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3       Progress Review




        Grammar
        1  Complete the text with these words.

                                        as    been    before    have    not    once    time    will

            Life after prison
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              Mike is serving a ten-year prison sentence. By the           he gets out of prison, many things will
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            2                  changed in his life. His children             have grown up and his wife will have
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            4                  waiting for him for a decade.               soon as he returns home, he will have new
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            problems. He probably will                 have many friends.                  someone has been in
            prison, people often avoid them. It will also be a long time          he finds a job.
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        2   Complete the second sentence so it has the same meaning as the first sentence, using the word in
            bold. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
            1  The young man shouldn’t have driven so fast through the town.   ought
               The young man                              so fast through the town.
            2  We left our house during the heavy rain because we thought it would flood, but it didn’t.   needn’t
               We                              our house during the heavy rain because it didn’t flood.
            3  The police think it is possible that the victim knew the burglar.   might
               The police think the victim                         the burglar.
            4  Keep out of this building; it is unsafe after the earthquake!   mustn’t
               You                              this building because it is unsafe after the earthquake!
            5  Do you want us to buy this new eco-friendly product?   shall
                                            buy this new eco-friendly product?
            6  How do you cope with her bad behaviour?   up
               How do you                              her bad behaviour?
            7  There will be about 9 billion people on the planet in 2050.   reached
               By 2050, the number of people on the planet                          about 9 billion.


        3  Read the text and decide which answer (a, b or c) best fits each gap.
            Driving into trouble
              Most people behave quite well – until they get behind the wheel of their car. It seems that drivers      easily
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            break the law and they often do. For example, their mobile phone      ring while they are driving, so they answer
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            it. Everyone knows that they      not talk on a mobile while they are driving. It is against the law and      cause
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            accidents. So why do people do it?
              In order to get a driving licence, people      to pass a difficult test. Once they      passed, many people think
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            they have learnt all they need to know about driving. However, even experienced drivers      make mistakes. That
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            is why some police officers think drivers      pass a test more than once in their lives.
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            1  a  can       b  shall      c  need               5  a  ought     b  have        c  should
            2  a  will      b  might      c  must               6  a  can       b  will        c  have
            3  a  ought     b  must       c  have               7  a  can       b  must        c  ought
            4  a  shall     b  should     c  may                8  a  ought     b  should      c  would
        4  Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
            1  There’s a march against the landfill in our neighbourhood this weekend.    we                (go)?
            2  This is a terrible oil spill. It                     (destroy) ocean wildlife.
            3  This time next week, we                           (clean up) the beach on our eco-friendly holiday.
            4  By the end of this month, Pete                          (work) for Greenpeace for ten years.
            5              you                        (put) your rubbish in the bin, please?
            6  By the end of the year, people                          (plant) hundreds of trees here.
            7  Scientists believe that people                         (live) longer in future.
            8  I’ve kept those glass bottles because I                       (recycle) them.
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