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On April Fools' Day, people in many countries play tricks on each other. Usually, the tricks (1) ___ involve _ making friends believe something ridiculous. On this day you could, for example, tell a friend there is a huge spider on their shoulder. If they believe you, you have succeeded (2) ___ in ___ fooling them, and even if you only trick them for a second, you have (3) __ the __ right to shout "April Fool!" This day, 1st April, is also known as All Fools’ Day. In some countries, such as Ireland or Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before twelve noon. If you do play tricks after midday, you will become the fool (4) _instead _____. So it is advisable for you to do that in the morning. (5)___Whatever ___ you do for, all you want is fun rather than do harm to others. And if you don’t want to be foolish, be sensitive! But how did this (6) __tradition ___ begin? Some say April Fools’ Day originated in France when that country adopted the new Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar, New Year was celebrated (7) ___from __ 25th March until 1st April, not on 1st January, as in the Gregorian calendar. Some people refused to (8) __follow ___ the new calendar, and continued to celebrate the New Year in spring. Other people made fun of them and laughed at them (9) __because ___ they were old-fashioned and didn't want to change. Now April Fools' Day has become a global tradition, and no one is safe! People play tricks on anyone, not just on (10) __those____ who don't want to change with the times.
1. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
2. Fred didn't tell Sophia his news until she finished her homework.
3. I'd rather you didn't discuss details of this case in public
4. If the young lad had looked where he was going, he wouldn't have tripped over that wire.
5. Stonehenge is believed to be built as some kind of time-keeping device.
A.complete each second sentence using the word given,so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.Write between two and five words
1.the woman said that my uncle was a thife!accused
The woman..................accused my uncle of being................................a thife!
2.Why didn't you check the time of the film?should
You............................should have checked..................................the time of the film!
3.It'll be difficult to reach the others as they're a long way ahead.up
It'll be difficult to.............catch up with........................the others as they're a long way ahead.
4.Everyone said that I'd stolen the money!blamed
Everyone....................blamed me for ..............................stealing the money.
5.It's possible that Jean saw Don in the tơn center.may
Jean................may have seen...............................Don in the tơn center.
6.Our teacher thought that Trudy was responsible for the damage,but she wasn't.blamed
Our teacher.......................blamed the damage on.............................Trudy,but she didn't do it
7.It was wrong of you to take that money.have
You.......................shouldn't have taken............................that money.
1 The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended it
=> Had it.....not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party wouldn’t have been a success.....
2 Goverment guidelines really do emphasize the importance of starting education early
=> A lot of empasis....on the importance of staring education early is put by the government guidelines.....
3 Your silly questions distracted me
=> You drove.....me to distraction with your silly question.....
4 She was so disgusted at the way her friend behaved that she refused to speak them
=> Such......was her disgust at the way her friend behaved that she refused to speak to him.....
5 Mike is never reluctant to make tough decisions as a manager ( shrinks)
=> Mike never shrinks from making tough decision as a manager
6 The film is similar to Shakespeare's Hamlet in a number of ways ( resemblance)
=> The film bears some resemblance to Shakespear's Hamlet
1. I..have been working.(work) here for too long. it's time to find a new job.
2. I was nineteen and studying at university. I.have been..(be) there for almost a year.
3. It was New Year's Eve but none of the family really wanted to celebrate. they ..have had..( have) a terrible year.
4. the doctor came as quickly as she could but the old man.has already died.. (already die)
5. she woke up and thought about the night before. it.was certainly..(certainly be) a night to remember.
6. oh no! you look terrible. what..had happened.(happen)?
7. go and help that child.she ...has fallen off. ( fall off) her bike
8. no one in the village had any money because they..had all lost.(all lost) their jobs.
9. there was no one at the meeting. everyone ...has decided (decide) to boycott it.
10. I hear you're looking for a new job. .....Have you found.. (you/find) one?
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. The fable is very exciting.
What exciting fable !
2. The book was so good that I couldn’t stop reading it.
Itwas such a good book that I couldn't stop reading it
3. The children were doing their homework when I got home.
While the children were doing their homework, I got home.
4. She finds it difficult to remember all the story.
It’s dificult for her to remember all the story
5. Sleeping Beauty is not as interesting as Beauty and the Beast.
Beauty and the Beast is more interesting than Sleeping Beauty
6. In spite of having no interest in folklore, Sylvia still enjoyed the story.
Although Sylvia wasn't interested in folklore, she still enjoyed the story.
7. My mother last told a fairy tale two years ago.
It’s two years since my mother last told a fairy tale
8. I think it would be a good idea if you joined the beginner’s class.
I suggest you should join the beginning's class
9. Charles Perrault wrote Cinderella in French in 1697.
Cinderella was written in French by Charles Perrault in 1697
10. I had a shower and the telephone rang.
When I were having a shower, the telephone rang
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the words given.
1. It was not a good idea for you to refuse the offer of that job. (down)
You should down the offer of that job
2. My teacher suggested that I spent the summer in England. (advised)
My teacher advised me to spend the summer in England
3. The film is not as interesting as the novel was. (much)
The novel was much more interesting than the film is
4. Could you speak English when you were younger? (able)
When you were younger, were you able to speak English?
