BU YADYOK P3 A

Fall 2024-2025
P3 QUIZ 1 REVISION
A. TENSES
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
WHALING
The whale (1) __________________ (be) a giant sea animal, economically very valuable.
Before the 20th Century, all seafaring nations (2) __________________ (hunt) whales for economic
gain. However, since the mid-20th Century, when whale populations (3) __________________
(begin) to drop, whale hunting (4) __________________ (come) under strict control. Whale hunting,
or "whaling", (5) __________________ (be) something that is now monitored seriously.
For the Inuit (Eskimos), the whale (6) __________________ (be) a source of food, fuel and light
in the past, as well as the raw material for many of their daily needs. By the time other nations
(7) __________________ (learn) to use whales efficiently, the Inuit (8) __________________ (take)
full advantage of them for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, whaling (9) __________________ (go)
on for a very long time, and the increasing hunting of whales worldwide (10) __________________
(result) in the loss of many species.
The first hunters (11) __________________ (capture) whales while they
(12)__________________ (breed) close to the shore. By the 20th Century, the Dutch and
Americans (13) __________________ (introduce) more industrial forms of hunting. However, due to
massive loss of species, whaling (14) __________________ (turn) into a small, unprofitable industry
since then, now left over to the Russians and the Japanese.
As all other commercial enterprises that harm the environment, whaling
(15) __________________ (receive) criticism from environmentalists recently. Anti-whaling efforts
(16) __________________ (go) as far back as 1925, but thousands of more whales
(17) __________________(die) by the time a standing international organization
(18) __________________(start) to monitor whaling, and 50 more years (19)__________________
(pass) until Greenpeace (20) __________________ (get) involved. Their campaigns
(21) __________________ (continue) since then. Protests usually (22) __________________ (take)
the form of demonstrations or meetings to hear speakers.
With the added support of media activism, maybe in the future
whales (23)__________________ (be) under the protection of governments. Some
whaling (24)__________________ (probably / go) on to provide the livelihood of indigenous
peoples, but hopefully, vicious commercial hunting (25) __________________ (stop) worldwide by
the next century.
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B. PRONOUNS
I. Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the list. You may use an item more than
once.

her his his or her its

1. Tonight's audience is special. Everyone in ___________ is a member of the fire department or the
police department. The show is being performed especially for ___________.
2. When the play was over, the audience arose from ___________ seats and applauded wildly.
3. The actors bowed to the audience's applause. The leading man took ___________ bow first, and
then the leading lady took ___________ bow.
4. The faculty of the philosophy department is very small. In fact, ___________ has only two
professors. ___________ share an office.
5. Well, Mia, I'm sorry you're having problems. Everyone has ___________ problems, goodness
knows!
II. Choose the correct pronoun to complete each sentence. Choose the correct pronoun.
1. People make New Year's resolutions at the beginning of a new year. They promise _____ that they
will do something to improve their well-being or to benefit their community or the world.
a. them b. oneself c. themselves
2. One should be honest with _____.
a. one b. oneself c. yourself
3. Parents tell their children, "You should be polite to _____ elders."
a. your b. one's c. their
4. How do _____ start this car?
a. you b. one c. he
5. How does _____ make a complaint in this store? Is there a customer service department?
a. you b. they c. one
6. If you are a student, _____ can get a discount at shops in the mall.
a. they b. you c. one
7. Students can get discounts at the mall. _____ just have to show their student ID.
a. They b. Themselves c. One

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[Link] each sentence. Choose the correct form of other.
1. One of the biggest problems in the world is global warming. _____ problem is AIDS.
a. The another b. The other c. Other
2. Some cities have strict anti-pollution laws, but _____ cities do not.
a. other b. others c. the others
3. New York is a multilingual city. In addition to English, many people speak Spanish. _____ speak
French, Chinese, Portuguese, or Russian.
a. Others b. Other c. Another
4. In addition to these languages, there are 40 _____ languages spoken in New York City, according
to the U.S. Census Bureau.
a. other b. others c. another
5. Istanbul lies on both sides of the Straits of Bosporus. One side is in Europe, and _____ side is in
Asia.
a. another b. the other c. other
6. There are 47 countries in Africa. Of these, 35 countries have coastlines. _____ do not have
coastlines; they are landlocked.
a. Others b. The other c. The others
7. There are several countries that have a king or a queen. One is Thailand. _____ is England.
a. Another b. The other c. The another
8. There are a few _____ countries that have a king or a queen, but I can't remember which ones.
a. others b. other c. another
9. Scandinavia consists of four countries. One is Denmark. _____ are Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
a. The other b. The others c. Others
10. Canada has ten provinces. French is the official language of Quebec province. English is the
language of _____ provinces.
a. others b. another c. the other
11. Washington is one of the five states of the United States with borders on the Pacific Ocean. What
are _____ states?
a. other b. the other c. the others

