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From my diary

It

wos flarry
yesterdov'
movie
it'
went Io sezo
ond enioyed
good
very
wos
Pofier.fhe movie
Pofier movies'

hope there.'iio"-^

ore

Harrv

so

think

Po\!?''books'
the
children oll over
The storherewill be
Potter'
Harry
oUout
She wos
world ore reoding
English womon'
feed
ries were*''J't"'^
uotn money to
to
them
wrote
writ er ' The
very Poor ond
rich
verv
o
is
she
thon
her child'un' No*
sold mor e copies
the only one
Harry Pottu'i'oou' 'touu
books' r om not
ony othe'
Uooks o lot'
who likes tf'u

U'o"'
There ore seve'o'

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Match each word with its meaning.

-1,.

lot

a. get

2.. several

h, many or much

3. earn

c. three or four

Choose the best answer.

L. What did he think of the movie and the book?

a. They were both good.
b. The book was good, but the movie wasn't.
c. They were both bad.
d. The movie was good, but the book wasn't.

2. The woman who wrote the book is _.

a. also a movie star
b. dead now
c. notAmerican
d. not married
3. Why did she write the Harry Potter books?
a. for fun
b. for money
c. for movies
d. for an English woman

4. Children "all over the world" read the books. Wh"r"'*"r" the children?
a. in Asia
b. in Europe
'in
c.
the United States
d. in many different countries

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

t
n

about

He went to see

book
a

He

liked

movie

the movie very much. The movie was about a

the book, before he saw the movie. He knows a

-.He

read

lot

the writer.

Late Again

om was a good student but he was _often late for

school. Sometimes he was an hour late. One day
he was two hours late.

"Look at the time, Tom," his teacher said. She pointed at

the clock on the wall. "You are two hours late. And you have
been late four days this week. What is your excuse today?,,

"I'm sorry," Tom said. "I woke up late."

"That is not a
-good excuse," the teacher said. "Don't you
have an alarm clock?"

"Yes,I do," Tom said.

"Did you forget to turn it on?" the teacher asked him.
"Oh, no," Tom said. "When I went to bed, I set it for 6 a.m.
and I turned it on before I went to
sleep."

"Then why
did you get up
late?" his
teacher wanted

to know.
"The alarm
went off while
was asleep,"

Tom said.

"I

didn't hear it."

Choose the word to put in the blank.

1. My mother
a. before

2. Please don't
a. forget
3. I always
a. ask

makes cookies.

b.

late

c. sometimes d. two

to call me tonight.

lbok

c.

point

d. want

b. hear

c.

se_t

d. wake

b.

Choose the best answer.

1, This story is about

, a. aboy who is late for

school
c. a clock that doesn't work

b. a class at school
d. a tgacher who is late for class

2. How many times was the boy late that week?

a.,one
b. two
c. three
d. four
3. Wliy didn't the boy hear the alarm?
ra. He was sleeping.
c. It didn't go off.

b. His mother turned it off.

d. The alarm broke.

4. What do you do if you "tum on" something?

a. make it late
b. make it move
c. make it start
d. make it stop

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.

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

-l

ataim
Aboy was often
He made an

_..He

excuse

hours

for class. One day he was

was sleeping when his

late'

two

'

late.

went off.

"'i'i' t"uChef

His

was mad.

3
i

) Going to the Airport by Bus

can I help you?

goes to

the - .J"

airport? j \

9g

Bill went to the ticket window.

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'.1--.---':i1:
How often does it leave?

.'
.

He asked about a bus.

1 How long does it take

to get to the airport?

Every 30 minutes

T"'[ META

About an hour

AlRFomr
q.oo

CITY

q.3 0

He asked how often it runs.

What time does the
next bus

leave? : , lt leaves
I'

at 10:15.

He asked when the next bus is.

How much is
the fare?

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for students.

He asked how long the ride is.

At that bus stop
l

Where do I get it?

over there.

He asked where to catch it.

Thank you very much.

It's my pleasure

-;

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He asked the price of a ticket.

He thanked the lady.

Fill

inr

t[:e blanks.
catctr

How much is the taxi

from the hotel to the airport?
2. She tried to
the cat, but it ran away.
3. We'had to
the party early.
1,.

ry- o*se the best answer.

1. What did the boy ask about?

a. information about her job

c. information about the bus

2.If

b. information about the airport

d. information about the roads

he catches the next bus, when will he get to the airport?

a.

b.
d.

10:15

c.11:15

10:45
11:30

3- What time will the bus leave in the afternoon?

a. 1:00
c. 1:30

b.

1:15

d. 2:00

4. He asked "a few" questions. How many questions did he ask?

a. none
b. one
c. more
than
two
dr*too many
'!

Fill in each i:iank withr the correet word.

aske-d;,,,1,,,

boy

,',

.;.;,

,:

::,fi(tre,,:',.1

time

for information about a bus. He wanted to know the

it leaves. He
wanted to know how long the
takes. He wanted to know where to _
it. He
wanted to know how much'it
A

an you figure out where each student sits? Rows

go front to back and side to side. There are twelve

children in the class. There is at least one boy and
one girl in each row, front to back or side to side. The boys

Alan, Bob, Jack, Bill, James, and Tony. The girls are
Mury, Pam, Sue, Ann, Lily, and Lisa.
are

-1. MaTpsfisrxlront of Bob.

n

Tony sits behind Pam.

Jack sits in one of the desks in front of Ann.

A.

Pam is in the same row as Jack.

5. James sits next to Sue.

6. Sue

ind Mary

7. Jack and

Bill

are in the same row.

are in the same row.

8. There are two boys sitting in front of Lisa.

Complete this plan of the classroom.

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Back of Class

K
@
;ffi
I@ Fre
*

j Front of Class

re

Vocaou

)at'/';Liviliu

Choose the ra,rord r,tritl-r the same meaning.

1. Please wait for me at the door to so in the school.

1in front of
,{ frontto back / behind

1t

with

2. We sat in the first line of seats at the theater.

g/au"u p/tront
z-

frru"

3. It will take maybe more than two days to fix the car.

;/xt"urt

y: less than

y'inesame ;/welve

Choose the besr answer.

1. The sentences explain

a. the good and bad students
c. which students are friends

b. where the students sit

d. who is new in the class

2. How many girls are in the class?

a. four

c.

six

3. Who sits in the seat in front of

a. Alan
c. Bill

b. five
d. seven

Sue?

b. James
d. Tony

4. What'do you do if you "figure out" something?

a. find the answer
b. have to do
c. take away
d. think about

@
Fill in each blank witLr the correct word.
class

girls

These sentences tell

where

side

students

in the class.

sit. There are six boys and si4

front to back th6re are two boys. In each row side to

In each
least one girl. There are twelve childreri in the

there is at

11

) My Grandmother's Birthday
80
fother's mother-wos
IrAy grondmother-my
oldl we l'rod
yeors old yest"ta"v'Thot 1:,tuottt
uncles ond
nut
111 porty' There wos
o birthdo,
of
toutil'*ut" the

ooffit

ounts ond
on it'
smott. condles
aO
o big co)<e*i*
oll out' but
ih"^
Utow
to
is
Grandmother i'i"a
Althgugh she
sevgrartimes.
cant
she hod to blow
doing well' She
is
very ota, g'oia'^ottiu'
good' She is
eyesoru
her
,' heor very well but
shopPing'
oryn ond do her
her
on
out
oble to 9o
s(ew '

hususnd;y g'onifother-digd
92'T
thon her' He wos
**
"ta"rol9 ond hove aloyge forniYesrsono' 1'"

Her

:5 hope r live ;

;;;"'y

porty on my 80th
birthdoy
o
ly. I wont to-f"tou"
She wos so
grondmother'
birthdoy f iX" t"V
hopPY!

12

o c:ab t-t)ztr y
''

iie

yr e yy

r::.tt'.i,,'.iaf-ti

the thing you light on top of a cake

1. cousin

a.

b. an uncle's or aunt's child

candle

3. really

l-;

i:';

:-,

:,1 I l':,:

c. very

:,.,

;t

in

:l S'lji-;

t'.

1. Fe wrrt, in his d'"ry ahout

a. his grandfather's present

c. making

a cake

b. his grandmother's birthday party

d. his grandmother's birthday wish

2. His grandfather was

his grandmother.
a. a high school friend of
b. deeply in love with
c. married for forty years to
d. more than ten years older

than

3. Which is probably true aborlt his grandmother's cake?

a. It cost a lot of money.
b. It was big.
c. It was chocolate.
d. It was very good.
4. His grandmother can "go out" on her own. This means she can
a. date other people
b. play a game
c. hear very well
d. leave her house

Fill in each blarrk with the correct word.

birthday

blowing

candles

old

party

His grandmother had a

pafiy. She was 80 years

There were 80
on her cake. She had a hard time
them out. She enjoyed her party. He wants to
live a long time and have a _
like hers.

13

Speech

ack Smith was an important man, so he was often

asked to speak at meetings. He loved giving speeches
at meetings. He loved the sound of his own voice. "I

just want to say a few words," he always began. Then he said

a thousand or more words. No one liked listening to him.

