2. We use the past continuous:

to talk about an action or situation in progress around a time in the past. ​ (a)   ​

to refer to permanent situations. ​ (b)  

to describe the background to a story. ​ (c)  

to talk about your intentions. ​ (d)  

to introduce predictions. ​ (e)  

3. Fill the gaps with the correct adjectives:

a. The other day, I met an old friend for the first time in years. It was such a ​ (a)   meeting! We were ​ (b)   and excited to see each other again.'

b. "I love cooking." I find it very ​ (c)   after a long and ​ (d)   day at work. I don't like shopping for food, though. It's so ​ (e)   .'

5. Select the tense applied in each sentence:

a. My brother and I played a board game yesterday afternoon. ​ (a)  

b. At two o'clock, Sandra wasn't waiting for the train. ​ ​ (b)  

c. My parents visited Rome last year. ​ (c)  

d. What did you have for dinner last night?​ (d)  

f. Yesterday at three o'clock, Martha was chatting on the Internet. ​ (e)  

7. Choose the correct senses connected with the sentences below:

A. Hello Jane! So you're not wearing glasses anymore, are you? No, I'm not. I'm wearing lenses now. ​ (a)  

B. My golden retriever loves it when I stroke his ears. ​ (b)  

C. Kelly licked her fingers covered with jam. ​ (c)  

D. How do you know that? Well, I know it only from hearsay! ​ (d)  

E. It stinks in here! ​ (e)  

8. Fill the gaps with the best matches:

a. The sound of rain on the windows always ​ (a)   my childhood.

b. The smell of chips always ​ (b)   swimming lessons when I was in school.

c. When I hear the old song Bohemian Rhapsody, I have ​ (c)   long car journeys on our holidays.

d. The smell and taste of roast chicken always ​ (d)   my grandmother.

e. Looking at the sea always ​ (e)   calm.

9. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

I ​ (a)   work in a bank, but now I'm working as a designer.

10. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

We ​ (a)   go to the cinema very often.

11. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

I ​ (a)   blond when I was a child.

12. Fill the gaps with the correct adjectives:

Going to live somewhere new is (a)   . You won't be bored because whatever happens it won't be ​ (b)   . However, will it be too ​ (c)   for you to enjoy it? It's normal to feel a bit ​ (d)   and you may even experience a bit of culture shock, but there's no reason to feel ​ (e)   .

13. Fill the gaps with the correct adjectives:

At first, you feel ​ (a)   – you think everything is going to be ​ (b)   but remember, you will feel ​ (c)   . There will be days when you are    having such an ​ (d)   time that you just want to go home! The people are so ​ (e)   friendly that I felt at home very quickly.

14. Fill the gap (by typing) with the appropriate intensifier:

They were (a)   happy that they started dancing.

15. Fill the gap (by typing) with the appropriate intensifier:

Julie is (a)   a good writer.

16. Fill the gap with the appropriate option:

a. I don't think the door is ​ (a)   to get the sofa into the room.

b. There weren't ​ (b)   to play a match, so everybody went home.

c. I do not have ​ (c)   much time to prepare dinner.

d. I think​ (d)   money can be bad for football players who are still in their 20s.

17. Select the options that are true or false, according to the audio:

a. The speaker is talking about Christmas and New Year's Eve in the UK. ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​

b. At the beginning of December, people start writing cards and sending them to people they love. ​ (b)   ​ ​

c. People don't take that much time choosing the type of cards they want. ​ (c)   ​ ​ ​

d. When people receive cards, they store them in a safe place where no one can see them. ​ (d)   ​ ​

e. The Christmas tree is put up at the beginning of December; the sooner, the better. ​ ​​ ​ (e)  

18. Select the options that are false or true according to the audio:

a. Celebrities are getting plastic surgeries in order to get younger. ​ ​ (a)  

b. Women suffer less pressure than men to maintain their appearance. ​​ (b)  

c. Gray is vain and afraid of losing his handsome looks. ​​ (c)  

d. Celebrities are getting plastic surgeries in order to stay young. ​ (d)   ​

e. Beauty on the outside does not always reflect the inside. ​ (e)   ​