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I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and ............emigrated........... (1) to America when she was ten years old. She was the first woman to .............receive.......... (2) a medical degree. Getting that ............degree........... (3)was not easy at all. She applied to twenty nine medical schools and was always refused ...........all............ (4) at that time, only men was admitted to ..........those............. (5) schools. But she never gave .............up.......... (6). She studied privately with a doctor ...........for............ (7) three years. Then she ...........applied............ (8) to all the medical schools again. This ...........time............ (9), in 1847, the medical institute of Geneva New York .............accepted.......... (10) her.
However, ...........since............ (11) Elizabeth began attending classes, the students often treated her unkindly. Also, at first she was even stopped ...........from............ (12) some of the classrooms demonstrations. Nevertheless, she ............never........... (13) stepped back. In 1853, after further study, Elizabeth Blackwell opened the New York institute ............for........... (14) women and children. Later, she added medical college for women ............so........... (15) that they could also become doctors.
Adjective or adverb? Circle the correct word in each pair.
1. Edward felt sleepy/ sleepily after a big meal.
2. The theatre got quiet/ quietly when the movie began.
3. Leroy smiled cheerful/ cheerfully when the teacher gave him his grade.
4. That car looks quite comfortable/ comfortably
5. She tasted the spaghetti sauce careful/ carefully because it was very hot.
6. He grew more and more angry/angrily as she told him the story.
7. Marsha sighed heavy/ heavily at the thought of all the work she had to do.
8. A trip to the country sounds wonderful/ wonderfully.
9. They sounded alarm loud/ loudly when they smelled the smoke of the fire.
10. When her dog died, she cried very hard/ hardly for half an hour
11. The sun was shining bright/ brightly when we arrived at the beach.
12. You haven't cleaned the floor proper/properly. It's still dirty/ dirtily.
13. There was a terrible/ terribly accident on this road two days ago. Two people was killed and the driver of the car was serious/ seriously injured.
14. Rose seemed very unhappy/unhappily. She smiled sad/ sadly at me when she saw me.
15. He plays the piano very good/ well for someone of his age. He is a good/ well young pianist.
Match the two halves of the sentence. Then write the full sentence, using the word in bracket.
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answers.
1. He got wet he forgot his umbrella.
A. because of B. because C. but D. and
2. He stops working heavy raining.
A. in spite of B. although C. despite D. because of
3. They have a lot of difficulties in their life their poverty.
A. in spite of B. although C. because D. because of
4. Jill and Jolly were happy it was their both birthday party that day.
A. because B. even though C. spite of D. Despite
5. Nobody could hear her she spoke too quietly.
A. although B. because C. because of D. in spite of
6. We decided to leave early the party was boring.
A. although B. despite C. because D. because of
7. We all feel sad the bad news
A. because B. because of C. though D. despite
8. John lost his job his laziness.
A. because of B. because C. in spite of D. though
9. We can't go to Julia's party we're going away that weekend.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of
10. Nam was absent from class yesterday he felt sick.
A. so B. because C. although D. but
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answers.
1. The boy can’t reach the shelf he’s not tall enough.
A. because B. although C. even though D. and
2. She couldn’t unlock it she had the wrong key.
A. while B. but C. though D. because
3. Nam failed the final exam he was lazy.
A. while B. though C. because D. but
4. We watched TV the whole evening we had nothing better to do.
A. because B. though C. so D. but
5. We didn’t go for a walk it was very cold.
A. though B. because C. but D. so
6. They decided not to go out for a meal they were too tired.
A. so B. because C. but D. if
7. I’m learning English I want to get a better job.
A. or B. because C. therefore D. but
8. Last night we came to the show late the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
9. Lan couldn’t pass the exam she is too lazy.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of
10. his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. so
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with because/ because of.
1. We delayed our trip BECAUSE OF the bad weather.
2. Sue’s eyes were red BECAUSE she had been crying.
3. My mother is always complaining BECAUSE OF the untidiness of my room.
4. The water in most river is unsafe to drink BECAUSE it’s polluted.
5. The trees were bend over BECAUSE OF the wind.
6. You can’t enter this secure areas BECAUSE you don’t have an official permit.
7. It’s unsafe to travel in that country BECAUSE OF the ongoing civil war.
8. Several people in the crowd became ill and fainted BECAUSE OF the extreme heat.
9. Mark didn’t go to work yesterday BECAUSE he didn’t feel well.
10. We couldn’t get into the disco BECAUSE OF the enormous crowd.
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with because/ because of.
