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Darkmaster Posted 21 years ago
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0 These exercises seems difficult to me, please help: 02br
00 1> The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in an accumulation of ----------- in porous rocks. 02br
00 (A)- the oil 02br
00 (B)- oil 02br
00 (C)- an oil 02br
00 (D)- oils 02br
00 2> Nerve impulses --------------- to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second. 02br
00 (A)- sending sensations 02br
00 (B)- to send sensations 02br
00 (C)- send sensations 02br
00 3>------------------- like MacDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken have used franchising to extend their sales internationally. 02br
00 (A)- Chain's restaurants 02br
00 (B)- Chains restaurants 02br
00 (C)- Chain restaurant 02br
00 (D)- Chain restaurants 02br
00 4>-------------------- the plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise more abundant crops. 02br
00 (A)- As a whole 02br
00 (B)- Wholly 02br
00 (C)- On a whole 02br
00 (D)- The whole 02br
00 5> There are many beautifully preserved historic buildings ------------------ 02br
00 (A)- in Beacon Street in Boston 02br
00 (B)- in Beacon Street at Boston 02br
00 (C)- on Beacon Street in Boston 02br
00 (D)- at Beacon Street on Boston 02br
00Please explain yuor answer- thanks 02br
00Kind regards, 02br
00Khai Minh 0-
  

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0Hello Khai Minh. Please try to answer them yourself first and tell us why you chose those answers; then we will check your results. 0-
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0 Yes, i do it now. 02br
001> i choose A. because of " the +...+in+...." 02br
002> i choose C, i don't think " impulses" is a verb. 02br
003> i choose D, just a guess, i don't know why. 02br
004> i choose A, since B and D is not correct, but C maybe right. 02br
005> i choose C, it must have" in Boston",and i think "on a
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0Good work, Khai Minh. 02br
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001. No; B is the answer-- 'oil' is a non-specific uncountable noun here. 02br
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002. Right. 'Send' is the main verb. 02br
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003. Good guess. 'Chain' as an adjective should be singular, and 'restaurants' as the subject should be plural to agree with the verb 'have'. 02br
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0 Thanks, now i understand. 0-
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1.oils

2.to send sensations

3.chain restaurant

4.On a whole

5.on beaconstreet in boston
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Anon, thank you for your attempt to help, but this post was asked and answered two years ago. Please look for more recent posts, with open questions, as a better place to share your thoughts.
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