MODULE 1 EXTRA PRACTICE SECTION B Name: .......................................

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VOCABULARY
§ Choose the correct answers to complete the news headlines.
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1 Finally – a Trade / Decline in Crime

2 Mayor Claims No Knowledge / Freedom of Fraud

3 New Army / Government after Election Surprise

4 Local Student’s Big Accomplishment / Knowledge

5 China Bans Trade / Development in Elephant Tusks

Company Announces Accomplishment / Development

6 of New Cancer Drug

7 Army / Freedom Called in to Help Flood Victims

Match A to B to make phrases.

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A B
1 take control ..... a of choice
2 freedom ..... b a country
3 rule ..... c event
4 long before ..... d of a situation
5 major ..... e you were born

Replace the words in bold with a word or phrase below.

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lasted | led to | played a role | took place | widely believed
1 The long discussions resulted in a peace agreement. .....................................
2 The demonstration went on until 1.00 pm. .....................................
3 Advertising was influential in the election. .....................................
4 It is commonly thought that smoking is unhealthy. .....................................
5 The meeting was held in the school auditorium. .....................................

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GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer.
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1 By 1950, Detroit became / had become known as the Motor City.
2 When I saw her, I realised / had realised that I forgot / had forgotten her name.
3 Until the British arrived / had arrived in Australia, the local people
didn’t have / hadn’t had diseases like smallpox.
4 We didn’t expect / hadn’t expected this candidate to win, so the election results
were / had been surprising.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the

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Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple.
1 I ..................................... (enjoy) the concert! I ..................................... (not see) musicians playing
a sitar before.
2 Yesterday’s demonstration ..................................... (be) violent. Luckily, I .....................................
already ..................................... (leave) by then.
3 Last week, my grandmother ..................................... (talk) about her wartime experiences.
She ..................................... never ..................................... (tell) me about them before.
4 Several years ago, the government ..................................... (ban) texting while driving because
it ..................................... (cause) many accidents.

Complete the student’s talk with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple
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or Past Simple.

The Magna Carta was written more than 800 years ago. In
1199, after King Richard 1. ...................................................
(die), King John 2. ................................................... (rule)
England. He forced the barons and landowners to pay high.
taxes to pay for his wars abroad, and he also
3.
................................................... (steal) their land. By 1215,
the angry barons 4. ................................................... (turn)
against the king, and they 5. ...................................................
(march) into London and took control of the city. After
discussions
6.
................................................... (take place) with King John,
he
7.
................................................... (agree) to the terms of the
Magna Carta. The document 8. ...................................................
(state) that
the king had to obey the laws and could not imprison people
without a proper trial. It 9. ...................................................
(become)
the basis for democracy in England and in other countries.
When you visit England, you can go to Salisbury Cathedral to
see a copy of the Magna Carta. In medieval times, the king
10.
................................................... (not sign) a document. He
put his seal on it, and you can still see this mark.

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