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24 For sentences 1-10, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1 Before John Kennedy became President in 1960 he ___________ that the state
of the country was bad; when he became President he said things were just as
bad as he’d been saying they were.
a) said b) had said c) had been saying d) was saying
2 I _______________ to the news on television at nine o’clock last night.
a) was listening b) listened c) had listened d) were listening
3 When we got back from our holiday we discovered that someone _______ into
our house.
a) broke b) was breaking c) had broken d) were breaking
4 The burglars, however, had dropped a piece of paper with an address on it as
they __________ out of the window.
a) climbed b) had climbed c) was climbing d) were climbing
5 Is that the old man who _______ his TV _________ yesterday?
a) had…stolen b) was stealing c) stole d) were stealing
6 He ______ foolish to chase the robber. He could have been killed.
a) had been b) was c) were d) was not
7 He _________________ up his gun because his fingerprints were all over it.
a) was picking b) picked c) didn’t pick d) had picked
8 The police said his death _______________ an accident.
a) had not been b) was not c) was d) could not be
9 I _________ to buy a burglary alarm after someone had broken into my house
and stolen my stereo.
a) had decided b) was deciding c) decided d) had not decided
10 At the end of the trial Hilary was found guilty and __________ to six months in
prison.
a) sentenced b) had been sentenced
c) being sentenced d) had sentenced
25 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You
must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1 Do you know who carried out this terrible crime?
responsible
Do you know who _____________________ this terrible crime?
2 £ 5,000 in cash was the amount of money the robbers succeded in stealing.
away
The robbers _______________ £ 5,000 in cash.
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