It was overeating that caused his heart attack.
What caused his heart attack?
If there's a new pay offer, the workers will call off the strike.
It was overeating that caused his heart attack.
What caused his heart attack?
If there's a new pay offer, the workers will call off the strike.
Choose the correct answer.
30. Aerobic exercises can help you to burn …………. calories.
A. out B. off C. through D. down
31. Union officials have …………. off the strike that was planned for next Tuesday.
A. driven B. called C. switched D. set
32. There’s no point in getting angry. Try to …………. your energy into something constructive.
A. turn B. guide C. control D. channel
33. I want to take part in the New York marathon, so I’m …………. out five times a week.
A. working B. exercising C. training D. practising
34. My father has just renewed his annual …………. to an educational journal.
A. payment B. prescription C. fee D. subscription
35. The freedom of the …………. is an essential feature of a democratic country.
A. newspaper B. journalism C. reporting D. press
36. The government is hoping to find a way to …………. the law on tax-havens.
A. revise B. mend C. correct D. fix
37. The law is supposed to protect the …………. rights of citizens of democratic countries.
A. personal B. human C. peoples D. self
38. There are a multitude of …………. devices to help with domestic chores.
A. hard-working B. hands-free C. labour-saving D. hands-on
39. Many graduates find work in …………. centres, dealing with customer enquiries.
A. phone B. media C. call D. ring
40. Two thousand employees worldwide have been made …………. already.
A. retired B. sacked C. unemployed D. redundant
41. Employees are planning to take industrial …………. to save their jobs.
A. strikes B. negotiations C. action D. activity
42. …………. unemployment is becoming a serious problem in many developed countries.
A. young B. teenager C. youth D. youthful
43. When I give up my job I’m planning to become a …………. writer and work for myself.
A. solo B. lonely C. freelance D. lone
44. In recent years, hundreds of new office blocks have …………. up in our city.
A. sprung B. grown C. built D. jumped
1) She watched the film , then she wrote a report.
--> After ………………………..
2) The workers finished their work , and then they went out for dinner.
-->Before…………………..
3) When you phoned me , it was my lunch time.
-->I was ……………………………..
4) I haven’t been to the cinema for two months.
-->The last time……………………………..
5) They will spend two years building the house.
-->It will take ……………………………..
6) Steve started working for this company five years ago.
-->Steve has………………………………….
7) Mac Kenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty.
-->By the age……………………………………
8) The decorators have finished the whole of the first floor.
-->We have………………………………………
9) You can try to get Jim to lend you his car , but you won’t succeed.
-->There’s no point……………………………
10) I’ll finish the work tonight if you like.
-->Would you like ………………………………………?
Fill in the blanks with: sign, catch, panic, recovering, rescue, ran, saved.
Jody Brown, age 6, is 1) ... in the hospital tonight after causing 2) ... this morning at her home in the country. She was playing in the yard when a scorpion stung her. She started screaming and her parents quickly came to the 3) .... The scorpion 4) ... off and, when her mother tried to find it, there was no 5) ... of it anywhere. It was lucky her parents were home and that's what 6) ... here life. "Some pepole from the local zoo arrived to try and 7) ... the scorpion," said her mother," but it was gone."
Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts)
a. I was given a present (1 ) ________ my birthday (2) ________ my friend.
b. I'm sick and tired (3) ______ all the arguments.
c. Keep off the grass! You’re not allowed to walk or lie (4) ______ it.
d. Please run a bath (5) ______ me. I’ll be home (6) ______ ten minutes.
e. One of the men left (7) ______ paying his share of the bill. How could he do that?
f. Last Sunday I was invited (8)________his wedding party.
g. We all laughed, (9) ______ the exception (1 0) ______ Alice.
h. He was more famous (11) _______ an artist (12) _______ the age of thirty.
i. His wallet was stolen (13) _____ his pocket while he was travelling (14) _____ the bus.
j. If you don't warm (15) ____ before exercising, you risk injuring yourself.
k. I used weedkiller to get rid (16) ____ the weeds (1 7) ____ the garden.
l. After so many years of war, there was a great desire (18) _____ peace.
m. When I got home from school I changed (19) _____ (20) _____ my uniform and put on my casual clothes.
