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Enconcept E-Academy Fundamental Course by P’Nis & P’Risa & P’May

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Parts of Speech

Exercise: Identify the part of speech of the underlined

word in each sentence.

1. Tomorrow, I will wake up early for class.

a. verb b. pronoun c. adjective d. adverb

2. Justin is angry.

a. verb b. adjective c. pronoun d. adverb

3. Don’t hold your anger.

a. verb b. pronoun c. noun d. adjective

4. My dog is barking, but I can’t hear him.

a. noun b. preposition c. conjunction d. verb

5. The bark on this tree is very rough.

a. conjunction b. pronoun c. noun d. verb

6. Does he like a Hard Rock Cafe?

a. preposition b. pronoun c. verb d. noun

7. When the Red Cross brought food, the situations were

mercifully improved.

a. preposition b. interjection c. verb d. conjunction

8. The streets of desert towns were purposely made narrow to

provide the maximum amount of shade.

a. adjective b. adverb c. noun d. pronoun

9. The landing of the troops took place under the cover of night.

a. pronoun b. adverb c. preposition d. conjunction

10. Ouch! That hurts me!

a. adverb b. verb c. conjunction d. interjection


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Word Building

Exercise A: Choose the most appropriate answer for each question. 1. My grandfather is enjoying his __________ .

a. retired b. retirement

c. retiringly d. retires

2. We should make these problems simpler. That means we need

to ________ them.

a. simply b. simple

c. simplify d. simplification

3. David is a very __________ boy. He’s always nice and wants to

help people.

a. thoughtful b. thoughtfully

c. thought d. thoughtfulness

4. That law is not __________ in this case.

a. applicable b. application

c. applied d. applicant

5. The hurricane caused terrible __________ in the area. a. destroy b. destructive c. destruction d. destructively Exercise B: Fill in the blank with the proper words.

1. She goes jogging every morning; she’s really keen on physical

__fitness_____. (fit)


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2. She likes her students to be _respectful__ and call her Miss

Jones. (respect)

3. You must make a __decision____ as soon as possible. (decide)

4. He drives so __careless___ that I’m sure he’ll have an

accident. (care)

5. If you want to get the job, you will have to send the

_application_ form soon. (apply)

Exercise C: Fill in the blank with the appropriate words.

1. In essence, the system involves diffusing chemicals that

_interacts__ with one another. (act)

2. The finance ministry of Argentina, today said that he would

__devalue__ the peso as he prepared to unveil a high risk

plan to end the country’s economic turmoil (value)

3. A man’s useless tuxedo could be __transformed___ into

a woman’s smart town suit. (form)

4. Drugs which are rapidly inactivated have advantages, because

the risk of over-dosage is minimized and there are no

cumulative effects. But they are also _inconvenient_ because

frequent doses must be given to maintain a continuous effect.

(convenient)

5. At the same time it was made __illegal__ for anyone

who was not fully medically qualified and registered to treat

these diseases. (legal)


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Quantifiers

Exercise A: Put “some” or “any” in the following

sentences.

1. They went to town without _any__ money.

2. Buy some apples if you see __some___.

3. Would you like _some___ more tea?

4. Peter never gives his mother __any__ help.

5. There’s hardly __any_ coffee left.

Exercise B: Fill in “few”, “a few”, “little”, or “a little” in

the blank.

1. You won’t change her mind so there is _little__ use in trying.

2. Michael Cane was born in South London, not the East End.

__Few___ people know that.

3. I need _a little___ help. I’m a bit stuck.

4. I don’t know if we can fit the cupboard into our house. There’s

__little__ space as it is.

5. I think Liverpool will win the match but __few_ people agree

with me.


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Exercise C: Put “much / many/ a lot of/ lots of” in the

blank.

1. There is too ___much___ water in the bath tub.

2. She purchased ___many / a lot of / lots of__ apples before

Halloween.

3. I don’t received __many / a lot of / lots of__ letters nowadays.

4. It’s also quite amazing how __much___ milk these cows

produce every day.

5. Tom has recently bought __many / a lot of / lots of__ wigs

for his collection.

Mixed Exercise: Choose the best answer.

1. I’m sorry. I can’t come to see you next week because I haven’t

got _______ time.

a. many b. much c. some d. plenty

2. John hasn’t got _______ money, but he’s got _______ books.

a. much, a lot of b. many, many

c. plenty of, a lot d. any, large amount of

3. There’s _______ ink in my bottle, but there’s _______in yours.

a. any, some b. some, not many

c. some, none d. plenty of, a great deal of


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4. I saw so __________ people in the street that I thought the

prince was passing by.

a. many b. much

c. a lot of d. plenty of

5. _________ of the three boys gets a prize from the

headmaster. They are so delighted.

a. Both b. A few

c. Neither d. Each

6. I had two eggs for my breakfast this morning and _________

of them were fresh.

a. neither b. both

c. none d. any

7. Don’t hurry because there’s __________ time.

a. a number of b. plenty of

c. a good many d. a great deal

8. ________ people believe that there isn’t __________ life on

other planets.

a. Much, some b. Any, many

c. A lot of, much d. Some, any

9. I’ve put my money on two horses. If _________ of them wins,

I shall make a fortune.

a. neither b. none c. either d. both


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10. _________ of my friends have been to Europe this year.

a. Several b. Nearly

c. Enough d. A good deal

“Other” Group

Exercise A: Fill in the blank with “one or ones”.

1. This magazine doesn’t look very interesting; there is

another __one__ on the desk.

2. Are these your shoes? No, the black __ones__ are mine.

3. I hope I could borrow a sweater from Tim, but this

__one__ fits me quite well.

4. On my desk there are two red pens and three blue

__ones__.

5. I haven’t got a grammar book, but I could borrow __one__

from William.


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Exercise B: Fill in “another / other / others / the other /

the others”.

1. The supermarket is on __the other__ side of the street.

2. There were three books on my table. One is here. Where are

__the others__?

3. Some of the speakers went straight to the conference room.

__The other__ speakers are still hanging around.

4. This is not the only answer to the question. There are

__others__.

5. Please give me __another__ chance.

Exercise C: Choose the best answer.

