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10. I don’t think it will make her (change, changed, to change, changing) her mind.

11. Nick wants the money. Please give (they, those, them, it) to him.

12. Why (must she, had she to, did she have to, she had to) go to the police station yesterday?

13. The child is asleep. Don’t (wake him, wake him up, wake up him, woke him up).

14. This village reminds me (of, about, at, from) the one I lived in when I was a child.

15. That is the horse (who, whose, which, whom) won the race.

16. I didn’t know about the concert. (Somebody, anybody, everybody, nobody) told me.

17. (Both, and, neither, either) my brother and I were upset when we heard the news.

Exercise 154.

Open the brackets choosing the correct form.

1. Haven’t you finished the book (else, already, still, yet)?

2. We have already (said, told, say, spoken) Pete about his plans.

3. His parents were worried because they (didn’t hear, haven’t heard, hadn’t heard, don’t hear) from him for a long time.

4. I don’t know when I (am, will be, be, would be) free next week.

5. Who is looking (for, at, after, on) the children this afternoon?

6. The film wasn’t worth (seeing, see, saw, be seen).

7. The bill isn’t (such expensive, expensive, more expensive, so expensive) as I thought it would be.

8. I met Tom (while, during, then, for) I was waiting for the bus.

9. She (is said, said, says, has said) to have had a difficult childhood.

10. Mother didn’t let her child (to watch, watching, watched, watch) TV.

11. I am right, (am not, don’t, aren’t, am) I?

12. The palace (has been opened, is opened, was opened, opened) to public in 1990.

13. Nobody (expected, waited for, looked forward to, looked for) Mike to get a bad mark at the examination.

14. I can’t buy this watch, (they are, them are, these are, it is) too expensive.

15. We arrived (in, at, to, for) England last week.

16. In the South (it is, there is, is, is it) very hot in summer.

17. The smoke (rise, rose, raise, raised) high into the air.

Exercise 155.

Open the brackets choosing the correct form.

1. The bus is coming (after, in, for, at) two hours, let’s have lunch before it comes.

2. It was (early, earlier, earliest, most early) than I thought, not yet four.

3. It (hasn’t rained, is raining, rained, rains) for two years.

4. He hasn’t arrived yet, (hasn’t, doesn’t, isn’t, has) he?

5. My sister is short-sighted and she can’t (learn, find out, recognize, get to know) a person a few metres away.

6. (Are there, there is, is there, there are) any furniture in the room?

7. What time did he arrive (in, at, to, for) the hotel?

8. He learnt how to (lead, ride, conduct, drive) a bicycle when he was 7 years old.

9. I couldn’t hear him so he (rise, rose, raise, raised) his voice.

10. (There is all, all that, this is all, all this) he told me about it.

11. I am thirsty. I would like (else, more, other, another) cup of tea.

12. If I (have read, had read, read, would read) the book I would have known the answer.

13. I don’t agree (with, at, to, on) capital punishment.

14. I think by the year 2050 a cure for AIDS (will find, will have found, will be found, will have been found).

15. You (mustn’t, doesn’t have, don’t have, hadn’t had) to pay to get in the library.

16. What’s the news? You look happy. (Are they, is it, there are, are there) good?

17. He has (given up, turned down, refused, put down) all my suggestions.

Exercise 156.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

Model: He left before my arrival.

When I arrived, he had already left.

1. In the middle of my meal, the telephone rang (while).

2. I’m sorry, but Mrs White isn’t here (go out).

3. I last saw David in 1990 (since 1990).

4. Are you free tomorrow evening? (do).

5. I have come to stay with you for the weekend (stay).

6. What’s your usual time of arrival at school? (When?)

7. My niece started playing tennis six months ago (for six months).

8. I’ll wait here until it stops raining (when... leave).

9. Do you need any help with your suitcase? (Shall...?)

10. I’m not very good at this game (play).

Exercise 157.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

Model: He left before my arrival.

When I arrived, he had already left.

1. You are always late! (never come)

2. I’ll be too busy to meet you tomorrow. (I think/meet)

3. She started working three years ago. (for three years)

4. Hurry up! We’ll get to the theatre after the beginning of the play. (By the time …)

5. Oh no! My wallet is missing! (Oh, no! … lose)

6. Our meeting is tomorrow. (have/ tomorrow)

7. Do you know how to drive this kind of car? (before)

8. I haven’t been to the cinema for two months. (The last/ … ago)

9. We have never flown in helicopter before. (This is the first time)

10. This is my first visit to Japan. (It’s the first time…)

11. Their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary is at the end of the next year. (By the end of the next year / … to be married)

Exercise 158.

Rearrange these clauses to tell a story.

1. the psychiatrist asked him what his problem was

2. ‘Well, doctor, I don’t really know what’s wrong with me.’

3. one day a man went to see a psychiatrist

4. and the patient explained

5. ‘Can you tell me how long you’ve had this trouble?’

6. ‘My main problem is, I always forget what I’ve said as soon as I’ve said it.’

7. ‘How long I’ve had what trouble?’ replied the patient

8. ‘I see.’ said the doctor

Exercise 159.

Rearrange these clauses to tell a story.

1. ‘Would you like it with or without cream?’ she asked

2. The waitress asked him if he would take coffee

3. The waitress went off, but soon came back.

4. ‘but there’s no more cream.

5. After a long wait, the waitress came back again.

6. ‘Without cream,’ replied the customer.

7. A man was just finishing his lunch in a restaurant.

8. Would you mind having it without milk?’

9. and the customer replied that he would.

10. ‘I’m sorry, sir,’ she said.

Exercise 160.

Below is a broken thrilling story. To enjoy it you should put all the parts of it in the right order.

SNAKES NEVER LIVE IN DIRTY ROOMS

1) drying myself off when I saw something move near the

2) Suddenly it pounced and grabbed the cobra behind the neck.

3) cobra was waiting in the doorway, staring at me. I really

4) I was in the shower at our guest-house, and was just

5) help or not. I stood there, and the snake waited and

6) clean if snakes live in there.»

7) and one very shaken lady!

8) waited. My blood froze.

9) Later I told the landlord, and he said,

10) door. I put my glasses on and just froze. A huge black

11) I stood motionless and was about to faint away

12) when I noticed a cat coming up so quietly behind the snake.

13) didn’t know what on earth to do, whether to scream for

14) What was the result? One dead cobra, one proud cat,

15) «Cobra? Never mind! It means that the bathroom is

Exercise 161.

Below are two jokes. They are mixed up. To enjoy them you should separate them and put all the parts of them in the right order.

MICKEY MOUSE AND THE GRASSING COW

1. The teacher points to a photograph and says,

2. «That is the cow grassing.»

3. «A what?»

4. «The cow has eaten it,» the artist said.

5. «A comet, Freddie. Don’t you know what they call a star with a tail?»

6. The class is studying astronomy.

7. «Where is the grass?» the visitor asked.

8. He pointed to a black canvas and said,

9. «Sure. Mickey Mouse.»

10. A modern artist was showing off his work.

11. «Well, then, where is the cow?» the visitor wanted to know.

12. «You don’t suppose,» said the artist, «that she’d stay there after she’d eaten all the grass, do you?»

13. «Does anyone know what this is? It’s a comet.

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