REVISION CHRISTMAS 2020 2ND BACHILLERATO

1. Complete the mini-dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple
or Past Continuous.
1 A: Hey Dave, where were you yesterday? I 1 ............................................................ (call) all day.
B: Don’t you remember? I 2 ............................................................ (visit) my cousin every Monday afternoon.
2 A: I 3 ............................................................ (not know) that Susan and Joe moved to London.
B: Yes, they 4 ............................................................ (stay) with friends until they find a flat to rent.
3 A: I 5 ............................................................ (not think) I passed the exam yesterday.
B: Me too! I 6 ............................................................ (not answer) half the questions.
4 A: Look at Alexa. Why 7 ............................................................ she ............................................................ (look) so upset?
B: She 8 .......................................................... (probably / think) about her brother. She 9 .................................................
(miss) him a lot.
5 A: Why 10.................................................... you .................................................... (wait) outside in the dark? Come inside.
B: I 11 ............................................................ (want) to see the sunrise. It’s supposed to be awesome.
6 A: What was that? It 12............................................................ (sound) like an explosion.
B: It’s fine. They 13 ............................................................ (knock down) an old building in the city centre.
7 A: When 14 ............................................................ you ............................................................ (leave) tomorrow morning?
B: Very early! The lesson 15 ............................................................ (begin) at 9 am and I 16 .................................................
(not want) to be late. Last week, I 17 ............................................................ (sit) on a bus in traffic and I
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............................................................ (miss) the first half of the lesson.

2. Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past
Continuous.
1 Last night, I ........................................................................ that I was living on the moon.
2 I was at home all day. I ........................................................................ the house for even five minutes.
3 Are you busy now? I ........................................................................ to speak to you.
4 My phone ........................................................................ although it seemed fine an hour ago.
5 Most people ........................................................................ when they found out it was a joke.
6 .................................................... you ............................................................ anything suspicious when you got home last night?
7 We ........................................................................ in the queue when the announcement was made.
8 I ........................................................................ work a bit early today because I’ve got an appointment.

3. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past
Continuous.
At the moment, I 1 ................................................. (consider) doing a first-aid course. I 2 ...............................................
(want) to be prepared because of something that 3 ................................................. (happen) to my friend Tom last
year. He 4 ........................................ (look after) his younger sister when suddenly she 5 ...............................................
(begin) to choke on a sweet. Tom 6 .......................................... (not panic) because he 7 ..............................................
(know) exactly what to do thanks to a first-aid course which he was a participant in. As a result, he
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........................... (save) his sister’s life. After hearing this, I 9 ............................................. (realise) the importance of
knowing first aid. I 10 .................................. (hope) I’ll never need to use it, but better to be safe than sorry.

4. Complete the mini-dialogues with the affirmative or negative form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect
Simple, Past Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous or Past Simple.
1 A: Do you think Joe’s a nice guy?
B: I don’t know. I ......................................................... (never / speak) to him, so it’s hard to say what he’s like.
2 A: I’d like to introduce you to Jane. She’s new in town.
B: Nice to meet you, Jane. How long ................................................... you ................................................ (live) here?
3 A: Why were you so nervous during the flight?
B: Until this flight, I ................................................... (never / experience) air turbulence. I thought we were
going to crash.
4 A: She’s a very talented gymnast.
B: Yes, she ........................................................ (train) for over 10 years, practically from the time she
............................................. (start) to walk.
5 A: Did you enjoy the play last night?
B: Unfortunately, we .................................................... (miss) the beginning. It ............................................... (start)
half an hour before we arrived.

5. Complete the text using the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple.
26th October, 2017
Two women and their dogs have been rescued after being lost at sea for five months in an attempt to sail
from Hawaii to Tahiti. The US navy rescued Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava 900 miles off the coast ofJapan
after they 1 .............................................................. (lose) engine control on their boat and were just using the sails.
“They 2 ........................................................................ (save) our lives,” said Appel happily in an interview. “We
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............................................................ (give up) hope.” Even though they 4 .................................................................. (pack)
a year’s supply of food and two water purifiers, they knew they were in trouble when the engine 5
........................................ (break down).
Since their dramatic rescue, the pair 6 ......................................................... (receive) medical assistance on their
journey home, where their families 7 ..................................................... (wait) anxiously for days.
It 8 .............................................. (be) a traumatic experience, but one that 9 ..................................................... (end) well.

