1.- Complete the sentences with the words below.

a • an • any • how many • how much • some

1. Is there ………………… apple in the bag?

2. ………………… days are there in a year?
3. Darren hasn’t got ………………… friends.
4. ………………… sugar is there in the tea?
5. Jon wants to buy ………………… mobile phone.
6. Peter will bring ………………… fizzy drinks.

2.- Choose the correct answer.

Ellen:Hi Sue. What 1 are you eating / do you eat / you are eating?
Sue:A strawberry doughnut. It’s delicious!
Ellen:Delicious, but not very healthy. Doughnuts are fried and have
got 2 many / some / a calories.
Sue:So what! I 3 don’t eat / am not eating / doesn’t eat them all
the time and there are
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any / some / much vitamins in my doughnut.
Ellen:Vitamins! Are you sure?
Sue:Yes, it’s a strawberry doughnut and people 5 say / says / are
saying that strawberries are healthy because they’ve got vitamins.

3.- Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past
Simple or Past Continuous.

The Exxon Valdez was a large ship. It 1……………………… (transport) oil to

many countries. On 24th March 1989, it 2……………………… (travel) from
Alaska to Los Angeles when it 3……………………… (hit) a large piece of ice.
The ice 4……………………… (make) a hole in the side of the ship and lots of
oil 5……………………… (go) into the sea. Many birds 6………………………
(look for) food in the sea when the accident 7……………………… (happen).
Unfortunately, 250,000 birds 8……………………… (die). It 9………………………
(take) more than two years and thousands of workers to clean up the
beaches.

4.- Complete the text by using Present Simple, Present Continuous,

Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Last year in October when I …............................. (be) in Canada, I
….............................. (meet) some interesting people. They were all
engineers and university professors. There, in Canada I
…............................. (visit) some of the most beautiful cities of the
 country, like Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec but I …................................ (not
go) to Alberta because I …................................. (not have) enough time.
I …................................... (arrive) in Spain two months later, in
December and I ….................................. (not start) working at university
until February. Right now I.................................... (prepare) an exciting
project about the use of chemicals on some insects, and I
….................................. (investigate) the effect of these products on
certain animals. Every month I ….................................. (travel) to
Madrid to have a meeting with my colleagues. This month I
…................................... (not write) any article because I have some
other things to do. Next week my family and me ….................................
(move) to Paris to see and take part in an exhibition at the Science
Museum. Two years ago the government …................................ (decide)
to renovate the museum. They …................................... (refurbish) the
building for 3 months. While they …..................................... (make)
improvements in the building, we …................................... (change) the
library books.

5.- Translate the following sentences into English:

1. No solemos ver la televisión por la mañana.
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2. Me encanta salir los sábados con mis amigos.

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3. (Mirando su agenda) El jueves visito al dentista a las 8.35.

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4. ¿Con qué frecuencia llueve aquí? A veces.

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5. A menudo llevo puestos vaqueros en casa.

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6. Mi hermana casi nunca compra el periódico para mi padre.

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6.- Translate the following sentences into English:

1. ¿Por qué no cantamos una canción? Preferiría escuchar música

2. ¿Con qué frecuencia jugáis al baloncesto?

3. No hemos leído nunca un libro alemán.
4. A ella no le gusta fumar.

5. ¿Por qué vino Susie a casa temprano

6. Ellos están escuchando la radio.

7.-Elige la respuesta correcta.

1. Dan was delighted / upset when his favourite cousin invited him to visit in
London.
2. The boys could ride their bikes for hours because they were feeling very
confused / energetic.
3. I was so enthusiastic / annoyed when the bus arrived an hour late.
4. We were miserable / thrilled because we were touring Paris in heavy rain.
5. Ellen was shocked / thrilled when someone stole her bag.
6. We’re confused / cheerful. We don’t know where we are.
7. The children are enthusiastic / miserable. They can’t wait to start the
game.

8.-Completa las frases con las siguientes expresiones.

dream came true  feel lonely  on the way

set off  ran out of  reach our destination

1. The train trip was very long. It took us two days to ................ .
2. Did you .................................. while you were travelling on your own?
3. They .................................. water as they were crossing the desert.
4. Sue wanted to visit Disney World. Last month, her .......................... .
5. We went on a trip to Marbella and met our friends ................. .
6. They ................................ from home early in the morning.

9.-Completa las frases con los verbos entre paréntesis y la forma

correcta de used to.

1. I ................eat) a lot of junk food, but now I’m trying to eat healthier food.
2. .................. Mr Manning
........................ (work) for this company?
3. Eve ........................ (wear) earrings, but now she does.
4. .................. you ........................ (be) afraid of thunder?
5. My father moved here in 1990. He........................ (live) in Scotland.

10.- Complete the sentences with the Present Simple, Present

Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. I …………………………… (not chat) with Jill right now.

2. Jenny …………………………… (not wash) the dog when the phone rang.
3. They …………………………… (leave) their suitcases in the taxi
yesterday.
4. I called while Mum and Dad ………………… (get) into the limousine.
5. Mr Clark …………………………… (not teach) history. He’s the maths
teacher.
11.- Choose the correct answer.

Rod 1 love / loves / is loving rugby and he watches every rugby game on TV.
He 2 want / wants / don’t want to visit a rugby stadium, so he often 3
browses / browse / is browsing the web for a place to visit. At the moment,
he 4 is reading / doesn’t read / reads about the Millenium Stadium in
Cardiff, Wales. The Millenium Stadium 5 has got / is / are seats for 74,500
people. On some days, 6 are there / there are / there aren’t any games and
visitors 7 often / right now / every day tour the stadium. 8 Their / They’re /
They walk around the showers and run in the players’ tunnel and onto the
field. 9 They’re / There is / Is there a special place for the Queen and her
family to sit. 10 It’s / Its / This the royal box. The 11 visitor’s / visitors’ /
visitors can sit there on the tour. Ron is very excited. He 12 has got / is /
isn’t at the stadium today, but he hopes to visit soon.

12.- Choose the correct answer.

 Who …………….. English at your school last year?
A. teach B. taught C. is teaching
 What ……………. Jack’s family name?
A. is B. are C. has got
 What …… Mike …… now?
A. does ….. do B. did …. now C. is …. doing
 ……. cheese do you eat every day?
A. How many B. how much C. are there
 What type of film ….. like?
A. is Janet B. does Janet C. Janet

13.- Complete the sentences with the adjectives below. Use with
comparative, superlative or (not) as … as.

1. Oceans are__________________ (big) lakes.

2. My brother and I are 1,80 metres tall. My brother is __________ (tall) me.
3. Hills are __________________ (high) mountains.
4. Great white sharks are __________________ (dangerous) of all sharks.

14.-Choose the correct answer

1. I didn’t go/ did I go/went to school yesterday because I was ill.

2. This/Those/That books are very old.
3. What Tom gave/did Tom give/Tom is giving you for your birthday last
year?
4. There isn’t a/some/any sugar in the coffee.
5. How much/How many/Is there time does it take to walk to school?
6. It’s never/usually/rarely very cold in Austria in the winter.
7. I know her very/at all/quite well. She is not my best friend, but we’re in
the same class.
8. Hamsters are smaller than/small/the smallest cats.
9. Jerry is older than/not as old as/the oldest Harry. Harry is 93 and
Jerry is 84.