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1. Here is the book which is on wild animals.
2. These are the picture books which interest the pupils.
3. Jack has many dictionaries which are kept for reference.
4. The large room which is near the laboratory is the library .
5. The long table which is in the middle of the room is for reading
6. The books which are on the stacks near the librarian are for reference.
7. We saw the reader who was reading a newspaper.
8. I met a man whose sister works in television
9. This library is free for the teachers staff who come here to do research.
10. A girl which was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
11. I found a cat whose leg was broken
12. That is the woman who kept this library.
13. This is the boy whom/ that I told you about
14. The man who sat next to me on the bus turned out to be my friends's father
15. Ann, who lives next door, is very friendly.
16. We stayed at the Grand Hotel which Ann recommend to us.
17. John is one of my closet friends that I have known for a very long time.
18. Shiela, whose job involves a lot of traveling, is away from home a lot.
19. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol, which is only thirty miles away.
20. The young man whose father used to be my neighbour came to see me about the job.
put ever, never, for or since into each gap:
1. I haven't seen Keith.......since...... Christmas.
2. She's been in China....for..... a long time, but she's .....never....... visited the Great Wall
3. He's worked for this company....for...... many years, .........since....... 1976, i guess.
4. we have been friends...since...... we were children, and i've....never.... liked anyone as much as i like him
5. i've known him....for.... over ten years, but i've ...never...... met his parents.
6. we haven't had a barbecue......since..... last summer. Have you.....ever..... had a barbecue.
7. His wife, Carrie, is a desginer. She has her own studio.....for...... six months, ......since..... 8th June.
8. My uncle has been at my house.....since...... yesterday. Have you......ever...... met him? - no, ......never.......
9. I've known him.....for....... ages, but i haven't seen him.....since... i was at university.
10. Sue has lived in London ......for...... the last few years but she's ....never... gone to Big Ben. Have you.......ever..... gone there?
put ever, never, for or since into each gap:
1. I haven't seen Keith.......since...... Christmas.
2. She's been in China....for..... a long time, but she's .....never....... visited the Great Wall
3. He's worked for this company....for...... many years, .........since....... 1976, i guess.
4. we have been friends...since...... we were children, and i've....never.... liked anyone as much as i like him
5. i've known him....for.... over ten years, but i've ...never...... met his parents.
6. we haven't had a barbecue......since..... last summer. Have you.....ever..... had a barbecue.
7. His wife, Carrie, is a desginer. She has her own studio.....for...... six months, ......since..... 8th June.
8. My uncle has been at my house.....since...... yesterday. Have you......ever...... met him? - no, ......never.......
9. I've known him.....for....... ages, but i haven't seen him.....since... i was at university.
10. Sue has lived in London ......for...... the last few years but she's ....never... gone to Big Ben. Have you.......ever..... gone there?
1.“You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John.
A. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
B. John advised Mary to lend that man any more money.
C. John advised Mary not to borrow that man any more money.
D. John advised Mary to borrow that man any more money.
2.Let’s put garbage bins around the school yard.
A. She told me put garbage bins around the school yard. B. Garbage bins should put around the school yard.
C. Garbage bins are put around the school yard. D. I suggest putting garbage bins around the school yard.
3.“Would you like to come to my house for lunch?” she said to me.
A. She asked me to come to her house for lunch. B. She invited me to come to her house for lunch.
C. She told me to come to my house for lunch. D. She invited me to come to my house for lunch.
4. She started learning English two years ago.
A. She has not learnt English before. B. She has started learning English for two years.
C. She has learnt English for two years. D. She has learnt English since two years.
5.My uncle gave up smoking two months ago.
A. My uncle hasn’t smoked for two months. B. The last time my uncle has smoked was two months ago.
C. My uncle hasn’t smoked two months ago. D. My uncle last gave up smoking two months ago.
6. They have worked for this company for five years.
A. They began working for this company five years ago.
B. They haven’t worked for this company for five years.
C. It is five years since they have worked for this company
D. It is the first time they have worked for this company.
7. He last visited the Temple of Literature three months ago.
A. He hasn’t visited the Temple of Literature for three months.
B. He hasn’t visited the Temple of Literature since three months.
C. He didn’t visit the Temple of Literature for three months.
D. His visit to the Temple of Literature lasted three months.
8. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.
