Grammar
I'm not uset to ______ (to talk) to in such a tone.
You ought _______ (to save) some money for your holiday by now.
It ________ (say) that getting enough sleep is a very important part of staying healthy.
I’m upset because Agatha isn’t here yet and I ________ (wait) for two hours.
Betty isn’t very good at DIY, so last year she ________ her house ________ (decorate) by a painter.
I'm not uset to being talked to in such a tone.
You ought to have saved some money for your holiday by now.
It is said that getting enough sleep is a very important part of staying healthy.
I’m upset because Agatha isn’t here yet and I have been waiting for two hours.
Betty isn’t very good at DIY, so last year she had her house decorated by a painter.
I don’t know why they built an ________ swimming
pool; they’re not going to get much use out of it. It
rains 90% of the year where they live.
Could you phone me back on my mobile? I’m
________ out of credit so we’ll be cut off soon.
I love coffee with whipped ________ on top, even though I know it’s not very healthy.
I’d much rather go to destinations that are off the _______ track than to visit the popular tourist places.
I didn’t know which way to go at the junction, so I just went with my ________ feeling and turned right.
I don’t know why they built an outdoor swimming
pool; they’re not going to get much use out of it. It
rains 90% of the year where they live.
Could you phone me back on my mobile? I’m
running out of credit so we’ll be cut off soon.
I love coffee with whipped cream on top, even though I know it’s not very healthy.
I’d much rather go to destinations that are off the beaten track than to visit the popular tourist places.
I didn’t know which way to go at the junction, so I just went with my gut feeling and turned right.
Could you get Mario ________ and see me this afternoon, please?
coming come to come
Rarely ________ so happy. The interview went perfectly and they offered me the job!
have been I I have been have I been
______ needs to listen to both sides of the story to find out the truth.
He/ She/ One
Would you rather ________ me the blue hat and kept the red one for yourself? We can trade, if you’d like to.
to give give giving
Warren is understood to _______ to Mexico on a motorcycle with a suitcase full of money after he'd escaped from prison.
drive drove have driven
Could you get Mario to come and see me this afternoon, please?
Rarely have I been so happy. The interview went perfectly and they offered me the job!
One needs to listen to both sides of the story to find out the truth.
Would you rather give me the blue hat and kept the red one for yourself? We can trade, if you’d like to.
Warren is understood to have driven to Mexico on a motorcycle with a suitcase full of money after he'd escaped from prison.
He thinks very highly of himself and he really looks ______ on other people in the office.
Don’t put ______ going to college. If you wait, it may be too late.
It’s best to meet your problems head ______ and solve them before they get worse.
My sister has finally got ______ her ex-boyfriend and started socializing again.
I quit! I'm not going to put _____ with this attitude anymore.
He thinks very highly of himself and he really looks down on other people in the office.
Don’t put off going to college. If you wait, it may be too late.
It’s best to meet your problems head on and solve them before they get worse.
My sister has finally got over her ex-boyfriend and started socializing again.
I quit! I'm not going to put up with this attitude anymore.
You ______ _______ gone to the trouble of
cooking, but thank you so much. (use need)
You ______ _______ start your university course next month. (use be)
Brad _______ ______ gone on vacation - his leave was never approved! (use have)
It’s no ______ _________ Barry to help this
weekend. He’s going to be away until Monday. (use use)
We would hate you _______ _______ we don’t want to come to your concert. (use think)
You needn't have gone to the trouble of
cooking, but thank you so much.
You are to start your university course next month.
Brad can't have gone on vacation - his leave was never approved!
It’s no use asking Barry to help this
weekend. He’s going to be away until Monday.
We would hate you to think we don’t want to come to your concert.
Two broad themes run in bicycle (0) ....................: one more overtly political with roots in the (17) .................... movement; the other drawing on the traditions of the established bicycle lobby. Such groups promote the bicycle as a (18) .................... mode of transport and emphasize the potential for energy and resource conservation and health benefits gained from cycling versus automobile use. Due to (19) .................... interest in cycling, many cities also have community bicycle programs that promote cycling, (20) .................... as a means of inner-city transport.
Controversially, some bicycle activists seek the construction of segregated cycle facilities for journeys of all lengths. Other activists, (21) .................... those from the more established tradition, view the safety, (22) ...................., and intent of many segregated cycle facilities with suspicion. In some cases this (23) .................... has a more ideological basis: some members of the Vehicular Cycling movement oppose segregated public facilities, such as on-street bike lanes, on principle. Some groups offer training courses to help cyclists integrate themselves with other traffic. This is part of the (24) .................... cycle path debate.
Two broad themes run in bicycle activism: one more overtly political with roots in the environmental movement; the other drawing on the traditions of the established bicycle lobby. Such groups promote the bicycle as a realistic mode of transport and emphasize the potential for energy and resource conservation and health benefits gained from cycling versus automobile use. Due to unprecedented interest in cycling, many cities also have community bicycle programs that promote cycling, particularly as a means of inner-city transport.
Controversially, some bicycle activists seek the construction of segregated cycle facilities for journeys of all lengths. Other activists, especially those from the more established tradition, view the safety, practicality and intent of many segregated cycle facilities with suspicion. In some cases this opposition has a more ideological basis: some members of the Vehicular Cycling movement oppose segregated public facilities, such as on-street bike lanes, on principle. Some groups offer training courses to help cyclists integrate themselves with other traffic. This is part of the ongoing cycle path debate.
The limits of magic in Harry Potter
Before publishing the first “Harry Potter” novel, J.K. Rowling spent five years establishing the limitations of magic; determining what it could and could (9) .................... do. “The most important thing to decide when you’re creating a fantasy world,” she said in 2000, “is what the characters CAN’T do.” (10) .................... instance, while it is possible to conjure things out (11) .................... thin air, it is far more tricky to create something that fits an exact specification (12) .................... than a general one; moreover, any objects so conjured tend not to last.
