9-10 Review
1 Complete the newspaper story with appropriate words.
Charity Ride
7
Two nurses from the north of
England going to cycle
from Land's End to John o'
Groats to raise money for new
hospital equipment. Joe Swain
and Bella King are both nurses
at Bradford Royal Infirmary
Yorkshire. The hospital
badly needs a new running
machine for the physiotherapy
department, and Joe and Bella
decided to raise the
money themselves.
John of Groats in Scotland is the
north you can
go on land in the UK. Land's End is on the southwest coast
of England. Traditionally, the journey
these two
places is the longest in the UK. By road, it is about 1,400 km.
So
long will it take Joe and Bella? We're hoping
do it in ten days,' says Joe, 'But perhaps we'll need
two weeks.
The two nurses have planned the
journey very carefully.
They are going to do it
May because
the weather will be warm
(they hope! but not hot.
At the moment,
training hard. We
cycle every day,' says
Bella. 'And 10
weekends, we
do a long ride-
100 km or more.
I'm getting very fit!
1. Sarah told that all the letters had been writ-
ben. 2. Benny greeted the people who have been invited to the meeting. 3. These children are never
given any pocket money. 4. The inhabitants of the village were
being asked about people living in their neighbourhood when the
police arrived. 5. Jane allowed her brother to go to the
cinema. 6. Children are being seldom allowed to see horror films.
7. I entered the house when our seats were shown to my
parents. 8. The funny scene was followed by the laughter
of the audience. 9. John was asked by his uncle if the fairs
in the village had been often visited. 10. John says the socks
have not been mended yet.
What is friendship? Some people will say that it is a feeling of mutual liking between two or more people, other will add that it is a state when one person understands and supports the other one.To my mind friendship can be compared to a tree. Its seed should find good soil and under good conditions it will grow into a tree. As the years go by the tree stands firmer and firmer on the ground. And if it is strong enough, it will survive all the storms and winds. But to help it, we should take care of it and love it.The most important feeling that exists between friends is trust. It newer appears by itself, it's the result of a long friendship and this feeling is very valuable. Respect and tolerance are also very important; it means that you don't criticize your friend's way of living, but try to understand him, discuss problems with him and explain to him what you think is good and what is bad. A friend is a person who can help you in time, lend you any sum of money for a long period of time without any percent, whom you can wake up in the middle of the night just to say you feel worried or who is eager to do everything for you waiting nothing in return, who supports you in all your beginnings and who will never betray you.Lucky are those people who have friends. I'm happy to have lots of friends, too. Some of them are very close, some are less. But all of them make my life interesting and enjoyable.I appreciate friendship. It makes happiness grow brighter and grief less painful, because we have friends to share it with. When we doubt our ability to fulfill our aspiration or to reach our secret goal it is our best friend who gives us a spark of assurance. And we trust our friends and we are grateful to them. Friendship is a bridge between loneliness and fellowship, frustration and confidence, despair and hope, setbacks and success. That's why a true friend is a priceless gift. They are rich who have true friends, says a proverb and I agree.