I'm in favor of English-speaking contests in schools. Such contests(1) _______ students to practice speaking English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills. Besides, while(2)_____ themselves for the contests, students have a chance to review their lessons thoroughly. Contests among classes provide students with opportunities to wprk with team spirit, thus eabling them to learn how(3)_____ with other people. Some students may think that their preparations for the speaking contests are time-consuming. However, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on. My classmates and I have found that we speak English better after each contest. In sum, English-speaking contest(4) _______ school are usful to students.
1. A. advise B. suggest C. invite D. encourage
2. A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepare D. was preparing
3. A. to exchange B. to speak C. to cooperarate D. to compete
4. A. at B. on C. about D. to
Combine the sentences, using the '' to-infinitive''
1/ we will win the race. We are determined.
2/ John will volunteer to help at the special school for children with disabilities. He's willing.
3/ Don't try to make him charge his mind. It's not easy.
4/ We all like to take to him. It's interesting.
5/ Because of developments in medicine, a lot of people can live to 100. It's quite possible.
21. “Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said. Laura offered ......................................................................... 22. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your son,” the kidnappers said to them. The kidnappers threatened .................................................... 23. “I won’t answer any questions,” Paul said Paul agreed ............................................................. 24. “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” Andrew said to Cindy. Andrew invited ............................................................ 25. “Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning, Robin,” Jessica said. Jessica reminded ...................................................................... 26. “Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said. She offered ......................................................................... 27. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom,” said Eve. Eve advised .........................................................................
Sentence transformation. (Using’if’)
1. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
2. Go right now or you’ll be late for the train.
3.Because I don’t have enough free time, I can’t help my mother with the housework.
4.I don’t ride the bus to school every morning because it’s always so crowded.
5. The wind is blowing hard, so they won’t take the boat out for a ride.
6. I don’t want them to be upset, so I’ve decided not to tell them what happened.
7 .Carol didn’t answer the phone because she was studying.
8. Sally doesn’t know what she has to do for homework because she was absent from school on Friday.
9. I didn’t prepare for today’s lesson. So it is difficult for me to understand the teacher’s explanation.
10. Rita is exhausted today because she didn’t get any sleep last night.
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Choose the corect answers
1. Instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I had my old ones _____.
a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. repaired
2. It's possible ______ a train across Canada.
a. take b. to take c. taking d. to be taken
3. Now that we've finished painting the house, there is nothing left _____.
a. to do b. for doing c. to be done d. for being done
4. Before we leave, let's have Shelley ______ a map for us so we won't get lost.
a. draw b. to draw c. drawing d. drawn
5. I can hear acat _____ at the window.
a. scratches b. to scratch c. scratching d. was scratching
6. I think your mother should let you ______ your own mind.
a. make up b. to make up c. making up d. made up
7. The police never found the money ______ in thư robbery.
a. stealing b. be stolen c. steal d. stolen
8. Do you know what made so many people ______ their home?
a. evacuate b. to evacuate c. evacuated d. be evacuated
9. _______ bread, you usually need flour, salt, and yeast.
a. Make b. To make c. Making d. For make
10. We saw our favoriteballet _____ at the theater last night.
a. perform b. performing c. performed d. in performing
11. He was never heard ______ 'thank you' in his life.
a. say b. to say c. saying d. said
12. I was delighted ______ my old friends again.
a. to see b. seeing c. seen d. to be seen
13. _______ to friends ís nice but ________ alone is also enjoyable.
a. Talk/to be b. To talk/ be c. Talk/ be d. Talking/ being
14. I'd rather _______ to Elvis than the Beatles.
a. listen b. to lesten c. listening d. listened
15. I can make myself _______ pretty well in English.
a. understand b. to understand c. understanding d. understood
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
Mike is looking forward to take part in the charitable organization to help the people in need next week
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The story below. Use the ideas to write an online posting of 160-180 words.
_ Story: friend confided a secret to you; you failed to keep it secret; told it to other people; friend broke up with you; tried to apologise; your apology not accepted; feeling regretful.
_Wish: _friend to forgive you; become friends again
1.had they arrived at the sale early, they .....(find) a better selection.
2.The desktop will break down if you....(not operate) disk defragmenter regularly.
3.If you were given a big prize, what .....(you do ) with the money?
4.If she passes the interview, she .....(be offered) a chance to study abroad.
Rewrite the sentences, using the nouns in brackets and a '' to-infinitive'' so that the new sentences have the closest meaning to the given ones.
1/ She can cook for herself and that makes her more independent.(ability)
2/ We were very impressed when we saw that she tried very hard to overcome difficulties.(effort).
3/ Her teachers like her because she is always willing to learn.(willingness)
4/ I agree with him when he suggested that we should take part in more outdoor activities.(suggestion)
5/ The headmaster refused to allow us to go camping in the mountains (permission).