IV. Find one mistake in each sentence below and correct it. (10pts)
1. Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelfth of October because by that day in 1492, Christopher Columbus first
landed in the Americans.
2. Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.
3. Marie Curie did a great contribution to science through her discovery of radium, although it proved patal to her.
4. Bored of his job, he made an appointment to see an advisor at the counseling center.
5. We admired Ann for her intelligence, cheerful disposition and honest.
6. I’d like to see him in my office the moment he will arrive.
7. The company has so little money that it can’t hardly operate any more.
8. Mary won’t lend you any books if you promise to pay her back.
9. The oceans, that cover two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, are the object of study.
10. It was a six-hours journey; we were completely exhausted when we arrived.
II. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form/tense. (10pts)
a. The last time she (1. see) ____ in public, she (2. wear) ____ a grey suit.
b. Tomorrow, I’m going to leave for home. When I (3. arrive) ____ at the airport, my whole family (4. wait) ____
for me.
c. You’d better have that rubbish (5. take) _____ away.
d. I (6. read) ____ an interesting book at the moment. I (7. lend) ____ it to you when I (8. finish) _____ it.
e. I suggest that you (9. come) ____ to visit her because she (10. have) ____a serious accident.
f. I feel a bit dizzy. I think I (11. faint) ______.
g. If I had taken my parents’ advice, I (12. not be) ____ in danger now.
h. It was likely that she (13. pass) ____ the exam.
i. If you (14. not do) _____ the test now, I (15. play) _____ soccer with you.
j. The number of people (16.injure) ____ in the accident (17. be) _____ small..
k. I don’t know the reason why you always (18. talk) _____ in class noisily, boys.
l. You (19. work) ____ nonstop on your project for the last 5 weeks. It’s time you (20. stop) _____.