PRACTICE 2

PRACTICE 2

1. There's nothing we can do about it now, we'll just have to put it __________ to experience.
A. on B. in C. off D. down
2. The area has become a haven for people tired of the hectic _________ of city life.
A. pace B. speed C. style D. way
3. It gives you a _________ of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book.
A. feeling B. sense C. emotion D. sensation

4. Gravity is a natural __________.
A. phenomenon B. fact C. occurrence D. happening

5. Even the smallest baby can __________ its mother by her voice.
A. identify B. discover C. clarify D. classify
6. Please wait for him until he _________ back.
A. came B. will come C. comes D. coming

7. What ________? You look fascinated.
A. are you reading B. do you read C. will you read D. did you read
8. I ________ some evening classes this semester, and I have a lot of homework.
A. take B. am taking C. am going to take D. was taking
9. John _________ in the river now.
A. swim B. swims
C. swimming D. is swimming

10. He _________ speaking English every day.
A. practice B. practices
C. is practicing D. practiced

11. Advertisements on TV ________ more competitive than ever before.
A. becomes B. is becoming
C. are becoming D. have become

12. I think her __________ right now.
A. is studying B. studied
C. studies D. to study

13. My best friend and adviser, George, __________ tonight.
A. come B. are coming
C. to come D. is coming

14. The Earth _________ round the Sun.
A. went B. go
C. is going D. goes

15. Will you buy an electric car when they _________ available?
A. will become B. are becoming
C. became D. become

KEY
1.
D
6.
C
11.
C
2.
A
7.
A
12.
A
3.
B
8.
B
13.
D
4.
A
9.
D
14.
D
5.
A
10.
B
15.
D