Annette is very good at playing tennis. She often dreams of becoming a professional tennis ............ someday, but she knows that the opportunity to make a living as a pro plays ....... …… ..very small, really. Although Annette only likes playing tennis all day, she knows that it is not a pleasant way .......... live if you have to spend all the time practicing. Moderm's training method is very difficult, and takes up ........... times that you can miss a lot of time at ........... and for Annette, tennis is not a reason to leave school before exams 

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Amanda is very good ...... playing tennis. She often dreams ..... becoming a professional tennis player one day, but she knows that the chance of making a living ...... a professional player is very small, indeed. Even though Amanda is only interested ...... playing tennis all day long, she knows that it is not a pleasant way ...... living if you have to invest all your time .... practising. Modern methods ...... training are so hard, and take up so much time that you also run the risk ..... missing a lot of time ....... school, and for Amanda, tennis is not a reason ....... leaving school before she has taken her exams.

III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.

Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was born in 1981 in Michigan. She is known as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. She used to be the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles tennis. In 1999, she won her first Grand Slam singles title. She started playing tennis when she was very young.

She turned professional when she was Just 14 years old. So far, she has had 4 Olympic gold medals and 23 Grand Slam singles titles. With her powerful style, she changed the way women play professional tennis. Her elder sister, Venus Williams, is very famous too. They play doubles together and they are two women that have the most Grand Slam singles titles among active females.

1. Who does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Serena Williams     B. Venus Williams            C. Grand Slam                   D. Michigan

2. Which sport does she play?

      A. tennis                       B. table tennis                    C. badminton                     D. football

3. When did she become a professional player?

      A. 1994                          B. 1993                                 C. 1999                                D. 1995       

4. How many Olympic gold medals has she had so far?

      A. 4                                B. 14                                     C. 23                                    D. 5

5. Who does Serena Williams team up with?

      A. Serena Williams     B. Grand Slam                    C. Venus Williams            D. Olympic Gold

I.Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.

 Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was born in 1981 in Michigan. She is known as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. She used to be the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles tennis. In 1999, she won her first Grand Slam singles title. She started playing tennis when she was very young. She turned professional when she was Just 14 years old. So far, she has had 4 Olympic gold medals and 23 Grand Slam singles titles. With her powerful style, she changed the way women play professional tennis. Her elder sister, Venus Williams, is very famous too. They play doubles together and they are two women that have the most Grand Slam singles titles among active females.

1. Who does this passage mainly talk about?

      A. Serena Williams     B. Venus Williams            C. Grand Slam                   D. Michigan

2. Which sport does she play?

      A. tennis                       B. table tennis                    C. badminton                     D. football

3. When did she become a professional player?

      A. 1994                          B. 1993                                 C. 1999                                D. 1995       

4. How many Olympic gold medals has she had so far?

      A. 4                                B. 14                                     C. 23                                    D. 5

5. Who does Serena Williams team up with?

      A. Serena Williams     B. Grand Slam                    C. Venus Williams            D. Olympic Gold

k  There are many ways to exercise. Some require lots of equipment. Others need lots of people. Running doesn't need any of those. It's a great way of exercise.

Running helps your brain work better. It also improves your feelings and sleep. Better sleep helps you healthy. Running also gives you a healthier heart. You may live three years longer. When your body is healthy, it can fight diseases.

Let's go for a nice run! Run with your friends, your family or your dog. Run in the park or in the street in the early morning. You can get some fresh air, enjoy the scenery and keep fit at the same time. Just remember to stretch before you run and cool down after running.

1. Running needs _____________.

      A. a lot of equipment     B. many people             C. none of these                 D. many person

2. Running improves _____________.

      A. our feelings                                                          B. our sleep                       

      C. both A and B                                                        D. our feeling and sleep

3. Running can help us live longer for_____________.

      A. three years               B. four years                       C. five years                       D. two years

4. We can run in, _____________.

      A. our house                B. parks and streets          C. our school                      D. Both A and B

5. Don't forget to _____________.

      A. do some exercise before running                     B. cool down after running

      C. Both A and B are correct.                                   D. Both A and B are incorrect.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.(1pt)

My friend’s name is Peter and he (1)____________ music. He is good at singing and he can play the (2)____________. He wants (3)____________the saxophone when he is a bit older. He is already in a band and they hope to play at the school concert next term. He is also interested in painting, (4)____________ his favourite subject at school is art. But to be honest, he can’t wait to leave school and become a pop star.

I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.

I have a very close friend. Her name is Lan. She is twelve years (56) ____. She is in grade six. She (57) _________ speak English. She has English (58) _________ Tuesday and Friday. She can also (59) _________ the piano. In her room, (60) _________ is a piano and lots of interesting books. Everyday she gets up at six. She (61) _________ breakfast at 6.30 and goes to  school at a (62) _________ to seven. She has her (63) _________ from seven o’clock to eleven thirty. Then she (64) _________ home and has lunch at twelve o’clock. It’s three o’clock in the afternoon now. Lan is in her room. She is (65) _________ the piano.

IX. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage

Nobody likes (1)_________ at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we decided to (2)_________ the day in the country. The only difficulty was (3)_________ millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved (4)_________ of the city slowly behind along (5) _________of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with (6)_________ and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready, so we sat (7)_________ near the path at the foot of the hill. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we (8)_________ bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us (9)_________ up our things and run back to the car as (10)_________ as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

IX. Read and find a suitable word to fill in each numbered blank to complete the following passage

Nobody likes (1)_________ at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we decided to (2)_________ the day in the country. The only difficulty was (3)_________ millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved (4)_________ of the city slowly behind along (5) _________of cars, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with (6)_________ and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready, so we sat (7)_________ near the path at the foot of the hill. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we (8)_________ bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us (9)_________ up our things and run back to the car as (10)_________ as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

Task 4: Choose the suitable word in the box to fill each gap of the passage.

Behave, Lessons, Classes, Typing, Mark,
Strict, Teach, Prepare, Homework, Hegree

Josephine is a teacher of English in a state secondary school. She is a graduate of Sussex University with a (1) ___________ in English literature. When she graduated, she first worked in an office but she was bad at (2) ___________ and soon got bored with the job. She decided to (3) ___________, so she went to a teacher training college. Josephine teaches six different (4) ___________ of children between the ages of 12 and 18.
The students enjoy her (5) ___________ but she finds it hard work. She gives children a lot of (6) ___________ to do, and every evening she has to (7) ___________ it and (8) ___________for the next day. One problem is that the children in her school don’t (9) ___________ very well. They are often impolite. Josephine and the other teachers have to be very (10) ___________ with them.