one day for a rabbit saw a tortoise which was crawling slowly. The rabbit laughed at the Tortoise,"how slow you are!" the toroise said," Dare you race with me? I will beat you."
The rabbit felt sure he wuold win so he accepted the challenge. The rabbit ra very fast ahead. The tortoise moved on at a slow, steady pace. Loooking round, the rabbit didn't see the tortoise. He thought that the tortoise would take long a keep up with him while he was only some hurddred metres from the finosh. He then laid down inder a tree. He fall fast asleep.
A long while later,suddenly he awoke and remembered that he was taking part in the race. He ran as possoble but it was too late. The tortoise reached the finish before him . The tortoise won the race and became the winner . The rabbit lost race and was a loser.
1 Which is the faster animal , a rabbit or a tortoise?
2 Which animal challenged to the race?
3 Was there anyone judging the competition?
4 Why did the rabbit lose the race?
Conditinal sentences: mixed types
1. When he left school he became a fisher man. His family didn't like it at all. They (BE) mych happier if he (BECOME) a greengrocer like his father.
2. They still say that if he (GO) into the greengrocery buisness when he left school he (BE) comfortably off now instead of being poor.
3. But he says that if he (HAVE) his life again he (MAKE) the same choice.
4. So many parcels and no baskets! If I (KNOW) that he we were going to buy so much I (BRING) a basket.
5. No one bathes here. The water is heavily polluted. If you (BATHE) in it you (BE) ill for a fortnight.
6. I can hear the speaker all right but I wish I could see him too. If he (STAND) on a barrel we all (SEE) him and that (BE) much better.
7. Look at poor Tom trying to start his car by hand again! If I (BE) Tom I (GET) a new battery.
8. I expect you'll see Jack at the lecture tonight. If you (DO) you please (REMIND) him about tomorrow's meeting?
9. The headmaster decided that Peter was the culprit and expelled him from the school. A more intelligent man (REALIZE) that Peter couldn't have been guilty. (If the headmaster had been more inteligent he...)
10. But I blame the real culprit even more. If he (ADMIT) his guilt Peter (NOT BE) expelled.
Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage.
Jack London the famous American writer, was (1) in San Francisco in 1876. When he was young, he (2) to sell newspapers, work at a hotel and on a ship (3) money. He was a student at a university for only a year. He had to leave it (4) he was too poor to pay for the university. In (5) years 1905 to 1909 Jack London (6) his best stories and novels. These books were about working people (7) came to find gold in Alaska, a cold country in the North.
1. Jack and Jim are both excellent at riding horses but Jim is a bit better than Jack. (excellent)
=> Jack rides __________
2. The boys in the village can fly kites very high; I'm not that good. (high)
=> The boys in the village can fly _________
1 Complete the sentences with DO, DOES, IS, or ARE. If no completion is needed, put a slash ( / ) in the blank.
l . Jack _does_ not work at his father's store.
2 Do you have a job?
3 you working today?
4.Emily and Sara working at the ice cream store this summer.
5 Eric planning to get a job this summer?
6. you plan to get a job, too?
7. She a carpenter.
8 . Today she working at the Hills' house.
9. She and her partner Scott building a new porch for Mr. and Mrs. Hill.
10. A turtle lays eggs.
11. snakes lay eggs?
12. a lizard lay eggs?
13. a lizard a reptile?
14. turtles and snakes reptiles?
15. Tlrtles, snakes, and lizardsall reptiles.
16. Reptilescold-blooded.
17. Their body temperaturethe same as the temperature of their surroundings.
Complete each sentences with the correct from of the words or phrases from the box
1 David enjoys ________________(play) soccer every weekend.
2.Kathy thinks________________(kayaking) is a good exerise because it's so peaceful to be on the water
3.Does Dat enjoy ___________(work out)at the gym
4.Dat likes ___________(sing) to the radio while she's driving.
5.Jack spends 2 hours a day __________________(write a blog)about her travels.
6.Rock________________(climbing) is a difficult and dangerous sport.
7.Jerry loves doing______________(yoga)at the end of a long day at work.
8.Has Henry ever been ________________(lifting) weights at the gym lately?
Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged.
1. The arrived at their destination alive and kicking. (SOUND)
2. At this moment, I only have time to think about my university thesis. (PREOCCUPIED)
3. Do you have any idea about how Jack made enough money to buy his new house? (LIGHT)
-> Can you ..... Jack made enough money to buy his new house?
4. My salary is half what I would be in the job 1 was offered in January.
-> If .................
1.Phong is fond..........playing video games.
A.on B.of C.with D.in
2.Today is............hottest day of the year.
A.than B.the C.that D.those
3.You often watch a football match at a .............
A.swimming pool B.large area C.performance D.stadium
4.The goods in the new store will be the...........the ones there.
A.same with B.same as C.similar D.similar as
7................he is poor,he is a hard-working and honest man.
A.Because B.Although C.When D.As
10.Run...........and you'll catch the ball.
A.fastly B.soft C.good D.fast
Tìm lỗi sai và sửa
1. The book writting by Jack London is very popular in the word
2. The ambulance will be there for about ten minutes
3. They formed a close friend at school