exercises

1. Vocabulary
1 These sentence pairs don’t make sense. Write your own second sentence that logically follows the first.
Pay attention to the words in bold.
1. They concealed the package. It was left on the table.
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2. He’ll always be one of the most infamous people in our town. People admire him for his courage.
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3. I trust her. That’s why I don’t tell her anything.
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4. This room is a hazardous place. It’s ideal for children to play in.
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5. We made all the arrangements ahead of time. We walked very quickly.
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6. Joe is a very cautious person. He enjoys skydiving and mountain climbing.
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2 Write a second sentence that logically follows the first one. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1. Selena has an interesting pastime.
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2. She cares for her grandparents.
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3. The letter contained a bomb threat.
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4. Jeff is trying to get in touch with you.
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5. This website is not secure.
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6. The deadline for the essay contest is Friday at 5.00.
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7. I warned Jessica not to drive in that neighbourhood.
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2. 3 Complete the mini-dialogues with the words below. There are more words than you need.
rights • infamous • suspicious • illegal • employees • sneaky • blame • require
1. A: I think Ben is 1.
……………………… . I get the feeling he’s hiding something.
B: Why are you so 2.
……………………… of him? He seems OK to me.
2. A: Do all 3.
……………………… at Burger Queen have to wear a uniform?
B: Yes. Most fast-food restaurants 4.
……………………… uniforms.
3. A: It’s 5.
……………………… to smoke here. It’s a public place.
B: Well, what about the 6.
……………………… of smokers? Shouldn’t they have a place to smoke?
4 Complete the sentences with one of the words below and the appropriate preposition.
Some verbs are used more than once.
agree • believe • argue • care • hear • insist • rely • apologise
1. Do you ……………………… ghosts? I think they’re real!
2. I never ……………………… Kayla. She doesn’t write to me.
3. Tammy’s parents ……………………… money all the time. They have a lot of fights.
4. You can’t ……………………… that clock. It doesn’t show the exact time.
5. Why do you ……………………… paying for everyone? I’ll pay my share!
6. I ……………………… you – I also think that every school should have security cameras!
7. You should ……………………… Peter because you offended him.
8. Don’t ……………………… me. My decision is final.
9. I ……………………… saying those terrible things about you.
10. She doesn’t ……………………… her appearance. She never dresses nicely.
5 Complete the passage using suitable words.
Have you ever heard 1.
……………………… Sampat Pal Devi? She’s an Indian woman who
believes 2.
……………………… her ability to change society. Although she was illiterate for
much of her life and married at the age of 12, she has become a well-known fighter for women’s
3.
……………………… in India. She has succeeded 4.
……………………… helping many women
achieve justice when dealing with the police and other state officials.
Twenty thousand women now participate 5.
……………………… Pal’s group, the Gulabi Gang,
which is known for wearing bright pink saris. They are famous for staging protests, sometimes
using violence, to shame a man who has done something 6.
……………………… , but whom the
police refuse to go after. For instance, they have 7.
……………………… fathers who beat their
daughters to stop or be attacked by the group.
Sampat Pal’s work is 8.
……………………… – once someone tried to kill her because of it. But
despite the 9.
……………………… of death, Sampat Pal keeps on going because many women
depend 10.
……………………… her.
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3. Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the first, second or third conditional.
1. I …………………… (go) to the spy film last night if you …………………… (recommend) it.
2. Don’t worry! We …………………… (not say) anything unless you …………………… (give) us permission.
3. If I …………………… (be) you, I …………………… (not open) that e-mail message.
4. You …………………… (be) good at keeping secrets if you …………………… (be) a spy.
5. If Jim …………………… (not hear) our conversation, he …………………… (not know) that we were spying on him.
6. This is important. If Penny …………………… (not tell) anyone her password, her account …………………… (be)
safe.
7. We …………………… (not need) to borrow money next year if we …………………… (start) saving now.
8. If you …………………… (return) the book to the library on time, you …………………… (not need) to pay a fine
today.
2 Complete each sentence in a logical way.
1. The spies wouldn’t have been caught if ..................................................
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2. Jenna will go to the beach tomorrow as long as .....................................
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3. We won’t announce the winner before ...................................................
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4. Peter wouldn’t call you so often if ...........................................................
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5. They won’t trust you unless ....................................................................
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6. You need to work hard if .........................................................................
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3 What would you say in each of the following situations? Write the conditional specified in the brackets.
1. You didn’t do your homework. (third conditional)
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2. You hope to win the lottery. (second conditional)
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3. You are giving advice on how to make friends. (zero conditional)
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4. You are arguing with another driver after an accident. (third conditional)
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5. Your sister has long showers and wastes a lot of hot water. (second conditional)
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6. You are offering to walk to school with a friend. (first conditional)
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5. 4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.
1. I will only be available to meet you on 7th April. (unless)
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2. Patrick went to the concert only because George had given him a free ticket. (if)
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3. You can’t return the jeans because you don’t have a receipt. (could)
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4. She doesn’t have a student ID, so she can’t get a discount. (when)
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5. Sharon will call you and then she’ll leave her house. (before)
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6. Bread gets stale when it’s not wrapped up. (if)
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5 Complete the passage using the correct form of the words in brackets.
If you 1.
…………………… (be) interested in the world of espionage, you 2.
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(see) Garbo the Spy. It’s a documentary about Juan Pujol García, a Spanish double agent who
was active in World War II. It may not be accurate to say that if he 3.
…………………… (not be)
a spy at that time, the Allies 4.
…………………… (not win) the war. However, his role was very
important.
Pujol García 5.
…………………… (not succeed) in his mission if he 6.
…………………… (not be)
very creative. He invented a network of informers in Britain who provided fake information to
the Nazis. He knew that the Nazis 7.
…………………… (not believe) him unless his information
8.
…………………… (seem) real. Pujol García convinced the Nazis that the historic D-Day
landing at Normandy would take place at another place and another time.
The Germans apparently didn’t discover that Pujol García was a spy. If they 9.
……………………
(know), they 10.
…………………… (never award) him an Iron Cross after the war!
When the war was over, Pujol García disappeared. Intelligence expert Nigel West found him in
Venezuela many years later. He died there in 1988.
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6. 4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.
1. I will only be available to meet you on 7th April. (unless)
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2. Patrick went to the concert only because George had given him a free ticket. (if)
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3. You can’t return the jeans because you don’t have a receipt. (could)
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4. She doesn’t have a student ID, so she can’t get a discount. (when)
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5. Sharon will call you and then she’ll leave her house. (before)
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6. Bread gets stale when it’s not wrapped up. (if)
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5 Complete the passage using the correct form of the words in brackets.
If you 1.
…………………… (be) interested in the world of espionage, you 2.
……………………
(see) Garbo the Spy. It’s a documentary about Juan Pujol García, a Spanish double agent who
was active in World War II. It may not be accurate to say that if he 3.
…………………… (not be)
a spy at that time, the Allies 4.
…………………… (not win) the war. However, his role was very
important.
Pujol García 5.
…………………… (not succeed) in his mission if he 6.
…………………… (not be)
very creative. He invented a network of informers in Britain who provided fake information to
the Nazis. He knew that the Nazis 7.
…………………… (not believe) him unless his information
8.
…………………… (seem) real. Pujol García convinced the Nazis that the historic D-Day
landing at Normandy would take place at another place and another time.
The Germans apparently didn’t discover that Pujol García was a spy. If they 9.
……………………
(know), they 10.
…………………… (never award) him an Iron Cross after the war!
When the war was over, Pujol García disappeared. Intelligence expert Nigel West found him in
Venezuela many years later. He died there in 1988.
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