Gateway B1+ Writing II term

Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs.

drive • get • smell • think (x2)

1 Something        delicious in the kitchen!

2                 into town? Can I come with you?

3 We              about staying on a campsite while we’re on holiday.

4 Brad is taking his driving test this afternoon.
I       he’s quite nervous!

5 It            quite cold outside. Take a hat
and scarf.

Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentence.

Anna was angry because I ... her to my birthday party.

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As soon as I ... home, I packed my suitcase for the holiday

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Jackie couldn’t take us to the station because her car ... .

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My brothers ... a computer game when I went into the bedroom

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We ... in a block of flats, but now we live in a bungalow.

Choose the best answer to complete the text.

Last year my family decided that we            [had wanted, wanted, want] to visit Greece. We're all fascinated by Greek legends and I
                 [has always hoped, always hoped, had always hoped] to see, in real life, the ancient monuments and places I             [read, had read, was reading] about as a child. My father             [was hearing, had heard, has heard] about a tour company that specialised in cultural tours for families, so he booked two weeks with them. It          [has been, had been, was] one of my best holidays ever – a great mix of sightseeing, relaxing and outdoor activities – and it convinced me I wanted to live in Greece.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs given.

This time tomorrow I …………………………………………… (take) my driving test! I’m so nervous!

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs given.

What time …………………………………………… (the bank/open) tomorrow morning?

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Mark …………………………………………… (finish) football practice by 5.30, so we can go into town then.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs given.

Sorry, I can’t come round this afternoon.
I …………………………………………… (meet) Ted for a coffee.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs given.

This computer software is quite complicated. I …………………………………………… (help) you with it, if you like.

Complete the sentence with a suitable word or phrase. Use the clues in brackets to help you.

My neighbours are a lovely ……………………… couple. They are retired now. They must be about 80, but they’re still very active. (this word is a more polite way to say ‘old’)

Complete the sentence with a suitable word or phrase. Use the clues in brackets to help you.

Most airline companies nowadays only allow you to take a small amount of ……………………… on board. Any larger suitcases have to go in the hold. (this word has a similar meaning to ‘bags’)

Complete the sentence with a suitable word or phrase. Use the clues in brackets to help you.

He had been playing football and his shirt was covered in thick mud. It was ……………………… . (this word means the same as ‘very dirty’)

Complete the sentence with a suitable word or phrase. Use the clues in brackets to help you.

They’re lucky not to have neighbours on either side of their house because theirs is ……………………… . (this word means that a house is not connected to any other)

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When we went on holiday, we ……………………… very early so that we avoided the early morning traffic. (this phrasal verb means ‘to start a journey’)

Complete the sentence with the correct answer.

I’ll try to ……………………… the 6.30 train in the morning.

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Where did your car break ……………………… ?

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The ……………………… to Rome is £400 and that’s a little too expensive for us.

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The hotel was ……………………… ; it had a hundred rooms!

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I’m sorry I’m late, but I ……………………… the bus.

Choose the best answer to complete the dialogue.

Maya: Lisa was telling me about her family yesterday.
It was really interesting.

Tom: What did she say?

Maya: Well, apparently her grandfather was a very rich man who loved sailing and the sea. He used to own two luxury         [boats, planes, ferries, yachts] . In the summer they would sail over to France on them.

Tom: Her father owns a            [factory, flat, skyscraper, mansion] , doesn’t he?

Maya: Yes, he has one that makes jam, I think. It’s that big industrial building on the outskirts of town.

Tom: I like Lisa. She’s fun and very          [arrogant, outgoing, sensible, quiet] . Not at all like her sister who’s very shy.

Maya: She told me that her family have moved to a
village north of here and they now live in a little
               [cottage, block of flats, mansion, terrace] . It’s very cute, just like in a picture book!

Tom: Yes, she told me that last week. I went with her on the school trip to see the tennis match and we sat together on the             [taxi, underground, coach, tram] . There were 20 of us altogether and the driver was one of the teachers.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of these words.

advantages • cooked • estimate understand

Don’t               Tim. He’s short and skinny, but he’s very strong and could win the race.

I               the instructions and got the answers wrong.

The chef            the chicken and it was very dry.

There are a lot of               to working from home. One is that you can get quite lonely.