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1 Match the columns to complete the sentences. (Second conditional)1 If you had won the marathon,2 You couldn’t have won that medal3 If you hadn’t gone to that party last night,4 If you hadn’t eaten all those tacos,5 You would have felt better______ a) if you had slept two more hours.______ b) if you hadn’t trained so much.______ c) you would have gotten a nice medal.______ d) you would have arrived on time for the exam.______ e) you wouldn’t have stomach problems.2. Read the conversation and complete the table. (Reading comprehension)Emma: Hi, Mark. Why are you running?Mark: I’m late for school.Emma: But why? You should get up earlier.Mark: I know, but I forgot to set my alarm clock.Emma: How did that happen?Mark: I was so sleepy I didn’t remember.If Mark had gotten up earlier, he wouldn’t have been late for school.If Mark hadn’t forgotten to set his alarm clock, he would have gotten up earlier.If Mark hadn’t been so sleepy, he would have remembered to set his alarm clock.SituationConsequence1. Mark got up late1. 2. 2. 3. 3.3 Read this extract from a story and circle the correct answer. (Movie components) (Reading comprehension)It had been the worst three days of his life, but Samuel knew the future would be brighter. As he looked at Penelope standing by the body of the dead dragon, he was again surprised that she had been able to kill it all by herself. He felt bad that he hadn’t been able to help, but he knew his part in this story had been written centuries before. He was now a full magician and he could feel the power flowing through his veins. He knew he could do anything he wanted. He could go anywhere in the universe in the blink of an eye, but right now, he was content sitting under a tree watching the birds fly over the ocean. Tomorrow would be another day and he could wait patiently until it arrived.1 What part of the story does the extract come from?a) beginning b) climax c) conclusion2 What kind of story is it?a) adventureb) horror c) romance3 What would be a good title for the story?a) The Longest Day b) The Magician and the Dragon c) The Enchanted Castle4 In this extract, the main character ...a) goes on another adventure. b) is in a dangerous situation. c) reflects on the present.4 Circle T for True or F for False. 1 The story is about a real situation. T F 3 The story probably had some scary parts. T F2 The person is dreaming. T F 4 The main character probably changed T F during the story.5 Answer the questions. 1 What did Penelope do to the dragon? _____________________________________________________.2 What did Samuel become? ______________________________________________________________.3 What can he do now? __________________________________________________________________.4 What does he want to do right now? ______________________________________________________.6 Complete the text using words from the box. Cheerful revulsion sadness surprisedI felt 1) __________ when I finished the horror story. The main character died at the end. The man who killed him made me feel 2) ___________ because he was so bad. I felt 3) _____________ when I read the climax. I never thought the main character would die. He was so 4) _______________. I think I’ll spend the afternoon with my friends because I need to feel some love.7 Read the following instructions and complete the title of the experiment. Does 1) _______________ float or 2) _______________ in 3) _________________ ?8 Answer the questions. 1 What ingredients and materials do you need? _________________________________________2 How many steps are there in the experiment? _________________________________________3 What is the second step? __________________________________________________________4 What is the fourth step? ___________________________________________________________9 Circle the correct options. (Instructions)Another way 1) doing / to do this experiment is 2) getting / to get two cooked eggs. 3) Use / Using four jars for the experiment. Follow the same instructions, but also include the cooked eggs. By 4) doing / to do the experiment this way, you have more results 5) to consider / considering.10 Read the excerpt from a TV show and answer the questions. Host: Penny, you started a club at school called “Save the birds”. Why did you decide to do that?Penny: I live in an apartment building and some of the people who live there don’t like birds because they dirty their cars. They put pieces of aluminum in the trees to scare the birds away.Host: That’s not very nice.Penny: It isn’t. The birds don’t come to our trees anymore and you can’t hear them sing in the mornings. I want people to realize birds aren’t bad and show them what they can do to protect their cars.1 What is this segment about? ____________________________________________________2 Who is Penny? _______________________________________________________________3 What is the main idea of the show? ______________________________________________11 Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. Since we 1) __________ (start) this Unit, I 2) ___________ _____________ (learn) a lot about board games. Before this unit, I 3) _____________ never (read) much about games, and by the end of the unit, I 4) ___________ __________ ____________ (learn) a lot more.12 Read the paragraph and circle the correct words. (Future tense)It’s my sister’s birthday next week and we 1) are going to / will have a party. Right now I 2) am making / will make a pi?ata. I think 3) I’ll / I’m call Bob, he 4) is going to / will help me. This afternoon, my mother and I 5) are going / will go shopping. We’re 6) buying / going to buy her a present.13 Read this report and circle the correct answer. The Civil War in the United States of America had many causes. The major one was that in the 18th and 19th centuries, industry was concentrated in the Northern part of the country and the Southern was dedicated to agriculture. Since Southern states had a smaller population, they brought in slaves from Africa to work in their fields.The people who lived in the North didn’t have slaves and they didn’t believe in slavery. Many slaves from the South escaped and found freedom in the North. Slavery divided the country and, in 1860, some Southern states separated from the North and formed their own country. This led to the Civil War. Very often brother fought brother and father fought son. It divided the country and it divided families. It wasn’t over until 1865.1 What is the main idea of the report?a) The causes of the Civil War b) The history of the USA c) The US Civil War 2 When did the Southern states separate from the North? a) 18th century b) 1860 c) 1865Answer the questions. 1 Where did the landowners in the South get their slaves? __________________________________________2 What did slaves do when they escaped? ________________________________________________________3 Write the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. When the Civil War began, many slaves had already 1) __________ (escape) to the North. The landowners had 2) __________ (bring) them from Africa.4 Unscramble the sentences.1 always / has / new ideas / my / teacher _______________________________________________________________2 bored / class / get / in / never / we ___________________________________________________________________Write the correct forms of the verbs in parenthesesWhile slaves were 1) ______________ (work) in the fields, they 2) _________________ (dream)14 Underline the best option to complete the sentences. (Comparative and superlative)Mary is one of the (1) most interesting / interestingest people I know. She’s also the (2) prettyest / prettiest girl in my class. She has the (3) most warm / warmest smile I’ve ever seen.15 Write the correct past tense forms of the verbs in parentheses. (verb tense)Ken 1) ___________ (see) Wendy at the party. They 2) _____________ (dance) all night. When he3) ____________ (go) home that night, he knew he 4) _____________ (love) her.16 Read the text and answer the questions. In 2009, during the preliminary three-meter springboard competition at the State Championships, my brother had a horrible accident. He hit his head on the side of the pool when he went into the water. Luckily he wasn’t seriously injured. Later, at the hospital, he said he was lucky because he could have hit his head much harder.1 Where? ___________________________________________________________________________2 When? ____________________________________________________________________________3 Who? _____________________________________________________________________________4 What happened? ____________________________________________________________________17 Complete the text with synonyms of the words in parenthesis.Use words from the box.allowed exhausted nervous sugary drinksI always get 1) ____________ (shaky) when I have to speak in front of the class. It’s worse if I drink too many 2) ________________ (sodas) before I talk.When I finish, I’m 3) _____________ (tired), but I’m not 4) ____________ (permitted) to rest.18 Label the script with words from the box.Characters author dialogue setting stage directions cast title19 Match the instructions to their causes.1 Spray insect repellent.2 Check your boots before you put them on. 3 Don’t take short pants. 4 Take a flashlight and extra batteries. 5 Wear thick socks and hiking bootsa) It’s very dark at night.b) The mosquitoes might bite you.c) There might be a scorpion inside.d) You may get sore feet if you don’t.e) You might fall down and scratch your legs. ................
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