Complete this description of the life of a musician, using the verbs given. Use either the past simple or the past continuous, Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. In 1983 he became seriously ill. While he 1) .Na®.recovering. (recover) his uncle (2)..68¥e... (give) him an old violin. He enjoyed playing and practised at his school every day after lessons. One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager of several successful musicians, |3) . (have) a meeting with the headmaster when he (hear) Colin practising. He immediately s (contact) Colin’s teacher and (6)... (invite) Colin to appear in one of the concerts he (7). (organise) that year. Colin, however, 8) (refuse) Leafs invitation, because just then he Sie a (prepare) for some important school exams. Colin 109) (pass) his exams and j11) (g0) to college to study engineering. At college he 12) (meet) Kim O'Malley, who 113) (study) chemistry. Kim was also a keen amateur musician. Being students, they rarely 14) {have} much money and they usually sy (work) as waiters at weekends. One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim (1s) (serve) customers, the manager wy (announce) thar there would be no live musie in the restaurant that night as the regular band could not come, Colin and Kim is) (persuade) him to let them play to the customers, Everyone (19 (be) amazed to hear how good they (20)... (be). Six months later they an vvvwvne (side) to leave college because they (2: (earn) so much money as musicians. Their success has continued ever since. Complete the following paragraphs with suitable verbs. Use either the past simple or past continuous tense, John Blake was born in London in 1969. He \1) emt. to work in France when he was nineteen. While he in a restaurant in Paris, he (3) Luisa, an Italian student. He \) her to marry him, but she wouldn't, Heartbroken, he (9) - to England, Three years later, John 6 : along a street in London when he Litisa. She (8) eee semnnnnnnn ww London with a friend called Maria. When John and Maria , they fell in love at first sight, and got married the following year. Thad a terrible time last Saturday. It was rather cold, but quite sunny, so after lunch T 10) .walked. into town, 111) to buy a pullover. I an in the window of a clothes shop when someone an . . my wallet, While I (4). home, it as) " to rain and I arrived home cold and miserable. 1 a8 to have a hor bath. 117 = sons Ready t0 have my bath when the doorbell... Te was a salesman and it took ime several minutes to get rid of him, Unfortunately, al the time he (1») to me the water 20) ~ousne You can imagine the state of the bathroom!Use the verbs in the box to complete the following dialogue. Use the present simple or continuous, or the past simple or continuous, Read the whole conversation before you start de give go have revise see shake try not/go not/use nemtwerk Fred is phoning his friend Jane. Frep: Hello, Jane, it’s Fred here. JANE: Oh, hello Fred, What (1)..[Link]..? FRED: Nothing much. I 2) .[Link].. but I had to stop because my computer oo len'[Link]... Jane: Oh dear. Well, Is) mine. Would you like to come and borrow it? FRED: Thanks, but I'd rather go out. Would you like to come to the cinema? They ‘6 two tickets for the price of one this afternoon. What's on? Pm not sure. JANE! Well, 146) cone if I don’t know what film we'll see. FRED: Wait a minute. [ (7) . ..to find the right page in the newspaper Oh, it's a horror film. How about JANE: Definitely not. You know 1 8)... soos Rightmares when L horror films. We (10) to see one last year and by the end I (41)... with terror. Reb: Oh, all right. Well, see you on Monday I suppose. JANE: Yes, OK. Bye. FRED: Bye. Fill the gaps in this letter with suitable verbs. Use the present simple or continuous, or the past simple or continuous. Dear Anita. Thank yor for your entertaining letter, which 1). AETIVEA. yesterday. 9 2) am beginning. co fel muuch better now although my leg sell a . 100 far. Last wechend 35) . some frlends who (6) theit summer holidays just up the road from here. They te very nice ~ J hope youll meee them if you come here next month. I to thet house quite easily, but white 3 ® nn BOM, AY C85 to ache really badly. So this week J 30 fu Sm very pleased you 1 to find that book about Indian music that (see for. Dhave some cansertes you can boron if you 3) Domse stop nor, because 314 rather tired Pease write again and send me some books. This ts a lovely place, but yous knows me, J iiss bored very guichty! With much Cove, AliceComplete the following conversation with verbs from the box. Use the present perfect simple or continuous. You will need to use some of the verbs more than once. Read the whole ‘conversation before you start. be come do drive find have look _ manage Jane is being interviewed by Mrs Carr for a job working with young children, Mrs CARR: Come in Jane, do take a seat. Would you like a coffee? Jane: Thank you, actually Ia) .'