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Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. When he died on October 18th, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. When was Thomas Edison born?
He was born _______on February 11th, 1847_______in Milan, Ohio.
2. Why did he have difficulty in following the lessons?
Because he had______heard_____problems.
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
=> Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb.
4. What did he say about silence?
=> He said that silence helped him concentrate.
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We went to Doi Tam, a village famous its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village. I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village.
People say that it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to carefully an eight stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage because they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps' do not require such high skills.
Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
1. Where is Doi Tam drum-making village?
->It's in Ha Nam Province
2. When was the craft first introduced to the village?
-> It was first introduced to the village in the 8th or 9th century.
3. How long does it take four workers to make a drum with a diameter 1.5 metres ?
=> it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres.
4. Where do the craftsmen put drums in the village ?
=> in front of every house in the village.
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Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy. It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands. This city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals. Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular. In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe.
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA. It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion. The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music. The weather here is usually dry and warm. Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard. There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach.
1. Why is Venice called "The Floating City"?
->Because it is built on________117 small islands_______
2. How do people travel along the canals in Venice?
->They trayel along the canals by _______boats________
3. What's the weather like in Los Angeles?
-> _______________The weather here is usually dry and warm._____________
4. Which city is famous for its entertainment industry, Venice or Los Angeles?
-> __________Los Angeles is famous for its entertainment industry__________________
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One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers are published at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers are printed once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on .local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
1. How many types of newspapers are there in general?
-> There are........three.........types of newspapers in general.
2. How often do daily newspapers publish?
> They publish at least......one edition .....every weekday.
3. What do weekly newspapers cover?
->________Weekly newspapers cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. ______
4. What can we do now with the development of the Internet?
->_______________we can now get access to electronic newspapers._____________
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It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This save a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.
1. What's the number of people using the Internet computer network around the world ?
-> It is about............ 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world................
2. What does the Internet allow businesses to do?
->It allows them to communicate with........customers and workers . ..........in many parts of the world
3. What does email allow users to do?
->....................E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes.....................
4. How can the Internet be used for education?
-> ...................It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.....................
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Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. When he died on October 18th, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. When was Thomas Edison born?
He was born __on February 11th, 1847____________in Milan, Ohio.
2. Why did he have difficulty in following the lessons?
Because he had___to hear________problems.
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
=>Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb
4. What did he say about silence?
=>He said that silence helped him concentrate
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We went to Doi Tam, a village famous its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village. I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village.
People say that it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to carefully an eight stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage because they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps' do not require such high skills.
Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
1. Where is Doi Tam drum-making village?
->It's in Ha Nam Province
2. When was the craft first introduced to the village?
-> It was first introduced to the village in the 8th or 9th century.
3. How long does it take four workers to make a drum with a diameter 1.5 metres ?
=> three days
4. Where do the craftsmen put drums in the village ?
=>in front of every house in the village.
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Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy. It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands. This city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals. Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular. In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe.
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA. It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion. The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music. The weather here is usually dry and warm. Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard. There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach.
1. Why is Venice called "The Floating City"?
->Because it is built on__on 117 small islands_____________
2. How do people travel along the canals in Venice?
->They trayel along the canals by _using boats______________
3. What's the weather like in Los Angeles?
-> _____The weather here is usually dry and warm_______________________
4. Which city is famous for its entertainment industry, Venice or Los Angeles?
-> ____________Los Angeles________________
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One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers are published at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers are printed once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on .local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
1. How many types of newspapers are there in general?
-> There are........three.........types of newspapers in general.
2. How often do daily newspapers publish?
> They publish at least.....one edition ......every weekday.
3. What do weekly newspapers cover?
->______Weekly newspapers cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area __
4. What can we do now with the development of the Internet?
->________ we can now get access to electronic newspapers.____________________
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It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This save a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.
1. What's the number of people using the Internet computer network around the world ?
-> It is about..... 200 million people......................
2. What does the Internet allow businesses to do?
->It allows them to communicate with.....customers and workers ..........in many parts of the world
3. What does email allow users to do?
->............ E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another
4. How can the Internet be used for education?
-> .............. students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class..........................
#Continued_Exercise
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Combine the two sentences by using a suitable relative clause.
15. I bought a new typewriter. It costs me a lot of money.
___ I bought a new typewriter which costs me a lot of money__
16. Tom is one of my closest friends. He is very intelligent.
__Tom who is very intelligent is one of my closest friends ___
17. This is the newspaper. I want you to buy it.
___This is the newspaper which I want you to buy. ___
18. Have you ever spoken to the people? They live next door.
___Have you ever spoken to the people who live next door?___
19. It’s the book. It will interest children of all ages.
__ It’s the book which will interest children of all ages.__
20. The Pikes keep having all-night parties. They live next door.
__The Pikes who live next door keep having all-night parties _
21. Where are the eggs? They were in the fridge.
____Where are the eggs which were in the fridge?____
22. Vietnam exports rice. Vietnam is in south-east Asia.
___ Vietnam which is in south-east Asia exports rice ____
23. I am talking to Russ. His land is in the region.
___I am talking to Russ whose land is in the region.___
24. The man and animals were from China. You saw them on TV.
__The man and animals that you saw on TV were from China ___
Fill in each gap with a suitable word in the box below.
--died – killed – prevented – occured – began – cooking –
oke ->broke – caused--
Almost a hundred thousand people were ___killed____(53) and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake ___began___(54) a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were __cooking___(55) their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires ____broke___(56) out everywhere and quickly spread. The fires engines were ___prevented__(57) from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was ___caused___(58) by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those who ___died__(59) were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had __occured____(60) at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would haved died.
