Bt English-8a10

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. It is________that she works 16 hours a day.
D. said
2. Hillary and Norgay were the first one _________Everest.
A. climb
3. James likes climbing mountain. He has just joined a _________club.
C. mountain-climbing
4. Have you ever tried janpan food
D. recognize flavors in food
5. Mary told Helen that she was tired of eating fish _________summer.
B. that
6. It is a custom to give presents at Christmas.
A.tradition
7. It’s cold outside! Don’t go out_________your coat.
A. with
8. Bob had someone _________his house.
B. paints
9. John said he couldn’t repair the car ....... day
A before
10. _________is a person whose job is to put in and repair pipes and baths.
A. Plumber
11. These computers are made_________Australia.
D. by
12. The _________festival is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other.
B. bull-fighting
13. The teacher told us _________ talk.
D. didn’t
14. The -ing form of ‘sit’ was spelled _________a double t.
A with
15. We used to go and fetch milk _________the farm.
B. at
16. Jane had the waiter _________her some tea.
A. bring
17. The fish has gone.
A.
18. James told me why he went home early two days _________.
B. ago
19. The journey from the airport to the university_________ about an hour and a half.
A. spends
20. Vietnam is a country that exports a lot of rice.
D. produces something
III-Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
One of the festivals in the Buddhist tradition is called Vesak. It takes place in April or May, and it lasts for three days. The festival celebrates the life of the Buddha, and it also marks the beginning of the Buddhist year. During the festival, Buddhists decorate their houses and streets with flowers and paper lanterns. They give presents to monks and to poor people, and they send each other cards. In India, they sometimes buy birds in cages and set them free.

1. What is Vesak
It's one of the festivals in the Buddhish tradition is called Vesak
2. When does it happen?
It's takes place in April or May
3. How long does _.......
It's last for three days
4. What do people do?
They give presents to monks and to poor people, and they send each other card
5. What do they buy birds for?
they sometimes buy birds in cages and set them free.
IV-Rewrite the sentences, using reported speech.
1. Charles said, “I’m living in London now”.
Charles said lived in London now
2. He said to us, “You are my best friends.”
He said me were his best friends
3. John said to me, “I don’t know what Fred is doing
John said he not know what Fred was did
4. She said, “I will answer the phone.”
She said will answer the phone
5. He said to his friends, “I must go home now.”
He said his friend had to go home then
8. Judy said, “John wants to come here but he isn’t very well”.
Judy said John wanted to come there but his wasn't very well
9. Susan said, “My sister is coming to see me next week.”
Susan said her sister was came to see me next week
10. Judy said to me, “I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you when I get back.”
Judy said he was went away for a few days.He'll phone me when he got back
V-Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box.

relatives top preparations holiday put are although bought

Christmas is the biggest (1)holiday of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start on 24 December, Christmas Eve, (2) although there have been several weeks of (3) ___preparation ______beforehand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been (4) _____bought _ Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and (5) ___relatives________. About a week before Christmas, people usually (6) ____put______ up their decorations and an angel on the (7) ____top________of the Christmas tree. Family presents (Cool ______are_______ usually put under the tree.

VI-Fill in each gap with one suitable compound noun in the box.

bull-fighting ice-skating bird-watching weight-lifting
water-fetching air-conditioning zebra-crossing window-shopping

1. My father likes _____bird-watching_____________. He spends lots of hours watching the birds.
2. In______bull-fighting________, a traditional public entertainment in Spain, bulls are fought and usually killed in a bullring.
3._______weight-lifting____________ is the activity of lifting heavy objects as a sport or as exercise.
4. She enjoys looking at goods displayed in shop windows, so she goes _____window-shopping____________ very often.
5. ________ice-skating______ is the activity of skating on ice.
6. In the ______water-fetching_________ contest, one person from each team has to run to the river to get the water.
7. _________air-conditioning________ in a system that makes the air inside a building, room or vehicle cool.
8. Pedestrians must cross the street on __________zebra-crossing______________