Unit 7

1. Circle the correct words.

A: I won't see you tomorrow, (1) do I / will I / won't I?
B: No, I don't think so. Where's Peter?
A: He (2) could / might / must be late again. I shouldn't criticize him. I guess his mother
(3) can't / might / must be sick.
B: She's been sick a lot recently, (4) hasn't she / is she / isn't she? She isn't old. She (5)
can't / might / must be over 50.

2. Circle the correct words.

A: Opal didn't do well on the exam, (1) did she / she did / she didn't?
B: No, she didn't. I guess she (2) can / might / must have problems at home. She has
four little sisters and her mother works. One of her sisters (3) can't / might / must be sick
again. They always get sick.
A: She'll be here this afternoon, (4) can she / will she / won't she?
B: I don't know. You'll call her, (5) can you / won't you / might you?

3. Complete the sentences with modals of deduction or tag questions.

A: Charley hasn't come yet, (1) ________has he____________?
B: No, I guess he (2) ____might________ have problems with his car again. It's very old, (3)
_______isn’t it_____________?
A: Yes, you're right. Wait. There's the phone. It (4) _______could/must__________ be him.
B: No, his phone doesn't work. He (5) _______can´t_____________ be calling you.

4. Circle the correct words.

If you want to be (1) careful / powerless / successful in your life you have to constantly
(2) find / learn / solve new skills. Some skills are obviously more (3) hopeful /
successful / useful than others. For example, learning to knit sweaters is (4) successful /
useful / useless if you live on a tropical island. You have to (5) develop / explore / find a
solution to the problem of what to learn on your own.

5. Circle the correct words.

If you want to keep your brain active, you should always (1) challenge / develop / find
existing abilities. If you can swim, practice until you are a more (2) hopeless / powerful
/ thoughtful swimmer. If you like to play soccer, practice until you are a more (3)
careless / painful / successful player. If you run into problems, (4) challenge / explore /
find a solution. Don't just sit around feeling (5) careless / hopeful / powerless. Do
something about it. Now!

6. Complete the sentences with the following words.

find, hopeful, powerless, solve, useful
Sometimes I feel very (1) ________porwerless____. The world is so complicated. I think we
don't do enough. We need to (2) _____find_______ a solution to our problems. We have to (3)
_____solve_______ all _____the_______ problems we find. All of us have to be (4)
_____useful____. Some days I'm (5) _____hopeful___ that in the future everything will
improve.
Unit 8

4. Circle the correct words.

The most (1) imaginative / touching / unbelievable thing just happened to me. I ran into a man
in my office. I remembered he was the Vice-President of the company. First I (1) forgot / got /
said his name and so I got nervous and I (3) said / showed / took the wrong thing. I said,
“Morning, Vice-President!” Then we had a meeting with him later in the day and my watch
stopped and I (4) got / forgot / showed up late. When I told my wife that night, she said it wasn't
(5) childish / cute / pointless. She said I should be embarrassed.

5. Complete the sentences with the following words.

forgot, got, showed up, took, unbelievable
A: What was the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?
B: Well, on my first day of work I (1) __________took__________ the wrong bus and
(2) _________got___________ late at the office. Then I (3)
____________forgot________ my boss's name.
A: That's (4) ________unbelievable____________.
B: That's not all. I (5) _________showed up___________ the wrong day. I had to report
to the office on the following Monday.

6. Complete the sentences with the following words.

frightening, got lost, showed up, took the wrong bus, unbelievable
I couldn't sleep last night after Bart told me a (1) _______unbelievable_____________
story. He said he had an important meeting and he was driving to work and he (2)
____got lost and, as a result, he (3) _______showed up_____________ late. So his
company fired him. I said that was (4) _______frightening_____________. He said it
was very common. Last night I kept dreaming I (5) _______took the wrong
bus_____________ and got to work late and they fired me, too.

Unit 9

1. Write sentences using the words in parentheses.

(1) I hurt my wrist last week. __________________I wish I hadn’t falled
down___________________________ (wish / not fall down)
(2) I didn't go to the doctor until yesterday. __I wish I had gone to the doctor
carlier___________________________________________ (wish / go to the doctor earlier)
(3) I made the injury worst. ____It´s essential to get care immediately
_________________________________________ (essential / get care immediately)
(4) Now the doctor says I need an operation. _It’s better to operate now than later
____________________________________________ (better / operate now than later)
(5) I can't move it. ______It’s Important to keep it relaxed
_______________________________________ (important / keep it relaxed)

2. Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.

I got food poisoning. I wish (1) _hadn’t eaten___________ (not eat) those fish tacos.
The cook didn't know it's essential (2) __to refrigerate__________ (refrigerate) fish in
hot weather. I'm glad the doctor says it isn't necessary (3) to go____________ (go) to
the hospital. It's important (4) to watch____________ (watch) what you eat. I wish I (5)
had done____________ (do) that.

3. Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.

My son wanted to play ice hockey. I didn't want to let him, but it's essential (1) _to
let___________ (let) children try different sports so I said yes. Well, he fell down and
broke his two front teeth. Now, I wish I (2) _had said___________ (say) no. We went to
the dentist who told me it's important (3) ___to fix_________ (fix) injuries like that
immediately, but it's not necessary (4) __to replace__________ (replace) the teeth until
he's older. I wish he (5) __hadn’t wanted__________ (not want) to play.

4. Circle the correct words.

I felt horrible last week. I started (1) dizzy / blurring / sneezing and my nose was (2)
breathing / running / swallowing. I also (3) had trouble / hurt / was breathing. I went to
the doctor and since I didn't have (4) a temperature / dizzy / nauseous, he decided I had
(5) burned myself / food poisoning / hay fever.

5. Circle the correct words.

Everybody on my soccer team had a horrible weekend. Mark fell down and (1) cut /
pulled / sprained his ankle when he twisted it. Peter broke his (2) ankle / ear / eye. Mark
started (3) dizzy / running / sneezing because he hadn't taken his (4) cold / food
poisoning / hay fever medicine. I wasn't injured, but I had trouble (5) breathing /
coughing / sneezing. I guess I have to stop smoking.

6. Complete the sentences with the following words.

broke, headache, infection, jaw, mouth
My brother was injured in a car accident. He (1) broke____________ his leg and hurt
his (2) __mouth_________. The doctors don't think he broke his (3) __jaw__________.
He has a terrible (4) ____headache________. They think he'll be out of the hospital in a
couple of days if there isn't an (5) ___infection_________.