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UNIT
UNIT
EXERCISES 65
EXERCISES

65.1 Put all the correct or most appropriate space in each sentence. (B)
65.1
Put all in in the correct or most appropriate space in each sentence. (B)
say that you
I'm pleased to
passed the maths exam.
have
1 I'm pleased to say that you...... have...... passed the maths exam.
his
2 NO bocce his...... papers had blown onto the floor.
papers had blown onto the floor.
life.
my
I've known her
4 FW 3 I've known her...... my....... life. get the job done.
are
We
going to have to work harder to to get the job done.
We...... are....... going to have to work harder
I
box of eggs,
I opened the
were
found that they
broken.
When
6 NAN 5 When I opened the box of eggs, I found that they....... were...... broken.
of her
brother's
after
children.
three
to look
She had to look after...... three of her brother's...... children.
She had
have
for.
This is the moment we
been waiting
8 ON 7 This is the moment we...... have...... been waiting for.
'Home-made Jam'.
were
The jars
labelled 'Home-made Jam’.
The jars...... were...... labelled
correct or more
65.2 Underline the correct or more likely alternative. (C)
(C)
the
likely alternative.
65.2
Underline
lasts
only
course I The
All the
for
course
six months.
whole
1 All the course/ The whole course only lasts for six months.
the
children,
to
I whole families,
to
of the families
1950s,
all
used
go
from grandparents
to
2 Nw In In the 1950s, all of the families / whole families, from grandparents to children, used to go to
Saturday.
on
matches
football matches on Saturday. of the schools I whole schools in the city were forced to close.
football
of the
all
bad
weather
6 HRN 4 All the plan / The whole plan is ridiculous. It will never succeed. United Nations' decision.
Because of the bad weather all of the schools / whole schools in the city were forced to close.
Because
3 WwW
All the plan I The
ridiculous.
never
whole plan
succeed.
is
It will
whole performance.
was
be
must
exhausted.
all the performance I the
stage
5
on
She
She must be exhausted. She was on stage all the performance / the whole performance.
She
have
Whole
Africa
the
I
criticised
countries
in
of the
countries
All of the countries / Whole countries in Africa have criticised the United Nations’ decision.
All
about these
(of),
Use both
65.3 Write any true sentence about these things or people. Use both (of), all (of), neither (of), or none
or people.
(of), neither
all
(of),
things
true sentence
or none
65.3
Write any
E)
&
B
(A,
in your answer.
(of)
(of) in your answer. (A, B & E) They are all very popular sports In Europe..
Football, tennis, and cycling.
6 NDNNnPWN 2 Spain, Italy and Greece.
1 Football, tennis, and cycling. They are all very popular sports in Europe..
Italy and
Spain,
Greece.
and
an encyclopaedia.
A dictionary
3 A dictionary and an encyclopaedia.
and
your closest
You
friend.
4 You and your closest friend. father.
country
own
Your
and
Britain.
5 Your own country and Britain.
your mother
your
and
You, your mother and your father.
You,
If they
are already
these sentences.
correct, put a
correct
65.4 Ifnecessary, children didn't come. could speak English fluently. S. (A—E)
If necessary, correct these sentences. If they are already correct, put a /. (A—E)
All the
9 OMANI 3 Almost all his spare time is spent working in the garden. candidates in the next election.
1 All the children didn't come.
DN PWN
Many,
of the
students,
if none
2 Many, if none of the students, could speak English fluently.
Almost all his spare time is
spent working in the garden.
again
speak
Both
until
of us
home.
didn't
we had reached
4 Both of us didn't speak again until we had reached home.
football
season.
on
depends
Everything
of the
the
last match
5 Everything depends on the last match of the football season.
teachers,
them
both
Mr Pointer,
and
Mrs
are
standing as
Lee
6 Mrs Lee and Mr Pointer, them both teachers, are standing as candidates in the next election.
suffer
these
not
side-effects
all
Many
are
people
However,
bad.
from taking the drug.
7 Many people suffer side-effects from taking the drug. However, these not all are bad.
neither
answer
I'm
afraid
Try again.
is correct.
8 I'm afraid neither answer is correct. Try again.
at the meeting voted
for Terry.
All at the meeting voted for Terry.
All
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