1. This piece of luggage is quite similar to ………………… .

a. that one b. the one c. others d. ones

2. Two students are going to England next summer. ................ is

a graduate student. ...................... is an undergraduate.

a. Another, The other one b. One, Other

c. One, Another d. One, The other

3. ...................... people like to live in the city, ......................

prefer to live in the country.

a. Many, the other people b. Some, others

c. Some of the, others d. Other, the others


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4. We practice hockey .................... .

a. the other day b. another day

c. some other day d. every other day

5. The students went to get the prizes ……………… .

a. one another b. one after the others

c. one after another d. one after one

6. Ted, Don and Ed helped ............... when they were at school.

a. another b. any other

c. one another d. the others

7. There are five of us, but we can book only four tickets. We

need ……………… one.

a. another b. other

c. the other d. each other

8. A: Some people hate cats.

B: .................... dislike dogs.

a. The other b. Other

c. The others d. Others

9. The twins look exactly alike, one can't be distinguished from

.................... .

a. another b. each other

c. the other d. other


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10. First he stood on .................... foot, then he stood on

………………… .

a. one ..... another b. each ..... the other

c. a ..... the others d. one ..... the other

Pronouns

Exercise A: Underline the correct pronoun in each

blank.

1. It’s (him, he) I’m not going to lend money and more.

2. It was (they, them) the embassy provided with refreshments.

3. It was (she, her) I show the way to the library.

4. It is (we, us) who have ordered the special dinner.

5. It was (she, her) I could hear shouting at her son.

Exercise B: Choose the correct answer.

1. The proud parents brought home ____________ new baby

girl. (his / her / their)


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2. William strummed ____________ guitar and invited everyone

to sing. (his / its / her)

3. The computer quickly stores information on __________ huge

memory. (yours / theirs / its)

4. ____________ hand shot up when the teacher asked for

volunteers. (Their / Her / Mine)

5. I don’t get a cheeseburger, so I tasted ___________. (mine /

its / hers)

Exercise C: Fill in the blank with the reflexive pronouns.

1. I’ll have to help Jennifer fill in her form, but Samantha can do it

__herself___ because her English is excellent.

2. Can I ask you a question, Sami? Did you go to classes to learn

German or did you teach __yourself__?

3. At 12.30, Junko and I went to the cafeteria to buy

_ourselves__ some lunch.

4. Look! There’s a little bird washing _itself__ in the river.

5. Jody and her husband own their company, so they can give

__themselves__ a holiday any time they like.


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Exercise D: Fill in all the gaps with either 'somebody,

anybody, nobody, something, anything or nothing'.

1. I can hear __somebody___ at the door.

2. Does __anybody__ want to go to the cinema?

3. A: What are you doing on Saturday?

B: __Nothing.__

4. The file was in German so I couldn’t understand __anything__

they said.

5. I’m sad because __nobody__ remembered my birthday.

6. Would you like _something___ to eat?

Exercise E: Fill in the blank with “who, whom, whose,

which”.

1. My best friend, __whom___ I see every day, always has

something new to tell me.

2. The volunteers, __whose__ enthusiasm was obvious, finished

the work quickly.

3. The opportunity to __which__ she owned her success came

unexpectedly.

4. Parents ___whose___ children do well in school usually

consider themselves fortunate.


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5. The newspaper to __which__ we subscribe is delivered

regularly.

6. Most students __who__ live in residence find it easy to make

friends.

7. Our neighbor, to __whom__ we lent our lawnmower, are

conscientious and considerate.

8. His mother, _whom__ he visited frequently, ran her own

business.

9. The window __which___is open is the kitchen window.

10.The contestants __whose__ names were announced

should prepare to start.


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Non-Finite Verbs

Exercise A: Put Infinitive with to or Infinitive without to

into the following sentence with the appropriate

meaning.

1. My brother decided to let his hair __grow__ (grow) long.

2. We’re having the house ___painted__ (paint) next month.

3. We are __to visit__ (visit) New Zealand in the spring.

4. New gang members must __swear__ (swear) __to obey__

(obey) the gang leaders at all times.

5. Jackie is ill so they have __to change__ (change) their plans.

Exercise B: Put Infinitive or Gerund into the following

sentence with the appropriate meaning.

1. The professor suggested __learning__ ten new words a day.

(learn)

2. Yesterday, Sara forgot __to feed__ her cat. (feed)

3. Every week, Jack remembers __to write__ to his mother.

(write)

4. Roberto and Marisol wanted _to have_ a big wedding.

(have)

5. My brother asked me _to stop__ smoking. (stop)


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4. Participle

Exercise A: Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part

with a Present participle.

1. She was talking to her friend and forgot everything around her.

Talking to her friend, she forgot everything around her.

2. Since we watched the news every day we know what’s going

on in the world.

Watching the news every day, we know what’s going on

in the world.

3. They are vegetarians and don’t eat meat.

Being vegetarians, they don’t eat meat.

4. The dog wagged its tail and bit the postman.

Wagging its tail, the dog bit the postman.

5. While she was tidying up her room, she found old photos.

Tidying up her room, she found old photos.


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Exercise B: Rewrite the sentences replacing the italic part

with a Past participle.

1. The dinner was more expensive than they had expected.

The dinner was more expensive than expected.

2. He was accused of murder and arrested

Accused of murder, he was arrested.

3. She was shocked by the bad news and burst into tears.

Shocked by the bad news, she burst into tears.

4. The film is based in real events and tells the story of a

reporter.

Based on the real events, the film tells the story of

a reporter.

5. He was dumped by his girlfriend and felt really lousy.

Dumped by his girlfriend, he felt really lousy.

Exercise C: Rewrite the sentence replacing the italic part

with a Perfect participle.

1. We switched off the lights before we went to bed.

Having switched of the lights, we went to bed.


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2. The boy asked his mother’s permission and then went out to

play.

Having asked his mother’s permission, the boy went

out to play.

3. As he had drunk too much, he didn’t drive home himself.

As having drunk too much, he didn’t drive home

himself.

4. The letter was typed by the secretary; the letter was signed

by the boss.

Having been typed by the secretary, the letter was

signed by the boss.

5. He was interrupted several times, he was rather annoyed.

Having been interrupted several times, he was rather

annoyed.

Mixed Exercise : Choose the best answer.

1. Computer will play a key role in __________ future life-styles.

a. to shape b. shaping

c. being shaped d. having shaped

2. We were sorry ___________ of your disappointment

a. hearing b. hear

c. to be heard d. to hear


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3. The flexibility of film allows the artist _________ unbridled

imagination to the animation of cartoon characters.

a. to bring b. bringing

c. is brought d. brings

4. Would you mind _____________ the window?

a. opening b. opened

c. to open d. open

5. Don’t let the students __________ in the classroom.

a. playing b. played

c. to play d. play

6. The atmosphere is a blanket of protective gases around the

Earth, ________ insulation against otherwise extreme

variations in temperature.

a. provides b. provided

c. providing d. it is providing

7. A vacuum tube is a glass tube from which most of the air has

been removed ___________ an almost complete vacuum.

a. creating b. creates

c. is creating d. it creates


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8. __________ as a gospel singer, Aretha Franklin expanded her

singing style to include elements of rhythm and blues.

a. Train b. Trained

c. Her training d. Was trained

9. She smells something ___________ in the kitchen.

a. burnt b. to burnt c. burns d. burning

10.My boss ___________ me work by myself.

a. forced b. encouraged

c. allowed d. made

Adjective & Adverb

Exercise A: Put in good / well.

