Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Dear Jean,
I’m sorry I (1)_________ to you lately, but I have been working hard. When I (2) _________ your last letter, I was acting in a play at school, and when I finished that I went on a holiday with some friends. I intended (3)_________ you a postcard, but I forgot to take your address with me. How are you getting (4) _______ at college? You didn’t (5) _________ much about this in your letter. I hope you still like it and don’t work all the time! I’m starting work in London after I (6) _________ school in July, and I want to see you then. Do you still want to come and stay (7) _________ a few days? I know you are busy, but by the time your term (8)_________, I’ll have started my job. I’ve done so (9)_________ things lately! I’ve just learned to drive and my parents sometimes lend me their car, so I often go out with friends. (10)_______ I’ll drive to Birmingham and see you one day.
Question 1
A. not write
B. haven’t written
C. don’t write
D. didn’t write
Read the text and decide T (true)/ F (false) for each statement.
Find native English speakers In certain areas it’s the hardest thing to do, but it’s the best use of your time. Talking to actual native speakers is the most effective way to improve your English skills, speaking or otherwise. So whether you have to Skype them, call them, or beg them to speak to you, do so. Your progress will be faster this way than any other.
Listen to the music of English No, not English music, the music of English - its lilt, its prosody, the sing-songy-ness of it. The intonation. Even if you speak perfect English technically, if you speak it like a robot you’re not speaking it the way it’s meant to be spoken.
Slow down Above all, if you want to be understood, slow down. The more clearly you speak, the better chance your listener has of understanding you. It’s tempting to get nervous and want to speed up to get it all over with, but you can’t do that! Clarity is key - for some native English speakers, too!
Record yourself Though we hear ourselves all the time, we really don’t know quite what we sound like. So record yourself! What are the weak and strong points you hear in your speech? And then you can concentrate on what you need to work on.
Speak English at home This is the biggest, easiest mistake to make. You go about your day, you’re on the job working partly in English, you go to your English class, and then you go home and revert back to your native tongue. While you may be making slow improvements, you’ll never get past that dreaded lingual plateau. Make a point to speak it at home, too. Have only English at the dinner table. Stick to English TV at home. Make it as 24/7 as possible.
Talking to actual native speakers is the least effective way to improve your English skills
A. True
B. False
Read the passage and check True or False.
Many years ago, people used to buy what they needed from stores and markets. Now where would you go if you wanted to buy all these goods at one time? Ask anybody, and he would probably say "you'd better go to the supermarket". A supermarket is a special kind of market. It is usually much larger than an ordinary store. In a supermarket, you can buy all kinds of food, household, products and daily necessities. In a store, a customer is served by a storekeeper but in a supermarket, the goods are arranged on rows of shelves along the aisles. The prices are printed on small labels on the goods. A customer gets goods he needs from the shelves. This is known as self-service. Of course, you can always ask for help from the supermarket shop assistants.
When you enter a supermarket, you take a basket to carry the goods you will buy. If you want to buy a lot of things, you will need a trolley. A trolley is like a large basket on wheels. You can push it along the aisles, choose what you want from the shelves and put it into your trolley. A supermarket often provides a more comfortable environment for shopping than a market that is usually wet and dirty. As a result, many people usually buy more goods than they need when they visit a supermarket.
Many years ago, people used to buy what they need from supermarkets.
A. True
B. False
I. READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN EACH GAP WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD OF YOUR OWN
ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK
In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (1) ............ young people to find a job. If they are lucky (2)............. to be asked to go for an interview, they may find (3)............... there are at least 20 other applicants for the (4)................. If a company is thinking of offering (5)............. a job, they will ask you for at least one reference from either your previous employer (6)......... someone who knows you well. (7)............. taking up your job, you may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to do some training, (8) .......... help you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work (9).............. to try and get promotion, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find (10)............... job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into a persion scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are ratired. Finally, good lucky!
II. GIVEN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN THE NUMBERED BOX
1. David has been a bit......... today (TROUBLE)
2. I have told you on.................. occasions not to leave the safe unlocked ( NUMBER)
3. She was presented with the gift in............ for her long service (GRATEFUL)
4. Jack's parents keep complaining about him because he's very....... (OBEY)
5.My boss was so angry that he was absolutely...............(SPEECH)
III. USE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE VERBS IN THE BRACKETS TO COMPLETE THE PASSAGE BELOW
I (write) .............. to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book)........... the hotel in Sweden and also (receive)...... information about the hotel. I (promise) .............. a luxury weekend. However, I (be)............... not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) it improssible to (sleep)............. I (ask).............. for another room, but no single rooms (be) .................. available. I required room-service one night and I (have)........... to wait for almost one hour before someone came
Read the following passage and write a summary of around 50 words .
BICYCLES
The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to travel . The first bicycle was made about one hundred and fifty years ago . At first, bicycles were expensive . Only rich people could buy one . These early bicycles looked very different from the one we have today . Later , when bicycles became cheaper , many people bought one . People started riding bicycles to work and in their free time .
Today , people use cars more than bicycles ; cars are much faster and you don't get wet when it rains ! But some people still prefer to cycle to work . They say that there are too many cars in town centres and you can't find anywhere to park .
HELP ME !!!!!!!!!
When I get home from work I like to.....with the newspaper (relax). I go hill-walking for.......(relax). She had a very.....manner(relax). Yoga is one of my favorite......(relax). After work she......with a cup of tea and the newspaper (relax). A good massage will......your tired muscles(relax).
III. Use the words in the box to fill in the text. You can use one word more than one.( a little, much, a lot of, more, less, many, few )
1. Japanese students work very hard and do...........................exercises.
2. I have................................money so can't buy a new car.
3. Stay outdoors and do..................physical activities because it helps to keep fit and healthy.
4. Eat..................high fat food to feep you from getting fat.
5. Fish provide.................cholories.
IV. Choose the answer.
Which word has different stress?
1. A. Knife (f) B. of (f)
2. A. Cough (c) B. calories (c)
Which word has different sound
1. A. telephone B. temperature
2. A difficult B. Depression
11. We shouldn't ( eat )...................sweet food.
12. We must ( stay ).........................in bed when we have a flu.
V. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning as the first one.
1. They have ten dogs in the kennel.
There............................in their kennel.
2. I love eating sandwich so much.
I enjoy..............................................
3. I have sports. ( Give the advice )
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B. Read the passage and answer the questions ( 2 points )
In Britain some families feel that learning at home is better than going to school. Home schooled children can choose when they want to learn. Does this sound more enjoyable than school?
Andrian is a science prodigy and he wants to start university by the age of fourteen. He finds school lessons easier than the ones he expects but making friends is more difficult. At home he can spend more time on his favourite subjects and is preparing to take many of his exams early. Does he ever take a break? “Yes”, he says “I don't study subjects I'm not interested in.”
Holly's parents weren't happy with the local school. So they made a decision to teach her at home. Her favorite is history and she often goes to museums to study. “I couldn't do that before”,
she says. “This is more interesting than school was”. Her parents are always happy to help her.
Andrian and Holly love learning at home, but some people think that studying at school is more useful because it trains you for adult life. It teaches you to be with people you don't like, but it can also help you to make friends. Are these things more important than lessons? What do you think?
Answer the questions:
1. Do people can learn at home or at school in Britain ?
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2. What does Andrian want to begin when he's 14 ?
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3. What is Holly's favourite subject ?
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4. What do some British people think of studying at school compared with learning at home ?
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