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Primary English Cloze Passages is a series of six books offering primary school students practices in grammar cloze, vocabulary cloze and comprehension cloze. While students are given help where necessary, these cloze passages are designed with an aim to challenge their abilities further.

The lower primary books (Primary 1 to Primary 3) contain 12 to 13 units each, and the upper primary books (Primary 4 to Primary 6) contain 14 units each. A central topic links the cloze passages in each unit. The topics in each book are carefully chosen to cover a wide variety of subjects.

This series is written with close reference to the latest Primary English Syllabus issued by the Ministry of Education, Singapore. There are a variety of text types — narrative, expository, imaginative and descriptive. Language items covered in the exercises are those stipulated in the syllabus.

Students may choose to do the exercises unit by unit, or across the units, concentrating on grammar, vocabulary or comprehension cloze in turn. I hope that you will fi nd the exercises useful in improving your profi ciency in the English Language.

Kristine Teo

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Unit 1 Character matters 1

Unit 2 Family ties 7

Unit 3 Friends forever 14

Unit 4 Animals and pets 22

Unit 5 Caring for the underprivileged 27

Unit 6 News and us 32

Unit 7 Keeping up with changes 39

Unit 8 Stories behind the faces 45

Unit 9 Famous writers 52

Unit 10 The Olympics 58

Unit 11 Our neighbours 64

Unit 12 Amazing inventions 70

Unit 13 Wonders of nature 76

Unit 14 Save energy 83

Answers 89

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Character mattersUnit 1

I Grammar Cloze

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)

It is very important that we should be prepared for bad times. Even when times

(1) _______________ good, we should not relax or enjoy ourselves so much that

we forget to do what (2) _______________ necessary. For example, we should

save our money and not spend every single cent we have (3) _______________

we may need it in the future. The story of the Ant and the Grasshopper illustrates

the importance of being prepared for rainy days.

One fine summer day, a Grasshopper (4) _______________ lying on his

back, his eyes half-closed, enjoying the warmth of the sun on his body. An Ant

(5) _______________ by, dragging an ear of corn to the nest. Seeing the Ant

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working so hard on such a fine summer day, the Grasshopper (6) _______________

out, “Why not come and sit down. Let’s have a good chat. What are you toiling

so hard for?”

“No, thank you,” said the Ant, “I (7) _______________ helping to store up

food for winter. I (8) _______________ you to do the same.”

“Why worry about winter?” the Grasshopper said. “We have plenty of food

now.”

The Ant continued to work while the Grasshopper (9) _______________ his

summer lazing about in the field.

Soon, winter came. The Grasshopper found that there was no food left. He

was starving, (10) _______________ the ants were enjoying the corn and grain

they had collected in summer. The Grasshopper learnt a lesson — that it was

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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)

My school (1) _______________ a ‘Big Brother/Sister’ programme. Every year,

when the primary one students first come to our school, the teachers will arrange

for the primary four students to take care of them.

When I (2) _______________ a primary one student, I (3) _______________ a big

brother named Gerald. He helped me a lot during my first few weeks in school.

He showed me where the toilets (4) _______________, where to queue up for

food during recess and where to assemble after recess. He (5) _______________

showed me where I could go to play football and basketball. I liked him

(6) _______________ he was very helpful and friendly.

Now that I am in Primary Four, it (7) _______________ my turn to be a big

brother to someone. My little ‘brother’ is a boy named Kai Loong. He seemed

very nervous on the first day, poor boy! I told him not to be afraid as I would help

him. We got along fine and I (8) _______________ now his buddy. I am happy to

see that he likes school.

Nowadays, we play football together during recess. I am surprised that

(9) _______________ he is small, he can play the game very well. In fact, he is

the best striker I (10) _______________ ever seen!

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I have been a school prefect for one year. I feel very (1) _______________ to be

chosen by my teacher. I like being a prefect because I like to help my teachers.

As a prefect, I can also help to make my school a (2) _______________ place for

my schoolmates.

Sometimes I have to make sure that students do not go out of the school

(3) _______________ during recess. We are afraid that they may meet with

(4) _______________ or something bad may happen to them. At other times,

my duty is to be at the canteen to (5) _______________ that the students queue

up properly. If anyone jumps queue, I have to tell them to wait their turn in the

queue. Even if they are my friends, I still need to warn them. A good prefect has

to be (6) _______________ at all times.

As a prefect, I have to set a good (7) _______________. I have to study hard and

behave well. I also have to (8) _______________ the school rules because if I do

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not, how can I tell my schoolmates to do so? It is not easy to be a prefect. Some

students are not (9) _______________. They refuse to listen and they make things

difficult for me. When they do that, I have no choice but to (10) _______________

them to my teachers.

Overall, I enjoy the experience of being a prefect.

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My class is moving to the ground floor this year. This is (1) _______________

we have a new classmate. Her name is Chen Chen. She (2) _______________ a

wheelchair to get about.

Two of my friends and I (3) _______________ volunteered to help Chen Chen.

We help to carry her bag and (4) _______________ her wheelchair. We help her

to the canteen and the toilet. The four of us are often together. Some people

call (5) _______________ the gang of four.

Chen Chen is very good at her studies. She often (6) _______________ us with

our homework. My friends and I (7) _______________ a lot from her. As a result,

our grades in school have also (8) _______________. I feel that Chen Chen is a

very special girl. (9) _______________ she is handicapped in her movements, she

(10) _______________ complains. In fact, she is always cheerful.

When she sees us (11) _______________ games during P.E. lessons, she would

cheer us on. She says she likes to watch basketball and football. She thinks

(12) _______________ is a pity that she cannot play the games. Sometimes she

has dreams (13) _______________ she is a champion basketball player. However,

she says she can do something else even though she (14) _______________ play

basketball. She wants to be a scientist when she (15) _______________ up.

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Family tiesUnit 2

I Grammar Cloze


Charles Tan woke up with a start. It was six o’clock (1) _______________ the

morning. His mother was calling out to him. He made his way to her room

(2) _______________. Mrs Tan was (3) _______________ in pain. Charles went over

to her and asked her how she was (4) _______________. She said that her chest

hurt and asked him to bring her some painkillers. Charles brought Mrs Tan her

medicine. After Mrs Tan had swallowed the pills, she felt better. She was sleeping

(5) _______________ a few minutes later.

Before her mother’s illness, Charles Tan was a promising young engineer in a

large electronics company. He had graduated (6) _______________ the university

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with flying colours. He was the youngest of three boys in the family. One brother

was working overseas, and the other was married (7) _______________ two

children. When his mother fell (8) _______________ ill half a year ago, Charles

decided to stay home to nurse his mother.

His friends and colleagues told him that it was a pity he had to give

(9) _______________ a bright career. However, Charles said that it was his duty

to take care of his mother. He had chosen to stay (10) _______________ her side

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He saw how hard his parents worked to support the family. He did not want

to let his parents (1) _______________. This was what kept him going even when

it was tough. Ken Ton said this when the reporters interviewed him.

He had scored distinctions (2) _______________ all his subjects, and was the

top student in his class. His parents were there at the graduation ceremony. They

(3) _______________ brimming with pride at their son’s achievements. They told

reporters that Ken Ton used to play truant and refused to do his schoolwork when

he was young. The teachers were always complaining (4) _______________ him.

Ken Ton's parents refused to give up (5) _______________ him. They knew that

he was a bright boy and were confident that he could do well (6) _______________

his studies. They showed him that they loved him very much and worked hard

so that they could give him a good education.

When he grew older, Ken Ton began to realise that he had wasted precious

time fooling around, so he pulled (7) _______________ his socks and studied hard.

He started to do well in his studies when he was in secondary school. Since then,

he had been getting award after award for his excellent performance. Now, as

he walked (8) _______________ up the stage to receive his certificate, he felt that

all his hard work and that of his parents were worth it.

His parents were so happy that they were (9) _______________ and crying

(10) _______________ the same time. Ken Ton felt that they were the best parents

in the world.

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The ‘Mother of the Year’ award is an annual award given in recognition of

the (1) _______________ mothers have made in bringing up their children. This

year’s award went to Madam Aishah. The award (2) _______________ was held

in the Westin Stamford Ballroom yesterday evening.

Madam Aishah has four sons and two daughters. Her husband died when the

children were still young. She had to work very hard to put food on the table

and to see her children through school.

Her children learned to be (3) _______________ when young. The elder

children would help to take care of the younger ones when their mother was

out (4) _______________. They knew that their mother worked very hard. This

(5) _______________ them on to studying hard so that they could provide her

with a better life when they grew up.

