Exercise 7:
1/ In most countries a child (start) ........................school at six and (stay)................................ for about fives years in a primary school. Then he (move) ...............................to a secondary school. At 17 or 18 he (take)................................ an exam; if he (do) ........................well in this exam he can (go)........................... on to a university if he (wish)...........................
2/ One of the first novels in history of literature (be) ...........................written in England in 1719. It (be) ........................Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe. He (bear)............................... in London in a rich family. When Daniel (be)......................... a schoolboy, he (begin) ............................to write stories. After (leave) .............................school he (work) .............................in his father's shop and (write)........................ articles for newspapers. Dofoe (visit).............................. many countries and (meet)............................... many people. That helped him much in his writings.
3/ Rob Fellow (come) .................... from England. He (come) .................... to Paris six months ago to learn French. He (start) (learn) ....................French at school in England when he was eleven so he (learn) .................... it nearly for ten years. He just (take) .................... an exam. If he (pass) ...................., he (move) .................... into the next class. He (be) .................... excited today because his parents (come) .................... tomorrow to stay with him for a few days.
4/ Dear Jill,
Here I am in New York! I (be) ....................here for two weeks now and it (be) .................... very interesting. My friend, Nancy, whom I (meet) .................... in London in 1982, (live) .................... in New York for three years, so she (know) .................... all about it. Yesterday, we ( go) ....................to China town and (eat) .................... hot dogs there. We (visit) .................... the Statue of Liberty this Sunday.
5/ Jack London (bear) .................... in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He (begin) .................... his education at the university of California, but (not/finish) .................... it there, he (write) .................... a lot of adventure books. He (travel) ....................much, and his experience in his strips (help) .................... him write many famous books.
6/ John hasn't got a job. He (be) .................... unemployed for six months. He (work) .................... for a textile firm which (have) ....................to close because it (not/have) .................... enough orders.
7/ Today there (be) ....................more than 3000 different (speak) .................... languages in the world. English (be) .................... the most widely spoken language, over 350 million people (speak) .................... it but more people speak Chinese. You may wonder why English (more widely/ speak) ....................although more people who (speak) .................... Chinese are found in China but English (speak) .................... by people (find) .................... in almost every corner of the world.
8/ Short after the war, my brother and I (invite....................) to spend a few days' holiday with an uncle who (just/return) .................... from abroad. He (rent) .................... a cottage in the country, although he rarely (spend) .................... much time there.
We (understand) .................... the reason for this after our arrival. The cottage (have) .................... no comfortable furniture in it, many of the windows (break) .................... and the roof (leak) ...................., making the whole house damp.
9/ At first I (enjoy) (listen) .................... to him but after a while I got tired of (hear) .................... the same story again and again.
10/ She apologized for (borrow) .................... my bike without (ask) ....................permission and promised never (do) .................... it again.
11/ Because of the bomb scarce, no one (allow) .................... in the building. People (prevent) ....................from (open) .................... this front door by a guard who was stationed there.
12/ I woke up one Sunday morning and (discover) ....................that my sandals (miss) ..................... I (search) .................... high and low for them when my brother (rush) ....................into my room (exclaim) ....................:" Come quickly! the neighbour's dog (take) .................... all the shoes!". Upon (see) .................... the dog, we gave chase. Unfortunately, we could not catch it and to this day nobody (know) .................... what happened to our shoes.
13/ When we (return) .................... our holidays, we (find) .................... our house in a mess. What (happen) .................... while we (be) .................... away? A burglar (get) .................... into the house and (steal) .................... a lot of our things. The burglar (get) .................... in through the kitchen window. He (have) ....................no difficulty in forcing it open. Then he (go) .................... into the living room.
14/ In the past travel (consider) .................... an essential part of education. Poets and writers (realize) .................... the value of travel and (go) .................... out to other countries in search of knowledge. A man's education (not/ complete) .................................... until we (visit) .................... foreign lands.
