EOG16_7
A Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs.
1 He __________ having stolen things from
the mini market although the owner saw him
take items from the shelves and put them into
his pockets.
2 The Chairman had to ________ the meeting
to the following week due to a heavy flood.
3 No one ________ what he says as he is a liar.
4 __________ a hill is more difficult than
descending it.
5 The USA ________ its right to veto the
proposal put forward by other countries.
6 The Department of Health will __________
a survey on the types of food consumed by
the villagers.
7 Impromptu speech can _______ one’s skill in
public speaking.
8 The rich lady often ___________ poor
people because she has never been poor
before.
9 Cars and other vehicles will __________ as
years go by and becomes cheaper and
cheaper.
10 It is impolite to ___________ in while others
are engaged in conversation.
B Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1 Take the first turning ________ your left and
you will see the new supermarket.
2 Turn right ____________ Jalan Hang Tuah
and continue walking until you come to a T-
junction.
3 The scouts will put _______ a sketch at the
campfire night.
4 All _______ once, the bomb blew up.
5 We arrived at the place just _____ time to see
the opening of the aquarium.
6 He phoned the ambulance _______ wasting
any time.
7 ______ all I know, he has no knowledge
about robotics.
8 I have not thought _______ a better idea to
solve this problem.
9 While painting the external surface of the
wall of the flat, he fell _____ the scaffolding.
10 The Chairman conducted the meeting
________ great confidence.
C Replace the underlined words in the
following sentence with a word or words
bearing the same meaning.
1 The make-shift stage gave way in the midst
of the artistes’ performance. __________
2 He gave up smoking two years ago. _______
3 The students were told to pull up their socks
before the exam. ___________
4 It will give rise to other problems. _______
5 She is under the weather today. _________
6 We should try to be on time when we attend
any function. ____________
7 Thanks to the flood very few members turned
up for the meeting. ________
8 Do not play truant or you will miss your
lessons. _____________
9 You must be out of your mind for saying such
things to a boy. ______________
10 My father flared up when he saw the mess in
his room. ____________
D Underline the error in each sentence and
make the correction in the space provided.
1 Who’s pen is this? ____________
2 To who should I hand this letter. _________
3 They walked toward the door slowly. ______
4 He likes to eat ice cream, isn’t it.
_____________
5 She studied in this school before. _________
6 The man talked loud when drunk. ________
7 It does matters to me. _____________
8 He used to playing football when he was
young. ____________
9 Lot of clothes are sold here. ____________
10 The car crashed to a tree. _____________