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  1. 50 English Essay Practice A Letter To A Cousin Telling About Your Visit to Him arrive Dear Randy, visit send meet bri ng 10, JalanSatu, Taman Perak, 30010 Ipoh@ 16 May 2008, How are you? The school holidays are coming soon. I have planned to (1) you this holidays. I am coming by the Sun express bus on 4 June. will (2) about 5.00 p.m. Please (3) me at the bus station. will (4) famous pomeloes from Ipoh. in Penang et you the Please (S) you. Answer: 1, visit my regards to your family. am looking forward to seeing 2. arrive The Intelligent Headman reported punished 3m meet gathered bring missing Once upon a time, there a fisherman. His boat was (1) Your cousin, Nancy 5. send worried The 'fisherman the (2) The headman (3) incident to the headman. all the villagers. He gave each villager a stick of the same length. He told the villagers that the thief* s stick will grow longer, The thief was (4) So, he shortened his stick. Finally, the thief was caught and was (5) 'by the headman. Answer: 1. missing 2. reported 3m gathered 4m worried Shared & downloaded from AMI Book 5. punished Page 1
  2. The Crow and The Swan beautiful still found looked wished One day, a crow saw a (1) to be as white as the swan. swan near a pond+ The crow (2) The crow (3) thet the swan alwoys swim in the pond. Then, the crow thought, "If t stay in the water like the swan every day, I could be as white as the swan," So, it flew to the pond and stayed in it. (5) After a few days, the crow found that it was at its own feathers in wonder. Answer: 1. beautiful The Greedy Snake food 2. wished d ecided 3m found happy 4m still greedy black in colour. It 5. looked killed Once upon a time, there was a hungry snake. He came out to look for (1) He saw a little frog, He thought that the frog was too small. He (2) wait for other animalsm Then came an elephant. The snake was very (3} to wanted to eat the elephant, The elephant did not see the snake. He walked and stepped on the snake. The snake was (4) The story teaches us not to be (5) Answer: food 2. decided The Hare And The Tortoise challen e boastin 34 happy fast 4, killed saw 5, greedy nap The hare was him. The tortoise took the (2) of his speed. He 'wanted to challenge anyone to race . So they started to race. The here sped off at first& but soon stopped and lay down to have a (3) When the hare woke he (4) the tortoise reaching the finishing line. The hare could not run 15) tortoise won the race. enough to save the race. At last, the Answer: 1. boasting 2. challenge 3. nap 44 saw Shared & downloaded from AMI Book 5. fast Page 2
  3. A Good Deed In A Bus kindness hurt passengers balance Celina was going home in a bus. The bus was full of (1) pre nant There was not an empty seat left. Then a young (2) hard time trying to (3} woman got into the bus. Her tummy was big. She had a herself in the bus. Celina quickly gave her seat to the woman. She was afraid that the woman might fall down and get (4) The woman was very grateful She thanked Celina for her (S) Answer: 1. passengers A Bur la screwdriver It was (1) 2, pregnant burglar 3m balance midnight 4, hurt torchlight 5, kindness mask I switched off the light and tried to sleep. Suddenly, I heard some noises coming from my neighbour•s house. I walked to the 'window and looked outside. saw a man wearing a (2) trying to break into Mr Chan's house. He was holding a (3) and a (4) I picked up the telephone and called Mr Cham Mr Chan rushed out Of his room with a stick in his hand. The (S) was aware and quickly ran away. Answer: 1. midnight A Storm thunder 2. mask blocked 3r screwdriver policemen 4. torchlight lighting 5. burglar (1) Last night there was a storm, A strong wind was blowing. There was and (2) The storm lasted for half an hour, A big tree fell on the road, It t3} lucky the cars from moving, The Wind blew Off the roofs Of several We were (4) Our house was not damaged. When 'the storm stopped, the (S) came. They asked the people whose houses were damaged to spend the night at the village hall Answer: Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page 3