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C. TIME CLAUSES1
I. Choose the option that best completes each sentence.
1. _______________ you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands: one for helping
yourself, the other for helping others.
a. As b. Before c. Whenever
2. ________________ I crave junk food, I eat salty things like peanuts or potato chips.
a. After b. Until c. Whenever
3. There’s only one way to have a happy marriage and ____________ I learn what it is, I’ll get
married again.
a. as soon as [Link] the time c. while
4. _______________ people turn 35, everyone should get down to the gym and start moving again.
a. After b. Until c. Whenever
5. Life is what happens _______________ you are busy making other plans. (John Lennon)
a. before b. until c. while
6. I’ve now been in this country __________ I was 17, so this is my second home.
a. by the time b. since c. when
7. I still love making hamburgers on the grill. I guess _______________ I eat them, childhood
memories come up for me.
a. before b. until c. whenever
8. Champions keep practicing _____________ they get it right.
a. before b. until c. whenever
9. ______________ you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the
attention of the world.
a. After b. Since c. When
10. Something in me starts to vibrate ________________ I hear music.
a. as soon as b. by the time c. until
11. I could develop a picture ___________ I was 12.
a. since b. by the time c. as soon as
12. A lie gets halfway around the world _________ the truth has a chance to get its pants on. (Winston
Churchill)
a. before b. until c. when

1 Taken from Ediger, A.M.& Lee, L. (2019) Elements of Success 3. Oxford University Press.
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II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. When the economy ______________ (improve), more people ________________ (have) jobs.
2. It _______________ (be) years before the economy ______________(become) stable again.
3. I _______________ (not/ get) a job unless I _______________ (be) very lucky.
4. Most students ______________ (start) at low salaries when they ______________ (leave)
college.
5. When I _______________ (graduate), I ________________ (get) a job right away.
6. As soon as I ________________ (finish) school, I ______________ (apply) for as many jobs as
possible.
7. I ________________ (not/look) for employment until I ______________ (graduate) from college.
8. We _________________ (not/ get) good jobs unless we ________________ (learn) new skills.
9. I _________________ (try) to get some work experience while I _________________(be) in
school.
10. I _________________ (travel) after I _________________ (pass) my final exams.

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D. QUANTIFIERS (Mixed)
The two leading presidential candidates are having a debate on live television. Circle the correct
answer for each blank.

Speaker: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Our guests tonight are Mr. Jackson, the majority leader
and Mr. Anderson, the opposition leader. 1. Both / Each leaders will discuss their views on elections.

Mr. Anderson: Thank you. As you know, the elections are coming and have 2. a lot of / much things
to say. To begin with, after four years of your party in power, it's time for a change. We're the party to
do that. The country has 3. a lot of / few problems, and we know how to solve them. First, there's
4. too many / too much unemployment. Second, there aren't 5. no / enough teachers in our schools and
third, there's 6. any / no money left for our seniors!

Mr. Jackson: What you have to remember is that this situation is a direct result of your party's policies
when you were in power. We've had very 7. little / few time to repair the damage you caused. How
8. many / much people voted for you in the last election? Very 9. few / little! And do you know why?
Because the voters were fed up and so were 10. much / a lot of members of your own party!

Mr. Anderson: My dear friend, you really don't have any idea what you're talking about! You say you
haven't had 11. enough / a number of time. I say you don't have 12. no / any original ideas.

Mr. Jackson: I can assure you that we have 13. many /plenty of ideas and 14. few / none of our ideas
are outdated or ineffective.

Mr. Anderson: Nonsense! 15. A little / A couple of years ago when we were in power, our economy
was stronger, and we had very 16. few / little unemployment. How do you explain that?

Mr. Jackson: You know that's not true and so do the voters. You have been telling 17. a great number/
a great deal of lies since you lost the last election.

Mr. Anderson: The problem is that your party spends 18. too many/too much time insulting the
opposition, and not 19. enough / several time thinking of new ideas.

Speaker: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. I'm afraid we have 20. any / no more time
today.

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