Exercise 6: Choose “lay/ lays/ laid/ laying/ lie/ lies/ lain/ lying” to complete the sentences
1. The big difference between them ………….. in their attitudes.
2. She ………….. on her back and looked up at the sky.
3. You could see from his face that he was …………...
4. These machines have …………..idle since the factory closed.
5. A turtle often ………….. hundreds of eggs and burry them in the sand..
Exercise 7 : Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
1. If I’ve lost/loosed my glasses once more this week, I am going to glue them to my head.
2. She grabbed Mark's hand so she wouldn't lose/ loose him in the crowd.
3. Paul was dressed in a loose/ lose shirt, trousers, and brown boots.
4. She resigned as party leader after they loosed/ lost the election.
Exercise 8: Choose the best options
1. She narrowly won/ defeated the rival candidate in the leadership contest.
2. They stand a good chance of beating/winning against their league rivals.
3. The movie was an instant success and went on to win/ defeat five Academy Awards.
4. In my attempt to win/ defeat a place at university, I am under a lot of study pressure.
5. I could feel my heart beating/ defeating wildly when I saw her for the first time.
Exercise 9 : Choose the best option
1. Students were angry at being treated like/as children.
2. During the war,that building was used as/like a hospital.
3. Be careful! The floor has been polished. It’s like/as walking on ice.
4. I worked as/ like a waiter when I was a student.
5. Though John and Andrew look exactly alike/ like, they act quite differently.
6. He's very alike/ like his father.
7. Like/ Dislike/ Unlike the girls, who use the Internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the Internet for playing computer games
8. I unlike/ dislike being the centre of attention.
9. The new policy benefits employers and employees alike/ like.
Exercise 10: Choose the correct answer
1. The underlying reasons/ causes for these differences will be explored in depth in the next chapter.
2. Drinking and driving is one of the most common reasons/ causes of traffic accidents.
3. Breast cancer is the leading reason/ cause of death for American women in their 40s.
