TOEFL
Toefl
At present many people want to study or to work abroad, or to work for a foreign.
İf your plans are connected with working or studying in the USA, you have to pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
The TOEFL is a timed test that consists of four sections:
I. Listening Comprehension (50 questions — 40 minutes);
II. Structure and Written Expression (40 questions — 25 minutes);
III. Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension (50 questions — 55 minutes).
IV. Writing (30 minutes).
The maximum total score is 300 points.
It is assumed that students have studied grammar prior to reviewing for the TOEFL, and that they are relatively fluent. The purpose of blog then, is to provide students with a detailed review of the language skills for the Structure and Written Expression section of the TOEFL, to sharpen these skills and to improve accuracy.
TOEFL Grammar Review is divided into five parts covering the most frequently tested problems necessary to pass Section 2 of the TOEFL. Part I shows differences between American and British English. Parts II-IV include practice exercises designed to improve the ability to recognize grammar and correct style in Written English. Two
TOEFL Structure and Written Expression Practice Tests included in Part IV will allow to measure their ability to answer grammar questions in the TOEFL format. Part V contains exercises testing American idioms. The TOEFL Grammar Review includes answer keys which enable to use this work blog as a self-study guide for independent out-of classwork
1-DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH
AND AMERICAN ENGLISH
NOTE:
BE | AE | BE | AE |
aluminium | aluminum | axe | ax |
cheque | check | gaol | Jail |
goodbye | goodby | grey | gray |
judgement | judgment | kerb | cerb |
pyjamas | plow | through | thru |
tyre | tire | copies | copys |
leaves | leafs |
VOCABULARY:
BE | AE | BE | AE |
accumulator | battery | pavement | sidewalk |
autumn | fall | petrol | gas, gasoline |
barrister | attorney | pictures | movie |
biscuit | cake, cookie | post | |
block of flats | apartment house | puncture | blow- out |
chemist’s | drugstore | queue | line |
chips | French fries | return | round trip |
cinema | movie theater | ring up | call up |
cooker | oven | rubber | eraser |
curtains | drapes | rubbish | garbage |
flat | apartment | shop | store |
garden | yard | spirits | liquor |
grain | corn (cereals) | surname | last name |
handbag | purse | sweets | candy |
holiday | vacation | tap | faucet |
hostel | dormitory | telegramme | wire |
ill | sick | timetable | schedule |
label | tag | toilet | bathroom |
letterbox | mailbox | torch | restroom |
lift | elevator | trousers | flashlight |
lorry | track | underground | pants, slacks |
luggage | baggage | undershirt | subway |
mark | grade | wardrobe | vest |
million | billion | closet |
GRAMMAR REVIEW
British English | American English |
Present Perfect | Past Simle |
I have just had lunch I have already posted the letter. I haven’t told them |
I just had lunch. I already mailed the letter. I didn’t tell them about it yet. |
Future Perfect (Progressive) | Future Simple |
What will you have done by the time you go to bed tonight? How long will you have been doing that? |
What will you do by the time you go to bed tonight? How long will you do that? |
I’ve got I haven’t got Have you got? |
I have I don’t have Do you have? |
Questions | |
Do you know anything? Have you ever been to London? Do you need a job? |
You know something? Ever been in London? Need a job? |
hospital in a team at the week-end/at week-ends different to write to someone |
the hospital on a team on the week-end/on week-ends different than write someone |
Irregular Verbs | |
burn-burn-burnt learn-learnt-learnt get-got-got prove-proved-proved |
burn- burned-burned learn-learned-learned get-got-gotten prove-proved-proven |
Should | |
I demand that I should be released. |
I demand that I be released. |
COLLOQUALISMS
BE | AE | BE | AE |
Yes | Yep, Yup, Yeah | want to | wanna |
No | Nope, Naw, Hah | have got (have) | gotta |
You | Ya | let me | lemme |
have to | hafta | out of | outta |
don’t you | don’tcha | give me | gimmie |
going to | gonna | I don’t know | I dunno |
Exercise-1
Match the words in American English on the left with their British equivalents on the right.