6. Complete the sentences with the correct Future Perfect Simple or Future Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I apologise, but I ............................................................................................ (finish) this book by the end of the week.
2 What do you think you ............................................................................................ (do) at this time next year?
3 After their fight, I don’t think they ............................................................................................ (talk) to each other any more.
4 Good luck. We ............................................................................................ (think) of you all day.
5 Next week, I ............................................................................................ (work) here for five years.
6 Ladies and gentlemen, the play .......................................................................................... (start) for another few minutes. We
apologise for the delay.
7 ................................................... they .................................................................. (leave) by the time I arrive? I’ll be disappointed
if I don’t see them.

7. Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. Use a future tense.

1 Did I tell you? I’ve booked two tickets to the show and we ............................................................................................ tonight!
2 By the time you read this e-mail, I ............................................................................................ the office.
3 Look out! The car ............................................................................................ you.
4 Due to the storm, the plane ............................................................................................ two hours late.
5 Hopefully, I ............................................................................................ my degree by the time I’m 25.
6 Hurry up or we ............................................................................................ on time.

8. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct future tense.
Do you ever think what you 1 ............................................................................... (do) in ten years’ time?
Have you and your friends planned when and where you 2 .......................................................................... (meet) to
see what each of you has done? By then, perhaps you 3 ........................................................... (travel) around the
world and seen some amazing sights. Maybe you 4 ................................................................. (plan) that trip. You
might have a family of your own or perhaps you 5 ........................................................ (still / live) at home. What 6
................................................... you ................................................ (tell) your friends when you meet them? Hopefully,
everyone 7 ...................................................................... (have) good things to report to one another.

9. Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. Use present, past, future or perfect tenses.
1 At the moment, I ............................................................................................ in London for a computer company.
2 The firefighters ................................................................................... the children who were trapped in the burning house.
3 By this time next year, I ................................................................................ my studies and will start looking for a job.
4 I ............................................................................................ him at first. He’s changed so much.
5 He always ............................................................................................ he’s right and everyone is wrong.
6 What ................................................... you ........................................................................ ? Please repeat that.
7 Don’t be late! You ............................................................................................ the lesson.
8 How do you think they ............................................................................................ when they hear the news?
9 It was disappointing. By the time we arrived, the party ............................................................................................ .
10 At this time tomorrow, they ............................................................................................ to China.
 10. Join the pairs of sentences together using relative clauses.
1 I downloaded an application form. It was five pages long.
..............................................................................................................................................................................

2 I met a man at the company. It was his job I was taking over.
..............................................................................................................................................................................

3 The burglars broke into the director’s office. The passwords for the company’s computers are kept there.
..............................................................................................................................................................................

4 Alison was made “employee of the month”. She had only joined the company in January.
..............................................................................................................................................................................

11. Complete the text with the correct relative pronoun in each gap. There may be more than one possible answer.

Some people choose their jobs for the salary. Others like more annual leave. Some people get the dream job
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................................................... they have always wanted to do. However, in some industries, it’s worth choosing
a job based on the perks 2 ................................................... employees get. Employees 3 ...................................................
work in Silicon Valley, California, 4 ................................................... Google, Facebook, Apple and other huge firms
have their headquarters, are especially well looked after. Have a look at these perks that are offered.
• Employees get extra money when they have a child and both mother and father are allowed time off work
to be with their new baby. This is great, especially for fathers, to 5 ................................................... paternity
leave isn’t always given.
• Free food. Companies often have canteens 6 ................................................... employees can eat cheaply. In
Silicon Valley, vegetarian and vegan meals are supplied for those 7 ................................................... diet doesn’t
include meat. Meals aren’t like those 8 ................................................... are served in most work canteens. The
quality here is similar to that of a high-class restaurant.
• Regular meetings with bosses 9 ................................................... actually listen to their employees.
• Gyms, 10 ................................................... employees can exercise before or after work, hairdressing salons, free
dry cleaning, great healthcare and, above all, a really supportive, friendly workplace.

12. Match the beginnings of the sentences in A to the correct endings in B. Complete the sentences with the correct
relative pronoun.

