exercise for high school graduation

EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION MULTIPLE CHOICE EXERCISE 1 : 1. I never forget (when / what / which / why ) you have just told me . 2. I am looking forward to ( see / seeing / seen / have seen ) you next Saturday . 3. My wife and I (had been / have been / went / will go ) to Portugal last winter to see what that was like . 4. It’s at least a month since I( last seen / have last seen / last see / last saw ) John 5. He lighted the candle ( as long as / so that / because / and ) I might read the note. 6. I am ( capable / excused / unable / disliked ) to come to the meeting on Monday evening. Please apologize for my absence. 7. The guide walked so ( quick / rapid / lively / fast ) that most of the party couldn’t keep up with him. 8. The police made him (speak / speaking / spoke / speaks ) out the truth . 9. If he ( didn’t warn / hadn’t warned / warned / doesn’t warn ) her , she could have had an accident . 10.My father has an older brother he hasn’t seen ( since / from / during / for ) thirty years. EXERCISE 2 : 1. Ann is very busy these days . She has (a little / little / a few / few ) free time . 2. What a beautiful Sunday ! Why don’t we have breakfast in ( the / a / that / an ) garden? 3. This book was written by a well-known writer . It is worth ( read / reading / to read / have read ). 4. The man in blue over there is ( a friend of my / a friend of me / a friend of mine / mine friend ). 5. We stopped everyone ( for / from / to / towards ) leaving the building . 6. You hardly ever believe him and ( so do I / neither do I / I do either / I believe him ). 7. I think that ( many / any / a few / a little ) lemon juice on fish makes it taste better. 8. Tropical regions receive ( many / a large number of / much / plenty ) rain and this condition helps to make it ideal for growing rice. 9. The climate in India is greatly influenced by strong winds ( calling / called / are calling / are called ) monsoons. 10.Graduate students often spend their weekends ( gather / to gather / gathering / to gathering ) data for their research. EXERCISE 3 : 1. Have you got a light ? My cigarette’s gone (by / away / off / out ). 2. Jeff wants to look his best at the wedding , so he’s ( to get made a suit / having made a suit / make a suit / having a suit made ). 3. Now men and women remain single longer than they once ( do / did / doing / were done ). 1 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION 4. No longer ( my mother has / has my mother / does my mother has / does my mother have ) to do all her house work with her hand because our family now owns some new labor-saving devices. 5. I remember ( to meet / met / meet / meeting ) you before, but I have forgotten your name. 6. The United Nations ( consist of / consist in / consist / consists of ) about 160 nations. 7. How do you speak this fraction: 4/9? - ( Four over nine / four-ninths / four-ninth / four- nines ) 8. ( Because / Because of / The reason / Since ) his bad leg, he couldn’t walk so fat as the others. 9. I’m not able to visit London . I wish I ( can / could / might / will ) go there. 10.When ( used / are used / using / they used ) in international trade, letters of credit are very convenient. EXERCISE 4 : 1. In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar ( to the driving of a car / when you drive a car / to when driving a car / to driving a car ) 2. I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could ( make / do / find / pick ) a favor. 3. She isn’t ( getting on / going on / keeping on / taking on ) well with the new manager. 4. I finished ( read / to read / reading / reads ) the book and went to bed. 5. My teacher always expected me ( doing / to do / do / does ) well in exams. 6. The dentist told me ( being / to be / be / have been ) more careful when I brush my teeth. 7. Why are you working so hard? Because I ( will buy / buy / have bought / am going to buy ) a car, so I’m saving as much as I can. 8. We usually go ( to fishing / fished / fishing / fish ) after work. 9. Mary can’t swim. I can’t swim ( too / either / neither / so ). 10.They insisted on ( going / to go / go / have gone ) to the party. EXERCISE 5 : 1. Mary was having breakfast when the phone ( rings / rang / rung / to ring ) 2. ( like / liked / likes / likely ) her mother, Helen likes sewing. 3. The girl ( whose / who / which / that ) eyes are blue is Mr. Brown’s sister. 4. She’ll be a millionaire by the time she ( is / was / will be / is going to be ) forty. 5. There is only one student in the classroom ( prepare / to prepare / was preparing / preparing ) his lesson. 6. In some countries more and more young people now need ( false / spare / untrue / unnatural ) teeth. 