Our Class Won

There are four first grade classes at our school. The teachers decided to have a contest. Every day each student would take a book home to read with their Mom or Dad. Their parents sent a note saying they had read the book. The class who read the most books would win.

The contest lasted two weeks. Our class really wanted to win the contest. Everyone took home a book each afternoon and read it with their Mom or Dad at night.

There are twenty kids in my class. We read ten books each. That made two hundred books! We won the contest. We beat the next class by only three books.

We were so happy to win. Our classroom got a new red bookcase as a prize. Now we have a place to put all our books.

Adapted from littleworksheets.com

17. How long did the contest last?

A. two weeks

B. a month

C. all year

D. two months

18. What was the prize for winning the contest?

A. a pizza party

B. no homework for a week

C. a new car

D. a new red bookcase

19. Which of the following words has the same meaning as “beat” in the story?

A. lost

B. did better than

C. fought

D. took

20. What is NOT TRUE, according to the story?

A. The parents sent a note to say that their child had read a book.

B. The class whose students read most books at the school library would win.

C. The author's class won the contest with two hundred books read at home.

D. The author's class use the prize to put their books at the class.

As a child, Phong always dreamt of going abroad to study After he graduated from high school , his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally came true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong’s English was not very good and sometimes he did not understand what other people said . He also had difficulties in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place and missed all his buddies in Viet Nam . The food there was so different to what his mum used to cook for him . And for the first time in his life , Phong had to think about his finances, and to plan his spending carefully,But Phong was young and enthusiastic, He learnt to adapt to this new environment. After two years , Phong is now very fluent in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries . He is even good at being able to earn money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant.

III. Read the passage again and answer the questions :

1. Where did Phong’s parents send him over to after he graduated from high school ? What for ?

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2. Was Phong’s English good when he first arrived in the country ?

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3. Why did he also have difficulties in class ?

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4. How is Phong now after two years ?

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Hogwarts is a very special school: it is a school for young witches and wizards. It is located near a lake in Scotland, but its students come from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. School begins on September 1, and students all get on a special train in London to go to school together. Hogwarts is a boarding school, so students have classes and live at the school. They have to wear robes as their uniform. Each student has an owl for a pet. The owls also carry letters from families. All students play a sport called the quidditch, a kind of flying soccer. Players try to hit the ball with a stick while mounting their flying brooms.
1. Who goes to Hogwarts School?
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2. How do students get to school on their first day?
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3. What do the students wear for their uniforms?
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4. What do owls do for the students?
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5. What do players use to hit the ball in a quidditch?
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Hogwarts is a very special school: it is a school for young witches and wizards. It is located near a lake in Scotland, but its students come from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. School begins on September 1, and students all get on a special train in London to go to school together. Hogwarts is a boarding school, so students have classes and live at the school. They have to wear robes as their uniform. Each student has an owl for a pet. The owls also carry letters from families. All students play a sport called the quidditch, a kind of flying soccer. Players try to hit the ball with a stick while mounting their flying brooms.

1. Who goes to Hogwarts School?
______________________________________.

2. How do students get to school on their first day?
______________________________________.

3. What do the students wear for their uniforms?
______________________________________.

4. What do owls do for the students?
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5. What do players use to hit the ball in a quidditch?
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IX/ Supply the correct form of the verb in the bracket

1. They want (forgive) …………..  Dolores for what she (do) to their son.

2.  Is the second time you (attend) …………..a buffet ?

3.  Mr and Mrs Smiths (have) ………………… their best moment in Hawaii now. They (spend) ……….…..their honeymoon there.

4.  What time ….. she (come) ………….. to see you last Sunday? 

5. In 2020, they (build) ……….. another building and (welcome) .……..their son from America.

6.  Don’t worry. Tommy never (be) late. He (come) in a few minutes.

7. Don’t make noise! I and your father  (work) ……………………

8. I feel tired of (see)………………….. the same programme every day.

9. His brother  (complete) ………………. his letter last Saturday.

10. …………they (sell)………………… you their building three years ago?

