December 2014 Quiz Answers

Part A

1. I didn't go to the mall yesterday.
2. Greg is married to Maria.
3. If I were taller, I would be a basketball player.
4. It's time I bought a new television.
5. It was so cold that I decided to stay home.
6. Daniel lives near/(close to)the library that has the biggest book collection.
7. Because it was the tallest building in Toronto, I went there.
8. Janine was absolutely exhausted and fell asleep immediately after getting home.

PartB

1. Timothy is looking forward to the movie.
2. Matthew is very protective of his sister.
3. Alonso's father was very disappointed in him.
4. The teacher was very pleased with her student's work.
5. Brad Pitt is divorced from Jennifer Aniston.
6. All of the workers were too engaged in their work to notice the argument in the office.
7. Julia was fond of writing long letters to her friends and family.
8. John and Cindy rescued several dogs from the fire at the farmhouse.
9. The Smiths do not approve of their son's choice for a bride.
10. Let's discuss the problem. (This was a trick question.  There is no preposition with discuss.)

 

Lesson 244 Answers

Here are my answers.  I f you have different answers that you think are correct, please submit them in the comments box below. 

1. I am not good at sports, but I like to play them.
2. Before I started work, I went to the gym.
3. James, who works in the marketing department, is getting married next week.
4. The bigger he gets, the faster he runs.
5. She is the most beautiful woman I know.
6. If she wins the race, she can get a scholarship to a good university.
7. Paul was late for work because it was raining/due to the rain/because of the rain.
8. Maria slept very late because she was tired.
9. I went to the CN Tower last week.
10. Philip always goes to Wal-Mart.
11. It depends on the situation.
12. I am not interested in helping you.
13. I want to go to the beach.  I want to swim./I want to go to the beach because I want to swim.
14. The party was really good.
15. Mellissa went to the store to buy some books.

Lesson 222 Answers

Here are the answers to the quiz for lesson 222.  Please pay attention to any prepositions or verbs indicated on the chart below. Also, some words have more than one possibility.   Hopefully you all got perfect, but don't worry if you didn't.  There will be another quiz someday.

 

	ride	drive	other
a horse	X (also ride on)
a car	X (ride in, passenger_	X
a bus	X	X (your job)
a motorcycle	X(also ride on)	X(though less common, I have heard people say this)
a helicopter	X (also ride in)		also fly a helicopter
a camel	X
a surfboard	X		also, just surf
a canoe	ride in		X paddle, steer
a bicycle	X
an elevator	X (also ride in)
a rollercoaster	X (also ride on)
a skateboard	X
a streetcar	X	X (your job)
a jet ski	X

Lesson 156 Quiz Answers

Quiz Answers.

 

Because of the rain, I got really wet.

I got soaked because it was raining.

I was late because I overslept.

Due to my oversleeping, I was late.

 

I skipped breakfast because I felt sick.

I skipped breakfast because of my sick feeling.

 

Because I got good marks, my father bought me a car.

My father bought me a car because of/due to my good marks.

Lesson 152 Phrasal Verb Quiz Answers

Phrasal Verb Quiz Answers

 

1. I went to the station to __________ my friend.

a) pick out b) pick apart c) pick up

2. To fix my computer I had to ___________ my hard drive.

a) take off b) take apart c) take up

3.  When Maria no longer loved Peter she ________ the wedding.

a) called off b) called on c) called for

4. Bob asked his daughter to __________ the town.

a) show her cousin off b) show her cousin to c) show her cousin around

5. Santiago ________ doing his homework.

a) put off b) put back c) put away

6. Pablo ____________ the job offer because the salary was too low.

a) turned down b) turned away c) turned off

7. The police _________ the bank robbery.

a) looked forward to b) looked after c) looked into

8. After failing his exam, Peter _______ his PS4.

a) gave up b) gave into c) gave out

9. Madeline _______ flour while she was baking cookies.

a) ran into b) ran away from c) ran out of

10.  After dinner the children_______ to their homework.

a) got hold of b) got away with c) got down to

Lesson 137--Quiz Answers

Choose the correct preposition

1. Rhonda is engaged to Mark.
2. I am fond of Winona Ryder.
3. Martina and Donald have never been unfaithful to one another.
4. Who voted for Rob Ford in the Toronto Mayor election?
5. Are you familiar with this model?
6. Greg's mother doesn't approve of his girlfriend.
7. He arrived just in time for the flight.
8. It takes weeks to recover from a serious operation.
9. Maria dreams of owning her own business.
10. Wikipedia provides people with a lot of information

Choose the Correct

11. I used a screwdriver to take apart the machine.
12. I looked the words up in my dictionary.
13. Paul spent 3 hours waiting for a bus.
14. Camilla is fond/afraid of snakes.
15. Dennis came across the painting at a flea market in the city.

Lesson 111 Quiz Answers

Here are the answers to Lesson 111.

1. I am interested in playing tennis this afternoon.
2. The carpet needs to be vacuumed.
3. The rug needs vacuuming.
4. Vanessa dislikes watching black and white movies.
5. Gregory had trouble finding a gift for his wife's birthday.
6. Paul's mother refused to allow him to get a tattoo.
7. Grace was not accustomed to working so much every week.
8. I advise you to study harder.
9. It takes time to learn English.
10. The politician denied taking bribes.
11. Everyone deserves to have a good life.
12. He regrets telling his mother about his new job.
13. When I get more money, I mean to buy a new television.
14. Janice stopped to buy milk on the way home.
15. After talking about cars, he went on to talk about motorcycles.

 

How did you do?  Hopefully you did well.