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 Table of Contents

Unit Page
One 3, 4
Two 5, 6
Three 7, 8
Four 9, 10
Five 11, 12
Six 13, 14
Seven 15, 16
Eight 17, 18
Nine 19, 20
Ten 21, 22
Eleven 23, 24
Twelve 25, 26

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Unit One A

Complete the following sentences with one of the words in parentheses.

(Add “not” where necessary)

1. John: ________________ you a student? (Are, Am)

Zach: Yes, I ________________. (are, am)

2. Amanda: Are you a teacher? (are, am)

Sara: No, I _________ ___________. (are, am)

3. John:How ________________ you? (are, am)

Zach: I ________________ fine. (are, am)

4. We ________________ happy. (are, am)

5. We ________________ from Saudi Arabia. (are, am)
6. They ________________ from Britain. (are, am)
7. My brother and I ________________ tall. (are, am)
8. Amanda and her sister ________________ good students. (are, am)
9. Sam: ________________ you sick? (are, am)
10. Zach: No, I _________ ___________. (are, am)
11.Riyadh and Jeddah ________________ in Saudi Arabia. (are, am)
12.If you ________________ in danger, phone 997. (are, am)
13.My brother is tall, but I ________________ short. (are, am)

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Unit One B

Complete the following sentences. (Add “not” where necessary and use
contracted forms).

1. Rick: What’s the colour of your car?

Sam: It ________________ red.

2. Amanda: What’s this?

Sara: It ________________ a book.
3. Teacher: ________________ you and your friends from America?
Student: No, ___________ ____________. We ________________ from
Saudi Arabia.
4. Teacher: How ________________ you?
Students: ________________ fine.
5. Teacher: What’s your favourite subject?
Student: My favourite subject ________________ English.
6. Teacher: ________________ you ready for the test?
Students: Yes, ___________ ____________.
7. John: You ________________ my best friend.

Zach: ________________ my best friend, too.

8. Amanda: ________________ you tired?

Sara: No, I ________________ worried about my sick uncle.

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Unit Two A

Complete the following sentences with one of the words in parentheses.

1. Is ________________ your car? (this, these)

Yes, it ________________. (is, are)
2. Are ________________ your books? (this, these)
Yes, they ________________. (is, are)
3. Is ________________ your parents’ house? (this, these)
Yes, it ________________. (is, are)
4. ________________ she a doctor? (Is, Are)
No, she ________________. (is, isn’t)
5. What are ________________? (this, these)
________________ are my keys. (this, these)
6. What’s your job?
I am ________________ student. (a, an)
7. Sam: Are these your pens?
John: No, they ________________. (are, aren’t)
8. What’s this?
It’s ________________ umbrella. (a, an)
9. Where are the teacher________________ offices? (’s, s’)
They are in building 4.
10.The teacher collected all the student ________________ mobiles before
the test. (’s, s’)
11.I have ________________ old umbrella. (a, an)
12.I bought ________________ new umbrella. (a, an)

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Unit Two B

A. Complete the following sentences with the correct plural form of the nouns
in parentheses.
1. I have two ________________. (dictionary)
2. My sister has three ________________. (child)
3. There are three ________________ in this room. (watch)
4. I borrowed two ________________. (eraser)
5. Some ________________ work in banks. (woman)

B. Complete the following sentences with one of the words in

parentheses.
1. I work in ________________ factory. (a, an)
2. Is this your ________________? (laptop, laptops)
3. Are these your ________________? (pen, pens)
4. These ________________ my new notebooks. (is, are)
5. ________________ is Sam. (This, These)
6. I had an ________________ in the morning. (egg, eggs)
7. My sister has a new ________________. (flat, flats)
8. Craig ________________ thoub is white. (is, ‘s)
9. There are twenty-four students in the classroom. The student ___________
thoubs are white. (‘s, s’)
10.What make is your father___________ car? (‘s, s’)

