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Fill in do, go, play.
1 to ______ darts 7 to _______ weightlifting
2 to ______ swimming 8 to _______ snooker
3 to ______ archery 9 to _______ running
4 to ______ tennis 10 to ______ fishing
5 to ______ skiing 11 to ______ rugby
6 to ______ photography 12 to ______ exercises
8 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold
as in the example in the first sentence.
| 1 Many people look forward to their retirement after years of working hard. | retire |
| 2 Emily has a very good _________________, so she’s good at writing stories. | imagine |
| 3 John has a _______________ for sweet foods, but he doesn’t eat them too often. | prefer |
| 4 Tania has an amazing ________________ of stamps from all over the world. | collect |
| 5 The ______________ of his article in the newspaper made Peter feel very proud. | include |
| 6 A special _______________ by a famous actor will be made at the club tonight. | appear |
| 7 The horse’s ________________ to jump the last fence meant that it lost the race. | refuse |
| 8 The doctor gave me a _______________ for some tablets. | prescribe |
| USED TO We use used to + infinitive to refer to past habits or states. In such cases used to can be replaced by the past simple with no change in meaning. I used to like jazz but now I like rock. I used to go to jazz clubs every week. We do not need to use a time expression with used to. In the above examples we can also use the Past Simple in the time expression. I liked jazz when I was younger but now I like rock. I went to jazz clubs when I was at college. We cannot use used to when something happened only once: I went to a rock concert last night. (NOT used to go) |
9 a We cannot use used to + base form in four of these sentences. Tick
the sentences that are not correct.
1 Last week I used to smoke a lot of cigarettes. ____
2 I didn’t use to exercise, but now I exercise every day. ____
3 I bought an old car. I used to pay 50 pounds for it. ____
4 When my daughter was a baby she didn’t use to sleep very much. ____
5 We used to get out first TV when I was twelve. ____
6 I’m tired, and I used to sleep for ten hours last night. ____
b Correct the sentences.
1 ________________________________________________________
2 ________________________________________________________
3 ________________________________________________________
4 ________________________________________________________
10 Choose the correct variant A, B, or C.
1 I ___ exercise but now I go running every morning before work.
A don’t use to B used to C didn’t use to
2 Yesterday I ___ up at 8 o’clock.
A used to wake B woke C didn’t use to wake
3 You need mask, flippers and oxygen tank to take up ___ .
A scuba-diving B paragliding C rafting
4 You should be ___ and fit for rafting.
A patient B cooperative C impatient
5 The ___ is a special sport event for disabled people.
A Olympic Games B The World Cup C Paralympics
6 Rafting, sky-diving and ___ are all extreme sports.
A football B paragliding C cricket
7 There are some necessary ___ for those who enjoy winter walking.
A precautions B things C food
11 Rewrite the sentences according to the example.
Example: I don’t work on Saturdays. – I used to work on Saturdays last year / when I was young.
1 I never take a taxi to go to work.
_________________________________________________________________
2 I hardly ever watch TV now.
_________________________________________________________________
3 People do not very often go to the cinema today.
_________________________________________________________________
4 She is old and sick.
_________________________________________________________________
5 She has few old close friends.
_________________________________________________________________
6 He doesn’t read any papers.
_________________________________________________________________
7 He is always late for work.
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8 My brother doesn’t come home until 11.
_________________________________________________________________
9 The place is so nice and clean!
_________________________________________________________________
10 She is so pretty and attractive.
_________________________________________________________________
11 London is one of the biggest cities in the world.
_________________________________________________________________
12 There is a big supermarket near our house.
_________________________________________________________________
12 Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1 ‘I find it hard to get up early.
‘You _____ to getting up early once you start working.’
A are used B will get used C were used
2 ‘Do you often exercise now?’
‘No, but I _____ to exercise a lot when I was at school.’
A used B will get used C am used
3 ‘Aren’t you bothered by all that noise?’
‘No, we _____ to noise. We live in the city centre.’
A were used B will get used C are used
4 ‘Does your sister travel a lot?’
‘No, but she _____ to before she got married.’
A didn’t use B used C wasn’t used
5 ‘I don’t like wearing a suit every day.’
‘Don’t worry, you _____ to it very soon.’
A are used B will get used C were used
6 ‘Sandra _____ to using a computer, but now she enjoys it.’
‘It’s a lot easier for her now.’
A isn’t used B will get used C wasn’t used
7 ‘Do you remember the things we _____ to do when we were kids?’
‘Of course I do. How could I forget what fun we had!’
A used B were used C got used
8 ‘Do you like living in the city?’
‘Well, I _____ to it yet, but it’s okay.’
A am not used B wasn’t used C am used
13 Read the text below, then circle the answer A, B, C or which best fits the space. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
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