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I. Discuss these questions. Campare your answers.
1. Explain why the writer once arrived at the airport only a few minutes before the plane left.
=>Because his secretary had got the ticket for him and he thought she said that the plane left at 10:50.
2. Whose fault do you think it was? Thư writer's or his secretary's? Give reasons for your answer.
=>Thư writer's .Because he didn`t bother to take a good look at the ticket.
3. Explain why the writer think it is essential to have at least a little local currency when you arrive in a foreign country.
=>Because this can be absolutely essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit.
4. Describe some of the problems you could have if you ignore the advice in the last paragraph
=>when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during a day.
II. Complete the sentences with"used to" or "be used to"
1. Jane(work)............USED TO WORK........ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office
2. Did work doesn't brother me. I(work).....................AM USED TO WORKING........... hard. I've worked hard all my life
3. Dick(have)...................USED TO HAVE.......... mustache. but he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it. I (see, not)........AM NOT USED TO SEEING............... him without his mustache. He still looks strange to me
4. When I was a child, I (think)...............USED TO THINK....................anyone over 40 was old. Of course, now that I'm middle- aged, I agree with those who say"Life begins at 40"
5. It(take)............................USED TO TAKE................ weeks or months to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to American , but now it takes only a matter of hours
6. Even though Jason is only 12, he(fly)......................USED TO FLY........... on airplane. His father is pilot and has taken Johnson with him in a plane many times
7. Michale(take)................IS USED TO TAKING....................... care of himself. He left home when he was 15 and has been on his own ever since
8. When I was growing up, my mother often sent me to the neighborhood store to get something for her. And each time I went there, Mr. Ditmar, the owner,(give).............USED TO GIVE......... me a piece of candy
Điền từ vào đoạn văn sau (area,idea,while,page,magazine,article,vote,letter,editor,advice)
Thanks a lot for your last(1)....letter...i'm sorry that it's taken me so long to reply.I'll tell you why.A few weeks ago,some of us at school decided to start a school(2)....magazine.....We discussed how to do it and we all came up with our own ideas about the kind of things that should go in it.I suggested that it ought to have an entertainments (3)....page....with lits of what's on at local cinemas and theaters and details of concerts in the (4)..area...i said that perhaps it could also have brief reviews and i offered to organize it and write some of it.Everyone else at the meeting said that it was a relly good(5).....idea......
The others had their own ideas for articles and selections but i didn't seem very sure about how to produce them.I gave them a bit of(6)...advice...and the next thing i knew they wanted to make me the(7)....editor.....and put me in charge of the whole thing.I said that i wouldn't have time but suddenly there was a(8).....vote......and it was too late to do anything about it.i'm certainy glad to be involved but i hadn't been expecting to end up running it.So if i don't write to you again for a?(9).....while.......you'll know why. I'll be far too busy in my new role as editor.I don't suppose you fancy writing an(10)....article......by any chance?
IV. Circle sentence express the same idea as the above?
1. “I was not there at the time.” Which sentence express the same idea as the above?
A. He denied that there at the time. B. He denied being there at the time.
C. He denied not being there there at the time. D. he denied that he wasn’t there at the time.
2. I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus.
A. Although I can drive to work, I go by bus today. B. Although I can go by bus, I drive to work today.
C. Instead of driving to work, I go by bus today. D. Instead of going by bus , I drive to work today.
3. The train should be here any minute now.
A. We are expecting the train to arrive soon. B. We are surprised that the train has not arrived yet.
C. We know that the train is on time. D. We know that the train is rarely late.
4. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.
A. People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early.
B. there was not enough time to hold the meeting.
C. the meeting is planned to start in a short time.
D. the meeting lasted much longer than usual.
5. He kept it only because nobody else had wanted it.
A. He would have kept it if nobody else had wanted it
B. He would have kept it if anybody else wanted it
C. He wouldn’t have kept it if anybody else wanted it
D. He wouldn’t have kept it if anybody else had wanted it.
Complete the conversation about a holiday.
The older people had a nice relaxing time. - Yes, lying on the beach is certainly nice and __quiet____.
2. It was annoying losing that suitcase. - Yes, you must be really __sad____ about it.
3. That film we saw was amusing. - Laura was certainly ___interested___. She couldn’t stop laughing.
4. The museum was interesting, I thought. - Yes, we had an ___enjoyable ___ time there. There was lots to see.
5. I was fascinated by those old photos of the town. - Yes, I thought they were ___fascinated ___ too.
6. The wind-surfing was a thrilling experience for the children. - Yes, they were certainly ___excited ___ to have a go.
7. I think I'll go to bed. I'm exhausted. Looking after young children is an ____difficult__ job.
8. I was surprised at how good the weather was. - Yes, the amount of sunshine we had was ____unbelievable______.
9. I was tired after we climbed the mountain. - Yes, I think everyone felt ____tired ____.
The older people had a nice relaxing time. - Yes, lying on the beach is certainly nice and relax.
2. It was annoying losing that suitcase. - Yes, you must be really annoyed about it.
3. That film we saw was amusing. - Laura was certainly amused. She couldn’t stop laughing.
4. The museum was interesting, I thought. - Yes, we had an interesting time there. There was lots to see.
5. I was fascinated by those old photos of the town. - Yes, I thought they were fascinating too.
6. The wind-surfing was a thrilling experience for the children. - Yes, they were certainly thrilled to have a go.
7. I think I'll go to bed. I'm exhausted. Looking after young children is an exhausting job.
8. I was surprised at how good the weather was. - Yes, the amount of sunshine we had was surprising.
9. I was tired after we climbed the mountain. - Yes, I think everyone felt tired.