American English | British English |
1. apartment 2. candy 3. cookies 4. drapes 5. elevator 6. eraser 7. faucet 8. flashlight 9. French fries 10. garbage 11. purse 12. vest |
1. lift 2. chips 3. handbag 4. undershirt 5. rubber 6. rubbish 7. sweets 8. biscuits 9. tap 10. flat 11. torch 12. curtaines |
1 10 |
2 7 |
3 8 |
4 12 |
5 1 |
6 5 |
7 9 |
8 11 |
9 2 |
10 6 |
11 3 |
12 4 |
Exercise-2
Match the words in American English on the left with their British equivalents on the right.
American English | British English |
1. baggage 2. blow-out 3. gasoline 4. round trip 5. line 6. sidewalk 7. subway 8. tag 9. truck 10. vacation 11. wire 12. yard |
1. holiday 2. telegramme 3. garden 4. pavement 5. luggage 6. label 7. petrol 8. underground 9. queue 10. puncture 11. lorry 12. return |
1 5 |
2 10 |
3 7 |
4 12 |
5 9 |
6 4 |
7 8 |
8 6 |
9 11 |
10 1 |
11 2 |
12 3 |
2-SENTENCE PATTERN
Exercise-3
Identify the subject, verb, compliment, and modifier in each of the following sentences.
1. Our neighbor’s dog barked all afternoon. |
2. Our walking group meets at seven o’clock in the morning. |
3. The band played all evening. |
4. June speaks at almost every staff meeting. |
5. Mrs. Perez bought a new rug for her dining room. |
6. Some cough medicines contain alcohol. |
7. Bill carried his tools in a five- gallon plastic bucket. |
8. Linda often buys snacks at the university store. |
9. All of the buses are equipped with safety belts. |
10.Paulette wore the same brand of blue jeans for twenty years. |
11. Several inches of water flooded the basement of the library during the night. |
12.Martin orders all his clothes from catalogues. |
13.A typical supermarket sells more than 18,000 products. |
14. One flea can lay 500 eggs. |
15.A dangerous situation exists in the Near East. |
16.Elliot first met Olivia in the snack section of a supermarket. |
17.Mr. Pandolfo wrote his own will. |
18.My new English class meets three times a week. |
19.Ellain wanted to get a new hat at the store. |
Exercise-4
Identify the part of speech of each word in the following sentences: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, article,
conjunction, preposition, pronoun
1. The tiny island is surrounded by a spectacular body of water. |
2. My pen is running out of ink. |
3. I always wanted to go to that show. |
4. Did you enjoy the party the other night? |
5. My computer program is faulty. |
6. The costumes in the pageant are almost as beautiful as the contestants. |
7. The Paseo Del Rio runs along the San Antonio River in the heart of the city. |
8. A beautiful photograph is a wonderful souvenir of an event. |
9. You don’t need to read all the information to get the question right. |
10. My sister was thrilled to be invited. |
11 .In addition to being weatherproof, the new camera features a remote control. |
12. The largest film festival in the world, the Houston International Film Festival, boasts 3,500 entries. |
13. The main attraction of the new restaurant is the salad bar. |
14. After deciding to go out and play, Gwen located her jacket. |
15.The arboretum in our town has some beautiful pine trees. |
16. Unlike those in the neighboring school, our teachers are quite flexible. |
17. The bus was so late that we missed school. |
18. The county fair is a lot of fun. |
19. Leslie hid the dirty dishes in a cabinet before her mother came into the kitchen. |
20. Pay’s recipe for baked beans is famous in our neighborhood. |
3-NOUNS
Irregular Plurals
1- Words with Two Acceptable Plural Forms
Singular | Plurals |
antenna | antennae | antennas |
apparatus | apparatus | apparatuses |
appendix | appendices | appendixes |
beau | beaux | beaus |
cactus | cacti | cactuses |
cargo | cargoes | cargos |
criterion | criteria | criterions |
curriculum | curricula | curriculumus |
formula | formulae | formulas |
fungus | fungi | funguses |
index | indices | indexes |
medium | media | mediums |
memorandum | memoranda | memorandums |
radius | radii | radiuses |
sanatorium | sanatoriums | sanatoria |
scarf | scarfs | scarves |
tornado | tornadoes | tornados |
vertebra | vertebrae | vertebras |
volcano | volcanoes | volcanos |
wharf | wharfs | wharves |
zero | zeroes | zeros |
2) Common Irregular Plurals
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural |
addendum | addenda | mosquito | mosquitoes |
alga | algae | nucleus | nuclei |
alumna | alumnae | oasis | oases |
alumnus | alumni | ox | oxen |
analysis | analyses | parenthesis | parentheses |
axis | axes | phenomenon | phenomena |
basis | bases | potato | potatoes |
bacterium | bacteria | psychosis | psychoses |
child | children | quiz | quizzes |
crisis | crises | self | selves |
datum | data | series | series |
deer | deer | sheep | sheep |
elf | elves | stimulus | stimuli |
foot | feet | terminus | termines |
goose | geese | thief | thieves |
hero | heroes | thesis | theses |
hypothesis | hypotheses | tomato | tomatoes |
leaf | leaves | tooth | teeth |
live | lives | wife | wife |
loaf | loaves | wolf | wolves |
louse | lice | woman | women |
mouse | mice | yourself | yourselves |
4. COUNT AND NON- COUNT NOUNS
Exercise-5. Identify the types of nouns underlined in the sentences below Count (C) – Non – Count (N).