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Unit Three A
A. Complete the following sentences with one of the words in
parentheses.
1. That's ________________ dog in the picture. (my, I’m)
2. Does ________________ cat like tuna? (you, your)
3. He left ________________ book in the car. (he, his)
4. That's ________________ car over there. (her, she)
5. ________________ color is yellow! (Its, It’s)
6. That’s Rick’s house. It's ________________ house. (his, her)
7. This is Amanda’s notebook. It's ________________ notebook. (our, her)
8. ________________ farm produces tomatoes. (we, our)
9. This isn't our car. It's ________________ car. (they, their)
10.Craig: Is this your pen?
Zach: No, it’s ________________ pen. (my, your)
11.Craig: Whose lunch is this?
Zach: It's ________________ lunch. (you, your)
12.Craig: Whose picture is this?
Zach: It's ________________. (John’s, John is)
13.Craig: Who do those books belong to?
Zach: They're the ________________. (student is, students’)

B. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1. family\is\what\name\your
__________________________________________________________?
2. is\new\where\school\your
__________________________________________________________?
3. the\is\where\supermarket\nearest
__________________________________________________________?
4. Jacket\is\whose\this
__________________________________________________________?
5. favourite\what\your\food\is
__________________________________________________________?

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Unit Three B
A. Complete the following sentences with one of the words in
parentheses.
1. ________________ dog is like a member of the family.(Our, We)
2. ________________ house isn't far, is it? (You, Your)
3. Whose book is that? It's ________________ book. (I, my)
4. Is this your pen? No, it's ________________ pen. (her, she)
5. Whose house is that? It’s ________________ house. (they, their)

B. Write yes\No questions. Then complete the answers.

1. your cousin\outgoing
Question: __________________________________________________
Answer: _________________________________________________
2. your father\strict
Question: __________________________________________________
Answer: _________________________________________________
3. your partner\lazy
Question: __________________________________________________
Answer: _________________________________________________
4. you\thin
Question: __________________________________________________
Answer: ____________________________________________________
5. your teachers\Saudis
Question: __________________________________________________
Answer: ___________________________________________________
6. the weather\cold today
Question: __________________________________________________
Answer: ____________________________________________________

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Unit Four A
A. Complete the following sentences with one of the words in parentheses.
1. I ________________ people and parties. (like, likes)
2. Eva ________________ newspapers and magazines. (read, reads)
3. They ________________ speak Chinese. (don’t, doesn’t)
4. My cat ________________ eat tomatoes. (does, doesn’t)
5. She ________________ a house in Jeddah. (have, has)
6. ________________ teachers wear a uniform? (Do, Does)
No, they ________________. (don’t, doesn’t)
7. ________________ he play football well? (Do, Does)
Yes, he ________________. (Do, Does)

B. Unscramble the words to make questions.

1. out\on\weekends\you\go\do
________________________________________________________?
2. around\Amanda\does\here\live
________________________________________________________?
3. people\know\you\from \countries\do\other
________________________________________________________?
4. snow\it\in\Saudi Arabia\does
________________________________________________________?

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Unit Four B

A. Complete the following sentences with one of the words in parentheses.

1. My friend ________________ to the gym every weekend. (go, goes)
2. People in Japan ________________ on the left. (drive, drives)
3. My friends ________________ watch DVDs. (don’t, doesn’t)
4. Mary has lunch ________________ the afternoon. (on, in, at)
5. Craig watches TV ________________ night. (on, in, at)
6. My mother washes our clothes ________________ the weekend. (on,
in, at)
7. I get up early ________________ day. (before, after, every)
8. Sam works at a restaurant ________________ school. (before, after,
every)
9. Phil wakes up late ________________ Fridays. (on, in, at)
10. Does your father ________________ in a company? (work, works)
11.Do your children ________________ early? (sleep, sleeps)

B. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in

parentheses.
1. Sam _______________________ (have) a new car.
2. _______________________ (he\have) an apartment?
3. _______________________ (you\exercise) in the morning?
4. _______________________ (she\like) apples?
5. They _______________________ (study) hard.

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 Unit Five B

A. Unscramble the words to make questions.

1. books\type\read\of\what\you\do
________________________________________________________?
2. do\holidays\where\go\you\on
________________________________________________________?

3. store\time\what\open\the\does
________________________________________________________?

4. a\often\muslim\pilgrimage\does\how\do
________________________________________________________?

5. tests\your\start\do\when
________________________________________________________?

