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Change to the passive:

1 Somebody introduced me to Dr Felix last year. I was introduced to Dr Felix last year.
People are destroying large areas of forest every day.
Large areas of forest are being destroyed by people every day.
Somebody has bought the land next to our house.
The land next to our house has been bought
Somebody had already reported the accident before I phoned.
The accident had already been reported
I hope they will have completed all the marking by tomorrow.
I hope the marking will has been completed by them
People were using the tennis court, so we couldn't play.
The tennis court was being used by people
Somebody will tell you when you should go in to see the doctor.
When I should go in to see the doctor ,I will be told by somebody
They should have finished the hotel by the time you arrive.
The hotel should have been finished by them
No doubt somebody will blame me for the problem.
No doubt I will be blamed by somebody for the problem
People expect better results soon.
Better results are expected by people soon
They have found an unexploded bomb in Herbert Square, and they are
evacuating the area.
An unexploded bomb in Herbert Square have been found by them, and the area is being
evacuated by them
Report these questions using a wh-, ifor whether-clause, as appropriate. Make
any necessary changes to verb tense, pronouns:
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'How much will they pay you?'
She asked me How much they would pay me.
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'Will you be coming back later?'
She asked me
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'When do you expect to finish the book?'
She asked me...

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'When are you leaving?' She asked me...
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'Where did you get the computer from?'
She asked me...
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'Why didn't you tell me earlier?'
She
asked me...
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'How do you get to Northfield?'
She asked me...
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'Are meals included in the price,
or not?'
She asked me...
9
'What do you want?' She asked me...
10
'Are you happy in your new job?'
She asked me...
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'What did you think of the performance yesterday?' She asked me...
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'Have you ever eaten snails?'
She asked me...
Complete the following sentences using appropriate words.
If I C about your problems, I would have helped you. a)
knew
b) know
c) had known
She has agreed to B.. my dogs while I am away on holiday.
a) look after
b) look at c) look for
They made the child B. the milk.
drink
to drink
drank

4. She makes her children A their lessons everyday.

learn
learning

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c) to learn
The test was A.. difficult that she couldnt answer many
questions. a) too
b) very c) so

I B.. this work by next week.

will finish
will have finished
would finish
She C by the time we arrived. a) left
b) had left c) was left

When I stopped A.. to him, he was working in his garden. a)

speaking
b) to speak c) speak
Despite A. hard, he failed the exam.
working
to work
work
10. He A.. play a lot of tennis when he was young.
used to
will
was to
Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
Is your brother AT. home? a) in
b) at c) on
There is no unity A the leaders. a) among
b) between c) within

He is a man C.. humble origin.

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with
from
The village is 5 miles C the highway. a) off
b) across c) of

He is out. to Mumbai.

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off
out
over
The boy was beaten by a stick. a) by
b) with
c) Either could be used here
He discussed the problem A. his parents. a) with
b) to c) for
John was punished C.. his father.
with
for
by
9. Can you finish the work BY.. tomorrow?
by
in
within
10. He has been absent A.. last week.
since
for
Conjunctions
It must have rained, ___after___ the ground is so wet. but
for before after
It was too late, ___as for___ they decided to spend the night at the foot of the
mountain. so
as for unless

He didn't pass the exam. That was ____because______ he didn't study hard. since
as because for

There is no doubt ___if___ we will win. whether

if what

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that
______ he returns, nothing can be done. That
Whether Until Till

This word can be used both as a noun ___and___ as a verb. as well

and or nor
______ she will join us in the game is not decided yet. If
Whether Since While

or and but with

_________ happens, we'll continue with the experiment. Wherever

Whatever
However
Whoever
_______ you have enough swimming practice, you will be able to swim well.
While
Before
Though Once
Choose the correct verb tense to complete each of the following sentences:

I __Slept______ for seven hours last night. was slept

slept has slept

I ____ didn't know ____ that you were here. wasn't knowing
didn't knew didn't know

When I came to this city, I _____ wasn't knowing ___ anyone. haven't known
didn't know

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wasn't knowing
You know where I live - I __ was living ______ in the same place for the past three years.
have been living
had lived was living

