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Adjectives
I. Underline all the adjectives in this description.
This comfortable hotel with its pleasant gardens is ideal for people who want a quiet holiday, yet it is only a short distance from the highly popular attractions of the area. There are lovely views from every room. The atmosphere is very friendly, and the staff are always helpful. The holiday here is very good value for money.
You can eat your meals at the hotel, where the food tastes marvellous. Or you can of course try some of the excellent local restaurants.
II. Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word given + the ending –ing or -ed
The film wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint)
a. The film was ___disappointing______ b. We were___disappointed______ with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It’s a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job but it’s often_____exhausting____.
b. At the end of a day’s work, she is often ___exhausted______.
3. It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather. ( despress)
a. This weather is ____depressing_____. b. This weather makes me ___depressed_____.
c. It’s silly to get ___depressed______.
4. Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before. (excite)
a. It will be an _____exciting____ experience for her.
b. Going to new places is always ____exciting______.
c. She is really ____excited_____ about going to the United States.
5. Jane doesn’t enjoy her any more and would like to do something different. (bore)
a. Jane is ___bored_____ with her job because she does the same thing every day.
b. Jane’s job is going ____boring____ .
III. Choose the correct word.
Are you interesting/ interested in football?
The football match was quite exciting/ excited. I enjoyed it.
It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
Do you easily get embarrassing/ embarrassed?
I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/ amazed when I was offered it.
She has really learned very fast. She has made astonishing/ astonished progress.
I didn’t find the situation funny . I was not amusing? amused.
It was a really terrifying/ terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking/ shocked.
Why do you always look so boring/ bored? Is your life really so boring/ bored?
He’s one of the most boring/ bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting/ interested.
The two-hour delay was annoying/ annoyed.
This weather makes me so depressing/ depressed.
Going for a jog with Matthew is exhausting/exhausted.
This computer has some very confusing/ confused instructions.
When I got onto the roof. I felt frightening/ frightened.
The journey took all day and night. They found it very tired/ tiring.
I thought the program on wildlife was fascinating/ fascinated.
The childen always get exciting/ excited when the Granny comes.
What thrilling/ thrilled news this is! Congratulation!
I must say it made me puzzling/ puzzled. I just don’t understand.
IV. Complete the sentences, using one of the following words.
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bored/boring interedted/interesting amused/amusing exhausted/exhausting |
confused/confusing excited/exciting surprised/surprising annoying/annoyed
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He words very hard. It’s not surprising that he’s always tired.
The teacher’s explanation was ___confusing_____. Most of the students didn’t understand it.
I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not particularly ____interested____ in art.
The lecture was ____boring____. I fell asleep.
Liz is always late. I’ll be ____surprised____ if she gets here on time.
I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m ____exhausted_____.
I’m starting a new job next week. I’m quite ____excited_____ about it.
Tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very _amusing_______.
There is no need to get ___annoyed____ just because I’m a few minutes late.
Liz is a very ___interesting____ person. She knows a lot, she’s traveled a lot and she’s done lots of different things.
1. His car broke down again. It always gets him.......
2. You can always depend on Tim for help and support.
3. What do you think about the play we saw at the theatre last night?
4. They sometimes go on a picnic at weekend.
5. Some animals sleep during the day and look for food at night.
6. in bad weather, my father goes to work by his friend's car
7. with the exception of Jack , nobody failed in the exam.
8. She takes after her mother very much in appearance.
9. They put all the blame on the lorry driver for the accident.
10. on account of the bad weather they had to cancel the match.
Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses
1. he'll be late for the bus if he ( not start) doesn't start at once
2. jim isn't at home right now. if he( be) were at home, i (visit) would visit him
4. fred failed the test because he didn't study. however, if he (study) had studied for the test, he (pass) would have passed it
5. if i (know) had known that there was a test yesterday, i (study) would have studied
6. if you have enough time, please (paint) paint the chair before you leave
7. i (accept) will accept if they invite me to the party
8. had we know your address, we ( write) would have written you a letter
9. if you(do) had done as i told you, you ( succeed) would have succeeded
10. if you come here in spring, you ( have) will have a chance to go to the village fair
11. i could understad the frech teacher if she ( speak) spoke more slowly
12. we could go for a drive if today (be) were sunday
13. if your mother ( buy) buys that motorcycle for you, will you be happy?
