Grammar Exercise 1

In 2002, the EU promised ---- 1 billion euro available in reconstruction aid

• to make

• to be made

• making

• being made

• for making

1 billion euro available in reconstruction aid ---- Afghanistan over a five-year period.

• for

• onto

• between

• by

• with

Among the results of this support are new health clinics, road ----, the successful elections in 2004 and 2005

• delays

• failures

• mistakes

• improvements

• rejections

and better policing ---- customs and border management.

• in spite of

• in order to

• so mush as

• so as to

• as well as

And they will continue their support with a focus ---- public health, administrative reform and rural development.

• at

• in

• on

• by

• to

Friendships are so important ---- an eight year old child.

• on

• at

• to

• from

• through

The lucky eight-year-old will live in a neighborhood ---- group play is readily available.

• which

• when

• that

• of which

• where

He/she also will have a best friend ---- they may have frequent disagreements and fights.

• though

• therefore

• despite

• since

• because

He gets along especially well with older children, but parents ---- sure that any older playmates...

• used to make

• should make

• would rather make

• could have made

• ought to be made

any older playmates are a positive influence ---- negative.

• instead

• despite

• owing to

• rather than

• because of