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19 tháng 2 2021

1) Tom can drive but he hasn't got a car

2) I can't understand Martin. I've never been able to understand him

3) He had hurt his leg, so he couldn't walk very well 

4) She wasn't at home when I phoned, but I could contact her at the office

5) I looked very carefully and I could see a figure in the distance 

6) I used to be able to stand on my head but I can't do it now

7) They didn't have any tomatoes in the first shop I went to, but I couldn't get some in the next shop

8) My grandmother loved music. She could play the piano very well

9) Ask Ann about your problem. She should be able to help you

10) The boy fell into the river but fortunately we couldn't rescue him 

Read and complete the sentences about the home robots with " will be able to or won't be able to ; could or couldn't ; can or can't" 1. Robots are already in the factories. I think they............................................................do all of our housework. 2. But they................................................ replace the personal computer. 3. I think oneday in the future they ....................................................... use computers fluently. 4. Do you think...
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Read and complete the sentences about the home robots with " will be able to or won't be able to ; could or couldn't ; can or can't"

1. Robots are already in the factories. I think they............................................................do all of our housework.

2. But they................................................ replace the personal computer.

3. I think oneday in the future they ....................................................... use computers fluently.

4. Do you think what other things home robots..................................................do ?

5. They.......................................do the gardening but they.................play sports and game with you.

6. ...............................robots.....................................make coffee in the future?

7. ................................robots.............................do difficult things like riding a bike or driving a car?

8. .................................. you swim a motorbike?

9. My brother ............................. swim when he was 8 years old.

10. ....................................you read when you was 6?- No, i ......................

11. David is sick so he ...............................go to school today.

12. We're practising our speaking English very hard now. By next year, we ..................................... speak it very well.

13. my sister .............play the piano very well at the age of 7. She won a second prize music competition.

14. Her grandmother is old but she doesn't have to wear glasses. She ......................... very well.

15. In 2020, robots ............................... recognise our voice and face but they...................................think like humans.

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V.Write a sentence for each of the following situation, using USED TO or DIDN'T USE TO. 2, When Barbara was Italy, she stayed with an Italian family. ______________________________________________________ 3, I quite like drinking coffee in the morning although i wasn'n keen on it when i was younger. __________________________________________________________ 4, We seem to have lost interest in our work. __________________________________________ 5, i don't mind traveling by train...
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V.Write a sentence for each of the following situation, using USED TO or DIDN'T USE TO.

2, When Barbara was Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.

______________________________________________________
3, I quite like drinking coffee in the morning although i wasn'n keen on it when i was younger.

__________________________________________________________
4, We seem to have lost interest in our work.

__________________________________________
5, i don't mind traveling by train now.

________________________________
6, I went to the church when i was a child.

___________________________________________
7, since we lived in the countryside, we've been much happier.

__________________________________________________
8, M.r Michael grew tulips but he doean't any more.

______________________________________________
9, i prefer listening to classical music now although when i was young, i can't stand it.

__________________________________________________________
10, my sister looked so fat when she returned from Paris.

_____________________________________________________

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10 tháng 5 2020

V.Write a sentence for each of the following situation, using USED TO or DIDN'T USE TO.

2, When Barbara was Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.

When Barbara was in Italy, she used to stay with an Italian family.

3, I quite like drinking coffee in the morning although i wasn'n keen on it when i was younger.

I didn't use to keen on drinking coffee when I was younger.

4, We seem to have lost interest in our work.

We didn't use to lose interest in our work.

5, i don't mind traveling by train now.

I didn't use to travel by train.

6, I went to the church when i was a child.

I used to go to the church when i was a child.

7, since we lived in the countryside, we've been much happier.

We used to be unhappy when we lived in the city.

8, M.r Michael grew tulips but he doean't any more.

Mr. Michael used to grow tulips.

9, i prefer listening to classical music now although when i was young, i can't stand it.

I used to prefer listening to classical music when I was young.

10, my sister looked so fat when she returned from Paris.

My sister didn't use to look so fat before she returned from Paris.

