IV. Complete the reading passage. Write ONE suitable word in each blank.
A Grade 7 student and his friends have an idea of collecting books for homeless children in his town. They call it the “Book Birthday Party”. Every month they will select a birthday of a friend in his class or a child in his neighborhood to celebrate that special birthday party. It is just a simple party. Everyone who comes to the party should bring some healthy food, drink, and a book such as any kinds: storybook, textbook, notebook, comic, etc. Those who cannot bring books will help with the collecting and sending books to the homeless children. They believe that the healthy food and drink will help them stay healthy and the books will help homeless children with their study. Everyone will be happy!
V. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. Use the word in brackets and do not change it. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
- My father often collects stamps in his free time.
- She often spends hours drawing pictures every Sunday.
- The Japanese live long lives because of their healthy diet.
- We give these clothes to the homeless.
- My mother started working as an English teacher in 1996.
VI. Complete each blank with one word.
Let me tell you something about my family. My father is sixty-four. He is a lot older than my mother. She is only fifty-one. Dad has his own business. Mum helps him run the business. I have two brothers and two sisters, so altogether there are seven of us in the family.
The oldest is my brother Thomas. He’s twenty-eight. He is married and has two children. The next oldest is my sister Helen. She’s twenty-three. She is an accountant and she works in a company. Then there is me. I’m twenty in the second year of university. The next youngest is Susan. She’s eighteen and is in her last year at high school. And the youngest is Ethan. He is only ten.