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One

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Two

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Three

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Four

9, 10

Five

11, 12

Six

13, 14

Seven

15, 16

Eight

17, 18

Nine

19, 20

Ten

21, 22

Eleven

23, 24

Twelve

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Unit One

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A. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word. 1. He ______________ (quick) reads a book.

2. Mandy is a ______________ (pretty) girl. 3. The class is ______________ (terrible) loud today. 4. Max is a ______________ (good) singer. 5. You can______________ (easy) open this tin.

6. It's a ______________terrible day today. 7. She sings the song______________ (good). 8. The dog barks______________ (loud). 9. Mandy is a ______________ (careful) girl 10.Mandy drives______________ (careful). 11.The bus driver was ______________ (serious) injured. 12.Kevin is ______________ (extreme) clever. 13.This hamburger tastes ______________ (awful). 14.Be ______________ (careful) with this glass of milk. It's hot. 15.Robin looks ______________ (sad). What's the matter with him? 16.Jack is ______________ (terrible) upset about losing his keys. 17.Our basketball team played ______________ (bad) last Friday. 18.Don't speak so______________ (fast). I can't understand you.

19. Maria ______________ (slow) opened her present. 20.The duck ate a ______________ (huge) fish. 21.We ate the______________ (hot) soup.

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Unit One

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A. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word. 1. Grandpa walked ______________ (slow) to the garage. 2. 10. He buys ______________ (unusual) stamps downtown. 3. Marla______________ (patient) waited her turn. 4. The mail carrier ______________ (final) arrived. 5. Peter wrote a ______________ (neat) shopping list. 6. Maggie clapped her hands ______________ (excited). 7. It was a ______________ (magnificent) beautiful performance. 8. He was a very ______________ (sensible) person. 9. 9. Sometimes friends send ______________ (new) stamps. 10.The ______________ (soft) wind is blowing. 11.It was a ______________ (dangerous) lake to swim in. 12.They swam ______________ (lazy) in the pool. 13.Neil ______________ (slow) placed a card on the card house. 14.. Andrea knows the material very ______________ (good). 15.They sang a ______________ (cheerful) song. 16.Nathan is always ______________ (angry). 17.My father snored______________ (loud) on the couch. 18.Sam ______________ (accident) slipped on the ice.

19. I find this novel very ______________ (interesting). 20.The boy waited ______________ (patient) for the computer to load. 21.My mother is so ______________ (nice).

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Unit Two

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A. Complete these sentences with present perfect of the verb in

parentheses. 1. I _____________a lot of articles about this problem. (read) 2. He _____________to Canada. (go) 3. _____________you ever _____________on a farm? (work) 4. We _____________more and more trees from our city over the last ten years. (lose) 5. She _____________very kind to me. (be) 6. I_____________ on a farm all my life. (live) 7. We ___________ sheep for the last six years. (keep) 8. They _____________us to build new pigsties for our pigs.(tell) 9. The clock isn't slow, it_______________ (stop).

B. Complete these sentences with the present perfect OR simple past. 1. I___________ on a farm in 2003. (work) 2. I___________ on a farm since 2004. (live) 3. I ___________six sheep this month. (sell) 4. I ___________ the barn yesterday. (clean) 5. I ___________ the news about the new cow law five minutes ago. (hear) 6. It ___________ sunny and windy today. (be) 7. I_______________ (not\see) him for three years, I wonder where he is. 8. _______________ you_______________ (see) the moon last night? 9. 22. I can't go out because I_______________ (not\finish) my homework yet. Touchstone 3

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Unit Two

B

A. Complete these sentences with present perfect of the verb in

parentheses. 1. I __________________ (never, be) to this country before. 2. I __________________ (never, see) this film before. __________________ (you, see) it? 3. __________________ (you, be) to the United States? - Yes 4. __________________ (you, ever, talk) to an Eskimo? - No, I _________________ (not meet) one yet. 5. He_______________ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give up. 6. A: How long _______________ (be) you there? B: I_______________ (be) there for two weeks. B. Complete these sentences with the present perfect OR simple past. 1. __________________ (they, go) there last year. 2. __________________ (your sister, meet) my friend? - No, she (not meet) her yet. 3. __________________ (father, ever, visit) the National Gallery? 4. When __________________ (he, go) there? - He __________________ (go) there last January. 5. Yesterday I __________________ (see) a big blue Ford parking in front of our house. 6. The children __________________ (not play) cricket yet. But I __________________ (play) twice since last May. 7. We __________________ (not go) out last Sunday because it __________________ (rain). 8. Is the window open? - Yes, this boy __________________ (just, open) it. 9. Where is Mary-Joe? - She __________________ (go) to the shops. 10.Is Dora in? - Yes, she __________________ (be) to the bank, but she __________________ (just, come) back.

