LESSON 4
I. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets :

1/ The manager (just, close) __________ the store the moment before I (arrive) __________

2/ When the alarm rang, Frank (jump) __________ out of bed quickly.

3/ I saw a bad accident while I (wait) __________ for you on this corner.

4/ At 4 p.m yesterday? - Well, I (work) __________ in my office.

5/ When we (see) ___________ Mr Jones tomorrow, I (remind) __________ him of that.

6/ The war (break) __________ out three years ago.

7/ Up to the present, George (do) _______ good work in this class.

8/ At present that author (write) __________ a historical novel.

9/ Light (travel) __________ faster than sound.

10/ Listen! I think someone (knock) __________ at the door.

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets :

1/ Many people think that Faraday is the greatest __________ in history (invent)

2/ The young apprentice broke the chemistry glassware because of his __________ (care)

3/ It was one of his most important __________ (achieve)

4/ __________ is often more useful than definition for giving the meanings of words (inllustrate)

5/ The boy was given a prize for regular __________ (attend)

6/ I’m afraid it’s far too __________ for me to eat now (salt)


7/ Gary is __________ of the fact that he is never late (pride)

8/ As he was driving __________ the police arrested him (care)

III. Join each pair of sentences below, using the conjunctions provided :
1/ We went out for a walk. We had our dinner (after)

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2/ Mark came home. Martha was watching TV (when)

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3/ He turned off the light. He left (before)

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4/ I saw him. I called him (as)

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5/ She sent her parents a telegram. She arrived in New York (as soon as)

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6/ He won’t do anything. He has got our instructions (until)

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7/ They waited for me. I came back (until)

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8/ He never goes home. He has finished his homework (before)

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9/ They phone me. I will contact you (as soon as)

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10/ They graduated from college. They were sent to work in remote region of the country (after)

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IV. Combine these pairs of sentences, using the words in brackets :

1/ She teaches English very well. She has more and more students (as a result of that)

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2/ I thought he was honest. I discovered he was just a liar (at first __________ but later)

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3/ She felt happy. She knew her son was a good student (as)

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4/ She studied excellently. She was offered a scholarship for overseas study (the result of that was)

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5/ I have heard from him. I let you all know (as soon as)

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V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it :

1/ Keep quiet or I’ll scream.

( Unless
2/ I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.

( I wish
3/ Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.

( If
4/ We got lost because we didn’t have a map.

( If
5/ We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.

( If
6/ The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.

( It was
7/ It was such a long homework that I couldn’t finish it.

( The homework
8/ We had lunch and then went for a walk by the river.

( After we
VI. Read the passage below, make up questions and answer them :
Marie Curie, the Polish - born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still managed to graduate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and married him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history