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It was her elder daughter who submitted her name for the award. She is a

teacher in a primary school. Her younger daughter is (6) _______________ in a

polytechnic. Her eldest son is an engineer while the second one is working as a

technician and the (7) _______________ one is a journalist. Madam Aishah said

that she was glad that her children turned out all right in the (8) _______________.

The audience gave her a big round of (9) _______________ as she went

on stage to receive the award. All her children and their children were in the

(10) _______________, for Madam Aishah was not only a mother, but a grandmother

as well.

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Meesha had grown up in her grandparents’ house. She only moved back to her

parents’ house when they retired (1) _______________ their jobs. By then she was

already 16 years old. Her parents were always (2) _______________ overseas to

work, so her grandmother took care of her. She was very close to her grandmother

and (3) _______________ fond memories of her growing (4) _______________

years in her house.

It was a house (5) _______________ the seaside. She loved the sea and the

sand. She would catch crabs and clams and her grandmother would cook them

and together they would (6) _______________ a grand feast. She loved her

grandmother’s cooking. She could always make simple dishes taste like food

(7) _______________ the big restaurants.

Her grandmother was younger then. She remembered that they used to take

after-dinner walks on the beach and watch the sun set (8) _______________ the

horizon. They would talk about anything (9) _______________ the sky. Sometimes,

they would make their way back only when the sky (10) _______________ dark. At

other times, they would sit in the verandah and watch the stars (11) _______________

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in the sky. They would talk about Meesha’s parents over at the other end of the

world and wonder what they (12) _______________ doing then.

Her grandmother is very old now. She is still very strong but she

(13) _______________ become very forgetful. Meesha is still very close to her.

She will always visit her and talk to her. She will bring her (14) _______________

food and her grandmother’s face will light up. She is easy to please and Meesha

wants to make her as happy as her grandmother has made her when she was a

little girl. To her, she is the (15) _______________ grandmother in the whole world.

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Friends foreverUnit 3

I Grammar Cloze


Dear Irene,

How are you getting on? I hope everything is well with you. I miss not

(1) _______________ you around these days.

How is it like studying in Canada? Hope you (2) _______________ enjoying your

stay there. I wish I were on the Exchange Programme too. Do (3) _______________

get to make any new friends in your school? Are (4) _______________ friendly?

I heard that Canada is a beautiful country. Please take many photographs while

you are there. I would like to look at them when you come back to Singapore.

Life goes on as usual for me here. I (5) _______________ studying hard for my

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examinations. I hope to do better than last year. I wish you were here to help

(6) _______________ with my Mathematics. Our new Mathematics teacher, Mr

Tan, has been (7) _______________ us a lot of homework.

We had our Sports Day not too long ago. Guess what? (8) _______________

class came in first in the 400 metres baton relay. We cheered like mad for our

team and when Meng Fatt, the last boy in the team, crossed the finishing line,

we nearly went wild.

Mrs Lee was as excited as (9) _______________. She was also shouting and

cheering loudly, like the rest of us. She is such a good sport.

I hope you would be back here soon. Please write to me when you are free.

I’d love to hear about what you are (10) _______________ over there.

Your best friend,

Sin Yee

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“Run, Jim, run,” he shouts as he sees the big boys closing the gap between

his friend and them. Jim is (1) _______________ with all his might. He is panting

and straining forward as fast as his legs can carry him. He has never seen him

run this fast before, not since Jim injured (2) _______________ leg …

They were fishing in the river that day. (3) _______________ was a warm

and breezy morning, just perfect for fishing. They were lazing on their backs

(4) _______________ the fishing lines when a loud bang rang through the air.

The startled pair got up and walked towards the thick undergrowth to check.

He started to move into the undergrowth. Jim tried to pull (5) _______________

back but was pulled along instead.

They had not gone far when they saw something moving towards them. They

froze in their tracks. The animal sprang towards them, (6) _______________ as if

it was running away from something. The instant they realised that it was a tiger,

they turned round and fled. Jim was a good runner and was soon far ahead of

him. In (7) _______________ haste to catch up with Jim, he tripped over a root

of a tree.

Just then, Jim turned round and saw his friend on the ground. He hurried

back to help (8) _______________ up. The tiger was just a few feet away now.

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Jim asked his friend to run while he tried to distract the tiger by climbing up a

nearby tree. Jim was a good climber and was soon up the tree. However, he did

not remain there long as the branch he was (9) _______________ on gave way and

he fell to the ground. Luckily, another shot rang out and (10) _______________

killed the tiger. Jim’s right leg was broken. He now walks with a limp due to his

injured right leg.

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My best friend is Muthu. I have known him since Primary One, when we sat

next to each other in class. Although he is now in a (1) _______________ class,

we are still best friends.

Muthu is a very friendly and intelligent boy. He is also a (2) _______________

prefect. The teachers trust him with (3) _______________ tasks. His favourite

subject in school is English. He loves to read storybooks and play soccer. We

always go to the library together and sometimes I will join him when he plays

soccer with his friends.

Muthu lives in a flat with his parents and two sisters. He is a (4) _______________

son and a model brother. During Deepavali, he would normally throw a party for

his friends. I always enjoyed the (5) _______________ curries his mother cooked.

We would also be treated to many mouth-watering desserts and goodies.

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Once, somebody tried to bully me in school. When Muthu heard about it,

he was (6) _______________ to come to my rescue. He took the bully to the

principal’s office. I was never disturbed again from then onwards. When I had the

(7) _______________ chickenpox and could not go to school for two weeks, it was

good (8) _______________ Muthu who helped me catch up on my schoolwork.

I know that he is a (9) _______________ friend. I hope that we will remain the

(10) _______________ of pals forever.

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They are known as the Three Musketeers. Suk Lin, Melissa and Jenny

(1) _______________ always seen together. The (2) _______________ became

good friends only after an eventful class outing.

It was a trekking (3) _______________ in a nature reserve. As it was the first

such outing for many of the students, they (4) _______________ very excited. The

teacher-in-charge told them to stay close (5) _______________ and not to leave

the group on their own. Therefore, many students stayed close to the teacher

as they (6) _______________ their way along the dirt track.

Suk Lin, Melissa and Jenny trailed at the rear of the group. They were chatting

and laughing (7) _______________ when suddenly Suk Lin spotted a bright blue

butterfly. She shouted to the (8) _______________ two to look at it. They became

so caught up with (9) _______________ that they stopped following the group.

When the butterfly flew away, they turned around and were (10) _______________

to find that they were the only ones around. The rest of the group were

(11) _______________ in sight.

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They started to wander along a path, hoping to catch up with the rest.

However, unknowingly, they (12) _______________ the wrong path and got lost

in the dense undergrowth. They grew frightened and as it got darker, they

began to cry out for (13) _______________. But no one came. When night fell,

they stopped walking and sat close to one another. They sang songs and told

stories to (14) _______________ one another. Later, overcome by tiredness, they

fell asleep.

Early the next morning, a rescue team came upon the three sleeping girls.

They were cuddled together (15) _______________ the ground, arms wrapped

round one another. The girls were unharmed and had become very close

friends.

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Animals and petsUnit 4

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We may all like to keep animals as pets. But (1) _______________ you know

that keeping a pet involves a (2) _______________ more than you think? There

(3) _______________ many other responsibilities besides spending time playing

with your pets. For instance, we need to take good care of their health by knowing

the right kind of food to feed them.

Animals, like people, (4) _______________ a well-balanced diet. A well-balanced

diet should contain the vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty

acids that the body needs. (5) _______________ people, nowadays, aim for a low-

fat diet. The same applies to our pets. However, we must not forget that they

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also need to have certain fatty acids in their diet. The body (6) _______________

them to function properly. We (7) _______________ ensure that our pets are fed

a nutritious diet regularly to help them grow healthily.

So, you see, keeping a pet (8) _______________ not so simple. We need to

know the proper way to care for our pets. We need to act responsibly towards

them. We (9) _______________ treat them as well as we treat a friend, or even

better, because they depend on us for their well-being. (10) _______________

of all, remember to love your pets.

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A cat’s diet differs quite a bit from a dog’s. That (1) _______________ why we

should not feed a cat food meant for a dog. A cat’s diet differs from a dog’s

in that it (2) _______________ a higher amount of protein. Cats also require

a (3) _______________ higher intake of fat compared to dogs. However, this

(4) _______________ not mean that we should feed our cats as much fatty foods

as we like. If we do that, they may become obese.

Cats (5) _______________ not be left to feed themselves as they tend to overeat.

We should make sure that there is (6) _______________ of water available for the

cats. Drinking enough water will prevent them from having urinary disorders. We

should not feed cats raw fish diets as these lack vitamin B.

