98)Complete these sentences.

Be very careful with the grammar:

a)Spain ____________ (consider) to be a racial paella by Lee . ________ ____ the
surprising mixture of civilisations.
b)Although Irving and Lee __________ Spanish, they wrote about Spain.
e)According to Laurie Lee, if Spaniards __________so proud of themselves, they
_______ strangers so warmly.
d)The filming of A Rose for Winter has not finished, yet this article
_______________ written.
99)Grammar. Complete the sentences with the words in brackets
when given:
a)The shipbroking firm of "Andersen and Dah" ______________ (establish) when
they ___________ (start) their business in Cardiff.
b)In the village of Landfill, _______ was outside Cardiff, Ronald Dales father
bought a house in ________ he lived.
e) Ronald Dale________ his father had been born in Norway.
d)Order the following items: a kind of /shopkeeper / shipbroker / A / is / enormous / for
ships /.
100)Complete the following sentences using words in brackets in the
appropriate form:
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a)If you___________(to read) so many novels about Africa, you ____________(to
take) better equipment for your travel.
b) (You, ever, visit) _______________________________Africa?
c)When the traveller ___________ (go to) Africa two years ago, he _________ (not to
know) how ____________ (to fight) against wild animals.
d)Although Africa ___________ (to become) a modern continent, its reputation
_______ _______ (to change) yet.
101)GRAMMAR. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences. Use the
appropriate form of the word/s in brackets , if given:
a)People __________forgotten that there ____________ black cowboys in those days.
b)All Cowboys liked cattle and enjoyed ___________ (look) after _____________
e)________ day of the week, you could find the cowboy_______ (work). He
never______ (rest).
d)Being _____ cowboy was one of the __________(tough) jobs the world.
102)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)Recent observations______________(reveal) unsuspected supplies of underground
water in the ____________(dry) part of the Egyptian Sahara.
b)Nowadays everybody ___________ aware of the problem of Water pollution
________ to the efforts of conservationists and environmentalists.
e)In the USA, salt water _____________ (convert) into usable fresh water by
____________of an expensive system recently developed.
103)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given.
a)Sharks are __________ likely to attack a lone swimmer than _______ group.
b)During experiments on sharks carried out in South Africa, an officer __________
(find) that their responses to small electrical impulses ____________(be) surprising.
c)The notice says: "Be careful ______ these waters, there is a risk
_________________ by sharks, so ________________ (not enter) if
__________________ (bleed) from a cut!"
104)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given.
a)If Peissel _____________ (not visit) Pakistan in 1983 he __________ (not hear)
about the gold-digging marmots.
b)How long _______________ (it take) Peissel to get permission to visit Pakistan?
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e)Peissel and Guinness ____________ (prove) that Herodotus' story __________ (be)
true.
105)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the word(s) in brackets when given.
a)America is the _____________ powerful country _____________ the world.
b)Thomas Paine, _____ lived in the 18th century, said that this country ____________
(be) the world.
c)In the past, America _________to be more generous in_________ (give) help to
other countries.
d)Isolationist views ___________ (hold) by very few of the early politicians. Most of
them felt a great interest in______________ the world's politics.
106)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the word(s) in brackets when given.
a)Poor people's labour __________ (buy) by the rich very _________ (cheap) in the
past.
b)If nobody___________ (have) any more, many problems (solve) __________
c)People in many societies are divided into _________ who have and _______ who
have not.
d)Money _______ be the origin of many social problems such _______fraud, theft and
others.
107)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a) Before buying a book for her son's birthday, Alice ________(think) of a gun but
_________ (change) her mind.
b)It is _________ to play at loving _________to play at killing.
c)Parents ________ care about _________ sons and daughters are worried about
violence in children's games.
d)Some children are always fighting after _________ a war film ____ TV
108)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)Recent observations _____ _______(reveal) unsuspected supplies of underground
water in the_________(dry) part of the Egyptian Sahara.
b)Nowadays everybody ______aware of the problem of Water pollution ______to the
efforts of conservationists and environmentalists.
e) In the USA, salt water ________(convert) into usable fresh water _________ an
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expensive system recently developed.