A. I have never been treated with such kindness. B. I haven’t treated with such kindness.
C. Have never I treated with such kindness. D. I have ever been treated with such kindness.
9. He hasn’t visited his home village for over two years.
A. The last time he visited his home village was over two years ago.
B. He will visit his home village in over two years.
C. His visit to his home village lasted over two years.
D. Over two years ago, he often visited his home village.
10.We haven’t visited our grandparents for two months
A. we visited our grandparents since two months.
B. The last time we visited our grandparents was two months ago.
C. The last time we visited our grandparents was for two months.
I.Combine these sentences using relative clause.
1. Here is the book.It is on wild animals.
=> Here is the book which/that is on wild animals.
2. These are the picture books. They interest the pupils.
=> These are the picture books which/that interest the pupils.
3. Jack has many dictionaries. They are kept for reference.
=> Jack has many dictionaries which/that are kept for reference.
4. The large room is the library. It is near the laboratory.
=> The large room which/that is near the laboratory is the library.
5. The long table is for reading. It is in the middle of the room.
=> The long table which/that is in the middle of the room is for reading.
6. The books are for reference. They are on the stacks near the librarian.
=> The books which/that are on the stacks near the librarian are for reference.
7. We saw the reader. The reader was reading a newspaper.
=> We saw the reader who was reading a newspaper.
8. I met a man. His sister works in television.
=> I met a man whose sister works in television.
9. This library is free for the teachers staff. They come here to do research.
=> This library is free for the teachers staff who come here to do research.
10. A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.
=> The girl who was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
11. I found a cat. The cat's leg was broken.
=> I found a cat whose leg was broken.
12. That is the woman. She kept this library.
=> That is the woman who kept this library.
13. This is the boy. I told you about him
=> This is the boy whom/ that I told you about.
14. The man turned out to be my friends's father. He sat next to me on the bus.
=> The man who sat next to me on the bus turned out to be my friends's father.
15. Ann is very friendly. She lives next door.
=> Ann who lives next door is very friendly.
16. We stayed at the Grand Hotel. Ann recommend it to us.
=> We stayed at the Grand Hotel which Ann recommend to us.
17. John is one of my closet friends. I have known him for a very long time.
=> John who I have known for a very long time is one of my closet friends.
18. Shiela is away from home a lot. Her job involves a lot of traveling.
=> Shilea whose job involves a lot of traveling is away from home a lot.
19. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol. It is only thirty miles away.
=> We often go to visit our friends in Bristol which is only thirty miles away.
20. The young man came to see me about the job. His father used to be my neighbour.
=> The young man whose father father used to be my neighbour came to see me about the job.
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1. Here is the book which/that is on wild animals.
2. These are the picture books which/that interest the pupils.
3. Jack has many dictionaries which/that are kept for reference.
4.The large room which/that is near the laboratory is the library.
5. The long table which/that is in the middle of the room is for reading.
6. The books which/that are on the stacks near the librarian are for reference.
7. We saw the reader who was reading a newspaper.
8. I met a man whose sister works in television.
9. This library is free for the teachers staff who come here to do research.
10. The girl who was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
11. I found a cat whose leg was broken.
12. That is the woman who kept this library.
13. This is the boy whom/ that I told you about.
14. The man who sat next to me on the bus turned out to be my friends's father.
15.Ann who lives next door is very friendly.
16. We stayed at the Grand Hotel which Ann recommend to us.
17. John who I have known for a very long time is one of my closet friends.
18. Shilea whose job involves a lot of traveling is away from home a lot.
19. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol which is only thirty miles away.
20. The young man whose father father used to be my neighbour came to see me about the job.
Dien 1 tu thich hop vao cho trong
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) ....................... one............... of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ..............by........................ herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) .................of..................... antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ..............like........................ an art gallery. I remember my father (5) .................saying..................... that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) ...........................no........... idea what he meant. I (7) ............found .......................... out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ...............about................. her. My sister Alice, (9) ........... who ........................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) .................never.............. saw him again!
IV. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can go to the cinema with you tonight.
Can -> could
2. He asked me if I know that man over there.
Know -> knew
3. We are used to live next door to each other at one time.
To live -> living
4. Printing was invented by the Chinese.
The -> O
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.
