He did not notice the sign…………it was in front of him.
a. though
b. but
d. so
d. therefore
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
He says he will help me, but I don’t believe him.
Although he ___________________________________________
Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several scientists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston, Michael's friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to …………
A. push their child into trying too much
B. help their child to become a genius
C. make their child become a musician
D. neglect their child's education
Choose the correct answer A, B, or c to complete each sentence.
I said that I remembered _____with him in a handicraft village, but he said I was mistaken.
A. to work
B. working
C. work
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks.
1. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.
a. As hard as he work b. Despite he worked hard
c. Though he worked hard d. Although hard work
2. Despite the fact that it rained, we enjoyed our trip.
a. Because of the rain b. Though it is raining
c. Despite of the heavy rain d. Though it rained
3. Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well.
a. that he did not feel very well b. despite of the fact not feeling well
c. because he did not feel very well d. despite not feeling very well
4. Although he is very old, he can walk to the station.
a. In spite of his old age b. Despite his old age
c. Despite the fact that he is old d. All are correct
5. I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.
A. Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.
B. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.
C. In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.
D. Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.
6. She stayed at home because her mother was sick.
A. Despite her sick mother, she stayed at home.
B. Because of her sick mother , she stayed at home.
C. In spite of her sick mother, she stayed at home.
D. A & C are correct.
7. Although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
A. Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi.
B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.
C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
D. Although Bill took a taxi, he can’t come to the concert in time.
8. In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William went to school.
A. Although William suffers from a bad cold, he went to school.
B. Although William suffered from a bad cold, he went to school.
C. William went to school although he is suffering from a bad cold.
D. William went to school; he suffered from a bad cold although.
9. Despite the fact that it was snowing, I felt warm.
A. In spite of snowing, I felt warm. B. In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing.
C. Although it was snowing, I felt warm. D. Although I felt warm, it was snowing.
10. Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.
A. Despite he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.
B. In spite of he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.
C. In spite of trying hard, he didn’t succeed.
D. Even though he tried hard, but he didn’t succeed.
11. Because of the development of birth-control, women could delay having children .
A. Because birth-control was developed, women could delay having children.
B. Because birth-control is developed, women could delay having children.
C. Despite birth-control is developed, women could delay having children.
D. Though birth-control was developed, women could delay having children.
12. John is fat because he eats so many chips.
A. John is fat because of the fact that he eats so many chips.
B. John is fat because of eating so many chips.
C. John is fat because of not eating so many chips. D. A & B are correct.
13. He was very tired but he kept on working.
A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.
B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.
C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.
14. The trip was boring but we enjoyed it a lot.
A. We enjoyed boring trips. B. We are bored with the trip.
C. We liked the trip very much even though it was boring. D. The trip bored us.
15. Because the medical care is improved, we live healthier.
A. Because of the medical care is improved, we live healthier
B. Because of the improvement of the medical care, we live healthier.
C. Despite the improvement of the medical care, we live healthier.
D. B & C are correct.
16. Although he is rich, he feels unhappy.
A. He feels unhappy because of his richness. B. He feels unhappy, so he is rich.
C. Despite his richness, he feels unhappy. D. He feels unhappy because he is rich.
17. She accepted the job because the salary was high.
A.She accepted the job because of the high salary.
B. She accepted the job because of the salary.
C. She accepted the job in spite of the high salary. D. All are correct.
18. We can study although it is noisy.
A. We can study despite of the noise. B. We can study in spite of the noise.
C. We can study despite the fact that it is noisy. D. B & C are correct.
19. People want to learn English because it is important.
A. Because of its importance, people want to learn English.
B. People want to learn English, so it is important.
C. Despite its importance, people want to learn English.
D. People want to learn English though it is important..
20. We have _____ in the house, so we needn't go shopping tomorrow.
A. enough food B. food enough C. too food D. food too
21. The day was _____ that we had a shower four times a day.
A. such a hot B. so hot C. very hot D. hot
22. It was _____ that I couldn't eat it.
A. such a hard cake B. such hard cake
C. so a hard cake D. so hard cake
23. He is _____ a busy man that he really needs a helper.
A. so B. such C. very D. quite 24. It was _____ that we went for a picnic in the countryside.
A. so nice a day B. such nice day C. so nice day D. such a nice day
25. The school boys are in a hurry _____________ be late for school.
A. so as to B. in order not to C. in order that D. for
26. That old woman is _____ deaf to hear what her children say.
A. so B. enough C. too D. not
27. He was _____ terrified to move.
A. enough B. very C. too D. so
28. -"Was the boy upset about his bad marks?"