B. Rewrite the sentence using the adverb in parentheses.

1. They are early to class. (usually)

____________________________________________________________.

2. Craig and John swim in the lake by their house. (often)

____________________________________________________________.

3. Do you have a vacation? (hardly ever)

____________________________________________________________.

4. When do you go to bed? (usually)

____________________________________________________________.

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Unit Five B

A. Rewrite the sentence using the adverb in parentheses.

1. Sam is late to work. (never)
____________________________________________________________.
2. I study every weeknight during the semester. (always)
____________________________________________________________.
3. I have time to go to parties and visit friends. (hardly ever)
____________________________________________________________.
4. My sister calls me at night. (sometimes)
____________________________________________________________.
5. I am sick. (hardly ever)
____________________________________________________________.
6. How often does he call you? (usually)

____________________________________________________________.
7. Did you travel during vacations when you lived in your country?
(sometimes)

____________________________________________________________.

B. Unscramble the words to make questions.

1. do\who\with\you\work
________________________________________________________?

2. he\talk\what\about\does
________________________________________________________?

3. time\do\spend\how\you\your\free
________________________________________________________?

4. do\work\after\what\you\do
________________________________________________________?

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Unit Six A

A. Complete the following sentences with one of the words in parentheses.

1. There ________________ three cars in the garage. (is, are)
2. There ________________ no sugar in the tea. (is, are)
3. There ________________ a lot of salt in the food. (is, are)
4. There ________________ a couple of cafes in the university. (is, are)
5. There ________________ some water in the bottle. (is, are)
6. There ________________ some books on the desk. (is, are)

B. Unscramble the words to make sentences.

1. John\car\old\an\ has
______________________________________________________.
2. is\smart\student\a\Rick
______________________________________________________.
3. big\are\in\parks\Medina\there
______________________________________________________?
does\class\what\start\time\your
______________________________________________________.
4. tomorrow\to\let’s\desert\go\the
______________________________________________________.

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Unit Six B

A. Complete the following sentences with one of the words in parentheses.

1. There ________________ one computer in the laboratory. (is, are)
2. There ________________ two supermarkets in my neighborhood. (is,
are)
3. ________________ there a subway in your city? (Is, Are)
4. There ________________ some museums in the city. (is, are)
5. There ________________ no message for you. (is, are)
6. How many rooms ________________ there on this floor? (is, are)
7. ________________ there a pool in our university? (Is, Are)
8. There ________________ a couple of bathrooms in this flat. (is, are)

B. Unscramble the words to make sentences.

1. is\desk\classroom\a\in\there\our
______________________________________________________.
2. some\paintings\are\room\this\there\in
______________________________________________________.
3. theatre\is\in\no\Medina\there
______________________________________________________.
4. do\coffee\how\you\drink\often
______________________________________________________?
5. time\does\plane\take\your\off\what
______________________________________________________?

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Unit Seven A

A. Complete the sentences.

1. ______________the children ______________ (sleep) right now?
2. ______________it ______________ (snow) today?
3. ______________ you ______________ (travel) this summer?
4. ______________ John ______________ (study) hard this semester?
5. ______________ he ______________ (practice) exercise these days?
6. ______________ I ______________ (do) the right exercise this week?
7. ______________ they ______________ (write) for a newspaper this
year?
8. Who _____________________ (play) on the team this season?
9. What ______________ she ______________ (do) this evening?
10.Why ______________ Dad ______________ (go) to the store now?

B. Correct these conversations. There is ONE mistake in each conversation.

1. A: Why aunt Mary is sleeping?
B: She’s sick.
2. A: Who singing in the shower?
B: Sam singing in the shower.
3. A: Why you are studying, Sam?
B: I have an English test tomorrow.
4. A: Why you wearing a suit today?
B: My other clothes are dirty.
5. A: Who you talking to?
B: Dad. He’s at the supermarket.
6. A: What she wearing?
B: A blue dress.

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Unit Seven B

A. Correct these conversations. There are THIRTEEN mistakes.

1. A: He playing cards right now.
B: No, he not. He is playing chess.
2. A: Are wear my T-shirt?
B: Yes I am.
3. A: Is raining?
B: Yes, it is.
4. A: Are they read in the living room?
B: No. They read in the bedroom.
5. A: Steve working hard?
B: Yes, is he.
6. A: Am sitting in the right seat?
B: Yes you are.
7. A: Is she do her homework?
B: I don’t know.
8. A: Are they eat breakfast?
B: I think so.
9. A: He getting a hair cut?
B: I’m not sure.
10. A: Are he playing football?
B: I don’t know.