7. It has been / is a long time ( that / since / ago that / ago ) I lived here. 8. It’s time we ( will sell / had sold / have sold / sold ) this old car and bought a new one. 9. Your pictures are beautiful. We ( would take / had taken / will have taken / would have taken ) more if we had not run out of films. 2 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION 10.Sue is ( too young / too intelligent / enough ability / very pretty ) to understand it. EXERCISE 6 : 1. It is ( a such big / such big / such a big / a very big ) city that he’s got lost. 1. If we had had time, we( would have gone / can go / will go / will have gone ) to the party. 2. ( Although / In spite of / Despite the fact that / Though ) the bad weather, the plane landed safely. 3. My cousin has just arrived ( at / in / for / to ) London. 4. John is working in ( a thirty-stories building / a building with thirty stories / a thirty- story building / a thirtieth story building ). 5. If I were you, I ( would apply for / will ask for / will have change / can take ) that job. 6. No sooner ( he had arrived / he has arrived / would he arrive / had he arrived ) than he left. 7. It ( is / was / will he / had been ) a long time since I last saw him. 8. She ( had studied / studied / studies / has studied ) French before she began studying English in 1990. 9. Please wait for him until he ( came / will come / coming / comes ) back. 10.I think you ( will / should / could / had ) better not encourage the students to take extra lessons. EXERCISE 7 : 1. Have you ever been to Hue? Yes, I’ve been there ( all / much / a few / a lot ) times. 2. Does the grass need ( cutting / cut / be cut / to cut )? 3. He said that he ( had done / did / has done / was doing ) his homework since 7 o’clock. 4. He said that everything ( is / would be / will be / can be ) all right. 5. He ( had been teaching / has taught / was teaching / has been teaching ) for 25 years before he retired last year. 6. We have to start early ( so that / that / because / although ) we won’t be late. 7. Why are you angry ( at / with / to / of ) me? I didn’t do anything wrong. 8. Don’t let a good chance go ( on / off / by / over ). 9. He saw a young woman ( stood / standing / has stood / was stood ) on the pavement outside the shop. 10.He said that he can’t help ( to fall / fall / falling / felt ) in love with her. 3 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION TENSES 1. Jane , 29 , who (come)…………………………. from England , (stand) …………………………. on the subway platform under 14 th Street and (wait) …………………………. for the train to take him back to his flat in London last week when he (see) …………………………. his old friend , John , who also (come) …………………………. from England . They (not see) …………………………. each other for ten years . Now Jane (be) …………………………. worried about being out of work . He (be) …………………………. unemployed for a year . 2. A few months ago , I (move) …………………………. into a very small flat after living for years with my parents . It is the first time I (ever have) ………………………….a place of my own and I (be) ………………………….in the flat for a few days when a friend phoned and begged me to let him stay for a while . He (explain) ………………………….he (lose) ………………………….his job recently but was sure he (find) ………………………….another one very soon . Since I (think) ………………………….it would be only for a short while , I said yes . 3. A friend of mine , Judith Nelson , (presently work) ………………………….in the international sales division at an electronics firm . She (just return) …………………………. from a trip to Japan . She (be) ………………………….asked to go there because she can speak Japanese . When she was a business student at Boston University , she (study) ………………………….Japanese for four years . She (never have) ………………………….the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (go) ………………………….to Tokyo last month . While she was there , she (speak) …………………………. Japanese every day and (enjoy) ………………………….every minute of it . 4. We (arrive) ………………………….safely yesterday morning . Bill and I (have)………………………….a wonderful holiday here . The weather (be) ………………………….nice for the next two weeks . It (say) ………………………….so in the morning’s newspaper so we (try) ………………………….to do as much sunbathing and swimming as possible . According to the hotel manager, the weather(be) ………………………….terrible so far this summer so we (be) ………………………….very lucky. Bill (study) ………………………….a map of Rome for the last hour, so I think he (intend) ………………………….to do some sightseeing . 5. Here I am in New York . I (be) ………………………….here for two weeks now and it (be) …………………………. very interesting. My friend, Nancy, who I (meet) …………………………. in London in 1999, (live) ………………………….in New York for three years, so she (know) ………………………….all about it . Yesterday we (go) ………………………….to China town to eat hotdogs when we (meet) ………………………….Nancy’s friends. We(visit) ………………………….the Statue of Liberty this Sunday. 