UNIT 2 PERSONAL EXPERIENCES 9.

It's very difficult for us to get jobs here, so we're considering/ we consider
II. Complete each of the sentences with the appropriate word from emigrating to Canada.
the box. Make changes if necessary. 10. Since I has won / won the lottery, my telephone didn't stop/ hasn’t stopped
embarrass personal idol excite imagine ringing. People phone/ are phoning to ask how I spend / I'm going to
memory embrace sneak fuss experience spend the money.
1. A lot of teenagers make Bi Rain their idol. 11. In tonight's World Cup match, France currently beat / are currently beating
2. The task needs the skills of a suitably experienced engineer. Germany 2-1 with five minute of the match to go. If the score remains/ is
3. She smiled to hide her slight embarrassment. remained the same it will be the first time Germany lost/ have lost to France
4. I personally prefer Pizza to hamburgers. since 1998.
5. The romantic evening cruise will be a memorial experience. 12. Beckham passes/ is passing to Giggs who shoots/ is shooting just over the
6. They left quietly, without fuss. bar. Manchester United attack/ are attacking much more in this half...
7. I have a sneaking suspicion that she knows more than she's telling us. 13. She goes/ She's going up to this man and looks/ looking straight into his
8. They were locked in a passionate embrace on the station platform. eyes. He's not wearing/ He doesn't wear his glasses, and he's not
9. Don't get the children too excited. recognizing/ he doesn't recognize her...
10. I haven't got a picture of this so you'll just have to use your imagination. 14. I have gone/ went to a concert yesterday in the Town Hall. In the middle of
III. Complete the passage with the correct verb form. it, while the orchestra played/ was playing a man suddenly was standing/
(1) Have you ever been (you/ ever/ be) in a cable car? Well I have. Last stood on his seat and starting/ started to conduct them...
February, I (2) went (go) on a ski strip to Switzerland. What a trip! The 15. This man plays/ is playing golf when a kangaroo bounds/ is bounding up to
first morning, I (3) got (get) into a cable car. I (4) wanted (want) to go to the top him, grabs/ grabing his club and hits/ hitting his ball about half a mile...
of the mountain and (5) ski. The cable car (6) started (start) up the mountain. I V. Complete the sentence using these pair of verbs. Use the past
(7) looked (look) down, and it was so beautiful. Then there (8) was terrible simple or past progressive.
noise. Suddenly the car (9) stopped (stop). It (10) didn’t move (not move), and come - show; get - go; break - ski; live - spend; look- see; look - slip;
there was quiet everywhere. start - check in; add - taste; go off - light; not listen - explain; push -
It was cold, and it (11) began (begin) to get dark and snow. I (12) was (be) run; write - drive; shut - start; come - put; take - place .
alone for one hour, two hours. I thought, "They (13) have forgotten (forgot) 1. The smoke alarm went off when he lit neath it.
me!" At last the car started back down the mountain. It went very fast. "Sorry" a 2. Just as I was getting into the bath all the light went off.
man said when I (l4) climbed (climb) out of the car. "We (15) have never had 3. When I was living/ lived in Paris, I spent three hours a day traveling to
(never/ have) this problem before. Please, try again tomorrow." "He (16) is and from work.
joking (joke)," I thought. "I (17) have had (have) enough of cable car for a 4. She added more salt to the soup, and then it tasted much better.
lifetime." 5. Helen broke her leg while she was skiing in Switzerland.
IV. Cross out any improbable answers. 6. When the taxi came I put my suitcase on the back seat.
1. I’ve understood/ I understand biology a lot better now that we've got a new 7. A friendly American couple started chatting to him as he was checking in
teacher. at the hotel reception.
2. I went/ had gone to see a Formular One race last week, but I admit/ I’m 8. I bumped into Mary last week. She was looking a lot better than when I last
admitting that I don't know much about cars. for her.
3. Do you find/ Have you found it difficult to concentrate on your work with this 9. It was an amazing coincidence. Just as I was writing to Anne, she was
music on? driving to my house to come and see me
4. We’ll do/ We do our best to get the computer repaired by next week, but we 10. I shut the windows as soon as it started to rain.
won't guarantee/ we don't guarantee it. 11. My boss came into the office just as I was showing everyone my holiday
5. I've just started/ I just started to learn how to drive. Now I'm knowing/ I photos.
know how difficult it is. 12. He took the cake out of the oven and placed it carefully on the table
6. She says that she wasn't in the kitchen when the bottle was smashed / 13. When his mother was looking in the other direction Steve slipped away
smashed, but I refuse/ I'm refusing to believe her. quietly.
