Vocabulary:
Complete these sentences by using words form the article. The paragraphs where the words can be found is indicated in brackets.
1.I am sure you will be_______________to pass examination if you stuby hard.
2The plane___________off despite the bad weather..
3.The football team is _______________by many people.
4.We used to_________a house in Sai Kung.We sold it last year.
synonyms:
Replace the words underlined with ONE word or a phrase of [similar meaning] form the paragraphs indicated.
1.If they[work together], they will get the job finished much more quickly.
If they_________,they will get the job finished much more quickly.
2.The plant [need] watering twice a week.
The plant______watering twice a week.
3.We arrived late [because of]the storm.
We arrived late____the storm.
4.I think Anthony [can] do this job quickly.
I think Anthony___do this job quickly.
5.The calculator is small [when compared with]the old model.
The calculator is small____the old model.
6.It took us [almost] two weeks to finish the project.
It took us ______two weeks to finish the project.
7.Mr.Lee has had 3 wives [up to present].
Mr.Lee has had 3 wives_______.
8.There were[about]200 people at the meeting.
There were_____200 people at the meeting.
Cloze passage:
Some of the words in the following paragraphs are missing.Fill in each blank with[ONE suitable word]to complete the meaning.The first one has been done for you.
Concorde,the fastest passenger plane in the world. wasdeveloped by(2)_______and(3)______more than 30 years ago. Before its first fight in (4)___________,Concorde was given(5)________than 5000 hours of testing.
Concorde(6)__________at twice the speed of sound.while other passenger plans(7)___________________________about 8 hours to fly between new york and (8)________________,Concorde just(9)___________3 hours and 35 minutes.it is mostly used(10)_____________business people.