[Link]... (just) one. MRS CARR: Oh good. Now, do you know this area at all? JANE: Quite well. My grandparents live just on the outskirts of own so I 2) - here for holidays since I was little. I'm staying with them at the moment, actually. aiks CARR: Oh, that’s nice. And do you have a driving licence? Yes. 1) wn for four years now. : And would you say you're a careful driver? Yes, {think so, At least I 4) . -- (never) an accident. MRS CAKK: Good. Now, could you tell me why you think you would be right for this job? WANES Well, 14s) (always) interested in working with small children. And 1 6 vows €O get quite a bit of practical experience by taking holiday jobs and so on. [Link]: How do you think you would cope in an emergency? JANE Tm quite a calm person, I think. I) sens first aid course, too. 1 gor this badge. MRS CARR: Oh, yes. That's good. Now, this job isn’t permanent, as you know. We need someone for about a year. How would that fit with your long-term plans? JANE: I'd like to work abroad eventually. But I want some full-time experience first. 1 ® a Nursery Teacher's course this year. We finish next week, in fact, and I've already got a Child Care certificate MRS CARR: Well, can’t make any promises, but you do sound just the sort of person we're looking for. When would you be able to start? JANE: As soon as I finish my Nursery Teacher's course. MRS CARR: Excellent. And would you live with your grandparents? JANE: Well, they live a bit far away. I'd probably try to get a small flat. Ip) ey snvsennsnnnnnone i the paper every day, but f ao . = (not) anything yer. Mrs CARR: Well, if you get the job, we'll try to help you. Now, would you like to come and eet some of the children? JANE: Oh, yes. MRS CARR: Right if you'll just follow me then ..“ill the gaps in this letter with suitable verbs. Use the present perfect continuous or simple, or the present continuous or simple. (a We.) are having, time here We epi le enet e ts Slay for the rest of the week because we ourselves 40 much. We 5 te Cathedral and the Cattle Museum and this morning we 7h sas atthe ops and Im we cold eles ee ieee ocamnst Gielen boalade wi dome exercise ei ei - sa, cold and itoflen 2 7 tant oad ae 9 |i) 3 smvnes bo England Fay pay : Pei duchy,Read the conversation below and fill the spaces with a verb in a suitable tense. Brian and Jessica are on a training course at a company that publishes popular magazines. During their first morning, they meet for a coffee. BRIAN: Well, Jess, what have you been doing this morning? Fess: Oh, it's been really busy. 1 :1)'¥[Link] going... round all che different departments to see what they do, What about you? a) Have yeu seen. anything interesting? BRIAN! 103) een to the finance department, accounts and personnel, yess: That doesn’t sound very exciting! BRIAN: No, you're right. But this afternoon I'm going to sce the art department, where they the designs for all the magazines. yess: Yes, Lis) : that department already. They © some fascinating pictures today, but they don’t always have such interesting material, they said. And the editors (7) always a things at the last moment, which ® _ somos €VeFYOne very irritable BRIAN: And I hear that the art editor has a very short temper. yess: Don't worry, he’s not there today. He (% to some exhibition, ‘Rian: Oh, good. Hey, who's that man over there? He j10 us since we came in. jess: The one by the door? I don’t know. He (11) like a lawyer or something, not a journalist. Perhaps he \ only here to look round, like us. seian: Careful, he (13) this way. MAN: Excuse me, are you the two trainees who (14) the day here? yess: That's right. MAN: a5) ~ BRIAN: Er, yes. Thank you. Bur — Oh, yes. I'm David Gordon. I 16) Ss company. vous yourselves? thisAlex wants to go to an art college and is being interviewed by Tom Smith, one of the lecturers Complete the questions which Tom asks bim. Read the whole conversation before you start. TOM: Right, Alex, let’s find out something about you. You're obviously not a teenager, so when (1) id you leave . school? : Five years ago, actually. : And where (2).[Link] been. since then? ‘Well I've had several jobs. What « first? : Lworked in a café for about a year. I needed to save some money. : Why «4 money? wanted to travel a bit before I started studying Where (s to go? : Well, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia ~ Good Lord! And «s all those places? :: No, not yet. 've been to Brazil and Peru so far. And I spent some months in Turkey. WAC 0) on there? « I stayed with some friends near Izmir. It was wonderful. : You're very lucky. And now you want to come to college. i) some pictures to show me? ALEX: Um, yes, Ihave a small portfolio here. TOM: Wher (8) ncnrnnnnn this work? ALEX: Mostly in Turkey. Tom: Why :1o any in South America? ALEX: I didn’t have time really. And I was travelling light, I just did some pencil sketches. TOM: (11) them here with you? ALEX: They're at the back of the portfolio. TOM: Well, Alex, I'm very impressed. When (12), painting and drawing? ALEX: I think I always have been. TOM: I can believe that. Will you come with me? I want to show this work to my colleagues right away. ALEX: Of course. Thank you very much. mate swoon interested inRead the following passage and put the verbs in the correct form, present perfect or past simple Then and now TWENTY YEARS ago few people (1) .ealiged...(realise) that computers ‘were about to become part of our daily lives. ‘This short period of time (2) .