VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the paragraph (2 points)

GOOD AT LANGUAGES

At school, Sarah Biggs says she was very bad at languages. Now she speaks English, Spanish and Italian and works (1)____________ a bilingual secretary in a travel company in England. (2)____________ several foreign languages at work is not easy, but for Sarah, and other multi-lingual secretaries like her, it is all standard practice.

Sarah comes from Spain, (3)____________ she attended school and college. But it was time spent abroad after college that encouraged her interest in languages.

In her job, Sarah has a great deal more responsibility than the title of secretary would suggest. She stresses the importance of (4)____________ fluent in Spanish because part of her job is dealing (5)____________ customers from Latin America. (6)____________ such clients come from abroad, she has to translate everything they say into English. She is given (7)____________ time for preparation at all, so this aspect of her job is one of the (8)____________ difficult.

It is important for Sarah to be up-to-date with changes (9)____________ her own language, so she reads Spanish newspapers and books looking for new additions to her vocabulary. Sarah says she (10)____________ not give up this job even if they offered her a better salary in another company.

II. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (1 p)

      Brad is forty years old. He is an English (1)……….. in Miami, the USA. He teaches grammar and conversation. He loves his job very much because he can meet a (2)………..of students from different countries in the world to study there. He usually (3)…………. work at 9.30 in the morning and finishes at 3.30 in the afternoon. But he is not working at the moment. He is traveling round Paris (4)…………a group of friends. They walk all day in Paris and see the Eiffel Tower. He is going to try French food and (5)…………..some photos. He will be back to America next week.

FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH A SUITABLE CONJUNCTION 

1.she often plays badminton-------it is cool

2.do you feel hungry -------full?

3.hurry up-------you will be late for school

4.----------she studies well ,she gets good marks

5.my father is fat,-----he doesn't eat mean

6.--------i turn off the lights ,i go to bed

7.-------i am free , i am going to visit you

8.this can is cheap -------that one isn't

9.my brother-----i are short

10.he can not only dance ----also sing well

11.the weather isn't fine-----we go on a picnic

12. she can speak both English -------French

I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.

I have a very close friend. Her name is Lan. She is twelve years (56) ____. She is in grade six. She (57) _________ speak English. She has English (58) _________ Tuesday and Friday. She can also (59) _________ the piano. In her room, (60) _________ is a piano and lots of interesting books. Everyday she gets up at six. She (61) _________ breakfast at 6.30 and goes to  school at a (62) _________ to seven. She has her (63) _________ from seven o’clock to eleven thirty. Then she (64) _________ home and has lunch at twelve o’clock. It’s three o’clock in the afternoon now. Lan is in her room. She is (65) _________ the piano.

Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.

Mai has two (1) .............. Their names (2) .......... Binh and Nam . Binh likes English and he can (3) ........... it well. Nam doesn't like English because it (4) ........... difficult for him . He likes maths . Nam is a clever boy (5) ..............class. He alays gets good (6) ............ in maths and physics . Binh and Nam like playing football and (7) ................ always play it after school . They (8) ......... good friends.

ai nhanh mik tick !!!

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

21. Many of the students are bilingual ………………Spanish and English.

22. Linda picked ………………a bit of Italian when she was staying in Pisa.

23. She’s fluent ………………Polish and French and can speak a little Italian.

24. I could just about get ………………in English when I first went to the UK.

25. When Imani came to Ireland he could not speak a word ………………English.

26. English is taught at school ………………a second language in many countries.

27. She works for the United Nations, translating ………………English into French.

28. One of the characteristic features of English is its openness ………………vocabulary.

29. For some reasons, my teacher thinks that I’m not good enough ………………languages.

30. English owes its dominant status ………………its link to two of the world’s most powerful nations: the US and the UK.

                Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

Alice is a new English friend of (1) ........ . She is very (2) ...... to tell me about  her new (3) ....... . Her lessons begin at nine each morning and (4) ..... until half past ten.Then she has a (5) ...... for a quarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such (6) ....... the class or last night's movies,... . she has five (7) ....... in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice's favorite (8) ....... is English. The fist term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her (9) ........ to become a good student in the class.

Fill each gap with suitable word from the box.

1. “Happiness” is a ……………………of “happy”.

2. In English, some questions have a rising …………………….

3. My English is a bit ……………………– I haven’t used it for years!

4. The system is capable of recording ……………………amounts of information.

5. The Scouse ……………………is characterized by the use of “youse” instead of “you”.

6. Since Maria is ……………………, she can speak both German and Spanish fluently.

7. We love the beautiful ……………………that the French have when they speak English.

8. The ……………………of the texts in this book makes it easier for students to study.

9. It is certain that English will continue to grow as the world’s ……………………language.

10. The ……………………of the English language means it is able to adapt very quickly to cultural and social changes.