Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

Why don’t you come across this evening and we’ll talk about it then?

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to complete the passage.

A drought is a period or condition of unusually dry weather within a geographic area where rainfall is normally present. During a drought, there is a (31) ______ of precipitation. Droughts occur in all climatic zones. However, its characteristics vary significantly (32) ______ one region to another.

Its (33) ________ depends on the degree of the water shortage, size of the area affected, and the duration and warmth of the dry period. In many underdeveloped countries, such as India, people place a great demand on water supply. During a drought period (34) ________ is a lack of water, and thus many of the poor die.

(35) ________ drought cannot be reliably predicted, certain precautions can be taken in drought-risk areas. These include the construction of reservoirs to hold emergency water supplies, education to avoid over cropping and overgrazing, and programs to limit settlement in drought-prone areas.

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A forest fire ________ quickly and ________ many trees.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

I’m very tired but I’m sure a cup of coffee will revival me.

Choose correct A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Hien got a swollen spot ________ a bee sting

Choose correct A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Come to me if you ________help

Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.

 Do you know(A)  that the word (B)“tsunami” takes (C) from the Japanese for(D)“habour wave”?

Identify the mistake in each sentence: 

Most people no longer wears the kinds of clothes that protect them from the wind, cold and rain.

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You shrug your shoulders means “__________ ”.

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China teams are famous for their skills in table tennis.

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The train __________ the railway station at 8:00 a.m. every morning.

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Many silversmiths flocked to the bigger cities in America during the 1800s, which they found a growing merchant class ready to buy their wares.

Choose correct A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. We’re sorry that we weren't _______ to telephone her and her friends yesterday afternoon

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Noise pollution can also lead to headaches and high blood____________. (press)

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“My watch is broken.” Why don’t you _________?

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We'll take the early ________  from Sydney to Wellington. FLY

 _____ is a chair with wheels for somebody who cannot walk.

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If I________a millionaire now, I________travel around the world. But in fact, I am very poor and have no money.

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 She used to___________ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.

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Signs and symptoms of shock include shallow breathing, pale complexion, ___________  fainting.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.  

        People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of new and often artificial substances into the environment or by releasing increased amounts of a natural substance, such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.

      Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only governments, companies, and individuals would make more efforts. In the home, there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Foods wrapped up three or four times in packages all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a fitter problem but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal, and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we don’t need but also to throw away much of what we have bought. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use, and careless disposal of the Products we use in our daily lives.

The main cause of pollution mentioned in the passage is ______.