VI. Read the text and complete the gaps from 1 to 6 with the sentences A – G. There is one sentence that you do not need:
A. In 1975, he taught architecture, but he continued to invent puzzles.
B. He did a number of different jobs and then became a journalist in the 1930s.
C. He was born in Budapest in 1944.
D. However, it didn’t work because the ink was very thick.
E. In the 1970s, he worked as an architect and in his spare time he invented a mechanical puzzle.
F. It quickly became popular all over the world.
G. It wasn’t the only thing he invented.
Two great inventors
Laszlo Biro was born in Budapest in 1899. After he left school, he studied medicine at university, but he didn’t finish his studies. (1)............. He noticed that newspaper ink dried very quickly on the paper, and put the ink into his fountain pen. (2)............... He and his brother Gyorgy then invented a new type of pen with a small ball at the end. The new pen worked with the thick ink. (3).................. In 1939, Biro moved to Paris and then to Argentina. Biro invented many other things but the most important was the ball-point pen, or “biro”. Laszlo Biro died in Buenos Aires in 1985.
Erno Rubik’s father was an engineer and his mother was a poet. (4)................. After leaving school, he studied architecture and design at the Technical University. (5)................. Rubik called it the “Magic Cube”. It soon became popular in Hungary and the rest of Europe. (6)................ In the early 1980s, the cube became popular in the USA too, and got a new name: “Rubik cube”. It is the world’s best-selling toy. Some people say there are 300 million cubes in the world. Rubik became very rich and went on to invent many more games and puzzles
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Complete the sentences with the present simple from of the verbs in brackets
1 Fekria always ,washes, the dishẻ to help her mother (wash)
2 She aslo ..tidies. her bedroom (tidy)
3 Jamie .does.. his homework after school (do)
4 He aslo .goes..skateboaring in his free time (go)
Complete the sentences with don't or doesn't
1 My sistẻ and I .don't.. go to the same school
2 Judy .doesn't..play a musical instrumen
3 Jamie ..doesn't. want to be a doctor
4 Judy and Kate ..don't. speak Italian
5 I .don't.. like tidying my bedroom
6 My parents don't... play computer games
7 Terry .doesn't. walk to school he cycles
8 You.don't..know my friend Sara
Complete the questions with Do or Does
do you like acting?
1 ...Does..Fekria want to be a doctor ?
2 .Do ....we study the same subjects ?
3 .Do .. I sing well ?
4 ...Does Adam and lewis play in the orchestra ?
5 ..Do .. you send your friends text messenges ?
6 .... will play the drums ? (đề ???)
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using the given words in brackets. Do not change the word.
1: I'm not you. But I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (if)
........If I were you, I would recycle these plastic carrier bags.......
2: Emma came first because she worker hard. ( result)
..............Emma came first as a result of her hard work.............
3: Eating too much sugar can result in health problems. ( lead )
...............Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.......
4: All frights had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots sudden strike. (so)
..........The pilots suddenly went on strike, so all flights had to be cancelled. ..........
5: If I could swim. I would go scuba diving with Terry. (beacause)
....I don't go scuba diving with Terry because I can't swim........
Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences.
John watched a ( 1. document)documentary on TV last night. It was all about the problems ( 2. threaten)threatening our environment. He was shocked to find out how little he knew about (3.globe)global warning or acid rain. He had heard the term before but he knew ( 4. practical)practically nothing about the damage they cause to our planet. He feels he should do something to be (5.help)helpful. He would like to join an ( 6.organize)organization , but he doesn't know which one to join. He has seen so many (7.advertise)advertisements in newspapers that he can't make up his mind. I lowever., he believes that it is ( 8. acceptable)unacceptable not to be environmentally aware and he is ( 9.hope)hopeful that one day everyone will be part of a world movement to save the earth. He was sure that in this time of ( 10. technology)technological advances, we find may to solve the world's problems.
1............. 2................. 3................. 4.................. 5................. 6................7.................. 8................. 9................. 10.................
cau 1 : do as directed at the end of each sentence
1 you / worried / am / that / back / i / come / will not
i am worried that you won't come back.
2 he was very tired . however , he went to school this morning >> even though ..........he was very tired, he went to school this morning.........................................
