II. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
challenged; discoveries; overcome; investigating; contribution;
covered; conservation; entrapment; maintained; migrate.
1. Scientists have made many important new.......... of the depth by using modern devices.
2. Community police have made a very positive ................to crime prevention.
3. This new discovery traditional beliefs. Some whales are known to.............into warm
waters to bear their calves.
5. Seventy-five percent of the earth surface is .............by water.
6. Unless the biodiversity were.............marine life would be at stake.
7. Scientists are.....................how the crash occurred.
8. Sperm whale populations are at risk due to hunting and their accidental in
..............fishing nets.
9. What can I do to.................my fear of flying?
10. The government has just set up a wildlife....................project.
1. They are still building the new church, aren’t they?
The new church _
2.The mistake was caused by your being careless.
If you hadn’t ____
3. The pupils still talking hadn’t heard the teacher come in. (were)
The pupils ___
4. Not many people can learn a foreign language so quickly. (ability)
Not many people ___
5. As soon as we took off, I realized my life was changing forever.
No sooner ____
6. Experts believe that these rock paintings are the oldest in the world.
These rock paintings _____
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16. She showed a distinct lack ........enthusiasm for the idea of becoming a mother.
17. I'm going to complain .....the authorities.......the noise of the new club
18. Children's growing need puts a burden........their parents
19. My parents keep comparing me ......their friends' children
20. We are ......... need of will and determination to realize our dream
21. Nuclear families consist ....... parents and children
22. This necklace belonged ........ my grandmother.
23. Their children have all grown ...........and left home now.
24. Too much screen time can lead ........ sleep and weight problems
25. The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily ....... new environments.
26. Due ............. their different addtitudes, childrent may have cultural values different from their parents's ones
27. You mustn't wear shorts to school. It's ........ the school rules
1. A new hospital (build) in this city next year.
2. We both heard him (say) that he was leaving.
3. One of the pupils who (punish) by the teacher yesterday (not/ enjoy) (go) to school now.
4. I hope (not/do) that tiring work.
5. Alice (see) her mother in London most weekends.
Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the collumn on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
The origins of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the (0)________ (WEST) world, and is a time when people dress up as witches or ghosts, and go "trick-or treating". It is (1) _________ (DOUBT) one of the most popular traditions in the United States and Britain.
The celebration (2) _________(ORIGIN) about two thousand years ago with the Celts. These people were the (3) ________ (INHABIT) of an area that includes Britain, Ireland and Brittany. They relied on the land for their (4) _______ (LIVE), and this meant that they were at the mercy of (5) ________ (PREDICT) weather conditions, especially during the winter.
The Celtic new year began on 1st November, which also marked the beginning of winter, a period (6) _________ (TRADITION) associated with death. On the eve of the new year, it was believed that the barriers between the worlds of the living and the dead were (7) ________ (TEMPORARY) withdrawn, and it was possible to communicate with spirits. The Celts believed that the spirits offered them (8) ________ (GUIDE) and protection, and the Druids (Celtic priests) were (9) _________ (REPUTE) able to predict the future on this point.
When the Roman completed their (10) ________ (CONQUER) of Celtic lands, they added their own flavour to this festival. The advent of Christianity brought about yet other changes.
Complete each sentence. Use one of the linking verbs below and then give its correct form.
Be , seem , appear , remain , stay , keep , become , get , gỗ , grow , come , turn , feel , smell, taste , look , look like , sound , prove , turn out.
1. After riding his bike all day , Mary .......tired
2. That new movie i heard about last week .....terrific
3. Joanne.....nervous just before the race.
4. Arthur ....great in his new suit
5. The new spring grass.....soft under my feet
6. Equal pay for everyone....to be the best solution
7. The street.....deserted
8. He....awake
9. They ...... friends for years
10. The results .....bad
11. This milk .....sour
13. The weather ......colder
15. Mary....bad about her test grade
16. The soul......good
17. Her suggestion....like a good idea
18. Lucy .....radiant in her new dress
19. She .....a friend of my sister
20. She .....to be an extremely enthusiastic teacher.
1 Tom invited Ann to come for a drive the following day.
2 Ann accepted with pleasure and asked where he was thinking of going.
3 He said he'd leave it to her.
4 She suggested Stratford . . .
5 adding that she hadn't been there for ages.
6 Tom agreed and said that they might go on the river if it was a fine day.
7 Ann wondered what was on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
8 Tom said they'd find out when they got there ...
9 adding that it was usually possible to get seats on the day of the play.
10 He asked Ann if she could be ready by ten
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1. The police watched them (go).................... out of the car
2. Liz suddenlyfelt something (touch)........................on her shoulder
3. I was surprised (hear)...................................... that Linh has got a new job