1. “It’s so stuffy in here.” – “ _______ ”
A. Do I have to open the window?
B. Must I open the window?
C. Shall I open the window?
D. Would you like to open the window ?
2. “Merry Christmas!” – “ ______”
A. Happy Christmas to you!
B. Same for you!
C. The same to you!
D. You are the same!
3. “I will pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.” – “ ______ ”
A. No, you don’t.
B. OK. See you then.
C. I don’t like waiting.
D. Thanks, no big deal.
4. “ ______ going on a picnic this weekend?” – “That’s great!”
A. How about B. Let’s C. Why don’t we D. Would you like
5. “Mr Green had an accident. He’s been in hospital for a week.” – “ _______ ”
A. How terrific.
B.Oh, is he?
C. Poor it.
D.Poor him.
6. “Do you really think that I should take the job?” – “ _______ Trust me. Take it.
What do you have to lose?”
A. I doubt so. B. I don’t think so. C. I hope so. D. I know so.
7. “Do you fancy a drink?” – “_____ ”
A. No, everything is OK.
B. Oh! Of course not.
C. Sure, let’s go and get one.
D. Wow! I am so excited.
8. “What are you doing here, Tom? Do you want to join us?” – “ ________ Please
continue. I’m just Corning to fmd my stuff.”
A. Don’t mind me. B. Don’t worry.
C. Not at all. D. Not to mention.
9. “Take the second turning on the left and then go straight ahead until you see the
cinema on the right.” – “ _______ Thanlcs.”
A. I agree with you. B. I don’t think so.
C. I have got that. D. It makes sense.
10. “Do you mind if I turn on the volume?” – “ ______ ” .
A. I don’t think so. B. I’m sorry, but you have to.
C. No, please go ahead. D. Of course, you can’t.
11. “Would you mind if I smoked?” – “ _______ ”
A. Don’t mention it. B. I’d rather you didn’t.
C. Mind your head! D. You don’t want to.
12. “Let’s have a pizza.” – “ _______ ”
A. It doesn’t matter. B. Not at all.
C. Not really. D. Sure thing!
13. “It’s freezing outside! What happened to the weather report? I thought this
cold front was supposed to pass.” – “Yeah, _______ ”
A. I agreed with you. B. I thought so too.
C. That’s good point. D. You are right.
14. “Let’s play Scrabble! I’m really good at spelling, too!” – “Oh, yeah?__________ ”
A. Does that make sense? B. I can’t believe in that.
C. I worry about it. D. We’ll see about that!
15. ‘I’m really excited for Aunt Mary’s surprise birthday party this afternoon!
Aren t you?” – ______ ”
A. Oh! I didn’t know she was older.
B. Really? What happened next?
C. Uh-huh! What then?
D. Yeah! How old is she?
They usually send ...................to their friends and relatives at Christmas. A. Christmas trees B. Christmas carols C. Christmas cards D. Christmas Eve
Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box
relatives - top - preparations - holiday - put - are - although - bought
Christmas is the biggest ................(1) of the year in the most of Britain. Celebrations start on 24 December, Christmas eve, ................(2) there have been several weeks of ..................(3) beforehand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been ...............(4). Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and................(5). About a week before Christmas, people usually.............(6) up their decorations and an angel on the .................(7) of the Christmas tree. Family presents .............(8) usually put under the tree.
On Christmas Eve ,people often....... a tree
On Christmas Eve ,people often........a tree
Christmas is always held ________(1) December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree and puts ________(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an important _________(3) in this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem _______(5) a fat jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave children ________ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ________(8) by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular __________(9) the USA. Santa Claus is based _______(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
Exercise 1. Put "an", "a", "the" or Ø (nothing):
1. My birthday is Sunday afternoon.
2. It doesn't often snow here at Christmas. We haven't had White Christmas for many years.
3. We came here in _ summer of 1969.
4. Thanks giving is in November. The Church of England dates from year 1534. I like driving at night. The roads are quite. Oh, I don't like driving in park. I'd rather travel during day.
5. Are you doing anything at weekend? + I don't think so. Well, come over on Sunday.
6. meals we had weren't very good. We had _ breakfast in the hotel and that wasn't too bad. We usually went out for lunch because lunch they served in the hotel was always the same dinner we had in our first evening was pretty a few, so we tried a few restaurants. On our last evening we had marvelous dinner in a Chinese restaurant, but that was an exception.
7. Rita plays violin and her sister plays guitar.
8. On our trip to Spain, we crossed Atlantic Ocean.
9. David attended Princeton University.
10. Florida State University is smaller than University of Florida
11. chair that you are sitting in is broken.
12. Civil War was fought in United States between 1861 and 1865.
big books on _ table are for my history class
last Christmas, i had my sister my Christmas card
a.designed b.to desugn c.desgn d.designing
Christmas is the (1)_______ holiday of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start (2) _______24 December, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparations beforehand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have (3)______ been sent to friends and relatives. About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations ans an angel on the top of the (4) ____. Family presents are usually put under the tree.
1, A. big | B, bigger | C, biggest | D, most |
2, A, in | B, at | C, to | D, on |
3, A, never | B, yet | C, already | D, ever |
4, A. Chritmas tree | B, Chritmas card | C, Chritmas carols | D, Chritmas songs |