the traffic system in Ha Noi has been upgraded over the last ten years.
Lan and Razali Maryam, a Malaysian girl, have been pen pals for over two years. They correspond at least once every two weeks. They first (29)__________ (meeting) each other in Ha Noi last week. Ha Noi is the capital of Viet Nam. It is a busy modern city like Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The beauty of the capital and the (30)_________ (friend) of its people made a deep (31)_________ (impress) on Maryam. Lan took her too many famous places of interest such as Uncle Ho's Mausoleum, Hoan Kiem Lake, the History Museum, and Van Mieu. They took a lot of pictures. Maryam also paid a visit to the mosque on Hang Luoc street. She is a regular prayer in Islamic mosques. At the end of the week, Maryam invited Lan to go to Kuala Lumpur, However, Lan could not have the decision because it is (32)_________ (depend) on her parents.
III/ The last time + S + V2 .. + time
<-> S + have/has not + V3 … for/ since + time
1. The last time we visited Ha Long Bay was ten years ago.
è We have not visited Ha Long Bay for ten years.
2. The last time I saw her was many years.
è I have ____________________________
3. The last time I met Nam was in January.
è I have ______________________________
4. Peter has not written to Mary for two months.
è The last time __________________________
5. The last time they went to the movies was ten years ago. (been)
è They ____________________________________
* Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
In humankind’s millions of years on earth, many types of energy resources have been used. However, in the last ninety years, petroleum has become by far the most important. Accounting for over 50 percent of all energy consumed, it is so essential that, without petroleum, we could be faced with economic disaster.
Of course, the earth’s supply of petroleum will not last forever, and in fact, it will disappear sooner than most people believe. At the current rate of consumption, the world’s proven oil reserves may be exhausted within forty or fifty years.
1. How long have many types of energy resources been used?
They have been …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How long has petroleum become the most important?
It has ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What could we be faced if there were no petroleum?
We could …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. According to the passage, how long may oil reserves be exhausted?
They may …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Chia động từ trong ngoặc
1.She usually....dinner for the family(cook)
2.They......their mother with the housework everyday ( help )
3.Mr.Brown.........in Birmingham ten years ago ( live )
4.There........traffic jam in the center of the city almosst last year ( be )
5.The students...the final test every month(have )
6.They.,.....those interesting books yesterday( read )
Sắp xếp: There /been / compared / to / slight /differences/ in / have /the country's/ as / two years / policies /ago.
*Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. A lot of …………………were built to solve the traffic jam problem at intersections.
A. trams B. flyovers C. skytrains D. tunnels
2. There has been a …………………increase in people’s income over the last ten years.
A. gradual B. gradually C. slightly D. dramatically
3. The very first metro is being built to …………………the travel demands of Saigonese.
A. solve B. make C. see D. meet
4. Everyone was …………………that the government had decided to invest more in education.
A. sorry B. confident C. glad D. afraid
5. …………………ease traffic congestion, it is necessary to promote the development of public transport.
A. Because of B. Despite C. In order to D. Since
6. My elementary school was …………………surrounded by paddy field, but they have built a park on the site.
A. significant B. slightly C. gradually D. initially
38. She said to me: "Why don't we study English at Seattle School of English →She suggested that English 39. It has been ten years since we last saw the film. →We haven't
The city has been considerably __________________ over the years. More roads have been constructed and more buildings have been built.(modern)
I. An influential cook
Delia Smith is one of the most widely respected cookery writers in Britain. She has made regular appearances in television cookery programmes (1)...............................over thirty years, and more than ten million cookery books have (2) ...............................sold.
Delia always says that her real skill is communication rather (3) ........................ cooking. Indeed, she had no formal cookery training (4) ........................she began writing on the subject in a daily newspaper in 1969. Delia (5) ........................... simple step-by-step recipes which even inexperienced cooks can follow. What’s (6) ........................., her recipes are tried-and-tested, Delia has made them successfully (7) .........................least twenty times before they appear on television or in one of her books.
Because people trust Delia’s recipes, they tend to (8) ........................... her advice in large number. In 1998, after Delia presented three programme devoted to (9) ...............................cooking of eggs, sales of eggs in Britain increased by fifty-four million. Similarly, sales of cranberries increased by thirty percent after Delia included some (10) ............................... the little red berries in a recipe for cooking roast duck. In supermarkets across the country, shoppers were demanding cranberries, (11) ...............................unfortunately there were none left to buy.
Cooking is (12)............................. Delia’s only interest, though. She is also a director of her local football club, where she runs a restaurant at the ground.
