Grammar and vocabulary

How many people _____________ there in your family?

• are

• is

• was

• were

The power cut hit at 10 am while pupils _________________ for a school performance.

• rehearsing

• is rehearsing

• are rehearsing

• were rehearsing

My father was raking leaves __________ he saw a big snake slithering behind the tree.

• who

• when

• which

• while

Hua Fei: Have you ever ________________ Los Angeles? Mei Zhuang: No, I’ve never been there. But, I used to visit Oakland in Oregon.

• visit

• visits

• visited

• visiting

‘It ____________ very cold, so I have to wear three jackets,” told Samuel Pepys.

• is

• are

• was

• were

My grandmother can’t see well, so yesterday, my father ___________ her a pair of glasses.

• buy

• buys

• bought

• buying

My grandfather used to _______________ here twenty years ago.

• live

• lives

• lived

• living

Life in 1960s was difficult. In those years, people __________ use to travel by cars.

• don't

• doesn't

• didn't

• hadn't

The children were eating at the canteen when the fire engine _____________.

• arrive

• arrives

• arrived

• arriving

Ziana used to work as a stewardess. She has ________ to lots of different countries.

• fly

• flies

• flew

• flown