It is also impossible to resurrect the dead. Dead bodies can be enchanted to (13) .................... a living wizard’s bidding, but these bodies remain mere puppets and have no souls. It is also possible via the rare Priori Incantatem effect to converse with ghost-like “shadows” of magically murdered people. The Resurrection Stone also allows one to talk to the dead, but those brought back by the Stone are not corporeal, (14) .................... do they wish to be disturbed from their peaceful rest.
Likewise, it is impossible to make oneself immortal unless one makes (15) .................... of a mystical object of great power to sustain life. If one were to possess the three Deathly Hallows, it is fabled that they would possess the tools to become the “master of death”. However, (16) .................... a true “master of death” is to be willing to accept that death is inevitable.
The limits of magic in Harry Potter
Before publishing the first “Harry Potter” novel, J.K. Rowling spent five years establishing the limitations of magic; determining what it could and could (9) not do. “The most important thing to decide when you’re creating a fantasy world,” she said in 2000, “is what the characters CAN’T do.” For instance, while it is possible to conjure things out (11) of thin air, it is far more tricky to create something that fits an exact specification rather than a general one; moreover, any objects so conjured tend not to last.
It is also impossible to resurrect the dead. Dead bodies can be enchanted to do a living wizard’s bidding, but these bodies remain mere puppets and have no souls. It is also possible via the rare Priori Incantatem effect to converse with ghost-like “shadows” of magically murdered people. The Resurrection Stone also allows one to talk to the dead, but those brought back by the Stone are not corporeal, nor do they wish to be disturbed from their peaceful rest.
Likewise, it is impossible to make oneself immortal unless one makes (15) .................... of a mystical object of great power to sustain life. If one were to possess the three Deathly Hallows, it is fabled that they would possess the tools to become the “master of death”. However, (16) .................... a true “master of death” is to be willing to accept that death is inevitable.
He left with his ______ between his legs after he’d been caught cheating in the exam.
They may well offer you the job, but don’t count your ________ before they hatch.
My mum is as stubborn as a _______. She refuses to go to the doctor’s when she’s in pain.
The new multi-storey car park is an expensive white ______; nobody uses it.
He left with his tail between his legs after he’d been caught cheating in the exam.
They may well offer you the job, but don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
My mum is as stubborn as a mule. She refuses to go to the doctor’s when she’s in pain.
The new multi-storey car park is an expensive white elephant; nobody uses it.
I didn’t find it hard to answer their questions. difficulty
I ........................................................ their questions.
I wish he would stop criticising my work. fault
I wish he would stop ........................................................ my work.
The factory may be forced to close if demand doesn’t increase. facing
The factory may ........................................................ if demand doesn’t increase.
It doesn’t make a difference to me what you decide to do. matter
Your ........................................................ to me.
You definitely will not win the lottery. chance
You have got ........................................................ the lottery.
It’s impossible to say who will win the match. telling
There’s ........................................................ who will win the match.
I had no difficulty in answering their questions.
I wish he would stop finding fault with my work.
The factory may be facing closure if demand doesn’t increase.
Your decision does not matter to me.
You have got no chance of winning the lottery.
There’s no telling who will win the match.
Banana fibre is used in the production of banana paper. Banana paper is used in two different senses: to (1) ............... to a paper made from the bark of the banana tree, mainly used for artistic purposes, or paper made from banana’s fibre, (2) ............... from an industrialised process, from the stem and the non utilisable fruits. This paper can be either hand-made or made by machine. The volume of raw (3) ............... for making banana paper around the world on plantations is vast and largely unutilised. The market for banana paper is seen as a growth industry. Since 1988, in Costa Rica, companies like EcoPaper.com and Costa Rica Natural Paper have been producing 100% industrialised fine environmental and ecological papers (4) ............... from natural banana fibres, for the writing and stationery market.
In only 15 countries, the banana agro-industry processes each year 42 million tons of bananas with 2 million hectares planted. This industry (5) ............... numerous waste products such as: the plastic that wraps the bananas, plastic cords to tie the wrapping, damaged bananas and the pinzote (stems). An alarming quantity of over 10 million metric tons of pinzote is thrown in landfills or even worse in local rivers. The pinzote is (6) ............... of 92% of water, 3% of resins and 2% glucose; the rest is vegetal fibre. This (7) ............... composition makes it decompose without the solid component being destroyed. This causes a severe impact on the (8) ............... ecosystems – much to the detriment of rivers and underground waters.
Banana fibre is used in the production of banana paper. Banana paper is used in two different senses: to refer to a paper made from the bark of the banana tree, mainly used for artistic purposes, or paper made from banana’s fibre, gained from an industrialised process, from the stem and the non utilisable fruits. This paper can be either hand-made or made by machine. The volume of raw materials for making banana paper around the world on plantations is vast and largely unutilised. The market for banana paper is seen as a growth industry. Since 1988, in Costa Rica, companies like EcoPaper.com and Costa Rica Natural Paper have been producing 100% industrialised fine environmental and ecological papers derived from natural banana fibres, for the writing and stationery market.
In only 15 countries, the banana agro-industry processes each year 42 million tons of bananas with 2 million hectares planted. This industry generates numerous waste products such as: the plastic that wraps the bananas, plastic cords to tie the wrapping, damaged bananas and the pinzote (stems). An alarming quantity of over 10 million metric tons of pinzote is thrown in landfills or even worse in local rivers. The pinzote is composed of 92% of water, 3% of resins and 2% glucose; the rest is vegetal fibre. This particular composition makes it decompose without the solid component being destroyed. This causes a severe impact on the surrounding ecosystems – much to the detriment of rivers and underground waters.