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1. Complete each gap with a suitable verb infinitive(2 marks):
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1. ______some yoghurt
2. ______the best of things
3. ______more than 100MPH
4. ______an appointment
5. ______some arrangements
6. ______the housework
7. ______light of
8. ______something stupid
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2. Match an idiom on the left with meaning keywords on the right (4 marks):
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1. She eats like a horse.
2. Don’t throw your toys out of the pram!
3. I think you’re barking up the wrong tree.
4. He’s rolling in it.
a) incorrect assumption
b) rich
c) good appetite
d) overreaction
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3. Put the words in the right order to make sentences (2 marks):
a) homeworkI cleaningyourhelpmyroom youIwhen finishwillwith
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b) kidsbreakfastwashingwillfinishedwhenItheirdo have up the the
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4. Write a suitable word in each gap (5 marks):
Spend time a)______learning basic verb tables – both regular and
b)______– especially the four c)______irregular verbs: ‘to be’, ‘to go’, ‘to have’ and ‘to do’. Learn different d)______: present/past simple, present/past continuous and present/past e)______. Learn the past
f)______of key irregular verbs, for example have/had, do/ g)______. Make sure you can use many h)______verbs like ‘eat’, ‘read’, ‘sleep’ and ‘go’ to talk about your i)______activities in both present and j)______tenses.
5. Complete the sentences by adding a suitable past participle(2 marks):
a) How long have you ______in the UK?
b) I think Jim has ______enough of Lauren.
c) Ben has ______300 miles in the past two days.
d) I’ve just ______that bag at a lower price in a different shop.
6. On a separate piece of paper, write about your plans for the future (5 marks):
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