  4. i. thunder A Fire fire brigade 2. lighting 'valuable 34 blocked spread 4. lucky shouting 5. policemen fire en ine One night, i heard someone (1} bed and ran out of the house. "Fire! Fire!" I quickly got up from my (3) I saw e shop house opposite was on fire. I called the (2) to the next shop. People rushed out carrying their {4) belongings, There were also people crying for help. At last a (5) firemen worked hard and put out the fire, 4. valuable . The fire slowly came, The 5. fire engine Answer: 1. shouting A Nightmare released 2. fire brigade claws 3. spread I was lost in the middle Of a (1) grassland break loose I did not know What to do, A giant eagle flew towards me and caught me with its (2) flew for miles. Il tried to (3) but it was useless. Suddenly it (4) claws, I was thrown into a deep sea. (5) for help. screamed The eagle its Then I found myself on the floor beside my bed. I was glad that it was only a nightmare, Answer: 1. grassland A Dream floating It was a (I) 2. claws warm 3. break loose dance 4. released fairies 5. screamed awoke afternoon. I fell asleep while doing my English homework. I was carried by a cloud and (2) in the sky. The air was cool and fresh. I saw some (3) dancing on the clouds in front Of me, They had golden hair and wore beautiful dresses. tried to step out of the cloud to (4) Suddenly, I slipped. I fell down from the sky. "Help!Help!" (5) Answer: Shared & downloaded from AMI Book . It was just a dream. with them. Page 4
  5. 1, warm Stealing Mangoes twisted 2. floating climbed 3. fairies fence 4. dance scolded 5. awoke branches One afternoon, Kenny was walking past Uncle Sam's house, He saw many mangoes on the (1) of a mango tree in the garden. Kenny was thinking of stealing some mangoes. LHe (2) over the into Uncle Sam's garden. Then, he quickly climbed up the mango tree He (3) stood on one of the branches to reach for the fruits, Suddenly. the branch broke. He fell from the tree and (4) his ankle. Uncle Sam saw what happened and (5) Kenny for what he had done. Kenny looked down in shame and promised not to do it again. Answer: 1. branches M Nei hbour next My(l) 2. climbed buttered 3€ fence fishing 4. twisted spread 5. scolded lamps door neighbour is an Indian family. They are Mr and Mrs Mohandas. They have two children, Neena and Harish. Harish and I study in the same school. We go 'to school together. Other, we go(2) and see movies during the weekends. During the Deepavali celebrationt I help Harish to put up oil (3) around his house. When my family and I visit Herish's house during Deepavali, I get to eat delicious rice. There is a wide (S) of sweetes like haiwa. curries with(4) burfi. 'addu and murrukkuv I am lucky to have such good neighbour, Answer: next fishing lamps buttered Shared & downloaded from AMI Book spread Page 5
  6. My school dedicated p upil buildings laboratory basketball My school is SJK(C) Chung Hua, I am a(l) near my house. I walk to school every day, of Year 2 Merahi My school is My school is a big school. It has four buildings. The (2} classrooms. There is an office, a library, a computer room, a Science(3) hall. Besides these, there is a canteen. a field and two(4) beautiful with trees and flower plants in the compound. have many and a courts. My school is My school has 1000 pupils and 100 teachers. 'The teachers are caring and (5) am proud to be a pupil of my school. Answer pupil buildings Pak Boon hard working collects Pak Boon has a farm in {1) laboratory coops basketball Kajang dedicated milks . Pak Boon has many animals on his farm. He has cows, chickens and ducks.ln the morning, he (2) his cows. He sells the milk to a car driver who comes to collect the milk. Then, he feeds his chickens and ducks, In the afternoon, he (3) their eggs .After that, he washes their (4) the evening sells the eggs in the night market. His wife will sell them in the market the next day. Pak Boon is a very (S) Answer Kajang milks man. collects coops Shared & downloaded from AMI Book hard working Page 6
