OPTIONAL LESSON 25
Relative clause replaced by participle and infinitive
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.
1. The woman _______next door is a famous singer .
A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living
2. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt .
A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed
3. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher .
A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand
4. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday .
A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves
5. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam .
A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask
6. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.
A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed
7. The man is my teacher . I am grateful to him .
A. The man whom I grateful to him is my teacher . C. The man is my teacher who I am grateful .
B. The man whom I am grateful to is my teacher D. The man to him I am grateful is my teacher .
8. Ngoc is friendly . We are talking about her .
A. Ngoc , we are talking about , is friendly . C. Ngoc , about her we are talking , is friendly .
B. Ngoc, whom we are talking about is friendly D. Ngoc , about whom we are talking, is friendly
9. A pilot is a person who flies an aircraft .
A. A person who called a pilot flies an aircraft . B. A person that flies an aircraft is called a pilot .
C. A pilot is someone who flies an aircraft . D. Both B and C are correct .
10. Sunday is the day _______which we usually go fishing .
A. during B. at C. in D. on
11. The music ______ we listened last night was boring .
A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that
12. The man ______ I introduced you to last night is thoughtful .
A. whom B. that C. Ø D. all are correct
13. She couldn’t answer any question , _______made me surprised.
A. that B. it C. this D. which
14. The books _______ written by Jack London is very interesting .
A. which were B. were C. whose D. which
15. I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up .
A. where B. which C. when D. who
16. This is Mary , ____ is taking over my job when I leave .
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
17. An architect is someone _____ designs buildings .
A. who B. that C. which D. it
18. That is the house in ______I used to live .
A. that B. which C. where D. there
19. The man _______ is my teacher .
A. who she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with
C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with
20. I apologized to the boy ______ book I borrowed .
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
41. Oh boy, both kids have ________ the stomach flu? We're doomed.
A. gone down with B. stood in for C. take after D. looked up to
42. I ________ cycling to work at the beginning of the summer, and I haven't been healthier!
A. put up with B. went in for C. kept pace with D. handed out
43. I'm too tired to ________ the details right now, but I'll give you the full story tomorrow.
A. get through B. get off C. go into D. run on
44. Volunteers will come around and ________ pamphlets before the lecture.
A. give out B. pass out C. hand out D. come out
45. The committee finally handed the proposal ________ to the mayor.
A. off B. over C. on D. in
46. I'm going back to school because I always regretted ________ college.
A. dropping out of B. catching up with C. going down with D. going back on
47. Ever since we gave your mother that key, she keeps ________ us.
A. passing down B. cutting down on C. dropping in on D. going back on
48. That senator needs to ________ the times and stop saying things that are wildly inappropriate in today's world.
A. keep up with B. cut down on C. go in for D. go on with
49. When I ________, I don't want an elaborate funeral.
A. pass away B. go back C. cutoff D. get around
50. Due to new regulations ________ to us from our managers, I'm no longer authorized to give refunds for any reason other than defective goods.
A. dropped in on B. passed down C. turned down D. cut off
41. Oh boy, both kids have ________ the stomach flu? We're doomed.
A. gone down with B. stood in for C. take after D. looked up to
42. I ________ cycling to work at the beginning of the summer, and I haven't been healthier!
A. put up with B. went in for C. kept pace with D. handed out
43. I'm too tired to ________ the details right now, but I'll give you the full story tomorrow.
A. get through B. get off C. go into D. run on
44. Volunteers will come around and ________ pamphlets before the lecture.
A. give out B. pass out C. hand out D. come out
45. The committee finally handed the proposal ________ to the mayor.
A. off B. over C. on D. in
46. I'm going back to school because I always regretted ________ college.
A. dropping out of B. catching up with C. going down with D. going back on
47. Ever since we gave your mother that key, she keeps ________ us.
A. passing down B. cutting down on C. dropping in on D. going back on
48. That senator needs to ________ the times and stop saying things that are wildly inappropriate in today's world.
A. keep up with B. cut down on C. go in for D. go on with
49. When I ________, I don't want an elaborate funeral.
A. pass away B. go back C. cutoff D. get around
50. Due to new regulations ________ to us from our managers, I'm no longer authorized to give refunds for any reason other than defective goods.
A. dropped in on B. passed down C. turned down D. cut off
17. People ask her about her past, she hates that
18. People criticize him, but he doesn’t mind that.
19. It was difficult for me not to laugh at Wendy’s letter. (help) .........................................................................................................................................................................
20. I am sorry but you have not been appointed to the post. (regret)
21. We needed petrol, so we went to a service station (stopped) .........................................................................................................................................................................
22. I didn’t buy food for dinner so we had to go out. (forgot) .........................................................................................................................................................................
23. Jack said that he hadn’t cheated in the exam. (denied) .........................................................................................................................................................................
Everybody was staring and laughing at her – she felt so _________.
A. excited
B. embarrassed
C. exhausted
D. amused
1.When we (have)...meal in a restaurant,a man (come)...in and (sit)...next to us although we (not/know)...him 2.At the moment he (sit)...in the library,(read)...many books here 3.Since then he (not/learn)... French again 4.Look! Peter (watch)...football in the schoolyard.He (enjoy)...playing it 5.Don't go! Be quiet! The baby (sleep)...and I (work)...in my room
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
MARIA’S HOMECOMING
When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”
Question 7:
A. expecting
B. waiting
C. welcoming
D. receiving
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
MARIA’S HOMECOMING
When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”
Question 10:
A. even
B. hardly
C. too
D. very
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
MARIA’S HOMECOMING
When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”
Question 8:
A. was living
B. have lived
C. live
D. am living