I. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the verb given. Use the past simple,
present perfect, past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses. Use each tense at least once in
each group of four sentences, but give alternatives where possible.
1. play
a. We …..have played ….. 35 matches so far this season, so we’re all feeling pretty tired.
b. After the match, she admitted that she …………………………………… badly.
c. ……………….. you …………………………………… rugby or football at the school you went to?
d. We …………………………………… really well all year, so it came as a big surprise when we
were beaten by Wales last December.
2. make
a. We …………………………………… the right decision in emigrating to Canada in the mid-1990s.
b. Henson never thought about retirement. In fact, he …………………………………… a
documentary film about the indigenous people of Chile when he died.
c. A: When did you realise that you …………………………………… a mistake in joining the army?
B: When I was posted to Afghanistan.
d. Korean scientists believe that they ………………………………… a breakthrough in the fight
against cancer by developing a technique for containing the disease. They reported their findings
at the AAL conference in New York this week.
3. eat
a. The couple described how they …………………………………… in the dining room when the
explosion destroyed the hotel.
b. My mother was a vegetarian, and as children we rarely …………………………………… meat.
c. I …………………………………… prawns a few times before last week without any ill effects, but
the ones I had at the restaurant made me very sick indeed.
d. A: Would you like some of these cherries?
B: Yes, please. I …………………………………… any fresh fruit for days.
4. run
a. Over the last year I …………………………………… workshops on creative writing in twelve
colleges and universities.
b. She was breathing hard as if she ……………………………………
c. She …………………………………… only two marathons before breaking the world record in the
Pan-African Games.
d. I was late for work so I …………………………………… most of the way.
II. Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.
NEW CYCLING SCHEMES
The County Council has (1) …………. to give a higher (2) …………. to cycling and agreed a new
strategy to guide the (3) …………. ahead in East Sussex.
Cycling is a (4) …………., healthy and environmentally-friendly form of transport. It is (5) ………….
to make it safer, more convenient and attractive, and to increase the (6) …………. of journeys made by
bicycle.
Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes (such as journeys to work, school and the
shops) and for (7) …………. trips for exercise and enjoyment, including longer trips by tourists.
Recent cycle schemes carried out in conjunction with District Councils and other bodies (8)
…………. the Brighton and Hove seafront route and the Cross Levels Way cycle route, in Eastbourne.
(9) …………. people will be consulted as the strategy is implemented. The County Council will work
with local cycling and other groups, and a countywide Cycling Forum will be formed to (10) ………….
that all bodies concerned with cycling are in regular (11) ………….
The (12) …………. of the Cycling strategy are given in a leaflet, and a (13) …………. of the full
strategy document can be seen in County Council Public Libraries.
1. A. intended B. wondered C. decided D. failed
2. A. advantage B. income C. benefit D. priority
3. A. travel B. street C. way D. line
4. A. shortcut B. high-speed C. dangerous D. low-cost
5. A. intended B. convinced C. written D. spoken
6. A. size B. proportion C. provision D. proposal
7. A. recreational B. useless C. sufficient D. promotional
8. A. consist B. participate C. include D. improve
9. A. Abnormal B. Proper C. Country D. Local
10. A. improve B. ensure C. assert D. maintain
11. A. contact B. basis C. touch D. account
12. A. cyclists B. rights C. vehicles D. objectives
13. A. copy B. book C. letter D. network
