Although the word “sweetbread” is the combination of the words sweet and bread, in fact, sweetbread isn’t sweet at all.

Join each pair of sentences using the words in brackets.Make any necessary changes.John will not come tomorrow.His brother isn’t coming.( ).

Join each pair of sentences using the words in brackets.Make any necessary changes.(neither...nor)John will not come tomorrow.His brother isn’t coming.( ).

This is exciting,? A: isn’t it B: isn’t this

Inmostlanguages,agreetingisusuallyfollowedby“smalltalk”.Smalltalkmeansthelittlethingswetalkaboutatthestartofaconversation.InEnglish-speakingcountriespeopleoftenmakesmalltalkabouttheweather:"Niceday,isn’tit?""Terribleweather,isn’tit?"Butthereissomethingspecialaboutsmalltalk.Itmustbeaboutsomethingwhichbothpeoplehavethesameopinionabout.Thepurposeofsmalltalkistoletbothpeopleagreeonsomething.Thismakesmeetingpeopleeasierandmorecomfortable.Peopleusuallyagreeabouttheweather,soitisasafetopicforsmalltalk.ButpeopleoftendisagreeaboutreligionorpoliticssothesearenotsuitabletopicsforsmalltalkinEnglish.Thetopicsforsmalltalkalsodependonwheretheconversationistakingplace.Atfootballmatches,peoplemakesmalltalkaboutthegametheyarewatching:"Greatgame,isn’tit?"Atbus-stops,peoplemaycommentaboutthetransportsystem:"Thebusserviceisterrible,isn’tit?"Greetingsandsmalltalkareanimportantpartofconversationinanylanguage.Thewaypeoplegreeteachotherandthethingstheytalkabout,however,maybedifferentfromonelanguagetoanother.Thisshowsthatthereismuchmoretolearnwhenwelearnalanguagethanjustthevocabularyandthegrammarofthelanguage.Wealsohavetolearnthesocialbehaviorofthepeoplewhospeakit.

This is a difficult book, ______ A: is it B: isn’t it C: isn’t his

That is an impossible mission, ____? A: isn't it B: is it C: isn't that D: is that

There is nothing in the box, ________? A: isn’t there B: is it C: isn’t is D: is there

There is little juice in the fridge, _____? A: is there B: isn't there C: is it D: isn't it

It's a lovely day, _____________? A: it is B: it isn't C: isn't it D: is it