to

on busy highways.

a drive
5 Youve been here before,

c drives

b have you

c havent you

a didnt you
6 Ive decided

b driving

for a better job.

a to apply

b applying

7 You must leave the area

you hear the sirens.

a as soon as

b by the time

8 Anna was very tired, but she

a could
9 Yasmin is

c managed to

energetic person that she never stops doing things.

b so

10 Its important

c such an

your desk organized.

a keeping

b keep

c to keep

11 She was very busy at work, so she

a had cleaned her house
12 Your new car is

by professionals.

b had her house cleaned

b such

13 Im afraid they wont let you

a bring
14 That runner

c such an

your dog inside the building.

b to bring

c bringing

very fast to be able to win so many races.

a must have been

15 Id like you

c cleaned her house

amazing! How could you afford it?

a so

b must been

c must had been

me with my composition.

a help

b helping

16 The geologists cant predict when

a will the volcano erupt
17 They told me that they
a would arrive

c to help

b the volcano will erupt

c will erupt the volcano

at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow.

b arrived

c had arrived

more careful! Now the car is damaged.

a should had been

19 Pamela asked me
a was the meeting
20

c the day before

finish the race.

b able to

a such that

18 I

c apply

b would have been

c should have been

a success.
b if the meeting had been

c had the meeting been

he goes, he always finds the best places to eat.

a However

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b Wherever

c Whatever

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21

a lot of people interested in the nursing job.

a There have been

b They have been

22 Laughter helps people relax.

a On the other hand
23 It

, people who laugh a lot feel less stressed out.

b As a result

c Nevertheless

Peter that you saw. Hes out of town this week.

a wouldnt be

b couldnt have been

24 Im afraid I made a mistake. What

a should you
25 If Ronnie

c shouldnt have been

have done?

b would you

c you would

, he would have spent several years in prison.

a is convicted

c It has been

b had been convicted

c was being convicted

Vocabulary
a Fill in the blanks with the verbs below.
brought up
get out of

came into
keep up with

come up with
ran into

1 Ewan was

cut down on
run out of

figure out
turned out

by his grandmother in a very small town.

2 Weve
the store?

coffee. Could you buy some when you go to

3 Yukio quit her job because she

her aunts death.

a lot of money after

4 We cant seem to
Do you have any suggestions?

a good idea for the advertisement.

5 If you dont

candy, youre going to ruin your teeth.

6 No one thought hed be good at the job, but he

be very important to the team.
7 John cant
the race.
8 We
for ages!

the faster runners, but he always finishes

Dana at the mall yesterday. I hadnt seen her

9 You promised to help us, and now you cant

10 I cant

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to

it.

what happened there. There is no evidence.

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b Match the words (111) with the definitions (ak).

1 relieved

large quantity of water covering an area (usually because of rain)

2 chipped

structure built across a river to hold back the water

3 horn

shout to encourage or support someone or something

4 dam

part of a car that covers the engine

5 tiny

not feeling worry or pain anymore

6 amazed

a practice performance (of a play or concert, for example)

7 cheer

part of a car that makes a loud warning sound

8 hood

extremely small

9 rehearsal

having a small piece broken off the edge

10 flood

very surprised

11 whisper

speak in a very quiet voice

Listening
Audio

Listen and complete the notes. There is only one word in each blank.

Interview for Living a

Name:

profile

Studied

Adamson
3

Prefers to design

Idea behind her houses is to protect

Big influence on her work:

Met Steven Bartle while in the

Steven Bartle
7

They were there because they had had the same

What relaxes her:
10

and watching
on TV

Regrets not going to study in Europe when she was

Thinks she would have realized what her

12

11

were

much sooner

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