He bent spoons and broke metal objects simply by touching them gently with his fingers.. He also drew pictures of hidden objects.[r]
(1)I VERB- TENSES:
1 What … she (do)………….in the evenings? – She (play)…….cards and (watch)…… TV How ……you (get)…….to work as a rule?
- I (go)……….by bus, but tomorrow I (go) …………in Tom’s car You (know) ……… why an apple (fall)…….down but not up? We (not go)…… to school yesterday because it (be)………Sunday I (meet)……… him last month
6 He (not smoke)……….for two weeks He is trying to give it up He (break)……… his leg in a skiing accident last year
8 Mr Pound (be) ……… a bank manger for years and he retired last year
9 She (say)……that she would phone me this morning, but it is now 12.300 and she (not phone) ……….me yet
10 He (move)………to Ho Chi Minh city two years ago and since then he (work)……there 11 I (phone)…………you twice yesterday but (get)……… no answer
12 He kept looking at her, wondering where he (see)………….her before 13 This is the first time we (use)………….a washing machine
14 By the time Sheila got back, Chris (go)……… 15 I thanked her for what she (do)……….for me
16 The room smelt terrible Someone (smoke)………… before I came
17 His wife is a designer She (have)………… her own studios for six months 18 My friend and I (know)……… each other for ages
19 The car (hit)……… a big stone which someone (put) ………… on the road 20 He was 10, he (run)……….away from home
* The key:
1 does she / plays / watches 11 phoned / got 2 you get / go / am going 12 had seen 3 you know / falls 13 have used 4 didn’t go / was 14 had gone 5 met 15 had done
6 hasn’t smoked 16 had smoked 7 broke 17 has had 8 had been 18 have known
9 said / hasn’t phoned 19 hit / had put 10 moved / has worked 20 ran
II IN SPITE OF / BECAUSE OF:
Write the second sentence, beginning with the suggested words in such a way that it has similar meaning with the original one:
1 Although it is raining hard, the boys play football -> In spite of ……… He is still interested in sports in spite of his old age -> Although……… Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t well at school -> In spite of ………
4 Because the house was in bad condition, they demolished it -> Because of ……… Because of the rough sea, we couldn’t go swimming
(2)6 Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car -> I spite of ………
* The key:
1 In spite of the hard rain, the boys play football. 2 Although he is old, he is still interested in sports.
3 In spite of his intelligence/ being intelligent, he doesn’t well at school. 4 Because of the bad condition of the house, they demolished it.
5 Because the sea was rough, we couldn’t go swimming. 6 In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
I PASSIVE VOICE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE: Change into passive voice:
1 They have cut down a lot of trees in this area They have changed the date of the meeting They haven’t stamped this letter yet
4 Jane has written a long letter The police have just released John
6 Someone has already told him to report for duty at The author has written a special edition for children
8 They are repairing the house because the last stormed has destroyed it * The key:
1 A lot of trees in this area have been cut down. 2 The date of the meeting has been changed. 3 This letter hasn’t been stamped yet.
4 A long letter has been written by Jane. 5 John has just been released by the police.
6 He has been already told to report for duty at
7 A special education for children has been written by the author. 8 The house is being repaired because it has been destroyed last month.
