Question

[Tiêu Chiến]

Insert it is/there is in the spaces. In some sentences, contracted plural, negative and interrogative forms, or the past or future tense are required.

1 What's the time? - ... ... 3.30. ~ And what's the date? ~ . . . . . . the 24th.

2 How far... ...to York? ~ . . . . . . 50 miles.

3 ... ... very stormy last night. ~ Yes, ... ... storms all over the country.

4 ... ... freezing very hard. ... ... ...ice on the lake tomorrow.

5 As... ... sunny she decided to take the children to the sea.

6 Why don't you go for a walk? . . . . . . a pity to stay in when . . . . . . so nice outside.

7 ... ... not any shadows because ... ... not any sun.

8 ... ... going to be a bus strike tomorrow. ~ ... ... ...all right if ... ... a fine day; but if ... ... wet ... ... ...long queues on the Underground.

9 ... ... not any glass in the windows; that is why . . . . . . so cold in the room.

10 ... ... very wet yesterday; ... ... impossible to go out.

11 ... ...a lot of rain last week. ... ... floods everywhere.12 ... ...a thick fog last night. ... ... several accidents on the motorway.

13 ... ... foolish to drive fast when ... ... foggy.

14 ... ... difficult to find your way round this town. . . . . . . so many streets all looking exactly alike.

15 Come on, children! ... ... time to get up! ... ... nearly breakfast time.

Answer 1

[Đỗ Thanh Hải]

1 What's the time? - ...It is ... 3.30. ~ And what's the date? ~ . . . it is. . . the 24th.

2 How far... is it...to York? ~ . . . it is. . . 50 miles.

3 ... ..It was. very stormy last night. ~ Yes, ..there were. ... storms all over the country.

4 ...It is ... freezing very hard. ...There will be ...ice on the lake tomorrow.

5 As... .it was.. sunny she decided to take the children to the sea.

6 Why don't you go for a walk? . . . . It is. . a pity to stay in when . .it is . . . . so nice outside.

7 ... There are... not any shadows because ...there is ... not any sun.

8 ...There is ... going to be a bus strike tomorrow. ~ ... ... It will be..all right if ... .it is.. a fine day; but if ... it is... wet ... .There will be.. ...long queues on the Underground.

9 ... There is... not any glass in the windows; that is why . . . .it is . . so cold in the room.

10 ...It was ... very wet yesterday; ... It was... impossible to go out.

11 ...There was ...a lot of rain last week. ...There were ... floods everywhere.

12 ... ..There was .a thick fog last night. ... ..There were. several accidents on the motorway.

13 ... ..It is. foolish to drive fast when ... ..it is. foggy.

14 ... .It is.. difficult to find your way round this town. . . .There are . . . so many streets all looking exactly alike.

15 Come on, children! ...It is ... time to get up! ..It is. ... nearly breakfast time.