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| Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2022 8:58:37 PM |
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These are 25 questions from the examination at learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
But I was scored with 94% and intermediate level although I selected in each pick with "certain" on the answering of the question "Are you sure? Not certain. Fairly sure. Certain."
ane.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
The babe boy saw ... in the mirror and started to cry.
a. itself
b. herself
c. himself
2.
Cull the best give-and-take or phrase to consummate the sentence.
A lot of trains ... belatedly today due to the heavy storms.
a. are run
b. run
c. are running
3.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the judgement.
... was a strong air current concluding nighttime.
a. There
b. Here
c. This
4.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the judgement.
Firstly, I want to congratulate you all. Secondly, I would like to wish you adept luck and ... I hope you lot have enjoyed the form.
a. in the end
b. at final
c. finally
five.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
You lot ... clean your teeth twice a 24-hour interval to avoid having problems.
a. tin
b. should
c. will
6.
Choose the all-time word or phrase to complete the sentence.
The children thought they were ... when they saw the bull.
a. in a danger
b. in danger
c. in the danger
seven.
Cull the best word or phrase to complete the dialogue.
Jack: I recollect it's going to rain.
Jill: I ... , the clouds are clearing.
Jack: We'll soon see.
a. disagree
b. complain
c. fence
eight.
Choose the best word or phrase to consummate the sentence.
I really don't like this meal. ... money in the world wouldn't get me to eat information technology.
a. Whatever
b. Enough
c. All the
9.
Choose the all-time word or phrase to complete the sentence.
Final yr, Joanna bought two ... coats in New York.
a. long, blackness, leather
b. black, long, leather
c. leather, black, long
ten.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
I must report to the meeting that Cyrus completed his start piece of piece of work well ahead of schedule. ..., however, his work has been handed in late.
a. Sequentially
b. Subsequently
c. Consequently
eleven.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
That's very skilful of you only you ... accept paid me back until tomorrow.
a. needn't
b. wouldn't
c. couldn't
12.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
I ... intending to stop smoking fifty-fifty before I got this bad cough.
a. would accept been
b. had been
c. take been
thirteen.
Choose the all-time give-and-take or phrase to consummate the dialogue.
Anne: Oh! I watched the new TV testify last night.
Jo: Was it any practiced?
Anne: Yes. ... the Telly gear up is so old I could see very piffling.
a. Mind y'all
b. Still
c. By the way
14.
Cull the give-and-take or phrase which has a like significant to:
consider
a. recall about
b. seem well
c. go for
You removed a message
fifteen.
Cull the word or phrase which has a similar pregnant to:
talk
a. stroll
b. point out
c. converse
16.
Choose the discussion or phrase which has a similar pregnant to:
consummate
a. finish
b. go through
c. full
17.
Cull the word or phrase which has a similar meaning to:
return
a. account
b. go dorsum
c. reverse
18.
Choose the word or phrase which has a similar meaning to:
study
a. become subsequently
b. account
c. respect
19.
Choose the best discussion to complete the sentence.
She hit her ... while she was playing football.
a. motor
b. tail
c. shoulder
20.
Cull the all-time discussion to complete the sentence.
The ... went to the law.
a. law-breaking
b. solicitor
c. shoulder
21.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
Information technology was bad but it was not a ... .
a. gate
b. mag
c. criminal offense
22.
Some words are often used together, eastward.m. evil-smelling + socks. Choose a discussion which is oftentimes used with:
concrete
a. builder
b. thrill
c. proposal
23.
Some words are often used together, eastward.g. evil-smelling + socks. Choose a word which is often used with:
tender
a. diet
b. words
c. beast
24.
Some words are frequently used together, e.chiliad. smelly + socks. Choose a word which is oftentimes used with:
sophisticated
a. wearing apparel
b. purse
c. ship
25.
Some words are often used together, due east.g. smelly + socks. Cull a word which is often used with:
blunt
a. move
b. proposition
c. instrument
| Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2022 9:45:08 PM |
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The only 1 I would question is #12
12.
Cull the all-time word or phrase to complete the judgement.
