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Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences.. Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence A, B, C or D.. INCOMPLETE SENTENCES C

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVISION 1 1

Present simple 1

Personal pronouns 5

Objective pronouns 5

Possessive 5

Progress Test 1 9

REVISION 2 14

Modal verbs 14

Past Simple 15

REVISION 3 29

There is/ There are 29

Nouns: countable/ uncountable, singular/ plural 29

A/ an/ some/ any/ many/ much 30

This/ That/ These/ Those 32

Prepositions of place 33

Like/ would like 34

REVISION 4 45

Have got/ has got 45

Adjectives/ adverbs 46

(Not) as … as 47

Comparative & Superlative 48

Too/ enough 50

REVISION 5 61

Past continuous 61

‘Going to’ &infinitive verbs 63

Present perfect & past simple 65

TOTAL REVISION 1 78

TOTAL REVISION 2 84 REFERENCES

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Revision 1 – page 1

REVISION 1

 Present simple

 Personal pronouns

 Objective pronouns

 Possessive

-1 PRESENT SIMPLE 1 1 TO BE Exercise 1 Write full sentences. 1 (your shoes/ very dirty) 2 (my brother/ a teacher) 3 (this house/ not very big) 4 (the shops/ not open today) 5 (my keys/ in my bag) 6 (Jenny/ 18 years old) 7 (you/ not very tall) 8 (he/ interested in politics) 9 (my brother and I/ good tennis players) 10 (Tom/ not at home at the moment) …….Your shoes are very dirty………… …

………

Exercise 2 Write the questions (Read the answers first.) Exercise 3 Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. 1 It’s winter, but (cold)… ……it isn’t cold………

2 I’m Greek but (from Athens)… ………

3 She’s tired, but (ill)… ………

4 They are in England, but (in London)… ………

5 You are tall, but (too tall)… ………

1 (name) What’s your name? 2 (married or single?)………

3 (American?) ……… ……

4 (how old?) ……… ……

5 (a teacher?) ……… …

6 (wife a lawyer?) ………

7 (from?) ………

8 (her name?) ………

9 (how old?) ……… ……

1.Paul

2.I’m married

3.No I’m Australian

4.I’m 30

5.No, I’m a lawyer

6.No, she’s a designer

7.She’s Italian

8.Ann 9.She’s 27

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6 We are late, but (very late)… ………

7 It’s summer, but (hot)… ………

8 I’m a student, but (at university) ………

1 2 OTHER VERBS

Exercise 1 Underline the correct answer.

1 A lot of British people go / goes to the cinema.

2 They don’t smoke / doesn’t smoke in coffee bars.

3 We read / reads the newspaper on the train.

4 They doesn’t like / don’t like children in restaurant.

5 You lives / live in a house with a garden.

6 My father don’t cook / doesn’t cook.

7 In Britain, cars stop / stops at zebra crossings.

8 The women do / does the housework in my family.

9 My mother watch / watches a lot of TV.

10 Your children eat / eats a lot of chips.

Exercise 2 Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences.

1 What time………the shop close?

2 My sister ………eat meat because she ……… a vegetarian

A does……is B do ……is C don’t….is D doesn’t… is

3 I……….hungry How much ……… a chicken salad?

A am….is B am… are C am not….is not D am not… are

4 Where……… you usually go on holiday?

5 Daddy, we……….want to go to bed We …………tired

A do…….aren’t B don’t… aren’t C does……are D do… is

6 Learning English……….boring! It’s interesting

7 ……….… do you do?

8 ……….children ………….you have?

A How much…do C How many……does

B How many……do D How much……does

9 What’s……….?

A you job B your jobs C you jobs D your job

10 ………….do you speak?

A How languages C How many languages

B How many language D How much language

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Exercise 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present simple.

Malcolm Tracey (1) doesn’t go (not go) to work: he only (2) ……… (leave) his home

town to go on holiday in the Caribbean But Malcolm is a millionaire He (3)………

(write) books about money, and how to make a lot of it His new book is called Easy Money: How to make money without getting out of bed Malcolm (4)……… (live) in a large house near London He (5)……… (get up) at about eight o’clock in the morning, and (6)

……… (have) breakfast with his family After breakfast, he (7) ……… (drive) his children to school, and (8)……… (read) the newspaper in the garden until lunchtime After lunch, he (9)……… (buy) and (10)……… (sell) on the internet He (11)……… (finish) work at four o’ clock when his children come home ‘I’ve got a

simple system for making money.’ Malcolm (12)……… (say) ‘It

(13).……… (not work) for everybody… but it (14)……… (work) for me!’

Exercise 4 Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box below in the correct form.

Michael Johnson (1)…lives… in America He (2) ……….… a famous pop star He

(3)……… all around the world and (4) ……… ………… at pop concerts He(5)……… … his songs too He also (6)………….………… pop videos He(7)……….… staying at home and listening to his records He sometimes(8)……… to expensive restaurants with his friends He also (9) ………… …………

a lot of books about strange things Many people (10) ……… he(11)……… a strange man but I (12) ……… … him very much

Exercise 5 Put the adverb of frequency in the correct place in the sentence.

1 Tom rides his motorbike to work (sometimes)

…Tom sometimes rides his motorbike to work………

2 My boyfriend is late (never)

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Exercise 6: Make questions for the underlined parts .

1 They live in Chicago (Where)

Where do they live?

2 They meet on the corner every morning (Where)

Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order.

