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ANSWER KEY

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A (1) are; (2) m; (3) am attending; (4) have; (5) love; (6)
has; (7) start; (8) stop; (9) am getting; (10) know; (11)
have; (12) is; (13) is working; (14) is investing; (15)
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suppose; (16) have; (17) is calling

B 1. doget / 2. docatch / 3. arehaving / A Continuing situation 2; 4; 5


4. Are going Something completed 1; 3; 6
B 1. has been having; 2. have been exchanging;
WORKSHEET 2 3. has invited; 4. has been working; 5. have started /
has been telling; 6. have been asking;
(1) enjoyed; (2) was; (3) was; (4) was; (5) could; 7. have carried out; 8. has written
(6) tried; (7) drank; (8) became; (9) couldnt;
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(1) was preparing; (2) knocked; (3) could; (4) were
unpacking; (5) went; (6) was; (7) was chewing; 1. more and more popular; 2. more and more motivated; 3.
(8) was talking; (9) told; (10) needed; (11) blew; (12) more and more acquainted; 4. more and more familiar; 5.
was; more and more improving;
(1) woke up; (2) was swimming; (3) was; (4) went; (5) 6. stronger and stronger; 7. more and more improved; 8.
sailed; (6) was; (7) had; (8) ate; (9) danced; more and more appealing; 9. more and more; 10. more and
(10) sunbathed; (11) tried; (12) loved. more excited; 11. fewer and fewer; 12. higher and higher;
more and more convinced; better and better; 13. bigger and
WORKSHEET 3 bigger; more and more effectively; more and more
impressive; 14. better and better; more and more amazing;
15. more and more open-minded and communicative; larger
A 1. has become; 2. has developed; 3. have always
and larger; better and better
influenced; have reproduced; 4. has been considered; 5.
has won; 6. have performed; 7. has been; 8. has
focused; 9. has become; 10. have embraced WORKSHEET 8
B have seen / since; 2. has made / since; 3. has been
married / for; 4. has been / for; 5. has had / since; 6. 1. The more the more
have lived / for; 7. have waited / for / has finally arrived; 2. The more the more knowledgeable
8. have been / since; 9. has been / for; 3. The more the more
10. has been 4. the longer the more; The harder the more
5. The more the more fluent; the younger the easier
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7. The more the more
8. the longer the more impatient; The more the more
A (1) have decided; (2) have prepared; (3) left; (4) had; (5)
9. The nearer the better
arrived; (6) took; (7) have stayed; (8) visited;
10. The cheaper the better; The more the happier
(9) have tasted; (10) has been divided; (11) saw; (12)
11. The more the more successful
went; (13) have swum; (14) (have) sunbathed; (15) have
12. The sooner the better
spent; (16) wanted; (17) left; (18) hired; (19) drove; (20)
13. the more skilled the higher
have ridden; (21) (have) toured
14. The more the better
B 1. R; 2. R; 3. W (were); 4. W (became); 5. R
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A
A 1.b / 2. e / 3. a / 4. f / 5. c / 6. d 1. a) John had never done that before.
b) He had never been to London before.
B 1. I have been chatting online for a long time./ 2. They c) He had never tried such an experience before.
have been using Cyberfriends.com for two years./ 3. d) He had never studied abroad before.
Paula has been contacting people all over the world./ 4. 2. a) He had never travelled by plane before.
Cyberfriends.com has been working well so far./ 5. b) He had never been away from his family before.
Jefferson has been travelling around the world thanks to c) He had never stayed in a boarding school before.
friends he has met online./ 6. You have been writing d) He had never shared his room with others before.
messages for two hours./ 7. Epals.com has been 3. a) He had never been to Oxford before.
expanding rapidly this year./ 8. Epals.com members b) He had never visited libraries and museums before.
have been promoting foreign language learning. c) He had never practised water sports before.
d) He had never spoken English with native speakers
before.
B 1. had helped; 2. had had; 3. had talked / had done; 2. Volunteering, which is a great way to learn new skills,
4.had done; 5. had accepted; 6. had found gives you a chance to discover what kind of things you are
good at. 3. Tom Peach, who volunteered in Borneo, took a
WORKSHEET 10 sabatical from his job. 4. Encourage your classmates to
participate in volunteering activities, which can be of different
A 1. a); 2. b); 3. b); 4. a); 5. b); 6. a); kinds. 5. Erica, 15, who spent 2 weeks volunteering at a
7. a); 8. a). language camp in Spain, is now more confident and fluent. 6.
B 1. had been/had learnt; 2. had graduated/started; 3. The International Red Cross, whose vital work is made
moved/had sold; 4. had talked/felt; 5. didnt need/had possible by people like you, responds to all kinds os
learnt; 6. had convinced; 7. got/had gone; 8. had disasters.
joined/went. B 1. who D; 2. which A; 3. which B; 4. whose C.

