1)Which of the following is used to start a very formal letter?
Dear John Hi
Suzy My Dear Elaine Dear Sir or Madam
(‘Dear Sir or Madam’ is a standard way of beginning a
letter to someone whose name you don’t know.)
2)Which
of the following is a way of starting a formal letter?
Thank
you for your letter dated 26th August 2005.
Thanks
for your letter, it was great to hear from you. Thank
you for your letter about...
Thanks
for dropping me a line...
(‘Thank
you for your letter dated 26th August 2005’ is a formal opening sentence)
3)Which
would be a suitable way to introduce some bad news in a formal way? I feel
really bad about this but...
I'm
sorry to have to break the bad news but... I
regret to inform you...
I'm
so sorry about... (‘I regret
to inform you...’ is very formal.)
4)Which
of the following is an expression suitable for a formal letter?
Regards to
Jane Please give my regards to Jane Say hi to JaneGive
Jane
my best wishes (Regards to Jane’
is a semi-formal expression).
5)Which
of the following is NOT a suitable final sentence for a formal letter?
I look forward to hearing from you soon. Hope to see you soon.
Looking
forward to a swift response. Looking forward to meeting you.
(‘Hope
to see you soon’ is something you could say to a friend in an informal letter)
6)Which
of the following is NOT a suitable way to end a formal letter?
Yours faithfully Yours sincerely
Best wishes Love
(‘Love’
should be used with friends and relatives. )
1)What ‘O’ is
abroad? Overseas
2)What ‘F’ is
to throw away money bit by bit? Fritter
3)What ‘T’ is
to change something considerably? Transform
4)What ‘R’
are steep descents in a river bed with swift currents? Rapids
5)What ‘E’ is
to explain or throw light on? Elucidate
1)The
new teacher loves poems and makes us _____.
learn
them heartily heartily
learn them
►learn
them by heart learning by heart them
2)
_____ I like to do something completely spontaneous.
►every so often every often so very so often very often so
3)Please
_____ soon. your mind make up up and
make your mind ►make up your
mind make upon your mind
4)Taking
photos here is _____. questionably out of question
►out of the question out for the question
5)My
assistant John will be _____ in my absence.
charging on
charge ►in charge for charge
6)"Do
you go out _____ on weekends?"
"Yes, we sometimes go out."
every often
in a time once upon a time ► once in a while
7)The
Smiths will move to New York. But we hope to _____ with them.
keep touch keep at touch keep on touch ►keep in touch
8)Ann
is very temperamental. How do you _____ her?
put up with put with ►put up to putting up with
9)"We
should buy a new microwave."
"But our old one will do for _____."
a time being ►the time being a being time the being time
10)"Do
you have any idea how you will achieve that objective?"
"Yes, I
have it all _____." figures figured for figured in ►figured out
_______________
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