2nd High School_ Exercise List #2_ Teacher Karla / Luana _ 2nd Term_ 2014

1. Complete the collocations using the words in the box. There are two extra words.
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a) Theres no __________ hes going to finish that pizza. Its huge!
b) Can you help me? I cant __________ out the solution to this puzzle.
c) As I was falling, it seemed as if everything was in slow __________ .
d) I cant __________ this zipper. Its stuck.
e) Whos in __________ here? I need to speak to the manager.

2. Complete the sentences. Write phrasal verbs using the verbs in parentheses and add
the correct object pronoun where necessary.
a) Dont leave your jacket on the floor. __________ ! (pick)
b) Im not at all like my mother, but I __________ my father. (take)
c) Shellys accident __________ horse-riding for a long time. (put)
d) Were exhausted. Going to the gym has really __________ . (wear)
e) I feel awful. Maybe Im __________ a cold. (come)

3. Complete the letter with the simple past, past progressive, past perfect simple, or past
perfect progressive form of the verbs.
Dear Mom,
Well, here I am on my camping vacation, and I (1) __________ (finally arrive) on Cape Cod. When
I got to the campground, Liz and Jack (2) __________ (already arrive) because they (3)
__________ (take) the ferry. When we all got to our campground, it was raining hard, and the
ground was like a river because it (4) __________ (rain) for two weeks. Then, while I (5)
_________ (try) to put up the tent, it (6) __________ (blow) away into a tree. I finally (7)
__________ (get) it down, but it was torn, and so I (8) __________ (spend) a very uncomfortable
night in Liz and Jacks tiny tent with them. I (9) __________ (not sleep) at all. I (10) __________
(decide) that I dont really like camping. I cant wait to get home.

Love,
Ben
Exercise List 2nd Term 2
nd
grade Teacher Karla / Luana 2014
English
Name: #: 2nd ____

2nd High School_ Exercise List #2_ Teacher Karla / Luana_ 2nd Term_ 2014

4. Put the following sentences into the correct tense, Simple Past or Past Continuous.
1. 1. George (fall) off the ladder while he (paint) the ceiling.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. While Tom (cook) the dinner, the phone (ring).
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Ann (wait) for me at home when I (arrive) yesterday.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Tim (take) a photograph of me while I (not /look).
_________________________________________________________________________
5. What (you/do) at this time yesterday'
_________________________________________________________________________


5. Answer these questions with the correct verb tense.
1. What were you doing last night?
_______________________________________________________________________

2. Did you go to the beach last Saturday?
_________________________________________________________________________

3. Did you buy anything last weekend? What did you buy?
_________________________________________________________________________

4. Who is your best friend? How did you meet?
______________________________________________________________________

5. Where were you living ten years ago? Did you like it there? What do you remember about
it?
________________________________________________________________________
6. What were you wearing yesterday?
_______________________________________________________________________

7. What were you wearing on Saturday night? Where did you go?
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6. Think back on your childhood and complete the sentences below:

a) My favourite sweets used to be
_____________________________________________________
b) My mother would read _______________________________________________________to
me.
c) I didnt use to like _________________________________________________________at
school.
d) I used to travel to ____________________________________________________ with my
family.
e) I would ___________________________________________________________ with my
friends.
f) I would visit ___________________________________________________________at
weekend.

7.Choose a verb from the box to complete the sentences below in the FUTURE
CONTINUOUS. There is one extra verb.

leave / not work / see / wear / go / study

a) I__________________________________________ Darren this evening so Ill tell him about
the meeting.
b) We _______________________________________ to my uncles house for the summer
holidays.
c) He _______________________________________ for his dad this summer because hes got
another job.
d) They _______________________________________ formal clothes at the party.
e) Where _____________ you ____________________________________next year?


8. Fill in the verbs in brackets in the Future Perfect:

Example: He the suitcase by tomorrow. (to pack)
He will have packed the suitcase by tomorrow.

1) We ___________________________________ the washing by 8 o'clock. (to do)
2) She___________________________________ Paris by the end of next year. (to visit)
3) l___________________________________ this by 6o'clock. (to finish)

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4) Sam___________________________________ by next week. (to leave)
5) She________________________________ this with her mother tonight. (to discuss)
6) The police___________________________________ the driver. (to arrest)
7) They___________________________________ their essay by tomorrow. (to write)
8) Paolo___________________________________ the teams. (to manage)

9.Replace the phrases in bold with the words in the box.
chanting crazy curse jinxed ritual superstitious
a) He is convinced that his neighbor put a bad spell on him.
b) I cant stay in this room because its number thirteen Im very convinced it will cause me
bad luck.
c) Everything I touch has been breaking today! I must be having a lot of bad luck.
d) If she doesnt perform her morning ceremony in exactly the right way, she wont leave the
house that day.
e) They kept repeating the words, Go! Fight! Win!
f) What are you doing? Are you out of your mind?

