tailieunhanh - Mastering american english part 5

Insofar as possible, the student's attention is called to the grammar and struc¬ture of English through examples which serve as patterns for the practice materials which follow. | 107 EXPRESSIONS OF TIME 4 In each section choose one of the two indicated words for each sentence. BY vs IN 1 Thomas and Richard will be there . ten o clock. 2 My friends will be there . two or three hours. 3 Will you finish the work . September 10 4 I ll finish all of the work . three months. 5 I ll lend you my dictionary . a day or two. 6 Don t bother I ll have my own dictionary . then. 7 We ll go there at six-thirty. that time Tom will be there. 8 I m sure you will not finish the work . that amount of time. BY vs UNTIL 1 Bill is there now. He ll be there . ten o clock. 2 Bill isn t there now. But he ll be there. ten o clock. 3 Don t hurry. The train won t leave . 5 45 p. m. 4 We ll certainly get to the station . 5 45 p. m. 5 Please return in an hour. I ll be ready . then. 6 I ll be back very soon. Wait right here . then. 7 Our guests stayed here . twelve o clock last night. 8 . twelve o clock we were practically asleep in our chairs. BY vs FOR 1 We ll have that report ready for you . 4 00 p. m. 2 We ll work on that report . the next two hours. 3 I m leaving now but I ll be back here . noon. 4 I ll be away from my office . several hours today. 5 The highway department will finish that road . 1962. 6 The construction company has already worked on year. 7 Please don t tell my friends the news . a few days. 8 Why not Your friends will know all about it . that time. EXPRESSIONS OF TIME 5 108 In each section choose one of the two indicated words for each sentence. UNTIL vs FOR 1 I waited for you right there. five o clock. 2 I waited for you right hour and a half. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Carson will be in London . September. 4 The Carsons are going to stay in London . two months. 5 Our guests will remain with us . one more day. 6 They are going to stay here . the day after tomorrow. 7 Mr. Wilson won t be away from the office .very long. 8 Why don t you wait here in the office . then UNTIL vs IN 1 The train will leave the minutes. 2 The train won t .