Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option marked A,B,C or D to answer the question.

Peter usually wakes up at half past six in the morning, but he does not get up until a quarter to seven. He takes a shower and gets dressed. He has breakfast at half past seven. He does not have a big breakfast. He usually has bread, coffee and orange juice. After breakfast, he cleans his teeth. He leaves his house at eight o'clock. He never drives a car to work. He often catches the train to his office in Manchester. On the train, he reads the newspaper or plays the crossword. For lunch, he usually has a salad or soup and sandwich at 1.30. He comes home at about half past six in the evening. He has dinner at half past seven. It is big meal of the day and he has meat or fish with vegatables and potatoes or rice. After dinner, he washes up. Then he usually reads a book. Sometimes he plays chess with his friends. He never watches television because he does not like it. He goes to bed at about 11.30

1. Every morning, Peter gets up at _______________.

A. 6.30 B. 6.00 C. 7.15 D. 6.45

2. He usually has __________ in the morning.

A. breakfast with meat B. a slight breakfast C. a big breakfast D. breakfast with eggs

3. What does he usually have for lunch?

A. sandwich and salad B. soup and fish C. salad and soup D. sandwich and fish

4. What does he usually do after dinner?

A. he usually washes up and watches TV

B. He usually reads a book and watches TV

C. He usually washes up, watches TV, reads a book and plays chess

D. He usually washes up reads a book and plays chess

5. Which sentence is NOT true in the passage above?

A. Sometimes he drives his car to work.

B. He often reads the newspaper on the crossword on the train

C. He often plays the crossword on the train

D. For Peter, the dinner is a big meal of the day

Hello, I am Tam and this is Minh. Minh is a good student (1)………….he always learns hard and well. Every day, he goes to school in the morning, then he (2)……………his homework and the housework in the afternoon, and watches TV or reads books in the (3)…………. He also takes part in (4)…………..activities after school hours such as sports, music,… He is a member of his school sports team and he is also a member of (5)…….… class theater group. He is very good (6)……. swimming and he often goes swimming with his father and brother.

1. A. so B. because C. but D. however

2. A. do B. does C. will do D. is doing

3. A. night B. morning C. afternoon D. evening

4. A. different B. amazing C. difficult D. comfortable

5. A. my B. his C. their D. her 6. A. in B. for C. of D. at

Passage 3

My teacher, Miss Green, is a young lady of twenty-five. She is a pretty woman. She loves her pupils (1) …………. She never gets angry with them. Miss Green (2) …………. teaching her pupils. Sometimes she tells (3) …………. many interesting stories. I like to listen to her stories (4) …………. they all help us to learn some (5) …………. lessons. Sometimes she takes us out (6) …………. a picnic. Whenever she takes us out, she tries to teach us something new. It is my dream that when I grow up I can become a good teacher like her.

1. A. very many B. very much C. too D. so

2. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoys D. to enjoy

3. A. we B. they C. I D. us

4. A. because B. when C. where D. and

5. A. use B. useful C. using D. to use

6. A. from B. by C. for D. of

Work in pairs. Read these sentences out loud. Pay attention to the strong and weak forms of the auxiliary verbs. Then listen and check.

1. Does she exercise? - Yes, she does.

2. Were you eating healthily? - Yes, I was.

3. Do you eat vegetables? - Yes, I do.

4. Can he get up early? - Yes, he can.

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the bold words with /ʊ/, and circle the bold words with /u:/)

1. She likes reading books and swimming in the pool.

2. When it is cool, we like to play football.

3. She drew and made puddings in her free time.

4. My mum loves pumpkin soup and coffee with a little sugar.

5. My brother is fond of watching the cartoon about a clever wolf.

Listen and practise the sentences. Underline the bold words with /br/, and circle the bold words with /pr/.

1. My brother says online learning improves our IT skills.

2. Santa claus brings a lot of presents to children.

3. She briefly introduced the new programme.

4. He spent a lot of time preparing for his algebra test.

5. My mum prays at the temple before breakfast on Sundays.

Listen and pay attention to the fall-rise (  ) intonation in the following sentences. Then practise saying them in pairs.

1. Shall we now talk about other learning methods?

2. Could you please pay attention when I’m talking to you?

3. Why don't we use public transport to go to school?

4. Would you like to join our cooking course?