Question

Read the text. Complete 1–10 with A, B or C.

We planned to go to London yesterday because we wanted 1 ____ a day there. I 2 ____ to visit a department store and Peter 3 ____ to spend time at the museums because he has some special homework to do, 4____ we agreed 5____ to Kensington because it is near the museums and near Harrods. We rang for a taxi 6 ____ us to the station because it was raining very hard. The taxi came after 30 minutes then, 7____ the traffic was very bad, the journey to the station took another 30 minutes. When we got there we were thirsty
8 ____ we decided to go to a café to have a coffee. The café nearest the station was closed, so we went to a café at the end of the street. Then we saw there was an exhibition of inventions in the market place. We went to it, and when we came out it was 3 o’clock – too late to go to London. We never 9 ____ to do things properly! But we 10 ____ to go soon, so we’re planning to try again next week.

1 A spend B to spend C spending

2 A enjoyed B wanted C refused

3 A needed B offered C seemed

4 A finally B because C so

5 A go B going C to go

6 A take B for taking C to take

7 A so B first C because

8 A when B after C so

9 A pretend B manage C offer

10 A like B would like C are liking

Answer 1

We planned to go to London yesterday because we wanted 1 B. to spend a day there. I 2 B. wanted to visit a department store and Peter 3 A. needed  to spend time at the museums because he has some special homework to do, 4A finally we agreed 5C. to go to Kensington because it is near the museums and near Harrods. We rang for a taxi 6 B. for taking  us to the station because it was raining very hard. The taxi came after 30 minutes then, 7B. first the traffic was very bad, the journey to the station took another 30 minutes. When we got there we were thirsty
8 C. so we decided to go to a café to have a coffee. The café nearest the station was closed, so we went to a café at the end of the street. Then we saw there was an exhibition of inventions in the market place. We went to it, and when we came out it was 3 o’clock – too late to go to London. We never 9 B. manageto do things properly! But we 10 B. would like to go soon, so we’re planning to try again next week.

 

Answer 2

1 b

2 b

3 a

4 a

5 c

6 b

7b

8 c

9 b

10 b