Fill in each blank with the suitable word from the box.

Use each word once only

(I)
amazement just start afford
warned trouble rushed dismay
The day did not ___1___ well for Greg. He had woken up late and had to rush
through his bath and breakfast. He could not ___2___ to be late again as he had
already been ___3___ by the discipline master. He had been late a few times before !
He rushed out of the house, but to his ___4___, he saw the bus pulling out of the bus
bay. "Oh no!" he thought to himself. He knew he was in big ___5___ ! So, he decided
to run all the way to school. Luckily, he made it just in time, although he was huffing
and puffing and his shirt was soaking wet.

Phew ! What a relief !

(II)
noise rarely warning popular
attention notice certainly famous
The van was parked across the street. Nobody paid any ___1___ to it as it looked
just like any other van. Mr Bernard ___2___ did not notice it as he went about his
way. It was his free day and he was out with his wife. He ___3___ got to spend time
with her as he was such a busy man. Being a ___4___ scientist was not easy. As
they chatted, they did not notice the van slowly driving up towards them. Suddenly,
without any ___5___ the van's side door slid open and a hand emerged. It grabbed
the scientist and dragged him into the van. The van then sped off, leaving his wife in
shock.

(III)
enjoy admire known things
activities pleasure common occupy
Hobbies are ___1___ that people carry out during their free time. Lots of people have
hobbies to ___2___ their time and these hobbies give them great pleasure. Some of
the more ___3___ hobbies are reading, stamp-collecting and dancing. These are
hobbies that both the young and old ___4___. There are, however, some hobbies
which we would think that only children would take up but are also taken up by
adults. One of them is doll-collecting. Adults collect dolls because they ___5___
them. They also keep the dolls carefully because they do not want the dolls' condition
to deteriorate.

Fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box. Use each word once only

(I)
scampered avoid got groaned
involved stop dashed alighted
Mariam was ___1___ in an accident while going to school last Saturday. She had just
___2___ from the bus and was about to cross the road to get to her school. As she
was in a hurry, she ___3___ across without looking out for traffic. There was a loud
screeching as a car tried to ___4___ hitting her. Unfortunately, the driver did not
manage to stop his car in time. Mariam was flung onto the pavement. Mariam
___5___ in pain. Some people tried to help her by talking to her gently. A man called
the police and ambulance. Soon the ambulance arrived and Mariam was taken quickly
to the nearest hospital.

(II)
digging trembling satisfied clear
poking carefully filled shoveling
The old man looked around ___1___. When he was ___2___ that he was really
alone, he headed quickly for the spot under the tree. He took out the small shovel
from under his coat. Glancing over his shoulders every now and then, he began
___3___ the ground. After a while, the shovel hit something hard. Eagerly, the man
used his hands to scrape off the sand. His hands touched he top of a box. The man's
hands were ___4___ with excitement. He quickly hid the box in his coat. ___5___
the sand back into the hole, he walked home quickly.

(III)
match crowd applause found
spectators seated skilful talented
There was thunderous ___1___ when the two teams walked onto the field. This was
the game the football fns have been waiting for -- the final match between the two
top teams. Fns for both teams were ___2___ on opposite sides of the stadium.
During the kick-off, the ___3___ cheered loudly. It was an exciting and fast game.
Both teams played attacking football. The players were ___4___ and played very
well. Five minutes before the end of the game, the home team scored again and they
won the ___5___. What a good game it was !

Fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box. Use each word once only

(I)
using questioned terrified trip
mistake informed enough packing
It was a ___1___ right from the start. Firstly, they should have ___2___ their
parents about the trip. However, their mother had always nagged at them to grow
up. So, they decided that they were old ___3___ not to have to tell them everything.
The second mistake was not ___4___ enough food and warm clothes for the trip. And
most importantly, they both forgot to bring a map and torchlight. So, they ended up
lost, cold and hungry on the hiking trail. things did not get any better when it turned
dark. The darkness ___5___ them. Luckily, one of them had a hand phone and
managed to call their parents. They got a big scolding after their rescue !
(II)
news coach program trainer
lessons struck hitting games
I will never forget the first and last time I played tennis. I watched a television
___1___ about it and decided that it was fun. A tennis ___2___ was giving lessons at
the community center near my home. So, I went there and signed up for the
___3___. On the first day of the lesson, we were taught how to hold our rackets
properly. We were asked to swing the rackets back and forth, without ___4___ any
balls. It was pretty boring, so I decided to try and hit a ball. I hit it hard and it
___5___ my coach right on his forehead! I never went back for tennis lessons again.