109) Fill in the blanks. Use the correct form of the verb:
a)_________ we discover its causes, we _____ _____ _______(never solve) the
problem of poverty.
b)Complete sentence B) so that it has the same meaning as A):
A)He organised a survey of every house in the East End and centre of London.
B)A survey __________________________________________
c)Complete with an article if necessary:
You needed ___ health and ____ money to survive in Victorian industrial towns.
d)Write one word for each blank:
The reason ____ the increase ____ population in Victorian cities was, basically, the
Industrial Revolution.
110)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)Protecting life in the sea is one key _________ our survival _________ this planet.
b)Let us keep our seas free _________ irreversible mistakes which ________ (lead)
us in the future to starvation and death.
c)If we ________ (change) our attitude towards the sea we ________ (produce)
about 2,000,000,000 tons of food annually.
d)By _________ (kill) life in the sea, we _________ (destroy) our children's future.
111)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)My father likes ________ (to watch) sports on T.V., whereas my mother _______
b)Rio de Janeiro ________ (think/to be) one of the ________ dangerous cities in the
world.
c)John told me he would probably go ________ (to shop) today. He ________ not be
at home.
d)I don't want ________ (to go) to Italy this summer; I'd rather _______(to go) to
France.
112)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)If I had ______ (to be) to Seville , I ______ (to pay) protection money for my car.
b)You ________ hurry up. They are all waiting ________ you.
c)She ought ________ give up smoking ________ it is bad for her health.
d)I don't mind ________ (to walk) to the village every day. I don't know ________ to
drive.
113)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)_______common reproach of teenagers is that their parents don't allow them
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________ freedom.
b)If youths ________(not be) rebellious, the world _________(probably not make) any
progress.
c)Children _________ separate themselves emotionally from their parents in order to
find out they are.
d)It is natural for a child ________ insist ________ his rights.
114)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)When _________(you wake up) this morning? This morning I ______ (wake up)
very late.
b)I___________(not have) a nap this afternoon ___________ I have no time.
e)_______have you been sleeping? Just ______ one hour.
d)The chairman spoke angrily to the staff. He __________(say) that they ________
(not work) hard enough.
115)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)After the accident some unpleasant questions had to (answer) __________.
b)The Estonia (build)___________in Germany.
e)Women and children who (not manage)_________ to scramble overboard died.
d)Accidents such as ______ the Titanic and the Estonia took people _____surprise.
116)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)A revolution (take place) ______ in Mexico in 1910.
b)Mexico (not know) ___________any racial conflicts since very early in its history.
c)_______knows why Colosio (murder)___________ .
d)If Colosio had not been assassinated he (become) ___________the President of
Mexico.
117)Rewrite sentences a) and b), starting with the words given:
a)It is impossible to become a healthy adult without eating properly as a child.
Unless you _______________________________________________________
b)Parents tell their children that they should do their homework.
Parents want ______________________________________________________
In c) and d), write one word in each space; use the correct form of the word in
brackets, when given:
c)Children who are good ______ sports tend ______ have fewer health problems.
d)Another problem of Hong Kong children is ______ too much television ______ the
evening.
118)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)_______ is responsible _______ waste management in your city?
b)"How _______ is your rubbish collected?" " ______ a day."
c)Some components in the ashes are extremely ______ (poison) substances which are
suspected of ______ (cause) cancer.
d)The urgency to act is great ______ both population size and the volume of waste
increase ______ year.
119)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)I ______ (not sleep) enough last night and Im very tired. I wish I _______ (sleep)
longer.
b)______ first it was very difficult, but now I ______ read and speak English.
c)She ______ (start) working two hours ago. She ______ (already/read) 40 pages.
d)They asked me what ____________ (her father's name/to be), and I answered that
I ______ (have) no idea.
