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Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. 1. Children get present ______ Christmas and ______ their birthday. (at ... at / on ... on / on ... at / at ... on)
2. If you are going to the post office, would you post a letter ______ me? (to / at / on / for)
3. The windows haven’t been cleaned ______ weeks. (ago / since / for / to)
4. We usually go to our home village at least once ______ the summer. (in / on / to / for)
5. He said that John ______ up his job. (has given / have given / had given / had to give)
6. When I saw Susan, she said she was taking her driving test ______. (today / the next day / tomorrow / the tomorrow)
7. My TV is broken. I wish it ______ soon. (would be repaired / is repaired/ was repaired / will be repaired)
8. I have lived with my parents. I wish I ______ an apartment. (will have / had / would / has)
9. Have you ever wished you ______ to ski when you were younger? (will learn / could learn / learn / can learn)
10. Sometimes he wishes he ______ a different career when he graduates. (can choose / choose / will choose / could choose)
11. Matthew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ______. (that day / yesterday / tomorrow / this today)
12. The astronauts have alrea dy been in orbit ______ two days. (since / for / till / to)
13. We have lunch from 12.00 ______ 1.00. Then we start again go on______ 5.30. (to ... at / from ... to / to ... to / to ... till)
14. She said that she ______ to learn to drive. (is going / go / goes /was going)
15. She asked me ______ I liked pop music. (if / that / what / when)
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. 1. Children get present ______ Christmas and ______ their birthday. (at ... at / on ... on / on ... at / at ... on)
2. If you are going to the post office, would you post a letter ______ me? (to / at / on / for)
3. The windows haven’t been cleaned ______ weeks. (ago / since / for / to)
4. We usually go to our home village at least once ______ the summer. (in / on / to / for)
5. He said that John ______ up his job. (has given / have given / had given / had to give)
6. When I saw Susan, she said she was taking her driving test ______. (today / the next day / tomorrow / the tomorrow)
7. My TV is broken. I wish it ______ soon. (would be repaired / is repaired/ was repaired / will be repaired)
8. I have lived with my parents. I wish I ______ an apartment. (will have / had / would / has)
9. Have you ever wished you ______ to ski when you were younger? (will learn / could learn / learn / can learn)
10. Sometimes he wishes he ______ a different career when he graduates. (can choose / choose / will choose / could choose)
11. Matthew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ______. (that day / yesterday / tomorrow / this today)
12. The astronauts have alrea dy been in orbit ______ two days. (since / for / till / to)
13. We have lunch from 12.00 ______ 1.00. Then we start again go on______ 5.30. (to ... at / from ... to / to ... to / to ... till)
14. She said that she ______ to learn to drive. (is going / go / goes /was going)
15. She asked me ______ I liked pop music. (if / that / what / when)
I. Question I: Read the following passage and answer if the statements below are true (T) or false (F)
A small store sold a lot of jewelry, and the owner was always very careful to prevent people from stealing it.
One day a thief came and tried to steal a beautiful necklace, but the owner of the store caught him immediately and went to the telephone to call the police to come and arrest him.
“ Please don’t do that!” the thief said . “ I have a wife and three chilren at home. And I “ll pay for the necklace”.
The store owner of the store felt sorry for the man and he didn’t want to have a lot of trouble with the police, so he accepted the man’s offer to pay for the necklace and went to prepare a bill for it. But when he gave it to the thief, the man looked disturbeb and said, “ I wasn’t intending to get anything as expensive as that. Do you have something cheaper?
1. The story mentioned a small store with sold beautiful jewelry.
2. The owner of the store was not very careful with his jewelry.
3. One day a young man got into the store and tried to steal a bracelet.
4. The owner of the store brought the man to the police station.
5. The thief said he had a family to kook after and promised to pay for the jewlry.
6. The owner of the store felt sorry for the thief.
7. The owner of shop sold the jewlry to the thief.
8. The thief asked for something more expensive.
1. T 2. T 3.F 4. F 5. T
II. Question II: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the printed ones: 2 points
III. Question III: Complete the sentences below: 2 points
IV. Question IV: Make sentense based on the given cues. 2 points:
Supply the correct verb forms.
1. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) GOT off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) WAS so easy. But he (be) WAS alarmed to see that he (get) GOT off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not know) DIDN'T KNOW what to do. He (explain) EXPLAINED his difficulty to a man who (stand) STOOD on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face the man (tell) TOLD Tom that he (travel) TRAVELLED on a train going in the wrong direction.
2. Maria is Spanish. She (live)LIVES in Madrid where she (work) WORKS for an export company. She (be)HAS BEEN with this company for 2 years now. At the moment she (study) IS STUDYING English on a one-month intensive course in London. She (arrive) ARRIVED in London last Saturday. This is not Maria's first time in Britain. She (be) HAS BEEN there twice before.
3. Albert Malta was a progressive American write. He (be) WAS born in 1908. He (write)WROTE his first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest)ARRESTED him and (put) PUT him in prison 1950.
4. Ha (come)CAME back a moment ago and (turn)TURNED the television on very loudly. My son (sleep) WAS SLEEPING then, so i (tell) TOLD her turn it off.
5. Mary and John are neighbours. They (know) HAVE KNOWN each other for several years. Mary (move)MOVED into her house in 1985 and John (live)HAS LIVED next door since he (come)CAME to the area in 1980.
6. While I (walk) WAS WALKINGto class yesterday morning. I (see)SAW Tom. We (say)SAID helan (walk) WAS WALKING the rest of the way to school together.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) WENT to visit the Greens. When I (get) GOT there about 2 o'clock Mrs Green (be) WAS in the yard. She (plant) WAS PLANTING flowers in her garden. Mr Green (block)WAS BLOCKING the garage. He (work) WAS WORKINGon their car. The children (play) WERE PLAYING in the front yard.
My friend (study).....studies.... English for an hour every night
We (watch) ....watched ..... a good programme on TV last night
He (read)......has read... that novel many times befor
I (not see) .....haven't seen.... John for a long time. I (see).....saw...him 3 weeks ago
He is very thirsty. He (not drink)....hasn't drunk.. since this morning
His dog (just run)....has just run.... out of the garder
Mr. Brown (travel)....travelled... by air several times in the past
He (sit)....was sitting... in a bar when I (see) ...saw...... him
We (walk)...were walking... to the station when it (begin).....began... to rain
He (have) ...had..... a bar fall when he (repair)....was repairing.... his roof
While he (write)....was writting... a litter, the telephone (ring)..rang.....
When I (stand)....was standing..... at the bus stop, I (see).....saw... an accident
Yesterday I (walk)....was walking... to school when I (find)...found.... a wallet on the street
They (go)...went......home after they (finish) ...had finished.... their study
Yesterday when I (arrive).....arrived... to the party, they (already go)..had already gone.... home
Befor he (go)...went.... to bad, he (do)...had done..... his homework
He (do)....had done.... nothing befor he (see)...saw.... me
After they (go).....went...., I (sit)....had sat.... down and (rest)....rested....
11. Don't call me in the afternoon. I am usually (be) away in the afternoon.
12. Mr. Clark (be)was in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be)has been in New York until 2 months ago.
13. John (drive)has driven that car ever since I (know)knew him.
14. People (speak)speak English in most of Canada.
15. The dog (wag)wags his tail whenever he (see)sees me.
16. What were you (do)doing when I (ring) rang you last night?
17. Up to then I had never (see)never seen such a fat man.
18. I (not see)didn't see him last Monday.
19. They had sold all the books when we (get)got there.
20. I think he (leave)will leave as soon as he (know)knows the news.
21. She (play) was playing the piano when our guests (arrive) arrived last night.
22. He (come)will come and (see)see you soon.
23. I (come)will come as soon as I have finished my work. are You (be) ready?
24. My mother (come)will come to stay with us next weekend.
25. Where will you (spend)spend your holidays next summer?
26. Violets (bloom)bloom in spring.
27. We (not live)haven't lived in England for two years now.
28. I (never forget)will never forget what you (just tell)have just told me.
29. They (prepare)are preparing the Christmas dinner at the moment.
30. When I last (stay)stayed in Cairo, I (ride)rode to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow)had borrowed the day before.
