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GENERAL REVISION 1
Dear Susan,
I’m sorry I (1)________________ to you for such a long time, but I (2) ________________ very busy lately. I (3) ________________ anything else but study. All last month I (4)________________ exams. I (5) ________________studying now, and I (6) ________________ for my exam results.
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As you can see from the letter, I (7) ________________ the address and now I (8) ________________ in a small, but nice flat. I (9) ________________ that I wanted a change from central London because it (10) ________________ so expensive. I realized that I (11) ________________ more on the rent than I thought I would.
A friend of mine (12) ________________ me about this flat, and I (13) ________________ here about two months ago.
When you (14) ________________ to London this summer, please visit me. I (15) ________________ on holiday to Austria in August, but till then I’ll be here.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon, Nora
1. A don’t write 2. A was being 3. A haven’t done 4. A had 5. A stop 6. A wait 7. A am changing 8. A will live 9. A decided 10. A will become 11. A was spending 12. A tells 13. A have moved 14. A were coming 15. A have gone B haven’t written B have been B don’t do B was having B was stopping B am waiting B have changed B have lived B have decided B becomes B had spent B told B was moving B came B went C am not writing C am C am not doing C have had C have stopped C have waited C will change C live C was deciding C has become C am spending C was telling C moved C come C am going
2 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. At present he______________________ (read) an English novel. It is the third English novel he _________________________(read) this year. 2. How many times _________________________(you/make) the same mistake? 3. She _________________(not/wake up) yet because she ________(go) to bed late last night. 4. We _______________(be) friends ever since I _________________(move) here. 5. My brother __________(arrive) the other day and ________________(leave) tomorrow. 6. What ___________________________ (you/do) at 7 o’clock last night?
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
must mustn’t have to can could be able to
1. You _____________ wait for me. I can’t get to the station on my own. 2. We _____________ call the police before it’s too late. 3. She _____________ write when she was four years old. 4. This is a secret. You _____________ tell anybody. 5. Fortunately, he __________________save the child from drowning. 6. ___________you pass me the bread, please?
4 Use the correct prepositions.
1. John went _______ bus, but the others went ________ foot. 2. I couldn’t see anything because I was sitting _______ the back of the bus. 3. Is Carol ______ the house? – No, I don’t think she is _____ home. 4. There’s a nice cottage _________ the top of the hill. 5. He saw her car _______ the crossroads. 6. Is that you ________the picture? 7. It took me 20 minutes to drive _______ Terazije _____ Slavija. 8. Mr Green is away ________ business ________ the moment. 9. We expect to arrive _______ London before the shops shut.
5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in bold.
1. It’s been many years since I visited my home town. /haven’t I ________________________________________________. 2. My sister hasn’t bought the wedding dress yet. /looking My sister ____________________________________________. 3. My parents started the journey to Scotland early in the morning. /set My parents ___________________________________________. 4. Lisa is a very good friend and she always supports me when I’m in trouble. /stand
Lisa ________________________________________________________. 5. When I was at primary school, I played the piano. /used to I ______________________________________________________.
6 Put the words in capital letters into the correct form.
1. We went to an _____________ exhibition of old cars at a museum. 2. You can trust him. He is a _______________ friend. 3. Could you send us 10 ______________brochures for our staff? 4. Sarah thinks that you are ________________. 5. How ________________ of you to remember my birthday! 6. Rafting on the Drina was very _________________. 7. If it’s_____________ tomorrow, let’s go to the beach. IMPRESS RELY ADD LOVE THOUGHT EXCITE SUN