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File 1
1A
a 1 How long did you live there?
2 Is your sister older than you?
3 When does the lecture start?
4 What time do you switch on
your computer?
5 Why hasn’t the train come?
6 Do you go to the library
much?
7 When did you see your
parents?
8 What time did your friends
arrive?
9 Will the talk go on much
longer?
10 How long have you studied
Spanish?
b 1 Where did you go for your
holiday?
2 Do you catch the train to
work?
3 Can you play the violin?
4 Do your children have any
pets?
5 What time does the bus leave?
6 Can you send me an email?
7 Did you lock the front door?
8 Do you have a favourite band?
9 Did you send a card to your
mother?
10 Do you live in a house or a
flat?
1B
a 1 Maria enjoys going to college.
2 My brother doesn’t eat salad.
3 I don’t like spiders much.
4 When does your term finish?
5 She has ten pairs of shoes.
6 My mother usually shops at
the supermarket.
7 When do you do your
housework?
8 I don’t enjoy driving at night.
9 When did you receive the
invitation?
10 My aunt has a house by the
sea.
b 1 Every day we study in the
library.
2 I don’t like walking home in
the dark.
3 My father really enjoys
gardening.
4 They don’t have any children.
5 We think about our friends at
Christmas.
6 Once a week I go to an
exercise class.
7 Every morning he checks his
emails.
8 My friends have two cats and
a dog.
9 There is a shop in the next
village.
10 It hasn’t rained for a week.
1C
a 1 She is writing her family
history.
2 Is it snowing today?
3 Why are you sitting out there
in the cold?
4 My friend is buying her ticket.
5 I’m not living at home now.
6 The teacher is telling a story.
7 Are your parents buying a
house?
8 We aren’t studying French.
9 Why are you wearing dark
glasses?
10 They aren’t making plans for
their holiday.
b 1 Every morning he runs for an
hour.
2 I’m not thinking about
moving house at the moment.
3 Why are you sitting outside?
Come back inside.
4 A Do you go away every
Christmas?
B No, this year we’re staying
at home.
5 On Tuesdays she visits her
cousin.
6 A Why don’t you buy your
vegetables at the market?
B I don’t eat many
vegetables.
7 My brother is down by the
river; he is trying to catch a
fish.
8 On Mondays she doesn’t have
many lectures.
9 My sister is expecting a baby.
10 I don’t send many letters.
File 2
2A
a 1 wanted 11 called
2 started 12 agreed
3 read 13 arrived
4 got 14 drove
5 made 15 got
6 left 16 didn’t feel
7 found 17 answered
8 didn’t know 18 could
9 remembered 19 passed
10 was
b 1 Did you enjoy living there?
2 What was the climate like?
3 What sort of house did you
live in?
4 Did you travel around the
country?
5 Did you swim in the sea
often?
6 Did you make many friends
there?
2B
a 1 What were you looking at?
2 My brother couldn’t come
because he was working.
3 We were driving home when
we saw an accident.
4 I made a mistake because I
wasn’t thinking.
5 He told me he was writing a
book about his life.
6 Why were you running up the
road?
7 I wasn’t expecting you yet.
8 They were staying at a beach
resort.
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b 1 was raining, left
2 met, was studying
3 learnt, was living
4 arrived, was waiting
5 didn’t hear, were watching
6 was…thinking, reached
7 lost, were cleaning
2C
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b 1 so
2 because
3 Although
4 so
5 but
6 because
7 but
8 so
9 but
File 3
3A
a 1 is going to catch
2 ’re going to see
3 ’m sending
4 going to visit
5 is not playing
6 ’re going to stay
7 Are … going to let
b 1 ’re going to be
2 ’re going to miss
3 is going to ruin
3B
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3N
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5F
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b 1 ’m helping
2 ’m making
3 Is … coming
4 ’s getting
5 ’s feeling
6 ’re … looking
3C
a 1 who
2 which
3 where
4 who
5 where
6 which
7 which
b 1 This is the shirt which I
bought on holiday.
2 That’s the office where my
husband works.
3 This is the car which was used
in the film.
4 Those are the staff who have
been on a training course.
5 This is the lecturer who will
be your tutor.
6 Those are the clothes which
she bought online.
7 Here is the room where we
can hold the party.
8 Susan is the friend who told
me the news.
9 This is the place where we’re
going to meet.
File 4
4A
a 1 He hasn’t seen his parents
since Christmas.
2 I’ve finished my homework.
3 We haven’t received your
letter.
4 Are you going on holiday this
year?
5 My boyfriend hasn’t seen that
film.
6 I’ve posted a card to my
grandmother.
7 Have you turned your
computer off?