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Grade 9 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS THE SECOND TERM
Give the co
ect form of the words in
ackets.
1. According to the weather forecast, it will be __sunny______________tomo
ow. (sun)
2. A ______tropical__________storm hit the city last night. (tropic)
3. The vocalno is one of the largest ______eruptions__________in the world. (erupt)
4. A _______tidal_________wave can only occur in that case. (tide)
5.The most ____disastrous________earthquake in Japanese history damaged Tokyo and Yokohama. (disaster)
6. _______Scientists_________have warned the local people of the disaster. (science)
Give the co
ect form of the ve
s in
ackets.
7. Tom suggested ___going_____________to a nea
y restaurant. (go)
8. What about _____traveling___________by bus? (travel)
9. But I like ______watching__________them, dear. (watch)
10. If we pollute the water, we _______won't have_________no fresh water to use. (have)
11. We haven’t met each other since we ______left__________ school. (leave)
12. Trang ____has just won____________the first prize in the english speaking contest. (just win)
13. Rice ________is grown________in tropical countries. (grow)
14. This exercise must ___be done_____________carefully. (do)
Fill in the blanks using who, which or where.
Egypt, 1) which is situated in north-east Africa, is a country 2) ....where... you can find many interesting things. In ancient times the Pharaohs, 3) ...who.... were regarded as gods, were buried in the pyramids. These are huge stone structures 4) ....which... took hundreds of years to build. The workers 5) ....who.... started to build them never saw them finished. Each pyramid contains many rooms, the most important of 6) .....which... is the burial chamber, 7) ....where... the body of the Pharaoh was kept. It is said that anyone 8) ...who.... enters this room will have bad luck for the rest of his life. But the great Pyramids are not the only things 9) ...which.... attract people to Egypt. The Sphinx, 10) ....where... is situated near the Pyramid of Khafre, is a huge dog-like statue. It was meant to guard the tombs from anyone 11) ....who... may have tried to rob them.
1) which is situated in north-east Africa, is a country 2).where..... you can find many interesting things. In ancient times the Pharaohs, 3) who....... were regarded as gods, were buried in the pyramids. These are huge stone structures 4) which....... took hundreds of years to build. The workers 5) .who....... started to build them never saw them finished. Each pyramid contains many rooms, the most important of 6) which........ is the burial chamber, 7) .which...... the body of the Pharaoh was kept. It is said that anyone 8) .who...... enters this room will have bad luck for the rest of his life. But the great Pyramids are not the only things 9) ..which..... attract people to Egypt. The Sphinx, 10) which....... is situated near the Pyramid of Khafre, is a huge dog-like statue. It was meant to guard the tombs from anyone 11) .who...... may have tried to rob them.
Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word by the number
ADVENTURE IN PERU
0. I've just been to see a film is called Touching the Void. It's 0. .....is.....
00. about two climbers who decided to go climbing in the mountains 00....√.....
1.in Peru. It took them two days to reach the mountain they 1........√
2.had been decided to clims because it was in such a remote place 2.......been
3. They left a companion and the most of their supplies at a base camp, 3........the
4.optimistically thinking about they would be back in a couple of 4........√
5.days. After a difficult climb, they reached at the top of 5....at
6.the mountain. It was then that everything started to go wrong 6.......√
7. Because of one climber had broken his leg, he had to be 7.....of
8.lowered down the mountain by means of a rope. His leg it was so 8.........it
9.much painful that he couldn't stand on it. After a very exciting bit 9.......much
10.of the film, which I won't describe, he found by himself alone 10.......by
11.at the bottom of a crevasse. He manged to climb out and eventually 11........√
12.crawl to safety. The cold was so intense that he got frostbite in his hands, 12......√
13.but he was carried on, dragging himself down a glacier and across rocks 13....was
14. When he arrived at the base camp, his friends were too amazed to see him 14.....too
15. They couldn't believe that in despite his broken leg, he had managrd to reach the camp 15.........in
B. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the space.
1. The first inhabitants of Iceland were a group of _Norwegian_ families who settled on the island in AD 874. NORWAY
2. There was disagreement about whether the country needs to maintain a _deterence_. DETER
3. Hundreds of _ evacuees_ from the war zone have arrived in the city and we are trying to find homes for them. EVACUATE
4. _Bedridden patients are often given exercises to help prevent their muscles from becoming stiff. BED
5. It was this passion for fast cars that led to his _untimely_ death at the age of 33. TIME
6. Every effort is made to _rectify_ any errors before the book is printed. RIGHT
7. In a recent opinion poll, a majority of _respondents__ were against nuclear weapons. RESPONSE
8. Her mouth is _seductively__ lipsticked and her eyes are wide open with anticipation. SEDUCE
9. The script has a refreshing _spontaneity_ and sparkle. SPONTANEOUS
10. It’s better to be an _omnivore_ and eat a variety of plant and animals in case there is a shortage of one particular kind of food.
The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes
2. How high were the waves?
A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters
C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters
3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property
4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?
A. houses that aren't destroyed
B. offices that are being built.
C. people that are dead
D. people that are left alive
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.
C. Many people died because of the high waves
D. A lot of money was raised to help people
1) The village is set amongst the most __breathtaking___ scenery. (BREATHE)
2) They won the case because of the ___disapperance__ of the defendant. (APPEAR)
3) There are a variety of different ways to make a watch __waterproof___, one of which is using “O” rings or rubber gaskets to seal the back of the case. (WATER)
4) Jo was only 19 when he got his __breakthrough___ as a DJ. (BREAK)
5) Many innocent ___bystanders__ were killed in the crossfire. (STAND)
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