Many people would rather travel by car than by plane
Many people would rather travel by car than by plane
. Do you like travelling by car?
- Write a passage (120-150 words) about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by car.
11. They are trying to persuade the rich to___ their money to the charities. A. provide B. invest C. finance D. contribute 12. A____ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times. A. plane B. corporation C.telecommunication D. shuttle 13. There will be a powerful network of computers which may come from a single computing_____that is worn on or in the body. A. device B. machinery C. equipment D. vehicle 14. Starting school may be a(n)____ experience for many children. A. thorough B advanced C. daunting D.social 15. Although they are not rich, their children are always___ dressed. A. neat B. neatly C. untidy D. untidily 16. When are you leaving___ Singapore? This week or next week? A. for B. in C. to D. at 17. The doctor will not give the patient the test results___ tomorrow. A. until B. from C. at D. on 18. I don't understand this point. Could you please___ ! A. explain to me it B. explain me with it C.explain it to me D.explain it for me 19. That house reminds me___the one where I used to live. A. of B.for C.about D.with 20. It was very kind____you to lend me the money I needed. A.for B.of C.to D.with
30. When I arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off. → Hardly
31. The test was rather easy, and most of us could do it in a minute. → So
32. The dog lies under the table near the cat. → Under 33. We have never seen such a terrible flood before. → Never before
34. The children haven't come back to the school they learnt since they left. → The last
35. Do you want to have something to drink now? →Do you fancy having something to drink now.
38. If you get up late, you'll go to work late.
Getting up late
39."It's you who burnt my new nightdress" Said Susan to Peter. → Susan accused Peter of burning/ having burnt her new nightdress
37. "Let's meet outside the theater at 7.00 tonight." Huy said. Huy suggested meeting outside the theater at 7.00 that night
Field is special, not only because it was Gormley’s first work, but because it was made with the help of many other people. The 35,000 figures which make up the work were all handmade in Mexico by members of the same family. The Texca family have been making bricks for generations. To help Gormley make the little figures, 60 members of this family worked day and night, the youngest was only 6 and the oldest was over 75.
1. cThe word “it” refers to………….
A.work B. Field C. The Angel of the North D. sculpture
2. The word “them” refers to…………….
A. members B. the response C. the public D. the work
Field is special, not only because IT was Gormley’s first work, but because it was made with the help of many other people. The 35,000 figures which make up the work were all handmade in Mexico by members of the same family. The Texca family have been making bricks for generations. To help Gormley make the little figures, 60 members of this family worked day and night, the youngest was only 6 and the oldest was over 75. The response from the public to Gormley’s work is varied. Some of THEM love his work, others don’t. “I find it inspiring,” says Mandy Bellweather from Gateshead, about Field. “All those little creatures are so cute and they look like they are expecting something from you. It’s quite wonderful.” Block Head, from Newcastle, doesn’t like it. “I think it’s a bit silly. I mean, lots of little figures, and they don’t even look like real people or real animals. It’s boring.” 1. The word “it” refers to…………. A. work B. Field C. The Angel of the North D. sculpture 2. The word “them” refers to……………. A. members B. the response C. the public D. the work TỪ IT với THEM mình in hoa có nghĩa là gì ấy
19. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. (NO MATTER HOW) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORT AND TOWNS
Transport
1 How did you travel here today?
2 How do people prefer to travel in your
country?
3 Is traffic a problem in your town?
4 Is it better to walk or cycle where you live?
5 What is the best way to travel in your town?
Your hometown
1 Where do you come from?
2 Tell me about the most interesting places in
your town.
3 What is the oldest part of your town?
4 Is your town popular with tourists?
5 How could you make your town better?
. He would rather ________________ with other people at a club than stay at home alone. (social)
. He has few friends because he is not very ________________. (social)
Rephrase the following sentences :
1. I felt that the last candidate seamed rather inexperienced. STRUCK
2. Do you know whose car that is? BELONG
3. I had intended to leave today, but I had to stay because of work. GOING
4. Dealers have been selling the new Mercedes since December. SALE