LUKE P
I. Complete the story. Use the words in the box.
ttgo ago already already before during during for from since since since still until while yet
Flying home A couple of months (0>.. .^0?..., Charles was in Athens on his way back to the States from a
business trip. It had been ages(1)..............he had felt so angry. He had been at the airport
(2)..............seven o’clock in the morning ®..............the evening, waiting for a flight to New York. An
announcement had (4).............. been made to say that the plane was delayed due to technical
problems’. Half an hour(5) ..............that, another announcement had said that there was going to be a
delay because of air traffic congestion. Now the plane had been sitting on the runway(6)..............at least
an hour and it was (7)..............not ready to board. (8)..............this delay, Charles tried to complete his
report, which he hadn’t finished (9)............... even though his boss was expecting it on his return. There
was a lot of noise going on around him (I0)..............he was trying to put the finishing touches to his final
paragraph, so in the end, he gave up. It had been years(1I)..............Charles had travelled by plane. He
avoided flying if he could,(12)..............a particularly unpleasant flight some years (13)............... He
(14).............. hated flying but(15)..............that flight, he was convinced that it was the worst way to get
around.
II. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
11 This time tomorrow, I'll............on the beach sunbathing! A lie B be lying C have lain D have been lying
12 By next August, I will............my exams and I'll be ready for a holiday. A finishing B be finishing C have
finished D have been finishing
13 Shall I take your letters to the post office? I'll ....'*......there anyway. A going B be going C have gone
D have been going
14 The work will............ by next week, so well be free to do what we want. A finishing B be finishing C
have finished D have been finishing
15 By August, I ............in this house for twenty years. A'm living B'll live C'm going to live D will have
lived
III. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
16 If the strike is still on, we'll have to ... ........our trip till another time.
A put off B bring back C carry on D go through
17 She............ till the early hours listening to pop music. A held me up B caught me up C kept me up D
took me up 18
As children, we were .......to respect our elders. A grown up B kept up C brought up D held up
19 They said they were going to............ trams in the city centre. A get back B carry on C keep up D bring
back
20 I wish you'd stop chatting and........... . with your work! A get down B get on C come on D come back
IV. Complete the sentences. Use be going to, will, the present simple or the present continuous and
the verbs in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
0 .So, what time .dye.'jPM.. ledviyg. (you / leave) tomorrow? 1 Look! That car over there..............(crash)!
2 I ..............(not come) with you tonight. I have to stay in and finish my project. 3 You look tired. Sit
down and I ..............(make) you a cup of tea., t 4 The film..............(start) at half past eight. 5 Do you
think Jim ..............(mind) if I use his computer? 6 What’s wrong? You look as if you..............(cry). 7 The
library..............(close) at half past seven this evening. 8 Look - is that Harry over there?..............(go) and
say hello. 9 Hurry up! Our train..............(leave) in half an hour! 10 Laura and Ben.............(have) a party
next week.
