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1.1 Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form: come get happen look make start stay try work 1 'You are working hard today.' 'Yes, I have a lot to do.' 2 I ............................ for Christine. Do you know where she is? 3 It................................:.. dark. Shall I turn on the light? 4 They haven't got anywhere to live at the moment. They ....... with friends until they find somewhere. 5 'Are you ready, Ann?' 'Yes, I,................ 6 Have you got an umbrella? It .............................. to rain. 7 You.........a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I...... to concentrate. 8 Why are all these people here? What.............
1.2 Use the words in brackets to complete the questions. 1 '........................ this week?' 'No, he's on holiday.' (Colin/work) 2 Why ................................ at me like that? What's the matter? (you/look) 3 'Jenny is a student at university. Is she? What.....................?' (she/study) 4 ...,..........:.................................... to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen) 5 How is your English?............................................... better? (it/get) 1.3 Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc.). 1 I'm tired. I …... (go) to bed now. Goodnight! 2 We can go out now. It ...isn't, raining... (rain) any more. 3 'How is your new job?' 'Not so good at the moment. I .................................................. (enjoy) it very much.' 4 Catherine phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She ............................ (have) a great time and doesn't want to come back. 5 I want to lose weight, so this week I................................................... (eat) lunch. 6 Angela has just started evening classes. She ................................................... (learn) German. 7 I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They ....………........... (speak) to each other. 1.4 Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form. sarah: Brian! How nice to see you! What (1).................. (you/do) these days? brian: I (2) ........... (train) to be a supermarket manager. sarah: Really? What's it like? (3)..................................... (you/enjoy) it? Brian: It's all right. What about you?
SARAH:Well, actually I (4)........................ (not/work) at the moment.
I (5)................................................... (try) to find a job but it's not easy. But I'm very busy. I (6).............. (decorate my flat. brian: (7)……………………..... (you/do) it alone? sarah: No, some friends of mine (8) ......... (help) me. 1.5 Complete the sentences using one ofthese verbs: -get change rise fall increase * You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once. 1 The population of the world ....is.r.isi.nfl... very fast. 2 Ken is still ill but he ................... better slowly. 3 The world..................Things never stay the same. 4 The cost of living................... Every year things are more expensive. 5 The economic situation is already very bad and it........ worse |