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Revision (Units 1 – 5)
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1
This dress ..... like real silk.
A
feels
B
is feeling
C
feel
2
In 2014, Emily ..... college.
A
started
B
used to start
C
would start
3
Lee was mopping the floor while Jenny .....
the washing up.
A
did
B
was doing
C
used to do
4
They live in Wales, but they ..... with us in
London at present.
A
are staying
B
stayed
C
stay
5
Martin Freeman ..... Bilbo in
The Hobbit
.
A
would play
B
is playing
C
plays
6
Joe ..... a banker before he became a teacher.
A
used to be
B
would be
C
is
7
“..... does the new shopping centre open?”
“On 23rd September.”
A
Where
B
When
C
Why
8
There are ..... students in my Biology class.
A
very few
B
little
C
a little
9
I was revising for my Physics exam ..... Lisa
walked into the library.
A
as
B
while
C
when
10
Tracey got out of the taxi, ran up the garden
path and ..... the front door.
A
opened
B
was opening
C
opens
11
It was a dark winter evening and the snow
..... heavier by the minute.
A
was getting
B
got
C
gets
12
I ..... lunch when Vernon arrived.
A
am preparing
B
was preparing
C
used to prepare
13
Irene ..... her favouriteTV series at 9:30 last
night.
A
was watching
B
watched
C
would watch
14
When Sam was younger, he ..... in a band.
A
sang
B
was singing
C
would sing
15
I’m meeting Hayley and Faye ..... noon.
A
in
B
on
C
at
16
Charles thinks History is ..... interesting than
Science.
A
little
B
less
C
the least
A 1)
................. 26th November 1703, a terrible
storm
2)
.................
(strike)
Britain. In those
days, people didn’t
3) use/used
to have
weather forecasts, so they
4)
........................
(not/know)
the storm was coming.
B
A strong wind
1)
.......................
(begin)
in the
afternoon, and by 11 o’clock that night, it
2)
......................
(blow)
at over 100 km. The
storm,
3) which/that
is now called the Great
Storm of 1703, turned out to be
4)
................................
(bad)
in British history.
Between 8,000 and 15,000 people
5)
.................
(die)
and winds also destroyed
6) much/many
buildings and ships.
C
These days, we
1)
....................... predict the
weather
2)
........................
(easily)
than in the
past, but weather
3)
............................
(also/become)
more and more extreme due to
climate change.
4)
................. knows when
5)
................. next “great storm” might happen?
Fill in the correct form of the word in brackets,
choose the correct word or fill in the gaps.
Grammar in
Focus
17
We found a(n) ..... wardrobe in the attic
when we moved in.
A
beautiful, big, old
B
beautiful, old, big
C
old, beautiful, big
18
Have you seen Beth .....?
A
late
B
lately
C
later
19
Mount Vesuvius, ..... is in Italy, is a volcano.
A
who
B
which
C
that
20
The furniture belongs to Mel and Chris, and
the flat is ..... too.
A
them
B
their
C
theirs
21
Shakespeare ..... Macbeth.
A
would write
B
was writing
C
wrote
22
We ..... to the park every afternoon when we
were children.
A
were going
B
would go
C
go
23
The weekly meeting ..... at 10.
A
is beginning
B
begins
C
was beginning.
24
You ..... your coat on the floor!
A
always leaves
B
leave always
C
are always leaving
25
Anna ..... at the library.
A
work
B
is working
C
works
