IX. Use the given words in the box to complete the following passage. There are TWO EXTRA WORDS.(1 pt)

Some students in my school are very (1) …………. They take part in different activities after school. Some students usually (2)……………football, table tennis or badminton. Others (3) …………..swimming or jogging in the park. Some students don't like sports. They often go home and watch television. Sometimes, they like listening to music or chatting (4)………… the Internet.

Use the given words in the box to complete the following passage. There are TWO words that are not used.

days - usually - four - many - season - weather - warm

There are (1) ________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. In the spring, the weather is usually warm. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. There are (2) ________ flowers in this season. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer, the days are long and the nights are short. We often go on vacation in the summer. Fall is a nice (3) ________. The weather is often cool. In the winter, it's usually very cold. The (4) ________ are short and the nights are long. We always wear (5) ________ clothes in the winter.

Part 4.  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between TWO and FIVE words. Do not change the word given.

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