Category: English 9

Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences below.

1I _____ anything about the night of the accident.

A.don’t remember

B.‘m not remembering

C.wasn’t remembering

2After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.

A.give

B.was giving

C.had given

3We _____ our website.

A.recently renewed

B.are recently renewing

C.have recently renewed

4We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.

A.were jumping

B.had jumped

C.jumped

5A: You look fitter! B: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.

A.‘m working out

B.‘ve been working out

C.work out

6I’m pretty sure printed books _____ one day.

A.are disappearing

B.are going to disappear

C.will disappear

7Look at the traffic. We _____ late.

A.are going to be

B.will be

C.are being

8____ your room yet?

A.Have you tidied up

B.Did you tidy

C.Do you tidy up

9I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone _____ us.

A.followed

B.was following

C.had followed

10I’m unemployed and I _____ for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.

A.‘m looking

B.‘ve looked

C.look

Has Morris finished his studies yet?

My brother has already bought a new car but he hasn’t driven it yet.

Maria has just phoned from Italy.

I spoke to her a few minutes ago.

Have you had lunch yet?

I can’t go to Spain. I have already booked two tickets for Italy.

I booked them a few months ago.

Have you seen the new James Bond film yet?

The concert will start in two hours but the singers haven’t arrived yet.

Another postcard! I’ve already had six from him. Congratulations!

You have just won a trip to New York.

The group has already visited two museums today, so they don’t want to go to another one.

I have been to Norway but I haven’t been to Sweden yet.

I’ve just come home from Frankie’s place, but there was nobody at home.

We have already tried to contact her twice.

There’s no point in trying again. Has your new boyfriend met your parents yet?

1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) I have seen him yesterday.
B) I saw him yesterday.
C) I was seeing him yesterday.
D) I had seen him yesterday.

2. By the time we arrived, they _______ dinner.
A) finished
B) were finishing
C) had finished
D) have finished

2. Conditionals

3. If you _______ earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the train.
A) leave
B) left
C) had left
D) will leave

4. If I _______ enough money, I would buy a new car.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) would have

3. Modal Verbs

5. You _______ eat so much fast food. It’s not healthy.
A) should
B) must
C) can
D) may

6. Which sentence expresses a strong obligation?
A) You should finish your homework.
B) You must finish your homework.
C) You might finish your homework.
D) You could finish your homework.

4. Passive Voice

7. The cake _______ by my grandmother yesterday.
A) made
B) was made
C) is made
D) makes

8. The book _______ in 1995.
A) wrote
B) is written
C) was written
D) has written

5. Relative Clauses

9. The person _______ invented the telephone was Alexander Graham Bell.
A) who
B) which
C) whose
D) what

10. This is the house _______ I grew up.
A) where
B) who
C) which
D) what

6. Reported Speech

11. She said, “I am learning Spanish.” → She said she _______ Spanish.
A) was learning
B) is learning
C) has been learning
D) learns

12. My teacher asked me, “Did you complete your assignment?” → My teacher asked me if I _______ my assignment.
A) complete
B) had completed
C) have completed
D) was completing

7. Phrasal Verbs

13. I need to _______ early tomorrow for my trip.
A) set up
B) set off
C) set out
D) set in

14. Which phrasal verb means “to cancel”?
A) Call off
B) Call out
C) Call back
D) Call up

8. Miscellaneous Grammar

15. I wish I _______ more time to travel.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) has

16. Choose the correct form:
She is interested _______ learning new languages.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) to

17. I regret _______ him about my plans.
A) tell
B) told
C) to tell
D) telling

18. We arrived _______ the station just in time to catch the train.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) to

19. She is very good _______ playing the piano.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) with

20. The meeting was postponed _______ next week.
A) to
B) until
C) for
D) by

I have so many favorite songs and groups because I like listening to music in many different styles. It really depends on my mood sometimes I enjoy calm and relaxing songs, and other times I prefer something more energetic. I don’t have just one favorite song because there are so many that I truly love, and each of them means something different to me. Music is a big part of my life, and I enjoy discovering new songs and artists all the time.

