Knowledge test 9b grade

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

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lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

1: ___________________

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

band chords gig hum influence
lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

2: ___________________

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

band chords gig hum influence
lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

3: ___________________

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

band chords gig hum influence
lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

4: ___________________

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

band chords gig hum influence
lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

5: ___________________

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

band chords gig hum influence
lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

6: ___________________

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

band chords gig hum influence
lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

7: ___________________

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

band chords gig hum influence
lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

8: ___________________

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with these words.

band chords gig hum influence
lyrics songs success tune


Things for Joel changed when he joined an after-school music club two years ago. He couldn’t read music, but his friends taught him a few simple (1) _____________ on the guitar and soon he was singing his own
(2) _____________. But he couldn’t write music, so if he had an idea for a song, he would (3) _____________ the (4) _____________ to his friends and they would write the notes. Then Joel wrote the (5) _____________ to go with the music. It wasn’t long before Joel and his friends decided to form a
(6) _____________. Their style of music is alternative, and bands like The Stereophonics and Green Day have been a big
(7) _____________. They played at friends’ parties and at local events, and people started talking about them. Their first important
(8) _____________ was the end-of-year party at school. It was a big (9) _____________!

9: ___________________

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
(GRAMMAR)

5 Read the text and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.
Helen Keller was born in 1880. When she was a baby, she became very sick. She recovered from her illness, but afterward, Helen
(1) ___ see and (2) ___ hear anything at all; she was blind and deaf. Life became very hard for Helen and her family. She was often angry, and used to break things and scream. Her family realized they (3) ___ find help for Helen, and they contacted a doctor, who suggested they visit a local expert, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. With his help, they (4) ___ find a teacher for Helen, a woman named Anne Sullivan. When Anne met Helen, she started teaching her to spell out words using her fingers. Helen (5) ___ learn the words for “doll” and “cake.” But Anne realized she also (6) ___ help Helen with her difficult behavior, so they moved into a small house together. Helen started to make remarkable progress, and after a short time, she (7) ___ read using braille, and write using a typewriter.
At that time, many people believed that women (8) ___ go to college, but Helen went to Radcliffe College, and, with Anne’s help, she managed to graduate: the first deaf and blind person to get a degree.

1 2
A didn’t have to A wasn’t able to
B weren’t able to B could
C couldn’t C needed to

3 4
A needed to A could
B did B were able to
C managed to C had to

5 6
A managed to A could
B had to B has been able to
C were able to C had to

7 8
A could A didn’t need to
B were able to B had to
C didn’t have to C wasn’t able to

1:_________________

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
(GRAMMAR)

5 Read the text and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.
Helen Keller was born in 1880. When she was a baby, she became very sick. She recovered from her illness, but afterward, Helen
(1) ___ see and (2) ___ hear anything at all; she was blind and deaf. Life became very hard for Helen and her family. She was often angry, and used to break things and scream. Her family realized they (3) ___ find help for Helen, and they contacted a doctor, who suggested they visit a local expert, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. With his help, they (4) ___ find a teacher for Helen, a woman named Anne Sullivan. When Anne met Helen, she started teaching her to spell out words using her fingers. Helen (5) ___ learn the words for “doll” and “cake.” But Anne realized she also (6) ___ help Helen with her difficult behavior, so they moved into a small house together. Helen started to make remarkable progress, and after a short time, she (7) ___ read using braille, and write using a typewriter.
At that time, many people believed that women (8) ___ go to college, but Helen went to Radcliffe College, and, with Anne’s help, she managed to graduate: the first deaf and blind person to get a degree.

