vocab
The professor recommended she send her short stories to a _________.
a) bestseller
b) publisher
The professor recommended she send her short stories to a b) publisher.
We _______ to get tickets to see Macbeth for a while when friends of ours gave us their tickets.
a) had tried
b) had been trying
We b) had been trying to get tickets to see Macbeth for a while when friends of ours gave us their tickets.
How many people from the class are still in high school?
2
Tom ______ on a series of short stories for years when someone suggested publishing them as a collection.
a) worked
b) had worked
c) had been working
Tom c) had been working on a series of short stories for years when someone suggested publishing them as a collection.
The teacher had been asking us to read that book for the next lesson, but we didn't have time.
The teacher /had been asking/ > had asked us to read that book for the next lesson, but we didn't have time.
Addy felt _______ to bring her new flatmate to the party.
a) obliged
b) tempted
Addy felt a) obliged to bring her new flatmate to the party.
When I arrived at the library, I realised that I _______ my library card.
a) had forgotten
b) had been forgetting
When I arrived at the library, I realised that I a) had forgotten my library card.
In the last 6 weeks, how many pieces of homework has Eliott submitted?
0
I _________ that this novel was a horror story when I bought it.
a) realized
b) hadn't realized
c) hadn't been realizing
I b) hadn't realized that this novel was a horror story when I bought it.
Tina Orla had winning a few short story competitions before her first novel was published.
Tina Orla had won a few short story competitions before her first novel was published.
What's a word that you can use to say "to hear a conversation by accident"?
Bonus points if you can remember what the word is for when it's not an accident!
overhear
eavesdrop
When I arrived at the book reading, my sister _________ (already / wait) in the queue for an hour.
When I arrived at the book reading, my sister had already been waiting in the queue for an hour.
Who is Argentinian?
Pedro!
The character ______ (win) a lot of money in a competition at the start of the book.
The character won a lot of money in a competition at the start of the book.
He was being very patient and I got annoyed! Is it that hard to wait for a few minutes?
He was being very impatient and I got annoyed! Is it that hard to wait for a few minutes?
What's a synonym of "artwork"?
Illustrations
By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I ___________ (have) five cups of coffee.
By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I had had five cups of coffee.
Who from the class works as a waiter/waitress?
Lea!
Jane Austen _______ (try) to get her novels published for a while before Sense and Sensibility appeared in print.
Jane Austen had been trying to get her novels published for a while before Sense and Sensibility appeared in print.
Mary is being very /ridiculous/ > compassionate, if I were her, I wouldn't be so understanding!
What's a synonym for "hate"?
detest
Emma __________ (not / plan) to buy so many books, but there were so many new novels that she wanted.
Emma hadn't been planning to buy so many books, but there were so many new novels that she wanted.
Who loves to do cycling in their free time?
Joël
I didn't enjoy the book because there _____ (be) enough suspense in it for me.
I didn't enjoy the book because there wasn't enough suspense in it for me.
When I was a child, we hadn't had the Internet so we used encyclopaedias to find out more information about the world instead.
When I was a child, we didn't have the Internet so we used encyclopaedias to find out more information about the world instead.