j j i 4 » onda » Practice n Evin Grammar. a Tenses 1 peg ey 1 (27 marks) Fill in each blank with the correct tense of the verb in brackets. 1 Mysister*_ ____ (buy) a dog a few weeks ago. She (love) the dog very much. Every day she® __ (play) with the dog. Now she * ______ feed) the dog. After that she 4 —— (take) the dog for a walk in a nearby park. 2 Harry® (have) a friend whe?_________¢study) in Canada at the moment. They ® __ (study) at the same school last year. His friend, named Peter,°____ (go) to study in Canada three months ago. They ©__(talk) to each other on the internet every day. Now they_____ (play) on-line games again. (eo se ) 3 Jacky'2 ___ (take) a strong interest in watching TV. Every day, when he #___ (finish) school and ¥_(return) home, ‘ he!=_____(turn) on the television and ©__ (watch) TV. | His mother often !”____(say) that he should !§_(pay) | more attention to his homework. However, he never © __(listen) | to his mother. Last week, he ®__ __ (have) an English test. He gs ________(not study) at all, He@__ (fail) the test ‘and his mother (be) angry with him, She * te (not allow) him to watch TV for a week. Look! Jacky (read) a book at the moment. There ®______(be) another test ‘tomorrow. He hopes that he ”____ (pass) this test. ] enna neon 6 Marks:Exercise 2 (20 maiks) Complete the following passages with the most suitable preposition in each blank. [sa 107 w/w Gary was quite a bad student |___ the beginning of the school term. Asa matter? ____fact, not many teachers really took a liking __ him ¢___ first because §___hiis rude behaviour. Miss Yu, Gary's class teacher, did not give him © a however. She taught Gary to be a good student and tried her best to help Gary his homework. As a result®___Miss Yu's effort, Gary has changed a lot. Compared °_____ his past, Gary is quite a good student now and many teachers are fond !°_ him, 2929292 92 | 2024 elekels : 220 in / of / to / out / with / after / outside / without The sky was full '__ dark clouds when | looked © of the window #___ the morning, so I decided to take my umbrella «__me. Since it was stil early, |had my breakfast © small cafe, | put my umbrella ®©___a big bucket just 1” thecafe, *©____reakfast, | paid the bill and left the cafe, my surprise, | could not find my umbrella anywhere, so | had to leave the cafe *___my umbrella, How unlucky | was! 2 uruePblzatons ?oe Practice nElish Grammar Exercise 8 (14 marks) Fill inthe blanks with the best question words: ae eee Pa ee 1 rang me up just now? ~ Itwas your boss Mr Poh. 2 _____ did you come late again? ~ Sorry! | had overslept. 3 do you weigh at the moment? ~ Around 45 kilos, | guess. 5 _________ books are there in the box? ~ Over 60, | believe. — will you return to China? ~ At the end of this week. 7 would you do in the summer? ~ I'd go on a tour. ee ______ do you come here, usually? © ~ By bus, of course. 9 notebook is this? ~ It must be David's. 10 ______ of these two books is yours? ~ The blue one, please! “11. Sally is having a talk with her classmate Tammy. Tammy: Itis the badge of the Fun Club at school. Sally: -® _— did you join this club? | Sally: *_____ are you holding in your hand? Tammy: Just a few weeks ago. Sally: <___ did you join this club? | Tammy: | love playing games and | can have fun in this club, Sally: ¢___ members are there at the moment? | Tammy: About twenty. Do you want to join this club as well? Legions ee OA Rahs Rene 8 mores [|_|iC ey Auntctes | Adicetves Exercise 4 (23 marks) A) Fill in each blank with a, an, the or X. c a —~ ) 4_ new principal came to our scheol at 2 _end of | last month, He is *____Indian; not one of those Red Indians from / North America, but from* ___ India of Asia. He speaks *_____ | good English because he had ved in ® United States for oS __ number of years before he came to Hong Kong. His wife is [ *______ European, * ___ Italian to be exact. For this reason, he | can also speak __little Italian. Even though he is new to our school, ee mes oe students are fond of him. He will certainly become »_ popular figure in our school. cates cnt a ———__. B) Change the words in brackets into the correct adjective form. Miss Sweet isa___Pretty __ woman. (prettily) David isa student. (brightiess) Mr and Mrs Lee are both - (honesty) Cows and horses are animals. (use) ‘tgivemea_________ answer! (fool) day! We can't go anywhere. (rain) | just can’: focus on my studies. (noise) Hillwalking is a________ activity. (health) He lives alone and he does not have any _______ friends. (truth) I like this singer because she has a voice. (beauty) 10. Don't play with the dog when it is — # (anger) weornannrwne sia Puttin: 9 Marks:Practice in English Grammar Vocabulary Exercise 5 (16 marks) Complete the sentences with the best words given in the boxes, | rarely neatly bravely bacon loaf wisely cross _crossly 1 MrLeeacted________. He saved a little girl from the river. at ___ go to the library. | don't really like reading books. 