English in Mind 2 GrammarPractise

Unit 1

Answer key

2 are watching
3 don't play
4 are sending
5 stays
6 are working
7 don't go
8 is studying
9 walk

2 Right.
3 Right.
4 Wrong. They never send emails.
5 Wrong. You usually go to the swimming

pool at the weekend.

6 Right.
7 Wrong. Are you doing your homework just

now?

8 Wrong. Are the children playing computer

games at the moment?

9 Right.

2 decided
3 travelled
4 used
5 walked
6 carried
7 worked
8 looked
9 died

2 went
3 Did you have
4 weren't
5 left
6 did you write
7 took
8 didn't come
9 made

# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 1

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LEVEL

UNIT

Level 2

Unit 1

Grammar Practice

Complete the sentences with the present

simple or present continuous form of the

verbs.
1 She .................... (swim) in the river every

swims

day.

2 They .................... (watch) television at the

moment.

3 I .................... (not play) computer games

every day after school.

4 We .................... (send) an email now.
5 My brother .................... (stay) in the same

hotel every summer.

6 His parents .................... (work) in Spain at

the moment.

7 We .................... (not go) to school in

August.

8 Luca .................... (study) for an exam this

week.

9 Ana and Lucia .................... (walk) to school

every day.

Right (3)or wrong (7)? Correct the wrong

sentences.
1 I am going on holiday to Italy every

summer. 7
I go on holiday to Italy every summer.

....................................................................

2 At the moment the police are looking for

the stolen car.
....................................................................

3 We always go to France on holiday in

August.
....................................................................

4 They are never sending emails.

....................................................................

5 You are usually going to the swimming pool

at the weekend.
....................................................................

6 My sister eats an apple after every meal.

....................................................................

7 Do you do your homework right now?

....................................................................

8 Do the children play computer games at

the moment?
....................................................................

9 Giancarlo isn't working in the garden at

the moment.
....................................................................

Write the past simple forms of the verbs.
Present simple Past simple
1 hope

...................

hoped

2 decide

....................

3 travel

....................

4 use

....................

5 walk

....................

6 carry

....................

7 work

....................

8 look

....................

9 die

....................

Complete the sentences with the past simple

form of the verbs.
1 The ship ..................... (sink) near the coast

sank

of Italy.

2 Maria and Eva ..................... (go) to New

York last summer.

3 ..................... you ..................... (have) a

good weekend?

4 We ..................... (not be) in Class 6 last

year.

5 She ..................... (leave) her house at

6.00pm this morning.

6 When .................... you .....................

(write) to your penfriend in London?

7 I .................... (take) the dog to the park

this afternoon.

8 My friends .................... (not come) to my

party last weekend.

9 My brother .................... (make) a cake for

my grandmother's birthday.

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 1

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Level 2

Unit 2

Answer key

2 Where were you going?
3 It wasn't raining.
4 Was it working?
5 Carlo wasn't playing tennis.
6 We were having breakfast.
7 My parents were swimming.
8 What were you doing?

2 Were your parents

working

No, they weren't.

3 Was Marco dancing

Yes, he was.

4 Was your brother doing

Yes, he was.

5 Were their grandparents

living

No, they weren't.

6 Was she standing

Yes, she was.

7 Were we watching

No, we weren't.

2 They weren't studying for an exam last

weekend.

3 You weren't dancing in a disco last night.
4 Luisa wasn't talking on her mobile phone at

5.30 this morning.

5 Hugo and Marco weren't swimming in the

river yesterday evening.

6 My father wasn't working last weekend.
7 My teachers weren't travelling all summer.

2 swam
3 were walking
4 wrote
5 did you arrive
6 were driving
7 Did you see

# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 2

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Level 2

Unit 2

Grammar Practice

Write the past continuous form of the verbs

in the table.
Present continuous

Past continuous

1 I'm studying

...........................

I was studying

2 Where are you going?

...........................

3 It isn't raining.

...........................

4 Is it working?

...........................

5 Carlo isn't playing tennis. ...........................
6 We are having breakfast. ...........................
7 My parents are swimming. ...........................
8 What are you doing?

...........................

Complete the questions with the past

continuous form of the verbs. Then use the

information in brackets to answer the

questions.
1 Were you playing (you / play) basketball

............................
yesterday? [3]
Yes, I was.

....................................................................

2 ............................ (your parents / work) in

Amsterdam last month? [7]
....................................................................

3 ............................ (Marco / dance) with

Anna last night at the disco? [3]
....................................................................

4 ............................ (your brother / do) his

homework at 10.00pm yesterday? [3]
....................................................................

5 ............................ (their grandparents / live)

in Paris in 1910? [7]
....................................................................

6 ............................ (she / stand) at the

bus-stop when you saw her? [3]
....................................................................

7 ............................ (we / watch television) at

8.00pm last night? [7]
....................................................................

Make the positive sentences negative.
1 I was watching television last night.

....................................................................

I wasn't watching television last night.

2 They were studying for an exam last

weekend.
....................................................................

3 You were dancing in a disco last night.

....................................................................

4 Luisa was talking on her mobile phone at

5.30 this morning.
....................................................................

5 Hugo and Marco were swimming in the river

yesterday evening.
....................................................................

6 My father was working last weekend.

....................................................................

7 My teachers were travelling all summer.

....................................................................

Past simple or past continuous? Circle the

correct verb form.
1 I was doing / did my homework when my

friend rang.

2 She swam / was swimming 400kms

yesterday.

3 They walked / were walking in the forest

when they heard a noise.

4 I wrote / was writing ®ve emails this

morning.

5 What time were you arriving / did you arrive

at the party last night?

6 We drove / were driving into town when we

saw a ®re.

