Q&A - P4 English

[Just4Good]

elkniwt:

Hi,


Need help in the following qns : (p4 eng)

Q1) The chances of him surviving a famine ___________ not high as he is weak and frail.
1) is
2) are
3) was
4) were

Q2) Australia's second city may have a huge number of H1N1 cases, _______ its residents are not overreacting to the pandemic.
1) yet
2) since
3) though
4) because

Thanks!

Q1= :? ( :stupid: )
If you ask me, I think Q2 is 1. Not sure if correct.

[Just4Good]

shirley.tamzil:

Need help with the synthesis and transformation:


My mother was caught in the traffic jam. She was late for work yesterday.

________________ after ____________________

Maybe

My mother was late for work yesterday after she was caught in the (but I think it should be a) traffic jam.[/u]

[Just4Good]

applepie:

Hi, need help on one question from rosyth 2009 qn :


Benson sees his father only once a month. He wishes his father __________ in Singapore instead of Hong Kong.


(1) work (2) works (3) worked (4) working

What will be your answer?

Agree with peterch. Answer is (2)

[KRR]

Hi,


I need help with these 2 questions.

She walked further _________ to get a closer look.

(1) under\t(2) over (3) down (4) above\t

This question is from Compehension (MCQ)

“I’ve been a newsvendor for forty years,” Aiming said. “I began when I was ten years old and I have never had a real holiday in all these years. Even during the Chinese New Year, I have to deliver English, Malay and Tamil newspapers. Life for me is really tough.”

What does the sentence “Life for me is really tough” mean?

(1)\tAiming has to work very hard everyday.
(2)\tAiming finds it difficult to live his life.
(3)\tAiming does not go for holidays.
(4)\tAiming’s life is terrible.\t\t\t\t\t\t
Is the answer (1) or (3)

Thank you very much.
KRR

[iFruit]

KRR:

Hi,


I need help with these 2 questions.

She walked further _________ to get a closer look.

(1) under\t(2) over (3) down (4) above\t

This question is from Compehension (MCQ)

“I’ve been a newsvendor for forty years,” Aiming said. “I began when I was ten years old and I have never had a real holiday in all these years. Even during the Chinese New Year, I have to deliver English, Malay and Tamil newspapers. Life for me is really tough.”

What does the sentence “Life for me is really tough” mean?

(1)\tAiming has to work very hard everyday.
(2)\tAiming finds it difficult to live his life.
(3)\tAiming does not go for holidays.
(4)\tAiming’s life is terrible.\t\t\t\t\t\t
Is the answer (1) or (3)

Thank you very much.
KRR

1) She walked further down to get a closer look.

2) I would choose option (1) as the answer. The question is asking for the gist of the statement “Life for me is really tough”, which translates to option (1).

HTH

[KRR]

Thank u vey much ifruit.


KRR

[cl82]

Hi,


I need help with this question.

Tommy _____________in that cottage before, but now he is staying somewhere else.

(1) had stayed
(2) has stayed

Which is the answer and why not the other?

Thanks!

[harekrishna]

answer is "has stayed"

[cl82]

Actually, the answer booklet states "had stayed". But why? I find it hard to explain the difference between had ____and has _____.


Can an expert here help out?

[iFruit]

cl82:

Actually, the answer booklet states \"had stayed\". But why? I find it hard to explain the difference between had ____and has _____.


Can an expert here help out?

It should be \"has stayed\".

This link (coutesy of autor2001) is very good. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html