A (7) _______________ factors contribute to whether a cat can eat well or

not. A cat’s appetite (8) _______________ affected by habit and the type of food

offered. It is also affected by its environment and its health.

It is important to feed cats a good, well-balanced diet. If we (9) _______________

not sure of what to feed our cats, we (10) _______________ always ask a veterinarian

for advice.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


Thinking of keeping a guinea pig as a pet? Well, here is some (1) _______________

about guinea pigs which may be useful for you.

Guinea pigs are intelligent and quiet animals. They may develop a close bond

with you and may (2) _______________ you with chirps, purrs, squeaks or whistles.

Guinea pigs do not (3) _______________ very much if you do not spend much

time with them. However, if you spend time with them, they will become more

(4) _______________ towards you.

Guinea pigs are very (5) _______________ and they enjoy running through

(6) _______________ and mazes. If you give them a toy, they will play with it.

If you have more than one guinea pig, you may observe that they like to play

(7) _______________ of chase with each other.

Guinea pigs are social animals. They like to interact with others. However,

be (8) _______________ not to overcrowd their homes. This is because it is very

stressful for them and they may attack each other. Do not change their food or

(9) _______________ as they do not like changes.

So, still (10) _______________ in having a guinea pig as a pet? Just remember

to take note of the above points.

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One of the more common (1) _______________ that people keep is a rabbit.

Rabbits make excellent pets as (2) _______________ are gentle and quiet animals.

Rabbits like to interact with people. If you (3) _______________ time with

them, they can become very friendly and tame. They can also develop a

(4) _______________ bond with you. If you decide to let your rabbits roam about

your house freely, you must guard your furniture against (5) _______________

nibbling. This is because they like to chew things.

It is important to let your rabbits play with toys. These can be simple

things (6) _______________ empty paper towel rolls or wooden toys. You

(7) _______________ always handle a rabbit carefully. Although it is usually gentle

with its owner, a rabbit may kick, scratch or bite if it becomes anxious. Thus, it

is not a good idea to (8) _______________ them play with young children alone.

A proper diet (9) _______________ a rabbit would be fresh rabbit-food pellets

and hay. You should control the diet of (10) _______________ adult rabbit. They

should not have more (11) _______________ two to three tablespoons of pellets

per five pounds of body mass per day. You may give them (12) _______________

dark green leafy vegetables. Lettuce and celery (13) _______________ not good

snacks as they are not very nutritious. It is important to provide the rabbits with

drinking water at (14) _______________ times.

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Caring for the underprivileged

Unit 5

I Grammar Cloze


In August 2011, a minister commented that there (1) _______________ a

need to build more homes for the aged. He said that he (2) _______________

encountered more and more cases of old people who (3) _______________ chased

out of their houses. He said that the homes for the aged would provide for these

abandoned elderly.

He was sad that more and more children no longer (4) _______________ to

take care of their elderly parents. He felt that people today wanted to achieve

success and wealth so much that they had (5) _______________ values such as

tolerance and filial piety. He said that more and more people were abandoning

their parents because people had (6) _______________ very selfish.

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He (7) _______________ schools to help inculcate family values in young

people. Parents should also spend time with their children in building a close

bond with them. With proper guidance, their children (8) _______________ not

become wayward when they (9) _______________ up. Also, they would more

likely take on the responsibility of looking after their parents in their old age.

To build more homes for the aged, the government would have to come up

with more funds. He (10) _______________ that people would not treat the home

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On Children’s Day in 2011, a technology company treated more than 200

underprivileged children to a ‘high-tech’ experience. They (1) _______________

given training on information technology.

The company (2) _______________ to provide opportunities for these children

to learn more about the Internet and the latest technology. They wanted to help

the less fortunate in the community.

The children (3) _______________ an enjoyable and educational experience

that day. They were (4) _______________ to the new technology for the first time

and they were very interested. The company hoped to conduct many more such

training sessions for these children. They felt that the skills the children had

(5) _______________ would be useful to them when they grew up.

The company (6) _______________ very active in caring for the less fortunate.

They even (7) _______________ aside one day a year for their employees to do

volunteer work to help the needy. They also (8) _______________ money to many

charitable organisations.

Many people (9) _______________ benefited from their efforts. Many also

(10) _______________ the company for being so generous towards the needy.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


A group of sailors visited Singapore not only to sightsee but also to do

(1) _______________ work. They spent some time helping out at some orphanages.

Some of them did painting and (2) _______________ work at the homes. Others

entertained and played with the children. They played (3) _______________ and

sports such as scavenger hunt and soccer. The children were very happy and

enjoyed themselves very much.

The children were treated to a (4) _______________ of hamburgers at noon.

Some sailors spent time talking to the children and getting to know them. They

felt that the children needed some older friends to (5) _______________ in.

The sailors enjoyed (6) _______________ at the children’s homes. They felt

that it was a (7) _______________ thing to do. They were happy when they saw

the children’s faces (8) _______________ up. They felt as if they were giving back

something to (9) _______________.

The sailors left Singapore after about a week here. They said that they would

love to spend time with the children if they were to (10) _______________

Singapore again.

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An ambassador to Singapore (1) _______________ funds for charity in Singapore

by organising various activities. More than 10,000 people (2) _______________ the

fund-raising events. As a result, more than half a million dollars (3) _______________

collected.

The ambassador said that he liked to do charity work (4) _______________ he cared

for the underprivileged in society. He also said that he believed in being committed

to helping the less (5) _______________. He wanted to (6) _______________ by

his actions that he and his country cared (7) _______________ the community in

Singapore. Although he had only a small team to (8) _______________ with, he

managed to organise many events. Donations were collected (9) _______________

food fairs, dinners, concerts and carnivals. Proceeds from musical performances

(10) _______________ cooking workshops were also given to charity.

For years, the ambassador had not (11) _______________ been organising

events to raise funds for charities, he had also been quietly (12) _______________

old folks homes. He spent many hours every week listening to the old folks and

keeping them (13) _______________.

The ambassador had been tireless in his (14) _______________ to help the

underprivileged but he had never blown his own trumpet nor sought any form of

(15) _______________ for his efforts. He only hoped that people would become

more aware of the needy among them.

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News and usUnit 6

I Grammar Cloze


A young girl was killed when a flower pot dropped onto her head as she was

walking below a block of flats. Another young child suffered cuts on her head in

a playground when a bottle hit her. These (1) _______________ just two examples

of inconsiderate acts committed by people (2) _______________ in high-rise flats.

Killer litter is (3) _______________ a serious problem. People (4) _______________

the culprits to be more severely punished. To protect more innocent lives from

being harmed by killer litter, the government (5) _______________ taken some

actions. The town council has (6) _______________ out notices warning residents

not to place flower pots or objects on the balcony ledge. They are advised to

remove these objects immediately if they (7) _______________ not done so.

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People who are (8) _______________ throwing objects down their flats will be

fined, and even jailed. In some cases, the government will also confiscate the

culprits’ flats and prevent them from purchasing a flat on high floors in future.

Throwing litter out of one’s window without thinking about the safety of

those below (9) _______________ a very irresponsible thing to do. People who

(10) _______________ so must be severely punished. This will protect innocent

people from getting hurt.

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The Ministry of the Environment (1) _______________ trying to improve the

condition of public toilets. Dirty public toilets (2) _______________ been a problem

for some time. There (3) _______________ plans to build better-designed and

better-equipped toilets.

A well-designed toilet prevents water from spilling onto the floor. It

(4) _______________ also well-ventilated and suitable for children and the

disabled. However, no matter how well-built the toilets (5) _______________,

they will not be clean unless the users do their part.

There (6) _______________ cleaners who clean the toilets regularly. However,

users of the toilets also (7) _______________ the responsibility of keeping the

toilets clean. They should use the toilets as if they were their own. In other words,

they should be considerate. It (8) _______________ rude not to flush after you

have used the toilet.

Clean toilets also give tourists a good impression of Singapore. Clean toilet

competitions (9) _______________ being held to raise people’s awareness

of good toilet habits. As Singapore progresses and prospers, Singaporeans

(10) _______________ also enjoying a better standard of living. Keeping public

toilets clean will surely make life more pleasant for users.

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35Primary 4 Cloze Passages • News and us

II Vocabulary Cloze


Haze from forest fires has been a problem in Singapore since 1997. Singaporeans

experienced one of the (1) _______________ air pollution problems then. The

Health Ministry has been monitoring the situation to find out about the harmful

effects of the (2) _______________ on the people.

