WRITING - A biographical web page

• 1. Agatha Christie was a British writer.||c. Life 
• 2. She first started writing when she was sixteen.||a. Early career
• 3. Agatha Christie eventually became one of the most popular writers in history.||b. Achievements

KEY PHRASES

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She first started ¹ .

²  eventually ³ .

People love her work because ⁴ .

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 1: 

1. at     
2. in    
3. by

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 2

1. bus  
2. because
3. when

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 3: 

1. many       
2. a lot     
3. few

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 4: 

1. quick       
2. quickly     
3. quicker

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 5:

1. so     
2. like
3. than

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 6:

1. well  
2. good  
3. fine

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 7:

1. to find   
2. find   
3. finding

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 8: 

1. go    
2. take  
3. get

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 9: 

1. less   
2. more    
3. most

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) _________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) _________, it is difficult (7) _________ the bus you want. You can (8) _________ a taxi, but it is (9) _________ expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) _________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find you away.

Question 10: 

1. give       
2. talk
3. show

I_____ in Jakarta. I've lived here all my life.

1. am used to living
2. used to living
3. use to live
4. am used to live

Jane_____ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.

1. used to working
2. used to work
3. is used to working
4. am used to work

This work doesn’t bother me. I _____ hard. I've worked hard all my life.

1. used to working
2. used to work
3. am used to working
4. am used to work

Dick _____ a moustache, but he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it.

1. used to having
2. is used to having
3. was used to having
4. used to have

When I was a child, I _____ anyone 40 was old.

1. used to think
2. was used to thinking
3. used to thinking
4. was used to think