17. We are (so, such) pleased to hear your (good, well) news and we love the name you have (chosen, chose) - Daniel James sounds (greatly, great).We hope Jemma isn't too (jealous, jealousy) of her new brother. Is she treating him (kind, kindly) ?
We had intended (come, to come) and see you next weekend but I (hurt, was hurting) my back (a few, few) days ago and now I (can't, couldn't) drive very (comfortably, conveniently). I (was repairing, repaired) the garage roof when I (was falling, fell) off the ladder! I (didn't, hadn't) hurt myself (bad, badly), thank goodness!
Anyway, we've decided (to have, having) a short (break, interval) next month and spend it with some friends, who live (near, nearly) you, so (while, until) we (stay, are staying) with them, we'll come (over, about) and see you all. In the meantime, take care (of, for) yourselves, will you? We'll look forward (seeing, to seeing) you all again.
18. Dear Stephanie,
I'm writing (to tell, say) you about (a, the) discussion I had with my father (last, the last) weekend. We (talked, said) for several (o 'clock, hours) and I told (him, his) all about the plans we've (made, done) for our business. At first he wasn't very (interesting, interested), he (said, told) he (didn't think, wasn 't thinking) we were (old enough, enough old) to run a business. However I told him that we (have, had)already seen the bank manager (which, who) said that the plan (seems, seemed) realistic. (So, Thus) then he sat down and asked me (to talk, to tell) him how (many, much) money we'd (must, need) to start with, and where we (sold, would sell) the stuff we made and so on. Eventually he said (to, for) me, «OK, it's a (well, good) plan. (Say, Tell) Stephanie that I'll (borrow, lend) you some money to get started». (Honest, Honestly), I couldn't believe he (will, would) say it! Isn't it (greatly, great) ?
I'm really looking forward (for, to) seeing you next week so we can (tell, talk) to him together and get things going.
All the best, Neville
B.
1. A: Are you going to the meeting tomorrow? B: Where ...(!).. .going to be? A: At the home of some friends ...(2)... . B: ...(3)... is it going to start? A: If everyone ...(4)... there on time, at about 8.30. B: What are we going to ...(5)...? A: Well, in this district a lot of parents have young
children. They're not ...(6)... school but there isn't
...(7)... for them. B: So what can we do? A: We must find someone ...(8)... a big garden. Then we
need a teacher who likes children and can ...(9).... B: ...(10)... of my friends have big gardens, but I'll still
come to the meeting. A: Good.
1. A is it Bit is С is there D there is
2. A to us В of us С to ours D of ours
3. A Which hour В Which time С What hour D What time
4. A will get В shall get С get Dgets
5. A talk about В speak on С tell on D say abou
6. A old enough to В old enough for С enough old to D enough old for
7. A somewhere other В somewhere else С anywhere other D anywhere else
8. A having В which has С who have Dwith
9. A look after it В looks after it С look after them D looks after them
10. A Not any В Nobody С Neither DNone
2. Wednesday, 20 July
Dear Fred,
Thanks for your letter. It was ...(!)... from you. Your new job sounds very interesting and you ...(2)...with it. I am still with the same firm that I joined five years ago when we
...(3).......(4)... I am happy there, I must say that I sometimes
feel that I ...(5)... to move, but here in Bakewell there are
only ...(6)... companies.
I like this town. What I like ...(7)... living here is that it is
quiet. Perhaps I should say it was quiet ...(8)... these big
lorries started coming through the town. Anyway, they only
come through during the day, never ...(9)... night.
If you have time before the end of the summer, why don't
you come and ...(10)... with us one weekend? That would
be very pleasant.
I hope you are still well. Write again soon.
Yours, Terry
1. A well to listen В well to hear С good to listen D good to hear
2. A look pleased В seem pleased С look pleasing D seem pleasing
3. A left school В left the school С have left school D have left the school
4A Although В Already С Because D Through
5. A ought В should С would Dmust
6. A some В any С few D a few
7. A more about В most about С more of D most of
8 A as long as В as far as С when D until
9. A during В at the С in Dat
10. A live В pass С stay D rest
A: Hello, Mr Fletcher. You look rather tired this morning.
B: I expect I do. I ...(!)... to bed until four o'clock.
3 A: ...(2)... a difficult journey back from Scotland, then?
B: Yes. The business trip was successful but the train arrived four hours late and I ... (3) ... a taxi. In the end I ...(4)... home and found my wife ...(5)... the door and she didn't hear me when I rang the bell.
A: So what ...(6)... then?
B: I thought I ...(7)... to get in by breaking the kitchen window but I cut ...(8)... hand on the glass and fell on the dustbin. My wife woke up and rang the police, thinking I was a thief. When they came, they asked me ...(9)... to the police station with them. But my wife explained what had happened. The next time I ...(10)... in London late at night I'll go to a hotel.
1 A didn't get В wasn't С haven't got D haven't been
2. A Had you В Did you have С Were you having D Have you had
3. A must take В must be taking С must have taken D had to take
4 A arrived in В arrived to С got D got to
5. A has locked В had locked С locked D was locked
6. A did you do В did you С you did D have you done
7. A must В have С will have D would have
8. A me the В myself the С my D me my
9. A that I went В that I would go С to go D for going
10. A shall arrive В will arrive С am arriving D arrive
4. Artists ...(!)... draw pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight ...(2)... different parts of London, but ...(3)... now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the ...(4)... favourite tricks is to draw a pound note and see ...(5)... try ...(6)... The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and ...(7)... in the law against drawing on the pavement ...(8)... the artists is ...(9)... he gets a large crowd around him and this prevents other people ...(10)... freely along the street.
1. A who В which С what D whose
2. A at В for С by Din
3. A there are only left a few В there are only a few left С they are only left a few D they are only a few left
4. A artists В artists' С artist's D artist
5. A the lot of people that В the amount of people what С how many people D how much people
6. A picking up it В picking it up С to pick up it D to pick it up
7. A there is nothing В there is anything С it is nothing D it is anything
8. A even В whether С if not D unless
9. A so good as В as good as С so good that D as good that
10. A that they pass
В that they don't pass С from passing D to pass
5. Dear Juliet,
Thank you for your letter, which ...(!)... here yesterday. It js a pity the weather in Scotland was so bad; we have not had ...(2)...weather here, ...(3).... My mother says it is the ...(4) summer she ...(5)... . While I ...(6)... along the coast road the other day, there was a terrible storm. I could not see and was afraid I ...(7)... an accident, so I stopped the car and waited ..(8)... . Some people say men drive ...(9)... than women but I don't agree. It ...(10)... me a long time to get home, but at least I arrived safely.