VII. Finish each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in capital letters.

1. She speaks English well. COMMAND

2. I supposed, quite wrongly, that he was your friend. MISTOOK

3. The final score in the match between Liverpool and Everton on Saturday was two all. DREW

4. On no account will I lend you $ 500. QUESTION

5. Venus was more beautiful than the other two goddesses. MOST

6. His salary is $ 1,000 more now than it was last year. RISEN

7. Dr. Jones knew everything about the disease. NOTHING

8. His health steadily improved. STEADY

9. Don’t make more mess than is absolutely necessary. POSSIBLE

10. She’s been delicate since the day she was born. LIFE

VIII. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting a VERB + OUT combination.

1. When war ...............  ................. prices usually go up.

2. There were three of us in the original partnership, but Charles ..................  .................so there are only two of us now.

3. I can’t .................  ................. who it is. He is too far away.

4. The arrangement of marriages by parents is a custom that has ................. ................. nearly everywhere.

5. The wind ............  .................the first match and he had to strike another.

6. Children usually ................. ................. of their clothes before they ................. them .................

7. Nothing can ever .......... ................. the memory of that terrible experience.

8. They ................. .................at nine and arrived at twelve.

9. We haven't invited them to the party. If they ................. ................. about it, they will be furious.

10. “I’ll................. you .................,” said my host, and he accompanied me to the front door.

III. Complete the following sentences.

1. Jane is an interesting person .................... ................. to

2. Do you think this water is safe ....................... .................?

3. I was really delighted your letter yesterday....................... ................. your letter yesterday.

4. If I have any more news, you’ll be the first ...................... .................

5. The next train ................... ................. at platform 2 will be the 20.30 from Ho Chi Minh City.

6. She’s a really bright child. She’s always the first .................... ................. up with the answers to the teacher’s questions.

7. The chair isn’t strong enough for you ................. ................. on. It’s going to collapse.

8. It’s dangerous for children ................. ................. near the railway line.

VI. Fill each blank with one suitable word.

Today anyone will accept money in exchange …1… goods or services. People use …2… to buy food and books and bicycles and hundreds of …3… things they need or want. When they work, they usually …4… paid in money. Most of the money today is …5… of metal or paper. …6… people used to use all kinds of things …7… money. The people who lived on the shores of the Pacific Ocean …8… shells because they liked them for ornaments. Anyone who had more food than he needed must have been happy to …9… the extra food for shells. Money has an interesting …10… from the days of shell money until today.

VIII. Replace the underlined words with the words which have the same meaning. The first letter of the word has been given.

1. I was totally tired and worn out after the football match on Saturday. (e............................ )

2. Last week I was asked if I would like to go to a dancing hall. (i........................ )

3. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally made up my mind to take the job. (d................ )

4. Many people told beforehand that John F. Kennedy would be assassinated. (f............................ )

5. Two cars drove into one another at a crossroad this morning in the village of Minfield, but fortunately no one was hurt. (c................................................. )

6. The student said he was very sorry for his bad behaviour. (a............................. )

7. He was very sorry for the way he had behaved. (r.............................. )

8. I regret to inform you that you have not managed to pass the driving test. (f.......................... )

9. “I’m frightened”, she said in a very quiet voice. (w........................... )

10. I want you to come here without any delay. (i.................................. )

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.

It fascinates me to observe the way in …1… children so often react against their parents’ ideas, while at the same time …2… their parents’ characteristics. That is to say, the children grow up to …3… different views from their parents, yet to have …4… personalities. There is a …5… going on in the toy world at present over whether children should be …6… to have war toys, but I do not see any …7… in forbidding them when I think of the …8… of my friend Harry.

Harry is the ....9... of strict parents who were totally opposed to war. He was never allowed toy soldiers …10… a boy, never allowed toy guns. Harry grew up and went into the army, becoming a first-class soldier and …11… all sorts of military honours in a rather fierce unit. He became the opposite in …12… way of what his parents might have expected …13… their son. And yet there is a gentleness about Harry which shows a …14… personality. There is a sympathetic element about the man which I can see …15… have come from his family. In …16… of doing things differently from our parents, a lot of the spirit get passed on.

Parents in all conscience have to …17… their children what they believe to be right; but it is not so much your ideas that the children …18… as your example. Perhaps the …19… way to teach one’s child gentleness is not to forbid toy guns, but to be gentle in one’s …20… everyday life.