1. Her Japanese is __good_. She speaks Japanese very _well__.

2. Jackie did very __well__ in his exams.

3. The party was very __good__. I enjoyed it very much.

4. Mark has a difficult job but he does it __well_.

5. How are your parents? Are they _well__?


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Exercise B (แกจ้าก A เป็น B): Circle the correct word. 1. The driver of the car had (serious / seriously) injuries.

2. Don’t go up that ladder. It doesn’t look (safe / safely).

3. Everybody at the party was (colorful / colorfully) dressed.

4. There was a (sudden / suddenly) change in the weather.

5. Lulu is (terrible / terribly) upset about losing her job.

6. Sue works (continuous / continuously). She never seems to

stop.

7. Rene and Patrick are very (happy / happily) married.

8. I’d like to buy a car, but it’s (financial / financially) impossible

for me at the moment.

9. I tried on the shoes and they fitted me (perfect / perfectly).

10. Robert’s Chinese is very (fluent / fluently) although he makes

quite a lot of mistakes.

11. Two people were (serious / seriously) injured in the accident.

12. Liz fell and hurt herself quite (bad / badly).

13. Linda likes wearing (colorful / colorfully) clothes.

14. I think you behaved very (selfish / selfishly).

15. Sean doesn’t take risks when he’s driving. He’s always

(careful / carefully).

16. Do you usually feel (nervous / nervously) before

examinations?

17. Everything was very quiet. There was (complete / completely)

silence.

18. I cooked this meal (special / specially) for you, so I hope you

like it.

19. Mike keeps fit by playing tennis (regular / regularly).

20. Our team lost the game because we played very (bad /

badly).


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Adjective & Adverb Order

Exercise A: Put the Adjectives in brackets in the correct

position.

1. an enormous yellow red umbrella (ขอ้นี�จรงิๆควรแกโ้จทย)์

2. an interesting old French painting

3. beautiful long black hair

4. a lovely little old village

5. an ugly short yellow Chinese cotton dress

Exercise B: Choose the best answer.

1. My boyfriend comes to see me ___________.

a. twice a day during September

b. twice during September a day

c. during September twice a day

d. September twice during a day

2. John went ___________.

a. to the post office by bus last month every morning

b. to the post office by bus every morning last month

c. to the post office every morning by bus last month

d. to the post by bus last month every morning


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3. I have seen your ___________ cats.

a. beautiful, large, Siamese, brown

b. large, brown, beautiful, Siamese

c. beautiful, large, brown, Siamese

d. large, beautiful, brown, Siamese

4. Helen went ____________.

a. to the railway station by car last week every morning

b. to the railway station by car every morning last week

c. to the railway station every morning by car last week

d. to the railway station last week by car every morning

5. My daughter has ___________ doll.

a. a beautiful large new blue Japanese wooden

b. a new large beautiful blue wooden Japanese

c. a beautiful new blue large Japanese wooden

d. a beautiful large new blue wooden Japanese


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Special Verbs

Exercise A: Choose the correct word.

1. It was a really _terrifying__ experience. (terrify) Afterwards,

everybody was very _shocked__ (shock).

2. The lecture was really __boring__ (bore)

3. I was really _annoyed__ with him for turning up late. (annoy)

4. It was really _embarrassing__ when I saw my husband with

a coyote girl. (embarrass)

5. I love the book but I found the file was very _disappointing__

(disappoint)

Exercise B: Choose the best alternative.

1. Thunder often __________ the children. The children find the

thunder __________.

a. frightens………frightened

b. frightens……………frightening

c. frightening………to frighten


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2. Some people think that studying English is __________ but

very few people find it ___________.

a. interested………amused

b. interesting………amusing

c. interested………amusing

3. Sudden noises __________ her.

a. scare b. are scaring c. are scared

4. I _________ when Britney told me that she’d got divorced.

a. was amazing b. was amazed c. amazed

5. The teacher’s explanation __________. Most of the students

didn’t understand it.

a. was confusing b. was confused c. confused

6. This violence on TV _________ you.

a. was disgusting b. was disgusted c. disgusted

7. I seldom visit art galleries. I _________ in art.

a. am not interesting

b. am not interested

c. interest

8. My mother has been working very hard all day and now she

________.

a. is exhausting b. is exhausted c. exhausts

9. Steve is very good at telling funny stories. He is very _______.

a. amusing b. amuses c. amused

10. It doesn’t __________ me that their parents don’t want them

to get married.

a. surprising b. surprised c. surprise


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Comparison

Exercise: Join the two sentences together using

so........that or such........that to form one sentence.

1. There were many clouds in the sky. I couldn’t see much

There were so many clouds in the sky that I couldn’t see much.

2. It was a cloudy night. I couldn’t see much.

It was such a cloudy night that I couldn’t see much.

3. The particles are small. They burn up before they reach the earth.

The particles are so small that they burn before they reach the earth.

4. The storm is a big threat to satellites. They are being shifted out of the way.

The storm is such a big threat to satellites that they are being shifted out of the way.

5. This meteor shower is a rare occurrence. It only comes every 33 years.

This meteor shower is such a rare occurrence that it only comes every 33 years.


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1. Why don’t you buy Double Goose T-shirt when they are much

________ Roxy?

a. less expensive than b. not expensive than

c. expensive less than d. expensive lesser than

2. ________ exercises you do, ________ health you will have.

a. The more, the best b. the most, the better

c. The more, the better d. the most, the best

3. This apartment _________ in the building.

a. is the biggest than any other

b. is bigger than any other

c. is biggest that any other

d. is the most biggest than any other

4. The weather has been bad this week. Next week it will

probably be even _________.

a. more badly b. worse c. worst d. worser

5. The more you talk about the problem, _________.

a. the situation seems worse

b. the worse seems the situation

c. the worse the situation seems

d. the situation seems the worse


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6. A: Can you lend me the money? I think I’ll ask Andy.

B: Don’t bother him. He has _________ than I do.

a. fewer b. little c. few d. less

7. The more electricity you use, __________.

a. your bill will be higher b. will be higher your bill

c. the higher your bill will be c. higher your bill will be

8. _________ he tried to explain, ________ convincing it

sounded.

a. the sooner, the most b. The more, the less

c. the best, the best d. the better, the worst

9. The plan calls for a __________ defense than the one we

currently have.

a. stronger b. most strongest

c. stronger than d. the most strongest

10. The appreciation of platinum is ___________ subject than

that of gold to the vagaries of international circumstances.

a. less b. few c. fewer d. the least


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Tenses

Exercise A: Fill in the correct verb forms (Present simple / Present continuous).

