Focus on Words

are surprised when they discover how ... fat there is in popular fast foods such as
burgers and pizzas, or how ... calories there are in soft drinks. Unfortunately ... of us
can resist this kind of food, and there are not ... people who are prepared to give up
chocolate or chips. There are no easy answer to the question ‘what is a healthy diet’?
However, if we eat ... of different kinds of food, drink ... of water, and make sure we
take ... of exercise, then we will be going in the right direction. After all, ... of us are
perfect!
4. Choose the right verb form.
No one slept that night in Pandy Warra. The villagers (1) ... themselves in blankets
and sat on the hillside waiting for the dawn. When daylight came, they all walked
round the village looking at the damage. They were lucky. The mango tree (2) ... onto
an empty piece of ground. None of the houses (3) ... badly. No one had been injured.
Some of the men repaired the damage that (4) ... to the houses. Others cut up the
mango tree. They made a huge pile of logs which (5) ... for firewood next winter.
1. a) wrapped b) were wrapped c) were wrapping d) would wrap
2. a) had been fallen b) was falling c) had fallen d) fell
3. a) had damaged b) has been damaged c) damaged d) was damaged
4. a) had don b) had been done c) would be done d) was doing
5. a) had been used b) was used c) would use d) would be used
When people think about movies, they usually (6) ... of Hollywood. However,
many of the earliest tools relating to motion pictures (7) ... American inventions. It
(8).. thanks to the efforts of inventors from several countries that we (9) ... movies
today.
6. a) are thinking b) think c) thought d) will think
7. a) is not b) will not be c) has not been d) were not
8. a) was b) has been c) were d) will be
9. a) could enjoy b) could have enjoyed c) can enjoy d) can be enjoying
5. Which of the following questions are grammatically correct?
1. Which is the best ending for the following question?
They scarcely talk to each other any more ...
a. don’t they? c. do they?
b. won’t they? d. didn’t they?
2. Which is the best question for the underlined part of the sentence?
We have done all the translation without dictionary.
a. Who of us have done all the translation without dictionary?
b. Which of us have done all the translation without dictionary?
c. Who have done all the translation without dictionary?
d. Who has done all the translation without dictionary?
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