Choose the correct words or phrases that best complete the passage.
Dear Jane,
I'm sorry for not (31) ______ to you for two months. In my postcard sent to you when I was on vacation in July, I told you about a new friend of (32) ____, Lisa Moran, who lives near my uncle's farm in Napan Valley, California. You may be curious to know what she is (33) ______.
Well, Lisa is of our age - 17 - and not very tall or slim. In fact, she has (34) ______ rounded shoulders and a plump face. The best (35) ______ on Lisa's face are her green eyes and the two dimples on her checks. She (36) ______ lively with her hair cut short and dressed in (37) ______ clothes - jeans and a T-shirt. When I first met her at my cousin's birthday party, I was attracted by her (38) ______ and pleasingly direct manners. Curiously enough, Lisa has the same (39) ______ in music as you and I.
That's (40) ______ about Lisa for the moment. How have you been doing with your school work? Please write soon.
Best wishes
Ann Maxfield
(38) ____
A.light-hearted
B.high-handed
C.self-centered
D.easy-going

Choose the correct words or phrases that best complete the passage.
Dear Jane,
I'm sorry for not (31) ______ to you for two months. In my postcard sent to you when I was on vacation in July, I told you about a new friend of (32) ____, Lisa Moran, who lives near my uncle's farm in Napan Valley, California. You may be curious to know what she is (33) ______.
Well, Lisa is of our age - 17 - and not very tall or slim. In fact, she has (34) ______ rounded shoulders and a plump face. The best (35) ______ on Lisa's face are her green eyes and the two dimples on her checks. She (36) ______ lively with her hair cut short and dressed in (37) ______ clothes - jeans and a T-shirt. When I first met her at my cousin's birthday party, I was attracted by her (38) ______ and pleasingly direct manners. Curiously enough, Lisa has the same (39) ______ in music as you and I.
That's (40) ______ about Lisa for the moment. How have you been doing with your school work? Please write soon.
Best wishes
Ann Maxfield
(40) _____
A.all
B.enough
C.end
D.most

Choose the word or phrase -A, B, C, or D -that best completes the sentence.
He finds it ________ lasting friendships.
A.difficult to make
B.difficulty in making
C.is difficult to make
D.difficult making

Choose the word or phrase -A, B, C, or D -that best completes the sentence.
You ________ any friends if you ________ talking like that.
A.will win/ carry on
B.won't win/ carry on
C.wouldn't win/ carried on
D.would have won/ had carried on

Choose the word or phrase -A, B, C, or D -that best completes the sentence.
People he ________ turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
A.trusted
B.has trusted
C.was trusting
D.had trusted

Choose the word or phrase -A, B, C, or D -that best completes the sentence.
How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?
A.wreck
B.to wreck
C.wrecking
D.that wrecks

Choose the word or phrase -A, B, C, or D -that best completes the sentence.
It has become necessary ________ water in the metropolitan area because of the severe drought.
A.rationing
B.ration
C.to ration
D.to have rationed

Choose the word or phrase -A, B, C, or D -that best completes the sentence.
________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.
A.Make
B.Making
C.To make
D.For make

Identify the one underlined word or phase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
The basic aims of (A) science and magic are very similar (B) - to understand (C) and to control (D) nature.
A.aims of
B.similar
C.to understand
D.to control

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
A.believe
B.readily
C.friend
D.pleasure