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MODLUE 8
A- Circle the correct answer
1) Don't sit on that seat, it (has just painted/ has just been painted/ just
has been painted/ have just been painted).
2) I noticed this morning that some new houses (were being built/ are
being built/ are built/ were built).
3) This time next month, I (will live/ will be living/ am living/ will have
lived) in a new house.
4) (Unless/ If not/ If) the bank is closed, what will we do?
5) The exam was easy. I know I did (good/ well/ better).
6) "Did you watch the late film on TV last night?"
"Yes, but I (already saw/ have already seen/ had already seen) it twice
before.
7) How long (do you know/ have you known/ did you know/ had you
known) your best friend?
8) Look at the sunshine; it (is being/ is going to be/ be/ being) a beautiful
day.
9) The thief (had chased/ has chased/ has been chased/ was chased) for
an hour, but he hasn't been caught yet.
10)
We waved goodbye (while/ when/ until/ by the time) the car was
out of sight.
B. Rewrite the following sentences using the words between brackets.
1) The boys completed the course and then they found a job.
(already)
2) Nobody invited Frank to the barbecue, so he didn't go.
(because)
3) I edited my essay and then I typed it up.

(after)

4) Guides will take visitors around the building. (be)

5) Mrs. Williams has bought all the meat for the barbecue.(been)
6) Every day the bakery delivers fresh bread to the restaurant.(Fresh..)
7) No one knows them in this town.

(They)
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8) They didn't replace any of the staff. (None of the staff)

9) Break two eggs into the pan and stir.

(be)

10)

Man has destroyed most of the environment.

(been)

11)

The committee was re-examining her application. (by)

12)

Don't hold the milk bottle upside down.

13)

Jason is still writing that report. (finished)

14)

Cathy started learning Italian five years ago. (been)

(be)

15)
If you don't tell us what the problem is, then we can't help you.
(unless)
16)

The phone rang. I woke up. (when)

17)

There isn't a more interesting book in the library.

18)

These gloves are really cheap, so I'll buy two pairs. (If)

19)

Tom always gets to work on time.

20)

Has anyone ever shown you how to do it? (been)

(most)

(late)

21)
Helen had been asleep for about an hour when the phone rang.
(sleeping)
22)

Mary did the cooking and then went to the hair salon. (had)

23)
Kevin had been in front of the computer for more than five hours
before his dad arrived.
(using)
24)

Workers should wear helmets at all times. (be)

25)

No one knows them in this town.

26)

Nobody published the story.

(The story)

27)

No one has ever seen that animal.

(The animal)

(They)

28)

They are paying his pension into the bank each month.

(is)

29)
They have sent their accountants to New York for training.
(been)
30)

Send off these letters to the council.

31)

They didn't let us feed the ponies.

(should)
(to)

32)
When Kieran graduates they are going to give him a new car.
(given)
33)

We paint our house every ten years.

34)

Roger broke the window while he was playing baseball.

35)

They planted forty trees in the schoolyard.

36)

She hasn't tidied her room since Monday. (last)

37)

I don't think you should walk to work today. (If)

38)

Imagine you saw the president, what would you do?

39)

We were leaving. Amanda and her friend arrived. (as)

40)

Alistair sent more applications than Ronnie. (as)

c- Choose Grammar
1- This room (was not cleaned/ has not cleaned/ is cleaned/ has not been
cleaned) for a fortnight.
2- No announcement about the results (is made/ has been made/ was made/
had made) so far.
3- The new bridge (will be opened/ will open/ will be opening/ will have
opened) next week.
4- Where (did the hostage take/ the hostages were taken/ have the hostages
been taken/ were the hostages taken) after the hijacking?
5- By the time I got home, Nagi (has left/ has been leaving/ had already left/
left).
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6- The plants (is needing/ need/ needing/ need to be) watered.

7- This time next week, I (will be lying/ will lie/ am lying/ will have lied) on a
sandy beach.
8- I found this ring when I (have cleaned/ had cleaned/ was cleaning/
cleaned) the office.
9- This time next month, we (are packing/ will pack/ will have packed/ will be
packing) for our holiday.
10- You can go out with your friends if you (have tidied/ tidied/ had tidied)
your room.
D - Circle the best word choice. Vocabulary
1) Brazil (invents/ produces/ develops) about a third of the world's coffee.
2) (Discovering/ Building/ Producing) the bridge will cause very little harm
to the environment.
3) The team is going to (invent/ make/ develop) a series of documentaries
about the effects of traffic congestion.
4) Do you know who (invented/ discovered/ produced) America?
5) During the seminars, Andrew (produced/ developed/ created) some
useful skills on how to deal with customers.
6) The expanding desert is (creating/ developing/ making) a lot of
problems for the surrounding area.
7) James Clark Maxwell (discovered/ made/ produced) electromagnetism
and is considered one of the fathers of modern physics.
8) If they (develop/build/produce) an airport in the area, it will destroy the
habitat of many animals.
9) The council built a(n) [artificial/natural/safe] lake for sailing and surfing.
10)
The (outcome/income /leak) of the race was a disappointment for
the Ethiopian athlete.
11)
It's a long (process/step/challenge) but we expect to finish by the
end of the decade.
12) Look at all the (dust/flowers/sand) on the shelves here! No one has
done any cleaning.
13) Most experts consider (global/continual/solar) warming to be a manmade problem.
14) At this (rate/speed/pace), we will never get there on time.
15) A cloud of (dust/gas/fume) rose in the air as the car roared past.
16) The amount of (carbon /sodium/sulphur) dioxide in the atmosphere is
destroying the planet's ecosystem.
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17) Fresh vegetables are (scarce/abundant/much) in this area. That's why

