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Tongue-in-Cheek

Why were you teasing Sonia about her new hairdo? She really took offense at what you said. I didn't mean to offend her. I was simply making a tongue-in-cheek remark when i said that it was too elaborate for a girl of her young, tender age. Well, she thought you were serious. She had no idea that you were just saying that as a joke. I'm really sorry. I suppose I owe her an apology.

Bend Over Backwards

When Joan first started teaching she was afraid that she would have a lot of trouble getting used to the kids and to the faculty. Her fears turned out to be unfounded, since everybody bent over backwards to help her. Everyone tried very hard to help her feel comfortable and adjust to the school.

Question: what’s the best way to find a pin in a rug?

Answer: take off your shoes and walk barefoot.

Question: what’s the best thing to do when you’re run over?

Answer: take the license plate number of the car that hit you.

         با تشکر از وبلاگ حجم عشق                                                                     

100 Penguins

A truck driver was driving 100 penguins to the New York Zoo when his truck broke down on the freeway. The driver got out of the cab and was looking at the engine when a second truck driver stopped in front of him and asked if he needed any help. The penguins' driver explained that he is taking the penguins to the zoo and asked if the other man would take the penguins there. He agreed. Some hours later, the second truck driver drove past the first one, who was still waiting on the freeway for help to come. The penguins, however, were still on the truck! "I thought I asked you to take those penguins to the zoo," shouted the first driver. The second replied, "I did, but I had some money left, so we're going to the cinema now."

A guy says to his friend, "Guess how many coins I have in my pocket." The friends says, "If I guess right, will you give me one of them?"
The first guys says, "If you guess right, I'll give you both of them!"

A: Meet my new born brother.
B: Oh, he is so handsome! What's his name?
A: I don't know. I can't understand a word he says.

The First 3 Years of Marriage
In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens.  In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen. 

A woman was driving in her car on a narrow road. She was knitting at the same time, so she was driving very slowly.
A man came up from behind and he wanted to pass her. He opened the window and yelled, "Pull over! Pull over!"
The lady yelled back, "No, it's a sweater!"

  BOOK        2

I: Fill in the blanks with the missing letters.(3)

A,B: The Rus – i – n spaceship went aro – nd the moon in 1959.

C,D: There's an a – rport at the toy town.      It's planes are the size of   a child wag – n.

E,F: This bri – ge is made of stone, but that one is made of ir – n.

G,H: Some monk - - s don't work puzzles only to get  r – w – rds.

I: Now – da – s my children prefer reading to watching TV.

J: This is re – l gold, not cheap yellow metal.

K,L: Making little children work in co – l mines is ag - - nst the law.

   II: Fill in the blanks with the words given. There is one extra word.(4)

     ( mistakes – decide – seas – hurt – wide  – glowing – nothing – cruel – without)

1. Don't play with that knife. You may ………………….. yourself.

2. Mary couldn't …………………… which dress to buy.

3. Ali left the room ……………….. saying goodbye because he was angry.

4. I have finished all my homework and I have ………………….. to do.

5. As I was walking in the street, I saw something ……………………… in the dark.

6. Be careful! You have made a lot of …………………….. .

7. I think it's ………………….. to keep animals in cage.

8. " What are the flat places on the moon called? "   " They are called ………………… . "

III: Fill in the blanks with suitable words of your own.(2)

9. It is a road. It is large and long. Cars go very fast on it. It is a ………………… .

10. Someone  who works on a ship or is in the navy. He is a ………………………. .

11. A toy that looks like a small person. It's a ……………………… .

12. A deep round dish usually used for holding food. It's a …………………. .

IV: Choose the correct answer.(4)

13. When someone does something wrong he or she should be ……………………. .

         a) given a reward            b) pulled            c) punished           d) copied

14. She is going to the store to buy a ………………… of soap.

            a) bar                            b) jar            c) slice                d) packet

15. If you want to ………………… a photograph you need a camera.

             a) make                      b) take        c) draw                  d) pick

16. This book is better than that one. The opposite of " better " is …………………. .

             a) worst            b) more                c) worse              d) most

17. A ……………is a part of a thing that you hold.

            a) wheel            b) handle               c) knife               d) branch

18. Did you try………………. the windows last night?

            a) to clean         b) cleaned             c) cleaning           d) clean

19.The bicycle ……………….. he bought yesterday was very cheap.

            a) which           b) who                  c) whom             d) b & c

20. Did you see ……………….. in the park?   No I saw ………………… there.

           a) somebody - anybody                  b) nobody – anybody

           c) anybody – anybody                   d) anybody – nobody

V: Put the words in the correct order.(2)

21. mind – so – playing – your – not – you – loud – would – radio ?

22. fixed – yesterday – over there – the cars – were – that – are .

