One of the three sons was not please with the division of the father's money.
One of the three sons was not please with the division of the father's money.
Complete the sentences with the opposite words of the adjectives in the brackets. Use the words in the box: brave dishonest fast generous handsome
1. One day, a.........prince came galloping up to the castle (ugly)
2. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a king who was very........(mean)
3. The tiger was......; it wanted to eat the woodcutter after he rescued it from the trap. (Honest)
4. The farmer had three sons. All of them were.......(coward)
5. The tortoise knows that it cannot run as..........as the hare( slow)
Bài 1:Gerund or infinitive?Give the correct verb form. 1.Please remember (turn off) the radio before you go out. 2.It was very kind of her ( lend) you the money. 3.(Eat) a lot of vegetables is very necessary for everyone. 4.The students often collect waste paper for(recycle). 5.I can't stand (travel) by underground. 6.Do you mind (open) the door for me? 7.Don't try ( persuade) me.Nothing can make me ( change) my mind. 8.I like (think) carefully about things before (make) decision. 9.Our head teacher makes us (wear) jackets-even in summer. 10.He tried (deny) (take) the money,but nobody believed him.
1. It's not a very pretty town, but the(surround) are beautiful.
2. Australia is famous for its(scene) beauty.
3. The dentist's(surgeon) is closed on Thursday.
4. "This is not a dgood eassay" said the lecturer, "I find your arguments(convince) ".
5. I had to(short) your speech as we started late.
6. In the past few years this area has become heavily(industry) .
7. In some places the weather changes so quickly that it's very(predict) .
8. The world of computers is extremely(compete) .
9. THe professor explained his idea with great(clear) .
10. The judge told him it was(responsible) to drink and drive.
11. I am not saying he is(honest) , but he is not very good with money.
12. The(perform) she gave last night was marvellous.
13. She has one of the biggest(collect) in Britain.
14. The managed to find three miners who were still(live) three days after the underground explosion.
15. Cats are supposed to have nine(live) .
16. "Look after your mother" were his(die) words.
17. He claimed that his(bring up) had caused him to become a criminal.
18. It was a difficult(pregnant) and she almost lost a baby.
19. Thegovermant has promised to deal with the problem of(employ) among young people.
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On mother's day sons and daughters visit their mothers and bring (1).....flowers and little presents. The eldest son must (2)........his mother a good cake. If sons and daughter can not be (3).......their mother on that day, they usually (4).......he presents
Mother's Day must be a day of rest (5).........the mother of the family, so her daughters (6).........the dinner on that day and lay the (7).......and the sons help to (8).........the plates and dishes after dinner .
In The Unitied States and Canada, Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. They have a (9).........beautiful stamps for Mother's Day in the United States. It shows the portrait of the (10).........of James Whistles , one of the greatest American painters
CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO
1.- ____________ you help me, please? I ____________ (not) carry this bag.
2.- ____________ your brother drive a car?
3.- I _________________________ (not) finished all my homework yet.
4.- The children _______________ sleep in this room if they like it.
5.- He’s very strong. He _______________ lift anything.
6.- You’re too young. You _______________ (not) do that.
7.- I _______________ ride a bicycle when I was only three.
8.- When he was young, he _______________ run very fast.
9.- _______________ you give me a hand with these exercises?
10.- In a few weeks, you _______________ leave the hospital.
11.- He’s very handy. He _______________ do anything around the house.
12.- The adder is the only British snake that _______________ kill a man.
13.- I’ve forgotten my key. So I _______________ (not) come in.
14.- By means of X-rays, scientists ________________________demonstrate that
King Arthur’s round table was actually made in 1330.
15.- He’d be hopeless as a managing director. He _______________(not) make up his
mind about anything.
16.- He said there were five coins under the bed, but I’ve been looking for more than
ten minutes and I _____________________ find only three.
17.- When the new wing at the hotel is built, they _________________________take
more guests.
18.- They have been researching into that illness for years, but they ______________
(not) find out the cause of it.