  7. The Faeces in the Barrel barrel thieves pull grab Long agojinJapanfthere lived a man and his wife, One day,his wife went to get water from a large watertl} looked .As she(2) into the water barrel,she saw another woman looking back at her.She ran to tell her husband that there was a woman inside their water barrel.Her husband looked into the barrel,he saw a man.He thought there were two (3) . They reached into the barrel tO(4) all they could(S) them out.They both fell into the barrel.They tried to grab the thieves,but was each other. They realised that no one but themselves were in the barrel. Answer barrel A Camping Trip enjoyable looked tents thieves trekked pull camping grab built Dorin loves to go (1) Templer's Park with his cousins, .During the last school holidays,he went camping in •They to the campsite near the river,They carried their own steeping of food and clothes. They put up their(3) make drinks and cooked a simple lunch. at the campsite After that,they boiled water to (4) There were many activities,They had jungle-trekking and nature walk.Atnight,they a camp fire where they sat around singing and playing games. After two days in 'the camp,they went homeDorin had an (5) Answer camping trekked tents built Shared & downloaded from AMI Book time. enjoyable Page 7
  8. The cat and the fox wondering morel doubtful One day, a cat and a fox were(l) talking .The fox(2) boasted that she knew a hundred tricks to escape from the dogs .The cat said that she knew only one trick. Just then, a pack of dogs was running towards them.The cat climbed up the nearest tree. This was her one and only trickShe asked the fox which Of the one hundred tricks she would usemThe fox sat(3) arrived.They killed her. .Before she could make up her mind,the dogs of this story is, a single plan that works is better than hundred Theta) (5) Answer talking plans. boasted The purse of Gold containing purse wondering contained moral judge doubtful merchant A poor beggar found a purse (1) 100 pieces of gold in the market, Then,he heard a (21 shouting,'ArewardlA reward to the one who finds my purse," The honest beggar went and returned the purse to him.He asked for his reward wlnstead,the merchant told him that the (3) contained 200 pieces of gold and that he had stolen more 'than the reward,The beggar insisted that he did not take the gold.They went to see a judge. The judge listened to their story-Hesaid:q believe you both-Merchant,you said that the purse you lost (4) The (5) Answer containing 200 pieces.So this couldn't be your purse'* gave the purse and all the gold to the beggar. merchant purse contained Shared & downloaded from AMI Book judge Page 8
  9. THE RAINBOW well untrue often appears refracted The rainbow is(l) seen after rain„lt appears as a big arc of coiours in the sky,Thecolours range from inside to outside are and violet. Rainbow (2} when the sun is behind and the rain is in front of the observer-The sunlight travels through the water of the raindrops.get (3} breaks up into the many colours we see in the rainbow. A saying that says we can find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is and (4) moves as (5) Answer often .We can never actually reach the end Of a rainbow.As you move,the rainbow appears Playing the congkak captures points refracted sitting untrue pit well traditional Congkak is one Of the Malaysian(l) is usually played by two girls(2) between them. games played by girls only, This game on the ground with the congkak board in The congkak board has two rows of five,seven or nine holes called 'Pits*and two larger holes at both ends called *Home'.The player use sea shells or smell marbles to play.The seeds are(3) (5) for the players. There are 5 seeds in each pits in the board-The left most is the 'Home'for the player, if there are Congkak has some simple rules,The winner is the player who captures the most seeds. Answer traditional sitting points pit Shared & downloaded from AMI Book captures Page 9
  10. young leaves survival cub jointly Animals and Their Young All animals have their (Ij from how to fly and how to find food. .They care for their young.They teach them The mothers take care of their young for different periodsrBirds stay for several weeks-The lion (2) stays for three years and a chimpanzee stays for five years. Animals care for their young for the (3) of the speciesAmong the mammals.the females take care of the young.They feed them and take them for their first hunt,Amongbird$iboth the male and female them to fly. feed their babbies and teach However,the European Cuckoo takes no interest in its young-lt (5) eggs in the nest of other birds. its Answer young cub Let's Save Our Environment poll ution appliances survival laund jointly save leaves conserving (2) and 13) There are many ways we can help to (1) energy in our home. our environment,We can start by Firstly.switch off lights even when leaving a room for a momentSwitch off computers when not in use.Secondlyeto save watersheck and fix any water leaks Do not wash dishes with the water running continuously.Wash only full loads of (4) Thirdly,learn to create less trash,Oo not use disposable plates and cups-Use ceramic cups and plates.Use cloth napkins, canvas bags instead of paper napkins and plastic bags. Lastly,reduce air (5) Shared & downloaded from AMI Book by walking or cycling instead Of driving-We can take Page
