VIII. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Underline and correct it.
1. It has been suggested that he saves money for his study tour abroad. --> _____________________
2. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal. --> _____________________
3. Although she smoked, drank and never took exercise, but she lived to be 100. --> _____________________
4. The receptionist said me that the hotel had been fully booked. ---> _____________________
5. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not make me interested. --> _____________________
join sentences , using : and , so , although , but , because , however , therefore . 1 she is not english ................ , she speaks english fluently 2 she went home ................ she was tired 3 she can speak french , ............. she can not write it 4 he worked hard , .............. he passed all his exams . 5 she not only goes to school ..........also has a part time job 6 we have not got a dishwasher...............we haven not got a microwave 7 she is working late next friday, ............. she can not come to the party 8 i have not got a car , ..................... i have got a motorbike 9 we enjoyed the holiday ............ it rained a lot 10 she did not study ............... , she failed the test
A. Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one.
1. Despite the heavy snow, we got home on time.
a. Although it snowed heavily, we got home on time.
b. The heavy snow prevented us from getting home on time.
c. In spite of the fact that it snowed heavily, we got home on time.
d. It snowed heavily. However, we got home on time.
2. John Waye, who is our next-door neighbor, is a journalist,
a. We live next door to a journalist whose name is John Waye.
b. John Waye, who works as a journalist, is our next-door neighbor.
c. Our next-door neighbor, whose name is John Waye, is a journalist.
d. John Waye is our neighbor who lives, next door to a journalist
3. We last went to London two years ago.
a. We haven't been to London for two years.
b. It's two years since we last went to London.
c. We have been in London for two years.
d. The last time we went to London was two years ago.
4. Study harder or you won't pass the exam.
a. If you don't study harder, you won't pass the exam.
b. Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam.
c. If you don't study harder, you will fail the exam.
d. If you don't pass the exam, you will have to study harder.
5. Why don't we buy some canned food before a typhoon?
a. I reminded them to buy some canned food before a typhoon.
b. I suggested buying some canned food before a typhoorn
c. What about buying some canned food before a typhoon?
d. Shall we buy some canned food before a typhoon?
Complete each sentence in a such way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the pair of sentenced above it.
1. All the banks will be closed on Monday. It's a holiday.
As .....................................................................................
2. She has had to use crutches. She had an operation on her foot.
Since ..................................................................................
3. We're all together today. We should decide on a date for the Christmas party.
While ....................................................................................
4. I wonder that he'll do next. He has finished his exams.
Now that .................................................................................
Recently, a study in the USA showed that 75% of high school students (23)___________ in tests and exams. If we include copying homework, the number is 90 %. Many students don’t even realize that (24)__________ they’re doing is wrong. They think that cheating is OK now because it’s common .
In the past, weaker students cheated but now cheats are often clever kids who need higher grades. There is more competition today.
One high school student says, “There’s big (25)_________ to get into a good university. You have to get good marks, and to get good marks some teens think they have to cheat.”
In the American study, 50% of teens agreed with the opinion “ People sometimes have to lie and cheat to be succeed.” It seems that cheating has become normal for some people. There are a lot of cheats. We see more and more cheats in sport and in business. Unfortunately, adults don’t always set a good example.
Cheating is easier with new technology. There are websites where you can download exams and essays. You can pay people online to write an essay for you. Students are instant messaging homework answers and they can send text messages to friends (26)__________ exams or put answers into their MP3 players.
Teachers can (27)_________ cell phones and camera and use special software to detect copying in homework. School principles can suspend or expel students who cheat. But really it’s more important for people to know that they don’t have to cheat to be successful – cheats never win and winner never cheat.
Question 23: A. has cheated B. have cheated C. are cheating D. cheat
Question 24: A. which B. why C. what D. where
Question 25: A. stress B. pressure C. nervous D. tense
Question 26: A. on B. at C. in D. of
Question 27: A. ban B. stop C. end D. delay
1. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
à Despite _________________________________________________________________________________
2 I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
à this is ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
àPlans for _________________________________________________________________________________
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one using the word in brackets. Do not change the given words in any ways (questions from 37 to 40).
4. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday. (HAVE TO)
à _______________________________________________________________________________________
5. “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist. (WANTED TO KNOW)
à _______________________________________________________________________________________
6. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away. (SO …. THAT)
à _______________________________________________________________________________________
7. It is essential that Professor John Lee is met at the airport. (MUST )
à _______________________________________________________________________________________
6. We could just see him in the crowd. (make)
We …………………………………………………..………………in the crowd.
7. The area is so polluted that it is hard to live there. (pollution)
Such ……………………………………………….…………………that it is hard to live there.
8. Why were you so impatient in such a situation? (supposed)
You are …………………………………….……………………such a situation.
9. He is likely to arrive late again. (probably)
He ……………………………………………………………………………again.
10. I don’t mind if you leave now. (objection)
I have ………………………………………………….…………………now
Make a non - defining relative clause from the two sentences:
1. Catherine ruled Russia for over 30 years. She made many important changes.
->
2. The woman next door is moving next month. I met her for the first time last week.
->
3. Starbucks wants to open new stores in China. It does business all over the world.
->
4. I met Julie in the Italian restaurant. She was working as a waitress there.
->
5. The Games International Company has just gone bankrupt. We have done business with them for many years.
->
6. Our professor of psychology has written some very interesting books. I always attend her lectures.
->
7. Jane has decided to go and teach abroad. It will be an interesting experience for her.
->
8. My two cousins are coming to visit next week. I have seen neither off them for ten years.
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9. And then Mary walked in. We had been talking about her eariler.
->
10. The last time I went to Scotland was in May. The weather was very beatiful then.
->
Rewrite the following sentences as direcred :
1. It was such an expensive house that nobody can buy it. => The house was so ..........................
2. The food was so good that we ate all of it. => It was ....................
3. The patient was too weak to get up. => The patient was so ...................
4. This room is too dark for me to study. => This room is so .......................
5. This room is too small for us to take the meeting. => This room isn't .......................
6. The test was so difficult that we couldn't do it. => The test was not ...................
7. The map is so old that I couldn't read it. => The map is too ........................
8. He spoke so fast that we couldn't hear him well. => He didn't ................
VIII-Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, begin with the given words or phrases
1. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
➜We are..................................................
2. The only way you can become a good athlete is by trainning hard every day.
➜Only by................................................
3. You have ridden a horse before , haven't you?
➜Have ..........................................................