What will the girl bring for the picnic?
Why did the boy go to bed late?
What did the boy do on Sunday?
Which instrument does the boy want to learn to play?
Where does the girl want to go on holiday?
For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.
You will hear a man giving information to people who are starting a one-week singing course.
One-week singing course
Teachers
Jazz: Robert Park
Songs from musicals: Susan
Concert
Time: Friday, at p.m.
Colour of clothes:
Other general information
Map of building: available from the
Lunch: eat in the hall
Car park: costs £ per day
chalk
chemistry
chapter
champion
camera
apartment
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Martin won the local tennis _____ last year.
You’ve _____ the wrong trousers. Those are mine!
She worked hard to _____ for the national swimming championships.
Make sure you _____ us a visit when you are in town again.
She kept the children _____ for hours with some balloons.
John and Mike are talking about Mike's new car.
John: "_____"
Mike: "Thanks. I'm glad to hear that."
Lily: "Do you mind if I switch the light off?"
James: "_____"
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I feel a little sad because our school year has come to an end.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Don't forget to take out the garbage.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The government is encouraging everyone to save water by limiting car washing.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I was glum because I couldn't reach my goals.
Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
A hobby is an activity that you do in your leisure time and make you feel relaxed. Having a hobby brings benefits that help to live a happier and healthier life. Research has proven that participating in activities you find can have positive effects on your well-being. This can reduce blood pressure, stress hormone levels, and feelings depression. Furthermore, when you up a hobby, you tend to see or hear about others who share similar interests. In that way, you can have opportunities to meet new people and build relationships. Additionally, when you start a new hobby, you first have to learn how it. This process can take time and require to keep persistent and patient. Lastly, hobbies can teach and improve your skills and knowledge in a specific area.
Fill in each blank with ONE best word.
It is not easy for adult students of English improve their pronunciation. Unlike children, adults often find it hard to the way they speak. This is why adult students have more difficulties in developing speaking skills than children.
First of all, don't worry about not having a native-English accent. It's more important to be able to speak clearly so that people can understand you. Then are several things that international students of English can do to improve their pronunciation and to learn English well. An English dictionary helps you a lot in that it shows you the phonetic pronunciation of every word, which part of the word is stressed. You can also join an English pronunciation class, or practice speaking and to native-English speakers as much as possible. Watching TV programmes in English is another easy way of improving your pronunciation. Above all, the best way to improve your pronunciation is to learn English in an English-speaking country you can learn the language as well as its culture.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
June Bugs
Have you ever seen a metallic green bug buzzing around in the summertime? You were probably looking at a June bug. June bugs get their name because they emerge as adults at the beginning of summer. It takes a year for a June bug to complete its full life cycle.
A June bug is an insect with six legs and is usually about 15 to 22 cm long. It has a slow, metallic-green body with wings. Its underside is light brown or black. The June bug is part of the beetle (coleopteran) family. This beetle can be found all over the United States, but it is most popular in the northeastern states. The adult beetle loves to feed on ripening fruit. They will gather in clusters and eat ripened apples, peaches, pears, or any other kinds of fruits. When the beetle is still a grub, which is the young form of an insect, it will feed on organic matter, grass, and other plants. These grubs will also go underground to eat plants such as sweet potatoes and carrots.
In the past, a fun summer activity for many children was to catch June bugs. Children would tie a string to one of the legs and then let the June bug fly around while holding the string. Children have so much fun that they keep playing for hours. Some of them still take part in this activity today.
(Adapted from Daily Warm-Ups Reading)
This passage is mostly about _____
When do June bugs mature?
The life-cycle of a June bug is _____.
According to the passage, what do adult June bugs eat?
According to the passage, why would someone want to catch the June bugs?
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Mary didn’t go to the concert last night because she was very tired.
=> Mary was too .........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Lucy finds it easy to make friends at her new school.
=> Lucy has no ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
"My grandparents still live in Nha Trang now," Lan said to me.
=> Lan told me that ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
People invented the wheel thousands of years ago.
=> The wheel ..........
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Despite being overweight, my sister always feels confident in front of other people.
=> Although ...........
Write a paragraph (80-100 words) about the importance of learning English.