10.Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two extra words.
best man bouquet bridesmaid cake church confetti groom
reception service speech
Joanna and Clive just got married in Jamaica. It was a really great wedding. The wedding took
place in a little white (1) __________ near the beach. Their (2) __________ was Clives best
friend, Daniel. I was the (3) __________ I had to wear a very silly pink dress. After the wedding,
we threw (4) __________ over the newlyweds, and Joanna threw her (5) __________ for one of
the single women to catch. I caught it! For the (6) __________ , we went to a restaurant on the
beach. Daniel made a very funny (7) __________ , and Joanna and Clive cut their (8) __________
. I danced with Daniel. Then we watched the sun set over the ocean. It was so romantic!


11.Underline the correct verb form.
a) When I was a child, I will / used to love playing school with my stuffed animals.
b) Its the same every morning. Shell / would get up late and miss the bus.
c) As children, we will / would always eat ice cream with my grandparents on the beach.
d) He would / used to be a very small child. Then he grew and grew.

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e) My cat will / would meow and meow every morning, until I get up and feed it.
f) We would / will often go for long walks in the woods when we had the dog.
g) Rob didnt use to / wouldnt like cabbage, but now he loves it.
h) These days, Grandma wouldnt / wont go out much anymore.

12.Complete with the to-infinitive or a gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
a) Did you remember __________ (buy) some milk? No, I didnt. Sorry.
b) Could you please stop __________ (tap) your foot? Its noisy.
c) I think I forgot __________ (lock) the front door. Can we go back?
d) He couldnt remember __________ (meet) her before.
e) Im trying __________ (quit) smoking.
f) At the top of the mountain, they stopped __________ (admire) the view.
g) I tried __________ (give up) coffee for two weeks once, but it didnt work.
h) They will never forget __________ (meet) Elvis. It was an incredible moment.

13.Complete the conversation with the words in the box. There are two extra words.
annoying annoys cant stand drives find irritates nerves
Jane: Dont do that! Its so (1) __________ .
Kevin: What?
Jane: Hum along to the music. It (2) __________ me crazy.
Kevin: OK.
Jane: And could you stop tapping your finger on the steering wheel? I (3) __________ it
really irritating.
Kevin: Whats the problem? Am I getting on your (4) __________ ?
Jane: Sorry. I (5) __________ long car trips.
Kevin: Me neither.

14. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words.
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a) I find it difficult to bend my __________ after my skiing accident last year.
b) After the fight, the boxer raised his clenched __________ in victory.
c) Terry raised her __________ in surprise, but she didnt say a word.
d) The doctor asked me to stick my __________ out so she could examine my throat.
e) In many cultures, shaking your __________ means no.

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15. Underline the correct word.
a) Its sometimes hard to find restaurants with a good vegetarian / gourmet menu.
b) We should all try to eat more organic meals / food.
c) This local plate / dish is made from the best lamb.
d) Many people believe its best if the main meal / dish of the day is eaten at lunchtime.
e) My children dont like very strong menus / flavors, like blue cheese.

16.Complete the text with the words in the box.
although consequently even though furthermore however to sum up
(1) _________ it is widely accepted that organic food is better for us, most people dont eat it. Why
is this? Many people say that cost is the main reason, and its true that organically produced food
generally costs more than non-organic food. (2) _________ , (3) _________ non-organic food is
cheaper, the cost to the environment can be high. Most non-organic food is produced using
pesticides and harmful chemicals. These chemicals get into the food chain, and into our bodies. (4)
_________ , they are getting into the land itself, and (5) _________ we are poisoning the earth.
(6) _________ , organic food is better for us, and better for the environment.
(6 points)
17.Complete the text with the simple or progressive form of the present perfect of the verbs
in parentheses.
Peter de Groot is an apple farmer. And although farming is in his blood, he (1) _________ (not
always work) on the land. Five years ago, he (2) _________ (be) a finance director, working in
downtown Washington, DC, before he decided to change careers. His family has a farm and (3)
_________ (farming) the same land for fifty years. My grandfather (4) _________ (start) this
farm, Peter says. And, although I initially decided I (5) _________ (not want) to continue in the
family business, when my father got sick a few years ago, we faced selling the farm. It was then
Peter (6) _________ (decide) to quit his job and join the family business. Since then, Peter (7)
_________ (convert) most of the farm to organic farming, and (8) _________ (planted) two
thousand new trees. I (9) _________ (do) this job for only five years, but already I (10) _________
(learn) so much, says Peter. I feel so lucky to have found a job I love.

