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The only thing we should fear is the fear itself

I. Find errors in these following sentences


1. Reaching a peak in May, a significant fall was seen in the number of books published in June, before ending the period with a stable trend. 2. The highest amount of CDS produced was noticeable in areas like S.C, N.V and W.C with the former constitutes 5 million, the latter 3.7 and the last 2.8 million. 3. The storm left disastrous consequences, with old houses collapsed and hundreds of people lost their lives. 4. With old houses demolished, the city enjoy a new era of development where skyscrapers mushrooms and a window of investment opportunities are open. 5. All things considering, it is beneficial for raising pets for its educational, economic and mental value. 6. There are a great amount of advantages in being adherent to a job, with relationship deepening, specialist knowledge accumulating, and a stable life guaranteeing. II. Combine these following sentences using gerund and infinitive. 1. Example: The earthquake hit the North of Japan with hundreds of houses destroyed and dozens of people losing their lives. The earthquake swept the NJ with the disappearance/ collapse of hundreds of houses and loss of dozens of lives. Hitting the NJ, the earthquake destroyed hundreds of houses and killed dozens of lives. The earthquake hit the NJ, leading to the disappearance of houses and loss of lives. With the appearance of the earthquake in the NJ, hundreds of houses were destroyed and a lot of lives were claimed. With the earthquake hitting the NJ, hundreds of houses were ruined and dozens of lives were lost. The earthquake hit Japan in the North with hundreds of houses collapsing and dozens of lives gone. The earthquake in the NJ left disastrous consequences with hundreds of houses marred and dozens of lives missing.

2. Tin, theo quan im ca mt s ngi, mang li cho h tt c mi th. Tin c th mua hnh phc, danh ting v sc khe. 3. Chnh ph M nhn ra sai lm trong vic cho ngn hng Lemon Brothers ph sn. Chnh ph M hng t ng vo th trng cu cc t chc ti chnh qua cn khng hong.

The only thing we should fear is the fear itself


4. Gi vng trong ba thng u tng ln rt nhanh. Hai thng sau, gi vng gim xung ng k. Sau , n li gi nguyn khng i trong nhng thng cui nm.

III.

Complete these following sentences

1. Residents/ began/ move/ northeast/ southeast/ village/ with/ those/ former/ access/ main road/ and/ motorway/ and/ latter/ use/ motorway/ and/ railway. 2. Levels/ consumption/ four/ nations/ increased/ period of time surveyed/ with/ Britain/ hold/ highest position. 3. Remain/ unchanged/ for the first two months/ number/ tourists/ witness/ significant/ decline/ final/ months/ year. 4. Hit/ low/ 100 point/ June/ VN index/estimate/ increase/ gradually/during latter period. 5. Number/ internet users/ witnessed/ unpredictable trend/ first three years/ follow/ downward trend/ 2 years latter. 6. Quantity/ gold/ mined/ last year/ experience/ downward trend/ increase/ considerable/ following year. 7. After/ slight decline/ quantity/ TV set/ export/ remain/ unchanged/ 2 million/ two months latter/ end/ year/ rapid/ increase. 8. Undergo/ wild/ fluctuations/ 300/ 2002/ 900/ 2007/ number/ cars/ purchase/ reach/ plateau/ three/ years/ latter/ before/ hit/ peak/ 1200 cars/ final/ period. 9. Number/ CDs consumption/ Germany/ Japan/see/ significant/ drop/ 2002/ with/ former decline/ 3 million/ 1 million/ latter/ fell/ 5 million/ 2 million. 10. Although/ witness/ opposite/ trend/ first three month/ percentage/ unemployment/ US/ Canada/ remain/ unchanged/ with/ former/ constitute/ 3 million/ people/ latter/ 2 million people. 11. Number/ foreign students/ Vn/ fluctuate/ recent years/ with/ peak/ 200,000/ people/ 2006/ considerable/ fall/ 100,000 people/ 2007/ stable trend/ 2008. 12. There/ numerous/ benefits/ wealthy nations/ lend/ aid/ with/ natural resources/ cheap labor/ exploit/ market/ expand/ indigent nations. 13. Receive/ financial aids/ trigger/ unwanted problems/ weak countries/ with/ autonomy/ cultural identity lost 14. With/ series/ old houses/ demolish/ Hn/ lose/ its/ ancient beauty.

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