The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) informs people about the level of air

pollution. From the readings, people know whether the air quality is within

healthy or (3) _______________ levels. If the readings are high, it means that the

air is unhealthy. People are then advised to (4) _______________ indoors and

to avoid exercising in the open. Schools also (5) _______________ all their P.E.

lessons because of the unhealthy level of pollutants in the air.

People with asthma are told to be more (6) _______________. This is because

the haze can cause breathing problems. Some people try to (7) _______________

themselves by covering their noses and mouths with surgical masks. The

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(8) _______________ of people who experience breathing problems increases

during the haze periods.

The haze results mainly from the forest fires in Indonesia. Farmers clear land

for cultivation each year. They do so by (9) _______________ the trees and shrubs

on the land. Wind blowing in our (10) _______________ carries the smoke and

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Some scientists have (1) _______________ from a study recently that it takes

only a few days for a person to become addicted to cigarettes. Before this, it was

thought that it would (2) _______________ a few years for smokers to become

addicted.

This study was conducted in the United States. Many of the teenagers

experienced symptoms (3) _______________ as cravings for cigarettes and loss

of control of the number of cigarettes smoked. This study (4) _______________

how easy it is for people to pick up the (5) _______________ of smoking. Young

people who (6) _______________ that they can just experiment with cigarettes

for a few days and then give them up are wrong.

In Singapore, (7) _______________ are still many people who smoke. Every

year, billions of cigarettes are sold. It (8) _______________ actually an expensive

habit. The government tries to discourage people (9) _______________ smoking

by raising the price of cigarettes and educating people about the harmful

effects (10) _______________ smoking. Smoking does not only harm the smokers

themselves, it also affects the health of (11) _______________ around them. In

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fact, it is said that those who (12) _______________ in smoke exhaled by smokers

suffer more serious effects (13) _______________ their health than the smokers.

Advertisements on television and in newspaper show (14) _______________

smoking can do to the body. Lung cancer is one of the effects of smoking.

Treatment for lung cancer can total up to more (15) _______________ $50,000.




















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Keeping up with changes

Unit 7

I Grammar Cloze


Many changes are taking place in the world today. The way people live, work,

do business and spend their leisure time is changing and (1) _______________

continue to change in the future.

People are gaining more and more knowledge about computers

(2) _______________ finding newer and faster ways of doing things.

(3) _______________, workers will have to learn new ways of doing things all the

time. (4) _______________ they do not do so, they may find that their company

will not need them anymore. They may become jobless one day.

The government wants workers to realise this. They want workers to go for

training (5) _______________ that they can find jobs easily. They will pay for the

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workers’ training programmes. New institutions will probably (6) _______________

set up to train the workers so (7) _______________ they will have the skills needed

in the new economy.

Workers can no longer remain in their comfortable place. They have no choice

(8) _______________ continue to learn and be trained. They will (9) _______________

to make sure that they have the skills that companies want. (10) _______________,

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More Singaporeans are learning computer skills. They want to know how to

use the Internet and send electronic mails (1) _______________ they realise that

learning to use the computer is important.

Computer lessons (2) _______________ be offered at libraries and community

centres. They are held there so (3) _______________ more Singaporeans will be

able to attend the lessons. The older people (4) _______________ not be left

out. Some of the courses are specially planned for them.

(5) _______________ people do not know computer skills, life will be tough

for them in the future. This is (6) _______________ more and more services will

be using computers.

Nowadays, many people write to each other using the computer. This is called

e-mailing. They do not have to write letters (7) _______________ post them at

the post office. People prefer e-mailing because it is faster and easier. Some

people also do shopping on the Internet. This is called online shopping. People

can pay their bills (8) _______________ do banking using the computer too. It is

convenient and fast.

The world will (9) _______________ more and more dependent on computers in

the future. It is better for everyone to learn how to use them (10) _______________

that they will not feel left out. These computer skills will also help them cope

with life in the future.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


Mrs Tan is a woman who does not believe that education stops the

(1) _______________ you step out of the school gates. She believes that learning

is a (2) _______________ process and that a person must (3) _______________ to

learn if he or she wants to keep up with the changes in the world.

Mrs Tan came from a poor family. She had to work after her ‘O’ Levels to help

to (4) _______________ her siblings through school. Although she left school,

she continued her (5) _______________ on a part-time basis. It was hard work

but her (6) _______________ of learning kept her going. Through the years, she

had managed to obtain a few diplomas. It was quite an (7) _______________.

Mrs Tan is a good example for everyone to follow. Although she is very busy,

she still finds (8) _______________ to do volunteer work. She helps out at the

children’s homes. She coaches children who are weak in their studies. Sometimes,

she takes them to (9) _______________ places such as the zoo and the East Coast

Park. She is like a big sister to the children and tries to (10) _______________ in

them a love for learning.

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The first Singapore Learning Festival was held in 2000. It lasted two weeks.

The purpose of the Festival was to encourage Singaporeans to keep on

(1) _______________, no matter how old they were.

An exhibition was held at Suntec City. Visitors to the exhibition could

sign (2) _______________ for courses there. They had many choices

(3) _______________ many courses were available. Visitors were encouraged

to find out more (4) _______________ the training courses suitable for them.

There (5) _______________ courses for children, adults as (6) _______________ as

retirees. These courses were for people from (7) _______________ backgrounds

and educational levels.

Keeping up with changes in the world is (8) _______________ for everyone in

Singapore. Singapore is a small country and in order to compete with the bigger

(9) _______________, everyone will have to keep on learning. Students in schools

(10) _______________ get to learn new skills such as how to use the computer.

Working adults need to learn (11) _______________ skills so that they can

contribute to the company they work for. If not, they may find themselves out of

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work as their old skills (12) _______________ no longer be needed by the company

they work for. Some older workers think that it is (13) _______________ to learn

new knowledge at their age so they do not like all the changes.

(14) _______________, times have changed and they have to accept the fact

that they have to keep on learning in (15) _______________ to survive in Singapore.




















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Stories behindthe faces

Unit 8

I Grammar Cloze


I see him every morning as I leave for school. As early as half past six,

(1) _______________ is already up and about. He is usually sweeping the floor

or emptying the trash (2) _______________ the dustbins. Sometimes he is wiping

the lifts with a piece of damp cloth. I do not know his name, but I know that he

(3) _______________ one of the foreign workers in Singapore.

He looks quite young and pleasant. He (4) _______________ dark skin, black

hair and a pleasant smile. Whenever I meet him, which happens most often at

the ground floor lift landing, (5) _______________ usually nod and smile at each

other. I heard from (6) _______________ neighbours that he is from Pakistan. I

wonder whether he misses his home.

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He usually (7) _______________ a T-shirt and a pair of long pants. He is quite

hardworking and has kept (8) _______________ place clean and free of litter.

The residents here (9) _______________ him quite well. Sometimes they give

him fruits and biscuits. (10) _______________ Chinese New Year, some elderly

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He is easily the oldest man on the stadium track. However, (1) _______________

is also easily the most energetic-looking man there. I meet him whenever I jog

at the stadium (2) _______________ the morning. This man however, would be

finishing the last bit of his exercise. He is always there earlier than I.

The man looks like he is in his sixties. He is lean and tall. He (3) _______________

not jog but walks. However, he walks (4) _______________ such a fast speed that I

cannot catch up with him even though I jog. Many younger joggers would look at

him in admiration. Some younger men even ask him to show (5) _______________

how he does (6) _______________.

I must say that he (7) _______________ a loud voice. After his exercise, he

would sit at the spectator stand to chat with some of his friends for a while

(8) _______________ making his way home. I can hear his voice clearly as I jog

past the spectator stand. I think his lungs (9) _______________ really healthy!

Maybe this man really knows that (10) _______________ is important to exercise.

Or maybe he just enjoys exercising. Whatever it is, I must say that he is somebody

the joggers at the stadium notice and even look up to.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


He pushes a supermarket trolley laden with cardboard and scraps along the

road and up to his flat. He is always alone and (1) _______________ dressed. I meet

this old man often as he lives in the neighbourhood. He lives in a one-room flat.

He is thin and tall. He looks (2) _______________ as he bends over his shopping

trolley. I (3) _______________ if he lives on his own. Why is he alone? Where are

his family members? Does he feel (4) _______________ ? These questions appear

in my mind whenever I catch sight of him.

The old man always appears (5) _______________. There is always a smile

on his face. Is he really happy? I can see that he is poor and his life is not

(6) _______________. Maybe he is contented to be healthy and independent.

Maybe all he needs are just (7) _______________ food to eat and a roof over his

head.

