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Part 4:
We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space. This is the first time, the (131) very first time, in man's long history that such pictures have been possible. (132) For many years most people have believed that the earth was ball-shaped. A few thought it was round and (133) flat, like a coin. Now we know, beyond doubt, that those few were (134) wrong/mistaken. The photographs show a ball-shaped (135) earth/planet, bright and beautiful. In colour photographs of the earth, the sky is as (136) black as coal. The (137) sea looks much bluer than it usually does to us. All our grey (138) clouds are a perfect white in colour; because, of course, the (139) sun is for ever shining on them. We are (140) lucky to live on the beautiful earth
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
It is often said that the British talk about the weather more than any other people in the world; some extremists (1.)___ argue___ that they talk about nothing else. But in fact, even in countries with (2.)__ much____ less changeable climates than Britain’s, the weather is an endless, if not varied, (3.)__ opening____ of conversational fodder. This seems only natural when you consider that the weather is one of the few things we all have in (4.)__ common____. It affects our senses, and (5.)__ even____ our moods, so directly and, at times, so intensely (6.)___ that___ it is only natural we should talk about it. After several days (7.)___ or___ even weeks of dark, gloomy weather, a bright day tends to bring out the best in everyone; people recognize the relief (8.)___in___ others’ expressions which they feel inside themselves, and find it hard to resist commenting a change which is having such an evident (9.)___ effect___ on everyone. “Nice day, isn’t it?” is much more than simply a comment on the state of the weather; it is a comment on the human state itself, an acknowledgement that the tenability of our place in the universe depends
(10.)____on__ the existence of a community of human feeling
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar its possible in meaning
to the original sentence. Use the word/ phrase given and other words as necessary. Do not change
the form of the given word. (2.0 p)
1. My father said I could use his car. (allowed)
__________________My father allowed me to use his car_______________________________________________
2. He didn’t take up the post till early the following year. (It…until)
_______________________It was not until early the following year that he didn't take up the post__________________________________________
3. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold. (enough)
_____________________The sea isn't warm enough for me to swim____________________________________________
4. Do you know Mrs. Linda? Her son has just won the scholarship. (whose)
____________________Do you know Mrs. Linda whose son has just won the scholarship?_____________________________________________
5. If we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately. (Should)
________________________Should we hear any futher news, we will be in tough immediately_________________________________________
6. The police arrived too late, so the burglar escaped. (By the time)
______________________By the time the police arrived, the burglar had escaped___________________________________________
7. Our flight couldn’t take off because of the frog. (prevented)
________________________The frog prevented our flight from taking off_________________________________________
8. You left the key in the room. That was rather careless of you. (which)
___________________________You left the key in the room, which was rather careless of you______________________________________
9. The driver said it was true that he didn’t have a license. (admitted)
________________________The driver admitted not to have a license_________________________________________
10. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday. (play)
______________________They always play badminton on Tuesday____________________________________
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. The keeper had no sooner opened the cage door than the lion attacked him.
Hardly ....had the keeper the cage than the lion attacked him..
2. No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh city.
Ho Chi Minh City is ...the largest city in Viet Nam...
3. They produce a lot of paper, so they need a lot of wood pulp.
The more ..paper they produce, the more wood pulp they need...
4. We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember it.
We always ..remember spending our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort ....
5. She insisted that she should be called Joyce.
She insisted on ....being called Joyce..
6. It might be a good idea to use honey instead of sugar.
Why ...don't we use honey instead of sugar?...
7. When you lie, some gestures can show you are lying.
Some gestures ....can give the evidence when you lie ..
8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no ...time did he suspect that the money had been stolen...
9. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band's decision to stop playing.
The moment ...I decided to get up and dance, the band decided to stop playing....
10. The only way to eliminate world terrorism is by untied opposition.
Only by ..untied opposition can the world terrorism be eliminated ....
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1. The keeper had no sooner opened the cage door than the lion attacked him.
Hardly had the keeper opened the cage door when the lion attacked him
10. The only way to eliminate world terrorism is by untied opposition.
Only by untying opposition can we eliminate world terrorism