Paragraph Understanding

DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOUR DAUGHTER

'The change in our daughter Jo was so gradual we didn't really take it too seriously to begin with', admits Wendy, 42. 'Being on a diet seemed quite normal for a teenager. (0) I. But her slimming got out of control. She changed from a well-built, happy athletic girl of .16 into a pale, irritable walking skeleton. And the more we tried to get her to eat, the more she rebelled.'

`No one was allowed near her when she was eating.____ (1) _____ She also insisted on cooking for the rest of us. But we eventually gave up trying to get her to accept food from us. ____ (2) ____ She always seemed to be on the go-cooking, clearing the table – often before the rest of us had even finished – and washing up. For a long time, she refused to even believe she had a problem._____ (3) ____

Eventually she was so weak I got her admitted into hospital with the doctor's help. My husband and I had to literally drag her screaming into the car. _____ (4) ____ Jo was gripped with fear and panic and I felt so guilty. But we were desperate. We thought that in hospital she might discover that she actually did not want to break free of her condition.'

____ (5) _____ The doctor told us that the best thing we could do
was to leave. At this point Jo started to sob uncontrollably. 'Don't leave me, Mummy, 'she begged. 'Please don't leave me.'

____ (6) _____They got her strength up by feeding her and then arranged for her to see the hospital psychiatrists, recommended her for specialist help.'

`Jo's recovery has been slow. Living- with her is like living on a knife edge where the slightest word can trigger sobbing and screaming and wild accusations. At first I just felt this terrible guilt. ____ (7) ____ I don't think Jo will ever be free of her anorexia but she is learning to keep it under control’

A  That dreadful moment will stay in my mind forever.

B. Turning my back on her cries and leaving her there was the hardest thing I'd ever had to do.

C. But afterwards I felt this terrible frustration at not being able to help her

D. Teenagers, in my opinion, usually have huge appetites.

E. When we got there, she'd calmed down into an angry silence.

F. Any attempt was met with screaming and hysterical fits

G. She'd shut herself in the kitchen and then sneak up to her bedroom which always remained locked, and strictly out of bounds.

H. During this time all we could do was watch while our daughter slowly .starved herself to death.

I.  But her slimming got out of control.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)

Dear Sam,

Thanks for your letter. It was great to hear (1) ________ you again. Here's some information about where we could stay in London. The Pickwick Hotel is a small hotel in (2) ________  London. It sounds great because it's so close (3) ________ everything we want to visit. It costs £50 for a single room, which is expensive, but we'd get 10% (4) ________ if we booked early. The Lansdowne Hotel is a lot bigger and costs £39 for a single room. It's further out, but apparently there are (5) ________ of buses to the center and it takes about 35 minutes to get there. Personally, I think the Pickwick Hotel would be (6) ________. It's closer, so we wouldn't have to (7) ________ so much time and money traveling. With the discount, it'll be £45, so it's not that much more than the other one. Could you get in (8) ________ and tell me if this is OK? Then I can call to (9) ________ the rooms. Looking (10) ________ to seeing you.

Love,

Exercise 7: Write questions for the underlined parts. (1)
1. I went to the cinema with my cousins.
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2. I stayed in New Zealand for six months.
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3. She called the firemen because her cat stuck in a tree.
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4. I bought two kilos of oranges.
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5. John wrote about his grandparents.
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6. I watched a very good film on TV last night.
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7. She made some coffee for her mother.
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8. Susan gave the money to her brother.
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9. We went to school by bus.
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10. I was tired yesterday evening because I worked very hard.
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Rearrange the words to make a complete sentences:

1. in / live / suburbs / small / to / we / city / are / move / house / the / but / a / going / in / to / center / the / we / .

2. doctor / m / and / elder / he / brother / of / spends / taking / a lot of / is / a / time / patients / his / care / .

3. breathing / from / the / wearing / facemask / people / in / stops / dust / .

4. unpleasant / knows / very / catching / cure / but / a / common / the / cold / no one / is / .

EX2:

