Contents The classroom Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4
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Playtime Exercise 5 Exercise 6 Exercise 7 Exercise 8 Exercise 9 Exercise 10
............................................ 7 ............................................ 8 ............................................ 9 ............................................ 11 ............................................ 13 ............................................ 15
Our neighbours Exercise 11 Exercise 12 Exercise 13 Exercise 14 Exercise 15
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Contents Our natural world Exercise 16 ............................................ 24 Exercise 17 ............................................ 25 Exercise 18 ............................................ 26
Adventures Exercise 19 Exercise 20 Exercise 21 Exercise 22 Exercise 23 Exercise 24 Exercise 25 Exercise 26
................................................27 ............................................... 28 ............................................ 29 ............................................ 31 ............................................ 33 ............................................ 35 ............................................ 37 ............................................ 39
Mysteries and secrets Exercise 27 Exercise 28 Exercise 29 Exercise 30
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Contents Going on a holiday Exercise 31 Exercise 32 Exercise 33 Exercise 34
............................................ 47 ............................................ 48 ............................................ 49 ............................................ 51
Animals Exercise 35 Exercise 36 Exercise 37 Exercise 38 Exercise 39
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Phrasal verbs Exercise 40 Exercise 41 Exercise 42 Exercise 43 Exercise 44 Exercise 45 Exercise 46 Exercise 47 Exercise 48 Exercise 49 Exercise 50 Exercise 51
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Contents Idioms and proverbs Exercise 52 Exercise 53 Exercise 54 Exercise 55 Exercise 56 Exercise 57 Exercise 58
............................................ 84 ............................................ 85 ............................................ 86 ............................................ 88 ............................................ 89 ............................................ 90 ............................................ 92
Similes Exercise 59 Exercise 60 Exercise 61 Exercise 62 Exercise 63 Exercise 64
............................................ 93 ............................................ 95 ............................................ 96 ............................................ 97 ............................................ 98 ............................................ 100
Collective nouns Exercise 65 Exercise 66 Exercise 67 Exercise 68 Exercise 69 Exercise 70
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Contents Occupations Exercise 71 ............................................ 108 Exercise 72 ............................................ 109 Exercise 73 ............................................ 111
People Exercise 74 ............................................ 113 Exercise 75 ............................................ 114 Exercise 76 ............................................ 116
Places Exercise 77 ............................................ 118 Exercise 78 ............................................ 119 Exercise 79 ............................................ 120
Sounds Exercise 80 ............................................ 122 Exercise 81 ............................................ 123 Exercise 82 ............................................ 124
Contents Synonyms and word substitution Exercise 83 ............................................ 125 Exercise 84 ............................................ 126 Exercise 85 ............................................ 127
General revision Exercise 86 ............................................ 128 Exercise 87 ............................................ 130 Exercise 88 ............................................ 132 Exercise 89 ............................................ 134 Exercise 90 ............................................ 136 Exercise 91 ............................................ 138 Exercise 92 ............................................ 140 Exercise 93 ............................................ 142 Exercise 94 ............................................ 144 Exercise 95 ............................................ 146 Exercise 96 ............................................ 147 Exercise 97 ............................................ 148 Exercise 98 ............................................ 150 Exercise 99 ............................................ 152 Exercise 100 ..............................................153
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ssroom The cla Date:
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EX E R C ISE
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Choose the best answer. 1. The new student (1) greeted (2) met (3) introduced (4) launched
himself to everyone in our class.
the results for our last test.
2. Yesterday, our teacher (1) congratulated (2) said (3) named (4) announced 3. Paul should pay (1) attention (2) notice (3) interest (4) mind
when the teacher is speaking in class.
4. She did extremely well in the examination, so she will be a better class. (1) transferred (2) demoted (3) promoted (4) shifted 5. This pencil is very (1) dull (2) rounded (3) blunt (4) light
. You must sharpen it straight away.
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to
6. Mathew was so tired that he (1) woke (2) napped (3) dozed (4) stirred 7. Please pin up this there. (1) notice (2) banner (3) signboard (4) drawing
off in class!
of our new school rules on the board over
with all the different places in school.
8. After a week, we were (1) known (2) memorized (3) similar (4) familiar 9. The pupils (1) grouped (2) cooperated (3) hindered (4) collected
to quickly clean up the classroom.
