Exercise 5 Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

Ladies and Gentlemen, We are gathered here today to bid farewell to our beloved teacher, Mrs Lee. She ___1___ in our school ___2___ fifteen years. Before she came here, she ___3___ in Pontian and Kluang. Her teaching career has spanned thirty years and now she ___4___. It is indeed a great loss to the school and the profession. Many students past and present owe their good ___5___ of English to Mrs Lee. Our volleyball team is the district champion because of her untiring ___6___. Students who have problems know that ___7___ can always talk to her. She listens without prejudice and ___8___ us helpful advice. We shall all ___9___ her. On behalf ___10____ all the students and teachers of this school, I wish her all the best in her retirement. 1. (A) teach (B) teaches (C) taught (D) has taught 2. (A) for (B) since (C) during (D) wile 3. (A) serve (B) serves (C) served (D) has served 4. (A) retires (B) retired (C) is retiring (D) has retired 5. (A) fluency (B) command (C) technique (D) method 6. (A) ability (B) help (C) dedication (D) efforts 7. (A) he (B) we (C) they (D) those 8. (A) give (B) gives (C) gave (D) given 9. (A) miss (B) misses (C) missed (D) missing 10. (A) at (B) by (C) of (D) with

Exercise 6 Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D. When I first worked in Muar in the sixties, the town was quiet and the pace of life unhurried. I shared a rented room ___1___ a friend. Most people traveled by bicycle ___2___ trishaw as buses were few. I had never ___3___ a bicycle before in my life ___4___ I was determined to learn as the alternative was to travel ___5___ trishaw if we wanted to go anywhere. I learned the hard way the first time I rode a bicycle. My friend had explained where the brake ___6___ and how to use it. After riding a few meters in great nervousness, I completely forgot about braking when I ___ 7___ a bus parked ahead. I rammed into it but ___8___ caused no injury to myself or ___9___ to the bicycle. By the time I left the following year. I was ___10____ to ride a bicycle reasonably well. 1. (A) by (B) from (C) with (D) beside 2. (A) or (B) and (C) as (D) beside 3. (A) ride (B) rode (C) riding (D) ridden 4. (A) and (B) but (C) so (D) until 5. (A) by (B) on (C) with (D) through 6. (A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were 7. (A) see (B) saw (C) seen (D) seeing 8. (A) however (B) unluckily (C) instead (D) fortunately 9. (A) hurt (B) injury (C) damage (D) wound 10. (A) able (B) unable (C) happy (D) good