A Trekking Journal
November 12, 1997
Today (be)________ the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs (shake)____________ ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really) _____________ me and my toes (bleed)________________ , but I (want, still) ________________ to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) ___________ so different, and I (try) ______________ to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) _____________ a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) ___________________ foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) __________________ much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually) ___________________.
I (travel, currently)______________________ with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He (be) a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) ___________________ ahead of me and (complain) ____________________ that I am too slow. I (do)___________________ my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.
Right now, Liam (sit) ________________ with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) ___________________ the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) ___________________ the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) ___________________him Tam. Tam (speak) __________________ English very well and he (try)___________________ to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) ___________________ a new word, Liam (try)__________________ to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) ____________________ to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.
November 12, 1997
Today (be) is the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs (shake) are shaking; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really) are really killing me and my toes (bleed) are bleeding, but I (want, still) still want to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) is so different, and I (try) am trying to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) am learning a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) don't learn foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) don't understand much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually) am gradually improving.
I (travel, currently) am currently travelling with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He (be) is a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) always walks ahead of me and (complain) complains that I am too slow. I (do) am doing my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.
Right now, Liam (sit) is sitting with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) are discussing the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) don't know the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) just calls him Tam. Tam (speak) speaks English very well and he (try) is trying to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) says a new word, Liam (try) tries to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) also seems to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.
1. My brother and sister (play)__________ tennis when it started to rain.
2. At 8.30am today I (drive)____________ to work.
3. We (not/sleep)____________ at 11pm. when he came back home.
4. I (meet)_____________ John in town yesterday.
5. I (arrive)___________ last week to my house.
6. I (study)_____________ English at that time.
7. My family (move)____________ to England in 1999.
8. Last summer I (learn) ___________Italian with my brother.
Mr Williams _________ (be) a gardener. Last year he ___________ (come) to work for Mrs Elphinstone, who _________ (be) fat, old, and rich. She ___________ (know) nothing about gardens, but ______________ (think) that she ______________ (know) a lot, and was always interfering. One day Mr Williams _______________ (get) very angry with Mrs Elphinstone, and ______________ (call) her an elephant. She _________ (be) furious and she ____________ (accuse) Mr Williams of public insult. The judge __________ (find) the gardener guilty, so Mr Williams __________ (say) to him, “__________ that ___________ (mean) that I am not allowed to call this lady an elephant any more?” “That________(be) quite correct”, the judge _________ (answer). “Am I allowed to call an elephant lady?” the gardener __________ (ask). “Yes, certainly”, _____________ (be) the answer. Mr Williams _____________ (look) at Mrs Elphinstone and __________ (say), “Goodbye, lady.”
One Sunday evening two men __________ (meet) in a London pub. One of them _________ (be) very unhappy.
`Life________ (be) terrible, everything in the world is really boring', he ________ (say).
`Don't say that', _________ (say) the other man. `Life __________ (be) wonderful! The world _________ (be) so exciting! Think about Italy. It's a wonderful country. ___________ you ever _______ (be) there?'
`Oh, yes. I __________ (go) there last year and I ____________ (not like) it.'
`Well, _________ you ___________ (be) to Norway? ____________ you ever ____________ (see) the midnight sun?'
`Oh, yes. I ____________ (go) there for my honeymoon and we __________ (see) the midnight sun. I _____________ (not enjoy) it.'
`Well, I __________ just ____________ (return) from safari in Africa. ________ you ____________ (visit) Africa yet?'
`Yes, I ________ (go) on safari in East Africa last year and I ____________(climb) Mount Kilimanjaro. It __________ (be) very boring.'
`Well', said the other man, `I ______________ (think) that you're very ill. Only the best psychiatrist in London can help you. Go to see Dr Greenbaum in Harley Street.'
`But I ____________ (be) Dr Greenbaum', __________ (answer) the man sadly.
about / American / an / and / attacked / because / by / dangerous / find / flowers / from / his / stayed / there / went
David Livingstone was a doctor from Scotland. He wanted to explore Africa. In 1840 he travelled 1 _______________ ship to Africa. He lived 2 _______________ for thirty-three years. He discovered lakes, explored rivers and made notes about the plants and 3 _______________.
Dr Livingstone visited England in 1856 4 _______________ in 1863. He wrote two books on these visits. In 1856, he wrote about 5 _______________ expeditions in Africa. In 1863, he wrote about the Zambezi river.
In 1864, Dr Livingstone went back to Africa. He tried to start some expeditions but he was very sick. Africa was a 6 _______________ place. One day a lion 7 _______________ him.
Sometimes, some of the local people came and took his food and his things. His friends wrote to him but their letters never arrived. He was unhappy 8 _______________ he had no letters from home for three years.
In 1869, an 9 _______________ newspaper, The New York Herald, asked Henry Stanley to go to Africa and 10 _______________ Dr Livingstone. Henry Stanley was a reporter and 11 _______________ explorer.
Henry Stanley 12 _______________ to Africa and in 1871 he found Dr Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika. Dr Livingstone was very tired and sick. He died two years later, in 1873.
Henry Stanley 13 _______________ in Africa and explored the river Congo. In 1890, he left Africa and went to London. He wrote books 14 _______________ his adventures and journeys in Africa. He died in London in 1904.
Choose the correct form.
Tom Smith is a chef. He (1) start/has started cooking when he (2) has been/was 15 years old. He (3) has studied/studied in a cookery school for the next three years, and then he (4) got/has got his first job in a restaurant in London. Now 33, he (5) worked/has worked all over the France, and he (6) just decided/has just decided to open a restaurant in Paris. He (7) hasn't thought/didn't think of a name for it yet. Four other restaurants (8) have opened/opened there this year, but Tom is optimistic. `My food (9) was always/has always been the best,' he says. `In 1992 I (10) cooked/have cooked for the Italian President when he (11) has come/came to France, and he (12) has told/told me that it (13) was/has been the most delicious food outside Italy!'
THE BURGLARS' FRIEND
It was 3 o'clock in the morning when four-year-old Russell Brown woke up to go to the toilet. His parents were fast asleep in bed. But when he heard a noise in the living room and saw a light was on, he went downstairs. There he found two men. They asked him his name, and told him they were friends of the family. Unfortunately, Russell believed them. They asked him where the video recorder was. Russell showed them, and said they had a stereo and a CD player, too. The two men carried these to the kitchen. Russell also told them that his mother kept her purse in a drawer in the kitchen, so they took that. Russell even gave them his pocket money - 50p. They finally left at 4 a.m. They said `Will you open the back door while we take these things to the car, because we don't want to wake Mummy and Daddy, do we?' So Russell held the door open for them. He then went back to bed. His parents didn't know about the burglary until they got up the next day. His father said, `I couldn't be angry with Russell because he thought he was doing the right thing.' Fortunately, the police caught the two burglars last week.
1 Russell woke up at four o'clock. ____
2 He heard his parents in the living room. ____
3 A light was on downstairs. ____
4 The two men knew Russell's parents. ____
5 The stereo was in the kitchen. ____
6 Russell told the men where his mother's money was. ____
7 Russell carried the things to the car. ____
8 Russell's parents didn't wake up. ____
9 Russell's father was angry with him. ____
10 The police found the men later. ____