V. Read the passage and decide which statement is true (T) or false (F):

My friens’s name is Mark. He is from Amsterdam, Holland. He is Dutch. He has two children. His wife, Jane, is American. She is from Boston in the United States. Her family is still in Boston, but she now works and lives with Mark in Milan. They speak English, Dutch, German and Italian! Their children are pupils at a local primary school. Their children go to school with other children from all over the world. Flora, their daughter, has friends from France, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden. Hans, their son goes to school with students from South Africa, Portugal, Spain and Canada. Of course, there are many children from Italy. Imagine, French, Swiss, Austrian, Swedish, South African, American, Italian, Spanish and Canadian children all learn together in Italy!

Read the text and choose the best answer:

Home school : a good thing or a bad thing ?

Some children don't go to school. Well, they don't learn in a classroom with a lof of other children ; they stay at home and study with their mum or dad. Thay don't learn at home because they have to , but because some parents think their children don't learn enough at normal schools.

' School isn't good for my son ' , says Miranda Peeler, who teachers her son, Ben,at home. ' Ben doesn't work in class ' . He play with his friends all the time and he doesn't listen to the teacher . There are 30 children in his class, and it's difficult for the teacher to teach ALL of them. Now T teach him at home . He learn all the important subjects and he does a lot of work. He has to ; he's the only one in the class! We study on the computer too. At school there is only one computer for all the children in the class. Ben like home school . He's a clever boy and he wants to learn . Here he can do that. Brenda Masters is a teacher. She doen's think it's a good idea.' Yes, children learn a lot at home school. But they don't play with their friends. They don't learn how to work in a group. Work is important but play is important too. Friends are important. Sport is important. School is important.

1. A lot of children study at home because:

A. their parents want to teach them at home .

B. the teacher don't want the children at school.

2. Ben's mother think :

A. Ben doesn't study important subjects at school.

B. the classes are verry big.

3. At Ben's school :

A. There are some computers.

B. The children don't use computer.

4. Brenda think :

A. parents are's good teacher.

B.Children have to work and play.

5. Brenda thinks that home school is :

A. a good thing.

B. a bad thing.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question .

School of the Air .

Many of us may be surprised to hear the name " School of the air ", but there are over ten of them i Australia . Alice Springs School of the Air is one of these in the Northern Territory . The school provides an educational services for about 120 children living in Central Australia . Students of this school live far from each other, so they don’t have normal lessons in classrooms, but they study at their homes. They get lessons from their teachers through post or e-mail. They send their work to the teachers and discuss it over the Internet. They can borrow books from the school library, and the books arrive by post. They also take part in outside classroom activities such as sports and games.
1. Alice Spring School of the Air teaches children in ................
A. Central Australia
B. Northern Australia
C. all Australia
2. Students get their lessons from their teachers ............................
A. through post or e-mail
B. through TV network
C. in classrooms
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students don’t have lessons at weekends.
B. Students can read books in the library.
C. Students can play sports and games.
4. The word “them” in the first paragraph refers to ...........................
A. many of us
B. schools in general
C. schools of the air
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. School in Australia
B. A special kind of school
C. A good way of learning

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 26 to 35:

Jim Green is a student at May Secondary School. He (26)______ classes from Monday to Friday. He has many (27)______ to do after class in the afternoon. On Monday and Wednesday, he helps his (28)______ with their English. On Tuesday and Thursday, he takes part in the Informatics Club. On Friday, he (29)______ basketball. He goes to the park or museum (30)______ with his parents and his sister (31)______ Saturday. On Sunday, he has a good rest (32)______ home and (33)______ his homework.

Now it is 8.30 in the morning. Jim (34)______ in the classroom and having a Maths class. He is listening to the teacher carefully. His friends David and Tony are looking at the blackboard. Lucy and Lily are thinking. Mary is writing something in her notebook. All of them (35)______ working hard.

Read the following passage and answer the questions

Nga is twelve years old. She is in grade six, class 6A1. She lives in a house with her mother, father and sister. Their house is next to a bookstore. In the neighborhood, there is a hospital, a market and a stadium. Nga’s father is a doctor. He works in the hospital. Her mother works in the super market. Nga goes to school at six- thirty in the morning. She has classes from seven to eleven thirty.

Question: Is their house next to a hospital?

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                                                                           School of the air
Many of us may be surprised to hear the name “School of the air”, but there are over ten of them in Australia, Alice Springs School of the Air is one of these in the Northern Territory. The school provides an educational services for about 120 children living in Central Australia.
Students of this school live far from each other, so they don’t have normal lessons in classrooms, but they study at their homes. They get lessons from their teachers through post or e-mail. They send their work to the teachers and discuss it over the Internet. They can borrow books from the school library, and the books arrive by post. They also take part in outside classroom activities such as sports and games.
1. Alice Spring School of the Air teaches children in ................
A. Central Australia
B. Northern Australia
C. all Australia
2. Students get their lessons from their teachers ............................
A. through post or e-mail
B. through TV network
C. in classrooms
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students don’t have lessons at weekends.
B. Students can read books in the library.
C. Students can play sports and games.
4. The word “them” in the first paragraph refers to ...........................
A. many of us
B. schools in general
C. schools of the air
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. School in Australia
B. A special kind of school
C. A good way of learning

Question 1 : Read the following passage , then answer the questions below .

