V. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first.

46. The driver allowed the old man to travel on the bus without a ticket.

The driver let ..........................................................................................

47. Your sister wore your hat.

I saw .......................................................................................................

48. Did Tam do something suspicious ?

Did you notice --------------------------------------------------------------?

49. Tom prepared the sandwiches. Diana watched him.

Diana ..................................................................................................

50. The children are incapable of doing such heavy work. They are not old enough.

The children are too ...........................................................................

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so the meaning stays the same.

1. The police force everyone to leave the building

The police made......................................................

2. The drive allowed the old man to travel on the bus without a ticket.

The driver let...........................................................

3. Jack focerd his younger brother to wash the dishes.

Jack made................................................................

4. I don't allow people to smoke in my house or in my car.

I don't let..................................................................

5. A car ran down hill.

Tom saw...................................................................

6. Your sister wore your hat.

I saw.........................................................................

7. Did Tam do something suspicious?

Did you notice.......................................................

8. Tom's sister died of AIDS.

I heard......................................................................

4.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word gievn:

1. No-members cannot enter the sports center without a ticket ( allowed )

=> No-members ..............................................................................

2. My mother finished War and Peace in only 3 weeks ( took )

=> It only .................... .................... .............................................

3. George succeeded in putting up the tent on his own ( able )

=> George ......................................................................................

4. I didn’t go swimming with Sam because I was very busy ( too )

=> I was ............................................. ..............................................

5. Winning the football pools meant we could buy a new car ( enables )

=> Winning the football pools ..............................................

6. It took him a long time to paint this picture ( spent )

=> He ................................................................ .............................................

7. Calling Jim is pointless because his phone is out of order ( no )

=> It’s ...............................................................................................................

8. It might be a good idea to use honey instead of sugar ( using )

=>Why don’t you......................................................

VI- Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage.

Bobbi Brown is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he has thirteen (1)……………. . He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a (2)………………, a school bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

             Bobbi lives and works (3)……………the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only one hundred and twenty people live on Gigha but in summer this number will be doubled because of tourists who (4)…………. by boat every day.

             Every day Bobbi gets up at 6.00 and (5)…………….. breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 he drives the (6)……………. children to school. At 9.00 he collects the post (7) ……………the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the (8)………………… .

             He (9)…………: “Margaret likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t like watching television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a (10)…………..of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it”.

If you are aged 16, 17, 18, or 19 and would like to be able to afford to go out more often, why not join the teen travel club and get cheaper bus travel. To join all you have to (1)
is to fill in a form and take it to your nearest bus station. You will also need to produce your bus certificate and a passport-side photograph of yourself. You will be given a free teen travel membership card which will allow you to (3)
at a reduced cost.Once you are a member of the TEEN TRAVEL CLUB you can (4) tickets at any bus station, post-office or rail ticket office. Each ticket you buy is divided (5) 10 parts; when you get (6) the bus you put the ticket into a special machine which will then stamp one part. The ticket last as long as you like and it doesn’t matter how long it (7)
you to use up all the journeys. However you must remember to take your membership card with you when you use your ticket otherwise you may have to pay the full (10) if your ticket is checked.

1.a)out b) there c)place d)work

2.a)write b)do c)afford d)make

3)travel b)go c)come d)tour

4)sell b)receive c)buy d)choose

5)by b)into c)to d)with

6)in b)into c)on d)above

7)takes b)spends c)has d)leaves

8)money b)tickets c)membership d)fare

THE PAST CONTINUOUS

Semi-controlled 

Task 1

Complete these jokes using the Past Continuous.

1. A young man (stand) ________ on a bus. He (chew) ________ gum. An old man (sit) ________ opposite him. After five minutes the old man shouted at him, "It's no good talking to me. I'm deaf.”

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2. A motorist was in court for speeding. He told the judge that on the day he (drive) ________   at ten miles an hour and not at sixty miles an hour.

“How can you be so sure that you (travel) ________   at ten miles an hour?” “Because I (go) ________ to the dentist at the time!”

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3. Mr Goldsmith (shop) ________ in an expensive London store. He (talk) ________ to a young male shop assistant. "I want something unusual to give my beautiful eighteen-year-old daughter for her birthday." The young man thought for a second, then said, "Here's my phone number, sir!" 

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4. Two cannibals (walk) ________ along the road when they saw a long line of people at a bus stop. One said to the other, "Oh, look, do you fancy a barbeque?" 

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5. Two very drunk men (try) ________ to find their way home, but they were lost. They (stagger) ________ along a railway line. "This is a very long staircase," said the first one. "My legs are killing me!" The second drunk (hold) ________ his back. "And the handrail is so low my back is killing me!

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