B1.5-GE-Review

B1.5 Review

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Complete the questions for the given answers:

1: What

(this prize /mean) to you?

Actually, I feel very proud of myself. I never expected to win prizes.

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2: When you sit down to write, how

(you/ decide) what to write about?

I don't know, really. Sometimes my readers send me ideas.

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3:

(which places / interest) you?

Oh, everywhere. Every culture has something special.

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4:

(you/ work) on anything at the moment?

I'm doing some research for a new book.

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5:

(you/ can/ tell) me what the book's about?

At the moment, I'm thinking about either Brazil or Vietnam. I love both places.

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Transform the following questions in indirect questions:

Where can I get a coffee?

Can you tell me ...?

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Is there a vegetarian restaurant near here?

Do you know... near here?

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Who is the man on the right?

Can you tell ...?

Multiple Choice

Select the most appropriate option:

People ____ black at funerals in Mexico.

• usually wear

• are usually wearing

• do usually wear

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They ____ a new type of medicine for the flu.

• currently develop

• are currently developing

• currently are develop

Multiple Choice

This room ___ always cold.

• is

• be

• is being

Multiple Choice

I ____ in a choir for two years.

• sing

• have sung

• am singing

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I first ___ to the UK in 1985.

• come

• coming

• came

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I ____ to Sicily. I'd love to go.

• 've never been

• 've never gone

• went

Multiple Choice

Oh, no! I ___ my headphones!

• broke

• 've broken

• break

Multiple Choice

Where would you see a busker?

• in a film

• in a theatre

• on the street

Multiple Choice

Which response to the question is NOT possible?

Do you fancy going for a meal later?

• It doesn't really appeal to me.

• It doesn't really attract me.

• Sure, I like the sound of that.

Multiple Choice

The beach was completely packed by the time we ___ there.

• got

• were getting

• had got

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I asked Kris to go rafting with us, but he ___ other plans.

• was already making

• had already made

• already made

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Where ____ that wreck?

• had they find

• were they finding

• did they find

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I ____ my kayak when it suddenly began to get very windy.

• was fixing

• fixed

• had fixed

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They ____ from their surfing trip when the storm began.

• just returned

• were just return

• had just returned