Exercise 1.
Open the brackets and put the verbs into Past Simple.
When I _______ in Manchester, I ______ in a bank. (live, work)
The police _____ me on my way home last night. (stop)
What ___ you ___ at the week-end? (do)
I _______ enough money to buy anything to eat. (not have)
We all _____ the party at 10 p.m. (leave)
I _____ the party very much. (enjoy)
When ___ Mr Edward ___? (die)
They _______ come because they _____ very busy. (not be able to, be)
She _____ her exams because she _____ very hard. (pass, study)
Yesterday I _____ to Birmingham to see a friend of mine. (go)
Exercise 2.
Fill in the appropriate word.
Encyclopedia, writer, conclusion, guidebook, content, character, biography, opinion, manual, thriller
1.A(n) _______________ is a list of the chapters or sections given at the front of a book or periodical.
2.A(n) ________________ is the end or finish of an event, process, or text.
3.A(n) __________ is a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
4.A(n) _______________ is a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
5.A(n) _____________ is a book of information about a place, designed for the use of visitors or tourists.
6.A(n) _____________ is a person in a novel, play, or movie.
7.A(n) ___________ is a novel, play, or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage.
8.A(n) ___________ is a book giving instructions or information.
9.A(n) ______________ is an account of someone's life written by someone else.
10.A(n) ____________ is a person who has written something or who writes in a particular way.