they are so expensive.
18) It is a (fact /obvious/evident) that the number of trees in our area is
seriously decreasing.
19) This bottle can be (reused/squashed/filled) up to twenty times.
20) Smoking is (banned/excused/permitted) in this building.
21) The roof is (leaking/intruding/fainting). We have to fix it.
22) Don't park here, or you will have to pay a (fine/ticket/price).
23) Stricter controls on air pollution would help to reduce
(deforestation/acid rain/exhaust fumes).
24) Deforestation is (expanding/destroying/spreading) large areas of
tropical rain forest.
25) Burning substances such as coal and oil produces (exhaust
fumes/acid rain/air pollution) that is harmful to trees and forests, as
well as buildings and monuments
26)
Do you think we could install a (wind/air/water) turbine in our
school backyard?
27)
The factory was closed down because it was pumping
(oil/toxic/layer) waste into a nearby river.
28)
I'll put up the tent while you look for some (fossils/firewood/coal).
29)
The government is considering spending more money researching
(scarce/new /alternative) energy resources.
30)
The scientist mixed two chemicals to create a new
(substance/mixture/outcome).
31)
There should be a (punishment/fine/ban) on talking loudly in
cinemas.
32)
If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would
have been (devastating/harmless/harmful).
33)
Plutonium is a (fuel/substance/toxic waste) used to produce
nuclear energy.
34)
(Fossil fuels/ coal/ wood) are of great importance because they
can be burned, producing significant amounts of energy per unit
weight.
35)
The (commercial/industrial/residential) future of the company
looks very promising.
36)
The company has been criticized for the lack of safety on the
(factory/ground/working) floor.
37)
There has been a (layer/series/serious) of bank robberies in this
part of town lately.
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38)
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and
(harmless/artificial/poisonous) gas.
39)
Parents driving other children along with their own to school is an
example of a (love/carpool/responsibility).
40)
The government did not (close up/close down/close in) all
opposition papers.
41)
Since his last visit to the doctor, he has managed to (cut off/cut
more/cut down) on caffeine.
42)
She left the country under the (ban/threat /close down) of arrest if
she returned.
43)
(Smog/toxic waste /gases) in the water can wipe out entire
species of organisms.
44)
The government is doing all it can to (restore/reclaim/sell) a lot of
desert lands.
45) (acid rain /deforestation /toxic waste) is one problem our cities are
facing nowadays.
46) While the manager was having his weekly meeting with his staff,
(people/intruders/watchers) managed to enter the office through a side
door.
47) Oil (tankers/transporters/ships) bring major threats to marine life
with oil spills that spread fast over large areas
48) With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is
losing its natural (habitat/home/region).
49) The parliament must (pass/ban/write) a law to fine all those who
bring destruction to natural environments.
50) (Wind turbines/Recycling plants) are used to produce alternative
energy.
51)
I feel cold. Could I have a hot (sandwich/ beverage/ snack) to
drink, please?
52)
Low blood pressure is common in persons with (influenza/
diabetes/ headaches).
53)
I advised my friend to go to that bookshop at the corner. There
one can buy books at (affordable/ manageable/ reachable) prices.
54)
All students need to have (balanced diets/ high calorie diets/ low
fat diets) to do well at studying.
55)
(Fertilizers/ Vitamins/ irrigation) are essential to the growth of
plants.
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56)
Every time Dad stops at "On The Run" to refuel his car, my little
brother rushes to the (food stands/ toilet/ book stand) to get a snack.
57) He seems to be (protected/immune/safe) to colds; he just never gets
them.
58) Many people find classic art rather dull and (unconventional/
conventional/ bizarre).
59) A lot of street (vendors/ beggars/sailors) sell fruits and vegetables.
60) The (chemicals/pesticides/fertilizers) that farmers spray on their crops
kill pests, but they can also damage people's health.
61) On January 25th of 2011, there were (large/ big/ mass) demonstrations
in all of Egypt.
62) "Excuse me, where here in the supermarket one can find (healthy/
organic/ natural) food?
63) You will (come out/end up/show up) penniless if you carry on spending
like this.
64) It seems a lot of effort, but I am sure it is the best solution (in the long
run/ in the short run/ in general).
65) At this restaurant one can have a (one course meal/ two course meal/
three course meal) at a very good price.
66) Ahmad has been (excluded/taken/sent) from school for bad behavior.
67) "What is the name of the (route/waterway/channel) that connects the
Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?"
68)
My family have become ______. They dont eat meat or dairy.
a) nutrients
b) vegans
c) vegetarians
d) diabetes
69)
A healthy diet should provide all your essential ______.
a) nutrients
b) meat eater c) diabetes
d) obese
70)
Simon is ______. He does not eat meat for health or religious
reasons or because they want to avoid being cruel to animals.
a) nutrients
b) vegans
c) vegetarians
d) diabetes
71)
A diet that is high in fat can lead to ______.
a) obesity
b) fat
c) obese
d) grains
72)
We are ______. We love eating steaks and burgers.
a) nutrients
b) meat eaters c) diabetes
d) obese
73)
It is known that milk, eggs and cheese are full of ______
a) calcium
b) grains
c) minerals
d) fibers
74)
It is known that citrus is full of ______.
a) calcium
b) grains
c) minerals
d) fibers
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75)
It is known that fruits and vegetables are full of ______.
a) calcium
b) grains
c) minerals
d) fibers
76)
It is known that bread, rice and pasta are full of ______.
a)minerals
b) grains
c) carbohydrates
d) fibers
77)
My grandfather has a ______ farm that produces milk and products
made from milk.
a) dairy
b) vegan
c) diary d) risk
78)
I enjoy eating whole ______ bread.
a) grain
b) mineral
c) calcium
d) meat
79)
We want clean rivers and lakes, where you can swim without
______ to your health.
a) risk
b) prevent
c) cut down
d) variety
80)
______ is a disease in which the body cannot control the level of
sugar in the blood.
a) protein
b) diabetes
c) vegan
d) meat eater
81)
I'm trying to ______ on caffeine.
a) cut down
b) variety of
c) matter
d) prevent
82)
We're ______ into the possibility of merging the two departments.
a) seeing
b) working
c) looking
d) finding
83)
Will you phone me back - it's a ______ of some importance.
a) variety
b) entangled c) matter
d) obese
84)
When preparing meals, you need to think about ______ and taste
as well as nutritional value.
a) variety
b) matter
c) obese
d) risk
85)
Label your suitcases to ______ confusion.
a) matter
b) risk
c) variety
d) prevent
Grammar
A] Choose the correct answer.
1. A note to me by the secretary.
a. handed

