Viewpoint 2, Unit 3

Complete the conversation parts choosing the right participle clause that uses the verb in parenthesis.

A When I was at school, I remember everybody talking about this new TV series. I couldn’t join in the conversations, though, __________ (not see) it. I felt really left out of things.

• haven’t seen

• not having seen

Complete the conversation parts choosing the right participle clause that uses the verb in parenthesis.

B So it bothered you?

A Yeah, it did. My parents, you know, __________ (be) serious academics, never let us watch much TV. And certainly not any of the popular shows.

• being

• had being

Complete the conversation parts choosing the right participle clause that uses the verb in parenthesis.

B That must have been hard. My family loved TV shows, but __________ (have) four older brothers and sisters, I invariably had to watch their favorite shows.

• having

• not having

Choose the correct expressions to replace the paraphrases underlined.

My friend John took a break from his career last year, feeling he needed time to think about and assess some aspects of his life and do some positive things to change what he didn’t like about it.

• take heart / take steps

• take stock of / take credit for

• take stock of / take steps

Choose the correct expression to replace the paraphrase underlined.

Having worked as a sales consultant since leaving college, he found his work tended to take priority over everything else, leaving him little free time.

• take the initiative

• take precedence over

• take part in

Choose the correct expression to replace the paraphrase underlined.

Jon’s employer had asked his staff to take unpaid leave. So Jon decided to make use of the situation and do something different for a year.

• take precedence over

• take advantage of

• take steps

Choose the correct expression to replace the paraphrase underlined.

He loves sailing, but rarely had time to participate in competitions. So he volunteered at a sailing center, and now he’s been offered a job as an instructor.

• take credit for

• take responsibility for

• take part in

Our lives have changed __________ much that our great-grandparents wouldn’t recognise many of the things we take for granted.

• even

• only

• so

• such

I didn’t tell my grandparents I was planning to go traveling by myself. They’d __________ worry about me.

• even

• only

• so

• such

Some people love routine and __________ making the smallest changes in their lifestyle can be a huge challenge for them.

• even

• only

• so

• such