1. Ethan can operate his camera with only one hand |
2. Whipped butter contains fewer calories per serving than ordinary butter. |
3. Randy installed a dashboard fan that runs on the power from his car’s cigarette lighter. |
4. His childhood was ordinary, if a little lonely. |
5. The jacket is long enough to wear as a dress. |
6. Fish and chicken are good for people with high cholesterol. |
7. I didn’t have much luggage – just two small bags. |
8. Some people who have every pillow fluffed and in its proper place in their rooms never make an effort to organize their closets. |
9. For her class Juanita created a gigantic collage that included old shoes, silverware, and clippings from newspapers. |
10. Interesting baskets can be made of straw, bark or roots. |
11. Osteoporosis is the abnormal loss of bone. |
12. Vera’s salsa was delicious and contained very few calories |
13. Customers are not in the mood to accept major changes in styles of clothing. |
14. Shorter campaigns make voters more interested in politics. |
15. After a long, lonely winter, the ugly duckling emerged as a beautiful swan. |
16. Clutter can make a room seem smaller. |
1 C |
2 N |
3 C |
4 N |
5 C |
6 N |
7 N |
8 C |
9 N |
10 N |
11 C |
12 N |
13 N |
14 N |
15 C |
16 N |
Exercise-6
Give the plurals of these nouns.
1. sand | 5. accountancy |
2. decision | 6. electricity |
3. furniture | 7. architecture |
4. age | 8. soap |
- decisions 4. ages
Exercise-7
Exercise-8
Exercise-9
Exercise-10
Identify the incorrect noun form.
1. She was extremely fond of cat, especially Siamese and Burmese ones. |
2. When making those cookies, you should use two cups of butters. |
3. Electricities is expensive these days. |
4. The populations of that town is very diverse. |
5. She was concerned about delivery of her furnitures. |
6. The interviewer was not empressed with Maria’s honesties on her application. |
7. The American court system is known for its concept of blind justices. |
8. The recipe calles for one part of flour to two part of sugar. |
9. The city museum houses examples of works by artist of many different schools of painting. |
10. Drinking two glasses of milks every day will satisfy your need for calcium. |
1.cats | 2.butter | 3.electricity | 4.population | 5.furniture |
6.honesty | 7.justice | 8.parts of sugar | 9.artists | 10.milk |
Exercise-11
Most of these sentences have a mistake in them. Write TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
1. I believe it’s very difficult to find a cheap accommodation in London. |
2. We’re looking for a place to rent. |
3. We’re late because they’re re-surfacing the motorway and the traffics are terrible. |
4. He was asked to leave the college because of a bad behavior at the end of the term party. |
5. I’m going to call my brother to wish him good luck for his driving test. |
6. I think it’s a pity Rebecca had her hairs cut short because she looked much more attractive before |
7. It’s not a bad room, but the furnitures take up too much space. |
8. As an old friend, may I give you an advice? |
9. If we don’t have up-to-date information, how can we make sensible decisions? |
10. Fortunately, the check-up was less unpleasant experience than I had expected. |
11. The happiness means different things to different people. |
12. Bread are expensive in the grocery store on the corner. |
13. Dr. Brydley will receive special honor at the graduation. |
14. My neighbor dislikes a noise. |
15. George had good luck when he first came to State University. |
16. There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy. |
1. F, cheap accommodation | 9. T |
2. T 11. F, happiness | 10. F, a less unpleasant experience |
3. F, the traffic is | 11. F, happiness |
4. F, bad behavior | 12. F, is expensive |
5. T | 13. T |
6. F, hair | 14. F, noise |
7. F, the furniture takes | 15. T |
8. F, some advice interesting news | 16. F, very interesting news / some |
5.ARTICLES
Exercise-12
Fill in the blanks with a or an.
