Tuesday, December 15, 2009

ENGLISH TRIAL TEST II

DENPASAR-BALI ENGLISH TRIAL TEST JRrK

1. I …..two cars yesterday.
a. buy b. bought c. have bought d. buying

2. Excuse me! ………you open the door please?
a. could/would b. shall/ can c. may/should d. must/would rather

3. A: what did you find yesterday?
B: yesterday I ……a book.
a. found b. find c. founded d. is found

4. Did you …….me just now?
a. met b. meet c. meted d. have met

5. I called him but he …..at home.
a. is b. was c. wasn’t d. isn’t

6. A new song …..by her at the stage now.
a. sing b. sang c. is sung d. is being sung

7. Will you …..for clarification?
a. call b. be called c. is called d. called

8. When he was cooking, Joy ……to school.
a. went b. go c. gone d. is gone

9. ……I enter the studio, please?
a. can b. would c. might d. may

10. What is the opposite of “landing”?
a. take over b. take off c. get in d. get off

11. Please …..the registration form there?
a. call on b. try on c. write d. fill out

12. if you are sick, you ……see a doctor.
a. may b. can c. might d. should

13. How to ask direction to someone politely?
a. Excuse me! May you tell me where….. c. Excuse me! Can you tell me where….
b. Excuse me! Could you tell me where…….d. Excuse me! Should you tell me where…..

14. Stealing can’t ………, isn’t it?
a. forgive b. forgave c. forgiven d. be forgiven

15. The similarity of postpone is….?
a. late b. put off c. go on d. put on

16. When ….. the task …..by him?
a. is, finished b. does, finish c. did, finish d. have finished

17. A: ………….?
B: That’s very kind of you.
a. Will I get you a pen? b. Would I get you a pen?
c. Shall I get you a pen? d. can I get you a pen?

18. What time will “Naruto” ……today?
a. be launch b. launch c. be launched d. launching

19. What do you do before pay for a hat?
a. try out b. try on c. test d. look for

20. Did you pay it last night?
a. yes, I did b. yes, I does c. yes, I pay d. yes, did I

21. Find the meaning of the words below.
spend find call on get over try on put off look up
study invite call back get on look after try out catch up with
send make come in get in look on tolerate play
shout ask out pick up with ran into lift up put on

22. All the words above change to be V2 & V3

23. Make those words above in Passive Voice by using Present & Past tense

Visit sing make play
Send study tolerate teach
24. Make these words in future Passive Voice sentence.

Find spend play shout meet
25. Make the words above in interrogative future Passive Voice.
Ex. Will it be played next month?

GOOD LUCK

Friday, December 11, 2009

Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

What are phrasal verbs?

1. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.

Example:
I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet
He ran away when he was 15. run + away = leave home

2. Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. An intransitive verb cannot be followed by an object.

Example:
He suddenly showed up. "show up" cannot take an object

3. Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object.

Example:
I made up the story. "story" is the object of "make up"

4. Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb.

Example:
I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.
She looked the phone number up.

5. Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, inseparable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a + after the preposition / adverb.

Example:
I ran into an old friend yesterday.
They are looking into the problem.

6. Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, such phrasal verbs are marked with both * and + .

Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.

7. WARNING! Although many phrasal verbs can take an object in both places, you must put the object between the verb and the preposition if the object is a pronoun.

Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.
I looked it up in the phone book. correct
I looked up it in the phone book. incorrect

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Funny Stories: $200 Bucks

$200 Bucks It Is...

A guy goes over to his friend's house, rings the bell, and the wife answers.

" Hi, is Tony home?"

" No, he went to the store."

"Well, you mind if I wait?"

" No, come in."

They sit down and the friend says "You know Nora, you have the greatest breasts I have ever seen. I'd give you a hundred bucks if I could just see one."

Nora thinks about this for a second and figures what the hell - a hundred bucks. She opens her robe and shows one. He promptly thanks her and throws a hundred bucks on the table.

They sit there a while longer and Chris says "They are so beautiful I've got to see the both of them. I'll give you another hundred bucks if I could just see the both of them together."

Nora thinks about this and thinks what the hell, opens her robe, and gives Chris a nice long look. Chris thanks her, throws another hundred bucks on the table, and then says he can't wait any longer and leaves.

A while later Tony arrives home and his wife says "You know, your weird friend Chris came over. "

Tony thinks about this for a second and says "Well did he drop off the 200 bucks he owes me?"

Funny Stories: ATM

ATM

A new sign in the Bank Lobby reads:

"Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through ATM machines enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles. Customers using this new facility are requested to use the procedures outlined below when accessing their accounts.

