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1. Edward VIII wasn’t King for very long.
2. Julius Caesar wasn’t the first Roman emperor.
3. Tchaikovsky was the composer of Swan Lake.
4. The Vikings weren’t from Germany.
5. Kristen Stewart wasn’t in the Harry Potter movies.
6. Roald Dahl wasn’t a famous British musician.
7. The 2010 World Cup was in South Africa.
8. Brad Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston.
9. Socrates and Plato weren’t Brazilian soccer players.
10. Pablo Picasso was Spanish.
11. Beethoven wasn’t a Swiss composer.
12. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin weren’t the first men to walk on the Moon.
13. Hillary Clinton was President of the US in the 1990s.
14. The Incas weren’t from Mexico.
15. Marco Polo was from in Italy.
16. The Beatles were from Liverpool.
17. Vincent van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci weren’t famous German painters.
18. William Wallace (Braveheart) wasn’t from Ireland.
19. The last Olympic Games in Asia wasn’t in Beijing in 2008.
20. The Wall Street Crash wasn’t in 1939.
Annie: Did you study French in college? (study)
Beth: No, I didn’t French,I studied italian,I lived in Rome for six months in my third year.(not study,
study, live)
Annie: Where did you live in Rome? (live)
Beth: Near the Forum,I rented a house with some Italian students. (rent)
Annie: Did you speak in Rome? (speak)
Beth:Not always, because they didn’t to practice their English. But I learned to cook great pasta! (want,
learn)
Huan: Did you like Brazil? (like)
Ben: We loved it! We didn’t to come home.(love, not want)
Huan: Did you travel.around the country? (travel)
Ben: I wish I could go there again.
Huan: Did you stay in hotels? (stay)
Ben: No, we stayed we stayed with Brazilian friends.
Dave: Did you watch the game? Arsenal and Real Madrid? (watch)
Carlos: No, I didn’t
Dave: Why not?
Carlos:I worked late last night. I didn’t finish until 7:00. (work, not finish)
Dave: But the game started at 7:45. (start)
Carlos: Yes, but I miss my train. I didn’t arrive home until 9:30. (miss, not arrive)
Dave: That’s too bad! It was a great game.
Sam: I called you three times last night, but you didn't answer (call, not answer)
Lucía: Sorry, I was at the movie theater with my sister.
Sam: And, I texted you, too. why didn't you text me back? (text, not text)
Lucía: Because I was angry.
Sam: Angry? why?
Lucía: Because you didn't talk to me at the party last week. You talked to Eva for about an hour. (not
talk, talk)
Sam: I talked to Eva for an hour! She had a problem and she just wanted to tell me about it. (not talk,
talk)
Lucía: A problem? Is that why you danced with her for twenty minutes? (dance)
My memorable night at the Edinburgh Festival
by Lotte
This happened in my first summer when I was at Edinburgh University. I lived in a big house
with three friends. That summer, some musicians rented two other rooms in our house. It was
(be) August, and the Edinburgh Music and Arts Festival was going on. The musicians was(be)
from Poland, Italy, and the Netherlands. One afternoon, they told (tell) me about a Latin music
club. My friends and I said (say) that we wanted to go with them. We met (meet) them at the
club that evening at 9:00 p.m. It had (have) a really friendly atmosphere, and the music was
(be) fantastic! Our new friends spoke (speak) English very well and we spent (spend) the
evening dancing and talking. When weleft (leave) the club, we found (find) that wedidn't have
(not have) the money for a taxi home. It was (be) a warm night, so we walked home through the
streets. The musicians saw (see) the historic buildings and monuments for the first time, and
they thought (think) that they were (be) really beautiful. We got (get) home at 4:00 a.m., but we
didn’t go (not go) to bed. We made (make) some coffee and talked. Then our friends played
their guitars and we sang (sing) songs that we all knew (know). It were (be) a wonderful,
memorable evening and, ten years later, we are still friends.
b Complete these questions about the story.
1. Which month was the Edinburgh Festival in? t was in August
2. Where were they from? They were from Poland, Italy, and the Netherlands.
3. What club were they Lotte about? They told her about a Latin music club.
4. What time did they meet at the club? They met at 9:00 p.m.
5. the music was fantastic good? Yes, it was fantastic.
6. What did they do at the club? They danced and talked all evening.
7. Why didn’t they take a taxi home? Because they didn’t have enough money.
8. What did they see for the first time? They saw Edinburgh’s historic buildings and monuments.
9. what did they go to bed when they got home? No, they made coffee and talked.
10. What did they do after that? They played their guitars and sang.
A new life
Detective Granger: OK, Mr. Thomas. Please just relax and tell me the problem.
Mr. Thomas: It’s my wife. She went (go) out yesterday evening. And she hasn’t come (not
come) back.
Detective Granger: When did you see (you / see) your wife for the last time?
Mr. Thomas: Yesterday evening, at about nine thirty.
Detective Granger: Tell me what happened yesterday. Did you do (you / do) anything
unusual?
Mr. Thomas: No, it was (be) just a normal day. We woke up (wake up) at seven. I had (have)
breakfast. Then I drove (drive) to work. My wife didn’t have (not have) breakfast. In the
morning, I think she went (go) shopping. She came (come) home at lunchtime. I don’t know
what she did (do) in the afternoon. She probably made (make) dinner.
Detective Granger: When did you come (you / come) home?
Mr. Thomas: I arrived (arrive) home at about seven thirty. I sat (sit) down and read (read) the
newspaper, and checked (check) my email. We had (have) dinner at about eight. After dinner, I
watched (watch) TV. I went to sleep (go to sleep) in my chair.
Detective Granger: Did you speak (you / speak) to your wife at all? What did she say (she /
say) to you?
Mr. Thomas:We didn’t talk(not talk) during dinner. After dinner she said,(say), "This isn’t a life.
I need to go out." She called (call) a taxi heard (hear) the taxi about fifteen minutes later. She
took (take) her bag and her coat and closed (close) the door. She didn’t say (not say)
goodbye.
Detective Granger: I see, sir. I think I know why she left.(leave).