I. Choose The Words That Best Complete The Sentences in The Text
I. Choose The Words That Best Complete The Sentences in The Text
I. Choose The Words That Best Complete The Sentences in The Text
Peoples' personalities ....... (1) considerably from one another as there are no two alike. Our ingrained
characteristics which ................ (2) the patterns of our behaviour, our reactions and temperaments are
unparalleled on ......... (3) of the diversified processes that ....... (4) our personality in the earliest ......... (5)
of human development.
Some .............................. (6) of character may to some ........... (7) be hereditary simulating the attributes
that .............................. (8) our parents. Others may .............................. (9) from the conditions experienced
during pregnancy and infancy in this way reflecting the parents' approach towards .............................. (10)
their offspring.
Consequently, the environmental factor ......... (11) a crucial role in strengthening or eliminating certain
behavioural systems making an individual more prone to ......... (12) to the patterns that ..............................
(13) a prize.
Undoubtedly, human personality.............................. (14) the most profound and irreversible formation
during the first period of its development, yet, certain characteristics may still be .............................. (15) to
considerable changes conditioned by different circumstances and situations.
Most of us would dismiss (1) ghost stories as children's stuff or even as a laughing matter (2). Still,
there are those who would give their right arm claiming that they have seen a ghost or even been able to
obtain (3) messages from the deceased spirit. There is no sufficient evidence to support (4) such accounts
but they cannot be disregarded, either.
The researchers hoping to clarify (5) the mysterious supernatural phenomena believe that spirits can be
divided (6) into several groups. Now and then, there are spectres which are visible for a few seconds and
then vanish (7) into thin air so that their apparition cannot be examined thoroughly. Another form of a
spirit is represented by the boisterous poltergeists that haunt (8) the places that they appear in with their
noisy activity. The presence (9) of a poltergeist can easily be recognized by a mysterious knocking on the
doors, objects being thrown about or eerie muffled utterances. The most intimidating of all spirits is its evil
form - a demo. It is believed that demons have a capacity (10) for exerting an influence upon peoples' lives
mostly in terms (11) of possessing their souls and forcing them to perform evil deeds (12).
Exorcisms as a method (13) of dealing with such petrifying phenomena have been practiced since
primeval times. The rituals have developed in multiple cultures help expel (14) the evil force from the
possessed individuals or places.
At present, occurrences of spectres of famous or infamous characters showing up occasionally in
different places are reported (15) by newspapers, especially when the place is as extraordinary as the White
House where the spirit of Abraham Lincoln is said to roam with an enigmatic smile on its immaterial face.
V. Sentence transformation
1. Although I tried very hard, I couldn’t convince Debbie to deliver a speech.
Try ..as I might, I couldn’t.....................
2. Nobody died in the accident. ( no fatalities)
.....T here were no fatalities in the accident
3.John has taken it upon himself to look after the baby tomorrow. (committed)
.................committed himself to looking..........................................................
4. The possibility of any further storm can’t be included. (out)
...............................................................can’t be ruled out.....................................
5.We never lost hope that our missing son would return some day.
At no ....time did we lose hope…………………….....................
6. Robert warned his wife pretty strongly, yet she refused to listen to his advice.
No ..matter how strongly R warned his wife, she refused............................................................................
7. She earns too little to afford to buy expensive cosmetics.
She doesn’t........earn (much) enough to buy................................
8. Can the conflict be only solved by force.
Isn’t there ......any other way of solving the conflict than by force.......................
9. One of the patients couldn’t breathe properly. (short)
....................................was short of breath........................................
10. I reported him to the police because I assumed he was guilty of theft. (assumption)
....................................................on the assumption that he was....................................................