6. Paul is a musician and a singer. He (be) ………………………….in the music business for over 20 years. He (start) …………………………playing professionally while he (be) …………………………at school. He (travel) …………………………all over the world . He (have) …………………………his first record in 1974. So far he (make) …………………………a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain (know) …………………………his name and they(never, forget) …………………………his number one song “ The Living Years “. 4 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION 7. Mary and John are neighbors. They (know) ……………………………each other for several years. Mary (move) ……………………………into her house in 1985, and John (live) ……………………………next door since he (come) ……………………………to the area in 1980. Mary is a writer. She (write) ……………………………several novels, and (win) …………………………… several awards for her books. A few years ago, she (win) ……………………………the prize for the most promising author of the year . At the moment she (write) ……………………………a detective story. 8. John hasn’t got a job. He (be) ……………………………unemployed for six months. He (work) ……………………………for a textile firm which (have) ……………………………to close because it (not, have)……………………………orders. Now he (not, be) ……………………………here. He (already, go) ……………………………to HCM city. He (look) ……………………………for a new job for a month but he (not,find) ……………………………it yet. 9. Mrs Reed (work) ……………………………as a secretary of a foreign firm. She (work) ……………………………for this firm for 12 years. Now she(not,be) ……………………………at home. She (go) ……………………………on business in France. Yesterday she (phone) ……………………………me and (say) ……………………………that it was interesting although this was the third time she (be) ……………………………there and that she (come) …………………………… back the next week. 10.Although some of the foreigners (live) ……………………………here for a long time, they (not,speak) ……………………………English well. My friend, Peter, for instance, who (come) ……………………………from Basle, and (come) ……………………………here a year ago, still (speak) ……………………………with a strong Swiss accent. He (come) ……………………………here on business. Although I (be) ……………………………here only three months , I (pick) ……………………………up enough English to be able to correct Peter frequently. 11.At last we (arrive) ……………………………safely. This journey here(be) …………………………… terrible . First my friend (forget) ……………………………the passports, so we (have) ……………………………to drive back home to fetch them. Then the customs people (spend) ……………………………two hours looking through our luggage . They (not, speak) ……………………………English, so we (never, discover) ……………………………what they (look) ……………………………for. 12.When I was a child, I (dream) ……………………………about travelling to lots of different places. I (long) ……………………………to go to Japan, Honolulu, Alaska. Well, I (be) ……………………………40 years old now, and I (be) ……………………………a travel guide for ten years, so I (be) ……………………………to all those places. This year alone I (travel) ……………………………to fifteen countries. Last week, I (visit) ……………………………a friend in Bangkok, and then (go) ……………………………to see the sights of Singapore . 13.My friends, Paul and Allen, (just,return) ……………………………from their holiday in Europe. Before they (leave) ……………………………New York, I (give) ……………………………them my brother’s address in Switzerland in the hope that they (visit) ……………………………him and his family. When I (go) ……………………………to see them last Tuesday night, they (tell) ……………………………me how much they (enjoy) ……………………………travelling around Europe and that we (soon,look) …………………………… at the colour photos they (take) …………………………… . They (also,give) ……………………………me greetings from my brother and (assure) 5 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION ……………………………me that it (be) ……………………………a great pleasure for them to meet my relatives. 14.Rob (come) ……………………………from Canada and (be) ……………………………an electrical engineer. He (be) ……………………………first trained at a college of engineering and then worked for the Canadian government. Last month he (arrive) ……………………………in Britain to start a new job. He said he (write) ……………………………to me, but I (not , hear) ……………………………from him yet. If I (get) ……………………………a letter from him now , I (write) ……………………………to him at one. 15.Linda (come) ……………………………from Australia. Now she (travel) ……………………………round Europe. She (begin) ……………………………her tour three months ago. she (travel) ……………………………round Europe for three months and she (visit) ……………………………six countries so far. Yesterday I (watch) ……………………………TV when she (phone) ……………………………me. She said she (come) ……………………………back in three days. 16.Dennis Heal is a politician. He (go) ……………………………to Oxford University in 1950 and (become) ……………………………a member of Parliament for the Labour Party in 1957. He (be) ……………………………an MP since then. He (write) ……………………………three story books including his autobiography. He is married to the artist, Adna Heal, and they (have) ……………………………two children. They (live) ……………………………in Oxford for 15 years, then (move) ……………………………to London in 1970. They (live) ……………………………in Cadogan Square in central London. 