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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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1
You need to call the phone number
A at 11am Sunday.
B at 2pm Wednesday.
C at 6am Monday.
2
A There will be a party at school.
B Ms Green is bringing food for the party.
C Tom is too sick to come to the party.
3
On Friday
A there will be no trains.
B city trains will be delayed.
C some trains will leave from a different platform.
4
A All dishes are cheaper than normal.
B You can buy three main dishes for the price of two.
C If you buy two cakes you will get another cake for free.
5
A You should not go swimming.
B You should not go in this area.
C You should not walk in the grass.
6
A Tim wants Sally to look for his scarf.
B Sally has Tim’s scarf.
C Tim wants Sally to buy him a scarf.
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Peter
My neighbours are always busy, so my dad said I could offer to help doing odd jobs, and ask for a small payment in return. So first I just asked the people next door if they’d like me to help look after their garden, and they agreed. I cut the grass, and tidied the flower beds, and made everything look beautiful. The neighbours told other people in the street, and soon I had more requests than I could manage!
Mia
I’ve always loved flowers, and I grow all types of flowers in our back garden. One day I gave a bunch of my flowers to our neighbour Ms Davies. She said they were even prettier than the flowers in the local florist, and she suggested I could try selling them. At first I wasn’t sure how, but Ms Davies said I should print an advertisement and leave it at all the houses in the street. Soon I had ten orders a week. Now our garden is full of flowers!
Robert
People say I’m excellent at art. I think I’m good at painting nature, like trees and flowers. And my parents suggested I should have an exhibition! So I asked our local library if I could display some of my paintings there, and they said yes. Some visitors to the library asked if they could buy my paintings. Soon I was selling several paintings a week. Now I often paint pictures to order, of people’s houses and gardens.
For each question, choose the correct answer.
This year I moved to a new high school. It’s in a country town. Our home is in the city, but we’re living here in the countryside for a year because of my mum’s work. She’s a scientist, and she’s working on a project to help farmers.
The first thing I noticed was the size of the school. There are only three classrooms, and only twenty students! At my old high school there were nearly a thousand. It means Year 7 and 8 study in the same class. You might think that’s strange, since we have to learn different things. But the teachers manage it very well, and give us different work to do.
The school only has three teachers, and each teacher teaches two or three subjects. Yet they know a lot about each one. For example, Mr Harris takes maths, science and geography, but can answer any question we ask. The teachers are also very friendly and kind, and since the classes are small, we get to know them very well.
After class we often play sport and games. We have lots of space to run around because the school is surrounded by big green fields. Most students like football, and we have a school team that plays against other towns in the district on Saturdays. We hope to win the cup this year.
I’ve made two really good friends here. In fact they’re the only other students in Year 8, Joanna and Patrick. Joanna’s parents are farmers, and sometimes I visit their home and spend time with the animals.
School life in the countryside is really special, and I think I’m going to find it very strange moving back to the city next year.
14 Why did Amy change to a new school?
A Her last school closed.
B Her family moved to a new place.
C She got poor marks at her old school.
15 How is Amy’s new school different from her last school?
A It is smaller.
B It is larger.
C It is better.
16 What does every teacher do?
A live at the school
B teach sport
C teach more than one subject
17 What do some students do on weekends?
A play games in the school grounds
B run around the fields
C play in a sporting competition
18 How many students are in Year 8?
A one
B two
C three
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Trains have been a very popular way to travel for two hundred years. The first steam trains, built in 1804, were much faster than other types of (19)_____ . In the beginning, people even (20)_____ that passengers might not be able to breathe because of the speed. Rail travel was cheap, so many people could travel for the first time. People and goods could travel between cities in (21)_____ , rather than days.
The first trains burned coal to heat water and create steam. The steam produced (22)_____ to turn the wheels.
In the late nineteenth (23)_____ , engineers developed the first electric trains. These were faster, cleaner and less noisy than steam trains.
In the 1960s, high-speed electric trains were introduced. They often made train travel (24)_____ cities as fast as flying.
19 A movement
B transport
C cars
20 A asked
B hoped
C worried
21 A hours
B weeks
C time
22 A weight
B power
C light
23 A age
B period
C century
24 A above
B between
C inside
For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap.
Example: 0 are
From: William
To: Jane
Hello Jane!
How (0)_____you and your parents?
On Saturday I went with my mum and dad (25)_____ see a football match. Both teams played well, but in the end my team won. It (26)_____ very exciting!
Yesterday a friend and I decided to go to the park. I arrived early, so while I was waiting (27)_____ him, I watched the birds flying in the sky. The (28)_____ was fine and sunny all day. It was so warm, I had to take (29) my jacket.
I hope you had a nice weekend as (30)_____!
See you!
William
You are going to go to a café with your classmate Barbara.
Write a note to Barbara.
Say:
· where you want to meet
· what time you want to meet
· what you can order at the café
Write 25 words or more.
Write the note on your answer sheet.
Look at the three pictures.
Write the story shown in the pictures.
Write 35 words or more.
Write the story on your answer sheet.
