GRAMMARTick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.Example: My brother _____ Russian.

A speak      B speaks    C do speak     1 How long _____ here?

A are you work      B do you work      C have you worked     2 I’ve studied English _____.

A for two years      B since two years      C two years ago     3 She _____ in this house since she was five.

A lives      B has lived      C is living     4 When _____ university?

A did you leave      B have you left      C did you left     5 Alfred Hitchcock, who died in 1980, _____ a lot of great films.

A has made      B made      C makes     6 He _____ play football when he was young.

A used to      B use to      C used     7 I _____ like flying. Now I love it.

A don’t use to      B didn’t use to      C didn’t used to     8 A lot of novels _____ into English.

A are translate      B are translated      C is translated     9 Disposable nappies _____ by a woman.

A were invented      B was invented      C invented     10 When was this church _____?

A build      B built      C be built     11 How _____ have you known David?

A time      B long      C much time     12 We've been in this house _____ October.

A since      B for      C in     13 I have _____ afraid of water all my life.

A be      B been      C gone     14 How many films _____ George Lucas made?

A did      B have      C has     15 When _____ your parents get married?

A have      B has      C did     16 I _____ smoke but I stopped last year.

A used to      B use      C used     17 Did you use _____ glasses?

A wore      B to wear      C wear     18 The film was directed _____ Sofia Coppola.

A for      B from      C by     19 Fiat cars _____ in Italy.

A are made      B be made      C are make     20 When _____ DVDs invented?

A are      B was      C were     21 If I _____ you, I would call the police.

A am      B were      C have been     22 If the weather _____ cloudy, you can’t see the sun.

A is      B will be      C would be     23 If you tell me a good joke, I _____ you candy.

A would give      B will give      C give     24 I would be the best student in the class if I _____ more.

A would learn      B learnt      C learn     VOCABULARYa Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences in the biography.

Example: He was b orn in 1929.A birth      B born    C die     

1 He went to _____ school when he was five.A primary      B secondary      C university     

2 He _____ secondary school when he was eighteen.A went to      B left      C retired     

3 He started _____ in a bank.A a work      B the work      C working     

4 He _____ in love when he was twenty-two.A jump      B catch      C fell     

5 He _____ when he was twenty-seven.A married      B got married      C got marry     

6 They _____ their first child when he was thirty.A got      B had      C become     

7 They _____ in 1989.A got separated      B were separate      C separated     

8 They _____ two years later.A divorce      B got divorced      C get divorced     

9 He _____ when he was sixty.A retired      B die      C left     

10 He _____ when he was eighty-five.A left      B died      C retire     

b Tick () the correct school subject, A, B, or C.Example: All insects have six legs.

A chemistry      B physics      C biology   11 Henry VIII had six wives.

A geography      B history      C maths     12 The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires.

A geography      B history      C maths     13 ‘To be or not to be …’

A technology      B science      C literature     14 There is oxygen and nitrogen in the air.

A science      B technology      C geography     15 4 + 2 = 6

A geography      B history      C maths     

c Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences with past participles.Example: Harry Potter was written by JK Rowling.

A written    B wrote      C write     16 Penicillin was first _____ by Alexander Fleming.

A discover      B discovered      C discovering     17 The washing machine was _____ by a woman.

A invented      B invention      C invent     18 Sherlock Holmes was _____ on a real person.

A base      B basing      C based     19 Pulp Fiction was _____ by Quentin Tarantino.

A directed      B direct      C directing     20 This suit was _____ by Armani.

A design      B designed      C designing