PRACTICE 1

I. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following
sentences
1. You should have studied hard from the __________. Now you only have 8 hours left to revise
for the final exam! (GO)
2. I have no time to argue with this_____ woman (OPINION)
3. I'm afraid my youngest son has never been particularly quick on the____ (TAKE)
4. The floods made that path ________. (PASS)
5. He was caught ________ making faces at himself in the mirror. (AWARE)
6. The boss ordered his staff to be ________ with each other in dealing with the company’s
end-of-year burden. (LABOR)
7. The slight ______ in his left hand was corrected by surgery. (FORM)
8. In London she was _____ by a rich woman who looked after her and helped her. (FRIEND)
9. The house possesses _________ grounds with a garden, tennis courts and an orchard.
(EXTEND)
10. His glance was full of _____ towards me. (HATE)
III. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of
the original one.
1. Thomas was not given details of the company’s new project. (dark)
-> Thomas was kept ____________________________________________________________.
2. Linda’s plans for a picnic have been spoilt by the weather. (fallen)
-> Linda’s plans for a picnic ______________________________________________________.
3. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. (shoulders)
-> In the area, Thailand
_____________________________________________________________________________.
4. What Daniel told me was more of an order than a piece of advice. (so)
-> What Daniel told me
_____________________________________________________________________________.
5. The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her . (back)
-> The way he took _____________________________________________________________.
6. You need to consider the fact that he hasn’t spoken French for years. (allowances)
-> You need to ________________________________________________________________.
7. “I don’t mind where the money goes as long as the people are the real beneficiaries”.(matter)
-> It _________________________________________________________________________.
8. Your story is different from the facts. (with)
-> Your story __________________________________________________________________.
9. If you wait for a good opportunity until the market improves, you’ll get a better return on your
investment. (bide)
-> If you _____________________________________________________________________.
10. As soon as she fell down, we called on the doctor. (had)
-> Barely _____________________________________________________________________.
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. That's exactly what I mean, Ben. You've _________________ !
A. put your foot on it B. killed two birds with one stone
C. put two and two together D. hit the nail on the head
2. Closure of schools took place _______________ falling numbers of students.
A. with regard to B. in the context of C. in consideration of D. with a
concern for
3. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened ______________ a sudden
loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been
4. Conversations you strike up with travelling acquaintances usually tend to be ______.
A. insufficient B. perverse C. trivial D. Imperative
5. His premature death at the age of 28 is a great loss.
A. violent B. abrupt C. too early D. very mysterious
6. Your new car must have cost ______.
A. an eye B. the earth C. a bank D. a leg
7. In the ______of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times.
A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance
8. The trouble with Ann is that she is ______with sport.
A. obsessed B. packed C. matched D. dealt
9. After the accident, there was considerable doubt ______ exactly what had happened.
A.in the question of B. as to C.in the shape of D.for
10. The unscrupulous salesman ______ the old couple out of their life savings.
A. deprived B. swindled C. robbed D. extracted
11. You don't have to decide now, you can __________.
A. put it aside B. call it off C. tear it up D. think it over
12. It's hard to ____________ on less than a million Vietnam dong a month.
A. make a mess B. make up your mind C. make ends meet D. make a fuss
13. The chairman requested that ____________.
A. the members studied the problem more carefully
B. the problem was more carefully studied
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied
D. the members study the problem more carefully
14. The teacher gave me some ______ advice on which college to enrol.
A. nonsensical B. sound C. loud D. preposterous
15. Mr. Albert is intelligent but he ______ common sense.
A. fails B. lacks C. misses D. lacks of
16. It was ________ easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. purposefully B. exceedingly C. relatively D. normally
17. I wrote to them a fortnight ago but ___________ I have not had a reply.
A. as yet B. those days C. so long D. just now
18. He ___________ his failure to bad luck.
A. charge B. accused C. blamed D. ascribed
19. He may be shy now, but he'll soon come out of his ____when he meets the right girl
A. shoe B. shell C. shed D. hole
20. The new Garden City is well worth _____________if you're in the area.
A. being seen B. a visit C. to visit D. the sight