Tenses

Fill in the blanks using the correct tense. Use the words in parentheses.

1 “What (you / do)?” — “I’m reading the newspaper.”

2 (you / be) at the meeting yesterday?

3 (Carla and Jim / clean) the house right now?

4 (you / go / normally) to work by bus or car?

5 Billy (take a shower) at the moment.

6 Carrie (live) in Mexico City now.

7 (open) the window, please. It’s very hot in here.

8 Jeanette (be) in Madrid last week.

9 (not sit) there! That chair is really uncomfortable!

10 How much (these shoes / be)?

11 (you / come) to the party tomorrow evening?

12 This suit (not be) the right color for me, and it’s too big.

13 We (be) at the movie theater from 9:00 to 11:00 last night.

14 I’m sorry, we (not have) this phone in blue.

15 Where (your parents / be) today?

16 Why (Alan and Sue / be) at your house last night?

17 Will and Jane (be) from the United Kingdom.

18 “When (you / move) to Boston?” — “Last year, in April.”

19 I saw Jonas and Kyle at the mall, but they (not see) me.

20 They (have) a big party next Saturday for their anniversary.

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Other structures

Choose the correct answer. Circle a, b, or c.

1 They live in apartment in the center of town.

a an b or c a

2 Tina visits mother and father once a week.

a the b her c his

3 They have three on Tuesday.

a classes b class c class’s

4 This painting is nice, but painting in the other room is really beautiful!

a those b these c that

5 The restaurant is open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

a at b on c from

6 Do we have rice?

a any b a c an

7 16 students in my Italian class.

a They are b It is c There are

8 The library is the bank.

a across b in front c across from

9 My favorite coffee shop is Fifth Avenue and Delaney Street.

a on the corner of b in c the corner of

10 It’s in Rio today.

a a day cloudy b a cloudy day c a cloud day

11 It foggy in Arizona.

a hardly is ever b hardly ever is c is hardly ever

12 Georgia can run fast, she can’t skate fast.

a but b and c or

13 We have a problem. Can you help ?

a us b we c our

14 I need to exercise, but I don’t have time. What ?

a I should do b should I do c should do

15 I found your keys the newspaper. You didn’t see them.

a at b between c under

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Vocabulary

Match the words (1–20) with their definitions (a–t).

1 stressed out

2 garage

3 spring

4 bathroom

5 aunt

6 get up

7 graduation

8 bedroom

9 feet

10 bank

11 mother-in-law

12 hospital

13 hockey

14 photography

15 lunch

16 British

17 remedy

18 drawing

19 fall

20 wedding

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a the room where you sleep

b very nervous and tired

c taking pictures with a camera

d the room where you take a shower

e your mother or father’s sister

f the part of the house where you park the car

g a sport often played on ice

h the ceremony when you finish school/university

i the place where you go when you are very sick

j your husband or wife’s mother

k the place where you keep or get money

l the nationality of people from the United Kingdom

m to leave your bed

n the meal you eat in the middle of the day

o the time of year before winter

p something that helps you feel better

q the time of year before summer

r using a pencil or pen and paper to make pictures

s the ceremony when people get married

t the parts of the body where you wear shoes

Listening

Listen and fill in the blanks with the missing letters or numbers.Audio

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E M P L O Y M E N T A P P L I C A T I O N

Name: 1 Cynthia Reesd le

Address: 2 5 Celebration Street, Banfield

Telephone number: Day 829-4716 Evening Same

E-mail address: 3 C nrees@wnt.khw

Job you are applying for: Editor

Work history (Please list jobs from the present to the past)

1. From: January, 2003 to present

Position: Not working

Company: No company

2. From: 4 June, 200 to

January, 2003

Position: Editor

Company: Smith and Company

Why did you

leave this job? I wanted to take a class.

3. From: March, 2001 to May, 2002

Position: Clerk

Company: Reader’s Bookstore

Why did you

leave this job? 5 I wanted to work -time.