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UNIT
UNIT
EXERCISES 5 0
EXERCISES
50
the
most likely
ways
as
of the
words
below
of completing each
For
sentence.
one
50.1 Choose two of the words below as the most likely ways of completing each sentence. For one
Choose two
50.1
you will need to make the word plural, and for the other you will need to make no
answer you will need to make the word plural, and for the other you will need to make no
answer
change. (B)
change. (B)
accommodation bag equipment house jewellery job luggage
accommodation
bag
equipment
job
house
jewellery
luggage
painting shower sunshine tool work
work
sunshine
tool
shower
painting
1 1 On the weather forecast they said there would be this afternoon.
On the weather forecast they said there would be.............. this afternoon.
2 2 The waiting room was so full of people and their , there was nowhere to sit.
Repairing car engines
is easy if you've got the right
3 3 Repairing car engines is easy if you've got the right...............
fascinating exhibition
a
In
from
at the moment there's
Stockholm
19th century
of
4 4 In Stockholm at the moment there's a fascinating exhibition of.............. from 19th century
Sweden.
Sweden.
for
Both my brothers
are looking
5 Both my brothers are looking fot...............
Nn
has
The price of
12%
by
increased
this year alone.
6 6 The price of.............. has increased by 12% this year alone.
words
the
word should
if the
be
50.2 Choose from the words below to complete each sentence. Decide if the word should be countable
countable
to
below
complete
Decide
each sentence.
Choose from
50.2
If the
plural as
is
appropriate.
word
uncountable.
or
make
(C)
add a/an
countable,
it
or or uncountable. Ifthe word is countable, add a/an or make it plural as appropriate. (C)
dislike
chicken used to keep improvement language life success
life
language
chicken
improvement
success
dislike
her garden until they
started to
in
get out.
Mary
5 nABwWN 2 A score of 40% may not be very good but it's certainly....0.0.00000... on her last mark.
1 Mary used to keep.................. in her garden until they started to get out.
GS
on her last mark.
of 40%
may not
be very good but it's certainly
A score
,
inevitable that one
it was
of his
so many previous
After
films would
be unpopular.
3 After so many previous................... , it was inevitable that one of his films would be unpopular.
short to worry about
is too
spotlessly clean.
keeping your house
4Le otetettecteeenees is too short to worry about keeping your house spotlessly clean.
a child.
ever since
of green vegetables
I was
I've had veoccetetteteesees of green vegetables ever since I was a child. Lage |
a>
a
2
oO
<
in their English
and literature
study both
Our students
degree.
6 6 Our students study both... and literature in their English degree.
50.3 Choose from the words below to complete each pair of sentences. Use the same word in (a) and
Choose from the words below to complete each pair of sentences. Use the same word in (a) and
50.3
countable
Decide
or
a/an
should
uncountable.
word
countable,
If the
if the
be
is
add
word
(b).
(b). Decide if the word should be countable or uncountable. If the word is countable, add a/an
2 2 A a Since the war, illegal /, a, a, up very strict and traditional .?4wcaiMn..... useless.
it plural.
sentence
an
E)
make
point
or
appropriate
the
&
in
(D
at at an appropriate point in the sentence or make it plural. (D & E)
traffic
education
paper
resistance
speech
damage
resistance
speech
paper
traffic
damage
education
ou
I had to go through
1 1 a Thad to go through £ very strict and traditional education...
spending cuts.
in the government's
been hit once
has
again
b be! has been hit once again in the government's spending cuts.
on the
building
fog got thicker.
motorway
the
as
a
was building up on the motorway as the fog got thicker.
was
in weapons has grown.
b b Since the war, illegal.............: in weapons has grown.
he knew that
a
by at least three to one,
Outnumbered
was
3 3 a Outnumbered by at least three to one, he knew that.............: was useless.
After
seemed to
up
build
to mosquitoes.
a while we
b b After a while we seemed to build up..............: to mosquitoes.
of nearly £50,000.
a
Sinclair
The judge awarded Mr
4 4 a The judge awarded Mr Sinclair.............. of nearly £50,000.
accident caused
some
to my car but it wasn't worth getting it repaired.
The
b b The accident caused some..............: to my car but it wasn't worth getting it repaired.
of divorce.
gave
Muriel
on the
conference
effects
psychological
a
at the
5 5 a Muriel gave.............. at the conference on the psychological effects of divorce.
saving thousands
is
of trees
use of recycled
being cut down each year.
from
The
b b The use of recycled.............. is saving thousands of trees from being cut down each year.
that distinguishes
us
the other animals.
It is said to
be
from
a
6 6 a Itis said to be.............: that distinguishes us from the other animals.
We had to listen to some long and boring after the meal.
b b We had to listen to some long and boring............... after the meal.
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