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Contents

Chapter 1 A Family Picnic 06-09

Chapter 2 Doing Revision . 10-13

Chapter 3 House Flooded . 14-77

Chapter 4 A Peculiar Place ....... 78-2L

Chapter 5 Saving a Stray Cat.. .22-25

Chapter 6 My Cousin Harry .....26-29

Chapter 7 Chilly Christmas...... 30-33

Chapter 8 My Uncle Aiden .......34-37

Chapter 9 Charlotte's Web ....... 38-41

Chapter 1O A Strong Typhoon ....42-45

Chapter 11 Lonely Chery1 .. 46-49

Chapter 12 Albert's Ambition ..... 50-53

Chapter 13 Saving a Cat ...- 54-57

Chapter 14 Selfish People . 58-61

Chapter 15 A World of Robots .... 62-65

Chapter 16 Glossary - Words used in this book .66-73

Key Answers to Chapters 1-15 ... .... 75-80

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A Family Picnic
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Billy has many cousins, for both his parents come from big families.

Of course, many of his uncles and aunts have kids - his cousins.
Some of his cousins are younger and some are older. Billy is delighted

whenever he gets a chance to play with them.

Last Friday was a public holiday. Billy's parents decided to have a

family picnic and many of his cousins would come too. The night before,
he went to the supermarket with his mother and they bought a lot of

food. ln the morning, they drove to the country park and started their
picnic at 10.30. Later, they played games and explored native plants on

the nature trail. That day, they all had a wonderful time playing in the
country park.

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A Answer the questions.

1 Why does Billy have many cousi ns?

How does Billy feel when he plays with his cousins?

What did Billy's parents decide to do last Friday?

When did Billy and his mother buy the food?

What did they do after the picnic?

Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

Billy's mother does not have any brothers or sisterr.

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2 Billy dislikes playing with his cousins.
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3 Billy's parents do not need to work last Friday.
4 Billy went to the country park on a picnic with his cousins.
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5 fhey did not walk along the nature trail after the picn'.
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6 Billy had a good time on the picn,.
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C Complete the sentences,

1 The kids of Billy's uncles and aunts are Billy's

2 Billy does not need to go to school on a
3 Billy bought food with his mother at a

| + Billy had a picnic with his family in the

l'' 5 after playing games.
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I Billy went to see -li ,*

6 Billy will not have a to see his cousins

before the next family gathering.

D Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.

1 ... Billy's parents had a holiday, they decided to have a picnic.

OA So OC Before
OB Because OD After

2 Ricky is 5 years old and Billy is 4years old. Ricky is Billy's .,. cousin.
OA old OC older
OB young OD theyounger
3 They went ,.. a picnic last Friday.
OA on OC with
OB to OD at

4 Did Billy ... a lot of food at the supermarket?

OA buy OC bought
OB buying OD buys

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bottle hel p rocks showed

ca ught home sandwich swam
game river saw understood

Billy brought a f ish net with him when he left 1

After he had eaten a 2 he took out the net and

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it to Ricky. Ricky a
what he
meant at once.

They went to a small river nearby. There they 5

some fish among the 6

. Billy went into the river but
the fish 7
away at once. Ricky saw that and went to

him.

Ten minutes later, Billy e

a fish with the net. lt

was a small fish. Then Ricky remembered that they did not have a
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to hold the fish. ln the end, they put the fish into
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My elder sister Sheila is a hard-working student. Mother often

says that I do not work hard enough even before a test or an
examination but she never scolds my sister.
Mother never worries about Sheila because she spe nds at
least three hours doing homework and revision ever!' .ay,When
a test comes, she works even harder.
Last Friday, Sheila had a history test. She was ^ri 333C at this
subject. The night before, she studied until alnncs:
'-2: : cck. By
the time I went to bed, she was still working at he' l:s- ',I wonder
she got the highest marks in the test.

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A Answer the questions.

1 Who is not hard-working enough?

Why does mother not scold Sheila?

3 How much time does Sheila spend on her studies every day?

4 What did Sheila have last Friday?

5 What was Sheila doing when you went to sleep?

B Write T for true statements and F for talse statements.

Sheila does not work hard enough

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2 Mother does not scold Sheila for being lazy.

3 Sheila spends a few hours revising her homework every day.tr

4 Sheila does not study before a test or an examination.

5 Sheila stud ied very late before the history test.

6 Sheila's marks were the highest in the class.

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C Finish the sentences.

1 Sheila believes that a good student should

before a test or an examination.

2 Sheila's mother does not Sheila because she is a

hard-working student.

3 'lf you do not do before a test or a quiz, you will

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not get high marks in it,' mother often says.

4 I wish I would work than before, like my sister.

5 Sheila was still studying when I went to

D Choose the best answers by blackening the circles,

1 When a test comes, Sheila.,. all the chapters and note sheets.
OA revise OC revised
OB revises OD revising
2 Sheila had a h istory test ... Friday morn ing.
OA on OC in
OB at OD by

3 Sheila studied until almost 72 o'clock. She stcpse: ,

OA aftermidnight OC ataquarie".asitwelve
O B at half past twelve O D a few n - -::s :='r "3 midnight
4 The phrase 'no wonder' means .,,
OA 'lt was surprising that'
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OB 'ltwas notsurprisingthat' C D 'lt ''^,'as ,',:'::"- :rat'

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rious hu ngry
cu past tiptoed
eating later sleep tired
guessed make sound working

It was about half 1

nine whenr I went to bed last

night. My sister Sheila was still 2

at her desk. As I

felt 3
, I said "good night" to her and went to bed at
once.
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An hour , I woke up from 5

The room was dark. l 6

my sister had gone to sleep
already. fhen I heard some strange 7
coming from the

kitchen. I was 8
and decided to go and have a look.

le to the kitchen and was surprised to see that

my el der sister Sheila was 10
instant noodles. 'Are
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House Flooded

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The weather has been abnormal recently. The winter is long and

cold and the rainy season has started earlier than usual. When it
rains, it often rains heavily for a few days without a stop.
My uncle lives in a scenic place near a river in the country. When

my parents are free, they often take me to uncle's place tor a barbecue.