1. My father __prefers__ tea for breakfast. (prefer)

2. We __hear__ music in the street. (hear)

3. I have to go now. It __is getting__ dark. (get)

4. He __is living__ with his grandmother until his mother comes back from China. (live)

5. Hey John! __Are you thinking__ about Peggy? (think)

Exercise B: Fill in the blank with Present perfect or

Present Perfect Continuous.

Tom: Hi Ana! I (1) _have tried_ (try) to ring you several

times today. Where (2) _have you been_(be)?

Ana: I _have been_ (be) at home all the time. But I __have

been cleaning_(clean) the house all day, so may be I

didn’t hear the phone ring.

Tom: _Have you been cleaning_ (you/clean) everything now?


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Ana: No, not yet. I __haven’t tidied__ (not tidy) up the

kitchen yet. But why are you here?

Tom: Don’t you remember? Jane __has invited__ (invite) us

to her birthday part and we __have not bought__ (buy)

a present for her yet.

Ana: Oh, that’s right. __Have you already found out_

(you/find out/already) what she wants?

Tom: Well, she __has been learning__ (learn) Spanish for

a year and wants to spend her next holiday in Mexico.

May be we could get her a guide book.

Ana: That’s good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big

shopping centre. I _have seen_ (see) some nice books

about Mexico there recently. (have seen)

Exercise C: Put the verb into the correct tense (Past

Simple or Past Continuous).

1. When I ____________ yesterday (get), the sun

_____________(shine) got up, was shining

2. It ______________ a beautiful morning. (be) was

3. So I ________________ to cycle around a little. (decide)

decided


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4. I __________ to the shed and __________ out of my bike.

(go/take) went, took

5. While I _____________ past some villages, I ____________

some people in their gardens. (cycle/see) was cycling, saw

6. One man ____________ the grass while his wife

_______________ strawberries. (mow/pick) was mowing,

was picking

7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat rain cloud

suddenly ____________ and it ________________ to rain.

(appear/start) appeared, started

8. Luckily, a farmer ____________ me and ____________ me

to come in. (notice, tell) notice, told

9. While it _____________ outside, I ____________ in the

farmer’s house. (rain/sit) was raining, was sitting

10.After a while, the sun ____________ out again. (come)

came

Exercise D: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past

Simple or Past Perfect).

1. He ______________ the news, ___________ to the

telephone and ___________ a friend. (hear/go/call) heard,

went, called


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2. Jane _____________ ten pages, when her computer

_____________(already type/ crash) had already typed,

crashed

3. By the time he ____________ at the pub, they

________________ out of beer. (arrive/run) arrived, had

run

4. I _____________ him for a long time before I ___________

his family. (know/meet) had known, met

5. They _______________ where to meet because nobody

____________ them (not know/ tell) didn’t know, had told

Exercise E: Fill in the gap with the verb in brackets using

the past perfect continuous or the past perfects simple.

1. Before Jim finally decided to go to Thailand, he

____________ about it for months. (think) had been

thinking.

2. They _______________________ all the chocolate cake by

the time Michael got to the party. (eat) had eaten

3. The forensic evidence shows that he __________________

his nose before he was murdered. (pick) had been picking


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4. When the doctor told him his liver was seriously bad, he

__________________ hamburgers for a month. (eat) had

been eating

5. When they cancelled the flight to Argentina, the storm

____________________ all afternoon with no sign of

abating. (rage) had been raging

Exercise F: Fill in the blank with “be going to or will”.

1. Do you want me to help you? No thanks. John ___________

me (help) is going to help

2. Would you prefer tea of coffee? I _______________ some

coffee, please. (have) will have

3. What are you plans for next week? I _______________ to

New York on business. Probably on Tuesday but I haven’t

bought my ticket yet. (fly) am going to fly

4. What are you plans for the holidays? I _________________

my parents for a few days and then go walking in Scotland.

(visit) am going to visit

5. Why are you wearing your best suit? I _______________

lunch with my biggest customer. (have) am going to have


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Exercise G: Fill in the following sentence with “Future

simple or Future Continuous”.

1. I am too tired, I _will take_ a taxi home. (take)

2. Mark is in front of the gate. I __will open__ it. (open)

3. I will come at five o’clock. Good, I _will be expecting__ you.

(expect)

4. At this time tomorrow Jane _will be playing_ basketball. (play)

5. When I get home, my dog __will be sitting__ at the door

waiting for me. (sit)

Exercise H: Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using

either the future perfect or future perfect continuous

tense.

1. By the time we get to the party, Fat Bob _will have eaten__

everything. (eat)

2. When we get to March, Jimbo _will have been living_ in

Thailand for 18 months. (live)

3. Come June, we _will have been going out__ out together for

four months. (go out)

4. When you get to L.A., you _will have been flying_ for seven

hours. (fly)

5. At this rate, we _will have got__ everything ready by six

o’clock. (get)


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1. As a matter of fact, things came out better than I _________.

a. have planned b. would have planned

c. had planned d. will plan

2. What ____________so seriously these last two hours?

a. were you discussing b. have you been discussing

c. have you discussed d. did you discuss

3. The employees are planning a big party for Mr. Hasting who

_____________ the firm for twenty years next July.

a. had been managing b. have been managing

c. had managed d. will have been managing

4. Stephan fell and ___________ himself while he ____________

his bicycles.

a. hurted, was riding b. hurt, was riding

c. hurt, has ridden d. hurts, rides

5. He has been collecting stamps for many years, and he

________ nearly 1,000 stamps by the end of this year.

a. would collect b. will have collected

c. would be collected d. will have been collecting

6. “Do you often hear from Jason?”

“No, I _____________ from him since I __________ his last

letter three months ago.”

a. didn’t hear, received

b. didn’t hear, have received

c. haven’t heard, received

d. haven’t heard, have received


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7. I had hoped to see you at Jennifer’s party but when I got there

you _____________.

a. already left b. would have already left

c. would already left d. had already left

8. “Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico last

summer?”

No. It ____________ for four days when we arrived, so the

roads were very muddy.”

a. was raining b. would be raining

c. had been raining d. have rained

9. He ____________ for months by the time he takes his exam.

a. will have study b. will have been studying

c. have studied d. will be studying

10.Right now my mother __________ while my dad _________

football match.

a. is cooking, watches b. cooks, watched

c. is cooking, is watching d. cooks, watches


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Passive Voice

Exercise A: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. The window was opened by Anna.

