I would rather to work from home than come to the office.
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14) We're used to have a lot of work to do, so meeting the deadline won't be a problem.
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15) My client sent me an email but I haven't replied her yet.
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13. Underline the word that best completes the sentences below:
11) Our Victorian _________ house is situated just off the centre of Barmouth, a seaside town on the spectacular Cambrian coastline.
c) patio b) terraced c) porch
12) Friedrich Schleiermacher had already stated in 1813 that every writer can produce original work only in their mother _________.
c) tongue b) language c) idiom
13) The goals of the caring _________ are not separable from the values that are prevalent in their social context.
c) occupations b) jobs c) professions
14) Whitney Linsenmeyer explains the guidelines for Americans to _________ meat, salt, and sweets.
d) cut down on b) slash down on c) curtail down on
15) I was just glad in the end when my son _________ off this type of off-road bike and we could by a Kawa-250 because he had passed his test.
c) went b) came c) pulled
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14. Rephrase the sentences below by replacing the italicised items with ones from the vocabulary bank (the verbs are to be put into a proper form) and fit in other changes where necessary:
11) Robert Johnson is the greatest blues guitaristthat hasnever been equalled and one of rock's founding fathers from the pre-World War II Delta blues era.
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12) The defendant isin violation of duty towards the claimant if their conduct falls short of the standard expected under the circumstances.
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3) His incongruent behaviour has harmed his ability to make the hunt successful for both himself and his colleagues.
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4) She is anobsessivereader who brings home armloads from the Gabriel Richard Public Library every two weeks, which she consumes late at night.
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5) Chennai may be a strategic location once it involves putting in giant grand and expensive properties.
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(compromise, opulent, of all time, in breach of, compulsive)
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15. Read the text below and answer the questions. Mark the right option(s) in multiple-choice questions:
The holiday of Thanksgiving was born from the Puritan settlement of Plymouth, on the coast of present-day Massachusetts.
Puritan separatists, desperate for religious freedom, left England in 1607 for the Netherlands under increasing pressure from the crown to conform. Although they were allowed religious freedom, they were not granted citizenship in the Netherlands, and hence, could not secure meaningful jobs and were restricted to those that were low-paying and unskilled. Some Puritans, disheartened by the drifting of their children from the church, made arrangements with the Merchant Adventurers (a London joint-stock company) to relocate to America. Payment for their passage was made in exchange for future repayment and a percentage of future profits made by the settlement.
35 Pilgrims (as they would come to be known) boarded the Mayflower with 67 other passengers and set sail for Virginia on September 16, 1620. The treacherous voyage across the stormy Atlantic Ocean lasted 10 weeks. When the Mayflower finally approached America, it was nowhere near Jamestown or even Virginia. On November 11, 1620, the Mayflower reached land off present-day Cape Cod. Some historians believe the Mayflower never intended to sail to Virginia, but rather had secretly planned to sail to New England. Many of the passengers threatened mutiny because they were supposed to be brought to Virginia. As a result, the Mayflower Compact was drafted which guaranteed the equal treatment of all settlers in the new colony. The Mayflower Compact further documented the colony's continued allegiance to England, but also called for the establishment of an independent, civil government.
The Compact was signed by 41 male passengers and the decision to remain at Plymouth, rather than to spend more time at sea was made. The settlers organised themselves into a group known as the Council of New England. The council promised one hundred acres of land to those settlers who remained at Plymouth for seven years. The Mayflower and its passengers explored the coast of Massachusetts for several weeks before finding the perfect spot at Plymouth on December 21, 1620.
Life in Massachusetts was difficult for the settlers. Half of the original passengers on the Mayflower died of disease, starvation, and the harsh Massachusetts winter. Unlike Jamestown, however, Indian attacks were not a constant threat. Rather, the local Wampanoag Indians were responsible for the survival of the colonists. Squanto, who was kidnapped and had experienced life in Europe as a slave and later as an observer of European culture in a monastery, had recently returned to Massachusetts only to find his former village ravaged by death and disease. He assimilated into the Wampanoag village located at Plymouth and later joined the Pilgrim colony at Plymouth when they learned he could speak English. Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to establish friendly relations with the Indians and how to plant crops, fish, and trap mammals for the fur trade. If it wasn't for Squanto, the Wampanoags and their sachem Massasoit, all of the settlers would have surely perished. One year after the landing of the Mayflower, the surviving Pilgrims celebrated their first autumn harvest with a prodigious feast. They invited 91 of their Indian neighbours. The feast was the first ever Thanksgiving.
Questions to be answered:
1. Why did some passengers threaten to mutiny?
a) The trip took too long.
b) They were criminals.
c) They thought they were going to Virginia but were actually going to Massachusetts.
d) They thought they were going to Massachusetts but were actually going to Virginia.
2. Select all of the following that explain why Squanto was important to the settlers?
a) He could speak English.
b) He taught the settlers how to steal from local Indians.
c) He taught settlers how to speak the Wampanoag language.
d) He taught settlers how to maintain friendly relations with Indians and how to plant crops.
3. What happened third?
a) The Council of New England was organised.
b) The Mayflower Compact was signed.
c) November 11, 1620.
d) The settlers found the perfect spot to start a settlement at Plymouth.
4. What does "conform" mean?
a) To be the same as.
b) To be different from.
c) To give money.
d) To hate.
5. What holiday was born from the settlement of Plymouth? Be careful to use correct spelling.
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6. What happened first?
a) The Mayflower Compact.
b) They met Squanto.
c) December 16, 1620.
d) The Council of New England was organised.
7. Why did the Puritans leave England?
a) They wanted more money.
b) They wanted religious freedom.
c) They wanted new scenery.
d) They were kicked out.
8. What did the Mayflower Compact not do?
a) Proclaim allegiance to England.
b) Guarantee that all settlers would be treated as equals.
c) Called for the establishment of an independent government.
d) Proclaim independence from England.
9. About how many passengers died of disease, winter and starvation?
a) 35
b) 67
c) 102
d) 51
10. What phrase best describes the Puritans of Plymouth.
a) Dependent on their Indian neighbours.
b) They were able to survive because of their resourcefulness.
c) Interested in gold and riches.
d) They probably wanted to go back to England.
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Result __________/30 marks