15/ Our university (send) .................... 21 students to study in the other countries last year. In total, we (send) .................... 186 students abroad over the last ten years.
16/ Wood (not/ sink) .................... in water.
17/ (See) .................... photographs of the place, he had no desire to go there.
18/ (Infuriate) .................... by the interruptions, the speaker refused to continue his speech.
19/ (Find) .................... the money, they began quarrelling about how to divide it.
20/ When the painter felt the ladder (begin) (slip) .................... he grabbed the gutter (save) .................... himself from (fall) .....................
21/ You shouldn't get Jack (type) .................... this letter. He's a careless man.
22/ The teller (make) (lie) .................... down on the floor.
23/ I (say) .................... that last night? I (be) .................... absent-minded.
24/ I resented (unjustly,accuse) .................... and asked him (apologize) ....................
25/ While I (walk) .................... to the bus-stop, I realized I (leave) .................... the cooker on.
26/ Danny's train (arrive) ....................tomorrow morning at 6.00 so we (meet) .................... him at the station.
27/ It's high time the local government (do) .................... something about the sewage system which (not/ upgrade) .................... for years.
28/ It is advisable that we (be) .................... economical in the economic recession.
29/ The telephone, which is considered (be) .................... one of the most useful scientific achievements of the century, is said (invent) .................... by A. Bell.
30/ They didn't come. They (not/be) .................... absent. They were supposed (sit) .................... for an important test during the afternoon.
31/ The population (increase) .................... rapidly in Vietnam nowadays.
32/ I'll phone you at eight.-No, I (watch) .................... a football match then.
33/ His doctor advises that he (eat) .................... less meat.
34/ We have postponed (tell) .................... anyone the news until someone considers (do) .................... something about our matter.
35/ He happened (stand) ....................outside the bank, and he witnessed the robbery (take) .................... place.
36/ If you are (catch) .................... the first train, it will mean (get) .................... up at 5.00.
37/ The accident (report) (cause) .................... by a reckless motorist.
38/ Look! The rain (spoil) .................... our furniture. You (close) ....................all the window last night.
Oxford for 15 years, then (7.move) .................... to London in 1970. They now (8.live) .................... in Cadogan Square in central London
39/ Paul Carrack is a musician and a singer. He (1.be) .................... in the music business for over 20 years. He (2.start) .................... playing professionally while he (3.be) ....................at school. He (4. Travel) .................... all over the world. He (5.have) ....................his first hit record in 1974. So far he (6.make) .................... a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain (7.know) .................... his name and they never (8.forget) .................... his number one song “ The Living Years”.
40/ If you’d like to meet the president, I (arrange) .................... it.
41/ someone offered you to buy one of those rings, which you (choose) ....................?
42/ If I (see) .................... a tiger walking across Hyde Park I (climb) .................... a tree.
43/ Let's go to the beach. No, it's too cold. If it (be) .................... warmer, I wouldn't mind going to the beach.
44/ Why do you read newspapers? Well, if I (not/ read) .................... newspapers, I wouldn't know what was happening in the world.
45/ I'm not tired enough to go to bed yet. I (not/sleep) .....................
46/ I would be grateful if you (send) .................... me your brochure as soon as possible.
47/ Liz gave me this ring. She (be) .................... very upset if I (sell) it.
48/ If I (be) a bird, I (not/ live) .................... in a cage.
49/ Most people know that oil (float) .................... on water. If you (pour) oil on water, it (float) .....................
50/ If you scream, I (kill) .................... you.
51/ If you (finish) .................... using the typewriter, I'd like to borrow it for a while, so that I can get used to typing with that machine.
52/ If you (write) .................... the letter I will post it.
53/ If you (swim) .................... this afternoon, you shouldn't eat too much now.
54/ You (see) .................... I am right if you look into the matter from my point of view.
55/ "I'd be very grateful if you (keep) .................... me informed", he said.