The old man with the shopping trolley looks out of (8) _______________

in this neighbourhood with its modern facilities. What does he think of

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present-day Singapore? Does he think that it is a better place for him or does

he (9) _______________ the Singapore of the past? I feel pity for him sometimes

as I see him pushing the trolley with his back and head bent, minding his own

(10) _______________. But maybe I should not feel this way. Who knows, he may

be happier than what most people think.

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The Candy Woman is an elderly woman. Why (1) _______________ I call her

the Candy Woman? Well, it is (2) _______________ she sells candy! However,

she sells a special kind of candy that you do not (3) _______________ find in the

shops. Hers is a homemade, sticky, golden-brown and translucent substance.

(4) _______________ looks and tastes like honey, although it is harder and

(5) _______________ be twined round a stick.

The Candy Woman usually comes (6) _______________ around one o’clock

in the afternoon and she stays (7) _______________ evening time. She sits on

a low stool that she brings along and places her pail of golden-brown syrup in

front of her. Now and then, she rings her bell to (8) _______________ passers-by.

I wonder (9) _______________ she comes from. She looks cheerful and is quite

neat and well-groomed. I do not think that she needs to (10) _______________ a

living by selling sweets. Maybe it is her way of passing time. She may be bored

sitting at home and (11) _______________ nothing. Perhaps she enjoys the hustle

and bustle of the place.

Once in a (12) _______________, I will buy a stick of the golden-brown sweet from

her. I like to see her dig her stick into the golden liquid and (13) _______________

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twirl and twine the golden threads of sweet round and round the stick. It is really

sticky and sweet so you (14) _______________ remember to brush your teeth

after eating it!

The Candy Woman has (15) _______________ wrinkles on her face. I like her

kindly face and will always look out for her whenever I walk past the spot where

she usually hawks her sweets.

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I Grammar Cloze


Enid Blyton is one of the (1) _______________ well known writers of children’s

books in the world. Some of the books written by her (2) _______________

the Famous Five and Secret Seven stories. She also wrote the Little Noddy

stories. Children all over the world (3) _______________ to read her stories about

adventures, school life and imaginary characters.

Enid Blyton (4) _______________ her books using a typewriter. She wrote at a

very fast speed and was able to produce (5) _______________ books in a short

span of time. Her books are written for young people between the ages of five

and fifteen.

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Though she was famous and rich, Enid Blyton remained humble. She

(6) _______________ a quiet and private life. As a young woman, she

(7) _______________ a striking appearance. She (8) _______________ quite tall,

had dark, curly hair and dark eyes.

By the end of her writing career, in around 1965, she had published

(9) _______________ hundred different titles. Many of these appeared in different

languages. Even after her death, the sales of her books kept increasing.

Enid Blyton (10) _______________ clearly one of the world’s most loved writers

of children’s books.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1) _______________ written by Roald Dahl.

Many children have enjoyed reading his books, which (2) _______________ among

the (3) _______________ imaginative books ever written for children.

Roald Dahl was born in 1916 and he died in 1990. He (4) _______________

not start writing children’s books until 1943. After he graduated from school, he

worked for the Shell Company of East Africa and (5) _______________ with the

company until 1939 when World War II started. He then joined the Royal Air

Force as a fighter pilot.

In 1943, after Roald Dahl wrote The Gremlins, he was invited to the

house of the President of the United States for dinner. This was followed by

a (6) _______________ more visits. It was a very exciting time for him as he

(7) _______________ opportunities to talk to the President like an old friend.

Roald Dahl (8) _______________ five children altogether. He said that if he

(9) _______________ not had any children, he would not have been able to write

books for children. When his first child (10) _______________ born, he often made

up stories to tell her at bedtime. He knew what stories children loved to read

and we can see that from the success of his books.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


Hans Christian Andersen is (1) _______________ for his books such as The

Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen and The Nightingale. His stories have

been written in many (2) _______________ so that children from different parts

of the world can read them.

Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805. His father died when he was

eleven years old. He did not go to school regularly and he spent most of his time

(3) _______________ stories. His mother sent him to a weaver, a tobacconist and

a tailor so that he could (4) _______________ some skills. However, Hans Christian

knew that these (5) _______________ were not suitable for him.

Hans Christian began to publish his (6) _______________ in Danish in 1829.

He spent a lot of time (7) _______________ through Europe. He wrote poems,

plays, novels and stories about his travels. In 1835, he published Fairy Tales

Told for Children. These are four short (8) _______________ he wrote for a little

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girl. People liked these stories and wanted him to write more. Altogether, Hans

Christian (9) _______________ 168 fairy tales.

Hans Christian died in 1875. Although he never married and had no children

of his (10) _______________, his stories and fairy tales are loved by children all

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Almost every child (1) _______________ the story of Alice in Wonderland. The

(2) _______________ of this story is Lewis Carroll. However, this (3) _______________

not the author’s real name. His real name is Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He

(4) _______________ born in 1832 in England.

He was a bright boy and he was educated (5) _______________ home. When

he was twelve years old, he went to (6) _______________ at a nearby school. He

then went on to study at the university. He was a very good mathematician and

(7) _______________ a teacher at the university.

He was six foot (8) _______________ and handsome. He sometimes stammered

when he (9) _______________ and this embarrassed (10) _______________ a great

deal. However, this did not (11) _______________ him from mixing around and

he was quite popular because he was a good entertainer.

He invented the story on Alice in 1862. He told the story to a daughter of a

friend, Alice, who begged him to (12) _______________ it down. He took the story

to a publisher who liked it and (13) _______________ it as Alice’s Adventures in

Wonderland in 1865.

He died in 1898 after (14) _______________ ill due to pneumonia. Before he

died, he published many books and writings, one of which (15) _______________

Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

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The OlympicsUnit 10

I Grammar Cloze


The Olympic Games (1) _______________ the largest sports event in the world

today. The Games, which last about two to three weeks, (2) _______________ a

live audience of millions of spectators and a television audience in the hundreds

of millions. Many of the competitors (3) _______________ for at least four years.

(4) _______________ hope to get a chance to participate in the Games.

The first Olympics (5) _______________ held in Greece in 776 B.C. The Greeks

held the event at intervals of four years for hundreds of years. In 394 A.D., the

Roman Emperor Theodosius (6) _______________ an end to Olympic competitions.

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This was because they (7) _______________ become very rowdy. As a result, there

were no Olympic Games for the next fifteen hundred years.

Then in the 1890s, a Frenchman pushed for the Olympics to be held again.

(8) _______________ believed that physical education should be part of general

education. He was successful in getting it started again in 1896. Since then, the

Games (9) _______________ been held every four years except in 1916, 1940

and 1944. The two world wars (10) _______________ fought during those years.

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Jonathan Edwards is the world’s greatest triple jumper. He is the first man to

jump more than 60 feet. Edwards (1) _______________ a family man who considers

his wife and children far more important than all (2) _______________ fame. He

describes himself as an ordinary, skinny guy. People like (3) _______________ for

his grace, charm and humility.

When Marie-Jose Perec from France won a gold medal for (4) _______________

country in the 400-metre event in 1992, she became a sports idol overnight.

Everyone wanted to know who (5) _______________ was and where she came

from. Newspapers reported that she grew up in a shack in the house of her

grandmother. She (6) _______________ also asked to model sportswear once.

Hans Spitzauer is a champion sailor from Vienna. He has won at least six

international championship titles. He began sailing when he (7) _______________

four years old. He said that sailing was tough work as (8) _______________ was

constantly exposed to wet and cold conditions as well as the burning sun. However,

he said that these (9) _______________ nothing compared to the joy of sailing

and the excitement of competition. He said that a sailor (10) _______________

to have a feeling for his boat.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


The Olympic rings (1) _______________ the union of the five continents and

the meeting of nations from all over the (2) _______________ at the Olympic

Games. The colours of the rings are chosen because at least one of these colours

is found in the (3) _______________ of every nation.

The Olympic Creed is: “The most (4) _______________ thing in the Olympic

Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is

not the triumph, but the (5) _______________.”

In the 1936 Olympics, the Olympic torch relay was (6) _______________. A

torch lit in the ancient city of Olympia, Greece, was carried to Berlin. The flame

was lit naturally by the (7) _______________ of the sun. A woman, dressed in

(8) _______________ similar to those worn by the ancient Greeks, then handed

the torch to the first relay runner.

There is also the Olympic Winter Games. The first-ever (9) _______________

title awarded at the Olympic Winter Games was in Speed Skating. Alpine Skiing

made its first (10) _______________ in 1936. Since then, many new sports have

been introduced at the Olympic Games.

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There (1) _______________ another type of Olympic Games known as the

Special Olympics. This is a sports programme that (2) _______________ people

who are mentally retarded develop physical fitness and self-confidence.

