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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 118




Q1 - She greeted me like an old friend, ____ we hardly knew each other. Because since though
Q2 - You should try to get home soon ____ we have to get up early tomorrow.
Although                   as                    however
Q3 - I did it ____ I was off work.                 During                        while             
Q4 - He was late ___ apologised.             And                 then                since
Q5 - My ideas haven't changed, ____ more people are think the same way today than before.
But                  because                    
Q6 - Just ____ there is a problem with one theory, it doesn't mean that the other theory is right.
As                   because
Q7 - ____ it had a scientific basis, we would have the evidence by now.    If                      Unless
Q8 - If we want to avoid another similar tragedy, ____ we should take measures now.   since    then
Q9 - All great powers eventually collapse ____ lose influence.         And                 but
Q10 - Everyone is agreed that we need to improve the environment, ____ there is less agreement on the ways to achieve this.                       Although                   however

Q1 - I was very happy ____ all my old friends were living there.        That                with                 which
Q2 - I didn't feel lonely ____ I had a lot of friends who could help me.         That    since             
Q3 - They were very friendly ____ I felt at home.           And                 but
Q4 - ____ I felt unhappy, but I came to like it.     At first             First                Firstly
Q5 - ____ I needed it, there was always someone willing to help.    
Whether         If          Either could be used here.
Q6 - ____ this, I always felt I would succeed.     Beside            Besides          Either could be used here.
Q7 - Living there has many advantages, ____ there are problems.
However                    though                       Either could be used here.
Q8 - It was great ____ it made me feel at home. because of                since
Q9 - They spend ages trying to prove themselves ____ getting accepted.    as       before             since
Q10 - ____ she saw it, she had assumed it was an explosion.
While              When             Either could be used here.



1)We'll have to be quite quiet. Quit making noise!
2)She often quoted Shakespeare, using quotations [not quotes] when it sometimes seemed quite inappropriate.
3)They studied racist attitudes in the new course on racial studies.
4)Rack — see wrack
5)He threw his tennis racquet across the court and his fans started making a terrific racket. The mafia was running several rackets in Chicago at the time. [Racquet can also be spelled racket.]
6)During the reign of Charles I, it was against the law to use a leather rein during the rain.
7)Yesterday she read from the red book instead of the blue one.
8)These sociologists made a really important contribution to our understanding of some real problems in urban America.
9)He knew that he would grow to resent the public's interest in his recent escapades.
10)The actors bowed respectfully to the royal couple and then to the people in the audience and to their friends backstage, respectively.
11)We wept with joy as we read the famous critic's review of our new musical revue.
12)He had no right to write a new rite for the church.



which you think is correct.
1.a I got married last week.             b I did get married last week.                      c I married last week.
2.a She goes to the cinema on Wednesday.                  b She is going to the cinema on Wednesday.
c She will go to the cinema on Wednesday.
3.a I have lived in Vienna since 5 years.             b I have lived in Vienna for 5 years.
4.a Her office is at the first floor.    b Her office is in the first floor.       c Her office is on the first floor.
5.a We went to the theater on New Year's Day.             b We went to the theater at New Year's Day.
c We went to the theater in New Year's Day.


to run out of something
By the way, 'to run out of something' is an idiom, as is 'to get hold of something', so this week you
get two idioms when I thought I'd give you none! 


Prosperity is not for the envious,
Nor is greatness for men of impure conduct.    -Tirukkural 14:135
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