Challenge english 4 1 quyen 2

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First Published 2007

Reprinted 2007 (twice), 2008 (thrice), 2009 (twice), 2010 (four times), 2011 (twice), 2012 (twice), Revised Edition 2012 Reprinted 2013 (thrice), 2014 (twice), 2015 (twice) ISBN 978-981-4403-08-5 Published and distributed by:

Educational Publishing House Pte Ltd

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hallenging English 4-in-1 is specially written

for pupils” to practise and improve on ‘their

: language ; skills Each unit Consists of challenginc

exercises on vocabulary, grammar, comprehension “and composition, oo :

-Pupils - will benefit from ‘the vocabulai

: and grammar items which will _improve ‘and

increase: their proficiency in the language The comprehension passages will enhance pupils’ reading skills Model compositions are provided g Juidelines : to develop and improve pupil

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4 Thess man gave up his seat to the old lady (1) gentle (2) elegant (3) peaceful (4) considerate ( )

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1g 9 Crabs have five of legs (1) pairs (2) joints (3) sheets (4) groups ( ) 10 The sea was very due to the storm (1) harsh (2) sharp (3) coarse (4) choppy ( ) Exercise 2

Underline the correct answers

1 The athlete drank a bottle of water to (quench, mend) his thirst

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Exercise 3 _

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box

Use each word only once

The octopus is a strange-looking sea creature It has a round body with big (1) _———_— This eight-legged creature lives on the (2) _ floor It is

(3) _——_—_—_tosquids and cuttlefish

Some people (4) _— the octopus the

‘devil fish’ The octopus (5) _——_———_ on crgbs, sndils and fish To escape from its enemies like seals and whales,

the octopus will eject a cloud of dark ink to affect their field

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7 Shellu went_ the street to the supermarket {) — down —{2)_ for (3) above (4) from ( ) 8 The wealthy mdn became poor spending his money foolishly (1) to (2) with (3) before (4) after ( ) 9 Ipanted as I ran — the flight of stairs (1) up (2) by (3) along (4) across ( ) 10 Mrs Loh wears an apron while cooking _ keep

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14 The villagers danced to the beat _ the drum (1) at (2) of (3) for (4) from ( ) 15 Joan is upset me for breaking her vase (1) by (2) for 3) with (4) along ( ) Exercise 2

1 The children like to spread jam (in, on) their bread

2 The thieves stole the money (from, with) that house

3 The gangsters are planning (to, by) attack the rich man

4 The knife is made (of, from) stainless steel

5 Sam earned some money by delivering newspapers

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Exercise 3

Use the words only once

clean cleaned toclean cleaning were cleaning

Last Sunday was Mother’s Day The children wanted to surprise their mother by keeping the house

Œ)— ———_— First, they (2) the living

room Then, they bought a cake and invited their relatives

After the party, there was a lot of (3) to be done The children had (4) _. up the mess in the kitchen As the children 6) ——_— —— the hall, theu

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Exercise 1

Read the passage carefully Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided

- Turning, around Ke i Qian saw at man running :

towards her es as dressed i a blu

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Cai Qian’s mother wanted to go to Chinatown to

(1) buy some snacks

(2) buy some decorations (3) accompany her daughter

(4) _ sell a wide variety of tidbits ( )

Cai Qian and her mother heard someone shouting for help when

(1) they were having their meal (2) they were buying decorations (3) they were looking at the lanterns

(4) they were selecting pineapple tarts ( )

The thief fell because (1) Cai Qian hesitated (2) the woman shouted (3) Cai Qian tripped him

(4) he was wearing a pair of black trousers ( ) The thief could not move because

(1) Cai Qian caused him to fall

(2) someone had called the police

(3) he was held down by two men

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Exercise 2

Read the passage carefully Answer the questions in complete

sentences

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1 Whdat does Uncle Wu usudllu buu for the writer 5 family? 2 What does Uncle Wu enjoy doing at East Coast Park? 3 What is the night life like in Malacca? 4 How did Uncle Wu lose his mobile phone?

