out.
A) Choose the item that best completes each sentence.
All of a the
ground began to shake.
A sudden B quick C hurty D fast
Huge clouds appeared overhead and the sky ......dark.
A moved B came C went D set
The hot weather made perfect conditions for a forest fire to
A run B break C come D get
It had been raining
for the last four days.
A thickly B heavily C strongly D firmly
They had to work round the
to clean up the mess.
A minute B time Chour D clock
Zoe was hoping that nothing would go
with the rescue mission.
A wrong B false C bad D faulty
Rick called 999 and was
through to the police.
A set B placed C connected D put
Nicky was upset to ----... about the tsunami in Thailand.
A find B listen C notice D hear
Ellie was in
after the accident.
A hurt B suffering Cache D pain
B) Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
1. Catherine injured (injure) hersell when she
(trip) and
.(fall) over.
2. They
(already/clear) the debris that
(form) when the
earthquake (strike).
3. The spacecraft ..........(leave) to explore part of our solar system three years ago and
it
.(not/return) to Earth yet.
4.
The storm
(darken) the sky, winds
(whip) around our house
and huge hailstones
(pound) on our roof.
5. She
(break) her arm two weeks ago and it
(be) in a cast ever since.
6. I'm sure Darwin
(get) the email
(send) him yesterday, but
he
.(not/reply) anything so far.
7. In 2005, hurricane Katrina ......(damage) much of New Orleans,
8. The area
(not/experience) a drought so severe since the beginning of the century.​