31. Our teacher (tell)told us yesterday that he (visit)visited England in 1970.
32. George (work)has worked at a university so far.
33. When he lived in Manchester, he (work)worked in a bank.
34. Birds (build) build their nests in summer and (fly)fly to the South in winter.
35. I (lose)lost my key. (Can)can you help me look for it?
36. My father (not smoke)hasn't smoked for 5 years.
37. My teacher wasn't at home when I (arrive) arrived. He (just go) had just gone out.
38. How long have Bob and Mary been(be) married?
39. have You (receive)received any letter from your parents yet?
40. My brother (join)joined the army when he (be)was young.
41. will You (remember)remember my name or will you (forget)forget it someday?
42. Tom (study)has studied chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.
43. Miss Lee often (write)writes when she was on holiday.
44. He (leave)left home two weeks ago and we (not hear) haven't heard from him since then.
45. did You (speak)speak to Mrs. Baker yesterday? No, I (not see)haven't seen her for a long time. I (not can)can't remember when I last (see)saw her.
46. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play)were playing game.
47. Columbus (discover)discovered America more than 400 years ago. 7
48. By next month, I (finish)will have finished my first novel.
49. By May 5, we (live)will have been living in this city for ten years.
50. When did your father (die)die? I (not kow) don't know when he (die)died.
1. I (see) had seen a car accident while I (wait) had been waiting for you on this corner yesterday.
2. Mr. john (be) has been principal of our school since last year.
3. Mr. Smith (teach) has taught at this school since he (graduate) graduated in 1980.
4. My father (not watch) doesn't watch TV every night.
5. I (meet) met Authur three weeks ago.
6. Yesterday the police (report) reported that they (capture) had captured the thief.
7. My friend (thank) thanked me for what I had done for him.
8. Someone (steal) stole my handbag on the bus.
9. The Browns (live) were living in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break) broke down.
10. Last month I (be) had been in the hospital for ten days.
11. Don't call me in the afternoon. I usually (be) am away in the afternoon.12. Mr. Clark (be) was in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be) had beenin New York until 2 months ago.
13. John (drive) has driven that car ever since I (know) knew him.
14. People (speak) speak English in most of Canada.
15. The dog (wag) wags his tail whenever he (see) sees me.
16. What were you (do) doing when I (ring) rang you last night?
17. Up to then I had never (see) seen such a fat man.
18. I (not see) didn't see him last Monday.
19. They had sold all the books when we (get) got there.
20. I think he (leave) will leave as soon as he (know) knows the news.
21. She (play) was playing the piano when our guests (arrive) arrived last night.22. He (come) will be and (see) see you soon.
23. I (come) will come as soon as I have finished my work. are You (be) ready?
24. My mother (come) is going to come to stay with us next weekend.
25. Where are you (spend) going to spend your holidays next summer?
26. Violets (bloom) bloom in spring.
27. We (not live) hadn't been living in England for two years now.
28. I (never forget) will never forget what you (just tell) have just told me.
29. They (prepare) are preparinh the Christmas dinner at the moment.
30. When I last (stay) stayed in Cairo, I (ride) rode to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) had borrowed the day before.
31. Our teacher (tell) told us yesterday that he (visit) visited England in 1970.32. George (work) has worked at a university so far.
33. When he lived in Manchester, he (work) was working in a bank.
34. Birds (build) build their nests in summer and (fly) fly to the South in winter.
35. I (lose) have lost my key. (Can) can you help me look for it?
36. My father (not smoke) hasn't smoked for 5 years.
37. My teacher wasn't at home when I (arrive) arrived . He (just go) had just gone out.
38. How long have Bob and Mary (be) been married?
39. have You (receive) received any letter from your parents yet?
40. My brother (join) joined the army when he (be) was young.
41. will You (remember) remember my name or you (forget) forget it someday?
42. Tom (study) had been studying chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.
43. Miss Lee often (write) wrote when she was on holiday.44. He (leave) left home two weeks ago and we (not hear) haven't heard from him since then.
45. did You (speak) speak to Mrs. Baker yesterday? No, I (not see) haven't seen her for a long time. I (not can) couldn't remember when I last (see) saw her.
46. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) were playing game.
47. Columbus (discover) discovered America more than 400 years ago. 7
48. By next month, I (finish) will have finished my first novel.
49. By May 5, we (live) will have lived in this city for ten years.
50. When did your father (die) die? I (not kow) didn't know when he (die) died
51. Bill said he (forget) had forgotten to buy a dictionary.
52. He felt asleep while he (do) was doing his homework.
53. We (not see) haven't seen them for a long time.
54. It (rain) was raining when we arrived.
55. Kite and I (wait) will wait right here until you get back.
56. He'll leave as soon as he (hear) hears the news.
57. Dick (start) had started school before he seven.
58. How long have you (study) been studying in this school?
59. We (not receive) haven't received any letter from him since he (leave) left four months ago.
60. Where are you? I'm upstairs. I (have) am having a bath.
61. I (speak) will speak to you about that matter after the meeting tonight.
62. At this time next week, we (live) will be living in USA.
63. Hurry up! The train (come) is coming
64. Be quiet! The teacher (be) is angry.
65. Why didn't you listen while I (speak) was speaking to you?
66. Some animals (not eat) don't eat during winter.
67. I (finish) will have finished the book before my next birthday.
68. John (watch) was watching TV at 8 last evening.
69. Mr. Pike (live) HAS LIVED here since last October.
70. Someone (cut) HAD CUT down all the trees in the garden. 8
71. The house (build) WAS BUILT two years ago.
72. Listen! The bird (sing) IS SINGING
73. Trees (plant) HAD BEEN PLANTED since it (stop) STOPPED raining.
74. Tom Baker (not come) WON'T COME here tomorrow.
75. By the end of last March, I (study) HAD STUDIED English for 5 years.
76. He often (say) SAYS O.K when he (talk) TALKS with the guests.
77. What DID you (do) DO after you (go) HAD GONE home yesterday?
78. How long HAD you (wait) BEEN WAITING for me? Just a few minutes.
79. He (do) HAD DONE his homework before he went to the cinema.
80. By noon, I (wait) WILL HAVE BEEN WAITING for her for two hours.
81. By the time you come there, she (make) WILL HAVE MADE a big cake.
82. Yesterday thieves (break) BROKE into the house and (steal) STOLE a lot of fur coats while the guests (dance) WERE DANCING
83. When I came in, they all (sit) WERE SITTING round a fire. Mr. Pike (do) WAS DOING a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pike (knit) WAS KNITING, and the others (read) WERE READING84. Mr. Jackson (paint) HAS PAINTED his house since last month.
85. She (ask) HAS ASKED me to tell about him several times.
86. The audience (listen) LISTENED to everything he said last night.
87. At 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work) WAS WORKING in my office at that time.
88. A: I (play) HAVE PLAYED football when I was 5 years old.
B: HAVE You (play) BEEN PLAYING since you (come) CAME to England?
A: Oh, yes. I (play) HAVE BEEN PLAYINGquite a lot. I (join) JOINED a club the day after I (arrive) HAD ARRIVED
89. I'm preparing to support anything he (say) WILL SAY tomorrow.
90. Sometimes I (get) GET up before the Sun (rise) RISES
91. He said he (be) HAD BEEN mistaken.
9 92. Don't speak until someone (ask) ASKS you.
