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Halloween
I remember my first Halloween. It was a cold evening, 31 October, 1988. I was A far from my home country, B my British neighbours whose kids were very C about that day. I was thinking about my family when, suddenly, there was an energetic knock at the door. I opened the door wondering who was there knocking D loudly. To my surprise I saw a group of kids, dressed up as ghosts, witches, queens and cowboys. Two of them were carrying a E with cut out eyes, a nose and a mouth. There was a candle inside, and the holes were shining. “Trick or treat!” they shouted. I was surprised. I didn’t know what to do. My son Tom, told me, “Give them some sweets, Mummy, or they will play a trick on us.” “Like what?” I asked. “They can throw water on the windows, put a pin into the front door keyhole or break an egg on the windscreen of your car”, he explained.
A 1) lived 2) live 3) lives 4) living
B 1) among 2) between 3) behind 4) with
C 1) tired 2) excited 3) tiring 4) exciting
D 1) such 2) such a 3) so 4) so a
E 1) potato 2) pumpkin 3) carrot 4) cabbage
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Nicole Kidman
Australian actor Nicole Kidman (A) that female Hollywood actors are now doing (B) than men. Even though they are getting good major roles, she still (C) they are often treated (D) than male actors. Still ‘The Hours’, for which Nicole (E) an Oscar in 2003, did better at the box office than many other films. Nicole Kidman has managed to combine a film career with appearances at the theatre more successfully than others. This is partly because she is extremely professional. People in the industry say that she works harder than most others.
1. better; 2. worse; 3. has managed; 4. won; 5. does not believe; 6. feels; 7. works.
1. He always drinks tea. He had already drunk his tea. He's drinking tea now.
2. I've never been on a plane. Look! I'm on a plane. I often fly on an airplane.
3.She's driving at the moment. She's been driving since she was 18. She doesn't drive.
4. We just bought a gift. We rarely buy gifts. We are buying now
a gift.
5. I go to the movies very often. I'm going to the movies now. I already went to the movies.
6.She has been growing roses since she was 15. She doesn't grow roses. Look! She grows
roses.
7.We broke a vase. Listen! We break a vase. We always break the vase.
8.He doesn't eat it. He is eating it at the moment. He just ate it.
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