My uncle's name is Ba . He has short black hair and around face . He is friendly and kind . He often helps me with my homework . He is a teacher at An La lower secondary school . Every moring he gats up at about 7 o'clock , has breakfast and a cup of coffee . Then he leaves for work . The school is far from his house , sho he can't walk there . He always goes to work by bus . He has lunch at the school canteen , In the afternoon , he works until 5 o'clock and then he goes home . He doesn't work on Saturdays and Sundays . He often goes fishing with his friends .

1. What does Mr. Ba look like ?

2. What time does he get up every morning ?

2. Does he have lunch at home ?

4. What does he often do on Saturdays and Sundays ?

Question 2 : Read the text and answer the questions .

My new school is in a quiet place not far from the city centre . It has three buildings andd a large yard . This year there are 26 classes with more than 1000 students in my school . Most students are hard working and serious . The school has about 40 teachers . They are helpful and friendly . My school has fifferent clubs : Dance , English , Arts , Football and Basketball . I like English , so I joined the English club . I love my school because it is a good school .
1. Where is the writer's new school ?
2. Is it a three-building school ?
3. What are the students like ?
4. What are the teachers like ?
5. How many clubs are there in the school ?
6. Why does the author love the school ?
Question 3 : Make sentences using the words and phrases given .
1. Computer studies / Ba's favourite subject 2. Students / live / study / boarding school .
Question 4 : Read the text . Then answer the questios .
Hello everyone , my name is Tuan . I want to tell you about my best friend .
His name is Hung and he is eleven years old . We are students in class 61 at Vo Thi Sau Secondary School . He is tall , heavy and he has short black hair and brown eyes . He is very clever , hard-working but he is shy . He likes playing volleyball and reading comics . He learns Math and Physics very well so he often helps me with my homework . I love him very much because he usually shares his happy or sad things with me . What about you ? Who is your best friends ?

1. Who is Tuan's best friend ?
2. What is he like ?
3. Is Hung good at Math and Physics ?

4. Why does Tuan love Hung very much ?
Question 5 : Rewrite these sentences so that it has the same meaning as the root ones .
1. Are there seventeen boys in your class ?
Does .................................................
2. Lan is sitting behind Ba

Ba ................................ 3. Linh has long black hair . Linh's.......................... 4. I like English very much
My ...................................
Question 6 : Write full sentences with the given words .

1. My friends / I / picnic / my father / next week .
2. My bedroom / two chairs / desk / bookshelf / bed .
3. Nam always / go / school / time ?
4. My best friend / round face / big nose / black eyes .
Question 7 : Use correct tense of the verbs in the following sentences .
1. Look ! Some boys ( run ) ............ after the .
2. Ba ( not go ) ...........to school everyday
3. We ( have ) ......... a test next Tuesday
4. ...........you ( like ) ..... English ?

Question 1 : Read the following passage , then answer the questions below .

My uncle's name is Ba . He has short black hair and around face . He is friendly and kind . He often helps me with my homework . He is a teacher at An La lower secondary school . Every moring he gats up at about 7 o'clock , has breakfast and a cup of coffee . Then he leaves for work . The school is far from his house , sho he can't walk there . He always goes to work by bus . He has lunch at the school canteen , In the afternoon , he works until 5 o'clock and then he goes home . He doesn't work on Saturdays and Sundays . He often goes fishing with his friends .

1. What does Mr. Ba look like ? 2. What time does he get up every morning ?

2. Does he have lunch at home ? 4. What does he often do on Saturdays and Sundays ?

Question 2 : Read the text and answer the questions .

My new school is in a quiet place not far from the city centre . It has three buildings andd a large yard . This year there are 26 classes with more than 1000 students in my school . Most students are hard working and serious . The school has about 40 teachers . They are helpful and friendly . My school has fifferent clubs : Dance , English , Arts , Football and Basketball . I like English , so I joined the English club . I love my school because it is a good school .
1. Where is the writer's new school ?
2. Is it a three-building school ?
3. What are the students like ?
4. What are the teachers like ?
5. How many clubs are there in the school ?
6. Why does the author love the school ?
Question 3 : Make sentences using the words and phrases given .
1. Computer studies / Ba's favourite subject 2. Students / live / study / boarding school .
Question 4 : Read the text . Then answer the questios .
Hello everyone , my name is Tuan . I want to tell you about my best friend .
His name is Hung and he is eleven years old . We are students in class 61 at Vo Thi Sau Secondary School . He is tall , heavy and he has short black hair and brown eyes . He is very clever , hard-working but he is shy . He likes playing volleyball and reading comics . He learns Math and Physics very well so he often helps me with my homework . I love him very much because he usually shares his happy or sad things with me . What about you ? Who is your best friends ?
1. Who is Tuan's best friend ?
2. What is he like ?
3. Is Hung good at Math and Physics ?

4. Why does Tuan love Hung very much ?
Question 5 : Rewrite these sentences so that it has the same meaning as the root ones .
1. Are there seventeen boys in your class ?
Does .................................................
2. Lan is sitting behind Ba
Ba ................................
3. Linh has long black hair .
Linh's..........................
4. I like English very much
My ...................................
Question 6 : Write full sentences with the given words .

1. My friends / I / picnic / my father / next week .
2. My bedroom / two chairs / desk / bookshelf / bed .
3. Nam always / go / school / time ?
4. My best friend / round face / big nose / black eyes .
Question 7 : Use correct tense of the verbs in the following sentences .
1. Look ! Some boys ( run ) ............ after the .
2. Ba ( not go ) ...........to school everyday
3. We ( have ) ......... a test next Tuesday
4. ...........you ( like ) ..... English ?