Q601
Open questionIdentify the tense used in the following sentence:
You had been telling me about the car accident.
You had been telling me about the car accident.
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Q602
Open questionReplace the underlined verb with the correct form, if necessary:
'Do you still smoke?' 'No, I gave it up. I don't smoke for years.
'Do you still smoke?' 'No, I gave it up. I don't smoke for years.
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Q603
Open questionFill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
We ___________ tennis on Monday evenings, but my little sister __________ on Sundays.
We ___________ tennis on Monday evenings, but my little sister __________ on Sundays.
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Q604
Open questionChoose the option that indicates the error in the sentence:
The series of letters that Margaret wrote to her fathercontainsa valuablecommentary onthe prevailing social conditions and attitudes that lead toherleaving home atsucha young age.
The series of letters that Margaret wrote to her fathercontainsa valuablecommentary onthe prevailing social conditions and attitudes that lead toherleaving home atsucha young age.
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Q605
Open questionMy sister . . . . . . . . from severe backaches lately and I think it's because, last month, she . . . . . . . . to work in a shop where she has to pick up heavy things.
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Q606
Open questionFill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I _____ tennis this afternoon.
I _____ tennis this afternoon.
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Q607
Open questionFill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
He ______ to Oxford University in 1975, and in 1982.
He ______ to Oxford University in 1975, and in 1982.
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Q608
Open questionChoose the most appropriate form of the verb and fill in the blank:
I used to drink a lot of coffee, but these days I ______ tea. (prefer)
I used to drink a lot of coffee, but these days I ______ tea. (prefer)
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Q609
Open questionFill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
It is a fine day. The sun ________.
It is a fine day. The sun ________.
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Q610
Open questionModern exploration of the undersea world had its beginning in June 1943, when Jacques Cousteau . . . . . . . . his first dive with a revolutionary breathing device which he . . . . . . . . with Emile Gagnan, a French engineer.
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Q611
Open questionFill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Little _______ she realize that the evening was _______ out very differently.
Little _______ she realize that the evening was _______ out very differently.
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Q612
Open questionFill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
These engineers always ___ in the office and ___
These engineers always ___ in the office and ___
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Q613
Open questionFill in the blank by making a meaningful statement from the given words:Who is that man? What _____? (he/want)
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Q614
Open questionFill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Christopher Columbus didn't know where he _______. When he landed he didn't know where he _____. When he got back to Spain he didn't know where he ______.
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Q615
Open questionAccording to the doctor, this time next week, I . . . . . . . . around as normal and the cut on my foot . . . . . . . . completely.
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Q616
Open questionIdentify the tense used in the following sentence:
You will have finished the performance by evening.
You will have finished the performance by evening.
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Q617
Open questionFill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I ________ because I had forgotten my homework.
I ________ because I had forgotten my homework.
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Q618
Open questionNancy and Princy . . . . . . . . to our house to play the treasure hunt with us.
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Q619
Open questionFill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Julia has overslept again. She is going ______ late to her work. "I had better ____ a taxi," she thinks.
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Q620
Open questionWater . . . . . . . . from liquid to gas when it . . . . . . . . a temperature of 100°C.
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