EXERCISES I. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap. 1. Farmers often use .............................. to make plants grow well. (fertilize) 2. We finished the job, but only with great. .............................. (difficult) 3. They had a .. .............................. time in Ha Long Bay last summer. (wonder) 4. Let me have your .............................. on this report by Friday. (think) 5. Their company has two .............................. in every city. (represent) 6. This river is very .............................. for children to swim. (danger) 7. Many people waited for the king's .............................. at the airport. (arrive) 8. Some.............................. resources cannot be replaced. (nature) 9. Their latest CD is a .............................. of old and new songs. (mix) 10. We hope the .............................. to announce tax proposals today. (govern) II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. Cloth bags ought ____________ used instead of plastic bags. a. be b. to be c. been d. to been 2. It's ____________ to walk in the road. a. danger b. dangers c. dangerous d. dangerously 3. I threw____________ all the broken toys. a. aside b. away c. down d. in 4. The rabbit____________ by mistake. a. may shot b. may be shot c. may shoot d. may be shoot 5. The pizzas ____________ to your house. a. will bring b. will brought c. will be brought d. will been brought 6. What did she mean by____________ so early? a. leave b. left c. leaving d. to leave 7. Break the chocolate ____________ into squares. a. up b. in c. on d. off 8. All children's shoes are now ____________ to $20 a pair. a. reduced b. reused c. refilled d. recycled 9. ____________ is a mixture of decaying plants and vegetables that is added to soil to improve its quality. a. Compost b. Dung c. Trash d. Fertilizer 10. The sea and rivers are too____________ to swim in. a. dirt b. dirty c. dirtily d. dirtiness