I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
1 Yuri Gagarin was the first person . …………… into space.
a. flew b. to fly c. flown d. fly
Il. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
1 Scientists and economists (A)believe that human beings (B)can never (C)use away all the (D)mineral resources on Earth.
a. believe b. can never c. use away d. mineral
2 (A)Plants and animals (B)live in the sea sank (C)to the sea bed (D)when they die.
a. plants b. live c. to d. when
3 (A)Learning a foreign language (B)enables a student (C)develop an understanding of another (D)culture.
a. learning b. enables c. develop d. culture
4 Mrs. Stevens, along (A)with (B)her cousins from New Mexico, (C)are planning to (D)attend the festivities.
a. with b. her cousins from c. are d. attend
5 In a laboratory experiment, an investigator (A)often begins by (B)work out different conditions (C)for two groups (D)of subjects.
a. often b. work c. for d. of subjects
6 (A)The newspaper (B)report (C)contained (D)many important information.
a. the b. report c. contained d. many
lll. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
1 They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.
Though..................................................................................
2 Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off.
Because of.............................................................................
3 They had no intention of travelling around the world
They didn’t intend..........................................................................
4 Somebody has taken away some of my books.
Some of my books..........................................................................
5 Can you close window, please?
Would you mind........................................................................................