3 Think_____! Its a stupic act to steal other people’s things. 4 You must write your homework — in your workbook, 5 Don't speak______to your parents! It is impolite to do so. 6 MrsLeewas - She spoke angrily to the children. 7 Can you go downstairs and buya_______f bread for breakfast? 8 | would like to have a and egg sandwich, please. mean salt trousers chance experiment blunt tap packet | 9° While I was in London, | met your cousin by 10 Look! Your ________are too short. You need to buy a new pair 11. The soup is tasteless. Can you pass me the + please? 12. | would like to buy a___of sugar. Can you do that for me? 13 Don'tbe_____, Sam! Share the sweets with your sister! 14 Your hands are dirty. Go and wash them under the 15 The knifeis________. | cannot use it to cut anything, 16 We carried out an___ on frogs in the laboratory yesterday.Exercise 6 (24 marks, 2 marks each answer) Answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences. Follow the example. Did the police catch the thieves? a) Yes, they caught the thieves, b) No, they did not catch the thieves. 1 Did the flight take off on time last night? a) by 2 Does your cousin write to you once a month? a) by — 3 Have you forgotten Jason's birthday? a ») 4 Did the earthquake strike in the middle of the night? a) b) 5 Does your father drink black coffee? By b) 6 Were you unhappy with the result? a) b) un Patzabont a Marks:Practice in English Grammar _ Prootreading | Phrasal Verbs Exercise 7 (15 marks) |A) Some words in the following passage have been misspelt or used wrongly. Underline the wrong words and write the correct answers in the blanks on the right. No School Today | woke up lately this morning. When | got out : (ne of bed, it was ready seven thirty and school would 1 begin at eight fifteen, | have to leave home without 2 breakfast. | got dressed quickly and after grabing : grabbing ‘my school bag, | left hame to school in a hurry. It was a little cold when | were walking in the street My school was not fast away, so I decided to run, a 4 5 ‘On the way, | was surprise that | did not see any of 6 mine schoolmates walking. Had school started 7 already? | felt a bit nervously. When | got to schol, e however | see a notice posted on the door: ‘No ° school today: Teachers’ Development Date.’ 10 |B) Complete the sentences with the best phrasal verb in each case { rum away / run after / run out / run into / run through \ 1 The examination is coming near. You must _ your notes. 2 Stay away from those criminals, or you'll______ trouble! 3 Our dog has_____. Let's try to find it nearby! 4 The police tried to_______ the thief but he escaped in the end. 5 Our stock will ___ soon. Now we need to order some more, | ane mes s at< ‘Practice in English Grammar. Prootteadiny | Phrasal Verbs - Exercise 7 (15 marks) A) Some words in the following passage have bee misspelt or used wrongly. Underline ‘the wrong words and write the correct answers in the blanks on the right. No School Today | woke up lately this morning, When I got out : of bed, it was ready seven thirty and school would 1 begin at eight fifteen. | have to leave home without 2 breakfast. | got dressed quickly and after grabing + grabbing ry school bag, | lett home to school in a hurry. It ‘was alittle cold when | were walking inthe street. My school was not fast away, so | decided to run 3 4 5 On the way, | was surprise that I did not see any of 6 mine schoolmates walking. Had school started 7 already? | felt abit nervously. When I got to school, 8 however, | see a notice posted on the door: ‘No ° school today: Teachers’ Development Date.” 10 a ei se run away / runafter / runout / run into / run through ] ‘The examination is coming near. You must your notes. Stay away from those criminals, or you'll ______ trouble! Our dog has Let's try to find it nearby! ‘The police tried to_ the thief but he escaped in the end. Our stock will ______ soon. Now we need to order some more. (ean et seve 2 Marks:Name: __ Practice Focus Tenses ee | Prepositions Plural Nouns | Punctuations / A few, A litle, etc. —- | Question Tags / Pronouns Junius Publications » 01) mets ees 3»Exercise 8 (20 marks) Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the given verbs in brackets. Many people!