93. Mary (come) COMES from London.
94. Please be quiet! I (work) AM WORKING
95. When I (be) WAS a child, I (want) WANTED to be a doctor.
96. David (be) WAS born after his father (die) HAD DIED
97. Long ago, my younger brother often (cry) CRIED
98. I (not send) WON'T SEND the parcel until I hear from you.
99. The last train (leave) LEAVES the station at 5 p.m.
100. Up to now, the teacher (give) HAS GIVEN our class five tests
Read the pasage then answer the following questions:
"Don't you hate splitting wood?" asked Charlie, as he sat down on a log to hinder Rob for a while."No, I rather like it. When I get hold of a tough old fellow, I say, 'See here, now, you think you're the stronger, and are going to beat me; so I'll split you up into kindling wood." "Pshaw!" said Charlie, laughing; "and it's only a stick of wood." "Yes; but you see I pretend it's a lesson, or a tough job of any kind, and it's nice to conquer it.""I don't want to conquer such things; I don't care what becomes of them. I wish I were a man, and a rich one." "Well, Charlie, if you live long enough you'll be a man, without wishing for it; and as for the rich part, I mean to be that myself." "You do. How do you expect to get your money? By sawing wood?" "Maybe - some of it; that's as good a way as any, so long as it lasts. I don't care how I get rich, you know, as long as it's in an honest and useful way." "I'd like to sleep over the next ten years, and wake up to find myself a young man with a splendid education and plenty of money." "Humph! I am not sleepy - a night at a time is enough for me.I mean to work the next ten yearsYou see there are things that you've got to work out - you can't sleep them out." "I hate work," said Charlie, "that is, such work as sawing and splitting wood, and doing chores. I'd like to do some big work, like being a clerk in a bank or something of that sort." "Wood has to be sawed and split before it can be burned," said Rob. "I don't know but I'll be a clerk in a bank some time; I'm working towards it. I'm keeping father's accounts for him."How Charlie laughed! "I should think that was a long way from being a bank clerk. I suppose your father sells two tables and six chairs, some days, doesn't he?" "Sometimes more than that, and sometimes not so much," said Rob, in perfect good humor."I didn't say I was a bank clerk now. I said I was working towards it. Am I not nearer it by keeping a little bit of a book than I should be if I didn't keep any book at all?" "Not a whit - such things happen," said Charlie, as he started to go.Now, which of these boys, do you think, grew up to be a rich and useful man, and which of them joined a party oftramps before he was thirty years old?
1. What is this story mostly about?
A/Cutting wood.
B/Being a bank clerk.
C/A man who is useful at his job.
D/Two boys talking about their futures.
2. Why does Charlie laugh at Rob for keeping his father's books?
A/Because Charlie has a lot to prove to Rob.
B/Because Charlie is afraid that Rob will do better than him in school.
C/Because Charlie's father is much more wealthy than Rob's.
D/Because Rob's father doesn't make much money from his business.
3. What causes Rob to keep his father's books?
A/Charlie wants to work toward his dream of chopping wood.
B/Rob wants to work toward his dream of becoming a bank clerk.
C/Charlie wants to work toward his dream of becoming a bank clerk.
D/Rob wants to work toward his dream of chopping wood.
4. How are Rob's and Charlie's plans for the future different?
A/Charlie wants to work for his dreams and Rob doesn't.
B/Charlie wants to chop wood forever and Rob doesn't.
C/Rob wants to work for his dreams and Charlie doesn't.
D/Charlie wants to work at a bank and Rob doesn't.
5. What do you think happened to Charlie in the future?
A/He became a bank clerk.
B/He joined a band of tramps.
C/He works for Rob's father.
D/He continued to chop wood.
1. Choose one suitable word to completethe following passage:
fishing; singer; Join; Join in; off; watching; when; spend; movies; things; house; home
I only have Sunday .....OFF...... so I have very little free time. Sunday is a wonderful day for me to ....SPEND...... time with my friends and family. One of the .....THINGS........ I really enjoy doing on Sunday morning is to go .....FISHING...... with my friends, although I am not always successful in catching fish. It is a time to relax and talk about the previous week's events and future plans. I usually go ....HOME......... late in the afternoon. My family sometimes ......JOIN IN...... other relatives on Sunday evening at a karaoke restaurant and we all have a good time together. It is especially fun ....WHEN....... my father gets up to sing. Please. don't tell him I said this, but he is a very bad .....SINGER..... ! Once in a while I go to the .....MOVIES..... with my friends of my brother. Sometimes, I just stay at home, listening to music, .....WATCHING...... videos or reading novels.
