1. Complete the text using the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of the past simple, past continuous or past perfect.

When Henry.......... (be) a student, he and his friend Tony ... (decide) to go on a hitch-hiking holiday in France. After they... (wait) for an hour by the side of the road, a driver ....(stop) for them. They... (understand) that the man .....(plan) to drive from north to south without stopping and he ... (need) someone to keep him awake. Hours later, while Tony ...(sleep) on back seat. Henry ...(do) his best to entertain the driver. They ....(drive) through a mountainous area in the south of France when the driver suddenly..... (fall) asleep. The car ...(go) off the road and into some small trees. Luckily, Henry and the driver ...(get out) of the car unhurt. But most surprising of all, under a lot of luggage and blankets, Henry ...(find) his friend between the font and back seat. He....(be)) in such a deep sleep that he.... (not even wake up).

2. Read the story and write questions for the answers in brackets.

Amanda Boyle was duriious when a thief stole her smartphone. However, when she phoned her number the thief, Rory Boggs, answered. She asked for his name and address and he gave it to her. She told the police, who arrested Rory. Amanda got her phone back and Rory went to prison.

1. Who/take her phone? (a thief)

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2. What/Amanda do? (she phoned her number)

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3. Who/ answer? (Rory Biggs-the thief)

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4. What/ Amandaask for? ( his name and address)

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5. Who/ Amanda tell? ( she tole the police)

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6. What/ happen to Amanda and Rory? ( She got her phone, he went to prison)

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II. Read the passage carefully, then dicide if the statements are True (T) or Flase (F).

   Lewis Carrol was the pen name of Charles Dogson, the writer who wrote a famous book for children, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Charles Dodgson was born in England in 1832. When Charles finished school, he became a student at Oxford University. He studied mathematics and lateR he began to teach this subject at the university. Charles had no family, but he loved children very much. He often visited his friend, Henry George Liddell. Henry had three little girls and Charles liked Alice most. He often told her interesting stories about the adventures of a little girl in Wonderland. Alice likes these stories very much. When Alice Liddell was ten years old, she asked Charles to write down these stories for her. The name of the little girl in the stories was Alice, too. Then Charles decided to publish the book and took the pen name of Lewis Carroll.

"Alice Adventures in Wonderland" is a famous children 's book

at sixteen, henry vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. he wandered aimlessly from one country to another...1....... finally setting down in australia,.....2...... he was trained as an electronics engineer. he established his own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the.......3...

his retirement suddenly ......4...... him realize how lonely he was and he decided to....5..... up a hobby, with his interest in electronics, amateur radio seemed a natural choice. he installed his own equipment and obtained a licence and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself when making radio contact ....6..... other radio amateurs all over the world.

soon henry had a great many contacts in far-off places. one in particular was a man in california with....7...... he had much in common. one night the man in california happened to mention the village in europe he had come from. suddenly, henry realised that this man was, in fact, his younger brother, peter. at firrst, the two brothers were at a .....8...... for words but then little by little they filled .....9....... the details ở their past lives and not long afterwards henry vincent flew to california to .........10...... reunited with his brother.

Henry and Bill are brothers. Henry is twelve and Bill is ten. They live with parents and their dog in a small town in the south of England.They do not look like each other. Henry is tall and dark and Bill is short and fair. They also like different things. Henry likes sports but he is not interested in school. He hates Maths and History and he never remembers the numbers. Bill likes to go to school. He is good at English and he reads and writes a lot. Bill can draw very well, too. But he never plays sports. He spends most of his time indoors reading or drawing. He wants to be a writer or an artist

1.Where do Henry and Bill live?

2.Does Henry look like Bill?

3.What does Henry like?

4.How often does Bill play sports?

5.Which subject is he good at?

II. Read the passage carefully, then dicide if the statements are True (T) or Flase (F).

   Lewis Carrol was the pen name of Charles Dogson, the writer who wrote a famous book for children, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Charles Dodgson was born in England in 1832. When Charles finished school, he became a student at Oxford University. He studied mathematics and lateR he began to teach this subject at the university. Charles had no family, but he loved children very much. He often visited his friend, Henry George Liddell. Henry had three little girls and Charles liked Alice most. He often told her interesting stories about the adventures of a little girl in Wonderland. Alice likes these stories very much. When Alice Liddell was ten years old, she asked Charles to write down these stories for her. The name of the little girl in the stories was Alice, too. Then Charles decided to publish the book and took the pen name of Lewis Carroll.

Lewis Carroll was the real name of Charles Dodgson

II. Read the passage carefully, then dicide if the statements are True (T) or Flase (F).

   Lewis Carrol was the pen name of Charles Dogson, the writer who wrote a famous book for children, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Charles Dodgson was born in England in 1832. When Charles finished school, he became a student at Oxford University. He studied mathematics and lateR he began to teach this subject at the university. Charles had no family, but he loved children very much. He often visited his friend, Henry George Liddell. Henry had three little girls and Charles liked Alice most. He often told her interesting stories about the adventures of a little girl in Wonderland. Alice likes these stories very much. When Alice Liddell was ten years old, she asked Charles to write down these stories for her. The name of the little girl in the stories was Alice, too. Then Charles decided to publish the book and took the pen name of Lewis Carroll.

Charles Dodgson taught mathematics at Oxford University.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 43: Regarding as one of the leading figures in the development of the short story, 0 Henry is the author of many well- known American novels.

A. Regarding as

B. leading figures

C. the

D. novels

II. Read the passage carefully, then dicide if the statements are True (T) or Flase (F).

   Lewis Carrol was the pen name of Charles Dogson, the writer who wrote a famous book for children, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Charles Dodgson was born in England in 1832. When Charles finished school, he became a student at Oxford University. He studied mathematics and lateR he began to teach this subject at the university. Charles had no family, but he loved children very much. He often visited his friend, Henry George Liddell. Henry had three little girls and Charles liked Alice most. He often told her interesting stories about the adventures of a little girl in Wonderland. Alice likes these stories very much. When Alice Liddell was ten years old, she asked Charles to write down these stories for her. The name of the little girl in the stories was Alice, too. Then Charles decided to publish the book and took the pen name of Lewis Carroll.

 Alice Liddell was the main character in the stories.

Ex1 : Read the passage and answer the questions

My name is Peter , and this is my story. Last year just before Chirstmas my family and our cousins and relatives decided to go to Hawaii for holiday . We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my uncle wanted to turn round and come back . He said it was too far , and it was terribly hot , too . Even at night it was really hot . Anyway , what we decided to do was to drive back about 150km to a place where the train went through . Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Hawaii by train . That was fun .

1 : When did Peter ‘s family go to Hawaii ?

2 : How did they go to Hawaii ?

3 : Why did Peter ‘s uncle decide to come back ?

4 : What was the weather like ?

5 : How did they feel about the holiday ?