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UNIT 24: PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

GRAMMAR EXERCISES 1

1)I'm working on Saturday.
2)We have breakfast at 8.30.
3)My birthday is on March, 29th.
4)I work from 9.00 to 5.00, Monday to Friday.
5)We go jogging early in the morning.
6)My favourite TV program starts at 10.00.
7)Peter's very busy these days, so he works late at night.
8)We're going to Australia in June.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES 2

1)The train arrives at 4.00.
2)Let's go to a restaurant on Friday.
3)There are 30 days in April.
4)I'm working on Saturday morning, but I'm free in the evening.
5)The library is open from 10.00 to 5.30.
6)Christmas Day is on December 25th.
7)I'm busy in the morning, so let's meet at lunchtime.

UNIT 25: ADJECTIVES - COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

GRAMMAR EXERCISES 1

1)The Nile river is longer then the Amazon.
2)I'm taller than Yuri but shorter than Miko.
3)They're more handsome than us, but we're smarter than them.
4)This book bag is more expensive than that bag.
5)This newspaper is better than that newspaper.
6)Soda juice tastes worse than fruit juice.
7)Today is warmer than yesterday.
8)This TV program is more interesting.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE 2

1)The Nile river is the longest river in the world.
2)Tyler is the happiest and the kindest person I know.
3)The blue team got the best score and the red team the worst.
4)This is the cheapest ticket to France.
5)MinWoo is the most hard-working student in our class.
6)This is the most boring movie in the world.
7)My sister is the youngest person in my family.
8)The longest word in English is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

LEVEL 3 - PRE-INTERMIEDATE

UNIT 26: PAST SIMPLE - VERB "TO BE"

1) When was the news first broadcast?
2) Both the boy and the kitten were asleep.
3) Who were your best friends in high school?
4) It was a really long day, so we were exhausted.
5) What was the name of the Beatles' first movie?
6) The houses in my neighborhood were built in the 1890s.
7) Sue was only twenty when she graduated from university.
8) Why was the United States able to grow from a few colonies?
9) One mother was surprised to learn that her kids were always late.
10) Because Pat and I were underage, we didn't vote in last year's election.

UNIT 27: PAST SIMPLE

1) I put the groceries on the kitchen counter.
2) Mrs. Staten taught at the same school for 20 years.
3) It rained so much that the river flooded into the town.
4) We forgot that it was my youngest nephew's birthday.
5) Mickey caught a cold, so he's going to bed early tonight.
6) Mr. Fisher bought an expensive new automobile for his wife.
7) When he was younger, my father worked in a bank.
8) After the ducks bathed in the pond, they flapped their wings to dry off.
9) Sally blew out the candles on her birthday cake and wished for a pony.
10) Ms. Ali became president after an election in 1997 that formally ended the war.

UNIT 28: PAST CONTINOUS

1) He was up watching TV all last night.
2) While I was taking a shower, the phone rang.
3) A stranded motorist was standing on the side of the highway.
4) It was a cold day but she wasn't wearing her coat.
5) John, what were you doing yesterday evening between 7 and 8 pm?
6)Last summer when I wasn't working, I went to the gym every morning.
7)My daughters were talking on the phone for hours and hours yesterday.
8)As we were washing the car, storm clouds rolled in and rain started to fall. 
9)After waiting on hold for twenty-five minutes, I finally get through to someone.
10)Just as the Smith family was sitting down for dinner, there was a knock on the door.

UNIT 29: FUTURE - WILL/SHALL

1) Will I be able to see my house from the plane?
2) Shall I carry that suitcase for you? It looks heavy!
3) Will we have enough money to support ourselves?
4) Will Liz and Carol have Christmas dinner with their parents?
5) Shall we call it a day and continue working on the project tomorrow?
6) Will I have any problems accessing my account information over the Internet?
7)Will Mr. Smith be here soon? I need to talk to him about the Peterson contract.
8)Shall we just tell Ms. Johnson the truth? Someone is bound to tell her if we don't.
9) Shall I get you something warm to drink, like a cup of tea or a bowl of chicken soup?
10) Will we need to buy any additional software if we link our server with other servers on the Internet?

UNIT 30: FUTURE - GOING TO

1)We are going to see Charles.
2)Are you going to meet Beth?
3)I am going to fly to New York.
4)Is Ian going to visit the United States?
5)Ronald is going to tell Mary his secret.
6)Mom is going to buy herself a new car.
7)Are they going to play baseball with Don?
8)Tom and Veronica are going to get married.
9)Is John Belushi going to visit Chicago?
10)Sherri and Ann are going to eat lunch with Jack.

UNIT 31: FUTURE - PRESENT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

1)The 3 pm train returns by 4:30 pm.
2) The girls and I are going out tonight.
3) At 8 am, we leave on the excursion to Oahu.
4) The return train departs one hour after the race.
5) We are seeing each other sometime in the future.
6) The office is throwing a going-away party for me.
7) They are having a very small wedding on the beach.
8) Thanksgiving falls on the 25th of November this year.
9) Eating sandwiches every day is boring, so I am eating out today.
10) Mr. President, you address the UN Assembly at noon on July 10th.

UNIT 32: ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

1) The rock band's five-foot speakers look loud.
2) The meat smells bad. We'd better throw it away.
3) I know I've acted badly. Please accept my apologies.
4) This car turns nicely. The power steering is really great!
5) When I called her name, the old woman looked strangely at me.
6) Mike acts nice in class, but you can tell he really doesn't like you.
7) The musician has the striking ability to make his lyrics sound immediate .
8) The conversation turned strange when someone started talking about UFOs.
9) The cook handed him a bowl of sugar and cinnamon, which he smelled immediately .
10) The alarm sounded loudly at its appointed time, and I got up, showered, and shaved.

UNIT 33: ADJECTIVES: -ED/-ING FORMS

1) The children looked fascinated by the old toys.
2) I felt invigorated after just a short time in the forest.
3) It was very badly to win our first game of the season.
4) The recent downward trend in poverty seems encouraging.
5) Terrified at the thought of moving away, Jonathon began to cry.
6) When you're not in good spirits, it is tempting to stay in bed all day.
7)One finding that appeared troubling was that birth rates were declining.
8) Never had Ann felt so charmed by the landscape she traveled through.
9) As comforting as it is to be with others, it's crucial to spend some time alone. .
10) The working mother was amused at the thought of being labeled a "homemaker."

UNIT 35: COMPARATIVES - AS...AS

1) The night was as black as coal. 
2) Her hateful eyes were as cold as ice.
3) Without my glasses, I am as blind as a bat.
4) The sheets on the bed looked as white as snow.
5) The bicycle looks heavy, but it feels as light as a feather.
6) Paragliding is about the closest one can get to being as free as a bird. 
7)My computer is very fast at times, and at other times it is as slow as molasses.
8) When I was a child, a man of seventy seemed to me to be as old as the hills. 
9) After using our body lotion, your skin is guaranteed to feel as smooth as silk.
10) The man acted so oddly that his neighbors considered him to be as nutty as a fruitcake.

UNIT 36: COMPARATIVES - QUANTITY

1) More people live in a city than in a town.
2) Ethanol produces less pollution than gasoline.
3) There has been much news recently about obesity.
4) There are few fish that are strictly carnivores or herbivores.
5)Statistically, women are involved in fewer accidents than men.
6) I read that Taiwan has the most motorcycles per capita in the world.
7) Many of the world's farms use lots of chemicals to help grow food.
8) Fewer children live in gun-owning households today than in 1980.
9)Labor saving procedures are supposed to help you get your work done with the least effort.
10) In emergency situations, it is much preferable to have little knowledge than none at all.

UNIT 37: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES: VERB+GERUND/VERB+INFINITIVE

1) Do all of us need to go?
2) Beth promised to write.
3) Joe doesn't mind working by himself.
4) Carol and her husband seem to have the perfect life.
5) Do you really enjoy to go to work on Monday morning?
6) After eating its fill, the monkey decided to carry home some food.
7) The higher return you hope to achieve, the more you must risk losing.
8) When Nick lived in Asia, he missed celebrating Christmas with his family.
9) I vehemently dislike dealing with morons, screw-ups, deadbeats, crooks, and liars.
10) Although Susan has a good job, she can't afford to move out of her parents' house.

UNIT 38: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES: VERB+GERUND OR INFINITIVE

1. Our teacher doesn't allow talking in Study Hall.
2. This license permits driving under certain conditions.
3. Would you be willing to allow me to have my own opinion?
4. Should we permit foreigners to make campaign contributions?
5. For the protection of our campers, we cannot permit wandering.
6. Our work schedules do not permit us to drive our children long distances.
7. You'll be surprised how preparing ahead will allow having some extra fun too.
8. How can you permit your children to wander around New York at the dead of night?
9. This knife has a particularly fine blade that allows making precise cuts and incisions.
10. Group work allows students to talk about their understandings and discoveries with peers.

UNIT 39: GERUNDS & INFINITIVES: DISTINCT DIFFERENCE IN MEANING

1) Stop being mean to your sister!
2) On my way home, I stopped to get some gas.
3) After high school, Sally went on to study medicine.
4) Before you go to sleep, don't forget to lock the door.
5) As soon as Ann turns 18, she means to move to Hollywood.
6) Jason remembered running in to me at a party two years ago.
7) We regret to inform you that we have suspended all business activity.
8)We will never forget being called Mommy and Daddy for the first time.
9) I don't regret giving up tennis and settling down with my wife and children.
10)I had to go home early yesterday because my son had forgotten to take his key.

