In the beautiful churchyard of St Andrew's, Mells, is a memorial to Prime Minister's son Raymond Asquith, who was killed (1)_____________ the First World War, as well as the grave (2) _____________the poet Siegfried Sassoon. Their close ties to this quiet corner of Somerset (3)_____________ tell us much about our nation.

          The wars of the 20th century made people question (4)_____________ they were fighting for and the countryside was (5)_____________as propaganda. It created feelings of patriotism and nostalgia and pulled at (6)_____________ heartstrings.

          Many fought for a countryside they had (7)_____________ seen. Visit a rural parish church and you'll find dukes, earls and aristocrats (8)_____________ there. This doesn't happen in France, for (9)_____________ the countryside there was for peasants, not noblemen, whereas our countryside is for all. It's in the British DNA; our homes are our castles and we (10)_____________our Jerusalem in this green and pleasant land.

Exercise : Reduce the relative clauses in following sentences

1. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us ?

2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country

3. The children who attend that school receive a good education

4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood

5. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page

6. He was the second person to be killed in this way

7. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica

8. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle

9. The number of students who have been counted is quite high

10. George is the man who was chosen to represent the committee at the convention

11. I wish we had a garden that he could play in

12. He is always the first who comes and the last who leaves

13. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights

14. The first man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable

15. I've got a bottle of wine but I haven't got anything that I could open it with .

HELP ME !!!

Reduce the relative clauses in following sentences :

1. Do you know the woman who is coming towards us ?

2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country

3. The children who attend that school receive a good education

4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood

5. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page

6. He was the second person to be killed in this way

7. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica

8. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle

9. The number of students who have been counted is quite high

10. George is the man who was chosen to represent the committee at the convention

11. I wish we had a garden that he could play in

12. He is always the first who comes and the last who leaves

13. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights

14. The first man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable

15. I've got a bottle of wine but I haven't got anything that I could open it with .

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are – and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life – can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall.

Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

(source: https://www.beliefnet.com)

According to the paragraph 4, what is the lesson the father wanted to impart to his children?

A.Moral lessons can come from the most unexpected and ordinary things.

B.No matter what season it is outside, you always have to cherish it.

C.The old age of humans is similar to the winter of nature.

D.Persevere through the difficulties and better times are sure to come sometime sooner or later.

1/ The most disastrous earthquake in Japan, which occurred in 1923 ( caused, destroyed, killed, damaged) about 150,000 people

2/ The planet which is (closest, closes, closed, closing) to the Earth is Venus

3/ The animal which ( is, are, was, were) closen to be the logo of Sea Games 2003 is the buffalo

4/ The ( explore, exploring, explorer, expert) who discovered America was Christopher Columbus

5/ Pompeii was ( normally, usually, completely, quickly) destroyed in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius

6/ It ( snows, snowy, snowed, snow) in Lang Son in the winter of 2002

7/ Typhoon, hurricane, and cyclone are different words for ( a, an, the, with) same matural disaster

8/ They saw a lot interesting buildings ( on, from, about, in ) their sight seeing trip

9/ He was thought ( to break, break, broke, breaking) the window last week

10/ Everybody loves him because of his( polite, politely, more polite, politeness)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are – and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life – can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall.

Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

(source: https://www.beliefnet.com)

The word “laden” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .

A. loade

B. decorated

C. enhanced

D. given

7. The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour ___________ was broadcast live this morning

A. Was    B. had been    C. has been   D. was being

8. Do you want to meet my colleague ___________ son Is training to be an astronaut?

A. That     B. whom   C. Whose   D. x

9. The mission _______ they are talking about plans to send humans to Mar by 2030

A.  Who     B. when    C. where     D. x

10. The Astronauts Memorial Foundation honors all American astronauts ______ have lost their lives while on missions or in training

A. which    B. who    C. whom     D.  x

Read and drill, the question below and ( True or False):

One of the most prominent names is the "Unfinished" Obelisk, which is taller than any memorial tower ever built. This is known as the greatest ancient tower ever known, located near the land north of the quarry in Aswan, Egypt.
The length was calculated to be up to 42m and most of the building was abandoned, according to its name, when a few cracks appeared on the rocks that made the walls during construction. Many people believe that Queen Hatshepsut at that time was the one who approved the erection of the tower, according to the plan to complete with a weight of raw materials of 1200 tons.
Besides this landmark, a foundation for another structure was also discovered in 2005 in the Aswan quarry. This is said to be a museum - the tomb and is currently protected by the Egyptian government as a valuable historical monument.

1) The length of the tower is calculated as ................... meter.

A. 32m B. 40m C. 42m D. a&c

2)According to the completed plan with a raw material weight of ..................... tons.

A. 1300 tons B. 870 tons C. 1201 tons D. All 3 are all wrong

3) Many believe that Queen Hatshepsut It was not at that time who approved the construction of the tower ..................................

4) A foundation for another structure was also discovered in 2006 at the Aswan quarry .............................