It was the first time snowboarding had been inclueled in the Olympics. Snowboarding is a new sport
-> It was the first time snowboarding, which is a new sport, had been included in the Olympics.
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Complete the sentences, using a relative pronoun
1. It was the first time snowboarding had been included in the Olympics. Snowboarding is a new sport
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2. Do you know a restaurant? We can have a good meal there
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3. I don't remember the day. I left school on that day
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4. She's the woman. She telephoned the police
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5. He's the person. He wanted to buy your house
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a famous nineteenth-century engineer. He (1) _________ born in 1806 in Portsmouth, a seaport in the South of England. In 1923, after studying (2) _________ two years in Paris, he started (3) _________ for his father, (4) _________ was an engineer and inventor. He had been born near Rouen in France but in 1792 had left France for the US and had later settled in England. Both father and son were responsible for the design (5) _________ construction of the first tunnel under the River Thames. The digging of this tunnel was (6) _________ in 1825 and completed twenty years later. Today, it (7) _________ part of the London Underground system.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel went (8) _________ to design the Great Britain (1845), (9) _________ was the first large ship to be built (10) _________ iron instead of wood. It was powered (11) _________ steam and made regular crossings of the Atlantic. Remarkably, this ship is (12) _________ in existence. It (13) _________ been restored and can be seen in Bristol (14) _________ it was originally built. (15) _________ of Brunel’s great engineering achievements was the construction of the Great Western Railway from London to Bristol. He designed all the stations, bridges, tunnel and viaducts along the line.
Brunel’s ideas were ahead of his time and had difficulties in convincing people that they were realistic, and, indeed, some of his projects were very ambitious, but he (16) _________ determined to find (17) _________ to the (18) _________ difficult problems. Overwork ruined his health and he (19) _________ at the age of fifty-two in 1859. The work of Brunel, and his father, has always been highly regarded and Brunel University, founded in 1966, is (20) _________ after both of them.
Decide whether each underlined phrase is correct or not. if it's incorrect rewrite the phrase:
1.I had a great time in the Greek Islands. We would rent a small boat and go fishing every day. ...............
2. Julie, hi. I've been hoping I'd see you. I've got some good news. .....................
3. We had a terrible time looking after your dog. It was constantly chasing the cats next door ..............
4. We had a lovely time in Madrid. Every day we were exploring the city, and in the evening we were going to exciting bars ................
5. The steam engine is usually thought of as a relatively modern invention, but the Greeks had built a kind of steam engine in ancient times.................
6. I felt rather worried. it was growing darker and colder, and there was still no sign of the rescue helicopter .................
7. Don't worry. all we have to do is wait here until someone will find us
8. This meat is really tasting awful. are you uite sure it was fresh?..............
1.These shoes still need repairing.\
These shoes haven't ........
2. How long is it since you last saw Mary?
When.....
3, I was silly to say that.
I wish......
4. I have never had a cake as good as this.
This is the best cake........
5. This ís the last time I will speak to you
I will not............
6. Both Mary and Peter prefer coffe to tea.
Neither Mary nor Peter.....
7. This is the first time I have ever been in London .
I have never,........
8, I have never visited this museum before,
This is first time............
9. He turned off the computer first, and then he left.
After he .................
10. Jane does not often see Mary.
Jane seldom........
11. Susan last visited her parents at the end of last May.
Susan has not.........
12. The last time i had a denatl appointment was sĩ months ago.
It has been ..........
13. They moved to London in 2009
They have.....
14. You drove so fast.
I wish.......
15. This pasta is a new experience for me .
It ís the first time......
16. This is his first visit to the US.
He is
17. How long has it been since you left your village?
When .........
18. My son has beenw working as an accountant for two years.
My son began............
19. How long have you worked on that program?
When .....
20. Tom has arranged to play badminton with me tomorrow.
Tom and I........
21. I happened to meet Peter on the way to work yesterday.
I unexpectedly......
22. Hardly a day góe by without my calling to Peter.
I ....
23. We did not understand that custom until Peter explained it to us.
It was not..........
1 It is easy (see) animals on the road in daylight but sometimes at night it is very difficult (avoid) (hit) them
2 My sister is busy _____a letter to her friend.(write ,writes,at writing,writing)
3 he has been saving up for 3 years ... a new house(buying , buy, to buy, for buying)
4 the sport games............ in india in 1951 were the first asian games (hold ,holding ,being held, held)
5 the man .......... the phone told me you were away(to answer ,answering ,answered, answer)
Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc:
1. The service at the hotel was so bad that I wrote to the manager expressing my ________. (satisfy)
2. The lovers stood, hand in hand, gazing at the ________ sky. (star)
3. The homemade ice-cream ________ after it had been in the freezer for an hour. (hard)
4. She's having a rest because she had been ________. (work)
5. The speaker showed his nervousness by constantly ________ his tie. (straight)
6. We had the phone ________ because we are moving tomorrow. (connect)
7. I need a new secretary. I want someone who is charming, efficient and absolutely ________. (trust)
8. There was ice on pavement which made it very difficult to walk as it was so ________. (slip)
Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences.
1. Epilepsy ---- to be caused by poor air, which ---- to be carried by the veins to the brain.
is believed / thought
believes / is thought
was believed / was thought
is believing / is thinking
will be believed / has thought
2. The Wii, which is a video game console ---- by Nintendo ---- on November 19, 2006.
made / was released
is made / was released
was made / will release
makes / released
made / released
3. He ---- his first collection of poems in the early eighties and since that time he ---- by critics and public.
publishes / praised
published / has been praised
publishes / has praised
was published / was praised
will publish / will be praised
4. We can very confidently predict that if more of the forests ----, there ---- erosion
are cut / will be
cut / is
will cut / was
have been cut / used to be
was cut / will be
5. The poor bird ---- and all its efforts to escape from the trap ---- in vain.
has been captured / had been
captures / were
had been captured / was
will capture / are
had been captured / were
6. To have a clear image, stars ---- with a telescope.
must be observe
had better observe
should be observed
had to observe
could have been observed
7. It ---- that his music ---- thousands of people in the next years.
was thought / will influence
thinks / is influencing
is thought / will influence
will be thought / influences
thought / influenced
8. Archaeologists ---- today that the pyramid of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh ---- after being buried for generations.
announced / had rediscovered
announces / is rediscovered
are announced / was rediscovered
will announce / rediscovers
have announced / has been rediscovered
9. A Malawi woman who ---- with HIV five years ago ---- a baby now.
is facing / expects
is faced / was expected
was faced / is expecting
faces / expected
faced / will be expected
10. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl ---- an international bestseller that ---- into more than 50 languages.
is / has been translated
had been / is translated
is / has translated
will be / translated
was / will translate
