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The city of Melbourne, Australia has always had a (1)_______________ for
unusual weather. Melbourne people enjoy (2)_________ this joke to visitors:
if you don’t like the weather in Melbourne, don’t worry, just wait five
minutes, because it’s sure to change. At the beginning of 1992,
Melbourne had its (3)________ January for over 100 years. It rained for
nine days on (4)_______ . As well as raining all day, the weather was also
cold. At night, people in some Melbourne suburbs were (5)_________ on
their heating as (6)_________ it was winter. It was (7)__________ cold many
people could (8)_______ believe that it was summer at all.
The best weather in Melbourne, however, is not usually in
the summer: it is in the autumn. The autumn usually has more pleasant days
the summer. The weather in autumn is usually (10)___________ of
warm days and cool, comfortable (11)_________ .
The (12)_____ of the city at this time of year is beautiful, too. Melbourne
has many lovely gardens and parklands with beautiful trees. In the autumn,
the trees change their (13)_________ to red, gold and brown. As they are
(14)_____ in the air by the wind of a late autumn day, the leaves add life
to the city. So even if the summer is cold and wet, people in Melbourne
can still look forward to the (15) ______of a warm sunny autumn.
1. What is the main language of ____________ in that school ? (instruct)
2. It is ________________ to see an international football match. (excite)
3. The students are very __________ about their exam results. (excite)
1. This is his first visit to England. (visited)
2. The sun is very bright. We can’t look at it directly. (too)
3. The coat she is wearing and yours are not the same. (from)
4. The weather was bad and the match was canceled. (due)
5. The teachers are both experienced. (either)
6. Nobody helped Jack draw this picture. (drew)
7. It started to rain at 4 o’clock. (since)
8. Would you mind not smoking in this room? (rather)
9. “If I were you I wouldn’t lend Pete any money”, she said. (advised)
10. “Don’t make such a mistake again, Teddy”, I said. (told)
Read the passage and complete the tasks that follow.
Black Friday is the Friday which follows Thanksgiving Day. Black Friday is celebrated in the United States as an official beginning of the Christmas shopping season. On the day, most shops open extremely early and offer promotional sales to boost the consumption, which is similar to Boxing Day after Christmas Day in Britain and many Commonwealth nations. For years, it was quite usual for retailers to open their shops at 6:00 a.m., but in the late 2000s many opened at 5:00 a.m. or even 4:00 a.m. The year 2011 witnessed a new extreme when several retailers opened at midnight. For non-retailer employees, they may have a day off work or choose to take a day from their annual leave on Black Friday. Some use this to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. Others use it to start shopping for the Christmas season. Black Friday is not a federal holiday, but is a public holiday in California and some other states in the United States.
Black Friday, to the police, is not a term of endearment. The name of the day originated in Philadelphia where it was first used by the Police Department to describe massive traffic jams and over-crowded sidewalks as the downtown stores were mobbed from opening to closing. Nowadays, Black Friday crowds that are hunting for bargains still give the police headaches. However, retailers do not appreciate the negative connotation associated with Black Friday. Therefore, there exists another explanation as to why it is called Black Friday. As they might put it, the term Black Friday came from an old way of recording business accounts: losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. Therefore, an alternative explanation was made that retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss, or "in the red", from January through November, and "Black Friday" indicates the point where retailers begin to turn a profit, or get "in the black". It goes without saying that Black Friday positively means a profitable Friday to the retail industry.
Decide whether the following statements are True or False.
Black Friday and Boxing Day are celebrated on the same day.
A. True
B. False
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
In the UK there are currently about 300 Feng Shui consultants. They will come to your house or office and give you advice (1) ________ on your lifestyle and date of birth. According to one such expert, I (2) ________ install an aquarium with six black and one red goldfish in my living room in order to absorb bad vibes. He also told me to pay attention to one of my windows. He advised me to put plants on the window still to (3) ________ the loss of positive energy. The real “weak spot” in my house, however, was the cooker. He reassured me that hanging some dried vegetable above it would solve the problem. Whether you (4) ________ in the power of Feng Shui or not, it is certainly having a major impact on the (5)________ thousands of people organize their home.
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B. put
C. held
D. carried
ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF STRESS !
Are you looking forward to another busy week ? You should be according to some experts. They argue that the stress encoutered in our daily lives is not only good for us, but essential to survival. They pay that the respnse to (1)....................,which creates a chemical called adrenal in, helps the mind and body to act quickly (2)....................... emergencies. Animals and human beings use it to meet the hostile conditions which exist o the planet.
Whilst nobody denies the pressures of everyday life, what is surprising is that we are yet to develop successful ways of dealing with them.(3)................... the experts consider the current strategies to be inadequate and often dangerous. They believe that (4)................... of trying to manage our response to stress with drugs or relaxation techniques, we must exploit. Apparently, research shows that people (5).................. create conditons of stress for (6)................. by doing exciting and risky sports or looking for challenges, cope much better with life's problems. Activities of this type have been shown to create a lot of emotion: people may actually cry or feel extremely uncomfortable. But there is a point (7)..................... which they realise thay have succeeded and know that it was a positive experience. This is because we learn through challenge and difficulty. That's (8)................ we get our wisdom. Few of us unfortuantely, understand this fact. For example, many people believe they (9)..................... from stress at work, and take time off as a result. Yet it has been found in some companies that by far (10)....................... healthiest people are those with the most responsibility. So next time you're in a stressful situation, just remmber that it will be a positive learning experience and could also benefit your health!
Read the text then choose the best option to answer the question
Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was God. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big ball cheese!
The telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered what it was like. They dreamed of going there.
On July 20th, 1969, that dream came true. Two American men landed on the moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could stay there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off.
The two men walked on the moo for hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft.
This story tells …………….
Next day the landing craft roared as the men took off the moon. They joined Michael Collins in the spaceship that wait for them above the moon. Then they were off on their long trip back to earth.
Behind them they left the plains and tall mountains of the moon. They left the machines they had set up.
And they left footprints that may last forever.
A. about the first men to walk in the moon
B. how men found footprints on the moon
C. what the men brought back from their trip to the moon
D. who had left footprints on the moon before the two men landed there.
Find the suitable word to fill in these questions :
1. The c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nowadays shouldn't depend too much on their parents.
2. Scientists and researchers are finding proof of many u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - f _ _ _ _ _ - _ b _ _ _ _ s.
3. You should turn over a new _ _ _ _ this 2018 year. Many things special will come to you.
4. Never in my life do I cry o _ _ _ any girls.
5. The k _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the seven dwarves just can't be combine with the kiss of a handsome prince.
6. Harry likes reading the novel "The Fault In Our _ _ _ _ _ ", so do I.
7. I want that v _ _ _ _ t , not that dress.
8. Pele is one of the best football _ _ _ _ _ _ .
9. Quang Hai, one of the best footballers in AFC Cup, scored an "r _ _ _ _ _ _ kick" in the Final match.
10. Joker is both the comedian and the m _ _ _ _ _.
Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was good. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And some thought it was a big ball of cheese!
The telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really anther world. They wondered what it was like.They dreamed of going there. On July 20th 1969, that dream came true.Two American men landed on the moon. Their names were Nei Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walk. Those were the first marks living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could stay there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off.
The two men waliked on the moon for two hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to earth to study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know.Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft.
What did some people think that the moon was?When did two A merican men land on the moon?What was the first things that the two men found in the moon?How thick is the dust?Is there any water on the moon?Did the two men walk on the moon for years and years?