Common Errors -- P --
Quiz 1
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. Each question has only one correct answer.
The time for the feudal society is ______.
- passed
- past
- passing
- passing away.
We can’t just ______ that she is guilty.
- assume
- presumeassumption
- take it for granted
- assumption
It is __________ for him if Peter decides to travel around Taiwan by bike.
- practical
- real
- sensible
- predictable
My father ________ me practicing the piano three hours a day.
- persists in
- insists on
- perseveres at
- endure
It is very _________ of him to plan any program step by step.
- prudential
- advisory
- prudent
- practical
I don’t think it is good for him to make a ________ decision.
- precipitate
- precipitous
- sudden
- abruptly
Lisa ________ in her ideas despite the objections from her family.
- insisted
- persisted
- persevered
- stressed
Jack is glad that he, finally, _______ the final exam.
- passed
- past
- passing
- passing away
I _______ you are here on vacation.
- assume
- presume
- take it for granted
- assumption
My father is a very ________ person so that he can always make the things more sensible and effective.
- practical
- real
- sensible
- predictable