7 Did you see / Were you seeing the Eiffel

Tower when you went to Paris?

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 2

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Level 2

Unit 3

Answer key

2 taller
3 easiest
4 old
5 bigger
6 intelligent
7 fastest
8 deeper
9 most dif®cult

2 more interesting
3 worst
4 easier
5 best
6 taller
7 oldest
8 safer
9 the most dif®cult / more dif®cult

2 unsuccessful
3 fat
4 good
5 quiet
6 interesting
7 new/young
8 easy

2 Right.
3 Wrong. English isn't as dif®cult as Chinese.
4 Wrong. I think Maths is easier than English.
5 Right.
6 Wrong. Carola is as tidy as Ana.
7 Right.
8 Wrong. Monkeys aren't as intelligent as

people.

9 Right.

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Unit 3

Grammar Practice

Complete the table with the correct form of

the adjectives.

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

1 young

younger

....................

youngest

2 tall

....................

tallest

3 easy

easier

....................

4 .................... older

oldest

5 big

....................

biggest

6 .................... more

most

intelligent

7 fast

faster

....................

8 deep

....................

deepest

9 dif®cult

more dif®cult

....................

Complete the sentences with the

comparative or superlative form of the

adjectives.
1 Madrid is .................... (far) from London

further

than Paris.

2 I think CDs are .................... (interesting)

than books.

3 Maths is my .................... (bad) subject at

school. I hate it!

4 English grammar is .................... (easy) than

English spelling.

5 Alex thinks Juventus are the ....................

(good) team in the world. I don't agree.

6 My brother is .................... (tall) than my

mother.

7 My grandfather is the .................... (old)

person in our family. He's 95.

8 Planes are .................... (safe) than cars.
9 Which language do you think is

.................... (dif®cult) to learn, English or
German?

Complete the table with the correct

adjectives.

Adjective

Opposite

1 tidy

messy

....................

2 successful

....................

3 ....................

slim

4 bad

....................

5 ....................

noisy

6 boring

....................

7 old

.................... / ....................

8 ....................

dif®cult

Right (3) or wrong (7)? Correct the wrong

sentences.
1 Pietro is messier that his sister. 7

Pietro is messier than his sister.

....................................................................

2 Travelling by bus isn't as fast as travelling

by plane.
....................................................................

3 English isn't as dif®cult that Chinese.

....................................................................

4 I think Maths is easyer than English.

....................................................................

5 Computers are a lot more expensive than

mobile phones.
....................................................................

6 Carola is as tidy that Ana.

....................................................................

7 Juan is as tall as his father.

....................................................................

8 Monkeys aren't as intelligent than people.

....................................................................

9 Mount Everest is higher than Mont Blanc.

....................................................................

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 3

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UNIT

Level 2

Unit 4

Answer key

2 I 'll go
3 Will the environment change
4 won't take
5 we 'll go
6 I 'll open
7 will continue
8 won't go
9 won't do

2 might study
3 might not come
4 might be
5 might catch
6 might not be
7 might wake
8 might rain
9 might buy

2 we'll go to the beach every day.
3 he'll go to university.
4 I'll take it for a walk every day.
5 she'll drive everywhere.
6 we won't have a holiday in the autumn.
7 you won't miss the train.

2 eat, I 'll get fat.
3 don't get up, you 'll be
4 is, will be
5 drive, it 'll be
6 tell, I 'll be
7 gets, he 'll earn
8 melts, will go up

# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 4

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Level 2

Unit 4

Grammar Practice

Complete the sentences. Use will/won't and

the verbs.
1 Do you think it .................... (rain)

will rain

tomorrow?

2 I think I .................... (go) to university

when I ®nish school next year.

3 .................... the environment ....................

(change) in the future?

4 Can you help me with this problem?

It .................... (not take) long.

5 We think we .................... (go) to Paris this

summer on holiday.

6 It's very hot in here. I think I ....................

(open) a window.

7 Do you think the ice at the poles

.................... (continue) to melt?

8 My sister .................... (go) out late at night

on her own. She doesn't like the dark.

9 `I'm really sorry, mum. I .................... (do) it

again.'

Complete the sentences. Use might /

might (not) and the verbs.

1 Don't use that knife! You .................... (cut)

might cut

yourself.

2 Do you think you .................... (study)

French next year?

3 Marie says she .................... (come) to the

party on Saturday. She's not feeling well.

4 A: Where are your parents?

B: I don't know. I think they ....................

(be) at the supermarket.

5 If we run quickly, we .................... (catch)

the 10.15 train.

6 You can come round at 10.00am but we

.................... (be) in.

7 Be quiet! You .................... (wake) the baby.
8 Let's go to the cinema instead of the park

today. It .................... (rain) later.

9 I think I .................... (buy) a new computer

next week. This one is very old now.

Complete the ®rst conditional sentences. Use

the words in brackets.
1 If you go to the exhibition early,

you won't have to queue (not have to /

......................................
queue).

2 If we go to Spain in the summer,

...................................... (go to the beach /
every day)

3 If Pietro passes his exams,

...................................... (go to university)

4 If I buy a dog, ......................................

(take it for a walk / every day)

5 If my sister buys a car,

...................................... (drive everywhere)

6 If we go to New York in August,

...................................... (not have a
holiday / in the autumn)

7 If you leave now, ......................................

(not miss the train)

Circle the correct verbs.
1 If Maria invites / will invite me to the party,

I 'll go / go.

2 If I will eat / eat too much chocolate, I get /

'll get fat.

3 If you don't get up / won't get up now, you

'll be / are late for school.

4 If there is / will be more pollution, there will

be / are more health problems.

