MEMORANDUM 
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From           : Marketing Manager                                                
  Date: 29th September 2011 
To               : General Manager 
Subject       : Recruitment sales 
In
  order to meet target in sales of our product, we need to rise rate of sales.
  It is needed to expand market area. I think we have no choice but recruit
  some new employees for sales position. 
Can
  you follow up ‘recruitment’ to meet our recruitment? 
If
  possible, next month I would like to have 10 new employees in my division. 
Cc.
  Finance Manager 
   Marketing Manager 
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Exercise 2:
Count and Non-Count Nouns
Identify the
following nouns as count nouns or non-count nouns according to their usual
meaning.
television 
 | 
  
atmosphere 
 | 
  
food 
 | 
  
cup 
 | 
 
car 
 | 
  
person 
 | 
  
tooth 
 | 
  
money 
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News 
 | 
  
water 
 | 
  
soap 
 | 
  
hydrogen 
 | 
 
geography 
 | 
  
pencil 
 | 
  
soup 
 | 
  
minute 
 | 
 
ANSWER
Countable Noun:                   Uncountable
Noun: 
-         
Television                         - Money
-         
Car                                   - Geography
-         
Person                              - Atmoshphere
-         
Pencil                               - Water
-         
Tooth                               - Food
-         
Soap                                 - Soup
-         
Cup                                  - Hydrogen
-         
Minute                             - News
Exercise 3: Determiners
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
- He does’t have (many/much) money.
 - I would like (afew/alittle) salt on my vegetables.
 - She bought (that/those) cards last night.
 - There are (less/fewer) students in this room than in the next room.
 - There is (too much/too many) bad news on television tonight.
 - I do not want (these/this) water.
 - This is (too many/too much) information to learn.
 - A (few/little) people left early.
 - Would you like (less/fewer) coffee than this?.
 - This jacket costs (too much/too many).
 
ANSWER
- Much
 - A little
 - Those
 - Fewer
 - Too much
 - This
 - Too many
 - A few
 - Less
 - Too much
 
Exercise 4: Article
In the following sentences supply the article (a, an, or the)
if they are necessary. If no article is necessary, leave the space blank.
- Jason’s father bought him ________ bicycle than he had wanted for his birthday.
 - _______ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from ______ France to _____ United States.
 - Rita is studying _____ English and _____ math this semester.
 - ____ judge asked _____ witness to tell _____ truth.
 - Please give me _____ cup of _____ coffee with ______ cream and _____ sugar.
 - ______ big books on ______ table are for my history class.
 - No one in ______ Spanish class knew ______ correct answer to ____ Mrs. Perez’s question.
 - My _____ car is four years old and it still runs well.
 - When you go to ____ store, please buy _____ bottle of ____ chocolate milk and ____ dozen oranges.
 - There are only ____ few seats left for ____ tonight’s musical at _____ university.
 - John and Marcy went to _____ school yesterday and then studied in ____ library before returning home.
 - ____ Like Erie is one of _____ five Great Lakes in ____ North America.
 - On our trip to _____ Spain, we crossed ____ Atlantic Ocean.
 - ____ mount Rushmore is the site of ______ magnificent tribute to ____ four great Amirican presidents.
 - What did you eat for _____ breakfast this morning?.
 - Louie played _____ basketball and ____ basketball at ____ Boys’Club this year.
 - Rita plays ____ violin and her sister plays ____ guitar.
 - While we were in _____ Alaska, we saw _____ Eskimo village.
 - Phil can’t go to ____ movies tonight because he has to write ____ essay.
 - David attended ____ Princeton University.
 - Harry has been admitted to _____ School of Medicine at _____ midwestern university.
 - Mel’s grandmother is in _____ hospital, so we went to visit her ____ last night.
 - ____ political science class is taking _____ trip io ____ Soviet Union in ____ spring.
 - ______ Queen Elizabeth II is ____ monarch of _____ Great Britain.
 - ______ Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776.
 - Scientists hope to send _____ expedition to _____ Mars during _____1980s.
 - Last night there was _____ bird singing outside my house.
 - ______ chair that you are sitting in is broken.
 - ______ Civil War was fought in ______ United States between 1861 and 1865.
 - ______ Florida State University is smaller than ____ University of Florida.
 
