Fill each blank with one suitable word
That orchestra will ...........hold....... a concert in London
Tim .......had.......... his wallet stolen while he stood talking with his friend at the station
Surin has offered me .......like.............what I expected
Fill each blank with one suitable word
That orchestra will .................. a concert in London
Tim ................. his wallet stolen while he stood talking with his friend at the station
Surin has offered me ....................what I expected
Fill each blank with one suitable word
That orchestra will .................. a concert in London
Tim ................. his wallet stolen while he stood talking with his friend at the station
Surin has offered me ....................what I expected
Fill each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts)
He was born in a very poor part of London. His father was a comedian and his mother worked (1) a dancer and singer. However, (2) of them was very successful, so the family had very (3) money. At one time they were (4) poor that he and his brother had to share one pair of shoes, and they had to take turns wearing them. The first time he himself earned money (5) dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6) was working in the theatre.
When he was about 15 he joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to America. On (7) such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, (8) he eventually became both an actor and a film director. He was known to be a perfectionist, and sometimes (9) the other actors repeat a scene many times (10) he was finally satisfied with it.
Many people found him difficult and someone accused him of (11) mean, but it was really his early experiences of poverty (12) made him careful with his money. He died in Switzerland in 1977, (13) the age of 88. (14) is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his (15) and early upbringing. His name was Charlie Chaplin.
II. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.(10pts)
Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and (1)................every country has at least one river that plays an important part in the (2)................of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (3)................food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (4)................. And in order to get (5)................ for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (6)................a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water not only to irrigate fields but to make electricity for homes and industries as (7).................
However, the water often becomes (8)................when cities on river banks grow in size and the number of industries (9)................. We are learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean (10)................we don’t want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle
1. Tell me ___ one word what you want
Supply the correct verb forms.
1. While I (walk) across the campus the other day, I (meet) my old friend, John, whom I (not see):since July 10. Naturally we (stop) (talk) to each other for a few minutes. I asked him how he (do) in his classes this semester.
2. Jack London (bear) in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He (begin) his education at the university of California, but (not finish) it there, he (write) a lot of adventure books. He (travel) much, and his experience in his trips (help) him write many famous books.
3. A: Tell us what happened to you yesterday?
B: I (walk) along Piccadilly when I (realize) that a man with a black beard, whom I (see) three time already that afternoon, (follow) me. I (be) very annoyed, and at last I (stop) him and (ask) him why he (follow) me. The man (apologize) and (tell) me he (mistake) me for one of his friends.
4. Last Sunday, Mrs Hay (drive) along a small country road when she (see) a man at the side of the road. He (wave) and pointing at his car. Mrs Hay (stop) and (ask) the man if he (be) all right. "My car's broken down", said the man.
5. I'd just parked my car in the street near a football stadium in Liverpool. It (be) ten minutes before the start of the match and I (be) in a hurry. Two littles boys (come) up to me and (say). "Give me some money and we (look) after your car while you are at the match". I (tell) them to clear off, and one of them (look) at me with big, round eyes said, "Unless you (give) us the money, something might happen to your car while you are away, you know, a scratch or a flat or something like that".
Fill each of blank spaces in this passage with ONE suitable word.
________had been an unusually peaceful evening, _________no arguments or disagreements, and Susan and Jack were reading comfortably in their chairs. Jack did not notice when Susan _________her book down. He turned a page and read several lines before she spoke.
"He was such a nice man" she said, as_________to herself.
Jack read as_________as the middle of the page before he really_________in what she had said. He looked over his book at her.
"Did you say something? he asked, _________ his place in the book with his finger.
Susan_________her head. "No, dear. It wasn't anything. I didn't _________ to interrupt. Just go on with your reading"
Jack_________her thoughtfully for a moment, and went back to his book. He tried to go on with his reading. It was impossible.
Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following sentence:
Cook was paid a share of the fares charged to the passengers, as the railway tickets couldn't ... issued at his own price.
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.
MY HOME TOWN
I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) .......................... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (2) ......................... longer the trade centre that it once (3) ....................... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (4) ....................... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (5) ......................... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.
The old city centre is small, which (6) ......... it very easy to explore (7) ....................... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (8) ....................... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past.
It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (9) ............................ high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (10) ........................ you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.
