Circle the verb form that best completes each sentence.

Over the past few months, we have been calling / have called the police six times.

Circle the verb form that best completes each sentence.

My neighbor has been keeping / has kept his porch light on at night.

Circle the verb form that best completes each sentence.

Luckily, my family has not been having / has not had any trouble so far.

Complete the paragraph with the verbs in parentheses. Use the present perfect or the simple past. (Write only answers with commas, NOT THE WHOLE SENTENCE, e.g.) apple, banana, orange)

This morning, Jenny (1) ___________________ (borrow) my computer to do

research for her paper. Now she tells me that she (2) ___________________

(leave) my laptop at the café. I hope that nobody (3) ___________________

(steal) it. Just now, I (4) ___________________ (call) the café. According to the cashier, no one (5) ___________________ (find) my laptop yet, but she is going

to ask the manager and call me back. I will never lend anything to Jenny again!

Choose the word from the box that best completes each sentence.

Q: Doctors are concerned about a new flu __________________________ that began last month.

Choose the word from the box that best completes each sentence.

Q: The mayor quit during a recent __________________________ involving the city’s funds.

Choose the word from the box that best completes each sentence.

Q: The government declared the hurricane this country’s worst __________________________.

Choose the word from the box that best completes each sentence.

Q: We raised money to help feed people affected by the __________________________.

Choose the word from the box that best completes each sentence.

Q: The national airline takes extra security precautions to prevent __________________________.

Choose the word from the box that best completes each sentence.

Q: Many people were killed while fighting during last year’s military __________________________.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Use the past perfect or the simple past.

(Write down only an answer, DO NOT WRITE THE WHOLE SENTENCE)

As soon as I got to class, my teacher __________________________ (give) us a pop quiz.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Use the past perfect or the simple past.

I got a dog last year. Up until then, I __________________________ (never have) any pets.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Use the past perfect or the simple past.

Sam and Sue got married on Sunday. The next day, they __________________________ (go) on a trip.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Use the past perfect or the simple past.

My Chinese class went out for dim sum. Before that, I __________________________ (never try) it.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Use the past perfect or the simple past.

Tim bought a car last fall. Until that time, he __________________________ (not know) how to drive.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Use the past perfect or the simple past.

The moment George canceled all his credit cards, he __________________________ (find) his wallet.

Read the email. Then check (✓) true.

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Hi Anita,

I’ve got to tell you about what happened to me the other night. I was exhausted from studying for a test and was fast asleep in my bed when, in the middle of the night, we had a fire drill. (At the dorm, we have these fire drills from time to time.) Even though the alarm was loud, my roommate Ling had to wake me up.

So we went downstairs and out of the building to wait for the drill to be over. Everyone else from the dorm was outside, too. I was so tired, and I really wasn’t paying attention. The next thing I knew, everyone was laughing hysterically. I didn’t know what they were laughing about.

To make a long story short, I had gone downstairs wearing my pajamas with little pink cats all over them. And the other thing was, I was carrying my teddy bear! I was so embarrassed!

Write soon and tell me what you’re up to.

Love,

Your big (embarrassed) sister, Marina

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