19.- I’d like __________________ spend my holidays in the Caribbean.
20.- We ___________________ (not) announce the results of the experiment today.
but we expect ................................ announce them next week.
1. ________ cats as faithful as dogs?
a. Be b. Is c. Am d. Are
2. Mathematics _________ the study of numbers, quantities, or shapes.
a. be b. is c. are d. was
3. Each book _________ unique illustrations.
a. have b. has c. having d. haves
4. The people ________ lining up to get on the train.
a. is b. gets c. are d. is being
5. The captain, together with his crew members, _______ struggling to control the ship.
a. was b. were c. has d. becomes
6. Each of our products _____ guaranteed for sixty days.
a. will b. to be c. is d. are
7. A number of researchers ______ expected to attend the conference.
a. be b. is c. are d. become
8. Two thirds of the land _____ already been sold.
a. is b. are c. has d. have
9. Not only the teacher but also the students ______ opposed to the new uniforms.
a. is b. are c. will d. is being
10. Three hours _______ too short for us to talk about this matter.
a. is b. are c. takes d. take
11. He is earning ten dollars an hour, which _____ not a small amount of money.
a. be b. to be c. is d. are
Fill in each blank in the passae below with a suitable word.Writ your answer in the spaces given:
Looking nervously around.Michael(1)up the wallet which he(2)in the street.Michael was unemployed and he nee1ded som(3),and now he could bou food for his family.
(4)first he thought it was book,but then he saw some money in it.He thought he was(5)...In(6),Michael was very(7).He didn't have enough money to pay for somewhere to live.He spent most of his time(8)for work and sometimes he asked people for money.
When he(9)the wallet,he saw lots of money and severl(10)cards and an address inside.Michael took the(11)to the address.The address.The address was at a large house in the city and the(12)was very glad to get it(13).He gave Michael a big(14)for(15)he did
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The Excuses
The office was silent.'So let me get this right',(1).................Alison calmly.'No one of you is willing to donate some money towards Mr Bartlett's leaving present.'There was silence again for a moment,then Deidre(2)..............up,saying that she (3)...........love to give a donation,but unfortunately her house(4)..............being painted that week and she(5).............not have any spare cash at all.Allec was next.He was very apologetic and said that he(6)...............meant to bring some money to work(7)............morning,but had forgotten,Perhaps tomorrow?Bettv said she(8)................completely broke at(9).............moment in time,and said she(10).............not give anything until she(11).................her pay cheque at the end of the week.Alison started at them all.She(12).............them how disappointed she(13)...............with all of them,and that she(14)...............remember their excuses when it was time for(15)...........to retire.She slammed the door behind her as she left the roome
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it.
57. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
"Not only_______________________________________________________
58. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
" No sooner _____________________________________________________
59. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
" Hardly _______________________________________________________
60. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
" Not until ______________________________________________________
61. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
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" Only _________________________________________________________
62. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
" Never ________________________________________________________
63. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.
" Under the table _________________________________________________
64. His brother had rarely been more excited.
"Rarely_________________________________________________________
65. The facts were not all made public until later.
"Only__________________________________________________________
66. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
"Had___________________________________________________________
67. The response to our appeal was so great that we have to take on more staff.
" Such__________________________________________________________
68. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
"Not only ______________________________________________________
69. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.
" Little _________________________________________________________
70. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?
"Should________________________________________________________
71. The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way.
" In ___________________________________________________________
72. The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.
" So ___________________________________________________________
73. If the government raised interest rates. They would lose the election.
"Were__________________________________________________________
74. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
" No sooner _____________________________________________________
75. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
"Such__________________________________________________________
76. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.
"Seldom________________________________________________________
77. You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked.
"Only__________________________________________________________
78. Just after the play started there was a power failure.
"Hardly________________________________________________________
79. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this.
"Rarely_________________________________________________________
80. We had only just arrived home when the police called.
"Scarcely_______________________________________________________