14. if i (see) had seen the movie last night, i (tell) would have told you about it
15. i will ring the bell once more. if he doesn't answer, i think he ( must go) must have gone out
16. if i make a prmise, i (keep) will keep it
17. he described the accident as if he ( see) had seen it himself
18. we're going to play tennis this afternoon if it (stop) stops raining
19. if i had asked you, would you (accept) have accepted?
20. if he (come) comes, please ( tell) tell me
21. you were late last night. if you (arrive) had arrived ten minutes earlier you (get) would have got a seat
22. if i (realize) had realized that the traffic light were red. i(stop) would have stopped
23. She won’t open the door unless she (know) knows who it is.
24.I (not lend) wouldn't have lent him the money if you (tell) told me that he never paid his debts
25.If I (can) could speak two languages last year, i (get) would have got a good job
26.If there (be) were no sunshine, we would all (die) die soon
27. You shouldn't believe it if you (not see) didn't see it with you own eyes
28. I (not do) wouldn't do that if I (be) were you
1. What a nuisance! I’d rather they __________ outside to smoke.
A. have gone B. going C. went D. to go
2. Has he finished the work __________? How fast!
A. still B. already C. yet D. soon
3. It __________ Peter who stole the watch. He’s a decent boy.
A. might have been B. can’t have been C. was supposed to be D. needn’t have been
4. It’s no use __________ him for money; he’s quite tight-fished.
A. to ask B. for you asking C. that you ask D. asking
5. We must have plenty of food and drinks ready __________ there are more participants.
A. in case B. provided that C. unless D. if
6. The witness described how __________ in the fight.
A. had the victim been killed B. the victim had been died C. the victim was dead D. the victim had been killed
7. The more tourists are attracted, __________.
A. the area will become richer
B. the better off the area will become
C. the more the area will become rich
D. the more well off the area will become
8. The coach, not the players, __________ for the loss of the last match.
A. are responsible B. has blamed C. are to blame D. has to take responsibility
9. No-one was absent from the meeting, __________?
A. wasn’t he B. was no-one C. were they D. weren’t they
10. On no account __________ give this information to the reporters.
A. of you to B. can you C. you should D. shouldn’t you
11. Complaints about faulty goods should be made to the seller, not to the __________.
A. author B. inventor C. supplier D. creator
12. The opening page of a book often has a(n) __________.
A. dedication B. appendix C. index D. content
13. The language the writer uses can be interpreted literally or __________.
A. descriptively B. illustratively C. figuratively D. fictionally
14. Most teenagers follow the __________ trends in fashion.
A. lately B. upward C. nearest D. current
15. People __________ that school as a prestigious one.
A. look upon B. regard with C. take to D. go in for
16. She always has her teaching experience to __________.
A. count it out B. fall back on C. come up with D. put herself down
17. They made a real __________ of that display.
A. dog’s breakfast B. Trojan horse C. frog in their throat D. cat among the pigeons
18. Investors are still __________ despite recent stock market falls.
A. in mint condition B. off their heads C. in the red D. in good heart
19. “Thanks for all your help.” ~ “__________”
A. There’s no doubt about it. B. Oh, thinking nothing of it. C. Not much to say! D. Mind your own business!
20. “I’ll do the washing-up, shall I?” ~ “__________”