0 Bristol Daniel from comes

…Daniel comes from Bristol………

1 journalist from is Peter a New York

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11 usually / she / late / work / goes / to

………

12 home / cook / always / at / we / dinner ………

13 brother / the / work / his / does / city / in / centre/? ……….………

2 PERSONAL PRONOUNS, OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE Exercise 1 Write the correct pronouns for these sentences. 1 We watched……him… for hours (he) 2 Don’t ask ………… ………… doesn’t know (she/ she) 3 This is Julia: …………have known ………….for years (we/ she) 4 Nobody told ……… the bus was leaving (they) 5 Why didn’t…………ask ……… to come? (she/ they) 6 ……… think…………doesn’t like ………… (I / he / I ) 7 ………… ask………… to invite……… to the party (they / he / we ) 8 I don’t think ……… are here today (they) 9 ……… usually see ………… at the weekend (we / they) Exercise 2 Complete the sentences with my, your, her, his, its, our or their. 1 We love ……… new house It’s so big! 2 He’s in ……… office 3 The children are with ……… grandmother 4 Are you and your sister enjoying ……… English classes? 5 Amsterdam is famous for ……… canals 6 I don’t like ……… new boss very much 7 My sister likes visiting ……… friends at the weekend Exercise 3 Rewrite the sentences using the name in brackets. 1 These are her books (Anne) These are Anne’s books. 2 Where is his coat? (Andrew) ………

3 Is that his car? (your brother) ………

4 It’s on her desk (the teacher) ………

5 Its dinner is here (the dog) ………

6 Her children are at school now (Judy) ……….…

7 It’s her idea (my wife) ………

8 Its leg is broken (that bird) ………

9 His new bike is really good (Jeff) ………

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3 FURTHER PRACTICE

Exercise 1 Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (A,

B, C or D).

1 Paul is ……… brother

2 This is the ……… bag

A lady’s B ladies’s C ladys’ D ladys

3 ‘Do you like Spaghetti?’ - ‘Yes, ……… ’

A I like B I do C I am D I don’t 4 She ……… tennis well A play B doesn’t play C don’t play D do play 5 My mother never ……….…… the dishes A wash B washs C washes D to wash 6 He sometimes ………… ………… money from his parents A lend B borrow C lends D borrows 7 The students, as well as the teacher , ……….… happy about the test results A was B are C is D has 8 The airplane ……….……… at 3:30 p.m A arrive B arriving C is arrive D arrives 9 The bus comes here ……… …… 30 minutes A each B another C every D all 10 I don’t care whether ……….……… or not A his coming B comes he C he comes D he come 11 She never ……… mountains during the winter A doesn’t climb B climbing C not climbs D climbs 12 It is interesting to meet people whose cultural backgrounds ……… …… from our own A different B differently C differ D difference Exercise 2 Underline one mistake in each sentence and then correct it Sentences and mistakes Corrections 1 She never go out in the evening 2 I always listen the radio in the morning 3 Mary doesn’t plays the piano very well 4 They are from German 5 How often you go swimming? 6 Her husband usually doesn’t get up early 7 He’s like playing tennis 8 What’s he’s telephone number? 9 We no work for that company 10 This is the childrens’ room ………

………

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11 We usually see they at the weekend

12 Our school have a lot of students

13 Where is she come from?

14 He is 19 year old

15 I don’t like go running

16 My father watches football in TV

17 Do you want a ice-cream?

………

Exercise 3 Write the full sentences using the given words Make some changes if necessary. 1 she / live / parents ………

2 child / play / park / every afternoon ………

3 she / want / visit / New York/? ………

4 plane / leave / ten o’clock ………

5 they / not / always / open / window / night ………

6 Tony / often / play / golf / Sundays ………

7 What music / husband / like/? ………

8 sister / often / go / bed / ten o’clock .………

Exercise 4 Choose one word whose underlined present tense ending is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1 A opens B stands C travels D looks 2 A gets B speaks C swims D sleeps 3 A likes B rides C comes D lives 4 A washes B catches C goes D misses 5 A starts B reads C walks D wants Underline the syllable with the stress. 1 Japan 2 Russia 3 Hungary 4 America 5 China 6 ticket 7 computer 8 camera 9 dictionary 10 money Exercise 5 Choose A, B or C for each of the following blanks. Linda lives in a small flat (1)………… Oxford She lives with two other girls who (2) ……… students at Oxford University They work hard during the week, but (3) ……… weekends they invite a lot of friends to (4) ……… house They cook a meal for their friends, and then they go out

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to the pub for a drink, or they stay at home and listen to music Linda (5) ……… two jobs OnMondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (6)…… works in a hospital, where she helps to look afterchildren who are ill She goes to the hospital (7) ……… bus She starts at ten o’clock and worksuntil quarter to five On Thursdays and Fridays she works at home She has a computer in herbedroom and she writes (8)……… In the evening, (9) ……… the girls cooks a meal Afterdinner, they look in the newspaper to see what’s on TV, or they talk about their day They(10)……… to bed at about midnight

8 A story B storys C story’s D stories

10 A usually go B usually goes C go usually D goes usually

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Progress Test 1 – page 9

PROGRESS TEST 1Time allotted: 45 minutes

PART 1 INCOMPLETE SENTENCES

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1 I eat lunch ………… school every day

B sometime D some time

4 The bus ………… every twenty minutes

A run C don’t run

B runs D doesn’t runs

5 Those are …………books

15 He ………… playing with his dog

A is loving C was loving

20 What time ………… go to bed?

A usually do you C do you usually

B do usually you D you usually

21 Every day, Frank ………… to work

A goes C do go

B goes out D does go out

22 Excuse me! ………… to the city centre?

A This bus goes C Is this bus go

B Does this bus go D Are this bus go

23 I watch a lot of TV …………

A every night C many night

B every nights D each nights

24 George and Terry ………… speakPortuguese They speak English

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PART 2 INCOMPLETE TEXTS

Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.

Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following notes.

Questions 4 through 10 refer to the following letter.

