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 Brian was really interested in North American history in his school days.

interest
Brian North American history in his school days. 2 When it comes to population, Beijings is much bigger than Aucklands.

populated
Beijing is than Auckland. 3 The anti-smoking advertisement does not stop people from smoking.

ineffective
The anti-smoking advertisement is people from smoking. 4 It is a good idea to learn Chinese to improve your future job prospects.

taking
..is a good way to enhance your work opportunities. 5. Do you think you could give me a hand to move the sofa?

mind
Would you .. to move the sofa?

Present perfect: simple or continuous?

1. Tommy (always - to hate) school. 2. How long (you - to know) your English teacher? 3. I .(to wait) here for three hours! 4. Ellen .(to write) that letter since 6 oclock. She .(to write) only three sentences. 5. David ..(to send) three e-mails to his English teacher now. 6. How long ..(it - to rain)? 7. I ..(to use) my grans bike while I .(to stay) with her. 8. .(you - to break) that window? 9. I (to like) Justin Timberlake since I was 13, but my sister .

(to prefer) classical music since she went to school. 10. Dad .(to be) behind his computer all day! 11. How long (this - to go on)? 12. I .(to try) to call for an hour! 1. Im exhausted. I ..(to work) in the garden all day. 2. That old house now looks fantastic. The owners ..(to restore) it. 3. My garden is a jungle. I (not / to do) any gardening for months. 4. I think Maggie and Max are dating. They ..(to see) a lot of each other recently. 5. We ..(to discover) this great pub. 6. How is Maggie? I (not / to see) her for ages. 7. Youre covered in hay, Max. What ..(you / to do)? 8. Maggies gone to the doctors. She ..(not / to feel) well lately. 9. Where have you been? I .(to wait) for ages. 10. I have to write a 300 word essay. I (to write) about half so far.

1. Why are your hands dirty? - Oh I ..(work) in the garden. 2. It's nine o'clock. Jack (teach) for 4 hours tonight. 3. I ..(work) at this company for a long time. 4. Brad (think) poorly of Marsha for a long time. 5. Why are you shaking so? What (you/do)? 6. Lucky Susan she ..(visit) so many different countries! 7. I (live) in Seattle for 5 years. 8. .(you/finish) your homework yet? 9. He ..(arrive) from Tokyo. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. I (think) for a long time and I ..(decide) that you Nick ..buy) a new house! Some of my students ..study) English for over 5 years. It's a quarter to nine! I .(wait) for over three hours! (ever/drive) a Rolls Royce? I would like to help you but I (just/eat) and I need to take a nap. need to give up your job.

1. [you not finish] your work yet? You're really slow! 2. There's chocolate all over your mouth! [you eat] sweets again?! 3. You look bored. .[you read] that book about nuclear physics? It's very long, isn't it? 4. I .[ask] her for my book six times, and she still hasn't returned it. 5. I'm exhausted. I .[study] all night and I still have to do one more essay! 6. It's cold in there because the window [be] open all day. 7. The children are really tired. They ..[ski] all morning. 8. We .[stop] going to yoga classes. It was too stressful! 9. There it is! I [look] for that book for three weeks! 10. There's no paint left. We ..[use] it all on the wall.

1. I want to talk to Jack. Sorry, you cant. He ___________________ (sleep) for two hours. 2. _________ you ___________________________ (hear) anything about Jane lately? 3. I cannot get into my own house. I ___________________________ (lose) my key. 4. You deserve a prize. You ______________________________ (work) very much lately. 5. We _________ always ___________________ (try) to keep it a secret. 6. Whats that noise? Jack and Ann __________________________ (argue) for ten minutes. 7. He _______ just______________________________ (arrive). You can ask him. 8. Your father ______________________________ (work) on this project for two months.

9. You ___________________________ (not listen). Why dont you listen to me? 10. She has a sore throat. She _______ just _________________ (eat) two ice-creams

I (paint) ..this room for five days now. It's a never-ending job. How long (you/know) .Mike? I (had) .this watch for twenty years. It's as accurate as it was the day I bought it. I (never/be) to Sweden. How long (you/live) ..in this house? Hi, John. Sorry I'm late. I hope you (not/wait) ..long. So, Michael, what (you/do) ..since I last saw you? Anything interesting? It (rain) all day today. This strategy seems to be good. Sales of our products (increase) for some time. The manager (visit) .our branch office three time so far this year.

Paul, (you/be) .to Egypt? How long (you/have) .that car, David? I (know) Jana for ten years. We're best friends. Sorry I'm late, Peter. (you/wait) long? How long (you/play) the guitar? - Five years. She's in the kitchen preparing the food for the party. So far she (make) .. .about 20 sandwiches. I (like) .football ever since I first watched Liverpool play when I was eight years old. Our neighbours (make) a noise all day. The price of petrol (go down) .by about 1%. The price of petrol (go down) .since last April.

1. Ive bought / have been buying a new pair of shoes. 2. Have you finished / Have you been finishing reading that book yet?

3. Theyve eaten / have been eating fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from school. 4. Ive been reading / have read this book now, so you can have it back. 5. Ive been writing / have written eight pages already. 6. Your exam paper is completely blank! What have you been doing / have you done? 7. Oh, no! Theres nothing to eat. My sister has been eating / has eaten everything I left in the kitchen. 8. Oh, no! Theres no wine to drink. They have drunk / have been drinking all the wine. 9. No wonder your eyes hurt. Youve been playing / have played computer games ever since you had your breakfast. 10. I havent seen / havent been seeing you for ages. 11. God! Hakan has scored / has been scoring. 12. They have danced / have been dancing for an hour. 13. I have been waiting / have waited for you for ages. 14. Ive finished / ve been finishing my work. 15. Ive been writing / have written this letter for an hour. 16. He has visited / has been visiting ten museums this week. 17. Im very tired. Because I have travelled / have been travelling around Istanbul all day. 18. She has found / has been finding a good job. 19. Im hot because I have been running / have run. 20. I have written / have been writing letters for weeks

Put who, which, that, whose, when or where in each gap to make one sentence from the two sentences given:

He is a famous architect. His designs won an international award last year. He is a famous architect designs won an international award last year. He is the one. The award should be given to him. He is the one ..the award should be given to. Come at 10 o'clock. I won't be so busy at this time. Come at 10 o'clock, .I won't be so busy. This is Mary. She is taking over my job when I leave. This is Mary, is taking over my job when I leave. Its the invoice. You sent it to us last week. It's the invoice ..you sent us last week. He is a consultant. I rely on his advice. He is the consultant advice I rely on. The photocopier has a two-year guarantee. It cost $2000. The photocopier, ..has a two-year guarantee, cost $2000. The people were stopped at the border. They were all from Eastern Europe. The people were stopped at the border were all from Eastern Europe. They expect his decision soon. This decision should help us solve the problem. They expect his decision soon, ..should help us solve the problem. The President of the company is visiting us next week. I really admire him. The President of the company, I really admire, is visiting us next week.

Complete the sentences with that, who, which or whose. Don't forget to use commas in non-defining relative clauses. 1. His last film ................. is the best film I've ever seen hasn't a big audience. 2. Miss Anderson ................. reputation is so good comes to help us. 3. What have you done with the pen ................ I left on the table? 4. I delivered the parcel to Charles ................ gave it to Ann. 5. His wife ................. is an architect designed their new house. 6. Can you hear the noise .................. comes from the cellar? 7. Everybody .................. saw the attack should contact the police. 8. The town .................. towers you can see is York. 9. Is he the new teacher ................. you told me about?