He was only ten when he began to grow and sell vegetables so that he could have money to buy chemicals for making experiments.. he got a job selling magazines and fruit on a train and be
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I Fill in the blank with a correct word
1/ Computers are sometimes called _ brains Writers often
joke about a time in the when computers will do all our
thinking for us The idea is foolish Computers _ plan and build
themselves They cannot gather facts and These must be fed
into them They can do with these facts and figures they are
not built to do But these machines are wonderful proof of _
clever people are at working out ways of helping themselves
II Give the correct word forms.
1 I’m sure they will get used to the _ condition soon
(work)
2 Your new dress makes you more _ (beauty)
3 You should do these exercises _ (quick)
4 There are a lot of _ differences in England (region)
5 Driving _ is _ (fast / danger)
6 One of the _ diseases that mankind has ever had is
AIDS (bad)
7 A fertilizer is any substance that _ the soil and helps
plants grow (rich)
8 _ know what mineral soil needs (science)
9 He was _ for the job by a committee (select)
10 We won’t buy the car until the _ arises (necessary)
11 _ is my favourite subject (historical)
12 _ waste is one of the causes of air pollution
(industry)
13 He has made a great _ to the development of the
country (contribute)
14 Are you _ of some changes in his appearance?
(awareness)
15 _ can help improve our health (jog)
16 Mount Vesurius is an _ volcano (act)
17 He is confident enough to express his opinion _
(comfort)
18 Is _ free and compulsory in your country ? (educate)
19 The _ is really the marvel of the machine age
(compute)
20 He does everything with perfect _ (accurate)
III Rewrite the following sentences as directed
1 Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night
- Tom wishes
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3 “How many students are there in your class ?”
- The man asked me _
4 “You should go to the lecture”
- The teacher advised us
5 You must hurry or we’ll miss the train
- Unless we
6 It’s not difficult to make bread
- Bread is
7 Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”
- Jack told
8 No one could open the door of the house
- The door _
9 The city where we were born is very small
- The city in _
10 She has worked here for five years
- She began
11 She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?”
- She asked
12 “Don’t talk to that man”, she said
- She told
13 Jane can’t go to your party because you don’t invite her
- If _
14 They haven’t finished their homework yet
- Their homework
15 Jim was absent because he was ill
- Because of _
16 We were late for the play because of the long line at the
ticket-window
- Because there _
17 I couldn’t see anything because it was so dark
- Because of _
18 Because the weather is warm and damp, rice grows very well
here
- Because of _
19 I have fewer books than she has
She has _
20 Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German
Despite
21 I found a place to live but it was difficult
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22 The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down
They had
23 He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises
But if
24 Tom is not as tall as his brother
- Tom’s brother
25 His father is taller than his mother
- His mother _
IV.Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets :
1 Last night I (go) to a party When I (get)
_, the room (be) full of people Some of them
(dance) _ and others (talk) One young woman
(stand) by herself I (never, meet) _ her, so I
(introduce) myself to her
2 John is in English class He (study) English this
semester He (also, take) some other classes His Classes
(begin) at 9 o’clock every day
3 While she (talk) on the phone, the children (start)
fighting and (break) the window
4 I hope they (repair) this road by the time we (come)
back next summer
5 I (see) _ you in the school play last night You (do) _ a
terrific acting job (you ever act) _ in a play before this one?
Yes, I (start) _ (act) when I was in elementary
school
V Give the correct preposition.
1 He was _ prison _ 2 years _ that time he
became interested _ pigeons
2 I want two seats _ Romeo and Juliet _ Friday night
3 Go on _ you see the church _ your right
4 How do you go _ school ?
-It depends _ the weather wet days, I go _ tube
_ fine weather I go foot
5 I look forward _ seeing you again next year
6 I’m tired _ walking all day long
VI Read the passage carefully and decide True or False
Edison was one of the famous inventors His first great interest
was chemistry and he read all he could find about it He was only ten
when he began to grow and sell vegetables so that he could have
money to buy chemicals for making experiments When he was fifteen,
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weekly newspaper on the printing press set up in the luggage van But
one day, one of his bottles of chemicals broke and set fire to the van
He was put off the train and lost the job
1 [T] [F] Edison got a job selling tickets and fruit on a train
2 [T] [F] He was only thirteen when he began to sell magazines and fruit
3 [T] [F] Edison was interested in chemistry
4 [T] [F] He read all he could find about history
5 [T] [F] He began printing a weekly newspaper in the luggage van on the train
6 [T] [F] One day, one of his bottles of chemicals broke and set fire to the van
7 [T] [F] He was put off the train and lost the job because he was too
young
8 [T] [F]He could have money to buy chemicals for making experiments by selling fruits
9 [T] [F] Edison wasn’t interested in chemistry
10 [T] [F] He began printing a daily newspaper in the luggage van on the train
11 [T] [F] He was only fifteen when he began to grow and sell vegetables
12 [T] [F] He began printing a weekly magazine on the printing press
13 [T] [F] At last, he was put off the train and lost the job
14 [T] [F] When he was fifteen, he got a job selling magazines and fruit on
a train
15 [T] [F] He was a well -known inventor
16 [T] [F] He was only ten when he began to grow and sell vegetables
VII Make the correct choice:
A/ 1 You should not give artificial flowers to your sweetheart.
