English grammar practise -3

Complete the following sentences

A great part (a) _____(in,on,of,for) Arabia is desert .The sand is so hot (b)_____(as,that,but,while) you cant walk over it with your bare feet (c)_____(in,at,on,for) the day time.Here (d)_____(for,or,and,as well as) there in the desert hot springs (e)_____(with,of,off,for) water come (f) _____(of,off,up,from) deep down under ground:so deep that the sun (g) _____(mustn’t ,can’t, won’t ,mayn’t,) dry them up.Such springs are very few and far apart, (h) _____( and,but,get,while) wherever there is one green grass very soon cover the ground.

Complete the following sentences

I lazed (a) _______( on,in,at,for) for sometimes longer (b) ______ (when,while, than, then ) it was customary for me to do .(c) ______ (while, when, as, then ) I got up and had a wash, dresses and went down  (d) _____(at , on ,for ,to )breakfast . My mother was busy (e) ______(about, for ,in ,with )her household chores and she greeted me quite (f) __________(as, so, such, that) cheerful as ever.I did not feel cheerful (g) ______( while ,but ,when, then)there was no point in complaining )h) ______( against, for, about,to ) something beyond her control or mine .So, I sat down to breakfast.

2. Complete the following sentences

 (a)__________________ (much,more,many,some) than two thirds (b) ____________( in,of,on,at ) the world’s large cities are in areas vulnerable (c) ________( for ,from,to,with) global warming and rising sea levels (d) ____________(but,yet,also,and)_____________millions of people (e) ___________(is,are,was,were) at the risk of being swamped (f) __________(from ,by,away,with) floods and intense storms,according to a new study.Unfortunately Mumbai (g) ____________ find,finds,finding,found ) a mention (h) __________(in,on,to,for) that list. (i) _______(at,on,for,in) all,634 million people live in the (j)_____________(threat,threaten,threatened,threatening ) coastal areas world wide.

3.       Complete the following sentences

Forecasting the weather (a) ________________(and,or,nor,as well as) trying to find out (b) ______________(which ,what,that,who) it (c) _______(can,may,will,shall)  be (d)____________(for,during,in,about) several days time has always been a difficult  business.(e)______(some,many,several,more) different things affect the weather and (f) _________(study,studied,studies,studying)  (h) _____(when,where,after,before) we can make even a fairly accurate forecast.