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Complete the dialogues below by choosing the correct option (A–D).
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0 Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara?

Yara: My sister and I A going to the cinema.
A like
B like to
C want
D want to
1 Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?

Assistant: Oh, he’s ________ London today.
A in
B on
C to
D at
2 Amirah: Do you like cats?

Chris: No, but there ________ lots of other animals I like.
A is
B be
C are
D was
3 Andrew: Where ________ Alicia come from?

Martin: I think she’s from the United States.
A is
B do
C are
D does
4 Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.

Student: My mother and father ________ both very tall.
A is
B isn’t
C are
D aren’t
5 Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?

Sophie: Oh no, it’s my ________ old dining table.
A mother
B mothers
C mother’s
D mothers’
6 Emma: What do you do after school?
Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too?
Emma: No, I ________ go out.
A often
B never
C always
D sometimes
7 Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?

Laura: No, she ________ . She’s not well today.
A isn’t
B aren’t
C doesn’t
D hasn’t
8 Alex: I’d like to make a cake. ________ eggs have we got?

Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.
A How big
B How much
C How many
D How long
9 Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?

Antonia: ________ the 236. It stops outside.
A Get
B Got
C Gets
D Getting
10 Father: Are we ready to go?

Daughter: No, Mum can’t find ________ hat.
A its
B his
C her
D their
11 Shop Assistant: Can I help you?

Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy ________ trousers.
Aa
B an
C this
D these
12 Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.

Daughter: Oh no! The cat ________ it.
A eat
B eats
C is eating
D are eating
13 Amanda: I like your new sofa.
Fahima: Thanks. It’s ________ comfortable than the other one we had.
A too
B very
C much
D more
14 Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?

Peter: Could you get ________ milk, please?
Aa
B any
C some
D every
15 Karina: When do you want to play football?

Aniqa: I ________ to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.
A like
B likes
C liked
D ‘d like
16 Manisha: What did you do at the weekend?
Nicola: I ________ tennis with my friend on Saturday.
A play
B played
C plays
D playing
17 Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge?

Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m ________ buy some this afternoon.
A go
B go to
C going
D going to
18 Laura: Where ________ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you.

Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.
A were
B was
C are
D is
19 Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday?

Brian: I’m really sorry, but I ________ to take my daughter to the airport.
A has
B had
C have
D having
20 Saif: Why do you like running?
Isabella: Because it’s way ________ to keep fit.
A best
B better
C the best
D the better
21 Anna: Have you lived here a long time?

Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know ________ of people in this town.
A any
B lots
C more
D most
22 Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week?

Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I ________ studying for that test we had on Monday.
A was
B were
C am
D been
23 Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry.
Juliana: Yes, look! It ________ eat the bread we put there.
A is
B will
C goes to
D is going to
24 Sophie: How long ________ married?

Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.
A had you got
B did you get
C have you been
D are you being
25 David: Have you ________ that new film yet?

Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?
A see
B saw
C seen
D seeing
26 Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?

Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, ________ I?
A don’t
B aren’t
C can’t
D haven’t
27 Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians.
Husband: Yes, musicians ________ a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.
A pay
B paid
C are paid
D are paying
28 Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?

Mother: OK, but if we buy one you ________ have to practice playing it.
A will
B can
C could
D must
29 Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?

Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s ________ strong.
A too
B such
C much
D enough
30 Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?

Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of ________ celebrity magazines, please.
A most recent
B more recent
C the most recent
D the more recent
31 Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one.
Mother: I ________ buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.
A will
B may
C should
D would
32 Mother: ________ you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning.
Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.
A Did
B Have
C Will
D Are
33 Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?

Natasha: Well, I ________ play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I remember now.
A can
B can’t
C could
D couldn’t
34 Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains?
Padma: He asked me what I ________ for the last two days.
A eat
B had eaten
C was eating
D would eat
35 Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela.

Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she ________ be a bit late.
A can
B must
C should
D would
36 Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend.
Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It ________ since Monday.
A rains
B has been raining
C is raining
D was raining
37 Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room?
Charlotte: I ________ probably choose something bright, like yellow.
A will
B may
C can
D might
38 Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago.
Simon: Me too! If I ________ choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.
A can
B will
C could
D would
39 Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You ________ have come.
Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.
A must
B could
C ought
D should
40 Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?

Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.
Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, ________ we?
A should
B shall
C might
D would
41 Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers.
Andrew: That ________ be right! I don’t think that’s true.
A must
B can’t
C won’t
D would
42 Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you ________ in
my position?
Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.
A are
B were
C had been
D would be
43 Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.

Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it ________ and ask for a refund.
A up
B out
C away
D back
44 Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins …

Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they ________ on a Greek beach while we’re revising
for our history test.
A sunbathe
B will sunbathe
C will be sunbathing
D will have sunbathed
45 Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed.
Mother: I just wish I ________ an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more
easily.
A had chosen
B have chosen
C would choose
D should choose
46 Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune?

Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, ________ is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4
million!
A whose
B which
C whom
D that
47 Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was.

Emily: I know, it’s amazing. ________ he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are
beautiful.
A Since
B Besides
C Although
D Therefore
48 Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter.

Shan: Well, I ________ looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I
like.
A am
B was
C had been
D have been
49 Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to ________.

Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.
A get by
B pay off
C do with
D make up
50 Pablo: In April next year I ________ here for ten years exactly.
Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.
A will live
B will be living
C am going to live
D will have been living
51 Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone?
Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they ________ on it for about 30 years.
A must work
B had been working
C have worked
D would be working
52 Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.

Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain ________.
A would stop
B has stopped
C will have stopped
D would be stopping
53 Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?

Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe ________ descendants live in Lima, the
capital of Peru.
A who
B which
C whose
D whom
54 Andrea: Did your town have a good market?

Katie: Yes. When I was young we ________ there every Saturday looking for bargains.
A had gone
B would go
C were going
D had been going
55 Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend.
Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you ________ so close
now.
A won’t be
B wouldn’t be
C wouldn’t have been
D aren’t
56 David: Did you see the headline this evening?

Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was ________ to resign today.
A charged
B argued
C struggled
D forced
57 Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river.
Professor: It ________ be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.
A must
B should
C might
D ought
58 Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed.
Laura: That’s annoying. We ________ have rushed to get here after all.
A needn’t
B could
C should
D mustn’t
59 Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop!

Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he ________ a typewriter!
A used
B has used
C has been using
D had been using
60 Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week.
Safia: If you ________ the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.
A had booked
B were booking
C booked
D would have booked
61 Receptionist: You ________ taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late.
Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.
A will have
B should have
C might have
D would have
62 Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet?
Rafi: No, but they ________ all the candidates by next Friday.
A won’t see
B would see
C haven’t seen
D will have seen
63 Athlete: ________ hard I try, I can’t run any faster.

Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it.
A Though
B Whereas
C However
D Considering
64 Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid.

Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and ________.
A must be restored
B had to be restored
C has been restoring
D would be restoring
65 Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The
Hobbit?
Niall: Yes, it was! ________ did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.
A Not
B Much
C Hardly
D Little
66 Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning.
Chris: Yes. I wish I ________ listened to the weather forecast.
A had
B have
C would have
D should have
67 Laura: How was the meeting?

Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he ________ been
given the wrong directions.
A has
B had
C should have
D would have
68 Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.

Pedro: Oh good. Once ________ to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the
other stuff.
A we’ve switched
B we’ll be switching
C we’ll have switched
D we’ve been switched
69 Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?

Phillip: Yes. Only once ________ he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one
again.
A he found
B he has found
C did he find
D could he find
70 Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.

Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you ________ eaten that chicken last night.
A wouldn’t have
B couldn’t have
C mustn’t have
D shouldn’t have

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0 Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara?

1 Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?

2 Amirah: Do you like cats?

3 Andrew: Where ________ Alicia come from?

4 Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.

5 Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?

7 Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?

8 Alex: I’d like to make a cake. ________ eggs have we got?

9 Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?

10 Father: Are we ready to go?

11 Shop Assistant: Can I help you?

12 Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.

14 Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?

15 Karina: When do you want to play football?

17 Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge?

18 Laura: Where ________ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you.

19 Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday?

21 Anna: Have you lived here a long time?

22 Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week?

24 Sophie: How long ________ married?

25 David: Have you ________ that new film yet?

26 Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?

28 Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?

29 Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?

30 Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?

33 Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?

35 Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela.

40 Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?

43 Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.

44 Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins …

46 Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune?

47 Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was.

48 Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter.

49 Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to ________.

52 Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.

53 Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?

54 Andrea: Did your town have a good market?

56 David: Did you see the headline this evening?

59 Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop!

63 Athlete: ________ hard I try, I can’t run any faster.

64 Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid.

67 Laura: How was the meeting?

68 Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.

69 Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?

70 Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.

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