5 If they drive / will drive to Barcelona, it 'll be /

is cheaper than ¯ying.

6 If you will tell / tell anyone my secret, I 'll be /

am very angry.

7 If he gets / will get a job in a bank, he 'll earn

/ earns lots of money.

8 If the ice at the poles melts / will melt, sea

levels will go up / go up.

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 4

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Level 2

Unit 5

Answer key

2 f 3 h 4 a 5 g 6 i 7 b 8 e 9 c

2 isn't he
3 does he
4 aren't they
5 aren't we
6 is it
7 will you
8 didn't they

2 they 've just arrived
3 it 's just ®nished
4 I 've just broken
5 he 's just drunk
6 they 've just come back
7 she 's just bought
8 he 's just washed up

2 has bought
3 have found
4 haven't spoken
5 Have you asked
6 have written
7 hasn't eaten
8 haven't studied

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Unit 5

Grammar Practice

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 5

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Level 2

Match the statements on the left with the correct tags on the right.

1 No one likes her,

a isn't it?

2 We have to go to school every day,

b does she?

3 George isn't very happy today,

c do you?

4 The football practice is at 5 o'clock,

d do they?

5 You will help me with my homework,

e can't he?

6 They have cancelled the concert,

f don't we?

7 Jane never goes out at the weekend,

g won't you?

8 He can swim,

h is he?

9 You don't like ®sh,

i haven't they?

Complete the questions with a suitable question tag.

1 Katie likes cooking, ............................?

doesn't she?

2 He's a big baby, ............................?
3 He doesn't go to school on Sundays, ............................?
4 They're going to France on holiday, ............................?
5 We're leaving in ®ve minutes, .............................?
6 It isn't raining, ............................?
7 You won't be late, ............................?
8 They came to the party, ............................?

Answer the questions. Use just and the

present perfect form of the verbs.
1 Are you hungry?

No, I.......................... (eat)

've just eaten.

2 Are mum and dad in?

Yes, they .......................... (arrive)

3 Are you watching the news?

No, it .......................... (®nish)

4 Can I borrow your computer?

No, I .......................... it. (break)

5 Is Tom thirsty?

No, he .......................... (drink) some water.

6 Are they going on holiday now?

No, they .......................... (come back).

7 Is that dress new?

Yes, she .......................... (buy) it.

8 Are the plates clean?

Yes, he .......................... (wash up)

Complete the sentences. Use the present

perfect form of the verbs.
1I ........................... (not watch) TV today.

haven't watched

2 He ........................... (buy) a new computer.
3 I ........................... (®nd) my umbrella.
4 We ........................... (not speak) to the

teacher yet.

5 .......................... you ...........................

(ask) your mum and dad about the party?

6 They ........................... (write) a letter to the

Prime Minister.

7 She ........................... (not eat) anything all

day!

8 My brother and sister ........................... (not

study) for the exam tomorrow.

Unit 6

Answer key

2 Hundreds of people are employed by the

government.

3 French is spoken in Canada.
4 Many cars are made in Japan.
5 Grapes are needed to make wine.
6 English is spoken in America.
7 The Internet is used by millions of people.
8 Newspapers are printed every day.

2 aren't (usually) born
3 isn't made
4 are not written
5 are not grown
6 is not cleaned
7 isn't cut
8 isn't paid

2 They won't let me go out after midnight.
3 She isn't allowed to go on the school trip.
4 They won't let her go on the school trip.
5 She let him go to the party.
6 Will you let me go out this weekend, Mum?
7 They're allowed to stay out until ten o'clock.

2 Wrong. Please, let me go!
3 Right.
4 Wrong. The teacher won't allow us to talk

in class.

5 Right.
6 Wrong. Is he allowed to come on holiday

with us?

7 Wrong. Will you allow me to use your bike,

please?

# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 6

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Level 2

Unit 6

Grammar Practice

Write sentences in the present simple passive.
1 Oranges / grow / Valencia

Oranges are grown in Valencia.

....................................................................

2 Hundreds of people / employ / the

government
....................................................................

3 French / speak / Canada

....................................................................

4 Many cars / made / Japan

....................................................................

5 Grapes / need / to make wine

....................................................................

6 English / speak / America

....................................................................

7 The Internet / use / millions of people

....................................................................

8 Newspapers / print / every day

....................................................................

Complete the sentences with negative form

of the present simple passive.
1 French is spoken in France. English

isn't spoken

.................... in France. (speak)

2 Babies are usually born in hospital, they

.................... at home. (born)

3 Whisky is made in Scotland, it ....................

in England. (made)

4 Email is used by millions of people, letters

.................... by millions of people. (write)

5 These apples are grown in England, they

.................... in Italy. (grow)

6 The of®ce is cleaned every Monday, it

.................... at the weekend. (clean)

7 The grass is cut on Wednesdays and Fridays,

it.................... on Saturdays. (cut)

8 He is paid at the end of the month, he

.................... at the beginning of the
month. (pay)

Put the words in the correct order to make

sentences with be allowed to and let.
1 midnight / go / out / not / I / allowed / 'm /

to / after
....................................................................

I'm not allowed to go out after midnight.

2 out / won't / me / They / go / midnight / let /

after
....................................................................

3 allowed / school / go / She / to / on / the /

isn't / trip
....................................................................

4 They / let / on / trip / her / the / go / school /

won't
....................................................................

5 party / let / go / She / to / him / the

....................................................................

6 weekend / let / go / ? / you / out / Will / me /

Mum / this
....................................................................

7 until / 're / to / ten / out / They / stay / o'clock

/ allowed
....................................................................

Right (3) or wrong (7)? Correct the wrong

sentences.
1 Why aren't I allowed to go to the disco? 3
2 Please, let me to go!