  11. public transportation or carpool to work, Answer save Healthy Body healthv conserving overeating appliances well laund stock pollution stock These boys and girls have(l) bodies-A healthy person works (2) and feels good.lt is easy to have a healthy body.Firstyyou must eat a variety of cups of milk a day.limit the (3) drinks, Second, drink eight cups of water three cups of milk a day.Limit the sugary drinks. Third *Stop eating When you feel full.(4j uncomfortable and later leads to weight gain. makes you feel Fourth,spend no more 'than two hours a day watching television and using the computer.You should spend more time on physical activities.Find ways to be active.Lastly,parents help to (5) activities for the family. the house with healthy food and plan physical Answer healthy Christmas celebrated well exhanee sugary festive overeating session stock decorative Christmas falls on 25th December.ltis(l) everywhere in the world. by Christmas in the Malaysia and Many hotels and shopping complexes put up bright colourfullights,decorations. and Christmas trees-People can feel the(2) atmosphere as early as the end of the NovemberSanta Claus Many hotels and shopping complexes put up bright colourfullights,decoratiöns. and Christmas trees.People distributing sweets can also be seen. Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page
  12. In Christian homes,Christmas trees are put up with(3j items.Gifts for family members are put under the tree.On Christmas eve,family family members gather for dinnerwAfterthat,they can have a carol singing (4) services in churches to celebrate the birth of Jesus. *Later ,they attend midnight On Christmas morning,some attend church services.Afterthöt,they hold open house where guests are treated to food and drinks. There is an15) served the traditional roast turkey. Answer celebrated The Mechanic problem festive exhibition decorative ignition session bonnet It was a Saturday. My father planned to take us to a book 1 Of gifts.Some families exchange hopped in town. We got into the carv My dad turned on the engine but there was no sound. He tried several times. Nothing changed. Them he called the mechanic and told him about the 2 Before lone, the mechanic arrived+ He brought with him a new battery, My dad opened the 3 of the car. The mechanic took out the old battery and put the new one inm key and there was a purring sound. The My dad turned the 4 sound became louder, The car engine was now working. My dad paid the mechanic and we 5 inside the carm The mechanic is like a car doctor. He makes our car safe for travelling. Answer I. exhibition The Nurse wheelchairs 2. problem sick 3. bonnet friendly 44 ignition prescribed S. hopped mealtime visited my grandmother when she was in the hospital I saw many nurses in the ward, They ali wore blue uniforms and nursing caps, A nurse gave my grandmother an injection. She also gave my grandmother some medicines which were 1 by the doctor. The nurse also took her temperature. She monitored my grandmother's condition. Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page 12
  13. . She talked to my grandmother. She made The nurse was 2 my grandmother's bed every morning, When it was 3 the nurse gave the patients their food. The nurse went from bed to bedf placing the food on the tables for the patients. The nurse also helped to take the patients Who were in 4 to the doctor's The nurse helps 5 people to get well by taking good care of them. Answer 1. prescribed 2. friendly My favourite place in school chewing chasing 3.mealtime shade 4. wheelchairs feathers 5. sick favourite have e 'favourite place in the school where wait for my dad to pick me up after school. This place where I wait is near the school gate. i like this place because it is not hot. The trees give good I I like to sit on a bench there and read a book. When I do not feel like reading. I sit beside the pondw It is interesting to see the fish 2 one another and 3 on the plants in the pond. Sometimes I see birds fly to the big tree and rest there. I