Баранова, Starlight 9. Рабочая тетрадь. Grammar Bank 1

2 are you taking
3 leaves
4 is showing
5 is growing
6 shoots, scores
7 is giving
8 books, travels

2 Well, my friends and I sometimes organise a ‘swap clothes party.’
3 No, he doesn’t usually go out on weekdays.
4 I know. Celebrities often attend charity events like that.
5 Not again! This airline is always losing our luggage!
6 Yes. He is never up at this hour.

2 Are you checking in
3 is spending
4 is constantly taking
5 donates
6 rummage
7 leaves
8 Does Adam ride

2 does
3 does Jill do
4 doesn’t just take
5 travels
6 meets
7 is making
8 am trying
9 am doing
10 sounds

2 don’t think
3 smells
4 are seeing
5 is appearing
6 Do you want
7 is Jane being
8 is fitting

2 is dying out
3 are carrying
4 treat
5 are doing
6 rear
7 are waiting
8 is growing

1 Do you think, hate
2 are you tasting, know, doesn’t taste
3 is appearing, appears
4 don’t understand, is being, is usually
5 has, belongs, am having
6 is struggling, loves, is getting, , see, am seeing
7 are fitting, doesn’t fit
8 are doing, are starting, needs

2 admit
3 am getting
4 is changing accept
5 spend
6 go about
7 am working
8 are fixing misjudging
9 lives
10 doesn’t always
11 says
12 don’t like
13 are constantly

2 is doing his homework at
3 does that villa belong to
4 do not intend to sell
5 never arrives on

2 has been travelling
3 came, fixed
4 have left
5 have taken
6 has gone

1 has claimed
2 caught
3 boarded, took
4 have been having
5 has just landed
6 spent

2 cleaned up
3 collected
4 has been trying
5 have not been
6 has made
7 has helped
8 have been neglecting
9 haven’t done
10 has been suffering

2 has gone to
3 has been hiking for
4 not been to Rome since
5 spoke to each other was
6 did you last invite

2 didn’t hear, was doing
3 was trying, pulled
4 checked, went
5 settled
6 had been having

1 had left
2 had been lying
3 had finished
4 had been looking
5 had never heard
6 was living

2 grew up
3 got used to
4 used to be
5 used to protect
6 would tell

1 had already checked in, got
2 returned, had been holding, released
3 Did you do, watched, had rented, went
4 found, didn’t know, had reported
5 Did Helen help, was cleaning, was vacuuming

2 A 3 D 4 C 5 A

2 have been living
3 lead
4 depends
5 are now facing
6 is becoming
7 are losing
8 is falling
9 affect
10 has resulted

1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a

2 had been looking
3 Have you checked in
4 had never heard
5 was watching, went out
6 Are you using
7 has been working
8 broke into

1 had left
2 has been acting, has been, divorced
3 am reading, never sleep, don’t believe
4 does your flight leave, want
5 rushed, happened, was trying, fell off, broke

2 C 4 A 6 D 8 A 10 В
3 В 5 В 7 С 9 A

2 have not travelled abroad since
3 has been living here for
4 constantly criticising the
5 had never been
6 don’t have time
7 used to play football
8 I was arguing
9 long ago did he lose
10 got used to
11 last time Nathalie called
12 has not done

2 the saddest
3 heavier than
4 worse than
5 the most neglected
6 the strangest
7 better than

2 C 3 C 4 A 5 A 6 D 7 C

2 the worst of
3 more quickly than
4 more reliable
5 better

2 more selfish than
3 older Lucy gets, the more
4 never felt as stressed as
5 was more interesting than
6 the most you could do
7 is more cooperative than
8 the most beautiful place in

(Suggested Answers)
1 of the nicest people I know.
2 better at basketball than my brother.
3 taller, my English teacher.
4 the more I learn.
5 Cyprus, the most beautiful place, been to.
6 interested in sports than I am

2 Therefore
3 where
4 Apart from
5 before
6 In particular

2 Firstly
3 Furthermore
4 Besides
5 for instance
6 As a result
7 in order
8 All in all
9 Yet
10 as well as

2 because of, due to, as a result of
3 but, while, whereas
4 consequently, as a result, therefore
5 if, only if, provided (that), as long as, so long as, on condition that
6 apart from, except for

2 She gave her neighbour the key to her house so that he could water her plants while she was away.
3 They decided against buying the flat because of the many problems it had/it’s many problems.
4 The stray dog looked so adorable that he decided to adopt it.
5 The tribespeople were very impressed with the modern city, even though they wouldn’t want to live there.
6 Anyone could emigrate to the US, provided they met certain criteria.

2 although he has
3 neither Ben nor Jerry could
4 soon as she saw
5 in addition to being
6 unless you offend
7 as well as being
8 such a beautiful day that
9 in order to