2. Our homework has been done.

3. Some questions will be asked.

4. Was this circle drawn by Sue?

5. Could the dog be fed?

Exercise B: Choose the correct answer.

1. Several of these machines are out of order and __________.

a. needs to be repaired b. wants repaired

c. need to be repaired d. repairing

2. The words, phrases, and ideas in songs ___________ in

ordinary spoken English.

a. have been using b. have used

c. can be used d. should use


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3. “The play has not started yet.”

“Look, the curtain ____________ now.

a. is being raised b. is being risen

c. is raising d. is risen

4. The work __________ if everyone __________ his part.

a. will be finished, does b. would be finished, did

c. would finish, did d. will finish, does

5. He wanted to know whether the report on the accidents

________ or not.

a. has been typed b. had been typed

c. have been typed d. had typed

6. Being caught for violating the traffic rules, a driver will

___________.

a. to be fined b. be fined

c. fined d. be fining

7. One’s success cannot always _________ in terms of money.

a. be measured b. being measured

c. to measure d. measure

8. The permission that was needed to build the roads _________.

a. it will be granted b. was granted

c. was being granted d. have been granted

9. The rooms _________ in preparation for the royal guests since

Monday.

a. were cleaned b. were being cleaned

c. had been cleaned d. have been cleaned


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10.The cat _________ by the dog up to the tree now.

a. is chasing b. has been chased

c. is being chased d. has been chasing

11.The compass _________ gently round until the letter N

reaches the tip of the black needle.

a. has to turn b. had to turn

c. has to be turned d. had to be turned

12.The little boy of eight _________ away to a boarding school

and _________ from his mother.

a. send…………separate b. sends…………separates

c. is sent…………separate d. is sent…………separated

13.Appearance and personality _________ necessary for my job.

a. is considered b. are considered

c. will consider d. shall consider

14.The Chinese government is trying to control the number of

people in China so a number of babies _________ greatly now.

a. can diminish b. can be diminished

c. could diminish d. could be diminished

15.The meeting __________ next week.

a. is holding b. to be held

c. is being held d. is to be holding


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Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise A: Correct the mistake.

1. John, as well as his younger brothers is going to study at that

school. __Correct___

2. Part of the money goes to charity. __Correct__

3. Statistics hasn’t been revised as a course approach far too

long. __Correct___

4. Either the President or the Vice president has signed the

document. __Correct__

5. Be careful. Grandma’s scissors are very sharp. _Correct__

6. Neither of the statements is false. __Correct__

7. The police hasn’t made any arrests lately. _haven’t made__

8. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator

__is__ going to have to make a decision. (be)

9. Some of the votes _seem_ to have been miscounted. (seem)

10.The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring

__are__ more than just a nuisance. (be)

11.Every selected to serve on this jury __has__ to be willing to

give up a lot of time. (have)


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12. Kara Walter, together with her teammates, _presents__

a formidable opponent on the basketball court. (present)

13. There _have__ to be some people left in that town after

yesterday’s flood. (have)

14. Carlos is the only one of those students who _has__ lived up

to the potential described in the year book. (have)

15. The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the

Rowing Club, _needs__ to submit a new constitution. (need)

16. Not only the students but also their instructor _has__ been

called to the principal’s office. (have)

17. Most of the milk __have_ gone bad. (have) Six gallons of milk

__are__ still in the refrigerator. (be)

18. Each and every students and instructor in this building

_hopes_ for a new facility by next year. (hope)

19. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, _remind__ me of my native

Puerto Rico. (remind)

20. A large number of voters still __votes_ along straight party

lines. (vote)


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Direct and Indirect Speech

Exercise A: The following sentences contain statements,

commands, exclamations and requests. Change them into

indirect speech.

1. My friend said “Show me all your stamps.”

My friends asked me to show her/his all my stamps.

2. “I have replied to that letter already.” Joan said.

Joan said that she had replied to that letter already.

3. Stephan asked me, “Why did those visitors leave so early?”

Stephan asked me why those visitors had left so early.

4. She said. “Alas, how foolish I have been!”

She confessed with sadness that she had been foolish.

5. Patrick asked me “Can I have a word with you?”

Patrick asked me if I could have a word with him.


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Exercise B: Choose the right answer.

1. “The entire trip costs us five hundred dollars.” Mrs. Smith said.

Mrs. Smith said that the entire trip _________ five hundred

dollars.

a. cost us b. cost them

c. costs them d. costed them

2. The officer said to us, “Don’t come back before ten o’clock.”

We were told by the officer ________ come back before ten

o’clock.

a. don’t b. not

c. not to d. we not to

3. Dr. Jackson asked me, “How long have you had this pain in the

chest?”

Dr. Jackson asked me ________

a. how long I had this pain.

b. how long I have this pain.

c. how long I had had that pain.

d. how long have been has that pain.

4. “What kind of blouse did you buy?” my friend Joan asked me.

My friend Joan wanted to know what kind of blouse

_________.

a. I have bought. b. I had bought.

c. I had bought. d. I buy.


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5. “I told the police the truth about the accident.” The witness

repeated.

The witness repeated that he _________ the truth about the

accident.

a. has tell b. had told

c. had telling d. had told

6. “Eat slowly,” the mother said to her son.

The mother told her son _________.

a. eat slowly b. to eat slowly

c. eating slowly d. to slow eat

7. Lala said, “ I will not be able to come tomorrow.”

Lala said that she _________.

a. will not be able to come tomorrow.

b. would not be able to come tomorrow.

c. could not come next day.

d. would not be able to come the next day.

8. __________ me what he ___________.

a. Tell, said b. Tell, saying

c. Tells, says d. Told, said


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9. “Go by bus. Don’t take a taxi, Amy said.

Amy advised me __________.

a. to go by bus and not taken a taxi

b. going by bus, not in taxi

c. to go by bus and not to take a taxi

d. go by bus and not to take a taxi

10.Mary asked me whether _________ you for a long time.

a. I knows b. I knew

c. I know d. I had known

11.“When must I send in my report?” the secretary asked.

The secretary asked when she _________ in her report.

a. has to send b. have to send

c. had to send d. was going to send

12.“Give me the money or I’ll shoot you,” the robber told the

cashier.

The robber threatened _________ the money.

a. shoot the cashier if she doesn’t give him

b. shooting the cashier if she not give to him

c. to shoot the cashier if she will not give him

d. to shoot the cashier unless she gave him

13.The principal said “please buy your teacher a gift,”

The principal suggest us _________.

a. buys a gift for the teacher

b. a gift to buy

c. bought a gift for the teacher

d. to buy a gift for our teacher


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14.Sandy said, “I finished reading two books yesterday.”

