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Exercise: Complete the sentences with a form of “ other ”
1. I got three letters One was from my father _ one was from
my sister _ letter was from my girlfriend
2. Look at your hand You have five fingers One is your thumb
is your index finger one is your middle finger _
finger is your ring finger And _ finger (the last of the five) is your
little finger
3. Look at your hands One is your right hand is your left hand
4. I invited five people to my party Of those five people, only John and Mary
can come can’t come
5. I invited five people to my party Of those five people, only John and Mary
can come people can’t come
6. I would some more books on this subject Do you have any
that you could lend me?
7. I would some more books on this subject Do you have any
books that you could lend me?
8. There are many means of transportation The airplane is one means of
transportation The train is _
9. There are many means of transportation The airplane is one _
are the train, the automobile, and the horse
10.There are two women standing on the corner One is Helen Jansen, and
is Pat Hendricks
11.Alice reads The New York Times every day She doesn’t read any
newspapers
12.Some people prefer classical music, but _ prefer rock music
13.Individual differences in children must be recognized Whereas one child
might have a strong interest in mathematics and science, _ child
might tend toward more artistic endeavors
14.I’m almost finished I just need _ five minutes
15.One of the most important inventions in the history of the world was the
printing press _ was the electric light were the
telephone, television, and the computer
16.Some babies begin talking as early as six months; _ don’t speak
until they are more than two years
17.One common preposition is from common one is in
_ are by, for, and of The most frequently used prepositions in
English are at, by, for, from, in, to, of, and with What are some
prepositions?
18.That country has two basic problems One is inflation, and is
the instability of the government
19.I have been in only three cities since I came to the United States One is New York, and _ are Washington, D.C, and Chicago
20.When his alarm went off this morning, he shut it off, rolled over, and slept for _ twenty minutes
21.They have three children One has graduated from college and has a job _ is at Yale University is still living at home
22.Two countries border on the United States One is Canada _ is Mexico
23.One of the countries I would like to visit is Sweden is Mexico
Os course, besides these two countries, there are many places
I would like to see
24.Louis and I have been friends for a long time We’ve known since we were children
25.A: I talked to Sam day
B: Oh? How is he? I haven’t seen him for ages
26.In the Southwest there is a large area of land that has little or no rainfall, no trees, and very few plants _ than cactuses In words, this area of the country is a desert
27.Thank you for inviting me to the picnic I’d like to go with you, but I’ve already made plans
28.Some people are tall; _ are short Some people are fat;
are thin Some people are nearsighted; _ people are farsighted
29.Mr and Mrs Jay love _ They support _ They like _ In words, they are a happily married couple
30.A: How often do you travel to Portland?
B: Every _ month I go there to visit my grandmother in a nursing home
31.Could I borrow your pen? I need to write a check, but I have nothing to write with _ than this pencil
32.My niece, Kathy, ate one cookie after until she finished the whole box That’s why she had a bad stomachache
33.This pen isn’t working Please give me (singular)
34.If you are still thirsty, I’ll make _ pot of coffee
35.This dictionary has a page missing Please give me ( the last one)
36.He does not need those books He needs _ ( all the remaining)
37.There are thirty people in the room Twenty were buying are from Latin America and are from _ countries
38.Six people were in the store Two were buying meat was looking at magazines was eating around looking fro more food (notice the verbs)
Trang 239.This glass of milk is sour _ glass of milk is sour too.
40.The army was practicing its drills One group was doing artillery practice
_ was marching; _ was at attention; and
_ was practicing combat tactics
41.There are seven students from Japan are from Iran, and
_ are from _ places
42.We looked at four cars today The first two were far too expensive, but
ones were reasonably priced