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Unit Three

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A. Complete these sentences with Comparative OR Superlative form of the

adjectives in parentheses. 1. Of all of John's victims, Max is __________________ (angry). 2. Mary is __________________ (busy) than Max. 3. Max's house in the mountains is __________________ (peaceful) in the world. 4. Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is __________________ (careful). 5. Jill is __________________ (thoughtful) than your sister. 6. The roads in this town are __________________ (narrow) than the roads in the city. 7. Mary is __________________ (tall) of all the students. 8. Max is __________________ (old) than John. 9. Mary is __________________ (fat) person I've ever seen. 10.Max's house in the mountains is __________________ (peaceful) in the world. B. Write questions to the following highlighted answers. Use HOW. 1. How ________________________________________________________? The film lasts for two hours. 2. How ________________________________________________________? How do you do. 3. How ________________________________________________________? I have a lot of money. 4. How ________________________________________________________? John has three pens. 5. How ________________________________________________________? They go to the theatre once a week. 6. How ________________________________________________________? It takes three hours to get to Chicago.

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Unit Three

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A. Complete these sentences with Comparative OR Superlative form of the

adjectives in parentheses. 1. Mount Everest is __________________ (high) mountain in the world. 2. John is __________________ (happy boy in the world. 3. Max is __________________ (angry) than Mary. 4. Mary is __________________ (busy) person I've ever met. 5. Jupiter has the __________________ (many) moons. 6. Mary's car is __________________ (larger) than Max's car. 7. Max's story is __________________ (long) story I've ever heard. 8. This morning is __________________ (peaceful) than yesterday morning. 9. Max is __________________ (wise) person I know. 10.John is __________________ (happy) today than he was yesterday.

B. Write questions to the following highlighted answers. Use HOW. 1. How ________________________________________________________? There are three apples. 2. How ________________________________________________________? The river is ten meters deep. 3. How ________________________________________________________? I have $10. 4. How ________________________________________________________? This book is costs $5. 5. How ________________________________________________________? They have one meeting every week. 6. How ________________________________________________________? Riyadh is 800kms from Medina.

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Unit Four

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A. Complete these sentences with sensible information. 1. My father made me ____________________________________________. 2. The teacher has her students _____________________________________. 3. My sister helps me _____________________________________________. 4. I have never made my brother ____________________________________. 5. The manager wants me _________________________________________. 6. He told me ___________________________________________________. 7. My friend asked me ____________________________________________. 8. Sandy let her child _____________________________________________.

B. Unscramble the words to make sentences. 1. every\fishing\we\go\remember\would\every\week ________________________________________________________. 2. used to\young\play\William\football\at\school ________________________________________________________. 3. help\cake\me\make\the\would\children\often ________________________________________________________. 4. work\home\exhausted\after\Bob\would\come ________________________________________________________. 5. swim\used to\river\the\in\I ________________________________________________________.

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Unit Four

B

A. Unscramble the words to make sentences. 1. me\the\to\salt\doctor\avoid\told _____________________________________________________________. 2. mother\dishes\gets\to\me\do\my _____________________________________________________________. 3. made\a dictionary\the\buy\teacher\me _____________________________________________________________. 4. to\go\he\me\wants\the\theatre\to _____________________________________________________________. 5. me\do\homework\nobody\helps\my _____________________________________________________________. 6. parents\my\let\abroad\study\me _____________________________________________________________.

B. Complete these sentences with used to OR would 1. She ___________________ cook for herself and _______________ take the dog out for a walk. 2. Every morning we ___________________ go to the beach and ___________________ swim for about an hour. 3. He ___________________ spend Christmas with his parents and ___________________ take them out to the restaurant every single day of the week. 4. I ___________________ live to London and ___________________ go to the gym. 5. I ___________________ be a very good tennis man and would ___________________ fishing. 6. My sister ___________________ live in Australia for many years, but she ___________________ always come home for Eid.