1. __ one-eyed monster | 5. __ only child |
2. __ university graduate | 6. __ house cell |
3. __ used car | 7. __ eager student |
4. __ hurricane | 8. __ usual mistake |
1. a | 2. a | 3. a | 4. a | 5. an | 6. a | 7. an | 8. a |
Exercise-13
Choose the article that correctly completes each sentence below. |
1. Beyond the ranch is (a, an) desert that gets only six or seven inches of rain each year. |
2. If you’re stumped for (a, an) answer in today’s crossword puzzle, call 1-800-500- CLUE. |
3. A head-on collision between two cars is much less likely to occur than (a, an) off-center collision. |
4. Colonel Lurie wore a blue striped shirt and (a, an) yellow polka dotted tie. 17 |
5. By sitting next to (a, an) exit on public transportation, you make it easier for a thief to escape with your belongings. |
6. (A, An) kitchen decorated in American Country style is often crowded with baskets, primitive furniture, and other collectibles. |
7. Walter stores his extra cash in (a, an) empty cereal box. |
8. Sheila always wears (a, an) uniform to work. |
9. Each year (a, an) cowbird can lay as many as forty eggs in other bird’s nests. |
10. It is (a, an) honor to be chosen to attend the convention. |
1-a | 2-an | 3-an | 4-a | 5-an | 6-a | 7-an | 8-a | 9-a | 10-an |
Exercise-14
Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, or leave the blank. |
1. Al is making fifteen dollars __ hour at Chambers’ Turkey Products. |
2. Jill makes it __ habit to buy clothes on sale. |
3. To tell __ truth, a bank savings account may not be the best place for your money. |
4. Helen showed __ initiative when she decided to start a business of her own. |
5. Losing as little as __ quart of blood can result in shock and unconsciousness. |
6. Over __ last 20 years, more than 3 million people have attended the Country Dinner Playhouse. |
7. Major changes have taken place in __ financial services industry. |
8. Dr. Richards predicts __ extinction of the whooping crane. |
9. Most people believe that __ liberty is very precious. |
10. Taking a hot bath is __ good way to relax. |
11. Lower programming costs raised the net income reported by __ major television networks this week. |
1.an | 2.a | 3.the | 4.- | 5.a | 6.the | 7.the | 8.the | 9.- | 10.a | 11.the |
Exercise-15
Supply the article the if it is necessary.
1. — Andes | 13.— Antarctic Continent | 25.— Antiles |
2. — Arctic Ocean | 14.— Asia | 26.— Bahamas |
3. — Baikal | 15.— Belgium | 27.— Bay of Bengal |
4. — Caucasus | 16.— Central America | 28.— Corsica |
5. — Crimea | 17.— Dublin | 29.— English Channel |
6. — Everest | 18.— Gibraltar | 30.— Great ?ear Lake |
7. — Hague | 19.— Havana | 31.— Hawaiian Isles |
8. — Hudson Bay | 20.— Kalahari Desert | 32.— Ladoga |
9. — Lenin Peak | 21.— Maldives | 33.— New Zealand |
10.— Netherlands | 22.— North Pole | 34.— Pacific Ocean |
11.— Panama Canal | 23.— Persian Gulf | 35.— Philippines |
12.— Sahara | 24.— Sakhalin | 36.— Urals |
1. the | 2. the | 3. – | 4. the | 5. the | 6. – | 7. the | 8. the | 9. – |
10. the | 11. the | 12. the | 13. – | 14. – | 15 – | 16 – | 17. – | 18. the |
19 – | 20. the | 21. the | 22. the | 23. the | 24 – | 25. the | 26. the | 27. the |
28 – | 29. the | 30 – | 31. the | 32. – | 33. – | 34. the | 35. the | 36. the |
Exercise-16
Supply the article the if it is necessary.
