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Unit 5 Progress Test(Units I, 2,3, 4)

Farmers, as we all(1)................... (know), (2) ................... (have) a hard time of itin Britain lately, and (3) . (turn) to new ways of earning income fromtheir land. This (a) . (involve) not only planting new kinds of crops,but some strange ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got tobe sheep racing. Yes, you (5) .................... (hear) me correctly! A farmer in theWest of England now (5)

during the past year over 100 000 people (7) .................... (turn up) to watch theproceedings. 'I (8) ............:.....,. (pass) the farm on my way to the sea for a

holiday,' one punter toid me, 'and I (9) . (think) I'd have a look. I(10) .................... (not believe) it was serious, to rell you the truth.'According toa regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. 'Atproper horse races everyone (1 1) ,................... (already study) the form of thehorses in advance, and there are clear favourites. But nobody (12) ....................(hear) anything about these sheep! Most people (13) .................... (find) itdifficult to tell one from another in any case.' I (14) .................... (stay) to watchrhe races, and I must admit that I (15) . (find) it quite exciting. In atypical race, half adozensheep (16) .................... (race) downhill over a course ofabout half a mile. Food (17) .................... (wait) for them at the otlrer end of thetrack, I ought to add ! The sheep ( 18) (run) surprisingly fast, althoughpresumably they (19) . (not eat) for a while just to give them some

motivation. At any rate, the crowd around me (20) (obviously enjoy)their day out at the races, judging by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.

a) This matter is none of your business.

This matter does ,.........

b) This bridge will take us three years to complete.

In three years time we ...,.........c) Patsy wasn't always so unfriendly.

Patsy didn't .................d) Ve'll be at your house soon.

It won'te) I haven't seen Anne for years.

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f) The dog keeps stealing my socks!

The dog is ................

g) After taking the pills, I began to feel much better.

Since takingh) Ve'llhave to leave immediately at the end of the film.

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By the time...........Is there such a place as Eldorado ?

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When is the train due to arrive? GET

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Ilve had to wait all afternoon.

To get to work on time I have to get up at 6.00.

Today is Liz andJohn's thirtieth wedding anniversary.

By the end of the week, Harry was well agaln.

Whose watch is this?

Cathy hasn't been on holiday with her sister before.

My dentist's appointment is for next \Wednesday.

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Can you remember what you . ten years ago today?This is the first jazz concert L.............. ...... to.Don't eat any more ice cream, you .............................. sick.

I have hated this place ever .. here.

I hope that by the end of the month L.................., all the decorating.

Sheila and Ken . to each other since their quarrel last week!

Do .................... going to the cricket match tomorrow?'We can't go skiing because it .................... enough yet.Penny:...... to going on holiday, but she ended up very disappointed.I began to recover my strenBth later, once I .................... a good meal.

. q/e get to the theatre, the play will have started.R) As soon as o) Until c) By the time o) Whenever'What's

the matter? Haven't you started ....................?a) already o) yet c)bynow o)soonThe trouble with you is that you're . complaining.a) forever n) often c) still o) each timeCan you remember what you were doing ....................?e,) the time n) usually c) every day o) at the time

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e) The new school opens

R) now n) at once c) next week o) day by dayf) I haven't been feeling very weli

a,) of late r) not long ago c) currently o) by nowg) .................... we get to the top of this hill, we'll be all right.

a) Eventually n) Once c) Now o) At the timeh) It's ages .................... I last saw a decent comedy film on televtston.

n) rhat B) ago c) since o) whenI don't go swimming very much .........n) nowadays n) in those days c) recently o) now and again

. we haven't managed to find what we are looking for.,r.) To now n) On and off c) Formerly o) So far

a) Thisismynewcar.\ilhat .(yotthink)ofit?b) -\Thoareyou?

-\(hat do you mean? i .................... (live) here.

c) I can't find the car keys.'$ilhat . (you do) with them?

d) Sorry I haven't fixed the plug. L (mean) to get round to iq but Ijust haven't found the time.

e) W'hat . (you do) on Saturdays?

f) I don't know what time we'll eat. It.................... (depends) when Helen gets

here.'I Eupported you at the time because I .................... (feel) that you were right.Peter couldn't understand what had been decided because too many people

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Jean, I'm so glad you've got here at last. I .................... (expect) you all day.

Please don't let me down this time! I .................... (depend) on you.