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t\

Then one day he began his speech with the words, "I just
want to say a few words," and then he gave a short speech.

He spoke for about three minutes and then sat down

After the meeting a friend said, "That was a very short
speech you gave. V/hy didn't you give a long one?"
"The last time I spoke," Jack said, "I heard two men whisper to each other. One man said, 'What comes after this
speech?' and the other man replied, 'Tomorrow."'

14

Choose the word t0 put in the blank.

1. What was that? Did you hear a sfrange _?

a. cake
b. friend
c. sound

d. word

2. He cheered too much at the game, so he lost his

a. family
b. meeting c. speech

d. voice

3. The movie was very

a. important b. long

d. last

c.

short

choose the best answer.

1. Which is true about Mr. Smith?

a. He gave good speeches.

c. He gave terrible speeches.

b. He gave long speeches.

d. He did not give speeches often.

2. Why did people often ask him to give a speech?

a. He was free.
b. He was funny.
c. He was important.
d. He was rich.
3. Why did the man say o'tomorrow" was after the speech?
a. He forgot the day.
b. His friend was busy.
c. The speech was too long.
d. Mr. Smith spoke the next day.
4. What do you,do when you "whisper"?
a. call early
b. say loudly
c. speak very softly
d. tell nicely

Fill in each biank with the eorrect word"

few

long

short

speeches

whispering

Jack Smith often

gave

_words.

He said he would only say a

He alway$/
spoke for a
time. He heard some people
and realized his speeches weL
too long. The next speech he gave was

_.

15

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On

the

Sue called information to get a

phone number.

:hphone

The operator told her the number.

This is Jane's
friend, Sue.

Sue called the number.

Jane's mother wanted to know

who was calling.

Jane's mother said she would

?'

get

Jane.

Do you want to
come over and
watch a movie
at my house?

Great idea! I'll be

there in half an hour.

Sue invited Jane to her house.

16

Jane came to the phone.

They both hung up the phone.

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cer.o lt J:etrr;r fl.e-

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th*
"rry*r"ri

vl ev.V

vvi.th th,* *:;,irn* rrlr*;rning.

L. If you need to call the'information person, dial ,,0.,,

a. doctor
b. officer
c. operator d. teacher

2. Do you have any good thoughts for a gift for Uncle Bob?
a. hours
b. ideas
c. numbers d. sets
3.

She put down the phone belore he finished talking.

up

a. hung

fi=a cJ jn 9
lr

{,"ir,-l{;i;fl l.iir;

b. lifted

C,:

t t t,p

=i

up

set

up

d.

started up

t'r r )i J a r )

!3g1;tr Ht tiii,rf 0i,,

1. Why did Srie callJane?

"
a. to ask her to visit
c. to get a phone number

2.

c.

"

b. to find a movie
d. to talk with her

Sue called the operator because she

a. didn't know Jane's number

c. liked to talk to the operator
3. Who answered the phone
a. a friend
c. Jane's mother
4. When you'lhold on," it
a. dial the phone
c. hang up the phone

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.b. knew Jane moved

d. lost her address book

at Jane's house?

b. Jane
d. the opgrator

means you

_.
b. fix the phone
d. wait on the phone

t!:e sr:r er:'t" rryr:rd.

answefed
Sue wanted to call her

friend
_,

movie

Jane. She had to call

operator
the

hold

to get the phone num-

ber. Jane's mother

asked Jane to come over to her house and watch a

17

t
i

n the first day of class, Tom's teacher asked the

class to fill out a form. The information always
helped her get to know her students. Tom filled

out the form like this.

First Name

Last Name

Smith

Date of birth

Oct.15,1989

Address

43 Long Street,

Newtown

How long at this address

six yeors

Telephone number,

456-8937

E-mail

thomos@net.com

School

Newtown High School

Grade

9rh

Hair color

Height
bnown

770 cm
Eye color

Brothers or sisters (include age of each)

lnterests

Thomos

Weight

50 k9

green
none

bosebqll, f ishing, skiing

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C**cse the word rn,ith the same meaning.

1. The little boy could not remember his house number.

a. address
b. brother
c. height
d. information

2. I know
a- age

she is

in high school, but I don't know which year of school.

b. grade
c. date
d. hair

3. The kilograms of the box was too much for one person to carry.
a. colors
b. forms
c. names
d. weight

Chocse the best afiswer,

1. Why did Tom's teacher ask for this information?

a. to find the best student
b. to get to know the students
c. to see how well they read
d. to make the students write

2. Which is true about Tom's family?

a. He is the only child.
c. His mother works.

b. His father ffavels a lot.

d. They live in a big house.

3. The teacher did not ask

a. blood type
c. height

b. eye color
d. weight

students about their

4. If you "fill out" a form, you _.

a. explain about it
c. read over it

Fill in each blank l.'riiii

any
The teacher wanted

b. give it away
d. write on it

lhr correct rsord.

color

some

information
about Tom. He wrote

wrote about his height, weight, and hair

brothers or sisters. He also

wrote

his

and his address. He

He wrote that he does not have

about his interests.

19

i Test Scores

r. Jones teaches history. He is a very good

teacher. During this year, most his students got
at least a C on the tests and there were many
A s. On the last test, however, Mr. Jones got a big surprise.
He wrote down all of his,students' scores. Then he counted
the number of students that got between 91 and 100. There
were only two! Only two students got A s! He found out that
there were only a few B's and C's. Most of the students in his
class got a D or an F on the final test. Mr. Jones looked at the
test again. He thought that it was too hard. He decided to give
every student 10 more points. Then many of the students got
good grades on the test. What a nice teacher!

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old score

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ffi new score

1..'iatch each wo,rd

with its meaning.

1. count

a. last

2. between

b. add up one by one

3. final

c. in the middle

Choose the best answer.

1. Why did many studdnts get low scores on the test?

a. The teacher was mean.
b. The test was difficult.
c. The test was too long.
d. They didn't study.

2. What did the teacher decide to do?

a. change some test questions
c. give another test

b.

add points to each student's score

d. take off points of the high scores

3. How many students got 70 points or better on the test in the end?

a.2
c. 10

b.4
d.

4. Another word for test "score" is

a. answers
c. questions

L7

b. parts
d. points

Fill in each i:lank with the correct word.

histor!
A

__

teacher gave a hard

points

_.

the test. He decided to add ten

scofes

test

He found that many students got low _

to each student's score. Ttwo students got

on

than 100 points.

7. ',i

Friend
From my diary

A f ew
this- evzning'
surprise
hod o very nice

th*:?-:::

minutus otterainiut"
surPrrse
door. To mY

;;;Jr.^t

; [T!.{nn,

''Whot ore you

lti^^'i|Ii 'o'a
He left
Smith. "Hello'
on Alericon'
doing

hete?"ltft^^V'''

;; ;r;. l1i;ff::[n::;: ;::Twith his Poren

e'r

fu.outu his fother

job
hos onother

here.TheY ore 9orn9

to live here ogoin
for onother two
veors. I wos reollY
'noppt to heor,thot'
We

E
ltil|lrlllu

were gooo
ha

friends when
wos here betore'

come

in r took

TheY
iTJ;:"^;;;
ona
{1ther
him in to see^t;il"t
ii,i;
*., uboth,*r'Hil*;* l[
^?iihoPPY
whY
]#Fil,;"il;T^;t
'm has my
):il
noooy becouse
'Johnny

is uocx'

f riend.

22

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Match each word with its meaning.

1. knock

a. father and mother

2. parents

b. hit a door

3. surprise

c. something not guessed or thought of

Choose the best answer.

1. He was surprisedbecause his old friend

a. came back
b. got a job
c. moved away
d. spoke English

2. What did he do before his friend

a. cleaned the house
c. met his parents

came to visit?

b.

ate a meal

d. studied math

3. His friend's father will work there for

a. a long time
b. a month
c. two years
d. at least five

years

4. Johnny "went back" to America. Another word for "go back"

b. see
,a. return
c. travel
d. visit

is

ffi
Fill in ca*h blank with the correct word.

back-

father

He wrote about his old friend

new

happy ,

help

'

job

coming

from America. His friend's father got a

to see his friend. Tony's
, so the whole family came back. Tony was
was happy because Tony could get
with his math from his friend.

23

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11i n Million Dollars

.

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The students
said they
stood. Then
all began writ- '
ing. They wrote
for an hour,
except for one
student, Terry

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lt:'

It'
lit,..

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rhev Ifrl

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Jones. He wiote

for only hatf

frli:l1j.then

onty sar ar his desk.

He didn,r wrire

At the end of the class,

the students gave their
to the teacher. she
lookeo'rt',r*,n at as

papers

the ,ru-o"nr, gave

,h. ,ui t *,, paper.

'n:il?"T',-Tnultn,
rnts rs what I would
do if
tn're was nothing .rr.-onI had a million

[f;

"I don't understand,,,

ir,. pugr.

iil

she said. ,.Everyone

dollars,,,she

;#ed

at

except

you
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l:y !:'[:lJ::;ffi t "#;;"

"That's right,,,
said. ,,If I had a
million dollars,
that's what I would-Iboy
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Choose the word to put in the blank.