1. — Thanksgiving | 9. — Cooper’s Art School | 17. —University of Florida |
2. — President Kennedy | 10. — Hyde Park | 18. — Crimean War |
3. — Christmas | 11. — Waterloo Bridge | 19. — Queen Elizabeth |
4. — President | 12. — Cambridge University | 20. — Tower of London |
5. — Trafalgar Square | 13. — Piccadilly Circus | 21. — Eiffel Tower |
6. — Vatican | 14. — Buckingham Palace | 22. — Westminster Abbey |
7. — London University | 15. — Kremlin | 23. — St. Paul’s Cathedral |
8. — White House | 16. — British Museum | 24. — Houses of Parliament |
1. – | 2. – | 3. – | 4. the | 5. – | 6. the | 7. – | 8. the | 9. – | 10. – | 11. – | 12. – |
13. – | 14. – | 15. the | 16. the | 17. the | 18. the | 19. – | 20. the | 21. the | 22. – | 23. – | 24. the |
Exercise-17
Supply the articles a, the if they are necessary.
1. all of — sudden | 16.at — sunset |
2. to play — violin | 17.in — loud voice |
3. as — result | 18.to watch—TV |
4. in — conclusion | 19. at — first sight |
5. in — demand | 20.to listen to — radiov |
6. at — time | 21.— day before yesterday |
7. to tell—truth 2 | 2.to be in — bed |
8. to be in — hurry | 23. after — lunch |
9. to be at — loss | 24. for — example |
10. from — time to — time | 25.two times — day |
11 .once — week | 26.to tell — time |
12.by — mistake | 27.in—fact |
13. from — head to — foot | 28. by — bicycle |
14.— other day | 29. to have — good time |
15. as — matter of fact | 30.to take — seat |
1. a | 2. – , the | 3. a | 4. – | 5. – | 6. a | 7. the | 8. a | 9. a | 10. – , – |
11. a | 12. – | 13.-,- | 14. the | 15. a | 16. – | 17. a | 18. – | 19. – | 20. the |
21. the | 22. – | 23. – | 24. – | 25. a | 26. the | 27. – | 28. – | 29. a | 30. a |
Exercise-18
Choose the correct variant.
1. It is washed by the waters of __. (A) an Atlantic Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean (C) the Atlantic Ocean |
2. The Queen of Great Britain is not __. (A) the absolute (B) absolute (C) an absolute |
3. __ is the main modern art museum. (A) Tate Gallery (B) A Tate Gallery (C) The Tate Gallery |
4. __ drive on the left-hand side in their country. (A) the British (B) British (C) A British |
5. They are __. (A) a nice people (B) the nice people (C) nice people |
6. The acting was poor, but we enjoyed __. (A) music (B) a music (C) the music |
7. She simply loves __ and dancing. (A) music (B) a music (C) the music |
1. ? | 2. ? | 3. ? | 4. A | 5. ? | 6. ? | 7. A |
Exercise-19
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the, or leave blank.
1. __ Alaska is the largest state in __ United States. |
2. She was driving at a speed of ninety miles __ hour. |
3. Abraham Lincoln was President of__ United States during __ Civil War. |
4. __ corn is the most important of all American crops. |
5. __water in this glass is not good. |
6. Jane and I had __ lunch at __ school cafeteria. |
7. __ Rocky Mountains stretch all the way from __ Mexico to __ Arctic. |
8. Richard wants to study __ Computer Engineering at __ Ohio State University. |
1. -,the | 2.an | 3. the, the | 4. – | 5. the | 6. -,the | 7. the,-, the | 8.-,- |
Exercise-20
Fill in the blanks with a, an or some, or leave blank.
