4. Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word. 1 easy 2 away 3 them 4 running 5 However 6 change 7 exercise 8 can

9 anyone 10 that

5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence. 1. Shortly after the Spring Festival, he returned to Beijing to prepare for a job interview.

2. I don’t like the way some young people speak to their elders/people older than themselves.

3. it was in high school that Tommy first/ for the first time realized he was different from his peers.

4. Turning the corner of the street, we found a new duck restaurant there. / As we turned the corner of the street, a new duck restaurant came into view.

5. What they need most at the moment is encouragement, not merely financial support.

6. Making a presentation in English for the first time, I was so nervous

that my knees kept shaking. / When I was making a presentation in English fore the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking. 7. Being a spoiled child, Jim is rarely popular with other children. 8. While training for the school sports meet, Linda ran at least five kilometers every day.

9. He wrote to inform us that he was leaving for India next Friday. 10. Knowing Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently. / As he knew Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently.