THEIR EVENTUAL CHOICE OF THE HOUSE WAS……….BY THE TIME PETER WOULD...

20. Their eventual choice of the house was……….by the time Peter would take to get to the office.

A. related

B. consequent

C. determined

D. dependent

II. Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form (1p)

In 1764 Dr. Johnson accepted the contract (1. produce) a dictionary. (2. rent) a garret, he took on a

number of copying clerks, who (3. stand) at a long central desk. Johnson (4. not have) a library

available to him, but eventually produced definitions of 40,000 words ( 5. write) down in 80 large

notebooks. On publication, the Dictionary immediately (6. hail) in many European countries as a

landmark. According to his biographer, James Boswell, Johnson‟s principal achievement was (7.

bring) stability to the English language: “It (8. be) the cornerstone of Standard English, an

achievement which (9. confer) stability on the language of his country”. As a reward for his hard work,

he (10. grant) a pension by the king.

Your answers:

1 ………..………...

2…………...………..

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4 ………..…………

5………..………

6.……..………