I. Multiple choices:
1. Mark Twain was born in Missouri _____ (on / for / in) 1835.
2. Fresh air is _____ (of / about / in) great use to our health.
3. He won’t pass the exam _____ (if / unless / or) he works hard.
4. My father often goes to church _____ (with/ at / on) Sundays.
5. Surfing is one way _____ (of / at/ on) spending free time in Australia.
6. They are the children ______ (whose / who / whom) won the match yesterday.
7. Tom has been living here _____ (for/since/ in) six years.
8. We would go camping _____ (although/ if / but) the weather were fine.
III. Sound:
1. A. sound B. touch C. down D. account
2. A. design B. preserve C. basic D. physical
3. A. occupation B. occasion C. shake D. miraculous
4. A. concerned B. received C. attached D. concealed
5. A. teacher B. clear C. reason D. mean
IV. Rewrite the following sentences:
1. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say.
It was .........such an unexpected remark that she didn’t know what to say......................................................................................................
2. You’re the worst guitarist in the world.
No one ......in the world plays the guitar as badly as you do.........................................................................................................
3. It was a waste of time writing that letter.
I needn't........ have written that letter......................................................................................................
4. “Let’s check everything once more,” said the man in chief.
The man in chief suggested ....checking everything once more...........................................................................
5. Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangerous.
Contrary to its harmless, the fish is quite...dangerous.....................................................................................................
6. The students really appreciate the teacher’s sense of humor.
What ...................the students really appreciated is the teacher’s sense of humor...............................................................................................
7. It is acknowledged that Vietnam had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic.
Vietnam is ........acknowleged to have had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic..................................................................................................
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8. He didn’t remember anything about it, and neither did she.
He forgot everything about it, and so did she.......
9. We couldn’t have managed it if our father hadn’t encouraged us.
If it ......hadn’t been for my father’s encouragement, we couldn’t have managed it......................................................................................................
10. I wish I had applied for that job.
It is a ...... pity that I didn’t apply for that job............................................................................................................