I ... intending to finish smoking even before I got this bad cough.
a. would have been
b. had been
c. have been
I would have chosen C. "have been". It could be argued that using "had been" gives the impression you gave up the intention earlier getting the bad cough. Using "have been" conveys an intention that was on-going when you got the cough. I don't know why you scored 94, nonetheless. With 25 questions, each should be worth 4 points each, and so yous should take scored a 96.
| Posted: Th, June xi, 2022 11:29:05 PM |
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Very interesting. I pretty much concord with all the choices marked as right.
But I have some commments:
--In #iv, the words should be "Beginning" and "Second", not "Firstly" and "Secondly". Merely "finally," is the correct pick.
--In #9, in my opinion the choice "long, black, leather coats"--though amend than the other two choices--isn't really good. Information technology ought to be "long black leather coats" without the commas.
--In #12, unlike FounDit, I prefer "had been intending..." to "have been intending...". To me, "had been intending" does not mean you lot ceased intending to finish smoking.
--In #xiii, I take to say I wouldn't used the phrase "Heed you"--I would prefer "Even so--but "Even so" that wasn't i of the choices, and "Heed y'all" is meliorate than the other two.
--And in #22, "concrete proposal" seems a better matched pair than "concrete builder" in most contexts. In the absenteeism of a context for the sentence, "physical architect" is an adequate answer.
| Posted: Friday, June 12, 2022 2:18:33 AM |
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tautophile wrote:
Very interesting. I pretty much agree with all the choices marked as correct.
Just I have some commments:
--In #4, the words should be "Beginning" and "2d", non "Firstly" and "Secondly". But "finally," is the correct selection.
--In #9, in my opinion the choice "long, black, leather coats"--though better than the other two choices--isn't really skilful. It ought to be "long black leather coats" without the commas.
--In #12, unlike FounDit, I adopt "had been intending..." to "have been intending...". To me, "had been intending" does not mean you ceased intending to stop smoking.
--In #thirteen, I have to say I wouldn't used the phrase "Mind y'all"--I would prefer "However--but "However" that wasn't ane of the choices, and "Mind you" is better than the other two.
--And in #22, "concrete proposal" seems a better matched pair than "concrete architect" in most contexts. In the absence of a context for the judgement, "concrete builder" is an acceptable answer.
#four Firstly and secondly are commonly used in British English.
I agree with FounDit for #12 I prefer "have been", information technology's how nearly British people would use that phrase.
#13 Mind you is the phrase that an ordinary British person would utilise.
#22 is a question of association it is not about forming an actual pairing builder and physical go together in the aforementioned style bread and bakery or bat and cricketer do.
Recall the British Council is trying to teach people to speak English as information technology is used in Great britain today, on behalf of the British Government, some of its usages won't match American English.
| Posted: Friday, June 12, 2022 six:57:xxx AM |
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The ones I saw were #12 and #22.
In #12, I could run into circumstances in which all 3 choices could be the "best choice".
Personally, I'd utilise "has been" or "was" in almost circumstances.
In #22, "concrete proposal" is a mutual phrase. "Concrete builder" isn't.
A builder may use physical occasionally, but there'south no such task as "physical builder".
Yep, I'd commonly use "listen you".
Mind you, it is a little "archaic"
, in that the verb "listen" meaning "pay attention" is not now used intransitively; AND imperatives don't present accept that class with the 'person' after the verb. "Mind you" = "(You) accept notice!" = "just I'm mentioning so that you tin take notice"
| Posted: Sabbatum, June xiii, 2022 3:15:06 AM |
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My "native speech" is AmE, but I lived in England for 4 years and have many British friends, then I'chiliad very familiar with BrE. My first wife grew up in Gateshead and afterward in Banbury, so I know both Geordie and Thames Valley spoken language--then much so that when I saw the motion picture "Billy Eliot" [2000]--set mostly in Tyneside and full of Geordie accents--in the theater here in Illinois, I was the just person in the audience who understood all of what was being said.
I know, for instance, almost "listen you"--which is the all-time choice of the three put forward in #13. Information technology's a well-known BrE phrase, and is not unknown in AmE. Of the iii choices given, it's the one I would choose.
But, if one of the choices for #13 were "Notwithstanding", that is the 1 I would pick. Information technology's perfectly good BrE and AmE.
I have seen both American and British usage guides that prefer "first" and "second" to "firstly" and "secondly". Most usage guides agree, though, that the "-ly" forms are acceptable, and more formal.
| Posted: Sabbatum, June xiii, 2022 8:38:31 AM |
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Gateshead to Banbury - couldn't be much different, dialectically, and stay in England!