10. Everyone looked sad. They were extra homework. (1) upset (2) joyful (3) lively (4) satisfied
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because they had to do
ssroom The cla Date:
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EX E R C ISE
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Fill in the blanks with the correct words. nervous
patient
selfish
timid
responsible
energetic
obedient
humble
cheerful
intelligent
1 Susan is being storybook. 2 The
. She will not lend us her new boys played football non-stop for five hours.
3 Abby never boasts about her good grades, instead she is very about them. teacher. She never gets angry 4 Miss Johnson is a with us and explains things many times. 5 We chose Hazel to be our monitor as she is a pupil who carries out all her duties. when he was told
6 Robert’s voice shook and he felt to read out the difficult passage. 7 The for the class.
boy hid in a corner when it was his turn to sing
8 She always has a smile on her face. She really is
.
9 No matter what our teacher says, June does it. She is very . pupil in class, always scores the
10 Ben, the most highest marks. 3
ssroom The cla Date:
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EX E R C ISE
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Choose the best answer. 1. No one dares to play the fool in Mrs. Robinson’s class because she is teacher. (1) a strict (2) an outgoing (3) a boring (4) an inconsiderate 2. Since his answers were always correct, his classmates always tried to his work. (1) do (2) copy (3) produce (4) print 3. Thank goodness Janice mathematical problems! (1) solve (2) figure (3) add (4) explain
helped
me
4. You must come to school tomorrow. Attendance is (1) possible (2) optional (3) voluntary (4) compulsory 5. Joshua (1) thanked (2) requested (3) forgiven (4) apologized
for being late for class again.
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the
difficult
.
6. Mr. Robinson showed us some pictures and formed. (1) complained (2) explained (3) decided (4) remarked 7. Yesterday our teacher told those five the project. (1) athletes (2) siblings (3) relatives (4) classmates 8. Kenny makes us laugh all the time with his (1) weird (2) unique (3) humorous (4) shocking
how rain is
to work together on
stories.
. I am not sure if I should do exercise 3 or exercise 4. 9. I am (1) confused (2) clear (3) amazed (4) calm 10. Stella has a was using the knife. (1) plaster (2) stitch (3) scarf (4) blanket
on her finger because she cut it when she
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ssroom The cla Date:
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EX E R C ISE
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Choose the best answer. 1. Matthew to throw away the rubbish. (1) recommended (3) ordered (2) volunteered (4) considered in two of the subjects. 2. She is working hard so that she will (1) increase (2) worsen (3) improve (4) develop 3. Ms. Johnson (1) told 4. My class is (1) describing (2) organizing
the story while the pupils quickly wrote it down. (2) said (3) informed (4) dictated a jumble sale that will be held next month. (3) finishing (4) dismantling
5. I could explain the new concepts because I had (1) understood (3) cleared (2) puzzled (4) spoken
in our homework tomorrow. (3) do (4) pass
6. Our monitor reminded us to (1) put (2) hand 7. Christine was still half (1) asleep (2) awake
them.
when she got onto the bus. (3) clumsy (4) dizzy
8. Everyone liked Mr. D’Cruz because he is a is always thinking of his students. (1) sloppy (2) dedicated (3) boring
teacher who (4) horrible
for not completing his homework, he had to stay back 9. As during recess. (1) reward (2) duty (3) gift (4) punishment 10. He decided to (1) tear
the big class into four small groups. (2) divide (3) join (4) separate 6
me
Playti
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Date:
EX E R C ISE
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Rearrange the letters and fill in the blanks. 1 Our tennis made us practise for two hours under the hot sun. 2 They took part in a treasure that was held in the city.
ccaoh tunh
. He walked around 3 Tom made a the flats with it during the Moon Festival.
alnertn
4 Give Nadia the old wrapping paper. She knows how to make paper swans from paper.
leryecdc
in the 5 Our neighbour wants to contest for the best garden on the street.
oecpmet
for the recipe 6 She read the carefully before starting to bake the cake.
ntuirtnscios
7 She knows how to read a map and use a to find her way out of the jungle.
osmcpas
8 Instead of learning modern dances, he dance. decided to learn a
accsislla
9 James is a popular football player because the most goals in the last he game. in
10 Lillian likes to read the comic the newspapers.
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csdroe
spsirt
me
Playti
10
Date:
EX E R C ISE
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Fill in the blanks with the correct words. discovered warmed
record investigated
pretending
seated
accompanied
1 Yesterday Fiona
inspired
sprained training
her father to the football field. me to work harder.
2 The young squash player has
3 The squash club members spent the whole of last week for the upcoming tournament. the
4 Derek used his brand new video camera to boys playing basketball.
up for ten minutes.