8 I haven’t bought any meat this
week.
b 1 I’ve already asked…
2 Have you had … yet?
3 They’ve just got back…
4 We haven’t decided … yet.
5 The manager has already
made…
6 The flowers have just
begun…
7 I haven’t started … yet.
8 Sorry, she’s already left.
4B
a 1 haven’t bought
2 has set
3 Have … been…?
4 haven’t cooked
5 ’ve gone…
6 has…wanted…
7 Have … heard…?
8 haven’t known
9 haven’t done
10 Has … seen?
b 1 ’ve been
2 Have…seen…?
3 haven’t had
4 ’ve started
5 Have…tried…?
6 went
c 1 gone
2 been
3 been
4 gone
5 been
4C
a 1 anything
2 anywhere
3 somebody
4 nothing
5 somewhere
6 Nobody
7 anywhere
8 nowhere
9 anything
10 Somebody
b 1 Nowhere.
2 Nobody.
3 Nothing.
c 1 I didn’t go anywhere.
2 Nobody was with me.
3 I didn’t do anything.
File 5
5A
a 1 more quickly than
2 better … than
3 easier than
4 thinner than
5 shorter than
6 further … than
7 more exciting than
8 older than
9 earlier than
10 worse than
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b 1 My parents’ TV isn’t as big as
ours.
2 Sugar isn’t as sweet as honey.
3 Our house isn’t as large as
yours.
4 Melbourne isn’t as small as
Canberra.
5 Chloé hasn’t passed as many
tests as I have.
6 Italy didn’t score as many
goals as Spain.
7 Your carpets aren’t as clean as
ours.
5B
a 1 most cheerful
2 best
3 most unusual
4 worst
5 largest
6 slimmest
7 most attractive
8 latest
9 most direct
10 highest
b 1 It’s the longest distance I’ve
ever travelled.
2 They’re the prettiest clothes
I’ve ever seen.
3 She’s the kindest person I’ve
ever met.
4 It’s the most frightening book
I’ve ever read.
5 It’s the worst restaurant we’ve
ever been to.
6 It’s the most unusual music
I’ve ever heard.
7 That’s the best bargain I’ve
ever found.
8 It’s the most encouraging
report she’s ever had.
9 It’s the quietest place we’ve
ever lived.
5C
a 1 enough vegetables
2 come to see us enough
3 much
4 much too busy
5 too many
6 too quiet
7 enough time
8 too much
b 1 too much
2 too many
3 enough
4 too
5 too many
6 enough
7 too much
8 too many
File 6
6A
a 1 We won’t expect you until
this evening.
2 I think you’ll enjoy the film.
3 Will you be home for tea?
4 She won’t want to leave
without saying goodbye.
5 Will the house be easy to
find?
6 We’ll be able to find what we
need here.
7 I promise I’ll be ready on
time.
8 Will tomorrow be a sunny
day?
9 I’m sure there won’t be a
problem.
10 You’ll be able to finish that
job later.
b 1 will walk
2 will be
3 will say
4 will rain
5 will … sing
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b 1 Shall I bring
2 won’t understand
3 Shall we play
4 ’ll say
5 ’ll provide
6 won’t stay
7 ’ll ask
8 won’t know
6C
a 1 Have
2 didn’t
3 Do
4 Are
5 will
6 haven’t
7 Has
8 Were
9 hasn’t
b 1 don’t … go
2 Do … mean
3 ’ll need
4 ’m
5 ’ll be
6 Have … visited
7 took
8 do … remember
9 ’m looking
File 7
7A
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b 1 to make
2 to climb
3 not to know
4 to have
5 to iron
6 to arrive
7 not to burn
7B
a 1 growing
2 running
3 flying
4 painting
5 Coming
6 being
7 crossing
8 writing
b 1 replying
2 falling
3 to stop
4 Walking
5 to watch
6 paying
7 to say
8 waiting
7C
a 1 have to
2 has to
3 don’t have to
4 have to
5 have to
6 has to
7 have to
8 Does … have to
b1✓
2 don’t have to
3✓
4 must
5 Must
6✓
7 don’t have to
8 don’t have to
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File 8
8A
a 1 shouldn’t
2 should
3 should
4 shouldn’t
5 should
6 shouldn’t
7 should
8 shouldn’t
b 1 should open
2 shouldn’t expect
3 should make
4 shouldn’t stay
5 shouldn’t wait
6 should use
7 should have
8 shouldn’t leave
8B
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b 1 don’t hurry, ’ll miss
2 will die, don’t get
3 ’ll … be, leave
4 don’t phone, ’ll think
5 put, ’ll … forget
6 will take, go
7 are, ’ll be able
8 won’t have, read
9 passes, ’ll … go
8C
a 1 my
2 your
3 mine
4 Yours
5 ours
6 my, hers
7 their
8 your
9 hers
b 1 his
2 their
3 yours
4 us
5 your
6 my
7 ours
8 mine
File 9
9A
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b 1 drove, would arrive
2 posted, wouldn’t receive
3 learnt, wouldn’t need
4 would tell, was
5 had, would take
6 Would … prefer, could
7 would have, decided
8 wouldn’t want, invited
9 Would … leave, got
10 Would … see, travelled
9B
a 1 How long has she been a
doctor?
