January 27, 2011

Dear Anna,

How are you? I'm fine. I am very busy lately with school and my hobbies. I have basketball practice twice a week - every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. I play basketball quite well. Each practice takes me two hours and then I go home and do my homework. Every Friday, we have a Maths quiz (a short exam), so I have to work extra hard on schoolwork after my Thursday's basketball practice. I’m quite good at Maths, but it’s still very tiring. I often have to take a cold shower so that I can concentrate on my school work.

Also, every Saturday morning I enjoy running around the park. I like taking my dog, Jimmy, with me. We like running quickly together. On Saturday evenings, I watch football games on television. My father often watches the games too, but he can’t always do that. He sometimes doesn’t come home from work on time. My mother can watch it with us, but she doesn't like football so much. She enjoys painting pictures. She can paint very well. My sister goes riding on Sunday mornings. Her horse is called Johnny. He is a little slow because he is old. But when he was young he was very quick.

Well, I have to run. I still have homework to do and I can't do it if I go on writing to you, which I like doing.

Yours,

Diana

Who writes the letter?

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

We need calories or (1) ____ to do the things every day. For example, when we walk to school or (2) ____  a bike to school, we use a certain amount of calories and (3) ____ when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we (4) ____ a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (5) _____ us to calculate. If people want to keep (6) ____, they should remember that everyone should have between 1,600 and 2,500 calories a day. We get calories from the food we eat. If we get too much food and don’t take part (7) ____ any activities, we can get fat quickly. (8) _____ besides studying, we should do some exercise, play sports or do the housework (9) _____ cleaning the floor, cooking etc., If we don’t eat (10) _____ , we feel tired and weak.

(6) ____

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. 

Read the passage and choose the best option (10p) -by circling A, B, C, or D.      

Learning a foreign language is in some way, like learning how to fly. There are some (1) ……., but there is a very important similarity. It is: learning how (2) …………. these things need (3) ................ practice. It is never enough (4) ………… a book on how to fly a plane. 

A book can give you a lot of (5) ………… about how to fly, but if you only read that book, then try to fly (6) ……… any practice, you (7) ……. yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, can you (8) .....… English well without having lots (9) ………. practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner (10) ………… a foreign language should know. 

6.________

Fill in each gap with suitable word A,B, C, or D: 

"We should have a balanced diet. We should eat a moderate …… (1)…… of fatty food and sugar. We should cat some body-building foods and eat plenty ...(2)……  cereals, fruit and vegetables. What does a balanced ...(3)…… mean ? It means you eat a variety of foods without eating too much of anything ……(4)…… is very important. Eat the food you enjoy but don’t have too much. This will help you …… (5) ……fit and stay healthy. Don’t forget about exercise ……(6)…… ! We all need exercise. Follow these ...(7)……  and enjoy the food you eat - that is the key  ……(8)…… a healthy lifestyle."

8. that is the key  ……(8)…… a healthy lifestyle.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

We need calories or (1) ____ to do the things every day. For example, when we walk to school or (2) ____  a bike to school, we use a certain amount of calories and (3) ____ when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we (4) ____ a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (5) _____ us to calculate. If people want to keep (6) ____, they should remember that everyone should have between 1,600 and 2,500 calories a day. We get calories from the food we eat. If we get too much food and don’t take part (7) ____ any activities, we can get fat quickly. (8) _____ besides studying, we should do some exercise, play sports or do the housework (9) _____ cleaning the floor, cooking etc., If we don’t eat (10) _____ , we feel tired and weak.

(3) ____

Television brings …….. for children, world news, music and many other 

Read the below paragraph and answer the question

Lien hobbies:  Cooking is my favorite hobby. My grandmother taught me how to cook my first dish when I was 8. My family enjoyed it so much so that is when I started this hobby. Some people say cooking is a waste of time but I find this hobby very interesting and meaningful. I really love trying new food and cooking for my family. The feeling of making my family happy with my food is amazing. I often collect recipes from my mother and my grandmother. Sometimes I also get recipes from the internet. Then I write them in a notebook. I hope I will become a good chef and have my own cookery book in the future.

Where does Lien get recipes from?

Read the passage and choose the best answer:

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

When was The Old Man and the Sea published?

Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.

Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(2) limiting the number of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their hands.

2._________

Read the passage, and choose the best  answer :

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

 Yesterday Lan _________ one of her friends, Hoa, to have dinner with her family. Lan also asked Hoa_________ before dinner so they ______ watch” The adventure of the Cricket ‘ together.Lan said that she would come and _______ the film. She didin’t have a TV _______ her place. Her uncle and her aunt usually talked about their day. They usually read and sometimes they played chess.Lan said her family watched TV every_________. They clearly like ________ different things in their ______ time.

