Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 85

 

1 - ........... going for a drink after work?                 Let's                Shall we        How about     Why not

2 - I'm sorry but I've ...... the homework at home forgotten        left       missed           not brought

3 - Could you ........ to the museum?        

tell me the way         tell me what is the way        direct              indicate the way

4 - He tried to prevent the dogs .... fighting          to         at         from    for

5 - The ....... of the test is to establish how much progress has been made   idea  result  pass aim

6 - ...... the lack of facilities, the centre was closed down         Because    Since  According to     Due to

7 - I wish I ..... never told them about it                 have               had     would have               should have

8 - He ...... succeeded if he had tried harder       should                ought to      would have  ought to have

9 - My flat was that cheap because it ........ a lot doing to it before we could live there

Wanted          took     needed          had to

10 - I tried ...... several pairs of shoes before I found the ones that I wanted

For      out for             to         on

11 - Let's go and speak to her face ...... face       To        at         for       by

12 - The snow ....... when the sun came out       dissolved       liquidized       melted            boiled

13 - It took her a long time ........ to the station                 for getting      to get  getting            to have got

14 - I'm earning less now so I'll have to ......... my spending    

cut into           cut down on              cut up             cut off

15 - She isn't really ......... for the job         capable          suitable          adaptable      fitted

16 - The car pulled .... at the stop sign                 back                up                   through          away

17 - The bedroom light is off so they ......... be asleep    can     would             must   need

18 - She .......... her flat burgled last week            had     was     should have              would be

19 - They found it hard to ....... up to the fact that they had failed       face    look     set       work

20 - There is a ........ of water because it hasn't rained enough this winter   

rare     shortage        lacking           needy

21 - ...... we arrived, the fire alarm went off

Just as           Hardly                        So soon         Scarcely

22 - The writer ....... works have affected me the most is Tolstoy

which             of which         whom             whose

23 - The police arrested them at the customs check at the ...

limit     boundary       divide             border

24 - Could you ....... me to pay the gas bill tomorrow

remember      recommend               suggest          remind

25 - You had ......... hurry if you're going to get to the bank before it closes

rather              to                     sooner            better

26 - He realised that his wallet had been ....... after he'd left the underground

robbed            broken into    stolen             thieved

27 - He's always on time so he ........ got to the office by now

will have        would have   might have    may have

28 - This is ........ the funniest film I've seen in ages

by heart          by far              by then           by chance

The Travelers and the Plane Tree

Two men were walking along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and, seeing a large plane tree nearby, they threw themselves on the ground to rest in its shade.

Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other: "What a useless tree this is. It does not have fruit or nuts that we can eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything."

"Don't be so ungrateful," rustled the tree in reply. "I am being extremely useful to you at this very moment, shielding you from the hot sun. And you call me a good-for-nothing!"

All of God's creations have a good purpose. So we should never belittle god’s creations.

Update your Skills

Most of us never update our skills. We think that whatever we have learned is very much enough. But good is not good when better is expected. Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.

...anomalies in the grammar of Indian English:

The progressive tense in stative verbs: I am understanding it. She is knowing the answer.

Variations in noun number and determiners: He performed many charities. She loves to pull your legs.

Prepositions: pay attention on, discuss about, convey him my greetings

Tag questions: You're going, isn't it? He's here, no?

Word order: Who you have come for? They're late always. My all friends are waiting.

Yes and no agreeing to the form of a question, not just its content -- A: You didn't come on the bus? B: Yes, I didn't."

...Use of the words but or only as intensifiers such as in: "I was just joking but." or "It was she only who cooked this rice."

...Use of interjections Arey! and acchha! to express a wide range of emotions, usually positive though occasionally not, as in "Arey! What a good job you did!", "Accha, so that's your plan." or "Arey, what bad luck, yaar!"

The Incomplete Coffin

A rich man showed Nasruddin Hodja the coffin he had got made for himself.

He wanted Hodja to admire the quality of the wood.

"What do you think of the carvings on the sides?" he asked Hodja. "Don't you think they are superb?"

Hodja nodded his head appreciatively.

"I insisted that the inside be lined with felt - the best felt material of course!" the man boasted.

"Of course," agreed Hodja.

"I wanted it to be perfect," the man went on. "Do you think anything is missing?"

"Yes," replied Hodja, "the occupant."

Food, clothing and such are not much different among people,
It is modesty that distinguishes good men from others.
All life clings to a body,
Perfect goodness clings to all that is modest.

                                                                      -Tirukkural 102:1012-1013

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Buxone Out Of The Box October 24, 2017