Practise 2

VII. SUPPLY EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD:

Many tourists who visit Central America find (1)________ surprising to learn that the Mayas still live there.(2)___________ it is true that their ancient civilization came to and end when their country was (3)_________over by the Spanish conquistadors, the Mayan people carried (4)___living in the area. Today there are an estimated 1.2 million Mayas (5)________live in southern Mexico , and many other areas of Central America states have large Mayan populations as (6)______.

Many of their stories and art forms have remained (7)_________over time, and today, women weave clothing and carpets that have signs and symbols that are the same as (8)__________found in ancient temples.

The different patterns and symbols on these brightly coloured(9)_______not only look attractive.(10)________can also communicate important information such as material(11)_________

Even though the majority of the Mayas are now Catholics, many of the festivals that they (12)________ part in are a mixture of the old rituals that their ancestors (13)____to practise and more Christian elements . It was perhaps the Mayas’ ability to (14)________and change that made it possible for them to survive to the (15)___________day.

ANSWER
It (8)Those
Although (9)Clothes
Taken (10)But
On (11)Status
Who (12)Take
Well (13)Use
Unchanged (14)Adapt
(15)Present







VIII. SUPPLY THE APPROPRIATE FORMS OF WORDS IN THE BLACKETS:

Young children should be well aware of their ____________manner. (BEHAVIOUR)
Please put the books back to where you took them. Don’t _________any of them. (PLACE)
The ________are scheduled to take off at 15:00 and 15:30 (FLY)
I’ve never met such a strong man. His energy seems______________.(EXHAUST)
Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with _____________.(INSECT)
Don’t you know that your good result will make your parents ____________proud of you? (MEASURE)
Be careful. You may be______________ to put all your eggs in one basket. (ADVICE)
The boy watched the performance of the tigers, __________ with amazement. (BREATHE)
I would like to express my admiration for his __________of knowledge. (PROFOUND)
The cancellation of the case resulted from the ___________ in court of the defendant resulted in. (APPEAR)
The__________ of the Ministry of Education announced the date of the graduation exam. (SPEAK)
Mercedes is a very______________ car. (DEPEND)
There should be_________ staff in case someone is absent and needs to be replaced. (STAND)
You’ll be punished for all your________________. (DO)
With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very________________ (CONSUME)






ANSWER
VIII. SUPPLY THE APPROPRIATE FORMS OF WORDS IN THE BLACKETS:

Young children should be well aware of their behavioural manner. (BEHAVIOUR)
Please put the books back to where you took them. Don’t misplace any of them. (PLACE)
The flights are scheduled to take off at 15:00 and 15:30 (FLY)
I’ve never met such a strong man. His energy seems inexhaustible.(EXHAUST)
Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with insecticide.(INSECT)
Don’t you know that your good result will make your parents immeasurably proud of you? (MEASURE)
Be careful. You may be ill-advised to put all your eggs in one basket. (ADVICE)
The boy watched the performance of the tigers, breathless with amazement. (BREATHE)
I would like to express my admiration for his profundity of knowledge. (PROFOUND)
The cancellation of the case resulted from the non-appearance in court of the defendant resulted in. (APPEAR)
The spokesman of the Ministry of Education announced the date of the graduation exam. (SPEAK)
Mercedes is a very dependable car. (DEPEND)
There should be standing by staff in case someone is absent and needs to be replaced. (STAND)
You’ll be punished for all your wrong doings. (DO)
With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very time-consuming (CONSUME)




IX. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING
CHANGING THE MEANING

It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
You oughtn’t__________________________________________________________
I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
I object_______________________________________________________________
The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
No___________________________________________________________________
She is proud that she is such a good DJ.