I. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets:
Most people would be in agreement with idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only (limit)................medical knowledge say that it is not (advise)................ to take aspirin, for example, whenever you have (head)........... or some other minor ailment. It is certainly true that people have tended to become very (depend)............ on pills when any kinds of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to keep well is to avoid (health)....................foods and habits. It is also (help)............... to take plenty of exercise, and we should give (encourage) ............... particularly than young one.
If we can educate an early age to keep fit and to look after themselves (care)...............then the (probable).............. of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we do, illness, (fortunate)...........is not always preventable.
II. Give the correct tenses or form of the verbs in brackets:
1. It's really difficult. Each of them (understand)..................the question in a different way.
2. We must emphasize the need for greater care when acids (use).........................
3. At last you are here. I (wait)..............for you for more than half an hour.
4. These book (write).....................(read).............by everyone. They should not be kept here.
5. He could remember (drive)..........along the road just before the accident (happen) ...........but he couldn't remember the accident itself.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm
=> We are ...........................................................
2. Leave now or you will miss the train.
=> Unless...............................................................
3. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
=> To .......................................................................
4. It was so late that nothing could be done.
=> It was too ................................................................
5. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.
=> A letter.......................................................................
6. I last saw him when I was a student.
=> I haven't .................................................................
7. She may live anywhere, the police will find her.
=> No matter ...................................................................
