Priest Hits Baby to Stop Him From Crying
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| Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 8:58:37 PM |
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Hullo Everyone!
These are 25 questions from the test at learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
Simply I was scored with 94% and intermediate level although I selected in each choice with "certain" on the answering of the question "Are you certain? Not sure. Adequately certain. Certain."
1.
Choose the best discussion to consummate the sentence.
The baby boy saw ... in the mirror and started to cry.
a. itself
b. herself
c. himself
2.
Cull the best discussion or phrase to complete the sentence.
A lot of trains ... late today due to the heavy storms.
a. are run
b. run
c. are running
iii.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
... was a strong current of air final night.
a. In that location
b. Hither
c. This
4.
Cull the best give-and-take or phrase to complete the judgement.
Firstly, I want to congratulate you all. Secondly, I would like to wish yous good luck and ... I hope you lot have enjoyed the form.
a. in the end
b. at last
c. finally
5.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
You ... make clean your teeth twice a day to avoid having issues.
a. tin
b. should
c. volition
half dozen.
Cull the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
The children idea they were ... when they saw the bull.
a. in a danger
b. in danger
c. in the danger
vii.
Choose the all-time word or phrase to consummate the dialogue.
Jack: I recollect it's going to rain.
Jill: I ... , the clouds are clearing.
Jack: We'll presently see.
a. disagree
b. complain
c. argue
viii.
Cull the all-time discussion or phrase to complete the sentence.
I actually don't like this meal. ... money in the world wouldn't go me to eat it.
a. Whatever
b. Enough
c. All the
9.
Choose the best give-and-take or phrase to complete the judgement.
Last year, Joanna bought two ... coats in New York.
a. long, black, leather
b. black, long, leather
c. leather, black, long
10.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the judgement.
I must written report to the meeting that Cyrus completed his first piece of work well ahead of schedule. ..., nevertheless, his work has been handed in belatedly.
a. Sequentially
b. Subsequently
c. Consequently
11.
Choose the best word or phrase to consummate the judgement.
That'due south very good of yous but you ... take paid me dorsum until tomorrow.
a. needn't
b. wouldn't
c. couldn't
12.
Choose the all-time word or phrase to complete the sentence.
I ... intending to end smoking even before I got this bad cough.
a. would accept been
b. had been
c. have been
13.
Choose the best discussion or phrase to complete the dialogue.
Anne: Oh! I watched the new TV show concluding nighttime.
Jo: Was information technology any skillful?
Anne: Yes. ... the Goggle box set is so old I could see very picayune.
a. Listen you
b. Notwithstanding
c. By the manner
14.
Choose the give-and-take or phrase which has a like significant to:
consider
a. think about
b. seem well
c. become for
You removed a bulletin
15.
Choose the word or phrase which has a similar meaning to:
talk
a. stroll
b. point out
c. converse
16.
Choose the word or phrase which has a similar pregnant to:
complete
a. finish
b. go through
c. total
17.
Choose the give-and-take or phrase which has a similar meaning to:
return
a. account
b. go back
c. reverse
18.
Choose the discussion or phrase which has a similar meaning to:
written report
a. become after
b. business relationship
c. respect
19.
Cull the best word to consummate the sentence.
She striking her ... while she was playing football.
a. motor
b. tail
c. shoulder
20.
Choose the all-time word to complete the sentence.
The ... went to the police.
a. offense
b. solicitor
c. shoulder
21.
Choose the all-time word to complete the judgement.
It was bad but it was not a ... .
a. gate
b. magazine
c. crime
22.
Some words are oft used together, e.g. evil-smelling + socks. Choose a give-and-take which is often used with:
concrete
a. builder
b. thrill
c. proposal
23.
Some words are often used together, due east.g. smelly + socks. Choose a word which is oft used with:
tender
a. nutrition
b. words
c. creature
24.
Some words are ofttimes used together, e.m. smelly + socks. Cull a word which is often used with:
sophisticated
a. dress
b. purse
c. send
25.
Some words are oft used together, e.g. smelly + socks. Choose a word which is often used with:
blunt
a. movement
b. suggestion
c. instrument
| Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 9:45:08 PM |
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The simply ane I would question is #12
12.
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.
I ... intending to finish smoking even before I got this bad cough.
a. would have been
b. had been
c. have been
I would have called C. "have been". It could be argued that using "had been" gives the impression y'all gave upward the intention before getting the bad coughing. Using "take been" conveys an intention that was on-going when you got the coughing. I don't know why you scored 94, however. With 25 questions, each should be worth 4 points each, so you should have scored a 96.
| Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:29:05 PM |
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Very interesting. I pretty much agree with all the choices marked equally correct.
But I accept some commments:
--In #4, the words should be "Beginning" and "2nd", non "Firstly" and "Secondly". But "finally," is the correct choice.
--In #9, in my opinion the choice "long, black, leather coats"--though better than the other two choices--isn't actually adept. It ought to exist "long black leather coats" without the commas.
--In #12, unlike FounDit, I adopt "had been intending..." to "have been intending...". To me, "had been intending" does non hateful you ceased intending to end smoking.
--In #13, I accept to say I wouldn't used the phrase "Mind you"--I would prefer "However--just "However" that wasn't ane of the choices, and "Mind y'all" is better than the other 2.
--And in #22, "concrete proposal" seems a better matched pair than "concrete builder" in nearly contexts. In the absence of a context for the judgement, "concrete architect" is an acceptable reply.
| Posted: Friday, June 12, 2020 2:18:33 AM |
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tautophile wrote:
Very interesting. I pretty much agree with all the choices marked equally right.
Simply I take some commments:
--In #4, the words should be "First" and "Second", non "Firstly" and "Secondly". But "finally," is the correct selection.
--In #9, in my opinion the choice "long, black, leather coats"--though better than the other two choices--isn't really proficient. It ought to exist "long black leather coats" without the commas.
--In #12, unlike FounDit, I prefer "had been intending..." to "have been intending...". To me, "had been intending" does not mean you ceased intending to terminate smoking.
--In #13, I take to say I wouldn't used the phrase "Mind you"--I would prefer "However--but "All the same" that wasn't i of the choices, and "Mind you" is better than the other ii.
--And in #22, "concrete proposal" seems a better matched pair than "concrete builder" in near contexts. In the absenteeism of a context for the sentence, "concrete builder" is an adequate respond.
#four Firstly and secondly are commonly used in British English.
I agree with FounDit for #12 I prefer "have been", it's how most British people would use that phrase.
#13 Mind you is the phrase that an ordinary British person would employ.
#22 is a question of association it is not about forming an actual pairing builder and concrete go together in the same way bread and baker or bat and cricketer do.
Remember the British Council is trying to teach people to speak English language as it is used in Uk today, on behalf of the British Government, some of its usages won't match American English.
| Posted: Friday, June 12, 2020 vi:57:xxx AM |
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The ones I saw were #12 and #22.
In #12, I could see circumstances in which all three choices could be the "all-time selection".
Personally, I'd utilize "has been" or "was" in nigh circumstances.
In #22, "concrete proposal" is a mutual phrase. "Concrete builder" isn't.
A architect may use concrete occasionally, but there'southward no such job as "physical architect".
Yes, I'd ordinarily utilize "listen you".
Mind you, it is a little "archaic"
, in that the verb "mind" pregnant "pay attending" is not now used intransitively; AND imperatives don't nowadays have that form with the 'person' after the verb. "Heed you" = "(You) have notice!" = "merely I'm mentioning so that y'all tin can take find"
| Posted: Sabbatum, June 13, 2020 3:15:06 AM |
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My "native spoken communication" is AmE, but I lived in England for 4 years and have many British friends, then I'm very familiar with BrE. My first wife grew up in Gateshead and later on in Banbury, then I know both Geordie and Thames Valley speech--then much so that when I saw the film "Baton Eliot" [2000]--set mostly in Tyneside and full of Geordie accents--in the theater here in Illinois, I was the only person in the audience who understood all of what was being said.
I know, for case, most "mind you"--which is the all-time choice of the three put frontward in #13. It'due south a well-known BrE phrase, and is not unknown in AmE. Of the three choices given, it'south the one I would choose.
But, if ane of the choices for #13 were "However", that is the one I would pick. It's perfectly skillful BrE and AmE.
I have seen both American and British usage guides that adopt "first" and "second" to "firstly" and "secondly". Most usage guides concord, though, that the "-ly" forms are acceptable, and more formal.
| Posted: Saturday, June 13, 2020 8:38:31 AM |
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Gateshead to Banbury - couldn't be much different, dialectically, and stay in England!
Like FounDit, I'm curious how 25 questions can requite a score of
94%.
That means ane question wrong and one "half-right".
Well-nigh of the questions (being multiple option) can't be 'half-right'.
| Posted: Sunday, June xiv, 2020 ix:54:59 PM |
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Hi Anybody!
Thank you all very much indeed,
But, do you non think nosotros must have a comma after "mind you"?
