Điền vào chỗ trống The morning train seemed(1)....crowded(2)....passengers than usual.At (3)...... I thought I would have stand for the....(4) journey,but when the train.....(5)the station,I....an empty seat(7)........to the window.I looked carefully around,but none (8)........the passengers seemed to.......(9) that seat.I came up to that seat and (10).....dơn.Opposite me (11)....a boy,he was playing with a small(12).......A small toy no doubt but as....(13)as.I looked it again I (14)......why I had found the seat so (15) ......... The small object was a larger spider

VIII: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.  

                 first      next      more     left    none      was    with     have      realized      sat    

   The morning train seemed ...(1)... crowded ...(2)... passengers than usual. At ...(3)... I thought I would have to stand for the whole ...(4)..., but when the train ...(5)... the station, I ...(6)... an empty seat ...(7)... to the window. I looked carefully around but ...(8)...of the passengers seemed to ...(9)... that seat. I came up to that seat and ...(10)...down . Opposite me ...(11)... a boy, he was playing with a  small object, no doubt but as soon as I looked at it again, I ...(12)... why I had found the seat so empty.

VIII: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.  

                 first      next      more     left    none      was    with     have      realized      sat    

   The morning train seemed ...(1)... crowded ...(2)... passengers than usual. At ...(3)... I thought I would have to stand for the whole ...(4)..., but when the train ...(5)... the station, I ...(6)... an empty seat ...(7)... to the window. I looked carefully around but ...(8)...of the passengers seemed to ...(9)... that seat. I came up to that seat and ...(10)...down . Opposite me ...(11)... a boy, he was playing with a  small object, no doubt but as soon as I looked at it again, I ...(12)... why I had found the seat so empty.

Fill each numbered blank with a suitable word to finish the passage

Complete the text with so, while, after, what's more, at first and anyway.

Last week a friend of mine invited me to watch her doing her hobby. (1)............ I was confused: Why would she want me to do that? (2)......... l went along to the local theatre, where a band was playing that night. I arrived early, (3) .......... I sat down and waited. (4).....I was sitting there, my friend appeared on stage with a huge piece of paper, which she stuck to a board. That was strange enough, but (5) ........when the band came on, she took out some paints and . they finished brushes as well. As the band played, my friend painted to their music! (6)......they finished playing, my friend showed the picture to the audience. It was amazing!

It was a sunny day when I first involved in community service. I (36) _______ a group of more than 20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (37) _______ children. Soon after we came there, the leader divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest, I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them (38) ________ health problems. However, most of them were well-behaved and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and they played happily with us. We (39) _______ paper and pencils for the kids and instructed them to draw. We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience to me that I could never forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (40) _______ my first voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future if I have time.

 Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage:

It was a cold night. The train traveled through some very lonely countryside. There was (1)__________sign of human life and the station at Brest seemed (2)__________an oasis. The passengers were advised to get (3)____________the train because they were going to be there for a long time. The customs officers had to (4)____________their duty, searching the entire train looking mainly for illegal literature. They found quite a lot, including some interesting magazines to take home to their families. (5)___________ this was happening, the train moved away from the platform to (6)____________its wheels changed. It was lifted up and swung over on to a wider set of (7)________________. But the passengers in the station did not know about this. To them it was a long, unnecessary wait, (8)_______________worse by the fact that their luggage disappeared with the train for at (9)_______________an hour. If they had been given a better explanation of what was going on, they (10)________________have been in a better mood. 

VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it.
a) It was so late that nothing could be done
It was too late t….o do anything/ late for anything to is done
b) I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
“Please (can/ could/would you) wake me at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning,” I said to the
hotel porter.
c) They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date of the meeting will have to be changed again
d) The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
We are going to have/ get the car repaired
e) The bus takes longer than the train.
The train doesn’t take as long as the bus /takes shorter time than the bus
f) John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
It is over six months since John had/ got his hair cut
g) My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
If my wishes (that) she had been put / they had put her in a higher class
h) Would you like me to finish the work tonight
I’ll finish the work tonight if you like/you want me to

i) You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
In case you get hungry, you’d better/ should/ ought to take some sandwiches.
IX. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I was very _______________ in the lesson because our teacher is very
_______________ in history. (interest)
2. My friend is a very _______________ sort of person but he hates doing
_______________ activities. (relax)
3. Studying for exams is very _______________ I get _______________ when I open
my school books. (tire)
4. We were all very _______________ about the school trip but it wasn’t an
_______________ trip at all. (excite)
5. It’s a _______________ book and I’m _______________ every time I start reading it
(bore)

*Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive or -ing form.
Scotland was the perfect place (1) ...to grow up... (grow up). My parents had spent years (2)
............................... (save up) because they wanted (3) ............................... (buy) a small farmhouse in
the Scottish Highlands. Shortly after I was born their dream came true and our new life in the country
began. To begin with, I was probably too young (4) ............................... (appreciate) the fresh air and
breathtaking views, but as I grew up I began (5) ............................... (enjoy) exploring the unspoilt
countryside. I soon got used to (6) ............................... (have) to walk miles to the shops, and

since it was too far (7) ............................... (travel) to the nearest primary school, my parents did their
best (8) ............................... (educate) me at home. However, I never felt lonely and was usually too
busy (9) ............................... (help) my father on the land to worry about( 10) ...............................
(not/have) any friends. My brothers and sisters were also starting (11) ............................... (grow up)
fast and we had no difficulty (12) ............................... (amuse) ourselves for hours on end. When I
reached the age of eleven, my parents decided it was time (13)............................... (send) me to
secondary school as they didn’t feel they were capable of (14) ............................... (provide) me with
the range of skills I would need for my future life. This would involve (15) ............................... (travel)
twenty miles to the nearest town and twenty miles back. I was sorry (16) ............................... (say)
goodbye to my old way of life, but at the same time I looked forward (17) ............................... (mix)
with new people. After (18)............................... (finish) school I was forced (19) ...............................
(move) to Edinburgh to look for work and I have now made the city my home. Although I love the
cosmopolitan lifestyle, I sometimes can’t help (20) ............................... (wish) I was back in the
Highlands.