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PRACTICE EXERCISE 3
Put the verbs in brackets into correct form
1. You see, I (do) ………………. this kind of thing for the last 30 years
2. Go on to the next test as soon as you (finish) ………………. this one.
3. If you (go) ……………….away you (write) ………………. to me, won’t you?
4. There are mice in you kitchen. If you (have) ………………. a cat, the mice (disappear) ………………..
5. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) ………………. her seat belt, she (not hurt) so badly.
6. Did the doctor recommend that you (stop) ……………….smoking?
7. Is it important that we (be) ………………. on time for the meeting tonight?
8. I feel as if my head (be) ………………. on fire now, doctor.
9. He talked as though he (know) ………………. where she was.
10. When he (start) ………………. talking, I (realize) ………………. that we (meet) ………………. before.
11. When Michelle lived in Italy, she always (have) ……………….dinner at 9 p.m.
12. Can you be at the station to meet us? We (travel) ………………. on the 10a .m train, which (arrive) ……………….in Hanoi at 15.30
13. I hate (wait) ……………….for buses. You (wait) ………………. for ages and then three (come) ………………. at the same time.
14. John was exhausted because he (work) ………………. in the garden all day.
15. I (not be) ……………….at work tomorrow. I’m taking the day off.
16. On their next anniversary Doris and Fred (be) ………………. married for 40 years.
17. Did you remember (send) ………………. your Aunt Mary a card when you (be) ………………. on holiday?
18. Just think! This time tomorrow we (lie) ………………. on a beach in the Caribbean.
19. Sorry. I didn’t mean (stand) ………………. on your foot.
20. I feel a bit dizzy. I think I (faint) ……………….
1. have been doing 2. have finished 3. go, will write 4. have, will disappear 5. had been wearing , would not have been hurt 6. should stop 7. should be 8. were 9. knew 10. started, realized, had met
11. always had 12. are travelling, will arrive 13. waiting, have been waiting, come 14. had been working 15. will not be
16. will have been 17. to send, were 18. are going to lie/ will be lying 19. to stand 20. am going to faint
Complete these sentences with an appropriate form of the words. Choose from the words below:
Hesitate employ capable ill apply encourage mystery invest separate sympathetic
1. There is no cure for mental ……………….., only treatment.
2. Putting your money in stocks and shares is a risky ………………..
3. I accepted his offer without ……………….. it was more money than I had excepted.
4. A ……………….. object rather like a UFO was seen in the district.
5. The government will probably lose the next election because of the high rate of………………..
6. After a two-year……………….., divorce is automatic.
7. I have no……………….. for him. He deserves to go to prison.
8. People have different……………….. for learning foreign languages.
9. Although both ……………….. were good, we decided on the one with more experience.
10. I don’t want to ……………….. you from becoming a nurse, but the hours are long and the pay isn’t good.
1. illness 2.investment 3Hesitation 4. mysterious 5.unemployment 6.separation 7. sympathy 8capablilities 9.applicants 10discourage
Choose the best answer
1. It was a ……………of luck that Jane was available when the job came up.
A. blow B. stroke C. brush D. touch
2. Thank you for your valuable …………to our seminar last weekend
A. contribution B. enrichment C. participation D. investment
3. The investigation was instigated……………. the Prime Minister
A. on the part of B. consequence C. subsequent to D. at the behest of
4. He’s regarded as the ………………favourite to win the prize
A. warm B. hot C. ardent D. fiery
5. After eating three helpings of pudding, Elizabeth felt completely………………..
A. swollen B. inflated C. bloated D. expanded
6. On Saturday afternoon, you’ll see most of the pupils from the school……….shops in the town.