Read with the correct ending : opened, cried, finished, smiled, skied, collected,wanted, washed, pushed,watched, helped, studied, jumped, danced, asked,

1.who's/whose is Ann? She's my/mine sister
2.It this bag your/yours? No,it's Sheila's/Sheila
3.who/whose dog is this? it's their/theirs
4. are those balls your/yours? yes,they're our/ours
5. who's he? Tom's and Julie's/Tom and Julie's father

(1) Fill in the blank with the correct word. Use is, are + some
1. There … cereal in the cabinet. 2. There … eggs in the refrigerator. 3. There … cookies in the cabinet. 4. There … bananas on the counter. 5. There … rice in the refrigerator. 6. There … bread on the counter. 7. There … oranges on the counter. 8. There … apples in the basket. 9. There … peanut butter in the cabinet. 10. There …donuts on the counter. 11. There … coffee in the cup.

1. Claudia (learn) ............ ............ to be a chef when she (win) ............ a
national recipe contest.
2. Jake (enjoy) ............ ............ the old car show so much, he (do, not, remember)
............ ............ ............ that he had an appointment.
3. The band members (play) ............ ............ a concert when Adrienne’s clarinet
(squeak) ............ . She (feel) ............ embarrassed.
4. The Apollo 13 astronauts (prepare) ............ ............ to land on the moon when
they (discover) ............ a problem with the spaceship.
5. Caroline (try) ............ ............ to find a job in Portland when she (hear)
............ about a great opportunity in Orlando.
6. You (sail) ............ ............ near Barbados when your ship (strike) ............ a
sand bar; you (do, not, like) ........... ........... ........... waiting for help to come.

1 It is now so expensive to rent offices in the city centre that many companies are re.... to the suburbs. 2 The company has recently had to down.... its workforce. Reducing the number of employees is the best way to stay profitable in the current economic climate. 3 Excellent customer service is vital to keep up with the competition. The company has introduced new working practices and is re....... all part-time staff. 4 The seating plan in our office has been re....... to accommodate new staff. 5 Our product hasn't been selling well recently. The marketing team has decided to re....... the product with a more up-to-date image. 6 The company has noticed that too many decisions are made at Head Office. It is de........ the decision-making process so that branch managers are more involved at an earlier stage. 7 The company has finalised the plans to re....... the disused car park site. It is going to become a modern three-storey office block. 8 The most successful change in our company was the decision to re....... the company hierarchy. Now there is more opportunity for promotion.

Julie and Cindy are best friends.They I)......each other since they were five years old.They met on the very first day of school. On that very special day, Cindy was very frightened. She didn't want to leave her mother and go into the classroom with her new teacher.