However, the heavy rain this year has destroyed his house.

It started to rain early last month. The rain lasted tor a week or
two. The water in the river rose quickly. Then one day, the river
burst its banks and the whole village became flooded. My uncle had
to climb up to the roof of the house and wait for rescue,

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A Answer the questions.

1 Why has the rainy season started earlier than usual?

Where does your uncle live?

What do you do in your uncle's house?

4 How long did it rain last month?

Why did the village become f looded?

Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

fhe rainy season began early this year

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2 The rain is often heavy and lasts for days.

3 You often spend the whole summer in your uncle's place.

4 Uncle's old house was destroyed by the f lood water,

5 The river bursts its banks whenever it rains. [l

6 Uncle waited for help on the rooftop of his hous.. E

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The weather are,not normal. is

It rains heavv for a few days. heavily

2 I often has a picnic in my uncle's house, 2

3 My uncle house is near a river. 3

5 The rain lasted tor a weak or two. a

6 Many place were f Iooded after the rain. 6

D Fill in the spaces with the correct prepositions.

1 The weather winter s :: l

2 It rains for days ;\
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3 My u ncle's house is the river. not far from it.

4 When it rains, the water -.-=',:.'s=Squickly.

5 Heavy rain has come earlier -.-- :his year,

6 My uncle waited feSC-: :- :-= ":,' := -is hOuSe.

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bigger climbed f looded rises

burst destroyed i m porta nt season

cheerf u I employed invite u nhu rt

The rainy 1- came early this year. lt often rains

for days on end. When the rain is heavy, the river nearby
rapidly. Last month, the river 3

its banks and many places were a

My uncle 5- up to the roof of his house while

waiting for rescue. My uncle was 6

but many things in
his house were 7- . Even the house became unsafe.
My uncle is a 8 man. He says he will rebuild the
house. lt is e that he is still alive. Now he has
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some workers to rebuild the house and the house

will be 11 than before. When the house is ready, he

will l2 us to his house again.

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A Peculiar Place
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Eric woke up with a start. He opened his eyes and was surprised

that he had arrived at a strange place. Now he was an adult. He was

an explorer in a jungle but he could not rememberwhat had happened

the night before. He could not recall how he had got there. All around
him were plants and animals of fantastic shapes and colours.
Eric stood up and began exploring the strange iungle. On his
left was a lake, where he saw a giant octopus popping up out of the
water and staring at him. He kept on walking and happened to look
up. The sight of a peculiar monstrous elephant perching like a bird

on a tree branch really amazed him. He was bewildered.

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i Where was Eric when he woke up?

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What were around Eric?

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Did Eric remember anything?

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4 What did Eric do after he stood up?

What animal was perching on a tree branch?

B Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

Eric remembered how he had got to the strange plac.

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2 The plants and animals looked strang. [l
3 Eric went to the jungle for a picn'. E
4 Eric explored the place after he stood up E
A huge octopus was looking at Eric.
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Eric was amazed by what he saw in the jungle.
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Eric was when he woke uP and saw that he

was in a strange place.

'What last night?' he askeC himself but he
could not any more.

3 Eric was the jungle when he saw the elephant.

4 Like a bird, the elephant was on a tree branch.

5 It was not a common elephant; it was a elephant.

D Fill in the spaces with the correct tense.

Last Satu rday, Eric 1 (attend) a party and

(have) a good trme with his cotrsins, lt was

late already when he 3 (return) home with his

parents. After a bath, hea (go) to bed at once.

Eric 5 (fall) asleep soon afterwards. He

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(start) dreaming, He
(be) back to the jungle again. He 8 (hold) a

fishing rod in his hand. He e (look) around. The

giant octopus 10 (still stare) at him. Eric

11 (feel) amazed.

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clearly jungle place stood

fantastic lake plants swimming

fishing moving stared walk

Once again, Eric came to the strange 1

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Cecided to go f or a 2
a rou nd. Everyth ing in the
seemed peculiar to him. fhere were plants of

shapes and colourful flowers.

Eric looked at one of the 5

The plant had big

flowers and its leaves were 6

It seemed to be

waving to him. Eric 7

in front of the plant for a

while and 8 at it.

Eric felt hungry. He hadae rod in his hand. He
wanted to fish by the 10
There he saw the octopus

again. The octopus was 11

towards the shore. Eric
heard it 12
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Saving a Stray Cat

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Gordon was retu rn ing home after watc ^ ^ z ?" While he was

walking, he saw a kitten shivering behinC a "-:: . The cat was

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a little dirty but it was not sick. lt was afra::' .=,: ;

Gordon stopped near the rubbish bin, -: .-".1 : :ser at the
kitten. lt was only a few weeks old but it was l: I ?': '-- J'-,', Suddenly,
Gordon saw tears falling from its eyes. The ' ?-1- "',?.: -'-, -9,
'The cat needs a home,'he thought, F----' : --" :- :re kitten

and decided to take it home. On returning ^:*. 3-'::-'ed the cat

some milk. He also gave the cat a bath, '\: ,', --'= -?-. -:'s pretty
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What did Gordon do before he returned home?

Where was the cat hiding?

What did Gordon do after he stopped near the rubbish bin?

4 What did Gordon decide to do after a while?

How did the cat look after Gordon gave it a bath?

Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

1 Gordon was going to watch a film tr

2 fhe cat was in fear of people.
3 The cat was a few months old,

4 The cat looked very sick, cold and hungry.

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6 The cat looked pretty after the bath.

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1 Gordon watched a f ilm and was

2 The cat was not sick but it was

3 Gordon the cat after he stopped near

the rubbish bin.

The cat was crying because Gordon saw

Gordon the cat anC gave it a bath when

they returned home.

D Choose the best answers by blackening the : r:les,

The word'shivering' (line 2) means .,,
OA sleeping OC sha'-=
OB standing OD sPeai^a
The cat was hiding behind a rubbish bln '=:' -.
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OA infrontof OC c.::::'
OB inside : D a::-.:?-':'
Gordon stopped near the rubbish bin anc :-= ' ::en.
OA examined CC ._=a.l
OB talkedto OD '.-^:
Gordon ... that the kitten needed a plac: :, ,;
O A dou bted CC -^ -..:
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OB believed CD -::.:
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after hea lthy plays returns

drinks injection prepares see

f ish name recovered want

Gordon looks 1
the cat very well. Every day, he

food for the cat. At first, the cat 3

some milk. Later, it starts to eat some a

The cat has become clean and 5

again. Gordon

gives the cat a 6

He calls it Noel. When he
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home from school, he talks to the cat and

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with it.

Last week, the cat was sick. lt did not e

to eat

anything. Gordon took it to 10

the vet. The vet gave

it an 11 . Two days later, the caI 12

from its sickness. Gordon felt happy again.

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My Cousin Harry

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Harry, one of my cousins, is active and mischievous. He loves

talking and playing. He can never sit still and has a Iot of energy.
Harry has very bad table manners. Even at dinner; he keeps talking

and wiggling. He never gives us any peace and quiet.

Last Saturday, he came to my house and we had dinner together.

At first, he seemed to behave well. Then he started babbling and rocking

his chair. Before his mother could stop him, his'rocking'chair suddenly

toppled over and he landed on the floor with the chair over his body.
Perhaps he felt embarrassed. He did not say a word again for the rest

of the evening.

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A Answer the questions.

According to paragraph 1, what does Harry have?

Why does Harry not give you peace and quiet at dinner?

When did Harry go to your house for dinner?

4 Why did Harry land on the f loor?

Why did Harry not say anything for the rest of the night?

Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

i Harry is a talkative boy.

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2 Harry does not like sitting still E
Harry had dinner with you in his house last Saturday.
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His mother wanted to stop him but it was too late
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6 Harry was unable to keep quiet after he fell down.

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Harry is one of my cousin. cousins

Harry has a lot for energy. of

1 Harry enjoy playing and talking. 1

2 Harry's table manners is very bad. 2

3 Harry come to see us last Satu rday. 3

4 Harry behaved good at the beginning. 4

5 He start rocking his chair after a while. 5

6 Harry did not said a word after the fall. 6

D Choose the best answers by blackening the c rcles,

The word 'mischievous' means ...

OA talkative OC fr=^j,
OB naughty OD pc r.e
Harry has very bad table manners. He be-a,=s at dinner.
OA well CC ba:
OB good CD ba:
Harry started babbling after a while, He s:a.::l
OA playing :C ta, -g':- s-y
OB eating CD ti,.--g-s::dy

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arrived bought jokes te levis io n

ask cabinet saw visited

ba rbecue hour stop worst

Last week Harry L

us with his parents. He

in the afternoon. We told 3

and

played games in the living room. Later in the evening, we would

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have a i n the ga rden.

lhad5 a new TV game the week, before. When

Harry 6
the game, he wanted to play it too. He did not
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me. He took the game out of the 8

and started to play it on the e

The 10
thing was that he did not want other
people to play the game. He kept playing it for hours without a
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. When I wanted to play, he asked me to wait.

had to wait for half an 12

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Chilly Christmas

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The weather in Hong Kong is never too cold n winter and it

never Snows. But Matt'S aunt lives in Canada. ln his aunt'S Small

town, it snows in winter and the weather can be freezing cold.

Matt went to see his aunt and uncle at Christ-as last year. Two
days before Christmas, his aunt said that it mighl S.o,',/ at Christmas.

On Christmas Eve, the temperatures dropped l: z=,.: degrees. lt

was cold even inside the house.
It started to snow after dinner. Soon the grcunc'v'v'as covered in
snow. Some people ran out of the house, thlo'.,\"ing slc\,\/ balls at
each other or just walking in the snow. Matt's at^: : C not go out.

She preferred to have a cup of warm tea inslCe:-: -3.,Se,

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Answer the questions.

1 Where does Matt's aunt live?

When did Matt visit his aunt?

When might it snow?

4 When did it begin to snow on Christmas Eve?

what did some people do when they went out of the house?

write T for true statements and F for false statements.

ln Hong Kong, it snows during the winter.

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2 The weather is cold when it snows
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3 The temperatures fell to zero degrees on christmas rve.
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4 when it snowed, the ground was soon covered in snow [
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5 Some people went out to remove the sno*. [lLI
6 Matt's aunt went out of the house to walk in the snow.
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It never snows in Hong Kong. Even in winter, the weather is

2 ln Canada, the weather is cold and it in winter.

3 Matt's aunt lives in in Canada.

4 Last year, Matt visited his aunt

5 It was cold even in the house when the temperatures

D Fill in the spaces with the correct tense. r+!

Matt 1
(be) only an eight-year-old boy. He
(have) an aunt who 3 (live)

in Canada. Matt a (love) talking and playing with

his aunt.
Last year, Matt 5
(have) a holiday at Christmas.

