1 The more expensive a car is, the more petrol it can use
2 The more famous an artist is, the more valuable the picture is
1 The more expensive a car is, the more petrol it can use
2 The more famous an artist is, the more valuable the picture is
Write a paragraph (80-100 words) about your experience of shopping based on the following suggested questions.
1. What did you want to buy?
2. Where didyou go shopping?
3. How much did you pay for the thing?
4. How was the shop assistant?
5. How did you feel?
Read and answer questions. Dropping Out University administrators call it “retention,” and it refers to The number of students who choose to stay in college. The truth is, No matter how much these administrators focus on keeping them In school, there are always reasons for students to drop out. One of the most common reasons is financial. Universities, especially private ones, must charge exorbitant fees to keep their doors open, and some students do not have the means to continue their studies. The coursework too demanding. They were not prepared for all the studying involved in maintaining good grades and end up leaving the university after a short time. Finally, there are those students who suffer the personal pressures of being university students. These individuals are away from home for the first time and living with strangers. They cannot cope with the absence of family just yet, so they decide to go Other students drop out of school because they find the rigors of Back to the nest. Whatever the reasons, it is no joke that “retention” numbers are not as healthy as they may appear on the surface. 1. What is the topic of this paragraph? 2. Write down the topic sentence (Hint: It is not the first sentence.) Write down the controlling idea. 3. Write down the concluding sentence. 4. What type of concluding sentence that is used. a. estatement b. suggestion c. opinion 5. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this paragraph? 6. What do you think the writer’s purpose statement was? 7. What features of a cause effect paragraph do you see in this paragraph? Explain Your answer. a. Causes of an action or event. b. Results of an action or event. c. Prediction
Complete the sentences With was or Were
1. My grandparents married for more than 50 years.
2. When I in Berlin last year, the weather very cold
3. How many people there at the party?
4. Where you on Saturday evening?
5. It a beutiful day in August. My family and I on holiday at the seaside.
6. George at school today?
7. How your first day at work?
8. It very nice to meet you, Mr. Brown
How lucky can you be? Twelve-year-old Eloise Noakes has got the best job in the world—(0) A out new games. A 1 company held a competition to find young testers and Eloise was selected to test games which are about to be 2 onto the market. Each week she is given a different game to play before 3 her thoughts on a form designed by the company. As the company director said, 'What better way to find out about games than to put them in the hands of the customers who will make most 4 of them?' Eloise is 5 with her new job but she also takes it very 6 . She is allowed to keep the games after testing them, but she has decided instead to give them 7 to children less fortunate than herself. 'I've got 8 of games and some children don't have any, ' she explained.
1. A.doing B. trying C. carrying D.finding
2. A.whom B. whose C. which D.who
3.A. amused B.pround C. thankful D. delighted
4.A. however B.althought C. otherwise D. moreover
5. A. many B plenty C.serveral D. much
1." How beautiful the shawl you have just bought is " Ann said to Rachel =》Ann complimented........... 2. The boss said " None of my co-workers has to work overtimer next month" =》the boss promised..............
1. I / talk / Jim / the phone / last night.
2. Their parents / go / business / Paris / since last week.
3. How long / it / take / her / get / school / everyday?
4. It / exciting / hear / she has won / gold medal.
5. What / see / the cenima / weekend?
1/ I am meeting him _________the corner of High and Main street
A. on
B. to
C. in
D. at
2/ The specials are ____the menu, which is on the table
A. of
B. from
C. on
D. in
3/ Lan saw a lot of students queuing for the bus ______the rain yesterday
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. to
4/ The students will visit the capital________the summer
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for
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ien Son High School – English Group New teaching and testing projects
UNIT 1 Friendship
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. machine b. change c. teacher d. choose
2. a. condition b. option c. suggestion d. relation
3. a. believe b. readily c. friend d. pleasure
4. a. good b. gossip c. game d. geometry
5. a. trust b. mutual c. number d. uncertain
II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. It was so relaxing to be ________ old friends.