3 although video games are not good for students , ...........they play them everyday............................................. (complete the snetence)
4 tom can read in english . he can not write in english ( combine two sentences into one , using one of these connectives : and , but , or , so , therefore , however , because ) >> tom .........................tom can read in english , but he can't write in english.................................
5 i like the cartoons . she game me the cartoons last week ( combine two sentences into one , using '' who '' , '' which '' or '' that ''
i like the cartoons which she gave me last week.
1. Complete the sentences in Mai's email with the correct form of the verb brackets.
Hi Susan.Well , i'm here in Ha Noi , now .I see quite a lot of my cousin Hoa because we (1) (enjoy/ do) .......ENJOY DOING.....the same things .I have some new friends called David and John.David is very good qt computer and he (2) ( not mind/ help) .........DOESN'T MIND HELPING.....me so that's good .John is really nice too.He (3) ( play) .......PLAYS.... basketball and he (4) (go/ skateboard) .....GOES SKATEBOARD........quite a lot .His brother Toby is 18 and he's really cool bt he (5)(prefer/ play) ....PREFER TO PLAY.........football .I (6) (do) .....DO......gymnastics once a week and Hoa (7) (do) .DOES....karate .She prefer indoor sports because she (8)(not like/get) ...........DOESN'T LIKE...cold !Write soon!
2. Fill the gaps with the words / phrases in the box .More than one word can be suitable for some gaps.
In my opinion- In short - Finally - Besides - Second - also - First - In addition.
I choose reading as my favourite leisure activity for a number of reasons .(1) ....FIRST....I read everywhere i can and whenever i am free.(2) ..SECOND...I read many kinds of books, such as : short stories,novels , science books , ect .Books help me to have more knowledge and experience of society ,science and our world.Have you read the book"The Art of Happiness" by the Dalai Lama? It teaches us how not only to get over sadness, but also to be always cheerful.(3) ......., it (4) ......ALSO....reminds us to live because everybody and real happiness only comes when helping other people.(5) .....IN ADDTION......that ,I read a lot of detective stories , like "The Godfather " , "Sherlock Holmes" , ect .(6) ....BESIDES....., a number of comic books and magazines for teenagers make me feel ralaxed in my free time (7) ......FINALLY......., readind makes my mind rich , my life more pleasant ,and i learn a lot from it.(8) ...IN SHORT...., reading brings me many benefits.
Hi Susan.Well , i'm here in Ha Noi , now .I see quite a lot of my cousin Hoa because we (1) (enjoy/ do) ......enjoy doing......the same things .I have some new friends called David and John.David is very good qt computer and he (2) ( not mind/ help) ......doesn't mind helping........me so that's good .John is really nice too.He (3) ( play) ....plays....... basketball and he (4) (go/ skateboard) ....goes skateboarding.........quite a lot .His brother Toby is 18 and he's really cool bt he (5)(prefer/ play) .....prefers playing........football .I (6) (do) ....do.......gymnastics once a week and Hoa (7) (do) .does....karate .She prefer indoor sports because she (8)(not like/get) .......doesn't like getting.......cold !Write soon!
2. Fill the gaps with the words / phrases in the box .More than one word can be suitable for some gaps.
In my opinion- In short - Finally - Besides - Second - also - First - In addition.
I choose reading as my favourite leisure activity for a number of reasons .(1) ....first.....I read everywhere i can and whenever i am free.(2) ...second...I read many kinds of books, such as : short stories,novels , science books , ect .Books help me to have more knowledge and experience of society ,science and our world.Have you read the book"The Art of Happiness" by the Dalai Lama? It teaches us how not only to get over sadness, but also to be always cheerful.(3) ..in my opinion....., it (4) .....also.....reminds us to live because everybody and real happiness only comes when helping other people.(5) .....besides......that ,I read a lot of detective stories , like "The Godfather " , "Sherlock Holmes" , ect .(6) ......in addition..., a number of comic books and magazines for teenagers make me feel ralaxed in my free time (7) .....finally........, readind makes my mind rich , my life more pleasant ,and i learn a lot from it.(8) ....in short..., reading brings me many benefits.
1B
2D
3F
4C
5E
6A