17.When I (open) ……………………………the door, I saw a man on his knees. He clearly (listen) ……………………………to our conversation and I (wonder) ……………………………how much he (hear) ……………………………. . When I (ask)……………………………him what he (do) ……………………………, he said that he (drop) ……………………………a 50 p piece outside the door and (look) …………………………… for it. 18.Mary (have) ……………………………to go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) ……………………………the plane. She (stand) ……………………………in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly(realize) ……………………………that she (leave) ……………………………her passport at home. Fortunately, she (not,live) ……………………………very far from the airport, so she (have) ……………………………time to go home to get the passport. She (get) …………………………… back to the airport just in time for her flight. 6 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION WORD FORM EXERCISE 1 : 1. English people are fond of (watch) ……………………………football. 2. Newton was not only a physicist but also a (mathematics) …………………………… 3. Newton was very (interest) ……………………………in mathematics when he entered the University of Cambridge. 4. Jack doesn’t mind (work) ……………………………at night . 5. Don’t go to see that play . It is very (bore) …………………………… 6. Jane married a(success) …………………………… businessman. 7. One of the (bad) ……………………………diseases that mankind has ever had is AIDS. 8. What would happen if rare and (use) ……………………………animals became extinct ? 9. How the ancient (Egypt) ……………………………moved and lifted huge blocks of stones remains a (mysterious) …………………………… 10.There are a lot of regional (different) ……………………………in England. EXERCISE 2 : 1. Can you drive a bit more (slow) ……………………………, please ? 2. You must be (care) …………………………… when you open the door . 3. Water (conserve) ……………………………is very necessary for hydropower stations. 4. The industrial (develop) ……………………………will lead to the prosperity of the country. 5. The village is very quiet and (peace) …………………………… 6. Laser can kill diseased cells while leaving healthy neighbours (harm) …………………………… 7. American women are used to (be) …………………………… independent . 8. Edison was a famous American (invent) …………………………… 9. The (rotate) …………………………… of crops on the same land can prevent soil exhaustion. 10.Smoking is (harm) …………………………… to your health. EXERCISE 3 : 1. He cycled (care) …………………………… and had an accident . 2. The government has promised to deal with the problem of (employ) …………………………… among young people . 3. My uncle is a (science) …………………………… . He often does research in his laboratory. 4. Preserving natural resources is of great (important) …………………………… 5. Julia sings more (beauty) …………………………… than Susan does . 6. Don’t give up because of (fail) …………………………… . If you work hard , you’ll eventually (success) …………………………… 7. The (attract) …………………………… of the moon for the earth causes the tides. 8. I think that the prices here are (reason) …………………………… 9. They were (disappoint) …………………………… when they read the result. 10.To her great (disappoint) …………………………… , it rained all the day of the picnic. EXERCISE 4 : 1. You must make a (decide) …………………………… 7 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION 2. Is it impolite to ask someone (person) …………………………… questions ? 3. She is always very (help) …………………………… to her mother . 4. AIDS and cancer are very (danger) …………………………… diseases. 5. (Pollute) …………………………… is one of the most important (environment) …………………………… problems in our city today. 6. They often sleep in the park. They are (home) …………………………… 7. Teo is afraid of looking (fool) …………………………… in front of all his friends . 8. She has the (nature) …………………………… grace. 9. He is too (self) …………………………… to think of lending me his bicycle. 10.Water has no colour. It is (odour) …………………………… and (colour) …………………………… liquid. EXERCISE 5 : 1. He is so happy that he can’t speak. He is (speak) …………………………… with happiness. 2. My teacher usually ( courage ) …………………………… me in learning English . 3. It is ( possible ) …………………………… to go to the moon by normal planes . 4. These maps ( able ) …………………………… you to find the way to the People’s Committee . 5. Students’ success is teachers’(happy) …………………………… 6. We have a(week) …………………………… newspaper . 7. We started our trip on a beautiful (sun) …………………………… morning. 8. He was (hope) …………………………… when he did the test badly. 9. He said” Good morning in a (friend) …………………………… way. 10.Look! Those children are talking (noise) ……………………………. EXERCISE 6 : 1. We had an interesting (discuss) …………………………… about football. 