Task 2: Find and correct mistakes (2.5pts)
1. Because of feeling very tired, John couldn’t sleep
2. Tho ugh Tom was ill, he couldn’t take part in his (2.5pts)
little sister’s birthday party.
3. Before she was washing the dishes, her parents came home.
4. “Bring an umbrella with you although it rains”, my mom told me.
5. That was the reason when they didn’t want to come back to their hometown
One very famous place for tourists in London in Madame Tussaud's museum. Here people .....(0)... sê figures ò famous people made of was
Madame Tussaud was born …(1)… France in 1761. Her uncle, a doctor, …(2)…. wax figures of people. He opened …(3).. museum of there figures in Paris. Marie helpd …(4).. in his work.
In 1789, during the French Revolution, Marie…(5).. Sent to prison. Here she had to copy ..( 6)…. Heads of famous people when they were dead, including Queen Marie Antoinette’s.
In 1795 Marie married Francois Tussaud …(7)… in 1802 she came to London with her wax figures. Here she opened a museum and her figures can…(8)..be seen to day.
0. a. can b. must c. shall
1. a. at b. by c. in
2. a. make b. made c. makes
3. a. a b. one c.some
4. a. her b. him c.them
5. a. has b. is c.was
6. a. any b. the c.those
7. a. and b. because c.when
8. a. ever b. still c. yet
I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and ....................... (1) to America when she was ten years old. She was the first woman to ....................... (2) a medical degree. Getting that ....................... (3)was not easy at all. She applied to twenty nine medical schools and was always refused ....................... (4) at that time, only men was admitted to ....................... (5) schools. But she never gave ....................... (6). She studied privately with a doctor ....................... (7) three years. Then she ....................... (8) to all the medical schools again. This ....................... (9), in 1847, the medical institute of Geneva New York ....................... (10) her.
However, ....................... (11) Elizabeth began attending classes, the students often treated her unkindly. Also, at first she was even stopped ....................... (12) some of the classrooms demonstrations. Nevertheless, she ....................... (13) stepped back. In 1853, after further study, Elizabeth Blackwell opened the New York institute ....................... (14) women and children. Later, she added medical college for women ....................... (15) that they could also become doctors.
Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. We met to discuss the _____________________ of a new company. (form)
2. I will ask my parents for_____________ to go there with you. (permit)
3. Her shoulder was badly ________________ after three days lying on the beach. (sun)
4. He caused his parents great _________________ by cycling long distances alone.
(anxious)
5. In the ________________ examination, you have to talk to the teachers and answer a
number of questions. (orally)
6. Internet can make things memorable because it presents information in a
_________________ way. (effect)
7. Obviously teachers have to be good ____________________________. (communicate)
8. She will help you – she just needs a bit of _____________________. (persuade)
9. My class is going to go on a two-day ___________________ to visit Ha Long Bay.
(excurse)
10. ___________________, it was very windy and the hotel was very expensive. (fortunate)
Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. We met to discuss the _____________________ of a new company. (form)
2. I will ask my parents for_____________ to go there with you. (permit)
3. Her shoulder was badly ________________ after three days lying on the beach. (sun)
4. He caused his parents great _________________ by cycling long distances alone.
(anxious)
5. In the ________________ examination, you have to talk to the teachers and answer a
number of questions. (orally)
6. Internet can make things memorable because it presents information in a
_________________ way. (effect)
7. Obviously teachers have to be good ____________________________. (communicate)
8. She will help you – she just needs a bit of _____________________. (persuade)
9. My class is going to go on a two-day ___________________ to visit Ha Long Bay.
(excurse)
10. ___________________, it was very windy and the hotel was very expensive. (fortunate)
Supply the correct verb forms.
1. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) so easy. But he (be) alarmed to see that he (get) off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not know) what to do. He (explain) his difficulty to a man who (stand) on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face the man (tell) Tom that he (travel) on a train going in the wrong direction.
2. Maria is Spanish. She (live) in Madrid where she (work) for an export company. She (be) with this company for 2 years now. At the moment she (study) English on a one-month intensive course in London. She (arrive) in London last Saturday. This is not Maria's first time in Britain. She (be) there twice before.
3. Albert Malta was a progressive American write. He (be) born in 1908. He (write) his first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest) him and (put) him in prison 1950.
4. Ha (come) back a moment ago and (turn) the television on very loudly. My son (sleep) then, so i (tell) her turn it off.
5. Mary and John are neighbours. They (know) each other for several years. Mary (move) into her house in 1985 and John (live) next door since he (come) to the area in 1980.
6. While I (walk) to class yesterday morning. I (see) Tom. We (say) helan (walk) the rest of the way to school together.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Greens. When I (get) there about 2 o'clock Mrs Green (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr Green (block) the garage. He (work) on their car. The children (play) in the front yard.
III. Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
I remember the days when I was still a little girl. When the New Year cam, my mother used to tell me not to cry, she used to take me to the market and buy new clothes for me, she used to make sticky rice square cakes and cook them all night. She used to go to the flower market to buy some fresh flowers. My father used to pain the walls and redecorate the house and he used to help my mom with housework. Now my parents are old and I am grown up so I do everything myself. But I still remember the days…
1. What did your mother use to tell you when the New Year came?
2. Where did she use to take you and what did she buy you?
3. What did she use to make?
4. Where did she use to go?
5. What did your father use to do?
6. Do your parents do those things nowadays? Why or Why not?
II. Write the sentences, using the cue words.
1. We/ not/ go/ school/ Saturdays.
2. They/ usually/ hold/ party/ New Year’s Eve.
3. I/ going/ see/ John/ lunchtime.
4. Last night/ she/ come home/ 10.30 and 11 o’clock.
5. Jazz/ become/ popular/ United States/ the 1920s.
6. I/ call/ you/ Friday afternoon/ about 2.30.
7. The first man/ walk/ moon/ 21 July 1969.
8. We/ often/ have/ short holiday/ Christmas.
15. Mr Jim said that he ( weren t / isn t/ wasn t/ aren t ) happy with his new assistant
16 . he said that tom ( has given / have given / had give / had given ) up his job
17. she said that she ( is going / was going/ go / goes ) to learn to drive \
18 . i knew that he ( was / will be/ has been / is ) a very clever man
19 they saild they( help / helped/ had gone/ would help) us if we needed
Bài 1.Rewrite the sentence with the correct punctuation.
1.Dad had to mow the lawn fix the window and trim the tree on Saturday
2.Ruth was invited to the party but she was ill so Jane went instead of her
3.Sorry to disturb you could I speak to you for a moment
4.John's going to sleep the wedding was rather embarrassing
5.Having lost all my money I went home
6.He is not really nice looking and yet he has enormous charm
7.When I was a child I could watch TVwhenever to
8.It is a fine idea let us hope that it is going to work
9.We were believe it or not in love with each other
10.Have you met our handsome new financial director