1.for the time beging he.....busy.......a new novel

a.is/writing b. was to write c. is to write d. was/ writing

2. ........all over the world, english has become the international language

a. speaking b. spoken c. speak d. being speaking

3.mr.johnson can't use his office at the moment. it.......

a.is redecorated b.has redecorated c.is being redecorated d. was redecorated

Most students, in their own countries have had little opportunity to practise using English. When foreign learners first have the (1) .......... to speak to an English-speaking person they may have a shock: they often (2) ............ great difficulty in understanding. I'll just mention three of the possible reasons for this.
First, it seems to students that English people speak very quickly. (3) ........., they speak with a variety of accents. Third, different styles of speech are used. For all of these reasons (4) ........... will have difficulty, mainly because they lack everyday practice in listening to English people speaking English.
(5) .............. can a student do then to overcome these difficulties? Obviously, attend English classes and if a language laboratory is available, use it as (6) ............ as possible. He should listen to programs in English on the radio and TV. Perhaps, most important of (7) .................. , he should take every opportunity to meet and speak with native English-speaking people.
In addition, the student probably has difficulty in speaking English fluently. The advice here will seem (8) .......... to follow but it's necessary. Firstly, he must simplify what he wants to say so that he can express himself reasonably and clearly. Secondly, he must try to think in English, (9) ............ translate from his mother tongue. This will only begin to take place when his use of English become automatic; using a language laboratory (10) ...listening to as much English as possible will help.

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Trung is a newcomer in Class 5B. Today, he’s happy (1) _________ he has two English lessons. To practice speaking English, he (2) ___________ it every day with his friends. To learn vocabulary, he (3) __________ new words and reads them aloud. He also learns English by (4) ____________ English songs. His (5) __________ is singing English songs!

Underline a word or phrase that needs correting in each of the following sentences and provide correction

1, Unable speaking a word of the language, he communicated with his hands.

2. Voyager 2 is a spacecraft which has expanded us knowledge of the solar system.

3. If people keep cutting and wiped out forests, there will be more floods.

4. By the time the rescue team had arrived, they’d drifted at sea for three days.

5. Scottish kilts were traditionally wore as full length garments by Gaelic-speaking male.