Grammar Unit 3 Michigan in Action Choose the word or phrase that best completes the conversation or sentence. 1 Will you all these books and papers to my office, 11 please? a fetch b bring c take d set 2 'Is ..
Grammar
Unit 3
Michigan in Action
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the conversation or sentence.
1 Will you all these books and papers to my office, 11
please?
a fetch
b bring
c take
d set
2 'Is Leah OK?'
'Yes, we spent hours about her problem and she
seems to feel better now!
a talking
b speaking
c discussing
d listening
3 Are your cousins getting a taxi from the airport?'
'No, I'm going to
a take
c bring
them.
b fetch
d go
4 All those in favour of the motion, please... your
hands.
a raise
c rose
b rise
d arouse
5 Waiter, we're not happy with the taste of the soup!
Katie. There's nothing wrong with the soup.'
a Speak up
c Talk about it
b Talk nonsense
d Speak for yourself
6 'Have you researched your family tree?'
'Oh, yes. I love and I spend hours looking through
old records and photos!'
a genes
c genealogists
b genealogy
d genetic
7 Many European countries are dealing with
numbers of immigrants, due to financial instability in
their homelands.
a precedent
c precedence
b unprecedented
d preceding
8 I'm sure your cat will soon get used to her new
a surrounded
c surround
b surrounding
d surroundings
9 It was unfair of the head teacher to accuse the children
of being It was their first day at school and they
had very little knowledge of the English language.
a disobedient
cobeying
b obediently
d disobeyed
10 "What was my essay like, Miss Hardy?'
'Not very good. I'm afraid you'll have to it:
a redo
c overdo
b undo
d do
about the important things in life.
Julie is an extremely person; she doesn't worry
a materialism
b materialist
c immaterial
d materialistic
12 The expedition was totally and did not live up to
my expectations; I expected so much more having
read the brochure.
a unexciting
b unexcited
c excitingly
d excitement
13 Your towards my new job bothers me. Aren't you
interested in anything I do?
a differentiation
c difference
b indifferent
d indifference
14 Can you please down and raise your right arm.
I can complete the examination.
a lay
c lying
b lie
d laid
15 I can't believe the thieves so much jewellery -
they took everything we had in the shop.
a robbed
c had
b stole
d picked
16 'I can't come to your party because my cousin is
staying with me next weekend!
"Why not bring your cousin, too?'
a back
c with
b here
d along
17 The change in Oliver's attitude towards pay cuts was
_. As our superior, he had always listened to and
supported our demands.
a unexplained
c inexplicable
b explanatory
d explanation
18 Please answer all the questions.
a truthfully
c true
b truthful
d truly
19 As a result of the captain's, the ship came
extremely close to hitting a large rock just off the
coast of Sicily.
a care
c carefully
b carelessness
d careless
20 The weather conditions meant that we were able
to sail right around the island before sunset.
a favoured
c favourable
b favourite
d favour
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Unit 3
Michigan in Action
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the conversation or sentence.
1 Will you all these books and papers to my office, 11
please?
a fetch
b bring
c take
d set
2 'Is Leah OK?'
'Yes, we spent hours about her problem and she
seems to feel better now!
a talking
b speaking
c discussing
d listening
3 Are your cousins getting a taxi from the airport?'
'No, I'm going to
a take
c bring
them.
b fetch
d go
4 All those in favour of the motion, please... your
hands.
a raise
c rose
b rise
d arouse
5 Waiter, we're not happy with the taste of the soup!
Katie. There's nothing wrong with the soup.'
a Speak up
c Talk about it
b Talk nonsense
d Speak for yourself
6 'Have you researched your family tree?'
'Oh, yes. I love and I spend hours looking through
old records and photos!'
a genes
c genealogists
b genealogy
d genetic
7 Many European countries are dealing with
numbers of immigrants, due to financial instability in
their homelands.
a precedent
c precedence
b unprecedented
d preceding
8 I'm sure your cat will soon get used to her new
a surrounded
c surround
b surrounding
d surroundings
9 It was unfair of the head teacher to accuse the children
of being It was their first day at school and they
had very little knowledge of the English language.
a disobedient
cobeying
b obediently
d disobeyed
10 "What was my essay like, Miss Hardy?'
'Not very good. I'm afraid you'll have to it:
a redo
c overdo
b undo
d do
about the important things in life.
Julie is an extremely person; she doesn't worry
a materialism
b materialist
c immaterial
d materialistic
12 The expedition was totally and did not live up to
my expectations; I expected so much more having
read the brochure.
a unexciting
b unexcited
c excitingly
d excitement
13 Your towards my new job bothers me. Aren't you
interested in anything I do?
a differentiation
c difference
b indifferent
d indifference
14 Can you please down and raise your right arm.
I can complete the examination.
a lay
c lying
b lie
d laid
15 I can't believe the thieves so much jewellery -
they took everything we had in the shop.
a robbed
c had
b stole
d picked
16 'I can't come to your party because my cousin is
staying with me next weekend!
"Why not bring your cousin, too?'
a back
c with
b here
d along
17 The change in Oliver's attitude towards pay cuts was
_. As our superior, he had always listened to and
supported our demands.
a unexplained
c inexplicable
b explanatory
d explanation
18 Please answer all the questions.
a truthfully
c true
b truthful
d truly
19 As a result of the captain's, the ship came
extremely close to hitting a large rock just off the
coast of Sicily.
a care
c carefully
b carelessness
d careless
20 The weather conditions meant that we were able
to sail right around the island before sunset.
a favoured
c favourable
b favourite
d favour
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