I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tence
1. While I was getting my car started, a passing cat stopped and the driver offered to help me.
2. I didn’t see the film last night because I have seen it several times before.
3. Mary wasnot wearing her glasses at time, so she didnot see what color the man’s T-shirt was.
4. Tom felt very tired, and when she was finishing her work, she fell asleep.
5. Sorry, I didnot answer the phone. I was having a shower.
II. Complete the following conversation
A: (1) Have you ever eaten raw fish ?
B: Yes, I have. I have eaten raw fish once.
A: (2) where did you eat it ?
B: In a Janpanese restaurant.
A: (3) when did you eat it ?
B: A few months ago.
A: (4) who did you eat it with?
B: With my family. We celebrated my sister’s birthday there.
A: (5) Did you like to eat it?
B: Well, no. I didn’t like it very much. The taste was a bit strange to me.
III. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. The film started at 8 p.m. I got to the cinema at 8.15 p.m.
By the time I got to the cinema at 8.15 p.m the film had started at 8 p.m
2. Paul arrived. We immediately set off for the cinema.
As soon as Paul arrived we had set off for the cinema.
3. I finished all my work. Then Tom arrived.
By the time Tom arrived I had finished all my work
4. David played football and he hurt his leg.
While David was playing football he hurt his leg
5. Mary did all the housework and then she went to bed.
After Mary had done all the housework she went to bed
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions.
It was Jimmy’s birthday and he was five years old. He got a lot of nice birthday presents from his family and one of them was a beautiful big drum from his grandfather. Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it but his mother did not mind. However one of the neighbors did not like the noise at all, so one morning a few day later, she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Jmmy. Do you know that there’s something very nice inside your drum? Here’s a knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.”
1. When did Jimmy get the drum? In his birth day , he was five years old.
2. Whom did he get it from? He got it from his grandfather.
3. What did he do with his drum? He made a terrible noise with it
4. Why did his neighbor want Jimmy to cut the drum open? Because she didn’t want him to hit his drum.
5. How did she persuade Jimmy to cut his drum open? She said to him, “Hello, Jmmy. Do you know that there’s something very nice inside your drum?
V. Write sentences using the suggested words or phrases.
1. Let’s / play / basketball / instead / swim.
Let’s play basketball instead of swimming .
2. Would you mind / wait / a moment?
Would you mind waiting for a moment ?
3. He / strart / play / piano / when / he / five years ago.
He started playing the piano when he was five years ago
4. I / be / advise / obtain / visa / in advance.
I was advised to obtain the visa in advance .
5. Watch / television / one / most popular pastimes.
Watching the television is one the most popular pastimes.
VI. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. “I should go to see the doctor now”, said Jane.
Jane advised her to go to see the doctor then .
2. “Don’t foget to post the letter”, she tolkd him.
She reminded him not to forget to post the letter .
3. Steve left before my arrival.
When I arrived, Steve had left.
4. He started to play the piano 5 year ago.
He has played the piano for 5 years .
5. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
She invited me to come to her party .
VII. Find one mistake in each sentences and correct it.
1. While I was doing my homework, I had a good idea.
2. I’d give the class a holiday if I was the head teacher.
3. They are the poorest people I’ve ever seen.
4. Don’t make a fuss over the children.
5. After she had bought herself a new motorbike, she sold her bicycle.
6. When I was a child, my teacher taught me how to play soccer.
7. She did not know where most of the people in the room to be from. <not sure>
8. The children are busy helping their mother in the garden.
VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions.
More and more young people are doing volunteer work abroad. The wide variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before universaty. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little or no money, but they will be doing something useful and enjoying the experience.
The work many consists of helping local communities. For example, they help to build new roads or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation and environmental protection. Whatever kind of jobs it is, it is certain to be challenging and worthwhile. However, the experience will never be forgotten.
1. Where are many young people doing volunteer work?
many young people are doing volunteer work abroad .
2. How many months do they often spend working there?
twelve months
3. What can they profit from the volunteer work?
they will be doing something useful and enjoying the experience
4. What many they do to help local communities?
they help to build new roads or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages
5. Is volunteer work challenging and worthwhile?
Yes, it is . it is certain to be challenging and worthwhile .
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