Grammar review. i. choose the correct item. 1. he is a taxi driver, so he is accustomed to a drive c have driven b be driven d driving 2. my doctor recommended me a week off to recover from my illness. a takes c take b to take d took 3. he bought a(n) cottage in the country. a stone, old, small c old, small, stone b small, old, stone d stone, small, old 4. i’ve never heard such a loud voice his. a than d to b as c rather than 5. jane finished her maths homework and went on her english essay. a doing d to do b to be done from c do 6. she is looking for a suit. a blue, dark, smart c smart, dark, blue b blue, smart, dark d dark, smart, blue 7. i’d be grateful if you’d me the secret of making perfect pastry. a say c speak b talk d tell 8. i won’t telephone you i know for sure. a by the time c when b until d by 8. even if i all night, i still wouldn’t be properly prepared for tomorrow. a will study c have studied b would study d studied 9. she wouldn’t forgive him all his apologies. a even though c despite b in spite d although 10. he has a nap every day, ? a hasn’t he c doesn’t he b didn’t he d isn’t he 11. he spent a month in hospital after his accident. a the c an b d any 12. smoking harm to your health. a makes c happens b does d occurs 13. do they sell clothes here? a childrens’ c children’s b childrens d childrens’s 14. hardly students passed the test. a some c every b any d no 15. take your raincoat. looks as if it’s going to rain. a else c there b it d here ii. put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. a. gordon jones lives and works in greenland. he wishes he 1) ( live ) somewhere warmer though. if he 2) ( work ) in portugal, for example, he wouldn’t have to wear such warm clothes all the time. “i wish i 3) (take ) that job in portugal ,”he says.” it didn’t pay so well, but at least i could have enjoyed the sunshine. i 4) never / get ) a suntan in this country. i wish i 5) think ) about it more carefully at the time”. b. mr. mcdermott 1) ( work ) as a doctor. when he first 2) ( begin ) his career in 1990, he 3) ( just / leave ) medical school. he 4) ( open ) his own doctor’s surgery in 1992 and since then he 5) ( work ) as a doctor. he 6) ( enjoy ) his job and , at the moment, he 7) ( teach ) young medical students in his spare time. he hopes that in the future he 8) ( continue ) to help sick people and his fellow physicians.