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A. Fill in the blanks with the given conjunctions below. (Capitalize where needed)
now that
although
because
while
nor
otherwise
thus
unlike
since
both
as
1. Stephen Crane's schooling was not continuous; ---- he read all of the 19th-century English writers and
the Greek and Latin classics.
2. Medical scientists have not yet discovered what causes muscular dystrophy, an inherited disorder that
strikes nerve tissue and cripples its victim. ---- do they know what causes sudden death syndrome.
3. ---- more and more is learned about the biochemical changes that go on in the body ---- it grows older,
scientists may someday be able to modify those changes to ensure better health for the aged.
Now that, as
4. ---- the emphasis on the technical study of language and literature, Roman education was remote from
the real world and the interests of the schoolboys.
5. ---- the Greeks, who considered physical health a part of education, the church considered the human
body something to be ignored.
6. Abundance of prey can vary locally within a region. ----, whales must be prepared to move constantly
in search of the highest food densities.
7. ---- some teachers guide the natural development of the child's innate powers, others build knowledge
into the child's mind through a systematic method of instruction.
8. A greenhouse is used ---- for displaying plants and, where winters are cold, for growing plants that
would not ---- survive the seasonal change.
9. ---- its creation in 1903, the High Court of Australia has been responsible for interpreting the
constitution.
10. ---- T.S. Eliot published few poems, they have had a tremendous influence on modern poetic
technique.
B . Complete the following exercise with gerund or infinitive forms of the indicated verbs.
1. What do you want
a movie.
2. It's not so bad
(lie) is ever right.
3. It isn't wrong
(defend) yourself, is it? I think
(defend) yourself is the right thing to do if you have a good reason.
(go) to
C. Complete the following exercise with gerund or infinitive forms of the indicated verbs.
1. She decided
(practice) English
4. She refuses
5. Students want
(drive) in traffic.
(eat) hamburger?
8. I can't imagine
D. Complete the exercise with correct forms of the given nouns. Use each noun only one time.
attorney
beach
box
cliff
discovery
laboratory
man
match
medium
ox
piano
tooth
1. The age at which the first tooth appears differs greatly from child to child. Very occasionally, children
are born with one or more .
4. Maria needed some legal advice for her businesses, so she contacted two
5. New scientific
world.
throughout the
9. People get most of their news about the world through the mass
through radio, television, the internet, newspapers, and magazines.
, that is,
to
meet you.
2. Dont be late
school.
Portugal.
this school?
vacation. She is
Italy now.
English?
the flowers.
8. Adam's birthday is
July.
9. Dont run
the classroom.
w ith
your partner.
me.
paper?
my exam.
black hair and brown eyes.
a big garden.
a big family.
the names.
the country?
my hand?
you?
E) himself
H. Complete the exercise with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the boxes.
hang up
let
down
I just
throw out
end up with
my first issue of Motorcycle Mama. I'm nobody's mama and I don't own a
get to
him
. It's easy
help out
fall for
me through a friendship. It's one of the ways
that there's a tax or a fee to collect the "free" prize. Since they've accepted the
offer, they feel obligated to pay. You should
These are scams-all too often people
fill out
count on
A TV actor will
put on
these offers
turn up
pick out
forms with your account information and password. The site seems to have
authority-it looks like a real thing. But a real bank will never ask for your information over the internet.
You can
that!
ANSWERS
A.
1. nonetheless
2. Nor
3. Now that, as
4. Because of
5. Unlike
6. Thus
7. While
8. both, otherwise
9. Since
10. Although
to do
to tell
to defend
3. It isn't wrong
(defend) yourself, is it? I think
right thing to do if you have a good reason.
4. Why did you end up
going
majoring
(go) to a movie.
lying
defending
doing
being/to b
(be) outdoors.
D. Write the correct forms of the given nouns. Use each noun only one time.
attorney
beach
box
cliff
discovery
laboratory
man
match
medium
ox
piano
tooth
1. The age at which the first tooth appears differs greatly from child to child. Very occasionally, children
teeth
2. I need some
men
4. Maria needed some legal advice for her businesses, so she contacted two
5. New scientific
discoveries
oxen
boxes
laboratories
attorneys
beaches
pianos
9. People get most of their news about the world through the mass
television, the internet, newspapers, and magazines.
media
G.
1. E
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. E
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. C
H
Complete the information with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the boxes.
hang up
1. I just
let down
threw out
throw out
end up with
end up w i
this subscription?
3. Well, my neighbor's son was raising money for his soccer team, and
4. I didn't want to
let
him
dow n
. It's easy to
hang up
on
get to
help out
fall for
got to
help out
give back
find out
back
scams
Watch out fo
go along with
lay out
turn down
fall for
give
something
go along w ith
find out
5. that there's a tax or a fee to collect the "free" prize. Since they've
6. accepted the offer, they feel obligated to pay. You should
7. these offers
8.
lay out
fill out
dow n
turn
count on
1. A TV actor will
put on
put on
turn up
pick out
pick out
the best investment firm. Ads with fake "authority figures" are
4. easy to spot, but there's a new Internet scam that's harder to recognize.
5. The scammer sends e-mails that seem to be from well-known banks. They
6. tell you that a problem with your account has
turned up
. Then they
fill out
8. information and password. The site seems to have authority-it looks like a
9. real thing. But a real bank will never ask for your information over the
1. internet. You can
count on
that!