2. She gets a lot of (satisfy) …………………………… from her job. 3. After years of (happy) ……………………………, she’s finally found something she enjoys doing. 4. It takes a lot of (determine) …………………………… to succeed in a competitive business. 5. He is (patient) …………………………… waiting for the last bus. 6. (prevent) …………………………… is better than cure, so brush your teeth after every meal. 7. It was his (lazy) …………………………… that caused him to lose his job. 8. Alexander knows which mushrooms are (poison) …………………………… . 9. They have agreed to (wide) …………………………… the street. 10.He is interested in the (preserve) …………………………… of old buildings. EXERCISE 7 : 1. Nothing could (satisfaction) …………………………… him. 2. She is the most (attract) …………………………… girl. 3. Can your son do all kinds of (calculate) …………………………… . 4. The (drain) …………………………… of these swamps will destroy the mosquitoes’ breeding places . 5. We must also make (provide) …………………………… for our old age by saving money. 6. Smoke from factories is (dirt) …………………………… . 7. He is unhappy because of his (deaf) …………………………… 8 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION 8. His work suffered because of his total (absorb) …………………………… in sport . 9. These countries are (prefer) …………………………… in imports of raw cotton . 10.British hospitals are trying a new (treat) …………………………… for cancer . EXERCISE 8 : 1. Farmers apply (fertilize) …………………………… into the fields after the crops have been planted. 2. Do school-leavers have a (tend) …………………………… to overcome difficulties ? 3. Pure water is (odour) …………………………… . 4. Thousands of people have been made (home) …………………………… by the war . 5. We come to school to (rich) …………………………… our minds with knowledge. 6. These abbreviations are (common) …………………………… used in writing letters . 7. I would recommend that you should be interested in reading (education) …………………………… books and magazines. 8. John is old enough to be (depend) …………………………… of his parents. 9. These questions are (ease) …………………………… . John can (ease) …………………………… answer them. 10.The new law will (able) …………………………… many women to return to work. EXERCISE 9 : 1. Some people still think it is (polite) …………………………… for men not to stand up when a woman comes into the room. 2. Gary is (pride) …………………………… of the fact that he is never late. 3. Vietnam is a (society) …………………………… country. 4. The (young) …………………………… of today has ever greater opportunities than ever before . 5. The teacher had great (confident) …………………………… in her pupils . 6. We have good (relative) …………………………… with our neighbours. 7. Nancy won the first prize in the drawing (compete) …………………………… 8. She’s been very (poverty) …………………………… since her husband died . 9. The problem is so difficult that I can’t (solution) …………………………… it . 10.English has become the main language of (communicate) …………………………… . EXERCISE 10 : 1. The (grow) …………………………… of world population is being studied . 2. After the hot summer , there was a (short) …………………………… of water . 3. Can you (imagination) …………………………… life without electricity and other modern conveniences ? 4. We’ve just bought a new (electricity) …………………………… cooker . 5. The United Nation (organize) …………………………… is an international one . 6. (Hungry) …………………………… is a problem throughout the world . 7. During his (child) …………………………… , the family lived in London . 8. People hate him because of his (honest) …………………………… 9. This restaurant is (fame) …………………………… for its western meals . 10.They all passed their exams without the slightest (difficult) …………………………… 9 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION EXERCISE 11 : 1. SAI GON GIAI PHONG is published seven days a week . It is a (day) …………………………… newspaper . 2. If you burn the garbage , it will give off (poison) …………………………… odour . 3. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you . They are (harm) …………………………… 4. He has no (intend) …………………………… of leaving the city . 5. John’s (behave) …………………………… improved at his new school . 6. I’ll give you further (explain) …………………………… 7. We found out the (true) …………………………… about him . 8. It is often useful to make a (compare) …………………………… between two things . 9. She has been worn down by (poor) …………………………… and illness . 10.What is the (wide) …………………………… of your garden ? EXERCISE 12 : 1. Botany is the (science) …………………………… study of plants . 2. (Populate) ……………………………is a problem in Mexico City. 3. The( fly ) ……………………………to Tokyo leaves in thirty minutes . 4. The (provide) …………………………… of food for hungry people is very important. 5. (Conserve) …………………………… want to save the Earth’s environment. 6. The accident (deaf) …………………………… him for life . 7. The dog took (satisfy) …………………………… in the fire . 