6. The number of the books in the library has risen to over five million.
Has risen -> have risen
7. If I had his phone number here, I will give it to you immediately.
Will give -> would give
8. My aunt has begun taught English for twenty years.
Taught -> to teach
9. He became interest in reading while he was working in the city library.
Interest -> interested
10. My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
Is living -> lives
Đề 2
I. Each sentence has a mistake indentify and correct it.
1. If only we had a bigger house we can=> could invite our friends to stay.
2. It took me so many => much time to learn this lesson.
3. They listened to their teacher carefully, as=> so they understood the lesson easily.
4. The boy broke the window when he is=> was playing football with his friends.
5. Peter and John plays=> play badminton every Saturday with Maria and me.
6. She wishes he will => would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
7. Digital flat televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this=> that time.
8. I haven't seen my grandparents since=> for a quarter of a year
9. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't=> didn't they?
10. Nam asked Mai what he can=> could do to help her.
II - Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning with the first one:
1. She planted that tree five years ago.
That tree....was planted five years ago .....
2. My family has someone water the roses every day.
My family has the.....roses watered everyday ............
3. He's going to have his room redecorated with some new furniture.
He's going to ask....to redecorate with some new furniture .......
4. Shall we use gas instead of burning coal?
I suggest....using has instead of burning coal.....
5. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because Tom.....was lazy, he failed the exam.......
6. I hope to see you at Christmas.
I'm.....looking forward to seeing you at Christmas ......
7. Laurence last saw his sister when she left from Japan.
Laurence 's......sister was last seen byLaurence when she left from Japan ...........
8. Do you spend two hours surfing the web every evening?
Does it .....take you two hours to surf the web every evening ?..........
9. I think it is the better to wait for the next bus.
I suggest....you should wait for the next bus .....
10. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet.....has been used all over the world .....
III. Put in the correct word forms.
1. There has been a....reduction ....... (reduce) of 10% in the amount of the money available for buying the new books.
2. The alpine ......landscape .... (land) is very dramatic.
3. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ............organization ............ (organize) their diet.
4. She always listens ............attentively ...............(attention) to what she is told.
5. He was..........informed ................. (information) of the consequences in advance.
6. The professor explained his ideas with great ............clearance............(clear)
7. The cost of the.....carriage ....... (carry) must be repaired by the buyer.
8. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constantly.........overslept ........ (sleep).
9. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of......wisdom .......... (wise)
10. The judge told him it was........irresponsible ............. (responsible) to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.
Đề 1
I. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can => could go to the cinema with you tonight.
2. He asked me if I know => knew that man over there.
3. We are => X used to live next door to each other at one time.
4. Printing was invented by the => X Chinese.
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long.
6. The number of the books in the library has risen to over five million.
7. If I had his phone number here, I will => would give it to you immediately.
8. My aunt has begun => X taught English for twenty years.
9. He became interest => interested in reading while he was working in the city library.
10. My father has retired => retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
II. Rewrite these following sentences into conditional Sentences
1. They don't behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that.
→ If they behaved themselves, their parents would be happy about that.
2. She didn't say sorry so he was angry.
→ If she had said sorry, he woud not be angry
3. I am not a rich businessman and I can't afford to buy an expensive car.
→ If I was a rich businessman and I could afford to buy an expensive car.
4. It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.
→ If it had not rained last night, I would have gone to the barbecue
5. My parents do not allow me to go, so I have to stay at home.
→ If my parrents allowed me to go, I would not stay at home
6. She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If she paid attention to her cooking, the food would not be horrible
7. The weather was very nice so we didn't go camping.
→ If the weather had not been nice, we would have gone camping
8. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.
→ If the computer had not broken down, I would not have stopped my work
9. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
→ If she didn't love him, she would not forgive him easily
10. He was angry so I didn't say anything.
→ If I had said something, he wouldn't have been angry
III - Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses:
1. They live happily in a small village. (Happy)
2. You should spend your money and energy as economical as possible. (Economy)
3. You can buy waste products made from this factory. (Produce)
4. This library is open to all readers (Read)
5. Air and water are necessary in our life. (Necessary)
6. My brother can repair electric appliances very well. (Apply)
7. These innovations will conserve the earth. (Innovate)
8. Since the world's energy resources are limited, we must conserve them. (Conservation)
9. We suggest replacing the light bulb. It is broken. (Replacement)
10. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use solar energy to create electricity. (Sun)
VI - Join each of the following pairs of sentences with "or, and, but, so or because"
1. I told a joke. Nobody laughed.
=> I told a joke but nobody laughed.