1. I went home early BECAUSE I was feeling unwell.
2. We decided not to go out for a meal BECAUSE we were simply too tired.
3. I couldn’t get to sleep BECAUSE OF the noise.
4. He only accepted the job BECAUSE OF the salary, which was very high.
5. Sarah can’t climb up the tree BECAUSE OF her fear of heights.
6. BECAUSE OF his age, John was not hired ALTHOUGH he had the necessary qualifications.
7. Mary came to class late BECAUSE her motorbike had a puncture.
8. Sandy didn’t go to school yesterday BECAUSE she was sick.
9. She went to bed early BECAUSE OF her tiredness.
10. I couldn’t do the test BECAUSE it was too difficult.
Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences, using because/because of
1. He didn’t come because of his sickness.
BECAUSE HE WAS SICK, He didn’t come
2. The train was late because the fog was thick.
BECAUSE OF THE THICK FOG, The train was late
3. The plane couldn’t take off because of the bad weather.
BECAUSE THE WEATHER WAS BAD, The plane couldn’t take off
4. He left the school because his family was poor.
BECAUSE OF HIS FAMILY'S POVERTY,The plane couldn’t take off
5. We couldn’t study because of the noise.
BECAUSE IT WAS TOO NOISE, We couldn’t study
6. I didn’t go swimming because it was cold.
BECAUSE OF THE COLD, I didn’t go swimming
7. These students arrive late because of the bad traffic.
BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WAS BAD, These students arrive late
8. Mary can’t sleep because she has drunk a cup of strong coffee.
BECAUSE OF DRINKING A CUP OF STRONG COFFEE, MARY CAN'T SLEEP
9. Because of getting up early, he wasn’t late for the first train.
BECAUSE HE GOT UP EARLY, he wasn’t late for the first train.
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective
air-sick; airtight; trustworthy; snow-white; carsick; duty-free; homesick; waterproof; praiseworthy; good-tempered
Peter was a student living far from home. Because of his hard work at college, he rarely returned home and he sometimes felt (1) ..homesick.. . Whenever he had a chance to go home to visit his family, he always went by train, not by plane or by car because was afraid of being (2) .air-sick... and (3) ..carsick.. .
In his learning, he was very successful and always got good marks from all of his teachers, who often said that he was (4) .. good-tempered.. and (5) ..praiseworthy.. had achievements. Besides, his friends often regarded him as a (6) .. trustworthy... classmate because he was always willing to help them.
One day, he got the first prize with some money in a competition at college. He decided to go to a (7) ..duty-free.. shop for students to buy some chocolate kept in an (8) ...airtight.... container for his father, a (9) ..waterproof.. watch for his mother and a doll with (10) .snow-white... hair for his little sister .
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective.
one-egg; one-litre; three-course; five-minute; twelve-man; fifteen-piece; ten-ton; 2,000-word; thirty-five-hour; 4,000-year-old
1. Their cat was run over by a ..ten-ton. lorry.
2. The concert was performed by a ...twelve-man.. orchestra.
3. The man was convicted of murder by the .. thirty-five-hour.. jury.
4. The Vietnamese people are proud of their ..4,000-year-old... history.
5. The price of a ..one-litre.. bottle of whisky has gone up by 90p.
6. The workers are on strike for better pay and a .. three-course... week.
7. Peter can't go out. He has to write a ..2,000-word.. essay by tomorrow.8. I didn't have a big lunch. Just a .fifteen-piece... omelette and some potatoes.
9. My new house is very handy for the shops and only a ..five-minute.. walk from my school.
10. At this excellent restaurant, we can get a ..one-egg.. meal and coffee just for $5 per person.
Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Simple
A Choose the correct answer.
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I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it.
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At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.
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The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago.
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She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.
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We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).
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By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.
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The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.
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They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.
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They got (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.
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She wore the shoes she had bought (buy) the previous day.
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I fell as I was running (run) for the bus.
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What did she say (say) when he asked her to marry him?
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When I was a student, I didn't have (not have) much money.
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Why was she still working (work) at one o’clock in the morning?
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I was happy to see her, because we hadn't seen(not see) each other for years.
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By the time we got to the shop, a long queue had already formed(form) outside.
C Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.
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I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.
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I watched the film last night for the first time.
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Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.
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The boys were playing football while it was raining.
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The boys were playing football until it started to rain.
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The boys played football in the rain.
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I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.
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Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail.
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I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.
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My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.
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When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.
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While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift.
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D Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Until a few years ago, no one 1. had heard (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. had already written (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She 3. got (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she 4. was travelling (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. reached (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6. had invented(invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. imagined (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly 8. became (become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries9. were enjoying (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. was thinking (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.
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1 . friendship
2. dark
3 . sickness
4 . tiredness
5 .
6 . happily
7 .
8 . sillness
9. thiness