I/ Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets:
1. One major .......... of the area is the lack of public transport. (advantage)
2. We asked her to take part but she made no.......... to us. (respond)
3. Taxis are too ......... for many people to offor (cost)
4. Could you please .......... us about the courses and fees? (information)
5. Martin looked at her ............(thoughtful)
6. This book provides information which is very .................to us. (value)
7. No one can deny the ............. of his contribution. (precious)
8. Our house is ............by several burglar alarms. (protection)
9. The lakes in our town are .............polluted. (bad)
10. We wish you both health and ...........(long)
11. ................ people used to depend much on weather to grow their crops. (Agriculture)
12. My mother is famous for making ...........tomatoes. (sugar)
13. Because plastic bags are very hard to ..............., they will cause pollution. (solve)
14. It's a real bargain. However, the price doesn't included ..............cost. You have to pay later. (install)
15. To be a good writer, you need to be ...............(imagine)
II/ Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence using the word given.
1. I had to cancel the birthday party because my closest friend is seriously ill.
-> I had to cancel .....................................................................................
2. Although he came late he gained the highest result.
-> In spite of............................................................................................
3. We hadn't known that Lan had an accident. We hadn't visited her.
-> If we..........................................................................................................
4. You shouln't leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.
-> These magazines....................................................................................
5. The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.
-> It took....................................................................................................
6. "If you don't pay the ransom, we will kill the boy" said the kidnappers.
-> The kidnappers .......................................................................................
7. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
-> I would rather..........................................................................................
8. Susan was too excited to sleep.
-> Susan was so......................................................................................
9. It was such a hard cake that I couln't eat it.
-> The cake ...............................................................................................
10. The man seems very lonely. His wife and children are away.
-> The man whose........................................................................................
I/ Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets:
1. One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport. (advantage)
2. We asked her to take part but she made no response to us. (respond)
3. Taxis are too costly for many people to offor (cost)
4. Could you please inform us about the courses and fees? (information)
5. Martin looked at her thinking.(thoughtful)
6. This book provides information which is very valueable to us. (value)
7. No one can deny the preciousness of his contribution. (precious)
8. Our house is protected by several burglar alarms. (protection)
9. The lakes in our town are badly polluted. (bad)
10. We wish you both health and longevity(long)
11. Argicultural people used to depend much on weather to grow their crops. (Agriculture)
12. My mother is famous for making sugared tomatoes. (sugar)
13. Because plastic bags are very hard to dissolve, they will cause pollution. (solve)
14. It's a real bargain. However, the price doesn't included installation cost. You have to pay later. (install)
15. To be a good writer, you need to be imaginative (imagine)
II/ Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence using the word given.
1. I had to cancel the birthday party because my closest friend is seriously ill.
-> I had to cancel the birthday party because of my closest friend's serious illness.
2. Although he came late he gained the highest result.
-> In spite of being late, he gained the highest result.
3. We hadn't known that Lan had an accident. We hadn't visited her.
-> If we knew that Lan had an accident, we would visit her.
4. You shouln't leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.
-> These magazines should be put on this shelf.
5. The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.
-> It took one hour and a half to fly to HCM City.
6. "If you don't pay the ransom, we will kill the boy" said the kidnappers.
-> The kidnappers said that if I didn't pay the ransom, they would kill the boy.
7. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
-> I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday. (?)
8. Susan was too excited to sleep.
-> Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
9. It was such a hard cake that I couln't eat it.
-> The cake was so hard that I couldn't eat it.
10. The man seems very lonely. His wife and children are away.
-> The man whose wife and children are away seems very lonely.