vocabulay
(adj.)shining, bright; giving forth light or energy
radiant
Say the meaning of the following idiom:
A man's home is his castle
A person always thinks that his/her house is better than any other place to live, no matter how messy or poor the house is.
Use the words given below to make a sentence:
the medicine/take/the patient
The medicine was taken by the patient.
Fill in the blank(using future passive with will.):
New courses _____(offer)every six weeks.
Fill in the blank with a model:
They ____ be dry by now. They usually take 45 minutes to dry, and ther've been in the dryer in the dryer almost 40 minutes.
should
(adj.)large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary,material
substantial
Say the meaning of the following idiom:
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
you can’t create a fine product from inferior materials
Fill in the blank:
The building where I work _____(renovate）right now.
is being renovated
Your package _______(need to/insure)before mailing.
needs to be insured
Fill in the blank with a model:
It _____ be ready. It's noon. They said it would probably be ready by noon.
should
Millions of poor people face the ____ prospect of hunger.
grim
Say the meaning of the following idiom:
A hyena cannot know its own stench
One does not always realize he is wrong
When the bubbles_____(remove) from the hot mixture, the hot liquid _____ (pour) into molds, and it _____(form) into different shapes.
were removed, was poured, was formed
complete the sentence using present perfect passive:
A new prescription___________________________
(recommend/doctor)
A new prescription has been recommended by the doctor.
Choose the phrase that better fits the situation:
I (could ride/ could have ridden) my bicycle to school
could have ridden
I know that an injection of novocaine doesn't normally ______ a great deal of pain. Still, the mere thought of the dentist's sharp needle is enough to make me _____.
inflict......wince
Say the meaning of the following idiom and make a sentence:
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
you can provide someone with a nice opportunity, but you can’t make them take it if they don’t want to
Change the sentence in to the agentless passive and say the reason for ommitting the agent.
I lost the report sometime during the week.
The report was lost sometime during the week.
Not used to avoid blame
Two children injured in train train accident.
Two children have been injured in a train accident.
Two children were injured in a train accident.
Fill in the blank with the words provided:
The mechanic____________(ought to/ check) that noise.
ought to have checked
"His medoths are hardly what I'd call _____, but they do get results," the sales manager remarked about her star salesperson. "if he took a more traditional approach when dealing with customers, the company's profits might be so _____."
Say the meaning of the following idiom and make a sentence:
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
do not criticize others for a flaw that you yourself possess.
Find the errors in the paragraph:
Modern lie detectors, which are calling polygraphs, are used to indicate changes in heart rate, blood pressure, breating rate, and perspiration while a person is be examined. Questions about the validity of th polygraph however, are frequently raising. Cansequently, results from polygraphs are often thrown out in legal cases.
Modern lie detectors, which are calling->called polygraphs, are used to indicate changes in heart rate, blood pressure, breating rate, and perspiration while a person is be->being examined. Questions about the validity of th polygraph however, are frequently raising->raised. Cansequently, results from polygraphs are often thrown out in legal cases.
Change the headline into two full sentences, one using present perfect, the other using the simple passive:
Golfer struck by lightning.
A glofer was strucked by lightning.
A golfer has been strucked by lightning.
Find the error in the wollowing sentences:
He might has been late.
I ought to visited him at the hospital.
She must have a cold yesterday.
he might have been late.
I ought to have visited him at the hospital.
She must have had got a cold yesterday.