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<> Tom is going to school. Tom goes to school.

What are you doing? What do you do?

* , * , . 1. My father told me that honesty ________ the best policy. 2. People believed that the sun ___________(move) round the earth.

* . 3. You will have to face the new problem, as soon as you ____________(finish) this. 4. I shall start if it __________(be) fine. 5. The time will surely come when your words ____________(come) ture. 6. I dont know when he ____________ (come) again. 7. It is difficult to find out if she _____________ (succeed)

<> 8. When I walked in the park, I saw a beautiful girl. (O / X) 9. He said that Columbus ______________ (discover) America. 10. They believed that Sunju ___________ (live) there three years before.

<> 11. Look at those black clouds. It ______________ rain. 12. I cant meet you tomorrow because my parents ___________ come to see me.

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13. I hear Ann has won a lot of money. What _________ she do with it? 14. Alex ____________ marry next month. 15. We ___________ take the train, but then we decided to go by car. 16. A: Did Tom take the exam? B: No, he ________________ take it, but then he changed his mind. 17. What time __________ the movie begin? 18. What time ___________ you ___________ (meet) Ann? 19. Tomorrow __________ Wednesday.

<> 20. We are having a good time. 21. She is having a breakfast. 22. He is having a bath now. 23. She was seeing him off at the station. 24. It is tasting good. 25. Sunju is tasting this food. 26. I cant understand why hes being so selfish. He isnt usually like that. (= He is behaving selfishly __________________) 27. He never thinks about other people. He is very selfish. (=He is selfish ______________)

<> * Ive lost my key. / I lost my key last night. * Ive had breakfast. (= Im not ___________________) / I had breakfast at 9 am. 28. My brother is a writer. He ________________ many books. 29. Shakespeare ________________ many plays. 30. How many times _______________ (you, climb) the mountain?

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31. When ________________ the mountain? 32. I _____________ (eat) anything since breakfast. 33. I _____________ a cheese sandwich at breakfast.

34. She died three years ago. = = = 35. They got married two years ago. = = =

36. When I arrived at the station, the train _______ already _____________ (start). 37. He _______________ (lose) the watch when I met her. 38. You __________________ (see) the disgusting sight several times before you are twenty. 39. He _____________ (live) in this apartment for full five years when April comes.

< > 40. I ___________________ (study) English for five years.

# < > < > . 41. Anns clothes are covered in paint now. She ____________ (paint) the ceiling. 42. The ceiling was white. Now its blue. She ____________ (paint) the ceiling. 43. You _______________ (smoke) too much lately. You should smoke less. 44. Somebody _______________ (smoke) all my cigarettes. The packet is empty. 45. How long ________________ (you, read) that book?

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46. How many times __________________ (you, read) that book? 47. Jim __________________ (play) tennis since 2:00. 48. Jim __________________ (play) tennis three times this week.

# 1. 2. 3. 4. Diane cant come to the phone because she _____________ (wash) her hair. Diane ________________ (wash) her hair every other day or so. I cant afford that ring. It ____________ (cost) too much. Look. It _____________ (begin) to rain. Unfortunately, I ______________ (have, not) my

umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He ________________ (wear) a raincoat. 5. I __________________ (own, not) an umbrella. I _____________ (wear) a waterproof hat on

rainy days. 6. Shhh. Grandpa _____________ (take) a nap in the living room. We ______________ (want, not)

to wake him up. He ________________ (need) his rest. 7. Right now I _______________ (look) at Janet. She ______________ (look) angry. I wonder

whats the matter. She ______________ (have) a frown on her face. She certainly ______________ (have, not) any fun right now. 8. I am sitting in class right now. I ________________ (sit) in class at this exact same time

yesterday. 9. While Mrs. Emerson ________________ (read) the little boy a story, he __________ (fall)

asleep, so she _____________ (close) the book and quietly _______________ (tiptoe) out of the room. 10. What ________________ (learn, you) since you ________________ (come) here? 11. Last night my friend and I ______________(have) some free time, so we ___________ (go) to a show. 12. A: Are you taking Chemistry 101 this semester? B: No, I ________________ (take, already) it. I _________________ (take) it last semester. This semester Im in 102. 13. It ___________ (snow) all day. I wonder when it will stop.