A. Kid’s stuff!
B. I couldn’t agree with you less.
C. Not at all!
D. Ah, music to my ears!
1. the aim of the culture festival is ___ friendship beween the two countries
a, promote b. promoting c. to promote d, being promoted
2. how can you let such a silly incident ____ your friendship
a. wreck b, to wreck c, wrecking d. that wrecks
3. i think your mother should let you ___ your own mind
a. make up b. to make up c. making up d. made up
4. do you know what made so many people ___ their home >
a. evacuate b. to evacuate c. evacuated d. be evacuated
5. it has become necessary ___ water in the metropolitan area because of the severe drought
a. rationing b. ration c. to ration d. to have rationed
6. ______ good ice cream, you need to use alot of cream
a. make b. making c. to make d. for make
7. i got my friend ___ her car for the weekend
a. to let me to borrow b. to let me borrow
c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow
8, he finds it ___ lasting friendships
a. difficult to make b. difficulty in making c. is difficult to make d. difficult making
9. they ___ good friends but they've fallen out recently
a. used to be b. would be c. were d. are
10. how about going to the theater? ok but i would reather ___ a concert
a. attend b. to attend c, attending d. have attended
11. jim doesn't speak very clearly____
a. its difficult to understand him
b. its difficult for understanding him
c, he's difficult in understand him
d. its difficult to understand
12. last night we saw a meteor __ through the sky
a. streaked b. to streak c. streak d. to have streaked
13. the skiers would reather ___ through the mountains than go by bus
a. to travel on train b. traveled by train c. travel by train d. traveling by the train
14. ___bread, you usually need flour salt and yeast
a. make b. to make c. making d. for make
15. i was delighted ___ my old friend again
a. to see b. seeing c. seen d. to be seen
16. i'd rather __ to Elvis than the Beatles
a. listen b. to listen c. listening d. listened
17. of we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ___ lunch
a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having
18. it's possible ___ a train across Canada
a. take b. to take c. taking d. to be taken
19. before we leve, let's have Shelley ___ a map for us so we won't get lost
a. draw b. to draw c. drawing d. drawn
I DENTIFY THE ONE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE ABC OR D THAT MUST BE CHANGED FOR THE SENTENCE TO BE CORRECT
1. Simon (finds) (it hard) (for making) friends (with) other children
=>Simon finds it hard to make friends with other children.
2. whatever (happened) i (didn't want) (to lose) friendship (of) Vera
=>Whatever happened, I don't want to lose friendship with Vera.
3. (during) a curfew it is not possible (walking) (on) the streets after (a specifield) hour
=>During a curfew it is not possible to walk on the streets after a specified hour
4. clay (that) (has been) heated or fried in a kiln cannot (to be) (softened) again
=>Clay that has been heated or tired in a kiln cannot be softened again.
5. as they (grow older) children in many cultures (were taught) (not to rely) (on their parents)
=>as they grow older, children in many cultures are taught not to rely on their parents
6. the basic (aims of )science and magic are very (similar) (to understand) and (to control) nature
=> the basic aims of science and magic are very similar- to understand and control nature.
WRITING
1. they arrived home late
-1. He saw they arriving home late.
2. she didn't want to stay there for the weekend
-they made her stay there for the weekend.
3. contacting her at work is quite easy
- she is quite easy to contact at work.
4. can you sign the papers please? they are ready now
- the papers are ready for you to sign.
5. dont lend Tom any money. that would be most unwise
- you would be unwise to lend Tom any money.
6. mr. pinchley doesn't allow his teenage children to go out in the evenings
- mr pinchley makes his teenage children stay home in the evenings.
7, harry couldn't get his parents permission to boy a motorboke
-harry's parents didn't buy him a motorbike.
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
1. One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that
A. postmen were employed by various organisations.
B. letters were restricted to a certain length.
C. distance affected the price of postage.
D. the price of delivery kept going up.
2. Letter writers in the 1830s
A. were not responsible for the cost of delivery.
B. tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.
C. could only send letters to people living in cities.
D. knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.
3. What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?
A. He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.
B. He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.
C. He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial development.
D. His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.
The Penny Black
It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem postal system in Britain.
Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s money. And when the top-hatted letter carrier came to deliver it, it was the recipient who had to pay for the postage. Letter writers employed various ruses to reduce the cost, doing everything possible to cram more words onto a page. Nobody bothered with heavy envelopes; instead, letters would be folded and sealed with wax. You then had to find a post office - there were no pillar boxes - and hope your addressee didn't live in one of the several rural areas which were not served by the system. If you were lucky, your letter would arrive (it could take days) without being read or censored.
The state of mail had been causing concern throughout the 1830s, but it was Rowland Hill, an inventor, teacher and social reformer from Kidderminster, who proposed a workable plan for change. Worried that a dysfunctional, costly service would stifle communication just as Britain was in the swing of its second industrial revolution, he believed reform would ease the distribution of ideas and stimulate trade and business, delivering the same promise as the new railways.