You __ didn't see ______ my brother, have you?

haven't seen didn't see didn't saw

Where __ did you go ______ last night? have you gone

did you went did you go

I ___ was lying __ in bed when I heard the accident outside. was lying
lay
have lain
Did you just ___ call ___ me a liar?
call called
have called

She is a mean person. I don't like ___ talk ___ to her. talk
talking have talk

I don't know how __ dancing __.

dance dancing to dance

Correct, most natural-sounding response to complete each of the following sentences:

If I lose my job, I ___ will look __ for a new one. (to look) will look
would look look
If she hadn't told me to stay, I ___ would have gone _. (to go) will go
would have gone would go
She ___ would not have agreed
___ to come to the party if she had known that her ex-boyfriend would be there. (to

agree)
would not agree did not agree

would not have agreed

4. If you come tonight, I ___ will make __ enchiladas. (to make) will make
would make will have made

If I were him, I __ would take ___ that job. (to take) did take
will take would take
He will never speak to me again if he ___ finds out ___ what happened. (to find out) will
have found out
finds out would find out

Our cat ___ will bite ___ you if you rub her belly. (to bite)
will bite would bite

would have bitten

I ___ wouldn't have told ___ you if I hadn't thought it was important. (to tell) will not
tell
wouldn't have told would not tell
If I ___ had known _____ you were coming, I would have prepared lunch. (to know)
knew
had known will know

If I were you, I __ will go ___ to the beach instead of going to work. (to go) will have
gone
will go would go
Circle the correct alternative:
Dear Aunt Mara,
Thanks for your message. I (1) apologise /'m apologising for not getting back to you
sooner, but I've been incredibly busy. When I went into nursing, you warned me that it
would be really hard work, but I (2) admit /'m admitting that I didn't really believe you.
Don't get me wrong - I (3) don't suggest /'m not suggesting that I'm not enjoying it. It's
incredibly rewarding, but I (4) now realise /'m now realising how hard the job is. When I
get home I just eat (not very well, I (5) confess /'m confessing) and go straight to bed. It

doesn't help that the bus journey to the hospital is so slow. I (6) consider /'m considering
buying a car, which will make things easier, I hope.
And what about you? How (7) do you find / are you finding living in a village after so
many years in the city? I (8) know /'m knowing how difficult it is for you to travel such a
long way, but it would be lovely if you could come and stay with me for a weekend. I've got
plenty of room in my flat. I (9) don't guarantee /'m not guaranteeing to cook as well

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as you do, but I (10) promise /'m promising to find time to show you around this lovely
old town.
Hope to see you soon. Keep in touch.
Love,
Sida.

HOME COMFORT
It was a lazy Sunday afternoon, the lull before the storm of Monday morning madness of alarm
clocks, traffic jams and deadlines. The clock struck three and Rebeccas elbow still rested on the
arm of the tapestry-covered sofa. With her fingertips she began caressing the rough piping that
ran along its seams. Simultaneously, the toes of her left foot moved back and forth across the
edges of the sheepskin rug. This action Rebecca found comforting; it reminded her of being at
home as a child when she used to sit in the family sitting room, her toes playing with the fringes
of another kind of rug. Her mother would snap at her to stop it, so of course she did it all the
more.
Rebecca had a sudden whiff of the glue that Katy was applying to make one of her artistic creations.
Her daughter was seated on a cushion right in the middle of the room, looking like an island,
surrounded by a sea of cardboard cut-offs, sequins, felt-tip pens, and pristine sheets of white A4
paper that she had disobediently pinched from her fathers study. She really should be working at the
kitchen table, Rebecca thought, but I dont have the appetite for the outburst that might happen if my
genius-daughter-at-work is disturbed. Every three minutes and 50 seconds

Katy got up to replay Kylie Minogues version of The Locomotion.