b. was handed

c. will hand

d. has handed

2. By the time mum.home , her friend had called her.

a. left

b. had left

c. leaves

d. will leave

3. I have ..money. I can't afford buying a new laptop.

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a. Much

b. a few

c. little

d. a little

4. It's expected that the stadium .filled with the

spectators in the final match.
a. fills

b .had filled

c. will be filled d. filled

5. The road is so dark. He .an accident.

a. will make
make

b. is making

c. makes

d. is going to

6. The letter..typed now.

a. was typed
typed.

b. is being typed

c.is typed

d. will be

7. Penguins can't fly.

a. The

b. An

c. A

d. No article

8. There's .national park in California called Sequoia National.

. Park is famous for its giant sequoia trees.
a. The/a

b. an/the

c. a/the

d. no article/the

9. Jane from the window for a few minutes before she

saw the accident.
a. had looked
looking

b. had been looking

c. looked

d. was

10.
As soon as Sally..cooking , she cleaned
the kitchen.
a. had finished
finish

b. finished

c. finishes

d. will

B ] Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets :

1. Tina showed her new bracelet to Anna.
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(The new)

2. We have produced skis her since 1964.

(been)

3. They manufacture cars in Korea.

(are)

4. All workers will read the memo.

memo..)

(The

5. The dentist is cleaning the woman's teeth.

(being)

6. They believe that completing the project is a difficult task.

(It's)

7. They said that the government has built a new road in this area.
(A new)

8. She puts little sugar in her tea.

(few)

9. The robber hit him on the head then he fainted.

(because)

10.I gained much information when I read science books.

(many)

GRAMMAR :10

1- By next February I .. (write) my third book.

2- I hope you ... (not / forget) my name by tomorrow.
3- By next week we . .. (redecorate) the house.
4- Next July she . (be) dead for ten years.
5- I hope I . (not / make) a lot of mistakes in this exam
when I finish it.
6- By the end of this year I . (drive) more than one hundred
thousand kilometers with this car.
Complete the sentences with the future continuous or the future perfect of
the verbs in brackets.
1. Dont phone me between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. I .. (shop)
2. By July we . (finish) all our exams and we will be on holidays.
3. This time tomorrow, we .. (travel) to London.
4. In ten years time, scientists . (discover) vaccinations for many of
todays illnesses.
Rewrite :
1- He comes home .I will finish studying (by the time)
2- I finished studying then he came home ( by the time )
2-we are going to be at Paris next week ( by the next week )
3- she will write the essay at 4 o'clock . ( by six oclock )
4-I will write Sam a letter tomorrow. (this time)
5-Tom will finish his homework tonight. (at nine o'clock)
6- I packed my bags to travel to Rome. (am /will)
7-I am late. It is possible that I will miss the bus.(If)
8-If Harry doesn't phone , we will leave without him.(unless)
9-Unless Lisa returns the money she owes me ,I won't be able to repay my
rent.(If)
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10-He arrives on time , then we will have dinner.(If)

11-If Dennis doesn't write soon , I will be upset. ( unless)

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