Progress test

Ex 1

1. I only ever wanted to be a writer.
The only to be a writer.

2. My English teacher first encouraged me to write.
It encouraged me to write.

3. I started to write when I was at university.
It started to write.

4. Virginia Woolf has influenced me the most.
The writer Virginia Woolf.

5. I admire George Bernard Shaw because he writes with humour.
The reason writes with humour.

6. In my books, I've described my personal experiences.
What I've my personal experiences.

7. I sent my first book to several different publishers.
What my first book to several different publishers.

8. My first book was published in 2008.
It was published.

Progress test

1) A decision
Angelo had a tough decision to make. Was he going to spend long hours working as a teacher in Oxford again, as he worked had worked had done the previous summer, or should he devote his time to painting instead? He didn't have to work at the school, even though he was to expect expected to expected. No contracts had been signed yet. He knew that what he had to do was he had to do was what he had to do to take a risk. It was painting what It was painting that Was painting that he really loved, and it was right to spend your time doing what you loved, wasn't it? He believed believed it believed so.

The reason being why of he had not done it before now was that he might not be able to make money, but now he realised that money was not important. He had found his goal. The paintings might not sell but there was a possibility that they would sell they would, especially if he put all his effort into producing them. He knew that this was right for him. He would dedicate himself to painting.

'I can do whatever I will do whatever I want whatever I want do,' he said to himself. 'I can do this.'

And so the decision was made.

2) Elkhorn – a very unusual plant
Euphorbia lactea cristata, or Elkhorn, is a strangely attractive cactus-like plant with fan-shaped branches. The plant/One that/Which originates in India, where it is widely used medicinally as a treatment for rheumatism. All parts of the plant are considered poisonous, especially the milky white sap. Since this is/This is irritating to the skin, eyes and mouth, so care should be taken when handling the plant. Euphorbia lactea cristata is best kept in bright light to partial shade to be/but should be/but be protected from very strong sunlight. It is over-wateringt he most common cause/that is the most common cause/is the most common cause of failure, so it is best not to do/do so but to let the soil dry out thoroughly before watering again. During the entire dormant winter period, each/it/if should be watered only once.

3) Put the words into the correct spaces. You do not need six of the choices.

All - what it was she decided to do – her - Mary Seacole - was Mary's mother who - was Mary's mother having - what she decided to do was - Mary's mother - do so – do - her mother - what really

Mary Seacole has become known as a pioneering nurse and heroine of the Crimean War. She was born Mary Grant in Kingston, Jamaica in 1805. Her father was Scottish and _________ Jamaican.

It __________ introduced her to nursing because she kept a boarding house for invalid soldiers. Before getting married, Mary went to other parts of the Caribbean and complemented her knowledge of traditional medicine with European ideas. She married in 1836, but sadly her husband died eight years later. Then _____________ she wanted to do was to have the chance to help people.

Mary travelled to England and asked to be sent to the Crimean War as a nurse, but the War Office refused to _________. Undeterred, ____________ to fund her own trip, and on arrival at Balaclava she established quarters for sick and convalescent soldiers. She also visited the battlefield, sometimes under fire, in order to attend to the wounded.

When Mary returned to England due to ill health, the press supported ___________ and a benefit festival attended by thousands of people raised money to help her. In 1857, she published her memoirs, The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands.

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