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File 1
1A
a 1 How long did you live there?
2 Is your sister older than you?
3 When does the lecture start?
4 What time do you switch on
your computer?
5 Why hasn’t the train come?
6 Do you go to the library
much?
7 When did you see your
parents?
8 What time did your friends
arrive?
9 Will the talk go on much
longer?
10 How long have you studied
Spanish?
b 1 Where did you go for your
holiday?
2 Do you catch the train to
work?
3 Can you play the violin?
4 Do your children have any
pets?
5 What time does the bus leave?
6 Can you send me an email?
7 Did you lock the front door?
8 Do you have a favourite band?
9 Did you send a card to your
mother?
10 Do you live in a house or a
flat?
1B
a 1 Maria enjoys going to college.
2 My brother doesn’t eat salad.
3 I don’t like spiders much.
4 When does your term finish?
5 She has ten pairs of shoes.
6 My mother usually shops at
the supermarket.
7 When do you do your
housework?
8 I don’t enjoy driving at night.
9 When did you receive the
invitation?
10 My aunt has a house by the
sea.
b 1 Every day we study in the
library.
2 I don’t like walking home in
the dark.
3 My father really enjoys
gardening.
4 They don’t have any children.
5 We think about our friends at
Christmas.
6 Once a week I go to an
exercise class.
7 Every morning he checks his
emails.
8 My friends have two cats and
a dog.
9 There is a shop in the next
village.
10 It hasn’t rained for a week.
1C
a 1 She is writing her family
history.
2 Is it snowing today?
3 Why are you sitting out there
in the cold?
4 My friend is buying her ticket.
5 I’m not living at home now.
6 The teacher is telling a story.
7 Are your parents buying a
house?
8 We aren’t studying French.
9 Why are you wearing dark
glasses?
10 They aren’t making plans for
their holiday.
b 1 Every morning he runs for an
hour.
2 I’m not thinking about
moving house at the moment.
3 Why are you sitting outside?
Come back inside.
4 A Do you go away every
Christmas?
B No, this year we’re staying
at home.
5 On Tuesday she visits her
cousin.
6 A Why don’t you buy your
vegetables at the market?
B I don’t eat many
vegetables.
7 My brother is down by the
river; he is trying to catch a
fish.
8 On Mondays she doesn’t have
many lectures.
9 My sister is expecting a baby.
10 I don’t send many letters.
File 2
2A
a 1 wanted 11 called
2 started 12 agreed
3 read 13 arrived
4 got 14 drove
5 made 15 got
6 left 16 didn’t feel
7 found 17 answered
8 didn’t know 18 could
9 remembered 19 passed
10 was
b 1 Did you enjoy living there?
2 What was the climate like?
3 What sort of house did you
live in?
4 Did you travel around the
country?
5 Did you swim in the sea
often?
6 Did you make many friends
there?
2B
a 1 What were you looking at?
2 My brother couldn’t come
because he was working.
3 We were driving home when
we saw an accident.
4 I made a mistake because I
wasn’t thinking.
5 He told me he was writing a
book about his life.
6 Why were you running up the
road?
7 I wasn’t expecting you yet.
8 They were staying at a beach
resort.
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b 1 was raining, left
2 met, was studying
3 learnt, was living
4 arrived, was waiting
5 didn’t hear, were watching
6 was...thinking, reached
7 lost, were cleaning
2C
a 2 b 6 a
3 h 7 d
4 f 8 g
5 c
b 1 so
2 because
3 Although
4 so
5 but
6 because
7 but
8 so
9 but
File 3
3A
a 1 is going to catch
2 ’re going to see
3 ’m sending
4 going to visit
5 is not playing
6 ’re going to stay
7 Are ... going to let
b 1 ’re going to be
2 ‘re going to miss
3 is going to ruin
3B
a 1 N
2 F
3 N
4 N
5 F
6 F
7 N
8 F
b 1 ’m helping
2 ’m making
3 Is ... coming
4 ’s getting
5 ’s feeling
6 ’re ... looking
3C
a 1 who
2 which
3 where
4 who
5 where
6 which
7 which
b 1 This is the shirt which I
bought on holiday.
2 That’s the office where my
husband works.
3 This is the car which was used
in the film.
4 Those are the staff who have
been on a training course.
5 This is the lecturer who will
be your tutor.
6 Those are the clothes which
she bought online.
7 Here is the room where we
can hold the party.
8 Susan is the friend who told
me the news.
9 This is the place where we’re
going to meet.
File 4
4A
a 1 He hasn’t seen his parents
since Christmas.
