ARTICLES Underline the correct answer.

1. I have (an, the) aunt in Pulau Tioman. 2. Nobody liked (a, the) rude waiter at that shop. 3. We took our friends for ( a , an ) opera. 4. Is this ( a , the ) cousin you grew up with? 5. My roommate is down with ( - , the ) chickenpox. 6. The two friends had ( - , the ) dinner together. 7. He teaches sign language to ( an , the ) dumb. 8. She is ( - , the ) nicest person I have ever met. 9. She is saving for ( a , an ) university education. 10. He learned to play ( an , the ) guitar at the age of ten.

Each question in the text refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options -, an, the, a to fit the numbered blank.
My closest friend is my dog. There is ______________(a) old saying that ______________(b) dog is ______________(c) man's best friend and that is what Rocky is to me. Rocky is ______________(d) Alsatian and I have had him since he was ______________(e) puppy. He is ______________(f) extremely friendly dog and ______________(g) cleverest dog I have ever seen. We go for long walks and can spend ______________(h) whole day playing together. I think I am lucky to have a friend that spends so much time with me.

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME AND MANNER Underline the correct answer. 1. National Day is ( on, in ) August. 2. The companys Family Day is usually held ( after, by ) the Chinese New Year. 3. They have been engaged ( since, for ) December. 4. There are public holidays ( within, throughout ) the year. 5. She saved some money ( by, at ) baking her own wedding cake. 6. Did you order many crates ( of, with ) soft drinks? 7. Dinner will not be served ( within, until ) all the guests have arrived. 8. He has been married ( for, since ) five years. 9. We celebrate Deepavali ( beyond, before ) Christmas.
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SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1. I ___________ (study) three hours a day. 2. ____________(do) your brother play tennis? 3. Dewi always _____________(wear) beautiful sarees. 4. Alkaf and Syahmi _____________(know) all the answers. 5. Lee Yee Khai ___________(express) himself very well in Chinese. 6. The prefects _____________(guard) the entrance to the school. 7. The students ____________(meet) once a week for discussions. 8. My friends ________________( speak) fluent English and Mandarin. 9. My son _____________(enjoy) taking photographs everywhere he _________(go) 10. The manager often __________ (travel) overseas and __________(attend) business meeting. Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. It is a fact that Malaysian students are not living up to the expectations of the society and government. Several reasons can explain why this situation prevails. Firstly, many students today have a poor attitude towards their studies. Unlike their parents who had to work part-time and pay for their studies, students today have it easy. Parents work hard to put their children through school and college. Sadly, many children do not take their studies seriously. Some think that they are simply doing it to oblige their parents. Owing to such a bad attitude, these children have poor reading habits and a weak grasp of the subjects they are taking. Moreover, many are over-dependent on their teachers, expecting the teachers to give them notes and forecast questions for their examination. They think the same of their tutors. Their tutors are expected to give them examination answers. This explains why so many go for private tuition. This situation can be rectified. All that is needed is some effort and determination to do better. In this, students, parents and teachers play an equally important role. Rewrite the passage above on the reasons why children are not doing well in their studies:

in not more than 60 words including the 10 words given below in continuous writing form in ONE paragraph in your own words as far as possible Begin as follows: Many students do not take their studies seriously. They do

HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY!! D. I. Y.

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