UNIT 40: CONDITIONALS - ZERO

1)If you can't serve you can't rule.

2)If you can't beat them,join them. 

3)If you can't bite, better not show your teeth.

4)If you can't take advice, you can't be helped

5)If you can't control the wind, adjust your sail.

6)If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

7)If you can't laugh at yourself,somebody else will.

8)If you can't say anything nice, don't say anithing at all.

9)If you can't be a good example,  then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning.

10)If you can't be content with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escape

UNIT 41: CONDITIONALS - ONE

1)I won't say anything if you don't .
2)What will you do if you don't get a job?
3)If a soufflé is punctured or shaken it will collapse.
4)If teachers don't earn respect, students won't give it.
5)You will be asked to leave if you don't follow the rules.
6)If you don't keep up with the payments, you will lose your home.
7)Ladybugs won't fly if the temperature is below 13 degrees Celsius.

8)What will you get if you cross a huge, hairy monster with a penguin?
9)We will return your deposit if you cancel your reservation more than 7 days in advance.

10)If the company goes bankrupt, how will we be able to pay our bills and feed our families?

UNIT 42: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

1)Anything you can do, I can do better.

2)I have something important to tell you.

3)Can anyone reliably predict an earthquake?

4)We're bored because there's nothing to do.
5)I thought I had heard voices, but nobody was there.
6)Here's fifty dollars. You can buy anything you want.

7)We don't want anybody telling us what we should do.
8)Nothing tastes as good as Cola Rola. It's the best drink in the house!

9)No one is really sure how the universe and everything in it was created.
10)Are you taking her anywhere special tonight, like an expensive restaurant?

UNIT 43: MODAL VERBS - MUST/HAVE TO

1)Victoria had to wake up at 4:00 in the morning yesterday.
2)I strongly believe that they should have to ask permission.
3)Can anywhere reliably predict an earthquake?
4)When I was young, I didn't have to do many things for myself.
5)While operating a motor vehicle, you must not drink and drive.
6)Why must a new year come for us to make changes in our lives?

7)You don't have to wear a tie, but you can wear one if you want to.
8)The weather became so severe that all of the workers had to be sent home.
9)Bill doesn't have to see everything at once because he can always visit again.

10)Must all of the current assumptions about the universe one day be revised?
 

UNIT 44: MODAL VERBS - SHOULD/OUGHT TO

1)Mary ought to clean up the mess she made.

2)Shouldn't the opposite of zero be everything?

3)Everyone should look at the stars from time to time.

4)We should have a plan when the going gets difficult.

5)To whom should we turn for inspiration and wisdom?

6)Dan ought to study more if he wants to pass the exam.

7)You ought not to worry about things you can't change.

8)Some think that schools should offer parenting classes.

9)Vegetables ought to be canned while they're still fresh.

10)Don't say you ought to do something unless you can actually do it.

UNIT 45: MODAL VERBS - WOULD 1

1)Dave would run if he was younger.

2)Bob said he would cut up some firewood tomorrow.

3)I feel I would let the team down if I gave up.

4)My mom told me that she would come by later tonight.

5)My son told me he would quit his job if he fell behind at school.

6)Sue found a pair of jeans that would fit her if she lost 15 pounds.

7)Tom told me that his upcoming vacation would cost a lot of money.

8)I would put the groceries away if I knew where things went.

9)If I had more time, I would read the newspaper.

10)My husband said he would set the alarm clock if he went to bed earlier than me.

UNIT 46: MODAL VERBS - WOULD 2

1)I wish it would snow hard.

2)I wish it would come early.

3)I wish she would play well.

4)I wish the lions would run free.

5)I wish the teacher would arrive late.

6)I wish nothing would go wrong.

7)I wish my car would move faster.

8)I wish my bicycle would steer right.

9)I wish the class wouldn't talk loud.

10)I wish the thief would walk straight.

UNIT 47: PREPOSITIONS & CONJUNCTIONS OF TIME - FOR/DURING/WHILE/WHEN

1)The phone rang several times during dinner.

2)It began to snow while I was walking home.

3)We visited many relatives during our vacation.

4)Susan has been studying English for five years.

5)The children have been playing video games for hours.

6)During the hike up the mountain, we saw a lot of deer.

7)I was shocked when I saw my picture in the newspaper.

8)When I got to work, I noticed my computer was unplugged.

9)A car pulled out in front of me while I was riding my bicycle.

10)When the last guests finally left the party, it was early morning.