2 How long has your friend
lived in Argentina?
3 How long has your house had
air conditioning?
4 How long have you been on
this course?
5 How long have they owned
their house?
6 How long has Simon been a
flight attendant?
7 How long has Ireland been a
republic?
8 How long has she known
about her illness?
b 1 She’s been a doctor since
2001.
2 She’s lived there for five years.
3 Our house has had air
conditioning since last
October.
4 I’ve been on this course for
one term
5 They’ve owned it for ten
years.
6 He’s been a flight attendant
since he left school.
7 It’s been a republic since
1949.
8 She’s known about it for
some time.
9C
a 1 He got
2 We’ve lived
3 I sold
4 My brother came
5 has come
6 a celebrity opened
7 they sent
8 have been
b 1 has she gone, She left
2 Have you brought, I forgot,
Have you got, I remembered
3 have you lived, We moved,
You were
File 10
10A
a 1 is considered
2 are sent
3 are not allowed
4 was delayed
5 hasn’t been seen
6 was left
7 has … been told …’s been
given
8 was given
9 aren’t expected to
10 was locked
b 1 The beautiful Pietá in St
Peter’s Basilica was made by
Michelangelo.
2 Passengers waiting for
flights at Munich Airport are
entertained by non-stop films.
3 The clothes of many famous
people were designed by
Ossie Clark.
4 Designer shoes were stolen
from Swedish shops by a
mystery thief.
5 Bob Marley’s first guitar was
bought for him by his father.
6 Bridget Jones’s Diary was
written by Helen Fielding in
1996.
7 The Grainger family’s boat
was struck by a huge wave.
8 Brilliant inventions are
produced by the most
unexpected people.
10B
a 1 He didn’t use to wear smart
clothes.
2 He used to play sports.
3 He didn’t use to wear glasses.
4 He used to have more hair.
5 He didn’t use to wear a jacket.
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b 1 We used to go to the seaside
on Easter Monday.
2 Did your parents use to have a
house in Spain?
3 We didn’t use to like lobster,
but we do now.
4 I used to think Abba were the
greatest band.
5 She used to drive a smaller
car.
6 She didn’t use to have such
good neighbours as she does
now.
7 If you didn’t use to think that,
why have you changed your
mind?
8 Did you use to go to college?
9 I used to worry a lot about
work.
10 People used to look up phone
numbers in a book, but now
they often use the Internet.
10C
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b 1 might have to replace it.
2 might wear my jeans.
3 might be late.
4 might not enjoy it.
5 might order some wine.
6 might not see the sun all day.
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11A
a 1 into 5 from, towards
2 under 6 through, from
3 along 7 up
4 under 8 round
b 1 across 5 in
2 up 6 under/on
3 through 7 on
4 at
11B
a1✓
2 send money to her parents
3 fell off the table
4 into the bank
5✓
6 away from home
7 text the number to me
8 goes out every morning
9 send off that parcel
10 A birthday present has come
from my aunt
b 1 them in
2 it on
3 it out
4 them over
5 it up
6 them on
7 it up
11C
a 1 did 6 was
2 do 7 will
3 have 8 did
4 do 9 am
5 could 10 can
b 1 So do I. 5 Neither do I.
2 So am I. 6 So am I.
3 Neither do I. 7 Neither did I.
4 So can I. 8 So do I.
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b 1 got, had thrown
2 went, forgot
3 had been closed
4 couldn’t, was, or had been
locked
5 arrived, realized, had lost
6 didn’t come, hadn’t finished
7 had stopped, started
12B
a 1 were the best band she’d ever
seen
2 was going to polish the
furniture today
3 were sorry but they couldn’t
come with us
4 had moved to a new house
5 what I would like for my
birthday
6 knew a lot of French students
b 1 I haven’t looked it up on the
Internet yet
2 We’ll see you on Tuesday
3 We’re going to watch TV all
evening
4 I would like to visit Greece
5 I don’t like spicy food
6 We’ve missed the train
7 I want to apologise
12C
a 1 gave
2 does she intend
3 Do you think
4 did you say
5 goes
6 brought
7 did he buy
b Example: Fernando Alonso
1 When did Belgium join the
EU? (In 1957)
2 Who painted Mr and Mrs
Clark and Percy? (David
Hockney)
3 Which airport has a rooftop
swimming pool? (Singapore)
4 Who played the main
character in the TV series,
House M.D.? (Hugh Laurie)
5 Which designer created the
Nike logo?
(Carolyn Davidson, an
American student)
6 When did England beat
Australia in the Rugby World
Cup? (In 2003)
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