5 How would you describe the character of the stailholder who found the mobile phone?

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COMPOSITION

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9 The nurse some medication on my cut (1) placed (2) applied (3) painted (4) fastened ( ) 10 The police hqs _————— the mơn for stealing (1) placed (2) arrested (3) grabbed (4) snatched ( ) Exercise 2

1 The flock of sheep (grazed, glazed) on the hillside

2 The bull (bellowed, neighed) loudly in the pen

3 After she (painted, dyed) her grey hair black, she looked

much younger

4 Paul has no (appetite, hunger) for he has the flu

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Exercise 3

Use each word only once bit walking strolling warning beach

Last week, a sixty-year-old woman was severely bitten by a bulldog The old lady lived by the

(1)

Thơt doụ, the old ladụ wœs 2) —— her

pet dog As she wqœs 3) — long the beoch, the bulldog dashed towards her Without any (4) ———_—_, the bulldog pounced on her It

G6)— —————— her grm and refused to let go The

old lady screamed for help Some passers-by came to

her rescue

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GRAMMAR Exercise 14 Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided

1 Orlando —_ — blanklụ dat the test paper just now as he did not study for it (1) stare (2) stared (3) stores (4) staring ( ) Kelly anxiously in her seat She is waiting for the doctor (1) _ sit (2) sot

(3) sits (4) was sitting ( )

The teacher._ the pupils now becquse theu did not do their homework

(1) scold (2) scolded

(3) is scolding (4) was scolding ( )

Hilary went to the supermarket to _— some apples (1) buy (2) buys (3) bought (4) buying ( ) Jolyn is absent from school because she chickenpox (1) has (2) had (3) have (4) having ( )

The waiter _ the diners courteously throughout their meal last night

(1) serve (2) served

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10 11 12 13 We need to exercise regularly to _ ourselves fit (1) keep (2) kept

(3) keeps (4) are keeping ( )

The rash boy _ a stone at the beehive and was attacked by a swarm of bees (1) throw (2) threw 3) throws (4) _ is throwing ( ) Sophie _ her old toys to the orphanage last week (1) donate (2) donates (3) donated (4) is donating ( ) Nobody knows much about Chandra as he hardly —_- _ IN class (1) speak (2) is speaking (3) speaks (4) wasspeaking ( )

Lizzie’s class proudly their play to the school as they had practised many hours for it

(1) present (2) presents

(3) presented (4) was presenting ( )

When Harold saw the condition of his book, he immediately _ lending it to his friend

(1) regret (2) regrets

(3) regretted (4) is regretting ( )

The teacher was happy with her pupils for themselves during the excursion

(1) behave (2) behaves

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14 Mụ little sister _ — _ mụ hand òs she did not want

to get lost in the crowd (1) hold (2) held (3) holds (4) is holding ( ) 15 Zdc — dll the questions correctly and won a prize (1) answer (2) answered (3) answers (4) was answering ( ) Exercise 2

1 Mrs Kang (burnt, burn) her fingers on the hot oven

My sister wishes she can (buy, buys) those sparkling diamonds

Joe (stammers, stammering) whenever he is nervous His heart started (pound, pounding) quickly when he heard someone following him

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Exercise 3

Use the words only once Sn Seay Taney an borrow borrowing borrowed to borrow borrows |

My friend, Jill, has a bad habit She (1)

things but forgets to return them Last week, she

(2) a pencil from me but did not return it I

hope she will not (3) _ any more things from

me

Yesterdqu, Jill wanted (4) _—_——_—_—_—— done*s storu

book but Jane refused to lend it to her I wonder why Jill

does not realise that (5) _— œnd not returning

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Exercise 1

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1 A dolphin can move easily in the water because

(1) itis nota fish (2) itis a mammal

(3) it has a blowhole

(4) it has smooth skin ( )

2 The blowhole of a dolphin is used for (1) feeding (2) blowing (3) breathing (4) swimming ( ) 3 When a dolphin swims underwater, its blowhole (1) closes (2) opens (3) takes in air

(4) blows out stale air ( )

4 Dolphins are able to float because of their (1) diet (2) skin (3) blowhole (4) light bones ( ) 5 Dolphins sleep with their eyes open to (1) feed on fish

(2) flap their tails

(3) float in the sea

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Why does Jerry move about in a wheelchair? Why are Jerry's classes always on the ground floor? What do Jerry and his friends do during recess?