10 tháng 5 2020

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9 tháng 11 2017

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9 tháng 11 2017

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I. Rewrite the following sentences 1. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning => My father often has 2. They seldom went to the cinema last year => Seldom 3. We didn't intend to go for a walk with them => We had 4. He doesn't smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago => He used to 5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges => Apples are not 6. My salary is high but his is very high => His salary 7. I can't cook as well as my mother does => My mother 8....
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I. Rewrite the following sentences

1. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning

=> My father often has

2. They seldom went to the cinema last year

=> Seldom

3. We didn't intend to go for a walk with them

=> We had

4. He doesn't smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago

=> He used to

5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges

=> Apples are not

6. My salary is high but his is very high

=> His salary

7. I can't cook as well as my mother does

=> My mother

8. Unless it stops raining, we won't go out

=> If

9. She didn't cook as well as you did

=> You

10. Unless someone has a key, we can't get into the house

=> We can only

11. Because of being careful, she didn't make any mistakes in her answers

=> Because she

12. She said ''I'll spend my holiday in Italy next year''

=> She said

13. She didn't buy it because the price was too high

=> Bacause of

14. We didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough mone

=> If we

15. The question was so difficult that we can't answer it

=> The question was too

II. Write the following sentences as directed

1. She has just completed the picture. The composition of the picture was suggested by me

=> The picture

2. Such a situation should never again be allowed to arise

=> Never again

3. If you want to make your life worth living, make yourself useful

=> Making youself useful

4. They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car

=> It

5. Tom didn't do his test well because he didn't study his lessons carefully

=> If Tom

6. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party

=> The crop was

7. He made a great discovery. He took pride in it

=> He took pride

8. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this

=> No matter

9. He asked me if I was ready to carry out other assignments

=> He said to me

10. ''Which of you has put the ink on my chair?'' The teacher said

=> The teacher asked

III. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed above it:

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses:

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20 tháng 3 2018

I. Rewrite the following sentences

1. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning

=> My father often has a walk in the park with my mother every morning.

2. They seldom went to the cinema last year

=> Seldom went they to the cinema last year.

3. We didn't intend to go for a walk with them

=> We had not intention to go for a walk with them.

4. He doesn't smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago

=> He used to smoke a lot 2 years ago but he doesn't anymore.

5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges

=> Apples are not usually as expensive as oranges.

6. My salary is high but his is very high

=> His salary is higher than my salary.

7. I can't cook as well as my mother does

=> My mother cooks better than I do.

8. Unless it stops raining, we won't go out

=> If it doesn't stop raining, we won't go out.

9. She didn't cook as well as you did

=> You cooked better than she does.

10. Unless someone has a key, we can't get into the house

=> We can only get into the house if someone has the key

11. Because of being careful, she didn't make any mistakes in her answers

=> Because she was careful, she didn't make any mistakes in her answers.

12. She said ''I'll spend my holiday in Italy next year''

=> She said that she would spend her holiday in Italy the next year.

13. She didn't buy it because the price was too high

=> Because of the high price, she didn't buy it.

14. We didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough mone

=> If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.

15. The question was so difficult that we can't answer it

=> The question was too difficult for us to answer.

II. Write the following sentences as directed

1. She has just completed the picture. The composition of the picture was suggested by me

=> The picture whose composition was suggested by me has just been completed.

2. Such a situation should never again be allowed to arise

=> Never again should never such a situation again be allowed to arise.

3. If you want to make your life worth living, make yourself useful

=> Making youself useful in order to make your life worth living.

4. They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car

=> It was said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.

5. Tom didn't do his test well because he didn't study his lessons carefully

=> If Tom had studied his lessons carefully, he would have done his test well.

6. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party

=> The crop was so good that they decided to give a party.

7. He made a great discovery. He took pride in it

=> He took pride in having made a great discovery.

8. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this

=> No matter how intelligent you are, you should be careful about this.

9. He asked me if I was ready to carry out other assignments

=> He said to me ''Are you ready to carry out other assignments ?''

10. ''Which of you has put the ink on my chair?'' The teacher said

=> The teacher asked me which of me had put the ink on her chair.

