1.france was a (power) powerful contry at that time
2.we've made some (improve) improvements to our house
3.the (travel) traveler was in paris and visited every place there
III, Fill the blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
When Bill was eight years old, in 1908, he used to work for an old lady who lived in his village. Everyday, before and after school, he (1) ....... to chop wood, light fires, and go shopping for her. He was paid 5p (2) ....... week which was (3) ....... very much even then. This old lady kept (4) ....... many cats that she did not know exactly (5) ....... many (6) ....... day, one of these cats was found dead in the garden and the lady, (7) ....... was very upset, asked Bill to dig a grave and burry it. Bill did this and (8) ....... given 10p. He couldn't (9) ....... noticing that he (10) ....... as much for burying the cat (11) ....... for a whole week's work (12) ....... made him think. He had many friends (13) ....... fathers, the local farmers, often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens. He offered his friends 2p for every dead they (14) ....... him. He would (15) ....... place the cat in the old lady's garden where she would find it, think it (16) ....... one of her own and (17) ....... Bill 10p for burying it. (18) ....... the time he left school, Bill (19) ....... saved quite a lot of money. Later in life, he became a very (20) ....... bussinessman.
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the building's wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.
I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning
Questions.
1. How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?
2. Why did she have that feeling?
3. What was she busy with?
4. What happened when she looked the messy room?
5. What did she do for her room?
A. The environment is everything around us, both natural and made by man. A major problem in the world today is the destruction of the natural environment.
This is a complicated problem. We burn fuel, and this causes air pollution. We throw away lastic bags, containing toys and other objects. These stay in the environment, they are not like paper or wood that slowly disappear. We have made thousands of new chemicals. Factories that make or use chemicals always have chemical wastes. These are often poisonous, and they also stay in the environment.
Since 1945 several countries have been testing nuclear bombs in the air and underground. The explosions in the air cause nuclear fallout. The fallout causes cancer and kills animals and people. Nuclear power plants that make electricity also produce dangerous wastes and have accidents that can be very disastrous.
1. What is a big problem in the world today?
A. The development of the population. B. The destruction of the natural environment.
C. Bomb testing. D. Throwing away plastic bags.
2. What is the cause of the air pollution?
A. Fuel burning. B. Smoke from vehicles. C. Toys and other objects. D. Paper or wood.
3. What does the word "these" in the second paragraph refer to?
A. New chemicals. B. Factories. C. Chemical wastes. D. Poisons.
4. The nuclear fallout causes __________.
A. chemical wastes. B. cancer and kills animals and people.
C. water pollution. D. dangerous wastes.
5. What is the benefit of nuclear power?
A. Causing nuclear fallout. B. Producing dangerous.
C. Having accidents. D. Making electricity.
B. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors of the world. He was responsible for more than one thousand inventions including the electric light bulb and the record player. He also created the world's first industrial research laboratory.
Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio, USA. When he was 10 years old, he set up asmall baloratory after he had read a science book his mother showed him. In 1869, he borrowed some money and began to make inventions. In 1876 he built a new laboratory so that he could spend all his time inventing. He planned to turn out minor inventions every ten days and "big trick" every six months. He developed many devices that brought great benefits to people's life. He once said that the value of an idea lay in the using of it. Edison died in 1931, after having aremarkably productive life.
1. Who was Thomas Edison?
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2. When and where was he born?
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3. What did he invent?
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A. moving / earthquake / away / Although / because
A powerful (1)__________ struck the north-east of Japan at 4 p.m last Monday. (2)__________ Japan has the most advanced warning system, there had been no early warning for this one and people were not prepares. Suddenly the ground started (3)__________. The shaking continued for a few minutes and became stronger. People began running (4)__________ from buildings as walls started to collapse.
B. hard / known / interest / telephone
Alexander Graham Bell is widely (1)__________ as the inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Ediburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. He took great (2)__________ in transmitting the human voice. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very (3)__________ on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegarph (used to send multiple messages overa single write) and phonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first (4)__________ communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in another room. The first transmitted words were, "Mr Watson, come here I want to see you."
1. Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
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2. When did he move to Canada?
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3. What was he interested in?