8. He was sacked for his (care) …………………………… when he controlled the new machine . 9. How many (compete) …………………………… were there in all ? 10.If you have any (complain) …………………………… about the television set you bought, take it back to the store . 10 [...]... Hanoi lasted 3 hours 14 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION  It took 8 He had breakfast in 10 minutes  It took 9 It hasn’t rained for a fortnight  It is  The last time 10 I have never been to Ha Long Bay before  It’s the first time EXERCISE 3 : 1 I don’t play the guitar as well as him  He plays the guitar better than me 2 This exercise is more difficult... been built since 1990  They 17 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION 8 People say that he plays football very well  It is said that he plays football very well  He is said to play football very well 9 They said that John had gone away  It was  John was 10 Someone has stolen my bicycle  My bicycle 18 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION CLOSE TEST 1... - The end 27 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION High School Graduation Examination 1996 – 1997 Question I : Put in the correct tense of each verb in brackets ( 2p ) Rob Fellow (come) from England He (come) to Paris six months ago to learn French He (start) learning French at school in London when he was eleven, so he (learn) it for nearly ten years He... correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences ( 1p ) 1 Clean air provides us with a (health) supply of oxygen 2 Mr And Mrs Jones have been married for ten years They have no children They are a (child) couple 3 Computers can add, subtract, multiply and divide with ( accurate ) 4 Things are going along (nice) 34 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION High School Graduation. .. sentence ( 2p ) 1 Jane can swim further than I can  I can’t swim 2 He didn’t go to school because of his illness  Because he 3 They went out in spite of the heavy rain  Although 4 I’ll help you if you promise to work harder  Unless 32 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION High School Graduation Examination 1999 – 2000 - Question I : Put in the correct tense... dangers, however, are not confined (sole) to the land and the sea The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is (increase) so much that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities Man’s whole environment is being changed in a serious way 28 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION High School Graduation Examination 1997 – 1998 - Question I : Put in the correct tense of each... Our country is rich oil 10 This song is very popular teenagers 13 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION EXERCISE 1 : 1 Tom hasn’t played football for two months  It is two months since Tom played football  The last time Tom played football was two months ago 2 I haven’t seen my father for one month  It is  The last time 3 The last time I saw him... “laser” stand for ? 3 Why is the eye ideally suited for laser surgery ? 4 What is not fully understood ? Question V :Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage (1.5p) People can go on learning until they are eighty or ninety There is really no limit Many elderly people go to language centres They want to learn foreign language 31 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. .. his sickness 6 Although the traffic was bad, he came to school on time  In spite of the bad traffic, he came to school on time 7 He got a cold because he went out in the rain  He got a cold because of his going out in the rain 8 They live happily because they are very successful  They live happily because of 16 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION 9 They closed the doors quickly... science, industry, government and art 3 The best to study is a comfortable room with good lighting The best chair for studying would be one you would be comfortable in, not so comfortable that you may asleep in it after a while ! Before you study, for a quite environment with no distractions you find your home too noisy for studying, try the library or community centre instead 4 The . EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION MULTIPLE CHOICE EXERCISE 1 : 1. I never forget (when / what / which / why ) you have just told me . 2. I am looking forward to (. been absent school very often lately. 9. Our country is rich oil. 10.This song is very popular teenagers. 13 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION. EXERCISE 1. (get) …………………………… back to the airport just in time for her flight. 6 EXERCISES FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION WORD FORM EXERCISE 1 : 1. English people are fond of (watch) ……………………………football. 2.