6 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in capitals.

1 I never smoked when I was young. USE

I   didn’t use to smoke when I was young  .

2 I regret I wasn’t brought up by the sea. WISH

I                                                                       .

3 It started just after they’d left. SOON

It started                                                             .

4 I’ve given them some money in case they want to buy some sweets. MIGHT

I’ve given them some money because                                                                       .

5 He started working in the bank in 1995. I met him in 2000. BEEN

He                                                              for five years when I met him.

6 At first I found the job difficult but it’s getting easier now. USED

At first I found                                                    now.

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7 Choose the correct answers to complete the text: a), b), c) or d).

About a year ago, my wife and I ¹  c   the papers after breakfast. I ²           just finished a very interesting article about niche holidays when she ³           said, ‘I ⁴           thinking about having a different kind of holiday this year.’ Until then, we’d always ⁵           flop-out holidays on a sunny beach somewhere. It was ⁶           time for a change. As we both ⁷           train journeys, we decided to take the Orient Express to Venice, and loved it. Now ⁸           a good chance our son will move to Shanghai for work. If he ⁹           it’s likely we ¹⁰           a tour of China. Otherwise we might take a cruise up the Nile. I ¹¹           we’d been more adventurous when we were younger!

1 a) read b) ’d read

c)   were reading   d) ’ve read

2 a) was b) been c) ’ve d) ’d

3 a) ’s b) suddenly c) finally d) ’d

4 a) ’ve been b) had c) just d) might

5 a) go b) been c) had d) went

6 a) eventually b) the

c) then d) obviously

7 a) enjoy b) are enjoying

c) have enjoyed d) enjoyed

8 a) it’s b) there’s

c) it has d) it might be

9 a) did b) go c) moved d) does

10 a) ’re doing b) ’ll do

c) could do d) do

11 a) regret b) hope c) wish d) wished

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8 Complete the responses.

1 A: I think I need   an external hard drive  .

B: Need   a what  ?

2 A: This cheese sauce is lumpy. Did you sieve the flour?

B: Did I sieve                                                            ?

3 A: Then you put this lead in the USB port.

B: Put this lead                                                   ?

4 A: The object is for your team to guess the name of the murderer.

B: Guess the name                                                   ?

5 A: What happens is that the paper jams if you don’t put it in the tray properly.

B: The paper                                                   ?

6 A: Basically, the point of the exercise is to strengthen your abs.

B: Strengthen                                                            ?

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