3 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 I took the lid off the box and had looked / looked / was looking inside.

2 While I had played / played / was playing video games, I heard a big crack of thunder.

3 She was never going / had never been / never went skiing until her uncle took her to the
Alps.

4 He grabbed the ball off me and threw / was throwing / had thrown it into the river.

5 Earlier that afternoon I rehearsed / was rehearsing / had been rehearsing for the school
play.

6 By the time Fran was twelve she was passing / passed / had passed all her piano exams.

7 Harry was having his breakfast when he heard / had heard / was hearing the news.

8 I dropped the plate but luckily it didn’t break / hadn’t broken / wasn’t breaking.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

bump buy forget have learn

look play travel

1 I suddenly noticed that everyone ……was looking…… at me.

2 Christy ……………………… to drive for two years before she finally passed her test.

3 We didn’t want to leave because we ……………………… such a good time.

4 It was the first time I ……………………… to another country without my parents.

5 He fell off the bed and ……………………… his head on the wardrobe.

6 I walked straight into the shop and ……………………… the first coat I saw.

7 I got completely soaked as I ……………………… to bring an umbrella.

8 She twisted her ankle while she ……………………… basketball.

READING

5 Read the article and order these paragraph summaries, from 1–5. There are two
summaries which you do not need to use.
A information about the origins of Carpool Karaoke______
B the writer’s opinion of why the videos are popular_______
C information about how much the presenter earns________
D an overview of Carpool Karaoke________
E examples of the success achieved by Carpool Karaoke________
F examples of YouTube videos showing similar karaoke videos_________
G information about the video presenter’s background_________

6 Read the article. Choose which sentence A–F fits each gap 1–5. There are two extra
sentences you do not need.

A Corden is seen in this short video driving around with George Michael in the passenger seat,
singing the pop star’s greatest hits.________________
B None of the clips released so far has proved itself to be as popular as the one where Corden
performs with Adele._______________
C Each of them has been uploaded to YouTube, where the majority of them have gone viral
and the viewing figures are incredible._________________
D In Carpool Karaoke, short videos feature the presenter driving his car around the streets of
Los Angeles, chatting and performing karaoke with some of the biggest pop stars in the
world._________
E Regardless of their fame or the amount of responsibility they have, this friendly, cheerful TV
personality makes them feel relaxed enough to just be themselves.____________
F It is perfectly obvious that these guests are not at all happy about appearing on the
show.___________
G He became a household name withBritish audiences after writing and starring in the TV
sitcom Gavin and Stacey, which achieved major success in the UK.________________

WRITING

7-Choose one of the following topics and write a text (80 to 120 words)

 Something interesting that happened to you in the past (Blog)

 A short story (don`t forget setting, plot and characters)
 Explain a movie plot (use narrative tenses)

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1 - Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes the text.

A good friend is someone you can rely on, someone you 1 _____ up with whenever you can
and who you like to 2 _____ out with often. This is true even if you are 3 _____ from each
other for a long time. Sometimes I can 4 _____ touch with a close friend for years, but then she
phones me and it’s just as if we’d seen each other the day before. I’ve recently rediscovered
old friends through the internet – I looked 5 _____ their names on a social 6 _____ site, and
there they were! I connected with one of my old school friends, Hannah, and we 7 _____
online for an hour. We realised we still had lots in common so next week we’re meeting 8
_____ for the first time in twenty years! My friends are important to me. I think of them as
family although they are not my 9 _____. So, I’m really looking forward to seeing Hannah
again. We’re meeting at the old castle where we used to play as children and where I’m now a
volunteer tour guide 10 _____ visitors around at weekends. This weekend I’m not working, so
I’ll 11 _____ my friend up from the train station in the morning and then take her to the castle.

1 A get B find C meet D pick 2 A hang B get C have D stand

3 A divided B separated C removed D taken 4 A stay B get C lose D miss

5 A in B out C off D up 6 A connecting B matching C networking D communicating

7 A said B chatted C told D replied 8 A with B up C to D together

9 A connections B twins C relationships D relatives

10 A explaining B going C showing D making 11 A get B take C pick D meet

2- Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous.

Rainforests___________________ (disappear), and we all________________ (know) that

humans are the main cause of this destruction. Every year we_________________(cut down)
an area of rainforest the size of New Jersey. Every hour
we_________________________(destroy) 6000 acres of rainforest (that’s 4000 football
fields). What we______________________(not realise) is that
we____________________(destroy) the planet where our children and grandchildren have to
live. We__________________ (need) the rainforests; they___________________(produce)
oxygen and___________________(eliminate) carbon dioxide (C02), cleaning the atmosphere.
But why__________________(the forests/disappear) so quickly? Well, experts____________
(agree) that there are two main reasons. The most important is human activity. Big
companies_______________ (cut down) more and more trees every day and
this_______________ (cause) damage to the land. The way of life in the
rainforests_________________(also/change) because of climate change. Now there is less rain
and this_________________(cause) more and more trees to die. As a consequence of the
droughts, the risk of fires_________________ (increase) dramatically. Fortunately,
it________________ (seem) that now some governments____________________(begin) to
understand the problem, and they____________________ (try) to control these activities.