1 2
A didn’t have to A wasn’t able to
B weren’t able to B could
C couldn’t C needed to

3 4
A needed to A could
B did B were able to
C managed to C had to

5 6
A managed to A could
B had to B has been able to
C were able to C had to

7 8
A could A didn’t need to
B were able to B had to
C didn’t have to C wasn’t able to

2:_________________

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
(GRAMMAR)

5 Read the text and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.
Helen Keller was born in 1880. When she was a baby, she became very sick. She recovered from her illness, but afterward, Helen
(1) ___ see and (2) ___ hear anything at all; she was blind and deaf. Life became very hard for Helen and her family. She was often angry, and used to break things and scream. Her family realized they (3) ___ find help for Helen, and they contacted a doctor, who suggested they visit a local expert, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. With his help, they (4) ___ find a teacher for Helen, a woman named Anne Sullivan. When Anne met Helen, she started teaching her to spell out words using her fingers. Helen (5) ___ learn the words for “doll” and “cake.” But Anne realized she also (6) ___ help Helen with her difficult behavior, so they moved into a small house together. Helen started to make remarkable progress, and after a short time, she (7) ___ read using braille, and write using a typewriter.
At that time, many people believed that women (8) ___ go to college, but Helen went to Radcliffe College, and, with Anne’s help, she managed to graduate: the first deaf and blind person to get a degree.

1 2
A didn’t have to A wasn’t able to
B weren’t able to B could
C couldn’t C needed to

3 4
A needed to A could
B did B were able to
C managed to C had to

5 6
A managed to A could
B had to B has been able to
C were able to C had to

7 8
A could A didn’t need to
B were able to B had to
C didn’t have to C wasn’t able to

3:_________________

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
(GRAMMAR)

5 Read the text and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.
Helen Keller was born in 1880. When she was a baby, she became very sick. She recovered from her illness, but afterward, Helen
(1) ___ see and (2) ___ hear anything at all; she was blind and deaf. Life became very hard for Helen and her family. She was often angry, and used to break things and scream. Her family realized they (3) ___ find help for Helen, and they contacted a doctor, who suggested they visit a local expert, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. With his help, they (4) ___ find a teacher for Helen, a woman named Anne Sullivan. When Anne met Helen, she started teaching her to spell out words using her fingers. Helen (5) ___ learn the words for “doll” and “cake.” But Anne realized she also (6) ___ help Helen with her difficult behavior, so they moved into a small house together. Helen started to make remarkable progress, and after a short time, she (7) ___ read using braille, and write using a typewriter.
At that time, many people believed that women (8) ___ go to college, but Helen went to Radcliffe College, and, with Anne’s help, she managed to graduate: the first deaf and blind person to get a degree.

1 2
A didn’t have to A wasn’t able to
B weren’t able to B could
C couldn’t C needed to

3 4
A needed to A could
B did B were able to
C managed to C had to

5 6
A managed to A could
B had to B has been able to
C were able to C had to

7 8
A could A didn’t need to
B were able to B had to
C didn’t have to C wasn’t able to

4:_________________

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
(GRAMMAR)

5 Read the text and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.
Helen Keller was born in 1880. When she was a baby, she became very sick. She recovered from her illness, but afterward, Helen
(1) ___ see and (2) ___ hear anything at all; she was blind and deaf. Life became very hard for Helen and her family. She was often angry, and used to break things and scream. Her family realized they (3) ___ find help for Helen, and they contacted a doctor, who suggested they visit a local expert, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. With his help, they (4) ___ find a teacher for Helen, a woman named Anne Sullivan. When Anne met Helen, she started teaching her to spell out words using her fingers. Helen (5) ___ learn the words for “doll” and “cake.” But Anne realized she also (6) ___ help Helen with her difficult behavior, so they moved into a small house together. Helen started to make remarkable progress, and after a short time, she (7) ___ read using braille, and write using a typewriter.
At that time, many people believed that women (8) ___ go to college, but Helen went to Radcliffe College, and, with Anne’s help, she managed to graduate: the first deaf and blind person to get a degree.

