1 Complete the letter by putting the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

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1 Complete the letter by putting the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

Dear Jimmy, How are you? I'm sorry I 1) ___ (not/be) in touch lately, but I 2) ___ (study) hard for my exams. Well, let me tell you my news! To start with, I 3) ___ (have) a really nice haircut and I look so different now! I 4) ___ (also/sign up) for a taekwondo class! We 5) ___ (not/start) yet, but we'll start in a week. My friend, Billy, 6) ___ (take) the same class for two weeks now. I think you 7) ___ (meet) him before. He was at the college concert last week. Billy says that it's great exercise and a lot of fun. He 8) ___ (not/have) many lessons yet, but he 9) ___ (already/learn) some basic moves. I'm so keen to start next week. I think it'll be great! Well, that's my news! Let me know what you 10) ___ (do) with yourself lately. Is it true that you're moving to the country? 11) ___ (you/find) a house yet? Write back soon, Bob

2 Fill in: gone to, been to, been in. 1 Can we leave now, please? We've ___ this shop for two hours! 2 Tina has ___ the bank; would you like to wait until she comes back? 3 We haven't ___ the flea market for ages. Do you want to go next week? 4 How long have you ___ this country? 5 Ivan hasn't ___ the library. He's upstairs, in his room. 6 Have you ever ___ the Bolshoi Theatre?

3 Underline the correct item. 1 Lucy has ever/never bought anything from a charity shop before. 2 Alex has been going out a lot recently/last. 3 How long/So far have people been celebrating Buy Nothing Day? 4 Martin isn't here. He's just/yet gone out. 5 Pat spent her holidays on the Greek islands two years since/ago and she loved it.

4 Fill in the gaps with a/an or the where necessary. Penny-wise & Pound-foolish There is 1) ___ expression in 2) ___ English language that perfectly describes someone who is very careful about how he will spend 3) ___ small amount of money but isn't careful at all with large amounts. 4) ___ expression is "penny-wise and pound-foolish". Are you 5) ___ type of person who manages 6) ___ money in 7) ___ similar way? My friend Jim is. Last year we went to 8) ___ London on 9) ___ holiday and he didn't want to buy 10) ___ souvenirs from 11) ___ Gatwick Airport because he thought they were too expensive. However, he was more than happy to spend £115 12) ___ hour to go down 13) ___ River Thames on 14) ___ private boat!

5 Choose the correct item. 1 We bought ___ from the eco-bazaar. A little B many C nothing 2 Alexia speaks ___ French. A a few B a little C much 3 I don't think Evan is making ___ effort to lose weight; he's just eaten a whole pizza! A many B a little C much 4 They saw ___ nice things to buy at the charity shop. A a few B a lot C a little 5 They went to the remote flea market where ___ of them had ever been. A a few B many C none 6 ___ at my school knows about Buy Nothing Day; most of us have never heard about it. A Many B Nobody C Few