6. Her diary contains detailed ______ of her travels around Europe.
A. novels B. biographies C. accounts D. poems
6. Her diary contains detailed ______ of her travels around Europe.
A. novels B. biographies C. accounts D. poems
Exercise 3
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
SAMUEL PEPYS
The most famous diary (0) in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and interesting (1) _________ of everyday life in England (2) _________ 1660 and 1669. Peps write about important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (3) _________ up the River Thames and the Great Fire of London.
He also writes about himself, even about his (4) _________ he often slept during church or (5) _________ at the pretty girls. He describes his home life – a (6) _________ with his wife and how they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card (7) _________ , and parties with good food and (8) _________ of fun. Pepys was a busy man who had many important (9) _________ he was a Member of Parliament and President of Royal Society. He is also (10) _________ for his work for the British navy.
0. A. in | B. about | C. from | D. of |
B. letter | C. notice | D. story | |
2. A. between | B. from | C. through | D. to |
3. A. driving | B. flying | C. running | D. sailing |
4. A. accidents | B. plans | C. dreams | D. faults |
5. A. looked | B. prayed | C. talked | D. thought |
6. A. conversation | B. discussion | C. quarrel | D. talk |
7. A. battles | B. games | C. matches | D. plays |
8. A. amount | B. plenty | C. much | D. some |
9. A. acts | B. hobbies | C. jobs | D. studies |
10. A. reviewed | B. remembered | C. reminded | D. reported |
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Her style of dress accentuated her extreme slenderness.
A. betrayed
B. emphasized
C. revealed
D. disfigured
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She finds his behavior towards her quite ________. He treats her like an idiot.
A. offending
B. insulting
C. crude
D. ill- mannered
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She is so ______ to her children that she has decided to quit her job to stay at home and look after Them.
A. persistent
B. kind
C. responsible
D. devoted
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My sister supports her living by _______ of evening jobs.
A. means
B. ways
C. methods
D. measures
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense (HTTD)
1. Listen! Someone (play)……………………the piano.
2. They (not write)……………………their diary now.
3. She (do)…………….. her homework at the moment ?
4. Where are you (go)……………………now ? - I (go)…………………to the cinema.
5. Look! The boy (run)…………………very fast.
Help me
26. _____ this man is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.
A. Seeing that B. Due to C. Because of D. On account of
27. Jane joined the English club _____.
A. due to her improvement of English
B. because she wanted to improve her English
C. thanks to her improving English
D. because of she wanted to improve her English
28. Since there was no electricity during the storm, _____.
A. so we have to sue candles
B. due to the fact that we have to use candles
C. we have to use candles
D. because of using candles
29. _____, so he was late for work.
A. Paul had missed the train
B. Because Paul had missed the train
C. As Paul had missed the train
D. On account of Paul’s missing the train
30. Robert will enjoy skiing more the next time he goes to Mt Helens _____ he has had skiing lessons.
A. so that B. before C. now that D. and
26. _____ this man is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.
A. Seeing that B. Due to C. Because of D. On account of
27. Jane joined the English club _____.
A. due to her improvement of English
B. because she wanted to improve her English
C. thanks to her improving English
D. because of she wanted to improve her English
28. Since there was no electricity during the storm, _____.
A. so we have to sue candles
B. due to the fact that we have to use candles
C. we have to use candles
D. because of using candles
29. _____, so he was late for work.
A. Paul had missed the train
B. Because Paul had missed the train
C. As Paul had missed the train
D. On account of Paul’s missing the train
30. Robert will enjoy skiing more the next time he goes to Mt Helens _____ he has had skiing lessons.
A. so that B. before C. now that D. and
Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She pays an enormous insurance premium on the family heirloom, her most _______ possession.
A. worthless
B. valueless
C. honourable
D. treasured
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence.
She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally ______ meals, movies or late nights at a club with her colleagues.
A. supposes
B. discusses
C. attends
D. socializes