1 2
A didn’t have to A wasn’t able to
B weren’t able to B could
C couldn’t C needed to

3 4
A needed to A could
B did B were able to
C managed to C had to

5 6
A managed to A could
B had to B has been able to
C were able to C had to

7 8
A could A didn’t need to
B were able to B had to
C didn’t have to C wasn’t able to

5:_________________

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
(GRAMMAR)

5 Read the text and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.
Helen Keller was born in 1880. When she was a baby, she became very sick. She recovered from her illness, but afterward, Helen
(1) ___ see and (2) ___ hear anything at all; she was blind and deaf. Life became very hard for Helen and her family. She was often angry, and used to break things and scream. Her family realized they (3) ___ find help for Helen, and they contacted a doctor, who suggested they visit a local expert, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. With his help, they (4) ___ find a teacher for Helen, a woman named Anne Sullivan. When Anne met Helen, she started teaching her to spell out words using her fingers. Helen (5) ___ learn the words for “doll” and “cake.” But Anne realized she also (6) ___ help Helen with her difficult behavior, so they moved into a small house together. Helen started to make remarkable progress, and after a short time, she (7) ___ read using braille, and write using a typewriter.
At that time, many people believed that women (8) ___ go to college, but Helen went to Radcliffe College, and, with Anne’s help, she managed to graduate: the first deaf and blind person to get a degree.

1 2
A didn’t have to A wasn’t able to
B weren’t able to B could
C couldn’t C needed to

3 4
A needed to A could
B did B were able to
C managed to C had to

5 6
A managed to A could
B had to B has been able to
C were able to C had to

7 8
A could A didn’t need to
B were able to B had to
C didn’t have to C wasn’t able to

6:_________________

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
(GRAMMAR)

5 Read the text and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.
Helen Keller was born in 1880. When she was a baby, she became very sick. She recovered from her illness, but afterward, Helen
(1) ___ see and (2) ___ hear anything at all; she was blind and deaf. Life became very hard for Helen and her family. She was often angry, and used to break things and scream. Her family realized they (3) ___ find help for Helen, and they contacted a doctor, who suggested they visit a local expert, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. With his help, they (4) ___ find a teacher for Helen, a woman named Anne Sullivan. When Anne met Helen, she started teaching her to spell out words using her fingers. Helen (5) ___ learn the words for “doll” and “cake.” But Anne realized she also (6) ___ help Helen with her difficult behavior, so they moved into a small house together. Helen started to make remarkable progress, and after a short time, she (7) ___ read using braille, and write using a typewriter.
At that time, many people believed that women (8) ___ go to college, but Helen went to Radcliffe College, and, with Anne’s help, she managed to graduate: the first deaf and blind person to get a degree.

1 2
A didn’t have to A wasn’t able to
B weren’t able to B could
C couldn’t C needed to

3 4
A needed to A could
B did B were able to
C managed to C had to

5 6
A managed to A could
B had to B has been able to
C were able to C had to

7 8
A could A didn’t need to
B were able to B had to
C didn’t have to C wasn’t able to

7:_________________

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
(GRAMMAR)

5 Read the text and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.
Helen Keller was born in 1880. When she was a baby, she became very sick. She recovered from her illness, but afterward, Helen
(1) ___ see and (2) ___ hear anything at all; she was blind and deaf. Life became very hard for Helen and her family. She was often angry, and used to break things and scream. Her family realized they (3) ___ find help for Helen, and they contacted a doctor, who suggested they visit a local expert, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. With his help, they (4) ___ find a teacher for Helen, a woman named Anne Sullivan. When Anne met Helen, she started teaching her to spell out words using her fingers. Helen (5) ___ learn the words for “doll” and “cake.” But Anne realized she also (6) ___ help Helen with her difficult behavior, so they moved into a small house together. Helen started to make remarkable progress, and after a short time, she (7) ___ read using braille, and write using a typewriter.
At that time, many people believed that women (8) ___ go to college, but Helen went to Radcliffe College, and, with Anne’s help, she managed to graduate: the first deaf and blind person to get a degree.

1 2
A didn’t have to A wasn’t able to
B weren’t able to B could
C couldn’t C needed to

3 4
A needed to A could
B did B were able to
C managed to C had to

5 6
A managed to A could
B had to B has been able to
C were able to C had to

7 8
A could A didn’t need to
B were able to B had to
C didn’t have to C wasn’t able to

8:_________________

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with these words.

wasn’t able to weren’t able to
will be able to had to didn’t have to
will have to didn’t need to won’t need to

1 In the 19th century, many schools were free. You _____________ pay to go to them.
2 If you want to get a good job in another country, you _____________ speak more than one language.
3 Children who grew up in large families often _____________ help look after the younger children.
4 It was widely thought that girls _____________ go to school because they would get married.
5 In the future, more and more students _____________ study online if they want to.
6 My grandmother was sad that she _____________ go to college. She would have loved it.
7 You _____________ take an exam to get into college next year because your results were good.
8 Many children in the past _____________ go to school because they had to work.