1. I hope_______

a. to see you there

b. seeing you there

c. you to see there

d. see you there

2. I taught_______

a. how mending a shirt

b. him how to mend a shirt

c. how mend a shirt

d. him how mend a shirt

3. I told_______

a. Nam to come

b. to come Nam

c. to Nam come

d. Nam come

4. My father has decided_______ a new house.

a. find

b. to find

c. finding

d. him find

5. Mother warned_______ the electric plug

a. here not to touch

b. her touching not

c. her not touch

d. not touch

6. Don't tell Tan because I don't want_______

a. him to know

b. know

c. him know

d. knowing

7. She explained_______

a. how to make it

b. me how to make it

c. me to make it

d. me make it

8. Miss Brown told Mary_______ down.

a. sit

b. to sit

c. sitting

d. sat

9. She told Mary_______ up hope.

a. not give

b. do not give

c. not to give

d. to give not

10. Michael Faraday wrote a litter to Sir Humphry Davy_______ for work.

a. asked

b. to ask

c. so to ask

d. in order to asking

11. Do you know_______ to play that game now?

a. way

b. what

c. if

d. how

12. She is very glad_______ see you again.

a. in

b. with

c. to

d. for

13. He noticed two thieves_______ out of a shop.

a. to come

b. are coming

c. in coming

d. come

14. When will he be allowed to go home? When will they_______?

a. let him go

b. let to go

c. leave him to go

d. leave him

15. The guide encouraged the tourists_______ the Prado Museum Madrid

a. visit

b. to visit

c. visiting

d. to visiting

16. Mow that were finished painting the house, there's nothing left_______

a. done

b. did

c. to do

d. for doing

17. The superintendent promised to tear down and_______ the fire damaged school building.

a. rebuild

b. to rebuild

c. rebuilding

d. to rebuilding

18. The mechanic needs_______ a new muffler on your car.

a. to put

b. putting

c. to be put

d. to putting

19. Our house needs_______

a. to paint

b. to be painting

c. to be paint

d. painting

20. Do you want _______ by the doctor?

a. to examine

b. to be examined

c. being examined

d. being to examine

EX3

1/ I’m worried _______ my final exam in statistics.
a. about falling 
b. to fall 
c. with falling 
d. to fallure

2/ ________ the scholarship really surprised me .
a. Mike got 
b. Mike getting 
c. Mike’s getting 
d. Mike gets

3/ Many northerners look forward _______ a garden in the spring .
a. to plant 
b. to planting 
c. with planting 
d. to planting of

4/ “May I have a word with you ,Mrs. Adam ? ” – “ Is this in regard ______ late yesterday ?”
a. of you coming 
b. to you coming 
c. to your coming 
d. of your coming

5/ Who is responsible _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife ?
a. to take out 
b. for take out 
c. for taking out 
d. with taking out

6/ I think ________ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate .
a. your being 
b. you are 
c. you being 
d. you to be

7/ “ How do I turn on the T.V ? ” – “ _____ the button at the right .”
a. From pushing 
b. By pushing 
c. You pushing 
d. To push

8/ “It’s difficult to make money as an artist .”
– “ Have you considered _______ a course in business for artists ?” 
a. To take 
b. about taking
c. your taking 
d. taking

9/ “ Why have you decided to go back to school ” 
– “ I’m tired _______ as a secretary .” 
a. for work 
b. to work 
c. of working 
d. about working

10/ “ We were opponents of the political regime in our country.”
“ And that led to ____ to the United States thirty – five years ago .”
a. us coming 
b. our coming 
c. come 
d. us to come

11/ “Did you understand the solution to the calculus problem ?” – “ Not very well . Dr Baker’s ______ was complicated .”
a. explain 
b. explaining 
c. explanation 
d. explained

12/ “ How do you like American food ?”
– “ Well, it’s not bad . Now I _______ hamburgers .”
a. used to eat 
b. am used to eat
c. used to eating 
d. am used to eating

13/ We insisted ___________ by the manager .
a. to be seen 
b. to see 
c. on being seen 
d. on seeing

14/ _______ for director must have surprised you .
a. Your being nominated 
b. You nominated
c. Your nominating 
d. You’re being nominated

15/ “ What are you reading ?” 
– “ It’s a magazine article ______ your own furniture .”
a. to make it 
b. about make 
c. about making 
d. for make

16/ ______ a foreign language well is a long process.
a. Learn 
b. Learning 
c. To learning 
d. Having learned

17/ What do you enjoy _______ in your free time ?
a. doing 
b. do 
c. to do 
d. done

18/ You can’t go to England without _________ to Bucking ham Palace .
a. go 
b. being gone 
c. to go 
d. going

19/ Would you mind not ___________ ?
a. to be smoking 
b. to smoke 
c. smoking 
d. smoke

20/ She was worried about ________ by thieves.
a. being robbed 
b. robbing 
c. being rob 
d. be robbing

III. Read the text and answer the questions below

Mai and Lan met each other ten years ago when they were both sixteen years old. They met each other in an evening English class when they had a comprehension lesson. Lan didn’t understand a word, so she asked Mai to help her and then they became close friends. They were together nearly everyday. They left school 2 years later.

Then Lan went to the university but Mai didn’t. She married to a rich businessman and had two children. Lan continued to study for 4 years because she wanted to be a teacher. She had a lot of new friends but Mai is still one of her close friends. Now Lan is married and has a baby. She lives near Mai, so they meet very week. They often go for a walk in the park and talk about past things.

* Questions:

19. How old were Mai and Lan when they met each other?

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20. Where did they meet each other?

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21. Did Mai go to the university?

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22. Why did Lan continue to study for 4 years?

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23. Are Lan and Mai close friends?

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24. Do you have any close friends?

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1. A. industrious       B. nature       C. injure       D. climate

2. A. typhoon            B. tropical     C. debris      D. document

3. A. animal               B. destroy     C. erupt       D. exploit

4. A. documentary     B. preparation   C. scientific D. photography

5. A. eruption            B. science          C. destroy   D. volcano