Look at the following statements and choose the correct question tags:
1 – It snowed last night, _______________?
2 – She shouldn’t be aggressive to people, _____________?
3 – You haven’t closed the door,_________________?
4 – You are going to the party with us, ____________?
Read the text and answer question.
Can you be too old to donate blood?
[1] In general, you can never be too old to donate blood.
Though you can be too young or too thin.
The American Association of Blood Banks used to bar
people over 65 from donating blood, but it scrapped the rule
[5] in 1978 after studies found that older people _____ stored
their own blood prior to surgery did well, said Dr. Steven
Kleinman, the association’s senior medical adviser. Now
most blood banks are happy to accept blood from older
volunteers.
Adapted from: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com
Choose the best alternative to complete the blank in the text (line 5).
Read the text and answer question.
Can you be too old to donate blood?
[1] In general, you can never be too old to donate blood.
Though you can be too young or too thin.
The American Association of Blood Banks used to bar
people over 65 from donating blood, but it scrapped the rule
[5] in 1978 after studies found that older people _____ stored
their own blood prior to surgery did well, said Dr. Steven
Kleinman, the association’s senior medical adviser. Now
most blood banks are happy to accept blood from older
volunteers.
Adapted from: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com
The verb “bar” (line 3), in the text above, is closest in meaning to:
Read the text and answer question.
Can you be too old to donate blood?
[1] In general, you can never be too old to donate blood.
Though you can be too young or too thin.
The American Association of Blood Banks used to bar
people over 65 from donating blood, but it scrapped the rule
[5] in 1978 after studies found that older people _____ stored
their own blood prior to surgery did well, said Dr. Steven
Kleinman, the association’s senior medical adviser. Now
most blood banks are happy to accept blood from older
volunteers.
Adapted from: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com
Choose the best alternative according to the text:
Choose the alternative that presents the imperative form of the sentence:
Doctor: You should drink less alcohol.
The modal verbs underlined in each sentence express:
1 – She might be at the party.
2 – Can you drive a dump truck?
3 – He mustn’t sleep during the class.
4 – You ought to learn Aviation English.