II. Replace the group of words in bold type by an infinitive or an infinitive construction1. If he had another child WITH WHOM HE COULD PLAY he would be happier2. He RUSHED into the burning house, WHI...

1. If he had another child to play with he would be happier2. He was very brave to rush into the burning house3. Is he likely to arrive before six ?4. Would you be kind to translate this for me ?5. I was about to leave the house when the telephone rang6 It is important for him to understand thisCâu trả lời: 1. If he had another child to play with he would be happier2. He was very brave to rush into the burning house3. Is he likely to arrive before six ?4. Would you be kind to translate this for me ?5. I was about to leave the house when the telephone rang6 It is important for him to understand this

II. Replace the group of words in bold type by an infinitive or an infinitive construction1. If he had another child WIT...

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15 tháng 4 2020 lúc 21:50

1. If we(have) __________wings, we (not,have) _________ to take an airplane to fly home. 2. The statue (break) __________ while it (move) __________ to another room in the museum. 3. It was not until I (live) __________ with him that I (realize) _________ that he (cheat) __________ me and it was my terrible mistake to marry him. 4. I was considering (buy) ___________ a house nut now I (change) my mind. 5. The staff was made (lie) __________ down on the floor by the robbers. 6. The Swedish s...

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1. If we(have) __________wings, we (not,have) _________ to take an airplane to fly home.

2. The statue (break) __________ while it (move) __________ to another room in the museum.

3. It was not until I (live) __________ with him that I (realize) _________ that he (cheat) __________ me and it was my terrible mistake to marry him.

4. I was considering (buy) ___________ a house nut now I (change) my mind.

5. The staff was made (lie) __________ down on the floor by the robbers.

6. The Swedish scientist, Alfred B.Nobel, left money to be awarded to people who have done something important (help) __________ humankind.

7. Sorry I didn't make the plan on Friday. I hope it didn't mess you around much. I know you (already, book) _______________ me a room hotel, but presumably you were able to cancel it. Unfortunately, my father (not, be) ___________ very well recently, and on Friday morning, while he (clean) ___________ the car, he fainted and (rush) ___________ into hospital. Luclily, the doctors say he's likely to be home in a few days.

8. Look! That man (run) ____________ our of the bank ! And he (carry) ___________ a large bag full of money.

9. He apologized for (not, write) ___________ to her for a month.

10. When we arrived at the meeting, the first speaker (just, finish) _____________ and the audience (clap) ___________

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肖战

30 tháng 7 2019 lúc 14:05

The Penny Black It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem postal system in Britain. Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s mo...

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The Penny Black

It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem postal system in Britain.

Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s money. And when the top-hatted letter carrier came to deliver it, it was the recipient who had to pay for the postage. Letter writers employed various ruses to reduce the cost, doing everything possible to cram more words onto a page. Nobody bothered with heavy envelopes; instead, letters would be folded and sealed with wax. You then had to find a post office - there were no pillar boxes - and hope your addressee didn't live in one of the several rural areas which were not served by the system. If you were lucky, your letter would arrive (it could take days) without being read or censored.

The state of mail had been causing concern throughout the 1830s, but it was Rowland Hill, an inventor, teacher and social reformer from Kidderminster, who proposed a workable plan for change. Worried that a dysfunctional, costly service would stifle communication just as Britain was in the swing of its second industrial revolution, he believed reform would ease the distribution of ideas and stimulate trade and business, delivering the same promise as the new railways.

Hill’s proposal for the penny post, which meant any letter weighing less than half an ounce (14 grams) could be sent anywhere in Britain for about 30p in today’s money, was so radical that the Postmaster General, Lord Lichfield, said, 'Of all the wild and visionary schemes which I ever heard of, it is the most extravagant.’ Lord Lichfield spoke for an establishment not convinced of the need for poor people to post anything. But merchants and reformers backed Hill. Soon the government told him to make his scheme work. And that meant inventing a new type of currency.

Hill quickly settled on 'a bit of paper covered at the back with a glutinous wash which the user might, by applying a little moisture, attach to the back of a letter’. Stamps would be printed in sheets of 240 that could be cut using scissors or a knife. Perforations would not arrive until 1854. The idea stuck, and in August 1839 the Treasury launched a design competition open to ‘all artists, men of science and the public in general’. The new stamp would need to be resistant to forgery, and so it was a submission by one Mr Cheverton that Hill used as the basis for one of the most striking designs in history. Cheverton, who worked as a sculptor and an engineer, determined that a portrait of Queen Victoria, engraved for a commemorative coin when she was a 15-year-old princess, was detailed enough to make copying difficult, and recognisable enough to make fakes easy to spot. The words ‘Postage’ and ‘One Penny’ were added alongside flourishes and ornamental stars. Nobody thought to add the word ‘Britain’, as it was assumed that the stamps would solely be put to domestic use.