ANSWER
1.     
a
2.     
The,-, -
3.     
-, -
4.     
a, -, a 
5.     
a, -, -, -
6.     
The, the
7.     
The, the, -
8.     
–
9.     
The, -, a, a
10. 
a, -, the
11. 
The, the
12. 
-, the, the
13. 
The, the
14. 
-, the, -
15. 
a
16. 
-, -, the
17. 
-, -
18. 
The, an
19. 
The, an
20. 
The
21. 
The, the
22. 
The, -
23. 
The, a, the,
the
24. 
The, a, the
25. 
The
26. 
An, the, -
27. 
a
28. 
The
29. 
The, the
30. 
The, the
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of other.
- This pen isn’t working. Please give me ____. (singular)
 - If you’re still thirsty. I’ll make _____ pot of coffee.
 - This dictionary has a page missing. Please give me __________. (the last one)
 - He does not need those book. He needs ______. (all the remaining)
 - There are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from Latin America and ______ are from ______ countries.
 - Six people were in the store. Two were buying meat. ______ was looking at magazines. _______ was eating a candy bar. _______ were walking around looking for more food. (notice the verbs)
 - this glass of milk is sour. _______ glass of milk is sour too.
 - the army was practicing its drills. One group was doing artillery practice. _____was marching; ________ was at attention; and _______ was practicing combat tactics.
 - There are seven students from Japan. ________ are from Iran, and ______ are from _____ places.
 - We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but _______ ones were reasonably priced.
 
ANSWER:
1.     
Another
2.     
Another
3.     
Other
4.     
Other
5.     
Another,
other
6.     
Another,
other, another
7.     
Another
8.     
Other, -,
other
9.     
Another, -,
other
10. 
Another
Exercise 6:
Simple Present and Present Progressive
Choose either
the simple present or present progressive in the following sentences.
- Something __________ (smell) very good.
 - We _________ (eat) dinner at seven o’clock tonight.
 - He ________ (practice) the piano every day.
 - They _________ (drive) to school tomorrow.
 - I ___________ (believe) you.
 - Maria ________ (have) a cold.
 - Jorge _________ (swim) right now.
 - John __________ (hate) smoke.
 - Jill always _______ (get) up at 6:00 A.M.
 - Jerry _____________ (mow) the lawn now.
 
ANSWER:
1.     
Smells
2.     
Are eating
3.     
Practices
4.     
Are driving
5.     
Believe
6.     
Is having
7.     
Is swimming
8.     
Hates
9.     
Gets
10. 
Is mowing
Exercise 7: Simple
Past Tense and Past Progressive
Use either the
simple past tense or the past progressive in the following sentences as
appropriate.
- Gene _________ (eat) dinner when his friend called.
 - While Maria was cleaning the apartment, her husband ________ (sleep).
 - At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor _________ (study).
 - When Mark arrived, the Johnsons ______ (have) dinner, but they stopped in order to talk to him.
 - John ________ (go) to France last year.
 - When the teacher _______ (enter) thye room, the students were talking.
 - While Joan was writing the report, Henry _______ (look) for more information.
 - We ______________ (see) this movie last night.
 - At one time, Mr. Roberts _____________ (owa) this building.
 - Jose ___________ (write) a letter to his family when his pencil _______ (break).
 
ANSWER:
1.     
Was eating
2.     
Slept
3.     
Studied
4.     
Was having
5.     
Went
6.     
Entered
7.     
Looked
8.     
Saw
9.     
Owed
10. 
Was writing,
broke
Exercise 8: Present
Perfect and Simple Past
Use either the
present perfect or the simple past in the following sentences.
- John __________ (write) his report last night.
 - Bob ___________ (see) this movie before.
 - Jorge _________ (read) the newspaper already.
 - Mr. Johnson ___________ (work) in the same place for thirty-five years, and he is not planning to retire yet.
 - We ___________ (begin; negative) to study for the test yet.
 - George __________ (go) to the store at ten o’clock this morning.
 - Joan __________ (travel) around the world.
 - Betty __________ (write) a letter last night.
 - Guilermo ___________ (call) his employer yesterday.
 - We _________________ (see;negative) this movie yet.
 
ANSWER: 
1.     
Written
2.     
Has seen
3.     
Has already
read
4.     
Has worked
5.     
Have not
began
6.     
Went
7.     
Has traveled
8.     
Written
9.     
Called
10. 
Have not seen
Exercise 9: Past
Prefect and Simple Past
Supply the past
perfect or simple past in the following sentences.
- The Policeman read the suspect his rights after he _____ (arrest) him.
 - After John __________ (wash) his clothes, he began to study.
 - George ___________ (wait) for one hour before the bus came.
 - Maria ____________ (enter) the university after she had graduated from the community college.
 - Jeanette ___________ (wash) the pipettes after she had completed the experiment.
 - Jane sent a letter to her university after she __________ (receive) her schilarship check.
 - After the stewardesses had served lunch to the passengers, they __________ (sit) down.
 - The car _____________ (flip) ten times before it landed on its roof.
 - We corrected our papers after we _____________ (take) the quiz.
 - John ____________ (live) in Miami for one year when his parents came to visit.
 
ANSWER:
1.      Had aressted
2.      Had washed
3.      Had waited
4.      Entered
5.      Washed
6.      Had received
7.      Sat
8.      Had flipped
9.      Had took
10.  Lived







