Unit 1 Present Tense, tend & will
Vocabulary
Mary is always happy to listen to other people´s opinions and discuss different ideas. She is _______
a) talkative
b) self-confident
c) open-minded
c) open-minded
Children can watch all sort of films nowadays, ______ worries some people.
a) which
b) that
c) who
a) which
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect
All last year I __________ (struggle with) math and ____________ (fall behind).
struggled with / fell behind
You need specific ________ to do this job well.
a) skill
b) skills
c) a skill
b) skills
If I _________ that expensive sweater, I could have given some more money to charity.
a) hadn't bought
b)didn't buy
a) hadn't bought
Vocabulary;
People have to be careful about what they say to Rudy in case he gets upset._______
a) aggressive
b) sensitive
c) sensible
b) sensitive
Choose the correct answer; which, that, who.
Many people use computers now,______ has changed the way _______ they work and think.
which / (that)
In my neighborhood, people rarely _________ me when I pass them on the street.
a) acknowledge
b) make eye contact
c) tug
a) acknowledge
My previous employer used to offer _______ to new employees.
a) training
b) a training
c) trainings
a) training
I ______ people did more to help others nowadays.
a) wish
b) hope
Explain your answer.
wish
Use wish + past for to imagine a different situation in the present.
Use Simple Present or Present Continuous;
I ______ (use) my cell phone a lot, and I'll often text my friends when I ________ (take) a break at work.
use / am taking
I'm not interested in celebrities, _________ I feel set a bad example. You know, they often think they can do anything just because they're famous, _______ ridiculous, really.
who; which
When I was on the bus last week, and trying to _________past all the other passengers to the exit, no one would move!
a) slip
b) venture
c) make my way
c) make my way
Choose: a, an, the or - (no article)
I know I want to be _____ statistician, but ______ companies I'd like to work for are very hard to get into.
a / the
If I _________ sick last month, I could have gone on the field trip.
a) didn't get
b) hadn't gotten
b) hadn't gotten
She told him she would give him a better job, but Lee _________ the offer.
a) withheld
b) denied
c) rejected
c) rejected
Teachers have expressed concern ____ the effects ____ TV _____ some of their students.
about / between / of / in / on / with
about / of / on
Simple past vs. Past Perfect
I _______ (be) surprised to meet my old high school history teacher in the supermarket because I ________ (not see) her for over ten years.
was / hadn't seen
A lot of different people gave me _______ about job interviews.
a) advice
b) an advice
c) advices
a) advice
Use the correct form of the word in parenthesis:
If ________ (wealth) countries put more investment into reducing pollution.
wealthy
If you withhold something (from someone), you ______.
a) are sorry that you did it.
b) get or achieve it.
c) keep it and don't give it to that person.
c) keep it and don't give it to that person.
You know _____________________? People who talk about TV shows all the time.
a) what gets me
b) what's great
c) what's unusual
a) what gets me
Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous
Once during college, I dropped one of my classes. I ________ (work) part-time as a waiter in order to earn some extra money, and I _________(not realize) just how tiring that would be.
had been working / hadn't realized
Bob: _________________ I'm meeting up with Dan after my class. Do you want to come too?
Mandy: Ok, sure.
a) As a matter of fact
b) Not surprisingly
c) Clearly
a) As a matter of fact
Surgeons ________ to perform risky transplant operations in the future.
a) might not need
b) don't need
c) are not going to
a) might not need