WorksheetsEGE 19-24 (G1_04), 25-29 (G2_04), 30-36 (G3_04)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Singing in the car. My elder brother likes all kinds of music. He prefers jazz but also listens to pop music and sometimes goes to classical music concerts. But when driving (a) (I) in his car, he insists on listening to heavy-metal music.
For a long time I (a) (NOT CAN) understand why he was doing it.
He knew very well that for me it was the (a) (BAD) kind of music.
One day I decided to ask him why he always chooses this type while driving. “Well, sister,” he reluctantly replied, “to be frank, it's mainly so you can't sing along.” He added that he (a) (LISTEN) to anything else if only I promised not to sing along.
Does it ever snow in Brazil? During winter and sometimes even autumn and spring it snows in some cities of southern Brazil. There are several cities (a) (KNOW) for their snow, like Urupema and Urubici.
These cities (a) (BE) all in high areas, but even places at sea level can have snow, although in small amounts and not every year.
Brazil (a) (THINK) to be a “tropical paradise” which is very wrong. Foreigners who travel to southern Brazil during autumn or winter in search for some heat and beaches are often disappointed.
Ray Bradbury. Ray Douglas Bradbury is a US writer of fantasy, horror, science fiction and mystery. He is (a) (WIDE) considered to be one of the 20th century’s greatest and most popular writers of science fiction.
His works have been translated into more than 40 languages and have sold tens of millions of copies in different countries. His (a) (POPULAR) continues in the 21st century.
During his long writing career, Bradbury has written almost 600 short stories, eleven novels, as well as (a) (VARY) poems and plays.
He first became famous for his Martian Chronicles, a collection of short stories concerning colonization of the planet Mars. In it, Bradbury portrayed the strengths and (a) (WEAK) of human beings as they encountered a new world.
Bradbury won (a) (COUNT) literary awards, the most important of them coming from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
Millions of science fiction readers all over the world are grateful to Ray Bradbury for his outstanding (a) (ACHIEVE) in the field of fantasy and science fiction.
The First Day at School. Do you remember your first day at school? It was probably ___ confusing.
enough
rarely
rather
equally
Now, to _______ this confusion, many primary schools in England have a special teacher who welcomes new pupils.
escape
defeat
beat
avoid
She is _______ a reception class teacher.
named
called
said
told
The children are ___ with the idea of school and if they have been good, they can’t understand why they have to go to school.
afraid
threatened
endangered
risked
They imagine that school is optional. When the child goes to school on his first day and watches his mother leaving he thinks that she is deserting him. The teacher must ________ him that at the end of the day his mother will be back and take him home.
convince
prove
explain
announce
The children are not the only people that are disturbed by going to school. The teacher sometimes has as much difficulty in _______ with the mothers. They hang around and dislike leaving the child without their protection.
managing
guiding
coping
handling
The best way to ___ with the situation is to get the child used to the idea of school.
face
deal
touch
consider
