Unit 16 : Inventions : Test 4

II. Complete the sentences with either BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF:

1. We postponed our trip…………. because of. . . . . . ……. ……. . . ……. the bad driving conditions.

2. Sue’s eyes were red……………because…. . …. . . . . … she had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.

3. We can’t visit the museum tomorrow………because……. . . . . . . . …… it isn’t open.

4. Jim had to give up jogging …………because of…………. . . . . . … his sprained ankle. (mắt cá bong gân)

5……………Because of………. . . . . heavy fog at the airport, we had to stay in Boston an extra day.

6. Please walk carefully …………because………. . . . . . . the walkway is slippery (adj-trơn) when wet.

7. Thousands of Irish people emigrated to the United States ………because of…………. . the potato famine

(nạn đóikém/sự khan hiếm) in Ireland in the middle of the nineteenth century

8. My lecture notes(diễn thuyết) were incomplete …………because. . . …. . the instructor talked too fast.

9……………. . Because. . . . . . . …. . it rained, we stayed home.

10. A tomato is classified(xếp loại) as a fruit, but most people consider it a vegetable …because……. .

it is prepared and eaten in the same way as lettuce(rau diếp), onions and other vegetables.

Life in the city is full of activity. Early in the morning hundreds of people rush out of their homes in the manner ants do when their nest is broken. Soon the streets are full of traffic. Shops and offices open, students flock to their schools and the day's work begins. The city nơ throb with activity, and it is full of noise. Hundreds of sight-seers, tourists and others visit many places of interest in the city while businessman from various part of the world arrive to transact business. Then towards evening, the offices and day schools begin to close. Many of the shops to close, There is now a rush for buses and other means of transport. Everyone seems to be in a hurry to reach home. The city is described as a place of constant activity. Here, the drama of life is enacted every day.

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Before the 21st Century began in 1999, the issue of introducing seven wonders to everyone in a new way began. New 7 Wonder Foundation was built in Zurich, Switzerland. A site has been created in Canada, which had information about 200 artworks around the world. A poll was started to choose 7 entries out of these 200 entries.

According to the New 7 Wonder Foundation, approximately 100 million people voted in this project by using net and phone. By the Internet, a person could vote by selecting 7 wonders at the same time, but a person could vote by phone several times. Voting lasted until 2007. After that, the foundation published new seven wonders of the world.

Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is the largest city of Maya which is located in Yucatan State in Mexic. Chichen Itza is a very old Mayan temple located in Mexico. It was built in AD 600Chichen Itza is one of the oldest archaeological sites in Mexico, where there are 1.4 million tourists visiting every year.
Chichen Itza’s Maya Temple is spread over 5 kilometers. It is 79 feet high which is made of stones with the pyramid shape. To move to this temple, steps have been made from all four directions and there are total 365 staircases. There are 91 stairs from every direction. It is said that every ladder is a symbol of one day. Up to 365 days there is a large terrace. Apart from this, the pyramids of Kukulkan, the temple of Chak are originated. These consist of thousands of pillars and the playground. It is one of the largest Mayan Temples.

Christ the Redeemer
It is located in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. This is a statue of the worlds only living God Jesus Chris which is 38 meters tall and 28 meters wide is one of the wonders of the world. No higher statue has ever been made. This construction process of Jesus Christ idol is considered as the Savior of the world began in 1922, which was established in this place on October 12, 1931. This idol is made of concrete and stone, which was designed by Silva Costa from Brazil and was prepared with French great sculptor Landowski. Its weight will be around 635 tones. It is located on the hill of Corcovado. The Top Pick of the statue is about 700 meters high. This is a huge symbol of Christianity around the world.

China Wall

China’s Great Wall is known all over the world. This wall was built in many parts by the rulers there to protect their kingdom, which was gradually added, which has now become a castle shape. It was constructed from the 7th century to the 16th century. This great artwork is so strong, and huge that it was called the Great Wall of China. The vastness of this wall of China has also been seen by scientists from space, this man-made artwork is also visible from there. It is composed of soil, stone, brick, wood and other materials. This huge wall extends from Dandong to the east and extends to the west. China’s wall extends to approximately 6400 kilometers, and it is 35 feet high. This wall is like a fort; its width is so great that 10-15 people can walk comfortably in it.

Petra
Petra is one of the seven wonders of the world. It is a historical and archaeological city. In this city, The architecture has been created by cutting of rocks as well as the Neolithic system of water. For this reason, this city is very festive. This city is also called Rose City, because of the artwork has been created by stone it is all red. It was built around 312 BC. This is the main attraction of Jordan, where many tourists visit every year. There is a tall high temple, which is the center of attraction. Apart from this, there are ponds, canals, which have been made in a very well organized manner. People come here to see it too.

