English exercises

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Vocabulary
1 Match the sentences in A to their continuations in B. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
A
1. Kevin is insulted because you didn’t come to his party.
2. Anna has decided to look for another job.
3. Sit up straight and smile during the interview.
4. This is a great holiday deal to New York.
5. The morning bus never comes on time.
6. A thief broke into my neighbour’s house last night.
7. The teacher doesn’t want to change the test date to Monday.
B
…… a. I hope nothing valuable was stolen.
…… b. It includes the flight, hotel and meals.
…… c. You should apologise to him.
…… d. Her boss wants to talk her out of leaving.
…… e. Maybe the students will convince her to change her mind.
…… f. Your body language can also give a good impression.
…… g. We are going to complain to the company about this issue.
2 Choose the correct answer.
1. Don’t join / blame me for forgetting to buy the film tickets.
2. Did you see the collection / notice about the next English test?
3. Sandra is a sensitive / sensible girl who easily gets upset.
4. The fans cheered when their team won the championship / leadership.
5. Ian didn’t provide / react well to the bad news.
6. Children often can’t pronounce / advertise long words correctly.
7. Karen was hurt by her boyfriend’s happiness / indifference to her problem.
8. You must correct the pollution / punctuation in your writing exercise.
3 Choose the correct answer.
1. If you talk back / over to your teacher, you will be punished.
2. Amanda complained that her older sister always talks out of / down to her.
3. We talked Dad down to / into taking us to the beach on Saturday.
4. She couldn’t talk her husband back / out of going to work although he was ill.
5. The boss wants to talk over / down to the new office rules with his workers.
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4 Replace the words and phrases in bold with the words below.
graduate • disease • fascinating • quarrel • massive • doubtful
1. I don’t want to have an argument with you about using the car. ……………………
2. A huge number of people came to the summer music festival. ……………………
3. I’m unsure that everyone will come to my party. ……………………
4. My brother is going to complete his university studies next spring. ……………………
5. The doctors will use the new medicine to treat this serious illness. ……………………
6. My grandfather told me interesting stories about his life. ……………………
5 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below.
fluent • countless • get the message across • truthful • worthwhile • blame • mysterious
1. There are ……………………………… sites with information for tourists on the Internet.
2. Daniel is ……………………………… in French because he lived in France for ten years.
3. The speaker used graphs and photos to ……………………………… .
4. We don’t ……………………………… them for the damage. It was just an accident.
5. Last night, we called the police about a ……………………………… person near our house.
6. There’s nothing ……………………………… in this newspaper report. All the information
is inaccurate.
7. I think it’s ……………………………… reading this new bestseller. You’ll enjoy it.
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Grammar
1 Choose the correct answer.
1. We … cleaning the house by the time my parents came home.
a. had finished b. have finished
2. Carl hopes he … his car by next week.
a. have sold b. will have sold
3. Matthew … just … to play the piano. Do you want to hear?
a. has … learned b. had … learned
4. … your cousins recently?
a. Had you seen b. Have you seen
5. The teacher went to the office because she … the test papers there.
a. has left b. had left
6. Most people … their first car by the age of 30.
a. will have bought b. had bought
7. The annual dance competition … always … place in May.
a. has … taken b. will have … taken
8. I couldn’t leave until I … the dog for a walk.
a. had taken b. have taken
9. How long … the flat before he decided to move?
a. had Paul rented b. has Paul rented
10. Let’s meet tomorrow. By that time, I … an answer for you.
a. have had b. will have had
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple
or Future Perfect Simple.
1. The painter …………………… (finish) painting the house by the time you come home.
2. …………………… the children …………………… (have) dinner before their television
programme began?
3. The term tests begin next week. However, the students …………………… (not read) the story
by then.
4. I’m surprised that my best friend …………………… (not call) me all week. Maybe she’ll call
tomorrow.
5. After Bill …………………… (graduate) from university, he got a job in a big company.
6. By the time the summer starts, Alice …………………… (lose) ten kilos.
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3 Choose the correct answer.
1. It’s ten o’clock. We have been waiting / had been waiting for the bus for 20 minutes.
2. Had the alarm been making / Has the alarm been making noise since you opened the door?
3. William finally found the key after he has been looking / had been looking for it all morning.
4. Cathy often falls asleep during the day because the baby has been keeping / had been keeping
her up all night.
5. The ground was wet because it had been raining / has been raining the whole night.
6. By the time Mike and Lisa sent me an e-mail message, they have been travelling /
had been travelling for a month.
4 Choose the correct answer.
I 1.
will have dreamed / have dreamed of going abroad to work for a year. Many of my friends
2.
have done / have been doing this in the past year. However, I don’t want to go until I
3.
have learned / had learned the language of the country.
That’s the reason that I 4.
have been studying / will have studied Italian since January. Last week, after
I 5.
had passed / had been passing the highest level, my teacher told me that my Italian was excellent.
I 6.
had applied / have been applying for jobs in Rome and, I hope that by the end of the summer,
I 7.
will have moved / have moved to Italy.
5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use a suitable perfect tense.
1. They …………………… never …………………… (travel) to another country. This will be their
first trip abroad.
2. The dog …………………… (bark) for over an hour until its owner went to see what was wrong.
3. We …………………… (drink) all the water in the bottle before the hike was completed.
4. Molly didn’t learn to cook until she …………………… (get) her own flat.
5. My brother …………………… (not feel) well for a couple of days. He is going to see the doctor
soon.
6. By the time Shelley arrived at the café, Brian …………………… (order) some coffee.
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