As usual, I have done some English tests at home but some questions, I just can’t answer. So I post them and hope that one of you guys can help me answer them.
Thank you in advance!
I. Decide the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
Isabella danced in her bare feet and wore loose-fitting clothing garments that allowed her freedom of movement.
Light rays that enter the eye must come to a point focus for a clear vision to form.
It requires practice reading a foreign language quickly and well.
From a distance we counted twelve carriages, as it went up hill.
Looking out of the train window, we saw fields all the ways. The scenery was very agricultural.
There are a great deal of canals in Germany, designed to carry goods from one end of the country to another.
II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. (using the words given)
This affair does not concern you.
→ This affair is no
You are under no obligation to accept their offer.
→ You can please
I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.
→ What
The fate of the two climbers is unknown.
→ It is a mystery
I didn’t see her again for five years.
→ Five years
You can’t park here. It’s a restricted area.
→
The weather never seems as bad abroad as it does at home, does it?
→ The weather always
He came home in a bus.
→ A bus
It’s a pity that Charles is always complaining (wouldn’t)
→ I ……………………………………………………………………… so much.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
When a motorcar has been running for a length of time, it is to go into a garage for an overhaul. It is cleaned and mended and any little faults are put right so that they do not become any _____ .
Poisons and wastes are cleared _____ the bloodstream.
IV. Choose the best answer.
He lives _____ 5 miles of London.
a/ in
b/ within
c/ into
d/ for
He _____ book the tickets, but he had no time to callat the cinema.
a/ would
b/ might
c/ could
d/ was going to
He had a good seat. He was sitting in a good _____ .
a/ chair
b/ place
c/ armchair
d/ class
Firemen are _____ an increase in pay next month.
a/ received
b/ to receive
c/ being received
d/ to be received
Here is my attempt at providing answers to three of your exercises:
I. Decide the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
Isabella danced in her bare feet and wore loose-fitting clothing garments - clothes that allowed her freedom of movement.
Light rays that enter the eye must come to a point focus - to a focus point for a clear vision to form.
It requires practice reading - to read a foreign language quickly and well.
From a distance we counted twelve carriages, as it - as they went up hill.
Looking out of the train window, we saw fields all the ways -everywhere. The scenery was very agricultural.
There are a great deal of canals in Germany, designed to carry goods from one end of the country to another - the other.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
When a motorcar has been running for a length of time, it is to go into a garage for an overhaul. It is cleaned and mended and any little faults are put right so that they do not become any danger.
Poisons and wastes are cleared from the bloodstream.
IV. Choose the best answer.
He lives within 5 miles of London.
a/ in b/ within c/ into d/ for
He was going to book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the cinema.
a/ would b/ might c/ could d/ was going to
He had a good seat. He was sitting in a good place.
a/ chair b/ place c/ armchair d/ class
Firemen are to receive an increase in pay next month.
a/ received b/ to receive c/ being received d/ to be received
It is probably a good idea to break up a subject like this one – that would make it more likely for people to reply to your posts and thus, for you to get answers to your questions. For instance, you could have broken this one into four or, at least two separate topics.
I agree with all but one of your answers. I believe the answer to III 1. should probably be ‘little faults are fixed so that they do not become any worse.’
II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. (using the words given)
This affair does not concern you.
→ This affair is no concern of yours.
You are under no obligation to accept their offer.
You can please yourself whether or not you accept their offer.
I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.
What amazing mistakes he makes.
The fate of the two climbers is unknown.
It is a mystery what happened to the two climbers. (not great grammar, but the only way I could find of making it fit!)
I didn’t see her again for five years.
Five years passed before I saw her again.
You can’t park here. It’s a restricted area.
-> no starter given so there are many possible answers.
The weather never seems as bad abroad as it does at home, does it?
The weather always seems better abroad than it does at home, doesn’t it?
The weather always seems worse at home than it does abroad, doesn’t it?
He came home in a bus.
A bus brought him home.
It’s a pity that Charles is always complaining (wouldn’t)
I wish that Charles wouldn’t complain so much.
That is the reason why I gave up on answering the 2nd exercise – because I ended up with a couple of very funny sentences.
What about these, would they work?
It is a mystery as of what happened to the two climbers. (I could not explain, but this structure seems somehow familiar to me)
It is a mystery to all of us what happened to the two climbers. (would that mean to change the meaning slightly?)
I was also wondering about these two:
You are under no obligation to accept their offer.
You can please to accept their offer or not.
I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.
What amazes me is the mistakes he makes.
The first isn’t right. However, your use of the structure prompted my brain - with a slight change it would work:
“It’s a mystery as to what happened to the two climbers.”
The second is appropriate.
That doesn’t work.
That is fine… and in fact, it is a better option than the one I gave above.
I thought ‘please’ could be used that way to mean ‘choose’ in that sentence.
On second thought, that may only be possible after conjunctions like as, wherever and such.
