Challenge english 4 1 quyen 4

Exercise 2 For each question, four options are given.. One of them is the correct answer, Make your choice 1, 2, 3 or 4 and write the number in the brackets provided.. Exercise 3 For eac

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language skills Each unit consists of challenging 4

exercises on vocabulary, grammar, comprehension 4

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1 Halfway through the race, the _— _ Wwqœs thrown off his horse

5 Chinese festivals are very to Susan as she was brought

up in England where Chinese festivals are not celebrated

(1) far (2) distant

6 Fernandez, the famous ice _ took half gedr to corve

this five-metre tall statue

8 Do not _ _ and give up now as you have been putting

in a lot of effort to prepare for your final examination

(1) play with fire (2) sit on the fence (3) throw in the towel (4) excuse my French ( )

9 Mụ mother bought q —— pendont for herself which is the same colour as her red dress

10 It has been five years since that wealthy man became poor after

he _ — awqu dll of his moneu on gambling

(3) squandered (4) discharged ( )

Exercise 2 For each question, four options are given One of them is the correct answer, Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write the number in the

brackets provided

1 “Pardon me, I didn’t mean to say that It was a/an

of the tongue,” said Tommy

(1) slip (2) error (3) mistake (4) fault ( )

2 No one likes the ss man for he is rude and does not consider the feelings of others

3 Studies have shown that some people _ in eating when

they are stressed

The logs and popped as they were tossed into the fire

Exercise 3

For each question, four options are given One of them is the correct

answer Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write the number in the brackets provided

1 Whenever we take our baby brother out, he sits in a

as he has not learnt how to walk

2 As soon ds the shoplifter attempted to moke d _ @XỈt,

two security guards stopped him

(1) hasty (2) _ brief (3) prompt (4) rapid ( )

3 Tommy's . remark about Adi’s hairstyle has offended Adi The two boys have not spoken for a week because of it

7 Every year, it is our family tradition to go down to the

to pluck big and juicy red apples

8 “Tam a/an _ at acting I have not attended any acting

ị classes before,” replied Joanne to the director

Exercise 4 There are 8 blanks in the passage below From the list of words,

choose the most suitable word for each blank Write its letter (A to M) in the blank The letter (1) has been omitted to avoid confusion

(D) miraculously (H) painstakingly (M) interpreting

Puffy white clouds floated overhead The beautiful flowers burst

forth from the soil in a/an (1) _ of colours However,

Helen Keller was alienated from Nature's beauty

Atthe tender age of nineteen months, Helen Keller was stricken witha

Qe illness that left her blind and deaf At the age of six,

her parents took her to see Dr Alexander Graham Bell There, Helen was (3) - to Anne Sullivan, a teacher who would help her

to step out of her world of darkness

Helen (4) struggled to break out of her world

of darkness Shortly after picking up the fingertip alphabet, Helen

could (5) _.write Six months after Helen picked up writing, she knew 625 words

By age ten, Helen had mastered Braille and the manual alphabet When Helen entered preparatory school and college, Anne Sullivan stuck with Helen through thick and thin, (6) m lectures and class discussions to her

Helen Keller is one of history's most (7)

women Wherever she appeared, she brought (8) and inspiration to the blind She dedicated her life to improving the conditions of the blind and the deaf around the world

For each question, four options are given One of them is the correct

answer Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write the number in the

brackets provided

1 After anticipation, the teachers finally handed out the examination papers

(1) many (2) little (3) plenty (4) much ( )

2 Either of the twins a birthmark on her left shoulder

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3 “Can you keep this secret the three of us and not

| tell anyone about it?” asked Sumin

tÌ (1) from (2) by

A (3) among (4) during ( )

4 Next Friday, my friends and I mtm to the Science Centre

to learn more about dinosaurs

(1) go (2) went (3) will go (4) had gone ( )

5 My watch is spoilt My brother it too many times

6 “Steven . 1_ already He needs to wake up early tomorrow,” said Steven’s mother

(1) turns in (2) turned in (3) has turned in (4) had turned in ( )

7 Andy had seen d burglar ————— Ïnto that house a month ago

(1) break (2) broke (3) had broken (4) was breaking ( )

(3) have forgotten (4) had forgotten ( )