Mọi người giúp mình bài tập này với ạ! 1. I'd rather to cook the meal than do the washing up. A. to cook B. than C. do D. washing up 2. The weather was awful so we couldn't be able to go sailing A. awful B. so C. couldn't be able D. sailing 3. Frank did very well on the test; he should have studied very hard before it. A. very well B. on the test C. should have D. before it 4. He spoke rather quickly but I could able to understand what he said A. rather quickly B. could able C. what...
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Mọi người giúp mình bài tập này với ạ!
1. I'd rather to cook the meal than do the washing up.
A. to cook B. than C. do D. washing up
2. The weather was awful so we couldn't be able to go sailing
A. awful B. so C. couldn't be able D. sailing
3. Frank did very well on the test; he should have studied very hard before it.
A. very well B. on the test C. should have D. before it
4. He spoke rather quickly but I could able to understand what he said
A. rather quickly B. could able C. what D. he said
5. When I was younger I can run ten kilometers every morning
A. When B. younger C. can run D. every morning
6. It was very dark, but I can make out a figure moving in front
A. I can B. make out C. moving D. in front
7. The computer went wrong, but luckily Emma is able to put it right again
A. wrong B. luckily C. is able D. it right
8. You don't know where the meeting is, isn't it?
A. know B. where C. the meeting is D. isn't it
9. I haven't got the letter Helen sent me and I wonder if it should have been wrongly delivered.
A. Helen sent B. if it C. should D. wrongly delivered
10. Jill mustn't have arrived yet, otherwise she would have phoned me
A. mustn't B. yet C. otherwise D. would have
11. I'm sure I would receive a bonus from the company soon.
A. would B. a bonus C. from D. soon
12. I didn't hear the phone ring; I must be in the garden at the time
A. hear B. ring C. must be D. at the time
13. You shouldn't have seen Jeanne yesterday because she's been on holiday abroad for a week now
A. shouldn't B. because C. she's been D. for a week now
14. You hadn't better tell anyone this information; it's confidential.
A. hadn't better B. tell anyone C. this information D. confidential
15. " Would you like to travel by air?" " No, I'd rather to go by train"
A. to travel B. by air C. to go D. by train
16. You had better not to keep anything valuable in your hotel room in case it gets lost
A. to keep B. anything valuable C. in case D. get losts
17. The law requires that anyone working in restaurants must have a medical check-up twice a year A. working B. must have C. medical check-up D. twice a year
18. If only I hadn't been ill then, I'll have helped you solve the problem.
A. hadn't been B. then C. I'll have D. solve
19. We'd better follow the instructions on this packet, wouldn't we?
A. follow B. instructons C. on this packet D. wouldn't
20. I would rather you should stop whistling while I'm talking.
A. should stop B. whistling C. while D. I'm talking
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26 tháng 2 2019

Mọi người giúp mình bài tập này với ạ!
1. I'd rather to cook the meal than do the washing up.
A. to cook B. than C. do D. washing up
2. The weather was awful so we couldn't be able to go sailing
A. awful B. so C. couldn't be able D. sailing
3. Frank did very well on the test; he should have studied very hard before it.
A. very well B. on the test C. should have D. before it
4. He spoke rather quickly but I could able to understand what he said
A. rather quickly B. could able C. what D. he said
5. When I was younger I can run ten kilometers every morning
A. When B. younger C. can run D. every morning
6. It was very dark, but I can make out a figure moving in front
A. I can B. make out C. moving D. in front
7. The computer went wrong, but luckily Emma is able to put it right again
A. wrong B. luckily C. is able D. it right
8. You don't know where the meeting is, isn't it?
A. know B. where C. the meeting is D. isn't it
9. I haven't got the letter Helen sent me and I wonder if it should have been wrongly delivered.
A. Helen sent B. if it C. should D. wrongly delivered
10. Jill mustn't have arrived yet, otherwise she would have phoned me
A. mustn't B. yet C. otherwise D. would have
11. I'm sure I would receive a bonus from the company soon.
A. would B. a bonus C. from D. soon
12. I didn't hear the phone ring; I must be in the garden at the time
A. hear B. ring C. must be D. at the time
13. You shouldn't have seen Jeanne yesterday because she's been on holiday abroad for a week now
A. shouldn't B. because C. she's been D. for a week now
14. You hadn't better tell anyone this information; it's confidential.
A. hadn't better B. tell anyone C. this information D. confidential
15. " Would you like to travel by air?" " No, I'd rather to go by train"
A. to travel B. by air C. to go D. by train
16. You had better not to keep anything valuable in your hotel room in case it gets lost
A. to keep B. anything valuable C. in case D. get losts
17. The law requires that anyone working in restaurants must have a medical check-up twice a year A. working B. must have C. medical check-up D. twice a year
18. If only I hadn't been ill then, I'll have helped you solve the problem.
A. hadn't been B. then C. I'll have D. solve
19. We'd better follow the instructions on this packet, wouldn't we?
A. follow B. instructons C. on this packet D. wouldn't
20. I would rather you should stop whistling while I'm talking.
A. should stop B. whistling C. while D. I'm talking

I:MAKE THE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES 1 He didn't know how to solve the mathematics problem,so he got low marks. 2 They didn't pass the exam and their family were very sad. 3 She didn't say sorry so he was angry. 4 It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue. 5 The weather wasn't very nice so we didn't go camping. 6 The computer broke down and I had to stop my work. 7 He was angry so he didn't say anything. 8 Peter didn't come so we cancelled the meeting. 9 He was intersted in the...
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I:MAKE THE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1 He didn't know how to solve the mathematics problem,so he got low marks.