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Unit Five

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A. Complete these sentences with the correct quantifier. 1. Polly can be moody sometimes, that's why she has __________ (less\fewer) friends than Victor. 2. Victor loves children and he has got __________ (more\much) patience than Polly. 3. Victor works in a big circus; he has got __________ (less\fewer) time 4. They live in a very small flat because they have__________ (very few\very little) money. 5. I really need to see him. I've got __________ (a few\a little) questions to ask him. 6. Could we have __________ (a few\a little) juice, please? 7. They've already been to Spain __________ (a few\a little) times. 8. You shouldn’t eat __________ (much\many) chocolate!

B. Complete these sentences with too, too much, too many, enough. 1. He eats _____________ sugar. 2. Let's get out of here: there are _____________ people in this room! 3.

TOO MANY

Let's get out of he

Open the window, please; it's

_____________ hot in here! 4.

TOO

Open the w indow

He read the exercise _____________

quickly, that's why he made that mistake.

TOO

He read the exerc

5. There's _____________ noise here, let's go somewhere else. 6.

TOO MUCH

There's * noise he

_____________ cooks spoil the

broth. (Proverb) 7.

TOO MANY

* cooks spoil the

Men think women spend

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9. He hasn’t got _____________ time. 10.I’ve eaten _____________ chocolates.

Unit Five

B

A. Complete these sentences with the correct quantifier. 1. Fiona has eaten __________ (fewer\less) caramel bars, and she lost two pounds. 2. He has __________ (a little/a few) money left. 3. He has __________ (a little/a few) dollars left. 4. I only want __________ (a little/a few) pancakes and (a little/a few) orange juice this morning. 5. we’re going to pack __________ (a little/a few) boxes with the rest of our dishes 6. Polly doesn't travel much; she has got __________ (fewer\less) luggage than Victor. 7. Victor knows lots of funny stories; Polly has got __________ (fewer\less) humor than Victor. 8. Polly isn't a clown, so she has got __________ (fewer\less) funny ideas than Victor

B. Complete these sentences with too, too much, too many, enough. 1. He eats _____________ sugar. 2. It’s very crowded on this beach. There are _____________ people. 3. I am still feeling hungry, and I’ve had my lunch. I didn’t eat _____________ food.

4.

Which ice cream shall we have? There are

_____________ flavours to choose

from!

5.

I did

_____________ exercise at the gym yesterday. My muscles are really

aching.

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6. 7. 8. 9.

This suitcase isn’t big

_____________. I can’t fit all my clothes in it. I’m really tired. I got up _____________ early this morning! Yuck! This tea is too sweet. There’s _____________ sugar in it! I can’t come to the meeting today. Sorry, I’m _____________ busy.

Unit Six

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A. Complete these sentences with the correct future tenses. Use the words in parentheses. 1. Jack _____________ (meet) Kim tomorrow afternoon. 2. I think he _____________ (be) very successful. 3. When _____________ (visit) me next year? 4. Class _____________ (begin) at 9, it _____________ (begin) at 10. 5. As soon as she arrives in Manchester she _____________ (give) you a call. 6. Look at those clouds on the horizon! It is _____________ (rain) soon. 7. I promise you: I _____________ (finish) my homework on time next week. 8. I'll take this letter to the post office when I _____________ (go) into town this afternoon.

B. Unscramble the words to make sentences. 1. Parents\we\respect\ought to\our _____________________________________________________________.

2. might\we\to\collect\money\some\want _____________________________________________________________.

3. going to\to\study\I’m\have\hard _____________________________________________________________.

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4. have\I\chair\buy\to\got\a _____________________________________________________________.

5. consult\a\ought to\you\doctor _____________________________________________________________.

Unit Six

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A. Complete the sentences with the correct future tenses. Use the words in parentheses. 1. Who do you think _____________ (win) the next national elections? 2. We are _____________ (fly) to Warsaw next week for a meeting with the advisory board. 3. I'm hungry - Oh, I _____________ (make) you a sandwich. 4. He _____________ (study) Law at Sheffield University next year. 5. Oh darling! I love you so much, _____________ (you/marry) me? 6. The flight _____________ (leave) at 8 p.m. 7. Look at those clouds! It _____________ (rain) any minute.

B. Unscramble the words to make sentences. 1. Parents\we\respect\ought to\our _____________________________________________________________.

2. ought to\you\country\love\your _____________________________________________________________.

