II. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.(5 points)

My name is Phong. I'm 11 years old and I'm in grade 6. I live in a house (1)_____ a lake in the countryside. There is a rice paddy opposite my house, too. There is a small yard (2)_____ of my house. There are tall trees behind my house. (3)_____ the tall trees, there are mountains. To the (4)_____ of my house, there is a well. To the left of my house, there is a big garden. There (5)_____ flowers in the garden.

1.A.next                  B.near              C.under                D.on

2.A.in front             B.opposite       C.in opposite       D.front

3.A.Opposite to      B.Front            C.Behind              D.Next

4.A.front                 B.left              C.near                   D.right

5.A.is                      B.are               C.have                  D.has

VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A or B, C, D to fill in the gap.

            My family live in a house near the sea. It is (1)________old house, about 100 years old and  (2)________very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs (3)________a bathroom. The kitchen is (4)________the ground and there is a living- room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden (5)________the house. The garden (6)________down to the beach and in spring and summer, (7)________flowers everywhere. I live alone (8)________my dog, John, but we have a lot of visitors. My friends often stay with (9)________. I love my house for (10)________reasons. Maybe I like fresh air here.

1.            A. a                             B. an                           C. the                          D. any

2.                  A. it’s                         B. it                             C. there’s                   D. they’re

3.                  A. and                         B. or                            C. but                          D. too

4.                  A. between                B. in                            C. on                           D. next to

5.                  A. in                            B. besides                  C. next                        D. in front of

6.                  A. go                           B. goes                       C. going                      D. in goes

7.                  A. there is                  B. there are                C. they are                 D. those are

8.                  A. for                          B. of                            C. on                           D. with

9.                  A. me                          B. I                              C. my                          D. I’m

10.             A. much                     B. a little                    C. many                      D. a lot

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

My name's Lan. My best friend is Mi. She's 12 years old, like me! She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her favourite colour is blue. That's my favourite colour, too. She likes roller skating and cycling in summer. She has a dog called Tuti. I think that's a funny name! Mi is really nice. She is very funny. She makes me laugh a lot. She tells good jokes. Mi helps me in my lessons because sometimes I don't understand everything. We meet after school and do our homework together. We have a lot of fun. She's a good friend. She's always there for me. She understands my feelings and she cheers me up when I'm sad.

What is the passage about?

Task 2. Read the text and choose the correct answer to the question.

Hi, my name is Darwin Watterson, I'm ten years old and I live in Elmore. I go to school from Monday to Friday but when I'm not at school, I practice sports. My favourite sports are extreme sports, especially water sports. I practice white-water rafting, kayaking and canyoning. I always go kayaking on Monday and on Wednesday. When I finish school and after I finish my homework, I take my kayak and I go to the beach with my friend Tobias. On Tuesday and on Thursday, I go white-water rafting. You need a group to do white-water rafting, it is difficult but it is really exciting. I go canyoning on Friday afternoon. Canyoning is my favorite sport: you have to go down a river canyon using your hands, legs and some ropes. You need some special equipment to practice canyoning: you need a helmet to protect your head, a wetsuit not to feel cold, ropes and harness to go down the canyon. Finally, I take a rest on the weekend to play some videogames with my brother, Gumball. He doesn't like practicing sports.

61. How many days does Darwin go to school?

=>………………………………………………………………………………………………….

62. Who practices kayaking with Darwin?

=>………………………………………………………………………………………………….

63. Which equipment is necessary for canyoning?

=>………………………………………………………………………………………………….

64. What is his favorite sport?

=>………………………………………………………………………………………………….

65. When does he play video games with his brother?

=>………………………………………………………………………………………………….

V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A or B, C, D to fill in the gap.

          I live in a house near the sea. It is (1)________old house, about 100 years old and  (2)________very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs (3)________a bathroom. The kitchen is (4)________the ground and there is a living- room where there is a lovely old fire place. There is a garden (5)________the house. The garden (6)________down to the beach and in spring and summer, (7)________flowers everywhere. I live alone (8)________my dog, John, but we have a lot of visitors. My friends often stay with (9)________.

