Lesson 25 Review Quiz

Review Quiz

It's time to review the past 24 lessons.  Fill in the blanks with suitable words.  When finished, check your answers by clicking on the quiz answers link in the top left corner of this blog.  Good luck.

 

1. Whether I go or not depends ______ the weather.
2. I bumped ______ an old friend the other day outside of Tim Horton's.
3. I was all set to propose when I suddenly _____ ______ ____.
4. I spent three hours arguing _____my sisters yesterday.
5. It's raining and cold, you'd better _____ _____your jacket.
6. Sheila wanted to have a surprise party for her brother, but her brother's girlfriend spoiled it by ______ _______ ____ _____ _______ ______ _____.
7. His mother got angry and told him that it _____time he____ his homework.
8. The couple got ____ the subway at Union Station and got _____ at Eglinton.
9. Melanie always got the ______ on her Christmas shopping and was usually finished by September.
10. Greg was very indecisive and had trouble _____ ___ his_____.
11. The guidance councillor asked him what kind of job he was interested ____.
12. Her hard work couldn't ____ _____ ______ her laziness in the early part of the semester.
13. The politician thought he could _____ ____ _____ taking bribes from some rich citizens in exchange for voting against some unpopular legislation.
14. Amanda excelled ____ the arts.
15. Due to a lack____ time, he skipped breakfast.
16. The teacher ___ ____ marking the papers to watch the hockey game.
17. If you want a good job, you should apply ____ Microsoft.
18. The teacher congratulated the students ____ finishing the quiz.
19. Luckily for the students the teacher had ______ minutes to talk. 
20. a) few              b) a few
21. She had very _______ time to waste worrying about her past mistakes.
22. a) little             b) a little

 

 

Lesson 24--Congratulate prepositions

Congratulate for/on

congratulate +for/on + noun or gerund

 

e.g.      I congratulated him on his new job.

            I congratulated him on getting a new job.

            She congratulated him for his big win.

            She congratulated him for winning the race.

            Congratulations on your new job.

Lesson 23--Maybe versus May be

Maybe             adverb, often used at the beginning of a sentence or end, to indicate                                               how likely and possible it is.

 

e.g.                  Maybe, he is at home.

                        I will talk to her later, maybe.

                        Maybe, the weather will be bad tomorrow.

                        Maybe he took the bus home.

 

May be            modal verb, often used after the subject of a sentence, to indicate how                 

                        likely and possible it is.

e.g.                  I may be late for work tomorrow.

                        I may be too tired to do my homework.

                        She may be spending time with her friends.

Lesson 22 Apply

 

 

 

Apply for        a job

                        a position

                        a scholarship

                        a loan

 

e.g.                  Jeremy applied for the position of coordinator.

                        Lisa applied for an academic scholarship.

                        Michael forgot to apply for a grant.

                        The bank turned down Martha's application for a loan.

Apply to          a company                      

e.g.                  I applied to Microsoft and Apple, but they didn't want to interview me.

                        This year Jason will apply to all of the tech companies in town.

 

notes:               apply (verb)

                        application (noun, thing)

                        applicant (noun, person)

                        applicable (adjective)

Lesson 21--Phrasal Verbs

To put off        =          delay, postpone

 

e.g.                              Rob put off his departure for a week.

                                    I put off my decision until Monday.

                                    Marie couldn't put off the decision any longer.

                                    Claire put off her trip because of the weather.

 

Notes:                          When you put off things constantly we call that procrastination.

                                   

Lesson 20--Using the word lack

meaning                       do not have

1) verb                         to lack something means not to have it.

e.g.                             I lack the money to buy a Playstation3.

                                   I lack the courage to confront her.

                                   He lacks the energy to do his homework.

 

2) noun                      There is a lack means that this doesn't exist.

e.g.                             There is a lack of time for this project.

                                   There is a lack of cooperation on the staff.

                                   A lack of money prevents me from buying a new car.

 

3) gerund     

             

e.g.                             Lacking time, he ate a restaurant.

                                   Lacking proper manners, he never pushed in his chair.

Synonyms include verbs: need, require,
                               nouns: a need*, a want*, deficiency, shortage

* yes, you can use these words as nouns.

Lesson 19--excel at/in

 Excel At/In

 

 

note:                this is the verb form of the adjective excellent.

meaning:          to be good/excellent at something

 

e.g.                  John excels at sports.

                        Maria excels in chemistry.

                        Mark received a scholarship because he excelled at basketball.

Though not the most common phrase, it will be very useful when talking about things you, or others, are good at.