Exercise 5. Read the story. Choose the words from the box to fill in the blanks.

Jane loves reading. Last Tuesday, her father (1) ______________her a new book to read. It was about a (2) ______________who sailed around the world in a very small boat. Her name was Mary Banks and she was only 22. It was a very exciting story. Mary saw (3) ______________and sharks in the sea. She was often (4) ______________but she was never afraid.
When Mary came home, lots of people wanted to read about her. Jane read a story about her on the back (5) ______________of one of her comics! Mary was often on television too. Jane loved the book. Can we (6) ______________a boat, Dad?” she asked. I want to sail a boat round the world too!” Jane’s father looked at her and smile. “I think that a great idea, Jane. But first you must learn to (7) ______________!

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to the numbers 1- 5. There is one example.

Last Saturday Emma went to ..visit… her Aunt Jane. “It’s Mum’s birthday tomorrow,” said Emma, “and I want to give her some (1) and a cake, but I’m not very good

at cooking. Can you make a cake for me, please?”

“I’m sorry,” said Aunt Jane, “I don’t have much time today. I have to (2) after the

baby, cut the grass and wash the car.”

“I’ll do that,” said Emma. “Will you make the cake for me, please?” “Ok,” said Jane.

So Emma played with the baby, and when he was sleeping she washed the car and cut the grass. Then the baby (3) up and she played with him again.

When the cake was (4) , Aunt Jane went to find the children. She laughed when

she saw that Emma was sleeping and the baby was sitting and watching television next to her on his (5) …………………. .

(6) Now choose the best name for this story. Tick one box.

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1 - 5

Last Tuesday, Zoe's father bought his daughter a present from the new bookshop in the town centre. It was a story that Zoe wanted to read about a woman who sailed round the world in a every small boat. Her name was Mary Banks and she was only 22. It was a very exciting story. Sometimes the waves were really big and the wind was very strong. She saw jellyfish, (1) ................ and sharks in the sea. She was often (2)................ but she was never frightened. When Mary came home, lots of people wanted to read about her.

There was a website about Mary's trip around thw world and an e-book. There was a story about her on the back (3)............. of Zoe's favourite comic too ! Zoe loved reading about Mary. " Can we (4)................ a boat, Dad ? " she asked. " I want to sail around the world, too! " Zoe's father smiled. " I think that's a great idea, Zoe. But first you must learn to (5).................... !

I. Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1-5. There is one example

John’s parents gave him a red drum for his eighth birthday. When John opened his present early that morning, he was very (1)………………… to see a drum inside! He started to play it very loudly. He played it all morning and then after lunch he wanted to play it again. But his mum felt ill. She had a bad (2)……………………………because John and his drum was so noisy. His dad said “ John, If you want to play your drum, go outside please”. John went into the garden and played his drum there. After five minutes (3)………………………….he some lovely music. He went out into the street and saw lots of people here. It was circus! They drove into town in their lorries and trucks. The (4)………………………………….of the first truck stopped when he saw John. John jumped on the back of the truck and (5)…………………………….into town with them. He played his drum all the way there!
 

(6) Now, choose the best name of this story:

John’s new drum           .....

A boring birthday                ....  

  John’s best friend          ...

III. Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct   word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example. (1.8pts)

Katy and Fred went to stay with their cousin, David, who lives on an …islands…..……. They wanted to see the whales which visited there just (1)………………………….  a year. On the second day, David’s dad took the children down to the beach to look for whales. The children were very excited. They waited for a long time, but no whales came. Then the weather got (2) ………………………….  so they went home. They did this for three days but they didn’t see any whales.

N the fifth day, they (3) ………………………….   again. They sat on some rocks in the sun. katy said, “It doesn’t matter if we don’t see any whales because I’m so happy!”. Then Katy started singing. After a few (4) ………………………….  , several whales appeared. David’s dad shouted, “Look! They heard you sing and they are coming to listen! I don’t (5) ………………………….   it.” The animals came very near to them. But when Katy stopped singing they swam away again while the children waved goodbye.

Read the following passage, then choose a word from the box and write the correct word next to numbers 1-5. There is one exemple.

       Solar energy is a long lasting source (0)..of.. energy, and it can be used almost anywhere. To generate solar energy, we only need solar cells and (1).....................! Solar cells can easily be installed on house (2) ................., so we don’t need any new space. Compared to other (3)...................... sources, they also possess many advantages: wind and water power rely on turbines which (4).................noisy, expensive and which take up large space. Solar cells are totally silent and (5).......................... As they have no moving parts, they require little maintenance and have a long lifetime.

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1. Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to number. higher went words take out our had swings walks Helen usually (1) ……. straight home after school, but last Monday, she didn't want to, because her mother was at the dentist's. Helen (2) ……. a key to their door but she decided to go to the park. She went to play on the (3) …… first. She sat down, kicked hard and went higher and (4) ……. She closed her eyes and felt like a bird in the sky. Suddenly, she remembered her mother's (5) ……. 'You must be home by four o'clock.' She ran home, but when she put her hand in the pocket of her skirt to take (6) …… the key, it was empty. She (7) ……. to her grandmother who lived in the next street. Helen began to cry ‘Here's another key for your house. (8) …… this one,' Helen's grandmother said. 'Please don't tell Mum!' Helen said. 'OK. It's (9) ……. secret,' her grandmother whispered Helen went home and sat down to watch TV just before her mother arrived! Now choose the best name (A, B or C) for the story (10) …… A. Helen loses her door key. ​ B. Helen has tea with her grandma. ​ C. Helen goes to the dentist. ​

Read the story. Choose a word from the Word bank. Write the correct word next to numbers 1–5.
There is one example.
The friendly Flyers are very . Today they will have their college
(1) . Everyone has been (2) . There will be lots of
(3) food to eat and there will be (4) music for those
who like to dance. It will be an evening to (5) , for sure.

Now choose the best name for the story. Tick one box.
The party
An evening to forget
A noisy day
Activity (b)
 

Task 10. Look and read. Fill each gap with one word from the box. Write the word next to the number. There is one word that you do not need. There is one example (0). books bought bookstall photographs fair bookshop Last weekend, there was a book (0) fair in the centre of the city. Jack and I went there in the morning. First, we visited a (1) __________ to look for our favourite books. Jack likes detective stories, so he (2) __________ Case Closed and Sherlock Holmes. I like (3) __________, so I bought Doraemon and Sailor Moon. Then we took a lot of (4) __________ with a few famous writers. In the end, we had lunch in a food stall near the fair. We enjoyed the book fair very much. 

Read the passage and choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to the number. There is one example.

My life (0) __changed__ after I had my first smartphone.

Rises                      ash                                              liquid

hole                        underground                              across

There are volcanoes all over the earth. They can be on land, (1) ___________, or under the sea. They can be dormant, which means they may erupt again, or they can be extinct, which means they will not erupt again. There are different types of volcanoes and some are more dangerous than others. Volcanoes become dangerous when they erupt.

Volcanoes erupt when red-hot rock, called magma, (2) ___________ from inside in the earth and comes out of a (3) ___________ in the ground. Some of it flies into the air, along with black (4) ___________. You can see this from many kilometers away. When the rock comes out of the hole, it is called lava, and it is so hot it is (5) ___________. It can move (6) ___________ the land. Lava can destroy trees, roads and homes.