Taking regular exercise reduces the __________________ of a heart attack. (LIKE)
21. After their children had grown up, they decided ………………..to a condominium in the city.
A. to move B. to be moved C. moving D. being moved
22. Does Dr Johnson mind ……………………at home if his patients need his help.
A. to call B. to be called C. calling D. being called
23. You can’t help ………………..Sandra King.
A. like B. to like C. liking D. x
MAKE A NEW SENTENCE WITH THE SUGGESTED CONJUNTION IN BRACKETS:
1.On arrival, he will go straight to his hotel (as soon as).
2. He may resign, and we will lose his services. (if)
3. Having reached the summit, you will have a magnificent view. (once)
4. Elaine will only grduate at the age of 25. (until)
21. They believed that the fire was caused by a short circus in the lift machinery.
=> It was believed that ____________________________________________
=>The fire was believed __________________________________________
22. We are going to ask the plumper to install a new shower.
=> We are going to _____________________________________________
=> The plumper _______________________________________________
23. It is over five years since Lisa last visited the museum.
=> Lisa has not _________________________________________________
=> Lisa last visited _____________________________________________
=> The last time _____________________________________________
24. The sun heats the earth. This is very important to us. (use RELATIVE CLAUSE)
=>The sun __________________________________________________
Fill in compound adjectives. Use the words in the sentences.
0. The plan covers the next five years. It's a FIVE-YEAR plan.
1. Rescue workers planned the operation carefully. It was a ………………………. rescue operation.
2. As a child I had curly hair. I was a ………………….. child.
3. Linda works really hard. Linda is very …………………..
4. The charity appeal show will go on for 24 hours. It's a …………………….. show.
5. The writing in the script is brilliant. It's a ……………….. script.
6. The canteen here is subsidised in part. There is a ……………………………… canteen.
7. The sports centre was constructed last year so it's still new. There is a ……………………………… sports centre.
137. Last week I ____________ (offer) a job at bank, but I turned it down.
138. I wish I ____________ (be) on the beach now.
139. September 2nd ____________ (consider) a great holiday since 1945.
140. All the debts must ____________ (pay) now.
141. Everyone ____________ (sleep) at the moment.
142. Are you used to ____________ (swim) in the sea?
143. What ____________ (happen) when they arrived? – The seats were being filled.
144. They ____________ (complete) their papers when the bell rang.
145. If you were there, you ____________ (meet) Miss Hoa.
146. He wisher he ____________ (be) a bird.
147. Have you ever tried ____________ (swim) across the river?
148. He kept looking at her, wondering where he ____________ (see) her before.
149. He usually ____________ (write) in ink.
150. Trees ____________ (plant) since it stopped raining last month.
151. It ____________ (start) to rain while you were sleeping.
152. I’ll wait until you ____________ (finish) your homework.
153. He acts as if he ____________ (know) English perfectly.
154. We haven’t heard of him since we last ____________ (meet).
155. The rain has made the children ____________ (stop) their games.
156. I’ll have my house ____________ (paint) tomorrow.
157. My sister wishes she ____________ (meet) you.
158. The dog is ____________ (say) to be man’s best friend.
159. I ____________ (tell) him the truth if I were you.
160. Would you mind ____________ (help) me with this work.
161. If she ____________ (not, be) at home, he would be very sorry about that.
162. The lady wants the waiter ____________ (bring) her some more sugar.
163. It ____________ (take) me forty minutes to walk to school last year.
164. Those children ____________ (play) football since eight o’clock.
165. You’ll get used to ____________ (drive) on the right, Mary.
166. My sister ____________ (spend) hours making a cake yesterday.
167. I’ll have my brother ____________ (do) it for you.
168. I don’t think your work ____________ (be) successful if you didn’t try hard.
169. He ____________ (cross) the street when I saw him yesterday.
170. She ____________ (broke) four world records since the beginning of the games.
171. Are you used to ____________ (get) up early?
172. Mary and I ____________ (wait) for you for the whole hour.
173. I’m having my house ____________ (repaint).
174. The grey and blue blanket ____________ (wash) yesterday.
175. The children are make ____________ (work) hard.
176. I stopped ____________ (work) because I was tired.
177. If I ____________ (have) time, I’d go with you.
178. Why didn’t you have your eyes ____________ (examine)?
179. This farmer is used to ____________ (cut) grass with a knife.
180. Nobody ____________ (like) him because he is very lazy.
181. My father often ____________ (have) lunch at home.
182. The four – storey house ____________ (build) on that hill is very old.
183. I wish our teacher ____________ (not give) us a test tomorrow.
184. They were amazed ____________ (know) about that.
185. Le Van Tam succeeded in ____________ (deceive) the enemy.