Exercise 2: Write the proper forms of the words in parentheses in each line of the following passage:
(. This is a story that Charlie Chaplin liked to tell about (1. he). It happened after the great (2. act) had become (3. nation) famous. A theater announced that a (4. compete) would be held to see who could act like Charlie Chaplin. Those (5. take) part in it had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act one of the role in a Chaplin’s film. When Charlie Chaplin heard about the (6. compete), he decided to take part in the (7. compete) himself. (8. nature), he kept his plan a secret from everybody. When the result of the (9. compete) were announced, Charlie said: “I didn’t know whether to feel angry or only (10. surprise). I didn’t win the first prize. But after thinking about it, I decided that it would be best to laugh.”
(. There are more and more challenges for school (1. child) today at their early age. For example, (2. element) pupils have to work harder to finish many types of homework. (3. teach) and parents can help them in many ways. Teachers should be more ready to give (4. time) comments and feedbacks to (5. courage) pupils. At home, parents also need to care more about the place and time for their children to do homework. There should be enough space to work (6. comfort), good light, and no (7. distract) such as television or phone calls.
Taking tests is another challenge for school children. Some parents worry that their children will become (8. stress) over the tests. However, teachers can help them prepare more (9. care) for the tests and be more (10. confide) to pass them. Teachers try to make sure that the pupils really enjoy the experience, so that they are able to do their best. Parents can help by not taking them too (11. serious). The more (12. relax) parents are, the better children can perform in the tests.
( Thanks to the (1. develop) of modern(2. technique), the idea of an electronic house is no longer ridiculous. It will be possible to have a house run (3. electronic) by computer technology I the near future. Lights can be turned on and off on a regular schedule. Old and sick people can be taken care of at home by computers. Many modern machines contain computer chips, (4. allow) their users to program them. For example, a microwave oven can be instructed to cook a certain dish. The housework will be done by a dishwasher, the washing machine and dryer, and so on. Most (5. entertain) equipment will operate with computer (6. technique), too. Some examples are radios, television sets, CD players, etc. these (7. equip) can be set up to (8. electronic) go to certain channels or stations, or record specific programs at certain times. Indeed, cars can be started (9. automatic) so that on cold winter mornings people can get into a warm vehicle to drive to work. In short, computers will be (10. wide) used from operating the household equipments to entertaining people.