II READING:
Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word or phrase chosen from the box
once in a while at first in the end last summer on the morning on the whole however so
(1)……… , we went to the sea for our holiday We stayed at a lovely hotel right on the beach (2)……… , we would get up at 9.30 We would have something light for breakfast (3) ………., we went to the movie at a cinema very far away (4)…………we arrived there in no time at all by car We sat in the middle of the cinema The movie started at 7:00 sharp, (5)……… , we got there just in time to find our seats (6)………., I thought I would not enjoy it, but ………., it turned out to be a very interesting movie (8)…………, it was an enjoyable evening
* The key:
1 Last summer 2 in the morning 3 once in a while
4 However 5 So 6 At first
(3)I WORD-FORM: Use the correct form of the words in the brackets:
1 Thank you very much for your………… I’ll come on time (INVITE)
2 A lot of ………….have been awarded the Nobel Prize up to now (SCIENCE) She harbored the dream of ……… career (SCIENCE)
4 It was the most ………… experience of my life (FRIGHTEN) The …….was cancelled because of the thick fog (FLY)
6 The street is always ……….with people and vehicles at rush hour (CROWD) I’m not very ………in cartoon films (INTEREST)
8 I think it is an ……….film to see (INTEREST) He left the party without …… any words (SAY)
10 We can’t go out because it’s raining ………… (HEAVY) 11 His father is very worried about his …………(SAFE)
12 As a child, he received good …………from his father (EDUCATE)
13 He is learning …………because he wants to become a ………… (PHOTOGRAPH) 14 You look beautiful in this photo You are very ………… (PHOTOGRAPH)
15 He earns his …………by working as a street vendor (LIVE)
16 Computer can make calculations with perfect ………….(ACCURATE) 17 In spite of her ……… , she worked hard to go on studying (DIFFICULT)
18 People who can’t use parts of their bodies normally are called the ……… (ABLE) 19 He had his first ……… when he was fifteen (EXHIBIT)
20 The street I live is very ………… at night (NOISE) 21 A computer is also a ……… machine (CALCULATE)
22 Please show me how to use an ………… cooker (ELECTRICITY) 23 Information technology is very ……….to our life (USE)
24 The ……… had to be cancelled because of the chairman’s absence (MEET) 25 There aren’t enough ……….for everybody here (SIT)
26 TV provides us with information and ……… (ENTERTAIN) 27 It is ……… It’s going to rain (CLOUD)
28 Television presents information in a …………way (MEMORY) 29 There is a …………of water this summer (SHORT)
30 He couldn’t attend the meeting because of his ……… (ILL) 31 New ………methods help farmers have good crops (FARM) 32 Modern technology has made our ………….better (LIVE)
* The key:
1 invitation 2 scientists 3 scientific 4 frightening 5 flight 6 crowded 7 interested 8 interesting 9 saying 10 heavily 11 safety 12 education 13 photography / photographer 14 photogenic 15 living 16 accuracy 17 difficulties 18 disabled 19 exhibition 20 noisy 21 calculating 22 electric 23 useful
24 meeting 25 seats 26 entertainment 27 cloudy 28 memorable 29 shortage
(4)II READING:
Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word or phrase chosen from the box
once in a while at first in the end last summer on the morning on the whole however so
(1)……… , we went to the sea for our holiday We stayed at a lovely hotel right on the beach (2)……… , we would get up at 9.30 We would have something light for breakfast (3) ………., we went to the movie at a cinema very far away (4)…………we arrived there in no time at all by car We sat in the middle of the cinema The movie started at 7:00 sharp, (5)……… , we got there just in time to find our seats (6)………., I thought I would not enjoy it, but ………., it turned out to be a very interesting movie (8)…………, it was an enjoyable evening
* The key:
1 Last summer 2 in the morning 3 once in a while
4 However 5 So 6 At first
7 in the end 8 On the whole
Exercise : Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word or phrase chosen from the box
think working by computers over given sizes to cannot programs
People are fascinated (1)……… robots Science fiction books and movies feed people’s imagination, making them wonder about possibilities of robots living and (2)………with them Is it possible for robots to look like people, work like people, and (3)………… like people? In the future, anything is possible Already today, there are tens of thousands of robots doing work all (4) ……… the world
Robot is the name (5)…………to any machine that can a certain job automatically These machines come in any shapes and (6)……… It is possible to build a robot in the shape of a person, but most look like machines built for specific purposes They are controlled by (7)……… The computers tell the robot what to and how to it People write the (8)…………for computers that control the robots Robots can sense the environment around them and respond (9)……….it They can complete several steps in a process and can try other methods if one does not work Ordinary machines (10)……….do these things
* The key:
1 by 2 working 3 think 4 over 5 given
6 sizes 7 computers 8 programs 9 to 10 cannot Exercise : Read the passage and answer the questions:
(5)telephone calls People reported that spoons in their homes bent during the programme Metal objects broke, and watches which had
stopped many years ago suddenly started to go again * Questions:
1 When was Uri Geller born?
2 When was he aware that he had strange powers? 3 Where did his first performance take place? 4 What could he with his amazing ability?
5 What happened after he had appeared on television in Britain? 6 What did people want to tell him?
* The key:
1 Uri Geller was born in 1946 2 When he was only three
3 His first performance took place in a school
He could bend spoons and broke metal objects simply by touching them gently with his fingers He could also draw pictures of hidden objects He could drive a car blindfolded through the crowded streets of Munich