....................................................................

3 You're not allowed to smoke in the house.

....................................................................

4 The teacher won't allow us talk in class.

....................................................................

5 You're not allowed to go when the light is

red.
....................................................................

6 Is he let to come on holiday with us?

....................................................................

7 Will you allow me use your bike, please?

....................................................................

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 6

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Level 2

Unit 7

Answer key

FOR

: ten years, a long time, ages, years, ever,

as long as I can remember

SINCE

: yesterday, last year, April, last week,

since I was a child

2 for
3 since
4 since
5 since
6 for
7 for
8 since
9 since

2 I haven't been on holiday since last year.
3 She hasn't cooked a meal for her family for

six months.

4 He hasn't ridden a bike since he was six

years old.

5 I haven't written a letter since 1999.
6 They haven't spoken French since last

summer.

7 He hasn't played football since yesterday.
8 I haven't made my bed for two days.
9 We haven't watched television for four

hours.

2 haven't played
3 have moved
4 I've lived
5 Has Michael bought
6 has he been
7 hasn't found
8 has lost

# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 7

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Level 2

Unit 7

Grammar Practice

Put the words and expressions in the correct

column.

ten years

yesterday

last year

1986

a long time

ages

years

April

last week

ever

as long as I can remember

I was a child

for

since

....................

1986

....................

for or since? Circle the correct word in each

sentence.
1 Tony has been living in London for / since

he was ten.

2 I haven't seen Tom for / since ten years.
3 We have been going on holiday to Italy

for / since 1997.

4 He's been playing football for / since he was

three!

5 She's been wearing that jumper for / since

last week!

6 He's been working for that company

for / since ages.

7 I've been playing the piano for / since years.
8 I haven't been to the zoo for / since January.
9 Jake and Mary have been studying French

for / since last month.

Answer the questions. Use the negative form

of the present perfect simple and the words

in brackets.
1 When did you last have a drink? (two hours)

I haven't had a drink for two hours.

....................................................................

2 When did you last go on holiday? (last year)

I .................................................................

3 When did Maria last cook a meal for her

family? (six months)
She .............................................................

4 When did John last ride a bike?

(seven years old)
He ..............................................................

5 When did you last write a letter? (1999)

I .................................................................

6 When did your parents last speak French?

(last summer)
They ...........................................................

7 When did Andreas last play football

(yesterday)
He ..............................................................

8 When did you last make your bed?

(two days)
I .................................................................

9 When did we last watch television?

(four hours)
We .............................................................

Complete the sentences. Use the present

perfect form of the verbs.
1 ......................... (see) Peter?

Have you seen

2 They ......................... (not play) basketball

since last month.

3 My grandparents ......................... (move)

house.

4 I ......................... (live) in London for three

years.

5 ......................... Michael .........................

(buy) a new bike yet?

6 How long ......................... he

......................... (be) a clown doctor for?

7 She ......................... (not ®nd) her glasses

yet.

8 He ......................... (lose) his keys.

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 7

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Level 2

Unit 8

Answer key

GERUND

: like, don't mind, imagine,

can't stand, enjoy
+

INFINITIVE

: hope, refuse, decide, promise

2 living
3 to be
4 having
5 writing
6 drinking
7 to study
8 talking
9 to give

2 going
3 to drink
4 speaking
5 eating
6 travelling
7 to see
8 to play
9 watching

2 going
3 watching
4 going
5 reading
6 to help
7 to go
8 waking up
9 to be

# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 8

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Unit 8

Grammar Practice

Put the verbs in the correct column.

hate

refuse

don't mind

can't stand

hope

enjoy

imagine

promise

decide

+ Gerund

+ In®nitive

....................

hate

....................

Complete the sentences with a verb from the

box.

living

to give

drinking

having

eating

to study

talking

to be

writing

1 She likes .................... ice cream.

eating

2 Can you imagine .................... in New York?
3 She hopes ....................a doctor.
4 They enjoy .................... their friends to stay.
5 Shakespeare liked .................... plays.
6 Most people prefer .................... coffee to

tea.

7 Tim decided .................... Biology at

University.

8 Simon hates .................... on the phone.
9 They refused .................... him the job.

Complete the sentences. Use the gerund or

the in®nitive form of the verbs.
1 Tommy can't imagine .................... (play)

playing

for Liverpool.

2 He hates .................... (go) to the cinema.
3 I decided .................... (drink) the coffee

with sugar.

4 John prefers .................... (speak) French

to Italian.

5 Eddie likes .................... (eat) eggs.
6 We don't mind .................... (travel) at

night.

7 He doesn't want .................... (see) them

any more.

8 She refused .................... (play) the piano

when she was six.

9 They can't stand .................... (watch)

football.

Gerund or in®nitive? Circle the correct

words.
1 We enjoy going / to go shopping.
2 We don't mind going / to go early in the

morning.

3 She can't stand watching / to watch that

actress.

4 I imagine going / to go to America when I'm

older.

5 She prefers reading / to read to the

television.

6 They refused helping / to help her with the

work.

7 William hopes going / to go to the football

at the weekend.

8 Sophia hates waking up / to wake up early

on Saturdays.

9 I don't want being / to be a doctor!

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 8

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Unit 9

Answer key

2 was stolen
3 were destroyed
4 were given
5 was taken
6 was completed
7 were injured
8 was cancelled
9 were ®lmed

2 The Statue of Liberty wasn't visited by many

people last year.

3 The Pyramids weren't discovered in the year

2000.

4 My football team weren't beaten 10±0 last

weekend.

5 My sister wasn't invited to my cousin's

birthday party.

6 The noise of the earthquake wasn't heard

500 kilometres away.