With the introduction of the new postal system, the Penny Black was an instant hit, and printers struggled to meet demand. By the end of 1840, more than 160 million letters had been sent - more than double the previous year. It created more work for the post office, whose reform continued with the introduction of red letter boxes, new branches and more frequent deliveries, even to the remotest address, but its lasting impact on society was more remarkable.

Hill and his supporters rightly predicted that cheaper post would improve the ‘diffusion of knowledge’. Suddenly, someone in Scotland could be reached by someone in London within a day or two. And as literacy improved, sections of society that had been disenfranchised found a voice.

Tristram Hunt, an historian, values the ‘flourishing of correspondence’ that followed the arrival of stamps. ‘While I was writing my biography of Friedrich Engels I could read the letters he and Marx sent between Manchester and London,’ he says. ‘They wrote to each other three times a day, pinging ideas back and forth so that you can almost follow a real-time correspondence.’

The penny post also changed the nature of the letter. Weight-saving tricks such as cross-writing began to die out, while the arrival of envelopes built confidence among correspondents that mail would not be stolen or read. And so people wrote more private things - politically or commercially sensitive information or love letters. ‘In the early days of the penny post, there was still concern about theft,’ Hunt says. ‘Engels would still send Marx money by ripping up five-pound notes and sending the pieces in different letters.’ But the probity of the postal system became a great thing and it came to be expected that your mail would not be tampered with.

For all its brilliance, the Penny Black was technically a failure. At first, post offices used red ink to cancel stamps so that they could not be used again. But the ink could be removed. When in 1842, it was determined that black ink would be more robust, the colour of the Penny Black became a sort of browny red, but Hill’s brainchild had made its mark.

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

1. One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that

A. postmen were employed by various organisations.
B. letters were restricted to a certain length.
C. distance affected the price of postage.
D. the price of delivery kept going up.

2. Letter writers in the 1830s

A. were not responsible for the cost of delivery.
B. tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.
C. could only send letters to people living in cities.
D. knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.

3. What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?

A. He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.
B. He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.
C. He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial development.
D. His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.

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Lan Hoang

3 tháng 9 2016 lúc 19:00

Mỗi câu trong đoạn văn có thể sai-Tìm lỗi sai và sửa lại1.Bill Gates is the richest man in the world . Recently, he said that he would give $100 million to help people in Indian who have HIV viruts. TheIndian government was unhappy about this, however.It said that Mr. Gatestgift would make panic in Indian because people would think that theproblem of HIV/AIDS in India was getting worse. Mr.Gates was not worried by this reaction ,however.There is a big , big problem with AIDS inIndia. he said....

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Mỗi câu trong đoạn văn có thể sai-Tìm lỗi sai và sửa lại

1.Bill Gates is the richest man in the world . Recently, he said that he would give $100 million to help people in Indian who have HIV viruts. The

Indian government was unhappy about this, however.It said that Mr. Gates'tgift would make panic in Indian because people would think that the

problem of HIV/AIDS in India was getting worse. Mr.Gates was not worried by this reaction ,however.''There is a big , big problem with AIDS in

India.'' he said''.And we have seen in other country what happens with AIDS if you don't take early actions.While he was being in India, he visited

an AIDS hospice in Delhi . Early , the Indian govermant said that is was very unhappy with a report who predictes that 20 million Indians would

probably have the virus by 2010. Thr report also said that India would soon be the country with the largest number AIDS cases.On the moment,

South Africa has most cases of AIDS in the world .A new , shocked reporrt says that Eurasia -India , China and Russia- will soon have the same

kind of AIDS pandemic that is destroying sub-Saharan Africa.

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Lo Phuong Linh

27 tháng 4 2020 lúc 22:25

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. You can’t understand those things because you are too young. You aren’t _____________________________________________________ 2. The doctor doesn’t really care about his patient. He didn’t explain the medical procedure to me before surgery. If ________________________________________________________________ 3. Not enough money is spent on cancer research, so a cure has not been...

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I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. You can’t understand those things because you are too young.
You aren’t _____________________________________________________
2. The doctor doesn’t really care about his patient. He didn’t explain the medical procedure to me before surgery.
If ________________________________________________________________
3. Not enough money is spent on cancer research, so a cure has not been found.
A cure would ___________________________________________________
4. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week”, he said.
He promised___________________________________________________

5. Seeing Nelson Mandela will always in my memory.
I’ll never __________________________________________________
6. Has anybody shown you what to do?
Have ______________________________________________________
7. In the middle of our lunch there was a knock at the door.
When we_______________________________________________________
8. Although she lived in difficult conditions, she worked very hard.
In spite of ____________________________________________________
9. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.
In _________________________________________________________
10. A house in the city is too expensive for the man to buy.
The man doesn’t ____________________________________________

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Thúy Vy Dương

3 tháng 3 2020 lúc 19:25

1. When someone.... a poem or other piece of writing, they it alooud after they have learned it. 2. The workers have made.....to the boss but he just does not seem to be listening. 3. A lot of things......to the house before we can move in. 4.No one is a better cook than your mother,.....? 5. The doctor said..... the patient did not stop smoking, he would be seriously ill. 6. We cannot grow enough food to.....the increasing population. 7. It would be very nice if we had a true.......of how...

