You see this announcement in an international magazine.
We invite you, our readers, to write an article on: The Home of the Future In what ways do you think people's homes will be different in the future? In what ways will they still be the same? The writers of the three best articles will win the prizes. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYqjs8TKkOE |
Write your article in about 100 to 120 words. You can watch the following video as a suggestion for your article.
Fill each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage below (2pts)
Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two important ways of the news. They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they don’t have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day. In America, there are the news programmes every hour. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films, fashions, news… People who can not read get the news from television or radio easily.
True False
1. There are only two ways of getting the news .....
2. Television and radio get the news faster than other ways .....
3. Television stations broadcast the news several times each day .....
4. People can not choose the TV programmes that they like .....
5. Television can bring the news to people who can not read .....
IX. Use the given words in the box to complete the following passage. There are TWO EXTRA WORDS.(1 pt)
different sporty go do play on |
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.
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. My cousin ____________ (be) in Canada two years ago.
2. They ____________ (be) to London many times this year.
3. Tomorrow we ____________ (cycle) around to discover the city.
4. At the moment I ____________ (stay) at a very nice hotel in the south of France.
5. When I was younger, we ____________ (not do) much sport at school.
6. Mrs. Hudson is my maths teacher. She ____________ (teach) for four years.
7. Last year I __________ (go) on a school trip to Scotland. We __________ (have) a very interesting time.
8. Could you meet me at the bus station? My bus ____________ (arrive) at six.
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. My cousin ____________ (be) in Canada two years ago.
2. They ____________ (be) to London many times this year.
3. Tomorrow we ____________ (cycle) around to discover the city.
4. At the moment I ____________ (stay) at a very nice hotel in the south of France.
5. When I was younger, we ____________ (not do) much sport at school.
6. Mrs. Hudson is my maths teacher. She ____________ (teach) for four years.
7. Last year I __________ (go) on a school trip to Scotland. We __________ (have) a very interesting time.
8. Could you meet me at the bus station? My bus ____________ (arrive) at six.
what are these things ? write the words in the spaces.
1 . it is long seat for two or more students to sit on in the classroom
2 . they are of different colours. You draw and colour with them
Ex.7. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1. “I’m sorry I broke your glasses, Paul,” said Stacy. (apologized)
→ Stacy …………………………………………………… breaking his glasses.
2. When I’m an adult, I want to be a pop star! (up)
→ When I ……………………………………………………, I want to be a pop star!
3. Let’s leave at seven o’clock tomorrow morning. (set)
→ Let’s …………………………………………………… at seven o’clock tomorrow morning.
4. You’ve really disappointed me, Rachel. (down)
→ You’ve really ……………………………………………………, Rachel.
5. They gave me a map of the town center. (provided)
→ They …………………………………………………… a map of the town center.
6. Hurry up or we’ll miss the plane! (late)
→ Hurry up or we’ll …………………………………………………… the plane!
7. Did you really go into town by yourself, Sam? (own)
→ Did you really go into town ……………………………………………………, Sam?
8. I don’t really like traveling. (fond)
→ I’m not very …………………………………………………… traveling.
B. Complete the conversation between Oliver and Sophia using the information in the travel brochure. For each blank, write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS and/or A NUMBER.

Oliver: Hey, Sophia, do you have any plans for our summer vacation?
Sophia: Yes, I think we should go to the Green Cave.
Oliver: A cave? What can we do there?
Sophia: We can go hiking and (38) _______________ inside the caves.
Oliver: Oh yeah, I love hiking. Can we go rock climbing there?
Sophia: (39) _______________, we _______________. It’s too dangerous.
Oliver: Oh, OK. How long does it take to get there?
Sophia: It takes (40) _______________ by (41) _______________.
Oliver: Hmm, that’s quite long. Where can we stay?
Sophia: We can stay at (42) _______________.
Oliver: That sounds interesting. I’m really looking forward to it.
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. post B. stop C. clock D. volleyball
2. A. bread B. great C. head D. ready
3. A. Monday B. some C. come D. homework
4. A. goes B. watches C. dishes D. classes
5. A. children B. much C. school D. chair
6. A. lunch B. funny C. sun D. computer