7 A ®lm wasn't made about the restaurants in

New York.

8 The robbers weren't found in the park.
9 Our dog wasn't discovered in a cave near

the beach.

2 the 3 The 4 a 5 an 6 the 7 the
8 The 9 the

2 a 3 a 4 the 5 the 6 a 7 a 8 the
9 a 10the

# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 9

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Level 2

Unit 9

Grammar Practice

Complete the sentences with the past simple

passive form of the verbs.
1 The Eiffel Tower ....................... (design) by

was designed

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.

2 The bicycle ....................... (steal) from the

park.

3 Many forests ....................... (destroy)

during the ®res this summer.

4 The children ....................... (give) money to

spend on holiday.

5 The man ....................... (take) to hospital

by ambulance.

6 All the work ....................... (complete) by

midnight.

7 Thirty people ....................... (injure) by the

earthquake.

8 The concert ....................... (cancel) because

the singer was ill.

9 The Lord of The Rings ®lms .......................

(®lm) in New Zealand.

Make the positive sentences negative.
1 The Eiffel Tower was built in Rome.

The Eiffel Tower wasn't built in Rome.

....................................................................

2 The Statue of Liberty was visited by many

people last year.
....................................................................

3 The Pyramids were discovered in the year

2000.
....................................................................

4 My football team were beaten 10±0 last

weekend.
....................................................................

5 My sister was invited to my cousin's birthday

party.
....................................................................

6 The noise of the earthquake was heard 500

kilometres away.
....................................................................

7 A ®lm was made about the restaurants in

New York.
....................................................................

8 The robbers were found in the park.

....................................................................

9 Our dog was discovered in a cave near the

beach.
....................................................................

A, an or the? Circle the correct word in each

sentence.
Last week we bought

a / an / the new car. It's

fantastic. It's much better than

a / an / the

old car we had.

A / An / The new car has got

seven seats, air conditioning,

a / an / the

CD player, automatic lights and

a / an / the

alarm. I love

a / an / the CD player.

I always take my CDs with me when we go in

a / an / the car now.

A / An / The

air-conditioning is great too, it starts when
you get in

a / an / the car and stops when

you get out.

Complete the sentences with a, an or the.

1 `............ bank is closed just now. We'll

The

have to come back later. '

2 `There's ............ bank on the corner of my

street. Let's go there. '

3 `Does your house have ............ garage?'
4 `Where's your dad?' `He's in ............

garage, ®xing the car.'

5 `Who is ............ girl with your brother?'
6 `How many children can you see?' `I can

see two boys and ............ girl.'

7 `Excuse me, does room 203 have ............

shower?'

8 `I'm sorry. ............ shower isn't working in

room 203.'

9 `Does the villa have ............ swimming

pool?'

10 `Let's go to ............ swimming pool this

afternoon.'

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TOO MUCH

: pasta, sugar, time, information

TOO MANY

: apples, carrots, chairs, people

2 There's too much sugar in this coffee.
3 Is there enough pasta for me?
4 There are too manypeople in myclass.
5 I always get too much homework.
6 There aren't enough computers for

everyone.

7 She's given us too much information.
8 We haven't got enough moneyto go the

cinema.

2 too much
3 too many
4 too much
5 too many
6 too much
7 too many
8 not enough
9 not enough

2 I 'll go
3 She 's going to cook
4 I 'll do
5 We 're going to live
6 I 'll carry
7 I 'll go out
8 You 'll be
9 We're going to have

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Choose too much or too many to match the

words on the right.
Too much

pasta
apples
sugar
rice
carrots

Too many

chairs
time
information
people

Put the words in the correct order to make

sentences with too much, too many and

not enough.
1 too / I've / biscuits / eaten / many

....................................................................

I've eaten too many biscuits.

2 sugar / too / coffee / There's / in / much / this

....................................................................

3 me / pasta / enough / there / for / Is

....................................................................

4 class / are / people / in / many / There / too /

my
....................................................................

5 get / much / I / always / homework / too

....................................................................

6 aren't / everyone / for / computers / There /

enough
....................................................................

7 much / given / too / She's / information / us

....................................................................

9 cinema / got / to / to / haven't / money /

We / enough / go / the
....................................................................

Too much, too many or not enough? Circle

the correct words.
1 There was too much / too many /

not enough time to see all the tourist sights
in Rome last week.

2 I've got too much / too many / not enough

rice here. Would you like some?

3 `I don't know what to wear tonight.'

`You've got too much / too many / not
enough clothes! That's the problem.'

4 My mum says I watch too much / too many /

not enough TV. I only watch 6 hours a day!

5 There are too much / too many / not enough

cartoons on TV nowadays. At least 3 hours
every day.

6 I can't buy these trainers. A hundred Euros is

too much / too many / not enough money!

7 I think we have too much / too many / not

enough exams at school. I think one exam
each year is enough.

8 I need more information. There's too much /

too many / not enough information in this
book to answer the question.

9 There's too much / too many / not enough

bread for sandwiches. I'll go and buy some.

Complete the sentences with will or going to

and the verb.
1 Get down from that tree now!

You ................... (fall) and break your leg.

'll fall

2 What can I do today? I think I ....................

(go) shopping.

3 She's got some eggs and some cheese.

She .................... (cook) an omelette.

4 A: Have you fed the cat?

B: Oops, sorry! I forgot. I .................... (do)

it now.

5 A: Why do you want to learn English?

B: We .................... (live) in London for a

year.

6 Those bags look heavy. I .................... (carry)

them for you.

7 It's raining now. I think I .................... (go

out) later.

8 Don't eat that! It's bad. You ....................

(be) sick.

