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(1)Exercise for adv ss No 8
I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1 a measure a serviced a chemist a chopstick a comprise
b please b worked b remind b charity b tropical
c his c pushed c childhood c children c occasional
d disease d managed d climb d christmas d collection II Choose the best answer.
1 ……… her mother, Mai likes sewing
a like b liked c likes d likely
2 There is ………… water that I can't take a tablet
a so little b so many c so few d so
3 As ……… as I know, we have not received a bill for the new computer
a much b long c soon d far
4 Your pictures are beautiful We …… more if we had not run out of film a would take b had taken c will have taken d would have taken I've always enjoyed traveling My brother; prefers to stay at home
A but B although C however D moreover Stop now, you’ve dine _ work for one day
A too many B plenty C quite more D quite enough Give her a telephone to ring she gets lost
A whether B unless C until D in case
8 If only I _ play the guitar as well as you!
A would B shall C could D might
9 people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago A Less B Lesser C Fewer D Few
10 After………to make a speech at the ceremony, John stayed up late to write it down
A telling B having told C being told D has told 11.The dentist told him to open his mouth………
A broad B wide C broadly D widely
12.So little……… that the neighbors could not settle their differences A they agreed B agreed did they C did they agree D they did agree
13.Which you want, this pen or that one? – I want……
A both B all C them D other
III Put the words into the right form There is no ……… on this cheque (sign)
2 People with very ……… skin shouldn't go sun bathing for a long period (sense)
(2)4 Millions of people have been made ……… by the war (home)
5.Television can make things more…………because it brings both sounds and pictures ( MEMORY)
6.Tim is one of the ……on a boat trip on Lake Michigan ( PARTICIPATE) 7.The ………….of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance (FREQUENT)
8.Some people believe that traveling by plane is……… safer than other form of travel (CONSIDER)
IV Rewrite the sentences as directed
1 I didn't attend the course last winter and now I regret it
→ I wish …… ………
2 People said that she had gone abroad
→ She ………
3.Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking -> I’d rather……… 4.He didn’t succeed in his career until he was 50
-> It wasn’t ……… 5.He has been a journalist for 10 years
-> His career……… 6.As Michael became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters
-> The more……… 7.I regret saying that to him
-> I wish……… 8.“If I were you, I would phone her immediately” John said to Bill -> John……… 9.I’m sure she didn’t see a ghost
-> She can’t……… 10.He doesn’t know much about life in America
-> Little……… 11.Despite his illness, he went to the station with his friends
-> Even though……… 12We have a six deadline for this work
-> This work……… 13.I wasn't at home yesterday so I couldn't see the film
→ If I ………
14 It's the cheapest watch but it's the nicest
→ Not only … ………
(3)-> I’m sorry for ……… V Correct the mistake
1 I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn't he?
3 The doctor said me that he wasn’t at home on Sunday It took me so many time to learn this lesson They asked him not give that news to anyone else Accidents are often cause by carelessness Do you know what was she doing at this time yesterday ? He left for London last year ; Nobody saw him since Nowadays a lot of dangerous work are carried out by robot 10 Either you or he are in duty today 11 It seems very difficult to me to have a trip abroad 12 Everybody at the party was very colorful dressed
VI Fill in each blank with only one suitable word
All English universities ….(1) … Oxford and Cambridge are fairly new London University is the biggest of modern English Universities and consists
(2) a great variety of colleges and other institutions (3)
… …… … ……
medical schools
A university usually … (4) …… faculties and departments The … (5) …… common faculties are medicine, Law, arts, … (6) science The departments include engineering, economics, etc … (7) …… taking examinations a university graduate is awarded … (8) …… the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Science, Engineering, etc
(9) faculty is headed by one or (10) professors, who are
… …… … ……
helped by a staff of teachers called lecturers VII Read the passage then the exercise below
FLASH FLOOD KILLS SCORE OF MOROCCANS Casablanca ,Sep,24th
UPI-A flash food swept across the coastal plain about 100 milessouthwest of here, killing a large number of villageres in a market place yesterday
morning.Reporters from the area said 75bodies had been counted ,and dozens of people were missing
The flood followed heavy rains which filled the coastal plain’s dry creek beds to overflowing The flood crest, several feet high, hit the village of
Khemis Nagua at mid-morning yesterday as farmers from the surrounding area joined townsfolk in an open market place
The roaring water swept the village’s slimsy dwelling places , The market sheds, shoppers, cattle and farm implements for almost as soon as it started, the reporters said, as the crest swept out to the sea Rescue workers quickly moved into the area from Safi, about 25 miles futher south
1 When did the flood occur?
a On the morning of Sept 24 b On the afternoon of Sept 24 c On the morning of Sept.23 d On the afternoon of Sept 23 In which country is the village which was flooded?
(4)3 What happened to the creek beds?
a They are swept for miles across the plains
b The mattresses on them were ruined the by the flood waters c They were flooded
d They were swept out of the flimsy houses
4 What happened to the crest of the flood water eventually? a It went down the drain b It went into the sea
c It was evaporated by the sun d It soaked into the ground What does “ flash” mean in line of the passage?
a sudden b severe c devastating d great VIII.Choose the best answer
WALT DISNEY
There is no one who has not heard of Walt Disney; he is without (0) B one of the most famous figures in the twentieth century and (1) most people know hardly anything about him
(2) he became one of the most successful men in history, he (3) school at the age of sixteen and then studied art for a short time By the (4) years of this century, he had (5) started to produce cartoons in Hollywood in (6) with his brother Roy, who, is for some reason, never (7) to become as famous as Walt Disney is perhaps most well known on (8) of his lovable cartoon character, Mickey mouse, who first (9) in 1928 in a film called Steamboat Willie One of the most (10) cartoon films of all time is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which when it was (11) in 1937, was the first full-length cartoon in the history of the cinema
(12) the 1950s, Walt Disney had become one of the world's major (13) of films for cinema and television As Disney Productions (14) , its founder retained complete artistic control of the films and he also (15) on to publish books for children and cartoon strips in newspapers, featuring such characters as Donald duck and Pluto the dog
A comparison B doubt C disagreement D explanation
A yet B then C already D however
A Despite B In spite of C Although D even
A graduated B completed C left D failed
A primary B early C beginning D initial
A still B soon C yet D already
A partnership B friendship C.relationship D membership A achieved B reached C succeeded D managed
A case B account C view D regard
A appeared B performed C starred D began
10 A common B excited C popular D known
11 A seen B released C circulated D advertised
12 A Until B Since C By D To
13 A businessmen B owners C publishers D producers 14 A grew B enlarged C increased D succeeded
15 A took B put C pushed D went
IX Write a passage(about 100- 120 words ) about your last holiday You may use the following ideas :
1 Where and when did you go? Who did you go with ?
(5)