Like FounDit, I'm curious how 25 questions tin give a score of
94%.
That means one question incorrect and one "half-right".
Most of the questions (beingness multiple option) can't be 'one-half-right'.
| Posted: Sun, June xiv, 2022 9:54:59 PM |
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Hello Everyone!
Thank you all very much indeed,
But, do you not think we must accept a comma after "heed you lot"?
In that location is no comma in the original question question. So, I excluded the 'a' and 'c' since both must have a following comma if they initiated a phrase.
Anne: Oh! I watched the new TV show last night.
Jo: Was it any good?
Anne: Yes. Mind y'all the Boob tube set is and then old I could see very little.
I read Guide for Mixed Tense Exercises:
Quote:
Time give-and-take: Before:
Time clause tense: Uncomplicated present, Simple by
Main clause tense: Elementary future
Before Karen leaves for piece of work, she will roller-skate around her business firm three times.
Fourth dimension word: Earlier
Time clause tense: unproblematic by
Main clause tense: Unproblematic past or past perfect
Before Karen left for piece of work, she (had) roller-skated around her business firm iii times.
And then, in no #12, the speaker is talking virtually two deportment, "I got coughing", and "the "intend to cease smoking". "Intend to stop smoking" happened earlier "I got cough". And then, I think that the past perfect progressive must exist used in the main clause tense(I had been intending to finish smoking) and the past simple in the time clause tense(before I got this bad cough).
I had been intending to stop smoking(main clause tense) fifty-fifty before I got this bad coughing(time clause tense).
a. would accept been
b. had been
c. have been
| Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2022 5:31:35 PM |
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PS. FounDit , along with Dragonspeaker , I am sad I was wrong that I said I scored 94%. I scored 96%, really.
Yes, each question of the 25 questions tin give a score of 4%.
So, 4% X 25 = 4/100 10 25/100 = 100/100 = 100%.
For the 12th question, when I selected "have been", my score decreased past four%. However, when selecting 'had been', I scored 96%. That means another question incorrect.
| Posted: Wed, June 17, 2022 12:57:39 AM |
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You're right on #12 - the most "grammatically right" is the past perfect (plus the simple past), when looked at logically (sorting out WHEN each affair happened).
The one you had wrong is #22 - physical proposal.
Take a look at the n-gram graph here.
It's probably just a phrase you've never come up beyond - it'southward generally a business or legal-blazon idea.
con•crete adj.
1. constituting an bodily thing or case; existent; perceptible; substantial: concrete proof.
2. pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; item equally opposed to general: concrete proposals.
Still, I'd say 96 is a
adeptscore. Well done.
| Posted: Midweek, June 17, 2022 x:37:fourteen AM |
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Drag0nspeaker wrote:
You're correct on #12 - the most "grammatically correct" is the past perfect (plus the simple past), when looked at logically (sorting out WHEN each matter happened).
The one you had wrong is #22 - concrete proposal.
Have a look at the northward-gram graph here.
It's probably just a phrase y'all've never see - it's mostly a business concern or legal-type idea.
con•crete adj.
1. constituting an actual matter or instance; real; perceptible; substantial: concrete proof.
two. pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular equally opposed to general: concrete proposals.
Still, I'd say 96 is a
adeptscore. Well washed.
I wondered when I read the score of 94 if two points had been taken off for the "architect/physical/proposal" question. Just since there was no mention of that, I assumed either answer would be given credit, since "builder" and either "concrete" or "proposal" fits. That was really a poor question. But 96 is an excellent score. Well done.
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Concrete / Proposal is the right answer
| Posted: Tuesday, April 20, 2022 x:49:21 AM |
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Babouri Salim wrote:
Physical / Proposal is the right respond
Yep, exactly: all the answers by A cooperator are right except 22c: "concrete proposal".
Not that "concrete builder" per se is incorrect, it's just that they wanted us to cull the most frequent lexical collocation, which is "concrete proposal".
Only stick to all the answers given by A cooperator - except for 22 - and yous'll score 100%!
| Posted: Tuesday, April twenty, 2022 12:xxx:49 PM |
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By the style, the phrase "Listen you" in #13 should have been followed by a comma: "Listen you, the TV fix is so old...." rather than "Listen you the Goggle box is so sometime...".
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