Exercise 1. Circle the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

Dear Janet,

Thank you for the invitation to join your family for a holiday in Pulau Langkawi. I would
___1___ to accept. I am looking forward to ___2___ you and the others. You told me that
you would ___3___ your parents in Penang first. Give them my ___4___ when you see
them. It's been many years ___5___ I last saw them. I think it was at your sister's wedding.
By the way, ___6___ is your grandmother ? She must now be over eighty years of age !
My family doing fine except for my other who ___7___ from arthritis and frequently
___8___ of pain. I have been really busy and the ___9___ of a holiday by the sea is really
attractive. I'll meet you ___10___ the hotel on the fifteenth. I will be taking the afternoon
flight and should be there by dinner time. Goodbye for now.

Love,
Lina

   
            
1.  (A) love   6.  (A) who
(B) happy    (B) where
   (C) eager      (C) when
   (D) delighted      (D) how
               
2.  (A) see   7.  (A) suffer
(B) saw    (B) suffers
   (C) seen      (C) suffered
   (D) seeing      (D) has suffered
               
3.  (A) visit   8.  (A) talks
(B) visits    (B) discusses
   (C) visited      (C) suggests
   (D) visiting      (D) complains
               
4.  (A) wishes   9.  (A) dream
(B) regards    (B) wonder
   (C) affection      (C) idea
   (D) greetings      (D) ambition
               
5.  (A) before   10.  (A) by
   (B) after      (B) at
   (C) since      (C) on
   (D) when      (D) outside
Exercise 2. Circle the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
 

Years ago, as a newly-qualified teacher, I was posted to a school in a small village.

There was only one coffee shop, ___1___ sundry shop and a bicycle repair shop. The
village had piped water ___2___ no electricity supply. There ___3___ no public transport
at night. ___4___, the lack of amenities in the village did not bother me much. The
students ___5___ hardworking and eager to learn. There were no discipline ___6___. I
had to ___7___ a set of living quarters with two others and we had to cook our own meals.
In the evenings and during weekends we went fishing or ___9___ round the many
surrounds villages. At weddings we and festivals, we were showered with food. ___9___
village folk respected ___10___ and made us feel wanted. I'll never forget their warmth
and kindness.

 
           
 
1.  (A) a   6.  (A) problems
(B) an    (B) difficulties
   (C) the      (C) challenges
   (D) --      (D) attitudes
               
2.  (A) and   7.  (A) live
(B) but    (B) make
   (C) or      (C) share
   (D) both      (D) divide
               
3.  (A) is   8.  (A) cycle
(B) are    (B) cycles
   (C) was      (C) cycled
   (D) were      (D) cycling
               
4.  (A) Moreover   9.  (A) A
(B) Therefore    (B) An
   (C) Since      (C) The
   (D) However      (D) --
               
 5.  (A) is   10.  (A) us
   (B) are      (B) we
   (C) was      (C) me
   (D) were      (D) you
Exercise 3. Circle the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

Students today have to sit for exam after exam. Studying for exams is ___1___
inevitable part of a ___2___ life. Some study regularly and systematically. ___3___ do it in
fits and starts, finally cramming at the last minute, ___4___ themselves unnecessary stress.
When you study or read, write brief notes on ___5___ points in the margin. Write a summary
of each chapter. Writing the notes in your own ___6___ means that you have ___7___ what
you have read or studied. Then there is no need to reread everything ___8___ the exam.
Looking ___9___ your notes or your summaries will help ___10___ remember or recall what
you have read as you can't memorize everything you read.

               
1.  (A) a   6.  (A) words
(B) an    (B) ideas
   (C) the      (C) way
   (D) --      (D) writing
               
2.  (A) student   7.  (A) understand
(B) students    (B) understands
   (C) student's      (C) understood
   (D) students'      (D) understanding
               
3.  (A) Other   8.  (A) near
(B) Others    (B) before
   (C) Any      (C) during
   (D) Another      (D) prior
               
4.  (A) cause   9.  (A) at
(B) causes    (B) by
   (C) caused      (C) for
   (D) causing      (D) after
               
5.  (A) certain   10.  (A) one
   (B) special      (B) us
    (C) important      (C) you
   (D) interesting      (D) them

Exercise 4. Circle the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are gathered here today to bid farewell to our beloved teacher, Mrs Lee. She ___1___ in
our school ___2___ fifteen years. Before she came here, she ___3___ in Pontian and Kluang.
Her teaching career has spanned thirty years and now she ___4___. It is indeed a great loss to
the school and the profession. Many students past and present owe their good ___5___ of
English to Mrs Lee. Our volleyball team is the district champion because of her untiring
___6___. Students who have problems know that ___7___ can always talk to her. She listens
without prejudice and ___8___ us helpful advice. We shall all ___9___ her. On behalf
___10____ all the students and teachers of this school, I wish her all the best in her
retirement.

            
1.  (A) teach   6.  (A) ability
(B) teaches    (B) help
   (C) taught      (C) dedication
   (D) has taught      (D) efforts
               
2.  (A) for   7.  (A) he
(B) since    (B) we
   (C) during      (C) they
   (D) wile      (D) those
               
3.  (A) serve   8.  (A) give
(B) serves    (B) gives
   (C) served      (C) gave
   (D) has served      (D) given
               
4.  (A) retires   9.  (A) miss
(B) retired    (B) misses
   (C) is retiring      (C) missed
   (D) has retired      (D) missing
               
 5.  (A) fluency   10.  (A) at
   (B) command      (B) by
   (C) technique      (C) of
   (D) method      (D) with

Exercise 1.
Answers : 1A    2D    3A    4B    5C    6D    7B    8D    9C    10B

Exercise 2.
  Answers : 1A    2B    3C    4D    5D    6A    7C    8D    9C    10A

Exercise 3.
Answers : 1B    2C    3B    4D    5C    6A    7C    8B    9A   10C

Exercise 4.

Answers : 1D    2A    3C    4C    5B    6D    7C    8B   9A   10C