I.Complete the sentences, using the given words in the brackets.
1. Mr. Brown wants to use solar energy. Mr. Brown does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment. (but)
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2. Shakespeare died in 1616. He had written more than 37 plays before then. (by the time)
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3. Douglas fell off his bicycle last week. He has had to use crutches to walk. (since)
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4. I turned off the lights. After that, I left the room. (before)
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5. The frying pan caught on fire. I was making dinner at that time. (while)
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6. I won’t return my book to the library. I’ll finish my research project first. (until)
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Use the words or phrases to complete the letter.
Dear Mary,
1. I / have / great time / here in England.
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2. I / be / here / three months / my university term / start / two months ago.
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3. I / live / dormitory / some foreign students.
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4. They / come / different parts / the world.
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5. They / be / very friendly and pleasant, / and / their English / much better / mine.
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6. I practice / speak English / them / every day.
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7. Now / make /good progress.
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8. My pronunciation / much better / and / I / understand / almost everything.
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9. I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course.
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10. Write / me / soon.
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Yours truly,
Mai Lan
Reorder the words to make the sentences.
1. her/ is/ phone/ choosing/ tone/ for/ ringback/ a/ to/ Lan / set/ song.
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2. her/ She/ in/ kept/ order/ watch/ at/ late/ on/ to/ avoid/ being/ glancing.
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3. reading/ board/ at/ Nga/ be/ the/ 8.00/ will/ tomorrow/ message/ a.m.
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4. ages/ , / hasn’t/ their/ has/ replied/ Peter/ yet/ received/ he/ but/ email/ for/ it.
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5. than/ Snail/ is/ much/ it/ mail/ email/ is / slower/ not/ because/ favoured.
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1. Mr. Brown wants to use solar energy but he does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment.
2. By the time Shakespeare died in 1616, he had written more than 37 plays.
3 Since Douglas fell off his bicycle last week, he has had to use crutches to walk
4 I had turned off the lights before I left the room.
5 The frying pan caught on fire while I was making dinner.
6 I wont return my book to the library until I have finished my research project.
1. I am having a great time here in England.
2. I have been here for three months and my university term started two months ago.
3. I’m living in the dormitory with some foreign students.
4. They come from different parts of the world.
5. They are very friendly and helpful, and their English is much better than mine.
6. I practice speaking English with them every day.
7. Now I am making good progress.
8. My pronunciation is much better and I can understand almost everything
9. I hope my English will considerably improve at the end of the course.
10. Write to me soon