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PRACTICE 18
PRACTICE 18 1. I _____________ (still / have) a headache, but it _____________ (get) better.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

2. They _____________ (show) a Türkan Şoray film on ATV tonight. I _____________ (like) all her
films, actually.

3. The largest pyramid in the world _____________ (not be) in Egypt but in Cholulu de Rivadahia,
Mexico. It _____________ (be) 177 feet tall and _____________ (cover) 25 acres.

4. The Surui people from the Brazilian rain forest _____________ (fight) to stop the destruction of
their homeland now. But instead of bows and arrows, they _____________ (use) the Internet, GPS
and Google Earth. Next, they _____________ (start) a new campaign online.

5. Lesley _____________ (live) in Seattle, which _____________ (be) famous for its rainy weather.

6. In general, Alaska _____________ (suffer) more and bigger earthquakes than any other U.S.
state.

7. Nearly 80 million international visitors _____________ (head) to France in 2008.

8. Miina Sillanpää _____________ (be) Finland’s first female minister and a key figure in the
workers’ movement. At age 12, she _____________ (start) working at a cotton factory. She later
_____________ (campaign) for the rights of working women. She was one of the women elected
in 1907 to the parliament of Finland, where she _____________ (serve) for a total of 38 years.

9. Wilkins Micawber is a character in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. Today in English a
“micawber” _____________ (mean) someone who is poor but optimistic.

10. Until recent times, the Inuits _____________ (build) their snow houses not only as permanent
dwellings but also as temporary shelters for use on long hunting trips.

11. The person who _____________ (remove) a mountain _____________ (begin) by carrying away
small stones. (Chinese proverb)

12. Leonardo da Vinci _____________ (be) one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance,
yet he _____________ (leave) only a handful of completed paintings.

13. Latin _____________ (be) a dead language as people _____________ (not speak) it as their
everyday language.

14. After she _____________ (watch) Paranormal Activity last night, Mindy _____________ (not turn)
off the lights in the house as she _____________ (be) really frightened.

15. Are you sure you _____________ (not want) any cake? It _____________ (look) delicious.

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