1. I like all kinds of

a. else

fruit

pineapples.

b. except

c. half

2. The letter was very long. It had four

a. desks
b. dollars
9

d. million
d. words

pages

3. 'She opened the bag, but there was _

a.

arm

b.

in it.
c. nothing

desk

d. page

Choose the best answer.

L. What did the boy plan to do if he had a million dollars?

a. buy things
b. rest
c. travel
d. write
.

2. Why didn't the boy write more?

a. He liked his answer.

c. He was tired.
3. How much did the other
a. halfa page
c. two pages
4. When does something
a. all the time
c. at the end

b. He didit't know the answer.

d. He didn't have a pencil.

students write?

happen

b. one page
d. five pages

if ithappens "finally,'?
b. at first
d. in the middle

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

"

desk

, ,,:rnillion

nothing

palet

wfote

A teacher told her class to explain what they would do with a _dollars. one boy
one line on his paper. Then he sat at his-.
The teacher asked him about his
He said his answer was 'lto do
.r4

25

I,

Looking
i What are you doing?

Why are you looking

behind the desk?

I'm looking
for my pen.

Cathy saw her brother, Bill,

looking behind his desk.
Where did it

go?

I
Bill could not find his
left
school.

Maybe you
it at

pen.

No. I remember putting

ii in my jacket pocket.

ll

lh

i1'
Biiill remembered putting it in

Cathy thought it might be in

hiris pocket.

his jacket.

: Here's your pen. lt fell out

' of your jacket pocket.

Cathy found the pen.

26

tnint before

i Thank you, Cathy. You're

I good at finding things.

Bill was happy to have his pen

back.

Fill in the blanks.

retgglnber

fll

FnlU

ofr

1. He was laughing so hard he

his chair.
phone number, so I looked in the phone book.
2. I couldn't _the
3. The cat ran'_ the sofa when the guests arrived.

Choose the best answer.

1. Cathy found the pen because

a. had the pen

she

c. is young
2. Where was the pen?
a. behind the desk
c. on the floor

S. in the pocket
d. underthe bed

3. When did Bill lose the pen?

a. after coming home
c. during class

b. before going to school

d. while sleeping

it mean if you are "good at" something?

You do it well.
b. You have it.
You like it a lot.
d. You make it.

4. What

b. has good eyes

d. used her brain

A
i.

does

ffi
Fill in earh blar:k with the *orrect word"

floor

jacket

pen

pocket

room

Bill lost his

He thought it fell off of his desk. Cathy came into his

help him look for the pen. Bill said he remembered puttine it in his iacket

'

Cathy looked-.around
a,^

his

\'

. She found the pen on the

to

27

Cooking

ff:'
ffi:fi':ifff
fI H#ffi:#""il:'J"::
for'
itt.,1"*
you are cooking
many P"oPl",
ru;.ide how
il* "gg*
pepper

i
I

j:::illT;'"Ti

You need
'*", "?:Next, break:t:i"t"?"*r r*o
the esSUJ:l "
uoJ .ult. Beat
After you beat
i?|j;
green PoPP(
t u*, cheese'

t"*lrt,

these things

ffi;

rolor more or the

ii"r"*,

into

'ho;i;;""cutu n*
Put a little otft"'"'"to
m"l?q
Pan'
ls into the
eggs
cook until the top :f

Add a rittre

.rnatoes. Ail of

slall pieces'

it-i

rnelts' pour the

the

:h",',?::::'S#JJ]urn

;?:1. slu'D "i" -r,

;; botn
with
H:i'ff
over so that
urro serve it
I into ffiJJffl
Prect
"t"o"
"*?,""",1
;irJt, cut the omelette
on toP'
some cheese

\
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r,.,1

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28

"1':

Choose the word with the same meaning.

'

1. The teacher gave every student a new pencil.

a. each
b. easy
c. many

d. small

2. Please put in a little more water to the soup.

a. add
b. beat
c. make

d. turn

3. My mother gave the food to our guest first.

a. broke
b. cut
c. melted

d.

served

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the main thing used to make an.omelette?

' a. bread
b. eggs
c. fruit
d. meat

2. Which of these is not used to make an omelette?

a. bowl
b. fork
c. pan
d. pot

3. If you are cooking omelettes for three people, how many

a. two
b. four
c. six
d. eight

eggs do you need?

4. What kinds of things can you "pouro'?

a. things like air
b. things like trees
c. things like paper
d. things like water

6ffiffi
Fill in e**h blank with th* *cnrect w*rei.

cheese

cook

This reading tells how

and butter. You can

to

also

eggs

put

an omelette. To make an omelette, you need

thing you like in it, such as tomatoes, green peppers,

First you mix everything.

or

make

Then

it in

pan. It's very

easy!- 'A

-.
29

14

'

,,

wo students wanted to do a tgpoft on traffic around

the school. For the report, they decided to count the
number of cars driving past the school during the
day. It'took the students two wgeks to collect the information
for their report. They had to get help from other students to
count the cars during free time-at school.
In the report, the students found most of the traffic was '
ear)V in the morning or latg inthe evening. In the morning,
pargnts came to school to drop off children. In the evening,
m&r/ people were coming hqme from work or going other
places. The teacher thought the report was very interesting.
She gave the students a good grade.

p 100
<t
(,
.ro 90
L

Bo
-8

270
J

06:00 -

09:00

09:00 -

12100

LZ:OO

15:00

15:00

18:00

Time

30

Voca.cilrl?rt)
ll.li.iilirii:.

fievievv _ i_.-

i1161 1",rprr:i

{*

it'r ilt*: Lr!Ii1,,.

[1i_ii

L. We have to write a two-page in English class.

d. traffic
a. evening b. information c. report

2.

money fbr poor people.

Our class is going to

a. collect

b.

3. If you have
a. free time

f{ a er clj.,:r

decide
-

drive

d. help

tomorrow, call me.

b. good

grade c. two weeks d. other places

ij, Co,irlfiteije.r:tEi

r'll"rrllre iiti;

c.

g"',t

l.l,::iil. ;i ir$rffoi^

1. Who studied the cars passing the school?

a. a class
c. two students

b. a teacher
d. the Parents

2. Who counted the cars?

a. the students and their

c. the whole

class

friends

b. the students'parents
d. two students

3. What was difficult for the students in doing this report?

b. doing math
a. counting the cars
d. writing the paper
c. telling the class
4. What do parents do when they "drop ot'f'' children at school?
b. leave them
a. find them
d. stay with them
c. pick them up

counted

morning

number

report

than

of cars passing the school. They watched at

Two students did a report on the
the cars. More cars passed the school in the
different times during the day and _
in the afternoon. The teacher liked the
and in the evening

-.
31

A New Pet?
From my diary

went shopp ne

K::1i"1^l'"il;l

iljli;|ilTfi) co,muout of the

to the suPermol

ffijr"r#{fil:
stff;a
ffi;;.*.
wonted to buv

"^O

to

come
i,tn in the

often

rn"." wete'.]:-:l

store'

,u*u

dogs
olso young

'nu'u!;.'ii;a;r.

xffi J;::'?-;il1
h*nt;H
autmj il;;;; ;:'1:

tolxejup ot

u1:''''"' "doe

ii;;Tili: ffiril';

rsoid

,,

birds

:t*;Pi:In
room for o c
But my

:ru

lri nr*il.yi ;r'

*i['ild:l*

ger o
She soid we con
ore

^ot# 'iirrloia''N;;
con move soon:
we :,f;:Xl:i;rents
n.p"
i
t.
no
sovinq money

loter (rr r<'r

pet
Vet roter

32

"'

Fill in the blanks"

1. My family
to this city two years ago.
2. Peaches have big
3. She
some money to buy a new pen.

Choase the besi answer.

1. WhV didn't his mother want to get a pet?

g. They livg in a small place.
b. She doesn't like animals.
b. Pets ar6 expensive.
d. They'already have birds.

2. Why did his mother go into th pet store?

, a. to buy bird food
b. to find him a pet
d.
to
look
at the dogs
. ''
d. to save money

'

3. Which of these sentences'is true?

a. He doesn't like birds.
g" They have a bird at home.

b. They give food to wild birds.

d. They live in the country.

4. I don't have room_for another book in my bag. This means that

a. the bag is too big
b. the bag is closed
c. the bag is old
d. the bag is full

Fill in each biank with the correct word.

dog

pet

seed

,',with

He went 'shopping

his mother. They went into a _

store. His mother
bought bird
He wanted to get apet,either a
a cat. His mother did not
allow him to get a pet. She said the
they live in is too small.

-.

-or

33

his morning," the teacher said to her class,

"I am going to give you a test. This is a
fun test to see how smart you are. I will
ask each student in the class one question."
One by one she asked her students a question. For
example, "What is the next number: 2,4,6...?" The
answer, of course, is 8.
Another question was "As dog
is to puppy, cat is to...."
And the answer is
ookitten."

