The test was too difficult for the students to complete it
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.
It was relatively easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. nearly
B. essentially
C. comparatively
D. approximately
1. Fill in the blank with because or because of : 1. It was difficult to deliver the letter …………the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope . 2. Nancy Lee was awarded a scholarship ……… her superior scholastic ability. 3.We had to drive around the baby …….the bridge was destroyed in the storm. 4. ……….the invention of computers , pupils no longer spend much time on calculating. 5. I catch cold now …………….going out in the rain yesterday. 6. We plan to spend our vacation in the mountains ………….the air is purer there. 7. We decided the leave early ……………..the party was boring. 8. The students arrived late ……………….the traffic jam 9. Rescue attempts were temporarily halted ……………..the bad weather . 10. Paul may not go to the football game ….. his grades. 11. The teacher is sick ……………..her injured leg. 12. Mary looks happy ……………….she has just got good marks. 13. I couldn’t read the letter ……………….it got dark 14. I didn’t come in time ………..the traffic 15. He stayed at home yesterday ……………….the heavy rain.
Rewrite the sentences
1. Despite having a cold, Jimmy still wants to take part in the football match
-->Although
2. It was such a polluted beach that I decide not to stay
-->The beach was too
3. That question was so difficult that no student could answer it
-->It was such
1. English id easy to learn .
It .......................
2. The furniture was too old to keep .
It was ...........................
3. Gary is the best guitarist in her class .
No one else .......................
4 . Since the invention of computer , people have saved a lot of time .
Since the computer was ....................................
5. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday .
I was ...........................
III. Make questions for underlined part of the sentences.
1. They didn’t have a TV because it was too expensive.
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2. My Dad takes me to school everyday.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
3. My family usually watches TV in the evening.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
4. We are borrowing money to buy a house.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
5. She is Vietnamese.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
6. Mary went fishing almost every week.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
7. It takes me about 5 minutes to walk to school.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
8. Her younger brother would like to see a cowboy movie.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
9. She has seen this film three times.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
10. I had gone to the movies before I went home.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
III. Make questions for underlined part of the sentences.
1. They didn’t have a TV because it was too expensive.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
2. My Dad takes me to school everyday.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
3. My family usually watches TV in the evening.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
4. We are borrowing money to buy a house.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
5. She is Vietnamese.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
6. Mary went fishing almost every week.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
7. It takes me about 5 minutes to walk to school.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
8. Her younger brother would like to see a cowboy movie.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
9. She has seen this film three times.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
10. I had gone to the movies before I went home.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
III. Make questions for underlined part of the sentences.
1. They didn’t have a TV because it was too expensive.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
2. My Dad takes me to school everyday.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
3. My family usually watches TV in the evening.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
4. We are borrowing money to buy a house.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
5. She is Vietnamese.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
6. Mary went fishing almost every week.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
7. It takes me about 5 minutes to walk to school.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
8. Her younger brother would like to see a cowboy movie.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
9. She has seen this film three times.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
10. I had gone to the movies before I went home.
à _____________________________________________________________________________