2. You must study harder. You will go into another class.
=> You must study harder or you will go into another class.
3. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution.
=> The city suffer from both air and water pollution
4. I knew her family. I did what I could for her.
=> I knew her family so I did what I could for her.
5. We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.
=> We can't afford energy-saving light bulbs because the light bulbs are too expensive.
V. Put the verbs in the right tense or form
1. If he (learn) learnt to drive, he would be able to drive his car.
2. They will lose their way if they (not have) don't have a map.
3. If the students (attend) attend Quang Trung school, they have to wear uniform.
4. Frogs and toads (die) will die a lot if people continue to use electricity to catch fish.
5. If Lan (not have) doesn't have a bicycle, she will not go camping with us.
6. His father would buy that house if it (not be) was not expensive.
7. If students do not throw plastic bags anymore, our school yard (clean) will clean.
8. I would do the test in five minutes if it (not be) was not difficult.
VI. Complete the sentence with the one word given below. One word can be used for more than one sentence: for/ up/ after/ on/ off/ away/ in.
1. Who's going to look after the children while you're away?
2. "Turn on the TV for me, will you? I want to watch the cartoon.
3. She's looked for her keys everywhere.
4. Turn off the radio. I'm working.
5. If we go on littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
6. Don't throw these newspapers away.
7. Could you fill in this form?
8. Don't wake the baby up . Let him sleep.
9. Don't believe her. She's just made up the story.
10. Susan took off her coat and put it on the sofa.
VII. Fill in the blanks with proper words, then answer the following questions.
power - effective - nuclear - advanced - pollution
heat - stored - electricity - energy - panels
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, (1) effective source of power that doesn't cause (2) pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar (3) energy from our Sun.
At present, most of our (4) electricity comes from the use of coal and gas, oil or (5) nuclear power. This power could be provided by the Sun. one percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide (6) power for the total population.
Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar (7) pannels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun's energy is used to (8) water. The energy can be (9)stored for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy, too.
Sweden has an (10) advanced solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015.
1) Is the solar energy an efficient source of power?
=> Yes, it is
2) Where are the solar panels placed?
=> Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house
3) How long can the energy be stored?
=> The energy can be stored for a number of days
4) Is the solar energy used in Vietnam now?
=> Yes, it is
Đề 2
I. Each sentence has a mistake indentify and correct it.
1. If only we had a bigger house we can => could invite our friends to stay.
2. It took me so many => much time to learn this lesson.
3. They listened to their teacher carefully, as => so they understood the lesson easily.
4. The boy broke the window when he is => was playing football with his friends.
5. Peter and John plays => play badminton every Saturday with Maria and me.
6. She wishes he will => would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
7. Digital flat televisions are => is too expensive for we to buy at this time.
8. I haven't seen my grandparents since => for a quarter of a year
9. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't => didn't they?
10. Nam asked Mai what he can => could do to help her.
II - Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning with the first one:
1. She planted that tree five years ago.
That tree was plated 5 years ago
2. My family has someone water the roses every day.
My family has the roses watered every day
3. He's going to have his room redecorated with some new furniture.
He's going to ask somebody for redecorating his room with some new furniture
4. Shall we use gas instead of burning coal?
I suggest using gas instead of burning coal
5. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because Tom was lazy, he failed the exam
6. I hope to see you at Christmas.
I'm looking forward to seeing you at Christmas
7. Laurence last saw his sister when she left from Japan.
Laurence 's not seen his sister since she left from Japan
8. Do you spend two hours surfing the web every evening?
Does it take you two hours to surf the web every evening?
9. I think it is the better to wait for the next bus.
I suggest waitting for the next bus
10. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet has been used all over the world
III. Put in the correct word forms.
1. There has been a reduction (reduce) of 10% in the amount of the money available for buying the new books.
2. The alpine landing (land) is very dramatic.
3. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of organizing (organize) their diet.
4. She always listens attentionly (attention) to what she is told.
5. He was infomative (information) of the consequences in advance.
6. The professor explained his ideas with great clearly(clear)
7. The cost of the carriage (carry) must be repaired by the buyer.
8. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constantly sleeping(sleep).
9. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of wisdom (wise)
10. The judge told him it was irreponsible (responsible) to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.
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Đề 1
I. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can => could go to the cinema with you tonight.
