Oxford Solutions Intermediate unit 1

It __________________ when we left the cinema, and we didn’t have an umbrella.

• was raining

• rained

• had rained

• used to rain

When Rachel and Carlos got married, they __________________(be) engaged for very long – only a few weeks.

• had been

• hadn't been

• were

• weren't

Megan has forgotten her German now, but she __________________ it really well.

• used to speak

• didn't used to speak

• didn't use to speak

• used to spoke

Did your parents meet while they __________________ at Chicago University?

• were studying

• were studing

• studied

• studyed

__________________ the piano when you were younger? When did you learn to do that?

• Do you play

• Did you play

• Did you use to play

• Did you used to play

Tessa’s father bought her a second-hand car after she __________________ her driving test.

• passed

• failed

• had passed

• had failed

John moved to a much bigger house after he __________________ some money.

• inherited

• had inherited

• lost

• spent

This person is one hundred years old.

• millennial

• centenarian

• teenager

• toddler

This phrase means ‘to die’

• run away

• pass away

• go past

• go away

WORRIED about someone or something means

• concerned

• sensitive

• sympathetic

• frightened