28 Long Road, Brighton

I arrived here three weeks ago I’m studying at ……….…… language school ………

2 A in

B at

C on

D toSee you next Tuesday in the Coffee Bar at 7.45, before it ………

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name is John and he ……… me when I make a mistake

PART 3 READING COMPREHENSION

Choose the best answer.

Question 1 through 4 refer to the following text.

People in my family

My father’s name is Martin Hancock He’s fifty-three years old and he’s an architect He and mymother aren’t married now – they’re divorced His new wife’s name is Judy They have a babydaughter – her name’s Cassandra and she’s beautiful!!!

My sister, Caroline, is twenty-eight years old, and she’s a teacher She’s married Her husband’sname is Marcos - he’s from Chile They have two daughters: Rebecca, who’s five, and Annabel,who’s two years old I’m their aunt!

My cousin Martha is from Australia She’s nineteen years old, and she isn’t married: she’s a student

at the University of Melbourne She has a boyfriend – his name is Mark He’s twenty He isn’t astudent: he’s a professional musician The name of his group is MC2

My grandmother is about eighty years old Her name is Beatrice She has six children – four sons andtwo daughters (they are all married) – and she has twenty-three grandchildren

1 The writer’s parents are now…………

2 The writer has…………

A one sister C one brother and one sister

B two sisters D one brother

3 Caroline’s children are…………

A the writer’s nieces C the writer’s grandchildren

B the writer’s nephews D the writer’s aunts

4 How many uncles and aunts does the writer have?

A three uncles and two aunts C five uncles and five aunts

B four uncles and one aunts D four uncles and two aunts

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Questions 5 through 12 refer to the following information.

Read the information about three books and then answer the questions.

The long Night

This is David Reilly’s first

book David became a writer

after teaching English for

several years

Maha is a nurse in Northern

Australia, where she works in

a small hospital One day a

baby is so ill that Maha has to

drive all night to get her to

the nearest big city They

have a lot of problems getting

there and…

Hard Work

This exciting story is JoannaJone’s twentieth

Hard Work is about Sombat,

who works with his father, acarpenter, in Thailand Theywork long, hard hoursmaking tables and chairs,but they do not have anymoney Then one day a mandressed all in black buys themost beautiful table in theshop…

Hospital or cinema?

Marcie Jacome, who studiesEnglish in London, wrotethis story earlier this year.Tina is a young Brazilianwoman whose dream is tobecome a doctor She goes toLondon to study English andmedicine but one day shemeets a man who asks her to

go to the USA with him tobecome a film star… Whatwill Tina do?

5 Which book is about somebody who works with doctors?

A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?

6 The author of this has written a lot of books?

7 Which book is about somebody who is very poor?

8 Which book is about somebody who would like to work in a hospital?

9 Which book is by somebody who worked in a school?

10 Which book is about a difficult journey?

11 Which book is about a man and his son?

12 The author of this is a student?

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Questions 13 through 15 refer to the following advertisement.

13 If you buy two giant cheeseburgers, what do you get free?

A Two hamburgers and a drink

B Two cheeseburgers and a drink

C One cheeseburger and one drink

D One cheeseburgers and two drinks

14 How long does the offer last?

A All year B All month C Three months D Three weeks

15 How often does this special offer happen?

A Every year B Once a month C Not very often D Twice a year

This is the end of Progress test 1

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REVISION 2

 Modal verbs

 Past simple -

1 MODAL VERBS: CAN/ COULD

Exercise 1 Choose the best answers.

1 When Tom was 16, he was a fast runner He ……… run 200 meters in 22 seconds

2 I'm afraid I ……… come to your party next Saturday

3 I'm not in a hurry I've got plenty of time I ……… wait

4 I felt terribly sick yesterday I ……… eat anything

5 Can you speak loudly, please? I ……… hear you very well

6 You look exhausted - Yes, I ……… sleep last night

7 I ………… drive I’m only 14 years old

8 People ……… see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris

Exercise 2 Put the words in order.

1 you something ask could I ?

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10 her could message leave a I ?

………

Exercise 3 Fill in all the gaps with “can/ can’t/ could/ couldn’t” and the verbs in brackets.

1 Bob……… , but he doesn't have a car (drive)

2 When she was in school, she ……… farther than anyone else (jump)

3 I ……… what Bill said yesterday (understand)

4 He ……… football well when he was a kid (play)

5 I ……… this exercise yesterday (do)

6 Ask Jim, he ……… you (help)

7 Some years ago I ……… ten miles (run)

8 He had hurt his leg, so he ……… very well (walk)

9 I ……… her at her office at the moment (contact)

10 I ……… Bob on the corner now (see)

11 I ……… last night It was so hot! (sleep)

12 When I was five or six, I ……… a handstand, but I cannot now (do)

13 Although my grandfather can speak French and my father can say a few words of Spanish, I

……… any of them (speak)

14 We're having a dinner party next Saturday, but Roger ……… .(come)

15 When I met Darren last year, he ……… He was terrified of the water

(swim)

2 PAST SIMPLE

2.1 TO BE

Exercise 1 Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1 Our teacher ………… at school last week because she ………… ill

A weren’t ………… was C wasn’t ………… were

B wasn’t ………… was D wasn’t ………… wasn’t

2 Leonardo ………… a student in Florence He ………… draw, write music, and design

buildings

A was ………… could C is ………… could

B was ………… can D was ………… can’t

3 ‘Where ………you last night? You ………… at home I phoned, but there……… noanswer.’