Hill’s proposal for the penny post, which meant any letter weighing less than half an ounce (14 grams) could be sent anywhere in Britain for about 30p in today’s money, was so radical that the Postmaster General, Lord Lichfield, said, 'Of all the wild and visionary schemes which I ever heard of, it is the most extravagant.’ Lord Lichfield spoke for an establishment not convinced of the need for poor people to post anything. But merchants and reformers backed Hill. Soon the government told him to make his scheme work. And that meant inventing a new type of currency.
Hill quickly settled on 'a bit of paper covered at the back with a glutinous wash which the user might, by applying a little moisture, attach to the back of a letter’. Stamps would be printed in sheets of 240 that could be cut using scissors or a knife. Perforations would not arrive until 1854. The idea stuck, and in August 1839 the Treasury launched a design competition open to ‘all artists, men of science and the public in general’. The new stamp would need to be resistant to forgery, and so it was a submission by one Mr Cheverton that Hill used as the basis for one of the most striking designs in history. Cheverton, who worked as a sculptor and an engineer, determined that a portrait of Queen Victoria, engraved for a commemorative coin when she was a 15-year-old princess, was detailed enough to make copying difficult, and recognisable enough to make fakes easy to spot. The words ‘Postage’ and ‘One Penny’ were added alongside flourishes and ornamental stars. Nobody thought to add the word ‘Britain’, as it was assumed that the stamps would solely be put to domestic use.
With the introduction of the new postal system, the Penny Black was an instant hit, and printers struggled to meet demand. By the end of 1840, more than 160 million letters had been sent - more than double the previous year. It created more work for the post office, whose reform continued with the introduction of red letter boxes, new branches and more frequent deliveries, even to the remotest address, but its lasting impact on society was more remarkable.
Hill and his supporters rightly predicted that cheaper post would improve the ‘diffusion of knowledge’. Suddenly, someone in Scotland could be reached by someone in London within a day or two. And as literacy improved, sections of society that had been disenfranchised found a voice.
Tristram Hunt, an historian, values the ‘flourishing of correspondence’ that followed the arrival of stamps. ‘While I was writing my biography of Friedrich Engels I could read the letters he and Marx sent between Manchester and London,’ he says. ‘They wrote to each other three times a day, pinging ideas back and forth so that you can almost follow a real-time correspondence.’
The penny post also changed the nature of the letter. Weight-saving tricks such as cross-writing began to die out, while the arrival of envelopes built confidence among correspondents that mail would not be stolen or read. And so people wrote more private things - politically or commercially sensitive information or love letters. ‘In the early days of the penny post, there was still concern about theft,’ Hunt says. ‘Engels would still send Marx money by ripping up five-pound notes and sending the pieces in different letters.’ But the probity of the postal system became a great thing and it came to be expected that your mail would not be tampered with.
For all its brilliance, the Penny Black was technically a failure. At first, post offices used red ink to cancel stamps so that they could not be used again. But the ink could be removed. When in 1842, it was determined that black ink would be more robust, the colour of the Penny Black became a sort of browny red, but Hill’s brainchild had made its mark.
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
1. One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that
A. postmen were employed by various organisations.
B. letters were restricted to a certain length.
C. distance affected the price of postage.
D. the price of delivery kept going up.
2. Letter writers in the 1830s
A. were not responsible for the cost of delivery.
B. tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.
C. could only send letters to people living in cities.
D. knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.
3. What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?
A. He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.
B. He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.
C. He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial development.
D. His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.
As it gets closer, the shops get more and more (crowd)......crowded
2. They were very (worry)....worried ...when they heard that there had been an accident
3. Mai usually gets good marks in Physics because she thinks it is an (interested)....interesting...subject to study
4. You must be very (care).....careful...when you ride your bike in crowded streets
5. Nam has been studying very hard. I believe he'll pass the exam (easy)...easily.....
6. A good driver always thinks about the (safe)...safety.....of his passengers
As it gets closer, the shops get more and more crowded
2. They were very worried when they heard that there had been an accident
3. Mai usually gets good marks in Physics because she thinks it is an interesting subject to study
4. You must be very careful when you ride your bike in crowded streets
5. Nam has been studying very hard. I believe he'll pass the exam easily
6. A good driver always thinks about the safety of his passengers