VOCABULARY EXCERCISES : (choose the right word from the academic

wordlist)
1. A police officer posed as a drug dealer to catch a local organized crime figure. (posed; collapse,
inclined)

2. Bill Gates is nonetheless rich, with more money than many countries. (nonetheless;
straightforward, ongoing)

3. She's inclined to blame everyone around her when things go badly. ( inclined, adjacent,
collapse)

4. The old Woman encounter the help of a stranger when her husband collapsed. (invoked,
encounter, ongoing)

5. Any animals brought into the country, must undergo, a thorough examination to make sure that
they are not brining any disease with them ( undergo, albeit, levy)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of verb. Choose the answers from the options given in the
brackets.

1. One of my friends .. gone to France. (has / have)

2. Each of the boys . given a present. (was / were)

3. Neither of the contestants .. able to win a decisive victory. (was / were)

4. Oil and water .. not mix. (do / does)

5. He and I . at Oxford together. ( was / were)

6. Slow and steady .. the race. (win / wins)

7. Neither Peter nor James . any right to the property. (has / have)

8. No prize or medal .. given to the boy, though he stood first in the examination. (was / were)

9. Either Mary or Alice responsible for this. (is / are)

10. Neither the Minister nor his colleagues given any explanation for this. (have /has)
Answers

1. One of my friends has gone to France.

2. Each of the boys was given a present.

3. Neither of the contestants was able to win a decisive victory.

4. Oil and water do not mix.

5. He and I were at Oxford together.

6. Slow and steady wins the race.

7. Neither Peter nor James has any right to the property.

8. No prize or medal was given to the boy, though he stood first in the examination.

9. Either Mary or Alice is responsible for this.

10. Neither the Minister nor his colleagues have given an explanation for this

EXERCISE: REVIEW TENSES

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. Who food in your family when your Mom is away?

(Cooks, is cooking , has been cooking, cooked )

2. Where is John? He his car in the garage.

( Repairs, is repairing, has repaired, repaired)

3. I love this film. I . it four or five times already.

( see, have seen, had seen)

4. Have you .. any European countries? Yes. I . Spain and Italy two years ago.
( visited, have visited, had visited)
5. She the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.
( has cleaned, has been cleaning, was cleaning)

6. I envy you. At five tomorrow you .. some tan on the beach at the seaside.
( will get, will be getting, will have gotten, will have been getting)

7. You arrived two days ago. You are going to leave next Sunday. By the time you leave,
you .. nine days here.
( spend, have spent, are spending, will have spent)

8. Where is he? I for him since three o'clock!

( am waiting, have been waiting, was waiting, had been waiting)

9. I went to Belgium last month. I there before. It's a beautiful country.

( have never been, had never been, never was, never been)

10. He said that his mother would be very upset when she .. that he had lost his job.
( learns, learned, had learned, would learn)