LANGUAGE FOCUS was, were 3 Complete the text with the correct form of was
or were.
It'
nice things
they? 16
the night of my fourteenth
birthday party. There?
to eat, and the music at the party
great. But my friends
there. Where
happy.
there a problem? Then I heard a noise outside.
it? I looked out of the
window. My friends
in the
garden! Soon there 10
a lot of
people at the party. It"
a great
evening!
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1. There is _a disorder among ___the__ papers on _the desk.
2. _The book that he recommended now costs over $3.
3. Who made __the___ bed in __the___ room upstairs?
4. I have no idea about __the___ geography of Scotland.
5. __The___ babies need __the___ comfort of their mothers.
6. Even _the honesty of Butler Smither was in doubt.
7. ___The__ Mayor is 48 years old.
8. Edith Evans was _the finest actress of our time.
9. They went to __the___ most expensive restaurant in town.
10. We`ve killed __a___ pig.
11. He was eating ___the__ apple.
12. He passed _the___ old lady and __the___ child.
13. She picked up __the___ book.
14. After ___a__ week of looking he eventually bought __the___ house.
15. __A___ colleague and I got some money for _the research.
16. I got _a___ postcard from Susan.
17. _The FBI is conducting _the investigation.
18. I`ve been reading _the interesting article in the Economist.
19. __The___ article on biology contained ___ interesting information.
20. I chose __a___ picture that reminded me of my own country.
21. She was ___the__ model and __the___ artist.
22. His father was __a___ drunk.
23. _The noise is _a nuisance.
24. His brother was __a___ sensitive child.
25. He was _a worried man.
26. __A___ general education is perhaps more important than exact knowledge.
27. She had _the__ eagerness for life.
28. Everything went on with __a___ friendliness that was uncommon in such circle.
1._"Species" is another word for kinds of plants and animals. "ENDANGERED" means
they are in danger of becoming extinct."EXTINCT." means that a species no longer exists. For example, we can say that dinosaurs are EXTINCT.
2.
For millions of years, since people began to live on the EARTH., they have used animal furs* to keep warm. Today women pay a lot of money for expensive .FUR.. coats, as they want to be .FASHIONABLE. Another example is the elephant. Many centuries ago, people discovered that they could use the TUSKS of elephant. Tusks are used for making teeth, STATUETTES, bracelets and other IVORY and even for
decorating the walls ORNAMENTS.
3. Thirty years ago the bald eagle was a disappearing species. It was an
endangered .SPECIES ... Then people stopped killing and began protecting it.
4. Plants and animals are important on our planet. If any plant or animal
disappears, this will disturb everything else- other species will also disappear.
5.
Even PREDATORS, which kill and eat other animals are necessary for NATURE . . They
hunt and kill those animals which are weak. So, only healthy and .STRONG.. animals
keep living. In this way nature selects healthy individuals to continue the life
of the species. This is called "natural selection".
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