Some of the Special Olympics organisations hold sports (3) _______________

for children and adult with mental retardation. Some of the athletes are young

while others are (4) _______________. They come from different backgrounds.

(5) _______________ of them are naturally good athletes while others must

(6) _______________ very hard.

Participating and winning in sports competitions helps the competitors gain

self-confidence and prove (7) _______________ own capabilities. People with

mental retardation are often reminded of what (8) _______________ cannot do.

The Special Olympics provides an opportunity for (9) _______________ to achieve

something. The competitors we then able to (10) _______________ a sense of

achievement.

Many of the participants (11) _______________ confident as well as physically

fit. They are (12) _______________ able to interact with coaches and fellow

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athletes. They are real athletes who train and (13) _______________ hard. To give

each athlete a chance to win, Special Olympics divide the athletes into groups

according to their age.

The coaches (14) _______________ carefully selected and they attend training

sessions. These coaches train the athletes and help them to achieve a good level

of physical (15) _______________.

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I Grammar Cloze


Malaysia is a country where many races live side by side. Like Singapore,

there (1) _______________ Malays, Chinese and Indians. The majority of the

people are Muslims (2) _______________ they speak Bahasa Melayu. The Chinese

make (3) _______________ a third of the population. About ten percent of the

population are Indians. The remaining population (4) _______________ made up

of Sikhs, Eurasians and tribal people.

The musical instrument most commonly used (5) _______________ the local

music is the gendang or drum. They also (6) _______________ flutes, trumpets

and gongs. The Malaysians have their own art forms such as shadow puppets,

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and silat, a form of martial art. The local food (7) _______________ satay, fried

soybean curd in peanut sauce and tamarind fish curry.

Malaysia (8) _______________ known as Malaya in the past. In 1957, Malaya

gained independence. Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore combined with Malaya

to form Malaysia in 1963, (9) _______________ two years later, Singapore left the

group. In 1969, the Malays and Chinese fought violently. However, the different

races (10) _______________ lived peacefully together since then.

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People believe that the earliest settlers of Indonesia came (1) _______________

India or Burma. The later settlers came from southern China and Indochina. In

the early 19th century, the Dutch took control of Java. (2) _______________, after

the World War II in 1949, Indonesia became a republic.

Indonesia is well known (3) _______________ its Batik. It is the art of applying

wax to cloth and (4) _______________ tie-dying it in colourful and dramatic

designs. Many Indonesian dishes (5) _______________ Chinese-influenced, but

some food, such as Padang food, is local.

There (6) _______________ many street vendors selling snacks like potatoes,

sweet nuts and cookies. Rice (7) _______________ eaten at each meal. It is usually

eaten with a variety (8) _______________ hot and spicy dishes and salads. Fried

rice and seafood are also popular. The variety of fruits grown in the country

(9) _______________ really amazing. Some of the fruits include durians, guavas,

jackfruits, mangoes, papayas (10) _______________ starfruits.

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67Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Our neighbours

II Vocabulary Cloze


When you see the Thai people put their hands together and (1) _______________

them to chest level, it means that they are paying respect to objects or people.

These are usually (2) _______________ objects or people whom they respect.

The Thai people learn this from a young age. They are taught to do so

until it becomes a (3) _______________. The higher the hands are placed in

front of the face, the higher the (4) _______________ of respect. A person who

does this usually also moves his head forward. A younger person will usually

be the one to (5) _______________ an older person. The older person will then

(6) _______________ by doing the same. Normally, the younger person bows his

head a little more than does the older person.

For a more (7) _______________ gesture, a person bows his head further with

the whole body lowered until he actually sits on the floor and places his head,

palms still together, on the floor.

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There are two different (8) _______________ of sitting. One is more formal

than the other. In a formal sitting, the person brings his hands up to his face

while bending the whole body (9) _______________ on the floor. The palms are

placed flat on the floor and the forehead touches the floor between them. In

a less formal sitting, the person sits on the floor with both legs folded to one

(10) _______________ of the body. He bends his body forward and places both

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Thailand was (1) _______________ as Siam until 1938. According to the Thai

people, their (2) _______________ was founded in the 13th century. The first

ruler of the kingdom (3) _______________ King Rama Thibodi. During his rule,

he stated that the official (4) _______________ of Thailand was Buddhism. Later

in 1767, armies (5) _______________ Burma destroyed the kingdom. The Chakri

dynasty was founded and the first king was Rama I. (6) _______________ 1932,

people fought against the king’s rule. The country (7) _______________ governed

by the army until 1992.

There are still kings and queens in Thailand, but they (8) _______________

not govern the country. However, the royal family (9) _______________ still a

very important part of the lives of the Thai people. It unites the country as

it (10) _______________ together people from all backgrounds. It gives

(11) _______________ a strong national identity.

The people have great respect (12) _______________ their kings. They

(13) _______________ also very proud of them and they love the royal family.

The kings gain the respect and love of the people by (14) _______________ time

with them. Therefore, it (15) _______________ not surprising that the Thai people

have a strong sense of national identity and pride.

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Unit 12

I Grammar Cloze


The Video-Cassette Recorder (VCR) has become a common household

item. People (1) _______________ use it to play a video. Some years ago, it

became possible for people to use it to record a television programme while

(2) _______________ were not at home. This is an example of how inventors have

come up with new ideas and inventions.

(3) _______________, there is the ‘Smart House’. Its residents are able to

operate all the appliances in (4) _______________ from anywhere. Research in

America has been done and is (5) _______________ being done to bring about

the ‘Smart House’.

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The ‘Smart House’ will turn the lights on for you as you come up the walkway

to (6) _______________ home. Everything in your house (7) _______________ be

controlled by a panel on the wall, a remote control device, a voice system, or by

telephone from (8) _______________ in the world. Old appliances will work with

the new system, but all appliances will later be built with (9) _______________

own ‘smarts’. A repairman will (10) _______________ able to call the machine

on the telephone to see what is wrong. The ‘Smart House’ will also be a ‘Safe

House’. It will know what to do if there is a gas leak or fire.

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In the early 1970s, scientists found out that sound waves could be used to help

blast foreign bodies off other objects. Now, researchers are (1) _______________ on

a new technology that will make washing up at home a (2) _______________ different

experience. Detergent and water are what housewives will (3) _______________

use when they do their washing. In future, these may not be needed for household

washing.

Researchers said that soap makes dirt slippery so it does not hold on to things.

Instead of soap, they recommend (4) _______________ sonic vibrations to loosen

dirt. This means that the dishwashers of the future do not need water to wash

the dishes. This also means that we (5) _______________ be able to save water.

At the moment, the soapless way of washing is not popular because of the high

cost. However, once the price is right, it will be more (6) _______________ used.

Ultrasonic cleaners can reduce cleaning time to about a minute. Some researchers

are working on a dry-cleaning machine. Some liquid will (7) _______________

be used but it (8) _______________ cut down on the use of cleaning chemicals.

Some people think that it will take many more years before we could do our

washing without water. Researchers are still (9) _______________ on the invention.

This is good news for housewives because (10) _______________ down the road,

they may not have to worry about the harmful effects detergent and water can

inflict on their hands.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


Imagine this — it is a sunny day in 2002. You are playing basketball with

your friends. You take the ball and suddenly you feel one of your ankles

(1) _______________. Your shoes respond immediately. It quickly (2) _______________

up to prevent you from twisting your ankle. Quick as (3) _______________, you

get back your balance and throw the ball into the basket, scoring a point for

your team.

If you think that this is a (4) _______________ from a science fiction book,

think again. Manufacturers are trying to fit new (5) _______________ into their

best-selling shoes. They are planning to produce shoes that will prevent injuries.

The ‘Smart Shoes’ will (6) _______________ to the wearer and remember his

or her every move. The manufacturer hopes to make shoes which suit the

(7) _______________ of each person.

One of the things that manufacturers are working on is to put microchip

technology into running shoes. The chips in the shoes will (8) _______________

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information about speed and distance from the shoes to a (9) _______________

watch. Runners will then be able to read the information on their watch as they

run. The information in the runner’s shoes may even be transferred to the Internet

so that a trainer can read the results on his or her (10) _______________.











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Research is being done to (1) _______________ the way that books and

newspapers are being printed. If this is successful, it may mean that we can also

cut down on the (2) _______________ of paper and thus save trees.

Paper coated with electronic ink enables users to wipe it off (3) _______________

a flip of an electronic switch. The same (4) _______________ can then be reused

or reprinted. This can be used to create ‘electronic books’. (5) _______________

form of electronic books does not need computers and monitors. This book

will (6) _______________ buttons on its spine. If you want to read a text, all you

(7) _______________ to do is to push a button. The paper in the electronic book

(8) _______________ coated with a special substance.