The last person she

questioned was Johnny.
Johnny was always at the
bottom of the class. The
teacher thought this was
because he was lazy.
"Now, Johnny," she
said, "I'm going to ask you a simple question. Listen
carefully and give me the correct answer. The question
is: Captain Cook made three trips around the world. He
died on one of the trips. On which trip did he die?,'
"That's not a fair question," Johnny said. "That
question tests what I know about history, not how smart
I am."

34

Choose the word to put in the blank.

L. Everyone had a lot

a. smart

of

at the party.

b. fun

c. next

2. He has bad grades because he is

a. bottom
b. fair

d. simple

not because he is stupid.

-,

c. last

d.

Lazy

3. If you do not give the flower water every day, it will

a. answer
b. die
c. listen
d. test

Choose the best answer.

1. This story is funny because the boy

a. died on a ftip

c. tricked his teacher

b. cannot answer an easy question

d. got a good grade on the test

2. What kind of Questions did the teacher use for the test?
a. easy pazzle questions
b. history questions
c. math questions
d. reading questions
3. The teacher thought Johnny's question was _.
a. smart
b. difficult
c. easy
d. long
4. Before you give
a. by the way
c. ofcourse

one thing to show possible other things, you can

first

say

b. for example
d. so what

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

answer

history

A teacher gave her class a

bad student, could not answer his

question

trip

to see how smart the students were. But Johnny,

_.

He thought he had to

know

The ques_

tion was, "Which

35

Borrowing

a
-'i

iwr,Jr.t.o

n n""r

i
"i[""r
<|no ro1?-i
for? i:=!: "n"ri "r,iror*-i
i are you looking
i

-'{

I'll see

what

have.

Here we

arel

She needed help finding a book.

Sue went to the library.

we

11TI!"i:

I
j

i..

Children j"
Around the

i Wortd.

Sue found the book.

The library had a book Sue

could use.
can I keep

it?

: I'm sorry. You can't take

i it out of the library. You
i have to read it here.

Sue could not take the book.

Sue wanted to take the book.

i Sfrould I put the nook

,. back on

"-\

Sue asked

if

book back.

36

the shelf?

she should put the

Oh. I don't have

time now.

].\

You're

it -^,,'.^

i I'll come back and read it tomorrow.

'l
I fho^t
rr haln
your fnr
your
for rrnr
helP
Thank rrnr

Sue said she would come back

later.

i
i

Match eabh word with its meaning.

L. borrow

a. take to have

2. shelf

b. place to keep books or other thingi

3. keep

c.

use for a short time

Choose the best answer.

1. Which of these sentences is true?

a. Sue did not need the book.
c. The library closed early.

2.

b. The book had to stay in the library.

d. The lady did not want to help Sue.

Sue wanted to find a book about

a. people in Africa
c. wild animals
3. What will Sue probably do?
. a. find another book
c. read the book another day

b. poor countries
d. young people
b. go to a different library
d. talk to her teacher

4. What do you do when you "look for" something?

a. go for it
b. try to find it
c. see it
d. watch for it

Fill in each trlank with the correct word.

to firid a book. She needed 'a

about children in other
countries. The lady in the library helped her _
a book. Sue could not take the
book
She said she would come
and read it tomorrow.
Sue went to

the

-.
37

If a sentence is true about

the box. If a sentence is not true about

ead these sentences.

you, mark
you, do not write anything in the box.

''

*u#-s

\t

I
I

$ t. I am a girl.
2.

""' tr
"""" tr

I anunder 15 years of age.

fi
.l

I,

il$

3. I do homework every evening.

4. I do not have any brothers or sisters.

""""' D
5. I do not know what job I want to hbve in the future. " fl
""""""" D
6. I go to a private school. """"":""
7.I

go to the movies at least once a week.

$. I have a computer

9. I have a DVD

player.

"""""""""' E
""""' tr
"' n

10. I want to go to university when I finish high school.

11. I listen to pop music every day.

l2.I

"""'

live wi,th my parents. """":'

"

Gl

""""" I
""" n

"""""""""""""" n
"""" tr
14. I think these sentences ffe very easy.

13. I often buy books and magazines.

:".

38

{
:
!t

.i

Choose the word to put in the blank.

the
a..box
1. Ih

,J want to be a doctor.

b.

2. Her parents

*easy
3. A
?. age

future

wanted her to go to

b. private

a.

c.

job

d.

sentence

school because her classes would be smaller.

c.

these

. d. true

comes out every week or month.

b. brother

,c. magazine d. music

Choose the best answer.

1. Which of these is NOT asked about in the questions?

a. birthday
b. school
' c. things you have
d. your family

2. How many of the sentences have "no" or "not" in them?

a. none
b. one
d. three
3. What should you do if a sentence is not true about you?
a. change the sentence
b. circle the number
c. do not mark the box
d. mark the box

4. If you do something"at least once a week," how many times might you do it?
a. never
b. one.time in seven days
c. ten times in one year
d. two times in one month

ffi
- Fill

ir

each blank with the correct word.

easy

girl

mark

Students should mark the sentences that

are

sentence

true

for them. If a student is a _,

first sentence. But if she is 16, she should not

the next sen,tence. Probably everyone should mark the last _.
These sentences are _
to
she should mark the

read.

39

! Vacation Visitors
he most popular month for people to visit this city
is June. Many families have vacations during this
time. The weather is also very nice in June in this

part of the country.

The fewest people visit this city in November. November
is quite cool, so the'beach is not a popular place to go. The
ocean at this time of year can also be rough. The water is not
good for swimming or boating.
Usually in one year, about 600,000 people visit the city.
The stores and businesses in the city count on these visitors
to make money.

q)

q
o
,oo)
,\F

100,000

90,000

o
L

q)

80,000

-o

z
J

70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000

40

Dec

a!

popular

L. An
is a very big sea.
2. The movie was very
3. The water on the lake was

I didn't see,it*
because of the storrn.

-,but

Choose the be*t &n$wer.

1. The information is abotit

a. cities with the most visitors

c. where visitors

b. how much visitors spend each month

d. people visiting a city each month

stay

2. Businesses in this city probably make the most money during

a. summer
b. fall
c. winter
d. spring
3. Where do you think this city is?
a. in the desert

c.

near the sea

4. If someone has a "vacation," it

a. do not have to work
c. need to see a doctor

b. in the mountains
d. outside alarge city

means they

_.

b. like to watch animals

d. plan to find a job

Fill in each blarrk with the correct lly*rcl

This information is about the

of visitors to a city eactr month. Most
come to this
in the summer to enjoy the beach. Winter is not a _time
visitors. It is too
then to -swim or go out on a boat.

for

ti
t,t

41

A School Show
From my diary

Every year we
havo r, 6^^-t,
s h'-!'
o w er
o t vul'sCnOOl
a"
our sch
. s- tu'vvErrts
pUT
[r' On
o o r.
of,ol
the ShOW. S
students plov
music' other
,

itl-',

f"TT:'1
stud;;;;; or a. tri.i..'".!,
the students,students oct :'tTe
,,
tickets o;:; ;.:i;'::;:::;to rhe,;;; ".r-l,'"
Dec-ouse
the school

luts on the sho*;:^-'-::"-

,ft', ;;";;;;::,Y,';,:"

;,T

";?

::,,;;;.#
c
r

never reado po"r

!oY"
before.I wos ;;"':::.;^in rlont
nervous r
tn.

pJ.i:;:,:""

r d'd
i*r;;;
lh.-'
to fo.rget ^"i

poem.
li|;i"oo
of peopte

Hi'. flT;:';:r:::W

any of the
r,vords. When
T went

,1," srcae, my
!mouth
wos dry. ,,f

con't do this,,;
f
thought ond I
wanted
to run away. But
I
rnode nyself
begin

Tne poem, end

soon
stopped feeling
nerv_
read it iett
and

I
:y: nrt

ll1

f.orset

any

of

[ii!',i[;:::[I'n'* i'#;"':

Til {}":n::,
^

42

Choose the word with the same meaning.

1. The-clothes in that store are very high priced.

a. dry

b. expensive

'

c. enough

2. We often read poet's works in school.

a. newspaper .b-. poems
c. stages

d. special
d. tricks

3. IIe was afrai4'the first time he flew on an airplane.

a. happy
b. nervous c. proud
d. well

'

Choose the best answer.

1. In his diary, he wrote about a show

a. he heard.about
c. he was in

b. he read about
d. he watched

2. The school puts on the show to _.

a. have fun
c. make money

b. let parents visit the school

d. teach students to act

3. What will he probably do in the show next year?

a. play the piano
b. read anotherpoem
c. sing a song
d. nothing
4. What do you do when you "put on" a show?
a. You make it.
b. You talk about it.
c. You watch it.
d. You wear it.

ffi
Fill in **eh blank with the correct word.

glad

nervous

poem,', ,, ,,,., :'rpfOticed ','

':

show

He wrote'about a
he was.in at his school. He read a
in.the qhow. He
a lot before the show. He was very
at first in front of the audience. He
read the poem well and everyone clapped. He was
when he finished.

43

A Good Kihife

immy was walking home from school one day

when he saw a knife in the road. He picked it up.
Then he put it in his pocket and went on his way.
When he got home, he took the knife out of his pocket and showed it to his father. His father looked at it
carefully.
"That's a very good knife," he said. "How much was
tt?"