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4. What was the first telephone communication?
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C. three-dimensional images / mind / device / received / thought / brains
Telepathy uses a tiny (1)__________ placed into our head. Information will be sent and (2)__________ directly to and from our (3)__________. We'll be communicating just by (4)__________over the network! Holography, a video-conference technology with (5)__________, will help us interact in real time in completely different places.
D. anti-ageing pills / scientists / instead / because / medical care / incurable
(1)__________ say that in the future people will live longer. (2)__________ diseases will be cured and 'bad' genes will probably be replaced. With healthier lifestyle and better (3)__________ the average person will live to be 100 (4)__________ of 70 (for men) or 75 (for women) like today. (5)__________ will also be invented to help people live longer.
Name: ……………………… THE FIRST SEMESTER 2015-2016 No2
Read the following passage and then do the exercises below.
The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun. They were frightened that the sun might stop rising. As a result, they used to make sacrifices so that the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four seasons.
Farmers, however, used to worship the rain god almost as much as the sun god. Even today there are ruins of great pyramids they used to build to worship the sun and the rain gods.
Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a snake with feathers. This feathered snake was also the god of knowledge for the Ancient Mexicans. Under its influence, civilization spread throughout Mexico, which at that time was mostly a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders. Unfortunately, news of this civilisation eventually spread, and Mexico was invaded from the far north. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico. At first they used to live on an island in a lake where Mexico city now is. The people used to grow maize and they built beautiful towns and temples, developing Mexico into one of the most advanced civilisations of the time.
A/ Name the subordinate clauses underlined.( 6ms )
1. that the sun might stop rising.............................................
2. so that the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four seasons........................................
3. they used to build to worship the sun and the rain gods.............................................
4. which took the form of a snake with feathers.............................................
5. which at that time was mostly a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders..........................
6. where Mexico city now is.............................................
B/ Answer the questions: ( 9ms )
1. What gods did the Ancient Mexicans use to respect ?
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2. What did they do to make the sun god continue working ?
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3. Why did farmers worship the rain god ?
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4. What was the symbol of the wind god?
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5. What was the god of knowledge ?
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6. What did Mexico create when it was a peaceful country ?
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7. Why did people from the far north invade Mexico ?
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8. Did the Aztecs use to live on land for the first time ?
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9. Who developed Mexico into one of the most advanced civilisations of the time ?
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C/ Rewrite as directed. ( 5ms )
1. The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun.
The sun used......................................................................................................................................................
2. Mexico was invaded from the far north.
People................................................................................................................................................................
3. The Aztecs built beautiful towns and temples
Beautiful................................................................................................................................................................
4. At first they used to live on an island in a lake.
Where..................................................................................................................................................................
5. They were frightened that the sun might stop rising.
That the sun might stop rising made.................................................................................................................
D/ Finish the following sentences (5ms )
1. The Ancient Mexicans used sacrifies to make.....................................................................................................
2. They built great pyramids so as...........................................................................................................................
3. The feathered snake was the symbol of................................................................................................................
4. When Mexico was a peaceful country, there were...............................................................................................
5. The Aztecs invaded Mexico, but they.................................................................................................................
E/ Choose a word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest : ( 5ms )
1. A. snaked B. Mexican C. later D. lake
2. A. result B. sun C. use D. under
3. A. most B. Mexico C. also D. other
4. A. called B. used C. developed D. rained
5. A. towns B. snakes C. temples D. gods
F Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words provided: ( 5 ms)
1. The sun was.....................................in Ancient Mexico. ( respect )
2. ............................., Mexico became a powerful country at that time. ( Fortune)
3. Mexico was a.....................................country at that time. ( develop )
4. The Aztecs...................................Mexico. ( civilisation )
5. Those men were...............................at work.( skill )
G/ Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning with the first one. (5ms )
1. They respected the sun very much. They respected the rain very much. ( as...........as )
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2. Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a snake with feathers. (present participle )
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3. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico. ( adjective clause )
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4. At first they used to live on an island in a lake where Mexico city now is. ( split into two sentences )
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5. The people used to grow maize. ( passive )
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In each of the following sentences there is ONE mistake. underline it and correct it.
