Unit 8 : Country life and City life

Do as directed.

1. Lan said to me :  “Turn off the lights , please .”

-- >  Lan told me ………………………………………………………………………..

2.My sister/use/cry/a lot /when/she/small .

  -- > My sister…………………………………………………………………………….

3.Nam is very strong .He can lift this table .

 -->Nam  is strong …………………………………………………………………….…

4.She / learn / this language /since 2008.

-- > She…............................................................................................................................

Fill in the blank in the passage with ONE suitable word :

      The streets are (1) ______________ with traffic. Taxis are bringing tired people (2) ____________ the airport and the railroad stations to the hotels. They hope to sleep a few hours before their busy day in the big city. Trucks are bringing fresh food and (3) ______________ into the city. Ships loaded with food and fuel are tied up at the dock. Toward morning the (4) _______________ are quieter. But they are never deserted in the (5) _____________ city.

I.            Use the correct form of the word in parentheses :

1.      There has been a rise number of ________________ coming from Eastern Europe. (immigrate)

2.      My sister has a _________________ for fried food. (perfect)

3.      My mother is very good at keeping the _________________ within our family. (peaceful)

4.      People were deeply shocked by the ________________ news of his death. (tragedy)

5.      They have settled __________________ in New Zealand. (permanence)

I.            Use the correct form of the word in parentheses :

1.      Ho Chi Minh City is easily _____________________ by road, rail and air. (access)

2.      The house is perfectly ___________________ for just two of us. (adequate)

Fill in the blank in the passage with ONE suitable word :Soon it’s morning in the big city. By eight o’clock the streets are filled again (6) ____________ people. Millions of people live in the big city, and millions of people who (7) _____________ in the big city live in the suburbs, the (8) ____________, are hurrying out of railroad station, subways, buses and apartment houses. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Everyone is in a (9) ___________. Some stop only to drink a quick (10) ____________ of coffee. There is no time (11) ______________ breakfast. Others stop to but the morning paper. They read the headlines before they hurry on to the tall office buildings. (12) ____________ they work.   

Fill in the blank in the passage with ONE suitable word :

      The streets are (1) ______________ with traffic. Taxis are bringing tired people (2) ____________ the airport and the railroad stations to the hotels. They hope to sleep a few hours before their busy day in the big city. Trucks are bringing fresh food and (3) ______________ into the city. Ships loaded with food and fuel are tied up at the dock. Toward morning the (4) _______________ are quieter. But they are never deserted in the (5) _____________ city.

I.            Rewrite these sentences, keeping the meaning unchanged :

1.      Mr. Taylor fixed the washing machine for me.

I had                                                                                                                        

2.      Lan is the tallest girl in her class.

No one                                                                                                                     

3.      It is not necessary for you to talk so loudly.

You don’t                                                                                                        

4.       “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary

Mary asked