There is no comma in the original question question. And so, I excluded the 'a' and 'c' since both must take a post-obit comma if they initiated a phrase.
Anne: Oh! I watched the new Boob tube show final night.
Jo: Was it any good?
Anne: Yeah. Mind you the Tv set is and so old I could see very little.
I read Guide for Mixed Tense Exercises:
Quote:
Fourth dimension discussion: Before:
Time clause tense: Simple present, Simple past
Principal clause tense: Simple futurity
Earlier Karen leaves for piece of work, she will roller-skate around her house three times.
Fourth dimension word: Before
Time clause tense: simple past
Chief clause tense: Simple past or past perfect
Earlier Karen left for work, she (had) roller-skated around her house 3 times.
And then, in no #12, the speaker is talking about two actions, "I got cough", and "the "intend to stop smoking". "Intend to cease smoking" happened before "I got cough". So, I think that the by perfect progressive must be used in the main clause tense(I had been intending to stop smoking) and the past elementary in the fourth dimension clause tense(before I got this bad cough).
I had been intending to cease smoking(main clause tense) even before I got this bad cough(time clause tense).
a. would have been
b. had been
c. have been
| Posted: Tuesday, June xvi, 2020 v:31:35 PM |
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PS. FounDit , along with Dragonspeaker , I am pitiful I was wrong that I said I scored 94%. I scored 96%, really.
Yes, each question of the 25 questions can give a score of 4%.
And so, iv% X 25 = 4/100 X 25/100 = 100/100 = 100%.
For the twelfth question, when I selected "accept been", my score decreased past 4%. However, when selecting 'had been', I scored 96%. That means another question wrong.
| Posted: Wed, June 17, 2020 12:57:39 AM |
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Y'all're correct on #12 - the nigh "grammatically correct" is the past perfect (plus the simple past), when looked at logically (sorting out WHEN each thing happened).
The one you had incorrect is #22 - concrete proposal.
Take a look at the n-gram graph here.
It's probably just a phrase you've never come across - it's mostly a business or legal-type idea.
con•crete adj.
1. constituting an actual thing or instance; real; perceptible; substantial: physical proof.
2. pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular as opposed to general: physical proposals.
Still, I'd say 96 is a
goodscore. Well washed.
| Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 10:37:fourteen AM |
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Drag0nspeaker wrote:
Yous're correct on #12 - the almost "grammatically correct" is the past perfect (plus the unproblematic past), when looked at logically (sorting out WHEN each thing happened).
The one you had wrong is #22 - concrete proposal.
Take a look at the n-gram graph here.
It's probably just a phrase you lot've never come beyond - it's generally a business or legal-blazon idea.
con•crete adj.
one. constituting an actual thing or instance; real; perceptible; substantial: concrete proof.
ii. pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; detail as opposed to general: physical proposals.
All the same, I'd say 96 is a
goodscore. Well done.
I wondered when I read the score of 94 if 2 points had been taken off for the "builder/physical/proposal" question. But since there was no mention of that, I assumed either answer would exist given credit, since "architect" and either "concrete" or "proposal" fits. That was really a poor question. Only 96 is an excellent score. Well done.
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Concrete / Proposal is the correct respond
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Babouri Salim wrote:
Concrete / Proposal is the correct answer
Yes, exactly: all the answers past A cooperator are right except 22c: "concrete proposal".
Not that "concrete builder" per se is wrong, it's just that they wanted us to choose the most frequent lexical collocation, which is "physical proposal".
Only stick to all the answers given by A cooperator - except for 22 - and yous'll score 100%!
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By the mode, the phrase "Mind y'all" in #13 should have been followed by a comma: "Mind yous, the TV ready is and then old...." rather than "Mind you the Television receiver set is so old...".
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Does everyone realize this mail is from June 2020?
| Posted: Midweek, March 2, 2022 8:39:58 AM |
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1. All of the answers cooperator posted are correct, except question 22: the correct respond (according to the britishcouncil.org website) is: physical proposal (this is what I answered and I got 100%).
It should be noted, though, that few questions in that test accept more than ane correct answer. For example, another word for "complete" tin also exist "full" if used as an describing word (the question in the test refers to its verb form, thus "end" is accepted as the right selection).
2. Question 9: (a) is the correct selection (long, black, leather) because the order of adjectives follows the ranking conventions of standard English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose. Thus, long comes before black, and leather is the last in rank.
3. Question 12: the past perfect tense is the only grammatically right selection. Selection c (have been) is grammatically incorrect (the clause "earlier I got this bad cough" is in the past tense, and the "intention" precedes the emergence of the cough).
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