Midterm - 6M

Choose the correct word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1.- I can't make any phone calls, my cell phone keeps ​ ​ (a)  

• dying
• jamming
• replacing

Choose the correct word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

2.- The buttons on my control remote control don't work right. They keep ​​ (a)  

• jamming
• sticking
• adjusting

Choose the correct word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

3.- ​​ This printer is useless! It keeps ​ (a)   the paper!

• jamming
• flickering
• dropping

Choose the correct word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

4.- My Spotify is driving me nuts! It keeps ​ (a)   songs!

• skipping
• jamming
• dropping

Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of "need" and add any necessary words to make the sentence coherent.

1.- Those towels are so dirty. They (a)   washing.

Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of "need" and add any necessary words to make the sentence coherent.

2.- Jimmy, the trashcan in your bedroom is full. It _____ __ __ emptied.

(a)  

Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of "need" and add any necessary words to make the sentence coherent.

3.- The grass in the front yard looks extremely dry. It (a)   watering.

Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of "need" and add any necessary words to make the sentence coherent.

4.- The microwave is broken. It _____ __ _ replaced.

(a)  

Rewrite the sentences using passive constructions and the prepositions in parenthesis.

1.- The careless use of campfires is building thousands of acres of forest land. (because of)

2.- Flooding has displaced millions of people. (as a result of)

3.- Deforestation has endangered tree frogs. (by)

4.- Disease and famine are causing suffering for poor people in the world. (due to)

Complete the conversation with rather or prefer.

A: Would you ​ (a)   learn the drums or the piano, Olivia?

B: Well, I think I'd ​ (b)   not to play the drums. One day, I'd like to join a jazz band, so I guess I'd ​ (c)   to find a good piano teacher. How about you?

A: I think I'd ​ (d)   not learn either instrument. I want to be a singer!

• rather
• prefer