Exercise 0: Fill in the Blanks Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the present simple tense

(affirmative or
negative).
1-The Eiffel Tower ______________ (stand) in Paris.
2-The Great Wall of China ______________ (be) a famous landmark.
3-Mount Rushmore ______________ (feature) the faces of four U.S. presidents.
4-The Pyramids of Giza ______________ (attract) millions of tourists every year.
5-Stonehenge ______________ (date back) to ancient times.
6-The Statue of Liberty ______________ (symbolize) freedom.
7-Big Ben ______________ (chime) every hour.
9-The Taj Mahal ______________ (be) a beautiful white marble mausoleum.
10-Machu Picchu ______________ (sit) high in the Andes Mountains.

Exercise 0.5: Fill in the Blanks Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the past simple tense of the verbs
provided in parentheses.
1-Albert Einstein __________ (develop) the theory of relativity.
2-Amelia Earhart __________ (become) the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
3-Martin Luther King Jr. __________ (deliver) his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
4-Marie Curie __________ (discover) radium and polonium.
5-Leonardo da Vinci __________ (paint) the Mona Lisa.

Exercise 1:Complete the following sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in
parentheses.
1-The Eiffel Tower is (tall) ..........................than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
2-The Taj Mahal is one of the (beautiful) ...........................buildings in the world.
3-The Great Wall of China is the (long) .......................man-made structure in the world.
4-The Colosseum is (old).................................. than the Roman Forum.
5-The Statue of Liberty is one of the most (famous) ...........................landmarks in the United States.

Exercise 2:circle the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjective in parentheses.
1-The Great Sphinx of Giza is (older, oldest) than the Statue of Liberty.
2-The Colosseum in Rome is (larger, largest) than the Parthenon in Athens.
3-Mount Everest is (taller, tallest) than Mount Kilimanjaro.
4-The Taj Mahal is the (more beautiful, most beautiful) building in the world.
5-The Great Wall of China is the (longer, longest) man-made structure in the world.

Exercise 3:Change the following active voice sentences into passive voice:
1-The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids .
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2-People visited the Eiffel Tower every year.
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3-The government restored the Taj Mahal.
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4-They demolished the old stadium.
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5-Architects designed the Sydney Opera House
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Exercise 4:identify the cause and effect in the following sentences:

1-Marie Curry discovered radium.As a result,this led to the development of new cancer treatments.
2-Our understanding of the universe is revolutionized because Albert Einstein founded the theory of relativity.
3-Martin Luther King led the civil rights movement ,so he ended segregation in the United States.
4-People all over the world.are inspired as Mandela fought against apartheid in South Africa .