"I didn't buy it, Dad," Jimmy said.

"If you didn't buy it, then where did you get it?" his
father asked him.
"I found it," Jimmy said. "I was walking home from
school, and I saw it in the road. I knew someone lost it,
so I picked it up."
His father asked him, "How did you know it was
lost?"
"That was easy, Dad," Jimmy said. "I saw a man

looking for it."

fVletci: eaeh word

with its rneaninE.

L. take out

a. allow to

2. show

b. bring from inside

3. carefully

c. with

see

care

'

Chcos* the b*st answen

1. This sfory is funny because the boy

the man who was looking for it.
a. didn't give it to
b. found it with
c. showed it to
d. took it from
2. Where did the boy find the knife?
a. in the man's pocket

c. on a table

b. in the street
d. under a rock

3. The father thought his son got the knife from

a. a contest
b. his friend
c. his teacher
d. the store

4.

Afrer finding the knife, he "went on his wa!," meaning he _

a. changed
b. considered
c. continued
d. returned

where he was going.

Fiil in each blank with the ccrrect wcrd.

father,.,'

,,','

knife

looking:

lost

road

A boy found a knife in the _,

so he took it. He showed it to his
at home.
His father asked how the boy knew someone the knife. The boy said he saw a
man _
for the

45

Sue was late meeting

Sue asked

Bill

Bill.

Bill what time it was.

said he would ask someone

Sue explained why she was late.

Sue thought the time was wrong.

Bill

asked a man the time.

the time.

Bill told

Sue the time.

Bill

and Sue had tq hurry to

school.

Chccse the word to put in the blank-

her in front of the store.

1. He said he would
c. hurry '
b. excuse
a. come on

d. wait for

2. The shod starts at7 p.m. Don't

b. dirty
a. after

d. right

be

c. late

'

-!

time, so I went too early.

3. My watch showed the
d. wrong
c. that
b. sorry
a. correct

Choose the best answer.

1. Where were Sue and Bill going?

a. to a movie

b. to home
d. to the library

c. to school

2. When did Sue meet Bill?

a. at night

b. in the afternoon
. in the morning

c. in the evening

3. What time did the man

a. 7:45

say

it

was?

b. 8:00
d. 8:30

8:15

4. When telling time, a "quafier past" means

b. fifteen minutes before
a. fifteen minuFs after
-. minutes until
d. fifteen
c. fifteen minutes to

..

Fill in each blank with the correct wc*rd.

late

shirt

watch

time

Bill was waiting for Sue. Sue was

she was late. Bill looled at the time on his
asked a man

the

It

wrong

tr"

------,-- time. They

. They ran, so they would not be late for school.
showed

-.

47

Making a Map
I
i

-_l

/
I

tudy this map of

Newtown. Write the
names of
all the streets in the
.orr".r-Oru."",

l
J

l
l
I

i
1

I
I
I
J

i
I
I

I
i

ltt:
l:.:
!

i'
6a:l

main.o."irv,*

!fi

)::::::I"::ry iloJfTr:r:t#T;#

This street
shops on r,
it
soes from no.,r,
, streers off Main
Sfteet,r;.;;;t and wesr.
Starting from th.
bottom-"iiurn street,
on the reft is west
rhe first srreet
st.eet. acrl., o"n,
west street is East
the end or vrain
Sfteer on the left,
;T;irr;rr,,r::1"*

0"._.*-rc".,iffi

called Junction
Sr:":,
rs a street on the

rtfi'ff
uier,'uy

l#r,f.l'l;:Jfil',,lJ:fr
*u'i'urong

4;

Main Sfteet there

right. This is Jchool
Lun..
Main

t*., -"ers Norrhern

f,1f"""0'

yil:,t *" .n.J

#ft|
^il",

routr,.,n

e two highways.

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48

!
i

it,

li:

Fill in the blanks.

bottom

correct

meet

1. The
answer is in the back of the book.
2. We cari hike on either path. They
at the top of the mountain.
3. Write your name at the
of the page.

Choose the best answer.

1. This information tells

a. where buildings

c. where

'

are located.

b. where cities
d. where streets

houses

2. How rnany
a. three
c. five

't

streets me"et Main.Street between the two highways?

b. four
d. seven

3. On which street would yor; probably find a clothes store?

a. East Street
b. Main Street
c. 'School Lane
d. West Street
4. When one street is "off' another street, it means the two streets
a. are very busy
b. come together
c. have traffic lights
d. run the same direction

ffi
Fill in each blank with the correct word.

Drive
There are five

ends

streets

off

Main Street. Along

Street, Junction Street, and Temple

School Lane. Main street

side
one

Street

of Main Street are West

the other side are East

and

at Northern Highway and Southern Highway.

-.Along

49

A Soccer Game
From my diary

I like PloYingI

soccer, but
om not verY
do
oood of it'
'not usuol[ PloY

on mY school's
soccer teom'
om o "reserve

rlfld*dl1ilddi,j :
i^
l'19';
oomes

this

Ye<

ilovud vu'tutl'ov'
one of the plol}'

of the some'

*r'"

his

htttl' s knee"'Toke
f ield'
ron-onto the
r
tn" tilirt"'ota'
towords
'

oloce,"
other teom ron
t"tie
Soon o ptoy"i"Jn

'iu**'u::;:fi:l
H" 0""
me with th';ii
towords
ron
l'[iri:.d',iif
i*^;. n.ol. r
uutY hord"'r
n*:t'.on'1
owoy from-r'ti'ititi
*r''u uo|

\ltl

J: ^t

gool-keeper'

thoueht'
He con Pi'k'ii';;;qthis'
iiuld'" r did
r-sut it' rhe
soal-kee.p:l ::H.ul-on ou.
r.. r1".a. The il;eolr
I
went
bon
the
"o**n
think
don't
fooff I
teom ogorn'
;';r'oY tot the

l:lt-t.;,il
ll;;:;;-l;:;:i

:;t*

;i'

50

lX|;fi;i'ffil"

Choose the word with the same meaning.

1. That is not what he was trying to say. you did not understand him.
a. meant
b. put
c. thought d. wrote
,

2. I got a_p]4 in my leg when I ran into the table.

a. found
b. hurt
c. lost

d.

needed

3. The doctor asked him if he could bend the middle of his leg.
a. his arm
b. his foot
c. his knee d. his neck

Choose the best answer.

1. Why won't they ask him to play on the team again?

a. He doesn't know the rules.
b. He got hurt.
c. He made a big mistake.
d. He plays too'well.

2. How often did he play on the team before this game?

a. never
b. a few times
c. quite often
d. all the time
,

3. How did
a. angry

c.

he probably feel after he scored the goal?

b. proud
d. very happy

stupid

4. What do you do when ypu "take

a. change places
c. have two places

someone,s place"?

b. go far from the place

d. sit in a place

Fill in each hrlank with the correct word.

ganre

:'

goal

He wrote abgut a soccer

hurt

player

He did not usually play on the

so the coach asked him to play. He took the ball from a

towards his team's goal. The ball went in

the

_.
_

A player got
and kicked it

by mistake!

51

vu.[ Brown was very fat and his'wife was worried

I "milrt *eight.
J ""ou should J"" the doctor," she said. "Ask him
,

r,)

how to lose weight. It's not good for your health."

"OK," Jack said, and he went to see a doctor.
The doctor weighed him. Then he said, "You are 50
kilograms too heavy. You must lose at least 30 kilograms.
Eat only fruits and vegetables and run five kilometers a day
all and tell me how much Ygtl
weigh."
Jack went home and did what the doctor told him. One
hundred days later, he
called the doctor.
"Jack Brown here,

15

doctor,oo he said.

"I'm

calling to tell you

about my weight. You
will be happy to know
that I have lost 30
kilograms."
"Excellent," the
doctor said.'
'oYeso but there's a
problem," Jack said.
"I'm 500 kilometers
from home!"

52

Match each word with its meaning.

1. fat

a.

2. vegetable

b. big and heavy

3. excellent

c. wonderful

plant you can eat

Choose the best answer.

1. Why is Jack so far from home?

a. He didn't turn around.
- c.
He lost a lot of weight.

b. He forgot his address.

d. He ran too fast.

2. What did Jack do to lose weight?

a. run to another city
c. not eat for 100 days

b. eat special food

d. take medicine

3. Jack is probably
a. a fast runner
c. rich andlazy

b. not very smart

d. very healthy

and exercise

4. What happens if you "lose weight"?

a. You become fat.
b. You become short.
c. You become strong.
d. You become thin.

Fill in each blank with the correct word,

but

called

doctor

fruits

,hEavy

Jack went to see a

he was fat. The doctor said he was too _.

He
told Jack to eat
and vegetables and to run for 100 days. Jack did these things
-because
and
the doctor.
He said he lost 30 kilograms _
he was very far from home.

53

26i

Helping an old Lady

Bill and Sue saw an old lady.

She was trying to cross the road.

Yes. But the

cars don't siop

/ln/^'

u)

1
Bill

asked the lady

help.

if

Sue told the lady

street.

she needed

it was a busy

We have to wait for a moment.