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We could not play football as the field was after the heavy rainfall last night (1) slimu (2) stickụ (3) soggy (4) bumpy ( ) 10 The farmer is going to the field next week (1) plant (2) grow 3) mend (4) plough ( ) Exercise 2

1 Leslie used a (calculator, compass) to find his way out of the forest

| 2 The flowers in the vase (withered, expired) after a week

3 The detective (trailed, sought) the criminal to his hiding place

4 My mother (forbade, forsook) me from going to the cinema with my friends

5 Samuel spoke (eloquently, touchingly) during the Speech Contest and won the first prize

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Exercise 3

Fillin the blanks with the correct words from the box

Use each word only once

idea use explain difficult meanings

Gail loves reading Sometimes, she will come across a

(q1) _—_— word She will àsk her mother to 2) it to Her Her mother thinks it will be a

good(@3) _ sto gett her as dictionary

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7 That magazine belongs to my brother It is

(1) he (2) him

(3) his (4) himself - ( )

8 Luke refused to have his dinner as _— wodnted to eat the packet of potato chips instead (1) he (2) him (3) his (4) himself ( ) 9 We only have to blame _ for losing the important document (1) we (2) us (3) our (4) ourselves ( ) 10 My aunt brought _ books as my father wanted to read them (1) she (2) her (3) hers (4) herself ( )

11 Do_. know thơt Rahul's father came to Singapore from India at a very young age? | (1) he (2) you (3) him (4) your ( ) 12 Thechildren speak to teacher in fluent English ị (1) they (2) them | (3) their (4) theirs ( )

13 Veronica thought her hamster was dead as

did not move at all

(1) it (2) its

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4 R | 15 Joy missed her family very much when in boarding school (1) she (2) hers (3) her (4) herself I am having a party to celebrate next week (1) 1 (2) me (3) my (4) mine Exercise 2 Underline the correct answers was ( ) birthday ( )

(We, Us) reported the theft to the policeman on duty

at the police post

The shepherd looked after (he, his) master’s sheep

Do you want to join (they, them) for a movie tomorrow? My uncle does not want to miss (his, him) flight so he

left an hour earlier

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Exercise 3

Use the words only once

boiling to boil boiled been boiled

Many Singaporeans do not drink water straight from taps Theu usudllụ drink (1) Wwoter Manny people usually (2) _ sa big kettle of water After

(3) _ the water, they will pour it into another

container for drinking

Many people believe that it is important

(4) _ the water as it kills the germs in it It might

not be safe to drink water that has not (5)

The next time you drink water, do check if the water is safe for drinking

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Exercise 7

Read the passage carefully Choose the correct answer and

write its number in the brackets provided

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated (1) daily (2) weekly (3) monthly (4) yearly ( ) is/are not associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival (1) Children (2) Lanterns (3) The moon (4) Mooncakes ( ) Children will gather on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to (1) colour lanterns (2) design lanterns (3) become special

(4) walk with their lanterns ( )

Mooncakes in the past had

(1) a soft crust with salty fillings

(2) a thick crust with salty fillings

(3) a thin crust with sweet fillings

(4) a thick crust with sweet fillings ( )

There are newer types of mooncakes because

(1) some people do not like ice cream (2) different people have different tastes

(3) some people like traditional mooncakes

(4) people usually eat them in small wedges ( )

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Look at the picture carefully Write at least eight sentences, COMPOSITION

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Exercise 1 Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided

The man uses a pair of to row the boat

(1) oars (2) poles (3) sticks

(4) blades ( ) Meg was frightened when she

saw gd . outside the window (1) shape (2) figure (3) model (4) portrait ( )

Mick _— copied from his book during the test when he thought no one was looking

(1) nastily (2) trickilu (3) sneokilu

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