Use_of_English_9_Extreme Situations

The       was long and tiring, so they went to sleep as soon as they arrived

In this area, people have to                                 with floods every year.

If you don’t understand an exercise in the exam, don’t

                                    ! Read the instructions again, slowly.

The speed                                 near a school is 20km per hour. Cars mustn’t go faster than that.

Mum always tells us we should                                 our fears.

I                                  my elbow every time I play tennis. It’s so annoying!

How did you                                  with being alone for so long?

Explorers must be able to                                  quickly in difficult situations.

1 They           never been surfing before.

a  had                                     b  were                              c  hadn’t

2    Until the rescuers     , they had thought they wouldn’t survive.

a  had arrived                        

b  arrived                           

c  had been arriving

3         you take a torch with you when you went camping?

a  Had                                    b  Were                              c  Did

4    Helen     for hours when her bicycle broke.

a  cycled                                

b  had been cycling          

c  had cycled

5    They     rock climbing so they were exhausted.

a  had been                           b  had                                c  did

6         bungee jumping before today?

a  Had you been                   

b  Did you go                    

c  Had you been going