Vocabulary relations
This is my n _ _ _ _ Sarah – she’s the daughter of my sister.
niece
Choose the better option:
We occasionally / used to had a big family party.
occasionally
It took me a long time to ............ to know Maria but we’re best friends now.
A- get
B- make
C- bring
D - go
get
She worked as a receptionist.......... seven years before moving to England.
A- until
B- over
C- before
D- by
over
For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
They look different now, but my friend and her sister looked the same when they were young.
My friend and her sister ……………………………………….. look the same when they were young, but they don't now.
My friend and her sister used to look the same when they were young, but they don't now.
Samira and I ............ many interests in common.
A- take
B- do
C- have
D- see
have
My sister and I always used to walk / walked always home from school together when we were young.
always used to walk
When they go to university, people often ............ from their school friends as they have different interests.
A- grow apart
B- keep in touch
C- hang out
D- get together
grow apart
My parents met a long time ago ............ they were both teaching English in Indonesia.
A- by
B- during
C- while
D- until
while
For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
We finished eating dinner before my friend arrived.
By ……………………………………….. my friend arrived, we’d already finished eating dinner.
By the time my friend arrived, we’d already finished eating dinner.
I have an aunt in Australia and I also have r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in New Zealand.
relatives
I didn't use to / hardly ever like George, but now we're best friends.
use to
I hope we’ll always ............ in touch.
A- write
B- keep
C- talk
D - stand
keep
He continued studying until he was 22. ......... his twin brother was working in the family's shoe factory.
A- over
B- by this time
C- While
D- Meanwhile
Meanwhile
My friend Marc lost his passport, so he couldn’t go on holiday last year.
My friend Marc couldn’t go on holiday last year because he ……………………………………….. his passport.
My friend Marc couldn’t go on holiday last year because he had lost his passport.
Andy’s an ............ child – he doesn’t have any brothers or sisters.
A- own
B- eldest
C- alone
D- only
only
My grandfather says, Young people used to be / always were more polite than they are now.'
used to be
Let’s ............ next weekend.
A- grow up
B- hang out with
C- get together
D- bring up
get together
Uncle Julian was a major in the army ............ his retirement a few years ago.
A- by
B- meanwhile
C- usually
D- until
until
For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
I watched a lot of TV with my brother when I was younger.
I ……………………………………….. watch a lot of TV with my brother when I was younger.
I used to watch a lot of TV with my brother when I was younger.
Jack has a great ............ of humour – he’s always making people laugh.
sense
My parents used to give / gave me a bike on my eighth birthday.
gave
My parents decided to ............ me up in a village because they wanted me to have a quiet childhood.
bring
I was usually only just beginning my homework ………… the time she had finished hers.
by
For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
My friends were in the middle of a football match when it started raining.
My friends ……………………………………….. football when it started raining.
My friends were in the middle of a football match when it started raining.
My friends were playing football when it started raining.