1. Have you got __ camera? |
2. Would you like to be __ actor? |
3. Bill’s got __ big feet. |
4. Do you collect __ stamps? v 5. Tom always gives Ann __ flowers on her birthday. |
6. Those are __ really nice trousers. Where did you get them? |
7. What __ beautiful garden? |
8. What __ lovely children. |
9. __ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly. |
10. Jack has got __ very long legs, so he’s __ fast runner. |
11. You need __ visa to visit __ foreign countries, but not all of them. |
12. I’m going shopping. I want to buy __ new clothes. |
13. Jane is __ teacher. Her parents were __ teachers too. |
14. When we reached the city centre, __ shops were still open but most of them were already closed. v 15. Do you enjoy going to __ concert? |
16. When I was __ child, I used to be very shy. |
1. a | 2. an | 3. – | 4. – | 5.some/– | 6. – | 7. a | 8. – |
9.some | 10.–,a | 11.a,some | 12.some | 13.a,– | 14.some | 15.– | 16.a |
Exercise-21
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
1. Would you like __ apple? |
2. Could you close __ door, please? |
3. We live in __ small flat near __ centre of the city. |
4. Have you finished with __ book I lent you last week? |
5. We went out for __ meal last night. __ restaurant we went to was excellent. |
6. Did __ police find __ person who stole your bicycle? |
7. This is a nice house. Has it got __ garden? |
8. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in __ garden. |
9. This morning I had __ boiled egg and __ toast for breakfast. |
10. __ President of United States is elected every four years. |
11. As I was walking along the street, I saw __ 10$ note on __ pavement. |
12. I went into the shop and asked to speak to __ manager. |
13. Have you got __ car? — No, I’ve never had __ car in my life. |
14. There’s no need to buy any milk. __ milkman brings it every morning. |
1. an | 2. the | 3. a, the | 4. the | 5. a, the | 6. the, the | 7. a |
8. the | 9. a,- | 10. The | 11. a, the | 12. the | 13. a, a | 14. the |
Exercise-22
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the, or leave blank.
1. I wrote my name at __ top of the page. |
2. __ moon goes around __ earth every 27 hours. |
3. The Soviet Union was __ first country to send a man into space. |
4. Did you see the film on __ television or at __ cinema? |
5. After __ lunch, we went for a walk by __ sea. |
6. I’m not very hungry. I had __ big breakfast. |
7. John was __ only person I talked to at the party. |
8. Tim lives in __ small village in __ country. |
9. Peru is __ country in South America. __ capital is Lima |
10. I never listen to __ radio. In fact I haven’t got __ radio. |
11. It was __ beautiful day. __ sun shone brightly in __ sky |
12. I’ve invited Tom to __ dinner next Wednesday. |
13. What is __ highest mountain in __ world? |
14. We don’t go to __ theatre very much these days. In fact, in __ town where we live there isn’t __ theatre |
15. It was a long voyage. We were at __ sea for four weeks. |
16. I prefer swimming in __ sea to swimming in pools. |
17. Can you turn __ television down, please? It’s a bit loud. |
1.the | 2.The,the | 3.the | 4.– the | 5.–the | 6.a | 7.the | 8.a the | |
9.a, the | 10.the, a | 11.a,the, the | 12. – | 13. the, the | 14.the, the, a | 15. – | 16. the | 17. the |
Exercise-23
Choose the correct form in the parentheses.
1. (Apples / The apples) are good for you. |
2. Look at (apples / the apples) on that tree! They’re very large. |
3. (Women / The women) are often better teachers than (men / the men). |
4. In Britain (coffee / the coffee) is more expensive than (tea / the tea). |
5. We had a very nice meal in that restaurant. (Cheese / The cheese) was especially good. |
6. (Most people / The most people) still believe that (marriage / the marriage) and (family life / the family life) are the basis of our society. |
7. They got married but (marriage / the marriage) wasn’t successful. |
8. I know someone who wrote a book about (life / the life) of Gandhi. |
9. (Life / The life) would be very difficult without (electricity / the electricity). |
10. (Skiing / The skiing) is my favourite sport but I also like (swimming / the swimming). |
11. (Second World War / The Second World War) ended in 1945. |
12. Do you know (people / the people) who lived next door? |
13. Are you interested in (art / the art) of (architecture / the architecture)? |
14. (All books / All the books) on the top shelf belong to me. |
15. Don’t stay in that hotel. (Beds / The beds) are very uncomfortable. |
16. Two of the biggest problems facing our society are (crime / the crime) and (unemployment / the unemployment). |
17. I hate (violence / the violence). |
1. Apples | 10. Skiing, swimming |
2. the apples | 11. The Second World War |
3. Women, men | 12. the people |
4. coffee, tea | 13. art, architecture |
5. The cheese | 14. All the books |
6. Most people, marriage, family life | 15.The beds |
7. the marriage | 16. crime, unemployment |
8. the life | 17.violence |
9. Life, electricity | |
Exercise-24
Correct the sentences where necessary.