9 We .................... (have) a baby in January.

Isn't that exciting?

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2 Everyone
3 no one
4 someone
5 no one
6 Everyone
7 Someone
8 Everyone
9 someone

2 nothing
3 everything
4 something
5 everything
6 nothing
7 something
8 nothing
9 everything

2 everywhere
3 somewhere, nowhere
4 somewhere
5 Everywhere
6 nowhere
7 somewhere
8 everywhere

2 must
3 mustn't
4 mustn't
5 must
6 don't have to
7 don't have to
8 mustn't
9 must

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Complete the sentences with someone,

no one or everyone.
1 Excuse me. Can .................... help me?

someone

2 I'm the shortest person in my class

.................... is taller than me!

3 A: Can I speak to a member of staff?

B: I'm sorry. There's .................... here just

now.

4 I think .................... has stolen my bag! It

was here earlier, but I can't ®nd it now.

5 I've rung three times already and

.................... is answering the phone.

6 My brother has had a bad headache for

three days. .................... says he should see
the doctor, but he's refusing to go.

7 .................... sent me an email this morning

but I don't know who it was.

8 `Please can I go mum? .................... in the

class is going.'

9 I know.................... who can translate that

letter for you.

Complete the sentences with something,

nothing or everything.
1 A: I'm hungry.

B: Would you like .................... to eat?

something

2 We're bored. There's .................... to do

here.

3 Have we packed .................... ? Let's look

at our list and check.

4 Ouch! I've got .................... in my eye.
5 You look worried. Is .................... alright?
6 What are we going to eat tonight? There's

.................... in the fridge.

7 Can you meet me after school? There's

.................... I want to tell you.

8 I checked that website and it's not very

good. There's .................... interesting on it.
It's very boring.

9 I think I did well in the test. I understood

.................... .

Complete the sentences with somewhere,

nowhere or everywhere.
1 I need .................... to stay in Edinburgh this

somewhere

weekend. Do you know a good hotel?

2 Where are my glasses? I've looked

.................... for them and can't ®nd them.

3 A: Is there .................... I can buy a

newspaper round here?

B: I'm sorry. There's .................... open at

this time of night.

4 I put my homework down .................... and

nowI can't remember where I put it.

5 I don't like going on holiday in August.

.................... is so busy.

6 There's .................... to sit. Shall I get some

more chairs?

7 I think I'll go .................... quiet for next

year's summer holiday.

8 We go .................... by train when we travel

abroad because we hate ¯ying.

Circle the correct word in each sentence.
1 Don't worry, we're not late.

We don't have to / must hurry.

2 Your room is a mess. You don't have to /

must tidy it today.

3 You mustn't / have to eat that fruit. It will

make you ill.

4 Hurry up! We mustn't / don't have to miss

the 10.00am train.

5 The doctor says I must / mustn't stop eating

chocolate if I want to lose weight.

6 We don't have to / must go to the cinema

tonight. We could go to a disco instead.

7 I don't have to / mustn't do my homework

this evening because I've already done it.

8 You mustn't / don't have to use the

computer if I'm not here.

9 I must / don't have to remember to study

tonight. We've got a test tomorrow.

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2 mother 's been cooking
3 We 've been playing
4 You 've been watching
5 I 've been practising
6 baby 's been crying
7 Smith 's been working
8 They 've been feeling
9 brother 's been living

2 They haven't been playing computer games

for three hours.

3 She hasn't been practising the violin for ten

minutes.

4 The dog hasn't been barking for hours.
5 We haven't been waiting for ten minutes.
6 You haven't been doing your homework all

night.

7 He hasn't been watching TV for hours!
8 Ihaven't been learning Spanish for a

long time.

2 How long have we been waiting?

We've been waiting for twenty minutes.

3 How long has she been playing the clarinet?

She's been playing the clarinet since she
was ten.

4 How long have they been living in Perugia?

They've been living in Perugia for two years.

5 How long have the potatoes been cooking in

the oven? They've been cooking in the oven
for about ®ve minutes.

2 been going
3 eaten
4 been waiting
5 sent
6 known
7 been crying
8 been playing
9 said

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Complete the sentences with the present

perfect continuous form of the verbs.
1 I............................... (swim) all morning.

've been swimming

2 My mother ............................... (cook) all

evening.

3 We ............................... (play) tennis since

3 o'clock.

4 You ............................... (watch) too much

TV.

5 I ............................... (practise) the piano

for half an hour.

6 The baby ............................... (cry) for a

long time.

7 Mr Smith ............................... (work) in our

school for 35 years.

8 They ............................... (feel) ill for three

days.

9 My brother ............................... (live) in

Rome for ten years.

Make the positive sentences negative.
1 I've been working on my computer all day.

I haven't been working on my computer

....................................................................
all day.

....................................................................

2 They've been playing computer games for

three hours.
....................................................................

3 She's been practising the violin for ten

minutes.
....................................................................

4 The dog's been barking for hours.

....................................................................

5 We've been waiting for ten minutes.

....................................................................

6 You've been doing your homework all night.

....................................................................

7 He's been watching TV for hours!

....................................................................

8 I've been learning Spanish for a long time.

....................................................................

Make questions with How long and the

present perfect continuous. Then answer

them using for or since and the words in

brackets.
1 you / study / English (three years)

How long have you been studying English?

....................................................................
I've been studying English for three years.

....................................................................

2 we / wait? (twenty minutes)

....................................................................
....................................................................

3 she / play clarinet? (she was 10)

....................................................................
....................................................................

4 they / live in Perugia? (two years)

....................................................................
....................................................................

5 potatoes / cook in oven? (about ®ve minutes)

....................................................................
....................................................................

