English Conversation

64 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation

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EXERCISE

Fill in each blank with an appropriate word or expression from this chapter.

1. Get up! We be at the airport by eight o’clock.


2. Do you anything from the drugstore?


3. I’m working hard because I to save money to buy a house.


4. Are there any for this course?


5. Waiter, we to order our meal now.


6. He fell down the stairs! He an ambulance.


7. Please, turning the music down?


8. In the military, you are obey orders.


9. Writing a ten-page paper is one of the of this course.


10. What do I do to get a license?

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EXERCISE

Match the words or expressions in the first column with those in the second column that

have a similar meaning. There may be more than one match for each expression.

1. have to a. babysit


2. want to b. be in charge of the store


3. never mind c. be required to


4. not care d. change your mind


5. not be bothered e. forget it


6. have a new opinion f. have a good mind


7. be intelligent g. have a mind to


8. mind h. need to


9. decide i. not mind

j. pay attention to

k. would like to

l. wouldn’t mind

m. make up your mind