PERSONALITY
Unit 1
Unit 1
Question: A person you can trust and depend on is _____.
Answer: reliable
Question: Complete with the gerund:
“I enjoy _____ with teenagers.” (work)
Answer: working
Question: Complete the request:
“_____ I borrow your pen?”
Answer: Can
Question: Complete:
“I _____ dinner when the phone rang.”
Answer: was cooking/eating/serving
Question: Your faucet keeps losing water. What is it doing?
Answer: leaking
Question: You are interested and want to know more about something. You are _____.
Answer: curious
Correct all five mistakes:
I like people which are reliable. Yesterday, I was drive to work when my car broke down. It needs to repair, so I called my friend and said, “Would you mind to give me a ride?” I would rather taking the bus than walk.
I like people who are reliable. Yesterday, I was driving to work when my car broke down. It needs to be repaired, so I called my friend and said, “Would you mind giving me a ride?” I would rather take the bus than walk.
Question: What is the opposite of competent?
Answer: incompetent
Question: A person who designs buildings is an _____.
Answer: architect
Question: Make this more polite:
“Give me a ride home.” Use Would you mind...
Answer: Would you mind giving me a ride home?
Question: Choose the correct form:
“While I drove / was driving, I got a flat tire.”
Answer: was driving
Question: Complete:
“The computer screen is dirty. It needs _____.”
Answer: cleaning
Question: Complete:
“In this country, you’re _____ to arrive on time.”
Answer: expected
Correct all five mistakes:
My best friend is someone which is very reliable and easygoing. Last weekend, she was help me move into my new apartment when I dropped a heavy box. I asked her, “Would you mind to carry this one for me?” She said yes because she doesn’t mind to help her friends. I’m lucky to have a friend who I can always depend.
Answer
My best friend is someone who is very reliable and easygoing. Last weekend, she was helping me move into my new apartment when I dropped a heavy box. I asked her, “Would you mind carrying this one for me?” She said yes because she doesn’t mind helping her friends. I’m lucky to have a friend who I can always depend on.
Question: A person whose mood changes frequently can be described as _____.
Answer: temperamental
Question: Complete:
“A child-care worker doesn’t earn _____ an accountant.”
Answer: as much as
Question: Complete:
“Would it be OK if I _____ your cell phone?”
Answer: used/borrowed
Question: Complete:
“As I _____ into bed, I heard a loud noise.” (get)
Answer: was getting
Question: Say this another way:
“The window needs to be replaced.”
Answer: The window needs replacing.
Question: What noun means a period when businesses are doing badly and many people cannot find jobs?
Answer: recession
Correct all five mistakes:
Yesterday, I was drive to work when my car suddenly stopped. I had never had a problem with it before, so I was very surprised. The engine needs checking by a mechanic and the battery needs replace. While I waited for help, my friend was calling me. By the time he arrived, I already called a repair shop.
Answer
Yesterday, I was driving to work when my car suddenly stopped. I had never had a problem with it before, so I was very surprised. The engine needs checking by a mechanic and the battery needs replacing. While I waited for help, my friend called me. By the time he arrived, I had already called a repair shop.
Question: Complete with who or that:
“I like people _____ are easygoing and friendly.”
Answer: who / that
Question: Complete the comparison:
“Being a TV news director is _____ interesting than being a graphic designer.”
Answer: more
Question: Make an indirect request:
“Please tell Annie to call me.”
Begin with Could you...
Answer: Could you tell Annie to call me?
Question: Complete using the past perfect:
“After she _____ her friend, her cell phone battery died.” (call)
Answer: had called
Question: Change to the passive:
“Pollution is destroying our crops.”
Answer: Our crops are being destroyed by pollution.
Question: Complete using would rather:
“I _____ study art than science.”
Answer: would rather
Correct all five mistakes:
When I first traveled to another country, I was very worry about culture shock. I knew that visitors are expect to respect local customs. One good way to understand a new culture is by talk to local people. I also learned that you’re not supposed criticizing customs that are different from yours. After a few weeks, I became much more comfortably with my new surroundings.
Answer
When I first traveled to another country, I was very worried about culture shock. I knew that visitors are expected to respect local customs. One good way to understand a new culture is by talking to local people. I also learned that you’re not supposed to criticize customs that are different from yours. After a few weeks, I became much more comfortable with my new surroundings.
Question: Complete the relative clause:
“I want to travel with someone _____ I can depend on.”
Answer: who / that — or no relative pronoun
Question: Correct the mistake:
“A chef has more worse hours than a waiter.”
Answer: A chef has worse hours than a waiter.
Question: Correct the mistake:
“Would you mind if I borrow your car?”
Answer: Would you mind if I borrowed your car?
Question: Choose the correct tenses:
“Workers _____ a hidden laboratory while they _____ a building.” (find / repair)
Answer: found / were repairing
Question: Complete using the present perfect passive:
“A lot of jobs _____ in recent years.” (lose)
Answer: have been lost
Question: Complete using by + gerund:
“A good way to stay healthy is _____ regularly.”
Answer: by exercising
Correct all five mistakes:
Our city has several serious environmental problems. A lot of trees have destroyed by pollution in recent years, and the water is being contaminate by agricultural chemicals. One way helping the environment is to educate people about these problems. More recycling programs should created by the city, and people can help by use less plastic every day.
Answer
Our city has several serious environmental problems. A lot of trees have been destroyed by pollution in recent years, and the water is being contaminated by agricultural chemicals. One way to help the environment is to educate people about these problems. More recycling programs should be created by the city, and people can help by using less plastic every day.