The light says "Don't Walk." j
,. -,' ". ... .'... ......-.'.."i.

There are

1
Bill

CarS comlng.

'y--.H","..-.,

and Sue helped the lady.

They crossed the road together.

54

1
The light changed.

The lady thanked them.

Choose the word to pr:t in the blank.

L. Every day he used a boat to

a. come
b. cross

2.I amnot

the river.

c. hit

d. walk

at the moment.I can help you.

a. busy

b. fast

c. kind

3. You have to stop if the _

a. corner
b. lady

d. together

is red.

c. light

d. road

Choose the best answer.

1. Bill and Sue helped the lady because

a. she gave them money
b. she could have gotten hurt
c. they were busy
d. they knew her
2. Why did the old lady need lielp?
a. She couldn't walk.
c. She lost her dog.

b.
d.

3. The street was probably _.

a. dangerous at night
c. near Bill's house

b. in the country
d. used by many

She didn't see the light.

She was hurt.

cars

4. How long should you wait if you need to wait for "a moment,,?
a. a very short time
b. at least a week
c. longer than ten minutes
d. several days

Fill.in each blank with the correcl wcrd.

changed

help

cross

light

thanked

Bill

and Sue saw an old lady trying to

a street. The old lady did not see the
Bill and sue went to
her. They told her whbn the light _.
They
crossed the street with the old lady. she -_
them for helping her.

55

You can make apuzzle.It's fun and easy! F'ollow these

steps.

1. Cut a piece of
heavy paper to
the size 20 cmx
10 cm.

2. Using

a pencil,

mark each corner

A,B,CorD.
Write A in the top left hand corner, B in the top right
hand corner, C in the bottom left hand corner and D
in the bottom right hand corner.

3. Measure 10 cm from C to the middle between C and

D. Mark it E..
4. Measure 5 cm along the line C to A and mark it G.
5. MeasurcT cm along the line B to D'and mark it
6. Draw a line from B to E.
7. Draw a line from E to G.
8. Draw a line from F to A.
9. Draw a line from F to G.
10. Erase all letters A to G.
11. Cut along all lines.
12. Move the pieces around.
13. Try to put them back to make a rectangle.

55

F'.

1. If the answer is wrong,

it with an"X."

2., The teacher asked the students to

3. When I

see the doctor, he

their favorite animal.

always
-

my weight.

ehor:s* the best answer.

1. These sentences tell how to _.

b. Uuy aptzzle
c. make apuzzle

b. find apuzzle
d. use a puzzle

2. How many letters

a. none
c. four

b. three
d. seven

are not at the corners?

3. What do the lines on the puzzle show?

a. where to cut
b. where to make puzzles
c. where to put the pieces
d- where to- write letters

4. How many sides does a"rectangle"

a. three
c. seven

have?

b. four
d. eight

ffi
f,ill in sile h ?:!*nk

.:';i1h Un*

*ort;,it

r.r",*r{1

to make a p:uzzle. First make a rectangle places

along three sides of the rectangle. Draw
from these places to the corners. _
along the lines. Move -the
and then put them together again.
Use a piece of heavy

57

The Price of Rice

he price of rice changes during the year.

It is useful for rice farmers to know how the

price changes, then they can sell their rice when
the price is high.
Last year, the price for rice was very low in November.
This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice.
November, December, and January were all bad months.
The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was in
April. July and August were also good times to sell rice.
Between August and November, the price of rice went
down every month. During other parts of the year, the price
went up and down.
It was hard for farmers to guess how the price would
change from month to month.

{fr 2.60
('l
J
L

q,
CL

?.50

q)

.9

cL

2.40
2.30
2.20

2.to
?.oo

58

l!"r**g* :h* i,r*iil ;.,,.iil 1** ;:**: '|Yr**i'1;.

1. Can you tell me the cost of these apples?
a. farmer
b. part
c. price

d. rice

2. The temperature was below 0'C last night. The water turned to ice!
a. bad
b. high
c. low
d. useful
3.

She did not know the answer, so she had to think up one.

a. change

b.

c. rub

guess

d. sell

fh**s* ih* **s? i**r!/el.

1. What is this reading about?
a. buying and selling
c. rice and rain

b. money and rice

d. time and years

2. Which seasons were good times to sell rice?

a. winter and spring
b. spring and summer
c. summer and fall
d. fall and winter

3. When could farmers probably

a. sprmg
c. fall

guess the change in price during the year?

b. summer
d. winter

4. If the price of something "went down," it means the price _?

a. became higher
b. became lower
c. did not change
d. stayed the same

iii! i* **r:l: i:l*i:i.,

,.o;iil t?:* r:Jrr?:i

down

..,,..:,iti;,

high

months

spring, the price was sometimes

three

winter

of rice changed in one year. In the _

and
and sometimes low. In the summer, the price

The information shows how the

was good all

price

In the -fall, the price went

each month.

59

From my diary
on my woy to
in the st
wollet
o
'reet
If ound
There wos some
o9o'
school o few
r took the
money in

^ontht
;; ;"^; or oddress'the police
it but
told

wollet to the Ptlit;i;tion"I

it ond ot whot time
tund
ft"Jf
officer wherei
oddress
gsv?him,ll nome'
ollo
I
it'
I found
colled me
policamon
ir''u
ond phonu nu^o-ui'
to the police stoig^?
to
todoy ona otr'JJme
thot no one

me
I q'tt ;h" re'hetold
r
the wollet' He soid
:.: hod come "^o'"tn";1;; obout this' rt wos o
ir,*ght

tion. When

courd hove ,*.

good wollet

new one' However'

il ; ;";ded o soid"'I'll
toke the

I
I didn't wont''i..uu ^onuy'
gnr-ihu

to chority'"
do
wls^onuvhoPPy to

wollet but
policu^on soii he
The
':,
felt hoPPY obout
plaos

''

60

;l;.i

Yery

it' too'

Match each word with its meaning'

of a building

1. wallet

a. the number and street name

2. charity

b. place where people get help for free

3.

L.

address

a small case for keePing money

Choose the best answer.

1. The boy's actions aftpr finding the'wallet were

b. honest
a. bad
d. stupid
c. slow

2. What was in the wallet?

a. credit cards

b. money
d. pictures

c. nothing
3. Why was the policeman
a. He liked the wallet.
c. The boy liked him.

haPPY?

b. He had more work to do.

d. The boy did a nice thing.

4. How could you describe a "police station"?

b.'a kind of building
a. a kind of car
d. a kind of law
c. a kind of officer

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

called

have

station

Phone

wallet

The policeman wrote down his

He found a wallet and took it to the police
him. The policeman said he
number. Later, the policeman
name and
he gave the money in it to charity'
could the wallet. He took tha

-,but
61

and gave the clerk $50'

girl went to the bank
bank"' she
o'I
this money in the

want to put
to the clerk'
gave you
smilint'"O"1y:o
said'
clerk
"Sure," the
Your uncre or aunt?"
"I earned this
,.It was not a nt"t"",;' the girl said'

^fataid

,'J;;;J;';?
))

,,Thar was very smart of

rhe clerk said.
that?"
you. How did You do
went from
Year cards' Then I
"I made 'o*"*N"*
house to house and

money.

lil'*r,,

sold them," the girl

said.
"Did You make a
lot of cards?" the clerk
asked.

"Oh, Yes," the girl

I
said. "I made 50 and
sold them for $1

"utl*o have worked hard," the clerk said"'selling

cards to 50 different
"Oh, f aiO"'t *"U
said.

62

"I

PeoPle'"

^^
the girl
to different people"'
man' His dog bit me!"
sold them all to one

it'"*

Fill in the blanks.

bit

present

such

because it is my friend's birthday1. I have to buy a

his finger.
2. TIte mouse in the pet shoa
a nice time at your party! Thank you!
3. We had

--

Choose the best answer.

1. Where did the girl get the cards she sold?

b. She bought them.
a. She borrowed them.
d. She made them.
c. She folnd them.

2. What holiday was coming?

a. Father's Day
c. New Year

b. Mother's Day
.d. Thanksgiving

3. Why did the man buy all of her cards?

b. His dog ate the eards.
x He felt sorry for her.
d. They were pretty.
c. It started to rain.

4. Another word for "present" is

a. card
c. job

b.gift
d. man

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

bit
A

girl

made

dog

cards

some New Years cards. She wanted to

She showed the cards.to a man with

The

She made $50 at one house.

all of her

dog
-

sell

the cards to make money.

the girl. The man bought

-.
63

31

Helping with Homework

It's too hard. I don't
understand how to find
the answer.

Bill

had trouble with his homework.

Maybe I can help.

What's the question?

Sue said she would help

"A man wants to paint a wall. One can of paint will

cover five square meters. lf the wall is two meters by
five meters, how many cans of paint will he need?"

Bill.

That's easy. First, you

need to find out how big
the wall is.

Bill read the question.

Sue showed

Bill how to do it.

ffi
So he needs
two cans of
paint.

Sue and

No, it wasn't.
think I like
doing math.

Bill worked

together.
lf you have trouble with the
other questions, just ask me.

Bill understood his homework.

