Luyện tập: Điền từ chỗ trống
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Complete the text with participle clauses with the same meaning as the clauses in brackets.
The largest man-made object in space is the International Space Station (ISS), (1) (which was built) by the European Space Agency and the space agencies of America, Canada, Japan and Russia. These five agencies, (2) (who worked) together for many years, launched the ISS in 1998. Since then, they have all been sending astronauts, (3) (who have been trained) to carry out important scientific work, to the space station. Chris Hadfield, (4) (who was chosen) as one of Canada’s astronauts, became well known for uploading photos (5) (which had been taken) in space to his social networking pages. He also recorded videos, (6) (which included) his own performance of the song “Space Oddity”, (7) (which was written) by pop star David Bowie. The video, (8) (which has been watched) by about 25 million people so far, made Chris Hadfield even more famous.
Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the present participle or the past participle form of the verbs in brackets.
- The scene (portray) in the picture is a busy city street.
- None of the people (depict) in the scene is driving a car.
- The clothes (wear) by the people are very old-fashioned.
- The dog (stand) in the foreground looks as if he has just seen something interesting.
- A woman (walk) with her daughter has also stopped to watch the action.
- The three men (talk) in the background look like they are discussing the incident.
Complete the sentences with the words below.
After finishing | Before leaving | On checking |
Since starting | When thinking | While playing |
- the house, could you do the washing up?
- at her new school, my sister’s made lots of new friends.
- breakfast, they went out for a walk.
- tennis, Petra fell and hurt her ankle.
- his change, he realised the shop assistant had made a mistake.
- about where to go on holiday, you should consider the price as well as the location.
Complete the letter with one word in each gap.
Dear Sir
I am writing about some boots I recently purchased from your online store. (1) H looked at all the designs available, I chose a pair of brown biker boots. The boots I received do not look like the photo on your website. (2) M of leather, these boots should be very comfortable, but (3) o wearing them, I found them to be quite tight and painful. (4) B a student, I have very little money, and (5) s receiving the boots, I’ve found a similar pair much cheaper elsewhere. I’m sure you must have other customers (6) g you similar feedback, and I hope you will give me a full refund if I return the boots to you.
Yours
N Kowalski
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the words below and the correct participle forms. Write four words in each gap.
although | before | on | since |
- I tried the jeans on and then I bought them.
, I tried them on.
- I’m getting loads of information about courses now that I’ve applied for university.
, I’m getting loads of information about courses.
- The product didn’t take off despite the fact that it had been predicted to succeed.
, the product didn’t take off.
- I noticed we hadn’t been charged for our drinks when I checked the bill.
, I noticed we hadn’t been charged for our drinks.
ĐÁP ÁN
Complete the text with participle clauses with the same meaning as the clauses in brackets.
The largest man-made object in space is the International Space Station (ISS), (1) built (which was built) by the European Space Agency and the space agencies of America, Canada, Japan and Russia. These five agencies, (2) working (who worked) together for many years, launched the ISS in 1998. Since then, they have all been sending astronauts, (3) trained (who have been trained) to carry out important scientific work, to the space station. Chris Hadfield, (4) chosen (who was chosen) as one of Canada’s astronauts, became well known for uploading photos (5) taken (which had been taken) in space to his social networking pages. He also recorded videos, (6) including (which included) his own performance of the song “Space Oddity”, (7) written (which was written) by pop star David Bowie. The video, (8) watched (which has been watched) by about 25 million people so far, made Chris Hadfield even more famous.
Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the present participle or the past participle form of the verbs in brackets.
- The scene portrayed (portray) in the picture is a busy city street.
- None of the people depicted (depict) in the scene is driving a car.
- The clothes worn (wear) by the people are very old-fashioned.
- The dog standing (stand) in the foreground looks as if he has just seen something interesting.
- A woman walking (walk) with her daughter has also stopped to watch the action.
- The three men talking (talk) in the background look like they are discussing the incident.
Complete the sentences with the words below.
After finishing | Before leaving | On checking |
Since starting | When thinking | While playing |
- Before leaving the house, could you do the washing up?
- Since starting at her new school, my sister’s made lots of new friends.
- After finishing breakfast, they went out for a walk.
- While playing tennis, Petra fell and hurt her ankle.
- On checking his change, he realised the shop assistant had made a mistake.
- When thinking about where to go on holiday, you should consider the price as well as the location.
Complete the letter with one word in each gap.
Dear Sir
I am writing about some boots I recently purchased from your online store. (1) Having looked at all the designs available, I chose a pair of brown biker boots. The boots I received do not look like the photo on your website. (2) Made of leather, these boots should be very comfortable, but (3) on wearing them, I found them to be quite tight and painful. (4) Being a student, I have very little money, and (5) since receiving the boots, I’ve found a similar pair much cheaper elsewhere. I’m sure you must have other customers (6) giving you similar feedback, and I hope you will give me a full refund if I return the boots to you.
Yours
N Kowalski
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the words below and the correct participle forms. Write four words in each gap.
although | before | on | since |
- I tried the jeans on and then I bought them.
Before buying the jeans , I tried them on.
- I’m getting loads of information about courses now that I’ve applied for university.
Since applying for university , I’m getting loads of information about courses.
- The product didn’t take off despite the fact that it had been predicted to succeed.
Although predicted to succeed , the product didn’t take off.
- I noticed we hadn’t been charged for our drinks when I checked the bill.
On checking the bill , I noticed we hadn’t been charged for our drinks.
