1. The survivors heard/had heard a loud noise before the building collapsed.
2. We drove/were driving to the airport when our car broke down.
3. Tom escaped/was escaping from the fire through the kitchen window.

4. How long had you been waiting/had you waited at the station when the train arrived?
5. Andrew worked/has worked as a lorry driver since 2008.
6. John was hungry when I saw him. He hadn't eaten/hadn't been eating anything all
day.
7. It had rained/had been raining for hours and the roads were starting to flood.
8. The sun had set/had been setting by the time we arrived at the campsite.
9. Tony has lost/lost his car keys; he can't find them anywhere.
10. It was a nice day - the sun was shining and a warm breeze blew/was blowing.

Exercise 2a. Listen to a man telling about a historic natural disaster of China. Fill the gaps with the missing words.

      Over 100,000 people were killed in the (1) …………… floods, but the survivors had problems of their own. The floods killed crops, washed out grain storage (2) ……………, leveled houses, and destroyed roads. Many rural communities were (3) …………… and stranded without food, and without any way for aid to reach them. Ultimately, this is why the death toll was so high. Millions of people (4) …………… to death, disease swept through weakened communities, and homeless (5) ………… were stuck without shelter.

Exercise 2b. Listen again. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

      1.   Most of China was flooded in that disaster.                                             .................

      2.   A few decades before that time, China had suffered seriously              .................

            from the wars.                      

      3.   The ground was still submerged until the winter.                                    .................

            4.         Some people in the disaster even had to eat the dead to survive                       

Exercise 2a. Listen to a man telling about a historic natural disaster of China. Fill the gaps with the missing words.

      Over 100,000 people were killed in the (1) …………… floods, but the survivors had problems of their own. The floods killed crops, washed out grain storage (2) ……………, leveled houses, and destroyed roads. Many rural communities were (3) …………… and stranded without food, and without any way for aid to reach them. Ultimately, this is why the death toll was so high. Millions of people (4) …………… to death, disease swept through weakened communities, and homeless (5) ………… were stuck without shelter.

Exercise 2b. Listen again. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

      1.   Most of China was flooded in that disaster.                                             .................

      2.   A few decades before that time, China had suffered seriously              .................

            from the wars.                      

      3.   The ground was still submerged until the winter.                                    .................

            4.         Some people in the disaster even had to eat the dead to survive                       

IV, Complete these sentences using an appropriate modal construction with the verbs in brackets:
1, If he had been doing his job properly, he really (review) ........................... the situation more than once a year.
2, Survivors felt there (be) ........................... an investigation last year into the cause of the disaster.
3, His annual income is reported (grow) ........................... rapidly over the last few years.
4, Only after they (watch) ........................... the documentary, did they contribute to the Save the Wolves fund.
5, We owe it to future generations (ensure) ........................... we spend enough tax money on green energy alternatives.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions.

I met the workers. Reporters interviewed them last week.

A. I met the workers because reporters interviewed them last week

B. I met the workers who interviewed reporters last week.

C. I met the workers who were interviewed by reporters last week.

D. I met reporters who interviewed workers last week.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions

I met the workers. Reporters interviewed them last week

A. I met the workers because reporters interviewed them last week

B. I met the workers who interviewed reporters last week

C. I met the workers who were interviewed by reporters last week

D. I met reporters who interviewed workers last week

1/ The children are busy (collect) __collecting_______ shells on the beach.

2/ The teacher promised (help) __to help_______ us (prepare) ___prepare______ for the examination.

3/ We regret (say) _____staying____ that the lecture was dull and wasn’t worth (listen) ___listening______ to.

4/ There’s no (deny) ____denying_____ that he enjoys (listen) ____listening_____ to his own voice.

5/ Is (boil) ___boiling______ or (fry) ____frying_____ the best way of (cook) ____cooking_____ this fish ?

6/ It’s no use your (ask) _____asking____ him (lend) ___to lend______ you any money.

7/ Can you manage(finish) _________ (write) _________ these reports by yourself ?

8/ He advised me( consider) _________ all the facts before (decide) _______ (accept) ______ the job.

9/ They refused (allow) _______ us (go) _______ in without (sign) _______ the book.

10/ My uncle used to (show) _________ me where (go) _________ and what (buy) ________.

11/ There’s nothing like (walk) _________ as a means of (keep) _________ fit.

12/ Your doctor advised (go) ____ to bed early, so I really can’t understand your (want) ____ (stay) _____ up late.

13/ We considered (give) ___ her a dress for her birthday, but couldn’t help (buy) ___her some flowers, too.

14/ There’s nothing (be) _________ done about it now except (tell) _________ the police the truth.

15/ I remember (hear) ________ him (say) ________ the grass needed (cut) _______.

16/ Would you mind (keep) _________ quiet for a moment ? I’m trying (fill) _________ in a form.

- It’s no use (ask) _________ children (keep) ____ quiet. They can’t help (make) _________ noise.

17/ The miser spent all his time (count) _____ his money and (think) ______ up new hiding places. He kept (move) ____ it about because he was terrified of (be) ____ robbed. He used to (get) ____up at night (make) ___ sure it was still there.

18/ They don’t allow (smoke) ________ in the auditorium; they don’t want (risk) __ (set) _________ it on fire.

19/ Would you like me (turn) ___ down the radio a bit ?  - No, it’s all right. I’m used to (work) ____with the radio on.

20/ We couldn’t help (laugh) ________ when he was making fun of himself.