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THEME 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Structure

a) Fill in the blanks with the past form of the verbs in the boxes.
enjoy have decide hit prepare promote return happen call wear

Hello, I am Daniel Rock. I am 44 years old. I am an engineer. I am married,
and my wife’s name is Sally. I have a son and a daughter, Harry, and Lily. I am
working for an international company. I work hard to earn a lot of money for my
family. Last Friday, I 1. ...................... an important meeting at the company.
I 2. ...................... a major project and showed it to the heads of the firm. The
boss liked the project so much that he 3. ...................... me. I was overjoyed
because I could easily purchase whatever I desired. After the meeting,
I 4. ...................... home and told my family about my wonderful day. And then
we 5. ...................... to celebrate my good news. We 6. ...................... smart clothes. We went to a luxury restaurant and ate
delicious food. We 7. ...................... our dinner very much. Harry and Lily didn’t leave the restaurant because it had lots of
activities and playgrounds for them. They had a nice time there. When we drove home, I didn’t see the cat crossing the road, and
I 8. ...................... it. We immediately took it to the vet, and we stayed there for two hours. Fortunately, nothing 9. ......................
to the cat. Then we got the cat and brought it to our home. Now, my children had a new friend to play with. We 10. ......................
the cat “Blessed.” It was one of the best days of our lives.
b) Match the questions with the correct answers. One is extra.

1 Why were you in the library? a A book about wildlife.

2 Where did you go last weekend? b Alexander Graham Bell.
3 When did you meet your wife? c Via my tablet.

4 What did you buy for your best friend’s birthday? d To Antalya.

5 Who invented the telephone? e On the table.

6 Who did you go on your holiday with? f With my parents.
7 How many apples did you collect? g To read a book about the space shuttle.

8 How did you connect to the Internet? h Before I started my job, in 2002.

9 How much money did you pay for the tickets? i Over fifteen people.

10 To how many people did you send the invitation cards? j $10 for each.
k Only one.

c) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate reflexive pronouns.
1 Sarah hurt _____________________ while running.

2 They need to remind _____________________ to bring their passports.
3 The students prepared _____________________ for the upcoming exam.
4 The baby fed _____________________ with a spoon.

5 They bought _____________________ new books for their collection.
6 Lisa and I enjoyed _____________________ at the beach.
7 The cat groomed _____________________ on the sunny porch.

8 Please introduce _____________________ to your friends.
9 I can't believe she talked about _____________________ in the interview.

10 The team congratulated _____________________ on their victory.

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