1. Last year we visited Canada and United States. |
2. Africa is much larger than Europe. |
3. South of England is warmer than north. |
4. We went to Spain for our holidays swam in Mediterranean. |
5. Tom visited most countries in Western Europe. |
6. A friend of mine used to work as a reporter in Middle East. |
7. Next year we are going skiing in Swiss Alps. |
8. Malta has been a republic since 1974. |
9. The Nile is longest river in Africa. |
10. United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
11. When an university formulates new regulations, it must relay its decisions to the students and faculty. |
12. Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many homeworks. |
13. There are some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them. |
14. The Board of Realtors doesn’t have any informations about the increase in rent for this area. |
15. When Keith visited Alaska, he lived in a igloo, in the winter months as well as in the spring. |
16. Is the Everest the highest mountain in the world? |
17. This school has quite a large campus. |
18. The news that you brought was great shock. |
19. Is Malta in the Mediterranean? |
20. The good books have good examples. |
1. the United States | 8. T | 15. an igloo |
2. T | 9. the longest | 16-Everest |
3. the south … the north | 10.The United Kingdom | 17.T |
4. the Mediterranean | 11. a university | 18. a great shock |
5. T | 12.much homework | 19.T |
6. the Middle East | 13.T | 20.good books |
7. the Swiss Alps | 14. information |
Exercise-25
Define whether the following sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Correct mistakes.
1. John’s friends had a farewell party for him last Friday. |
2. He tried hard to get good grade on the test. |
3. It is always difficult to make the decisions. |
4. When he lived in Paris he went to parties every weekend. |
5. They gave me a electric typewriter for my birthday. |
6. Paul began to think that he would never find the happiness. |
7. The old man no longer believed that money was the most important thing in life. |
8. He wanted to try on pair of jogging shoes at the store. |
9. In all his life he had never wanted to try the wine. |
10. She does not have an understanding of the subject yet. |
11. I just saw boys from Africa that I met at the International House party last week. |
12. Teachers usually spend many hours correcting papers. |
13. Some people believe that frankness is the best policy in any situation |
14. The man who fixed my air-conditioning unit accidentally broke the fan. |
15. The doctors have to go to school for many years to complete their education. |
1. T | 6. F, happiness | 11. F, the boys |
2. F, a good grade | 7. T | 12. T |
3. F, make decisions | 8. F, a pair | 13. F, frankness |
4. T | 9. F.wine | 14. T |
5. F, an electric typewriter | 10. T | 15. F, Doctors |
Exercise-26
Underline the word or words that correctly complete each sentence below.
1. Lightning is a rush of electrical current from a cloud or from one cloud to (another / other). |
2. A ballet dancer’s techniques and skills are very different from those of (another / other) dancers. |
3. No (another / other) state produces as much corn as does Iowa. |
4. The legal surrender of a criminal suspect from one state or country to (another / other) is called extradition. |
5. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is one type of disease that is carried by ticks, and Colorado tick fever is (another / other). |
6. The art of photography has often been influenced by — and has influenced — (another / other) fine arts. |
7. William O. Douglas was a Supreme Court justice for 36 years, longer than any (another / other) justice in the history of the Court. |
8. In physics, diffusion is the spread of one substance’s molecules or atoms through those of (another / other). |
9. A basketball player may advance the ball by dribbling it or by passing it to (another / other) player. |
10. Limpkins are water birds that eat snails and (another / other) mollusks. |
11. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and (another / the other) is not. |
12. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for (another / other) pair. |
13. Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but (other / others) are regularly used in producing cheese, crackers, and many (another / other) foods. |
1.another | 2.other | 3.other | 4.another | 5.another | 6.other | 7.other |
8.another | 9.another | 10.other | 11.the other | 12.another | 13.others, other |