Question

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III. Supply the correct tense of the verb in parentheses to complete each of the following sentences.  (1.5pts)

1. Her aunt always ………………..… the dishes right after meals.                                        (wash)

2. I’m afraid he can’t help you. He  …………….……...… a report now.                                 (write)  

3. They ……………………...… basketball at 5 p.m. yesterday.                                          (play)

4. I got to the post office just before it closed and ……………………. the letter.                     (send)

5. My mother is so busy. I wish she …………….….… more free time to play with me.        (have)      

6. We ……..……..……..… each other since last summer.                                               (not / meet)

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with the proper word from the box. (1.5pts)

performances         like       different     takes       for          from

                                                                        TWO FESTIVALS

Glastonbury Festival is a rock and pop festival. It (1)__________ place every year in June on a farm in the south-west of Britain, and it lasts for three days. About 150,000 people come (2)________  all over the UK and Europe to hear the bands and singers on three enormous stages. But there isn’t only music - there are also comedy shows, plays and circus acts. In total there are 380 (3)__________.

WOMAD stands (4)____________ “World of Music, Arts and Dance”. Every year there are WOMAD festivals in several (5)___________ countries. You can hear many kinds of music at WOMAD festivals, for example, bands (6)____________  BaaBa Maal from Senegal and Chambao from Spain.

V. Read the passage and answer the following questions. (1.5pts)

            Barbara Morgan’s dream was to travel into space. One day, her wish came true. She was one of the seven astronauts on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which took off into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Station in Florida.

            Morgan taught at an elementary school in Boise from 1975-1998, with some time off for astronaut training. In 1985, she and Christa McAuliffe were chosen from 11,000 applicants to become part of the teacher-in-space program. They trained together for the mission. But then, tragedy happened. On January 28,1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. After the Challenger accident, Morgan continued to teach. In 1998, she was asked again to become an astronaut. She accepted the offer and in the end her dream came true.

1. What was Barbara Morgan’s dream? 

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Where did the Space Shuttle Endeavour take off into space from?

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Who were chosen to become part of the teacher-in-space program in 1985? 

    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. When did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. What did Morgan do after the Challenger accident?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Did Morgan become an astronaut in the end? 

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

VI. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word(s) given. (1.5pts)                                      

 1. Sam works very hard so he often gets good marks.

     ………………………………… because ……………………………….. .

2. I don’t know his new address. I can’t visit him.

    If …………………………………………………………………………….. . 

3. My sister spent two hours writing that essay yesterday.

    It ………………………………………………………………… yesterday.

4. We haven’t seen Tom since December, 2010.

    We ……………………………………………………… in December, 2010.

Answer 1

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