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Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before the noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings.

Why was the fire engines prevented from going to help?

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The New Year is celebrated ………..midnight …….. January 1st.

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My father prefers watching films at home than going to the cinema

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Let’s go out and enjoy the sunshine, …………..? – That’s a good idea.

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Though he lives in England, he can’t speak English well.

=>In……………………………………..

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………… Mai is very tired,she has to finish her homework before she goes to bed.

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Can you …….. the volume a little? I can’t hear it very clearly.

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If the weather …………tomorrow, we’ll have a picnic.

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 Our school (repair) ...............................in some years

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He had a bad fall while he (repair ).............................. his roof.

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Tom is always forget his keys and that really annoys me

 Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

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She spends her free time to visit galleries and museums

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Nga suggests (help)............................... the poor

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I don’t have a map, so I can’t show you the way

=> If I…………………………………………

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He’s used…………… in heavy traffic everyday