120)Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of
the words in brackets when given:
a)Unless she ______ (try) harder, she _________(find) a job.
b)In spite of _______ (be) a doctor, he works _______ a teacher
c)New York ______ (say) to be one of the _______ dangerous cities in the world.
d)I ___________(look) for a job since last April and I'm still unemployed. I wish I
__________ (find) a job!

ANSWERS:

98) a)Spain IS CONSIDERED to be a racial paella by Lee . DUE TO the surprising mixture of civilisations.
b)Although Irving and Lee WERENT Spanish, they wrote about Spain.
e)According to Laurie Lee, if Spaniards WERENT so proud of themselves, they WOULDNT
RECEIVE strangers so warmly.
d)The filming of A Rose for Winter has not finished, yet this article HAS ALREADY BEEN written.
99) a)The shipbroking firm of "Andersen and Dah" WAS ESTABLISHED when they STARTED their
business in Cardiff.
b)In the village of Landfill, WHICH was outside Cardiff, Ronald Dales father bought a house in WHICH
he lived.
e) Ronald Dale SAID his father had been born in Norway.
d) A SHIPBROKER IS A KIND OF ENORMOUS SHOPKEEPER FOR SHIPS.
100)a)If you HADNT READ so many novels about Africa, you WOULD HAVE TAKEN better equipment for
your travel.
b)HAVE YOU EVER VISITED Africa?
c)When the traveller WENT TO Africa two years ago, he DID NOT KNOW how TO FIGHT against
wild animals.
d)Although Africa HAS BECOME a modern continent, its reputation HAS NOT CHANGED yet.
101)a)People HAS forgotten that there WERE black cowboys in those days.
b)All Cowboys liked cattle and enjoyed LOOKING after THEM.
e)EVERY day of the week, you could find the cowboy WORKING. He never RESTED.
d)Being A cowboy was one of the TOUGHEST jobs in the world.
102)a)Recent observations HAVE REVEALED unsuspected supplies of underground water in the DRIEST
part of the Egyptian Sahara.
b)Nowadays everybody IS aware of the problem of Water pollution THANKS to the efforts of conservationists
and environmentalists.
e)In the USA, salt water IS CONVERTED into usable fresh water by THE USE of an expensive system
recently developed.
103) a)Sharks are MORE likely to attack a lone swimmer than A group.
b)During experiments on sharks carried out in South Africa, an officer FOUND that their responses to small
electrical impulses WERE surprising.
c)The notice says: "Be careful WITH these waters, there is a risk OF BEING ATTACKED by sharks, so
DONT ENTER if YOUR BLEEDING from a cut!"
104)a)If Peissel HAD NOT VISITED Pakistan in 1983 he WOULDNT HAVE HEARD about the gold-digging
marmots.
b)How long DID IT TAKE Peissel to get permission to visit Pakistan?
e)Peissel and Guinness HAVE PROVED that Herodotus' story WAS true.
105) a)America is the MOST powerful country IN the world.
b)Thomas Paine, WHO lived in the 18th century, said that this country WAS the world.
c)In the past, America WAS CONSIDERED to be more generous in GIVING help to other countries.
d)Isolationist views WERE HELD by very few of the early politicians. Most of them felt a great interest in
GETTING INTO the world's politics.
106) a)Poor people's labour WAS BOUGHT by the rich very CHEAPLY in the past.
b)If nobody HAD any more, many problems WOULD BE SOLVED.
c)People in many societies are divided into THOSE who have and THOSE who have not.
d)Money IS SAID TO be the origin of many social problems such AS fraud, theft and others.
