TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE
UNIT 40
Review (3)
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EXERCISE A
Choose
the correct answer and write its number in the brackets.
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1
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There was a ___________ of
sheep in the field with their lambs.
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(1)
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swarm
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(2)
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pack
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(3)
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flock
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(4)
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school
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2
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I'd like ___________
of rice, please! I'm hungry.
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(1)
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a lot
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(2)
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many
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(3)
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much
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(4)
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more
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3
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Where did you put ___________
book I was reading?
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(1)
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a
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(2)
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an
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(3)
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the
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(4)
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no article
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4
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What happened to your finger?
I cut ___________
on a piece of paper!
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(1)
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me
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(2)
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my
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(3)
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mine
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(4)
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myself
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5
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Please give the report card to ___________
parents as soon as you get home.
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(1)
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you
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(2)
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your
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(3)
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yours
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(4)
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yourself
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6
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Don't rush, children, There is enough ice cream for ___________.
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(1)
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nobody
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(2)
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somebody
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(3)
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anybody
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(4)
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everybody
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7
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Today is ___________ day
of the year!
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(1)
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long
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(2)
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longer
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(3)
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longest
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(4)
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the longest
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8
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What ___________
your mother ___________? It
smells delicious.
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(1)
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does/ cook
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(2)
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are/ cook
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(3)
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is/ cooking
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(4)
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does/ cooking
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9
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When ___________ you
born?
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(1)
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is
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(2)
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were
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(3)
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was
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(4)
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are
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10
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___________
your team ___________ the match?
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(1)
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Do/ win
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(2)
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Do/ won
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(3)
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Did/ won
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(4)
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Did/ win
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11
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Terry ___________ football
when he ___________ his ankle.
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(1)
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was playing/ hurt
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(2)
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was playing/ was hurting
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(3)
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played/ was hurting
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(4)
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played/ hurt
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12
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If you ___________
to do well in school, you ___________
to work harder.
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(1)
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will want/ will have
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(2)
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will want/ have
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(3)
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want/ will have
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(4)
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want/ are having
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13
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Mrs Ross ___________ me
that I played the piano well.
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(1)
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told to
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(2)
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told
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(3)
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said
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(4)
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said at
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14
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Remember the prize-giving ceremony ___________ at 10 am sharp.
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(1)
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to start
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(2)
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starting
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(3)
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start
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(4)
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starts
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15
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Anna's family ___________ live
in Mumbai next year.
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(1)
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are going to
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(2)
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are living
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(3)
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are going
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(4)
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go to
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16
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Roy : Come and watch the match with me this
afternoon.
Sam : I can't. I ___________
my dad to wash his car.
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(1)
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help
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(2)
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am helping
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(3)
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will help
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(4)
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am to help
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17
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Paul ! Stop it! You ___________
push your younger brother like that!
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(1)
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must
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(2)
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should
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(3)
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mustn’t
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(4)
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mustn’t to
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18
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I need some information about kangaroos.
You ___________
try using the Internet.
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(1)
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should to
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(2)
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should
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(3)
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must to
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(4)
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ought
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19
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Excuse me, ___________ I
sit here?
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(1)
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may
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(2)
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will
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(3)
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would
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(4)
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ought to
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20
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My parents promised ___________ me a new bike for my birthday.
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(1)
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buy
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(2)
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buying
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(3)
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to buy
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(4)
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buys
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21
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The bus leaves ___________ 9.30
on the dot!
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(1)
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in
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(2)
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at
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(3)
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on
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(4)
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by
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22
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Let's go for a walk ___________ the beach.
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(1)
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through
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(2)
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up
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(3)
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between
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(4)
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along
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23
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I have ___________ seen a
polar bear. Have you?
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(1)
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always
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(2)
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usually
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(3)
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never
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(4)
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often
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24
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When I was little, I was afraid ___________ the dark.
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(1)
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of
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(2)
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at
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(3)
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from
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(4)
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by
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25
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I went to bed early ___________
I had a test the next day.
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(1)
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but
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(2)
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so
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(3)
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because
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(4)
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so that
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EXERCISE B
Fill in the gaps with the
correct preposition from the box. You may use some prepositions more than
once.
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around
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near
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for
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to
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before
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with
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up
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by
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about
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into
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on
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of
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Sisters Island (1)
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Once upon a time, there was an
old woman. She lived (1) ____________ her two daughters, Lina and Mina, (2)
____________ an island (3) ____________ Singapore. Her husband had died
many years (4) ____________ and so the old woman had to bring (5) ____________
her daughters all (6) ____________ herself. Her two daughters grew (7) ____________
and turned (8) ____________ beautiful young women. They were also the best
(9) ____________ friends. Then one day, the old woman decided that the two
girls should get married. Lina and Mina were unhappy (1 0) ____________ this
because they wanted to stay together. They decided that they would marry
two brothers so that they needn't be afraid (11) ____________ being separated.
Their mother wasn't very happy (12) ____________ their decision but she agreed
to look for two brothers for her daughters. Many young men came (13) ____________
to visit and to ask (14) ____________ the girls' hands in marriage. But the
girls didn't want to get married (15) ____________ any of them.
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EXERCISE C
Fill in the gaps with the
correct simple past or past continuous form of the verbs from
the box. Use every verb only once.
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arrive
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order
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start
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be
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die
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follow
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open
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fall
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go
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see
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knock
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pass
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get
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run
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feel
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Sisters Island (2)
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Time (1) ____________ and the
old woman (2) ____________. So Lina and Mina (3) ____________ to live with
their uncle. One day Lina (4) ____________ some water from the well when a
group of strangers (5) ____________. These people were called the Orang
Laut and they (6) ____________ pirates. The chief of the Orang Laut (7) ____________
Lina and immediately (8) ____________ in love with her. When he (9) to walk
towards her, Lina (10) ____________ scared and (11) ____________ back to
the village. The chief of the Orang Laut (12) ____________ his men to
follow her. They (13) ____________ her to her uncle's house and soon the
chief of the pirates (14) ______ on the door. Slowly the girls' uncle (15) ____________
the door.
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EXERCISE
C
Fill
in the gaps with the correct conjunction from the box. You may use some conjunctions more than once.
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because
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after
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as
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so
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but
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and
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Sisters Island (3)
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When the girls' uncle saw the
Orang Laut he was very frightened (1) ____________ he knew they were
pirates. The chief told him he wanted to take Lina back to his home (2) ____________
he wanted to marry her. The uncle wanted to say 'no' (3) ____________ he
was too scared to say it.
That night Lina and Mina
stayed up to pray for a miracle, (4) ____________ nothing had changed the
next morning. The chief soon arrived at their house. (5) ____________ he
was taking Lina away to his boat, all the villagers just watched. Nobody
helped her (6) ____________ they were too frightened. (7) ____________ Lina
was being taken into the boat, a storm started. Mina ran through the storm
to her sister, (8) ____________ the boat was already out at sea. Mina carried
on running into the sea (9) ____________ she loved her sister so much.
Suddenly a big wave knocked her over (10) ____________ she disappeared.
(11) ____________ seeing what happened to her sister, Lina fought the
pirates and managed to escape. She threw herself into the sea to join her
sister. Nobody saw the girls again.
The storm got worse and (12) ____________
all the villagers went home. The_nextmorning the villagers could not believe
their eyes. Where the two beautiful sisters drowned, there were two islands
- Sisters Islands.
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