Gateway b1 unit 8

Complete the text with the correct past simple or past perfect form of these verbs. be • fall • have • lie • wake

Last night I (1) ………… up suddenly at about three o’clock. I (2) …………in bed for about four hours. I (3) ……………… there for a moment. I (4) …………no idea why I had woken up. Then I realised that I was on the floor. I (5) ……………out of bed and woken myself up!

Complete the short dialogues with the correct form of these verbs.

have • learn • snowboard • travel • study

A: Why did you decide (1) ……… Spanish?

B: Because I enjoy (2) ……languages.

A: I can’t stand waiting in queues at the bus stop, can you?

B: No, I try to avoid (3) ……in the rush hour!

A: I’d like to take up a new sport. Is (4) …… difficult?

B: Yes, but it’s good (5) ……… a challenge

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Yesterday we used to have/had an exam at school. It was really difficult!

2 I didn’t go to the cinema with Cathy because I saw/had seen the film before.

3 I had played/used to play rugby when I was at school but I don’t anymore.

4 We got to the station at three o’clock and had caught/caught the next train to Oxford.

5 As soon as it started to rain, we packed/had packed up the picnic and went home.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of these words/expressions.

fall out • get on • hang out • have arguments - make up

My best friend is Marco. We’ve known each other for three years. We started (1) ……… together when we were in the same maths class. We (2) ……really well because we’ve got similar interests – we both like skateboarding and reading comics. Sometimes we (3) ………about silly things, but I think all friends do. Once we (4) ……… quite badly and didn’t talk to each other for days. But in the end we (5) ……………and we’ve been the best of friends ever since.

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Sarah has a afraid/fear of heights. She won’t even climb up a ladder!

2 She never gets anger/angry. She always solves problems in a calm manner.

3 I can’t stand boredom/bored. I need to be doing something all the time.

4 He always looks so happy/happiness. I wonder what his secret is.

5 There’s a lot of excitement/excited about the new sports centre in the town. 

Complete the sentences with the correct abstract noun form of the words given.

1 …………… (lonely) is something I’m afraid of. I need to be around other people.

2 He is well-known for his …………… (leader) skills. Everybody does what he says! 3 In many countries, people are still fighting for their ……………………… (free).

4 I have a real ……………………… (weak) for chocolate cake!

5 ………… (friend) is really important to me – probably as important as family.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

1 We went shopping and then we had a coffee. We had a coffee after .........gone shopping.

2 I have a good relationship with my brother. I get ……………………… my brother. 3 I didn’t like chocolate when I was a little child. I ………………… to like chocolate when I was a little child.

4 The party started before I got there. When I got there, the party ………… started. 5 Jack and Harry aren’t talking to each other at the moment. Jack and Harry … out.

6 Understanding English on the radio is not easy. It’s difficult ………… English on the radio.

7 Before I watched the film, I finished my homework. When I ……… my homework, I watched the film.

8 There are a lot of things we disagree on. There are a lot of things we don’t ……………………… eye on.