ENGLISH FOR JUNIOR STUDENTS

cloth wears badly. 8. I don’t know what to wear. 9. This coat doesn’t
look too bad considering how much wear it’s had. 10. Every spring
new beach wear comes into the shops. 11. Continued use is
gradually wearing the stone steps away. 12. Wearing the
preoccupied look of a man with a lot on his mind, he sipped from
a glass of milk and frowned thoughtfully.
F. 1. He promised to come out of pity for the girl. 2. I’d like to have
this book. It’s a pity it costs so much. 3. It seems a pity to waste my
time on that boy. He does not want to study. 4. What a pity you
didn’t see the play! 5. He always thought that it was a great pity
that his friend could not finish the book about his childhood. 6. He
felt pity for the small girl but couldn’t help her.
G. 1. The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was a
memorable occasion. 2. Mother was saving several bottles of wine
for some special occasion. 3. On one occasion I made the mistake
of confinding in her and I regret it now. 4. There was a moment’s
silence, then mother, rising to the occasion, said: “Please, come
in, Pete.” 5. The family met on two occasions: Christmas and
mother’s birthday. 6. This is not the occasion to remind her of this.
7. This was the occasion for another dispute. 8. He did what the
occasion demanded. 9. The young composer was asked to
compose the music for the occasion. 10. There will be occasional
rains next week. 11. When she is not busy she pays us an occasional
visit.
H. 1. The new house has one advantage over the old: it is larger.
2. The new method of teaching vocabulary has many advantages.
3. If you buy a car now it will be to your advantage. 4. Whatever he
does he turns everything to his own advantage. 5. It’s not fair that
you took advantage of her mistake. 6. The young man took
advantage of her good nature. 7. The young woman showed to
advantage on that occasion. 8. He has an advantage over other
students, he is well-read. 9. The advantages of good education
are great. 10. He has the advantage of being young. 11. He took
advantage of an opportunity to speak to the girl. 12. The uniform
set off his figure to advantage. 13. There was no doubt that in
some fashion Clark had a moral advantage over him.
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