Present perfect continuous or present perfect

simple? Circle the correct word.
1 I've bought / been buying a new car.

It's lovely!

2 She's been going / gone out with Marco for

a long time.

3 He's eaten / been eating three sandwiches

already!

4 How long have you waited / been waiting?
5 I've sent / been sending 55 emails this

morning!

6 We've known / been knowing Tom and Tim

since we were ®ve years old.

7 The baby's cried / been crying for a long

time. Shall we go and get him?

8 My brother's played / been playing for our

local football team since last season.

9 Thank you, I think you've said / been saying

enough now. You can sit down again.

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Unit 13

Answer key

2 who
3 where
4 who
5 where
6 which
7 where

2 Let's go to the shop which sells fresh fruit.
3 I like people who have a sense of humour.
4 That's Enrique's brother who's a doctor.
5 We're staying at the hotel which has one

hundred rooms.

6 This is the restaurant which has a fantastic

cook.

7 That's the thief who stole the jewellery.
8 She's the new teacher who gives lots of

homework.

9 My grandmother lives in a small village

which only has seven houses.

2 Did he use to drive an ambulance?
3 She used to study every evening.
4 My dentist used to live in London.
5 I used to get a sore throat every winter.
6 When she was younger she used to play the

piano.

7 I used to like coffee, but I don't now.

2 Cleo didn't use to paint pictures.
3 They didn't use to live in America.
4 I didn't use to like eating apples.
5 You didn't use to ride a green bike.
6 Susan didn't use to teach English.
7 We didn't use to go swimming in the lake.
8 Nigel and Paul didn't use to share their

sweets.

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Who, which or where? Circle the correct wordin each sentence.
1 A doctor is a person who / which / where cures sick people.
2 This is the friend who / which / where I was telling you about.
3 This is the hospital who / which / where she had her baby.
4 This is the doctor who / which / where saw my grandfather.
5 This is the company who / which / where my uncle works.
6 This is the computer who / which / where broke yesterday.
7 This is the restaurant who / which / where we ordered those enormous pizzas!

Make sentences with words from the table.

1 People

has one hundred rooms.

2 Let's go to the shop

have a sense ofhumour.

3 I like people

gives lots ofhomework.

4 That's Enrique's brother

who

are too thin should eat more.

5 We're staying at the hotel

has a fantastic chef.

6 This is the restaurant

which

sells fresh fruit.

7 That's the thiefstole the jewellery.
8 She's the new teacher

only has seven houses.

9 My grandmother lives in a small village

is a doctor.

Put the words in the correct order to make

sentences.
1 a / he / to / doctor / use / be / Did / ? /

Did he use to be a doctor.

....................................................................

2 drive / use / an / to / ambulance / he / Did / ? /

....................................................................

3 every evening / study / She / to / used

....................................................................

4 My / to / used /live / in / London / dentist

....................................................................

5 throat / a / get / used / to / sore / I / winter /

every
....................................................................

6 she / was / younger / used / play / she / to /

the / When / piano
....................................................................

7 like / but / I / now / coffee / don't / to / I /

used
....................................................................

Make the positive sentences negative.
1 We used to go to France in holiday.

We didn't use to go to France on holiday.

....................................................................

2 Cleo used to paint pictures.

....................................................................

3 They used to live in America.

....................................................................

4 I used to like eating apples.

....................................................................

5 You used to ride a green bike.

....................................................................

6 Susan used to teach English.

....................................................................

7 We used to go swimming in the lake.

....................................................................

8 Nigel and Paul used to share their sweets.

....................................................................

Unit 14

Answer key

2 h
3 b
4 i
5 g
6 c
7 d
8 a
9 f

2 had
3 would you tell
4 printed
5 bought
6 had
7 liked
8 enjoyed

2 They'd play tennis if it wasn't raining.
3 If I didn't water the plants, they would die.
4 Would you like pizza if it didn't have cheese?
5 Would you buy a new computer if I gave you

some money?

6 If I had a house I'd live on my own.
7 What would you do if you were invisible?

Possible answers
1 I'd buy a house /I'd travel around the world

/I'd have a lot of holidays.

2 I'd go to the dentist /I'd take an aspirin.
3 I'd get better marks at school /I'd watch

less TV.

4 I'd call you /I'd send you a text.
5 I'd go out more often /I'd be happier.

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Match the two halves of the sentences. Then write second conditional sentences.

1 I'd travel abroad

a we'd have a picnic.

2 If they went on holiday,

b if he ate more fruit and vegetables.

3 He'd be healthier

c Sharon would marry him.

4 I'd play more sport

d if you did some exercise.

5 We'd be bored

e if I had a passport.

6 If Simon asked her,

f if he didn't already know it.

7 You'd be slimmer

g if we didn't have a game to play.

8 If it were sunny,

h they'd feel more relaxed.

9 He'd look for the answer on the Internet

i if I had more time.

Complete the second conditional sentences

with the verbs in brackets in the correct

form.
1 If I .................... (have) a million pounds,

had

I would travel all around the world.

2 If I .................... (have) a swimming pool,

I'd learn to swim.

3 If you saw her, .................... you

.................... (tell) her?

4 If she .................... (print) it out, we'd be

able to read it.

5 If Helen .................... (buy) a new computer,

she'd be able to use the Internet.

6 Jane would buy those shoes if she

.................... (have) the money.

7 We'd read that book, if we ....................

(like) the author.

8 Kevin would travel to America, if he

.................... (enjoy) ¯ying.

Put the words in the correct order to make

second conditional sentences.
1 writer / weren't / she / clever / be / if /

wouldn't / she / a
If she weren't clever she wouldn't be a writer.

....................................................................

