Fluent English Course 1-3

1 Our next door neighbour _____ his car every Sunday.

2 Last summer, I _____ to the beach almost every day.

3 "Whose is this plane ticket on the floor?"
"Oh, it _____ to me."

4 "I'm really tired of travelling so much." "I thought you _____ a bit quiet."

5 "I had such a ban headache yesterday. I _____ all day."

6 "You went to Chile, didn't you?" "No, but I _____ to Peru, which is right next door."

7 "Why were you so tired yesterday?" "Because I _____ all morning."

8 It was the first time I _____ a live match.

9 "You live in a huge house, don't you?" "Yes, but we _____!"

10 I _____ the whole of War and Peace by the time I was seven years old.

11 Karate hurt my hands at first, but I finally _____ it in the end.

12 I _____ for the match to begin when suddenly a dog ran onto the pitch.

13 Before she retired, my grandma _____ go for a run every morning before work.

14 This time next week, we _____ the chemistry exam.

15 When I grow up, _____ an inventor.

16 Shirley will _____ her research for the next few weeks.

17 Next week, Sam will _____ patients at this hospital for 25 years.

18 "What is it?" "We won't know until _____ it under a microscope."

19 We won't get any radio reception while _____ through the tunnel.

20 "I'm going to set up the equipment in a minute." "_____ give you a hand?"

Listening

INFORMATION FOR LISTENING TASKS
There are two parts to the test.
You will hear each piece twice.
For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you
to check your answers.

Click play and do not pause the track till the end of this test. All necessary pauses are included in the audio track below.



Listening task 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 – 8, choose the best answer
(A, B or C).

1 You hear a message on a telephone answering machine.
Why is the speaker calling?

2 You hear two people talking about a water-sports centre.
The man says the centre should

3 You hear a professional tennis player talking about her career.
What annoys her most about interviewers?

4 You hear a poet talking about his work.
What is he doing?

5 You hear two people talking about a programme they saw on TV.
The woman thinks the programme was

6 You hear two people talking about an ice-hockey game they’ve just seen.
How does the girl feel about it?

7 You overhear two friends talking about a restaurant.
What do they both like about it?

8 You hear a man talking on the radio.
What type of information is he giving?