Rewrite using the word given in CAPITAL

1. Do you ever regret not going to university?                          WISH

-> ………………………………………………

2. I should really be leaving.                                                     TIME

-> ………………………………………………

3. I’d rather have beer than wine                                              PREFER

-> ………………………………………………

4. Jack doesn’t know all the answers, though he pretends so.   ACTS

-> ………………………………………………

5. I’d love to be able to go with you to the opera.                     WISH

-> ………………………………………………

6. I wish I hadn’t sold that old painting.                                   PITY

-> ………………………………………………

7. It would be better if you didn’t stay long.                                       RATHER

-> ………………………………………………

8. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits.             WEAR

-> ………………………………………………

9. Why do you have to complain all the time?                          WISH

-> ………………………………………………

10. I don’t want to go to the meeting.                                                RATHER

-> ………………………………………………

Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence
has the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the word in brackets 
1. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. (out)
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2. My friend took no notice of my advice. (deaf )
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3. These two makes of computer are practically the same. (hardly)
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4. His smooth manner didn‟t deceive us. (taken)
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5. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. (under)
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6. There‟s nothing new about crimes of passion(hills)
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7. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast. (annual)
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8. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (terms)
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9. Make yourself at home. (ceremony)
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10. She will probably be elected. (stands)
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Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning
as the first one (2p)
1. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
--> Urgent……………………………………………………………………….
2. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
--> Enormous ..........................................................................................................
3. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.
--> The very………………………………………………....……………...……....
4. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.
--> There was an ........................................................................................................
5. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.
--> The boy dances ................................................................................................
6. I simply fail to understand some of my colleague‟s attitudes to work.
-->I have some colleagues ........................................................................................
7. I did not realize how much he was influenced by his brother.
-->I did not realize the extent ..................................................................................
8. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.
-->Mass tourism is ....................................................................................................
9. It was six months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
-->I cancelled .............................................................................................................
10. These books are on loan from the British Council library.
-->These books have .....................................................................................................

Read the text and decide which word best fits each blank by circling the letter A, B, C or D
United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s
work for a fair‟s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair‟s day pay. But in (1) ………………. , UPS expects maximum output from its employees.
Since 1920s, the firm‟s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (2) ………………. by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (3) ………………. how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer‟s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (4) ………………. time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (5) ……………….  riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers‟ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (6) ……………….  . to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (7) ……………….  them until their work is up to standard. The (8) ………………. of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (9) ……………….  in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (10) ……………….  at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.

Read the passage and use ONLY ONE suitable word to fill in each gap 

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors .......(1) worried to talk. The rest of the fishing fleet had ......(2) the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had .......(3) thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men ........(4) be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was ............(5) in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, ................(6) was a shout. ...............(7) long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men ..............(8) helped out of their boats, and ...............(9) they were stiff ..............(10) cold and tiredness, they were all safe.

Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition or particle 

1. Dishonesty is foreign ……………. his nature.

2. Yuri Gagarin lifted………………..into space aboard the Vostok 1 at 9.07 a.m. Moscow time

……………….. 12th April, 1961.

3. She was free to indulge …………… leisure activity like reading.
4. Is it OK if I write …………… pencil?
5. If we leave ………… the station ……… once, we arrive ………… ten minutes ………… hand.
6. Her bright red hair made her stand …..……from the others.

Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form 

In 1764 Dr. Johnson accepted the contract .................(1. produce) a dictionary. ................(2. rent) a garret, he took on a number of copying clerks, who ........(3. stand) at a long central desk. Johnson .............(4. not have) a library available to him, but eventually produced definitions of 40,000 words ...........( 5. write) down in 80 large notebooks. On publication, the Dictionary immediately ................(6. hail) in many European countries as a landmark. According to his biographer, James Boswell, Johnson‟s principal achievement was ................(7.bring) stability to the English language: “It .............(8. be) the cornerstone of Standard English, an achievement which ..................(9. confer) stability on the language of his country”. As a reward for his hard work,he ...................(10. grant) a pension by the king.

Give the correct form of the words in brackets 

1. Please (know) .................................. our letter of the 25th. We have not had areply.
2. Eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increases your life (expect) ......................
3. It is very rude to interrupt someone in ……………………... (sentence)
4. Wow, I'm afraid I am not very (photo)..........................
5. The (forest) ..................................... has caused many so-called man-made disasters.
6. All the ............... from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the interview for the coming
project. (absence)
7. The road was (pass) ............................... because of the snow.
8. She spent hours getting the house (spot) ...........................clean.
9. Paul is a good employee, and is very …………. (conscience).
10. …………………….. children will not be allowed to cross busy roads. (accompany)

1. …… every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers.
A. Wholly                   B. Hardly                    C. Most                      D. Virtually

2. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked …… and now it's fine.
A. over                        B. it over                    C. over it                     D. over and over
3. When the electricity failed, he …… a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed                    B.scratched                 C. struck                      D. started
4. I usually buy my clothes …… . It‟s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.
A. on the house           B. off the peg             C. in public                 D. on the shelf
5. My father …… when he found out that I had damaged his car.
A. hit the roof                         B. saw pink elephants

C. made my blood boil           D. brought the house down
6. According to the captain, his special units can take an immediate action against terrorists should
such a need ........... .
A. arise                        B. originate                C. evoke                      D. experience
7. We were ........... by the officers' decision to divert the whole traffic from the main route.
A. rambled                  B. baffled                    C. stumbled                 D. shuffled
8. The book says that the revolution was ............. off by the assassination of the state governor.
A. launched                 B. cropped                   C. triggered                 D. prompted
9. The hijackers have demanded a ........... to be paid for releasing the civilian hostages from the plane.
A. currency                 B. revenue                   C. deposit                    D. ransom
10. He‟s .............................. work and cannot possibly see younow.
A. up to his ears in      B. very interested in
C. not involved with   D. concerned with

11. He suddenly saw Sue ..................... the room. He pushed his way ..................... the crowd of people to get to her.
A. across/through        B. over/through           C. over/along              D. across/across
12. She tried to .......................
A. talk out of me the plan                   B. talk me the plan out of
C. talk me out of the plan                   D. talk out me of the plan.
13. My cousin obviously didn‟t ………… much of an impression on you if you can‟t remember
meeting her.
A. create                      B. do                           C. make                                   D. build
14. She was kept awake for most of the night by the………… of a mosquito in her car.
A. whine                     B. moan                       C. groan                                  D. screech
15. Her business must be going rather well, ……….by the car she drives.
A. deducing                B. deciding                  C. inferring                             D. judging
16. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and so his soft, gentle voice is rather………….
A. disembodied           B. disconcerting          C. dismissive                           D. discordant
17. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable…………., because it seems too good to be true.
A. suspicion                B. doubt                      C. reservation                          D. disbelief
18. My sister‟s confidence in her ability to play the piano was badly……….. by her last music teacher.
A. subsided                 B. weakened               C. undermined                        D. loosened
19. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not………….your visit. Let him have a rest.
A. prolong                   B. lengthen                  C. delay                                   D. shorten
20. Their eventual choice of the house was……….by the time Peter would take to get to the office.
A. related                    B. consequent             C. determined                         D. dependent