Sam .................... (not receive) the parcel the last time I . (speak)

to him.L................... (consider) buying a house but now I .................... (change)

my mind.'When you .................... (feel) hungry later, room service . (bring)you whatever you . (want).I .................... (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I

. (lose) my tickei.Since I . (pry) for our lunch, I .................... (tty) to attract the

waiter's attention.As soon as L................... (have) a good look at the designs,I ..,.................

(send) them back to you.I .................... (hope) to meet.you ever since I .................... (read) yourfirst novel.'Whatever

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Advanced Langaage Practice

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i) By the time you .................... (finish) gettihg ready, we .................... (miss)

train!j) Sally! I .................... (not expect) to see you here! Vhat ' (you do

in New York?

Ask hundreds of people what they (1) .................... (do) on a certain day inAugust next year, or the year after,and there (2) ..............'..'.. (b") only one

Provided of course that the people you (3) . (ask) (4) .'..'."............

(belong) to the Elvis Presley Fan Club. Although the King of Rock and Roll(5) ..........,......... (die) nearly two decades ago, his fans (6) . (meet)

every year since then ourcide his home in Memphis, Tennessee, to show re$Pect

for the singer they (7) . (love) so much. Fans likeJean Thomas, from

Catford in South London.Jean (8) ......... (visit) Gracelands, the house

where Elvis (9) . (suffer) his fatal heart attack, twice in the past five

years. 'The first time I (10) .................... (borrow) the money from my Mum, as,

I (11) .......;. (not work) then. But tril/o years ago I (12) . (g.t) i

married and since then I (13) .................... (work) in my husband Chris's garage..

Chris and I (1a) . (go) together last year, and we (15) . . ,

(think) of spending twoor three months in the USA next year. I (16) .'........

(always want)to visit some of the places where Elvis (17) . (perform)

Like Las Vegas for example.'Jean says that Elvis (18) ' (be) her

offeisrbn ever since she 1i?i.1..'....-.....':..iiie) tcrr yc.,s ..rici, .i,,.: sirc

(20).................. (own) every single one of his records, good and bad.

a) The last time I was in Prague was in 1986.

I haven'tb) This will be the team's first match ou*ide England.

This will be the first timec) Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.

Once ........d) There will be someone to meet you on arrival.

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h) Go to the international dcket desk immedi4tely on arrival.

As .............i) I did*t know aboutJohn's departure.

I didn't know that ...........j) Quite a few books are missing from the class library.

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Unit 5 Progress Test (units 1, 2, 3, 4)

a) I .................... (not understand) what you .................... (wait) for.b) ................... (anyone see) my pencil? I .................... (leave) it here somewhere.c) 'When

he .................... (not arrive) by 6.00, I .................... (know) he. (miss) the bus.. (yor go away) this weekend? Or . (yor run our) of

money?'$/hat ......... (you think) you ....................(do) in ren years'time?I .................... (really enjoy) myself ar the momenr.

. (you let) me know the minute you .................... (hear) any news?Something ;................... (tell) m€ rhat you .................... (not listen) to a singleword I .(r"y) in the past ren minures!\fhatt the matter? . (you hurt) your ankle? How ..........(you do) it?That's definitely the last time that I .................... (lend) you any money!

It's .................... since I last had a good Chinese meal.Funnily enough I saw Bob quite .......... at the sports club.I've loved you ever . the first day I set eyes on you!How long . was it rhat you lived in Inverness?I've .................... to see anyone who can dance as well as Diana.Could you phone me the you arrive at the horel so I don'tworry?I promise to get everything ready . eight o'clock at rhe latesr.Have you finished .? Vow, you are a fast worker, aren't you!I'm sorry you've been waiting so long, but it will be some time ....................Brian gets back.

j) Just sit here, vr.ould you ? The. doctor will be with you ............

a) 'Will Lou be seeing Rob Jones tomorrow? I wonder if you could give him a

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b) I had a great time in the Greek Islands. We would own a small boat andgqfishing every day.

c) Julie, hi! I've been hoping I'd see you. I've got some good news!d) \ile had a terrible time looking afrer your dog. It was constantly chasing rhe

cats next door.e) Ve had a lovely time in Madrid. Every day we were exploring the ciry, and in

the evening we were going to exciting bars.f) The steam engine is usually thought of as a relatively modern invenrion, but

the Greeks had built a kind of steam engine in ancient times.g) I felt rather worried. It was growing darker and colder, and there was still no

sign of the rescue helicopter.h) Don't worry! All we have ro do is wait here until someone willfind us.i) This meat is really tasting awful! Are you quire sure it was fresh?j) The radiator in my room has bursr, and there is water all over the floor!

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