Choose one suitable word to complete the following passage. After two weeks of worry, a farmer in the north of England was very happy yesterday. James Hunt, a farmer who......... sheep, lost his dog, Peter, when they were out .......... together a fortnight ago. Peter was running.......... of me, ' he said', and disappeared over the top of the hill. I whistled and called............ he didn't come. He's young, so I thought perhaps he'd gone back to the farmhouse............ his own. But he wasn't there. Over the next few days I........... as much time looking for him as I couldn't. I was afraid that I would never see him............ Then a neighbour said she had head an animal crying while she was out walking near the............ of the cliff. I rushed out and found Peter on a shelf of halfway down. He was thin and..............., but he had no ................ injuries. He was really lucky. And I was, too.

III. Read and fill ONLY ONE suitable word in each blank to complete the passage.

In the 1960s and 70s, many new fashions developed and teenagers began creating fashion trends of their own. Women wore short skirts. Men wore flowery shirts and denim jeans were popular (81) _____ everybody. These days, the media, TV, magazines and the Internet influence teenagers most. Most teenagers spend seven hours a day listening to (82)_______ or watching pop videos and TV shows. Trends in music, like hip-hop and rap, have a big influence (83) __________ what teenagers wear. 

Another influence for young people is (84) ________ their friends are wearing. Kids copy their friends. I remember when a kid at my daughter’s school first wore Uggs – those big soft boots. In two weeks, half the kids in the school were wearing them! I asked my daughter about this recently and she admitted she hadn’t even liked the boots very (85) _________! She had worn them because her friends had! 

The last big thing that has an effect on teenage fashion is money. Celebrities can afford to buy cutting-edge designs but no matter how much teenagers save up, they don’t have the (86) ______ to buy them! Fortunately, most high street stores follow the fashion shows and produce the latest fashions at affordable prices. The material isn’t as good and the clothes aren’t as well made but you don’t have to pay a fortune for them. And they allow young people to express themselves through their clothes, on a very limited budget. _____ (87) fact, if you shop _______ (88), you can stock (89) _______ on some very fashionable clothes at cheaper prices!

Wear what you like. Don’t dress to please other people. Have your own (90) __________.

Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.

When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly __________(1) a word – “hello”, “good bye”, “thank you” was just about it. I went two classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at home quickly I _________(2) progress. ________(3) the course we learned a lot of vocabulary and studied grammar rules. ________(4) thing I enjoyed most was to be able to practice speaking with other students in my class.

After two years I went to England to a _________(5) school. It was in Cambridge. I did a ___________(6) course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic experience and I ________(7) up a lot of new language from speaking with my host family and with other students from ___________(8) the world. I really improved my pronunciation as well. When I got back __________(9) Spain, I was so much more confident. I _________ actually hold a conversation with my teacher in English.

1. A. talk B. speak C. say D. tell

2. A. do B. make C. did D. made

3. A. During B. After C. Before D. While

4. A. That B. A C. The D. Those

5. A. science B. language C. art D. finance

6. A. the three-week B. third-week C. three-weeks D. three-week

7. A. picked B. looked C. got D. stood

8. A. all B. over C. over all D. all over

9. A. from B. to C. in D. X

10. A. didn’t B. can C. could D. couldn’t

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.

III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage.

       ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK

In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (1) __________ young people to find a job. If they are lucky (2) __________ to be asked to go for an interview, they may find (3) __________ there are at least 20 other applicants for the (4) __________. If a company is thinking of offering (5) __________ a job, they will ask you for at least one reference from either your previous employer (6) __________ someone who knows you well. (7) __________ taking up your job, you may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to do some training, (8) __________ help you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work (9) __________ to try and get promotion, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find (10) __________ job. It is also a good idea to pay some money

into a pension scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are retired. Finally, good luck!

Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage.
sides
for
noisy
during
with
kinds
depressed
as
nearby
sunrise
When I think of my neighborhood I get (1)……………… . For one thing it is in a crowed street (2) ………… many tall storeyed buildings on both (3). ………………. One can not see the (4) ……………… or sunset when one lives in this street. It is always crowed and (5) ……………… but for the small hours of the night. All (6) ……… of vehicles move about the street, especially in the morning and (7) ……………… office hours. These vehicles raise continuing, loud, unpleasant noise. (8) ……………… the road is well- tarred there is not dust. There is a school and a department store (9) ……………… . The school children add to the crowd and noise of the place. Very often they encroach upon the road for there is no proper playground for them. Having lived in this neighborhood (10) ……………… quite a long time, I long for the rural atmosphere which the poets have sung so much about.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. “Is that car Japanese”? – “Yes, ________is”.
A. that B. this C. It D. they
2. “ Are you Nick and Julia?”- “Yes, ________are”.
A. they B. you C. we D. there
3. “ Are Helen and Mike from Australia?”- “ No, ______aren’t”
A. they B. we C. you D. he
4. I’m Irish.________family is from Dublin.
A. Your B. My C. Our D. We
5. My parents are very rich. That’s_________new Mercedes.
A. their B. his C. her D. us
6. “ What’s ____address?”- “ I live at 33 Marston Street”.
A. your B. his C. my D. you
7. He’s from Brazil. He’s __________
A. Brasilian B. Brazilan C. Brazilian D. Brazilians
8. I have two_____________
A. mouses B. mouse C. mices D. mice
9. Mary__________meat. She’s a vegetarian.
A. isn’t eating B. doesn’t eat C. not eat D. don’t eat
10. In my country, it often__________a lot in the winter.
A. snows B. is snowing C. snowed D. snow
11. Don’t make______________
A. noises B. noisy C. noise D. noisily
12. We’ll be in London_____________Christmas.
A. in B. at C.on D. to
13. My mother often tells me to study__________
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A. hard B. hardly C. good D. bad
14. People in my country are very warm and__________
A. friend B. friendly C. unfriendly D. friends
15. How are you?
A. very good B. very fine C. very badly D. so so
Exercise 3: Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. He don’t care about other people.
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2. Tom and Mary is very helpful.
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3. Peter cook very well.
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4. He works for his company’s father.
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5. They are nice mans.
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6. My aunts doesn’t like cooking.
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7. When I’m thirsty, I drink a lot of waters.
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8. My favourite day are Saturday and Sunday.
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9. Our parent don’t live far from us.
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10. She have to work 6 days a week.
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B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
Clarkson is a large town. It has more than fifty thousand people living there. It sits next to a large river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the ferry from North Clarkson to South Clarkson to go to work.
Most people live in North Clarkson. There are many trees and the streets are very broad. When the sun shines and the children run and play in the safe streets, North Clarkson is a wonderful place to live.
South Clarkson has a lot of shops and factories. People don't live there, but they come in the morning to work. There is also a big stadium where the Clarkson Tigers play. On Sundays, many people go to watch their favorite team.
At the weekend, the people from Clarkson enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark River. They also sail small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in the large park.
Every year, Clarkson grows in size because a lot of people come to live there. The government builds more houses and the streets get busier. Maybe in the future, if the town continues to grow, it will become a city!
1. Over fifty thousand people live in Clarkson.
2. The Clark River is a big river.
3. Most of the houses are in South Clarkson.
4. The local sports team is the Clarkson Tigers.
5. The sports team plays on Saturdays.
6. There is a large park in Clarkson.
7. Many new people come to Clarkson to live.
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8. Clarkson is now so big that it's a city.
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Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the questions
Hi, my name is Tina. I am thirteen years old and today I want to talk about my best friend Selena. She is my classmate and she is thirteen years old too. We attend a very big school near Scotland. We share the same desk and love the same school subjects. Our favorite lessons are Arts and Physical Education. I am very good at tennis and she is very good at volleyball. She plays volleyball at our school team. We both have a busy life. We always get up at a half past six and at seven o’clock her father takes us to school by car. They live next door to us, so after school we always do our homework, walk our dogs and play together. Our classes start at half past seven and finish at 4 p.m. Her mother is a nurse. My mother is a nurse too and they work at the same hospital. Our fathers are both engineers but they work at different companies. On Mondays, Selena has violin class and I have piano class. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she practices volleyball at the school’s gym and I play tennis in our school court. Friday is my favorite day because Selena stays overnight with us. On the weekends, we usually go to the movie theater or have a picnic if the weather is good. I am the only child, I don’t have a sister but she is like a sister to me.
1. Where is their school?
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2. What are their favorite subjects?
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3. What do they do after school?
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4. Do their fathers work in the same company?
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5. Why is Friday Tina’s favorite day?
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C. WRITING
Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. father/ drink/ four/ cup/ coffee/ morning/.
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2. brother/ be/ lawyer/ for/ big/ company/.
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3. you/ study/ another/ language/?
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4. boyfriend/ have/ good/ job/.
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5. I/ often/ have/ sandwich/ lunchtime/.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. Her friend’s father works in Germany.
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2. My father visits me twice a week.
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3. Peter’s brother plays sports after work.
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4. They go to school by bus.
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5. It takes me 10 minutes to go to work everyday.
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Read the passage and complete each gap with one suitable word beginning with the letter provided.

Why are family relationships important?

Good family relationships are (Ex).... enjoyable... for their own sake - it just feels good to be part of a warm and loving family. But good family relationships are important for lots of other reasons too. They:

• make children (1) f… secure and loved, which helps their brains develop.

• can help children to (2) o……………….. difficulties with their eating, sleeping, learning and behaviour.

• make it easier for your family to solve problems and resolve (3) c………………..

• help you and your children respect differences of opinion as your children develop more (4) i………………..

• give children the skills they need to build healthy (5) r… of their own.

This is why it's always (6) w……………….. looking at the relationships you share with your children  and other family members, and thinking about how you can improve them.

As a parent, you're doing the best you can for your children, probably while you're (7) m………………..your work, friends, household, and more. But even for the busiest parents, there are plenty of easy things you can do to develop good (8) f… relationships.