          I love my house for (10)________reasons. Maybe I like fresh air here.

1.           A. a                     B. an                    C. the                   D. any

2.                 A. it’s                            B. it                  C. there’s             D. they’re

3.                 A. and                  B. or                     C. but                       D. too

4.                 A. between           B. in                     C. on                    D. next to

5.                 A. in                     B. besides             C. next                 D. in front of

6.              A. go                    B. goes                 C. going                D. in goes

7.          A. there is             B. there are           C. they are            D. those are

8.                 A. for                   B. of                     C. on                          D. with

9.                 A. me                   B. I                       C. my                          D. I’m

10.            A. much               B. a little              C. many               D. a lot

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

My name's Lan. My best friend is Mi. She's 12 years old, like me! She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her favourite colour is blue. That's my favourite colour, too. She likes roller skating and cycling in summer. She has a dog called Tuti. I think that's a funny name! Mi is really nice. She is very funny. She makes me laugh a lot. She tells good jokes. Mi helps me in my lessons because sometimes I don't understand everything. We meet after school and do our homework together. We have a lot of fun. She's a good friend. She's always there for me. She understands my feelings and she cheers me up when I'm sad.

Why does Mi help Lan in the lessons?

Part 1: Read the article about Jim Kendrick’s commute. Then he best word to fill the spaces.
*commute = a journey to and from work.

¹…………. day, Jim Kendrick leaves home at five o’clock in the morning and drives to work. That’s not unusual. ²………. people get up early to drive to work. But Jim Kendrick’s work is 320 kilometres away from his home. It ³……………him three and a half hours to get from his home in San Antonio, Texas to his job at the port in Houston.  In the evening, he does the journey ⁴……………… , and gets home at nine o’clock ⁵…………….. the evening.  Recently, Jim won a competition – ‘America’s Longest Commute’. He won $10,000, enough to pay for his fuel for one year. Reporters asked Jim why he drives so far to work.  He replied, ‘I have a lovely house in San Antonio.  I ⁶………………. want to leave it.  And I like the drive too. It gives ⁷……………… energy. I’ll probably do ⁸………………  journey for another five or ten years. Then I’ll look for a job ⁹……… home’.

Part 2: Complete the sentence with have or has.

My sister ……….. eaten my cakes.

Your friend ……….. been happy all day.

I ……….. never travelled overseas.

My husband ……….. forgotten my birthday.

The train ………. left the station.

It ……….. rained a lot this month.

That woman ………… always worked at the museum.

The children ………… lost their passport.

My sister ……….. got three comic books.

Part 3: Complete the table with the right form of verb.

Part 4: Complete the sentence using present perfect tense.

They (prepare) …………… ……………. a lot of food.

The pupils (study) ……………. …………….. for their exam.

The boy (fall) ……………. …………….. off his bike.

He (go) ………….. just …………… out.

My grandmother (lose) ………….. ……………. weight.

The sun (rise) ………….. …………….. It's time to go.

Lucy (sing) ………….. …………… in a chorus before.

Since moving to Alberta, I (learn) ……………. …………… a lot about the oil industry.

Our class (have) ……………. …………… 3 grammar quizzes so far this semester.

The movie (begin) …………. …………… Please be quiet!

I (study) …………… …………… English for 10 years, but I still have a lot to learn.

My neighbor's dog is barking. It (bark) …………. …………… for 2 hours now.

Complete the conversation between two friends outside a cinema.  What does Mary say to Sarah? 

Read the article about bears. Then choose the best answers.

Read the note and the ticket. Fill in the information in Mary’s diary. 

Read and answer the questions.

Hello! I am Jerry. I am 13 years old. I live a country house. There are 4 people in my family: my father, my mother, my elder sister and I. My father is 42 years old and he is an engineer. My mother is 40 years old. She is a farmer. My sister is seventeen. She is a student. And I am a student in grade 6 in Newton secondary school. My school is small but it is very nice. There are 23 students in my classroom: 15 boys and 8 girls. Every day I get up at six o’clock. Then I go to school at seven o’clock.

Where do they live?