[Link]...... (See) enormous changes, in business, education and public administration. Jobs which 8) (take) ‘weeks to complete in t are now carried out in minutes. Clerks who (). (spend) all day copying and checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices, the soft hum and clicking of word processors ‘ (replace) the clatter of typewriter: Schoolchildren (¢) . vue (become) a with pencils and exercise books. Computerisation of public records (a) (enable) government departments to ‘analyse the needs of citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, however, C 5 SRIE of Wiis aapgel Weng jobs (10) exampie, machines (take) over the work. Employers complain that clerical staff (12) ) dependent (become) on calculators and cannot do simple arithmetic. There are fears that govern- ments (13) . (not/do) enough to ensure that personal information held on computers is really kept secret. Certainly, many people may now be wondering whether the spread of computers (14)... (bring) us as many problems 8 HE (18) oa (solve). intelligent Complete the following conversation by expanding the sentences as shown. Greg is talking to his personal assistant, Brian, about a business trip he is taking tomorrow. GREG: BRIAN: Haye you completed the arrangements for my trip yet, Brian? ‘Well, I've made the reservations, but there are still some details to confirm. » Your planeleavee... (Your plane / leave) at eight-thirty, so (21 a (L/ collect) you from your house at six. GReG: BRIAN: Six! 4. orto: BRIAN: First, (9) sn meet you. rec: Good. 6) BRIAN: (7) rec: Thank you. get on with some of today’s work! akIAN: By all means. (1 have to} get up in the middle of the night. I'm sorry, its unavoidable. You have to check in by seven and I think (there / probably / be) a long queue. ‘Oh, very well. What about my meetings? (the Managing Director / come) to the airport to (we / be) able to talk on the way to the factory. (the conference / not / open) until noon, ® (I/ make sure) you have a programme before you leave. (1/read) it on the plane, I expect. Now, let'sComplete the following conversations by putting the verbs in the right tense Mick is watching television when his sister Vanessa comes into the room, sick: What are you doing in your dressing-gown? It’s only eight o'clock. vanrssa: I don’t feel very well. 1) fm going to, have.. (1 have) an early night. Mick: Oh, dear. I hope (2).you-feel.. (you / feel) better in the morning. vanessa: So do 1. (3) : (L/ meet) my new boss at ten o'clock. MICK: T think 4). (I/ make) some tea when the news “ (Finish). (6) noon coves (L/ bring) you a cup? VANESSA: No, don’t BOth€r. (7) essen (I/ ery) and go straight to sleep. Thanks anyway. Mick: OK, Sleep well. Sandy and Alison are students who have been sharing a flat. Sandy is leaving to do a course abroad. SANDY: It’s hard saying goodbye after so long. ALISON: We must keep in tOUCH. (8). cs (you / remember) to send me your address when (9) sti v-» (you / get) to the States? sanpy: Of course. (1 cmon (LF probably / not / have) time next week, because (11) (my course / start) the day after a vow (I arrive), and (13) w spend) the weekend with some old friends of my father's. Well, you can phone. Yes, I guess so. Do you know what (14) vow (you / do} this time next Sunday? — svsssnnnsnns (LF get) ready to go to London. OK. $0, (16) ons -vmsnsen (If phone) about three o’clock next Sunday. Great. (17). ~» (L/ wait) for your call. Put the verbs in the correct form, 1 I've collected all the documents that wees (need) for the hhouse sale. Can you take them to the lawyer's office to 5 senna (SHB)? 2 Look, this is a secret. Come into the garden where We sou. = si (not / overhear). 3 Ifyou hadn’t been so late for work, you oo... sei (sack). 4 This office is very inefficient. The telephOMe snsnnonsensnnnrnnn = (never / answer) promptly, no proper records mannan (REEP)y and, worst of all, no reports -ocescuuen (written) for weeks. 5 Iwas so worried about my garden while I was in hospital, but | have very good neighbours. ‘When I got home I could see that the vegetables = (water) every day and the geass ...0o as (cur) regularly 6 Can you come to the police station? The man who (suspect) of stealing your wallet (arrest), and esti (question) atthe moment. The police hope he (identify), either by you or another witness. 7 ‘We had hoped to see several famous paintings, but the gallery ——- -nsssnssnnns (F€-OFganised) at the time of our visit and most of the really valuable WERE sn sess (move) for safe keeping.Put the verbs into a suitable tense in the passive. Mary has just arrived home from work. Neil is already there. Maky: Hil I'm back. Sorry I'm late, Nal: Hello. What kept you? Mary: Thad to use the ring road and I 1) - seen (Stick) in a traffic jam for forty minutes, Nett: Why didn’t you use the usual route? MARY: Because the road (2) (close) until work on the access road to the new hospital |) (complete). Net: When is it due t0 «) (finish)? MARY: Well, the access road (s) (open) by the Mayor next week, according to the newspaper, and the Health Minister (6). - (invite) to open the hospital on the same day, but they don’t know yet whether she’s definitely coming. A lot of money (7)... ‘Why's that? Haven't you seen all those rose bushes that (8). a (plant) round the hospital? May: So? They'll be lovely for the patients. ‘NEIL: But the patients won't be able to see them, because they're round the entrance, and the wards look out in the other direction. A lot of people protested about it, but all their (waste) if she doesn’t come. ‘complaints (9) as (ignore) until it was too late. MARY: If they had money to spare, it (10) sone (Spend) on. facilities for patients, not on making the front look pretty for the Minister. NeiL: Absolutely. I's typical of this local council. They (11). (elect) to save money, but they do just the opposite. Marys Perhaps they (12)... os a (throw) out at the next election, NEIL: [hope so. Now, are you ready for supper?