Use of English

“I understand, Tracey,” he said. “Starting a new school can be very difficult. But you have to.” A month before __________________ family had moved to a new town and everything was still new and strange for Tracey.

1. their

2. them

3. they

When Tracey got to school and looked at the big building, she thought, “I wish I __________________ run away,” but she knew it was impossible.

1. can

2. could

3. will can

He pulled out a juicing machine from the cupboard. Nobody had used it for ages and the machine __________________ with a thin layer of dust. Tom’s dad washed it and turned it on.

1. covered

2. had covered

3. was covered

Dad made three large cups of the stuff. He took one and drank it. He handed the __________________ cup to Tom. To his surprise the juice tasted really good.

1. twice

2. twoth

3. second

“You don’t eat enough vegetables,” his dad said. “If you don’t like eating them, you’ll probably like drinking them.” Tom nodded. It was definitely __________________ than the stewed vegetables his mum cooked almost every day.

1. gooder

2. best

3. better

The next day, when Kathy came back from school, her Dad said: “Look what I__________________.” There were paints and brushes on the floor. “Everything’s ready for us to start.” He smiled and handed Kathy the brush.

1. have bought

2. bought

3. had bought

Their answer was simple, “In winter __________________ and adults go skiing and skating.” Before arriving in Canada I had never tried skating and my Canadian ice experience was really painful.

1. childs

2. children

3. childhood

However, when I was left alone on the ice, I __________________ over immediately. When I opened my eyes, my new friends were standing around. They weren’t laughing, they looked worried.

1. falled

2. fell

3. was fallen

"We were going to explore the house," Peter reminded them. He __________________ a sandwich at the moment and was absolutely happy with the whole situation.

1. eated

2. ate

3. was eating

Everyone nodded and at that point their amazing adventures __________________.

1. began

2. was begun

3. begined