Question

[Nguyễn Ngọc Bảo Trâm]

I. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box. Use the same verb in each pair of sentences. Use
the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous.

appear	attract	expect	hate
look	measure	see	think

1. a. I ...................................................... about taking a gap year before I go to university and going
travelling around South America
b. A: Why’s Terry having a party?
B: I ...................................................... it’s his birthday.

2. a. A: How did the cat get up into the tree?
B: I ...................................................... he was chasing a bird.
b. A: Let me know when the post arrives.
B: Why, .............................. you .................................... something important?

3. a. A: Did you enjoy your time at boarding school?
B: No, I ...................................................... every minute of it.
b. As the boat was thrown about by the huge waves, she looked across at Paul and wondered if he
...................................................... this, too.

4. a. This month’s special exhibition of South African art ...................................................... over 5000
visitors a day to the museum, whereas we normally only get about 2000.
b. As the home of William Shakespeare, Stratford ...................................................... tourists from
all over the world.

5. a. .............................. you ................................. that big house over there? It’s my uncle’s.
b. I split up with Alex when I found out that he ...................................................... someone else.

6. a. A: What happened to your wrist?
B: I ...................................................... the window for some new curtains when I fell off the
ladder and sprained it.
b. I was given this pedometer for my birthday. You just hook it on your belt and it ..............................
how far you walk during the day.

7. a. A: What on earth are you doing down there?
B: I ................................................... for one of my earrings - it fell off and rolled under the bed.
b. A: Which course are you going to apply to?
B: Well, this one on anthropology ...................................................... interesting.

8. a. Our neighbour’s cat .......................................... at our door every morning, demanding to be fed.
b. Chris is incredibly busy. At the moment he ...................................................... in Hamlet at the
Crescent Theatre.