18.Rewrite the sentences using passive structures.
a) People throw away too much food every year.
_________________________________________________________

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b) Before they begin the exam, somebody will ask the students to turn off their cell phones.
________________________________________________________
c) No one has lived in this house for fifty years.
________________________________________________________
d) Who wrote this story?
________________________________________________________
e) Somebody was shouting at you.
________________________________________________________

19.Underline the correct word.
a) By the time he gets this message, I will already leave / have left / had left.
b) This time next month, we will have finished / will finish / will finished our course.
c) At 12:00 tomorrow, well be taken off / be taking off / taken off for Rio.
d) What do you think well be doing / have done / done this time next year?
e) By the end of today, we will walk / will be walking / will have walked ten kilometers.

20.Complete the conversation with the words in the box. There are two extra words.
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Judy: Whats wrong? Youre limping.
Mark: Ive done something to my knee. Its (1) __________ me.
Judy: Oh dear, you (2) __________ thing. Let me see.
Mark: See, when I turn it like that ... ow! It really hurts.
Judy: Oh, that must be (3) __________ . It looks really swollen. When did it start?
Mark: Well, it started after Id been skateboarding for a few hours.
Judy: Oh well, it (4) __________ you right then, doesnt it?
Mark: What?
Judy: Skateboarding at your age! What do you expect? Youve only got yourself to (5)
__________!
Mark: Thanks for the sympathy!


21 Complete the words.
a) Lori is s_____________ and runs her own business from home.
b) My grandmother t_____________ u_____________ watercolor painting in her eighties.
c) Did you try any of the r_____________ dishes when you were in North Africa?
d) Dawn was a b_____________ at her cousins wedding. She wore a pink dress.

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e) Oh, that noise is u_____________ ! Please ask them to stop.
f) Paul l_____________ us down on Saturday. He didnt show up to help.
g) The newlyweds spent their h_____________ in the Bahamas.
h) Please be r_____________ and listen to our side of the argument.
i) The snow-capped mountains were just v_____________ in the distance.
j) It can take a long time to g_____________ o_____________ the loss of a pet.

22 Underline the correct word.
a) I try to get / keep / pick up with the news by reading the paper every day.
b) The surprise announcement caused a lot of raised / clenched / shaken eyebrows in the
office.
c) This dish is really organic / stodgy / bland. It has no flavor!
d) Why do you always make / take / have such a mess when you cook?
e) When youre skiing, you have to bend / clench / raise your knees as you go downhill.
f) Id like to propose a wish / a toast / a happy life to the bride and groom.

23 Underline the correct form of the verbs.
I was twenty when I (1) found out / have found out I had a sister. My father (2) became / had
become sick very suddenly, and was in the hospital. The hospital (3) asked / was asking me to
bring in some of my fathers health documents. I went to my fathers house, and while I (4) was
going / had been going through some papers in his desk, I (5) was coming / came across a
picture of a baby girl with a smiling dark-haired woman. But it (6) hadnt been / wasnt me in the
picture, and I (7) didnt recognize / wasnt recognizing the woman. Who were they? I was
intrigued. (8) I had always known / always knew that my father (9) was / had been married
before, but I hadnt guessed hed had a child. When my father recovered, I asked him about the
picture. He told me that he and his first wife (10) had / had had a baby girl after they had
separated. He met my mother soon after that. Jennifer was my half sister. She was twenty-five,
and was living in Denver, a city just thirty miles away. At first, I felt very angry with my father. I
thought about the hours I (11) was spending / had spent alone as a child, longing for a friend. But
since then, Jennifer and I (12) have become / became great friends. I love having a sister!



24 Complete with the correct future form of the verbs in parentheses.

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a) By this time tomorrow we (1) _____________ (be) on the plane, and we (2)
_____________
(take) off for Australia!
b) I cant come to the meeting tomorrow afternoon, because I (3) _____________ (drive) back
from Columbus then.
c) In two years time, Max (4) _____________ (finish) his studies, and he (5) _____________
(look) for a job.

25 Write the sentences in the passive.
a) France produces some of the best wines in the world.
Some ________________________________________________________
b) People have lived in this castle for six hundred years.
This ________________________________________________________
c) Somebody is going to light the candles at midnight.
The ________________________________________________________
d) People are losing their jobs in their thousands.
Jobs ________________________________________________________

26 Write sentences using the prompts with would or used to.
a) When / I / a child / spend / hours / play / with my train set
________________________________________________________
b) Peter / have / a beard / when / he / be / a student
________________________________________________________
c) They / not have / a dog / but / now / they / have two
________________________________________________________
d) During the summer / we / not go home / until very late
________________________________________________________

27 Complete with the gerund or to-infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.
a) Did you remember _____________ (turn) off the oven when you left?
b) Im sure weve been to this caf. I remember _____________ (stop) here before.
c) He never forgets _____________ (send) me a card at Christmas.
d) Have you ever tried _____________ (take) the train around Europe? Its great!