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Unit Eight A

A. Complete the sentences with This, These, That or Those.

1. _______ is a cat. 2. _______ are trees. 3. _______ are pills.

4. _______ is a house. 5. _______ is a rose. 6. _______ are planes.

7. _______ is a CD player. 8. _______ is a city. 9. _____ are coins.

11. _____ are buildings. 11. ____ are cards. 12._____ is a mobile phone.

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Unit Eight B

A. Complete the sentences with This, These, That or Those.

1. Is__________ your father?

2. Are__________ your books?

3. Are__________ his umbrellas?

4. Is_______ a plane.

5. Is_______ her family?

6. _______ are really great pictures.

7. The teachers of _______ school are nice.

8. _______ is our radio!!!

B. Complete the following paragraph with the most suitable words.

Hi, my name is Sam. (Those, These, That) __________ is my family. (It, That,
Those) __________ my father and (that, these, those) __________ is my
mother.
They are great parents. (That, It, These) __________ are my brothers Alan and
George and (this, these, it) __________ is my sister Sara. (Those, It, That)
__________ are my pets. (This, Those, It) __________ is my dog "Spark" and
(This, It, He) __________ is my kitten "snow ball".

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Unit Nine A

A. Complete these conversations. Use “can” or “can’t”.

1. A: We _______________ hear you.
B: Sorry. Is that better?
2. A: We _______________ hear you.
B: That’s good.
3. A: I _______________ believe it.
B: It’s true
4. A: I _______________ believe it.
B: Well, I can’t
5. A: I _______________ see the board.
B: Then change your seat.
6. A: I _______________ see the board.
B: Good. Please read the sentence on the board.

B. Correct these sentences. There are six mistakes.

1. Craig can to understand English, but he can’t speak it well.
2. Mary can’t speaks English. She can to speak Spanish.
3. Jim is a good ice skater. He can skates very well.
4. Mary can singing well, but she can’t not dance.

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Unit Nine B

A. Complete the sentences. Use “can” OR “can’t”.

1. Eva speaks quickly. We ________________ understand her.
2. I’m sorry. I ________________ help you right now. I’m busy.
3. I ________________ hear you very well. It’s very quiet here.
4. He ________________ lift 50 kilos. He’s very strong.
5. The ________________ smell the roses. They have colds.
6. The boy ________________ reach the button. He’s too short.

B. Complete the sentences. Use “can” OR “can’t” and the word in

parentheses.
1. Most African parrots ____________________ (learn) to speak. They
are very intelligent birds.
2. I ____________________ (see) the sign. We are too far away.
3. My dog ____________________ (sit), but he ____________________
(bring) me my shoes. I’m trying to teach him to get things.
4. We ____________________ (walk) to our school. It’s near our home.
5. They ____________________ (speak) two languages, Spanish and
Italian. They’re learning English now.
6. My uncle ____________________ (drive). He wants to take driving
lessons.
7. He ____________________ (open) the door. His arms are full.

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Unit Ten A

A. Correct the mistakes in the messages. There is ONE mistake in each

message.
1. I’m sorry I did miss your call. Please leave your name and a short
message.
2. Hi Sam. This is Faisal. I am arrived this morning.
3. Hello Sam. This is Jim. I talk to the manager yesterday. He liked
your speech.
4. Hi Sam. This is Phil. Sorry I was missed your call. Call me I have
some exciting news.
5. Hi Uncle Sam. This is Mary. I receiving your gift this morning. It’s
wonderful. Thank you so much.

B. Complete the following sentences with the simple past of the words in
parentheses.
Yesterday, John _________________ 1 (have) one of those days. He
_______________ 2 (get up) at 8:00. He _______________ 3 (be) in a hurry,
so he _______________ 4(not, take) a shower. . He _______________ 5(eat)
a piece of toast and _______________6 (drink) a cup of coffee for breakfast.
John _______________ 7(leave) the house at 8:20, but his car was in the
shop, so he _______________ 8 (take) the bus. He __________ 9 (arrive) at
the office at ten. His boss ______________ 10 (see) him came in and
_______________ 11 (not, be) happy. At lunchtime, he ________________
12 (go) to a restaurant. Then he _______________ 13 (go) home.

