Basic English Sentence Patterns

Exercise 4 
The following sentences are taken from Living Geography Book 1B published by 
Addison Wesley Longman China Limited. 
 
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 
e.g. Large shopping areas are usually found in the commercial centre of a city. (find) 
1. Most of the waste water ____________________ and it ____________________ 
directly into the Zhu Jiang. (not treated, discharge) 
2. Some solid wastes like metals and paper ____________________, but most of 
them ____________________ into landfills. (recycle, dump) 
3. In Hong Kong, most commercial acrivities and job opportunities 
____________________ in Kowloon and Peninsula or on Hong Kong Island, but 
nearly half of the population lives in the New Territories. (find) 
4. The main urban areas ____________________by Victoria Harbour. (separate) 
5. Within each new town, public housing estates ____________________ by the 
government. Basic facilities such as hospitals, markets and schools 
____________________. (build, provide) 
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Answers 
 
Exercise 4  
5. is not treated, is discharged 
6. are recycled, are dumped 
7. are found 
8. are separated 
7. are built, are provided 
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Exercise 5 
The following sentences are taken from Understanding Integrated Science for 21
st
 
Century Book 1B published by Aristo Educational Press Limited. 
 
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 
e.g. Large shopping areas are usually found in the commercial centre of a city. (find) 
1. Energy __________ to useful forms or the forms that we desire. (convert) 
2. Towngas __________ from naphtha which is a petroleum product. (produce) 
3. How many wind turbines __________ to match the output of a 600 megawatt 
coal-fired station? (need) 
4. Smaller crystals __________ during rapid cooling. (form) 
5. Brownian motion also occurs when small particles __________ in a liquid. 
(suspend) 
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