-"Yes, he was _____ upset that he cried about it afterwards."
A. very B. so C. such D. too
29. She hasn't got _____ to buy a car.
A. enough money B. money enough C. so many money D. so much money
30. There are _____________ that I can not do it
A. so many things B. nobody has so many
C. so many things are on me D. such many things
31. It was _____ a boring film that Tom fell asleep.
A. such B. so C. much D. too
32. My son is _____ young to go to school.
A. very B. too C. so D. enough
33. -"What a cold day!"
-"Yes, it's _____ that I have to wear two pullovers and a coat.
A. such cold B. so cold C. too cold D. cold so
34.He was _____ he could not continue to work.
A. very tired that B. such tired that C. too tired that D. so tired that
35. They are not _____ to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.
A. as old B. enough old C. old enough D. so old
36. Why can’t you solve _____ easy exercises?
A. so B. such a C. such D. all are correct
37. She is _____ to answer the question.
A. enough intelligent B. so intelligent
C. intelligent enough D. very intelligent
38. I’m not _____ that ceiling.
A. enough tall to reach B. tall enough for reach
C. tall enough reaching D. tall enough to reach
39. She has just received a large order from Japan but she is afraid of not finishing her order on time____ her workshop lacks good artisans.
A. because B. in order to C. although D. so that
40. "Wendy is really tall for her age".
"She is ____________ her friends make fun of her".
A. so tall that B. such tall that C. too tall that D. enough tall to
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
41. This lesson is such long that I have written it for 30 minutes.
A B C D
42. The pull of the earth is too strong that no one can jump as high as three meters
A B C D
43. It was so an interesting film that my mother had seen it three times.
A B C D
44. Mary is so an intelligent pupil that she can answer this question.
A B C D
45. Mars is far so from the earth that our spaceships cannot reach it in a few months
A B C D
46. Despite the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was enough hot to turn on
A B C D
the air conditioning.
47. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exams.
A B C D
48. The problems of pollution are too difficult for us to solving.
A B C D
49. His father was so poor to send him to school.
A B C D
50. The woman was too old that she could not run.
A B C D
The Stolen Car
Last month John’s car was stolen in Toronto. The front window was
smashed by the thief, and the car was driven out of the city. It was kept in an abandoned lot for a week. Finally the window was repaired and it was sold on the black market to a used car dealership. Soon, it was bought by a young man who drove it out west to visit his family. In Alberta the young man was pulled over for speeding. The car was seized by police because the license plate indicated it was stolen. Finally the car was returned to John. He couldn’t believe all the crazy things that had happened to his car.
1. When was John’s car stolen?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________2. How was it stolen?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________3. Where was the car kept for a week?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________4. What was done to the car before it was sold on the black market? _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________5. How did the car end up in Alberta?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. How did the police end up finding the car?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. Did John ever get his car back?
_______________________________________________________________________
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Language is (1)…… people (2)……… with one another. It is a terrific tool. Language is spoken, but it is also (3)……. down. Sign language used by many people who are (4)…….is the communication with gestures. We do (5)…….. our communication (6)……..speaking.
English is (7)…………international language in the world, but it is not the world’s most (8)…… spoken language. There are more than 1.2 billion people (9)……..Chinese. Arabic is second, and then Hindi, with English in the fourth place. (10)………. languages in the top ten are Spanish, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and German.
Question 1:
A. how
B. why
C. what
D. when
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Language is (1)…… people (2)……… with one another. It is a terrific tool. Language is spoken, but it is also (3)……. down. Sign language used by many people who are (4)…….is the communication with gestures. We do (5)…….. our communication (6)……..speaking.
English is (7)…………international language in the world, but it is not the world’s most (8)…… spoken language. There are more than 1.2 billion people (9)……..Chinese. Arabic is second, and then Hindi, with English in the fourth place. (10)………. languages in the top ten are Spanish, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and German.
Question 9:
A. speak
B. speaks
C. speaking
D. are spoken
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Language is (1)…… people (2)……… with one another. It is a terrific tool. Language is spoken, but it is also (3)……. down. Sign language used by many people who are (4)…….is the communication with gestures. We do (5)…….. our communication (6)……..speaking.
English is (7)…………international language in the world, but it is not the world’s most (8)…… spoken language. There are more than 1.2 billion people (9)……..Chinese. Arabic is second, and then Hindi, with English in the fourth place. (10)………. languages in the top ten are Spanish, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and German.
Question 3:
A. compiled
B. composed
C. written
D. made