FIPI OGE Grammar Part 6

For several weeks. Jenny had to have the cast on. It was a huge relief to get it off, finally. At last she could get back to her favourite _________________ which were running, swimming, and climbing. ACTIVITY

activities

I grew older but the situation didn't get any ______________. GOOD

better

The soft toy changed their life and made it much _____________. GOOD

better

I remember my uncle Thomas very well. My mum says I can't because I was a little girl, only three at the time. But my memories of him are still very vivid. Uncle Thomas was a sailor. When he returned from his last trip, he brought several large ______________ with him. BOX

boxes

Cornish is a Celtic language, used in Cornwall, a county in south-eastern England. ___________ ago, when the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain, many Celts moved to the mountain areas. CENTURY

centuries

When I was little, I loved reading books written by Roald Dahl. They were my favourite choice of bedtime story. When Mum asked me what book I wanted, I always ______________ a book by Dahl. CHOOSE

chose

To all my questions he said that it was a machine that _____________ fly like a bird. I was probably the only one in the family who took his words seriously. CAN

could

Jenny loved climbing. It was a strange hobby for a girl and her family wanted her to stop it. but Jenny _________________ to anybody. NOT/LISTEN

did not listen

When you shop for children's books, Dahl is the _______________ choice. His books are entertaining and full of jokes. EASY

easiest

"What is it for?" I asked my uncle. He ___________ me a broad smile and said: "Have your breakfast first and then come to the backyard. GIVE

gave

She was right. We had to help the others, so we decided to start a charitable fluid. At first we ______________ it the name of 'Hope' but then changed it. GIVE

gave

"I wish you _____________ some other hobby!" she said. HAVE

had

At the moment Mike works for the National Geographic. Recently he _________________ several projects for the magazine. His job involves lots of travelling, which is sometimes not very safe. COMPLETE

has completed

"Are you ready to go?" Dad asked. "Mum _______________ the sandwiches for us already, in case we get hungry and there's no cafe nearby." PACK

has packed

"You ___________________ new friends there, right?" These words made Kim feel nervous. "No, not yet." she answered. MAKE

have made

English, Welsh, Scottish...all these languages sound familiar. But I'm sure you _______________ of Cornish. NOT/HEAR

have not heard

Several of his books are now successful films, for example 'Matilda', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Fantastic Mr Fox'. I'm sure you ________________ at least one of them! SEE

have seen

Roald Dahl is an author that you can never grow tired of. Now I read his books to my son. He is too small yet and cannot read ___________________. HE

himself

Now our fund ______________ 'Seeds for Change'. CALL

is called

I wish I _____________ it like my Granny does. KNOW

knew

Some Celts even _____________the country completely and settled in France. LEAVE

left

Actually it was my mum's idea to send me here. In her opinion Italy is the _________________ country in the world. INTERESTING

most interesting

He said they were the __________________ natural sights he had ever seen. WONDERFUL

most wonderful

I wish all people _______________ foreign languages. The more languages you know - the better. SPEAK

spoke

Nowadays, if you visit Cornwall, you will hear a lot of it. The language is offered as an option in many universities, and students _________________ choose to leant it. THEY

themselves

I play the violin in the college orchestra. Last month we _______________ part in a music festival in France. TAKE

took

Mike Fay is a famous biologist. He is well-known for his 2.000-mile walk across Africa. It ______________ him 455 days. TAKE

took

In 2010, a terrible earthquake hit the Haitian city of Leogane. It was the _______________ of January, my birthday. It was a normal day in the morning. TWELVE

twelfth

At the beginning of the _______________ century, academics became interested in Cornish and started to study the ancient texts. From those old documents they managed to restore the language! TWENTY

twentieth

Robots are all around _________. Robots make cars, explore dangerous places, clean things, answer telephone calls. WE

us

We work with small fanners and provide people from rural areas with everything necessary for farming. They say it helps them a lot. Their gratitude is the best award for ______________. WE

us

"There are still several trees in the garden I haven't climbed yet." Jenny said. One day, she _______________ the apple tree in the yard, when she suddenly slipped and fell down. CLIMB

was climbing

Yesterday, while I ______________ dinner in the cafeteria, four other students sat at the same table. We got acquainted. Two of them were Argentines, then a Russian and a Greek. A mix of cultures! HAVE

was having

His expedition started in 2001. It _________________ to draw attention to the African forests. Dming his expedition Mike Fay made several films about the beauty of the forests. ORGANIZE

was organized

I ________________ for my party when the earthquake hit. My first thought was that everybody was going to die. PREPARE

was preparing

Roald Dahl started as an adult writer. His first book _________________ in 1942. PUBLISH

was published

When I came to the backyard. Uncle Thomas ________________ an instruction manual. READ

was reading

It took all his attention because the manual ________________ in Spanish, a language my uncle didn't know very well. WRITE

was written

His films ______________ a success. Thanks to them the governments of several African countries agreed to create 13 national parks. BE

were

In those years there _____________ lots of Dahl's books in our home library. BE

were

Inside there _____________ bits of wood, metal, and painted cloth. BE

were

Her mother took Jenny to the doctor. It turned out that two of the bones ____________________. BREAK

were broken

But now climbing was out — Jenny was determined to stick to her promise. "If I break my promise, mum ______________ upset. And I don't want her to feel like this." GET

will get

If we manage to involve more people in our fund, we _______________ more impressive results in the future. GET

will get

If we go on in the same irresponsible way, we ______________ all life on the planet, and ourselves too". KILL

will kill

You _______________ everything with your own eyes." SEE

will see

I believe the Cornish language ________________. SURVIVE

will survive

It was the ____________ day of my life so far -I have never felt that scared! After the earthquake I asked my wife: BAD

worst

If we didn't have robots, our life _______________ less comfortable and more dangerous. BE

would be

And she also said that it _______________ me improve my Italian in real-life communication. HELP

would help