Best friends forever. Unit 8. Gateway B1.

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Yesterday we              [used to have, had] an exam at school. It was really difficult!

2 I didn’t go to the cinema with Cathy because I          [had seen, saw] the film before.

3 I              [had played, used to play] rugby when I was at school but I don’t anymore.

4 We got to the station at three o’clock and            [caught, had caught] the next train to Oxford.

5 As soon as it started to rain, we            [packed, had packed] up the picnic and went home.

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Sarah has a        [afraid, fear] of heights. She won’t even climb up a ladder!

2 She never gets       [anger, angry]. She always solves problems in a calm manner.

3 I can’t stand         [boredom, bored]. I need to be doing something all the time.

4 He always looks so           [happy, happiness] . I wonder what his secret is.

5 There’s a lot of             [excitement, excited] about the new sports centre in the town.

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1            [Loneliness, Lonely] is something I’m afraid of. I need to be around other people.

2 He is well-known for his            [leadership, leader] skills. Everybody does what he says!

3 In many countries, people are still fighting for their         [free, freedom] .

4 I have a real          [weakness, weak] for chocolate cake!

5            [Friendship, Friend] is really important to me – probably as important as family.

Complete the text with the correct past simple or past perfect form of the verbs.

Last night I           [woke, had waken] up suddenly at about three o’clock. I          [was, had been] in bed for about four hours. I          [lay, had lain] there for a moment. I         [had, had had] no idea why I had woken up. Then I realised that I was on the floor. I            [fell, had fallen] out of bed and woken myself up!

Complete the short dialogues with the correct form of these verbs (gerund / infinitive).

have • learn • snowboard • travel • study

A: Why did you decide          Spanish?

B: Because I enjoy          languages.

A: I can’t stand waiting in queues at the bus stop, can you?

B: No, I try to avoid            in the rush hour!

A: I’d like to take up a new sport. Is              difficult?

B: Yes, but it’s good         a challenge.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of these words/expressions.

fall out • get on • hang out • have arguments • make up

My best friend is Marco. We’ve known each other for three years. We started             together when we were in the same maths class. We        really well because we’ve got similar interests – we both like

skateboarding and reading comics. Sometimes we                about silly things, but I think all friends do. Once we          quite badly and didn’t talk to each other for days. But in the end we         and we’ve been the best of friends ever since.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

1 We went shopping and then we had a coffee.

We had a coffee after        gone shopping.

2 I have a good relationship with my brother.

I get                my brother.

3 I didn’t like chocolate when I was a little child.

I            to like chocolate when I was a little child.

4 The party started before I got there.

When I got there, the party             started.

5 Jack and Harry aren’t talking to each other at the moment.

Jack and Harry             out.

6 Understanding English on the radio is not easy.

It’s difficult               English on the radio.

7 Before I watched the film, I finished my homework.

When I              my homework, I watched the film.

8 There are a lot of things we disagree on.

There are a lot of things we don’t            eye on.