Lesson 5 History Assignment? Oh, No!
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1. My mother gave me the a
t of planning a family trip to Nepal.
2. Because Tommy has skipped class for several times, he was g
ded for two weeks
by his parents.
3. I really a
ted the help you have given to the students.
4. Our family has a new c
r on the wall to help us find dates later in the year.
5. All the students were d
ted when the school authorities canceled the outing.
6. Sean is a c
r three-year-old boy. He is able to solve the hard math questions.
7. The new p
y of banning hair coloring was much criticized by most students.
8. The water bill is d
e tomorrow. Please go to the bank and pay it today.
9. My brother tried to ask Miss Campus out for a date, but he f
led.
10. Mr. Bagnell was t
h on his students when teaching math. Nobody dares to
hand in homework late.
Grammar and Usage
Choose the best answer to each question.
1. That school is more important than ball games is
we agreed.
(A) that
(B) which
(C) what
(D) when
2.
at the table, Beth was finishing her orange juice.
(A) Sat
(B) Seated
(C) Sit
(D) Seating
3. As a programmer, Peter
busy since he started working for a big computer
company.
(A) has been (B) had been (C) was
(D) is
4. My best friend, Frankie, was caught
on the final exam.
(A) cheat
(B) cheated (C) to cheat
(D) cheating
5. My father wanted to buy a Mercedes Benz,
it is too expensive.
(A) but
(B) and
(C) or
(D) as long as
6. I had my car repaired in the garage. Would you like to lend me
?
(A) you
(B) your
(C) you’re
(D) yours
7. As a teacher, Chuck does not allow his students to copy
others’.
(A) at
(B) of
(C) with
(D) from
8.
you do something wrong, you will be punished by your teacher.
(A) If
(B) Where
(C) Because of
(D) What
9. Even though your good friend cheats on the exam, you should report it
the
school authorities.
(A) in
(B) for
(C) with
(D) to
10. Tina was so embarrassed
she ran into her own bedroom and closed the door.
(A) what
(B) which
(C) that (D) how
Cloze Test
Choose the best answers.
Mother: Tired, my dear? That’s because you were out late last night.
Son: I wasn’t late, Mom. I came home just after ten.
Mother: Just after ten? You came home at ten to eleven. That’s almost an hour after ten.
Son: We went for some chicken nuggets after the concert. We had to wait in line
(1)
than we expected.
Mother: Son, we made an
(2) . Remember? You can go out with your friends as long as you
always finish your homework on time and never get home later than ten o’clock.
Son: But Mom! I didn’t know the chicken nuggets were going to take so long. That’s not my
(3) .
Mother: I don’t want to hear any
(4) . If you don’t get a good night’s sleep, then you’ll have
to
(5)
social activities. School is more important than concert. Don’t you think so?
1. (A) shorter
(B) longer
(C) higher
(D) lower
2. (A) agreement
(B) appreciation (C) apology (D) announcement
3. (A) spending
(B) result
(C) reason
(D) fault
4. (A) argument
(B) discussion
(C) excuse
(D) statement
5. (A) work on
(B) take off
(C) give up (D) give in
Writing Practice
A. Sentence Completion
1. Getting up on the wrong side of the bed means
.
2. The poor old beggar stayed at the corner of the street and talked to himself,
3. You will get a big gift
.
(A) he is in a bad mood (B) as long as you behave well
(C) if you studied hard (D) he didn’t make any sense
(E) being in a bad mood (F) but he didn’t make any sense
.
B. Translation
1. 這個主題公園內的摩天輪很受歡迎，所以我們要排隊等候才能坐。
The Ferris Wheel in this theme park is popular,
for a ride.
2. Ken 在回家途中應該買些餐包，可是他卻忘了這一回事。
Ken was supposed to buy some buns on his way home,
3. 只要 Luke 將功課做完，他可以和同學出去玩。
Luke can go out with his friends
he
it
.
.