2. He asked me if I know => knew that man over there.
3. We are used to live => living next door to each other at one time.
4. Printing was invented by the Chinese => Chinese.
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long. (câu này đúng rồi nha )
6. The number of the books in the library has risen => have been risen to over five million.
7. If I had his phone number here, I will => would give it to you immediately.
8. My aunt has begun taught => taught English for twenty years.
9. He became interest => interested in reading while he was working in the city library.
10. My father has retired => retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
II. Rewrite these following sentences into conditional Sentences
1. They don't behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that.
→ If ............they behaved themselves , their parents would be happy about that
2. She didn't say sorry so he was angry.
→ If ...........she had said sorry , he wouldn't have been angry
3. I am not a rich businessman and I can't afford to buy an expensive car.
→ If ........I were a rich businessman , I could afford to buy an expensive car
4. It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.
→ If ..........it hasn't rained last night , I would have gone to the barbecue
5. My parents do not allow me to go, so I have to stay at home.
→ If ......my parents allowed me to go , I wouldn't have to stay at home
6. She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If .......she paid attention to her cooking , the food wouldn't be horrible.
7. The weather wasn't very nice so we didn't go camping.
→ If ....the weather had been very nice , we would have gone camping
8. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.
→ If .......the computer hadn't broken down , I wouldn't have stopped my work
9. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
→ If .............she didn't love him , she wouldn't forgive him easily
10. He was angry so I didn't say anything.
→ If ........he hadn't been angry , I would have said anything
III - Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses:
1. They live........happily....... in a small village. (Happy)
2. You should spend your money and energy as......economy..... as possible. (Economy)
3. You can buy waste.....product... made from this factory. (Produce)
4. This library is open to all........readers....... (Read)
5. Air and water are......necessary...... in our life. (Necessary)
6. My brother can repair electric.....appliances..... very well. (Apply)
7. These......innovations.... will conserve the earth. (Innovate)
8. Since the world's energy resources are limited, we must..conserve... them. (Conservation)
9. We suggest....replacing..... the light bulb. It is broken. (Replacement)
10. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use.......solar... energy to create electricity. (Sun)
VI - Join each of the following pairs of sentences with "or, and, but, so or because"
1. I told a joke. Nobody laughed.
=> I told a joke but nobody laughed.
2. You must study harder. You will go into another class.
=> You must study harder or you will go into another class.
3. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution.
=> The city suffers from air pollution and the city suffers from water pollution.
4. I knew her family. I did what I could for her.
=> I knew her family and I did what I could for her.
5. We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.
=> We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs because the light bulbs are too expensive.
V. Put the verbs in the right tense or form
1. If he (learn) ____learnt___ to drive, he would be able to drive his car.
2. They will lose their way if they (not have) _don't have___ a map.
3. If the students (attend) _attends_ Quang Trung school, they have to wear uniform.
4. Frogs and toads (die) _will die__ a lot if people continue to use electricity to catch fish.
5. If Lan (not have) _doesn't have___ a bicycle, she will not go camping with us.
6. His father would buy that house if it (not be) _weren't_ expensive.
7. If students do not throw plastic bags anymore, our school yard (clean) _won't be cleaned__.
8. I would do the test in five minutes if it (not be) _weren't difficult.
VI. Complete the sentence with the one word given below. One word can be used for more than one sentence: for/ up/ after/ on/ off/ away/ in.
1. Who's going to look __after____ the children while you're away?
2. "Turn ___on___ the TV for me, will you? I want to watch the cartoon.
3. She's looked ____for__ her keys everywhere.
4. Turn ___off___ the radio. I'm working.
5. If we go __on____ littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
6. Don't throw these newspapers ___away___.
7. Could you fill __in____ this form?
8. Don't wake the baby __up____. Let him sleep.
9. Don't believe her. She's just made __up____ the story.
10. Susan took __of____ her coat and put it on the sofa.
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) .......................one............... of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ...............by....................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ..................of .................... antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ...............like...................... an art gallery. I remember my father (5) ........................saying .............. that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) .............no......................... idea what he meant. I (7) ......................found................ out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ................about...................... her. My sister Alice, (9) .......................who............... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) .............never......................... saw him again
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) ....one... of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ..by.. herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ..of .... antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ..like...an art gallery. I remember my father (5) .saying.. that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) ....no.. idea what he meant. I (7) ..found.. out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ..about.. her. My sister Alice, (9) ....who... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) ...never... saw him again