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III. Complete the following sentences.

1. Jane is an interesting person .................... ................. to

2. Do you think this water is safe ....................... .................?

3. I was really delighted your letter yesterday....................... ................. your letter yesterday.

4. If I have any more news, you’ll be the first ...................... .................

5. The next train ................... ................. at platform 2 will be the 20.30 from Ho Chi Minh City.

6. She’s a really bright child. She’s always the first .................... ................. up with the answers to the teacher’s questions.

7. The chair isn’t strong enough for you ................. ................. on. It’s going to collapse.

8. It’s dangerous for children ................. ................. near the railway line.

VI. Fill each blank with one suitable word.

Today anyone will accept money in exchange …1… goods or services. People use …2… to buy food and books and bicycles and hundreds of …3… things they need or want. When they work, they usually …4… paid in money. Most of the money today is …5… of metal or paper. …6… people used to use all kinds of things …7… money. The people who lived on the shores of the Pacific Ocean …8… shells because they liked them for ornaments. Anyone who had more food than he needed must have been happy to …9… the extra food for shells. Money has an interesting …10… from the days of shell money until today.

VIII. Replace the underlined words with the words which have the same meaning. The first letter of the word has been given.

1. I was totally tired and worn out after the football match on Saturday. (e............................ )

2. Last week I was asked if I would like to go to a dancing hall. (i........................ )

3. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally made up my mind to take the job. (d................ )

4. Many people told beforehand that John F. Kennedy would be assassinated. (f............................ )

5. Two cars drove into one another at a crossroad this morning in the village of Minfield, but fortunately no one was hurt. (c................................................. )

6. The student said he was very sorry for his bad behaviour. (a............................. )

7. He was very sorry for the way he had behaved. (r.............................. )

8. I regret to inform you that you have not managed to pass the driving test. (f.......................... )

9. “I’m frightened”, she said in a very quiet voice. (w........................... )

10. I want you to come here without any delay. (i.................................. )

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.

It fascinates me to observe the way in …1… children so often react against their parents’ ideas, while at the same time …2… their parents’ characteristics. That is to say, the children grow up to …3… different views from their parents, yet to have …4… personalities. There is a …5… going on in the toy world at present over whether children should be …6… to have war toys, but I do not see any …7… in forbidding them when I think of the …8… of my friend Harry.

Harry is the ....9... of strict parents who were totally opposed to war. He was never allowed toy soldiers …10… a boy, never allowed toy guns. Harry grew up and went into the army, becoming a first-class soldier and …11… all sorts of military honours in a rather fierce unit. He became the opposite in …12… way of what his parents might have expected …13… their son. And yet there is a gentleness about Harry which shows a …14… personality. There is a sympathetic element about the man which I can see …15… have come from his family. In …16… of doing things differently from our parents, a lot of the spirit get passed on.

Parents in all conscience have to …17… their children what they believe to be right; but it is not so much your ideas that the children …18… as your example. Perhaps the …19… way to teach one’s child gentleness is not to forbid toy guns, but to be gentle in one’s …20… everyday life.

VI. The underlined expressions can be replaced by a time expression based on the words given in capital letters. Supply the missing prepositions.

1. Most of her clothes are no longer fashionable.    DATE

2. You really make me angry sometimes.    TIMES

3. I hope to see you all again soon.     LONG

4. You’ll have to make your own bed in the future.    ON

5. Now and then we like to spend a weekend in the mountain.     TIME

6. Autumn is the time when fruit like apples and pears are available.      SEASON

7. The demonstrators occupied the square for several hours until they were eventually driven away by the police.      LENGTH

8. We’ll be in the UK, but only briefly.       LONG

9. Wendy said that she would like to dance and immediately there were twenty young men offering to dance with her.       TIME

10. Nobody wanted to buy his car, so finally he had to give it away.     END

11. Their son left home three years ago, and they don't know even now what happened to him.     DAY

12. Please complete the rest of your assignments right away.    DELAY

13. Your Aunt Kate is using the spare bedroom now.     MOMENT

14. So you’ll have to sleep in the garden temporarily.      BEING

15. I hope to see you next month. Until then, best of luck with your driving test.       MEANTIME

16. Please be very quiet. There’s an examination going on. PROGRESS

IV. Put in the correct preposition or adverb.

1. The boy is hyperactive. I put it .......................  ................... the wrong diet.

2. Here’s a crash helmet. Put it ...................

3. Put ................... the light. It’s getting quite light again.

4. I don’t know how you put ................... ................... the noise; it would drive me mad.

5. The government put .....................  the rebellion with great severity.

6. I wish you would put ................... the dishes instead of leaving them on the table.

7. The vase is valuable. Put it ......................  before you drop it. .........

8. This clock is always slow. I put it .......................  ten minutes every morning.

9. Put ................. the clock. It is twenty minutes fast.

10. He wasn’t really angry. He was only putting it ...................