Choose the underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in standard English in each of the following sentences.
29. She was too tired not to walk any further.
A. too B. not to C. any D. further
30. In case it will rain hard this afternoon, you should take the raincoat with you.
A. it will rain B. this afternoon C. should take D. with you
Exercise 3. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences or the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined part.
6. Where are the photos ____ at the Christmas party?
A. taking B. taken C. were taken D. have taken
7. The smaller the room is, the ____ furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less
8. ____ up your shoelaces or you might trip over them.
A. Do B. Put C. Make D. Set
9. Let's listen to the radio, ____?
A. will we B. shall we C. will I D. shall I
10. We don't want ____ to like that.
A. to talking B. being talked C. talked D. to be talked
11. It is easy for people to get ____ to Internet.
A. contact B. access C. use D. information
12. The two capital cities are ____.
A. similar B. very difference C. the same D. the same to
13. In the past, people got the ____ news from town criers.
A. newest B. newer C . latest D. recent
14. ____ you don't feel like it, you don't have to take it.
A. What B. If C. How D. Whether
15. Tony asked ____ to go to the cinema with him.
A. me do I want B. if wanted I C. me if I wanted D. If did I want
16. Do you really think those high-heeled shoes are ____ in the jungle?
A. loose B. ancient C. rough D. suitable
17. ____ on your jacket if you're cold.
A. Put B. Get C. Take D. Add
18. Dinosaurs are ____, so there are no dinosaurs alive any more.
A. mild B. extinct C. global D. tight
19. There were about twenty people ____ total at the meeting.
A. on B. at C. in D. with
20. Are you ____ with Elaine Sharp? She's a young writer from Manchester.
A. common B. known C. heard D. familiar
21. We've got to save the rainforests ____ being destroyed.
A. for B. to C. from D. with
22. How can I know ____ book is yours? They are so alike.
A. what B. which C. whose D. how
23. Minh is motivated to study ____ he knows that a good education can improve his life.
A. therefore B. however C. because D. so
24. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut ____ electricity supply to the flat.
A. down B. out C. across D. off
25. Bob's been ____ work for six months now.
A. on B. out of C. over D. under
. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words.
21.He is a careful driver.
He drives .....................................................................................
22.She sings well.
She is ...........................................................................................
23.All the arrangements have been made.
They ............................................................................................
24.He is the best football player in his team.
No one ..........................................................................................
25.She plays tennis well.
She is .............................................................................................
26.People speak English in Australia.
English .............................................................................................
27.They are building a hospital for the poor.
A .....................................................................................................
28.No one has seen her since 1980.
She .................................................................................................
29He visited his parents last week.
His ...................................................................................................
30.We decided to go to Boston.
We had ............................................................................................