Dear Graham,
I’m sorry to say that we (1) are having (have) a disastrous holiday! To start with, the plane (2) … (was delayed) for six hours, so we (3)… (did not arrive) until 3.00 a.m. Fortunately the courier (4) was still…(waiting) to meet us, but when we got to the hotel, we found, they (5)… (had double-booked) our room! So now we (6) are staying in another hotel, which, believe it or not, is still (7) being (built)! This means we (8) … (are woken up) every morning by the workmen. Why (9) does it always… (happen) to us? It’s not a very good hotel, either. The shower (10) …(does not work), and yesterday, when we (11) … (were getting) ready for dinner, the water supply (12) … (was cut off). I complanied to the manager, but he (13) … (did not seem) very interested and, of course, he (14) … (has not done) anything about it yet. He has a typical “let’s wait until tomorrow” attitude. (15) Do you…(know) what I mean? The weather (16) … (has been) pretty awful since we got here. Last Saturday we(17)… (took) a train to the capital. (18) Have you ever… (been) there? There’s nothing much to see, and when we arrived we (19) … (found) Angela (20) … (had forgotten) the traveller’scheques, so we (21) … (did not speak) to each other for the rest of the day!
A
1. do
2. make
3. do
4. make
5. make
B
6 c - Make a speech
7e - Clean up
8 f - Join in
9 a - Toffee apple
10 b - Have a meal
11 e - Put up
12 i - Take place
13 h - Perform tricks
14 d - Pull over
C
15. decorate
16. exchange
17. lasts
18. absolutely
19. listening
20. join in
D
21. am writing
22. are having
23. am working
24. Are you taking
25. isn't running
26. Are my mum and her friends drinking coffee?
E
27. We are eating a lot of sweets at the moment.
28. He is driving a car at present.
29. My friends are planting a tree in the park.
30. I am meeting my cousin on Monday.
31. They are not reading an interesting article.
F
32. Are you writing a test? Yes, I am.
33. Are two dogs playing in your school? No, they aren't.
34. Is Maria getting up now? No, she isn't.
35. Are your friends sitting on their chairs? Yes, they are.
G
36. c
37. a
38. e
39. b
40. d