Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage.
sides
for
noisy
during
with
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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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