have seen birds flying down to the pond and letting their 4 take their bath on a hot day. This place has become my 5 touch the water. I think this is how they place in the school. Answer 1. shade A trip to the Zoo smiled 2. chasing tram 3. chewing seal 4. feathers visited 5m favourite soaking was so happy when my parents and 1 the Singapore Zoo last Sunday. I saw so many animals. Seeing them live is different from watching them on television. The animals like the polar bears and the orang-utans are big and strong. I took a picture with an orang-utam Her name is Kian Hong. I felt afraid at first but my parents were with me, so held Kian Hong's big hand and 2 at the camera, We took a 3 trees and a hippopotamus 4 ride around the zoo. I saw some tigers resting under the itself in the water. We watched the animal show, A trainer got a 5 Shared & downloaded from AMI Book to perform tricks. Page 13
  14. We left the zoo in the afternoon. I enjoyed my trip to the Singapore Zoo very much, Answer 1. visited brave 2. smiled crowded 3. 'tram whispered 4m soaking nabbed 5. seal shocked A Pickpocket Nabbed My mother and I were on the MRT heading for home, It was quite 1 inside. We were standing. As I looked around, I saw a young man putting his hand inside the back pocket of an Older 12 to my mum What saw, The pickpocket was then slipping the stolen wallet inside his own pocket. We were 3 My mother shouted loudly to the older man, "Mister, somebody has stolen your wallet!" Everybody in the train looked at my mum. The pickpocket pretended that nothing had happened. My mother was very 4 the train about the pickpocket, The older man, with the help of a few other man, 5 pickpocket. He was taken to the police station. She told everybody in the Answer I. crowded 2. whis ered I made my first egg sandwich spread mash 3. shocked fork 44 brave confident S. nabbed pinch Last yeare our class teacher asked each of us to bring food for our class partyr So I asked my mother to teach me how to make an egg sandwich, First, my mother boiled some eggs in hot water. I helped to remove the egg shells. Then, used al all the hard boiled eggs in a bowl. After that, I added mayonnaise, a little lime juice and a 3 the eggs. Shared & downloaded from AMI Book of salt to Page -14
  15. My mum showed me how to cut the tomatoes into thin slices. I put the tomatoes on a slice of bread. Then 14 the mashed eggs over the tomatoes. Finally, I put another slice fo bread over everything, I tasted my first egg sandwich. It wes delicious. I wes 5 my classmates would enjoy the egg sandwiches too. A nswer 1. fork ripe 2. mash sour 3. pinch bitter My favourite fruit 4. spread juicy I eat fruits every day. My favourite fruit is the papaya. I like the papaya because it does not have a 1 that S, confident shiver taste. I do not like sour fruitsv 12 3 when I eat anything very sour. I like the papaya because it is . A lot of sweet juice comes out of the flesh. The flesh •of the papaya is reddish-orange in coloure I can easily bite the papaya with my teeth. The flesh of a 4 papaya looks hard but actually it is soft. The papaya has many seeds. I once chewed on a papaya seed. i did not like it. It tasted 5 The papaya has many vitamins. The papaya tree bears fruit the whole year round. It needs little care and grows well in black soil. I am so lucky that Il can enjoy a papaya anytime, I 'think I can "A papaya a day keeps the doctor away." Answer 1. SOUt 2. shiver My cousin likes to dance bellerina twirl 3. Laicy ballet stage S. bitter stretches I have a cousin. Her name is Alice. She is seven years oldw Alice goes for 1 lessons at a dance school. Sometimes follow Alive to her ballet classes, see het wear special shoes, The ballet shoes are pink in colour. They are soft and made of leather. These shoes help Alice Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page t s
