Rewrite the sentences, using perfect gerunds:
1. After Ha had read some documents about Green Earth, she decided to join the organisation.
-> Having..........
2. I have seen him before. I remember that.
-> I......
3. You had saved the lives of hundreds of wild animals. Thank you for that.
-> Thank you for.......
4. They had hunted and killed many wild animals. Later they regretted what they had done.
-> They regretted........
5. Since Mai had refused Nam's offer of a lift in his car, she had to walk home.
-> Having.......
6. ' You've lied to us', the villagers said. The politician denied it.
-> The politician...........
7. The factory has dumped tons of toxic waste into the river. It was heavily fined for that.
-> The factory........
8. Thanh had forgotten to turn off the gas cooker before he left his house. He admitted that.
-> Thanh admitted..........
1. My mom has not seen her for ten years
A. My mom has often seen her for the last ten years
B. About ten years ago, my mom used to meet her
C. The last time my mom saw her was ten years ago
D. My mom saw her ten years ago and will never meet her again
2. When will you star doing your exercise? Asked my father
A. My father asked me when would i star doing my exercise
B. My father asked me when i would star doing my exercise
C. My father asked me when i will star doing my exercise
D. My father asked me when will i star doing my exercise
3. They have not met Lisa for five years.
A. The last time they met Lisa was five years ago
B. It is three years when they will meet Lisa
C. They did not meet Lisa five years ago
D. During five years, they met Lisa once
4. This kind of food is a new experience for her.
A. She used to eat a lot of this kind of food
B. She is used to eating this kind of food
C. It is the first time she has eaten this kind of food
D. She has ever eaten this kind of food many times before
5. We have not spoken to Mark for years.
A. It has been a long time since we last spoke to Mark
B. Mark and we do not look the same age
C. Mark and we are friends for a long time
D. We often spoke to Mark years ago
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.
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Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
In a family having more children,...............................
A. the parents cannot remember all the children's name.
B. the children cannot be given a good breeding in food, clothing, shelter, education.
C. the parents will die at their young age.
D. it's very difficult for children to take care of their parents.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Mary has a strong desire to make independent decisions.
A. dependent
B. self-confident
C. self-confessed
D. self-determining
In some parts of the world a husband would be …….…….to be seen with a thin woman. (shame)
If you had the right to vote, I would vote for her. Were you 7Joe tried very hard, but he didn’t succeed much. However 8.We have never seen such a wonderful sight before. Never 9. Tom’s father used to smoke cigarettes. Now he doesn’t smoke any more. No longer 11 The news was so bad that Mrs. Brown burst into tears. It was 13 You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty. Should 15. Christ is very proud of his public speaking skills. Christ prides
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
FIRST TIME IN THE AIR
When John Mills was going to fly in an aeroplane for the first time, he was frightened. He did not like the idea of being thousands of feet up in the air. “I also didn’t like the fact that I wouldn’t be in control,” says John. “I’m a terrible passenger in the car. When somebody else is driving, I tell them what to so. It drives everybody crazy.”
However John couldn’t avoid flying any longer. It was the only way he could visit his grandchildren in Canada.
“I had made up my mind that I was going to do it, I couldn’t let my son, his wife and their three children travel all the way here to visit me. It would be so expensive for them and I know Tom’s business isn‟t doing so well at the moment – it would also be tiring for the children – it’s a nine-hour flight!” he says.
To get ready for the flight John did lots of reading about aeroplanes. When he booked his seat, he was told that he would be flying on a Boeing 747, which is better known as a jumbo jet. “I needed to know as much as possible before getting in that plane. I suppose it was a way of making myself feel better. The Boeing 747 is the largest passenger aircraft in the world at the moment. The first one flew on February 9th 1969 in the USA. It can carry up to 524 passengers and 3.400 pieces of luggage. The fuel for aeroplanes is kept in the wings and the 747’s wings are so big that they can carry enough fuel for an average car to be able to travel 16,000 kilometres a year for 70 years. Isn‟t that unbelievable? Even though I had discovered all this very interesting information about the jumbo, when I saw it for the first time, just before I was going to travel to Canada, I still couldn‟t believe that something so enormous was going to get up in the air and fly. I was even more impressed when I saw how big it was inside with hundreds of people!”
The biggest surprise of all for John was the flight itself. “The take-off itself was much smoother than I expected although I was still quite scared until we were in the air. In the end, I managed to relax, enjoy the food and watch one of the movies and the view from the window was spectacular. I even managed to sleep for a while!
Of course,” continues John, “the best reward of all was when I arrived in Canada and saw my son and his family, particularly my beautiful grandchildren. Suddenly, I felt so silly about all the years when I couldn‟t even think of getting on a plane. I had let my fear of living stop me from seeing the people I love most in the world. I can visit my son and family as often as I like now!”
Question: What happened when he saw the jumbo jet for the first time?
A. He felt much safer.
B. He liked the shape of it.
C. He couldn’t believe how big it was.
D. He thought the wings were very small.