A GREAT WRITER Every child has at some time (0) or other been thrilled by the stories that have

been written by Jules Verne, (16) ___ was a very imaginative Frenchman. Although he was (17) _____ in Nandi, France (18) _____ 1828, Jules Verne lived in Paris (19) ______ he studied law. However, (20) ______ knowledge of science soon made him realise that he (21) _______ use this in the writing of adventure stories centred around the use of inventions. He found it difficult to have his books published (22) _____ first, but after his first book, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was published, it was (23) ______a success that his publisher, Etzel, offered him a twenty-year contract. After that he wrote two novels a year. In (24) ______ over forty years he had written eighty novels. All of Vernes stories, besides being adventure stories, are also to do with travel. (25) _______ of his books, Around the World in Eighty Days, is a very clever (26) ______ that takes us around the world and through all sorts of adven- tures. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea stirs the imagination as we travel in Captain Nemos submarine to many parts of (27) ______ world. Many of his stories (28) _______ been made into films (29) _____ besides reading the stories we can now see them on the screen. Much of what was fantasy then has now (30) ______reality. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 31 The football match was postponed due to the rain. put The football match was _____________ due to the rain. 32 There was no one here except John. apart There was no one here _____________ John. 33 You will have to pay at least 500 to get that watch. impossible Youll find it ____________ that watch for less than 500. 34 I dont want to eat this now. rather I _____________________ eat this now. 35 Shall I turn on the light? Sue asked Jill. wanted Sue asked Jill _____________ the light turned on. 36 Mother walked in quietly so as to avoid waking the baby. order Mother walked in quietly ____________ the baby. 37 Its possible that she didnt understand what I had said. might She ________________what I had said. 38 I couldnt concentrate fully because of the loud music.

difficult The loud music ____________ fully. 39 The tea is too hot to drink. enough The tea ________________ to drink. 40 She is certain to have heard about it on the news. must She ________________ about it on the news. A LETTER OF PRAISE Dear Sirs, I (O) .. .recentlv flew Swiftair across Europe for the first time. RECENT It was the most (56) trip I have ever had on a ENJOY plane. I cannot mention enough positive things about the (57) FLY To begin with, we took off (58) ..The trip fol- PUNCTUAL lowed all the safety (59) .. of IATA. The cabin REGULATE (60) were outstandingly polite. There were ATTEND (61) .. programmes for children and adults. I ENTERTAIN should not forget to mention the (62) . food, the IMPRESS great (63) of drinks and beverages, and praise SELECT the well written and (64) magazines provided. USE Overall, I would like to thank you for a very (65).. PLEASE trip.