3 Fill in: deal with, feed, contaminate, fill up,
run out of, increase. Mind the tenses.
An outbreak of E-coli* has 1) local crops.
Hospital beds are quickly 2) and the
number of patients suffering from severe stomach
pains has 3) Doctors are complaining that
the hospitals are not equipped to 4) all
these sick people. Meanwhile farmers are 5)
food supplies and are afraid they won't be able to
6) their families.
* E-coli: is a bacterium that is found in the lower intestine of
warm-blooded animals. Some strains of E-coli can cause food
poisoning in humans.
1) I haven't seen him for ages.
2) He has been doing his lessons since lunch.
3) I haven't heard about him for a long time.
4) I have been driving since I was 17.
5) Jack has failed his driving test three times because he doesn't know how to park.
6) I think he has made a lot of improvement.
7) Alice hasn't passed her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.
8) She has been worrying about this for two months.
9) She has been studying the driver’s manual for hours every day.
10) She hasn't taken another test yet.
11) I have had a headache since I got up.
12) He is my friend, I have known him for a long time.
13) Ivan has a stomachacke. He has been eating junk food all day.
14) I have never heard that song before.