Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1) ....of it. But illness can come, even (2)........ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3).....attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4).... them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5)....... The cause of many diseases (6)..... known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7)..... safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8)..... for years. And what do we except by the years 2010? Undoubtedly, (9)..... science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to (10) ...... medical problems that are unavoidable today.

III. Read the passages and write True for (T) of False for (F).

His early life

George Washington was born in Virginia. His family owned abigfarm and had George didn’t have much education. Duringhis life he had three jobs: he was a farmer,a soldier, and a politician. He loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco and owned horses. He worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the theatre. In 1759 he married a widow called Martha Custis. They were happy together, but didn’t have anychildren.

His later life

He was Commander-in-Chief of thearmy and fought the British in the War ofIndependence. When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be President. Finally, in 1789, he became President, and gave his name to the new capital city. He started the building of the White House, but he never lived in it. By 1797 he was tired of politics. He went back to his farm and died there two years later.

1. ____________ He came from a rich family.

2. ____________ He loved being a politician.

3. ____________ He worked hard.

4. ____________ He had a lot of other interests.

5. ____________ He had a good education.

6. ____________ He married, but didn’t have any children.

7. ____________ He was in office for eight years.

8. ____________ He was happy to live and work on the farm.

9. ____________ Finally he was tired of politics and resigned.

10. ____________ Americans loved him very much.

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form.

Kevin O’Donnell works in Hollywood. He records sound for films. He (1. work ) __________ on his first film in 1980: Star Wars. He’s now 51 and he (2. help __________ to make more than 100 films. In 1983, he (3. do) _________ the sound on the film called Terms of Endearment. The film (4. Win) __________ five Oscars, but O’Donnell (5. not win) __________ one. He (6. be) __________ at the Oscars in 1983 when he was only 26.

Now, he (7. be) __________ to the Oscars 20 times. He has worked on Top Gun, Terminator 3, Spider-Man, Transformers and other great films, but he (8. not win) __________ an Oscar yet. He (9. write) __________ 20 speeches so far, but (10. never given) __________ one. The speeches are in a drawer in his house. Kevin doesn’t mind. He knows the sound in his films is amazing. He’s going to win - one day!

II. Complete the sentences using the correct comparative, superlative form or “as…as” of the adjectives given.

1.Some people think that Music isn’t (important) __________ Maths or Science. I don’t agree.

2.The guitar is one of the (popular) __________ instruments among young people.

3.It’s (easy) __________ to play an instrument after you’ve been practising for a while.

4.I play the piano (good) __________ than I play the violin.

5.Guitars aren’t (expensive) __________ many other instruments.

6.Saxophones are (heavy) __________ than a lot of instruments.

7.Traditional pianos are (suitable) __________ than keyboards for beginners.

8.Mai is (good) __________ singer in our class.

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Throughout history people have worn clothing of one description or another. Apart form protection against the weather, clothes were also often ...... to show the wearer's status a wealth. Over the years, numerous fashions in clothing have com and gone. ...... some of these have been popular for relatively short periods, others have lasted longer. 
Until the first half of the 20th century, the ability to follow fashion was limited only to those ........ had the money to do so. But following fashion did not only demand money, it also required large amounts of leisure time. Wealthy people ....... fashion very seriously and close attention had to be ..... to detail. Wearing the correct clothes for different occasions was very important, despite the fact that this often meant changing clothes five or six times a day. 
More recently, fashionable clothes have come .... the reach of ordinary people. The traditional craft of dressmaking, .... usually involved sewing by hand, was both costly and slow. But today, large-scale manufacturing has made it easier for people to keep up with .... in fashion without having to spend a great deal of money.

Identify the false parts and correct them

1, She has broken her leg the day before her exam

2, King Henry the Eighth of England had six wifes

3, Victor and Jackie have not known each other for years and years. They are very good friends

4, I met them when I was in Paris. It has been in 1988

5, We have had that black dog since many years. I think my mother bought it right before I was born

6, We were really happy in those days. Many things changed

7, He has slept for just a quarter and hour only. Don't wake him up

8, Did he met her in the street a moment ago?

9, We have never lived in that house from 2002

10, We have been travelled in Germany for a month, we will go back home in a day or two

Make all necessary changes and additions to produce a complete sentence from each of the following set of words and sentences.
1. He used / work here / porter //
2. He / work / an office / fifth floor / this building //
3. I / be told / not / use / office phone / personal calls //
4. We / have / dinner when / some guests / come / yesterday //
5. They / be married / since 1970 //
Complete this sentence in such away that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
6. He has been living on his pension for four years.
=> He began __________________________

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