Choose the correct words to complete the text.
It was Sunday afternoon and my friends and I (1) felt / were feeling bored so we (2) decided / was deciding to go cycling. We (3) rode / were riding down the hill when I saw a small box. My friend Jack (4) looked / was looking inside the box and found about €300. We (5) didn’t know / wasn’t knowing what to do. I (6) held / was holding the money when two police officers (7) arrived / were arriving. We gave them the money. Two weeks later, I (8) got / was getting a letter. It said ‘Thanks for returning my money. Here’s €50 for you and your friends.’
Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs.
1. The thief took the necklace and then he ______________________ (run) towards the trees.
2. We ______________________ (have) fun at the beach when it started raining.
3. My friends ______________________ (not play) cards when the teacher came in.
4. I ______________________ (score) a goal in the last two minutes and we won the match.
5. While my dad was living in France, he ______________________ (teach) himself French.
6. My sister was feeling ill so she ______________________ (not play) squash after school.
7. It was lunchtime and we ______________________ (have) lunch at school.
8. I didn’t hear my phone so I ______________________ (not answer) it.
Number of correct answers: _________
Mark: _______
Date: _______________
EXAM 4
VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with these words.
power cut | pedestrian crossing | apartment building | rubbish | traffic jam | public transport | street market | pollution
1. There was a __________________________ yesterday and all the lights went out.
2. Sorry, I’m late. We were in the car and there was a terrible __________________________. We couldn’t move.
3. Don’t cross the road here, it’s dangerous. Use the __________________________ over there.
4. Too much __________________________ in cities can make people who live there ill.
5. We often buy our fruit and vegetables in the __________________________ but I get cold being outside.
6. The __________________________ in my city is great. There are buses, trains and trams.
7. We throw too much away nowadays, so there is too much __________________________.
8. Lots of people live in our __________________________. I think there are more than 30 flats.
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