56/ I think there are too many cars. If there (not/be) .................... so many cars, there (not/ be) .................... so much pollution.
57/ If you (not/ live) .................... so far away, we (visit) .................... you more often.
58/ This soup isn't very good. It (taste) .................... better if it wasn't so salty.
59/ It's very cold. Mr Taylor, who has been ill recently, is walking along the road without a coat. He (wear) .................... a warm coat.
When I (tell)41 .................... my teacher that I (have)42.................... a little difficulty with conditional sentences at the moment, he (ask)43.................... me (come)44 ....................and (see)45.................... him the following afternoon. After he (give)46.................... me a brief explanation, he (ask)47.................... me several questions and then (give)48.................... me a short written test. I (be)49.................... delighted (find)50 ....................that I (not make)51.................... a single mistake.
While we (speak)52...................., his wife (enter)53.................... and (ask)54.................... whether I (like)55.................... something (drink)56.................... . It (be)57.................... possible that if I (not go)58 .................... (see)59.................... my teacher yesterday, I (may fail)60.................... in yesterday's test. Although our papers (not yet be returned)61.................... to us , I (have)62 ....................nothing (worry)63.................... about. My teacher (tell)64.................... me a few minutes ago that I (do)65.................... very well.
60/ It has been suggested that the government (assist) .................... the poor in improving their living condition.
61/ The programmes for hunger elimination and poverty alleviation (improve) .................... living condition in remote regions.
62/ After (climb) .................... for six hours, we managed (reach) .................... the summit.
63/ I don't mind you (use) my bike provided that you (take) .................... care of it.
64/ Were the paintings genuine? It (be) .................... worth thousands of pounds.
65/ My uncle would rather that I (not/ leave) .................... yesterday.
66/ If I (not/stay) ....................up late last night, I (not/feel) .................... sleepy now.
67/ We (wait) ....................for 20 minutes when he came.
68/ I’d rather he ( not/ write) .................... that letter.
69. I used to.....................(think) that life ended at 30.
70.I’m not used to..........................(think) so hard this early in the morning.
71. Jane was never a very reliable friend. If I were you, I’d try.......................(forget) her.
72.If your clothes don’t seem very white after you’ve washed them, try.........................(soak) them in a little bleach.
73. Please stop.........................(make) such a terrible noise!
74.After half an hour, we stop........................(make) a cup of tea.
75. I remember.........................(see) him in the part of Hamlet at the Academy Theatre.
76.Did you remember...........................(see) Tim and tell him that we can’t come on Saturday?
77. I started..........................(read) classical literature at the age of six.
78.Oh, look! It’s starting......................(rain)
79. He went on.......................(write) his essay despite the noise.
80.The lecture began very badly, but the professor went on......................(make) some interesting points.
81. I couldn’t help them........................(find) what they were looking for as I was in too much of a hurry.
82.Harry looked so funny that I couldn’t help.....................(laugh).
83. I like........................(pay) bills quite promptly. It’s so easy to get behind.
84I like.......................(be) the centre of attention.
85. Do you like......................(cook)?
86.When we have a dinner party, I like.......................(cook) something really exotic that nobody’s ever had before.
87.What a shame! I'd rather you ( not/dismiss) .................... like that.
88.When I noticed the blank stare he ( give) .................... me, I (realize)that he didn't understand me.
89.Would you be so kind as ( switch off) .................................the lightswhen leaving?
90.Just inside the outer later of the earth's atmosphere (be) the elements necessary to protect it from ultraviolet rays, extreme temperatures, and threatening foreign substances.
91.The Swedish scientist, Alfred B. Nobel, left money (6. award) ..........................to people who have done something important to help humankind.
92.It's imperative that the wildlife program (broadcast) .......................................tomorrow.
93.The President ( deliver) ............................. a speech, but in the end he (change) ..........................his mind.
94.He has five outstanding students, each (deserve)………………………….(give) a scholarship.
95.I can't understand why he (be) ………………………………….. so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
