Fill in the blanks.
1Do you have ............... friends here?
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
In this neutral question, "a lot of", "several" and "many" are natural quantifiers before plural countable nouns; "much" is used with uncountable nouns.
2His light is on, so I guess he is still ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "is still", both "up" and "awake" naturally mean not sleeping.
3Are you taking a taxi home? No. I live only a short walk from here, so it is not worth ............... the taxi.
Wrong!
After "it is not worth", use the -ing form "taking".
4Will you be free at 3:30 tomorrow? Yes. The meeting will be over ...............
Wrong!
"By then" means at or before that future time.
5Do you think that you ............... the same job in ten years?
Wrong!
Use "will be doing" for an action in progress at a future time.
6Don't worry if I ............... late tonight.
Wrong!
After "if" referring to a real future possibility, use the present simple "am".
7Be careful. If you fall, you will injure ...............
Wrong!
Use the reflexive pronoun "yourself" when the subject and object are the same person.
8I am going ................ If you need something, I will get it for you.
Wrong!
The natural expression is "go shopping", so the missing word is "shopping".
9A girl fell into the river, but luckily she ...............
Wrong!
The passive form "was rescued" shows that someone saved the girl.
10The rioters set the buildings ............... fire.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "set something on fire", so the correct preposition is "on".
11It ............... be an accident. Someone did it on purpose.
Wrong!
Use "cannot" for a strong negative deduction: the speaker is sure it is not an accident.
12Many accidents ............... by careless driving.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "are caused" because careless driving causes the accidents.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Do you have a lot of / several / many friends here?
- His light is on, so I guess he is still up / awake.
- Are you taking a taxi home? No. I live only a short walk from here, so it is not worth taking the taxi.
- Will you be free at 3:30 tomorrow? Yes. The meeting will be over by then.
- Do you think that you will be doing the same job in ten years?
- Don’t worry if I am late tonight.
- Be careful. If you fall, you will injure yourself.
- I am going shopping. If you need something, I will get it for you.
- A girl fell into the river, but luckily she was rescued.
- The rioters set the buildings on fire.
- It cannot be an accident. Someone did it on purpose.
- Many accidents are caused by careless driving.