They clearly like ________ different things 

Read the text below and choose A, B or C to fill in the blank.

"Thinking about how we might be (1)............... in 10,20 or even 500 years is enough to make the mind melt. Will we still even be (2)…… planes (perhaps we (3) ............... flying our cars from Seattle to Paris)? What if in 100 years we could (4)............... straight to our next holiday destination?

While we (5)..............., engineers and designers all over the world are testing out what could become the (6) ............... of the future. Witness the just-launched prototype of the 'Superbus', (7)………. by CNN as the love child of a DeLorean and a stretch limo. We get die feeling these (8)…….. are often designed to be fast, fuel-efficient and, well, out-of-this-world.

Granted, some of them may never (9)............... to our roads, skies or 'teleportation passageways', but it's fun envisioning what the (10) ............... may hold."

What if in 100 years we could (4)............... straight to our next holiday destination?

Read the following  passage and choose the item ( A,B,C or D) that best answer each of the questions about it
Ann:Was there anything good on TV last night?
Kate:Yes,there was an interesting nature progam
Ann:What was it?
Kate:”The gentle Giant”
Ann:What was it about?
Kate:It was all about gorillas and the way they live .
Ann:What was so special about it?
Kate:It was just so interesting and the photography was excellent.
Ann:Really?What time was it on ?
Kate:From seven to eight
Ann: I’m sorry I missed it .Is there going to be another chance to see it ?
Kate:Yes, nine p.m next Sunday
Ann_____.

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question

Headache is a very common disease. The symptoms of a headache are various. People may have pains only one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have a headache when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyles or simply by going to bed.

What can medicine help?

Read the text below and choose A, B or C to fill in the blank.

"Thinking about how we might be (1)............... in 10,20 or even 500 years is enough to make the mind melt. Will we still even be (2)…… planes (perhaps we (3) ............... flying our cars from Seattle to Paris)? What if in 100 years we could (4)............... straight to our next holiday destination?

While we (5)..............., engineers and designers all over the world are testing out what could become the (6) ............... of the future. Witness the just-launched prototype of the 'Superbus', (7)………. by CNN as the love child of a DeLorean and a stretch limo. We get die feeling these (8)…….. are often designed to be fast, fuel-efficient and, well, out-of-this-world.

Granted, some of them may never (9)............... to our roads, skies or 'teleportation passageways', but it's fun envisioning what the (10) ............... may hold."

perhaps we (3) ............... flying our cars from Seattle to Paris

Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.

Air pollution is caused ________(1) ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are ________(2) limiting the number of smoke factories can produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5) diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9) as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their hands.

6__________

Read and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D

"The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954."

 What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

Read the below paragraph and answer the question

Lien hobbies:  Cooking is my favorite hobby. My grandmother taught me how to cook my first dish when I was 8. My family enjoyed it so much so that is when I started this hobby. Some people say cooking is a waste of time but I find this hobby very interesting and meaningful. I really love trying new food and cooking for my family. The feeling of making my family happy with my food is amazing. I often collect recipes from my mother and my grandmother. Sometimes I also get recipes from the internet. Then I write them in a notebook. I hope I will become a good chef and have my own cookery book in the future.

What does Lien do with the recipes she collected?

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

How many calories can you (1) ____ in one hour? Well, it all depends (2)____ the activity. You use (3)____ all the time, (4) ____ when you are resting. Reading, sleeping, sitting and sunbathing all use about 60 calories an hour. Very light activities use 75 calories. (5)____ are eating, writing, knitting, shaving, driving and washing up. Light activities which use between 100 and 200 calories an hour we can put walking, doing homework, shopping and skating. (6) ____ activities use 200-400 calories. Those activities include horse riding, cycling, swimming, skipping and dancing. (7) ______, there are strenuous activities which use up to 600 calories an hour. These activities (8) ____ climbing stairs, jogging, digging the garden and playing football.

(5) ____

Choose the word A,B,C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces:

Read the following  passage and choose the item ( A,B,C or D) that best answer each of the questions about it

Miss Hudson : What’s your (16) ____,please ?

Susan :Susan

Miss Hudson : Could you tell me your (17) _____name,please ?

Susan :Susan Rebecca Lowe

Miss Hudson : What’s your (18) ______?

Susan : Flat 3B,51 Croydon Road,Bexhill.

Miss Hudson : How (19)____are you ?

Susan : Seventeen.

Miss Hudson : Are you stil a (20)____?

Susan : No,I don’t go to school now.

Miss Hudson : Have you got a job ?

Miss Hudson : What’s your (16) ____,please ?