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A 1. c/ 2. d/ 3. a/ 4. b/ 5.a A 1. f); 2. c); 3. b); 4. e); 5. a); 6. d)


B 1. She must be a professional writer / 2. The B 1. were used to; are used to; 2. got used to; 3. are used
candidates can apply for / 3. Candidates mustnt apply to; 4. were not used to; 5. were used to; are used to; 6.
for/ 4. People over 40 years old may not apply/cant are used to; 7. got used to; 8. arent used to.
apply for/ 5. Shall I write / 6. The candidates must fill C 1. used to/is used to; 2. used to/ isnt used to;
in / 7. You should search / 8. He may be accepted. 3. used to/is used to; 4. used to/is used to;
5. used to/got used to.
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A 1. answering; 2. thinking; 3. living / losing; 4. being; 5.
Being; 6. trying; 7. finding; 8. getting. A 1. Skyfall is an excellent new 007 film./ 2. I, Robot is a
B 1. go / to stay; 2. to talk; 3. to be / change; 4. to go / thrilling science-fiction film./ 3. Robots are amazing
acting; 5. to have; 6. to end; 7. to change / be; human-friendly machines./ 4. In the future cars will be
8. moving; 9. having; 10. to decide. obsolete old machines./5. Aibo is a sweet white robotic
dog./ 6. Artificial intelligence is a thought-provoking
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B 1. an interesting new film/ 2. a fat orange cat/ 3.an
A 1. b); 2. b) ; 3. c ); 4. a) ; 5. b); 6. b); 7. b). unusual brilliant-cut jewel./ 4. a thin white book/
B 1. Understanding; 2. staying; 3. lying; 4. be; 5. an attractive young actor.
5. telling; 6. acting; 7. to enjoy; 8. going; 9. behave; 10. C 1. A great long old black and white Russian film/ 2. A
being; 11. arriving; 12. leaving; 13. to drink; funny brown Japanese iron robot/ 3. A terrible little
14. to follow; 15. to get; 16. to take; 17. drinking; 18. doing; plastic android/ 4. A new black leather riding jacket/ 5.
19. be; 20. drinking; 21. lead; Ugly old Chinese industrial machines.
22. Drinking; 23. driving; 24. lose; 25. to drive;
26. calling; 27. be; 28. to be; 29. putting; 30 driving; 31. be. WORKSHEET 19