Taj Mahal In India
The Taj Mahal of India is also one of the Seven Wonders of the World because of its beautiful artwork. The construction of the Taj Mahal was done by Shah Jahan in 163.It is a symbol of love, which Shah Jahan made to remember his wife Mamtaz. This mausoleum made of white marble with a garden around it. Tajmahal is located in Agra city of India. Beautiful artwork like this will not be seen in the world. When it was built by Mughal ruler Shah Jahan, it took 15 years, and after making it, the king had cut all the workers connected with the construction, so that they could not make such a second. In India, the Mughals ruled for a long time, during this time they had made many artifacts, artworks, which are present in India till date. To see the beauty of the Taj Mahal, people from the world come from far away.

This is the main attraction for seeing in Rome. Its construction started in 72 AD, which was completed in 80 AD. This huge oval shape was made from concrete and sand. This old architecture is still making its place in the Seven Wonders of the World. Natural disaster, this collapsed a bit with the earthquake, but its magnitude is still the same today. Here 50 thousand to 80 thousand people can sit. Here different events took place e.g. the battle of animals, sports jumps, cultural programs. It is spread over an area of 24 thousand square meters. Trying to make this type of shape was done by many engineers, but this is a kind of puzzle, which has not been solved till date.

It is located in Peru of South America. Machu Picchu used to be a city located on a very small hill. In the 15th century, the Inca civilization lives in Machu Picchu, 2430 meters above sea level. How is the city in such a height, it is a matter of thinking and this makes it the 7th wonder of the world. Archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built around Raja Pachakuti around 1400. After 100 years of it, Spain won it and left it like this. They had no attachment with this, after which there was no one to look after it, which destroyed the civilization that remained here. This place also revolved around this, but in 1911 American historian Hiram Bingham discovered it and brought it to the world. In 1983 UNESCO declared it the World Heritage Site. The artwork of Inca civilization can be seen here today, many of them there are still things that were created by them. Machu Picchu attracts the attention of tourists, and many people go to see it.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest and oldest pyramid ever present in this world from ancient times. Therefore, it is a special honor and it is also named after 7 Wonders.
The Great Pyramid of Giza – Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza The pay is very old art, which is one of the ancient 7 wonders. It was built in 2580-2560 BC. It spread in 2583283 cubic meters. Its height is 146.5 meters. It has been the longest human-made artwork for 3800 years.

1/ People can recycle the old car tires to make pipes,floor coverings,shoes and sandals

2/People clean and refill empty bottles of milk

3/ Used glass

4/ Made into new glassware

1/ F

2/F

3/T

4/T

IV/ Choose the correct word in parentheses to complete each sentence:

1) Would you mind if I (sit / sat / to sit / sitting) here?

2) Did you see a boy (rode / to ride / rides / riding) a water buffalo?

3) Mount Rushmore (see / can see / can be seen / saw) from more than 100 kilometers away.

4) I asked Hoa whether she (know / knew / to know / knowing) Hoi An.

5) The boy (take / took / taken / taking) to the hospital was injured in the accident.

6) Nam is (interested / interesting / interest / interests) in the history of Viet Nam.

7) call an (airplane / air port / ambulance / accommodation). There is an injured person.

8) Cool the burns immediately so as to (make / take / award / minimize) tissue damage.

9) (carol / Christmas / Santa Claus / Patron Saint) is a religious song sung at Christmas.4

10) Bob had his father (fix / fixing / to fix / fixed) his new bike yesterday.

11) Viet Nam is a rice (exporting / export / exported / exports) country.

12) They (know / knew / knowing / have known) each other for a long time.

13) (Are / Will / Did / Might) you return with your son next vacation?

14) The Christmas cards (are sent / were sent / sent / sending) out by post last week.

15) I don’t think TV was invented (in / on / since / at) the 19th century.

16) It rained (since / while / whether / although) we were sleeping last night.

17)The (leaf / stream / lava / crop) was pouring out when we flew overhead.

18) I promise to keep this patient (away / awake / along / ahead). Believe me.

19) You must separate the rice (from / for / of / without) the husk in this contest.

20) How to (prevent / import / elevate / carve) people from throwing bottles away?

21) Don’t let the victim (get / to get / got / getting) cold. Cover him with something.

22)In summer, most children like (swimmers / swim / swims / to swim) in the rivers.

23) He passed the (marine / council / entrance / tribe) exam to the Oxford University.

24) I make a fire by rubbing pieces of (ranger / heritage / compost / bamboo) together.

