**Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in brackets**

Mai: I **do not like** (1. not like / watch) football. I **hate** (2. Hate/ stand) around and **getting** (get) cold.
Lan: Me, too. I **prefer** (4. prefer/ be) indoors. I **do not mind** (5. not mind/ play) football - on my computer!
Nick: Ha ha! I know your brother's really good at football, Mai. **Does he like playing** (6. he/ like / play) at the back?
Mai: Tuan? No, he **prefers** (7. prefer/play) centre forward. He **likes scoring** (8. (like / score) goals!
Lan: Great pass, Tuan!
Mai: Lan, do you like football?
Nick: No, but she **does not mind watching** (9. not mind/ watch) Tuan!

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**Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets. Add than where necessary.**

1. I think I work **harder than** Jack does. (hard)
2. We finished the job a lot **more quickly than** we'd expected. (quickly)
3. She always arrives at work much **earlier than** anyone else. (early)
4. The children are behaving **worse than** they usually do. (badly)
5. Of all the animals in the world, the tortoise lives **longer than** humans. (long)

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**Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.**

1. I couldn't repair my bike, **because** I didn't have the right tools.
A. so B. for C. **because** D. therefore

2. I was tired **so** I walked all the way home.
A. **so** B. or C. but D. and

3. The post office was closed **so** I couldn't mail my letter.
A. **so** B. but C. and D. for

4. I couldn't use the pay phone, **because** I didn't have any coins with me.
A. and B. for C. but D. **so**

5. I have to eat breakfast in the morning; **otherwise** I get hungry before my lunch break.
A. therefore B. for C. **otherwise** D. however