1. Fill in the spaces. Complete the text with the words in the box.

ever never haven’t has truth was been snake risk spoken

My brother Danny has always loved animals and when he was younger he had a lot
of different pets. The most dangerous was a 1.___________ called Sting. I’ve 2.________
liked snakes and I thought Danny was taking a 3._____________ when he got it. So, when
I say that I was quite happy when Sting fi nally died two years ago, I’m telling the
4.___________ ! Now Danny’s only pets are two green parrots called Posh and Becks.
Usually these birds imitate human voices but, strangely, Posh and Becks have
5._____________ only once in their lives. A month ago, I 6. ____________ in Danny’s
room and I asked him, ‘Have you 7.____________ thought about selling those parrots?’
Before he could answer, Posh said loudly, ‘No way!’ and Becks said, ‘You must be crazy!’
I’ve never 8.___________ so amazed! Since then, those parrots 9.____________ said
another word.

2. Choose the correct answers Circle the correct answer: a, b or c.

1. He ___________first prize in the competition.
a won b raised c had
2. 2 They __________ a lot of money for charity.
a took b won c raised
3. Irena always dreadful jokes!
a says b tells c speaks
4. He ran very fast, but he didn’t the record.
a build b break c win
5. ____________ your sister three or four times.
a I meet b I’ve met c I’ve never met
6. My grandparents ____________ flown in a plane.
a have never b has never c haven’t never
7. Jenny hasn’t ___________ Indian curry.
a eat b ate c eaten
8. Have you ever __________ a tiger?
a see b seen c saw
9. You’re ___________ a big risk if you ride your bike at night.
a doing b making c taking
 10. John ______________ to lots of different countries
a have travelled b has travelled c has travel
11. Be ____________ with the knife. You might get cut.
a careful b worried c beware
12. If you ______________ something, you do not let it fall.
a joke b balance c interested
13. The baby can already ________ the time!
a say b talk c tell

3. Fill in the crossword.

1. What time did you go to bed last night?
2. Don’t worry about the exam tomorrow – just do your _________ , OK?
3. I got angry with her and we had a big ____________ .
4. Sometimes I sit and look out of the window, just____________ .
5. Please don’t make any noise – the baby’s _____________ .
6. I went to bed at 10.30, but I was until __________ midnight.
7. Please be careful! Don’t __________ any risks!
8. We made a ______________ in the living room, so we had to tidy it up.
9. Tell me the ___________ – did you break my camera?
10. Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world ____________ is 9.58 seconds.
11. I have _____________ eaten snails before. Not even once!
12. We use the ____________ to get small pieces of food from between our teeth.
4. Read the text and answer the questions below.

Match the numbers and places with the information.

1 25 a the name of Elvis's house

2 1977 b the number of albums he has sold
3 Graceland c the place which holds the biggest
4 1956 look-alike competition
5 1,000,000,000 d in 2002, the number of years after
6 Memphis Elvis's death
e the year he died
f the year of his first hit record
5. Write sentences in the present perfect.
1. I /never see a tarantula.
I've never seen a tarantula.
2 My brother/never/ study / a foreign language.
________________________________________________________
3 My parents/never/fly/in a plane.
________________________________________________________
4 1/never/get/ 100% in a test.
________________________________________________________
5 Richard never/eat/frogs' legs.
________________________________________________________
6 your teacher/ever / shout at you?
________________________________________________________
7 you / ever / speak / to a British person?
________________________________________________________
8 your parents/ ever/win/a competition?
________________________________________________________
9 you / be / to Singapore?
________________________________________________________
10 your friend / drive / a car/ before?
________________________________________________________
11 Jenny and Sarah / have/ their lunch?
________________________________________________________

6. Complete with have / has and the past participle of the verbs below.

see invite buy live lose

1. I _______________ not _____________ you in a long time.

2 Since you gave me your number, ________________ you three times but you never
answer!
3 Sally __________________ in that house for 10 years.
4 I ________________ my keys. Could you help me look for them?
5 I ________________ a new car. Would you like to come for a ride?
6 We ___________________ our neighbours to dinner several times.
 7. Put the time expressions into the correct group for and since.
An hour and a half last week 3 years 15 days more than a month
ages 2010 the beginning of the year 15th March my childhood

for since

8. Complete the sentences with for or since.

1. Leonie hasn’t eaten meat _____________ two years.
2. Luke and Aaron have known each other ________________ they were young.
3. Willian has had his canoe ________________ last July.
4. Has Mark already been awake ______________ five hours today?
5. Charlotte has had the same perfume _______________ Christmas.
6. Jason hasn’t seen his parents _______________ two weeks.

9. Writing

A] Write an E-mail to your friend about a funny situation that has happened to you.
You should include the following points
- When/Where did the funny situation happen?
- Who was there?
- Why was it funny? At least 125 words
- What happened after that?

B] Imagine you are a student who moved from Myanmar to New York City. Write
about your daily activities. You should include the following points :
- Describe the house you are living in
- Describe your school [school lessons, friends, classroom, teachers,….]
- What is different in New York City from Myanmar?
- What are some different activities and events that you did?

At least 150 words