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1. Paul ______ doctor.
a) isnt a
b) arent
c) isnt
2. Its often sunny in Paris, but today it _______.
a) are rain
b) is raining
c) rains
3. He has a map, but he _______ it.
a) isnt understanding
b) doesnt understand
c) isnt understand
4. I was wearing sunglasses because the sun _______ very brightly.
a) was shining
b) is shining
c) shone
5. _______ to journalists?
a) Did she talked
b) Talked she
c) Did she talk
6. _______ together for 20 years, from 1976 to 1996.
a) They work
b) Theyve worked
c) They worked
7. Weve seen some Pixar films, but I ______ Ratatouille.
a) dont see
b) havent seen
c) havent see
8. I think _______ this yoga CD. Its too difficult.
a) Ill stopped
b) Ill stop
c) I stop
9. _______ my manager tomorrow evening.
a) Im meeting
b) I meeting
c) I meet
10. There are some clouds in the sky. It ______.
a) will rain
b) raining
c) is going to rain
11. When the people _______ the survivor, their dogs helped them.
a) couldnt find
b) cant find
c) couldnt found
12. I ______ remember its my mums birthday next week.
a) must to
b) has
c) must
13. When a man meets another man, he ______ his hand.
a) should shakes
b) should shake
c) should to shake
14. _______ we going to the museum?
a) When do
b) Where do
c) When are
15. A: Who _______? B: Tolstoy.
a) did write War and Peace
b) did War and Peace write
c) wrote War and Peace
16. A: Robert isnt coming to the party. B: Neither ______ Paul and Jack.
a) are
b) is
c) do
17. She eats a lot of chocolate, ______?
a) isnt she
b) dont she
c) doesnt she
18. I always listen to Paul when I need some good ______.
a) informations
b) advice
c) knowledges
19. Im hungry. Can you make me some ______? Just 40 and 50, please.
a) sandwiches with cheese and tomatoes
b) sandwichs with cheese and tomatoes
c) sandwiches with cheese and tomatos
20. I need to cut this paper. Do you have ______?
a) a pair of scissor
b) a scissors
c) a pair of scissors
21. Im sorry. Ive broken you Stratocaster. I was playing music on the beach and it fell in ______ sea.
a) a
b) the
c) -
22. My friend has just bought _______ old guitar. Its 40 years old and it sounds fantastic.
a) an
b) the
c) -
23. Youll have to walk because the island doesnt have _______ taxis.
a) some
b) no
c) any
24. We travelled around Australia with ______ friends. There were about six of us.
a) a little
b) a few
c) much
25. We didnt have _______ time in Port Stephens only a few days.
a) many
b) a lot
c) much
26. He is my neighbor. I like _______ me.
a) him and he
b) them and they
c) he and him
27. ________ children came to Philadelphia in 1905.
a) Emilios and Rosa
b) Emilio and Rosas
c) Emilio and Rosa
28. This little girl cant find _______ running shoes.
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a) shes
b) her
c) hers
29. We saw ______ medal at the museum.
a) an ancient gold incredible
b) a gold ancient incredible
c) an incredible ancient gold
30. The beach in Sochi was _______ the beach in my town.
a) nicer than
b) nicer then
c) more nice than
31. The ______ Africa is Kilimanjaro.
a) most tall mountain of
b) tallest mountain in
c) most tall mountain in
32. They worked very ______ in the kitchen.
a) hard
b) harder
c) hardly
33. The results from the questionnaire werent _______.
a) surprising
b) tiring
c) surprised
34. I didnt have _______ for breakfast, so I just had tea.
a) too many time
b) too much time
c) enough time
35. My little sister _______ awake all night.
a) rarely is
b) sometimes is
c) is often
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1. Jack ________ karate.
a) does
b) plays
c) goes
2. They _________ football after the classes had finished.
a) played
b) went
c) did
3. He _________ skiing in the mountains every winter.
a) does
b) plays
c) goes
4. A hockey ________ has six players.
a) crew
b) company
c) team
5. In some sports one person _________ against other individuals.
a) competes
b) struggles
c) fights
6. Its often sunny in Paris, but today it _______.
a) are rain
b) is raining
c) rains
7. He has a map, but he _______ it.
a) isnt understanding
b) doesnt understand
c) isnt understand
8. The police ___________ a very serious crime at the moment.
a) is investigating
b) are investigating
c) investigate
9. Id love _________ photography.
a) take up
b) to take up
c) taking up
10. I enjoy ________ very much.
a) knitting
b) to knit
c) knit
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The History of Surnames
'What is in a name? Very much if the wit of man could find it out.' Just imagine, in England alone there are around 45,000 different surnames - each with a history behind it.
The sources from which surnames are developed are almost endless: nicknames, physical attributes, countries, trades and almost every object known to people.
Before the Norman Conquest of Britain, people did not have surnames: they were known just by a personal name or nickname.
When communities were small it was easy to find a person by a single name, but as the population increased, it became necessary to identify people further - leading to names such as John the butcher, William the short, Henry from Sutton, Mary of the wood, Roger son of Richard.
After 1066, the Norman barons introduced surnames into England, and the practice spread.
So trades, nicknames, places of origin, and fathers' names became fixed surnames - names such as Fletcher and Smith, Redhead and Swift, Green and Johnson. By 1400 most English families had adopted the use of family names which goes from father to other members of the family.
Surnames deriving from a place are probablythe oldest and most common. They can be derived from many sources - country, town, village. Features of the landscape gave rise to many surnames (hill, wood or stream).
Trees give names such as Leaf, Bark and Root. Then there are Elmes and Maples, and Oak Its interesting that a lot of families come from one and the same word: Oak for example gave rise to Oakley, Oakerley, Noakes, Oakham, Ockham, and many others, with Cheynes and Chenies coming from the French for oak, un chène.
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Other surnames were formed from a person's job. The three most common English names are Smith, Wright and Taylor. Cook and Turner are also very common.
A name ending in -man or -er are usually connected with a trade, as in Chapman (shopkeeper), Goldsmith, Nailor, Potman, Brewer, Baker and so forth.
The art gave us Painter, Fiddler, Harper, Piper and Player. And from the church we have Pope, Bishop, Monk and Abbott.
Occupational names will differ in frequency in certain areas for several reasons. The geography of a district may favour one or more specific industries what reflects in the surnames.
Sometimes a nickname became a surname. Names deriving from animals are almost certainlynicknames (Fox, Sparrow,Catt).
Other examples of nicknames derive from personal or moral qualities, for example Good, Goodchild, Allgood, Toogood and Goodenough.
