From about 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world, but now, there are many cities which are much bigger.. London is famous for many things.[r]
(1)TEST I/ Give the correct form of the verb in brackets :
1 What ……… you ……… (do) last weekend ? I ……… (often, go ) to the theater with my family John and I ……… ( be ) pen pals for nearly three years
4 Maryam ……… (stay ) with us at the moment She ……….( be) my sister ‘s friend
5 ……….you ………(use / eat ) a lot of sweets when you were a child ?
6 My father often ………( go ) to the seaside on Sunday Please be quiet I……… (try) to concentrate A: I've got a terrible headache
B: Do you? Wait here and I (get) you some aspirins A: Why are you turning on TV
B: I ……….(watch) the news.
10.My sister……… ( be) sick since yesterday
11.Miss Snow ……… ( type) 10 letters before lunch time yesterday
12.……… They ……… (go) to the circus next week
13.While John ……… ( read) a book, Martha ……… (watch) TV
14.My father ……… ( plant) flowers in the garden now 15.Something ……… (smell) good in the kitchen now 16.where ……… you ………(stay) at o’clock this morning? 17.we ………(have) dinner when The phone……….(ring) 18.Before he……… (move) here, he……… (work) in the bank 19.You ……… ( already, drink) cups of tea since I ( sit)…………
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20 A: Oh, I just realized - I don't have any money
B: Don't worry - that's no problem I………(lend) you some. II/ There is a mistake in each sentence Find and correct it
1 After he had bought herself a new car, he sold his bike A B C D
2 Bin didn’t finish the work yet but he liked playing football A B C D
3 The food that Mai is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious A B C D Before Son was reading a book, he had taken a shower A B C D
5 Ba seldom paid his bills on time, and his brother does, too A B C D
6 My mother has lived Paris since 10 years and she is used to speaking English A B C D
7 Everyone don’t want to drive to work because there are traffic jams A B C D
8 My house is big and her is small A B C D
(2)III/ Fill in each gap with the suitable words given in the box. Asleep - stations - through - looking - journey While - trouble - of - relax - although
(1) I have a car, I prefer to travel by train, especially if I have to make a long (2) As the train travels at speed(3) the countryside, I can (4) , drink a cup of coffee, read a book or just gaze out (5) the window Sometimes, the movement of the train makes me fall (6) , something you couldn’t do(7) driving a car The (8) is that I hate waiting on cold(9) and get angry when I have to waste time for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or end of my journey
IV/ Read the paragraph and answer the questions
London has a population of about 7,500,000 It lies on the river Thames From about 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world, but now, there are many cities which are much bigger London is famous for many things Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben They also come to visit its theatres, its museums its many shops such as Harrods, where you can buy anything Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution Over 1,000,000 people a day use the underground, but there are still many cars on the streets The air isn’t clean, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago London is famous for its fog or “smog” which is a mixture of smoke and fog
41.Is London the biggest city in the world? ……… 42 What is Harrods?……… 43 What is smog?……… 44 Where can you hear and see the famous clock, Big Ben? 45 Was London cleaner 100 years ago than it is now? V/ Use the given words to write meaningful sentences :
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