a. in b. between c. among d. around
7. She's made friends ________ a little girl who lives next door.
a. to b. of c. by d. with
8. The children seem to be totally capable ________ working by themselves.
a. on b. of c. in d. for
9. Your friendship should be based on ________ trust.
a. basic b. fragile c. mutual d. blind
10. The company expects ________ from its employees.
a. constancy b. quality c. interest d. loyalty
11. I've got lots of _______, but only a few are really good friends
a. close friends b. acquaintances c. neighbors d. partners
12. Friendship is a two-sided ________, it lives by give-and-take.
a. affair b. event c. aspect d. feature
13. Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
a. romantic part b. important part c. difficult part d. interesting part
14. They ________ a close friendship at university.
a. created b. became c. promoted d. formed
15. We stayed friends even after we ________ and left home.
a. brought up b. turned up c. grew up d. took up
III. Choose the word or phrase -a, b, c, or d -that best completes the sentence.
16. He finds it ________ lasting friendships.
a. difficult to make b. difficulty in making c. is difficult to make d. difficult making
17. You ________ any friends if you ________ talking like that.
a. will win/ carryon b. won't win/ carryon
c. wouldn't win/ carried on d. would have won/ had carried on
18. The aim of the culture festival is ________ friendship between the two countries
a. promote b. promoting c. to promote d. being promoted
19. People he ________ turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
a. trusted b. has trusted c. was trusting d. had trusted
20. How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?
a. wreck b. to wreck c. wrecking d. that wrecks
21. It has become necessary ________ water in the metropolitan area because of the severe drought.
a. rationing b. ration c. to ration d. to have rationed
22. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.
a. buckle b. to buckle c. buckling d. for buckling.
23. ________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.
a. Make b. Making c. To make d. For make
24. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.
a. to let me to borrow b. to let me borrow c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow
25. They _______ good friends, but they've fallen out recently.
a. used to be b. would be c. were d. are
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
26. Whatever happened, I didn't want to lose friendship of Vera.
A B C D
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27. The basic aims of science and magic are very similar - to understand and to control nature
A B C D
28. It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong friendship.
A B C D
29. Simon finds it hard for making friends with other children.
A B C D
30. Not longer are contributions to the advancement of industry made primarily by individuals
A B C D
V. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
terms words came pieces touch change last experience talk accent get make
Meeting old school friends again can be a strange (31) ________ Some have changed so much
that you can hardly recognize them: they speak with a different (32) ________, are interested in different
things and all you can do is make small (33) ________ and hope they'll go soon. Others, though you
might have been out of (34) ________ with them for years, are just the same as they always were - it's as
if you (35) ________ saw them yesterday.
Before you know it, you're exchanging (36) ________ about your families and friends, and setting
out the (37) ________ for another game of chess. A few change for the better. There's one person that I
(38) ________ on with very well now, though we weren't on speaking (39) ________ for our last two
years at school. One day, we met at a party and made it up and (40) ________ engaged the same evening.
VI. Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statement are true (T) or false (F)
The proverb 'A friend in need is a friend indeed.' means that we shall know who our real friends
are when we are in need. Those who desert us when we are in difficulty are just unfaithful friends.
A true friend would remain with us whether we are rich or poor. Some people be friend the rich,
simply for the sake of getting benefits from them.
It is useless to have insincere friends because these friends remain with us as long as we are rich
or powerful. It is better to have one or two good friends rather than having hundreds of insincere ones.
A true friend will stand by us in our trials and tribulations. He will be a great source of consolation
and comfort in our troubles. So we must be careful in choosing our friends. It is difficult to choose a
sincere friend overnight; it takes years for us to find a sincere friend.
41. Real friends share everything we need.
42. Unfaithful friends stop being our friends when we are in trouble.
43. A rich friend is always a true friend.
44. A true friend is always loyal to us and support us through our difficulties.
45. It's not worth having a lot of friends.
46. It may take a lot of time to find a real friend.
VII. Choose the answer -a, b, c, or d- that is meaningful to the sentence printed before.
47. ________ the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease.
a. To commit the Red Cross b. The Red Cross to commit
c. Committed to the Red Cross is d. The Red Cross is committed to
48. It is possible ________ may assist some tree in saving water in the winter.
a. the leaves are lost b. when leaves have lost c. that the loss of leaves d. to lose leaves
49. It can sometimes ________ a home.
a. to take months to sell b. take several months to sell
c. selling takes several months d. to sell taking several months
50. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and ________
a. so do their children b. neither did the children c. also the children d. so did their children
Each of the following sentences has one error (A, B, C or D). Find it and blacken your choice on your answer sheet.
1. A president of the US - Joe Biden, felt that no one was better suited for the position of chief staff advisor at that time.
A. A president
B. felt
C. was
D. suited for
2. My teeth has been aching for days, so my mother suggested that I go to the dentist.
A. My teeth
B. for days
C. go
D. dentist