1. We saw the students were playing near the swimming pool.
2. They have built their house for last month.
3. How careless the driver drives!
4. The long explaination made the students bored.
5. My study is getting on satisfactory.
6. I can srill remember see that film when i was a child.
Most of us think that great ideas were the result of genius thinking. However, many of the greatest discoveries and inventions in history began with very simple beginnings. In the 18th century, James Watt was boiling water at home. As the water began to boil, he suddenly noticed that the steam wass pushing the lid of the kettle. From this, he created the steam engine. In ancident Greece time, Archimedes stepped into a bath tub and felt that water was being pushed out when he stepped in. This is how he came up with the idea of how to find the purity of gold. In the 17th century, Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell and hit him on the head. This í when he realized the pulling force of the earth - the gravity.
There are many other examples of how great ideas began with simple beginnings. What one needs to become an inventor are careful observation and a lot of hard work.
1. Jame Watt lived in _____.
A. the 17th century. B. the 18th century. C. the ancient Greece time
2. Archimedes came up with the idea of how to find purity gold when _____.
A. he was boiling water. B. he was hit by an apple. C. he was stepping into the bath tub.
3. Many great ideas began with _____.
A. genius thinking. B. simple beginnings C. long time working in laboratories.
4. Which of the following is NOT true of inventors?
A. They have simple thinkings. B. They have very careful observations. C. They work extremely hard.
5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. James Watt, Archimedes and Isaac Newton. B. Steam Engines, Gold and Gravity. C. Great Ideas with Simple Beginnings.
1. Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework
->Tired as........................................................................................
2. The Presidental visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill
-> So many people turned.........................................................................................
3. The meeting was put off because of the pressure of time (NOT ENOUGH)
->There was....................................................................time to hold the meeting
4. At the factory, he likes people to let him have his own way. (DOESN'T LIKE)
-> At the factory, he..............................when people tell him what to do.
5. ''Please don't drive so fast, Simon.'' said Mary. (PLEADED)
->Mary..................................................................................................
A. A mobile phone, also known as a cell phone, is one that we can use to make telephone calls to anyone from a great distance via a radio link. Apart from telephony, modern smart mobile phones also support a number of other services including text messaging, internet access, gaming, photography, and many business applications.
The first cell phone weighed about 2 kilograms and was demonstarted in 1973 by Dr. Martin Cooper and John F. Mitchell of Motorola. Ten years later, in 1983, the first model of cell phone went on sale to the public. By 2011, over six billion people, 87% of the world's population, used mobile networks. In spite of the many advantages a cell phone has, it also brings about several problems that users should be awave of. Mobile phone radiation is believed to be harmful to human health. Some recent studies have found an association between cell phone use and certain kinds of brain disease. Another serious problem can be privacy and tracking. Once users have the phone on, they can be interrupted in many ways, and they can also be tracked by location data.
| Statements | T | F |
| 1. A cell phone is like a cordless phone that is used within a short range of a base station. | ||
| 2. The first cell phone was on sale a decade after the first cell phone was demonstrated. | ||
| 3. A mobile phone can be harmful to users due to its radiation. | ||
| 4. A cell phone does not affect users' privacy by any means. | ||
| 5. The main idea of the passage is to persuade people not to use cell phones. |
B. Texting is a new way of exchanging information, and it is becoming more and more popular among the young. In fact, texting is clearly affecting on the language. There are no rules for it. We are creating a new aspect of vocabulary and opening up a new kind of playful and that's fine, but some people are worried about the affects it might have on child' ability to read and write. But not everyone is so worried. An expert says, "Every time a new medium comes along, it has an effect on language... but this doesn't destroy the existing language, it adds to it". In text massages, words may come from shorthand created in email such as CUS (See you soon) and so on. Someone says, "Mostly they are original, but sometimes you get a class os meanings. For example, LOL can mean both Laugh Out Loud and Lots of Love. That could lead to some misunderstanding."
1. There are no rules for texting. ..........
2. Texting is always affecting language in a bad. ..........
3. Everyone is worried about message. ..........
4. Sometimes, there is more than one way of understanding a message. ..........
