Thursday, October 25, 2018

I'd better/I'd better not

Test at 8 am.
What should he do?
1) Go to bed early.
2) Party all night.
3) Watch TV all night.
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I'd better + verb   | - good idea.
I'd better ........      | - problem if
                               |   don't to do it.

I'd better / I'd better not
I'd better = I had better
I'd better bring an umbrella.
I'd better leave my house earlier.
It's late I'd better go.
My friends are coming over. I'd better buy some food.

I'd better not
not doing it =  good idea.
I'd better not go to the party. I have to study.
I'd better not forget my girlfrend's birthday again.
We'd better not eat all the pizza.

Threat/warning
- You'd better..
- She'd better..
- He'd better..
       .... finish your homework.
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Quiz:

1. I have a job interview tomorrow at 9am. ______B______ go to bed early.
A. I'd good
B. I'd better
C. I'd
D. I'd better not
C. More good I

2. That restaurant is always busy at 7pm. ______B________ make a reservation.
A. We better
B. We'd better
C. We'd better not
D. We'd had better

3. In the sentence, "I'd better do my homework", "I'd" is a contraction. What is "I'd" short for? ______D_______
A. I should
B. I would
C. I have
D. I had
C. I did

4. Your boss says: "You'd better be on time tomorrow."
Your boss is giving you a: __A___

A. warning. If you're late, there will be consequences.
B. compliment. The boss is saying you're doing better.
C. suggestion. It's your choice to be on time, and the boss is happy regardless of your decision.

5. Ken has a winning lottery ticket for a million dollars. He'd better not _____D________.
A. lost the ticket
B. to lose the ticket
C. losing the ticket
D. lose the ticket

6. A boy lied to his mother about a fight at school. The mother says to her son, "You'd better _________B___________."
A. be lying to me
B. not be lying to me
C. not be lie to me
D. be lie to me

7. You have to go to the airport. You know there is more traffic today than usual. You say to yourself, "__________D____________."
A. I better be late
B. I better not leave my house early
C. I'd better not leave my house early
D. I'd better leave my house early

8. You watch the weather report. It is going to rain today. You say, "__________A__________."
A. I'd better take my umbrella
B. I'd better not take my umbrella
C. I'd better taking my umbrella
D. I'd better will take my umbrella

9. You are planning a birthday party for a friend. You say, "________D_________."
A. I better forgot the cake
B. I'd better forget the cake
C. I'd better not forgot the cake.
D. I'd better not forget the cake

10. You're traveling to another country. You say, "_________B__________."
A. I better not forget my passport
B. I'd better not forget my passport
C. I better forget my passport
D. I'd better not will forget my passport

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Quiz II

1. You're annoying me! ______B____
A. Cut it off!
B. Cut it out!
C. Cut it in!

2. I don't wanna talk to anyone. _____B_____.
A. Get losing
B. Get lost
C. Get lose

3. Good night. _____A_____
A. Sleep tight.
B. Sleep light.
C. Sleep bright.

4. You need to calm down. Just ______A____.
A. chill out
B. chill down
C. chill around

5. Don't wait for me to eat. _____C_____!
A. Dig out
B. Dig on
C. Dig in

6. These stairs are kind of old. ______B____.
A. Look your step
B. Watch your step
C. See your step

7. Things aren't so bad. _____B_____.
A. Quit your moan
B. Quit your moaning
C. Quit your moans

8. You're almost at the end of the race. Just _____A_____.
A. hang up there
B. hang in there
C. hang out there

9. Whoa. Whoa. Don't get so excited. ____A______.
A. Slow your roll
B. Slow your rolls
C. Slow your roller

10. You don't know what you're talking about, so I think it's better if you _____C_____.
A. hold onto your tongue
B. hold in your tongue
C. hold your tongue

Quiz

1. Could you ______A_________ later? We haven't talked to each other in ages.
A. drop by
B. go ahead
C. grow up

2. I'm not sure if the new iPhone is ________C_______. It doesn't seem as popular as the older models.
A. dropping by
B. going ahead
C. catching on

3. Could you _______B________ a sec? I'm talking to my mom on the other line.
A. move in
B. hold on
C. end up

4. This is a nice place. When did you _______C________?
A. die out
B. go ahead
C. move in

5. My car keeps _______C________. I'm tired of taking it to the mechanic again and again.
A. catching on
B. ending up
C.breaking down

6. People's interest in Game of Thrones isn't going to _______A________ any time soon.
A. end up
B. grow up
C. die out

7. Where did you ________A_______? Your accent is different from most people I know from around here.
A. grow up
B. end up
C. die out

8. They ________B_______ with the building project despite warnings from safety inspectors.
A. ended up
B. went ahead
C. moved in

9. You were living in Laos for a while, weren't you? When did you ________B_______?
A. grow up
B. get back
C. hold on

10. We ________A_______ having dinner at the new Japanese place downtown.
A. ended up
B. dropped by
C. caught on

11. She should be here by now. When is she going to _______B________?
A. take off
B. show up
C. watch out

12. Get to bed so we can _________A______ early in the morning.
A.set off
B. slow down
C.speak out

13. You're going too fast. You need to ________C_______.
A. slow in
B. slow up
C. slow down

14. If you don't ______B_________, no one will.
A. speak in
B. speak out
C. speak around

15. Our plane _______A________ in two hours.
A. takes off
B. takes up
C. takes in

16. I tried making beef stew for the first time. It didn't _______A________ well.
A. turn out
B. turn in
C. turn off

17. I was so tired that I got home and just _______C________.
A. passed in
B. passed on
C. passed out

18. I don't trust him. You should _______C________.
A. watch off
B. watch around
C watch out

19. Let's get together this weekend and _______B________.
A. catch in
B. catch up
C. catch on

20. I think you missed the exit. We need to _______C________.
A. turn over
B. turn around
C. turn behind