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    Jack and Phil were twins who were very close growing up. On a flight in 2008, Jack's plane crashed and he died along with all other passengers. When Phil learned the news, he was devastated and struggled to recover from the loss of his brother. Five years later, Phil still misses Jack terribly and has not been the same since the accident. However, he now has a new girlfriend which provides him with some hope. Only time will tell how Phil will cope with the ongoing loss of his brother.

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    Jack and Phil were twins who were very close growing up. On a flight in 2008, Jack's plane crashed and he died along with all other passengers. When Phil learned the news, he was devastated and struggled to recover from the loss of his brother. Five years later, Phil still misses Jack terribly and has not been the same since the accident. However, he now has a new girlfriend which provides him with some hope. Only time will tell how Phil will cope with the ongoing loss of his brother.

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    Exercises (Test1)

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    Jack and Phil were twins who were very close growing up. On a flight in 2008, Jack's plane crashed and he died along with all other passengers. When Phil learned the news, he was devastated and struggled to recover from the loss of his brother. Five years later, Phil still misses Jack terribly and has not been the same since the accident. However, he now has a new girlfriend which provides him with some hope. Only time will tell how Phil will cope with the ongoing loss of his brother.

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    Exercises ( Test 1)

    Present perfect and Past Simple


    Jack and Phil, twins from a small village near Oxford, ______________________
    (always be) the closest friends. When they __________________(be) small boys,
    they _____________ (do) everything together and when one of them
    _________________ (go) through a difficult time, the other always
    __________________(try) to help him. None of them _______________ (know)
    that this was going to change soon. On 14 July 2008, Jack
    ____________________(fly) back from his trip in Scotland when suddenly the
    pilot __________________(announce) the plane had been having technical
    difficulties and ___________________(need) to land on the sea. Even though the
    pilot _____________________ (do) his best, the plane __________________
    (catch) fire and all passengers on the board___________________ (die), including
    Jack. When Phil (learn) the news, he _____________________(be) absolutely
    devastated and it _______________ (take) him many months to forget, in fact he
    _________________ (not recover). Almost immediately after the accident, he
    __________________(move) away from Oxfordshire and________________
    (live) in London since then. He___________________ (be) a successful banker
    but his life___________________ (never be) the same. He _____________ (not
    fly) by plane because it always reminds him of the way his brother died. Jack often
    said he would miss his brother and now it is the other way round. Jack
    _________________(be) dead for more than 5 years and Phil
    __________________ (miss) him terribly. Often he remembers the time when they
    ______________(play) hide and seek together or moments when the whole family
    _____________ (meet) on Christmas Eve for the traditional Christmas party. They
    ________________________(have) so much fun but now
    Phil_________________ (live) on his own. But there is also Kate, Phil’s girlfriend,
    and suddenly there ________________ (be) a new hope for Phil. Only the time
    will tell how he can cope with the loss of his brother.
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    Imagine you are at (1.) a / the / Ø conference on (2.) a / the / Ø artificial
    intelligence. Suddenly you realize you are about to bump into someone, but (3.) a/
    the / Ø person, just at (4.) a / the / Ø last moment, gracefully dodges you. You start
    to apologize as this person turns to face you, but you rudely cut your own apology
    short when you realize this person is actually (5.) a / the / Ø robot. (6.) A/ The / Ø
    robot, however, continues with its polite apology before moving on. Does (7.) a /
    the / Ø robot have (8.) a / the / Ø better developed social skills than you? Its
    apology sounds completely sincere even though (9.) a / the /Ø near collision
    couldn’t have been (10.) a / the / Ø robot’s fault; it has been equipped with (11.)
    a / the / Ø laser and sonar components which sense (12.) a /the / Ø distance and
    steer it away from (13.) a / the / Ø people and things. In addition, it is hoped that
    this type of (14.) a / the / Ø robot will be programmed to socialize with (15.) a / the
    / Ø people. In other words, it will be able to recognize and ask (16.) a / the / Ø
    people relevant questions based on (17.) a / the / Ø previously collected
    information. So, imagine yourself in the same situation. What reaction would you
    have? Would you offer (18.) an / the / Ø apology?

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