1.They have given Peter a good piece of advice
=> Peter has been given a good piece of advice.
2.They are showing Barbara the new models
=>Barbara is being shown the new models.
3.They might teach me three languages
=> I might be taught three languages.
4.They sent Dave lovely Chrismas cards
=> Dave was sent lovely Christmas cards.
1.someone will tell him that new
2. they have sent enough money to these poor boys
3.they have given the women in most coutries in the world the right to vote
4. they paid me a lot of money to do the job
--> I
5.they will award Samuel a scholarship
=> Samuel
6.They offered you a better job
=> You
7. they should tell us the truth
=> We
combie the following sentences using who which who or whose
1.do you know the music? it is being played on the radio
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2. a plane crashed into the sea yesterday. it was carrying 120 passengers
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3. i would like to say sorry to a boy. i broke his toy yesterday
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4. the girl arrived here at 7am. she chatted with him yesterday
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5. the young man lives on the corner. he rides an expensive motorbike
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6. the boy is a my friend's brother. i met him at the party last night
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7. i won the scholarship. this amazed everyone in my family
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Write the sentences using the passive
1. someone has decorated my bedroom
my bedroom ...
2. andy has already drivent them to the airport
they
3. they have jusst robbed the bank near our house
the bank near our house
4. they have not seen that film recently
that film
5. my mother has bought a lot of beautifull flowers
a lot of beautifull flowers
Ex: complete the sentence, using since, for or ago.
1) She has been ill..........2nd October 1996.
2) They haven't seen him.......... the past three years .
3) They visited Poland twenty years.... .. .......
4) She has had no free time.. .. .....several months.
5) I haven't had time to look at your book .........thursday!
6) He migrated to Istanbul five months. ............
7) I've been studying Italian. ...........I was five years old.
8) The chairman of the board has been employed in the finance industry. ... . ....... 1984.
Chọn từ thích hợp trong những câu so sánh sau:
1. Of the four shirts, I like the red one (well). 2. He speaks English (fluently) in my class. 3. He is (intelligent) student I have ever met. 4. It’s (difficult) decision I’ve ever made in years. 5. Mr. Bush is (delightful) person I have ever known. 6. Dick is (careful) of the three workers. 7. Peter is (tall) student in my class. 8. She is (old) child in the family.
REwrite the sentences
1. although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived lat for the concert
in spite of
2. we wen out although it rained heavily
despite
3. she didn't go to school because she was seriously ill
because of
4. rice grows well here because of the warm and wet cimate
because
5. although he didn't speak english, Bob decided to settle in england
in spite of
6. in spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William still went to school
although
7. although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his life
in spite of
8. ba was punished because he was lazy
because of
9. because he is kind , everybody loves him
because of
10. they are always happy although they have very little money
in spite of
11. TOM went to work although he didn't feel very well
despite
12. i have tried hard but I can't earn enough money
in spite of
13. although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert
despite
14 In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William wen to schoold
though
15. though he tried hard he didn't succeed
in spite of
There are many strange superstitions in the world. The most common one is related to
black cats, (1) ______are the source of hundreds of unlucky superstitions. It’s a sign of bad luck (2) ______they walk in front of you or you step on their tails. They even bring bad luck into a house if they sneeze inside! This superstition dates (3) ______to the Middle Ages when they became associated with witches and evil spirits.
Another common superstition is about walking under a ladder. A more (4) ______ explanation can be traced back to ancient Egypt. The early Egyptians believed that the shape of the Pyramids had a special power. It was considered very bad luck to break the “power” of this shape and that’s exactly what walking under a ladder would do!
In addition, in Roman times, people (5 ) ______ the habit of looking at themselves in pools of water. Some believed that these reflections were in fact “glimpses of the soul”. Any disruption to the water in the pool would bring bad luck to the person looking in it. This superstition lives on with the fear of bad luck from breaking a mirror.
1. A. which `B. who C. when D. where
2. A. although B. because C. if D. unless
3. A. on B. in C. back D. for
4. A. mystery B. mysterious C. mysteriously D. mysteries
5. A. had B. took C. raised D. became
Chuyển hộ mik với....
1. They produced the fist TV picture in 1962.
=> The first TV picture............................................
2. " Where do you live " asked Nam.
=> Nam asked me....................................................
3. I'm sorry, I don't know her phone number.
=> I wish..................................................................