Coleb, pen I borrowed, is the most hardworking boy

(3) is enjoying (4) has enjoyed ( )

Peter’s father took another job to support the whole

family

(1) at (2) in

2 That man _ ï hove ở lot of respect for is my English teacher

6 Sam mixed with the wrong company and _. accused of stealing by his classmates

As we had not finished rehearsing our dance steps, we decided

to go _. _ the flow on the night of the performance

“From this month onwards, the police _ strong measures

to bring down the crime rate,” the newsreader reported

It was reported that the bush fire —_——— quicklu due †o the high temperatures

(3) are spreading (4) was spread ( )

I have taken a bath _ _. _ I still feel warm

The alarm clock at nine this morning

Exercise 3

For each question, four options are given One of them is the correct

answer Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write the number in the

brackets provided

1 “Have confidence in yourselves You have to take the bull

the horns,” said the teacher

: 3 Among all the designers, Celine is the only one who

ị up with new designs every other month

4, "That boy wouldn't mind playing with us, _ he?” asked

6 WhileRochel _ gchocoldte cake for her father“s birthday, the doorbell rang

(1) will bake (2) baked (3) is baking (4) was baking ( )

7 Two months ago, the committee members to make

Mr Gan the next Chairman of Greenland Community Club

If we do not decide whether we are going for the trip by today,

we to wait till next year before the travel agency has this promotion again

(1) need (2) needed

She has put _———_— weight since I last saw her

Every one of the oranges — rotten

Exercise 4 _

There are 4 blanks in the passage below From the list of words, choose the most suitable word for each blank Write its letter (A to H) in the blank

EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE

Jack and Michael were thieves For the past few months, they had been observing Madam Tan from a vacant apartment opposite her block of flats They paid close attention to where she

(2) all her jewellery Madam Tan (3)

them in her wardrobe, right under a pile of clothing

Madam Tan (4) _S her fe;-eellery in the same place since the day she first moved in Never would she have thought they would be stolen after ten years

Greg is twenty-eight years old He has been working as a lawyer

London since 2010 He is currently living at a

(5)

new estate, eight kilometres away from the city centre Greg finds it

more convenient as it is only a fifteen-minute walk to his work place

He has not decided (6) _—————_—— whether he should get a car

yet as his new place is close to all the amenities

Greg felt like a fish (7) _ of water when he

first arrived He was fortunate that his neighbour offered to show

him around London and made him feel right at home Greg still hangs

out (8) him and they have since become the best

of friends Greg hopes to continue living in London

Do you play football? Have you ever wonder where football

originated? Was it the Chinese who invented the game? Or was it the

This is evident as with the World Cup mania where all teams

(6)

throughout the world compete for a champions trophy The

World Cup is not just about the players gearing up for the tournament

which is held once every four years It is also about fans watching a

watch a ‘live’ match on television Some fans will even travel to where

the World Cup is held to watch the match in person

Exercise 6 |

For each of the questions, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the

word(s) provided Your answer must be in one sentence The meaning

of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s)

1 Tricia is good in sports She is intelligent too

5 It will be very busy at the office tomorrow I must rest early tonight

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from 1 June to 1 July

and stand a chance to

win a trip to Hong Kong!

(10 pairs of tickets to be won!)

List of Featured Food and Beverage Merchants *Get a surprise

discount on your bill

if you pay with your American Bank credit

Italiano Pizzeria*

© Get a discount on all 4 la carte dishes This offer is not

valid on weekends and public holidays Promotion ends

30 June cord,

¢ Complimentary white wine of the month with every Art Museum

purchase of a bottle of red wine Offer ends 30 June ticket stub will

se Order the set of the day and receive a complimentary dị additional

Iced Tea This offer is only valid on Fridays and weekends iscount at any

° Receive a complimentary Thai dessert worth $13 when and beverage

you spend $100 and above Promotion ends 30 June merchants

A customer will not be able to win a trip to Hong Kong if he

dines at ‘Italiano Pizzeria’ on

(1) 1 June (2) 30 June (3) 1 July (4) 31 December ( )

There dre _ — fedtured food and beverage merchơnts in the Great Singapore Food Fair

Mr Smith and his family had lụnch at ‘A Thai Affair’ He ordered

$150 worth of food and paid with his Citiclass credit card Which

of the following did he receive?

