Complete the text with the correct words (a–c). The end of high street shopping?
Shoppers are changing the way they buy things, and in the future this 1 a big impact on the high street. In a survey, a group of people under thirty were asked whether any of their recent purchases 2 in a high street shop. 3 of them said yes. 4 , a whopping 96% said no. Experts have put this 5 to the rise of online shopping. Nowadays, young people prefer to check prices of products on the high street first, knowing that they 6 pay high street prices because they can go home and buy what they 7 at lower prices online. This trend is known as ‘showrooming’. Ten years from now, if you 8 into a high street shop, it won’t sell anything – it’ll just show you what you can buy on the internet!
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2 a had made b had been made c had been making
3 a A significant proportion b A tiny minority
4 a Although b Whereas c However
5 aup bdown cafter
6 a mustn’t b don’t have to c can’t
7 ausedtosee bseen chaveseen
8 ago bwent cwillgo

4 My father bought the new after he had tried it a few times.

5 By the time Sonia got to the party , everyone had begun dancing.

6 Lorenzo had eaten all the ice cream before I opened the fridge.

7 There was a lot of snow outside because it had snowed earlier in that day.

8 Beatriz didn't pass the test because she hadn't study at all.

9 Look! Somebody has left the window open.

10 By the time the police arrived, the burglar had broken into my neighbors house.

11 The girl left guilty because she had drunk all the milk.

12 Our flat was robbed because we hadn't locked the front door.

13 My father couldn't find the money because he had hidden it in a drawer.

14 Leonard didn't have money for the bus because he had forgotten to ask his mother.

15 My cousin had never visited a mine until his father took him one.

16 Her bicycle wasn't there because a friend had taken it without asking her.

17 Daniel was arrested after he had escaped from prison.

18 When Kathy met Jonathan he had joined the Navy.

19 Before they arrived at the airport, they had paid the taxi.

20 His dog died two weeks ago. He was very sad.

1. Nina celebrated her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there were many flowers in it. When I came in, somebody was playing the piano, two or three pairs were dancing.
2. Listen! Somebody is playing the piano.
3. I  like music very much.
4. When I  looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets.
5. What  were you doing at seven o'clock yesterday? — I was having supper.
6. When I  came home yesterday, I  saw that all my family was sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle who  lives in London.
7. Where were you  yesterday? — I was at home the whole day. — How strange. I rang you up at two o'clock, but nobody  answered. — Oh, I was in the garden. I was reading your book and did not hear the telephone.
8. What were you  doing at five o'clock yesterday? — I was working in the library. — I was there, too, but I did not  see you.
9. Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven.
10. It was raining the whole day yesterday.
11. Where is your sister  now? — She is in her room. She is doing her homework.