Advanced Tests: Context Test 2

As soon as the war was over, the refugees   1   to go back to the villages they ___ about five years earlier. When they arrived, they ___ that other groups from the east had moved into the ruined houses and ___ rebuilding them.

As soon as the war was over, the refugees ___ to go back to the villages they   2   about five years earlier. When they arrived, they ___ that other groups from the east had moved into the ruined houses and ___ rebuilding them.

As soon as the war was over, the refugees ___ to go back to the villages they ___ about five years earlier. When they arrived, they   3   that other groups from the east had moved into the ruined houses and ___ rebuilding them.

As soon as the war was over, the refugees ___ to go back to the villages they ___ about five years earlier. When they arrived, they ___ that other groups from the east had moved into the ruined houses and   4   rebuilding them.

Paul and Jack meet in the corridor as Jack is locking his office door.
Paul: Oh, hello. I   5   put this report in your in tray, but perhaps you’d rather take it now.
Jack: Oh, thanks. Actually, I ___ have lunch right now, but if you put it in my in tray, I
           ___ it as soon as I ___ back.

Paul and Jack meet in the corridor as Jack is locking his office door.
Paul: Oh, hello. I ___ put this report in your in tray, but perhaps you’d rather take it now.
Jack: Oh, thanks. Actually, I   6   have lunch right now, but if you put it in my in tray, I
           ___ it as soon as I ___ back.

Paul and Jack meet in the corridor as Jack is locking his office door.
Paul: Oh, hello. I ___ put this report in your in tray, but perhaps you’d rather take it now.
Jack: Oh, thanks. Actually, I ___ have lunch right now, but if you put it in my in tray, I
             7   it as soon as I ___ back.

Paul and Jack meet in the corridor as Jack is locking his office door.
Paul: Oh, hello. I ___ put this report in your in tray, but perhaps you’d rather take it now.
Jack: Oh, thanks. Actually, I ___ have lunch right now, but if you put it in my in tray, I
           ___ it as soon as I   8   back.

I’m not sure where Karen is. She   9   have been waiting outside her house this morning so that we ___ give her a lift to work, but she wasn’t there. Of course, she might ___ sleeping and didn’t hear us. If she had decided to take the bus, she ___ arrived by now. I hope she isn’t sick.

I’m not sure where Karen is. She ___ have been waiting outside her house this morning so that we   10   give her a lift to work, but she wasn’t there. Of course, she might ___ sleeping and didn’t hear us. If she had decided to take the bus, she ___ arrived by now. I hope she isn’t sick.

I’m not sure where Karen is. She ___ have been waiting outside her house this morning so that we ___ give her a lift to work, but she wasn’t there. Of course, she might   11   sleeping and didn’t hear us. If she had decided to take the bus, she ___ arrived by now. I hope she isn’t sick.

I’m not sure where Karen is. She ___ have been waiting outside her house this morning so that we ___ give her a lift to work, but she wasn’t there. Of course, she might ___ sleeping and didn’t hear us. If she had decided to take the bus, she   12   arrived by now. I hope she isn’t sick.

Don’t you hate it when people say things like ‘Let’s be careful,   13   we?’? It always sounds to me as if two of us ___ to do something together, but in fact the other person ___ doing anything. ___ prefer it if they just said, ‘You should be careful’, because that’s what they really mean.

Don’t you hate it when people say things like ‘Let’s be careful, ___ we?’? It always sounds to me as if two of us   14   to do something together, but in fact the other person ___ doing anything. ___ prefer it if they just said, ‘You should be careful’, because that’s what they really mean.

Don’t you hate it when people say things like ‘Let’s be careful, ___ we?’? It always sounds to me as if two of us ___ to do something together, but in fact the other person   15   doing anything. ___ prefer it if they just said, ‘You should be careful’, because that’s what they really mean.

Don’t you hate it when people say things like ‘Let’s be careful, ___ we?’? It always sounds to me as if two of us ___ to do something together, but in fact the other person ___ doing anything.   16   prefer it if they just said, ‘You should be careful’, because that’s what they really mean.

The best summer holiday I   17   was when I was ten and I went to stay with my grandparents for a few weeks. At that time they were living in the country and ___ still go for long walks through the woods. I ___ to climb trees and run around with their dog. I ___ go near the lake by myself, but my grandfather sometimes took me fishing there.

The best summer holiday I ___ was when I was ten and I went to stay with my grandparents for a few weeks. At that time they were living in the country and   18   still go for long walks through the woods. I ___ to climb trees and run around with their dog. I ___ go near the lake by myself, but my grandfather sometimes took me fishing there.

The best summer holiday I ___ was when I was ten and I went to stay with my grandparents for a few weeks. At that time they were living in the country and ___ still go for long walks through the woods. I   19   to climb trees and run around with their dog. I ___ go near the lake by myself, but my grandfather sometimes took me fishing there.

The best summer holiday I ___ was when I was ten and I went to stay with my grandparents for a few weeks. At that time they were living in the country and ___ still go for long walks through the woods. I ___ to climb trees and run around with their dog. I   20   go near the lake by myself, but my grandfather sometimes took me fishing there.