Sandy said that she _________.

a. had finish reading two books the day before

b. had finished reading two books the day before

c. had finished reading two books before the day

d. had finished reading two books yesterday

15.“Do you have any minced pork?” the lady asked the butcher.

The lady asked the butcher _________.

a. he has any minced pork

b. whether he had any minced pork

c. if he have had any minced pork

d. whether he is having any minced pork

16.“Read more books and magazine for your own good!” my

teacher said to me. My teacher advised me ________ more

books and magazine for my own good.

a. to read b. to have read

c. to reading d. to have been reading

17.“How soon you can finish the letters?” the manager asked his

secretary.

The manager asked his secretary _________ the letters.

a. if she can finish

b. whether she could finish

c. how soon she would finish

d. how soon she could finish


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18.“Can you see me later today?” I asked my boyfriend.

I asked my boyfriend _________.

a. whether he see me later today

b. if he can see me later that day

c. whether he could see me later that day

d. if he could see me later today

19.“Please postpone this meeting to tomorrow.” The chairman

said.

The chairman requested __________.

a. postpone this meeting to tomorrow

b. to postpone that meeting to the next day

c. to postpone this meeting to the next day

d. postpone that meeting to tomorrow

20.“Oh! My god, I have lost my handbag.”

The old lady exclaimed that __________.

a. she have lost her handbag

b. she had lost her handbag

c. she had lost her handbag

d. she was losing her handbag.


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Sentence & Sentence Structure Completion

Exercise A: Complete each sentence with the most

appropriate answer.

1. Today Wagener’s theory is _________; however, he died

an outsider treated with __________ by the scientific

establishment.

a. unsupported, approval

b. dismissed, contempt

c. accepted, approbation

d. unchallenged, disdain

e. unrivalled, reverence

2. The revolution in art as not lost its steam; it _________ on as

fiercely as ever.

a. trudges b. meanders c. edges

d. ambles e. rages

3. Each occupation has its own _________; bankers,

lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use

among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty

following.

a. merits b. disadvantages c. rewards

d. jargon d. problems


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4. _________ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own

family members.

a. garrulous b. equivocal c. taciturn

d. arrogant d. gregarious

5. Biological clocks are of such __________ adaptive value to

living organisms, that we would expect most organism to

___________ them.

a. clear, avoid b. meager, evolve

c. significant, eschew d. obvious, posses

e. ambivalent, develop

6. The peasants were the least __________ of all people,

bound by tradition and _________ by superstitions.

a. free, fettered b. enfranchised, rejected

c. enthralled, tied d. pinioned, limited

e. conventional, encumbered

7. Many people at that time believed that spices help preserve

food; however, Hall found that many marketed spices were

__________ bacteria, moulds, and yeasts.

a. devoid of b. teeming with

c. improved by d. destroyed by

d. active against


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8. If there is nothing to absorb the energy of sound waves, they

travel on ________, but their intensity _________ as they

travel further from their source.

a. erratically, mitigates b. eternally, alleviates

c. forever, increases d. steadily, stabilizes

e. indefinitely, diminishes

9. The two artists differed markedly in their temperaments;

Palmer was reserved and courteous, Frazer ________ and

boastful.

a. phlegmatic b. choleric c. constrained

d. tractable e. stoic

10. The intellectual flexibility inherent in a multicultural nation has

been _________ in classrooms where emphasis on British-

American literature has not reflected the cultural _________

of our country.

a. eradicated, unanimity

b. encourages, aspirations

c. stifled-diversity

d. thwarted, uniformity

e. inculcated, divide


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11. The conclusion of his argument, while ________, is far from

__________.

a. stimulating, interesting b. worthwhile, valueless

c. esoteric, obscure d. germane, relevant

e. abstruse, incomprehensible

12. In the Middle Ages, the _________ of the great cathedrals did

not enter into the architects’ plans; almost invariably

a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in __________

surroundings.

a. situations, incongruous b. location, apt

c. ambience, salubrious d. durability, convenient

d. majesty, grandiose

Exercise B: Complete each sentence with the most appropriate answer.

1. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building

……………… .

a. sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery

b. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully

c. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week

d. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers


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2. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked

for ……………. .

a. another pants b. the others ones

c. others pants d. another pair

3. Alfred Adams has not …………… .

a. lived loneliness in times previous

b. never before lived sole

c. ever lived alone before

d. before lived without the company of his friends

4. Having been served lunch, …………… .

a. the problem was discussed by the members of the

committee

b. the committee members discussed the problem

c. it was discussed by the committee members the

problem

d. a discussion of the problem was made by the members

of the committee

5. The professor said that ……………… .

a. the students can turn over their reports on the Monday

b. the reports on Monday could be received from the

students by him

c. the students could hand in their reports on Monday

d. the students will on Monday the reports turn in


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6. Captain Henry, ……………… crept slowly through the

underbrush.

a. being remote from the enemy,

b. attempting to not encounter the enemy,

c. trying to avoid the enemy,

d. not involving himself in the enemy,

7. Tommy was one ……………… .

a. of the happy childs of his class

b. of the happiest child in the class

c. child who was the happiest of all the class

d. of the happiest children in the class

8. John said that no other car could go …………… .

a. so fast like his car

b. as fast like the car of him

c. as fast like his car

d. as fast as his car

9. The attorney told his client that …………… .

a. they had little chance of winning the case

b. the case was of a small chance to win

c. it was nearly impossible to win him the case

d. the case had a minimum chance to be won by him


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10. The director of this organization must know …………… .

a. money management, selling, and able to satisfy the

stockholders

b. how to manage money, selling his product, and be able

to satisfy stockholders

c. how to manage money, sell his product, and satisfy the

stockholders

d. money management, selling, the idea of being able to

satisfy the stockholders

11. The cyclist …………… he crossed the main street.

a. looked with caution after

b. was looked cautious when

c. had looked cautiously before

d. looks cautious when

12. Neither Jane nor her brothers ……………… a consent form

for tomorrow's field trip.

a. need b. needs

c. is needing d. has need

13. The skiers would rather ……………… through the mountains

that go by bus.

a. to travel on train b. travel by train

c. traveled by train d. traveling by the train


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14. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ……………

served as a kitchen.

a. The smaller of which b. the smaller of them

c. the smallest of which d. smallest of that

15. Last year, Matt earned ……………… his brother, who has

a better position.

a. twice as much as b. twice as many as

c. twice more than d. twice as more as

16. The facilities of the older hospital ……………… .

a. is as good or better than the new hospital

b. are as good or better than the new hospital

c. are as good as or better than the new hospital

d. are as good as or better than those of the new hospital

17. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and ……………

a. the others are not b. the other is not

c. another is inexperienced d. other lacks experience

18. …………… that new information to anyone else but the

sergeant.

a. They asked him not to give

b. They asked him no give

c. They asked him to don't give

d. They asked him to no give


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19. The manager was angry because somebody ……………… .

a. had allowed the photographers to enter the building

b. had let the photographers to enter into the building

c. permitting the photographers enter the building

d. the photographers let into the building without the

proper documentations

20. The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically

in the past thirty years ………………… .

a. is an evidence of us wanting to know more of our solar

system

b. indicates that we are very eager to learn all we can

about our solar system

c. how we want to learn more about the solar system

d. is pointing to evidence of our intention to know a lot

more about what is called our solar system


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Vocabulary Analogy

Exercise: Choose the most appropriate pair of words

which have the same relationship to the words given.