A were …… weren’t …… was C were …… was …… was

B were …… wasn’t …… were D was …… weren’t …… was

4 Now I………get into my flat because I lost my keys I………… at a friend’s house

A can’t …… was C can’t …… am

B couldn’t …… were D couldn’t …… was

5 Paul ………… in the cinema yesterday He ………… at his grandparent’s house

A was ………… was C was ………… were

B were ………… was D was ………… wasn’t

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6 ………… they happy at the party? Yes, they …………

A Was ………… was C Were ………… was

B Were ………… were D Was ………… were

7 ………… Paul at school yesterday? - No, he ………… He ………… sick

A Was …… was …… was C Was …… wasn’t …… was

B Were …… wasn’t …… was D Was …… was …… wasn’t

8 Kate……… with her friends all afternoon They ……… very happy together

A were …… was C were …… were

B weren’t …… were D was …… were

Exercise 2 Use the prompts to make questions and negative sentences in the simple past.

1 Jim / at home / last night

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Exercise 3 Complete the paragraph Use was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.

Yesterday, Kelly and I saw a great exhibit of photographs It (1)…was….at the Fine Arts Museum.

It (2)……… early in the morning and there (3)… ………….any other people at all, so we(4)……… alone There (5)……… about 50 photos in the exhibition The photosshowed everyday life in the United States from the 19th century It (6)……… reallyinteresting Of course, at that time there (7)……… any televisions and there(8)……… even electricity in some places Everyday life (9)……… very different!

2.2 OTHER VERBS

Exercise 1 Put the verbs into the simple past.

1 Last year I (go) ……… to England on holiday

2 I (visit) ……… lots of interesting places with two friends of mine

3 In the mornings we (walk) ……… in the streets of London

4 It (not / rain) ……… a lot

5 We (see) ……… some beautiful rainbows

6 They (sell) ……… their house several days ago

7 She (meet) ……… me in the street last Sunday

8 Last year I (spend) ……… my holiday in Ireland

9 Where (spend/you) ………your last holiday?

10 I (do)……… my Maths homework yesterday

11 ………Susan (go) ……… to England by plane?

12 They (visit) ……… a farm two weeks ago

13 Jenny and Peggy (not/ help) ……… their brother

14 The children (not/ play) ……… football last weekend

15 When ………you (design)… ……… this wonderful skirt?

16 The boys (take off) ……… the mudguards of their bicycles

17 ……… you (phone) ……… your aunt last week?

18 Where ……….you (live) ……… when you were young?

19 She (not/study) ……… French at university

20 We (buy) ……… a new car last weekend

Exercise 2 Underline the correct form.

1 I break / broke a cup yesterday.

2 Ann did not play / played tennis this

morning

3 Harry work / worked last Sunday.

4 I didn’t know / knew where I was.

5 I didn’t feel / felt well last night.

6 Ann come / came to see us at the

weekend

7 I didn’t see / saw Bill at the party.

8 Peter didn’t write / wrote to me for a long

time

9 The train did not arrive / arrives on time 10.Mary didn’t like / liked her teacher.

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Exercise 3 Choose the correct words to complete this article about Sally Green.

A day in the life of Sally Green.

Yesterday was a normal day for Sally Green, the writer She (1)………up at 6.00 She (2)

………to the bathroom, and then she (3)……….her clothes After that she (4)……… breakfast and (5)……….the newspaper Then she (6)……… her bed From 7.00 to 10.00 she (7)………in the living-room and (8)……….television Then she (9) ……… shopping At 13.00 she (10) ………… home and (11)………her lunch After lunch she (12)……… to work She (13) ………….from 14.00 to 21.00 She (14)

………… a lot of beer Then she (15) ………… her friends at a nightclub

1 A get B gets C got

2 A went B go C goes

3 A put on B putted on C puts on

4 A eat B have C ate

5 A read B saw C looked

6 A made B make C making

7 A sat B sit C sitting

8 A watches B watched C watch

9 A does B went C did

10 A comes B come C came

11 A has B had C have

12 A begin B begun C began

13 A writes B write C wrote

14 A drinks B drunk C drank

15 A meets B met C meet

Exercise 4 Make simple past questions for the underlined parts.

0 Pete saw somebody

1 John went somewhere

2 Alice married somebody

3 Mary broke something

4 Mike stayed somewhere

5 Somebody wrote to me

6 Something broke the window

7 Mary played something

8 Something fell off the table

Who did he see?

………

Exercise 5 Rewrite the sentences below using 'ago'. 0 I bought this shirt last year. 1 World War II ended in 1945 2 We met at the station the day before yesterday 3 I went to Spain in January (It's October now.) 4 I had breakfast at 8 o'clock this morning (It's 2p.m now.) I bought this shirt a year ago ………

………

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Exercise 1 Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1 I …… very angry yesterday, so I didn’t talk to him

2 Yesterday, I met a friend, saw a movie, and ………… home late

3 The robbers were counting the money when the police……

A arrive B arriving C are arriving D arrived

4 Where ……… you yesterday? I waited for thirty minutes

5 During the day, they ……… time to finish the work

A doesn’t have B not have C didn’t have D don’t

6 I……… to the doctor because I was sick

7 Could you ……… me my red sweater, please?

A take B advise C borrow D bring

8 On my trip to Italy, I lost a suitcase, broke my glasses, and ……… my flight home

A miss B missed C did miss D missing

9 While Steve was washing his car, he ……… some dents in the doors

A discovered B is discovering C was discovering D has discovered

10 He usually wears sandals but when I ………… he was wearing boots

A saw last him B saw him last C last saw him D last him saw

Exercise 2 Write sentences in simple past.

1 Mike/ not go/ work/ last week

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Exercise 3 Each sentence has a mistake Underline the mistakes and correct them.

