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a

lot

a. get

2.. several

h, many or much

3. earn

c. three or four

Choose the best answer.

L. What did he think of the movie and the book? a. They were both good. b. The book was good, but the movie wasn't. c. They were both bad. d. The movie was good, but the book wasn't.

2. The woman who wrote the book is _. a. also a movie star b. dead now c. notAmerican d. not married 3. Why did she write the Harry Potter books? a. for fun b. for money c. for movies d. for an English woman

4. Children "all over the world" read the books. Wh"r"'*"r" the children? a. in Asia b. in Europe 'in c. the United States d. in many different countries

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Fill in each blank with the correct word.

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about

He went to see

book a

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He

liked

movie

the movie very much. The movie was about a

the book, before he saw the movie. He knows a

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read

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the writer.

Late Again

om was a good student but he was _often late for school. Sometimes he was an hour late. One day he was two hours late.

"Look at the time, Tom," his teacher said. She pointed at the clock on the wall. "You are two hours late. And you have been late four days this week. What is your excuse today?,,

"I'm sorry," Tom said. "I woke up late." "That is not a -good excuse," the teacher said. "Don't you have an alarm clock?"

"Yes,I do," Tom said. "Did you forget to turn it on?" the teacher asked him. "Oh, no," Tom said. "When I went to bed, I set it for 6 a.m. and I turned it on before I went to sleep."

"Then why did you get up late?" his teacher wanted

to know. "The alarm went off while was asleep,"

Tom said.

"I

didn't hear it."

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Choose the word to put in the blank.

1. My mother a. before

2. Please don't a. forget 3. I always a. ask

makes cookies.

b.

late

c. sometimes d. two

to call me tonight.

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c.

point

d. want

b. hear

c.

se_t

d. wake

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Choose the best answer.

1, This story is about , a. aboy who is late for

school c. a clock that doesn't work

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b. a class at school d. a tgacher who is late for class

2. How many times was the boy late that week? a.,one b. two c. three d. four 3. Wliy didn't the boy hear the alarm? ra. He was sleeping. c. It didn't go off.

b. His mother turned it off. d. The alarm broke.

4. What do you do if you "tum on" something? a. make it late b. make it move c. make it start d. make it stop

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Fill in each blank with the correct word. -l

ataim Aboy was often He made an

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excuse

hours

for class. One day he was was sleeping when his

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late'

two

'

late.

went off.

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was mad.

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Bill went to the ticket window. r.""-.'l*-_ '.1--.---':i1: How often does it leave?

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He asked about a bus.

1 How long does it take to get to the airport?

Every 30 minutes

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About an hour

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He asked how often it runs. What time does the next bus

leave? : , lt leaves I'

at 10:15.

He asked when the next bus is.

How much is the fare?

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for students.

He asked how long the ride is. At that bus stop l

Where do I get it?

over there.

He asked where to catch it.

Thank you very much.

It's my pleasure

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He asked the price of a ticket.

He thanked the lady.

Fill

inr

t[:e blanks. catctr

How much is the taxi from the hotel to the airport? 2. She tried to the cat, but it ran away. 3. We'had to the party early. 1,.

ry- o*se the best answer. 1. What did the boy ask about?

a. information about her job

c. information about the bus

2.If

b. information about the airport d. information about the roads

he catches the next bus, when will he get to the airport?

a.

b. d.

10:15

c.11:15

10:45 11:30

3- What time will the bus leave in the afternoon?

a. 1:00 c. 1:30

b.

1:15

d. 2:00

4. He asked "a few" questions. How many questions did he ask? a. none b. one c. more than two dr*too many '!

Fill in each i:iank withr the correet word. aske-d;,,,1,,,

boy

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time

for information about a bus. He wanted to know the it leaves. He wanted to know how long the takes. He wanted to know where to _ it. He wanted to know how much'it A

an you figure out where each student sits? Rows

go front to back and side to side. There are twelve children in the class. There is at least one boy and one girl in each row, front to back or side to side. The boys

Alan, Bob, Jack, Bill, James, and Tony. The girls are Mury, Pam, Sue, Ann, Lily, and Lisa. are

-1. MaTpsfisrxlront of Bob. n

Tony sits behind Pam.

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Jack sits in one of the desks in front of Ann.

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A.

Pam is in the same row as Jack.

5. James sits next to Sue. 6. Sue

ind Mary

7. Jack and

Bill

are in the same row.

are in the same row.

8. There are two boys sitting in front of Lisa.

Complete this plan of the classroom.

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1. Please wait for me at the door to so in the school. 1in front of ,{ frontto back / behind

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2. We sat in the first line of seats at the theater.

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3. It will take maybe more than two days to fix the car.

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y: less than

y'inesame ;/welve

Choose the besr answer.

1. The sentences explain a. the good and bad students c. which students are friends

b. where the students sit d. who is new in the class

2. How many girls are in the class? a. four

c.

six

3. Who sits in the seat in front of a. Alan c. Bill

b. five d. seven

Sue?

b. James d. Tony

4. What'do you do if you "figure out" something? a. find the answer b. have to do c. take away d. think about

@ Fill in each blank witLr the correct word. class

girls

These sentences tell

where

side

students

in the class.

sit. There are six boys and si4 front to back th6re are two boys. In each row side to

In each least one girl. There are twelve childreri in the

there is at

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Bill went to the doctor because he _ his finger. The doctor put a _ on his finger to stop the blood. He also gave Bill a _. Bill was about getting sick from the cut. The doctor said he would be

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