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4. mend\his\he’d\ways\better _____________________________________________________________.

5. rather\coffee\I’d\coffee\drink _____________________________________________________________.

Unit Seven

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A. Complete these sentences with the correct relative pronouns: who, which OR no pronoun. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mr. Richards, ______________ is a taxi driver, lives on the corner. We often visit our aunt in Norwich ______________ is in East Anglia. This is the girl ______________ comes from Spain. That's Peter, the boy ______________ has just arrived at the airport. Thank you very much for your e-mail ______________ was very interesting. The children, ______________shouted in the street, are not from our school. What did you do with the money ______________ your mother lent you? John, ______________ lives next door, is a doctor. The man, ______________ I met yesterday, forgot his umbrella.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. moved away, hangs out, grow up , go back, go away, signing up, get along,

1. ______________ and leave me alone! 2. They seem to ______________ with each other. 3. I'm thinking of ______________ for a yoga course. 4. What do you want to be when you ______________?

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5. I felt so sick I just wanted to ______________ to bed. 6. I don't really know who he ______________ with. 7. My best friend ______________ when I was ten.

Unit Seven

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A. Complete these sentences with the correct relative pronouns: who, which OR no pronoun. 1. This is the boy ______________had an accident. 2. Yesterday I saw a car ______________was really old. 3. Mandy is the girl ______________I met on Friday. 4. The robber stole the car ______________the lady parked in front of the supermarket. 5. Can I talk to the girl ______________is sitting on the bench? 6. The book ______________you gave me is great. 7. She likes hamburgers ______________are hot. 8. Bill Clinton, ______________was President of the USA, has only one daughter.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. going away, signed up, got along, settle down, broke up, hang out, grew up 1. I ______________ in Chicago when I was a child. 2. Over half the people who ______________ to do engineering were women. 3. We've always ______________ quite well. 4. They'd like to see their daughter ______________, get married, and have kids. Touchstone 3

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5. I'm ______________ on a business trip next week. 6. I think we ought to ______________ home. 7. He lost his job and his marriage ______________. 8. Where do the youngsters ______________?

Unit Eight

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A. Complete these sentences with the correct with the correct form of the

verb in parentheses. 1) If Alex ______________ (sell) his old mobile, he would buy a new mp3 player. 2) We ______________ (come) to the party if it started at 8 o'clock. 3) The boy ______________ (be) in the Olympic team if he trained harder. 4) If you ______________ (click) the red button, you would cancel the download. 5) If he ______________ (be) old enough, he could play in the school basketball team. 6) If they had enough money, they ______________ (buy) a new car. 7) If you did a paper round, you ______________ (earn) a little extra money. 8) If Michael ______________ (get) more pocket money, he would ask Doris out for dinner. B. Make wh-questions OR Yes\No questions with would using the ideas below. 1. If Tracy had a mobile, she would call all here friends. _____________________________________________________________? 2. If Adam spoke Italian, he would work in Italy. _____________________________________________________________?

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3. You would get very wet if you walk in this rain. _____________________________________________________________? 4. If he carries the rucksack, I’d pull the suitcase. _____________________________________________________________?

Unit Eight

B

A. Complete these sentences with the correct with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1) If I came home earlier, I ______________ (prepare) dinner. 2) If we lived in Rome, Francesco ______________ (visit) us. 3) If Tim and Tom ______________ (be) older, they would play in our hockey team. 4) If he ______________ (be) my friend, I would invite him to my birthday party. 5) If Susan studied harder, she ______________ (be) better at school. 6) Maria could understand the text if her teacher ______________ (mark) the important sentences. 7) Joe ______________ (get) better marks if he improved his grammar. 8) If we recycled these cans, we ______________ (reduce) rubbish. 9) If you ______________ (change) your money at a bank, you would save commission.

B. Make wh-questions OR Yes\No questions with would using the ideas below. 1. If Jim had time, he would buy her some sweets. _____________________________________________________________? 2. If they learned the poem, they would get a good mark. _____________________________________________________________?

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3. I would stay at home if it rained. _____________________________________________________________? 4. If they had enough money, they would buy a new car. _____________________________________________________________?

Unit Nine

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A. Rewrite these questions. Start with the expressions in parentheses.

1. Did John clean the black shoes yesterday? (I wonder ----------) ____________________________________________________________.

