He recommends that we should stay at the city center.
--------------that we should stay at the city center
A. It is recommended
B. It would be recommended
C. It was recommended
D. It has been recommended
The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.
This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.
A. Had been brought up
B. was brought up
C. is brought up
D. Has been brought up
My grandmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.My grandmother----------
A. Be old and sick, never goes out of the house.
B. Being old and sick, never goes out of the house.
C. To be old and sick, never goes out of the house.
D. Is old and sick, never goes out of the house.
They went swimming, ____________ the coldness of the water.
A. Because
B. Despite
C. Although
D. As
The bus fare is expensive; ____________, i prefer to walk.
A. Therefore
B. Otherwise
C. Even if
D. So
We had walked several miles. ____________, we did not feel tired.
A. Accordingly
B. Still
C. Moreover
D. Then
He is ignorant; ____________, he is lazy.
A. Or
B. And
C. Furthermore
D. So
____________ she got her degree, she became a teacher.
A. After
B. If
C. In case
D. Than
Moving away from the main point -------
A. Is not allowed in an opinion essay with counter-argument
B. Is acceptable in an opinion essay with counter-argument
C. Is allowed in an opinion essay with counter-argument
D. Is hardly allowed in an opinion essay with counter-argument
An opinion essay with counter-argument should
A. Be devoted to proving your position
B. Include an idea which does not support your main idea
C. Prove your neutral position in your essay
D. Move away from the main point
I myself used to drink whisky a lot…
A. When I am a student but now I don’t
B. When I was a student but now I didn’t
C. When I am a student but now I didn’t
D. When I was a student but now I don’t
In a narrative essay, the introductory paragraph...
A. Restates the main idea and summarizes why the story is important for the writer.
B. Includes one to three paragraphs that describe the events which include interesting details
C. Describes how is an important or unforgettable experience for the writer
D. Describes why this is an important or unforgettable experience for the writer and perhaps the lesson the writer learns from this experience.
Yesterday afternoon, tom …...a letter from his sister, who ……. In
Canberra.
A. Had/lived
B. Has/lives
C. Had/ lives
D. Has/living
After i ….. Into my bathing suit in the locker room, i …… timidly by the side of the pool waiting for the teacher and other students to show up.
A. Changed/ stand
B. Changed/ stood
C. Had changed/ stand
D. Change/ stood
When i …. The students………in class.
A. Arriving/ has already been
B. Arrive/ had already been
C. Arrived/ has already been
D. Arrived/ had already been
The last time i went to london i ...........time to visit all the places i ............ To see.
A. Didn't have/ wanted
B. Didn't have/ want
C. Don’t have/ wanted
D. Don’t have/ want
Would you mind not ___________ ?
A. Smoke
B. To be smoking
C. Smoking
D. To smoke
A recent report by Deutsche Bank examined the…
A. Effective of TV advert on 23 new and mature brands of goods and concluded that in some cases it was a waste of time
B. Effectiveness of TV advertising on 23 new and mature brands of goods and concluded that in some cases it was a waste of time
C. Effect of TV advertisers on 23 new and mature brands of goods and concluded that in some cases it was a waste of time
D. Effect of TV advertised on 23 new and mature brands of goods and concluded that in some cases it was a waste of time
“ stacey seems like a bright student .”
“ she’s always the first_____ her work.”
A. Finishing
B. To being finished with
C. To be finish with
D. To finish
The conclusion...
A. Both a and b
B. Must have at least a thesis statement
C. Restates the main points
D. Is like the concluding sentence in a paragraph