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Rani's school was organising a concert. The concert would

help to raise funds for the earthquake victims. Rani and her
friends wanted to perform together in the concert. They
practised every day after school.

During the concert, Rani and her friends performed their

songs well. The audience enjoyed their songs and gave them a
huge ovation.

The following day, the headmaster announced that the

school had collected a large amount of money. They donated
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the money to the earthquake victims. Rani and her friends felt
as happy as a lark that they were able to help the unfortunate
people. Pak Kamal is the village headman of Kampung Tengah.
He is a rich and kind man. He is well known among
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organise organised was organising would help

practise practised

perform performed

enjoy enjoyed

give gave

announce announced

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donate donated

feel felt

his people for being generous and helpful.

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Last Saturday, while shopping for Hari Raya Pak Tense Tense
Kamal saw a boy standing outside one of the shops. See saw was wearing could see
The boy looked untidy and the shirt he was wearing
was very dirty. pity pitied could buy

speak spoke

buy bought
Pak Kamal could see that the boy wished he could
buy the shirt and trousers on display. He pitied the realise realised
boy. He spoke to the boy and realised that the boy thank thanked
was from his village. He bought the boy a pair of shirt,
feel felt
a pair of trousers and a pair of shoes.

The boy was very happy. He thanked Pak Kamal

for his generousity. Pak Kamal too felt very happy.

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Halim's mother wanted to bake a cake. The ingredients were

not enough. He quickly cycled to the shop and bought some
eggs, flour and butter. Then, he helped his mother in the
kitchen.

First, Halim beat the eggs. Then, he added some flour and
butter. When the batter was ready, he poured it into a
container and put it into the oven.

While waiting for the cake to bake, Halim cleaned the

kitchen. When the cake was ready, he took it out and put it on
the table. Then, he cut and served it on a plate. His family had
it for tea. It was really delicious.

Halim’s mother was very proud of him. He he always helped

his mother at home. He was as hardworking as an ant.
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Last weekend, Tina and her family went to a circus. Tina and
her brother, Kevin, were excited while waiting for the show to
start. There were many spectators at the circus.

The ringmaster first introduced the elephants. The

elephants walked around the circus ring and trumpeted noisily.
Next, was the clown show. They chased each other around the
ring. One clown kept hitting the others with a toy hammer. It
was very funny.

Then, they saw the tigers. Tina was afraid of the large
fierce creatures. Everyone cheered when the tigers jumped
through a ring of fire.
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The circus ended an hour later, Tina and her family

enjoyed the show very much. She admired the ringmaster very
much. He was such a brave and smart person to train the
animals. It was a memorable experience.

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Mrs Kim bought a dress and a scarf for herself. After

paying for the clothing, Mrs Kim realised that it was already
lunch time. She took her daughters to a fast food restaurant for
lunch. They really enjoyed the day and were as happy as a
lark.

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Yesterday, Mrs Kim and her twin daughters went shopping

at the new shopping mall in town. They went there by car. Mrs
Kim and her daughters wanted to buy some new clothes.

At the shopping mall, Mrs Kim asked her daughters to

choose their own clothes. Mimi chose a pair of jeans and a blue
T-shirt. Marina liked a green skirt and a white blouse.
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