The director already _______ for the meeting by the time I got to his office

As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.

She (A) left her job soon (B) to devote (C) more time (D) into her family.

The old man walked (A) home (B) by himself, (C) in spite of he knew (D) that it was dangerous.

Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them

The waiters asked (A) if we were all (B) one another (C) so we explained (D) that we were two separate parties.

(A) Historical speaking, (B) the island is (C) of great (D) interest, isn’t it?

Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence

By the end of last summer, the farmers _______ all the crop.

How many cities you and your uncle _______ by July last summer?

He says that his father (A) works for a company (B) that (C) does garden (D) furniture

(A) Not only (B) she turned up (C) late, she (D) also forgot her books and pens.

They didn't (A) seem (B) very interested (C) in (D) that I was saying.

She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.

Miss Jane _______ typing the report when her boss came in.

When we went back to the bookstore, the bookseller _______ the book we wanted.

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.