He6 (go) to see his aunt with his mother. On

Christmas Eve, it 7
(begin) to snow after dinner.
Matt 8 (be) excited, so he e
(go) out to play in the snow with his uncle. Matt's aunt
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(prefer) to stay in the house.

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bu ild feel p lay tall

covered f irst rushed vis ited

d rop f reezing small woke

Matt's aunt lives in a I town in Canada. The

weather is 2
cold there in winter. When the
temperatures 3
to zero degrees, it may snow.
People will a
cold even in the house.
Matt 5
his aunt last year. lt was a cold

Christmas. Matt was happy to see snow for the 6

time. He was so excited that he 7 out of the house

to8 in the snow with his uncle.

When Matt e
up the next day, the garden was

already 10
in snow. Matt and his cousin started to
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a snowman with snow. The snowman was as

as Matt. lt was a wonderful Christmas holiday for

Matt in his aunt's house.

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My Uncle Aiden
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Uncle Aiden is my mother's younger brother. He Ioves eating very

much and has become a fat man. The trouble is that he does not like
doing exercise. When he finishes work and returns home, he turns on
the television and watches television until it is time to sleep.
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Recently, Uncle Aiden has bought a nei', := =, s :- television

has the latest design. lt is ultra-thin and sl:,',s ..-=--.'. pictures on

the screen. Uncle Aiden loves it very much, s: -: s:=^is even more
time in f ront of it.
Mother says Uncle Aiden was very thrn *z'; ;.?'s ago. At that
time, a television was thick and bulky, Since -= :,=s eating, he has
become the exact opposite of a television,

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1 Why is Uncle Aiden a fat man?

what does Uncle Aiden do after he returns home from work?

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What has Uncle Aiden bought recently?

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4 What does the new television show?

When was Uncle Aiden a thin man?

B write T for true statements and F for talse statements.

Uncle Aiden enjoys doing exercise

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2 Uncle Aiden loves watching television.

3 Uncle Aiden bought a thin television not long ago.

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4 Uncle Aiden watches television until bedtime.

5 Uncle Aiden was a faI man many years ago.

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6 OId television sets were th ick and bu lky.

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Uncle Aiden love eating snacks. I oves

U ncle Aiden does not likes going out. like

1 Uncle Aiden watch television every day. 1

2 Uncle Aiden goes to bed on 1L45. 2

3 Uncle buys a television not long ago. 3

4 The television are ultra-thin. 4.

5 Uncle Aiden is thin many years ago. 5

6 Uncle Aiden dislike doing exercise. 6

D Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.

Uncle Aiden enjoys ... television,

OA watch OC towatch
OB watches OD watching

Uncle Aiden often watches television ... bedtime,

OA at untilOC
OB in OD after
Now a new television is thin ... Uncle Aiden is fat,
OA when OC but
OB because OD if

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exact life-style same strange

fatter of f ice snacks student

graduation retu rned sports want

Many years ago, when Uncle Aiden WASAl ,he

WAS thin and active. He loved doing 2
and his
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was hea lthy.
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After , Uncle Aiden went out tto work at the

. He sat most of the time. At the 6

time, he started to enjoy eating 7

He felt tired when

he8 home, so he did not e

to do any

exercise. He became a fat man after a few years.

It is 10 that a new television is getting thinner

but Uncle Aiden is getting t' . Uncle Aiden has now

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Charlotte's Web

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Charlotte the spider is having a rest.

Her web is waiting for a guest.

A f lying ant is buzzi'ng near,

Rushing past the web without fear.

Lying still is the spider,

Observing the web with her eyes getting wider',

The f lying ant is now in danger.

To Charlotte it is a total stranger.

Evening meal is in sight,

Surely good enough for tonight.

What's up over there?

Exclaims the ant's buddy with a scare.

Bless Charlotte! Her dinner has gone somewhere.

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1 What is Charlotte?

What insect is flying near the web?

What is Charlotte doing?

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4 Has Charlotte had her dinner yet?

Who saves the f lying ant in the end?

B write T for true statements and F for false statements.

Charlotte is busy spinning her web

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2 Charlotte is waiting to see a friend
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3 Charlotte's guest is her dinner.
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4 Charlotte does not move her body wh ile wa iting.

5 The first f lying ant nearly becomes Charlotte's dinner.

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Which word shows that Charlotte does ^:: - - : ,', :-= f ying ant?
OA rest -i
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OB danger (tt
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Which phrase shows that the first flying ant is bold or brave?
O A without fear
O B in danger
Which word shows that Charlotte is not moving at all?
OA waiting
OB still
Which phrase shows that Charlotte can see the flying ant?
OA havingarest
OB rushing past

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breakfast flying lies repair

broken f reely observing wakes

eat hungry order works

Charlotte the sp i der up from sleep. She feels

. Herrstomach is rumbling. She needs to have

something to 3

Charlotte looks at her web. Some of the places are

4
She needs to 5
the web. She

hard and soon the web is in good working

7

Charlotte 8
still in a corner, e
the web from above. A lady bird is 1o
nearby. lt does

not see the web. lt f lies 11

in the air. A few minutes

later, it f lies near the web again. Shortly afterwards, it gets stuck in

the web. Charlotte is elated. lts 12

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A Strong Typhoon

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It was a little windy when Carmen left home for school in the
morning. Her mother said that a strong typhoon was coming and the
storm signal number three was up.
Everything was normal in the morning. Then at 12.75, just before

the lunch break, the typhoon signal number B was issued Allstudents
had to leave school and return home at once.

Carmen wanted to take the ferry back home, so she decided to

walk to the pier with her friend. However, the sea was rough, The wind

was getting stronger than usual. The ferry bobbed up and down on the

sea. Many people's umbrellas were blown away or inside out. ln the
end, Carmen and her friend decided to cross the harbour by MTR.