1 I arrive at the airport at ten o'clock last night

2 She could to speak three languages when she was eight

3 Where did you went last weekend?

4 I don't can go out because I have a lot of homework

5 I buyed a new DVD player

6 Do you watch football on TV yesterday evening?

7 Were there a fire in that building last month?

8 Did you lost your passport when you were on holiday?

9 Who did build the Eiffel Tower?

10 Pat was writing twenty-two emails yesterday It took her a long time

11 When were you arriving last night?

12 Why didn't your parent studied English at school?

Exercise 4 Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Leonardo da Vinci (0) lived (live) in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries He was astudent in Florence, where he (1)……… (study) painting, sculpture, and design He (2)

……… (begin) a lot of paintings, but he (3) ……….…… (not finish) many ofthem His picture of the Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait in the world Leonardo (4)……… (be) interested in many things He (5)………… (want) to know about everything he saw Heexamined the human body He (6) ……… (think) that the sun (7)……… (not go)round the earth He (8)………… (write) music He designed a flying machine 400 years before thefirst one flew Many people (9) ……… (not understand) his ideas It isdifficult to think that one man (10)………… (can) do so much

Exercise 5 Choose the correct time expressions in the box to complete Jane's biography.

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After that In 2004 Three years later

Jane was born (1)………… in Barcelona (2)………… she was nine years old, she learned to ride

a horse (3)………… her parents bought her a horse called Charley (4)……… she fell off the horse and broke her arm (5)………… she got the second place in a horse ridingcompetition (6) ……… she sold the horse because she was more interested inmotorbikes

Exercise 6 Complete the paragraph with the correct past tense forms of the verbs.

Andy (1) ………… (come) to Bangkok from Buffalo, New York in 1999 He only (2) ………… (have) 1000 USD and some clothes and books He (3) ………… (find) a place to live and started tolook for a job right away He (4)………… (give) his application to every design company in thecity, but nobody called him so he (5)………… (take) a job in a restaurant He (6)………… (make)very little money there, and he wasn’t very happy Then the manager of Maya Fashions called him,

so Andy (7)………… (buy) a new suit and (8)………… (go) for an interview The manager likedhim a lot, so Andy (9)………… (get) the job, and that evening he (10) ………… (write) to hisfriends in Buffalo to tell about his good luck

Exercise 7 Write these verbs in the correct column based on the –ed pronunciation.

stoppedlearneddecidedlookedlistenedwanted

watchedenjoyedwaitedlikedlivedvisited

helpedopenedworkedlovedchangedlearned

relaxedarrivedsmiledcleanedmissedcalled

walkedstayedinvitedwashedplayedstarted

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Exercise 8 Find the word which has a different sound for the underlined letter(s) in each group.

1 A invited B site C decided D visited

2 A liked B pronounced C stopped D waved

3 A count B sound C found D should

6 A smiled B worked C picked D jumped

7 A encourage B enough C couple D thought

9 A lake B came C walked D ancient

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PROGRESS TEST 2 Time allotted: 45 minutes

PART 1 IMCOMPLETE SENTENCES

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then mark the letter A, B C, or D on your answer sheet.

1 Mr Brown invented the machine ………

A hisself B itself C himself D A & B are correct

2 There is a ……… shop for tourists at the airport

A memory B saloon C souvenir D studio

3 Can you …….…… out what time the train leaves?

4 They are both good ………… because they type carefully

A typists B typewriters C typers D typemen

5 In the end I ……… home

A got to B arrived at C got D arrived in

6 I ……….…… you to clean your room yesterday

A remind B reminded C mind D minded

7 The baby …….……… be hungry, because he just had milk

A cannot B must C isn’t D wasn’t

8 We ……….…… at a party two months ago

A meet B met C have met D meeting

9 Christine promised to meet …….……… at the theater

10 The baby …….……… at all

A not eats B eats not C do not eat D does not eat

11 They ……….…… running their own company in 1980

A started B have started C are starting D start

12 The black leather jacket …….……… be Harley’s

A not B can’t C not must D not can’t

13 I’m …….……… Would you lend me some money?

14 What did he ….………… her to do this morning?

15 I went to Los Angeles fifteen years …….………

A before B ago C since D next to

16 There used to be ten students ……….…… my class

17 She enjoys …….……… in her free time

A swim B to swim C swims D swimming

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18 I still can’t believe Someone ……….…… my bicycle last night

A stole B was stealing C stolen D stolen

19 All of the people there ……….…… from Japan

20 I went to the city ……….…… train

21 Linda……….…… skate really well when she was young

22 Peter’s father ordered ……….…… not to stay out late again

A him B to him C that he D for him

23 The trip to India was a lot of …….………

24 I spoke ……….…… my teacher after the exam

25 I didn’t …….……… whose car it was

PART 2 INCOMPLETE TEXTS

Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.

Question 1 through 3 refer to the following email.

2 A a promise

B a meeting

C an appointment

D an arrangementyour appointment time, so that we can give it to another……… Thank you for your

3 A patience

B patients

C patient

D patentassistance

Sincerely,

Everett Hughes

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Questions 4 through 10 refer to the following notice.

New Opening Hours

Sun Valley Shopping Mall customers: please note our new opening hours

As you know, we………open at 8.30a.m (5) ………weekdays, and at10 a.m on

9 A say 10 A on

Look out for some special events and offers coming soon!

PART 3 READING COMPREHENSION

Choose the best answer.

Questions 1 through 5 refer to the announcement.

Healthcliffe Sports center - Annual General Meeting

2 Resurfacing of tennis courts- choose a contractor

3 Broken windows on first floor-how to punish offenders and how to prevent morebreakages

4 New policy on equipment rental

5 Membership cards

Any other business

To be followed by tea and coffee in the staff training room All welcome!

