UNIT 1 HOME LIFE

I. Write /s/, /z/ or /iz/ to show how the -s ending is pronounced.

1. Potatoes /z/ 11. caves /z/ 21. Learns /z/

2. Rubs /z/ 12. plays /z/ 22. Stops /s/

3. Cooks /s/ 13. maps /s/ 23. Digs /z/
4. Rises /iz/ 14. flats /s/ 24. Churches /iz/
5. Clothes /s/ 15. bathes /z/ 25. Comes /z/
6. Lengths /s/ 16. baths /s/ 26. Rose’s /iz/
7. Calculates /z/ 17. stages /iz/ 27. Daniel’s /z/
8. Reads /z/ 18. wears ’ /z/ 28. Frank’s /s/
9. Massages /iz/ 19. thanks /s/ 29. Elizabeth’s /s/
10. laughs /z/ 20. coughs /s/ 30. Smith’s /s/
II. Complete each of
the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box.

frankly shifts mischief chores confidence trick

leftovers hands close-knit laboratory
1. I come from a close-knit family; we never keep secrets from one another,
2. Spoiled children are often up to mischief
3. The more he fails, the more he loses confidence in his abilities.
4. Leftovers are the, uneaten edible remains of a meal after the meal is over.
5. She speaks frankly about her broken-heart when love affairs fail.
6. It would be nice if we can join hands to celebrate Valentine's Day.
7. Men do roughly 20 percent of household chores like laundry and cleaning.
8. The thought of working night shifts put her off becoming a nurse.
9. Typical pharmaceutical scientists spend most of their time in a laboratory .
10. He didn't really have a serious accident - that's just a trick

III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. This insurance plan offers your family financial security in the event of your death, (secure)
2. She is a very caring woman. She is always helpful and sympathetic toward other people, (care)
3. If you continue to disobey the rules, you will be punished, (obedient)
4. She was unable, or unwilling to give me further details, (will)
5. She has been actively involved in many human rights campaigns, (act)
6. They were seeking an ultimate solution to the city’s traffic problem, (solve)
7. The electric company admitted their responsibility for the blackout, respond)
8. My family has always been very supportive of what I do, (support)
9. Students now live with a lot of pressure from their studies, (press)
10. Boys are considered more mischievous , and stubborn than girls, mischief)
IV. Complete the sentence, using either the past simple or past progressive of the verbs in parentheses.
1. When Mrs. Chu ____Heard__ (hear) a strange noise, she ____got__ (get) up to investigate.

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2. I ______didn’t hear______ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because
I ___was sleeping__________ (sleep).
3. At eight o’clock last night, I___was practicing_______ (practice) the piano.
4. When I ____was_____ (be) a child, we ___made _______ (make) our own amusement
5. It __happened_____ (happen) while I was living (live) in Eastbourne last year.
6. I _____lived______ (live) in London for teen years while I ____was____ (be) a child.
7. As I walked (walk) down the road, I ____saw________ (see) Bill.
8. I got a package in the mail. When I ___opened______ (open) it, I __found________ (find) a surprise.
9. While Jane _was washing_________ (wash) the dishes, her brothers ____was watching_________ (watch)
television.
10. I ___rewinded_____ (rewind) therented video before I___returned_____ (return) it to the store yesterday.
11. When he realized I _____was looking___________ (look) at him, he __turned_____ (turn) away.
12. Richard _______lived_______ (live) in Chicago for five years when his company ____transferred _____
(transfer) him to New York.
13. He usually wears sandals but when I last___saw_______ (see) him he ___was wearing______ (wear) boots.
14. I was alone in the house at that time because Mr. Jones______was working____________(work) in the garage and
Mrs. Jones_______was shopping_________(shop)
15. Jane_____met____ (meet) her husband while she _____was studying____ (study) law at Harvard.
V. Underline the correct answer.
1. On my last visit to Wixton I found that the village hadn’t changed /didn’t change much.
2. Mark has taken / took many trips to Asia since he has started / started his own import-export business.
3. When I was introduced to Carol, I was sure that I had met / met her before.
4. Argentina has won / won the World Cup in 1986 for the second time since the cup was / has been first awarded in
1930.
5. When the teacher had cornel came in, all the students had stood / stood up.
6. By the time Jackson had arrived / arrived to help, we had already finished / already finished moving everything.
7. I can’t come to your party because I broke / have broken my leg.
8. As soon as I had turned / turned the ignition key, the engine had caught / caught fire.
9. When they got / had got married, they knew / had known each other for 15 years.
10. My brother has written / wrote several plays. He has just finished / just finished his second tragedy.