54

Sue told Bill to ask her

needed more help.

if

he

ivl*tch *a*h

',o;*ad 'r?i.th

iic r:**::ing.

1. half

a. a kind of math (2 x 5 =

2.

b.

cover

3. times

10)

one part of two equal parts

c. put over

f **r*** :h* i:*st

*r:*v*',rr.

1. Why did Bill need help with,his homework?

a. He couldn't read well.
b. He didn't have a pencil.
c. He didn't have much time.
d. He didn,t understand it.
2. What class was this homework for?
a. math
b. English
c. science
d. history

3. What were they trying to find?

a. where to buy paint
c. the numbei of people needed

b. how to paint a house

d. the amount of paint needed

4.WhenSuete1lsBil1,..that'sright,,,shemeans

a. he is correct
c. he should turn

i":il! in

s*ch

*J:,rnk

right

b. he must think
d. he worked hard

wilh ih* q:*rr**:l'"r;*r*"

help

Bill had trouble doing his

math

painting

cans

homework. Sue said she would try to

him. It
was about a man
a wall. The question asked how many
of paint the man
needed. Sue helped Bill find the _
answer.

65

Newfield High School

Name: Tom Evans
Grade: 9

Term:

Spring

Date: April 14, 2002

Subiect

Score

Math

PE

c-

Science

Gomments
Must try horder

Social Studies

C+.

Tries hord
Very poor on tests
Shows interest

Art

A+

He hos qreat obility.

English

B-

fs

French

6ood work

Conduct

Quiet ond poys

ottention well but is
often lote for closs

moking progress

Average: C
Rank in class: 22 of 3O
To Parents:
Tom is a good student in subjects he likes,
but he does not really try in the ones he
doesn't like. He must try harder if he wants
to succeed at school.

66

ul

Vc., cerb

iflun:i1lr

tllil

.) t

y it'ryi e vy

r,yq3p4 \q,'i1.ft

tttc satn*

nn*;*tirrg,X.

1. The way he acted with his friend was not very nice.
a. His conduct b. His parents c. His score d. His term

2.

She has a great skill to play the piano.

a. ability

b.

attention.

c.

comment d. subject

3. The team was very good, so they had a high final level in the contest.
a. average
b. interest
c. progress
d. rank

fleacjirrs Corrtpteit ension

{lilr:nilr: ti lr.t krcs i. ;i t't$w,oi".

L. From this report, Tom seems to be _.

a. happy in his classes
b. not doing his best
c. the top student
d. the worst student

2. In which
a. Art

class does Tom have the lowest grade?

b. English

'"3. ;;1,

rom's highest grade in Art

"}],rt"t"""
'a. He likes the teacher.
b. He paints very well.
c. His parents push him.
d. The teacher is easy.

4. If you "make progress" at something, it means you _.

a. become lower
b. get better
c. stay longer
d. work slower

>utr)rrlztly
ilt ir; e;:r' l-,i;rr;lt

'rr.,ilir

best

til* ccrrecl
good

Tom's

rry*rri.

grades

has
not like. His grades are low because he does not try
the classes he likes. His _
grade is in Art class.
This report shows

at school. He

hard

low

grades in the classes he does

He

has

grades in

67

A Day in Bed
From my diary

f didn't f eel well when f woke up

yesterday morning. My throot hurt ond my nose
wos running. f olso felt hot. My mother soid f hod
o bod cold. f didn't wont Io get up, so she let me
stoy in bed oll doy. I don't usuolly like being in bed
during the doy, but f liked it yesterdoy. f listened
to the rodio ond reod o mogozine.T slept o lot. f
hod oll my meols in bed, though f didn't wont to eot

much. hod just soup ond toost for lunch ond some
rice ond chicken for dinner. By evening wos
beginning Io f eel better. f osked my mother if
could get up ond wotch tel)ision but she soid no.
Todoy T f eel much better, so didn't stoy in bed.
didn't go to school ogoin, though. f'll go tomorrow if
I f eel well enough.

i.tir rr*ri

68

iBr..r..g

Match each word with its meaning.

1. throat

a. stop sleeping

2. wake up

b. breakfast, lunch, dinner

3. meal

c. back part of the mouth

Choose the best answer.

1. He stayed in bed all day because he

a. had a vacation
b. hurt his foot
c. needed to read
d. was sick

2. On which days of the week was he probably sick?

a. Friday, Saturday
b. Saturday, Sunday
c. Sunday, Monday
d. Monday, Tuesday
3. Whatdidn't he do during his day in bed?
.
t.b. listen to music
a. eat
c. read
d. watch television

4. What happens when your o'nose is running"?

a. You can't breathe.
b. Blood comes out of your nose.
c. Your nose feels fine.
d. watery stuff comes out of your

nose.

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

felt
He

felt '

listening

rest

sick

so he stayed in bed all day. His nose was running. His

rested in bed reading and

throat

_--_________:_

ts music. He did not eat very much. H.

the next day, but he did not go to school. He needed more _.

hurt. He

-,_

better

69

im loaned one of the men he worked with $500. Time

passed and Jim wanted the man to pay back the
money. "When oan you let me have my $500 back?l'.
Ji m asked him.

ta

"'W'hat $500?" the man said.

"The $500 I loaned you," Jim.said.
o'I
don't remember you loaning me $500," the man said.
"You must be thinking of someone else."
Jim asked his friend what he should do.
ooThis

man says he can't remember borrowing $500," Jim

said. "I can't prove that he did. I've got nothing in writing.'?
His friend thought for a minute, then said, "Write the man
a letter. Ask him to pay you back the $1,000 you loaned

him."
i5 "But I didn't loan him $1,000," Jim said. "I loaned him
only $500."
"Iknowo" his friend said. "That's what helll write in his
reply.Then you'll have it in writing."
lrJJ

70

Choose the word to put in the blank.

1. The days _
a. passed

2. You cannot
a. feel

very quickly when we were on vacation.

d. wanted

that is true, so I don't believe it.

let
3. She said she'would
a. faIl,

c. tried

b. replied

b.

c.
him

pro.v9

d. understand

pencil for class.

c.

b. loan

d. remember

succeed

Choose the best answer.

1. V/hy did Jim's friend tell him to write aletter?

a. to give the man money
b. to make the man angry
,
c. to make the man happy
d. to trick the man

2. Who gave money to whom?

a. Jim gave it to his friend.
c. The man gave it to Jim.

b. Jim gave it to the man.

d. The friend gave it to the man.

3. Where did Jim first meet the man he gave the money to?
a. at his house
b. at the bank
c. in his office
d. on the street

4. To "pay someone back"

a. return money
c. take money

means to

b. find money
d. use money

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

letter

loan

pay

what

worked

to
_

Jim loaned $500 to a person he

with. The man did not want
Jim back.
The man said Jim did
him any money. Jim asked his friend
he should
do. The friend told Jim to write a
and ask for $1000 to trick the man.

not

-_

71

35 A Notice

Newtown School
Chess Club
There will be o meeting of the
Chess club ot 1:00 p.m. on Fridoy,
September 74th in the librory.
All members are osked to ottend.
New members are olso welcome.
At the meeting, we will elecl o new
president for the club.
Mory, our old president, will be

to Ohio this month.

The off icers in the club will suggest nomes f or other members to

moving

vote on.
Mr. White will give o tolk on "How
to Choose o Chess Set" ond will show
different kinds of chess sets.
tt'
{

72

Fill in ihe blanks.

elect

officers

member

1. A1l of the
had to meet to decide how to solve the problem.
2. If you are not d
cannot come in.
3. The people
a new president every four years.

-,you

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the purpose of this notice?

a. to choose a chess set

c. to start a new club

b. to elect a president
d. to tell about the next meeting

2. Which is probably true about Mary?

a. Herfather got a new job.
b. She did not like the club.
c. She is a teacher at the school. d. She works in the library.

3. Who will suggest people'to

a. Mary
c. Mr. White

be the next president?

b. rnembers
d. officers

4. What do people do when they "vote on" something?

a. change it
b. make a choice about it
c. say again and again
d. call their names

Fill in each blank with the correct word.

club

come

The chess club made this

tell

notice

about its next meeting.

also
of the club how to buy a good chess set.

president, The old

will

members

-=-

is moving. Aman will

president

The

must elect a new

to the meeting to talk. He

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L.

Mailing a Letter
Can I help you?
Yes. I want to send
this letter to England.

i Do you want to send it by air?

I don

t know. How much

will it cost by air?

111

4;:

Sally wanted to know the cost.

Sally needed to mail a letter.

Let me weigh it. lt weighs '100 grams.
It will cost you $2.20 by air.

The postal worker weighed the

letter.
How long will it take
to get there by

sea?

That's a lot. How much

will ii cost by sea?

75 cents.

Sally asked for another way.

About a month.

Sally asked how long it would

take to get there by sea.
That will be $2.20

Sally chose airmail.

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Air was faster.

l'll drop this in the mailbox
outside.

Thanks.

i
j

r-H; , .l;;Juv.i
-5;-7--"'

Sally left with the letter.

Fill in the blanks.

stamps

1. Every morning I
myself to
2. How much does this shirt
3. My brother used -to collect

see

weigh

if I am getting fatter.