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l 1 What was the weather like when Carmen left home for school?
)

\ What was coming to Hong Kong?

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Did Carmen go to school in the morning?

+ Where did Carmen go after she left school?

\

What did Carmen and her friend do in the end?

Fi ll in the spaces with the correct prepositions.

1 Carmen leaves home school al7 o'clock every day.

2 Carmen felt hungry the lunch break.

3 Carmen left school half past twelve.
4 Carmen usually returns home a friend of hers.
5 It was windier today yesterday.

6 Carmen could not return home f erry.

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When Carmen left home in the morning, she could feel the

weather.
The lunch break was about to begin when the

number B was issued.

3 'Students have- to at cnce and return
home,' said the teacher.
4 lt was not safe to take the ferry because the
was strong and the ilL-
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D Choose the best answers by blackenlng the circles.

1 A typhoon was coming but Carmen ... in the morning.

O A stayed at home C C
woke up late
O B went to school O D
did not go to school
2 The typhoon signal number B was up ,,, :-= --:r break.
OA during O Cbefore
OB after OD on

3 Carmen walked to the pier ... she wanted to take the ferry.
O A while OC but
O B before O D because
4 Carmen and her friend decided to ... in the end.
O A return to school _ u Ta-:-_-a 1
O B take the ferry a n ,- -: jorr\tr

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cross good bye rough station

entrance inside safe strong
far ra in 5ea wa lked

Carmen met her friend Emily at the school 1

They wanted to take the terry to 2

the ha rbou r. The
E

ferry pier was not 3

from their school. They said
to the teachers and walked to the pier.
The wind was 5
while they were walking. Soon it

started to 6
They put up their umbrellas but they
were blown 7 out by the strong wind. They put down
their umbrellas and 8 fast to the pier.

At the pier, they saw that the sea was e and the

ferry bobbed up and down on the angry 10

Emily said

it was not 11
to take the ferry. In the end, they decided

to walk to the MTR 12

and return home by MTR.

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Lonely Cheryl

Six-year-old Cheryl is the only child in the family. She has no

brothers or sisters. Her parents need to work. Most of the time, she
stays at home with her maid, who cares for her and plays with her.

ln the past, Cheryl did not want to speak too much. She studied

at primary one but she often stayed alone, Even her teachers said
that she needed to open up herself. Cheryl's parents were puzzled.
Six months ago, Cheryl's mother bought her a dog, Ever since

then, Cheryl has become happier and more active, She loves playing
and talking with the dog. Now Cheryl keeps a dog and three kittens.

The pets have made Cheryl a cheerf u I ch i ld .

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1 Does Cheryl have any sisters?

Who looks after Cheryl at home?

Did Cheryl speak too much in the past?

What did Cheryl's mother buy her six months ago?

What has Cheryl become?

B Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

1 Cheryl is a seven-year-old girl.

2 Cheryl's parents do not have time to look after her.

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3 Cheryl was a quiet girl in the past,
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4 Cheryl's mother bought a cat for her six months ago.
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5 Cheryl enjoys playing with the dog.

6 The pets made Cheryl cheerful.

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Cheryl have no brothers or sisters. has

Cheryl's parents need to working. work

1 Cheryl is the only children in the fanrily 1

2 Cheryl often feel lonely at home. 2

3 Cheryl did not wanted to talk too much, 3

4 Cheryl's mother bought a dog for she, 4

5 Now Cheryl often play with the dog. 5

6 Cheryl also has three kitten. 6

D Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.

Cheryl's parents ... not have time to look after Cheryl.

OA do OC is
OB are OD does

Cheryl's parents were puzzled This means that they did not
OA talk OC understand
OB argue OD feel haPPY
Cheryl feels ... when she plays with her pets.
OA sad OC unhaPPY
OB lonely OD haPPier

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alone busy look plays

beca use cats most stay

bed Iate on ly work

Cheryl is the 1
child in the family. Her maid has
alotof2 to do in the house. When she is working,

Cheryl sits 3
or plays by herself. a

of the t ime, she sits in front of the television and watches cartoons.
Her parents are 5
worki ng d u ri ng the day. They
6
do not at home. When they come home, it is a ready I

7
at night. Cheryl has gone to 8
when

they retu rn.

In the past, Cheryl felt unhappy. Now Cheryl feels happier

9
she can talk to her pets or 10
with

them. She keeps a dog and three little 11

She is also

learning how to 12
after the pets and talks more when

she goes back to school.

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AIbert's Ambition

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Albert is my little cousin. He is only eight years old. He is a

talented child and good at painting.His drawing is much better
than other children's in his class.
Albert's father is a doctor, working at a famous hospital. He
wishes Albert to become a doctor, so he is very strict on him. At the
hospital, Albert's father is popular and well-respected. At home, he
is very stern and has a bad temper. When Albert is lazy or naughty,

he will scold him or punish him.

Albert is not happy sometimes. Luckily, his father is busy at work

most of the time. When Albert is alone and has done his homework,
he can focus on drawing and painting.

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1 What is Albert good at?

Where does Albert's father work?

What does Albert's father want Albert to become?

What will AIbert's father do when Albert is lazy or naughty?

What does Albert do when he is alone and has done his homework?

B Fill in the spaces with the correct prepositions.

1 Albert's mother is not too strict Albert.

2 She knows that Albert is good d rawing.

3 When Albert's father is busy work, he usually

comes home late.

Albert can focus his interest after he has done

h is homework.

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Albert is good at drawing and painting because he is

2 Albert's father is a doctor and works

Albert's father is an c rna ny people like

him.