107) a) Before buying a book for her son's birthday, Alice HAD THOUGHT of a gun but CHANGED her mind.
b)It is BETTER to play at loving THAN to play at killing.
c)Parents WHO care about THEIR sons and daughters are worried about violence in children's games.
d)Some children are always fighting after WATCHING a war film ON TV
109)a)UNLESS we discover its causes, we WILL NEVER SOLVE the problem of poverty.
b)B)A survey OF EVERY HOUSE IN THE EAST AND CENTRE OF LONDON WAS ORGANISED
c)You needed ( ) health and ( ) money to survive in Victorian industrial towns.
d)Write one word for each blank:
The reason FOR the increase IN population in Victorian cities was, basically, the Industrial Revolution.
110) a)Protecting life in the sea is one key TO our survival IN this planet.
b)Let us keep our seas free FROM irreversible mistakes which COULD LEAD us in the future to starvation
and death.
c)If we GHANGED our attitude towards the sea we WOULD PRODUCE about 2,000,000,000 tons of food
annually.
d)By KILLING life in the sea, we WILL DESTROY our children's future.
111) a)My father likes WATCHING sports on T.V., whereas my mother DOESNT.
b)Rio de Janeiro IS THOUGHT TO BE one of the MOST dangerous cities in the world.
c)John told me he would probably go SHOPPING today. He WILL not be at home.
d)I don't want TO GO to Italy this summer; I'd rather GO to France.
112) a)If I had BEEN to Seville , I WOULD HAVE PAID protection money for my car.
b)You SHOULD hurry up. They are all waiting FOR you.
c)She ought TO give up smoking AS it is bad for her health.
d)I don't mind WALKING to the village every day. I don't know HOW to drive.
113)a)A common reproach of teenagers is that their parents don't allow them ANY freedom.
b)If youths WERENT rebellious, the world WOULDNT PROBABLY MAKE ANY MISTAKE any progress.
c)Children TEND TO separate themselves emotionally from their parents in order to find out who they are.
d)It is natural for a child TO insist ON his rights.
114) a)When DID YOU WAKE UP this morning? This morning I WOKE UP very late.
b)I WONT HAVE a nap this afternoon BECAUSE I have no time.
e)HOW LONG have you been sleeping? Just FOR one hour.
d)The chairman spoke angrily to the staff. He SAID that they HAD NOT WORKED hard enough.
115)a)After the accident some unpleasant questions had TO BE ANSWERED
b)The Estonia WAS BUILT in Germany.
e)Women and children who DIDNT MANAGE to scramble overboard died.
d)Accidents such as THOSE OF the Titanic and the Estonia took people IN surprise.
116) a)A revolution TOOK PLACE in Mexico in 1910.
b)Mexico HAD NOT KNOWN any racial conflicts since very early in its history.
c)WHO knows why Colosio WAS MURDERED !
d)If Colosio had not been assassinated he WOULD HAVE BECOME the President of Mexico.
117)a) Unless you EAT PROPERLY AS A CHILD, YOU WILL NOT BECOME A HEALTHY ADULT.
b)Parents want THEIR CHILDREN TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK
c)Children who are good AT sports tend TO have fewer health problems.
d)Another problem of Hong Kong children is THAT THEY WATCH too much television IN the evening.
118) a)WHO is responsible FOR waste management in your city?
b)"How OFTEN is your rubbish collected?" " ONCE a day."
c)Some components in the ashes are extremely POISONING substances which are suspected of CAUSING
cancer.
d)The urgency to act is great ON both population size and the volume of waste increase YEAR BY year.
119)a)I COULD NOT SLEEP enough last night and Im very tired. I wish I HAD SLEPT longer.
b)AT first it was very difficult, but now I CAN read and speak English.
c)She STARTED working two hours ago. She HAS ALREADY READ 40 pages.
d)They asked me what HER FATHERS NAME WAS, and I answered that I HAD no idea.
120) a)Unless she TRIES harder, she WONT FIND a job.
b)In spite of BEING a doctor, he works AS a teacher
c)New York IS SAID to be one of the MOST dangerous cities in the world.
d)I HAVE BEEN LOOKING for a job since last April and I'm still unemployed. I wish I WOULD FIND a job!