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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
ContentsContents
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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
Practice 1
was
is
are
am
but
as
were
spends
spent
crawls
crawled
cries
cried
advised
advise
Language Focus | Simple Present
Simple Past, Connectors
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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
best to prepare for the future.
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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!
Practice 2
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4 Character matters • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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
Practice 3
fair
report
happy
compound
better
check
obey
accidents
example
cooperative
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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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6 Character matters • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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.
Practice 4
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Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Family ties
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Family tiesUnit 2
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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
Practice 1
with
by
in
up
from
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very
quickly
steadily
loudly
soundly
moaned
moaning
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feeling
Language Focus | Prepositions, Adverbs
Past Continuous
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8 Family ties • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
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
when she needed her children the most.
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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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10 Family ties • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 3
audience
ceremony
working
end
sacrifi ces
independent
studying
spurred
applause
third
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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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III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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) _______________
Practice 4
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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
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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
Practice 1
watching
doing
giving
teaching
having
is
are
am
was
me
they
our
us
you
I
Language Focus | Present Continuous
Pronouns
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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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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
“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.
Practice 2
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17Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Friends forever
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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18 Friends forever • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 3
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19Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Friends forever
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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20 Friends forever • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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.
Practice 4
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21Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Friends forever
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
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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
Practice 1
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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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24 Animals and pets • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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25Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Animals and pets
II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 3
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26 Animals and pets • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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.
Practice 4
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Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Caring for the underprivileged
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Caring for the underprivileged
Unit 5
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 1
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Past Perfect
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28 Caring for the underprivileged • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
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
for the aged as a convenient place to send their parents to.
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29Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Caring for the underprivileged
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 3
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31Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Caring for the underprivileged
III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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.
Practice 4
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News and usUnit 6
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 1
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Present Continuous Tense, Present Perfect
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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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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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35Primary 4 Cloze Passages • News and us
II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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
Practice 3
unhealthy
protect
pollutants
stay
cancel
cautious
worst
direction
number
burning
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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
pollutants here.
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37Primary 4 Cloze Passages • News and us
III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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
Practice 4
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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
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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
Practice 1
shall
will
be
have
had
if
and
but
that
so
because
otherwise
therefore
since
for
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Connectors
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40 Keeping up with changes • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
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) _______________,
it will be difficult for them to earn a living in the new economy.
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41Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Keeping up with changes
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 3
support
instil
continue
moment
education
love
lifelong
time
interesting
achievement
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III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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
Practice 4
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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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Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Stories behind the faces
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Stories behindthe faces
Unit 8
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 1
wear
wears
know
knows
is
are
has
have
at
into
in
we
my
he
our
Language Focus | Subject-verb Agreement
Prepositions, Pronouns
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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
housewives give him red packets. This is to show him that they appreciate his
service.
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47Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Stories behind the faces
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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
Practice 3
business
frail
miss
place
wonder
shabbily
lonely
easy
enough
cheerful
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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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III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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) _______________
Practice 4
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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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Famous writers • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
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Famous writersUnit 9
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 1
several
many
most
is
are
was
were
has
had
writes
wrote
love
loved
lives
lived
Language Focus | Simple Past
Simple Present, Quantifi ers
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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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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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55Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Famous writers
II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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
Practice 3
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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
over the world.
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57Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Famous writers
III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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.
Practice 4
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The OlympicsUnit 10
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 1
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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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60 The Olympics • Primary 4 Cloze Passages
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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61Primary 4 Cloze Passages • The Olympics
II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 3
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III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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
Practice 4
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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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Our neighboursUnit 11
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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,
Practice 1
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Prepositions, Connectors
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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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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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67Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Our neighbours
II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 3
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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
hands on the floor.
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69Primary 4 Cloze Passages • Our neighbours
III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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.
Practice 4
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Amazing inventions
Unit 12
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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’.
Practice 1
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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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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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) _______________
Practice 3
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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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III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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.
Practice 4
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Wonders of natureUnit 13
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
(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.
Practice 1
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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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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 3
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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
be transformed, man into woman, and woman into man!
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III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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
up against the bottom of the drop as it falls.
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Save energyUnit 14
I Grammar Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. (10 marks)
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
Practice 1
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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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Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)
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.
Practice 2
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II Vocabulary Cloze
Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box. Use each word only ONCE. (10 marks)
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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III Comprehension Cloze
Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 marks)
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.
Practice 4
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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
(7) still(8) will(9) working(10) somewhere
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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