-?

Choose the best answer.

1. What did Sally need to decide?

b. what to put the letter in

d. which stamp to buy

a. how to send the letter

c. when to mail the letter

2. Why didn't she want to send it by air at first?

a. It cost a lot.
b. It was a letter.
d. It would get there quickly.
c. It weighed too much.
3. Why did she choose to send it by afu?
a. It was cheaper.
b. It was easy.
d. It was safer.
c. It was faster.

4. When you mail a letter "by air," how does it travel?

a. by boat
b. by car
c. by plane
d. by truck
,,.

ffi
Fill in each blank with the correct word.

leffer

arr

Sally needed to send a _to

Sending the letter by

send

England. She had to choose either air or sea _.

was cheaper. Sending the letter by

the letter by air.

chose to

mail

was faster. She

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A Bad Storm
From my diary

There wos

bod stor^,lTt night'

oll
Therewos o very
rloin come down
rrra
wind'
heovy roin ond J'itonn
The roin
in some streets'
night. Therewerefloods
so they hod to leove
housas'
people's
woter went inti
everYwhere'
therewos woter
country'
the
In
hove
them.
by boot' We often
ttouul
is usuSome peopleh;;
the

;t

It
of
Yea?'
time
this
ot
heovy roin, Uuinot
told us thot the weothteocher
My
olly dry in Morch'
is becduse
in the post' This
i'o^
geI too
er is diff eren;;;;
hope it doesn't
wormer'.I
the world ,"*i'^n
will melt ot the
't
*ot^
'theice
ond
worm. rf it nJ"io'o
pores
o-t"",i,

rhere;;'

;;;;t:1ij

n"t"'to

move'

mountoins!
to the ::i:-"#where'

"'"ii

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J
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-'r'

Chc*se the w*rd 10 pilt ir: ths blank.

l.

Last year, there was a big

b. flood

a. boat

2.

by the river, and some people lost their houses.

She looked

c. pole

_,but

she could not

d. weather

find the book.

c. stronger

a. everywhere b. heavy

d. warmer

3. In the _,.people ffaveled by horses, not by cars.

a. past
b. rain
c. storm d. water

Ch**se the best ansv/er.

1. What did he write about in his diary?

a. a book about bad storms
b. his fear of the storm
c. problems from too much rain
d. not going to school because of the rain
2. What season was it?
a. Summer

b. Fall
d. Spring

c. Winter

3. What does his teacher probably think about the weather?

a. It was the same as the past.
b. They were not lucky this year.
c. Rain is. good for plants.
d. The weather may be bad next year too.

4. When ice "melts," it

a. causes floods
c. goes into the air -.

b. gets dry
d. turns to water

Fi!l in *acf: blank with the c*rrect wor*.

He wrote about a big

country, some people had to

world getting

storm

riun

boats,

warmer

in his diary. Some houses got _

use

His teacher said the bad

weather
water in them.In the
came from the

now.

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i38)

Saving Money

red needed a photograph of himself, so he went to

have his picture taken.
"I would like a photograph of myself, please," he
said. "How much do you charge?"
"$25 for the first one," the man said. "Then $2 for other
copies."
o'O.K."
Fred said. "Can you take my photograph now?',
"Yes, come this way, please."
The man took Fred into a room and asked him to sit down.
Then he turned on some bright lights and took his photograph. The man said, "Come back tomorrow and the photograph will be ready."
The next day, Fred went back to pick up his photograph.
"Your photograph is ready," the man said, and gave Fred
an envelope.
Fred looked at the photograph. He was not pleased. "This
photograph makes me look very old," he told the man.
The man
smiled, "I wanted
to save you
money, sir," he
said. "With this
photograph, you
don't have to
have your photograph taken agarn
for many years."

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V,$:iii.u,uffi \
e

i:****

i1':;: ';v*;"d :,u;i?n

tll* **r** nr**:ting.

1. The theater only costs one dollar for children tnder 12.
d. sits
a. charges b. pleases c. smiles

2. The shining morning sunlight

b. old
a. bright

made her feel happy.

c.

many

3. The soup will be done in ten minutes. Then we

b. next
c. ready
a. his

d. other
can eat.

d. this

ilh**s* ii"if *esi *i-i*!v*r.

1. Why is this story funny?
a. Fred is not handsome.
c. Fred was the man's friend.

b. The man's excuse was silly.

d. The photograph was not expensive.

2. How long did Fred need to wait for the photograph?

b. one day
a. a few minutes
d. one week
c. one hour
3. Why did Fred need a picture of himself?
b. He needed it for a driving test
a. He would give it to his wife.
job.
get
planned
a
d. The story does not give a reason.
c. He
to

4. If you "don't have to" do something, it means you

b. might not do
a. could not do
d. should not do
c. need not do

it.

i:ili ir: ,:e;h bl*;:i ":;it* iir,: *r;ri*cl w*rd.

like

o1d

taken. He had to

Fred went to have his

ready. Fred did

not

photograph

-to

said Fred did not have

take

wait

one day for his photograph to be

the photograph he saw. He said he

looked

The man

for a long time.

another photograph

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in sreencose. possibry
teft on
h1'rl;!l';i:i"'se1
on Thursdoy,

June l6th.nlrora
Coil Soily 916_342_Algg.

sundoy' f!1? I3:\

Lost. White cot. Missing since
^
Coll Alon 983-5894'
Lost. Gold necklace.
Somewh ere in Central

.:

,::

,'', 'Pledset,cafli'ienrry

of sOz_aiii;,
=tt'
,:

Found. Block

ond whit e dog. Quite young' Very

friendlY'
round. Diamond
ring.
r-details

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co[ Tom 786-5946.

call T-_^^
t errY

at 987-6309.

Fill in the blanks

L. He was very
2. l,fuantto hear all

3.

friendly

details

case

to the new student in the class.

about your trip after you gdt back.
the

She keeps her computer disks

in a special

Choose the best answer.

1. Which is true for Sally, Alan, and Jenny?

b. They are traveling.
a. They are looking for things.
d. They are missing.
c. They want to buy things.

2. Which is true for Tom and Terry?

a. They are looking for lost animals. b. They are selling things.
d. They have other people's things.
c. They are young.

3. A11 of the following

a. clothes
c. jewelry

are in the ads except

b. glasses
d. pets

4. What kind of "refard" will someone probably get for finding the.rabbit?
b. money
a. a car
jewelry
c.
d. a pair of glasses

ffi
Fill in each blank with the correct word.
found

lost

numbers

This part of the newspaper shows

include a rabbit, a cat, a
were

pair

things

that were lost or found. Some things that

of glasses, and a necklace. Other people

ring and a dog. There are phone

to call to talk to these people.

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:;$,,

{:J,1,e

Dodort5,Qffi6g
,T""" v*

I1

,yl.l."9l1i i

Bill

had to see a doctor.

I put it under cold water

to wash off the blood.

The doctor asked about the cut.

i I will give you this shot

i

i#r,j
lt

too. This might hurt a little.

"\

The doctor cleaned the cut.

The doctor thought

a shot.

Bill

needed

I'll cover the cut, so dirt won't get in it. Keep

it clean and changelhis cloth every day.

i Wl

rI

F+

ffi[:&tkF\
.
Vq.i1
"J.i'n'",

rn
The doctor told Bill how to take
care of the cut.
i

Do I need to take any medicine?

*a

s!

J,E f}

hA)

Bill was worried about getting

sick.

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Bill
l

^l l{lV

asked about the cut.

t"
-\----

Tlr*r.

o*t"i
-

The doctor said he would be

fine.

Vo

cerl.t

ulerry fla yi a vv

{llrq-rusr,r thr.r rryrlrd vuitir lltr,l

sarn* rylennirrl;.

1. She fell down when she tried to walk across the wet floor.
c. slipped d. washed
a. covered b. cut

2. The doctor save him medicine throush a needle.

a. a cloth
b. a drink
c. a piece

d.

3. My foot feels pain because I dropped a rock on it.

a. changes b. cleans
c. hurts

d. keeps

ftear cJlrr

g Corrpreil

u,ill;t,l

i:**ttt il rrl.ivv(:)

Ul

t.h r.*

a shot

erlJi err

r-.

1. Why did Bill go to see the doctor?

a. He always goes once a year.

b. He caught a cold.
d. He lost his saw.

c. He had an accident.

2. Bill should see the doctor again if

a. he feels pain
c. the blood stops

_.
b. he wants a shot
d. the cloth is dfuty

3. What did the doctor think about Bill's problem?

a. It was not serious.
b. It was quite serious.
c. It was serious.
d. It was tenible.

4. You should "wash off'something when it is _.

a. bright
b. clean
c. dirty
d. fine

>LJrr)tt)?lly
i.li t.:,:,..,i l:n,:i,. VJi: , :rr_.;i;;,i;;-l r4'1,rj

cloth

cut

fine

shot

worried

Bill went to the doctor because he _

his finger. The doctor put a _
on his finger to stop the blood. He also gave Bill a _.
Bill was
about getting sick
from the cut. The doctor said he would be

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