VI: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in parentheses.(1.5)

23. I played ping-pong badly because I ……………………. it. (not practice)

24. 35.He promised ……………. a blue shirt for me. (buy)

25. They …………….. tired because they have walked for three hours. (be)

VII: 26. Which sentence is not correct.(./5)

a) The people whom we met were very nice.

b) The man you saw is a famous writer.

c) The girl speaking English is from India.

d) This is the car that he was driving it yesterday.

VIII: Which part is grammatically wrong .(./5)

27. The boy whom is playing over there is my cousin.

                     A            B                C        D 

                      a) B                  b) D               c) A                   d) C

IX: Look at the pictures and answer the questions.(2)

28. Is this man a mechanic?

29. Which man is from Iran?

X: Language Function: Fill in the blanks with correct words.(3)

30. A: Would you ………………… changing this bill for me?     B: Of ……………. not.

31. A: How much does a …………. of milk ………..?     B: About 100 Tomans.  

32. A: What about a ……………… of jam?                 B: I'm not sure.

33. A: And a …………….. of bread?                         B: 50 Tmans.

XI: pronunciation : Which word has a different vowel sound?(1) 

34.              a) view             b) zoo             c) rule              d) flew

35.              a) foot             b) should          c) pull               d) food

XII: Read the sentences and choose the correct answer.(2)

36. Reza will do all his homework tonight. He won't leave it for tomorrow. This sentence means that………………….. .

a) he won't do his homework at all       b) he will do some of his homework tomorrow

c) he will have no homework to do tomorrow     d) he will leave his homework for tomorrow

37. In the toy town, the planes are the size of a child's wagon. This sentence means that the planes……………………. .

      a) are like a child's wagon            b) are the same as a child's wagon

      c) are the size of real planes        d) are as large as a child's wagon 

XIII: Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the correct answers.(1.5)

"years ago, people didn't know anything about the extreme temperature of the moon. Now, scientists can tell us just how hot the……..(38)…….of the moon gets. The side……..(39)……faces the sun gets two degrees………40…….. than boiling water. For this reason, it's impossible for man to live on the moon."

38.           a) back            b) center              c) mantle          d) surface

39.           a) which           b) who                c) whom            d) whose

40.           a) milder          b) lighter              c) hotter            d) darker

XIV: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions (3)

A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He kicked it too hard, and it broke the window of a house and fell inside. A lady came to the window with the ball and shouted at the young boy, so he ran away, but he still wanted his ball back. A few minutes later he returned and knocked at the door of the house, and when the lady answered it, he said, " My father's going to come and fix your window very soon."

     After a few more minutes a man came to the door with tools in his hand, so the lady let the boy take his ball away.

     When the man finished fixing the window, he said to the lady, " That will cost you exactly ten dollars." " But aren't you the father of that young boy?" the woman asked, looking surprised. " No,"

He answered, equally surprised. " Aren't you his mother?"

41. How did the young boy lose his ball?

42. Who did the lady think the man was who came to fix the window?       

43. The young boy broke the window of his own house.                                                 True             False

44. The young boy ran away because he was afraid of the lady.                                           True            False

Don't waste precious time

worrying about

what you should have done…….

But rather; focus your attention

on what you are doing now,

and what you want to do

in the future

Don't concentrate

on any mistakes that might

              have been made,

but learn from them.

                                    Debbie Avery

وقت گرانمایه را در اندوه،

آنچه باید باشد،

بر باد مده.

بر آنچه اکنون انجام می دهی،

و آنچه در آینده می خواهی انجام دهی، اندیشه کن.

بر لغزشهایی که گمان می کنی داشته ای میندیش،

از آنها بیاموز.                                                   دبی آوری

"You can't take it with you when you die."

When we die we leave everything on earth. We don't take anything with us. Even the richest people cannot take their money with them after death. This proverb reminds us that some material things are not really so valuable as we think.

"Better untaught than ill taught."

This proverb drops the verb "to be". But we understand: "It is better not to be taught at all than to be taught badly." It's better not to learn something than to learn it badly. This idea is echoed in Pope's famous line: "A little learning is a dangerous thing;".

·         taught = past participle of verb "teach" (here used in passive voice)

·         ill taught = badly taught

"If you wish good advice, consult an old man."

Old people have a lot of experience. If you want to have good advice or recommendations, ask an old person, not a young one.

·         wish (verb) = want, desire

·         advice (noun) = recommendation as to what to do

·         consult (verb) = ask; go to for advice or information

"If you wish good advice, consult an old man."

Old people have a lot of experience. If you want to have good advice or recommendations, ask an old person, not a young one.

·         wish (verb) = want, desire

·         advice (noun) = recommendation as to what to do

·         consult (verb) = ask; go to for advice or information

"You can't tell a book by its cover."

We need to read a book to know if it's good or bad. We cannot know what it's like just by looking at the front or back cover. This proverb is applied to everything, not only books