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Revision (Units 1-12)
1
Ted ….. the shops and he’ll be back soon.
A
has been in
C
has gone to
B
has been to
D
had gone in
2
What’s really annoying about our neighbours is
that their dog ….. in the middle of the night.
A
has always barked
C
would always bark
B
is always barking
D
always barked
3
Don ….. weights at the gym before he hurt his
back.
A
used to lift
C
would be lifting
B
would have lifted
D
has got used to lifting
4
Chris ….. his homework by the time his favourite
TV show starts.
A
will do
C
will be doing
B
is doing
D
will have done
5
Hugh ….. skydiving before so he was nervous.
A
would never try
C
had never tried
B
has never tried
D
had never been trying
6
Five in the morning is ….. too early for us to set
off. Can’t we leave at 7:00?
A
rather
C
fairly
B
very much
D
pretty
7
….. useful information this website has!
A
So
B
Such a
C
How
D
What
8
Lela ….. chicken for dinner last night.
A
has cooked
C
cooked
B
used to cook
D
would cook
9
Ron is participating in a marathon and by noon
he ….. for an hour.
A
will run
C
is going to run
B
will have been running
D
is running
10
Your cough ….. terrible. You need to see a doctor.
A
is sounding
C
has sounded
B
sounded
D
sounds
11
Courtney ….. to her friend on the phone when the
line went dead.
A
was talking
C
had talked
B
talked
D
would talk
12
She failed to get into the college she wanted …..
her poor grades.
A
as a result
C
because of
B
because
D
due to the fact
13
Watch out! You ….. yourself with those scissors.
A
’re cutting
C
’ll have cut
B
’re going to cut
D
’ll be cutting
14
I pay my bills the moment I ….. my salary.
A
’ll get
C
’ll be getting
B
get
D
’d get
15
The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is one of the tallest
buildings ….. the world.
A
of
B
than
C
from
D
in
16
The train to Edinburgh …. at noon.
A
is departing
C
departs
B
has departed
D
will have departed
17
I ….. to get this stain off the carpet for an hour
but it won’t come out.
A
’ve been trying
C
try
B
was trying
D
’d been trying
18
Why ….. so much rubbish on the beach?
A
are there
C
is there
B
there is
D
there are
19
Richard ….. time off work to go on holiday.
A
takes rarely
C
is rarely taking
B
rarely is taking
D
rarely takes
20
He’s just retired and ….. having so much free
time.
A
hasn’t got used to
C
wouldn’t use to
B
didn’t use to
D
wasn’t used to
A
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1)
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view
2)
.......................
(amaze)
tornados and
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3)
.....................
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and hunt down nature’s
4)
............................
(much)
thrilling storms in America!
B
1)
...................................
(you/ever/want)
to
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2)
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3)
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experience
4)
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C
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1)
..........................
(enthusiasm)
? Do you want a full-time job or
just to make
2)
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3)
..............................
(look)
for experienced
staff to join our team. We intend to hold
interviews
4)
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Complete the gaps with the correct word.
Then put the words in brackets into the
correct form.
Grammar in
Focus
