Quick 03-04a heroes and challenges 1 think about the meanings of these words. underline the word which does not fit in the group. 0 a) war b) slavery c) racism d) peace 1 a) honest b) kind c) sensitive d) cruel 2 a) calm b) dishonest c) cruel d) arrogant 3 a) skilful b) weak c) honest d) intelligent 4 a) slow b) useless c) terrible d) brilliant 5 a) peaceful b) violent c) cruel d) aggressive 6 a) evil b) generous c) kind d) wise 7 a) racism b) freedom c) slavery d) pollution 8 a) doctor b) nurse c) plumber d) surgeon 9 a) electb) choose c) proud d) vote 10 a) idea b) chef c) thought d) opinion (10 marks) 2 change the word in brackets to complete the sentences. 0 william wilberforce campaigned against (slave) 1 he made a famous in parliament. (speak) 2 is this a snake? (poison) 3 she looked at me (strange) 4 i am very that someone is using my bicycle. (suspect) 5 i don’t like going to the dentist. it’s always (pain) 6 carl lewis was a very athlete. (success) 7 are you with me? (anger) 8 she cried when she heard that her cat was (die) 9 my english lessons are always very (activity) 10 carla is very sensitive and her piano teacher says she has a lot of (able) (10 marks) 3 read the rules about the present perfect and the past simple. which description matches these sentences a, b, or c? underline the correct letter. a the time of the action in the past is not known or not given. b a past action has results in the present. c an action happened at a specific time in the past and is not linked to the present. 0 venus dominated tennis in 2001. a b c 1 tim hasn’t won the tournament yet. a b c 2 the hairdresser cut my hair on monday. a b c 3 georgina has dyed her hair green! a b c 4 i’ve lost my cd player! a b c 5 william shakespeare died in 1616. a b c 6 the surgeon has finished the operation. a b c 7 i’ve seen that film six times! a b c 8 i think it rained during the night. a b c 9 did you record titanic when it was on tv? a b c 10 george has written 15 detective stories. a b c (10 marks) 4 underline the correct verb form to complete the sentences 0 she her hair when the telephone rang. a) was washing b) wash c) washed 1 i an accident when i was walking to work. a) ‘ve seen b) was seeing c) saw 2 did you see the eiffel tower when you paris? a) visited b) have visited c) visits 3 do you know if the plumber yet? a) has finished b) finish c) finished 4 they to venice after the wedding? a) have / been b) did / go c) did / went 5 she never a horse. a) ‘s / ridden b) ‘s / rode c) didn’t / ride (5 marks) 5 complete the sentences with words from the box. already ever never yet 0 have you met a pop star? 1 she has ridden a bicycle, not even when she was a child. 2 i won’t go to the cinema because i’ve seen the matrix. 3 has your brother arrived in canada 4 has your mother cooked chinese food? 5 i can’t eat any more. i’ve eaten more than i usually eat. (5 marks) 6 write a, an, the or ø if there should be no article. 0 have you ever climbed __a__ mountain? 1 people generally speak german in this part of switzerland. 2 girls just want to have fun! 3 weather forecast said it’s going to snow this afternoon. 4 how long have you been architect? 5 don’t lean your bike against the window. you’ll break glass. 6 i don’t like sport. 7 have you ever stayed in hotel? 8 she gave me orange sweater. 9 excuse me, do you know exact time? 10 he ran out to help when he heard screams.
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1. We have missed the first act of the play because when we arrived at the theatre the performance already had started.
2. At the time of the trial last summer Hinkley has been in prison for eight months.
3. The staff was paid weekly but now they are receiving a monthly salary.
4. Denise had left school early on Wednesday because she was taking her driving test.
5. What’s the point in arguing with people who are holding very strong opinions?
6. Many of the survivors have been working in the fields when the earthquake struck.
7. Phil stood at the door soaked from head to toe: he has been running in the rain.
8. Jim will leave on the early flight the next morning so he made his excuses and left the party before midnight.
9. It seems to me, Minister, that the Government have broken all its pre-election promises regarding the Health Service, (18) нет слова в скобках?
10. It must be raining really hard. All the passers-by were soaked through.
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1. We have missed the first act of the play because when we arrived at the theatre the performance already had started.
2. At the time of the trial last summer Hinkley has been in prison for eight months.
3. The staff was paid weekly but now they are receiving a monthly salary.
4. Denise had left school early on Wednesday because she was taking her driving test.
5. What’s the point in arguing with people who are holding very strong opinions?
6. Many of the survivors have been working in the fields when the earthquake struck.
7. Phil stood at the door soaked from head to toe: he has been running in the rain.
8. Jim will leave on the early flight the next morning so he made his excuses and left the party before midnight.
9. It seems to me, Minister, that the Government have broken all its pre-election promises regarding the Health Service, (18) нет слова в скобках?
10. It must be raining really hard. All the passers-by were soaked through.
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