GEPT questions 2

[Andy Lin]

I tested a GEPT simulation test, and I got wrong with the following questions. Although having the answers, I still can't be satisfied.
In order to having no bias, I won't give the answers. Sometimes the answers maybe is not the correct, let's discuss!

1.We just don't have the budget to make any purchases right now. ____________, we don't even need new chairs!
(A) All right (B) Besides (C) Therefore (D) Of course

2.I apologize in advance for any ____________ this may cause you.
(A) incompetence (B) inconvenience (C) impatience (D) insistence

3. When making a long journey, it's best to get an early ____________.
(A) wake (B) awake (C) start (D) up

4. I did not see ____________ of you at the board meeting yesterday.
(A) anyone (B) any (C) all (D) someone

5. Now that our company ____________ in the global market, we are going to open an overseas branch.
(A) expands (B) is expanding (C) expanding (D) will have expanded

6. ____________, the wife of the victim didn't want to speak to the reporters knocking at her door because it was too soon after the accident.
(A) Unfortunately (B) Unacceptably (C) Undeniably (D) Understandably

7. After a few ____________ remarks, the speaker asked the audience members to stand up.
(A) intro (B) introducing (C) introduction (D) introductory

 

[GoesStation]

I [STRIKE]tested[/STRIKE] took a GEPT simulation test, and I got [STRIKE]wrong with[/STRIKE] the following questions wrong. [STRIKE]Although[/STRIKE] Despite having the answers, I'm still [STRIKE]can't be[/STRIKE] not satisfied. [About what? This is an incomplete thought.]
In order to [STRIKE]having no[/STRIKE] prevent any bias, I won't give the answers. Some[STRIKE]times[/STRIKE] of the answers provided with the test may[STRIKE]be is[/STRIKE] not [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] be correct.(,) [STRIKE]l[/STRIKE]Let's discuss[STRIKE]![/STRIKE] ​this.

1.(B)
2.(B)
3.(C)
4.(B)
5.(B)
6.(D)
7.(D)

 

[Tarheel]

For 5 I would have said "none of the above",

 

[Rover_KE]

5(B) sounds good to me.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

I went through your question as soons as I woke up.

My answers are:

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. D or С
7. D

Please note that I'm not a teacher nor an English teacher.

 

[Matthew Wai]

6. D or B

I think 'it was too soon after the accident' is a reason that is understandable but not unacceptable.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

Mixed up B and C by accident.

 

[tzfujimino]

6(C) doesn't work for me.

 

[SoothingDave]

I am sure D is the "correct" answer for 6, but a case could be made for A.

Say you were the editor of a newspaper and wanted to get an interview. Unfortunately, the wife wouldn't talk to your reporters.

 

[Andy Lin]

1.(B)
2.(B)
3.(C)
4.(B)
5.(B)
6.(D)
7.(D)

Thank you for your correction, I very need the assistance correcting my sentence like this.
The answers are:
1.(B)
2.(B)
3.(C)
4.(B)
5.(B)
6.(D)
7.(D)

You are all right!

May I ask you or others kind guys the following question?

1.Why can't choose C or D? In Chinese, the B,C, and D are all smooth in sentence. I looked a website up, it's saying that besides is used to emphasize an additional point.
So, when I read the context, if the following sentence is emphasizing the last sentence, like "even", I should choose besides?
But website also says: You use of course in order to emphasize a statement that you are making, especially when you are agreeing or disagreeing with someone.

2.I apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you. In this sentence, can I omit "this"? I think "this" is the appositive.

3.I have been doubting that why people can't get an early up when they are during the journey.

4.I have totally understanding nothing with this question. Why can't A or C, I google for "anyone of you" or "all of you" then displaying a lots of sentences.

5.Why can't choose A? Now that = as long as?

6.I go with SoothingDave, I choose A.

7.I choose B, because I think blank needs to be adjective, so there are two choices. I think introducing remarks = remarks that is introducing something, sounds not weird.

 

[Tarheel]

Say:

Thank you for your corrections.

OR

Thank you for your suggestions.

OR

Thank you for your ideas.

 

[SoothingDave]

For 6, I chose D as the best answer, but allowed for A being a possibility. Absent context, D is the best answer.

 

[Tarheel]

For #1, "Besides" (B?) is simply the only one that makes sense.

 

[tzfujimino]

4.I have totally understanding nothing with this question. Why can't A or C, I google for "anyone of you" or "all of you" then displaying a lots of sentences.

1. "any one of ..." works in that sentence, but "anyone of ..." doesn't.
2. Actually, "all of ..." is grammatically correct with a different meaning. I don't think it's a good test question.

 

[Andy Lin]

Say:

Thank you for your corrections.

OR

Thank you for your suggestions.

OR

Thank you for your ideas.

Thank you very much.
May I ask a question? Maybe it sounds stupid.

Thank you for your correcting. Why this's wrong? I know I need to put the noun after preposition. So I put the gerund as the noun.

 

[Andy Lin]

1. "any one of ..." works in that sentence, but "anyone of ..." doesn't.
2. Actually, "all of ..." is grammatically correct with a different meaning. I don't think it's a good test question.

Thank you, I appreciate that you explain to me. Can you explain more clear? I don't totally understand.

1.Why "any one of ..." works but "anyone of ..." doesn't? Are two different?
2.grammatically correct with a different meaning. What this sentence means? I don't understand.

 

[Tarheel]

Thank you very much.
May I ask a question? Maybe it sounds stupid.

Thank you for your correcting. Why this's wrong? I know I need to put the noun after preposition. So I put the gerund as the noun.

The word "correcting" is not a noun, so you can't have "your correcting".

Say:

Why is this wrong?

OR

Why is that wrong?

 

[tzfujimino]

Thank you, I appreciate that you explain to me. Can you explain more clear? I don't totally understand.

1.Why "any one of ..." works but "anyone of ..." doesn't? Are two different?
2.grammatically correct with a different meaning. What this sentence means? I don't understand.

"I didn't see all of you at the board meeting" means "Some of you were present at the meeting, and some (of you) were not."

I'm afraid I cannot answer your other question well. All I can say is that I've never read/heard 'anyone' used that way.

I'd like to suggest that you start a new thread concerning the other questions - this thread is going to get confusing.

 

[Tarheel]

1. It is best not to work on too many things at one time.
2. I can't copy and paste with this thing I'm using.
3. To continue to discuss those questions, I have to refer to post #1. (Rather inconvenient.)
4. Let's take the questions in order if we're going to keep discussing them.

 

[SoothingDave]

"I didn't see all of you at the board meeting" means "Some of you were present at the meeting, and some (of you) were not."

I'm afraid I cannot answer your other question well. All I can say is that I've never read/heard 'anyone' used that way.

I'd like to suggest that you start a new thread concerning the other questions - this thread is going to get confusing.

Yes, start a new thread for each question you want to discuss.