Exercise 2
P/MT A Match the phrases to make complete sentences.
1. The team evaluated_____ .
2. The moral of the story is
.
3. The global economic problems_____ .
4. Joe operates
.
5. We went to a lecture
.
6. The friends you meet in cyberspace
.
7. The weird kid at school
.
8. You should highlight these words
.
9. I made a resolution_____ .
10. The end of the first semester_____ .
a. are getting worse
b.
c. about birds
d.
e. to be nicer to people
f.
g. the success of the project
h.
i. this large machine
j.
aren’t as important as real friends
is halfway through the school year
to eat less chocolate
with a yellow pen
ate soup with a knife
GMT B Match the clauses to make complete sentences.
1. I wanted to get fit______.
2. Geology is my favorite subject,_____ .
3. My paper was full of mistakes,______.
4. My brother couldn’t help me with my math homework
.
5. In the first aid class, we learned what to do
.
6. I wanted to find some information about volcanoes,
.
7. That copy of the text book is too old,_.
8. I need a computer______.
9. I’ll get some tea if______.
10. You mustn’t tell anyone this information;
.
a. it’s private
c. but he helped me edit it
e. so I went to the gymnasium
g. so I wrote an essay about rocks
i. if someone faints
b. so I looked under “V” in the index
d. you wait here awhile
f. so you should find a more recent one
h. because my essay has to be typewritten
j. because he’s ignorant about math
The
Magic Computer
I had a difficult geography project to finish by the end of the semester. My teacher
wanted it to be typewritten, so I went to the school computer room. But when I got
there, all the computers were turned off. Apparently there was a recent problem, and
technicians were fixing it.
I knew of some private study rooms downstairs. They were small and dark, and the
computers were very old, but I had no choice. At least the computers were operating
correctly. I typed and highlighted the assignment’s title: “Evaluate the Government’s
Response to Global Warming.” But I didn’t know what to write in my essay. Finally I
decided to find a book to help me. I went to the library, checked the book indexes and
eventually found a useful book. Then I returned to the computer.
When I looked at the screen, I saw something so weird that I nearly fainted! The essay
was complete! Had somebody in cyberspace written it? I didn’t know, but I was very
happy. I printed it out and handed it in. I got an “A.”
After that, I used the computer for all my assignments. I’d type the title, wait awhile, and
the computer would do it. Every assignment was perfect; I never had to edit anything. I
stopped paying attention to my teacher’s lectures and spent my extra time in the gymnasium.
And my grades got better and better.
A month later, I was walking into class when my friend said, “Are you prepared for the
test?”
“What test?” I asked.
“The geography test!” he replied. “I hope you studied. It’s worth seventy percent of
our final grade!”
I failed the test, of course. I was completely ignorant about the subject.
After that, I made a resolution never to use the magic computer
again. The moral of this story is that if you cheat at
school, you won’t learn anything.
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