U1 Practice (Viewpoint 2)

Choose the option to replace the words underlined to avoid repetition in this sentence.

"Many people are leaving their cities and the reason they are leaving their cities is because they are unable to get jobs."

• do such a thing

• do this way

• doing it

• doing so

Choose the option to replace the words underlined to avoid repetition in this sentence.

"Do I need to come fasting for the blood test?"

"Yes, you need to come fasting for the blood test."

• do

• do need to

• need to

• all of the above

Choose the option to replace the words underlined to avoid repetition in this sentence.

"I love to play the drums."

"I love to play the drums too."

• do

• did

• done

• doing

Choose the option to replace the words underlined to avoid repetition in this sentence.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Yes, you can ask a question."

• should

• must

• can

• will

Choose the option to replace the words underlined to avoid repetition in this sentence.

"I won’t clean my room today."

"You should clean your room today."

• shall

• should

• could

• all of the above

Choose the option to replace the words underlined to avoid repetition in this sentence.

"There has been a lot of speculation about why the Indian cricket team played so badly in the semi-final of the World Cup; the officials claim that they played so badly because they were tired."

• did so

• do so

• done so

• doing so

Choose the sentence with the least repetition from the following.

"In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents. Then the speaker discusses the effects of road accidents. Then the speaker discusses the ways to reduce road accidents."

• In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents and their effects. Then the speaker discusses the ways to reduce road accidents.

• In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents, their effects and ways to reduce them.

• In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents. Then the speaker discusses the effects of road accidents and the ways to reduce them.

• In the lecture, the speaker discusses the causes of road accidents, their effects and the ways to reduce road accidents.

I don't like action movies but Andy _____.

• doesn't

• does

• do

• don't

• likes

I'm not going to the party but Mandy ___.

• isn't

• goes

• is

• will

• can

She thought she 'd locked the door but she _____.

• could

• would

• can

• hadn't

• had