22. Underline the correct word(s).

1. George has known Janet for/since two months.

2. How long ago/How long have you had your car?

3. She has yet/just left for America.

4. We are playing in a concert next week/last week.

5. He sometimes/ever plays football with his friends.

6. I since/always go shopping on Fridays.

7. Sam has yet/never won a prize.

8. We went to a party last night/tonight.

9. He has already/ever written seven books.

10. I already/often get up early in the mornings.

11. Have you eaten just/yet?

12. Jack is being very friendly these days/soon.

23. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

A: Where is Bill?

B: He .……….....(do) his homework in his bedroom.

A: Is this your purse?

B: Yes! I ..........................(look) for it all morning. Where was it?

A: I ............................(see) this film before.

B: Well, I haven't. Do you mind watching it again?

A: Tom ..........................(seem) very sad. What's wrong with him?

B: Oh, he got some bad news this morning.

A: Jim's performance at the concert was wonderful.

B: Well, he .........................(practise) a lot recently.

A: How did you break your arm?

B: I broke it when I .........................(ski) in France.

A: Did you enjoy your holiday?

B: Well, it didn't go the way I ..........................(plan) it, but it was fun.

A: Joe is going on holiday next week.

B: Yes, I know. This time next week he .......................(fly) to Rome.

A: ...................................(you/complete) your report by Friday?

B: Yes, I'll give it to you on Thursday evening.

A: Do you live in Leeds?

B: No. I work in Leeds, but I ............................(live) in York.

24. Fill in the blanks with the articles "a /an", "the" or "—".

WHICH WAS THE FASTEST?

This is ⁽¹⁾___story about ⁽²⁾___ Frenchman, ⁽³⁾___ Englishman and ⁽⁴⁾___ American who were once travelling by ⁽⁵⁾___ train in Europe. ⁽⁶⁾___ conversation was about how fast ⁽⁷⁾___trains were in their countries. ⁽⁸⁾___ Frenchman said, "In my country ⁽⁹⁾___ trains go so fast that ^(l0)___ telegraph posts by⁽¹¹⁾___ railway line look like ⁽¹²⁾___ garden fence." ^(l3)___ Englishman said, "At ⁽¹⁴⁾___ home ⁽¹⁵⁾___ trains run so fast that we have to pour ^(l6)___ water on ^(l7)___ wheels to stop them from getting hot." ^(l8)___ American said, "That's nothing! I was once taking ⁽¹⁹⁾___ trip and my daughter came on to ⁽²⁰⁾___ platform to see me off. While I was getting into ⁽²¹⁾___ compartment ⁽²²⁾___ train started. I leaned out of ⁽²³⁾___ window to give her ⁽²⁴⁾___ kiss and kissed instead ⁽²⁵⁾___ cow in ⁽²⁶⁾___ field ⁽²⁷⁾___ six miles down ⁽²⁸⁾___ railway line."

25. Use the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

AT THE STATION

We see three men at the railway station. They ^(l)(to speak) to a porter. "What time ⁽²⁾(to be) the next train for London?" one of them ⁽³⁾(to ask). "They ⁽⁴⁾(to go) every hour. The next train ⁽⁵⁾(to be) at ten o'clock," the porter ⁽⁶⁾(to say). "That's all right," they ⁽⁷⁾(to say). "Let's go to the refreshment room and wait for the train there."

At two minutes past ten the three men ⁽⁸⁾(to run) out of the refreshment room and ⁽⁹⁾(to ask) the porter, "The train ⁽¹⁰⁾(to go)?" — "Yes, it has," the porter ⁽¹¹⁾(to say). "The next train ⁽¹²⁾(to be) at eleven o'clock." "That ⁽¹³⁾(to be) all right," the three men ⁽¹⁴⁾(to say). "Let's go to the refreshment room and have a drink there."

At two minutes past eleven the three men again ⁽¹⁵⁾(to run) out of the refreshment room but the eleven o'clock train already ⁽¹⁶⁾(to go). "The next train ⁽¹⁷⁾(to be) at twelve o'clock. It ⁽¹⁸⁾(to be) the last train for London," the porter ^(I9)(to say).

At twelve o'clock we again ⁽²⁰⁾(to see) the three men running out of the refreshment room. Two of them ⁽²¹⁾(to get) into a carriage but the third man ⁽²²⁾(not to get) into the train. He ⁽²³⁾(to stand) at the platform and ⁽²⁴⁾(to laugh). "Why you ⁽²⁵⁾(to laugh)?" the porter ⁽²⁶⁾(to ask). —"Because those men ⁽²⁷⁾(to come) to see me off, " the man ⁽²⁸⁾(to say).