11. It’s the first time she (enjoy) ……………………… such delicious meal.

12. They are the laziest workers we ever (train)……………………….

13. A few days ago the captain (ask) ……………. the soldiers (leave)……… their camping center.

14. So far the man (advise)………………… the children (take) ………………..part in the celebration of the local festival.

15. The young manager (sit)……………….  in the room since we (come)……………. to work.

16. Do you feel like ( have) ……………………………… some coffee.

IX/ Supply the correct form of the verb in the bracket

1. They want (forgive) …………..  Dolores for what she (do) to their son.

2.  Is the second time you (attend) …………..a buffet ?

3.  Mr and Mrs Smiths (have) ………………… their best moment in Hawaii now. They (spend) ……….…..their honeymoon there.

4.  What time ….. she (come) ………….. to see you last Sunday? 

5. In 2020, they (build) ……….. another building and (welcome) .……..their son from America.

6.  Don’t worry. Tommy never (be) late. He (come) in a few minutes.

7. Don’t make noise! I and your father  (work) ……………………

8. I feel tired of (see)………………….. the same programme every day.

9. His brother  (complete) ………………. his letter last Saturday.

10. …………they (sell)………………… you their building three years ago?

11. It’s the first time she (enjoy) ……………………… such delicious meal.

12. They are the laziest workers we ever (train)……………………….

13. A few days ago the captain (ask) ……………. the soldiers (leave)……… their camping center.

14. So far the man (advise)………………… the children (take) ………………..part in the celebration of the local festival.

15. The young manager (sit)……………….  in the room since we (come)……………. to work.

16. Do you feel like ( have) ……………………………… some coffee.

1. They want (forgive) …………..  Dolores for what she (do) to their son.

2.  Is the second time you (attend) …………..a buffet ?

3.  Mr and Mrs Smiths (have) ………………… their best moment in Hawaii now. They (spend) ……….…..their honeymoon there.

4.  What time ….. she (come) ………….. to see you last Sunday? 

5. In 2020, they (build) ……….. another building and (welcome) .……..their son from America.

6.  Don’t worry. Tommy never (be) late. He (come) in a few minutes.

7. Don’t make noise! I and your father  (work) ……………………

8. I feel tired of (see)………………….. the same programme every day.

9. His brother  (complete) ………………. his letter last Saturday.

10. …………they (sell)………………… you their building three years ago?

11. It’s the first time she (enjoy) ……………………… such delicious meal.

12. They are the laziest workers we ever (train)……………………….

13. A few days ago the captain (ask) ……………. the soldiers (leave)……… their camping center.

14. So far the man (advise)………………… the children (take) ………………..part in the celebration of the local festival.

15. The young manager (sit)……………….  in the room since we (come)……………. to work.

16. Do you feel like ( have) ……………………………… some coffee.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

TEXAS

A Texas middle school is under fire after students say they have been banned from speaking Spanish in class. The students say their principal announced the rule last month over the intercom. Inside the walls of Hemptead Middle School, a language controversy is brewing. “There’s one teacher that said, „If you speak Spanish in my class, I’m gonna write you up,” 8^th grader Tiffani Resurez says. Four students say their principal’s announcement – banning them from speaking Spanish in class – has given teachers and fellow students a hall pass to discriminate. “She was like, „No speaking Spanish.’ She told me that. I was like, „That’s my first language.’ She said, „Well, you can get out,” fellow classmate Yedhany Gallegos says. A letter sent home by the superintendent says, “Neither the district nor any campus has any policy prohibiting the speaking of Spanish.” The four students feel that the statement from the superintendent has not been made entirely clear that their school. “People don’t want to speak it anymore and don’t want to get caught speaking it because they’re going to get into trouble,” 6th grader Kiara Lozano says. Parents, like Cynthia Zamora, believe the school is not getting to the root of the problem. She wants to know why the “No Spanish” announcement was ever made in the first place. “I was very surprised that she would even go to such lengths,” Zamora says. Many students at the school grew up speaking Spanish at home, and they say it often comes as second nature when they’re talking to each other at school. “I’m not scared. I’m gonna keep speaking my language. That’s my first language, and I’m gonna keep doing it,” Lozano said. The principal has been placed on paid administrative leave while the district investigates. A spokewoman for Hempstead Independent School District has released a statement saying, in part, “The district is committed to efficiently and effectively resolving this matter with as little disruption to our students and their learning environment as possible.” 

Why was the policy introduced?

A. The superintendent wants students to speak only English at school 

B. No one at school is Spanish 

C. The principal hates Spanish

D. The reason is not mentioned