_____ (have) a habit of keeping pets at home. Most people 2____________ (prefer) to keep dogs or cats while others 3 (keep) birds or fish, My uncle is a biologist and he*_____ (have) a habit of keeping strange animals at home, He _____ (graduate) from Cambridge University many years ago. After graduation, he*__(return) to Hong Kong and ?______ (apply) to work in the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. Now he has been working there for three years and he®____ enjoy) his work very much. Every day, he® (work) with the animals, some rare and some common. He? ____(feed) them and¥__ (take) good ; care of them. Yesterday, he @______(take) me to see his laboratory, i jn == = 5 ape) many anime ape The = even a crocodile inthe pond. Leter,he'* (feed) the crocodile | fish and meat. |'©__ (find) it quite interesting, / backyard. He'®___________(plan) to keep several lizards there, He says he _______(let) me play with the lizards next month. | Al igs saved 7 ae hope |#°____(can see) the animals soon.Prepostions ee Exercise 9 (22 marks) Complete the following passages with the most suitable preposition in each blank of / at / to / on / in / with / before Just before the test, the teacher says to the students, ‘This test is not too difficult to deal \_but you have to pay attention 2____the instructions?_answering the questons. Don’t forget to put your name*_____ the box*_ the top of Page One and sign your name®_____ the dotted tine just next ” it, Answer the questions *____care and if you have revised all the chapters *____ the test, you will be able to find the answer !® _each question. Allright! Good luck #_____all@___yout" ST _-S — in / of / to / at / for / with ‘Some new houses have been built *__ our neighbourhood recently Two days ago, my mother went to have a look the show flat _____ime. The flats are quite big © fact. According p the information given us, the flats are built the best materials and sold °___ reasonable prices. Compared @__ the new flats, our flat is much smaller and there is not enough space * __us, so my parents are planning to buy a new one. 45Be Prac inElish Grammar Exercise 10 (30 marks, 3 marks each) ‘Change the nouns in the following sentences from the singular form to the plural form. ‘Make other changes where necessary. Hints are given in the first few sentences. + There is a dog chasing a cat over there. There are (some) dogs chasing (some) cats over there. = 1 Aworker is now unpacking the box. 2 cut myself with a knife yesterday. 3. This book has a page missing. 4 Please put that vase on the shelf! 5 Apassenger was hurt in the accident 6 There is a goose in this photo. 7 There was a thief in the bedroom. 8 Achild is reading a book under the tree. 9 The old woman has bought a mango. 10 The lion has caught a deer. ef ets Ravan 16 Marks:Panctuations / A tew. A ttle. ete. 8 Exercise 11 (26 marks) A) Punctuate these sentences, using capital letters where necessary. (4 marks each) 1 why dont you see the doctor shirley asked me 2 where have you been this morning asked toms mother, 3 _ its nice of david to help me all the time said cheryl 4 well have a test in a weeks time tommy told vivian B) Fill in each blank with: afew / alittle / alotet / some / none of __ these kids are my cousins. In ‘act, | don’t know any of them. Can you spare me ____ time? I'd like to talk to you. ‘There is only rice at home. Go and buy some now! | don't want too much dessert, so just giveme ______, please! Chess is my favourite game although — my friends like it Have more food! We have prepared ____ food for the party, am afraid that only ____ students could pass the quiz. Ineed___ students to help me after school, Can anyone help me? COVA RWOnNe _ these books are what | want. I'm not interested in them, 10 Itis dark already. There are only ____ people in the street. © hn Pubteston, wZ Practice n English Grammar Question Tags 1 Pronoun: Exercise 12 (29 marks) |A) Fill in the blanks with the best question tags and short responses. (2 marks each) Vivian drew this picture, __didn'tshe__? Yes, __she did _ 1 We have a test today, SS 2 You aren't a Canadian, ___? No, _ 3 Miss Yip teaches you English, ____? Yes, 4 The show wasn't successful 2 No, 5 Jason won the game last week, _____? Yes, 6 You won't refuse to help me, __? No, 7 You couldn't sleep last night, _____? No, 8 The kids are feeling sick, _________? Yes, B) Putin the best words: I/we / you / he / she / it / they Harry is a cousin of mine, *______ lives in Canada. His parents are both accountants. °___ went to live in Canada ten years ago because # thought !?