After months of careful research, MALE and FEMALE procedures have been developed.

Please follow the appropriate steps for your gender:

MALE PROCEDURE

1. Drive up to the cash machine.
2. Put down your car window.
3. Insert card into machine and enter PIN.
4. Enter amount of cash required and withdraw.
5. Retrieve card, cash and receipt.
6. Put window up.
7. Drive off.

FEMALE PROCEDURE

1. Drive up to cash machine.
2. Reverse and back up the required amount to align car window with the machine.
3. Set parking brake, put the window down.
4. Find handbag, remove all contents on to passenger seat to locate card.
5. Tell person on cell phone you will call them back and hang up.
6. Attempt to insert card into machine.
7. Open car door to allow easier access to machine due to its excessive distance from the car.
8. Insert card.
9. Re-insert card the right way.
10. Dig through handbag to find diary with your PIN written on the inside back page.
11. Enter PIN.
12. Press cancel and re-enter correct PIN.
13. Enter amount of cash required.
14. Check makeup in rear view mirror.
15. Retrieve cash and receipt.
16. Empty handbag again to locate wallet and place cash inside.
17. Write debit amount in check register and place receipt in back of checkbook.
18. Re-check makeup.
19. Drive forward 2 feet.
20. Reverse back to cash machine.
21. Retrieve card.
22. Re-empty hand bag, locate card holder, and place card into the slot provided.
23. Give dirty look to irate male driver waiting behind you.
24. Restart stalled engine and pull off.
25. Redial person on cell phone.
26. Drive for 2 to 3 miles.
27. Release Parking Brake.

Two Blind Pilots

Two blind pilots both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the other is tapping his way along the aisle with a cane.

Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin, but the men enter the cockpit, the door closes, and the engines start up. The passengers begin glancing nervously around, searching for some sign that this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming.

The plane moves faster and faster down the runway and the people sitting in the window seats realize they're headed straight for the water at the edge of the airport. As it begins to look as though the plane will plough in to the water, panicked screams fill the cabin. At that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the air. The passengers relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon all retreat into t heir magazines, secure in the knowledge that the pl ane is in good hands.

In the cockpit, one of the blind pilots turns to the other and says,"ya know, Bob, one of these days, they're gonna scream too late and we're all gonna die."

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

ADJECTIVES: -ing/ -ed

Generally said -ing adjectives have an active meaning, describing someone that is doing something (acting) or something that is causing something to us (making us feel in a certain way or giving us some kind of impression etc).



While adjectives ending with -ed have a passive meaning, describing someone 'receiving' some kind of action, made to feel in a certain way or given an impression.



To make it clearer, let's take a look at the following examples:



a talking clock

a singing bird

a winning team

a laughing child


They all 'do' something – the clock is talking, the bird is singing, the team is winning, the child is crying. The adjectives with 'ing, here, have an active meaning. So, 'talking', 'singing', winning' and laughing' are used to describe an action.



Now look at these examples with adjectives ending in -ed/ past participle:


a smashed window.

a painted box.

a lost child

a surprised look


These adjectives are used with a passive meaning. Something has been done to them (the window, the box) or something/someone has caused them to be in a certain state (the child, the look) or feel in a certain way. That is, the person or thing we are describing here is a 'passive participant' in the action. They are not doing anything, but they are “done” something. So the adjectives smashed, painted , lost , surprised describe states or feelings as a result of something done – the window has been smashed, the box has been painted, child has been lost, the person was surprised so he gave/had a surprised a look.


Here are some more examples:


She is annoyed.

I am interested in photography.

Everyone was excited during the game.

We all feel relaxed after the holiday we had.


The -ed ending implies a certain feeling. She is feeling annoyed, I feel interested in photography etc



Whereas the adjectives with -ing used here ...


The noise is annoying.

I find photography an interesting subject.

It was an exciting tennis match.

We're having a relaxing holiday.


... are used to describe the thing or the person that produces those feelings (the noise is making me feel annoyed, so it is annoying, photography provokes an interest in me, so it is interesting etc)







You can practice those with friends:


If you find an interest in art, art is interesting to you or you are interested in art.


If the news you heard has shocked you, then you were ... by the news you heard, or the news was ... .


If the story you have been told has amused you , the story must have been very .... .


If someone didn't show up for an appointment you had, and that was a surprise to you, then it was ... that they did not show up.


If you do not like football and you feel that it bores you, then you can say that you find football very ... . (which is not at all my case, as a matter of fact :-P)


Well, that was all for now. Hope it was helpful.