The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question. The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.

The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely

Ex 7. Read the text and do the following tasks.

Peshtigo Fire

On October 8, 1871, the most devastating forest fire in American history swept through northeast Wisconsin. The blaze began at an unknown location in the dense Wisconsin forest. It first spread to the small village of Sugar Bush, where every resident was killed. Strong winds then sent the 200-foot flames racing northeast toward the neighboring community of Peshtigo. Temperatures reached 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, causing trees to literally explode in the flames. The wildfire even jumped across the Peshtigo River, trapping both sides of the town in flames.

After raging for about two hours, the fire burned more than 280,000 acres in Oconto, Marinette, Shawano, Brown, Kewaunee, Door, Manitowoc and Outagamic counties. The human toll was 1,152 known dead and another 350 believed to be dead. Another 1,500 were seriously injured and at least 3,000 made homeless. The property loss was estimated conservatively at $5,000,000 and this did not include 2,000,000 valuable trees and a large number of animals. Despite the massive scale of the blaze, it has been overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire, which began on the same day about 250 miles away.

1). Complete the summary with ONE word from the reading text.

Peshtigo Fire is regarded as the worst forest fire in American history. It started in the Wisconsin forest and quickly spread to a large area of 280,000 acres by strong (1)............ The fire jumped across the Peshtigo River and burned on both sides of the town. The human death (2)................. was roughly 1,500 and about 1500 people were badly (3)........ In addition, thousands of people were left (4).................. Although this fire wreaked havoc across a large area and caused heavy loss of life and damage to (5)..................., not many Americans know about it.

I.       Use the correct form of the word to complete the following sentences.

1.      Everyone there was very ___________ to me. (FRIEND)

2.      Their warm welcome made him feel ___________. (HAPPINESS)

3.      Hoa is looking forward to ___________ her new pen pal. (MEET)

4.      The sights of the city never fail to ___________ tourists. (IMPRESSION)

5.      English, Tamil and Chinese are ___________ spoken in Malaysia. (WIDE)

VII. Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past perfect. 

1. By the time the firefighters _________ (arrive), the fire _________ (already destroy) over  50 hectares of pine forests.  

2. Two people _________ (report) that flames _________ (trap) them inside a smoke-filled  apartment.  

3. It _________ (rain) all morning before the tornado _________ (touch) down. 

4. They _________ (not know) where to shelter from the storm because nobody _________  (tell) them.  

5. _________ (you/ already leave) the office when the fire _________ (start)? 

6. The post _________ (not arrive) when I _________ (leave) home this morning. 

7*. It _________ (be) cloudy for days before it _________ (start) to rain heavily and _________ (flood) the whole city.  

8*. When I _________ (get) to the check-in desk, I realized I _________ (leave) my ticket at  home. 

9*. After Tom and his neighbours _________ (put out) the fire, the fire engines _________  (arrive) at the cottage.  

10*. She _________ (recognize) the warning signs that she _________ (learn) in a school  lesson on tsunami two days before.  

11*. By the time the rescuers _________ (arrive), they _________ (run) out of food and  water.  

12*. The rescue team _________ (find) the child after they _________ (search) for ten hours.

1.It's essential that he ____. His illness seems worse

A.need an operation

B.needs an operation

C.need to operate

D.needed operating

2.It's essential_____

A.for everyone know what to do in case of fire

B.that everyone know what to do when there is a fire

C.that everyone to know what to do when there is a fire

D.for everyone knows what to do in case of fire

3.The teacher insists ___ homework regularly

A.that the student do

B.that the student does

C. the student to do

D.that the student is doing

4. it is critical that the researcher ___ everything clearly to the participants before asking them to complete the questionnaire

A.must explain

B.explains

C.explain

D.is explained

5. they ___that the theater be demolished to make way for the new shopping center

A.propose

B.promised

C.hoped

D.tendered

6. it was essential that we ____ the lease before the end of the month

A.sign

B.signed

C.had signed

D.were signing