  16. to turn and 2 on her toes. Alice wears a pretty ballet dress when she performs at the school concerti It is called a tutu dress. When she dances, she jumps, 3 her legs and points her feet, She stretches her arms and points daintily with her fingers. Alice practices hard. She tells me that she wants to be a 4 when she grows up. I think she can make her dream come true. would be very happy for Alice then. I cannot wait to see her perform on the 5 Answer 1. ballet swayed 2. twirl blowing 3. stretches uprooted A Thunderstorm 4T ballerina loud S. stage quite It was three o'clock in the afternoon. I was at home, when I looked outside the window, could see a lot of clouds in the sky, It was 1 hot. The white clouds turned into thick grey clouds very soon. The sky was getting dark. Then saw flashes Of lightning across the sky. The lightning was very bright. I closed my eyes. The thunder was so 2 3 strongly. The trees 4 . covered my ears. The wind was and the leaves fell. Soon big drops of rainwater started to fall. The big drops of rainwater was so heavy. It was difficult to see clearly. The wind howled fiercely, Some trees were 5 thunderstorm. A thunderstorm is scary and lightning is very dangerous. Answer I. quite 2. loud Building a book rack leaking My dad is al repair 2 dipped 3. blowing shiny 4, swa ed joints during the S. uprooted handyman He can fix a lot Of things for the house. He can taps. He can make simple furniture like stools. Recently he built a book rack for me. First, my dad bought some wood. Thent he used a saw to cut the wood into rectangular shapes, After that, he used a hammer to knock in the nails at the 3 The pieces of wood were joined together as a book rack. Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page 16
  17. 4 My dad used a piece of sandpaper to rub the wood until it was smooth, He a brush into a special liquid called varnish. He brushed the varnish over the wood so that the book rack looked 5 I thanked my dad for the book rack. and smooth, Answer 1. handyman renovate 2. leaking spacious 3. joints surprise dipped dull 5. shiny cement Our new kitchen Our kitchen looked Old and 1 One day, my dad gave my mum a 2 workers to come and 3 My mum wished for a nicer kitchen. . He told her that he has asked some the kitchen. My mum was very happy. The workers put new shiny tiles on the 4 floor. The Old kitchen sink was replaced with two new and bigger sinks next to each other. The workers knocked down part Of the wall to make a sliding window, The Old kitchen cabinet removed. A new kitchen cabinet was mounted on the wall The old lights were replaced by new lamps With a beautiful design. I like our new kitchen. It looks brighter. It is more 5 is very happy. Answer A blackout shone 2, sur rise sensed 3. renovate blackout 44 cement now. My mum 5. s acious brightly My father was driving us home after a late night movie. There were few cars on the road. It was quiet. The street lamps were shining 1 Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page 17
  18. We were not far from our home when we 2 that it was rather dark around where we lived. As my dad turned round the corner, we were shocked to see our neighbourhood in darkness, There was no light from the street lamps. My father told us that there was a 3 When we reached home. my dad took a torch and 4 it around the house. My mum 5 some candles. I had to use a candle to see my way to the bathroom. It was a warm night. I could not use the fans. There were plenty of mosquitoes. I do not like to be caught in a blackout. Life is hard without electricity, Answer 1. brightl dance 2. sensed travelled 3. blackout held Missing my friend 4. shone presents S. lit dance Last year, I was in kindergarten. This year. I am in primary one and studying at the Woodlands Primary School, When I was in kindergarten. I made friends with a girl who 1 in the same school van as l. Her name was Dina. We studied in the same class. We sat next 'to each other in the class. When the teacher asked us to find a partner and hold hands to 2 or sing, we always 3 together We bought each other a each other's hands. We talked and laughed. We ate on out birthdays. This year we are not together anymore. Dina is studying in another school. Her family has moved to another miss my friend very much, We keep in touch with each other through 5 Answer travetled 2, dance 3. held memorable 44 A memorable choir practice tune practice resents graduation S. email pronounce I am in my school choir. The choir has thirty members. 'We have our choir practice after school Our music teacher is Miss Brenda. She can play 'the piano and sing very well. Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page
