III. Choose the correct answer to complete these sentences.
1. My brother’s hobby is______ eggshells. It is an unusual hobby because eggshells are very fragile.
A. doing B. carving C. making
2. My uncle______ collecting stamps when he was ten years old.
A. start B. starts C. started
3. His mother______ in this school for over fifteen years.
A. works B. has worked C. worked
4. Wash your hands______. It helps you to avoid catching flu.
A. more B. less C. few
5. One of the volunteer activities we often do is ______rubbish in our area to make it clean.
A. making B. throwing C. collecting
6. People who do not have houses to live are called ______ people.
A. homeless B. homely C. housework
7. It is______ to eat a lot of sweetened food and drink much soft drink.
A. healthy B. unhealthy C. health
8. - A: “It’s sunny but I must go out now.” – B: “______.”
A. Wear a hat B. Wear a raincoat C. Take off your coat
9. A: - “I had an allergy last week.” – B: “______!”
A. Oh, good B. Oh, how interesting C. Oh, dear. I didn’t know that
10. I used to ______ up late when I was small, but now I don’t.
A. stay B. staying C. stays
IV. Read the text and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
There are three adults and two children in the Bartons. The children are Grink, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents are Andrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie , who is Andrew’s brother. He is twenty-four . They live in Newcastle, a large city in the north- east of England.
On weekday morning , everyone gets up early. Andrew Barton works for a company which manufactures computers. Grink catches the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie is at university, studying physics. He lives away from home during term-time. Stella doesn’t go to school yet , of course. Next year, she will start at the nursery school.
Statements | True/False |
1. There are five people in the Barton’s family. | |
2. Grink is 6 years older than Stella. | |
3. Leslie is Grink and Stella’s uncle. | |
4. Grink goes to school by bus. | |
5. Stella goes to a nursery school. | |
V. Read the text and choose the correct answer.
Anna’s best friend is called Emma, and Anna wanted to give Emma a birthday party. Emma has never had a birthday party before because her parents usually take her to a restaurant for dinner on her birthday. The party was a secret! (bí mật) On Sunday, the day of Emma’s twelfth birthday, Anna tidied the living room in her house. Her older brother, Ben, and her little brother, Harry, helped her. Then Emma arrived. Anna and Ben shouted ‘Happy Birthday! We’re having a party for you!’ Emma laughed. She was very surprised. Then Anna pointed to the table in the corner of the living room and said ‘Look!’ On the table was a big chocolate birthday cake. ‘Wow!’ said Emma. ‘That looks great! Let’s have some now.’ Anna cut a big piece for Emma first, the some more pieces for her and Ben. She cut a very small piece for Harry because he was only three.
Then Emma opened her presents and after that, they started dancing. Suddenly, Anna stopped and said, ‘Where’s Harry?’ They found him behind the sofa. He had cake and chocolate on his face, hands and clothes. ‘Harry! You naughty boy!’ said Anna. ‘You’ve eaten all the cake!’ But Harry only laughed and said, ‘More cake, more cake!’
‘I think he likes my birthday cake,’ laughed Emma. ‘I did, too!’
1. That was_____ twelfth birthday.
A. Anna’s B. Emma’s C. Harry
2. Anna, Ben and Harry together tidied _____ in her house.
A. the living room B. the kitchen C. the dining room
3. Who is younger than Anna?
A. Ben B. Emma C. Harry
4. Where did they put the birthday cake before Emma came?
A. on the table in the corner of the living room.
B. under the table in the corner of the living room.
C. on the table in the dining room.
5. Where did they find Harry during the party?
A. in the bedroom B. under the table C. behind the sofa