1) Although she is an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
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2) Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.
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3) Mark went on working although he felt unwell.
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4) They slept soundly although the night air was hot.
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5) Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.
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6) Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.
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7) Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.
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8) We couldn't get tickets although we queued for an hour.
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9) I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.
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10) He didn't arrive until 9 o'clock although we promised that he wouldn't be late.
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tents come in ___ shapes and sizes
A. vary B. variety C. various D. variously
12/ ____, we'll arrive before dark
A. Hope B. hopeful c. hopefully d. hopefulness
13/ we're reading a ___ book this week
a. differ b. difference c. different d. differently
14/ she has been ___ criticized in the press
a. heavy b. heaviness c. heavier d. heavily
15/ after the accident he suffered from loss of____
a. momory b. memorize c. memorable d. memorably
16/ diet plays an important role in the ___ of heart disease
a. manage b. manager c. management d. manageable
17/ students say it is helpful if teachers ____ their pronunciation
a. correct b, correction c. correctuve d. correctly
18. many locals are ___ opposed to the development
a. strength b. strong c. strengthen d. strongly
19/ keep ___ by eating well and exercising regularly
a. health b. healthful c. healthy d. healthily
II Grammar
1. the taxi driver's strike ____ last month
a. began b. had begun
2. we ___ her brother since last sunday
a. didn't see b. haven't seen c. don't see d. hadn't seen
3. she has worked forr this company ___ many years ,____1990
a. since/ since b. for / since c. for/ in d. since / in
4. i haven't see Julie ___ christmas
a. for b. from c. since d. during
5. my wife and i ___ three time since we ___ married
a. moved/ got b. move / have got c. have moved / got d. have moved / have got
6. we are talking about the car __ has a red roof
a. who b. whom c. which d. where
7.they have changed the law
a. the law has been change
b. the law has been changed
c. the has to be changed
d. the law has been changing
8. this is the bank __ was robbed yesterday
a. which b. that c. who d. a&b
9. he came with a friend ___ waited outside
a. whom b. which c. who d. when
10. i have received your letters
a. your letters have been received
b. your letters have been receive
c. yourr letters has been receive
d. your letters have received
11. mary , __ knew nothing about the mountain thought it would be safe to climb alone
a. who b. that c. whom d. a&b
12. the book about ____ i told you yesterday has been stolen
a. that b. who c. whom d. which
13. look at the those dark clouds!. Yes, it looks like ___ any minute
a. it's going to rain b. it's raining c. it will rain
14. i'd better get back to the hotel room before the storm. OK___ you later
a. i'm seeing b. i'll see c. i see
15. hi, honey. how's is going ? Great ___ fishing with Grandpa tomorrow
a. i go b. i'm going to c. i'm going
16. have fun but don't forget. you have to finish that paper. I know. Mom ___ it tomorrow. i already have the envelope
a. i'm mailing b. i won't mail c. i mail
17 . Ann is in hopspital. Yes i know ___her tomorrow
a. i visit b. will visit c. are going to visit
18. would you like to join linda and me tomorrow? we __ the natural history museum." sure. I've never been there
a. visit b. will visit c. are going to visit
19. we can't go to Julia's party __ we're going away that weekend
a. because b. because of c. although d. in spite of
20. she walked home by herself __ she knew that it was dangerous
a. because b. although c. and d. despite
21. __ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them
a. in spite b. in spite of c. although d. despite
22. I could not eat ___ I was very hungry
a. even though b. in spite c. despite d. in spite the fact that
23. julie passed the exam __ of woking very har
a/ despite b. because c. in spite d. though
24. ___ he had enough money, he could buy a new car
a. despite b. in spite of c. because of d. because
25. ___, he walked to the station
a. despite being tired b. although to be tired c. in spite being tired d. despite tired
26 the children slept well, despite_____
a. it was noise b. the noise c. of the noise d. noisy
27. she left him __ she still loved him
a. even if b. even though c. in spite of d. despite
28. ___ her lack of hard work, she wasn't promoted
a. because b. even though c. because of d. in spite of
29/ ourr new neighbors are quite nice ___ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite b. in spite of the fact c. though d. despite of
30/ __ of the difficulty they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
a. in spite b. despite c. but a. although
31. because __ , we arrived late
a. of the traifec b. the traffic b. the heavy traffic. d. of there was heavy traffic
