Question

I _______ (1) that emergency call nearly midnight. “My three kids ___________ (2) not at home yet,” - a worried male voice informed the emergency service. The man explained that his two sons, Allan, 15, and Johnny, 13, and their twelve-year-old cousin Jack _______ (3) for a bicycle ride and there was no sign of them yet. The man sounded very nervous, as he suspected that something ________ (4) to the boys. No doubt, they ________ (5) in trouble. The rescue party headed right there. The rescuers saw the boys soon. They _______ (6) down the hill. They were walking very slowly. Two of them were helping the third boy – his leg _______ (7) and he was screaming with pain. Later he told us that they had been practicing extreme cycling. Unfortunately, things like that ________ (8) quite often. I _______ (8) for the emergency center for more than five years and have seen lots of kids suffering from their extreme. They often ignore safety rules, and get injured or worse. They cannot realize that without a very careful preparation any extreme sport is a _______ (10) activity. 1. a) receive b) received c) have received d) had received 2. a) are b) was c) were d) had been 3. a) left b) was left c) have left d) had left 4. a) happened b) had happened c) is happening d) has happened 5. a) is b) was c) were d) are 6. a) move b) are moving c) had moved d) were moving 7. a) was broken b) has been broken c) is broken d) broke 8. a) happen b) are happening c) have happened d) will happen 9. a) work b) am working c) was working d) have been working 10. a) danger b) dangerous c) dangerously d) endangered Complete the phrasal verbs with the preposition: away, on, up, out, off 11. Paul should write children’s books, he’s always making…stories for his kids. 12. I can’t wait for Spielberg’s new film to come…. 13. They talk…computers all the time. 14. The film is about a boy who runs…from home. 15. I’ve checked…everything on the list so we can finish shopping now. Complete the sentences with the words derived from the words in bald: 16. There is no…, you can do your chores later if you want. URGENT 17. My neighbor is so full of…. He thinks he is never wrong. ARROGANT 18. I can’t tell the….between the twins. DIFFER 19. I miss the ….. of the countryside. QUIET

Answer 1

1.b

2.a

3.c

4.b

5.c

6.d

7.a

8.a

9.d

10.b

11. up

12.out

13.about

14.out

15.up

16.urgency

17. arrogance

18.difference

19. quietness

Answer 2

1. b) received

2. b) was

3. d) had left

4. d) has happened

5. b) was

6. d) were moving

7. a) was broken

8. c) have happened

9. b) am working

10. b) dangerous

11. up

12. out

13. on

14. away

15. off

16. urgency

17. arrogance

18. difference

19. tranquility