Exercise 1: Read the following paragraph and choose the correct answer for each gap.
Artists who draw pictures on the pavement which chalk used to be very common sight in
London, but there (1)..........only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved
by the fact that one of the (2)...........favorite tricks is to draw a five pound note and see a lot of people
trying to (3)..........it up. The police usually trick pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law
against drawing on the pavement (4)...............the artist is so good that he gets a large
(5)..............around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.
1. A. is B. are C. was D. ware
2. A. artist B. artist’s C. artists D. artists’
3. A. pick B. hold C. bring D. get
4. A. if B. although C. unless D. because
5. A. meeting B. collection C. gathering D. crowd
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
Headache is a very common disease. The symptoms (1)…….. a headache are various. People
may (2)……….. pains only one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore.
People have a headache (3) …………. they work too hard or they are too nervous about something.
(4)……….. 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 (5)…………… or simply by going to bed.
1. A. on B. in C. of D. at
2. A. be B. have C. happen D. take
3. A. when B. but C. so D. and
4. A. Medicine B. Doctor C. Sport D. Fruit
5. A. life B. lifestyles C. hobbies D. working
Exercise 4: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary in the United States. In 1964, Michael
joined the band “the Jackson Brothers”. He began his solo career in 1971. He was called “the King of
Pop”. In his career, he got a lot of awards, including 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music
Awards. “Earth Song” is one of his most successful songs. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles,
California, the U.S.
1. When was Michael Jackson born?
A. in 1971 B. in 1964 C. in 1958 D. in 2009
2. Where was Michael Jackson born? – He was born in …………
A. Gary B. the United States C. London D. Both A and B
3. When did Michael join the band “ the Jackson Brothers”? – In ………………
A. 1958 B. 1964 C. 1971 D. 2009
4. Did he start his solo career in 1964?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t C. Yes, he was D. No, he wasn’t
5. Who is called “the King of Pop”?
A. Michael Jackson B. Michael learns to rock C. Madona D. Céline Dion
6. How many Grammy Awards did he get?
A. twenty-six B. fourteen C. thirty D. thirteen
7. How many American Music Awards did he get?
A. twenty-six B. fourteen C. thirty D. thirteen
8. Is “Earth Song” one of his most successful songs?

A. Yes, it is B. No, it isn’t C. Yes, he is D. No, he isn’t
9. Where did Michael Jackson die? – He died in …………
A. Los Angeles B. California C. the U.S. D. All are correct
Exercise 5: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Have you seen the film School of Rock? It’s about a rock musician who became a
teacher. The film is based on a real music school which is run by Paul Green. Paul
Green started the first School of Rock in 1998 in Philadelphia in the USA. He gave
students rock music lessons after school, but he wanted to do more. Now he gives
them the chance to play in rock concerts. “Some of our students have never played
in front of a real audience before. We teach them how to do it,” he says. He has
already taught hundreds of young people to be rock performers, and now there are
over 30 schools of rock in different towns in the USA.
1. How many schools of rock are there in the USA?
A. over 20 B. over 30 C. over 40 D. over 50
2. What is the film School of Rock about?
A. It is about a painter B. It is about a school
C. It is about a concert D. It is about a rock musician
3. When did Paul Green start his first rock school?
A. In 1995 B. In 1996 C. In 1997 D. In 1998
4. What does he teach his students to do?
A. He teaches them how to dance
B. He teaches them how to play in front of a real audience
C. He teaches them how to play musical instruments
D. He teaches them how to make a film
5. Who runs the real music school?
A. Rock performers B. An audience
C. Paul Green D. Students
Exercise 6. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Please, stop! You ________________(drive) so fast.
2. Yesterday I ________________(go) to the centre and ________________(see) an exhibition.
3. As soon as I ________________(finish) painting my room, I’ll paint the kitchen.
4. The children ________________ (not be) at home last Sunday.
5. Do you think we ________________ (write) a test tomorrow?
6. Are you interested in ________________(do) community service?
7. Some teenage girls volunteered ________________ (work) at the local hospital.
8. My father ______________(eat) pho almost every morning at the restaurant nearby.
9. The broth is made by ______________ (stew) cow bones for a long time.
10. What is there ______________ (drink), Mike?
11. They will not (provide) pencils at the test, so please bring your own.