Why dont you listen to the CD all the way through, Katy? her dad said, who was sprawled out
on the other sofa. Youd like the other songs as well.
Nah, too boring.
Rebecca glanced at David and then said, I could do with something to perk me up. Her words
trailed off with a heavy sigh, and then a yawn. It was the first in a series of hints that she would
like him to get up and make her a cup of tea.
On the lamp table next to the sofa, she noticed a letter that had been delivered a week ago,
advertising exercises classes and a slimming club. She had kept it on the table as a reminder, or
perhaps to conjure up the same kind of magical effect that people believe in when they splash out on
membership to a fancy gym without going near the place more than once every two months.

Have you seen this flyer? she said to her husband. Just the thought of going for a workout
makes me want to go and lie down. Once more she didnt get a response. Whos going to make
the tea then? was her third and most blatant attempt to get a drink before she died of thirst.
He stood up. I suppose its my turn. Again. He went off into the kitchen while Rebecca, the victor,

snuggled a bit further into the sofa. Charlie, whod been asleep on the sheepskin rug, now started up
with his own brand of baby chatter. He was attempting to cover the whole repertoire of vowel sounds
this afternoon, like a singer performing warm-up exercises. Then, occasionally, he jammed his
fingers into his mouth to make a sound approaching an elongated w.

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He lay underneath a baby gym, which consisted of a tubular frame in patriotic colours of red,
white and blue and a top bar, from which dangled two clowns, one on a swing and one in a
position that Rebecca thought was called a pike. (It was a long time ago that she had achieved
her gold star award in the trampoline.) Once Charlie made eye contact with Rebecca, his happy
babbling began to turn into a grizzle.
Does Charlie want feeding again? Rebecca asked in the baby voice that irritated them all,
herself included. She bent down to scoop her son up.
Mum, he doesnt want feeding again. Youve only just fed him, Katy said.
Ill try just in case hes hungry. In the kitchen she warmed through the mush of potatoes and
broccoli that Charlie liked and took it back through to be with Katy.
Luckily, the baby was actually ready for a feed, which meant that Rebecca not only saved face
with her daughter, but showed that she had no need to feel guilty about sending her husband to
make the tea. David walked back in the sitting room that very minute, her cup of Earl Grey with
its delicate scent of bergamot wobbling in its saucer. In his other hand he clutched a large mug.
Rebecca gave him a warning look that dared him not to put the cups down on the oak blanket
box that served as their coffee table. Its surface was already scarred by two rings where hot
drinks had been carelessly placed directly onto it.
Thanks. Youre a treasure. She settled down to feed Charlie, knowing that her tea would be the
perfect temperature to drink in one go by the time he had had enough.
Wheres Katy got to? David said, after a few minutes. The answer came from upstairs as they
heard the sound of their older child passing through the curtain in the doorway of her bedroom.
It was like those beaded curtains that used to be in fashion when Rebecca was a child, but
instead of beads this one was formed from a dazzling collection of pink, purple and silver
shimmering plastic squares. She couldnt remember which one of them had named it the jinglejangler but it was very apt.
Rebeccas mood at the start of the story is calm and reflective.
cross and irritable. restless and agitated. sad and upset.

What action does Rebecca take with her daughter? She reprimands Katy for making a mess on
the floor.
She asks David to speak to Katy.
She appeals to Katy to play a wider range of music. She does nothing in order to avoid a fuss.
What is Rebeccas attitude to the letter lying on the table? The adverbs claims are misleading.
She hopes it will prompt her to take up exercise. It makes her feel more motivated.
She thinks the slimming club is good value for money.
When David first leaves the sitting room, Rebecca is relieved that her baby is awake.

surprised to hear her baby chattering. guilty that shes being lazy.
glad to have got her own way.

Rebecca is worried when her husband brings in the drinks because

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he might trip over Katys equipment. he doesnt like the smell of her tea. tea is dripping from
the saucer.
he might damage an item of furniture.
6 The curtain referred to in Katys bedroom is identical in design to one from a previous
generation.
makes a tinkling sound.
is made up of unusual colours. keeps out the light at night.

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Answers
Is your brother at home?
There is no unity among the leaders.
He is a man of humble origin.
The village is 5 miles of the highway.
He is of to Mumbai.
The boy was beaten with a stick.
He discussed the problem with his parents.
John was punished by his father.
Can you finish the work by tomorrow?
He has been absent since last week.
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