Read and complete. Use the past simple or past continuous.
Ten years ago, my brother was in his last year at Art School. He was taking part in a young artist's competition with a big piece of sculpture. He called it 'war'. I....(not know) anything about modern art art then and, to me, it....(look) like a pike of old metal objects.
The day of the competition, my brother...(decide) to put his piece of sculpture in a different place. He asked me and a friend to do it and...(go) to get something from the car. Unfortunately, while we...(carry) the thing to its new place, I...(slip) and...(lose) my balance. When I...(get) up, all the metal pots and boxes...(lie) all over the floor
EXERCISE 3: Use reduced relative clauses in place of the relative clauses
1. The child is lonely, he would be happier if he had someone to play with.
2. I’ve got a bottle of wine but I haven’t got anything to open with.
3. I don’t like him playing in the streets; I wish we had a garden for him to play in.
4. The floor is dirty but I haven’t got a brush to sweep with.
5. My files are all over the place. I wish I had a box to keep in.
6. She said that she wasn’t going to buy any cards; she hadn’t anyone to send cards to.
7. You are the last person to see her alive.
8. He simple loves parties. He is always the first to come and the last to go.
9. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship to be built on the Clyde.
10. He was the second man to be killed in this way.
11. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
12. Lady Astor was the first woman to take her seat in Parliament.
13. Here are some accounts for you to check.
14. People listening to very loud music may suffer gradual hearing loss .
15. He was the man saved in the fire .
16. Anyone not wanting to take part in the meeting must inform the board.
17. The teacher taking the responsibility for the class is Ms Lan.
18. .She’s just bought a handbag made of crocodile skin.
19. I met a man working in this factory for a long time.
20. The story told by my grandma was interestin
1.It's pointless to worry about it --->There is no...
2.It was the first time she had cooperated with him --->She...
3.He succeeded in getting a place at the art school --->He was...
4.There weren't many people at the meeting --->There were...
5.My son doesn't read as much as my daughter --->My daughter...
Choose the best answer
After he had a broken leg,Jerry only could go up and down stairs ....( Hardly,in difficulties , with difficult, hard)
She stopped him... Home by hiding the car key ( not drive, not to drive, to drive , from driving)
The textbook ..... to my teacher has just been stolen ( belonging, belongs, belonged , belong)
I wonder .....( Where are my glasses, the place of my glasses , where did I leave my glasses, where I left my glasses)
Student in hostels are ....to keep their rooms clean and tidy ( hoped , expected, wanted, desired)
.... idea was to visit the exhibition?( What, where,who, whose )
..... he had won a million pounds, he refused to give up work ( even though, despite, however,as though)
I am sure they were ....lies( speaking, talking , saying, telling)
..... the time you get to the theater , the play will have finished ( on, with,by, when)
She spoke quietly to him..... nobody else could hear a word ( if , because, although, so that)
"Have a nice weekend"!.....( Do you have any plans ,I am going to take it easy, thanks, you too!, Are you going anywhere)
Do you like the novel that I give you last week? " .... the novels that
I have read , I enjoy this one most ( all of , of all , for all, from all)
He is the first student.... the scholarship last year ( who win , to win, winning, whose win)
Margaret didn't remember what I ....her the day before ( would tell , told , had told , have told)
Choose the best answer.
1.I’d rather you………..at my party last night.
A. be B. were C. had been D. have been
2. …….will Mr Forbes be able to regain control of the company.
A. With hard work B. In spite of his hard work
C. Only if he works hardly D. Only with of his hard work
3. Barbara didn’t mention…………about her progress report at work, but I’m sure she is.
A. concerning B. to concern C. being concerned D. to be concerned
4. Snow and rain………of nature.
A. are phenomenon B. are phenomena C. is phenomena D. is phenomenon
5. Everyone was going away on holiday this week,………………..?
A. wasn’t it B. wasn’t be C. weren’t they D. wasn’t she
6…………….my key, I wasn’t able to bet into the room.
A. Losing B. I had lost C. I lost D. Having lost
7. It’s no good pretending. You’ve got to…………………..reality.
A. come up to B. face up to C. come up with D. get round to
8.I haven’t …………………………..decided where to go on holiday this year.
A. still B. yet C. already D. then
9. “Why are you angry at Bob?”
- “I don’t like it when he makes jokes………my expense.”
A. for B. on C. at D. to
10. A car……………many different pars.
A. is made B. is made up of C. is made of D. makes up of
11. According to the………………..of the contract, tenants must give six months’ notice if they intend to leave.
A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details
12. The injured man was taken to hospital and ………………..for internal injuries.
A. cured B. healed C. operated D. treated
13. You are under no obligation………………..to accept this offer.
A. Indeed B. Eventually C. Apart D. Whatever
14. A washing machine of this type will certainly………………..up to normal domestic use.
A. hold B. stand C. come D. take
15. ………………..any other politician would have given way to this sort of pressure years ago.
A. Really B. Practically C. Actually D. Utterly.
Rewrite:
1/ My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job, too (not only...but...as well) =>
2/ His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear (neither...nor) =>
3/ Seldom did people travel far from home years ago (Use the ordinary word order) =>
4/You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (No matter...) =>
5/ He made a great discovery. He wasvery proud of it (Combine into one sentence) =>
6/ Lan found it difficult to accept the situation (Rewrite with: difficulty) =>
7/ The farmer had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised (thanks to...which...) =>
Rewrite th sentences keeping the same meaning
1. Although she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings , she enjoyed it in th end
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2. They visited Madrid although they didn't have time to visit El Prado
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3. Although it was raining , we decided to go anyway
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4. The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people although he was always kind to animals
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5. Although he behaved badly , he wasn't punished
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6. Although he had a good salary , he was unhappy in his job
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7. Although it was raining heavily , we played the match as planned
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8. Although my doctor had told me to stay in bed I went to work
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9. Although he takes a lot of exercises , he's fat
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10. Although I had practiced for hours on end , my first golf ball ended up in the trees
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IV. Read this paragraph carefully, then answer the fllowing questions
Last Sunday, Nam went on excursion to Oxford. He got up early and took a bus, so he arrived there on time. In the morning, he visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and the Hyde Park. In the afternooon , he bought a dictipnal and a small síc ith the words " Oxford University" He met some English students in the bookshop. He was happy to practice speaking English with many foreigners. Although he felt a bit tired, he had a nice day.
* Question:
1. Where did Nam go last Sunday?
2. How did he go there?
3. What did he visit?
4. Where did he meet some English students?
5. What did he do with some foreigners?
6. Was he tired afted the trip?