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Memo

To: Jennifer Martin, Sports Equipment Manager

From: Clive Wilbur, Management Committee Chairperson

Re: June 25 Annual General Meeting

I know that you will be unable to attend this year's meeting on the 25' so I am sending youthe agenda now Please take a look at it before the meeting and give me your opinion onthe items

We have decided to resurface the tennis courts and need to choose from three contractors

I will send you their price lists and a voting form later Everyone at the meeting will have

a chance to vote As you know, we have suffered a lot of broken windows recently Iwould appreciate it if you could fax me your ideas on how to deal with this problem Thefourth item on the agenda refers to renting equipment We will limit rentals to one hour onweekends and two hours during the week Only members will be able to rent equipment

on weekends This brings us to the next item: all members will be required to show theirmembership card in order to use the sports center at a discounted price

Please send me your thoughts as soon as possible, and I will talk to you in person whenyou get back from your vacation

D Every other year

2 How will the centre choose someone to repair the tennis courts?

A They will choose the cheapest company

B They will nor repair the tennis courts

C Everyone will vote for company

D They haven’t chosen a method

3 Why will Jennifer Martin be unable to attend the meeting?

A She is not a member of the sports center

B She will be on vacation

C She is sick

D She was not invited

4 Which of the following statements about rentals is correct?

A Members can rent equipment for four hours

B Members can rent equipment on Saturdays

C Only members can rent equipment on Saturdays

D Non-members can rent equipment for one hour on Saturdays

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5 What problem has the sports centre been having?

A Members do not return equipment

B Windows have been broken

C There was not enough tea and coffee

D Staffs don’t get along with each other

Questions 6 through 9 refer to the passage below.

This is a chart of the Food Pyramid The Food Pyramid serves as a basic guide to makehealthy food choices If you take a look at the guide you can easily see which food groupsyou should be eating According to the pyramid, most of your daily food should consist ofbreads, rice, and cereals These are the foods in the bottom level of the pyramid Almostequal to these, but not quite as much, should be vegetables and fruits Therefore, you canfeel free to go ahead and eat lots of fruit and vegetables every day Servings of meat, fish,eggs, and dairy foods, which include milk and cheese, should be much smaller Sugar should

be the smallest portion of all Of course, your daily nutritional needs will vary according toyour activity level and life style You do not have to follow the Food Pyramid, but it is agood way to be sure you will get the healthiest benefits from your daily food If you keep acopy of the pyramid stuck to the door of your refrigerator, it will remind you to plan yourdaily meals wisely every time you go into the kitchen

6 Which of the followings are dairy products?

A Milk and cheese

B Fish and eggs

C Sugar and spice

D Breads and rice

7 What is the purpose of the Food Pyramid?

A to sell food

B to help make healthy food choices

C to show which foods are bad for you

D to help remember the names of foods

8 Which food group has the second smallest serving suggestion?

A Sugars

B Dairy, meat, fish and eggs

C Vegetables and fruits

D Breads, rice and cereals

9 What affects your daily food needs

A your likes and dislikes

B the food pyramid

C your lifestyle and activity

D small portions

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Questions 10 to 15 refer to the passage below.

Compact discs (CDs) have revolutionized the music industry with their surprisingly realistic sound.The six-inch discs look like thin plastic sandwiches with aluminum in the center They have digitallyrecorded material that is read by laser beams, so the sound has none of the cracking of vinyl records.CDs are also virtually indestructible, and they are lighter and smaller than conventional records(LPs) Since their introduction, CDs have become more affordable and widely available In fact, theyare now sold in electronics and video stores that haven’t formally carried records or cassettes

There has been a phenomenal growth in the sale of CDs Sales climbed dramatically during thesecond half of the 1980s In the 1990s, sales have been even greater CDs have all but replaced LPs

in stores and, in spite of their being less affordable than cassettes, continue to gain in popularity

10 The main appeal of CDs is their ………… .

A price B availability C sound D size

11 The word “virtually” as used in the line 6 is most similar to which of the following?

A almost B completely C rarely D somewhat

12 The author refers to CDs as “sandwiches” because they ………… .

A are light B are layered C don’t crackle D are small

13 This passage states that it is difficult to ………… .

A play a CD B record a CD C produce a CD D destroy a CD

14 According to this passage, which one of the following is true?

A Stores are losing money on their cassettes

B New kinds of stores are selling CDs

C CDs are available as cassettes

D Stores are selling more CDs than cassettes

15 The author’s main purpose is to ………… .

A discuss the growth of CDs

B compare CD to sandwiches

C descried the stores that sell CDs

D tell how CDs are made

This is the end of Progress test 2

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Revision 3– page 29

REVISION 3

 There is/ There are

 Nouns: countable/ uncountable, singular/ plural

 a/ an/ some/ any/ many/ much

 This/ That/ These/ Those

 Prepositions of place

 Like/ would like -

1 THERE IS/ THERE ARE

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences Use “there is/ there isn’t/ there are/ there aren’t”.

1 I’m sorry, a TV in the room

2 a beautiful sandy beach at Seaton

3 any students who need to leave early?

4 several policemen outside the hotel

5 a tourist office in town?

6 I think a public phone outside

7 any passengers on the train

8 a doctor in the hotel?

Exercise 2: Underline the correct answer.

Australia flat swap

We’d like to swap our flat in January or February next year We live in a modern flat near the

beach (0) There are / They're two bedrooms (1) There are / They're both quite big and each of

them has a view of the sea (2) There's / It's a communal garden with an area for a barbecue (3) There isn't / It isn't a garage, but (4) there's / it's a parking space (5) There's / It's right next to the flat (6) There's / It's a road in front of the flat, but (7) there isn't / it isn't busy, so (8) there isn't / it isn't much noise (9) There are / They're some shops about five minutes away (10) There aren't / They aren't expensive and you can find everything you need there.

