they couldn't plant these roses in the hard soil
—> It was impossible for them to plant these roses in the hard soil.
they couldn't plant these roses in the hard soil
—> It was impossible for them to plant these roses in the hard soil.
16." These roses are for you" She told me.. 17. "I'm going away tomorrow, mother" He said.... 18. "Nothing can grow in my garden. It never gets sun He said.... 19. " It is so foggy today" She said..
water _ _ _ plant regulary never letting the soil dry out
II. Read the following passage anf fill in the blanks with suitable words.
Language is a (1) .......of communication so each nation has its own (2).......However some nation have the same language. According (3)......the speakers' use of language, it is called the first, second or (4).......language. Among the languages used by most people in the (5)......is English. This doesn't mean that English is (6).....by greater number of speakers (7)........any other languages, for it is easily outnumberes by Chinese in this respect. However it is (8)........most international of languae because it provides ready access to the world scholarship and world trade. That is the (9)........why millions (10)....men and women try to master it.
III. Read the passage below and write T next to the true sentence; write F next to the false one
A LANGUAGE EVERYONE KNOWS
There is one language we all speak, no matter what country we live in; the language of numbers.
The language of numbers is called MATHEMATICS. You are learning it in school now. The simplest kind is called ARITHMATIC. In high school and college you will learnnother kind of mathematics. To help all of us with mathematics, machine have been invented. They let us do problems faster and with fewer mistake. We know that the abacus or countingboard was first of these machines. It was invented many thousands of years ago, but it is still being used in China, Japan and other countries. Today, computers are used all over the world. These computers seem to think. Of courae, they reallydon't. They do only what people tell them to do. But they do it much better and faster than a person. Inside m acomputer may look very confusing to you. But the people who run it know just what to do. They can make a computer store up facts and give them to other people. They can make it slove hard problems and help us to live better. Like people all over theo world, these machines speak the same language : NUMBERS
1. ....... The simplest kind of mathemaitcs is Arithmetics
2. ....... In high school and college you will learn arithmetic.
3. .......Machines do problems faster than men.
4. .......The counting board is no longer being used in the world.
5. .......Computers were invented a thousand years ago.
1. I was tired, …………… I couldn’t go to work.
2. Nam was absent from school yesterday ___________ he was ill.
3. What about ____________ soccer?
4. Why not ____________ garbage bags and take them to the garbage dump?
5. Smoke causes __________ pollution.
6. Nam went to the cinema, ___________ he?
7. Mrs Hoa has just returned from England,__________she?
8. They have lived here ___________ ten years.
9. He has driven ___________ he was eighteen.
10. Let’s ues bananas leaves to wrap food instead ___________ paper or plastic bags.
11. I think you ________ go to school or go to work by bike ___________ of by motorbike or by car to save energy.
12. If you work harder, you _________ pass the next exam.
13. Study hard _________ you will not pass the exam.
14. My sister is very keen ___________ planting roses.
15. It’s a pity for me as _________ as for most of my friends in the countryside.
16. I can not easily access __________ the Internet.
17. Mai uasully gets up late in the morning, ___________she?
18. Let’s go to the beach, _________ we?
19. You have to do your homework, ___________you?
20. If the paddies ____________ polluted, the rice plant will die
1. Jesus is well- known for his ( wise).......
2. He decided too see that film after reading ( favour) ......comments about it .
3 One of the ( strong) .......of jeans are they are hard - wearing
4. These farmers going to ( flat) ....... their rough fields to make a football pitch
5. More ( interest)......, my pen pal can speak some VN
Put the correct form of the verb in brackets
1. Malaysian people ( speak )............. English as a compulsory second language
2 . Traditionlly , both men and women ( wear ) ............. the Ao dai
3. Liz ( take )...............a lot of photos to show the trip to the countryside last weekend
4. Lan ( translate ).............. this book for one day
5. It's raining heavily . If it ( keep ) ................... on raining , we ( not plant ) ................trees in the school garden this afternoon
6. I don't have a computer . I wish I ( have ) ...............one
7. People used to ( watch )................ a black and white television but now they watch a color one
8. this is the first time Liz ( see )..............the rice paddie
Rewrite the following sentences starting with the given words.
1)People say that he has been all over the world.
=>It................................................................................................
=>He..............................................................................................
2)It is believe that the man is 108 years old.
=>People......................................................................................
=>The man...................................................................................
3)People believe that Omachi is from Quang Nam.
=>It................................................................................................
=>Omachi......................................................................................
4)They think that Danny can clean the floor.
=>It................................................................................................
=>Danny........................................................................................
5)People think that Mai Chi has been punished by the teacher.
=>It................................................................................................
=>Mai Chi.....................................................................................
6)People believe that he worker very hard.
=>It................................................................................................
=>He.............................................................................................
7)It is said that they work 14 hours a day.
=>They..........................................................................................
=>People.......................................................................................
8)Someone thinks that Lan will return tomorrow.
=>It................................................................................................
=>Lan............................................................................................
9)People think that Lan is living near here.
=>It................................................................................................
=>Lan............................................................................................
10)They think that she is hiding in the forest.
=>It................................................................................................
=>She............................................................................................
I.Use used to or didn't use to with the right form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences:
1. My brother......................interested in Geography when he was at school. (not/be)
2.It might surprise you to know that he.............................a wild life. (lead)
3. Paper money.............................on these Pacific islands. (not/be used)
4. When David was young, he..............................of becoming a magician. (dream)
5. Our school..........................................elective subjects. (not/have)
6. This was my favourite bicycle. I..................................everywhere on it. (ride)
7. Entertainment for the children in my village............................as simple as playing hide-and-seek or going swimming in the river. (Be)
8. Houses.................in light yellow only. They were not as diverse in colour as they are now. (be painted)
Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.
1. They will teach English and French in this school.
-> English and French
2. “How long have you lived in this city?” she said to me.
-> She asked me
3. Water these flowers everyday, and they will grow well.
-> If we
4. I don’t visit my grandparents on the weekend.
-> I wish
5. He is a better tennis player than me.
-> I can’t play
6. In spite of his poor health, he works hard all day.
-> Although