2 I’ve finished my homework.
3 We haven’t received your
letter.
4 Are you going on holiday this
year?
5 My boyfriend hasn’t seen that
film.
6 I’ve posted a card to my
grandmother.
7 Have you turned your
computer off?
8 I haven’t bought any meat this
week.
b 1 I’ve already asked...
2 Have you had ... yet?
3 They’ve just got back...
4 We haven’t decided ... yet.
5 The manager has already
made...
6 The flowers have just
begun...
7 I haven’t started ... yet.
8 Sorry, she’s already left.
4B
a 1 haven’t bought
2 has set
3 Have ... been...?
4 haven’t cooked
5 ’ve gone...
6 has...wanted...
7 Have ... heard...?
8 haven’t known
9 haven’t done
10 Has ... seen?
b 1 ‘ve been
2 Have...seen...?
3 haven’t had
4 ‘ve started
5 Have...tried...?
6 went
c 1 gone
2 been
3 been
4 gone
5 been
4C
a 1 anything
2 anywhere
3 somebody
4 nothing
5 somewhere
6 Nobody
7 anywhere
8 nowhere
9 anything
10 Somebody
b 1 Nowhere
2 Nobody
3 Nothing
c 1 I didn’t go anywhere.
2 Nobody was with me.
3 I didn’t do anything.
File 5
5A
a 1 more quickly than
2 better ... than
3 easier than
4 thinner than
5 shorter than
6 further ... than
7 more exciting than
8 older than
9 earlier than
10 worse than
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b 1 My parents’ TV isn’t as big as
ours.
2 Sugar isn’t as sweet as honey.
3 Our house isn’t as large as
yours.
4 Melbourne isn’t as small as
Canberra.
5 Chloé hasn’t passed as many
tests as I have.
6 Italy didn’t score as many
goals as Spain.
7 Your carpets aren’t as clean as
ours.
5B
a 1 most cheerful
2 best
3 most unusual
4 worst
5 largest
6 slimmest
7 most attractive
8 latest
9 most direct
10 highest
b 1 It’s the longest distance I’ve
ever travelled.
2 They’re the prettiest clothes
I’ve ever seen.
3 She’s the kindest person I’ve
ever met.
4 It’s the most frightening book
I’ve ever read.
5 It’s the worst restaurant we’ve
ever been to.
6 It’s the most unusual music
I’ve ever heard.
7 That’s the best bargain I’ve
ever found.
8 It’s the most encouraging
report she’s ever had.
9 It’s the quietest place we’ve
ever lived.
5C
a 1 enough vegetables
2 come to see us enough
3 much
4 much too busy
5 too many
6 too quiet
7 enough time
8 too much
b 1 too much
2 too many
3 enough
4 too
5 too many
6 enough
7 too much
8 too many
File 6
6A
a 1 We won’t expect you until
this evening.
2 I think you’ll enjoy the film.
3 Will you be home for tea?
4 She won’t want to leave
without saying goodbye.
5 Will the house be easy to
find?
6 We’ll be able to find what we
need here.
7 I promise I’ll be ready on
time.
8 Will tomorrow be a sunny
day?
9 I’m sure there won’t be a
problem.
10 You’ll be able to finish that
job later.
b 1 will walk
2 will be
3 will say
4 will rain
5 will ... sing
6B
a 1 E 5 I
2 G 6 C
3 F 7 D
4 B 8 A
b 1 Shall I bring
2 won’t understand
3 Shall we play
4 ’ll say
5 ’ll provide
6 won’t stay
7 ’ll ask
8 won’t know
6C
a 1 Have
2 didn’t
3 Do
4 Are
5 will
6 haven’t
7 Has
8 Were
9 hasn’t
b 1 don’t ... go
2 Do ... mean
3 ’ll need
4 ’m
5 ’ll be
6 Have ... visited
7 took
8 do ... remember
9 ’m looking
File 7
7A
a 1 B 4 A
2 E 5 D
3 F
b 1 to make
2 to climb
3 not to know
4 to have
5 to iron
6 to arrive
7 not to burn
7B
a 1 growing
2 running
3 flying
4 painting
5 Coming
6 being
7 crossing
8 writing
b 1 replying
2 falling
3 to stop
4 Walking
5 to watch
6 paying
7 to say
8 waiting
7C
a 1 have to
2 has to
3 don’t have to
4 have to
5 have to
6 has to
7 have to
8 Does ... have to
b 1 ✓
2 don’t have to
3 ✓
4 must
5 Must
6 ✓
7 don’t have to
8 don’t have to