Please contact us if you’re interested

2 NOUNS: COUNT & UNCOUNT NOUNS, SINGULAR & PLURAL

Exercise 1 Put in plural nouns.

1 Our play a lot of football (child)

2 Those don’t look English (student)

3 Big are always dirty (city)

4 Their are traveling with them (wife)

5 My are giving me trouble (tooth)

6 Those cost too much (watch)

7 Most cry at night (baby)

8 The are all wet (match)

9 Who are those (guy)

10 How many live here? (person)

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Exercise 2 Change the subjects of the following sentences from singular to plural Make any necessary changes in the verbs form.

0 The child plays in the park every morning

The children play in the park every morning.

1 The knife is next to the plate

Exercise 3 Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.

1 I’ll post your letters Have you got ……… ?

A a stamp B any stamps C any stamp

2 The streets were empty There weren’t ……… there

A peoples B some people C any people

3 Have you got……….? I can help you

A any luggage B a luggage C some luggages

4 Would you like………? No, I don’t

A hot milk B a hot milk C some hot milk

5 We’ve just moved into our house, and we haven’t got…………

A a furniture B any furniture C some furniture

6 If you pass the supermarket, could you buy………?

A some spaghetti B any spaghetti C a spaghetti

7 Can you help me? I’d like ………

A an advice B some advice C advices

3 A/ AN/ SOME/ ANY/ MANY/ MUCH

Exercise 1: Complete with a/ an or some/ any.

1 There’s ……… cold water in the fridge You can help yourself

2 They’ve just bought ……… new armchair

3 I can’t go out I’ve still got ……… homework to do

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4 Are there ……… students outside?

5 Can I have ……… cheese sandwich, please?

6 There is ……… traffic in the streets, but not much

7 You must put ……… petrol in the car

8 She wants to buy ……… dress for her cousin’s wedding

9 I’ve heard ……… interesting news

10 We’d like ……… coffee, please

11 Be careful! There are ……… pieces of broken glass on the floor

12 I have to buy ……… pair of trousers for school

13 Her mother gave her ……… good advice but Laura didn’t listen to her

14 We need ……… more time to finish our work

15 Please go out and buy me ……… paper I want to read the news

16 There’s ……… glass with some Coke in it over there Can you pass it to me?

17 This is ……… very good diet

18 I've got ……… information for you

19 We don't need ……… more wine

20 Shall I get ……… bread for diner?

Exercise 2: Make the following statements negative Use ‘not…any’.

0 We’ve got some photos of our holiday

We haven’t got any photos of our holiday.

1 She gave me some advice

Exercise 3: Circle the correct answer.

1 My sister’s married, but she hasn’t got some /any children.

2 I eat some / any fruit every day, usually apples or bananas.

3 My father works as a / an officer and my mother’s a / an hairdresser.

4 Do you have a / any homework this evening?

5 Would you like some / a tea?

6 I don’t put some / any salt on my food I don’t like it.

7.Have you got a / any brothers or sisters?

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8 The room’s empty There’s no / any furniture in it.

9 There weren’t some / any people at the bus stop I was the only person there.

10 What a / an terrible smell! Open the window and let in a / some fresh air.

11 Gloria hasn’t got no / any pets, but she’d like a cat.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences Use ‘many’ or ‘much’.

1 I don’t have free time these days, so I don’t often cook

2 There aren’t good restaurants in this part of town

3 How sugar do you take in your coffee?

4 They don’t eat eggs Just one or two a week

5 How red meat do you eat every week?

6 How kilos of rice do you want me to buy?

7 I don’t drink coffee It stops me from sleeping at night

8 Do you eat Indian food? We eat it all the time!

9 Please be quick! I haven't got time

10 How foreign languages can you speak?

11 There was a lot of food at the party but I didn't eat

12 They didn't ask me questions

13 Most of the town is modern - there aren't old buildings

14 We went on a cheap holiday It didn't cost

15 " Did you enjoy the party?" - " No, not "

4 THIS/ THAT/ THESE/ THOSE

Exercise 1: Put This, That, These, Those in the gaps.

0 I’d like to buy this book, please! How much is it?

1 Could you tell me where ……… bus goes, please?

2 Did you enjoy ……… film? I thought it was boring

3 ……… questions are difficult Could you help me?

4 Let’s cross the road ……… taxi is free

5 ……… is wonderful! I love a hot bath after work

6 ……… flats are all very expensive, because they’re in the centre of town

7 Have you got some cheap pens? ……… are very expensive

8 ……… was beautiful! I was so hungry

Exercise 2: Change the following sentences from singular to plural.

0 This exercise is easy

These exercises are easy

1 This room is too small for our furniture

………

2 That boy on the other side of the street is George's brother

………

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Exercise 1: Put in, on or at in the gaps.

0 We spent the whole holiday on the beach.

1 There are some beautiful pictures ……… the walls of their sitting room

2 The children usually play ……… the grass ……… the park

3 Does this bus stop ……… the railway station?

4 I live in a flat ……… the fifth floor

5 Ecuador is ……… South America; it lies ……… the equator

6 There is a queue of people ……… the bus stop

7 I read about the pop festival ……… magazine

8 Melanie was holding a small bird ……… hands

9 I'll meet you ……… the airport

10 Natasha now lives ……… 32 The Avenue

11 I was standing ……… the counter in the baker's shop, waiting to be served

12 London is ……… the Thames

13 There weren't many books ……… the shelves

14 The passengers had to stand ……… a queue

15 The woman sitting next to me left the train ……… Chesterfield

Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable word for each space.