5. Could I borrow some change for the telephone? (lend)
Could you lend me some change for the telephone?
6. It’s ages since my sister and I had an argument. (for)
My sister and I haven't had argument for ages
7. While we were going home, we had an accident. (way)
We had an accident on our way home
8. I’ve been learning English for three years. (started)
I started to learn English three years ago.
30. They ………. haven't replied to the letter we sent two months ago
A. still B. yet C. already D. ever
31. His face looks …………., but I can’t remember his name.
A. similar B. alike C. memorial D. familiar
32. The fire officer is coming to …………the building tomorrow.
A. look B. inspect C. witness D. watch
33. The boys hurt ……….. when they injured down from the tree.
A. one another B. each other C. himself D. themselves
34. I’m sure they were …………lies
A. making B. telling C. doing D. saying
35. She’d rather die than ………..Peter.
A. she married B. to marry C. marrying D. marry
36. Eric is going to be very lonely living by himself in that remote area.
A. Eric will live by himself in that distant place and he will feel very lonely.
B. Eric enjoys being on his own, so living in that remote place won’t bother him much.
C. That area is very far from the city, so Eric will be alone most of the time.
D. Remote areas are often lonely to live in, but Eric enjoys the solitude.
37. You could hardly have decided on a less secure career than that of a novelist.
A. There are some careers that are not as secure as that of a novelist.
B. If it is security that you are after, you should try being a novelist.
C. In deciding to be a novelist, you have probably chosen the least secure career possible.
D. There are probably better ways of securing your future than becoming a novelist.
38. Only Mike has the expertise to carry out this project.
A. This project can only be carried out by someone with the same knowledge and skills that Mike has.
B. There is only one person with the skill required for this project, and that is Mike.
C. Mike should be the one to do the project because he knows so much.
D. Mike has to be consulted about this project because he knows more than anyone else.
39. If I had known you needed a hand painting your house, I would have helped you.
A. I didn’t help you to paint your house because I had no idea that you were doing it.
B. I am planning to help you to paint your house whenever you are ready.
C. Let me know when you are going to paint your house, and I will lend a hand.
D. You didn’t tell me you needed help painting your house; otherwise, I’d have assisted you.
40. Ellen would trust her mother, but not her sister, with anything.
A. Although Ellen finds her mother completely trustworthy, she does not feel the same about her sister.
B. Ellen felt she could trust neither her mother nor her sister with anything.
C. There was nothing that Ellen would not trust her mother, as well as her sister, with.
D. Neither Ellen nor her sister feel that they can trust their mother with everything.
41. Having prepared for the worst, they were pleasantly surprised to find themselves by
passed by the hurricane.
A. Even if the hurricane had hit them, they wouldn’t have been affected much.
B. It was such a relief when the hurricane did not strike them, though they had prepared for the worst.
C. Had they not made such extensive preparations, they would have suffered even worse damage.
D. While they had made preparations for the hurricane, it was still a relief that they did not suffer much damage.
42. In Nepal, literacy increased by approximately 40 percent from the early 1950s to the end
of the century.
A. 40 percent of the people of Nepal became literate during the latter half of the 20th century.
B. At the end of the 20th century, about 40 percent of the Nepalese were literate, much higher than in the early 1950s.
C. About 40 percent more of the Nepalese population became literate during the second half of the 20th century.
D. From the middle to the end of 20th century, only about 40 percent of Nepalese people could read and write.
43. Though once quite fatal, the threat of pneumonia has been greatly reduced as a result of
antibiotic treatment.
A. A threatening disease which used to be fatal in the past, pneumonia has now been eliminated by antibiotic treatment.
B. Pneumonia was a rather deadly disease in the past, but antibiotic treatment has lessened its dangers very much.
C. Despite its dangers being significantly reduced thanks to antibiotics, pneumonia can still be rather deadly.
D. In order to lessen its deadliness, the threatening disease pneumonia must be treated with antibiotics.
44. The eradication of snakes by humans has resulted in an abrupt rise in rodent populations
in certain areas.
A. The number of rodents living in a certain place is directly connected to how many snakes humans are killing.
B. The rate of elimination by humans not only of snakes but also of rodents has gone up significantly in some areas.
C. Had humans not eliminated the snakes in some areas, there would be much smaller populations of rodents living there.
D. By skilling snakes, humans have caused the numbers of rodents in some places to increase drastically.
45. Few novels offer as sharp a commentary on the injustices faced by Blacks as Richard
Wright’s Native Son.
A. Unlike most novels, Native Son was based on wrongs Richard Wright himself, as a Black, had faced.
B. Native Son, by Richard Wright, is one of his many sharply critical novels about the injustices faced by Blacks.
C. Richard Wright’s Native Son comments more cuttingly than most novels on the unfairness Blacks confront.
D. Quite a few novels, such as Richard Wright’s Native Son, comment cuttingly on the unfairness confronted by Blacks
6/ --> They certainly lived up to our expectation.
7/ --> It's only a matter of time before she becomes a famous film star.
8/--> Only by purchasing a ket for the show can you enter the compertition to meet the cast.
9/ -->Jean should not have been put in charge of showing visitors round the building yesterday on her firsr day at work.
10/--> There was a fall in the number of people applying for university grants last year.