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EXERCISES

A) Choose the best option to fill in the blanks in the paragraph.

When you compare people’s daily lives in the past and present, you can see significant changes in their habits, the technologies
they use, and the transportation facilities they have. In the past, more work-intensive jobs (1)---- because daily chores and
responsibilities (2)---- with manual tools or by hand. People travelled at a slower pace, like by horse-drawn waggons or on

foot, because geography often (3)---- journeys difficult. On the other hand, modern life (4)---- by new technologies which
make things more efficient and convenient. High-tech tools and digital platforms (5)---- to make daily lives easier. This has

completely changed how people communicate, work, travel, and have fun. New modes of transportation—cars, trains,
and planes— (6)---- in a complex network that makes it easy to move quickly around the world today, and they break
down the barriers that used to stop people from exploring. As a result, the past and the present (7)---- as two separate

eras, each with its own set of tools, skills, and modes of transportation that (8)---- human life.

1. a) have done b) were done c) did
2. a) were fulfilled b) fulfilled c) are fulfilled

3. a) was made b) was being made c) made
4. a) is characterised b) characterise c) is characterising

5. a) use b) are used c) have used
6. a) have been utilised b) are utilising c) have utilised

7. a) must see b) can be seen c) should see
8. a) are shaped b) have been shaped c) have shaped

B) Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in parantheses.

Coffee, a beloved beverage enjoyed worldwide, 1. __________ (begin) as ripe coffee cherries on coffee plants. First,

these cherries 2. __________ (harvest) by skilled pickers. Once harvested, the cherries 3. __________ (sort) based
on their ripeness and quality. The next step 4. ___________ (involve) removing the outer pulp from the cherries
through a process called ‘pulping’. This pulp 5. ____________ (wash) away, leaving behind the coffee beans. Workers

6. __________ (ferment) the beans to remove any remaining layers, and they dry them under the sun. Once dried, the beans
7. ___________ (roast) to develop their distinct flavours and aromas. Finally, the roasted beans 8. ____________ (grind) to
the desired consistency and brewed with hot water to produce the aromatic cup of coffee.

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