He thanked me for what I __________

The city council agreed __________ the architect's proposed design for a new parking garage.

Jane has just won the first prize in English speaking contest.

Helen : “ Congratulations.” -   Jane : “_____________ “

Read the following passage and choose the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks

The program is set up in Kolkata, (21)________ is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The city has a population of almost 5 million, the fourth largest city in India. Volunteers will need to (22) _______ a taxi from the airport at their own expense. You will be met by a member of their organization and taken to the guest house.Volunteers are accommodated in shared rooms and and will need to use public transport to get to the various placement sites. As a volunteer in India you must be (23)________ least 18 years of age – the upper age limit is 60 and in good health, must be a native speaker of English or can speak Engligh fluently, must be (24) ________and have cultural sensitivity and respect.

When she retired, she did a lot of __________ service for the Red Cross.

They made her __________ there for the weekend.

John spent all his money. Then he looked for a job. (Use “Perfect participle”)

→ Having. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...……………..

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 17 to 20.

Generally, friendship exists for three reasons: virtue; usefulness; or pleasure. When virtue is the reason, friendship exists for the sake of friendship; where both like each other and cherish each other for some creditable values in the other's personality. You know that you would even die to swear your friendship for that person. You also know that the other would make you live than die for him/her regardless of intelligence, handsomeness, utility or the capability of giving pleasure.

A friendship of the second kind is formed for the practical value of it. How useful so and so is to me? What can I benefit from him? Will he use his reputation and influence to fetch me a good job? Thus a person may maintain relationship for practical, professional, and political reasons. However, once we do away with the usefulness, the friendship eventually dies.

Friendship of the third kind is formed essentially on account of the pleasure the relationship can give. He is a joker. The moment he enters, you forget all your worries. She is cute, intelligent and charming. The very notion that she is your friend makes you feel proud. The point rests here: How good is he/she in giving me pleasure physically, emotionally, mentally and materially?

Now to the question: Which of the three is good? The second type is good, yet since basing on utility, it falls short of longevity and quality. The third type is good too, but how long one enjoys only pleasure in life? But the first type, virtue-based friendship is fantastic for this reason: it lasts till the end of this universe.

From paragraph 1, we can infer that _____________.

She locked all the doors and went to bed. (Use “a Present participle”)

Locking………………………………………………………………………..

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

He is always loyal __________ his principles.

I __________ him 3 weeks ago.

Read the following passage and choose the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks

The program is set up in Kolkata, (21)________ is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. The city has a population of almost 5 million, the fourth largest city in India. Volunteers will need to (22) _______ a taxi from the airport at their own expense. You will be met by a member of their organization and taken to the guest house.Volunteers are accommodated in shared rooms and and will need to use public transport to get to the various placement sites. As a volunteer in India you must be (23)________ least 18 years of age – the upper age limit is 60 and in good health, must be a native speaker of English or can speak Engligh fluently, must be (24) ________and have cultural sensitivity and respect.

Peter finished the homework. Then he listened to music. (Use “Before”)

→ Before . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………….

The girl forgot that they had taken her to the zoo. (Use “passive gerund”)

→ The girl forgot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Combine the two sentences into one sentence as requested in each bracket.

You advised me to go over the year. It was very kind of you. (Use “adj + to-inf”)

→ It was  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …