Read the article about London's Tower Bridge. Choose the best word for each space.
London’s Tower Bridge
Many tourists visited Tower Bridge. It is the only bridge over the river Thames that can open and let ships pass under it. Tower Bridge was built in 1984 and uses the same machines to lift up the two halves of the bridge.
In the earlier times, the river was busier than now and the bridge had to open over a thousand times a year. Today, it only opens twice a week.
In 1952, a big red bus was the middle of the bridge when it started to open. The driver just got to the other side in time. Of course, now there are lights at end and the traffic must wait for them to go green.
Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.
Claude the toad is spending his summer vacation at the pool in the zoo. There he meets his friends: the fish, the seal, and the dolphin. They enjoy their time together in the cool water of the pool. One morning at the pool, Claude sees a baby hawk.
“Look at those claws!” Claude says to the fish, feeling scared.
“You’d better be careful!” says the seal.
“Don’t you know that hawks eat toads?” asks the dolphin.
Claude hears his heart beating louder. The hawk looks at Claude, yawns and then closes its eyes. Claude is not frightened anymore. He comes closer to the hawk and asks, “Do you need anything, baby hawk?”
The hawk looks at the water and says nothing.
“Do you want to drink, baby hawk?” asks the dolphin.
The hawk nods its head. The seal fills his mouth with water and then swims to the edge of the pool. He opens its mouth wide.
The hawk drinks some water and then flies high up in the air. Claude says, “I think we have a friend in the sky. From now on, I will not have bad dreams about hawk anymore.” The friends are happy again in the cool water of the pool.
When Claude first sees the hawk, he feels ______
Claude’s friends think the hawk wants ______
Claude knows that the hawk is not dangerous because it _____
How does the seal help the hawk drink?
At the end of the story, ______
Read the article about Sean Murphy.
Are sentences “Right” or “Wrong”? If there is not enough information to answer “Right”, or “Wrong”, choose “Doesn’t say”.
Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy reads the late news on British television at 11 o'clock each evening.
'This is a good time for a news programme because we can report the early news from America and the late news from Europe.
I still arrive home before midnight because the journey from the Television Centre to my home in north London only takes six minutes. My family is all asleep when I get in, but I usually make a drink of hot milk and read a book for about an hour. ‘I always get up to have breakfast with my three children before they catch the school bus.
Then I take the newspapers and go back to bed for a short time. Later on, I go for a swim — newsreaders spend too much time sitting down! I sometimes go running. I've done the London Marathon twice. That's a race of over 40 kilometres. I finished each time, but I wasn't among the first!
'I start work after lunch at two o'clock, when I go to my office. The rest of the day is spent planning the programme, but I always try to go home for an hour to see my children before they go to bed.'
Sean Murphy lives in London.
Sean’s wife gives him a hot drink when he arrives home after work.
Sean takes his children to school in the morning.
Sean likes to go swimming with his colleagues from work.
Sean has won the London Marathon.
Sean usually leaves the office for an hour during the evening.
Choose the correct answer.
Which statement is true?
Choose the correct answer.
2 metres = millimetres
Choose the correct answer.
If you mix sand, sugar, small rocks in water, which one will dissolve?
The skeleton inside our body is responsible for _____.
Make a complete sentence using the given words. Change the form of the words or add other words if necessary.
When / Mozart/ eight / he / started / write / music / the flute / piano.
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One / his most / famous / operas / “The Magic Flute” /.
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Mozart / wrote / first music / when / five.
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Mozart / be / probably / most famous / composer / world.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.
Mozart / often / ill / it / difficult / to work.
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Mozart / travel / Europe / write music.
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Mozart / very clever / he / love / music / a very /early age.
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Mozart / write / lots / music and operas / became very famous.
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When / Mozart / grew / lot / people / loves his music / he didn’t /make / money.
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Mozart / married / had / two sons
You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For each question, choose the right answer.
What was the weather like when the holiday began?
What did Peter buy today?
How far is it to the beach?
What will Tim and his dad play today?
What does this woman want?
Listen to Amanda talking to a friend Matt about a birthday party. For each question, choose the right answer. You will hear the conversation twice.
Which ice cream will they have at the party?
What is broken?
Whose birthday is it?
What present has Amanda bought?
What time should people arrive at the party?