Quiz 6

A.

(Worth 6 points) Complete the paragraph with the coordinating

conjunctions
from the list below. Use each conjunction only once.

for

and

nor

but

or

yet

so

Small children with runny noses and dirty hands are said to be a
responsible for spreading sickness, 1. ____________ teens and young
adults may be the main drivers of seasonal and pandemic flu. Schoolage children tend to have more close contact with a greater number of
peers than very young children, 2. __________ young adults are socially
active. Very young kids may not be the main flu spreaders, 3. _____
they are not as mobile, 4. _______ do they congregate in as large a
group as middle and high schoolers do. Many outbreaks start in
schools, 5. __________ the next place outbreaks are seen are in homes
and families. To stop the spread of the virus, schoolchildren must be
vaccinated early every fall, 6. ______ the flu might not be slowed down.

B.

(Worth 4 points) Write the correct time subordinators to

complete the
sentences.

1. Before / Since arriving on campus, many university students dont

understand how serious an attack of the flu can be.
2. Until / Once students come down with the flu, they can be ill for up
to two weeks.
3. While / After recovering, they may miss several classes and get
behind in their work.
4. When / As seriously ill students are out for a long period of time,
they also face the financial burden of classes that they paid for.

C.

(Worth 5 points) Complete the paragraph with the past perfect,

past perfect
progressive, or simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. After we _________________ (arrive) in England, my colleague

______________ (begin) complaining about not feeling well, but despite
her illness, we __________ (be) able to give a presentation at a
conference. 2. However, before we ___________ (continue) the trip to
Germany, I _________________ (develop) sever joint pain. 3. I __________
(feel) extremely fatigued, unable to enjoy the rest of the trip. 4. After
we ______________ (return) home, I finally _____________ (consult) my
doctor because my symptoms ________________ (get) so bad that I
_____________ (can, barely, stand). 5. The doctor _______________
(explain) that I _______________ (develop) pneumonia, the last stage in
swine flu, which __________________ (sweep) countries across the globe
in 2009.

D.

(Worth 5 points) Combine the sentences using past unreal

conditionals and
wish-clauses.

1. My colleagues symptoms were not recognized as swine flu

symptoms. I didnt take my own joint pain and sleeplessness more
seriously.

2. Both my colleague and I wished something. We didnt have better

information about swine flu.

3. We didnt interpret my symptoms as swine flu. I didnt see a doctor

and developed pneumonia.

4. I wish something. I wasnt aware of the potential dangers of

airplane travel at that time.

5. We didnt realize that airplanes were a breeding ground for swine

flu. We didnt cancel our trip.