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COLLEGE F.X. VOGT  / MARCH 2020

                      EXERCISES FOR TLE C&D /GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

1. Change the words in brackets into nouns and then complete the sentences.

1. There was so much ____________ on the road that it was quite slippery. (muddy)
2. The _____________ of our team was quite unexpected. (victorious)
3. We should take the ____________ of the bandits seriously. (threaten)
4. His attitude denotes a lot of confidence, _______________ (wise) and ______________ (strong)

1. Choose the correct meaning from the list for each idiomatic expression: to be certain- disgraced and inadequate- not to tell the truth- to be sorry for- to stay calm. /2.5mks

To keep in the dark: _____________________ ; to feel for: _____________________  

To feel small: -----------------------------------; to feel in his bone: ___________________;

To keep a cool head: _____________________.

1. Put the sentences in the passive form. (3mks)

1. Apple was employing underage children in its factories. ______________

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1. They are forcing young girls into prostitution and then throwing them away.

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1. Complete the sentences with “used to + infinitive or +gerund”. /5mks

Mary really has difficulties to adapt in her new life. She   _____________________  (to get up) early every day to go to the farm. After a hard day, she  _______________ (to cook) in the evening for the family and go to bed. Now that she is in town, she is surprise to discover a completely different lifestyle. There, people _______________ (to eat) three times a day and ___________ (to rest) at weekends. She wonders if she will ever get _______________________ (behave) like them.

1. Choose and underline the correct answer from the words in brackets. /2mks

1. There was (a little/little) hope of finding any survivors of the plane crash.
2. My neighbours are poor but they do have (a little/little) money to live on.
3. My uncle was a very strange person but he did have (a few/few) friends.
4. The gangster was so hated that (a few/few) people visited him in hospital.

VI- Fill the blanks with the correct form of the words in bracket (5marks)

1) The world leaders should develop strategies ________________ (stop) child trafficking.

2) If we________________________ (to study) English well, we would have been more confident about travelling to America.

3) While I __________________ (to think) about the problem, I suddenly had the most amazing idea.

.4) The United Nations ____________________  (not give) scholarships to undeserving students.

5) ________________ (to have) spent many happy holidays in Canada as a child, she was keen on returning there with her family.

VII- Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. Correct the error. (5mks)

a) Students are advised to not bring their cell phones to school.

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b) Stella is far more fatter than her sister.

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c) Didn’t we done this exercise already?

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d)Our school has the good science laboratory.

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e) The football match was playing when the referee stopped the march suddenly.

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VIII-  Choose the word or phrase from the brackets that means the same as the underlined word or phrase and write them in the spaces provided. (2.5marks)

1)  When you run down your teachers you are being     ungrateful. ___________________________ (criticize unkindly, knocked down, disgraced)

2)  When a child is coming of age, we treat them with respect _____________________ (Becoming younger, becoming bigger and bigger, becoming an adult)

3)  African people should be given the opportunity to choose their leaders.  _______________________________    (accountability, chance, transparency)

4)  If you fail your Baccalaureate then all your efforts will have gone down the drain. ______________________________ ( paid off, wasted, passed through the drain )  

5) The principal made a robust call on all teaching and administrative staff to ensure discipline in the school. ____________________________(Strong, focus, intensive)

IX- Complete the passage with appropriate words chosen from the box (5marks)

Africa is the continent that has suffered the most. The United Nations Organization is not doing enough to help Africa. We Africans do not make things any better. We ______________public funds and save the money in European banks. African is under ____________________ because the continent is disease______________, conflict stricken, and because of bad _________________. _________________the developed countries exploit every aspect of our economy. For _______________, they own most of the ________________ companies that cut timbers for exportation. To make the situation worst, these companies are sweat ________________ because their workers are under ________________ or paid a pittance and are over worked. Many African governments keep their population in the dark. The population is not informed on how money is spent. In fact, they don’t feel for ______________ people. Indeed which way Africa?

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