EXTRA PRACTICE
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G1
1
Choose the best explanation for each sentence.
1
We were quite poor when I was growing up.
a
I’m an adult now.
b
I’m still a child.
2
She’s on a diet so she isn’t eating any ice cream.
a
She ate ice cream in the past.
b
She never eats ice cream.
3
By the end of the day we were feeling quite tired.
a
We got more tired as the day went on.
b
We felt tired all day.
4
I was checking my emails when my computer
stopped working.
a
I managed to check all my emails.
b
I only managed to check some of my emails.
5
Michael’s doing a project on wind farms.
a
Michael has finished the project.
b
Michael has not finished the project yet.
6
The family was living in a caravan at that time.
a
The family lived there for a temporary period.
b
The family always lived there.
G2
2
Make questions from the prompts. Use a
continuous form if possible.
1
you / prefer / chicken or fish ?
2
you / read / anything interesting at the moment ?
3
this mobile phone / belong / to you ?
4
your course / get / more difficult ?
5
anyone / know / the answer to this question ?
6
you / agree / with him ?
7
the students / learn / about / pollution this week ?
8
your parents / know / how to send emails ?
G3
3
Complete the text with the correct form of the
verb in brackets.
John Gray is a famous US psychologist and author. His
best-known work is
Men Are from Mars, Women Are
from Venus,
which he
1
(write) in 1992. By 2007,
the book
2
(sell) over six million copies.
For over twenty years he
3
(lead) seminars and
courses on relationships and communication, and he
4
(appear) frequently on television shows,
including
Oprah
and
The Today Show
.
Gray was born in Houston, Texas, in 1951. He
5
(attend) high school and the University of Texas,
but instead of completing his degree he
6
(decide)
to move to Switzerland. After he
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(be) in
Switzerland for nine years, Gray decided to return to
the USA, where he
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(complete) a doctorate in
Psychology at Columbia Pacific University. The research
for his PhD formed the basis of
Men Are from Mars,
Women Are from Venus
.
Following the success of that book, Gray
9
(write)
several more best-selling guides to relationships and
communication. He now
10
(live) in California
with his wife and three children.
KL
4
Complete the dialogue with one word in each gap.
A:
What’s the problem?
B:
Well, it’s a
1
situation because my boss keeps
asking me to work late. And the more I do, the more
she expects – it’s a
2
circle.
A:
Well, there’s an
3
solution. Why don’t you just
say ‘no’?
B:
The
4
is that she’ll think I’m lazy and I might
lose my job …
A:
One way of
5
with this could be to explain
your situation to her. I’m sure she’ll understand.
B:
I’m not sure. It’s a very tricky
6
.
A:
Well, maybe the best way to
7
with it is to talk
to the area manager. He’s very helpful.
B:
OK. That might well
8
the problem.
V1,2
5
Replace the words in italics with words from
V1 or V2 with a similar meaning.
1
It was great to
meet
my old boss
by accident
at the
conference.
2
It’s important to
maintain a relationship with
your
customers.
3
Can you help me
find
last year’s sales figures, please?
4
We need
to know for sure
how many people to cater for.
5
I’d like to tell you about the
idea
behind our new
design.
6
We can’t just say our product is the best – we need
to
provide the facts to demonstrate
it.
V3
6
Choose a–e to continue the sentences.
1
Carol and Jim always have very different ideas.
2
I can’t get a word in edgeways.
3
They spend ages talking about irrelevant things.
4
Can I have a quick word with the manager?
5
It’s important to see what they’ve actually done.
a
After all, actions speak louder than words.
b
They’re just not on the same wavelength.
c
They should get straight to the point.
d
They never stop talking.
e
It won’t take very long.
V3
7
Choose a–g to continue the sentences.
1
Although we want our products to look different,
they need to have
2
A big part of attending conferences is establishing new
3
Face-to-face meetings are the best way to establish a
4
He didn't get the job because he didn't exhibit enough
5
The more information you can
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We have been working hard to maintain our
a
status as the world leaders in mobile technology.
b
connections with potential business partners.
c
good rapport with your employees.
e
knowledge of the construction industry.
f
some similarities to create a common identity.
g
impart, the more your employees will trust you.