A B
1 I was talking to my new boss, .......... a ........................................... we get changed before and after work.
2 You will report to Mr Dawson, with .......... b ................................................... you can ask us questions as well.
3 And this is the room .......... c ................................................... my boss set.
4 She is married to the guy .......... d .................................... is so much better than the previous one.
5 I lost my job because I couldn’t meet the targets .......... e ....................................... isn’t brilliant but is enough to survive.
6 I earn £350 a week, .......... f ............................................... you will be sharing an office.
7 There will be a one-hour interview at noon, .......... g ................................................... grandfather started this company.
13. Complete the text with a suitable relative pronoun below.
who x 2 ■ whose x 2 ■ which ■ when ■ where

Any Given Sunday is an interesting film starring Al Pacino. He plays Tony D’Amato, an American football coach 1
...................................... is having problems with the owner of the team. A new player, 2........................................ name
is Willie Beamen, joins the team, but he ignores the coach’s instructions. Beamen is valuable to the team, so that
puts D’Amato in a difficult position. D’Amato goes through difficult times 3 ................................... he doesn’t allow
Beamen to continue playing on the team. The other players, 4 ...................................... know that Beamen can help
them to win, are angry and lose confidence in D’Amato’s leadership. Then, before an important match, D’Amato
gives an amazing speech, 5 ................................................... I know by heart because of the number of times I’ve seen
it! Of course, the team wins. Beamen, 6 ................................................... attitude completely changes, comes back
and apologises and everything is fine. At the end of the film, D’Amato tells the team owner that he is moving to
New Mexico, 7 ................................................... he is going to coach a new team. The owner isn’t too upset but gets a
huge shock when D’Amato says that his first signing for the new team is Beamen.

14. Choose the correct answer.

1 We’d .......... be careful. This is a dangerous road.
a must b should c better
2 You should always .......... the cash machine when you type in your PIN number.
a cover b have covered c to cover
3 This e-mail .......... be from the bank. They haven’t even got my e-mail address.
a can’t b mustn’t c needn’t
4 Someone must .......... you putting the money in the box.
a see b have seen c be seeing
5 Luckily, I’m a good athlete and I was .......... escape from the robbers.
a managed to b successful in c able to
6 You .......... have waited. I could have got a taxi home. But thanks anyway.
a needn’t b mustn’t c couldn’t

15. Four of the six sentences contain mistakes. Tick (✓) the two correct sentences and correct the others.
1 Do you think you’ll be able solve the crime? ..........
......................................................................................................................................................................
2 You should have kept your passport in the hotel safe. ..........
......................................................................................................................................................................
3 You better take a translator with you in case the police don’t speak English. ..........
......................................................................................................................................................................
4 There must be more than one criminal here yesterday as so many people were robbed. ..........
......................................................................................................................................................................
5 Don’t be so suspicious. He could have a good reason for being here. ..........
......................................................................................................................................................................
 6 The journey didn’t take as long as we expected because we needn’t have stopped for lunch. ..........
......................................................................................................................................................................

16. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are three extra words.
able ■ be ■ been ■ better ■ can’t ■ have ■ must ■ needn’t ■ shouldn’t

1 We’d ................................................... check that the doors are locked before we go out.
2 The thief knew the secret code. It ................................................... have been someone who works here.
3 How was he ................................................... to break into a locked car in just 30 seconds?
4 When the police arrest someone, they ................................................... to spend a lot of time filling in forms.
5 You ................................................... have taken your expensive watch on a camping holiday. It was very risky.
6 I can hear a noise. It could ................................................... burglars. Go and look!

17. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
What would you think if you saw a student from your school being taken away by the police in handcuffs? “She 1
...................................................... (must / do) something terrible.” “She 2 ................................................................... (might /
steal) something.” “Perhaps she hit another student.” “I 3 ............................................................................ (better / cheat)
in my test today if that’s what the punishment is!”
Well, this actually happened to a 12-year-old student in Queens, New York. What had she done? She had written on
her school desk. Now, this is wrong. She 4 .............................................................. (should / write) on the desk. It 5
............................................................................................ (must / be) really annoying for schools to spend money on desks
and then soon afterwards have to have them cleaned. Schools should be 6 .................................................................. (able
/ punish) students and perhaps make them clean the desks. But surely they 7 ..............................................................
(need / call) the police!
The girl was taken to the local police station and 8 ................................................ (have to / stay) there for several hours.
A spokesperson for the local education authority later admitted that the arrest probably 9................................................
(should / happen) and that the police definitely 10 ......................................... (should / use) handcuffs. The girl’s
punishment was eight hours of community service, a book report and an essay on what she’d learned from the
experience.