I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. come B. month C. mother D. open
2. A. subject B. club C. put D. lunch
3. A. science B. like C. music D. ride
4. A. teacher B. chess C. lunch D. chemistry
5. A. hope B. homework C. wonderful D. post
II. Choose the best answer.
1. I am having a Math lesson but I forgot my calculator so I have some ___________.
A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. more difficult
2. Whenever things __________ wrong, he runs to his parents.
A. do B. make C. get D. go
3. What ____________ your new school ___________?
A. is / like B. are / like C. does / like D. do / like
4. You shouldn’t ____________ noise while the teacher is talking.
A. get B. make C. keep D. take
5. In the afternoon, students can __________ many interesting clubs.
A. join B. do C. play D. have
6. My best friend and I _____________ our bicycles to school now.
A. ride B. am riding C. are riding D. is riding
7. I’m absolutely no good at all __________ any kind of sport.
A. with B. on C. at D. for
8. He usually goes to work __________ a car.
A. on B. in C. by D. with
9. She spends at least an hour ___________ the housework every day.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. does
10. When my friends miss the lessons, I always _________ him my notes.
A. takes B. send C. borrow D. lend
III. Read the following passage and answer the questions below it:
Today was my first day at a non-segregated school. I was so afraid to go. I tried to pretend that I was ill, but it didn’t work. My mom told me to get dressed and she walked me to the bus stop. The bus ride was okay because the kids from my neighborhood were all black like me. We talked the while way to the school about how scared we were. None of us knew what to expect and none could offer any advice to the others. We just knew that it was going to be a mess and we should be together. When the bus pulled in front of the school building, everyone shivered. There were
a lot of people crowded around the entrance to the school. They were shouting awful t
things at me and the others from the bus. The whole time I was walking in, I was wondering
why they were so upset. After all, everyone deserves equality. I finally got inside of the school
building along with the others. It was really nice inside. Everything was so clean and smelled
good. I didn’t know where my classroom was so I asked a white boy standing beside the water
fountain. He looked right through me as if I didn’t even exist. I’m sure to him, I didn’t. I got
the hint that I wasn’t welcome there so I decided to find the classroom on my own. I walked down the
hallway with my eyes to the floor. When I FOUND MY CLASSROOM? I had to gather up enough strength to
walk inside. The day at school seemed so long. Lunch was just as awful as sitting in class. The lunchroom
was divided into whites and blacks. When it was time to go home, I walked outside to get back on the
bus. All the white kids outside were staring and whispering as I walked by. I got on the bus, took a seat
and cried. I didn’t know how many days like this I could survive.
Seeing my mom made my heart jump of joy. I ran off the bus and into her arms.
1) Find in the text a word meaning:
a. Thought to myself: ………………………………..
b. The region not far from where I live: ………………………
2) Answer the following questions with reference to the text: Mark
a- What idea did the black pupil have in order not to go to school? ………………………………………….……………
b- How did the black pupils feel on their way to school?……………………………….…………………………………………
c- What was the school like? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d- What did the white pupils do when the bus arrived in front of the school? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….
3) What do the bold words refer to in the text?
a. him refers to……………………….
b. There refers to……………………
4) Correct these false statements with reference to the text.
a. One of the pupils helped him find his way to his classroom. ……………………………………………………..………….
b. It was easy for the black pupil to get into the classroom …………………………….…………………………………………
c. The lunch break was better than the first meeting with his classmates. ………………………………………………..
5) Fill the blanks with words from the text. The synonym is given
After an ……………………(=terrible) day in a……………………….(=for both blacks and whites) school, the black
boy didn’t know how long he could………………(=continue living) so meeting his mother again gave him a
feeling of………………..(=happiness)
IV. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.
1. Mike doesn’t like watching The News on TV.
– Mike is not keen………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………
2. How much time do you spend learning English every day?
How long does ………………………………………………………….………………………………….……………………………?
3. Mrs White teaches English.
- Mrs White is a ..……………………………………………………………………….……………………….………………………
4. Schools in the USA are not the same as schools in Vietnam.
Schools in the USA are ………………….………………………..………………………………..……………………………………
V. Complete the puzzle with adjectives of personal character using the clues:
1. ...................................... is a person who attends the same school as oneself.
2. English is used as a second ............................................ in Singapore.
3. We often go on a ......................................... on March 26th.
4. I come from a large ......................................- I have three brothers and two sisters.
5. Sometimes we play outdoor in the ........................................... at the weekend.
6. All her close ...................................... came to the wedding party.
7. My friend’s only form of .............................................. seems to be shopping.
8. She's my best ....................................... -we've known each other since we were five.
9. It's important for children to get a good .......................................... .
10. I pay a .......................................... to my old friend whenever I can find the time.
11. You can go and play after you have done all your ....................................
12. We often spend our summer ………..................………........ in the countryside.
13. These books are too interesting to ........................................... students’ attention.