2 They didn't pass the exam and their family were very sad.

3 She didn't say sorry so he was angry.

4 It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.

5 The weather wasn't very nice so we didn't go camping.

6 The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.

7 He was angry so he didn't say anything.

8 Peter didn't come so we cancelled the meeting.

9 He was intersted in the programme so he didn't study his lesson.

10 Iam not a millionaire,so I caan't do such a thing.

II:CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB FORMS BY UNDERLINING IT

1 I can't understand what se sees in her!If anyone(treats/treated)me like that,I (will be/would be)extremely angry.

2 If Ann (wasn't driving/hadn't driven)so fast,her car (wouldn't crash/wouldn't have crashed) into a tree.

3 If you (invited/had invited)last week,I (had been able/would have been able)to come.

4Terry never catches anything when he go fishing.And if he (catches/caught)a fish,he (thows/would throw) it back.

5 If you (lent/had lent) us the money,we (paid/would pay) back next week.

6 If you (help/helped) me with this exercise,i(will do/would do) the same for you one day.

7 What bad luck! If Alan (didn't fall/hadn't fallen)over,he (would win/would have won) the race

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14 tháng 8 2017

I:MAKE THE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1 He didn't know how to solve the mathematics problem,so he got low marks.

=>If he had known how to solve the mathematics problem, he wouldn't have got low marks.

2 They didn't pass the exam and their family were very sad.

=>Of they had passed the exam ,their family wouldn't have been very sad.

3 She didn't say sorry so he was angry.

=>If she had said sorry,he wouldn't have been angry

4 It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.

=>If it hadn't rained last night,I would have gone to ...

5 The weather wasn't very nice so we didn't go camping.

=>If the weather had been very nice,we would have goen camping

6 The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.

=>If the computer hadn't broken down,I wouldn't have had to stop my work

7 He was angry so he didn't say anything.

=>If he hadn't been angry,he would have said something

8 Peter didn't come so we cancelled the meeting.

\=>If peter had come ,we wouldn't have cancleledd the meeting

9 He was intersted in the programme so he didn't study his lesson.

=>If he hadn't been interested in the progtamme,he would have studied his lesson

10 Iam not a millionaire,so I caan't do such a thing.

=>If I were a millionaire,I could do such a thing

II:CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB FORMS BY UNDERLINING IT

1 I can't understand what se sees in her!If anyone(treats/treated)me like that,I (will be/would be)extremely angry.

2 If Ann (wasn't driving/hadn't driven)so fast,her car (wouldn't crash/wouldn't have crashed) into a tree.

3 If you (invited/had invited)last week,I (had been able/would have been able)to come.

4Terry never catches anything when he go fishing.And if he (catches/caught)a fish,he (thows/would throw) it back.

5 If you (lent/had lent) us the money,we (paid/would pay) back next week.

6 If you (help/helped) me with this exercise,i(will do/would do) the same for you one day.

7 What bad luck! If Alan (didn't fall/hadn't fallen)over,he (would win/would have won) the race

5 tháng 11 2017

I/ Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses:

1. What lovely.....well-mannered......children! (MANNER)
2. I'll never forget the.......humiliation .....I felt in that situation. (HUMILIATE)
3. Despite going to German classes twice a week, I don't fell I'm making much..........with the language.(HEAD)
4. She's so.....strong-minded......that she won't let anything stand in the way of her ambition. (MIND)
5. That was a very..............thing to say. (HURT)
6. Children can be very.....spiteful.......(SPITE)
7. The police were.........mystified...... Why should anyone want to steal a wastepaper basket? (MYSTIFY)
8. It's...uncharacteristic........ of? him to lose his temper like that- he's usually very calm.(CHARACTER)
9. He stood at the door to make sure that no one.......gate-crashed.....the party. (GATE)
10. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of......sportsmanship.....(SPORT).

