Curs 12

I. TRAVEL TRIP JOURNEY TOUR VOYAGE

a) Now that they have retired, my parents _______________ a lot more.

b) For our wedding anniversary, we went on a _______________ to Paris.
c) I hate the _______________ to work. The train is always crowded.
d) How long does your _______________ take every morning? About 30 minutes.
e) Christopher Columbus made many discoveries during his long sea _______________.
f) Ill never forget our _______________ of India. It was fabulous!
g) Perhaps in the future travel agencies will offer _______________ to other planets.

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct word/s:

a) _________________________ of people sat quietly in the hall. (hundred/hundreds/five hundreds/five

hundred)
b) Eggs are cheap. I bought _________________________. (two dozens/two dozen/two a dozen/two dozens
of them)
c) He wrote a _________________________ report. (five-thousand-words/five-thousands-word/five-
thousands-words/five-thousand-word)
d) Next week, we are going to study _________________________. (Lesson Nine/Lesson Ninth/ Lesson
Nineth/ the nineth lesson)
e) About _________________________ of the workers are young people. (third-fifths/three-fifth/three-
fifths/third-fifth)
f) The scientist is in his _________________________. (thirties/thirtys/thirtys/thirtieths)
g) Hes been in the United States for _________________________. (one year and a half/one year and
half/one year and an half/one and half years)
h) The experiment will last for 150 days. Today is _________________________. (the one hundred fourty-
ninth/the one hundred forty-nineth/one hundred forty ninth/the one hundred forty-ninth)

III. CONJUNCTIONS

a. Although he is considered a great writer, _______________ works are not widely read. (but
his/his/however, his/still his)
b. _______________ he comes, we wont be able to go. (except/without/unless/even)
c. The horse is getting old and cannot run _______________ it did. (as faster as/as fast as/so fast as/so fast
than).
d. It will be years _______________ you regret what youve done. (after/since/before/that)
e. _______________ I was there at that time, I saw what happened with my own eyes. (as/since/for/as and
since)

IV. ADJECTIVE or ADVERB

a) Tom is _______________. He works _______________. (slow / slow).

b) Sue is a _______________ girl. She climbed up the ladder _______________. (careful / careful)
c) The dog is _______________. It barks _______________. (angry / angry)
d) He acted _______________. He's an _______________ actor. (excellent / excellent)
e) They learn English _______________. They think English is an _______________ language. (easy / easy)
f) Max is a _______________ singer. He sings _______________. (good / good)
g) It's _______________ cold today. The cold wind is _______________. (awful / awful)
h) Dogs rely on their noses as they can smell _______________. If that is true, why does dog food smell so
_______________? (extreme good / terrible)
i) The little boy looked _______________. I went over to comfort him and he looked at me
_______________. (sad / sad)
j) I tasted the soup _______________ but it tasted _______________. (careful / wonderful)

V. BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, NOR, SO, AND, OR

1. _______________ cats _______________ teenagers turn their heads when you call them.
2. You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its master. _______________ would you
see a teenager in public with his or her parents very often.
3. A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't _______________.
4. _______________ cats _______________ teenagers can lie on the sofa for hours on end without moving.
5. Cats expect you to prepare the food for them. _______________ do teenagers.
6. If you tell a joke, _______________ your cat _______________ your teen will laugh about it.
7. If you make a sudden move in their direction, _______________ cats _______________ teenagers get
frightened.
8. Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't _______________.
9. Cats roam outside and often come home very late at night. _______________ do teenagers.
10. Conclusion: no matter if you _______________ have a cat _______________ a teenager at home - it's all
the same.

VI. Form the sentences:

1. is / near / school / There / new / a / our / cinema

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2. got / my / problem / I / with / have / homework / a

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3. well / think / your / very / I / don't / father / drives

__________________________________________________________________ .

4. to / we / On / a / restaurant / sometimes / Sundays / go

__________________________________________________________________ .

5. circus / went / with / we / ago / the / Two / my / to / parents / months

__________________________________________________________________ .

6. did / very / The / trick / well / magician / his

__________________________________________________________________ .

7. after / Jim / sister / Mother / look / asked / his / to / younger

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8. her / Cindy / you / I / found / Can / tell / that / have / necklace
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VII. Do you agree with gay people/marriages?

VIII. Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.

IX. Will intelligent life take over humanity?