Ex. 3.

I have just finished my homework.

Mary has already written five letters.

Tom moved to his home town in 1994.

My friend was in Canada two years ago.

I haven’t been to Canada so far.

But I have already travelled to London a couple of times.

Last week, Mary and Paul went to the cinema.

I can’t take any pictures because I haven’t bought a new film yet.

Did they spend their holidays in Paris last summer?

Have you ever seen a whale?

Ex. 4

The receptionist welcomed the guests and asked them to fill in the form.

The car broke down and we had to walk home.

The boys were swimming while the girls were sunbathing.

My father came in, looked and told me to tidy up my room.

While one group was preparing dinner the others were collecting wood for the campfire.

While the parents were having breakfast the children were running about.

Martha turned off the light and went to bed.

1. in
2. on
3. at
4. true
5. on
6. in
7. true
8. at

READING & SPEAKING
a What kind of food or dishes do you associate with these countries?
The United States- french fries
China-spicy noodles
France-croissant
Italy-pizza
Japan-Ramen
Mexico-taco

b Read the interviews with Alice and Jacqueline. Match the questions with their answers.

Alice Freeman is a lawyer from San Francisco.

We talk to women around the world about their relationship with food.
1 Is food a pleasure for you?
E. Yes, definitely. For me good meals with the family make me happy!
F. Not really. I enjoy certain kinds of food, but most meals are just fuel to
keep me going through the day.
2 What do you normally eat in a typical day?
D. I usually have a bowl of cereal or toast for breakfast. For lunch I eat at a restaurant near my office. I prefer Japanese or Indian food. I usually eat rice with fish and vegetables, soup or sushi. I don’t eat meat, but I eat a lot of fish.
In the evening, I just have something light at home.
3 Do you ever cook?
B. Not very often. I don’t have the time or talent to cook full meals. I usually
heat up a frozen meal or order a takeaway.
4 Do you ever eat ‘unhealthy’ food? How do you feel about it?
C. Sometimes I get fast food for lunch. I have to admit that I love French fries.
I feel terrible about it afterwards, but I don’t do it very often.
5 Are you trying to cut down on anything at the moment?
E. I am trying to cut down on the amount of fat I eat. I’m also trying to eat more wholemeal bread
6 Are people’s diets in your country getting better or worse?
A. I think people are trying to improve their diets, but they are doing it the wrong way by following diets like the Atkins diet. Personally, I don’t think it’s very healthy to cut out entire groups of foods like carbohydrates.

Jacqueline Fabre is an IT consultant from Lyons.

We talk to women around the world about their relationship with food.
1 Is food a pleasure for you?
2 What do you normally eat in a typical day?
F. I’m quite traditional and I have three main meals a day. For breakfast, I like hot chocolate, and bread and butter with honey or jam. For lunch, I often eat in a restaurant with my colleagues. I usually have vegetables and meat or fish but I love pasta and rice too. In the afternoon, I have fruit with biscuits or a piece of chocolate. In the evening, I have a proper meal with my family.
3 Do you ever cook?
A. Yes, I cook every evening for my family. I often make soup or traditional French dishes like ‘boeuf bourguignon’, which is a kind of beef and red wine stew, and then we have cheese and salad. It may seem a lot but we don’t eat big portions. What’s important for me is quality, not quantity.
4 Do you ever eat ‘unhealthy’ food? How do you feel about it?
D. Not at home. I think most of the food I cook is healthy, but occasionally
when I eat out I have something unhealthy, but it doesn’t worry me.
5 Are you trying to cut down on anything at the moment?
B. Yes, I’m trying to eat less chocolate.
6 Are people’s diets in your country getting better or worse?
C. I think people’s diets are getting worse and worse. It’s quite strange because we have a lot of information now about how bad fast food is for you.
I’m afraid it’s a problem in a lot of European countries.

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