LANGUAGE FOCUS - Ability: can and could - Questions with How ... ?, trắc nghiệm

William Sidis

Supergenius

Most people can’t read until they’re six and they ¹ can || can't || could || couldn't usually speak one, two or maybe three languages as children. William Sidis was born in 1898, and when he was eighteen months old, he ² could || couldn't || can | can't read. Before he was eight he wrote four books and ³ could || couldn't || can || can't speak eight languages. William was a genius with a very high IQ, but in the end he lived a lonely life. He went to university at eleven, but he ⁴ couldn't || could || can || can't make friends and was very unhappy. William died in 1944. Prodigies ⁵ can || can't || could || couldn't do special or amazing things, but they ⁶ can't || can || could || couldn't always find a place in society. Life is sometimes difficult when you’re different.

RULES

1. We use can to talk about the present || past and could to talk about the past II present .

2. We use a base form without || with to after can and could.

3. The he / she / it form of can is can || cans.

4. The negative forms are can’t and couldn’t || don’t can and didn’t can.

5. We don’t use || use do and did to make questions with can and could. For example:

At what age can most people talk?

When could you first speak English?

1. How much || b. potassium does a banana contain?
2. How fast || f. could Carl Lewis run?
3. How high || e. is Mount Everest?
4. How often || a. should a bodybuilder have eggs per day?
5. How many || c. words can Twista rap in a minute?
6. How old || d. was William Sidis when he started reading?

William Sidius

Supergenius

Most people can’t read until they’re six and they can't || can || could || couldn't usually speak one, two or maybe three languages as children. William Sidis was born in 1898, and when he was eighteen months old, he could || couldn't || can || can't read. Before he was eight he wrote four books and could || couldn't || can || can't speak eight languages. William was a genius with a very high IQ, but in the end he lived a lonely life. He went to university at eleven, but he couldn't || could || can || can't make friends and was very unhappy. William died in 1944. Prodigies can || can't || could || couldn't do special or amazing things, but they can't || can || could || couldn'talways find a place in society. Life is sometimes difficult when you’re different.