2. Who gave you the laptop? (Could you tell me -----------------------?) ____________________________________________________________.

3. When is Tim leaving on Friday? (Do you have any idea -----------------------?) ____________________________________________________________.

4. Will it rain tomorrow? (Do you know -----------------------?) ____________________________________________________________.

5. How old are you? (He asked me -----------------------) ____________________________________________________________.

6. What’s your telephone number? (Can you tell me -----------------------?) ____________________________________________________________.

B. Complete the questions with the words in parentheses. 1. Can you tell me _______________________________________________? (how\ write a letter) 2. Do you know__________________________________________________? (how\ do a research) 3. Do you have any idea ___________________________________________? (where\ find Jane) 4. I wonder _____________________________________________________? (where\ go at the weekend) Touchstone 3

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5. Can you show me ______________________________________________? (where\buy a computer) 6. I can’t figure out _______________________________________________? (how\solve this problem)

Unit Nine

B

A. Rewrite these questions. Start with the expressions in parentheses.

1. What are the boys doing? (Can you see -----------------------?) ____________________________________________________________.

2. Where do you play football? (Can you show me -----------------------?) ____________________________________________________________.

3. Why didn't Nick go to New York? He wants to know why -----------------------) ____________________________________________________________.

4. Did Max fly to London two weeks ago? Linda wonders -----------------------) ____________________________________________________________.

5. When does the train to Liverpool leave? Can you tell me -----------------------?) ____________________________________________________________.

6. When will you do your homework? (He asked me -----------------------) ____________________________________________________________.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs in the box. thrown away, take off, hooked up, turn off, turned on , plugged in, look up, 1. We've got a CD player, but it's not ______________ yet. 2. 'Is your printer working?' 'Wait a minute - it's not ______________. 3. ______________ the word in your dictionary. 4. I shouldn't have ______________ the receipt.

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5. Don't forget to ______________ the lights when you leave. 6. She ______________ the tap to do the dishes. 7. He sat on the bed to ______________ his boots.

Unit Ten

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A. Complete the sentences with the present perfect OR present perfect continuous of the verbs in parentheses. 1. I _______________ (run) this website since 1999. 2. How many letters _______________ you_______________ (write)? 3. I _______________ (meet) her twice. 4. My parents _______________ (smoke) for years. 5. They _______________ (clean) the car. It looks new again. 6. Steve and Carol _______________ (eat) at that restaurant twice. They really like it 7. He _______________ (wait) for his girlfriend since 6 o'clock. 8. We _______________ (live) in Greece since last August. 9. I _______________ (see) you two times this week. 10.Max and Paul _______________ (ride) their bikes all day.

B. Complete the sentences. Add still, already OR yet. 1. He has _______________ been to the National Museum. 2. He hasn’t made his decision _______________. 3. I haven't done it _______________. Touchstone 3

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4. We _______________ haven’t moved to the new house. 5. I have _______________ seen her. 6. I _______________ haven't had time to do it today. 7. I haven’t read an article about trees and pollution _______________.

Unit Ten

B

A. Complete the sentences with the present perfect OR present perfect continuous of the verbs in parentheses. 1. My brother_______________ (write) several plays. 2. You _______________ (listen) to music since 12:30. 3. How many pictures _______________ you _______________ (paint)? 4. I _______________ (go) to the museum several times. I like it. 5. They _______________ (lie) in the sun for hours. 6. Emily _______________ (work) on the computer for too long. 7. Mary _______________ (eat) three apples. 8. It _______________ (rain) since I came home. 9. I've _______________ (go) to three conferences on air pollution. 10.Frank _______________ (dream) for the last 20 minutes.

B. Complete the sentences. Add still, already OR yet. 1. I _______________ haven’t planted any oak trees in my garden. 2. We haven't bought a washing machine _______________. 3. I have _______________ had lunch. I’m full. 4. I _______________ haven’t been to a car race. 5. I have _______________ tried a lot of different sports. Touchstone 3

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6. Have you gone skiing _______________? 7. He has _______________ taken a photograph. 8. My brother hasn’t ridden the new bike _______________.