4 Albert feels when he is d rawing.

D Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.

1 Albert's drawing is... than his classmates'.

OA good
OB best

2 Albert's father is a famous doctor, This "-=a-s :-at many people

... him.
OA know !
l\
V

OB like - U -.'

Albert's father is very stern ... he will s:r r :' .-'sh Albert when
he does something wrong.
OA so
-a V =
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oB if - U -=-i-::

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a lready doctor focus returns

artist d rawing homework su bjects
creation fails hospital whenever

Albert's father is a 1
and .enjoys his work very

much. He stays at the 2

when he.is working. But he

has a lot of work to do. When he 3

home, Albert

has gone to bed a

Albert Iikes 5 very much. He wants to become

an6 when he grows up. He is also good at other

7
He never 8
in his tests or exams.

After Albert has done his e

, he will start his

He can 11
on his work for

hours. He feels happy,, he is drawing or painting.

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Saving a Cat

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Uncle Danny works as afireman. As -= ,'^ -"" s - :-'re country, he

does not have too much work to do, ',':s: :' :-:: me, he does
physical exercise or plays with his frien:s ?: .'.' -. station.
Once he received an urgent telepl':-= -= ":* a farmer. The

farmer told him the address and asked hi- :: =: :: - s iouse at once.
Danny thought there would be a big fire -= g:: -:: :re fire engine

and raced to the scene with his colleag-es i,':- *. gct there, the
farmer pointed at the cat, saying that his :a: :: - I -:: climb down
the tree and that the tree branch was abou:1. .'?-" ,-l e Dannygot
a ladder and helped the cat down the tree '. -.: ?-..

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A Answer the questions.

i Why does Uncle Danny not have too much work to do?

What does Uncle Danny do at the f ire station?

What did Uncle Danny receive from a farmer one day?

4 Who went to the scene with Uncle Danny?

Why did the farmer call the f ireman?

B Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

1 Uncle Danny is very busy with his work. ]

2 Uncle Danny does not work in the city,

Uncle Danny telephoned the farmer one day.

3
tr
4 The farmer said that there was a big fire.
I
5 Uncle Danny went to the scene with his colleagues
[ ]

6 The cat was unable to climb down the tree tr

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C Finish the sentences with ONE word in each blank,

When U ncle Danny is free, he does at the

fire station.
Uncle Danny a call f ro rn a f armer and the

ca Il was

3 The place where an accident happens is called the

4 Uncle Danny wrote down the farmer's and went

to his house.
lf the tree breaks, tlie cat will get hurt.

D Choose the best answers by blackening the crrcles.

1 ... does Uncle Danny do? - He is a f irernan,

OA How - U r,-l
l

OB Where t D
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When something is urgent, we must do rt ,,,

OA next week CC be':.e anything else

OB later CD ,', -e - ,', e have time

Uncle Danny raced to the farmer' s house, -e i,"e nt there ... .

OA slowly t-'\-r\
/,--\
dA U

OB quickly O D on 'cc:

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af raid colleagues meow rescued

branch dangl i ng mouse tha n ked

called immediately reached without

The farmer's cat saw a big 1

on the ground. As it

WAS 2
of mice, it jumped up a tree 3
The cat was fat. While it was climbing, a a

started to crack. The cat was frightened again. lt stayed there

5
moving. The branch was 6- up and

down dangerously. The cat could only 7

for help.
The farmer saw this and 8
the f iremen for help.

Uncle Danny learnt this when hee the farmer's

house with his 10

. First they took a ladder from the
fire engine. Then Uncle Danny climbed up the ladder and
11
the cat. Later, the farmer 12

Uncle Danny and his colleagues for saving the animal.

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Selfish People

Some people are kind and helpful D-::'-"= ?'. ?iso people who
are selfish and do not think about others, --=, -='. ,:cut themselves
and never try to help other people in lnee

One day, ltook the MTR to school as -s-: -::'ain was not too

crowded but most seats were taken, Cr' :-= :- .-: f,enches, I saw a

woman and her son. They had a nurnbe':' :.is a-i suitcases with

them. They even put some of their things .^ --' = s:a:s'

When the train stopped, a woman gct :". :..': Sie was pregnant
but no one stood up to give her a seat, S-= s:::l aslde and had to

stand for two stations before she could si: l:,', -

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A Answer the questions.

i What do selfish people care about?

How did you go to school one day?

On the MTR train, what did the woman and her son put on the bench?

4 Who got on board the train when it stopped?

Did anyone stand up to let her sit?

Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

Some people are kind but other people are selfirh

1
E
2 The train in the story was very crowded
tr
3 A woman and her son occupied more seats than needed
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4 The pregnant woman could not find a seat at the beginning.
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5 A man stood up and gave his seat to the pregnant woman. [ ]

6 The woman got off the train after two stops.

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Some people is too selfish. are

They do not care with other people. a bout

1 We shou ld help others people in need. 1

2 I taked the MTR to school one day. Z

3 The train was not too crowds. 3

4 I could not find a sit on the train . 4

5 A pregnant woman get on board the train. s

6 She was unabled to f ind a seat. 6

D Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.

A person who is willing to help others s

OA polite :C s='s-
OB helpful :D -::.ss
Selfish people think about themselves :- -, -.; lo not... others.
OA talkto -C :.".a::-t
O B worry about : D .'?-. ,'. :'
The woman had a ... of suitcaseS Vv l' '.'
OA number :C :-z':-.-.
OB figure :D -.--..

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before hour pregnant usual

boa rd moment seat wa lked

decided next towards world

The weather was hot today. After school, I 1

to
the MTR station and 2
to take the train home. As
3
, the station was crowded at this a

lgoton5 the train and stood near the door.