  19. remember one practice last year that is very 1 Of Education was coming to Our school for the standard six pupils' 2 , The Minister ceremony. For two weeks, we 3 singing three songs in three languages. We had to remember the songs by heart. We had to make sure that we 4 every word clearly, We had to sing each song without going out Of 5 was hard work. After two weeks of continuous practice, we could sing beautifully. On the day of our performance, our voices blended in harmony. The Minister praised Our choir. We are happy we have made our school proud, Answer 1. memorable refreshing 2. graduation tagged 3. practiced mist The Florist 44 ronounced chose Satune bouquet My mother loves flowers. Sometimes she buys flowers and puts them around the house. She gets the flowers from a florist who lives nearby. My mother once wanted to buy a 1 'to the florist's shop. 1 2 choose the flowers. She 3 for a friend who was sick. She went along with heri The florist helped my mother to some roses, orchids and carnations. Then she arranged the flowers nicely into a lovely bouquet. Finally, she sprayed a fine 4 of water on the flowers to keep them fresh, She was good at arranging the flowers. think she is also very creative. The florist sells many beautiful flowers at her shop. They have a nice smell, Some of the flowers come from other countries. I think being a florist is interesting. It is so 5 Answer 1. bouquet The litterbug empty to look at colourful flowers all year roundl 2. tagged snack 3. chose shocked 4T mist lift 5. refreshing irresponsible My family and I live in an apartment in Singapore. We live on the tenth floor. One evening, my parents and were inside a lift. There was a boy inside the 1 too. He was eating some 2 Shared & downloaded from AMI Book food. When the lift Page 19
  20. stopped. the boy threw the empty snack packet on the floor of lift before he got out, My parents and I were 3 The boy was a litterbug. I saw another litterbug at the car park yesterday. The man was drinking from a can inside his car which was parked near our car, When he had finished 'the drink, he got out Of his car and left the 4 can on the floor Of the car park. It is not good to be a litterbug. A place will never be clean with litterbugs around. They do not realise that their 5 behaviour does harm to the environment. Answer 1. lift The blind man own 2. snack able 3. shocked healthily empty greets irresponsible obstacles live in an apartment in Woodlands, Singapore* One of my neighbours is a blind man. I see him every morning. He holds a stick in one hand. He feels his way by using the stick to feel the ground and track 1 the blind man when she sees him. I also greet him. The My mum 2 man smiles and greets us too. His eyes are closed. He cannot see us but he can hear us. think the blind man is very clever. He knows how to walk around carefully. My mum and I Often see the blind man When we go to the park near our apartment. I see him walking slowly and enjoying the fresh air there. 4 The blind man lives happily and 3 to do things on his 5 Although he cannot see.he is and take good care of himself, Answer 1. -obstacles 2. greets The hunchback lady prescribed hunched 3. healthily arched 4. able wrist 5. own dispensing My grandfather was sick recently. My aunt took him to see a traditional Chinese Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page 20
  21. doctor who is called a "sinseh". followed my grandfather to the sinseh's clinic, The sinsehpressed his two fingers on my grandfather's 1 to feel his pulse. After that, he 2 some Chinese herbs for my grandfather, counter. A lady was getting the herbs for My aunt waited at the 3 us. When I looked at the lady, I saw that she was 4 Her back was severely 5 . It was like her back was crushing under an extremely heavy load. She could not stand straight. She lifted her head sideways when she talked to my aunt. Although the hunchback lady cannot run or walk fast* she works hard and chats happily with the patients as she gets the herbs for them. Answer 1. wrist 2. rescribed 3.dis ensin 44 hunched 5. arched The first time I held chopsticks One evening, my parents decided to have Japanese food for dinner. They took me to a Japanese restaurant When the food came, my parents started to eat with their chopsticks, was also given a pair of chopsticks. My mum 1 me how to hold the chopsticks. I held the chopsticks in my fingersr When I moved my fingers, the chopsticks fell. picked them up again, i 2 the chopsticks into my noodles. Then 1 3 the noodles With the chopsticks. This time I could 4 chopsticks. I ate the noodles happily. up the noodles With the I took a longer time to finish my food. My parents were patient. They wanted me to learn how to use the chopsticks properly. In fact 1 5 when J eat noodles. Answer 1. showed 2, shoved 44 pick to use chopsticks 5. prefer 3, gripped It's recess time! am very happy When it is the recess time in school. The recess time is not very ionB it is only twenty minutes. I feel hungry by this time. So am 1 to have a bowl Of hot noodles. like to eat together with my friends. Sometimes we buy different kinds of food and Shared & downloaded from AMI Book Page 21