(1) a discount on his bill (2) a complimentary dessert worth $13 (3) a discount off on all 4 la carte dishes

(4) a complimentary bottle of white wine ( )

Mr Rahoo spent $100 at The Wine Station on 30 May How many

‘chances will he have to win the trip?

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Which of the following statements is true?

(1) All food and beverage promotions will end by 30 June

(2) You will enter the Singapore Art Museum for free if you dine at ‘A Thai Affair’

(3) All American Bank credit card members will get a discount

on entry to the Singapore Art Museum

(4) It is more worthwhile to buy an 4 la carte dish at the ‘Italiano

Pizzeria’ on Wednesday than on Saturday ( )

This advertisement is targeted at

(1) people who like food

(2) people who like surprises (3) people who like museums

(4) people who collect ticket stubs ( )

Exclamation marks are used in the box to (1) show how attractive the prize is

(2) draw attention to the duration of the event (3) showcase the variety of food at the food fair _

(4) highlight the high probability of winning the prize

The main aim of this advertisement is to (1) advise people to visit Hong Kong (2) entice people to visit the food fair (3) persuade people to eat Thai food (4) encourage people to visit museums ( )

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow

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One day, a wise old man said to the king, “Your gardeners

» do not know anything about plants You should send for a

© gardener whose father and grandfather have been gardeners

before him Very soon, your garden will be full of green grass

» and blooming flowers.”

The king ordered his men to look for a gardener whose forefathers had been gardeners Soon, a young and poor * gardener was found The king, delighted to have found a real gardener, entrusted him with the care of his garden The man found no difficulty in making the royal garden produce flowers and fruit By the end of the year, the place was no longer the barren garden it once was

Every day, the gardener carried the best fruit to the king and all the prettiest flowers to his daughter The princess soon fell in love with the gardener and wanted to marry him The king was furious because the gardener was not worthy of his daughter He kept the princess locked in her room

Soon, the king fell ill and was bedridden No doctor was able to cure him Feeling sorry for the king, the gardener offered the king a new fruit which he had just cultivated

He hoped the king would recover after eating it When the fruit was presented to the king, it immediately appealed to him as he had not seen a more beautiful and fragrant fruit before Not knowing that the fruit was from the gardener, the king ate it

Miraculously, the king recovered He owed his speedy recovery to the fruit He enquired about the fruit and learnt that it was the gardener who grew it With a grateful heart, the king agreed to let the princess marry him <

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the blanks below to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the passage

The king consulted with a wise man

The king fell ill

The princess fell in love with the gardener

For Q2 (a) - (e), read each statement and tick () ‘True’ or ‘False’

Refer to paragraphs one to four

(d) | The new gardener was successful in

transforming the garden

1d

œ © = bas) 9 “ = S =

You were at a train platform and saw a box under a bench

Look at the pictures Write a personal recount of at least 120 words about what happened

You may wish to consider the following points:

Why were you at the platform?

Why did you see the box?

How did you feel?

What did you do?

What happened in the end?

1 The of the wind frightened little Amy so much that she hid under her blanket

10

Susan's heart _m_ when her parents told her that they

could not bring her on a vacation during the schoo! holidays

(1) burst (2) sank

(3) drowned (4) leapt ( )

Maslia’s mother into her room and scolded her for

playing computer games for four hours straight

It was the fisherman's lucky day as he had managed to catch a

large _ _ of fish dt sed

“Whotaga —— qppetite uou hơve! Im surprised uou can

eat five burgers and six slices of pizza at one go,” commented

Wayne

(1) delicious (2) ferocious

Exercise 3

For éach question, four options are given One of them is the correct answer Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write the number in the brackets provided

2 “Your handwriting is so untidy! You should learn how to write

——— „ø" the teacher reprimanded

3 “Many of us had to go without food for weeks during those

days of the war,” said Grandmother

(1) agitated (2) rugged

| 4 Wilson is a Jack-of-all-trades, WW of none He can play

the guitar, violin and piano but he cannot play them well

10

During his school camp, Justin could not sleep at night as he was

frightened by the of the owls in the woods

The written by the late Sir Walter Williams about his

life teaches us how to handle some of the problems we face

Classes were because many pupils were stranded at

home due to the flood

(1) abolished (2) cancelled

Exercise 4

There are 8 blanks in the passage below From the list of words, choose the most suitable word for each blank Write its letter (A to M) in the blank The letter (1) has been omitted to avoid confusion during marking

EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE

It was a stormy morning (1)

be heard every few minutes Ronald was heading to school with a small umbrella in his hand The wind was so strong that it nearly blew his umbrella away

Fortunately, the bus arrived just as Ronald reached the bus stop Ronald shivered as he was (2)

When Ronald (4)

ambulance The paramedics told him that he was (5)

a high fever Ronald could (6)

hovering over him asking him if he was all right

consciousness, he was in an

remember a lady

Later that day, Ronald realised who the kind (7)

was It was a teacher in his school, Miss Chow She had been on the same

bus as him that morning Ronald thanked her (8)

for coming to his aid He was glad that Miss Chow was on the bus that day

GEAMMAE

Exercise 1

For each question, four options are given One of them is the correct

answer Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write the number in the

3 We have not seen _ sunny days in the past few weeks

6 Molly — _ rather weirdly when she went out with us today I wonder what is troubling her

(1) acts (2) acted

7 it been four years already? I cannot remember when

we last met

(3) will remember (4) would remember ( )

Henry prefers the silver bracelet the gold one

Yesterday, all of us _—_—_ _ dnxious to know our results ds

the teacher told us that most of us did not do well

(3) was (4) were ( )

The local arts council plays by giving them a donation

(1) support (2) supports (3) supporting (4) were supporting ( )

Pay attention The story to get more interesting from here

ae

‘Exercise 2

For each question, four options are given One of them is the correct

answer Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write the number in the

Jeremy was bursting _ curiosity but he decided not to

ask anything until his father was in a better mood

Frank’s singing career took _ after participating in the

talent show last year

(1) on (2) in

His love _ _ the arts inspired him to continue painting

despite the little money he made

It was meant to be a surprise but somehow, Ken found out that

his mother _. _ him tickets to the basketball game

(3) is buying (4) had bought ( )

Kaizhal worked hard to improve his English and managed to

catch quickly He came in third in class last semester

_

| 8 “Nobody, except the prefects, _ allowed to enter this

room,” James told Amir

ị (3) had (4) were ( )

i 9 The police did not get any information from her She

: up when they asked about the accident

(3) clammed (4) clamming ( )

10 I have just finished reading a book about a pianist

ambition was to perform in front of hundreds of people

(1) who (2) whose (3) which (4) whom ( )

11 George for his ring when his brother walked in

(1) searches (2) searched

(3) was searching (4) is searching ( )

12 We our trip to Taiwan if the typhoon does not stop

(1) cancel (2) cancelled

(3) shall cancel (4) were cancelling ( )

13 I would rather have tea_._—_ coffee

14 Yesterddu, ï_._ _ hard for mụ schools annudl public

speaking contest which will be held in two weeks’ time

(1) practised (2) practises (3) am practising (4) were practising ( )

15 Last Saturddu, the chiidren _ television for six hours

(1) watch (2) wotched

Exercise 3

for each question, four options are given One of them is the correct

answer Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and write the number in the

prackets provided

1 Julia too much coffee and could not sleep last night

(1) drunk (2) drank

(3) drinks (4) had drunk ( )

Everyone out laughing after watching the elephants’

performance at the zoo

(1) is bursting (2) burst

Stephanie knew she her perfect match when she first

met her husband at that restaurant

(1) finds (2) find

(3) had found (4) has finding ( )

The teacher the pupils for misbehaving in class this

morning

(3) scolded (4) have scolded ( )

The residents feel that they are responsible for the cleanliness

of own neighbourhood

He will not forgive them

him several times already

they have apologised to

(1) despite (2) because

(3) nevertheless (4) although ( )

After the price hike, each slice of pizza currently — two

dollars at this shop

(3) is costing (4) had cost ( )

8 Not only is Steve the school champion, he is _ the

inter-school champion for tennis - ,

12 — _ tou give in, he will not let the matter rest

14 The bou in MY primary school is now a popular local