1 How many desks are there ……… this classroom?

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Exercise 3: Complete the text with the prepositions below.

at in about after for with by to on

Linda lives (1) ……… a small flat (2)……… Oxford She lives (3)

……… two other girls who are students (4) ……… Oxford University Theywork hard during the week But (5) ……… weekends they invite a lot of friends to theirhouse They cook a meal (6) ……… their friends, and then they go out (7)

……… the pub (8) ……… a drink, or they stay (9) ……… home andlisten (10) ……… music

Linda has two jobs (11) ……… Mondays Tuesdays, and Wednesdays she works (12)

……… a hospital, where she helps to look (13) ……… children who are ill Shegoes to the hospital (14) ……… bus She starts (15) ……… ten o’clock andworks until quarter (16) ……… five On Thursdays and Fridays she works (17)

……… home She has a computer (18) ……… her bedroom and she writesstories (19) ……… the evening, one of the girls cooks meal (20) ……… dinnerthey look in the newspaper to see what’s on TV, or they talk (21) ……… their day Theyusually go to bed at about midnight

6 LIKE/ WOULD LIKE

Circle the correct alternative in each sentence.

1 ‘Do you like/ Would you like a drink?’ - ‘No, thanks I'm not thirsty.’

2 ‘Do you like/ Would you like French food?’ - ‘Yes, I do.’

3 ‘Can I help you?’ - ‘Yes I like/ I'd like a cheese sandwich, please.’

4 ‘Do you like/ Would you like some wine?’ - ‘Yes A bottle of red, please.’

5 ‘What activities do you do?’ - ‘I like/ I'd like ice-skating.’

6 ‘Are you ready to order dessert?’ - ‘Yes I like/ I'd like some apple pies.’

7 ‘Would you prefer pizza or pasta?’ - ‘I’d prefer/ I prefer pizza.’

8 ‘Do you like/ Would you like to sit down?’ – ‘Yes, sure!’

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Exercise 1: Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence.

1 We like ………… at parties

A to dance B to dancing C dance D have dance

2 Do you have ………… rooms available?

A some B sometimes C sometime D any

3 ………… a hole in my sock

A There's B It's C There're D It have

4 I don't have ………… about the hotels of the island

A much information B many informations

C much informs D any informations

5 I would like you ………… go out with him tonight

6 There are ………… during television shows

A too much advertisements B too many advertisements

C so much advertisement D so many advertising

7 There are not ………… for everyone to sit in the meeting room

A enough seats B enough seat C seat enough D seats enough

8 I bought ………… book and ………… magazines

A a … some B some … a C a … any D some … any

9 Do you have ………… books by Christopher Paolini?

10 Did Amelia Earhart have any …………

A son B daughter C child D children

Exercise 2: Underline one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1 Last summers my family went camping in the Alps

2 How many players there are in a football team?

3 In the United States, there are much holidays throughout the year

4 Private schools attract more student than public schools

5 My house is farer from school than yours

6 There's a light and a ceiling fan on my head

7 He is 19 year old

8 I don’t like go running

9 The childrens go to school near here

10 Do you want a ice-cream?

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Exercise 3: Reading the passage and choose the word that best completes the blank.

Fun recipes for kids: Pancakes

This is (1) …… great recipe for kids Pancakes take (2) …… time to be made, you don't need tobuy (3) …… special ingredients, and (4) …… children love them! To make pancakes for four (5)

…… you need some flour (110g), 2 eggs, (6) …… milk (200ml) and water (75ml) Mix the flourand eggs together, and add the milk and water Then put some of the mixture in a frying pan andcook the pancake on both sides Serve (7) …… pancake with (8) …… lemon and (9) …… sugar

If you don't use (10) …… the mixture, simply put it in the fridge for the next day!

5 A child B person C adult D people

8 A a few B a little of C a slice of D piece of

9 A some B some of C any D any of

Exercise 4: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting.

1 I go to Mexico with my girlfriend in the summer of 2006

1 The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.

A The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons

B The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons

C The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons

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D The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons

2 She is sitting in a hotel room Through the window, she sees a fat man.

A She looks through the window and sees the fat man

B She and the fat man are in a hotel room

C The fat man wants to open the window and come in

D The fat man is looking in through the window

3 She goes to the shops every Friday.

A She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday

B It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops

C She always goes to the shops on Friday

D She never goes to the shops on Friday

4 We stayed in that hotel despite the noise

A Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there

B We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it

C Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there

D Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel

5 She is learning English because she wants to get a good job.

A She is learning English so that she got a good job

B She is learning English so as she gets a good job

C She is learning English in order she can get a good job

D She is learning English in order to get a good job

6 He was very tired but he kept on working.

A Despite he was very tired, he kept on working

B In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working

C Because his tiredness, he kept on working

D Although he was very tired, he kept on working

Exercise 6: Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best completes each gap.

I had a terrible time last Saturday It (1) ……… cold, but quite sunny, soafter lunch I walked intotown I wanted to buy a pullover I was looking in the window of a clothes (2) ……… whensomeone stole my wallet While I was walking home, it started (3) ……… and I arrived homecold and miserable I decided to have a hot bath I was getting ready to have my bath (4) ………the doorbell rang It was a flower seller and it took me several minutes to make him go away.Unfortunately, all the time he was talking (5) ……… me, the water was running You can imaginehow the kitchen was!

3 A rained B rain C rains D to rain

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Exercise 7: Choose one word whose underline part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

2 A clubs B books C hats D stamps

3 A happy B handbag C paper D passage

6 A mechanic B architect C choose D chemistry

7 A liked B stopped C wanted D worked

8 A heavy B easy C weather D head

9 A patience B cancer C basic D nation

10 A hour B high C house D home

11 A bicycle B sky C fly D multiply

12 A stopped B closed C laughed D kissed

14 A peace B meal C weather D please

15 A father B thank C those D their

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