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1. When someone.... a poem or other piece of writing, they it alooud after they have learned it.

2. The workers have made.....to the boss but he just does not seem to be listening.

3. A lot of things......to the house before we can move in.

4.No one is a better cook than your mother,.....?

5. The doctor said..... the patient did not stop smoking, he would be seriously ill.

6. We cannot grow enough food to.....the increasing population.

7. It would be very nice if we had a true.......of how many people in this country have not got a job.

8. There is ......outside the house.

9. Peter is not ......work today. He is ....... holiday.

10. ............ told me she was ill so I did not play her a visit.

11. She was..............to leave without saying goodbye.

12. Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful.........…...

13. When people......…, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help.

14. She wouldn’t have left early if she ........…a good reason.

15. Sarah …… from a well-known university.

16. I am used........... my sleep interrupted by the noise because I have lived in this region for more than 20 years.

17. Scientists....a carefully constructed experiment on the mystery virus.

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Diệp Phi Yến

23 tháng 8 2020 lúc 20:33

give the correct form of verbs in brackets 1.We regret( inform).....that your application form has been refuse 2. Last night we could not help ( laugh)..... when he told the funny story 3. How old were you learned ......(drive) 4. I dont mind....(walk) home but Id rather.....(get) a taxi 5. I cant make a decision. I keep .....( change) my mind 6. He had made his decision and refused..... ( change) his mind 7. The film was very sad. It made me.....(cry( 8. It was a really good holiday. W...

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give the correct form of verbs in brackets

1.We regret( inform).....that your application form has been refuse

2. Last night we could not help ( laugh)..... when he told the funny story

3. How old were you learned ......(drive)

4. I don't mind....(walk) home but I'd rather.....(get) a taxi

5. I can't make a decision. I keep .....( change) my mind

6. He had made his decision and refused..... ( change) his mind

7. The film was very sad. It made me.....(cry(

8. It was a really good holiday. We really enjoyed.....( be) by the sea again

9. They don't have much money . They can't afford.....(go) our very often

10 Did I really tell you X was unhapy? I don't remember.....(say) that

11. Remenber.....(phone) Tom tomorrow

12. I pretended......(be) intersted in the conversation but reallyit was very boring

13.The water here is not very good. I'd avoid.....(drink) it if I were you

14. I got up and look out of the window.....(see) what the wether was like

15. I have a friend who claims......(be) able to speak five languages

16. He likes ....(thiks) carefully about things before....(make) a decision

17. Steve used.....(be) a footballer. He had to stop.....( play) because of an injury

18. After....(stop) by the police,the man asmitted....(steal) the car but denied.....(drive) at 100 miles an hour

19. How do you make this machine....(work)?

I'm not sure. Try...(press) that button and see what happen

20. They don't allow.....( smoke) in the auditorium, they don't want .....(risk).....(set) it on fire

21. Would you like me......(turn) down the radio?

No, it's all right. I'm used to .....(word) with the radio on

22. I alway try......( come) in quietly but they always hear me.....( go) upstairs. It's imppossible.....(climb) an old wooden staircase at night without.....(make) noise

23.When he had written his first book, he went on .....(write) seven more

24. She went on .....(talk) even after her friend had fallen asleep

25. He means .....( build) a boat and travel round the world

26. Doing well on this course means.....(study) very hard

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Lo Phuong Linh

26 tháng 4 2020 lúc 20:25

IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences. 1. He spoke with a __________________________ that was unusual in him. (SERIOUS) 2. One of my __________________ has just won the first prize in the English competition. (CLASS) 3. He’s very _______________________. There is always a mess in his room. (ORGANIZE) 4. Look. He is __________________ the rope instead of loosening it. (FAST) 5. Advertising _________________ us to buy things that we don’...

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IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He spoke with a __________________________ that was unusual in him. (SERIOUS)

2. One of my __________________ has just won the first prize in the English
competition. (CLASS)

3. He’s very _______________________. There is always a mess in his room. (ORGANIZE)

4. Look. He is __________________ the rope instead of loosening it. (FAST)

5. Advertising _________________ us to buy things that we don’t really need. (COURAGE)

6. The 2002 World Cup was held ______________ by Japan and South Korea. (JOIN)

7. He’s studying very hard and, not ___________________, he will have a
chance to go abroad. (SURPRISE)

8. It is a campaign to promote awareness of ______________________issues. (ENVIRONMENT)

9. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so ___________________. (PREDICT)

10. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian _______________ and singer. (MUSIC)

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Lo Phuong Linh

21 tháng 4 2020 lúc 23:20