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With regard to the expression “half an hour,” how many minutes does this duration represent?

Read the questions and answers below. Choose the alternative that shows the correct associations.

Questions

1 - How was your weekend?

2 - Can you lend me your pen?

3 - When are you leaving for the airport?

4 - Have you finished your homework?

Answers

a. Yes, here you are.

b. Not yet, I’ll do it later.

c. It was great, thanks!

d. In about an hour.

Read the sentences below and choose the alternative that correctly completes them, respectively.
1 - Would you mind ______ the window?
2 - Would you mind ______ a little quieter?
3 - Would you mind ______ me with this exercise?

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentences, respectively.

1 - Can you meet me for lunch tomorrow?
Sorry, I work ________ Fridays.
2 - Which shoes do you like?
I prefer the red ones. They’re ________ the white ones.
3 - How ________ do you go to the gym?
Twice a week.

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentence using the Simple Past tense.
They ________ to the beach last weekend.

Choose the word in which the stress falls on the second syllable.

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentence, both in meaning and in grammar.
The movie was really __________. I didn’t expect it to be so good!

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentences, both in meaning and in grammar.
“Today is __________ than yesterday, but still __________ than last week.”

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentence, both in meaning and in grammar.
This book isn’t mine — it’s __________.

Read the sentences below and choose the alternative that shows the highest degree of formality and politeness.