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11. The apartment was hot when I had got / got home, so I had turned / turned on the air conditioner.
12. Ann has started / started a letter to her parents last week, but she still hasn’t finished / didn’t finish it.
13. I knew / have known Tim when he was a child, but I didn’t see / haven’t seen him for many years.
14. It was the fifth time she asked / had asked me the same question.
15. I have read / read his books when I has been / was at school. Have you ever read / Did you ever read his books?
VI. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. When Glen opened___ (open) the book, some pages _____fell_______ (fall) out.
2. Since she _____worked_____ (work) at the company she ______hadn’t had__________ (not have) a day off
through illness.
3. It was the first, time I ______talked____________ (talk) to Ella outside the office.
4. My boss____came______ (come) into the office just as I____was showing_________ (show) holiday photos.
5. Mozart died_________(die) while he was composing_____(compose) the Requiem.
6. At the time of the robbery, they____had stayed_________ (stay) with my parents.
7. Mr. Count worked____ (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he
retired___________( retire) and______went____(go) to live in the country.
8. The pollution problem had gotten___________(get) worse over the last decade.
9. I ______haven’t seen___________ (not/ see) Jane for ages. When I last ___saw______ (see) her, she ___was
trying_______ (try) to find a job.
10. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister ______resigned_____ (resign) last night.
11. Alexander Graham Bell ___had already invented____ (already/ invent) the telephone by the time I was born.
12. That’s the first time I ever seen_________ (see) Jan look embarrassed.
13. I didn’t know who she was. I have never seen (never/ see) her before.
14. I bought___(buy) a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor’s the jewelers, when I actually (see) saw somebody
shoplifting.
15. I didn’t like_________(not like) having Sam for my roommate last/year. He
Always leaves (always/ leave). This dirty clothes on the foor.
VII. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1. Carla has not seen snow before coming to New York.
2. David ate in this restaurant several times. Have eaten
3. I have met Abdul in my first English class last June. We are friends since that day. met
4. Since I came to this country, I was learning a lot about the way of living here. learned
5. In the early part of last week, Americans everywhere have gone to the polls to vote. went
6. We thought that our original plan was a good one, but we modified it a great deal over the past few weeks.
7. While I was surfing the net yesterday, I was finding a really interesting website. found
8. Since it was invented in 1879, the light bulb became indispensable in American household.
9. When I am writing, my composition last night, someone knocks on the door. Was writing, knocked
10. By the time I got to the party, most people went home.
VIII. Complete each of these sentences with an appropriate preposition.
1. Will you take responsibility in arranging the food?
2. As I am now in my final year of_________ secondary school, I am under_____a
lot of study pressure.
3. Can you give me a hand_____in_____ loading the van?
4. We are a very close-knit family and very supportive ______of________one another.
5. Please will you all join__________ me ___in____singing the national anthem.
6. Whenever problems come_____on_____, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
7. Women’s responsibility is to look _______after___________the family.
8. The children are very excited __________for_________their camping holiday.

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9. Responsibility is shared ___________by________parents and teachers.
10. She has every confidence______in__________ her students’ abilities.
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Steve started working for this company five years ago.
Steve has_started work at this company five years ago
______________________________________________________________
2. Do you have any experience of driving this kind of ear?
Have you got any experience driving this kind of
car_______________________________________________________________
3. When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident.
Since__hearing the results, Mary began to feel more
confident_____________________________________________________________
4. Nancy hasn’t come since 1999.
The last time_Nancy came was 1999________________________________________________________
5. During my dinner, the phone rang.
While___i was having dinner, the phone
rang____________________________________________________________
6. David left the party before we arrived there.
When__we arrived, David had already
left_____________________________________________________________
7. We haven’t gone to a concert for ages.
It’s_____been ages since we have gone to a
concert____________________________________________________________
8. Sarah hasn’t seen her friends since she left for the United States.
Sarah last_saw her friends before she left for the United States
___________________________________________________________
9. I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
This is__the first time I have ever stayed in such an expensive hotel
_____________________________________________________________
10. In the middle of our sleep there were a knock at the door.
When____i was sleeping, there was a knock at the
door___________________________________________________________
11. My wait for a bus has lasted thirty minutes so far.
I______have_been waiting for my bus for 30
minutes____________________________________________________________
12. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music before he was 35.
By the age_____of 35, Mozart had written more than 600 pieces of
music__________________________________________________________

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