unit OUR PAST TEST I Fill in each gap with missing letters to make meaningful words, based on the definitions on the right C— U —L - Showing a desire to cause pain and suffering G -Z — - to eat growing grass F — L — T E - a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next — T R -T - the cut and dried stems of grain plants - to fasten sth with rope or string, etc II Odd one out a read a died b listen b looked c stay c laughed d live d danced a stopped a wanted b desired b listened c washed c played d watched d grazed a wished b stopped c needed d laughed III Use the cues to answer these questions E.g.: Where did you go this weekend? / went to a party (to a party) Who did you meet at the party? (someone very interesting) What time did you and Eva get home? (a little after 1:00) How did you and Bob like the art exhibition? (a lot) What did you buy? Where did Jeff and Joyce go on vacation? (to the country) (the new Madonna CD) IV Write these sentences, putting one verb into the correct form of used to and the other into the past simple E.g.: I (smoke), but I (give it up) last year / used to smoke, but I gave it up last year He (live) in London before he (go) abroad I (earn) a lot of money, but then I (lose) my job I'm surprised that they (join) the tennis club They (not like) tennis (you travel) a lot before you (get) this job? That old radio (work) before I (drop) it We (see) them every week, but then we (have) an argument She (play) tennis a lot before she (break) her leg She (drive) a lot before she (have) the accident 10 We (have) a garden, but then we (move) to a different house V Read the following story and put the verbs into the correct forms A grasshopper spent the summer singing and dancing in the sun One day, he (see) .1 an ant hurrying by She looked very tired and hot "Why are you working on such a lovely day?" asked the grasshopper "I'm collecting food for the winter," (say) .the ant and (gc> on her way She (join) .all the other ants carrying food to their store The grasshopper (sing) .another song and (earn) .on dancing When winter came and there (be) snow on the gronn the grasshopper (have) nothing to eat He (be) " very hungry, so he (go) 10 and (ask) 11 t h e a n t l " give him some food "We (work) 12 all summer to collect our food What 13 you (do)?" said one of ants "I was grasshopper busy singing and dancing," (reply) 14 the "Well, if you sing and dance all summer and no work," said the ant "then you must starve in the winter." VI Fill in each blank with a suitable word I usually go swimming on Tuesday I got up o'clock this morning Jim came round the afternoon The children get too many presents Christmas We usually take our holiday September She was born in Australia 1952 We left school 20 years 8.1 couldn't sleep night We moved here 20th October 10 We all came to Ann's birthday party Sunday VII Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning 1.1 gave up smoking 10 years ago -.(used) John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy - John often went He doesn't play tennis as well as he used to - He used 4.1 walked to school in 20 minutes - It took During dinner, the phone rang - While I VIII How have you changed in the last five years? Write your answers to these questions What hobbies did you use to have five years ago? What hobbies you have now? -1 used to -Now, What kind of music did you use to like then? Who were your favorite singers? What kind of music you like now? What kind of clothes did you use to like to wear? What kind of clothes you like to wear now? ... to eat He (be) " very hungry, so he (go) 10 and (ask) 11 t h e a n t l " give him some food "We (work) 12 all summer to collect our food What 13 you (do)?" said one of ants "I was grasshopper... Christmas We usually take our holiday September She was born in Australia 19 52 We left school 20 years 8 .1 couldn't sleep night We moved here 20th October 10 We all came to Ann's birthday... birthday party Sunday VII Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning 1. 1 gave up smoking 10 years ago -.(used) John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy