Choose the underlined part among a, B, C or D that needs correcting

1. The Nelsons asked us look over their plants for them while they were away on vacation.

2. I couldn’t make my car to start this morning.

3. My boss doesn’t allow me using the telephone for private calls.

4. I’m delighted hearing that you have made much progress in your study recently.

5. She has a lot exercises do this evening.

6. It is impossible for me being there before 8.00 p.m.

7. I saw a man to jump through the widow five minutes ago, but I could not remember his face.

8. It was quite a surprise seeing him again.

9. That was a very old place for visit.

10. I heard him to leave the house early this morning.

11. All students were allowed coming in the class.  

 12. This room is too small being in.

1 students stopped ( make ) ................... noise when the teacher came in 2 she could not bear ( shed ) ................ tears when she saw the flim romeo and juliet 3 i remember (meet) ................. you somewhere last month 4 he will try ( not make ) ........................ the same mistake again 5 did you remember ( phone ) ............... ann ? oh , no i completely forgot it 6 it is no use ( advise ) ........................ him . he never allows anybody ( give ) .................. advice 7 he always avoid ( meet ) ..................... me in the street 8 my parents decided ( take ) ............................ a taxi because it was late 9 my grandfather gets used to ( get ) ................ up early in the morning 10 he spent hours ( try) ......................... ( repair) ...................... his car 11 that shirt makes you ( look ) ............................ younger 12 mrs.green prefers ( watch ) .................... tv on ( go ) ..................... to the cinema

Task 7: Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences

1. His mother asked him _________ a mess in his room.

   A. making                             B. make                   C. not to make             D. made

2. He asked _______ it was too early to apply for the course.

   A. if                            B. what                    C. where                      D. that

3. He _______ me that he was leaving that afternoon.

   A. told                          B. tells                      C. said                           D. says  

4. My teacher told me that I ________ attend the math course for the higher level programme that I had applied for.

   A. can’t                       B. may not               C. won’t                     D. couldn’t

5. Lan couldn’t decide ________ to work with on the project.

   A. who                                   B. what                  C. how                         D. when

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Gary Smith yesterday celebrated his twentieth birthday, but he's lucky to be alive. In March this year, he was climbing Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, when he lost his way and spent sixteen hours in sub-zero temperatures.

"My friends laughed at me for having so much survival equipment, but it saved my life."

On the first night, the weather was so bad that it tore his new mountain tent to pieces, so he moved into a Youth Hostel. He left the hostel at 10.00 the next morning but that afternoon he was in trouble. "I fell off a rock and broke my left leg. I couldn't move."

Mountain rescue team went out to look for Gary, and found him at 9.00 the next morning. A helicopter took him to hospital, where he needed several operations. "Next time, I'll go with my friends, not on my own!" he joked.

1. Howald was Gary when he went climbing?

A. 16. B.19. C. 20. D.22.

2. How long did he spend on the mountain?

A. 10 hours. B. 16 hours.

C. 1 night. D. 2 nights.

3. Which of the following sentences is true?

A. He didn't take many things with him on his trip.

B. He spent the first night in his new mountain tent.

C. He went climbing alone.

D. In spite of his broken leg, his climbing trip was a great success.

4. Which of the following groups of adjectives best describe Gary?

A. Lost, alone, injured.

B. Hot, terrible, lucky.

C. Broken, alive, bad.

D. Bad, alone, lucky.

5. All the following sentences sound reasonable EXCEPT

A. If he hadn't fallen off a rock, he wouldn't have broken his leg.

B. If the Mountain rescue teams hadn't found him, he would have died.

C. If he hadn't been operated on, he wouldn't have been able to walk again.

D. If it hadn't been so cold on the mountain, he wouldn't have lost his way.

Exercise 1 Choose the best answer.

1. ________ good ice cream, youneed touse a lot of cream.

a. Make b. Making c. To make d. For make

2. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend. 

a. tolet me toborrow b. to let me borrow

c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow

3. ‘How about going to the theater?' 'OK,' but I would rather ______ a concert.'

a. attend b. to attend c. attending d. have attended

4. The skiers would rather  ________ through the mountains than go by bus.

a. to travel on train b. traveled by train

c. travel by train d. traveling by the train

5. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ___ lunch.

a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having

6. The examiner made us ___ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.

a. show b. showing c. to show d. showed

7. I remember ________ to Paris when I was a very small child.

a. to be taken b. to take c. being taken d. taking

8. My parents wouldn't _______ to the party.

a. allow me go b. allow me to go    c. allow me going d. allow to go

9. We are going to have my house _______ tomorrow morning.

a. paint b. painting c. painted d. to be painted

10. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy ______ part in the projects.

a. to take b. taking c. to be taken d. being taken

Ex 4 . Read the passage and choose the correct answers ( A, B, C or D ) to fill in the blanks

My name is Mike and one of my best friend is Phil , whom I met while 1.________ video games online . One year ago , we completed during a match of OVERWATCH , an online multiplayer shooter game . We quickly became friends 2._________ our shared passion for gaming among many other things . Last month was the first time we met in real life . Phil and I 3._______ all day and learned more about each other 4.__________ gaming , Phil enjoys biking when he's free . Phil is also a Math genius , which was not suprising to me at all because he 5.______ me with my geometry homework . This is one of the reason why he want to become a video games programmer in the future . One day , I hope to play game coded by Phil .

1-A .play B.played C. to playing D. playing

2-A. because of B. in spite of C.without D. ranther than

3- A. held on B. run away C. hung out D.worked out

4-A.Besides B.With C. Along D. Around

5- A.will help B. has helped C.is helping D. was helping

=> HELP ME PLEASE =.=

Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences

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i/ choose the one word or phrase abc or d, that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase
4. the school appeared essentially ______ since my day
a, changed b. unchanged c. changeable d. unchangeable
5, i've got lots of_____ but only a few are really good friends
a. close friends b. accquaintances c. neighbors d. partners
6, unselfishness is the very essence of friendship
a. romantic part b. important part c. difficult part d, interesting part
7. they ____ a close friendship at university
a. created b. became c. promoted d. formed
8. we stayed friends even after we ____ and left home
a. brought up b. turned up c. grew up d. took up
9. Sarah brightened ____ considerably as she thought of Emily's words
a. with b. on c. up d. for
10. does he tell you how he is getting ___ his new friend
a. on with b. on of c. away with d. out of
11. there is no truth in the ___ that Margaret has lost her job
a. rumour b. case c. instance d. news
12. friendship is a two side ____; it lives by give and take
a. affair b. event c. way d. aspect
13. Jen had confided her secret to Mark ; but he betrayed her _________-
a, loyalty b. trust c. constancy d. sympathy
14. it was so relaxing to be ___ old friend
a. in b. between c. among d. around
15. she's made friends ___ a little girl who lives next door
a. to b. of c.by d. with
16. the children seem to be totally capable _____ working by themselves
a. on b. of c. in d, for
17. they were extremely ____ to my plight
a. sympathyzed b. sympathetic c. sympathy d. sympathetical
18. the president expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths
a. sadness b. anxiety c. disappointment d. interest

CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE ABC OR D THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCE
1. the aim of the culture festival is ___ friendship beween the two countries
a, promote b. promoting c. to promote d, being promoted
2. how can you let such a silly incident ____ your friendship
a. wreck b, to wreck c, wrecking d. that wrecks
3. i think your mother should let you ___ your own mind
a. make up b. to make up c. making up d. made up
4. do you know what made so many people ___ their home >
a. evacuate b. to evacuate c. evacuated d. be evacuated
5. it has become necessary ___ water in the metropolitan area because of the severe drought
a. rationing b. ration c. to ration d. to have rationed
6. ______ good ice cream, you need to use alot of cream
a. make b. making c. to make d. for make
7. i got my friend ___ her car for the weekend
a. to let me to borrow b. to let me borrow
c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow
8, he finds it ___ lasting friendships
a. difficuld to make b. difficulty in making c. is difficult to make d. difficult making
9. they ___ god friends but they've fallen out recently
a. used to be b. would be c. were d. are
10. how about going to the theater? ok but i would reather ___ a concert
a. attend b. to attend c, attending d. have attended
11. jim doesn't speak very clearly____
a. its difficult to understand him
b. its difficult for understanding him
c, he's difficult in understand him
d. its difficult to understand
12. last night we saw a meteor __ through the sky
a. streaked b. to streak c. streak d. to have streaked
13. the skiers would reather ___ through the mountains than go by bus
a. to travel on train b. traveled by train c. travel by train d. traveling by the train
14. ___bread, you usually need flour salt and yeast
a. make b. to make c. making d. for make
15. i was delighted ___ my old friend again
a. to see b. seeing c. seen d. to be seen
16. i'd rather __ to Elvis than the Beatles
a. listen b. to listen c. listening d. listened
17. of we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ___ lunch
a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having
18. its possible ___ a train across Canada
a. take b. to take c. taking d. to be taken
19. before we leve, let's have Shelley ___ a map for us so we won't get lost
a. draw b. to draw c. drawing d. drawn

I DENTIFY THE ONE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE ABC OR D THAT MUST BE CHANGED FOR THE SENTENCE TO BE CORRECT
1. simon (finds) (it hard) (for making) friends (with) other children
2. whatever (happened) i (didn't want) (to lose) friendship (of) Vera
3. (during) a curfew it is not possible (walking) (on) the streets after (a specifield) hour
4. clay (that) (has been) heated or fried in a kiln cannot (to be) (softened) again
5. as they (grow older) children in many cultures (were taught) (not to rely) (on their parents)
6. the basic (aims of )science and magic are very (similar) (to understand) and (to control) nature

WRITING
1. they arrived home late
-he saw
2. she didn't want to stay there for the weekend
-they made her
3. contacting her at work is quite easy
- she is quite easy
4. can you sign the papers please? they are ready now
- the papers are
5. dont lend Tom any money. that would be most unwise
- you would be
6. mr. pinchley doesn't allow his teenage children to go out in the evenings
- mr pinchley makes
7, harry couldn't get his parents permission to boy a motorboke
-harry's parents didn't
8, my sister asks me to iron some clothes for her
.- my sister has

i/ choose the one word or phrase abc or d, that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase
4. the school appeared essentially ______ since my day
a, changed b. unchanged c. changeable d. unchangeable
5, i've got lots of_____ but only a few are really good friends
a. close friends b. accquaintances c. neighbors d. partners
6, unselfishness is the very essence of friendship
a. romantic part b. important part c. difficult part d, interesting part
7. they ____ a close friendship at university
a. created b. became c. promoted d. formed
8. we stayed friends even after we ____ and left home
a. brought up b. turned up c. grew up d. took up
9. Sarah brightened ____ considerably as she thought of Emily's words
a. with b. on c. up d. for
10. does he tell you how he is getting ___ his new friend
a. on with b. on of c. away with d. out of
11. there is no truth in the ___ that Margaret has lost her job
a. rumour b. case c. instance d. news
12. friendship is a two side ____; it lives by give and take
a. affair b. event c. way d. aspect
13. Jen had confided her secret to Mark ; but he betrayed her _________-
a, loyalty b. trust c. constancy d. sympathy
14. it was so relaxing to be ___ old friend
a. in b. between c. among d. around
15. she's made friends ___ a little girl who lives next door
a. to b. of c.by d. with
16. the children seem to be totally capable _____ working by themselves
a. on b. of c. in d, for
17. they were extremely ____ to my plight
a. sympathyzed b. sympathetic c. sympathy d. sympathetical
18. the president expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths
a. sadness b. anxiety c. disappointment d. interest

CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE ABC OR D THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCE
1. the aim of the culture festival is ___ friendship beween the two countries
a, promote b. promoting c. to promote d, being promoted
2. how can you let such a silly incident ____ your friendship
a. wreck b, to wreck c, wrecking d. that wrecks
3. i think your mother should let you ___ your own mind
a. make up b. to make up c. making up d. made up
4. do you know what made so many people ___ their home >
a. evacuate b. to evacuate c. evacuated d. be evacuated
5. it has become necessary ___ water in the metropolitan area because of the severe drought
a. rationing b. ration c. to ration d. to have rationed
6. ______ good ice cream, you need to use alot of cream
a. make b. making c. to make d. for make
7. i got my friend ___ her car for the weekend
a. to let me to borrow b. to let me borrow
c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow
8, he finds it ___ lasting friendships
a. difficuld to make b. difficulty in making c. is difficult to make d. difficult making
9. they ___ god friends but they've fallen out recently
a. used to be b. would be c. were d. are
10. how about going to the theater? ok but i would reather ___ a concert
a. attend b. to attend c, attending d. have attended
11. jim doesn't speak very clearly____
a. its difficult to understand him
b. its difficult for understanding him
c, he's difficult in understand him
d. its difficult to understand
12. last night we saw a meteor __ through the sky
a. streaked b. to streak c. streak d. to have streaked
13. the skiers would reather ___ through the mountains than go by bus
a. to travel on train b. traveled by train c. travel by train d. traveling by the train
14. ___bread, you usually need flour salt and yeast
a. make b. to make c. making d. for make
15. i was delighted ___ my old friend again
a. to see b. seeing c. seen d. to be seen
16. i'd rather __ to Elvis than the Beatles
a. listen b. to listen c. listening d. listened
17. of we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ___ lunch
a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having
18. its possible ___ a train across Canada
a. take b. to take c. taking d. to be taken
19. before we leve, let's have Shelley ___ a map for us so we won't get lost
a. draw b. to draw c. drawing d. drawn

I DENTIFY THE ONE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE ABC OR D THAT MUST BE CHANGED FOR THE SENTENCE TO BE CORRECT
1. simon (finds) (it hard) (for making) friends (with) other children
2. whatever (happened) i (didn't want) (to lose) friendship (of) Vera
3. (during) a curfew it is not possible (walking) (on) the streets after (a specifield) hour
4. clay (that) (has been) heated or fried in a kiln cannot (to be) (softened) again
5. as they (grow older) children in many cultures (were taught) (not to rely) (on their parents)
6. the basic (aims of )science and magic are very (similar) (to understand) and (to control) nature

WRITING
1. they arrived home late
-he saw
2. she didn't want to stay there for the weekend
-they made her
3. contacting her at work is quite easy
- she is quite easy
4. can you sign the papers please? they are ready now
- the papers are
5. dont lend Tom any money. that would be most unwise
- you would be
6. mr. pinchley doesn't allow his teenage children to go out in the evenings
- mr pinchley makes
7, harry couldn't get his parents permission to boy a motorboke
-harry's parents didn't
8, my sister asks me to iron some clothes for her
.- my sister has

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. While I (walk) across the campus the other day, I (meet) my old friend, John, whom I (not see):since July 10. Naturally we (stop) (talk) to each other for a few minutes. I asked him how he (do) in his classes this semester.
2. Jack London (bear) in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He (begin) his education at the university of California, but (not finish) it there, he (write) a lot of adventure books. He (travel) much, and his experience in his trips (help) him write many famous books.
3. A: Tell us what happened to you yesterday?
B: I (walk) along Piccadilly when I (realize) that a man with a black beard, whom I (see) three time already that afternoon, (follow) me. I (be) very annoyed, and at last I (stop) him and (ask) him why he (follow) me. The man (apologize) and (tell) me he (mistake) me for one of his friends.
4. Last Sunday, Mrs Hay (drive) along a small country road when she (see) a man at the side of the road. He (wave) and pointing at his car. Mrs Hay (stop) and (ask) the man if he (be) all right. "My car's broken down", said the man.
5. I'd just parked my car in the street near a football stadium in Liverpool. It (be) ten minutes before the start of the match and I (be) in a hurry. Two littles boys (come) up to me and (say). "Give me some money and we (look) after your car while you are at the match". I (tell) them to clear off, and one of them (look) at me with big, round eyes said, "Unless you (give) us the money, something might happen to your car while you are away, you know, a scratch or a flat or something like that".