Unit Eleven

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A. Choose the correct modal verb in parentheses. 1. My friend Christine walked past me without speaking. She (can’t\must) have seen me. 2. The phone rang but I didn't hear it. I (couldn’t\must) have been asleep. 3. I haven't seen our neighbours for ages. They (can’t\must) have gone away. 4. I can't find my mobile phone. I (can’t\may) have left it in the restaurant we had dinner at last evening. 5. You have been working all night. You (must\couldn’t) be tired. 6. The doctor (must\couldn’t) be pretty famous in the town. Everyone knows him. 7. The weather was stormy during their holiday, so they (can’t\must) have had a very good holiday.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives in parentheses. 1. I'm (interested\interesting) in finding out more about this. Where can I look? 2. I was (surprised\surprising) by the news. I didn't expect it. 3. I do the same thing every day. My job is very (bored\boring). 4. I'm really (worried\worrying) about my interview. 5. My job is very varied. I find it (interested\interesting). 6. I'm (interested\interesting) in applying for the job.

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7. Cheer up. Don't feel so (depressed\depressing). There are plenty of other jobs. 8. I heard a very (amused\amusing) story. It will make you laugh. 9. There are a lot of road signs. It's all very (confused\confusing).

Unit Eleven

B

A. Complete the sentences with the modal verb in parentheses. 1. Dan passed his exams with excellent grades, despite not having prepared for it. The exam (can’t\could) have been very difficult. 2. The police knew every detail of their phone conversation. They (can’t\may) have done some wiretapping. 3. Despite his wife’s illness, the baby was delivered safely. The couple (must\couldn’t) be very happy and relieved. 4. You got here very late. You (must\can’t) have taken a taxi. 5. Tim and Lucy go away on holiday very often, so they (must\can’t) have a lot of savings in their account. 6. The coat you bought is of very good quality. It (can’t\must) have been very expensive. 7. The restaurant (can’t\must) be very good. It’s always empty.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives in parentheses. 1. It's not (surprised\surprising) that you failed the exam. You never did any work. 2. I don't understand this exercise. I'm very (confused\confusing). 3. I thought your behaviour at the party was (disgusted\disgusting). You were sick in the middle of the room. 4. My trip to Paris has been cancelled. I'm really (disappointed\disappointing). I really wanted to go.

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5. I am very (interested\interesting) in this subject. I find it fascinating. 6. The lesson was really (bored\boring). I almost fell asleep. 7. I was (amused\amusing) by her behaviour. It was very funny. 8. Jennifer had a very (relaxed\relaxing) holiday in Greece.

Unit Twelve

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A. Rewrite the sentences. Use the simple past passive. 1. The cat caught the mouse. ____________________________________________________________. 2. Oliver taught the children. ____________________________________________________________. 3. The bullet shattered the window. ____________________________________________________________. 4. The students handed in the reports. ____________________________________________________________. 5. Sam bought a sports car. ____________________________________________________________. 6. Peter wrote a letter to the manager. ____________________________________________________________. 7. Julia rescued three cats. ____________________________________________________________.

B. Unscramble the words to complete the sentences. 1. (seriously, company, were, the, transport , damaged, by) The goods ___________________________________________________. 2. (new, decorated, beautifully, the, owner, was, by) The house ____________________________________________________. 3. (lorry, damaged by, was, the, completely) The car ______________________________________________________. 4. (was, students, by, quietly, entered, the) Touchstone 3

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The room _____________________________________________________. 5. (won, was, Tom, happily, by) The race _____________________________________________________. 6. (was, done, George, carelessly) The homework ________________________________________________.

Unit Twelve

B

A. Rewrite the sentences. Use the simple past passive. 1. Frank built a house. ____________________________________________________________. 2. The police arrested the thieves. ____________________________________________________________. 3. Caroline paid for the meal. ____________________________________________________________. 4. Harry met his parents at the airport. ____________________________________________________________. 5. Michael has not sent me text messages. ____________________________________________________________. 6. Tom respected Lindsay's opinion. ____________________________________________________________. 7. The police arrested 12 people. ____________________________________________________________.

B. Unscramble the words to complete the sentences. 1. (thief, was, by, opened, quietly, the) The door ____________________________________________________. 2. (the, won, by, confidently, president, was) The election __________________________________________________. 3. (quickly, was, Juan, by, eaten) Her lunch _____________________________________________________. 4. (the, was, by understood, students, well) Touchstone 3

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The lesson ____________________________________________________. 5. (burned, tragically, was, down) Their museum _________________________________________________. 6. (was, the, quickly, by city, rebuilt) The museum __________________________________________________.

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