Combine the ideas, using a cause of purpose.
(Dùng in order to, so as to, in order not to, so as not to/ so that/ in other that) để nối câu.
6. I'm going to cash a check. I want to make sure that I have enough money to go shopping.
-> I'm ..........................................................................................
7. Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time.
-> Please ....................................................................................
8. I slowed down. I wanted the car behind to be able to overtake.
-> I slowed ...................................................................................
9. Jackson is planning to take a semester off. He wants to travel in Europe.
-> Jackson ....................................................................................
'RETAIL THERAPY'
Some people like going to go shopping for fun when they're feeling a bit under the (O). . . . . . . . . They claim that indulging in some 'retail therapy' ( 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . them up and they start to feel better. However, while buying things we don't really need can give a temporary 'buzz', in the long-term it can increase personal dissatisfaction. Also, 'comfort buying' is the first (2). . . . . . . . . . . towards shopping addition, causing many a shopper to get into debt, which is (3). . . . . . . . . . good for their health.
However, some recent research has (4). . . . . that shopping can lighten more than our wallets. Walking is (5) as a good way of reducing the risk of coronary heart disease and it is (6) that on average British women cover 214 km a year by going to the shops. This . . . . . . . . . . . at about 4.45 km and 193 calories burnt for every two-hour trip. Going with a friend was found to be even more (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . than solo shopping, because people to stay out longer and cover more distance in pairs. So while unnecessary consumption may not be the root of all happiness it can offer other health benefits - (10). . . . . of course we don't do it online!
O. A. clouds |
B. mood |
C. weather |
D. humour |
l . A. comforts |
B. cheers |
C. takes |
D. relieves |
2. A. step |
B. position |
C. point |
D. direction |
3. A. barely |
B. hardly |
C. unnecessarily |
D. unusually |
4. A. shown |
B. said |
C. explained |
D. allowed |
5. A. admitted |
B. stated |
C. declared |
D. recognized |
6. A. valued |
B. estimated |
C. formed |
D. reviewed |
7. A. gets around |
B. gives over |
C. works out |
D. makes up |
8. A. strong |
B. active |
C. beneficial |
D. able |
9. A. tended |
B. turned |
C. took |
D. held |
A. however |
B. provided |
C. nevertheless |
D. although |
1. If he really doesn’t feel like ------------ now, I suggested that he should go out for some fresh air.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working
Find out one mistake in each of the following sentences.
1. It was very selfishness of him to offer us his room.
A. Was B. selfishness C. to offer D. room
2. We were delighted by the wonderful embarrassment of the local people.
A. Were B. the C. embarrassment D. local people
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the bracket
1. There is a lack of greed and __________ (self)
2. The public _______ with the miners’ strike. (sympathy)
3. Our ( sympathy) ______ are with the families of the victims.
4. Senator Capp is very __________ to environmental issues.
5. I felt (embarrass) _______ about how untidy the house was.
6. Jane often asks a lot of ( embarrass) ___embarrassing___ questions.
7. My folks are (celebrate) _____ their 50th anniversary.
8. There were the New Year lively ________________in the city central.
9. He talked ( constancy)________ about his new work.
10. He kept in _________ contact with his family while he was in Australia.
I'd like him going to a university, but I can't make him go.
A. going
B. can't make
C. a university
D. go
OPTIONAL LESSON 25
Relative clause replaced by participle and infinitive
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.
1. The woman _______next door is a famous singer .
A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living
2. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt .
A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed
3. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher .
A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand
4. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday .
A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves
5. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam .
A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask
6. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.
A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed
7. The man is my teacher . I am grateful to him .
A. The man whom I grateful to him is my teacher . C. The man is my teacher who I am grateful .
B. The man whom I am grateful to is my teacher D. The man to him I am grateful is my teacher .
8. Ngoc is friendly . We are talking about her .
A. Ngoc , we are talking about , is friendly . C. Ngoc , about her we are talking , is friendly .
B. Ngoc, whom we are talking about is friendly D. Ngoc , about whom we are talking, is friendly
9. A pilot is a person who flies an aircraft .
A. A person who called a pilot flies an aircraft . B. A person that flies an aircraft is called a pilot .
C. A pilot is someone who flies an aircraft . D. Both B and C are correct .
10. Sunday is the day _______which we usually go fishing .
A. during B. at C. in D. on
11. The music ______ we listened last night was boring .
A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that
12. The man ______ I introduced you to last night is thoughtful .
A. whom B. that C. Ø D. all are correct
13. She couldn’t answer any question , _______made me surprised.
A. that B. it C. this D. which
14. The books _______ written by Jack London is very interesting .
A. which were B. were C. whose D. which
15. I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up .
A. where B. which C. when D. who
16. This is Mary , ____ is taking over my job when I leave .
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
17. An architect is someone _____ designs buildings .
A. who B. that C. which D. it
18. That is the house in ______I used to live .
A. that B. which C. where D. there
19. The man _______ is my teacher .
A. who she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with
C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with
20. I apologized to the boy ______ book I borrowed .
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
"I have never been to Russia. I think I shall go there next year.” said Bill.
A. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.
B. Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.
C. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year.
D. Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.
21. ________ my mother nor my aunt likes going shopping.
A. Either B. Most C. Neither D. Both
22. ________ of us wants to remind about that accident.
A. Either B. Both C. Most D. Neither
23. “She doesn’t want to criticize Laura”-”_______ do I.”
A. Neither B. Either C. So D. Too
24. I want some cake, but there was________left.
A. either B. some C. none D. both
25. Have you read________of these books?
A. any B. lot C. some D. every
26. ________ of this money is yours, and half is mine.
A. Any B. Half C. Some D. Another
27. _______ all of my children have visited this pagoda.
A. Almost B. Most C. A great deal D. A wide variety of
28. She has given me________three books.
A. others B. another C. the other D. other
29. You shouldn’t expect________to do your work for you
A. others B. another C. the other D. the others
30. I have two brothers. One is a doctor,________is a singer.
A. others B. another C. the others D. the other
21. ________ my mother nor my aunt likes going shopping.
A. Either B. Most C. Neither D. Both
22. ________ of us wants to remind about that accident.
A. Either B. Both C. Most D. Neither
23. “She doesn’t want to criticize Laura”-”_______ do I.”
A. Neither B. Either C. So D. Too
24. I want some cake, but there was________left.
A. either B. some C. none D. both
25. Have you read________of these books?
A. any B. lot C. some D. every
26. ________ of this money is yours, and half is mine.
A. Any B. Half C. Some D. Another
27. _______ all of my children have visited this pagoda.
A. Almost B. Most C. A great deal D. A wide variety of
28. She has given me________three books.
A. others B. another C. the other D. other
29. You shouldn’t expect________to do your work for you
A. others B. another C. the other D. the others
30. I have two brothers. One is a doctor,________is a singer.
A. others B. another C. the others D. the other
A: "............going on a picnic this weekend ?" - B: "That's great !"
A. How about
B. Why don't we
C. Let's
D. Would you like