7. I'm certainly agreeing/ I certainly agree with you that people shouldn't drink 14. She pushed open the door and ran into the room.
and drive. 15. I can't remember how to answer this question. I must confess that I didn’t
8. I know the company made/ has made a loss this year, But I won't listen/ wasn’t listening while the teacher was explaining it to us.
apologize/ I don't apologize for that. VI. Complete these sentences using the verb given. Use the past
simple or the past perfect.
1. As Geoff was introduced to Mrs Snape, he realized (realize) that he had 12. In the next few year, thousands of speed cameras ________ on major
met (meet) her before. roads.
2. During the previous week, I went (go) to the gym every morning. a. are appeared b. will appear
3. By the time I got (get) back to the bathroom, the bath had overflowed c. are appearing d. are going to appear
(overflow). 13. After she ________ hospital, she had a long holiday.
4. The boy told me that he had lost (lose) his train ticket and didn’t know a. leaves b. is leaving c. left d. has left
(not/ know) how he would get home. 14. ________ for a long time before you got a job?
5. I was just about to leave when I remembered (remember) my briefcase. a. Were you looking b. Have you looked
6. She walked (walk) into the station only to find that the train had left (leave). c. Have you been looking d. Had you looked
7. At the conference, scientists reported that they had found (find) a cure for 15. The film _______ by the time we ________ to the cinema.
Malaria. a. already began - got b. have already begun - got
8. On my last visit to Wixton I found (find) that the village hadn’t changed (not c. had already begun - got d. already began - had got
change) much. VIII. Write a second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first.
9. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister resigned (resign) last night. Use the word or words in brackets.
10. Jane didn't want any dinner. She had eaten (eat) already. 1. I started working in this hotel six months ago. (worked)
11. When she came (come) into the hall, everyone started (start) cheering. I’ve worked in this hotel for six months.
12. After they had eaten/ ate (eat) all the food, they picked (pick) up their bags 2. Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks. (went)
and left. Sue went to Italy three weeks ago.
13. I thought I would get to the restaurant first, but Jim had arrived (arrive) 3. I met her during my stay in Paris last summer. (while)
before me. I met her while I was staying in Paris.
14. By the time I got (get) to the party, most people had gone (go) home. 4. We haven't gone to the cinema for over a year. (It's)
15. As soon as I turned (turn) the ignition key, the engine caught (catch) fire. It’s over a year since we went to the cinema.
VII. Choose the correct answer. 5. Sam played tennis yesterday and it was his first game. (never)
1. After Jessica ____ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. Sam had never played tennis before (yesterday).
a. will finish b. finishes c. finished d. is finishing 6. How long is it since they went to Nairobi? (When)
2. As you ________ your car at the moment, can I borrow it? When did they go to Nairobi?
a. don't use b. didn't use c. aren't using d. haven't used 7. Mac Kenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty. (By the age)
3. When she saw a snake at her feet, she ________. By the age of 20, Mac Kenzie had writen four best-sellers.
a. screamed b. was screaming c. had screamed d. screams 8. She is still working on her homework. (stopped)
4. When he realised that I ________ at him, he ________ away. She hasn’t stopped working on her homework.
a. looked - was turning b. was looking - turned 9. Could you deliver the goods to my house? (delivered)
c. was looking - was turning d. looked - turned Could I have the goods delivered to my house?
5. I ___ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like. 10. In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door. (when)
a. finish b. am finishing c. have finished d. had finished When we were having/ eating dinner, there was a knock at the door.
6. I was sure that I ________ him before. IX. Complete each of these sentences with a suitable preposition.
a. met b. had met c. have met d. was meeting 1. She had a quick glance at the newspaper as she gulped down her coffee.
7. Before I started the car, all of the passengers ________ their seat belts. 2. She got on the bus and sit down next to an old man.
a. will buckle b. had buckled c. was buckling d. have buckled 3. If you don't like the scarf, you can take it back to the shop.
8. The minute I got the news about Sue I ________ my parents. 4. She showed her new toy to her friends.
a. phoned b. was phoning c. had phoned d. have phoned 5. How much did you pay for your new car?
9. A lot ________ since I last ________ you. 6. He pointed to the dog when it ran toward them.
a. happened - saw b. happened - have seen 7. Are you interested in practicing speaking English?
c. has happened - saw d. has happened - have seen 8. You should have more confidence in your own abilities.
10. Your eyes are red - ________? 9. The fire started in the kitchen because she forgot to turn the light off.
a. did you cry b. have you been crying 10. My parents gave me a bicycle on my birthday.
c. have you cried d. do you cry
11. A small stone struck the windshield while we _______ down the gravel road.
a. drive b. were driving c. had driven d. had been driving