2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Alice is a new English friend of ...MINE....... . She is very ......EXCITED..... to tell me about her new .....SCHOOL.......... Her lessons begin at nine each morning and ......LAST....... until half past ten. Then she has a ..BREAK....... for aquarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such ....AS....... the last class or last night's movie. She has five ....PERIODS.... in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice's favorite .....SUBJECT.... English. The first term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her .....BEST......... to become a good student in the class.
1. Choose one suitable word to completethe following passage:
fishing; singer; Join; Join in; off; watching; when; spend; movies; things; house; home
I only have Sunday off so I have very little free time. Sunday is a wonderful day for me to spend time with my friends and family. One of the things I really enjoy doing on Sunday morning is to go fishing with my friends, although I am not always successful in catching fish. It is a time to relax and talk about the previous week's events and future plans. I usually go home late in the afternoon. My family sometimes join other relatives on Sunday evening at a karaoke restaurant and we all have a good time together. It is especially fun when my father gets up to sing. Please. don't tell him I said this, but he is a very bad singer! Once in a while I go to the movies with my friends of my brother. Sometimes, I just stay at home, listening to music, watching videos or reading novels.
2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Alice is a new English friend of mine . She is very happy to tell me about her new school . Her lessons begin at nine each morning and last until half past ten. Then she has a break for aquarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such as the last class or last night's movie. She has five periods in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice's favorite subjects English. The first term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her best to become a good student in the class.
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective
air-sick; airtight; trustworthy; snow-white; carsick; duty-free; homesick; waterproof; praiseworthy; good-tempered
Peter was a student living far from home. Because of his hard work at college, he rarely returned home and he sometimes felt (1) ..homesick.. . Whenever he had a chance to go home to visit his family, he always went by train, not by plane or by car because was afraid of being (2) .air-sick... and (3) ..carsick.. .
In his learning, he was very successful and always got good marks from all of his teachers, who often said that he was (4) .. good-tempered.. and (5) ..praiseworthy.. had achievements. Besides, his friends often regarded him as a (6) .. trustworthy... classmate because he was always willing to help them.
One day, he got the first prize with some money in a competition at college. He decided to go to a (7) ..duty-free.. shop for students to buy some chocolate kept in an (8) ...airtight.... container for his father, a (9) ..waterproof.. watch for his mother and a doll with (10) .snow-white... hair for his little sister .
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective.
one-egg; one-litre; three-course; five-minute; twelve-man; fifteen-piece; ten-ton; 2,000-word; thirty-five-hour; 4,000-year-old
1. Their cat was run over by a ..ten-ton. lorry.
2. The concert was performed by a ...twelve-man.. orchestra.
3. The man was convicted of murder by the .. thirty-five-hour.. jury.
4. The Vietnamese people are proud of their ..4,000-year-old... history.
5. The price of a ..one-litre.. bottle of whisky has gone up by 90p.
6. The workers are on strike for better pay and a .. three-course... week.
7. Peter can't go out. He has to write a ..2,000-word.. essay by tomorrow.8. I didn't have a big lunch. Just a .fifteen-piece... omelette and some potatoes.
9. My new house is very handy for the shops and only a ..five-minute.. walk from my school.
10. At this excellent restaurant, we can get a ..one-egg.. meal and coffee just for $5 per person.
1. A young man (stand) ___was standing_____ on a bus. He (chew) ____was chewing____ gum. An old man (sit) ___was sitting_____ opposite him. After five minutes the old man shouted at him, "It's no good talking to me. I'm deaf.”
2. A motorist was in court for speeding. He told the judge that on the day he (drive) ____was driving____ at ten miles an hour and not at sixty miles an hour.
3. Mr Goldsmith (shop) ___was shopping_____ in an expensive London store. He (talk) ___was talking_____ to a young male shop assistant. "I want something unusual to give my beautiful eighteen-year-old daughter for her birthday." The young man thought for a second, then said, "Here's my phone number, sir!"
5. Two very drunk men (try) ___were trying_____ to find their way home, but they were lost. They (stagger) ___was staggering_____ along a railway line. "This is a very long staircase," said the first one. "My legs are killing me!" The second drunk (hold) ____was holding____ his back. "And the handrail is so low my back is killing me!