Pronunciation

I. Choosethe word whoseunderlined part is pronounced differently.

Vocabulary and Grammar

1. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each ofthe following questions.

1. I don’t like Jackson. He always thinks about himself and he never thinks about others. He’s so

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A. generous                B. cheerful                   C. popular                   D. selfish

1. We can’t go out because it                      a lot today.
   1. snows                     B. is snowing              C. was snowy              D. snowed
2. William                       history. He thinks it’s boring.
   1. is enjoying              B. prefers                     C. doesn’tlike             D. loves
3. The match                   _ at 10 a.m. Don’t be late!
   1. starts                       B. is starting                C. started                     D. will start
4. Anna                      karate at the sportscentre every Monday afterschool.
   1. plays                       B. does                        C. goes                        D. has
5. When you go rollerblading, you need towear                      to protectyour head.
   1. rollerblades             B.knee pads                C. gloves                     D. a helmet
6. My sister took part                      a singing competition last week, and she won firstprize.
   1. in                            B. on                           C. with                        D. for
7. Where are my flippers? I need themto go                      with my classmates tomorrow.
   1. sailing                     B. snorkelling              C. surfing                    D. jogging
8. In the UK, people                      their fingersfor luck.
   1. shake                      B. curl                         C. tap                           D. cross
9. Student A: “What’s Mark like?” Student B: “          ”
   1. He’s got blue eyes.                                     B. He’s very funny.

C. He likes football.                                        D. He’s tall and thin.

Word Formation

1. Write the correct form ofthe words in brackets.

My two best friends are Amelia and Jolie. Amelia is tall and thin. She has got (15. CURL)                                                                                          blond hair with brown eyes. She is so (16. CHEER)                                                                                          . When we went on holidaytogether, she was happy everyday and smiled at everyone. Sometimes, she is quite (17. TALK)                 .

Jolie is the opposite. She doesn’t talk much, especially at school. She is also (18. PATIENCE)                 . She can get angry afterwaiting only five minutes. Jolie’sfavourite sport is wall climbing. She says it’s interesting, but I thinkit’s really (19. DANGER)                                                                                         .

Although we have many (20. DIFFER)                 , we always enjoy our time together.

Reading

1. Read the following passage. For each of the questions, write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the statement is FALSE.

THE DAILY LIFE OF A JAPANESETEENAGER

Akari is 13 years old. She lives in Osaka with her family. Every morning, she has breakfast at a low table which is called a ‘kotatsu’. She often has steamed rice, miso soup and grilled fish, then she completes her breakfast with a cup of hot green tea. After breakfast, she walks to school. It only takes five minutes because her school is so close to her house. She goes to school from Monday to Friday and sometimes, Saturday mornings,too. Her favouritesubjects are art and maths.When Akari has free time,she enjoys playingall kinds of sport. Table tennis is her favourite at the moment. She loves table tennis because it’s an indoor sport, so she can play whether it’s raining or snowing outside.Both her brotherslove this sport too, so she usuallyplays against one of them. It really doesn’t matter who wins because the most important thing is having fun. She says people don’t need expensive equipment to play table tennis. All they need is a paddle, a ball and a table to playon.

1. It takes Akari five minutes to go to school on foot. 
2. ‘Kotatsu’ is a Japanesedish for breakfast.
3. Akira thinks it’s fun when she wins her brothers. 
4. Akira doesn’t study at the weekends.