Soon I saw a man stand up and he was about to get off the train.
6
I had time to move, a young woman rushed

the seat and sat down.

Soon the train got to the 8

station. A
woman came on board. The 10

the same young woman saw this, she stood up and gave her
11
to the pregnant woman.
The 12
would be much better off if there were
more kind people. I thought to myself.

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A World of Robots

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There are so many computers in the world that they have become

part of our lives. Computers are clever and useful, We can use them

to do a lot of work al the workplace or at horne,

Modern computers are powerful and can th nk very quickly. But

now scientists are trying to develop a new kind cf robot, The robot will
be a super computer. lt can move and talk like a real human being

and help us do dangerous work.

Apart from its super artificial intelligen ce. e'-t-re robot may even

have its own feelings and social life. ln the f u:.,'c, when you go out of

the house, you may see many robots walk ng re streets.

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A Answer the questions.

1 What have become part of our lives?

What can computers do?

What are scientists trying to develop now?

4 What will have super artificial intelligence?

When can we see robots walking in the street?

B Write T for true statements and F for false statements.

1 Computers are part of our Iives.

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2 We can use computers to do a lot of work [lt ]

3 Now computers can walk in the stre.t I

4 The new robot will sleep like a real human being I
5 A robot can do dangerous work for human beings.
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6 Many human beings walking in the streets are robotr E
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Complete the seritences.

1 Computers are clever and useful. They have become

2 Whether at work or at home, We can use cornputers

A future robot will be a , moving

and talking like a human being.
You may see robots in the
futu re.

D Choose the best answers by blackening t-e I ':Ies.

The word 'workplace' (in line 3) mea ns

OA factory or office U,U rir""
OB family OD pr,a c garden
The word'kind' (in line 5) means ,, ,

OA nice CC +, ^-
t;'-c
OB friendly CD b c:l

3 lf the work is ... , people may die or get '-':,

OA easy OC
OB safe OD v9
'A \

4 Futu re robots may have ... own feelings,

OA our CC ls
OB their CD ';tC
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around future look use

companies hel p move usefu I

computers house te lev is io n work

Computers are very 1

in our daily lives. They

can be found everywhere us. We not on ly use

computers at 3
We also use a
at

home, at school or at play.

We can find many things in the 5 , like cookers,

wash ing mach ines or 6
sets. There are computer
programmes in them. Many 7 Iike banks, television

stations or transport companies also 8 powerfu I

computers to do their work.

robots will be powerful computers. They can

10
us and talk to us. They can 11

around like human beings. They may even 12

like

human beings and walk in the streets.

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Note that starting from E 2 True

Book 2, tlte past tenses t home 3 True
will be used. 2 sandwich 4 False
\I 3 showed 5 True
I

Chapter 1 4 understood 6 True

a<
e
A 5 saw c
1 Billy's parents both 6 rocks 1 work hard/study
0- come from big families. 7 swam hardf revise/do
=
2 He feels delighted. 8 help revision
3 They decided to have I caught 2 scold
a family picnic. 10 bottle 3 revision
4 They bought the food 11 river 4 harder
the night before/on 12 garne 5 bed/sleep
Thursday night. D
5 They played games and chaptet 2 1 B
explored native plants 2 A
A
on the nature trail. 3 D
1 I am not hard-working
B 4 B
enough. orThe writer
1 False is not hard-working E
2 False enough. 1 past
3 True She does not scold 2 working
4 True Sheila because she is 3 tired
5 False a hard-working 4 later
6 True student. 5 sleep
c She spends at least
6 guessed
1 cousins three hours on her 7 sound
2 (public) holiday studies every day. 8 curious
J supermarket She had a history test
9 tiptoed
4 country park last Friday. 10 eating
5 native plants 1 t hungry
She was stil1 working
6 chance at her desk. orShe 72 rnake
D
was still studying for
B
1

2 C
the test. Chapter 3
B A
3 A
4 A
1 False 1 It is because the
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weather has been 9 important 8 was holding

abnormal recently. 10 employed 9 looked
He lives in a scenic 11 bigger 10 was still staring
place near a river in 12 invite 1 1 felt
the country. E
-J I/We have a picnic. 1 place
4 It rained for a week or
chapter 4 2 walk
A
two.
1 He was in a jungle. 3 jungle
The river burst its
2 Plants and animals of 4 fantastic
banks. fantastic shapes and 5 plants
colours were around 6 moving
True
Bric. 7 stood
True
No, he did not 8 stared
False
remember anything. 9 fishing
Trr.re 10 lake
He began exploring
FaIse 11 sr,vimming
the strange jungle.
True 12 clearly
A monstrous elephant
was perching on a
lives - live
has - have
tree branch. Chapter 5
B A
uncle - uncle's 1 False 1 He watched a film.
mouth - month
2 True 2 It was hiding behind a
weak - week
3 False rubbish bin.
place - places
4 True 3 He looked at the cat.
5 True 4 He decided to take the
in
6 True cat home.
without c It looked pretty and
near /by
1 surprised lovely.
in
2 happened; remember B
than
3 exploring/in 1 FaIse
for
4 perching 2 True
5 pecuiiar/monstrous 3 False
season
D 4 FaIse
rises
1 attended True
burst 2 had 6 True
flooded
3 returned c
climbed
4 went 1 returning home
unhurt 5 fe11 2 a little dirty/cold and
destroyed
6 started hungry
cheerful
7 was looked (closer) at
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+ tears falling from its 6 False walked in the snow.

