Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. There is one Extra word you don't need to use.

hobby       improve        when        writes          because        difficult

My Favorite Hobby

My name is Sara. My favorite _____________(14) is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it ______________(15) I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. I was thrilled when I read a detective story.

I enjoy reading ______________(16) I like to explore the imaginative world of my favorite author, J.K. Rowling who _____________(17) " Harry Potter" . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further _________________(18) my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world too.

I read at least one hour every day. I read books by myself. I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it might be very challenging.

II. Read this passage and fill in the numbered blanks from 21-25 with the words given. There are TWO extra words that you don’t need to use. Write your words on your answer sheet.

IDEAS FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES

We’d like to give you some ideas for learning languages. It is one of the most (21)_______ things you can do with your free time. It’s hard work, but it’s also a lot of fun. These are some things you can do to help improve your level in the languages you are studying.

·         Do grammar (22)_____________. Grammar is very important.

·         Chat to lots of different people as often as you can.

·         Read as much as you can- magazines articles, books, websites.

·         Don’t  worry about (23)____________mistakes.

·         Learn how to spell words correctly.

·         Make a list of new (24)___________ and then play games with the words to help you learn them.

·         When you read or hear a word you don’t know, try to guess its meaning. You can then check in your (25) _____________

Listen as often as you can- to the radio, to songs, and to people talking

READING COMPREHENSION

I/ Read the text then match the inventions (A-F) with paragraphs (47-51). There is ONE extra invention which you do not need to use.

A. fridge                               

B. light bulb

C. microwave oven

D. Telephone       

E. television

F. vacuum cleaner

_______1. John S. Thurman was the person who invented this in 1899. He went from door-to-door cleaning people's carpets with the first model which used gas for power.

_______2. William Cullen, a Scotsman was the inventor of this technology which Faraday later used. The first electric model was not invented until 1803. It was not until almost 100 years later that people could buy one to keep their food cool.

_______3. Both Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison invented the electric version in 1878. It was an invention with a bright future which we still use today.

_______4. Marconi, who some people think invented this, only made the idea popular. The first working model, which takes its name from Greek and means "far sound", was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in March 1876.

______5. This was invented by accident in 1946 when Dr Percy LeBaron Spenser found that a chocolate bar which was in his pocket melted while he was working with microwave radiation.

Task 5. Look and fill each gap with one word from the box. Write the word next to the number. There is one word that you do not need. There is one example (0).

One day, there was a (0) race between a hare and a tortoise. First, the (1)

Part 5. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use each one once only. There are two extra ones that you do not need to use.

work out   make out    bring out      get over    break out   put out 61. Quick action by the police prevented fighting from _____ _____ between rival groups of fans after the football match. 62. I hear FIAT have _____ _____ a new model but I haven’t seen it yet. 63. She _____ _____ the problem of lack of time by hiring a house-cleaner. 64. Herbie asked them to _____ _____ their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke. 65. It is said that Isaac Newton _____ _____ the law of gravity after he’d been hit on the head by an apple!

Task 10. Look and read. Fill each gap with one word from the box. Write the word next to the number. There is one word that you do not need. There is one example (0). books bought bookstall photographs fair bookshop Last weekend, there was a book (0) fair in the centre of the city. Jack and I went there in the morning. First, we visited a (1) __________ to look for our favourite books. Jack likes detective stories, so he (2) __________ Case Closed and Sherlock Holmes. I like (3) __________, so I bought Doraemon and Sailor Moon. Then we took a lot of (4) __________ with a few famous writers. In the end, we had lunch in a food stall near the fair. We enjoyed the book fair very much. 

Part 5. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use each once only. There is one extra phrasal verb which you do not need to use. 

56. That woman certainly tried hard to ..... her abilities.

57. When I was looking through my papers, I .........this picture.

58. Did the workers ............the foreman’s instructions carefully?

59. Is the committee going to ...........his application for admission?

60. Should we ..........the lesson now or ...it .....until later tonight?

Part 6. Fill in each gap with a correct preposition. 

61. When you join a club, you have to abide ………… its rules.

62.  The student was punished for acting ………… in class.

63. It suddently came ………… her that she should become a teacher.

64. If we can’t afford a car, we’ll just have to do ………… one.

65. We all burst ………… laughing when the monitor hid his imitation of our English teacher.

Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write your answers on the answer sheet. There is one extra word.

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTERS

            Many of the things we do, depend (21) _______ receiving information from other people. Catching a train, (22) _______ a phone call or going to the cinema all involve information that is stored, processed and communicated. In the past, this information used to be kept on paper in the form of, for example, books, (23) _________ and timetables. Now (24)_________ and more information is put on  computers.

            Computers (25) _______ an important role in our every day lives. Consider the (26)________ of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make sure there are enough goods on the shelves for (27) ______ to buy. They need to be able to re-order before stocks run out, to decide which things are selling well  and so on. All these processes are (28) __________quickly and efficiently by computers.

a. Fill in the blanks, using the words in the box. There are two extra words which you do not need to use.

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1. Lots of charity organizations' aim is wildlife __________. They work hard to protect the natural environment.

2. Our class will __________ a bake sale to raise money for charity.

3. These organizations __________ food for homeless people.