1. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
2. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
3. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
4. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
5. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
6. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
7. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
8. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
9. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
10. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
11. I regret (inform)_____________ you that your application has been refused.
12. I tried (persuade) ____________him (agree) with my proposal.
13. Mrs John : I don't allow (smoke)__________ in my room.
14. Oh ! I can feel something (crawl) __________up my leg. It must be an insect.
15. He was about (leave) ______________when she came.
16. When I saw him, he was busy (talk) ____________with his girlfriend.
17. (See) ____________this film before, I turned off the TV.
18. She's so impatient ! She can't stand (wait) _____________ in line for anything.
19. He wastes time (philander)___________ with the girls in the village.
20. Suddenly (feel)__________ hungry, he (stop)______ (buy)__________a bar of chocolate.
VOCABULARY
1. The book will be invaluable/ valueless / worthless for students in higher education.
2. A car thief/ robber/ burglar made off with a top director's BMW last night
3. An armed gang is planning to rob / steal/ pirate a bank in Main Street tonight.
4. They are working against/ for/ on time to get people out of the rubble alive.
5. The new bridge has been finished 2 years ahead of / in front of/ before schedule.
6. He will have a car at his disposal / at ease/ at a loose end for the whole month.
7. Because of not having careful preparation, he is at a loose end/ at hand /at a loss how to answer.
8. Everything we need is at ease/at hand/ at once . Let’s enjoy the vacation.
9. At first sight/ at once/ at a loose end ,it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.
10. The truck driver was at fault / at risk/ at ease for the terrible accident.
11. They failed to adhere to / attribute to / contribute to the terms of the agreement.
12. -One of our players was sent off for bringing back / answering back/ taking back to the referee.
13. She attributes / contribute / distribute her success to hard work and a little luck.
14. - The company's new regulation to ban smoking in offices applies to /applied for/ everyone, from cleaners and guards to the CEO.
15. - After the earthquake, the government appealed for /appealed to emergency aid and assistance from neighbouring countries
I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. David ...is washing .. his hands. He ...has just repaired ... the television set. (wash/ just repair)
3. It ....is raining .. hard. We can't do anything until it ....stops ... . (rain/ stop)
4. Come to see me at 5 this afternoon. I ...will not arrive ... home until 4.30 (not arrive)
II. Choose the odd one
A. Control
B. Start
C. Run
D. Engine
III. Choose the best answer
1. ... pencils and paper, every student will have a computer.
A. By; B. Instead; C. Instead of; D. At
2. We might have a ... TV to watch TV programmes from space.
A. wireless; B. remote; C. automatic; D. local
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