Exercise 2 (NC): Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. This region ____ as the costliest place to do business. | ||||
A. often is referred to | B. is often referred to | |||
C. is referred often to | D. has often referred
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2. The escaped prisoner is believed ________ on island. | ||||
A. being lived | B. to be living | |||
C. having lived | D. that living | |||
3. Everybody invited to their party was _____ | ||||
A. colorful dressed | B. colorfully dressing | |||
C. colorful dressing | D. colorfully dressed | |||
4. Did you paint it yourself or did you _______ it painted? | ||||
A. make | B. do | C. get | D. ask | |
5. Americans ____ to point at other people. | ||||
A. consider it rude | B. are considered it rude | |||
C. are considering rude | D. are considered rude | |||
6. All things _____, Professor Hawk is the best instructor I’ve ever had. | ||||
A. considered | B. to consider | C. considering | D. considerable | |
7. ____ aobut the good news. Sarah seemed to be indifferent. | ||||
A. In spite of exciting | B. In addition to exciting | |||
C. Because of being excited | D. In stead of being excited. | |||
8. It all _______ very quickly. I couldn’t even see the attacker’s face. | ||||
A. happens | B. happened | |||
C. was happened | D. had been happened | |||
9. Caroline_______ Spanish from a book. | ||||
A. teach | B. taught herself | |||
C. have been taught | D. was taught herself | |||
10. It’s two months since I _____ my hair cut. | ||||
A. had | B. have had | C. have | D. had had | |
11. A bridge should _______ here long ago. | ||||
A. have built | B. be built | |||
C. have been built | D. have been building | |||
12. This is a serious problem. I don’t know how _________. | ||||
A. can it solve | B. can it be solved | |||
C. it can solve | D. it can be solved | |||
13. My wallet has ________. It must ________. | ||||
A. disappeared/ be stolen | B. been disappeared/ be stolen | |||
C. been disappearing/ stolen | D. disappeared/ have been stolen | |||
14. “How old is this stone bridge?” “It ______ over 200 years old.” | ||||
A. believes to be | B. is believed to being | |||
C. is believed to be | D. was believed to being | |||
15. After _______, the man was taken to the police station. | ||||
A. being arrested | B. arresting | |||
C. was arrested | D. having arrested | |||
16. Twelve people are reported _____in an explosion at a supermarket yesterday. | ||||
A. to be injured | B. to have been injured | |||
C. to being injured | D. to having been injured | |||
17. The train _____ arrive at 9.30, but it was an hour late. | ||||
A. was supposed to | B. supposed to | |||
C. is supposed to | D. was supposing to | |||
18. Only later ____________. | ||||
A. were the facts all made public | B. did the facts all made public | |||
C. the facts were all made public | D. the facts all made public | |||
19. We hope to have the law __________ by December. | ||||
A. pass | B. to pass | C. passing | D. passed | |
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III. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
1. A beauty contest is a competition based mainly, though not always entirely , on the physical beauty of its contestants. But it doesn’t involve of their personalities , and questions they answer and how they answer them . Almost invariably, competitions for men and women are separate events, and those for men are not referred to as beauty contests . Beauty contests for women are more common , and winners are called beauty queens. Beauty contests for men , like Mr. Universe, are more likely to be “body building” contests quite unlike the traditional “beauty contests” in which women are judged upon many attributes both physical and otherwise . However, in the 1990s, male “beauty contests” began to shift focus. Instead of only considering muscle mass, the competitions began to judge the natural physical attributes of the contestants as well as their physiques. These include Mr. World and Manhunt International.
* a. Decide whether the statements are T (true) or F (false)
1. All beauty contests are based on the beauty of contestants
2. There are “beauty contests” for men
b. Answer the questions
1. What is a beauty contest based mainly on ?
2. What do we call the women who win in the beauty contests ?
3. When did the male “beauty contests” begin to shift focus ?
IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word.
The London Marathon is one of the best known long distance races in the world. Some of the (1)............................famous long – distance runners have completed in it. But (2)...........................makes it different from many other great sporting events is (3) .......................fact that ordinary people can (4)...............................part along side international stars.
The race was the idea of Chris Brasher, a former Olympic athlete . In 1979, friends told him about the New York Marathon, during (5)........................the runners are encouraged to carry (6)..........................to the end of the course by the enthusiastic shouts of the spectators. He flew to the USA to run in the race (7)............................was so impressed by (8)..............................that he decided to organize a similar event in Britain. Many problems (9).......................to be overcome before the first London Marathon took place in 1981. Chris Brasher still takes a keen interest in the event, even though he is no (10) ....................... organizer.
1- most 2- what 3- the 4 – take 5- which 6- on 7- and 8- it 9- had/ needed/ were 10 -longer
A. choose
a. a b.an c.the d.no word
1. oh i didn't tell you. we've got __ new english teacher
2. here's __dvd you asked to borrow
3 we're out of__ coffee so could you get some from the supermarket
4. the prize is __ unique opportunity to travel the world
5. it looks like __ glass in your bedroom window is cracked
6. it's__honour to be here this evening to speak to you
7. there's ___ good chance we'll be late for the meeting
8. reports are coming in of a major oil spill in __ Mediterranean
9. i went to see the doctor because i'm finding it difficult to sleep at __ night
10. do you think that they'll ever send a manned mission to ___ Venus
B. circle the extra word in each line
1. The many people who appear in the news for the first time
2 find that a sudden fame has a negative effect on their lives.
3 The national press can be an unforgiving and the loss of
4 the provacy that comes with fame is an extra problem at a
5 difficult time. This is especially tha case when a someone is
6 in the news because of a tragedy or the serious crime .Just
7. at the moment when you are under a most stress, you find
8 microphones and the cameras in your face. The media have
9 a responsibility to inform the public, but an innocent people
10 are often hurt by the demand for th scandal.
C.
1. the clothes you bought me for birthday __ (be) wonderful
2. it turned out that the information we had received__(be)wrong
3 my new jeans __(be) in the wash and i wanted to wear them tonight
4. the luggage on a plane__ (take)up a ;ot of room
5.your hair__(look)really nice and shiny
6. i could tell by the look on her face that the news __(not/be)good
7.oh no my money __(be)in my other jacket
D. find ten mistake in this passage and correct them
1 'We interrupt you usual schedule to bring you an important news. We are receiving
2 information about q spaceship that has landed outside the White House. The large
3 ship seems to be made of glasses. Reports say that a short time ago aliens came out
4 of the craft .Eye-witness described them as short and said their clothes was made
5 of metal and their hairs was bright green. Strangely one of them appear to be
6 wearing a jean. Much people vsaid that they seemed to be frendly. The President of the
7 United States is currently holding a meeting with the visitors in the hope that we can
8 exchage knowledges.Police advice are to stay indoors and under no circumstances
9 approach the spacesship. We will be back with another news as soon as we can. And
10 now back to your usual programme Gardening for Beginners
Read the passage and answer the questions
THE BEST TIME FOR APPLES
It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. "There are four seasons in the year", said the teacher. "They are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. In Spring it is warm and everything begins to grow. In Summer it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In Autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In Winter, it is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground."
Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils, "Stop talking, Tom" he said. "Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?"
"Yes, sir," answered Tom. "It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden."
How many seasons are there in a year?
Read the passage and answer the questions
THE BEST TIME FOR APPLES
It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. "There are four seasons in the year", said the teacher. "They are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. In Spring it is warm and everything begins to grow. In Summer it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In Autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In Winter, it is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground."
Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils, "Stop talking, Tom" he said. "Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?"
"Yes, sir," answered Tom. "It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden."
Answer the questions.
What was the lesson about?