I) fill in each gap with one suitable compound noun in the box
bullfighting | ice skating | bird-watching | weight-lifing |
water-fetching | air-conditioning | zebra crossing |
window-shopping |
1, My father likes bird-watching .He spends lots of hours watching the birds
2, In bullfighting ,a traditional public entertainment in Spain,bull are fought and usually killed in a bullring
3, weight-lifting is the activiti of lifting heavy objects as a sport or as exercise
4, She enjoys looking at goods displayed in shop windows,so she goes window-shopping very often
5, ice-skating is the activity of skating on ice
6, In the water-fetching contest,one person from each team has to run to the river to get the water
7, air-conditioning is a system that mades the air inside a building,room or vehicle cool
8, Pedestrians must cross the street on zebra-crossing
II) Put the verb into the correct form:present simple or past simple,active or passive
1, It's a big factory.Five hundred people are employed (employ) there
2, Water is covered (cover) most of the Earth's surface
3, The letter was posted (post) a week ago and it arrived (arrive) yesterday
4, The boat sank (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody was rescued (rescue)
5, Ron's parents died (die) when he was very young.he and his sister was brought (bring) up by their grandparents
6,The gate is locked (lock) at 6.30 pm everyday
7,Sue was born (bear) in London but she grew (grow) up in the north of England
8, We didn't play (not/play) football yesterday ofternoon.The match was canceled (cancel)
9, Originally the book was writen (write) in Spanish and a few years ago it was translated (translate) into English
10, I saw an accident last night.Somebody called (call) an ambulance but nobody was injured (injure) so the ambulance wasn't needed (not/need)
III) fill in the blank with one suitable preposition
1, My mother is very keen on growing roses
2, John is extremely fond of music
3, We thanked them about all their help
4, Are you interested in a harvest festival?
5, Wine is made from grapes
6, How many members participated in the rice-cooking contest?
7, The children are really looking forward for Tet holiday
8, Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas
9, They have to separate the rice from the husk and cook the rice