5 tháng 11 2017

I/ Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses:

1. What lovely.....well-mannered......children! (MANNER)
2. I'll never forget the......humiliation......I felt in that situation. (HUMILIATE)
3. Despite going to German classes twice a week, I don't fell I'm making much.....headway.....with the language.(HEAD)
4. She's so.....strong-minded......that she won't let anything stand in the way of her ambition. (MIND)
5. That was a very.......hurtful.......thing to say. (HURT)
6. Children can be very......spiteful......(SPITE)
7. The police were......mystified......... Why should anyone want to steal a wastepaper basket? (MYSTIFY)
8. It's......uncharacteristic.....of him to lose his temper like that- he's usually very calm.(CHARACTER)
9. He stood at the door to make sure that no one......gate-crashed......the party. (GATE)
10. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of......sportmanship.....(SPORT).

I.Write a sentences for each of the following,using used to or didn't use to 1.I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed ........................................ 2.I quite like classical music now,althought I wasn't keen on it when I was younger ................................................ 3.I seem to have lost interest in my work ...................................... 4.My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the...
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I.Write a sentences for each of the following,using used to or didn't use to

1.I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed

........................................

2.I quite like classical music now,althought I wasn't keen on it when I was younger

................................................

3.I seem to have lost interest in my work

......................................

4.My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army

........................................

5.Dennis gave up smoking three years ago

........................................

6.My parents lived in the USA when they were young

...........................................

7.Jim was my best friend,but we aren't friends any more

.................................................

8.When he was younger,my uncle was a national swimming champion

......................................

9.I eat ice-cream now,but I disliked eating it when I was a child

.............................................

10.I don't mind air travel now that I can afford First Class

......................................................

II.Rewite these sentences,using used to or a suitable tense of be(not) used to

1.John still finds the cold weather difficult

.....................................

2.Did you go to church on Sundays when you were young ?

.......................................

3.When Barbara was in Italy ,she stayed with an Italian family

......................................................

4.It is Christ's habit to drive to work every day

......................................

5.Mr.Michael grew tulips but he doesn't any more

.........................................

6.I can't do without fresh coffee.I drink it every day

........................................

7.My mother works in a modern office,but she finds it strange to use a computer

............................................

8.Archie didn't fight with Lulu,in the past

.................................................

9.Frank lives alone.He doesn't mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years

.........................................

10.I find it difficult to get up early

......................................

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5 tháng 11 2018

I.Write a sentences for each of the following,using used to or didn't use to

1.I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed

i used to have a lot of money........................................

2.I quite like classical music now,althought I wasn't keen on it when I was younger

i used to like classical music when i was younger................................................

3.I seem to have lost interest in my work

i used to have lost interest in my work......................................

4.My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army

my brother used to have his hair cut short when he joined the army..................................................

5.Dennis gave up smoking three years ago

Dennis used to smoke ........................................

6.My parents lived in the USA when they were young

My parents used to live in the usa when they were young...........................................

7.Jim was my best friend,but we aren't friends any more

Jim used to be my best friend.................................................

8.When he was younger,my uncle was a national swimming champion

.My uncle used to be a national swimming champion when he was younger.....................................

9.I eat ice-cream now,but I disliked eating it when I was a child

i didn't use to eat ice-cream when i was a child but now i like eat.............................................

10.I don't mind air travel now that I can afford First Class

i used to mind air travel ......................................................

5 tháng 11 2018

I.Write a sentences for each of the following,using used to or didn't use to

1.I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed

....I USED TO HAVE A LOT OF MONEY BEFORE my business failed .........

2.I quite like classical music now,althought I wasn't keen on it when I was younger

.....I DIDN'T USE TO BE KEEN ON CLASSICAL MUSIC WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.......

3.I seem to have lost interest in my work

......I USED TO BE INTERESTED IN MY WORK........

4.My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army

.....MY BROTHER USED TO HAD his hair cut short when he joined the army......

5.Dennis gave up smoking three years ago

.....DENNIS USED TO SMOKE.......

6.My parents lived in the USA when they were young

.......MY PARENTS USED TO LIVE IN THE USA.......

7.Jim was my best friend,but we aren't friends any more

......JIM USED TO BE MY BEST FRIEND....

8.When he was younger,my uncle was a national swimming champion

.....MY UNCLE USED TO BE a national swimming champion........

9.I eat ice-cream now,but I disliked eating it when I was a child

.........I USED TO HATE EATING ICE-CREAM....