  22. 2 them among ourselvesm We also laugh and joke with one another. The recess time is also a time to talk with my friends. We usually take a walk together around the school after we have 3 eating. When we hear the bell ring, we feel a little 4 over. We line up in rows and return to our classrooms. Lessons 5 that will have another twenty minutes of recess time tomorrow. that the recess time is A nswer 1. eager 2. share 3. finished 4m disappointed . I know S. continue The reliable security guard Every morning when arrive at the school, I see a security guard et the school gate. He wears I 2 He stands at the gate and makes sure the children are as they walk into the school. He does not allow other cars to drive into the school compound. Only the teachers are 3 guard doing his 4 children are safe. to drive their cars in, When it is time to go home, I also see the He makes sure the cars go very slowly so that the The security guard cares for the schoolchildren. He makes sure that they do not play near the busy road. My school is very lucky to have a 5 security guard. He ensures our safety by monitoring the traffic and by not allowing visitors without a pass to enter the school premises. A nswer 1. uniform 2. safe 3. allowed 4m duty My brother likes to play computer games I have an elder brother. He is eleven years old. Shared & downloaded from AMI Book 5. reliable Page 22
  23. My brother likes to play computer games. My dad has 1 games for my brother. Some of the games are used to help him and me 2 English. My brother likes the game called "Virtual Zoo". I watched my brother some video 3 the colours and fur of the animals. A brown kangaroo was turned into redcolour. A sheep's fur became long, sharp spikes like a dinosour*s back, He also changed the shapes of the animals' noses. An elephant's long trunk was changed into a tapir's snout, He even changed the animals' appearances. A tiger suddenly had a zebra's stripes. I heard my brother laugh, My brother says playing computer games is 4 , He says it is very 5 Answer 1, bought . It makes his brain think fast, and his hands can move so swiftly. 2. learn 3. change The good chef 4T fun 5. challenging My grandparents like to eat at one 1 curry restaurant. They say that the chef there is very good. He say that the chef there is very good, He can cook many different kinds of curry. Each type of curry is 2 herbs and spices are used. My grandparents like the fish curry, The chef uses 3 curry. I can also eat the curry because it is not 4 in a special way. Different fish for his The chef always asks my grandparents whether they like the footL We like the chef because he is friendly. He can cook very well but he is not proud. My grandparents say that the good chef's curry dishes are very 5 The good chef cooks well and people come back for more, Indeed a good chef spices up life With his good cooking. Answer 1. S ecial 2. cooked 3, fresh 44 s ic Shared & downloaded from AMI Book S. 'tas Page 23
  24. The helpful petrol kiosk attendant There is petrol kiosk in my neighbourhood. My father goes there to top his car up with petrol. When my father arrives at the petrol kiosk, he waits for an I bay before he parks his car next to a petrol pump. A petrol kiosk attendant then comes to my dad. He helps my dad to fill up the petrol tank. First, he lifts up the 2 petrol pump. Then. he presses e lever on the nozzle and the petrol is 3 of the out from the machine into the 4 When the car has enough petrol. he Stops the pumpsw When my dad wants to pump air into the car tyres, the kiosk attendant helps him, He pumps enough air into each tyre. I like the petrol kiosk attendant. He is 5 Answer 1. empty 2. nozzle 3. pumped 4T tank Shared & downloaded from AMI Book 5, helpful Page 24

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