10/ At least two hundred people were waiting in line _______ tickets to the game.. In spite of.[r]
(1)LESSON 10
I Supply the correct verb teases. 1/ Listen ! They (learn) a new song
2/ The front tyre of his motorbike burst as he (drive) along the road
3/ When they (get) to the theatre, the play (begin) They (be) twenty minutes late
4/ Two days ago I (take) my final exam and it (be)
pretty difficult
5/ She wishes she (receive) the scholarship next month
6/ If he (refuse) my invitation, I will be sad
7/ He told me he (be) very ill since the day before
8/ Physics (be) my favourite subject
9/ Nobody (want) to touch his feeling
10/ Smoke from factories (pollute) the air in the city
II Change the adverbial clauses to participial phrases.
1/ While my mother was going to the market, she dropped her purse
® 2/ After the police stopped the fight,
they arrested two men and a woman
® 3/ The man had turned off the lights
before he left
® 4/ While I was living in France last
year, I learned many things about French customs
® 5/ Mrs Wilson went home after she
had finished her shopping
® 6/ Think carefully before you answer
my questions
® 7/ After I read the chapter four times,
I finally understood the author’s theory
® 8/ Alex hurt his leg while he was
chopping wood
® 9/ After she came home from the
party, she phoned me
® 10/ When we entered the theatre, we
handed the usher our tickets
® 11/ When I discovered I had lost my
key, I phoned my father
® 12/ When these tables are made of
steel, they are very heavy
® 13/ When I travelled through Europe,
I visited England, France, Italy and Germany
® 14/ When your money is put in a
bank, it gives you an interest
(2)15/ The passengers shouted when they heard their flight was posponed
® III Give the correct forms of words in
brachets.
1/ We are used to to school (walk)
2/ Nothing will make me my mind (change)
3/ We enjoy in the sea every morning (swim)
4/ It’s an news (excite) 5/ His story causes great fun (amuse)
6/ Can you life without electricity? (imagination)
7/ We’ve just bought a new cooker (electricity)
8/ The unit in England is the pound sterling (money)
9/ The boy answered what I had expected (exact)
10/ The antique vase is very It costs a lot of dollars (value)
IV Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1/ Barter was a system of direct exchange goods
2/ When made coins, precious metals were portable
3/ Would you like to pay cash or _ cheque ?
4/ John insisted travelling by ship
5/ Measuring money must be very difficult to carry
6/ Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow ? - It depends the weather
7/ I’m really bored my job
8/ I’m very sorry I broke it accident
9/ Who does this book belong ?
10/ Do you know what’s T.V tonight ?
V Rewrite the sentences, using BE USED TO.
1/ My aunt lives in the countryside
- My aunt is used to living in the countryside.
2/ Mr Thomas works on Sunday
® 3/ We sleep on the floor
® 4/ She always wears glasses
® 5/ My friend has dinner late in the
evening
® 6/ The baby doesn’t get up early
® 7/ Does your mother travel by plane ?
® 8/ He doesn’t drink coffee for
breakfast
(3)9/ They write everything in English
® 10/ Do you usually wait for Jane ?
® VI Rewrite the sentences, using BE
USED FOR.
Ex : We use pens and pencils for
writing
- Pens and pencils are used for writing.
1/ People use cheques for replacing money
® 2/ We used a van for carrying goods
® 3/ Tom uses a piggy bank for keeping
his money safe
® 4/ The tourists used cameras for
taking pictures
® 5/ We can use money for buying
things we need
® VII Make the correct choice :
1/ I must thank the people _ I got a present
a from whom b from that
c from who d who
2/ The people _ house we visited were nice
a who b whom
c whose d that
3/ The town _ I grew up is small
a in which b where c in where d a&b are correct
4/ Yesterday I ran across an old friend _ I hadn’t seen for years
a with whom b whom
c for whom d to whom
5/ 1960 is the year _ the revolution took place
a when b on which
c in that d where
6/ Martin, _ mother is Spanish, speaks both Spanish and English
a his b who
c that d whose
7/ Yesterday at a restaurant, I _ Pam , an old friend of mine
a had seen b have seen
c saw d see
8/ I haven’t her _ years
a in b with
c since d for
9/ At first, I didn’t recognize her because she _ at least fifty pounds
a loses b had lost
c is losing d will lose
10/ At least two hundred people were waiting in line _ tickets to the game
a to buy b buy
c bought d and buy
11/ Some of them _ in line for more than four hours
a have been standing b.would
stand c.are
standing d.will
stand
12/ We decided _ to get tickets for ourselves
a don’t try b not to try
c not try d not trying
13/ It _ us two hours to finish the work
a spent b got
c took d made
14/ We find it necessary _ this new kind of soap
a advertise b to advertise c advertising d advertised
15/ I’m very pleased _ I’ll go to London next week
a with b that
(4)16/ He _ playing football five years ago
a started b has started
c.is starting d.had started
17/ Whose is the car _ parked outside
a that is b that
c that has d is
18/ We are going to have the room _ next week
a paint b painting
c painted d to paint
19/ Those letters _ by o’clock
a must have finished b.must be
finishing c.must
finish d.must be
finished
20/ _ driving too fast, he caused a serious accident
a With b Because of