5 Before they start jogging, they 6 He cliff.
his ankle when he was trying to climb up that the death of a
7 This book is about two children who teacher. 8 The boy could not put down the book once he had the joys of reading. 9 Ruby is
to be a princess who lives in a castle. at least ten minutes before the
10 Hurry! We must be concert starts.
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me
Playti
10
Date:
EX E R C ISE
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Choose the best answer. 1. That girl has many play the piano. (1) talents (2) subjects (3) styles (4) knowledge
. For instance, she can sing, dance and
2. The little boy smiled as he pictured himself driving a fast car in his world. (1) make-believe (2) real (3) actual (4) false by how I was able to make many
3. My sister was pleasantly decorative things on my own. (1) thrilled (2) shocked (3) frightened (4) surprised 4. I will join a (1) company (2) club (3) union (4) school
that will help the less fortunate students.
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5. Henry has a new hobby. These days he enjoys aeroplanes. (1) manufacturing (2) constructing (3) scattering (4) assembling 6. He bought a (1) group (2) clump (3) cluster (4) collection
toy
of children’s stories for his sister.
books are about real things, people and places. 7. Most (1) non-fiction (2) fiction (3) adventure (4) thriller 8. The winner is the first person who reaches the (1) tracks (2) fields (3) string (4) finishing line
.
9. On Saturdays, Leonard and his mother help out at the animal . (1) studio (2) shelter (3) shack (4) nursery 10. They had no musical (1) notes (2) tunes (3) background (4) learning
when they first joined the school band.
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me
Playti
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Date:
EX E R C ISE
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Choose the best answer. 1. She smiled with her friends. (1) broadly (2) longingly (3) narrowly (4) roughly
when her father agreed to let her play tennis
2. He likes looking at drawings which is why he bought the book with in it. many (1) charts (2) graphs (3) sceneries (4) illustrations 3. They sat cinema. (1) close (2) attached (3) glued (4) stuck
to their seats as they watched the thriller in the
4. It was difficult to walk uphill. He panted as he climbed up the path. (1) steep (2) smooth (3) low (4) rough
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5. She sat still while the artist (1) smeared (2) sketched (3) made (4) drafted
her face on a canvas.
6. He is such a good squash player that our teacher wants him to our school at the next tournament. (1) symbolize (2) represent (3) signify (4) show 7. Jessie likes drawing and painting. So when she grows up, to be an artist. she will want to take a (1) study (2) course (3) revision (4) learning 8. I just bought this new stamp. Stick this envelope. (1) antique (2) fresh (3) unused (4) traditional 9. My friend is a was three years old. (1) clever (2) knowledgeable (3) talented (4) able
stamp onto an
piano player who started playing when she
10. Every day, they work out for two hours at the gymnasium to increase . their (1) sweat (2) weakness (3) sickness (4) stamina
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me
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Choose the best answer. 1. Henry insists that he is going skating tonight. (1) rejects (2) picks (3) prefers (4) hates
skating to swimming. That is why he
2. After the tiring camping trip, the boys slept like a (1) log (2) stick (3) timber (4) wood 3. By learning karate, Betty feels confident of (1) trying (2) seeking (3) ending (4) facing
.
difficult situations.
4. When it was his turn to bowl, the bowling ball rolled slowly down the . bowling (1) road (2) street (3) alley (4) centre
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5. She is an excellent singer. That is why she has many over the world. (1) fans (2) audiences (3) crowds (4) teams
all
6. After training for many weeks, Frederick was successful in becoming of the marathon. the (1) supporter (2) champion (3) guardian (4) loser 7. The referee blew the (1) horn (2) bell (3) siren (4) whistle
when it was time to stop the game.
activities that Jacob enjoys.
8. Fishing and gardening are (1) indoor (2) outdoor (3) interior (4) exterior
shots of me while I was eating.
9. I had no idea he was taking (1) real (2) candid (3) honest (4) reality 10. Vincent sat before the chessboard, (1) calculating (2) pondering (3) writing (4) totalling
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on his next move.
me
Playti
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Choose the best answer. 1. Poor Mandy! She felt playground without her. (1) lonely (2) remote (3) thrilled (4) misplaced
when all her friends went out to the
houses on large sheets of paper.
2. In her spare time, Rebecca (1) builds (2) designs (3) moulds (4) instructs 3. Children are very games. (1) boring (2) funny (3) creative (4) unimaginative
, they are always inventing their own
4. For Halloween, I made a black shoulders. (1) cape (2) cap (3) belt (4) vest
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which I wore around my