2. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
1. When I got to the station, the train
……………….. [already / leave].
had already left
3. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
2. Before I lost my wallet I
………….. [lose] my umbrella.
had lost
4. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
3. By the time the doctor arrived, the
patient ………………..[die].
had died
5. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
4. When Anna phoned, I ………[leave]
to work.
had left
6. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
5. Before Sarah crossed the road,
she……………. [look] both ways.
had looked
7. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
6. Before I had a driving license,
I………….. [have] a driving test.
had had
8. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
7. Before he……………. [fill] in the
application form, he looked for job
offers in the newspaper.
had filled
9. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
8. When I looked up, the burglar
……………. [go].
had gone
10. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
9. When the police arrived, the
riots…………. [stop].
had stopped
11. I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given
10. After we……………. [reach] an
agreement, we shook hands.
had reached
Choose the correct answer.
Stamford is the village I grew up.
where b) who c) which d) whose
That’s the referee bad decision caused us to lose the last match.
who b)whose c) whom d) which
Tom’s poor health was the main reason he gave up his job.
why b) which c) where d) whose
Cornwall was the place we always used to spend our holidays.
which b) when c) that d) where
The player scored the most goals is the best player on the team.
whose b) who c) when d) which
‘Superman Returns’ is the best film I have ever seen, is now out on DVD.
when b) who c) which d) that
That was the summer I got my driving license.
where b) when c) which d) why
2) The plants died through lack of water.
3) If people burn poisonous waste, they can produce dangerous gases.
4) Some part of waste can be useful if you know how to recycle it.
5) Acid rain can poison rivers and lakes, it can destroy metal things and buildings too.
6) Toxic waters can poison fish.
7) Nowadays people spill a lot of oil into the sea.
8) If you do it, oil remains on top of the water and sea plants and animals have shortage.
9) Nuclear power stations use uranium to produce electricity.
10) Evidently, a lot should be done to solve the ecological problems we are facing these days.
11) California has a large Spanish-speaking population.