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Unit Ten B

A. Complete the following sentences with the simple past of the words in
parentheses.
1. A: ________________________ (you\have) breakfast this morning?
B: Yes, I ________________________ (have) eggs, toast and tea.
2. A: ________________________ (your parents\get up) this morning?
B: No, they didn’t. They ______________ (sleep) until 10:00 A.M. It’s
Friday, remember.
3. A: ________________________ (it\rain) in Riyadh yesterday?
B: Yes, it did. It ________________________ (rain) all day.
4. A: _______________________ (your friends\go) to the mall with
you?
B: Yes they did. We all really________________________ (enjoy) it.
5. A: ________________________ (they\leave) on vacation.
B: Yes, they did. They______________________ (leave) this morning.

B. Rewrite the following sentences. Use negatives.

1. I drove without a license.
_________________________________________________________
2. I went to my grandmother’s house.
_________________________________________________________
3. I ate Kabsa last night.
_________________________________________________________
4. I came late today.
_________________________________________________________

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Unit Eleven A

A. Complete the questions and answers with was, wasn’t, were, or

weren’t.
A: __________ 1 Rosa in class yesterday?
B: yes, she __________2.
A: __________3 you at home last night?
B: No, I __________4. I __________5 at the mall.
A: __________6 the kids with you?
B: No, they __________7. They __________8 at a concert.

B. Put these words in the right order. Make conversations.

1. A: how\your\weekend\was? ________________________________
B: was\it\great. _________________________________
2. A: you\were\where? _________________________________
B: a\at\concert. _________________________________
3. A: was\when\the\concert? _________________________________
B: last\was\night\it. _________________________________
4. A: long\the\concert\how\was? _______________________________
B: two\it\hours\was. ________________________________
5. A: you\why\absent\yesterday\were? __________________________
B: sick\was\I. ____________________________

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Unit Eleven B

A: Write questions about the underlined words. The first question is done
as an example.
1. A: ______How was the weather_____________________________?
B: It was sunny.
2. A: ____________________________________________ at the mall?
B: Zach was.
3. A: _____________________________________ Sam on Monday?
B: He was in Yanbu.
4. A: _____________________________________________________?
B: The party was yesterday.
5. A: _____________________________________________________?
B: Faisal was at the beach.
6. A: _____________________________________________ you there?
7. B: Two hours.
8. A: ______________________________________________with you?
B: My sister.
9. A: __________________________________________ you last night?
B: I was at a soccer game.
10. A: ___________________________________________ your picnic?
B: It was wonderful.

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Unit Twelve A

A. Complete these sentences with some or any.

1. Would you like _____________ food to eat?
2. I have _____________ money in my wallet.
3. Is there _____________ juice in the fridge?
4. I'm afraid I don't have _____________ answers to life's problems.
5. Could I have _____________ Coke?
6. Would you like _____________ juice to drink?
7. I don’t have _____________ money.
8. We have _____________ bread.

B. Complete the questions using much or many.

1. How _____________ money do you have?
2. How _____________ people live in your city?
3. How _____________ does that book cost?
4. How _____________ rice is there?
5. How _____________ apples are there in the basket?
6. How _____________ pens do you have?
7. How _____________ petrol do we need?
8. How _____________ children are in the class?
9. How _____________ teachers do you have?
10. How _____________ does the book cost?

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Unit Twelve B

A. Complete this conversation with some or any.

Rick: Is there _____________ 1milk left?

Craig: Yes, there is _____________2 in the bottle on the table.
Rick: Would you like _____________3 milk?
Craig: No, thank you. I don't think I'll drink _____________4 tonight. Could I
have _____________5 water, please?
Rick: Sure. There is _____________6 in the fridge

B. Complete the sentences with some or any.

1. I did exercise 1 without …………………help.

2. A: Would you like ………………more fizzy mineral water?

B: I don’t want ……………more.

3. ………………..people don’t have ………………problems learning foreign
languages.
4. Why don’t you ask your father to lend you ……………..money? I
haven’t got……………..
5. My teenage sister never has ……………trouble learning the words of
the latest pop songs. There are hardly ………….she doesn’t know by
heart.
6. I didn’t recognize that there were still…………..sandwiches left. I’ve
made ………. More.

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