If this project is successful, (9) _______________ may also change the way

newspapers are printed. Each morning, a receiver on the paper (10) _______________

automatically receive a newspaper through the satellite and print the day’s news

(11) _______________ you make breakfast. After (12) _______________ the papers,

you will not throw it into the bin. Instead, you will put it (13) _______________

the coffee table for reprinting the next day.

An electronic book will also allow readers to store a novel one chapter at a

time. Thus, if the novel or book is a thick one, (14) _______________ will save us

the trouble of (15) _______________ a heavy and fat volume around.

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Wonders of natureUnit 13

I Grammar Cloze


(1) _______________ you ever wondered what snow is made up of? Well, the

answer is that snowflakes are made up of two to two hundred separate snow

crystals. What are snow crystals? They are crystals that are formed around bits

of dirt that have been carried up into the air by the wind. (2) _______________

snow looks white, it is really soil particles that have been coated with ice.

There are four different shapes of snow crystals. Three of them have six sides,

(3) _______________ one is shaped like a long needle. Why (4) _______________

snow crystals have different shapes? It all depends on the temperature at which

they (5) _______________ formed.

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As the snow crystals form and grow, they become heavier (6) _______________

fall. If they spin round and round as they fall, they may be shaped symmetrically

(7) _______________ they reach the ground.

(8) _______________ they fall sideways, they may become lopsided. When

the snow crystals clump together, they form snowflakes. (9) _______________ the

snow that you see (10) _______________ actually made up of differently shaped

crystals!

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During a thunderstorm, you often see flashes of lightning and hear loud claps

of thunder. (1) _______________ you know what causes lightning and thunder?

Long ago, people thought that (2) _______________ the gods became angry,

they would throw lightning bolts from the sky. However, scientists have since

discovered that this (3) _______________ not true.

Scientists said that lightning (4) _______________ caused by ice particles in

the cloud grinding together. When they (5) _______________ that, an electric

charge forms at the bottom of the cloud. An opposite charge builds up on

the ground right below the cloud. Little streamers come down from the cloud

(6) _______________ up from the ground. If two of these streamers meet, we get

a current of electricity and we (7) _______________ lightning.

Thunder is the deep rumbling sound that occurs after a flash of lightning.

The sound is a result of the explosion of air that (8) _______________ been

heated by lightning. Thunder has many different sounds, depending on where

you (9) _______________ and what the lightning does. It may sound ‘rumbly’,

(10) _______________ it may just be one loud crack.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


Rainbows are sometimes seen in the sky after rain. What causes these colourful

rainbows to (1) _______________ ?

Rainbows are formed when light and water meet in the sky on a hot day. It is

a very beautiful (2) _______________. Rainbows (3) _______________ during and

immediately after local showers, when the sun is shining and the air contains

raindrops. The higher we are above the ground, the more of the rainbow circle

we will see.

Have you heard the (4) _______________: “There is a pot of gold at the end

of the rainbow”? The (5) _______________ that a pot of gold can be found at

the end of the rainbow started in old Europe. It is said that angels put the gold

there and only a naked man can get (6) _______________ of it. Of course, this is

just a myth.

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You may sometimes (7) _______________ if you could go under the

(8) _______________ of a rainbow. According to scientific (9) _______________,

you cannot do so. It is always in front of you while your back faces the sun. There

is an old (10) _______________ that anyone who stands beneath the rainbow will

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Have you ever wondered about the shape (1) _______________ size of

raindrops? And have you ever asked what a raindrop (2) _______________ ? In

order to find the answers to these questions, we need to talk about clouds first.

We all know that rain comes from clouds, (3) _______________ what is a cloud

made of? Well, a cloud is made up of water in the air. This is known as water

vapour. There (4) _______________ tiny particles in the air, and when condensation

occurs, the water vapour wraps (5) _______________ around the tiny particles.

Each particle becomes a small droplet. When these small droplets join together,

they form clouds.

When the clouds (6) _______________ heavier and heavier until they can no

longer hold the droplets up, they start to fall to the ground. As the droplets

(7) _______________, they ‘eat up’ even more droplets. When they reach the

size of 0.5 mm in diameter or bigger, we call (8) _______________ raindrops.

The size of a raindrop depends (9) _______________ the size of the particle that

the water vapour wraps itself around. Also, if the droplet manages to ‘run into’

other droplets more often, a bigger-sized raindrop will (10) _______________.

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Raindrops are often drawn in the (11) _______________ of a teardrop.

(12) _______________, real raindrops have very different shapes. Small raindrops

are spherical while larger ones (13) _______________ like the shape of a hamburger.

The even larger ones can look like a parachute (14) _______________ a tube of

water around the base. The shape of the raindrop is caused (15) _______________

two forces — the surface tension of the water and the pressure of the air pushing

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Save energyUnit 14

I Grammar Cloze


Water is precious. We should not waste it. Frequent droughts and an increase

in population (1) _______________ the world are causing a shortage of water.

We need water to survive. Thus, it is important that we pay more attention

(2) _______________ how we use water. This is to enable us to have enough clean

water (3) _______________ many years to come.

There are many ways to prevent wastage (4) _______________ water.

For example, (5) _______________ not flush the toilet unnecessarily.

(6) _______________ tissues in the rubbish bin rather than in the toilet bowl.

(7) _______________ let the water run when you are washing your face or brushing

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your teeth. When washing dishes, fill one sink with soapy water. Then quickly

rinse (8) _______________ a slow stream of water from the tap. When washing a

car, (9) _______________ soap and water from a bucket. Use a hose only for the

final rinse.

Water is being used far more quickly than it is being replaced. We must all

do our part to save water. Saving water not only saves you money, it will ensure

that future generations will have enough water to live (10) _______________.











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Electricity is another source of energy that is being used (1) _______________

very rapidly. We (2) _______________ do our part by not wasting it. We

(3) _______________ keep our electricity bills down and save energy for the

future by knowing some tips on how to use electricity properly.

Make sure that the doors of your refrigerator seal well. Do it (4) _______________

closing the door over a piece of paper so that it is half in and half out of the

refrigerator. If you can pull the paper (5) _______________, then the refrigerator

is not air-tight and you (6) _______________ need to replace the latch or the seal.

Cover liquids and wrap foods stored in the refrigerator.

Do not put hot food (7) _______________ the refrigerator or freezer. You

(8) _______________ open the door only when necessary.

We (9) _______________ save electricity by the way we use kitchen appliances.

Use a covered kettle or pan to boil water. It is faster and it uses less energy.

Use a small electric pan or toaster (10) _______________ small meals rather than

a large stove or oven. A toaster oven uses a third or half as much energy as a

full-sized oven.

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II Vocabulary Cloze


Solar energy is (1) _______________ from the sun. The sun is a (2) _______________

source of energy and if we could make use of this energy, it would cut down

on the use of other (3) _______________ of energy, which are fast disappearing

from the face of the earth. Another good thing about using solar energy is that

it does not cause (4) _______________.

There are two ways of (5) _______________ solar energy. One is the solar

thermal system and the other is the solar electric system. The solar thermal

system turns the sun’s energy into heat while the solar electric system turns the

sun’s energy into (6) _______________.

Solar energy is available on the earth’s (7) _______________ in different ways.

To make sure that this energy is readily available at all times, scientists have to

know when that solar energy is available in the future. They then have to think

of (8) _______________ to capture and store that energy so that it can be used

when needed.

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Scientists also have to make the equipment that can be (9) _______________

to capture solar energy. One thing that scientists have to (10) _______________ is

the cost involved. The cost of collecting and storing solar energy must be fairly

low in comparison to the costs of using the other sources of energy.

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What is Daylight Saving Time? Some countries which experience the four

seasons set their clocks one or two hours ahead of time (1) _______________

spring and one or two hours back during autumn. Tropical countries and places

(2) _______________ the equator, like Singapore, for example, do not observe

this as the daylight hours (3) _______________ same throughout the year. Thus,

it is of no use to (4) _______________ the clocks backward and forward.

One of the main reasons why these countries change their clocks is that

(5) _______________ saves energy. The (6) _______________ of energy a person

uses is connected to when he goes to bed and when he (7) _______________ up.

When we go to bed, we (8) _______________ off the lights and the television.

When we get up, we start (9) _______________ electricity.

Daylight Saving Time ‘makes’ the sun ‘set’ one hour later. This means that there

is a shorter period of time (10) _______________ sunset and bedtime. Therefore,

(11) _______________ electricity will be used for lighting and appliances.