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14. We ________________ (have) three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more we will have. 15. I ___________________ (write) them three times, but I sill havent received a reply. 16. The telephone _______________ (ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my office mate. 17. The telephone _______________ (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesnt someone answer it? 18. Sam _____________ (be) a newspaper reporter before he ____________(become) a businessman. 19. It was raining hard, but by the time class ______________ (be) over, the rain ______________ (stop). 20. Yesterday at a restaurant, I _____________ (see) Pam Donnelly, an old friend of mine. I _____________ (see, not) her in years. At first, I __________________ (recognize, not) her because she _________________ (lose) a great deal of weight. 21. It is midnight. I _____________________ (study) for five straight hours. No wonder Im getting tired. 22. We ___________________ (wait) for Nancy for over three hours before she finally arrived yesterday. 23. Jack suddenly realized that the teacher was asking him a question. He couldnt answer because he _______________ (daydream) for the last ten minutes. 24. A: Mr. Swan ____________ (be, not) here next term. He has resigned. Who ____________ (be) the new teacher? Do you know? B: Yes. Ms. Mary Jefferson. Ms. Jefferson _______________ (teach) the same courses Mr. Swan taught: English, algebra, and geometry. I _______________ (be) in her algebra class. 25. Do you want to go shopping with me? I _____________ (go) to the shopping mall downtown. 26. A: Who wants to erase the board? B: I ____________________ (do) it! 27. A: I _____________ (sell) my bicycle. I have to. B: What? Why? You need your bicycle to get to work. 28. Im going to eat lunch at 12: 30. After I ______________ (eat), I ____________ (take, probably)

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a nap. 29. Im a junior in college this year. After I ________________ (graduate) with a B.A. next year, I _____________ (intend) to enter graduate school and work for an M.A. Perhaps I ___________ (go) on for Ph.D. after I ______________(get) my Masters degree. 30. Right now I am attending class. Yesterday at this time, I was attending class. Tomorrow at this time, I _________________ (attend) class. 31. Tomorrow Im going to leave for home. When I _____________(arrive) at the airport, my whole family __________________ (wait) for me. 32. Look at those dark clouds. When class _____________(be) over, it _______________ (rain, probably). 33. Ann and Andy got married on June 1st. Today is June 14th. They ___________ (be) married for two weeks. By June 7th, they ___________ (be) married for one week. By June 28th, they _____________ (be) married for four weeks. 34. This traffic is terrible. Were going to be late. By the time we __________ (get) to the airport, Bobs plane ___________________ (already, arrive) 35. The traffic was very heavy. By the time we ___________ (get) to the airport, Bobs plane ___________________ (already, arrive)

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pg. 20 1. The World Cup of soccer is the greatest sporting event in the world. Germany hosted 2006 World Cup. Luckily I was traveling in Germany during the competition, so I was watching two games in person. I want to see the next World Cup with my own eyes, too. Now I am saving some money to afford travel expenses for the 2010 World Cup. 2. The Apollo 11 mission was to land men on the moon first and then return them safely to Earth. This spaceship achieved its mission in July, 1969. After the moon landing of Apollo 11, however, some people asserted that it didnt happen. Now, more people are saying the Apollo moon landing was a hoax. What would be the truth? 3. My brother John is very outgoing and likes sports. On the weekends, I cant find him at home. He plays basketball with his friends every Sunday morning. By the way, when he comes home, he is always leaving his sweaty T-shirt and socks everywhere. I dont know why on earth he does it. My mom and I always tell him to act his age. 4. A Korean mountaineer, Um Hong-Gil is the worlds first climber to succeed in climbing the 16 highest Himalayan peaks. He accomplished many things as a mountaineer, but he also went through some tragic accidents during his climbs. He lost some of his team members and Sherpa guides until now. He always tries to remember their sacrifices.

pg. 32 1. Animals have evolved to adapt to the changing climate and environment. But some species have become extinct because they couldnt adapt. Dinosaurs are an example. They were dominating the land for a long time before they disappeared about 65 million years ago. Now we can only imagine their lives through their fossils. 2. My family immigrated to the United States when I was six. My parents have worked really hard since they came here. Now they own three big supermarkets and they are still working from morning till night. I really respect them because they have succeeded in their lives with diligence and sincerity. 3. Sam is an amateur basketball player. He joined the community sports club two years ago. He has played basketball with his teammates every weekend since he joined the club. He had dreamed of becoming a professional player until he went to high school, but he gave it up because he had a traffic accident when he was 17.

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4. I meet my friends from high school once a month. Weve been helping each other since our graduation. But, I havent heard from Brian for a long time. I had been keeping in touch with him for more than three years before he cut off communication. I wonder what happened to him. pg. 44 1. The United States and the old Soviet Union began the space development race in the late 1950s. Since then, many countries have developed space science. Now, a lot of people think space travel for the general public ill be possible sometime in the near future. 2. Many people think the Beatles are still the greatest band of all time. This band was formed in 1959 and became really popular in the 1960s. Since their debut, they have had a great influence on the popular music world. By 2010, 40 years will have passed since they broke up in 1970, but their songs are still popular around the world. 3. I am working at a zoo, and Im in charge of importing animals from overseas. I decided to import two African lions three days ago. Now the lions are on the way to his zoo by plane. By the time they arrive at the airport, they will have been flying for 20 hours from Africa. It will take another three hours to bring them to their new home from the airport. 4. I have been traveling Europe for three weeks by train. Ive looked around several countries including Germany and France until now. My train trip will probably continue for three more weeks. Im going to finish my trip in England, and go back to my country by plane after finishing the whole trip. 5.

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