* Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
Do you skip breakfast most mornings? If you’re (1) …………………most kids, you probably do! A new school year can be a good time to get (2) …………………the habit of eating a healthful breakfast, say experts. Recent studies show that eating breakfast (3) …………………both your health and your brainpower. “Breakfast supplies children with the (4) …………………they need and fuels them for a day of learning,” nutrition expert Virginia Campbell told Weekly Reader.
Did you know that the word breakfast means “break the fast”? (5) …………………you’re asleep at night, you’re fasting, or not eating. You “break the fast” when you eat a morning meal. Breakfast (6) …………………, or restores, the energy that is lost after a night’s sleep. That is (7) …………………it is often called the most important meal of the day.
Studies show that kids who eat a (8) …………………breakfast learn better, pay (9) ………………… attention in class, and are less likely to miss school. Experts also say that kids who eat breakfast are less likely to overeat later in the day. That is good news. (10) …………………regular exercise, eating breakfast can lower the risk of becoming obese, or severely overweight.
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1. A. alike B. likely C. like D. likable
2. A. over B. on C. into D. by
3. A. maintains B. deteriorates C. recovers D. boosts
4. A. nutrition B. nutrients C. nutritionists D. nutritious
5. A. While B. Since C. Though D. Whether
6. A. reassures B. restrains C. replaces D. replenishes
7. A. why B. which C. when D. where
8. A. hearty B. healthful C. quick D. cooked
9. A. some B. greater C. much D. more
10. A. Thanks to B. Because of C. Involved in D. Along with

* Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word(s) in capital.
1. Jan wasn’t late for his music lesson. (TIME)
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2. I have a friend. Her mum is a volunteer worker. (WHOSE)
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3. My aunt and uncle used to work in that company. (THAT’S)
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4. We study an ancient Greek writer Homer in translation. (WHO)
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5. Carol thought the accident was less serious than it was. (MORE)
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6. “I won’t open my present until my birthday,” Keith said. (PROMISED)
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7. Sitting too long at the computer will make your back and arms ache. (IF)
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8. Have you decided where you’re going for your holiday this year? (MIND)
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9. “Did anyone notice anything unusual?” asked the police officer. (WANTED)
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10. I’m learning English because I want to get a good job when I finish my studies. (SO THAT)
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* Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. session B. mission C. issue D. dessert
2. A. bowl B. narrow C. owner D. vowel
3. A. bilingual B. flexible C. variety D. versatile
4. A. recipe B. official C. accent D. celery
5. A. varied B. dipped C. picked D. sliced

* Choose the word that has the stress different from the rest.
1. A. dominant B. dialect C. variety D. horseradish
2. A. shallot B. stalagmite C. souvenir D. exotic
3. A. versatile B. immersion C. delicious D. nutritious
4. A. avocado B. flexibility C. speciality D. characteristic
5. A. marinate B. safari C. imitate D. stimulating

* Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sheila and I (work) ………………………on a project all day.
2. Gershman (visit) ………………………Paris many times, but never lived there.
3. Janet is a vegetarian and she would rather (eat) ………………………vegetables than meat.
4. Give my jacket back, you (always / wear) ………………………my clothes!
5. Son Doong Cave (find) ………………………in 1991 by a local man named Ho Khanh.

* Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Teaching young children a second language is ……………………in many ways. (benefit)
2. The English language plays a major role in the progress of ……………………. (global)
3. As Tumbling Rock Cave is a private property, a ……………………is required to access the cave.(permission)
4. English owes its global ……………………to being the language of two of the world’s most powerful nations: the US and the UK. (dominate)
5. Son Doong Cave became ……………………known in 2009 when it was explored by members of British Cave Research Association, (internation)