1. Lucy is in the ________. She wants to skip rope.
2. Hugo doesn't walk to school. He rides his ________.
3. Look at that boy! He is dropping ________ on the grass.
4. Dolphins are friendly. They play and they don't ________.
5. Mary: Does your brother like sausages? Tom: No, he ________.
6. We visit our ________ house at the weekend. She is my mother's mother.
7. Listen! The birds ________ beautifully in the garden right now.
8. There ________ a library near our village.
9. My sister has got long, ________ hair.
10. On Tuesdays, I always ________ swimming with my friends.
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Reading Text I: Alex's Holiday in Hungary
Hi Mai! How are you? It's one o'clock here in Hungary, so it's eleven o'clock in Britain. I'm sitting in a big square, drinking coffee at a café. Our hotel is near the centre of town, next to a beautiful old church and opposite a modern museum. Every morning, we have breakfast at eight o'clock, and then I go swimming. My brother, Tom, goes to the square to draw pictures of the people. Right now, I can see my parents walking towards me. Dad is wearing his new black jeans and a white shirt. He looks really good!
11. According to the text, where is Alex's hotel located exactly?
12. What does Alex's brother, Tom, do after having breakfast at the hotel?
13. Which of the following is TRUE about Alex's parents' clothes?
14. Last year, my family and I ________ to Spain for our summer holiday, and we visited many historic castles.
15. Jerome is a very creative student. He ________ a really funny story for the school magazine yesterday morning.
16. While I was walking past the old oak tree yesterday afternoon, lightning suddenly ________ it during the storm.
17. I didn't do well in the final English exam because it was ________ noisy outside the classroom window.
18. Mount Everest is ________ mountain in the world, and many brave climbers try to reach its top every year.
19. To get to the post office, walk straight down this street until you come to a tall tower, then turn ________ at the tower.
20. Look at those dark clouds in the sky! It ________ rain very soon, so we should take our umbrellas with us.
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21. Amy: Where were Sue and Jim at eight o'clock this morning? James: I am not sure, but they ________ when I called their home phone.
22. You look extremely tired after that long football match. You ________ work so hard for the rest of the day.
23. We don't ________ take the early bus to the city centre today; we can easily catch the next one at ten o'clock.
24. A natural disaster like a ________ is very dangerous because the wind goes round and round incredibly fast.
25. My friend's father is a famous actor, and he ________ in a very successful Hollywood film last month.
Reading Text II: Students' End-of-Year Projects
For the end-of-course project, students chose different topics. Pauline did a fashion video about what people used to wear from the 1970s to the 2010s. Her original idea was to use old film clips, but her mother made five different outfits for her and videoed her wearing them. Jorge made a ten-minute film with clips of famous film stars, talking about the dangerous problems they faced with fame. Victoria wrote a song about how to stay healthy, where each part explains how to look after different parts of the body, like the stomach and teeth. Finally, Phil prepared an environmental model using plastic rubbish to show how greenhouse gases cause climate change, and his dad helped him a little.
26. Who completely changed their original plan about how to collect materials for the project?
27. Whose project focuses directly on teaching people how to look after their physical health?
28. Which student received some assistance from a family member while creating their project?
29. Jane ________ in this language school since she was ten years old, and she can now speak English fluently.
30. A lot of wild animals ________ by illegal hunters in the national nature reserve over the last few years.
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31. When I was a young child, we ________ have Bluetooth earphones or smartphones, so we listened to the radio.
32. The complex dynamic project ________ by the creative team next Thursday afternoon before the deadline.
33. Silver is a precious metal ________ can kill harmful bacteria, which makes it useful in medical tools.
34. The weather forecast says it's quite clear now, but there ________ still be some sudden rain later, so be careful.
35. Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is a critical issue; thousands of trees ________ down every single day.
36. A: I didn't pass the advanced vocabulary test because the last section was too confusing. B: That's ________! Almost everyone else passed it easily.
37. If you ________ Mr. Grayson in the main school corridor, please remind him about our history project.
38. We can't be out of water. You ________ a whole litre of cold water just five minutes ago!
39. My cousin has been offered a wonderful placement at Oxford University! That is truly the chance of a ________.
40. The strict business manager managed to ________ a final agreement with the suppliers after hours of negotiation.
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