Grammar: English File Upper-Intermediate Worksheet 6 Answer Key

ENGLISH FILE UPPER- INTERMEDIATE
WORKSHEET 6 ANSWER KEY

GRAMMAR
A- Choose the correct answer.
Example: I can’t afford ________ to a music festival this year.
A) going B) go C) to go
1. I’d rather not ________ my alarm clock – it makes such an awful noise!
A) setting B) to set C) set
2. Our music teacher used ________ us play the same music over and over again.
A) make B) making C) to make
3. I’ll never forget ________ your face when you heard you’d won the lottery!
A) seeing B) to see C) see
4. I know you’re very tired, but please try ________ for a few more minutes.
A) concentrate B) to concentrate C) concentrating
5. My new job involves ________ people with their sleep problems.
A) to help B) help C) helping
6. I ________ play computer games every day, but now I only play them at weekends.
A) am used to B) used to C) got used to
7. Remember ________ the theatre today and see if there are any tickets left for that concert.
A) to ring B) ring C) ringing
8. Your bedroom needs ________. It’s in a terrible mess!
A) tidy B) to tidy C) tidying
9. Vicky can’t help ________ when she hears romantic classical music.
A) to cry B) cry C) crying
10. I ________ oversleep but I did this morning.
A) ’m not used to B) don’t usually C) didn’t use to
11. Try ________ your laptop off and then on again. That might fix the problem.
A) turn B) to turn C) turning
12. These new blankets are heavier than a duvet, but you’ll soon ________ them.
A) get used B) get used to C) used to
13. Please don’t make me ________ to that song again!
A) listening B) listen C) to listen
14. I watch a lot of foreign films so I ________ reading subtitles.
A) used to B) get used C) ’m used to
15. Chloe ________ be good at singing, but now she sings really well and is in the choir.
A) wasn’t used to B) didn’t use to C) ’s used to
16. We managed ________ the whole house before my parents arrived home.
A) to clean B) clean C) cleaning
17. Apparently, when I was very young, I ________ sometimes fall asleep during dinner.
A) would B) use to C) was used to
18. We can’t get used ________ asleep when it’s light. It never gets dark in Alaska in the summer!
A) fall B) to falling C) to fall
19. Mathias decided ________ more and to try to get into the orchestra.
A) practise B) practising C) to practise
20. After a month in Australia, I’ve finally ________ the time difference.
A) got used to B) been used to C) used to
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B- Complete the sentences using the correct form of used to /be used to / get used to.
21. John is always in need of money. He doesn't mind this because he _____________________
(borrow) from his friends.
22. Greg's father __________________ (sell) shirts in the market place but now he works in a
shop.
23. The government presented flats for the villagers. The villagers ___________________
(live) in their small cottages so it will be difficult for them to ____________________(live)
in flats.
24. My girlfriend ________________________ (remember) my birthdays but now she doesn't.
25. Sally is a teacher at a kindergarten. At first, she ______________________ (not spend)
her days playing with kids. Then she ______________________ (play) with them. Now
she_________ (take care of) them.
C- Fill in the blanks with the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.
26. Daniela has had such a tiring semester that she is looking forward to _______ (have) her
holiday soon.
27. The job seemed rather difficult to Jeremy at first, but soon he got used to________ (work)
there.
28. Gliding is similar to ________ (fly) except that the craft has no engine.
29. Matthew always travels by land or sea because he is afraid of _______ (take) the plane.
30. Juliet wasn’t at all happy about ______ (work) so many weekends, but she didn’t refuse
because she worried about losing her job.
31. _______ (read) is essential to broaden one’s horizons.
32. Don’t go out without ________ (put) on your coat. It is rather cold outside.
33. _______(persuade) her seemed useless to me when I realized how obstinate she was.
34. As soon as Maria gets up in the morning, she opens the windows ______ (let) some fresh air
in.
35. We were all exhausted so we stopped ________ (get) some rest at a motel.
D- Rewrite the sentences using the given words.

36. Sally has no memory of falling.
not remember _____________________________________________________ .
37. They didn’t lock the door.
forget ____________________________________________________________ .
38. Using a dictionary might help you.
try _______________________________________________________________ .
39. She no longer eats meat
stopped __________________________________________________________ .
40. I’m sorry to inform you that you didn’t get the job.
regret ____________________________________________________________ .
VOCABULARY
A- Choose the correct word.
Example: a woman who sings with a very high-pitched voice
A) chorus B) barista C) soprano
1. an instrument you play by blowing into it
A) a violin B) a flute C) a cello
2. the extra piece that performers do when the audience asks them to come back
A) encore B) genre C) concerto
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3. a musical instrument that you hit with sticks
A) piano B) cello C) drums
4. a large group of people who sing together
A) chorus B) choir C) orchestra
5. a person who directs an orchestra
A) presenter B) performer C) conductor
6. a string instrument that is played with the hands
A) bass guitar B) violin C) cello
B- Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

Example: At the end, the singer was presented with a ________ of flowers.
A) bouquet B) macchiato C) croissant
7. You look very ________ in that dress and boots.
A) chic B) romantic C) psychic
8. Country and western isn’t my favourite musical ________.
A) encore B) genre C) ballet
9. I think my best friend’s ________ – she always seems to know what I’m thinking!
A) psychologist B) chic C) psychic
10. Most ________ work for magazines, not newspapers.
A) paparazzi B) photographs C) conductors
11. Wouldn’t it be great to have a ________ to drive us everywhere?
A) chauffeur B) chef C) barista
C- Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

Example: Please don’t make too much noise – I’m a very ________ sleeper!
A) heavy B) light C) good
12. I was so exhausted that I fell sleep as soon as my head hit the ________.
A) blanket B) pillow C) sheet
13. I could never share a hotel room with my brother – he ________ so loudly!
A) snores B) yawns C) naps
14. I really mustn’t ________ tomorrow morning – I’ve got an early flight.
A) oversleep B) sleepy C) awake
15. I like to sleep under a thick ________ in winter.
A) sheet B) duvet C) pillow
16. My son’s only three so he sometimes needs a ________ in the afternoon.
A) yawn B) nap C) nightmare
17. The doctor gave me ________ to help me sleep.
A) sleeping pills B) sheets C) a duvet
18. I flew home from New York yesterday so I still feel ________.
A) fast asleep B) awake C) jet-lagged
19. If I drink coffee too late I find it difficult to ________ asleep.
A) keep B) drop C) fall
20. The bed was so comfortable that I slept like a ________.
A) log B) horse C) stone

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WORKSHEET 6 ANSWER KEY

D- Rewrite the sentences using the given words.

B- Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

C- Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

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