Preparation & Practice (by PP)

Tom: Maybe we should meet up later to discuss our group project. I’ll wait for you at the library. Oh, by the way, I saw you speaking with Professor Smith yesterday. What was it about?

Mary: Oh, (1) ______________________. 

•   1) Why do you care?

• 2) It was personal stuff.

•   3) It’s none of your business.   

•     4) Smith is our lecturer.

•   5) Oh, he just wanted to know if I had submitted the assignment.

Mary: Sounds good! Oh, you’re still bringing your laptop, (2) ____________?
Tom: Of course! I wouldn’t forget that.

•   1) do you  

•    2) aren’t you

• 3) are you  

• 4) didn’t you

•   5) will you

Anna: Great! Let’s meet at 4 PM, then. By the way, you look tired. You’ve been working too hard lately, haven’t you?
John: Yeah, I’ve been (3) ____________________. I’ll try to rest more.

• 1) free

•         2) on cloud nine

•   3) sleeping in  

• 4) staying up late to study

•   5) working on the assignment

4. Situation:

At a library, Anna asks the librarian for help finding a specific book. The librarian says:

• 1) I’m sorry. Could you repeat the book’s title, please?

• 2) Go look for it yourself. I’m busy.

• 3) You should have come earlier. It might be gone.

• 4) I can’t help you with that.

• 5) Try searching for it online. It’s faster.

5. Situation:

John accidentally bumps into a stranger while walking on the street. The stranger says:

• 1) Hey! Where are you going?

• 2) Be careful next time!

• 3) It’s okay. No problem.

• 4) Why didn’t you look?

• 5) My pleasure!

A panda typically (6) _________ up to 40 kilograms of bamboo each day.      

• 1) eat   

•     2) eating

• 3) eats     

•      4) has eaten

• 5) will eat

The panda's unique thumb, actually an extended wrist bone, helps it grip bamboo stems effectively.

(7) ________ habitat is restricted to certain mountain ranges in China.

• 1) His  

• 2) Her

• 3) Its   

• 4) Their

• 5) They

Please let me know your availability for a meeting next week. I would appreciate if you could (8) ___________ me know what time works best for you. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

• 1) let   

•   2) lets

• 3) to let  

• 4) letting

• 5) to lets

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)  includes treatments and health care practices not widely taught in medical schools, not generally used in hospitals, and not usually (9) ______________ by health insurance companies.

•   1) reimburse   

• 2) reimburses      

•  3) reimbursed     

• 4) reimbursing

•     5) to reimburse

 

Hurricanes and typhoons can be predicted and tracked weeks in advance, and even tornados, monsoons and blizzards at least have seasons. ____(10)____ earthquakes strike entirely without warning. They also trigger tsunamis causing devastating property damage and considerable loss of life.

             

• 1) However,   

•     2) Then

•           3) In fact,      

•    4) For example,

•      5) Therefore,