1.) BIRD : NEST ::

(A) dog : doghouse (B) squirrel : tree

(C) beaver : dam (D) cat : litter box

(E) book : library

2.) DALMATIAN : DOG ::

(A) oriole : bird (B) horse : pony

(C) shark : great white (D) ant : insect

(E) stock : savings

3.) DOCTOR : HOSPITAL ::

(A) sports fan : stadium (B) cow : farm

(C) professor : college (D) criminal : jail

(E) food : grocery store


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4.) CUB : BEAR ::

(A) piano : orchestra (B) puppy : dog

(C) cat : kitten (D) eagle : predator

(E) fork : utensil

5.) TENET : THEOLOGIAN ::

(A) predecessor : heir (B) hypothesis : biologist

(C) recluse : rivalry (D) arrogance : persecution

(E) guitarist : rock band

6.) SEDATIVE : DROWSINESS

(A) epidemic : contagiousness (B) vaccine: virus

(C) laxative: drug (D) anesthetic: numbness

(D) therapy: psychosis

7.) HEADLONG : FORETHOUGHT

(A) barefaced: shame (B) mealy-mouthed : talented

(C) heartbroken: emotion (D) levelheaded: resolved

(E) single handed : ambition

8.) COLOR: SPECTRUM

(A) tone: scale (B) sound: wave

(C) verse: poem (D) dimension: space

(E) cell: organism


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9.) LAWYER: COURTROOM

(A) participant: team (B) commuter: train

(C) gladiator: arena (D) senator: caucus

(E) patient: ward

10.) CURIOSITY: KNOW

(A) temptation: conquer (B) survival: live

(C) wanderlust: travel (D) starvation: eat

(E) humor: laugh

11.) FRUGAL : MISERLY

(A) confident: arrogant (B) courageous: pugnacious

(C) famous: aggressive (D) rash: foolhardy

(E) quiet: timid

12.) ANTIDOTE: POISON

(A) cure: recovery (B) narcotic: sleep

(C) stimulant: relapse (D) tonic: lethargy

(E) resuscitation: breathing

13.) STYGIAN: DARK

(A) abysmal: low (B) cogent: contentious

(C) fortuitous: accidental (D) reckless, threatening

(E) cataclysmic: doom


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14.) WARSHIP: SACRIFICE

(A) generation: pyre (B) burial: mortuary

(C) weapon: centurion (D) massacre: invasion

(E) prediction: augury

15.) EVANESECENT: DISAPPEAR

(A) transparent: penetrate (B) onerous: struggle

(C) feckless: succeed (D) illusory: exist

(E) pliant: yield

Error Identification

Exercise: Read the following statements and choose the

underlines part that is grammatically wrong.

1. He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened.

2. Turn left by the crossroads when you reach it.

3. He has been working here for sometimes.

4. He stopped to see if he could picked up the trail.

5. Although he jumped aside, but the stone hit him.

6. I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a better

view.


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7. He jumped down after shouted a warning to those

standing below.

8. After a few minutes, I look up and saw that it was getting

dark.

9. I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any

help.

10. There were marks on the snow but it were

unrecognizable.

11. He lead me to the rear of the shop where more goods were

stacked.

12. The branch struck him hard and lay him unconscious.

13. The sudden noise frightened the baby and made it to cry.

14. Please convey my best wish to your mother when you see

her.

15. Unless you finish all your homework, you can watch

television.

16. The contestant hitted the target with great accuracy.

17. I am sorry to say that your son has been absence from

school for a week.

18. Successful applicants will be paid attracting salary bonus

and fringe benefits.


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19. Can you borrow me your book for a few days?

20. The fire spread quickly, destroy three houses within

minutes.

21. After a few moment, the woman opened the window and

looked out curiously.

22. Decided to leave, I packed my clothes and left a note to

say I had gone.

23. One of the former student donated a large sum of money

to the school.

24. The firemen put off the fire quickly but the house was

burnt down.

25. The villagers carried out a through search for the missing

child.

Conversation & Expression

Exercise: choose the best answer that has the most

appropriate meaning to the underlined word.

1. Nobody knows what’s going on?

a. meaning b. continuing

c. happening d. taking


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2. Don’t worry we’ll see you’re all right.

a. look at you b. look on you

c. look for you d. look after you

3. What you need is something that will pick you up.

a. make you feel better b. make you stand better

c. make you hold on better d. make you stay on better

4. I simple can’t stand in my tea or coffee.

a. can’t eat b. can’t drink

c. can’t tolerate d. can’t allow

5. I have a feeling that she’s taking you for a ride.

a. taking you in a car b. pulling you along

c. trying to trick you d. trying to push you

6. He’s always got his nose in a book.

a. hiding b. reading c. studying d. looking

7. I think you are asking too much of them as they are just

children.

a. trying too much b. saying too much

c. calling too much d. expecting too much

8. If you want my opinion, I think this needs looking into.

a. examining b. finding c. searching d. discovering

9. One fine day I expect everything will be clear to you.

a. On a summer’s day b. When the sun shines

c. In the end d. Very soon


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10. I think the time has come when you should put your toe in

the water at least.

a. go for a swim b. give it a try

c. feel the cold d. give it a chance

Situational Dialogue

1. Situation: You are a receptionist in a hotel. The phone rings.

You pick it up and say.

a. Yes, please b. What is it, please

c. May I help you? d. Please, what do you want?

2. Male: “What does Sherry look like?”

Kathy: “______________”

a. She doesn’t like anything

b. She is the woman who is to blame.

c. She’s tall, nice and beautiful

d. She doesn’t look like them at all

3. On the bus

Man: “Oops, I believe I stepped on you foot.”

Lady: “____________”

a. Think nothing b. It was nothing really

c. Never mind your step d. You don’t apologize


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4. Michael: “______________”

Wayne: “Well, actually, I’m expecting a call from my girlfriend.”

a. May I use your phone?

b. Do you use your phone?

c. Do you want to use your phone?

d. Who will be using your phone?