WORKSHEET 14 A A. 2 / B. 1 / C. 5 / D. 4 / E. 3
B 1. will allow / 2. will be able to / 3. is releasing / 4. is going
A 1. c); 2. a); 3. f); 4. b); 5. h); 6. g); to take place / 5. opens / 6. is organising/is going to
7. i); 8. e); 9. j); 10. d). explore / 7. will visit / 8. leaves / 9. are going to be / 10.
B 1. there were still tickets online; 2. doesn't have a happy am meeting.
life; 3. the place was already overcrowded;
4. the gig is only in the Summer; 5. the fact that my WORKSHEET 20
exams are in the same month.
A 1. will be working/ 2. will be giving/ 3. will be thinking/ 4.
WORKSHEET 15 will be developing/ 5. will be driving/
6. Will you be working/ 7. wont be organizing/ 8. will be
A Teens give much importance to their body image and teaching
appearance in order to make others like them / to feel B 1. My friend Toby will be using the new RX100 on his
cool / so as to get accepted by their peers / so that they birthday next week. / 2. By shopping in outlets people
can feel they are worthwhile / so that other people can will be saving lots of money. / 3. ES Super Audio CD will
value them. be taking digital sound to a new level. / 4. The
B 1 c); 2 e); 3 a); 4 d); 5 f); 6 b) installation team will be offering free service over the
C 1. James went to the shoe shop to buy a pair of trainers. next two months. / 5. This brand will be giving free music
2. His brother went with him in order to help him choose and movies on the purchase of any tablet. / 6. Remote
the trainers. 3. James put on a raincoat in order not to get macros on tablets will be making life easier as you can
wet. 4. The two brothers are saving money so that they forget the remote controls in your living room. / 7. When
can buy a laptop. buying a Cyber-shot RX100, you will be getting an
additional accessory free. / 8. They will be working with
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will be playing games on their PS3 at this time tomorrow.
A 1. WWW is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to / 10. Students will be using new tablets next term.
make it easier for people of all ages to volunteer.
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B 1. On / 2. On / 3. In / 4. In / 5. At / 6. At / 7. On / 8. In
WORKSHEET 21 C 1. The film started on a spring morning. / 2. Christmas is
celebrated on the 25th of December. / 3. An earthquake
destroyed Lisbon in the 18th century. / 4. Neil Armstrong
A 1. that day she was going to buy one of her favourite
walked on the moon for the first time in 1969. / 5. The
books by Carl Sagan; 2. that Sara had never visited a alarm clock went off at 6.30 am. / 6. My son was still
spacecraft before; 3. that time he would ask for a trip in a
online yesterday at midnight. / 7. They always sing
space shuttle for his birthday; 4. that her brother had been Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. / 8. I go for long
offered a trip in a balloon; 5. the month before they had
walks in the summer.
received a sample of stones from Mars; 6. that after
Sergei was returning to Earth the following day.
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B 1. said he didnt like science fiction films; 2. promised he
was not going to spend his time with nonsense about A 1. Computer generated composites of celebrities are
aliens; 3. apologised for telling Susan how the film had made by magazines. / 2. Magazines that told
ended; 4. explained that the day before her sister had embarrassing stories about celebrities were chosen by
come there to see the eclipse of the sun; 5. told us that students. / 3. Comments have been sent by readers using
the Universe was his place of work and that he wouldnt Facebook. / 4. The war will be covered by reporters 24
be unemployed; 6. repeated that she didnt believe in hours a day. / 5. Celebrities are chased by paparazzi. / 6.
aliens and she had never seen The War of the Worlds. A lot of money has been spent on magazines by Justin
7. said that Space Cowboys benefitted from the Biebers fans.
performance of four successful actors; B 1. provides / 2. are supported / 3. is exchanged /
8. explained Clint Eastwood directed and also starred in 4. were sold / 5. exports / 6. has been told / 7. will be
the film. published / 8. read
WORKSHEET 22 C 1. Cristiano Ronaldo was offered/has been offered
millions for his transfer. / 2. Filming was not allowed in
A 1. where I had bought my new i-Phone; 2. when that the show. / 3. Our planet is being affected by global
gadget would be available; 3. how many gadgets had warming. / 4. A missile was launched in Afghanistan. / 5.
been released that year; 4. if he intended to keep all his A bank was robbed in Leeds. /
vinyl records; 5. if he had shopped for that cell phone 6. Forest fires are being fought in Australia now.
online; 6. what had happened to the old typewriter which
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B 1. asked who had invented the phone;
2. questioned me/them about the murder; A 1. We were brought an Internet contract to sign. / 2. The
3. wondered if it would be my Xmas present; viewers were read Facebook comments about the PM. /
4. wanted to know how much it had cost; 5. wanted to know 3. I have been lent a new Internet device for a week. / 4.
what time the spacecraft had been launched; 6. asked why The winner of the online contest was given a prize. / 5.
it had been delayed; 7. wondered who had flown in He was given a new computer last Christmas. / 6. She
Freedom 7, thus becoming the first American in space; 8. will be sent some letters next Tuesday.
wanted to know what the positive sides of space B (1) was offered / (2) was told / (3) was sent / (4) was
exploration were. promised / (5) would be given / (6) wasnt being paid /
(7) had never been shown / (8) hadnt been given
WORKSHEET 23 C (suggestions) 1. has been given a mobile phone / 2. any
expensive gifts. / 3. a cup / 4. was asked/ 5. were given /
A 1. a) would have remained; b) wouldnt have known; c) 6. were told.
wouldnt have built; d) wouldnt have known
2. a) wouldnt have sent; b) wouldnt have seen; c) wouldnt
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have been able; d) wouldnt have known
B 1. had paid 20 million dollars, he could have flown A 1. c) / 2. b) / 3. b) / 4. c) / 5. a) / 6. a)
2. had suffered from space sickness, she wouldnt have B (1) Being / (2) Owing to / (3) because / (4) Because of /
enjoyed (5) Because / (6) due to / (7) Since / (8) The reason
3. hadnt invested a lot of time and money in exploring why / (9) because / (10) as
Mars, they wouldnt have discovered
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4. may not have been inspired to make ET if he had not
heard
A 1. I wish I could solve this huge problem immediately. /
5. wouldnt have explored the moon if the Apollo 2. I wish the police found the hackers. / 3. I wish the
Program hadnt
Internet was/were safer. / 4. I wish my personal data
6. hadnt set foot on the moon, he wouldnt have said were not being used in crimes. / 5. I wish I could recover
7. had not been able to correct a defect in its optical my identity so as not to feel so insecure / 6. I wish
system would not have revealed I knew more people who could help me.
8. had attempted manned spaceflight, it would have B 1. there werent / 2. were safer / 3. were mature enough /
incurred 4. didnt have to chat but could meet / 5. understood
something / 6. didnt give / 7. were able / 8. paid/would
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A 1. at / 2. / 3. on / 4. at / 5. in / 6. / 7. In / 8. on / 9. At /
10.

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