25) Will you turn (off / down / on / around) TV for me? I want to watch the 7.00 news.

26) It is difficult ( remember / remembering / remembered / to remember) hers address.

27) The grand prize has been give to our team (yesterday / tomorrow / now / already).

28) Nhatrang’s one of the most famous (waterfall / tourist / prison / wharf) attractions.

29) The Christmas cards (sent / were sent / are sent) to their friends by post last week.

30) The area surrounding the temple used to be the (jolly / royal / delicious / sterile) capital city.

31) Santa Claus is based on the (carol / edge / description / wonder) of Saint Nicholas in a poem.

32) I’m looking forward to (see / will see / saw / seeing) you soon.

33) Would you mind (keep / to keep / kept / keeping) the door open?

34) Did you see a boy (rides / to ride / riding / rode) a water buffalo?

35) Would you mind if I (take / took / will take / have taken) a photo?

36) The fire is (make / makes / making / made) in the traditional way.

37) Ease (tourist / pain / century / drugs) with ice or cold water packs.

38) Their heads are (forced / carved / lowered / decided) into the rock.

39) They had to (separate / elevate / minimize / explain) the rice from the husk.

40) Thanks for (to invite / invite / invites / inviting) me to the rice cooking festival.

41) The president will (award / climb / throw / import) the special prize to our team.

42) The lava (is pouring / pours / was pouring / will pour) out when we flew overhead.

43) We called him (as soon as / until / although / even though) we arrived at the airport.

44) Our accommodation is (compiled / contacted / situated / included) in the ticket price.

45) The pyramid is the only (damage / winder / patient / pressure) you can still see to day.

46) They decided to (paddle / reduce / over package / sunbathe) around the lake in a canoe.

47) Santa Claus always wears (black suit / while suit / red suit)

48) There’s an (injured / interesting / available) person, call for an ambulance from the hospital.

49) She arrived early (on / in / out) order to get a good seat

50) I’m (delighted / delight / delighting) that you broke the record

51) The radio was (repaired / repairs / repairing) by Tim

52) It’s (hard / difficulty / difficultly) to believe that he passed the exam

53) It’s difficult (remember / to remember / remembering) all these things

54) What did the Oregon government do to prevent people (off / away / from) throwing drink cans away?

55) Would you mind (when / if / where) I smoked here?

56) The man (stands / standing / stand) by the window is my uncle

57) Thanks (to / with / for) inviting me to the party

58) Motorbikes (makes / making / made) in China are cheap

59) You are always (talk / talking / talked) in Class

60) Chicago is often called “The (wind / windless / windy) city”

61) We (were / have been / are) friends for 4 rears

62) Do you know how (use / using / to use) computer?

63)I always turn off the light before going to bed (in order to / so as to / order / so that) to save electricity.

64) The ambulance will be there in about 10’. She mustn’t (fall / fell / feel / felt) asleep

65) She fell (away / from / off / out) her bike and hit her head on the road 5

66) He drinks a lot of coffee so as (to keep / keep / keeping / kept) him awake

67)Would you mind (to close / close / closing / closed) the door?

68) I asked Hoa (that / to / about / whether) she know Hoi An

69) We (refill / reused / reduce / collect) empty cans and bottles for recycling

70) This newspaper is made of (revived / recycled / wasted / reduced) paper

71) Liem is always (go / going / went / gone) out

72) I use these pieces of bamboo to (rub / do / make / get) the fire

73) Jonh is interested (in / on / of / for) the history of Viet Nam

74) We had to call an (air plane / air port / ambulance / accommodation) because of an injured person

75) Who (afraid / tired / sure / compiled) of this document?

76) Would you mind if I (will turn / turned / turn / was turning) on the television?

77) We (are having / had / have had / were having) dinner when the phone rang

78) Color television (invented / was inventing / was invented / has invented) by John Logie Baird in 1928

79) He said that he (worked / works / is working / has worked) for a car company

80) It’s a (arranging flower / flower arranging / arrange flowers) contest

1. The tourist asked," Is it far from Hanoi ?"

=> The tourist asked if it was far from Hanoi.

2. My mother said to me," I think you will be successful."

=> My mother said to me that she thought I would be successful.

3. I asked him," Do your parents speak English ?"

=> I asked him if his parents spoke English.

4. The teacher said to us," you must try your best to study hard for your exam."

=> The teacher said to us that we must try our best to study hard for our exam.

5. Can I borrow your dictionary ?

Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary?

6. Could you solve this math problem for me ?

Do you mind solving this math problem for me?

7. The boys are in the volunteer group of Long An School. They are planting trees on the hill. ( using present participle to combine)

=> The boys planting trees on the hill are in the volunteer group of Long An School.