2 raining / tennis / They / if / wasn't / 'd / it /

play
....................................................................

3 they / didn't / plants / I / water/ If / die / the /

would
....................................................................

4 didn't / it / have / ? / Would / you / if / pizza /

cheese / like
....................................................................

5 gave / Would / I / you / you / new / some /

buy / a / computer / ? / if / money
....................................................................

6 house / I / had / a / `d / my / If / I / live / alone

....................................................................

7 ? / were / you / do / invisible / What / if /

would / you
....................................................................

Complete the sentences in your own words.
1 If I were rich, I ........................................... .
2 If I had toothache, I .................................. .
3 If I did my homework, I ............................. .
4 If I had a phone, I ..................................... .
5 If I knew more people, I ............................ .

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Unit 15

Answer key

2 Paul had sold the car.
3 We had seen the ®lm.
4 They had drunk all the wine.
5 She had bought a new bag.
6 It had rained all weekend.
7 They had been/gone to the beach.

2 hadn't changed
3 didn't know, hadn't met
4 hadn't spent
5 hadn't started
6 hadn't fallen
7 hadn't made

2 had saved
3 had travelled
4 had already left
5 hadn't worn
6 hadn't ®nished
7 had trained

2 She had always loved taking photos.
3 I couldn't use my car because it had broken

down.

4 Jack had written to Rachel several times

before he got a reply.

5 The thieves had escaped when the police

arrived.

6 The play had already started by the time we

got to the theatre.

7 Everyone had gone to bed when I got home.

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Grammar Practice

Make sentences using the past perfect.
1 I / study / all day

I had studied all day.

....................................................................

2 Paul / sell / the car

....................................................................

3 We / see / the ®lm

....................................................................

4 They / drink / all the wine

....................................................................

5 She / buy / a new bag

....................................................................

6 It / rain / all weekend

....................................................................

7 They / go / to the beach

....................................................................

Make the underlined parts of the sentences

negative.
1 She was full because she had eaten too

much.

wasn't

hadn't eaten

....................................................................

2 After ten years he had changed a lot.

....................................................................

3 George knew him as he had met him before.

....................................................................

4 Alan had spent all of his money by

Wednesday.
....................................................................

5 When we arrived at the concert, it

had started.
....................................................................

6 Philip had fallen asleep before she turned the

lights off.
....................................................................

7 The receptionist had made the reservations

for the following week.
....................................................................

Complete the sentences. Put the verb in

brackets into the past perfect.
1 She .................................. (already speak) to

had already spoken

him before I arrived.

2 We .................................. (save) a lot of

money for our holiday.

3 He .................................. (travel) all over the

world by the time he was eighteen.

4 When I got to the party, Maria

.................................. (already leave).

5 He .................................. (not wear) those

trousers before he went to the wedding.

6 The decorator .................................. (not

®nish) all the painting when I arrived home.

7 Before the tour started, the cyclist

.................................. (train) every day.

Put the words in the correct order to make

sentences.
1 had / never / Robert / before / football /

played
Robert had never played football before.

....................................................................

2 always / photos / taking / She / loved / had

....................................................................

3 I / my / couldn't / car / use / down / broken /

had / it / because
....................................................................

4 Rachel / several / written / a / got / reply /

times / Jack / had / to / before / he
....................................................................

5 thieves / arrived / police / escaped / the /

The / when / had
....................................................................

6 the / started / by / time / play / got / theatre /

The / to / the / we / already / had
....................................................................

7 Everyone / I / home / got / bed / gone / had /

when / to
....................................................................

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Unit 16

Answer key

2 He said he was sixteen.
3 They said she couldn't swim.
4 He said they were going home.
5 She said she would phone me later.
6 He said they wanted a dog.
7 She said he hadn't worn those shoes before.
8 Gerry's mum said he wouldn't leave home

until he was 30!

2 She said (that) she was sixteen years old.
3 She said (that) she had one brother and

two sisters.

4 She said (that) she went to a school near

her house.

5 She said (that) she liked using computers.
6 She said (that) she saw her friends at the

weekend.

7 She said (that) her favourite subject was

English.

8 She said (that) she travelled to Germany in

the holidays.

2 me where I had been.
3 me where I was going on holiday.
4 me when I was going to Italy.
5 me what time it was.
6 me what I was doing.
7 me if I liked watching television.
8 me if I had a big family.

2 hadn't eaten, would have fainted
3 would have gone, hadn't got
4 Would he have made, had known
5 would have seen, had got
6 would have bought, he'd had
7 Would they have come, had borrowed
8 had known, would have bought

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Grammar Practice

Put the direct speech into reported speech.
1 `I'm tired', she said.

She said she was tired.

....................................................................

2 `I'm sixteen', he said.

....................................................................

3 `She can't swim,' they said.

....................................................................

4 `We're going home,' he said.

....................................................................

5 `I'll phone you later,' she said.

....................................................................

6 `They want a dog,' he said.

....................................................................

7 `He hasn't worn those shoes before,' she

said.
....................................................................

8 `Gerry won't leave home until he's 30!'

Gerry's mum said.
....................................................................

Put Carla's statements into reported speech.
1 `I live in Paris.'

She said that she lived in Paris.

....................................................................

2 `I am sixteen years old.'

....................................................................

3 `I have one brother and two sisters.'

....................................................................

4 `I go to a school near my house.'

....................................................................

5 `I like using computers.'

....................................................................

6 `I see my friends at the weekend.'

....................................................................

7 `My favourite subject is English.'

....................................................................

8 `I travel to Germany in the holidays.'

....................................................................

Change the direct questions into reported

questions.
1 `Where has he gone?' she asked.

She asked where he had gone.

....................................................................

2 `Where were you?'