___was a good country and 13 ___ would have many chances there. Harry is only 7 years old, so __was born in Canada. '*____ has a younger sister called Mandy. ‘© __is three years old. Harry keeps a dog at home. y ____is a small dog and |__ikes to play with Harry and Mandy. Last week, ___ all came back to Hong Kong for their Christmas holiday. ‘I hope ___"l enjoy yourselves here,’ my parents said to them when they arrived. ‘Sure, \_______ will” they answered. OA ig Recent 18Vocabulary Exercise 13 (16 marks) Complete the sentences with the best words given in the boxes. race bunch tie bundle belt jacket gloves pullover 1 Putonawind ____when you go out! It s windy outside. 2 If your hands are cold, you may wear a pair of 3. Your trousers are too loose; you need to wear 2 4 Towear a suit, you need to wear a under the collar. 5 Wear a woollen _______ if you feel really cold! It keeps you warm. 6 Line up and get ready! The will begin in a minute 7 ‘locked myself out last night because I ost my__of keys. _ 8 Where should | dispose of this _______of old newspapers? sibly pressure shell softly twisted iron groceries serious 9 While | was racing down the sands, | cut myself ona 10. Can you go downstairs and buy me some a 11 You have too much work. Are you suffering from________of work? l2 Can you these trousers for me? They are creased. 3 Act if you don't want to make mistakes! 4 Speak _______! The baby has fallen asleep now. a accident took place last night on the highway. 16 Brian fell off his bicycle. That's how he ______his leg. nets » oodZI) Connmetons 5 Exercise 14 (18 marks) Complete the sentences with th given in the boxes. fe best words ool while | unless you have dinnert 1 Go and wash your hands — nae “you won't be able to finish it Do your work now, a ane se anat mister a6, YU De isha you make __ the room is in a mess, Look! The floor is dirty — or _, we feel tired, We have walked a long way: . 3 4 5 2 Sl nen sot Hs ann mee Me Pte 7 8 9 i ing ater the bus slipped and fe - | was run Larry has been sitting over there — he came an hour ago, ~ pe doesn't want to work har e = is aes are 2 job well, you must doit carefuly Fr pariwea runes posta not want Saying Ife very sleepy today, 12 | could not sleep last night ‘we were almost an hour 13. There was a traffic jam, - will fail in your final examinations ee you stud) oo Tomeny nea worked Rar fe did not pass the tet ur composition You hand itn. 16 You should double-check yo" was born, 17. | have been living in this hous? ~ ‘was doing homencrh last night, Peter called me, 2 ht cerePractice Focus Using the Right Verbs 18 Proofreading / Phrasal Verbs 15 Vocabulary 16 Question Words as Joining Sentences 120 | Total: /129 a IS / On gts PazeraTomes ; Exercise 15 (24 marks) Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the given verbs in brackets. My grandmother +__________ (live) in the country. Her house ____ (overlook) a smail bay and the view* _ (be) beautiful all the year round, Last summer, |¢______ have) @ long holiday, so 1 8 (go) to live with my grandmother and cousins for a few weeks. Every day, | «____ (swim) in the bay and ”____ (catch) fish with my cousins. Life® ______(be) wonderful at this time. ‘There® ______(be) an incident that | would never forget. One day, me (wake) up early andt_(helpy my grandmother with some housework. After that, |!2___(feel) very hungry, so | had ‘a big breakfast. Soon afterwards, my cousir Jack "_(suggest) swimming in the bay and | *__ (promise) him at once. We #5 (pack) our things and * (rush) ‘towards the bay immediately. Then we ” Gump) into the water at once and 1 (begin) racing with each other. However, while | __________(swim) with my cousin, | suddenly _ —3 (get) cramp in my left leg and 2. (cannot) move. Itwas thanks to my cousin's help that | 22 (manage) to swim ashore. | was so afraid that | %___ _— (not tell) anyone this event afterwards. It oo ___ (be) a secret between my cousin and me forever! Pract nish Grammar