5: Nat: “Do you mind if I borrow your camera for a while?”

Joe: “___________”

a. No, here you are b. Never mind

c. Yes, and bring it back d. You’re welcome

6. Jack: “ Sue, why don’t we have lunch together?”

Sue: “ ___________ but we could have something light.”

a. Because it’s too heavy

b. Let’s not say our money

c. It’s too simple to my taste

d. I’m not keen on big lunches

7. Pete: “ _______________”

Sue: “ They say it’s quite warm and sunny.”

a. How is the trip to Hua Hin?

b. How does the weather like at Hua Hin?

c. What’s the weather like at Hua Hin?

d. How do they enjoy making a trip to Hua Hin?


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8. A: “I’m going to work in Udornthani. Is it very hot there?

B: “ _____________”

a. Take good care of yourself. You’ll love it

b. Don’t worry. You’ll soon get used to the heat.

c. You’ll see a lot of interesting things there, the heat among

them

d. Haven’t you got any plans at all against the heat?

9. Dan: “Oh Dear, I got home very late last night. I hope I didn’t

disturb you.”

Tan: “ ___________”

a. No, I didn’t hear anything b. Nobody knew about it

c. You’d better not tell me d. Don’t speak to me like that

10. At a department store.

Salesgirl: “ _____________”

Customer: “No, thanks. I’m just looking around.”

a. Anything I can help you with?

b. What do you think of it?

c. Don’t you have small change?

d. It’s reasonable, isn’t it?

11. Ben: “What’s the thing you hate doing most?”

Bill: “ ___________”

a. I don’t mind cleaning the house.

b. I can’t bear getting up early


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c. What’s the idea? Don’t you trust me

d. Not at all, but you’d better not ask

12. A: “____________”

B: “Not really. You see, it’s too rich and fattening. Besides, If I

eat too much of it, I’m kind of feel uncomfortable.”

a. How much do you like Durian?

b. Do you like durian?

c. How do you like durian?

d. What don’t you like about durian?

13. A: “_________”

B: “Thanks, but my husband will pick me up at four.”

a. Can I give you a ride?

b. What can I do for you?

c. You call a cab if you need a ride.

d. Do you need a ride?

14. A: “ Can I talk to Penny, please.”

B: “ There’s nobody by that name here. I’m afraid you’ve got

the wrong number.

A: “ ______________”

a. Thanks you for telling me that. Good bye.

b. I’m sorry. Good bye

c. Thank you. I won’t call you again.

d. I’m sorry. I won’t call you again.


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15. Husband: “ Shall we go round to that Italian restaurant”

Wife: “ ____________”

a. Let’s have some Italian food b. It doesn’t matter

c. That’s a good idea d. Well, perhaps I will

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Reading Comprehension

1. Judging from the passage, we can say that this story is mainly

about ____________.

a. a life of sea creature at the bottom of the sea b. how changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea

creatures

Researchers suggest that there are creatures that do not

know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They

don’t have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There

is no day or night for them. There are no winters, no

summer, no sun, no moon and no stars. It is as if a child

spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or

hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the

ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us- the

sun, moon and stars, shooting stars, lighting and the

sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear

voices, the sound of the sea and music. We feel, we

taste and smell. How fortunate we are!


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c. how wonderful our lives were and will be d. the superiority of human being over some creatures in terms

of senses

2. We discover that the sea creatures in the story ___________.

a. have the same sense that we do

b. have no sense of hearing as well as sight

c. hear the sounds of the ocean

d. live in the darkness because no light reaches to the bottom

3. In the passage a child in darkness is likened to ___________.

a. someone who lives where there are no seasons

b. an animal without the sense of touch

c. a sea creatures with no seeing or hearing ability

d. a deaf child unaffected by the environment


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Official records states that the Pueblo Indians

lived in New Mexico and Arizona. The word

“Pueblo” comes from the Spanish word

“pueblo” meaning town or village. The

Spaniards found these Indians living in apartment houses,

some of them of the side of a cliff in order that they could

be reached only by ladders. Whenever they were attacked

by Apaches, the Pueblos would pull up the ladders. They

grew corn, which they watered with water flowing down

in the ditches. They wove cloth, made wonderful baskets

and created jars and pots out of clay proving how skilful

they were at hand craft.

1. From the passage we understand that the Pueblo Indians were

afraid of __________.

a. diff dwelling b. Apache Indians

c. apartment houses d. water flowing down in ditches

2. Why the Spaniards call these Indians “Pueblos” is because

they__________.

a. were close to the Apaches

b. lived together in a town or village

c. farmed and brought down water in ditches

d. pulled up their ladders when attacked.


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3. The Pueblo Indians lived on the side of a cliff___________.

a. although they had apartment houses

b. to observe the stars in the sky for rain season

c. so that they could provide themselves with shelters

d. and, they didn’t have a lake, a stream or a pond.


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1. All of the following are signs of a dog suffering from arthritis

EXCEPT ____________.

a. climbing stairs with difficulty

b. running more slowly than its owner

c. having stiff legs after moving around

d. having problems with blood circulation

2. Arthyl is a ___________.

a. hospital b. pet food

c. foundation d. brandname

3. The ad is for dog __________.

a. owners b. trainers c. breeders d. catchers

4. The pain relievers may have a severe effect on all of the

following EXCEPT __________.

a. liver b. lungs c. stomach d. kidneys

5. To treat arthritis, the medicine must be __________.

a. taken orally b. inhaled deeply

c. applied on the skin d. injected into muscles

6. To get further information, you can do any of the following

EXCEPT __________.

a. write a letter

b. surf the Internet

c. make a phone call

d. read a leaflet for dog owners


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1. Which of the following can be used to replace the word

“hooligan” in the second panel?

a. burglars b. pick-pockets

c. attackers d. muggers

2. What does Thornapple want to imply according to his stolen

car the night before?

a. He wants to get his old car back very soon; otherwise he

may get to work late.

b. He must be late for his work because his car has been

stolen.

c. He seems to be upset about his gasoline expenses rather

than his stolen car.

d. He hopes the police will recover his stolen his stolen can

catch the thieves.

3. What is the tone of Thornapple’s speaking?

a. Discouraged b. Disappointed

c. Distressed d. Disturbed


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4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the comics

above?

a. During the football season, the man has planned to take all

Sunday afternoons for watching the game.

b. The woman would like her husband to cancel watching that

football game.

c. The man insists that he will watch the football game during

that Sunday afternoon.

d. There is an occasional electricity failure by accident, so the

man cannot watch the game as planned.

5. What does the speaking between the two characters show?

a. Irony b. Disagreement

c. Sarcasm d. Tragedy

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