Page 16 - grammar_book-1 unit web edition

GRAMMAR BOOK

EXERCISE 2 Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the box. Use the Simple Past Tense form.

become bite build catch cost dig fly forget freeze hear hold
leave make ride sell send sleep steal swear take teach think
wear win write

1. After a dramatic season with lots of twists and turns, Beşiktaş JK _________ the title last year.

2. Usain Bolt _________ the first athlete to run the 100 meters under 9.60 seconds.
3. We love our flat but sometimes we can’t help thinking that it _________ us a fortune.

4. It _________ us half an hour to climb the steep hill.
5. The treasure hunters _________ almost every spot on the map but they could not find even a scrap of gold.

6. The last volume of The Wheel of Time series _________ out on the day it was first released.
7. Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi _________ more than three kilometres before he landed on a hill in Üsküdar.

8. We _________ the last train to Manchester but unfortunately we could not find a taxi there.
9. It was such a cold night that, even the water in the well _________.
10. Thinking that he _________ a noise, Jeremy got up and grabbed the baseball bat next to his bed.

11. Although the teacher _________ us the subject numerous times, we can’t seem to understand it.
12. The architect _________ a huge monument in honour of the great statesman.

13. Just when I _________ I got rid of the bee finally, it _________ me in my face!
14. When I was at high school I always _________ a uniform, which was annoying.
15. The teacher was mad at us, so he _________ us stand on one foot in front of the board.

16. Cüneyt Arkın was a talented actor; in historical films he always _________ the horse in dangerous stunts.
17. The workers _________ a demonstration in front of the ministry to protest layoffs.

18. Yesterday, Miriam _________ to bring the map, so we got lost during the hike.
19. The boss _________ Lois to China on a business trip; she _________ for Shanghai yesterday.

20. When Jacob was at the military for his mandatory service, he _________ to his parents every Friday.
21. It was a long journey from Beijing to Lhasa; therefore, Jane _________ a lot on the train.

22. The thief _________ he didn’t do anything but it turned out that he _________ a lot of items from various
houses in the neighbourhood.

14 www . englishexampoint .com