C. give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. after he had read the book, he (write) a review of it

2. he did not leave his office until he (finish) work

3. if he ( break) his promise, i shall never speak to him again

4. if the weather is fine we (go\) for a picnic

D. which verbs can we use in place of the verbs or phrases in italics

1. he OWNS a new house

2. he POSSESSES a lot od money

3. i TOOK a bath before dinner

4. TAKE a cigarette

5. WILL YOU LET ME use your telephone pleasr ?

6. PERHAPS THE PLAY WILL begin at any moment .

7. PERHAPS IT HAS begun already.

8. IT IS NECESSARY FOR ME to take a taxi

E. supply said or told in the folowing sentences. give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. she.........me she (will) be absent from work

2. i............my mother that i (lose) the key

3. the manager.............that he (not like) my work

choose the word or phrase(a,b,c or d ) that best fits the blank soace in the following passage

the human race is only one small species in the living world. many other soecies (1)........................ on this planet. however, human beings have a great influence on the (2) .............. od the world. they are changing the environment by building cities and villaghes (3).................... forests once stood. they are changing weather.............(4) by citting down trees in the forests. and they are destroying the air by adding(5) to it.

it can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all(6)............in two serious consequences. the first is that many kinds of rare animals are killed. the second is that the environment where these animals are living is (7)..............destroyed. as a result, the number of rare animals is(8)................ so rapidly that they are in danger of(9)................

1. a. surbive b. exist c. remain d. occur

2. a. part b. piece c. rest d. way

3. a. where b. which c .whose d. when

4. a patterns b. system c. forecasts d. conditions

5. a. pollution b. pollutants c. polluters d. polluting

6. a. regards b. points c. respects d. faces

8. a.completely b. virtually c. exactly d. badly.

9. a. rising b. decreasing c. increasing d. changing

10. a. destruction b. disappearance c. extinction d. collapsing

chosse the word or phrase(a,b,c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

6. do you belive.............flying saucers ?

a. with b. in c. about d. of

8. he passed his final exam ..............ease.

a. with b. in c. at d. on

9. i was delighted .....................the present you gave me

a. about b. to c. with d. of

10.the accident was my fault, so i had to pay for the damage..............the other car.

a. of b. for c. to d. on

11. we arranged to meet at 7.30 , but she never turned......................

a. out b. up c. down d. on

12. not wanting to be latr for mu first class, ........................to school after i missed my bus.

a, so i ran b. because i ran c. i ran d. therefore, i ran

14. if i had ................., i'd visit USA, stopping at all the interesting places.

a. a long enough holiday b. an enough long holiday

c. a holiday enough long d. a long holiday enough

15. ....................... of the newspapers in the world are written in english

a. three quarter b. three fourths c. three fourth d. third four

17. james has two brothers. one is a doctor,................is an engineer.

a. another b. the other c. other d. other one

18. she had to do the household chores by herself,...............?

a. didn't she b. hadn't she c. wasn't she d. doesn't she

19. she....................this new word in the dictionary to make sure that she could pronounce it correctly

a. looked for b. looked up c. looked after d. looked over

20. the stories of washington made him ....................in the history of ameirca

a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. be interested

21. the farmers were sure that they ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,another good harvest the next year.

a. had b. will have c. would have

22. what................. to the forest of the U.S in the last 350 years ?

a. is happening b. is happened c. has happened d. was happened

23. george showed me some pictures.................by his father

a. painting b. painted c. they were painted d. that painted

24. i used to enjoy the summer................ we had a big family picnic

a. where b. when c. which d. that

25. it's high time we.................. him like a child

a. stop treating b. stop to treat c. stopped treating d. stopped to treat

correct the facts. write one negative anf one affirmative sentence. use the part simple

Ex : 1. world war 2 started in 1945. ( 1939)

-->world was 2 didn't star in 1945. it started 1939

2. holland won the world cup in 2010. ( spain)

3. barack obama became US president in 2003. ( 2009)

4. marilyn monroe died in 1983. (1962)

5. jane austen wrote emma in 1995. ( 1815)

complete the quiz questions with the verbs below. use the past somple. then choose the correct anwers

fly invade invent take place write

1. which country DID nato INVADE in 2001 ?

a. iraq b. afghanistan c. kosovo

2. what..............guglielmo marconi.............in 1895 ?

a. the television b. the car c. the radio

3. when...............the wright brothers first...................their plane ?

a. 1873 b. 1903 c. 1933

4. where .............. the battle of waterloo...............in 1815?

a. france b. belgium c. england

5. how many plays............................. shakespeare..................?

a. 17 b. 37 c 57

complete the sentences with the prepositions below. then check your answer in the text

after at by for from in of to

1. she trvelled to and..................work..................nus.

2. it was.....................the south......................the USA

3. black people had to sit ...................the back

4. she had to give her seat...........a white man

5. they did this...............381 days

6. ................a year, the state of alabama changed the law

complete th etext . use the past simple form of the verbs in brackets

caroline herschel...............(be) born in 1750 in germany. when she was 10, she .................(become) very ill, and because of her illness, she only............(grow) to 1:30 metres. her brother, wilhelm, worked as a musician in england and then he.............(begin) to study astronomy. in 1772, wilhelm.........(take) caroline to england. she ................(sing) in many concerts with wilhhelm. caroline ................(read) books on astronomy too, and together they.................(make) telescopes. wilhelm.................(spend) hours every night looking at the stars. caroline also used the telescopes and she discovered many comets and a galaxy. after wilhelm 's death in 1822, she ..............(leave) england and returned to germany. but she continued to study astronomy and in 1828 she...............(win) a gold medal from the royal astronomical society.

look at the list of activities (1 - 10 ) . when did you last do them ? write sentences use the time expressions below. the day before yesterday last night yesterday afternoon yesterday evening last week last month last year two days ( weeks, months, years ) ago 1. do the washing - up 6. wear a hat 2. buy some clothes 7. go to the cinema 3. read a magazine 8 . send a text 4 . take an exam 9. make a phone call 5. spend some money 10. write a letter Ex: i did the washing - last week