IV. WRITING
a. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. (5 pts)
1. He knows nearly everything there is to know about whales.
There's _____________________________________________________________________________
2. "Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house" she said.
She flatly ___________________________________________________________________________
3. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
So _________________________________________________________________________________
4. There weren't nearly as many people there as I had expected.
There were far _______________________________________________________________________
5. "I didn't steal the car" he said "I just borrowed it".
He denied ___________________________________________________________________________
b. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that need correcting. (5 pts)
1. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life.
A B C D
2. The Thames, when I spent my happy childhood, is always in my mind.
A B C D
3. I like lying on the beach, so I always spend my holiday to sunbath.
A B C D
4. Although being only 14, she was more mature than most of her classmates.
A B C D
5. In America, erosion of farmland by wind and water has been a problem that can hardly to be solved up to
A B C D
now.
c. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (5 pts)
1. It's really hard to believe ____.
A. he would say such a terrible thing B. such a terrible thing he would say
C. to say he would such a terrible thing D. would he say such a terrible thing
2. Why don't you ____ us?
A. go to the house party with B. go together the house party with
C. go the house party with D. together the house party with
3. The new teacher loves poems and makes us ____.
A. learn them heartily B. heartily learn them
C. learn them by heart D. learning by heart them
4. I'll give you another hour ____.
A. making your mind up B. making up your mind
C. make up your mind D. 10 make up your mind
5. They are rich enough to own ____.
A. not a helicopter only, but a yacht as well
B. not only a helicopter, but a yacht as well
C. only a helicopter, but a yacht as well
D. as well as a helicopter, not only a yacht