1. My friend Linh drives very ……, he never has any accident. (SAFE)
2. Nowadays, people use electricity for …… in the winter. (HOT)
3. Milk and eggs are not …… food because we need them to live. (HEALTH)
4. She wanted to know my …… and weight before giving me this medical report. (HIGH)
5. She doesn’t come to class today because she has a …… check-up. (MEDICINE)
1. She has long black hair.
Her hair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
2. It’s always cold in the winter.
It’s never . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Let’s visit Ha Long Bay first.
Why don’t we . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
4. Hoa likes lemon-juice..
Lemon-juice . . . . . . . . . . . .
There are four (1) …………….. in a year. (2) ………………are spring, summer, fall (3) ………………...winter. The weather in the spring is usually warm. In the summer, it is (4) ………………. The fall is cool. It is cold in the winter. I like summer and fall (5) ……………. I can play sports and do (6) ……………… activities. In the summer, I go swimming and fishing (7)……………….. my brother. When it is cool, I play badminton and tennis. I often play (8) ………………… in the winter.
| 1. A. meals | B. seasons | C. pastimes | D. activities |
| 2. A. We | B. There | C. These | D. They |
| 3. A. and | B. but | C. or | D. so |
| 4. A. cool | B. cold | C. hot | D. warm |
| 5. A. because | B. so | C. but | D. and |
| 6. A. a lot | B. much | C. an | D. many |
| 7. A. at | B. for | C. with | D. on |
| 8. A. aerobics | B. soccer | C. skipping | D. swimming |
THE BIRTH OF THE T-SHIRT
The T-shirt, or at least the T-shirt as we know it, was born in the theatre. When Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (1) ____________ Marlon Brando went (2) __________ stage wearing a (3) _________ of blue jeans and a bright, white, capped-sleeve T-shirt. It was the first time the T-shirt had been seen publicly as anything (4) ____________ an item of underwear and it set a fashion trend that was to last through (5) _____________ the end of the century. The idea for the T-shirt came (6) __________ Brando himself. He had worn one at rehearsals for the play. The director was so impressed by the look that was created that he asked Brando to wear the shirt in the play itself. Brando may have seen the shirt being advertised by the American company Sears Roebuck. They had decided to market the shirt (7) ___________ a fashionable garment in its (8) ____________ right, rather than just something to be worn (9) __________ warmth beneath a denim workshirt (10) ___________ an army uniform. It was Brando, however, who popularized it, especially with the release of the film version of Streetcar in 1951. A short leather jacket completed the look that was to be adopted by teenage rebels in many countries for decades afterwards.
1. I know ________ experience that I do my best work early in the morning. 2. I am astonished ________ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still remember their prepositions next morning. 3. At school today, we had a long discussion _______ the best way to learn a foreign language. 4. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim _______ the target, and try not to kill anyone. 5. Would you give up your country cottage __________ a town flat?
1. Because the residents had worked so diligent to renovate the old building, the manager had a party. 2. John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see about having them pull. 3. Time spends very slowly when you are waiting for a bus to arrive. 4. When she was asked for her opinion on the course, she said it had been a waist of time. 5. Hardly the plane had landed when Adam realized that he had left the file that he needed at his office.
1. The chemical ____ from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty. A. pollution B. polluted C. pollutants D. pollute 2. ____ heat comes from deep inside the earth. A. Geothermal B. Solar C. Nuclear D. Hydro 3. Most people buy their houses with a loan which they then pay back ____ 25 years. A. over B. during C. with D. when 4. He is very good at ____________ people singing with his guitar. A. making B. getting C. accompanying D. having 5. “Shall we go out tonight?” - “_____________.” A. Yes, I can B. Yes, we are C. Yes, we go D. Yes, let’s 6. All three TV channels provide extensive ____ of sporting events. A. broadcast B. network C. coverage D. vision 7. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not _____ your visit. Let him have a rest. A. prolong B. lengthen C. delay D. shorten 8. It was only _____ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school. A. then B. until C. as soon as D. when 9. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard. A. on account of B. because of C. in spite of D. although 10. My father is an ____________ guitarist. A. accomplishing B. accomplished C. accomplish D. accomplishment
1. Detroit is renowned for the __________ of cars. PRODUCE
2. If you make a good ___________ at the interview, you will get the job. IMPRESS
3. Teaching and medicine are more than __________, they're professions. OCCUPY
4. My history teacher has a vast ___________ of past events. KNOW
5. You are never too old to go to college and gain some ___________ QUALIFY
6. My greatest __________ was graduating from the university. ACHIEVE
7. The weatherman said there is a strong ___________ of rain today. POSSIBLE
8. Some old laws are no longer ___________ EFFECT
9. Athens is___________ for its ancient buildings. FAME
10. He was caught shoplifting so now he has a ___________ record. CRIME
1. He often (go)................. to school on foot.
2. It (rain) .................very hard now.
3. The sun (warm).................... the air and (give) .....................us light.
4. Look! A man (run).................................... after the train.
5. She (go)........................... to school everyday.
6. Bad students never (work)........................... hard.
7. It often (rain) in the summer. It (rain) ..........................now.
8. The teacher always (point) ......................... at the black-board when he (want)......................... to explain something.
9. Mother (cook) ......................... some food in the kitchen at the moment, she always (cook) ......................... in the morning.
10. I always (meet) ......................... him on the corner of this street.
11. Where you (go) ......................... now?- I (go) ......................... to the theater.
12. He (not do.........................) morning exersices regularly.
13. He (do) .........................morning exersices now?
14. Wather (boil) ......................... at 100 defrees centigrade.
15. He (meet) .........................the dentist next week.
