Question

Exercise 1. the gaps with one of the following words: Imagination, working, break, rules, goodbye, called, write, rude Backwards Day Bored with doing the same thing in and out? On January 31, take a(n) (1) ________ from the routine by doing everything backwards, because it is Backwards Day. While it is unclear who created this holiday, it is evident that they wanted it to be a day to break all (2) ________ and to do things their way. A popular fun holiday among school going children, it is also sometimes (3) _________ National Backwards Day in the United States. Celebrating Backwards Day is easy — do everything backwards or sdrawkcab. - Wear your outfit backwards and if you can, talk and (4) _________ backwards. - Go to bed in the morning and start (5) _________ in the evening, have dinner in the morning and breakfast in the evening; eat your meal, starting with dessert.- Talk to people with your back towards them. Just make sure you let them know you are celebrating Backwards Day, so they don't think you are (6) ___________ . - Say (7) _________ to people when you meet them, and hello when you depart. Answer the phone with “Goodbye! Thank you for calling!” This day is limited only by your (8) ___________ . Use it, and Backwards Day can be lots of fun. Exercise 2. Open the brackets using Present Perfect. _______ the students ________ (improve) their English? She ________ (become) really beautiful. _______ this man ________ (invent) many useful gadgets? People ________ (cause) much destruction to the planet. I ________ (never surf) in the Pacific Ocean. The class ________ (do) 5 tests this month. Allison ________ (find) a few problems with your plan. _______ you ________ (consult) with doctors about his illness? I ________ (not meet) Debbie for ages. Since previous year, we ________ (not make) any profit. She ________ (be) sick since Sunday. You ________ (be) away for 2 weeks. _______ he ________ (hate) cheese since childhood? Mark and Katie ________ (not be) together for two years. I ________ (like) mango since my last trip.

Answer 1

Exercise 1: 1. break the routine 2. rules 3. called 4. write 5. working 6. rude 7. goodbye 8. imagination

Exercise 2: - Have the students improved their English? - She has become really beautiful. - Has this man invented many useful gadgets? - People have caused much destruction to the planet. - I have never surfed in the Pacific Ocean. - The class has done 5 tests this month. - Allison has found a few problems with your plan. - Have you consulted with doctors about his illness? - I haven't met Debbie for ages. - Since last year, we haven't made any profit. - She has been sick since Sunday. - You have been away for 2 weeks. - Has he hated cheese since childhood? - Mark and Katie haven't been together for two years. - I have liked mango since my last trip.

In the exercise, we are asked to fill in the gaps with the appropriate words and use the Present Perfect tense to complete the sentences. Each gap requires a specific word from the given options.

For Exercise 1, the words that fit in the gaps are as follows: 1. break - This word is used to break the routine. 2. rules - This word refers to breaking all the rules on Backwards Day. 3. called - This word is used to refer to Backwards Day being sometimes called National Backwards Day. 4. write - This word is used to refer to talking and writing backwards on Backwards Day. 5. working - This word is used to refer to starting working in the evening and having dinner in the morning on Backwards Day. 6. rude - This word is used to refer to people thinking you are acting rude when you talk to them with your back towards them on Backwards Day. 7. goodbye - This word is used to refer to saying goodbye to people when you meet them on Backwards Day. 8. imagination - This word is used to refer to Backwards Day being limited only by your imagination.

For Exercise 2, the sentences are in the present perfect tense and require the correct form of the verbs in brackets. The answers are as follows: - Have the students improved their English? - She has become really beautiful. - Has this man invented many useful gadgets? - People have caused much destruction to the planet. - I have never surfed in the Pacific Ocean. - The class has done 5 tests this month. - Allison has found a few problems with your plan. - Have you consulted with doctors about his illness? - I haven't met Debbie for ages. - Since last year, we haven't made any profit. - She has been sick since Sunday. - You have been away for 2 weeks. - Has he hated cheese since childhood? - Mark and Katie haven't been together for two years. - I have liked mango since my last trip.

These sentences use the present perfect tense to indicate actions or states that started in the past and continue into the present or have a connection to the present.