8. The pen is mine. It's put in the box.( using past participle to combine)

=> The pen put in the box is mine.

9. I passed all the exams. I'm happy ( adj + to inf.)

=> I'm happy to pass all the exams.

10. You are interested in protecting enviroment. We are delighted. ( adj+ noun clause)

=> We are delighted that you are interested in protecting environment.

11.He asked: " Are you free on Sunday, Lan?" ( Reported speech)

=> He asked if I was free on Sunday.

12. They opened the Golden Gate Brigde in San Fransico in 1937. ( Passive form)

=> The Golden Gate Bridge was opened in San Francisco in 1937.

13. " We are waiting for the bus", said the children. ( Reported speech)

=> The children said that they were waiting for the bus.

14. - Please tell me how can you make sticky rice cakes? ( S + V + Wh + To Inf)I'm sorry. I don't know

=> I don't know how to make sticky rice cakes.

Chuyển sang câu bị động

1. Every year Viet Nam export millions tons of rice.

→ Milions tons of rice are exported every year by Viet Nam.

2. After Tet holiday Vietnamese usually plant trees in their neighborhood.

→ Trees are usually planted after Tet holiday by Vietnamese in their neighborhood.

3. How many festivals do you celebrate in your community?

→ How many are festivals celebrated in your community?

4. What have you done since you came back?

→ What have been done since you came back?

5. They repaired our desk last week.

→ Our desk was repaired by them last week.

6. We haven't seen him for a long time.

→ He hasn't been seen by us for a long time.

7. No body has met our grandmother since last night.

→ Our grandmother has been met since last night.

8. The girls separated the rice from the husk.

→ The rice was separated from the husk by the girls

9. They will build a new house next year.

→ A new house will be built next year

10. We are going to buy a car.

→ A car is going to be bought by us,

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41. Don’t forget (turn ) to turn off the lights before (go) going out.

42. She (practice)was practicing her piano lesson at 7 o’clock last night.

43. They (buy)bought some new book on Math yesterday.

44. Lan (play)was playing badminton while Thu (read)was reading comics at recess yeaterday.

45. The Brown family (build)built that house long ago.

46. I (send)sent my friend a parcel yesterday.

47. Thu (talk)was talking to her friend on the phone at 8 o’clock last night.

48. My parents (be)have been very busy since then.

49. We (not have)haven't had a vacation since last year.

50. He (live)has lived here for ten years.

51. It was late, so we decided (take)to take a taxi.

52. We were in a hungry, so I suggested (have)to have dinner early.

53. When I’m tired, I enjoy (watch)watching television.

54. Would you like (come)to come to dinner on Friday?

55. Can you help (iron)iron the clothes? I hate (do)doing the ironing.

56.I begin (understand)to understand what you mean.

57.I didn’t know how (get)to get to your house so I stopped (ask)asking the way.

58.After (hear) the condition, I decided (not/ enter)not to enter the competition.

59. My mother told me (not/ stay)not to stay up too late.

60. I can’t (finish) finish my work before noon.

14. During the study period class yesterday, it (be)was hard for us to concentrate because the students net door (make)was making so much noise.

15. This computer is the best one I (ever/use)have ever used.

16. This is the first time he ( visit) has visited Quangtri.

17. I don't know how ( answer)to answer your questions.

18. Keep quiet! You ( always/ talk)are always talking in class.

19.This house ( not/ use)hasn't used for a long time.

20. My mother ( go)will go to see the dentist this afternoon.

21. I decided ( stay)to stay at home and learn my lesson.

22. When I (see)saw you yesterday, you (play)were playing soccer in the street.

23.Students should (work)work hard on their English grammar

24. My friend Jessica (come)came while (eat)was eating dinner last night.

25.My roommate came home late last night. I (sleep)was sleeping when she (get)got home

26. While I (watch)was watching TV last night, our uncle (phone)phoned

27. When they (come)came, Lan and I (do)were doing our homework.

28. Millions of people (visit)visit Ha Long Bay every year.

29. She asked him if he (remember)remembered he address.

30. She (do)is doing the housework now.

31. The window (break)was broken last night.

32. While I (wait)was waiting for the bus, I met Karen.

33. When Harry (wake)woke up, we told him the good news.

34. I don’t know where (buy)to buy some things I need.

35. I’d like you (meet)to meet my mother.

36. She has a lot of novels (write)written in English.

37. It’s was late, so we decide (take)to take a taxi home.

38. We were hungry, so I suggested (have)having dinner early.

39. It started (rain)raining when they left home.

40. Would you mind (close)closing the door?