10.I don't mind air travel now that I can afford First Class

........I USED TO MIND AIR TRAVEL.....

II.Rewite these sentences,using used to or a suitable tense of be(not) used to

1.John still finds the cold weather difficult

.......JOHN ISN'T USED TO the cold weather ..........

2.Did you go to church on Sundays when you were young ?

......DID YOU USED TO GO to church on Sundays .....

3.When Barbara was in Italy ,she stayed with an Italian family

......BARBARA USED TO STAY with an Italian family.......

4.It is Christ's habit to drive to work every day

....CHRIST IS USED TO DRIVING TO WORK EVERY DAY............

5.Mr.Michael grew tulips but he doesn't any more

..MR MICHAEL USED TO GROW TULIPS......

6.I can't do without fresh coffee.I drink it every day

......I AM USED TO DRINKING FRESH COFFEE........

7.My mother works in a modern office,but she finds it strange to use a computer

........MY SISTER ISN'T USED TO USING A COMPUTER....

8.Archie didn't fight with Lulu,in the past

..........ARCHIE DIDN'T USE TO FLY WITH LULU.......

9.Frank lives alone.He doesn't mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years

....FRANK IS USED TO LIVING ALONE......

10.I find it difficult to get up early

.......I AMN'T USED TO GETTING UP EARLY......

John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes. 'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'. Lê...
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John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.

'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'.

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There are 142 steps to the top, so i go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so i never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'

'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wamted it to look'

'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a lear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'

1/ What is the writer trying to do in the test?

a/ Describe how to turn an old tower into a house

b/ Recommend a particular builder

c/ Describe what it is like to live in a tower

d/ Explain how to win prizes for building work

2/ From this text, a reader can find out

a/ Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house

b/ Why Elizabeth exercises everyday

c/ Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower

d/ Why John and Elizabeth left the flat

3/ Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feeling about the tower?

a/ She wanted it as soon as she saw it

b/ She likes most things about it

c/ She has been worried since they paid for it

d/ She finds it unsuitable to live in

4/ What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building

a/ Her visitor find it difficult to see if she is at home

b/ She feels separated from other people

c/ She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.

d/ It is impossible to clean any of the window

5/ They were rather worried after paying for the castle because

a/ They really couldn't afford it

b/ It was about to collapse

c/ It looked terrible at first

d/ They were unable to take care of such a large house

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14 tháng 9 2017

John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.

'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'.

There are 142 steps to the top, so i go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so i never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'

'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wamted it to look'

'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a lear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'

1/ What is the writer trying to do in the test?

a/ Describe how to turn an old tower into a house

b/ Recommend a particular builder

c/ Describe what it is like to live in a tower

d/ Explain how to win prizes for building work

2/ From this text, a reader can find out

a/ Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house

b/ Why Elizabeth exercises everyday

c/ Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower

d/ Why John and Elizabeth left the flat

3/ Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feeling about the tower?

a/ She wanted it as soon as she saw it

b/ She likes most things about it

c/ She has been worried since they paid for it

d/ She finds it unsuitable to live in

4/ What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building

a/ Her visitor find it difficult to see if she is at home

b/ She feels separated from other people

c/ She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.

d/ It is impossible to clean any of the window

5/ They were rather worried after paying for the castle because

a/ They really couldn't afford it

b/ It was about to collapse

c/ It looked terrible at first

d/ They were unable to take care of such a large house

14 tháng 9 2017

John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.

'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'.

There are 142 steps to the top, so i go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so i never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'

'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wamted it to look'

'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a lear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'

1/ What is the writer trying to do in the test?

a/ Describe how to turn an old tower into a house

b/ Recommend a particular builder

c/ Describe what it is like to live in a tower

d/ Explain how to win prizes for building work

2/ From this text, a reader can find out

a/ Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house

b/ Why Elizabeth exercises everyday

c/ Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower

d/ Why John and Elizabeth left the flat

3/ Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feeling about the tower?

a/ She wanted it as soon as she saw it

b/ She likes most things about it

c/ She has been worried since they paid for it

d/ She finds it unsuitable to live in

4/ What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building

a/ Her visitor find it difficult to see if she is at home

b/ She feels separated from other people

c/ She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.

d/ It is impossible to clean any of the window

5/ They were rather worried after paying for the castle because

a/ They really couldn't afford it

b/ It was about to collapse

c/ It looked terrible at first

d/ They were unable to take care of such a large house