(III)
last fight judge friend
quarrel next agreed exhausted
Frog and Toad were quarrelling. Each insisted that it could croak louder than the
other. Their noisy ___1___ caught the attention of Crocodile. Crocodile was asked to
be the ___2___ as to who could croak louder. They sly crocodile saw this as a chance
to have both of them for dinner. So he ___3___. Frog went first and gave his loudest
croak. Toad went ___4___. Then they turned to Crocodile for his decision. This went
on for a long time until both Frog and Toad were ___5___. Crocodile then pounced on
them and ate them Burp! What a tasty dinner.

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(I)
comfort fun characters seeing
bored fear exploring people
Reading is one of my favorite hobbies. Whenever I am ___1___, I will automatically
reach for a book and start my adventures. Well, I'm not an adventurous person but I
get my adventures through reading about the interesting things that the ___2___ in
my books do. I read about them ___3___ dark caves and climbing steep hills, and I
feel like I'm also doing the same. Whenever they face danger, I feel the same
___4___ and excitement as them. And I can do all these in the ___5___ of my room
!

(II)
hear smell surprise excursion
shocked bite holidays alighted
We did not want to go to the farm for the ___1___. We thought it would be a dirty
and smelly place. But what a ___2___ we got when we arrived at Mr Lim's farm. It
was such a well-kept place. We were pleasantly welcomed by some cute lambs the
moment we ___3___ from the school bus. Some of us were a bit scared thinking that
they would ___4___. We were then brought around the farm. We could ___5___ the
neighing of the horses over at the stable and the squealing pigs. Mrs Lim also showed
us the vegetables she grew behind her house. It was a fun trip.
(III)
spread recipe food put
ingredients sprinkle receipt mix
This is the ___1___ for making pizza. First, you have to get the ___2___. You will
need some flour, warm water, a bit of yeast, some cooking oil and salt. ___3___
them all up thoroughly until they form a soft dough. Leave the dough aside.
Meanwhile, get the topping ready. You can use meat, chicken or vegetable. You also
need to have some sauce. My mother usually uses a mixture of tomato and chilli
sauce. Have some slices of fresh tomatoes and capsicums too. Flatten the dough into
a large circular shape. Then, ___4___ the sauce on it and add the toppings. Finally,
___5___ the shredded cheese. Bake the pizza for about 20 minutes. Yummy !

Fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box. Use each word once only

(I)
real same pet correct
responsibility work easy opposite
Most children like to have a dog or cat for a ___1___. They think that it is fun to have
one. Actually, having a pet is a huge ___2___. The pet's owner has to make sure that
it is well taken care of. He has to make sure that the pet gets the ___3___ amount of
food. Some children overfeed their pets. This makes their pets sick. Some children do
the ___4___. They do not feed their pets well and their pets fall ill. Besides feeding
the pets correctly, the owners have to make sure that their pets get enough exercise.
It is not ___5___ looking after a pet.

(II)
missed tried habit nothing
warned something succeeded difficulty
John had a ___1___ of running down the stairs. Even when he was not in a hurry, he
would dash down the stairs. His mother had ___2___ him that it was dangerous but
John would not listen to her. One day, John tried something new. Instead of running
down the stairs one step at a time, he ran down two steps at a time. The first few
times he tried it, ___3___ happened. On his fourth attempt, he ___4___. He tumbled
down the steps, sprained his ankle and hurt his knee. He had ___5___ walking the
next few days.

(III)
audience stage realized announce
competitors tell auditorium contestants
There was a hush in the ___1___. The compere was about to ___2___ the winner of
the singing competition. All the ___3___ were nervously waiting behind the curtain,
hoping that their names would be called out as the winner. Millie stood quietly in one
corner and prayed hard. When the name was finally announced, Millie did not even
hear it. She only ___4___ that she had won when the other contestants rushed up to
her and hugged her. When she received the trophy, the ___5___ clapped and
cheered. They knew that she deserved tow in because she was the best singer in the
competition.