During summer, the sun (12) _______________ very early in the day. Most

people will (13) _______________ after the sunrise, so they will use less electricity

for lighting. (14) _______________ the evening, many people are not at home

(15) _______________ of the longer daylight hours, so less energy is used at home.

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Unit 1

Practice 1

(1) are(2) is(3) as(4) was(5) crawled

(6) cried(7) am(8) advise(9) spent(10) but

Practice 2

(1) has(2) was(3) had(4) were(5) also

(6) because(7) is(8) am(9) although(10) have

Practice 3

(1) happy(2) better(3) compound(4) accidents(5) check

(6) fair(7) example(8) obey(9) cooperative(10) report

Practice 4

(1) because(2) uses(3) have(4) push(5) us(6) helps(7) learn(8) improved

(9) Although(10) never(11) playing(12) it(13) that(14) cannot(15) grows

Unit 2

Practice 1

(1) in(2) quickly(3) moaning(4) feeling(5) soundly(6) from

(7) with(8) very(9) up(10) by

Practice 2

(1) down(2) in(3) were(4) about(5) on

(6) in(7) up(8) happily(9) laughing(10) at

Practice 3

(1) sacrifi ces(2) ceremony(3) independent(4) working(5) spurred

(6) studying(7) third(8) end(9) applause(10) audience

Practice 4

(1) from(2) going(3) had(4) up(5) near(6) hold(7) in(8) in

(9) under(10) turned(11) twinkling(12) were(13) has(14) favourite(15) best

Unit 3

Practice 1

(1) having(2) are(3) you(4) they(5) am

(6) me(7) giving(8) Our(9) us(10) doing

Practice 2

(1) running(2) his(3) It(4) watching(5) him

(6) looking(7) his(8) him(9) perching(10) it

Practice 3

(1) different (2) responsible

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(3) important(4) fi lial(5) delicious(6) quick

(7) contagious(8) old(9) faithful(10) best

Practice 4

(1) are(2) girls(3) trip(4) were(5) together(6) trekked(7) happily(8) other

(9) it(10) shocked(11) nowhere(12) took(13) help(14) encourage(15) on

Unit 4

Practice 1

(1) do(2) lot(3) are(4) need(5) Many

(6) needs(7) must(8) is(9) should(10) Most

Practice 2

(1) is(2) has(3) much(4) does(5) should

(6) plenty(7) few(8) is(9) are(10) must

Practice 3

(1) information(2) reward(3) mind(4) responsive(5) active

(6) tunnels(7) games(8) careful(9) environment(10) interested

Practice 4

(1) pets(2) they(3) spend(4) close(5) their(6) like(7) must(8) let

(9) for(10) an(11) than(12) some(13) are(14) all(15) taking

Unit 5

Practice 1

(1) was(2) had(3) were(4) wanted(5) forgotten

(6) become(7) urged(8) would(9) grew(10) hoped

Practice 2

(1) were(2) wanted(3) had(4) exposed(5) learned

(6) was(7) put(8) donated(9) had(10) praised

Practice 3

(1) charity(2) repair(3) games(4) lunch(5) confi de

(6) volunteering(7) meaningful(8) light(9) society(10) visit

Practice 4

(1) raised(2) visited(3) were(4) as(5) fortunate(6) show(7) for(8) work

(9) from(10) and(11) only(12) visiting(13) company(14) effort(15) reward

Unit 6

Practice 1

(1) are(2) living(3) becoming(4) want(5) has

(6) given(7) have(8) caught(9) is(10) do

Practice 2

(1) is(2) have(3) are(4) is(5) are

(6) are(7) have(8) is(9) are(10) are











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Practice 3

(1) worst(2) pollutants(3) unhealthy(4) stay(5) cancel

(6) cautious(7) protect(8) number(9) burning(10) direction

Practice 4

(1) discovered(2) take(3) such(4) shows(5) habit(6) think(7) there(8) is

(9) from(10) of(11) those(12) breathe(13) on(14) what(15) than

Unit 7

Practice 1

(1) will(2) and(3) Therefore(4) If(5) so

(6) be(7) that(8) but(9) have(10) Otherwise

Practice 2

(1) because(2) will(3) that(4) will(5) If

(6) because(7) and(8) and(9) be(10) so

Practice 3

(1) moment(2) lifelong(3) continue(4) support(5) education

(6) love(7) achievement(8) time(9) interesting(10) instil

Practice 4

(1) learning(2) up(3) because(4) about(5) were(6) well(7) different(8) important

(9) countries(10) will(11) useful(12) may(13) diffi cult(14) However(15) order

Unit 8

Practice 1

(1) he(2) into(3) is(4) has(5) we

(6) my(7) wears(8) our(9) know(10) At

Practice 2

(1) he(2) in(3) does(4) at(5) them

(6) it(7) has(8) before(9) are(10) it

Practice 3

(1) shabbily(2) frail(3) wonder(4) lonely(5) cheerful

(6) easy(7) enough(8) place(9) miss(10) business

Practice 4

(1) do(2) because(3) usually(4) It(5) can(6) at(7) until(8) attract

(9) where(10) earn(11) doing(12) while(13) then(14) must(15) many

Unit 9

Practice 1

(1) most(2) are(3) love(4) wrote(5) many

(6) lived(7) had(8) was(9) several(10) is

Practice 2

(1) was(2) are(3) most(4) did(5) was

(6) few(7) had(8) had(9) had(10) was

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Practice 3

(1) known(2) languages(3) imagining(4) learn(5) occupations

(6) writings(7) travelling(8) stories(9) published(10) own

Practice 4

(1) knows(2) author(3) is(4) was(5) at(6) study(7) became(8) tall

(9) spoke(10) him(11) stop(12) write(13) published(14) falling(15) was

Unit 10

Practice 1

(1) is(2) attracts(3) train(4) They(5) was

(6) brought(7) had(8) He(9) has(10) were

Practice 2

(1) is(2) his(3) him(4) her(5) she

(6) was(7) was(8) he(9) were(10) had

Practice 3

(1) represent(2) world(3) fl ag(4) important(5) struggle

(6) started(7) rays(8) robes(9) offi cial(10) appearance

Practice 4

(1) is(2) helps(3) training(4) older(5) Some(6) train(7) their(8) they

(9) them(10) develop(11) are(12) also(13) practise(14) are(15) fi tness

Unit 11

Practice 1

(1) are(2) and(3) up(4) is(5) in

(6) use(7) includes(8) was(9) but(10) have

Practice 2

(1) from(2) However(3) for(4) then(5) are

(6) are(7) is(8) of(9) is(10) and

Practice 3

(1) lift(2) sacred(3) habit(4) level(5) greet

(6) respond(7) respectful(8) styles(9) forward(10) side

Practice 4

(1) known(2) kingdom(3) was(4) religion(5) from(6) In(7) was(8) do

(9) is(10) brings(11) them(12) for(13) are(14) spending(15) is

Unit 12

Practice 1

(1) usually(2) they(3) Now(4) it(5) still

(6) your(7) will(8) anywhere(9) their(10) be

Practice 2

(1) working(2) totally(3) normally(4) using(5) shall(6) commonly

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Practice 3

(1) buckle(2) fi rms(3) lightning(4) scene(5) technology

(6) adapt(7) needs(8) transfer(9) special(10) computer

Practice 4

(1) change(2) use(3) with(4) paper(5) This(6) have(7) need(8) is

(9) it(10) will(11) while(12) reading(13) on(14) it(15) carrying

Unit 13

Practice 1

(1) Have(2) Although(3) but(4) do(5) are

(6) and(7) when(8) If(9) So(10) is

Practice 2

(1) Do(2) if(3) is(4) is(5) do

(6) and(7) have(8) has(9) are(10) or

Practice 3

(1) form(2) sight(3) appear(4) saying(5) idea

(6) hold(7) wonder(8) arch(9) laws(10) belief

Practice 4

(1) and(2) is(3) but(4) are(5) itself(6) get(7) fall(8) them

(9) on(10) form(11) shape(12) However(13) are(14) with(15) by

Unit 14

Practice 1

(1) in(2) to(3) for(4) of(5) do

(6) Throw(7) Don’t(8) with(9) use(10) on

Practice 2

(1) up(2) must(3) can(4) by(5) out

(6) may(7) into(8) should(9) can(10) for

Practice 3

(1) collected(2) natural(3) sources(4) pollution(5) converting

(6) electricity(7) surface(8) ways(9) used(10) consider

Practice 4

(1) in(2) near(3) are(4) adjust(5) it(6) amount(7) wakes(8) switch

(9) using(10) between(11) less(12) rises(13) work(14) In(15) because

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