a beautiful b rose c man-made d daisy
2 “122” means
a a hundred twenty-two b one hundred twenty-two
c one hundred and twenty-two d one hundred with twenty-two
3 The number 12345 contains five _
a letters b numbers d calculations d digits
4 I do not think it is a wise _
a deviding b dividend c division d decision
5 The computer is the marvel of the machine age
a odd thing b strange thing c uselessthing d wonderful
thing
6 A computer can be used many purposes
a of b for c with d without
7 The test is not _difficult it was last month
a as/as b so/so c more/as d a and b
8 My mother is _ the meal in the kitchen
a instructing b buing c preparing d using
9 In the surgery, is required
a carelessness b perfect accuracy c imperfect accuracy d
mistakes
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a.times b many c much d more
11 I like _ cross-word puzzles
a to do b to make c to get d to achieve
12 Tom’s work at school is above the He often gets 6 or 7 marks
a middle b centre c average d level
13 A is a person who compose music
a music singer b composer c music writer d
compositor
14 We can not up our mind whether to stay at home or to go to London on holiday
a do b take c get d make
15 Electricity is cut off because he cannot pay the _ bill
a electrician b electric c electrify d electrification
16 A computer can keep track of sales trends
a look after b take over c decide d follow
17 In our country, children start school at the age of seven
a a b an c the d no article
18 My computer needs
a repair b to repair c reparing d repaired
19 We can not see the road _ the fog
a because of b although c because d despite
20 It gets _ Let’s go swimming
a hot and hot b the more hot
c more and more hot d hotter and hotter
21 Peter usually drives _ Mary
a more fast b more fast than c more fast d faster than
22 Here _ some accounts that you must check
a is b are c was d have been
23 Tom told me he meet me at the airport when I
a would/arrived b will/arrive c will have/arriving d would be/arriving
24 She him very much, She had been waiting for him for ten years
a must love b must loved c must have loved d must loving
25 The problem seems to be _
a most serious b more serious than
c more serious as d more and more serious
26 At this time tomorrow, we _ our final exam
a will have taking b will be taking c will be taken d would take
27 Your dress is longer than
a I b me c my d mine
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a if b unless c so d so that
29 If I knew took your umbrella, I would tell you
a what b who c whom d that
30 He is the man who has never accomplished anything before
a done b composed music c finished successfully d
computated
31 He has written 3 novels since the beginning of the year He is a writer
a produce b product c production d productive
32 His _ made us surprised
a decide b decision c decisive d decisively
33 I would rather do any job be jobless
a better than b more than c than d so than
34 Today, traveling into space is not beyond our reach
a out b above c inside d outer
35 The offices in our company are
a compute b computer c computation d computerized
36 Take care _ yourself when you are away home
a of / from b of / to c on / from d on / to
37 My father gave me a _ watch which has no hands
a exiting b numeral c digital d table
38 You can get _ by connecting the internet
a time b digit c information d computation
39 A computer can do simple computations with lighting speed
a very accurate b very slowly c very carefully d very fast
40 The scientists have _ a method of sending a spaceship to Mars
a worked out b turned out c took out d went out
41 I marvelled at the computer when I first saw it worked
a was greatly interested in b was greatly surprised at
c was tired of d was fed up with
42 Our brains are much more than a computer
a complex b comfortable c communicative d
competitive
43 Men create computers, so computers can not _ our brains
a rebuild b replace c rely d reply
44 A computer can be used to run other _
a Machines b.works c brains c cells
45 The computer is the marvel of the _ age
a machination b machinery c machine d mechanic
46 The dinner is in
a prepare b prepared c preparatory d
preparation
47 A computer can be used to keep track of needs
a produce b product c production d productive B/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
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1 a artificial b artificiality c artrificialize d artificially
2 a differ b different c difference d differently
3 a do b to do c did d done
4 a more useful b most useful c the more useful d the most useful
5 from b on c with d of