eyes c B
5 fed I eniov - eniovs 1 False
D 2 is-are 2 True
1C 3 come - carne 3 True
2D 4 good - well 4 True
3A 5 start - started 5 False
1B 6 said - sav 6 False
E D c
1 after IB 1 never too cold.
2 prepares 2D 2 snows
3 drinks 3C 3 a small town
+ fish E 4 at Christmas
5 healthy 1 visited 5 dropped to zero
6 name 2 arrived degrees
7 returns 3 jokes D
B plays 4 barbecue lisi:
9 want 5 bought 2 has
10 see 6 saw 3 lives
i 1 injection 7 ask
12 recovered 8 cabinet 4 loves
9 television 5 had
10 worst
6 went
chapter 6 I I stop 7 began
A
12 hour 8 was
i He has a lot of energ/. 9 went
2 He enjoys talking and 10 preferred
wiggling. Chapter 7 E
3 He came to my house A 1 small
for dinner last 1 Matt's aunt lives (in a 2 freezing
sma-ll town) in
Saturday. 3 drop
+ His'rocking'chair Canada.
4 feel
Matt visited his aunt
suddenly toppled
at Christmas last
5 visited
over.
year.
6 first
5 He felt embarrassed. 7 rushed
It might snow at
B
Christmas.
8 play
i True 9 woke
2 True It began to snow after
10 covered
3 False dinner.
11 build
+ True They threw snow balls
12 taJI
r True at each other or just
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chapter 8 5 office 4C
A 6 same E
1 (It is because) He 7 snacks 1 wakes
loves eating very 8 returned 2 hungry
much. 9 want 3 eat
He turns on the 1O strange 4 broken
television and watches 11 fatter 5 repair
television until it is 12 exact 6 works
time to sleep. 7 order
He has bought a new
Chapter 9 8 lies
television recently. A 9 observing
It shows beautiful 1 Charlotte is a spider. 1O flying
pictures on the 11 freely
2 A flying ant is flying
screen. 12 breakfast
near the web.
He was a thin man
She is lying still and

B
ma.ny years ago.
observing the web. chapter 10
No, she has not had A
1 Fa]se
her dinner yet. 1 It was a little windy.
2 True
The flying ant's buddy 2 A strong t5rphoon was
3 True
saves it in the end. coming to Hong Kong.
4 True B Yes, she went to
5 False
1 False school in the morning.
6 True ) False She walked to the pier
c 3 True
I watch - watches with her friend.
4 True
2 on-at They decided to cross
5 True
3 bulrs - bought the harbour by MTR.
6 False
B
4 are is - c
5 is - was 1 for
1 rest - guest
6 dislike - dislikes 2 before
2 near - fear
D 3 at
I D
3 /
4 with
4 danger stranger
-
2 C 5 than
5 sight - tonight
3 C 6 by
6 there - scare -
E
nowhere c
I student D 1 windy
2sports 1C 2 typhoon signal
3life-style
2A 3 leave school
4 graduation
3B 4 wind; sea

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D 6 True 2at
1B c 3at
2C I children - child 4on
3D 2 fecl - feels/felt c
4C 3 wanted - want 1 a talented child
E 4 she - herlCheryl 2 at a famous hospital
1 entrance 5 play - plays 3 popular
2 cross 6 kitten - kittens 4 happy
3 far D D
4 goodbye 1A 1C
5 strong 2C 2A
6 rain 3,D 3D
7 inside E E
8 walked 1 only 1 doctor
9 rough 2 work 2 hospjtal
10 sea 3 alone 3 returns
11 safe 4 Most 4 already !1

12 station 5 busy 5 drawing

6 stay 6 artist
7 late 7 subjects
crrapter 11 8 fails
A 8 bed
9 because t homework
1 No, she does not have 10 creation
any sisters. 10 plays
11 focus
2 Her maid looks after 11 cats
12 whenever
her at home. 12 look
3 No, she did not speak
too much in the past. chapter 12 chapter 13
4 She bought her a dog. A
A 1 (It is because) He
5 She has become 1 He is good at painting.
happier and more works in the country.
2 He works at a famous 2 He does physical
active. or She has hospital. exercis€ or plays with
become a cheerful 3 He wants Albert to his friends.
girl. become a doctor. 3 He received an urgent
B 4 He will scold him or telephone call from a
1 False punish him. farmer.
2 True 5 He can focus on 4 His colleagues went to
3 True drawing and painting. the scene with him.
I False B 5 His cat could not
5 True 1on climb down the tree.
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B 5 No, no one stood up to lot of work at the

1 False let her sit. workplace or at home.
2 True B They are trying to
3 False I True develop a new kind of
4 False 2 False robot.
5 True 3 True A future robot will
6 True 4 True have super artificial
c 5 False intelligence.
1 physical exercise 6 False We can see robots
2 received; urgent c walking in the street
3 scene 1 others - other in the future.
4 address 2 taked - took B
5 branch 3 crowds - crowded 1 True
D 4 sit - seat 2 True
1D 5 oet - qot 3 False
2C 6 unabled - unable 4 False
3B D 5 True
E 1B 6" False
1 mouse 2C c
2 afraid 3A 1 part of our lives
3 immediately E 2 to do a lot of work
4 branch I walked 3 super computer
5 without 2 decided 4 walking in the streets
6 dangling 3 usual D
7 meow 4 hour 1A
8 called 5 board 2C
9 reached 6 Before 3D
10 colleagues 7 towards 4B
11 rescued 8 next E
12 thanked 9 pregnant 1 useful
1O moment 2 around
chapter 14 1 I seat 3 work
A
12 world 4 computers
They care about
5 house
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themselves. chapter 15 6 television

I went to school by A
7 companies
MTR. 1 Many computers in
8 use
They put some of their the world have
9 Future
10 help
things on the bench. become part of our
11 move
A (pregnant) woman lives.
12 look
got on board the train. Computers can do a

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