I. Put one suitable word in each gap in the following text.
Enjoyment is what drinking wine is all about. However, the more you know, …………… (1) easier it becomes to select the right wines for you or your guests. Wine is basically grape juice to …………… (2) yeast has been added causing it to ferment and produce alcohol. Alcohol is flavourless, so there must be something more …………… (3) wine than this. Many of the secrets of wine lie within the grape. Its pulp is a sugar solution which contains the things that give a wine its fruity flavour. In a dry wine, most of a grape’s sugar has been converted …………… (4) alcohol. In a sweet one, more sugar is left. This can be felt on the …………… (5) of the tongue. The pulp also contains acidity which gives the wine ‘’crispness’’ that makes the mouth water. Too much …………… (6) it can make you wince, too little and the wine could taste dull. The skin contains flavour and tannin. Tannin produces a tingling sensation in the gums and gives a wine firmness. White grapes have their skins removed before fermentation so tannin is only really found in red wines. The pulp of black and white grapes is …………… (7) same pale colour. The fact that the skins of black grapes are left on …………… (8) the wine is fermented gives red wine its colour. The wines which are often considered to be the best are …………… (9) where all the elements balance one another. There are many grape varieties grown in many climates which influence the emphasis given to these features and this is …………… (10) wines can be so wonderfully different.
Underline the errors in these sentences. Some sentences do not have errors. Rewrite each sentence that has an error and tick the sentences which are correct.
a) Jim can't afford going to the cinema twice a week.
b) David wishes leaving the room.
c) Are you waiting to use the phone?
d) I'd really like going swimming on Saturday.
e) Emma pretended leaving, but waited outside.
f) James agreed to meet me at the beach.
g) My bike seems having something wrong with it.
h) The director refused answering Helen's phone call.
find and correct mistakes in the following sentences
1 we took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coats
2 different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves
3therre are a little activities that we can do after the meeting
4 Hung really wishes that we can take part in the game
5 they're going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas
6 I used to sit next to a man who his name is Michael Faraday
7 I'd rather typing this letter than write it because it's faster
8 he drives too fast that no one likes to ride with him
9 the novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children
10 thank you very much for your letter,who came yesterday
A. has a connection with a farm
B. has been sold
C. is attached to the farmers.
D. is managed by the commuters
3. The word “managed” in the line 8 can be best replaced by ______________.
A. controlled B. spent C. used D. taken
4. According to the writer, __________________.
A. the village now has no local character
B. all the new houses are the same style
C. the village is tidier than it used to
D. the village has become nothing but a suburb
5. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the passage?
A. The writer has visited the village several times before.
B. The writer revisited his village last week.
C. In fact, the village has changed much.
D. The village nowadays has become another suburb.
Rearrange the following words and punctuation marks to complete the sentences.
1) misunderstood/the/clerk/ store/I've/unless/package/ arrive/should/the/next/ Thursday.
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Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences.
2) I wish my neighbours (not make) _______ so much noise. I can hardly sleep at night.
Complete the sencond sentences so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
3) How long is it since you used the pen?
-> When______________________
4) Lan will be fifteen next week.
->It is Lan's___________________