1. _____________-

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with these words.

wasn’t able to weren’t able to
will be able to had to didn’t have to
will have to didn’t need to won’t need to

1 In the 19th century, many schools were free. You _____________ pay to go to them.
2 If you want to get a good job in another country, you _____________ speak more than one language.
3 Children who grew up in large families often _____________ help look after the younger children.
4 It was widely thought that girls _____________ go to school because they would get married.
5 In the future, more and more students _____________ study online if they want to.
6 My grandmother was sad that she _____________ go to college. She would have loved it.
7 You _____________ take an exam to get into college next year because your results were good.
8 Many children in the past _____________ go to school because they had to work.

2. _____________-

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with these words.

wasn’t able to weren’t able to
will be able to had to didn’t have to
will have to didn’t need to won’t need to

1 In the 19th century, many schools were free. You _____________ pay to go to them.
2 If you want to get a good job in another country, you _____________ speak more than one language.
3 Children who grew up in large families often _____________ help look after the younger children.
4 It was widely thought that girls _____________ go to school because they would get married.
5 In the future, more and more students _____________ study online if they want to.
6 My grandmother was sad that she _____________ go to college. She would have loved it.
7 You _____________ take an exam to get into college next year because your results were good.
8 Many children in the past _____________ go to school because they had to work.

3. _____________-

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with these words.

wasn’t able to weren’t able to
will be able to had to didn’t have to
will have to didn’t need to won’t need to

1 In the 19th century, many schools were free. You _____________ pay to go to them.
2 If you want to get a good job in another country, you _____________ speak more than one language.
3 Children who grew up in large families often _____________ help look after the younger children.
4 It was widely thought that girls _____________ go to school because they would get married.
5 In the future, more and more students _____________ study online if they want to.
6 My grandmother was sad that she _____________ go to college. She would have loved it.
7 You _____________ take an exam to get into college next year because your results were good.
8 Many children in the past _____________ go to school because they had to work.

4. _____________-

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with these words.

wasn’t able to weren’t able to
will be able to had to didn’t have to
will have to didn’t need to won’t need to

1 In the 19th century, many schools were free. You _____________ pay to go to them.
2 If you want to get a good job in another country, you _____________ speak more than one language.
3 Children who grew up in large families often _____________ help look after the younger children.
4 It was widely thought that girls _____________ go to school because they would get married.
5 In the future, more and more students _____________ study online if they want to.
6 My grandmother was sad that she _____________ go to college. She would have loved it.
7 You _____________ take an exam to get into college next year because your results were good.
8 Many children in the past _____________ go to school because they had to work.

5. _____________-

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with these words.

wasn’t able to weren’t able to
will be able to had to didn’t have to
will have to didn’t need to won’t need to

1 In the 19th century, many schools were free. You _____________ pay to go to them.
2 If you want to get a good job in another country, you _____________ speak more than one language.
3 Children who grew up in large families often _____________ help look after the younger children.
4 It was widely thought that girls _____________ go to school because they would get married.
5 In the future, more and more students _____________ study online if they want to.
6 My grandmother was sad that she _____________ go to college. She would have loved it.
7 You _____________ take an exam to get into college next year because your results were good.
8 Many children in the past _____________ go to school because they had to work.

6. _____________-

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with these words.

wasn’t able to weren’t able to
will be able to had to didn’t have to
will have to didn’t need to won’t need to

1 In the 19th century, many schools were free. You _____________ pay to go to them.
2 If you want to get a good job in another country, you _____________ speak more than one language.
3 Children who grew up in large families often _____________ help look after the younger children.
4 It was widely thought that girls _____________ go to school because they would get married.
5 In the future, more and more students _____________ study online if they want to.
6 My grandmother was sad that she _____________ go to college. She would have loved it.
7 You _____________ take an exam to get into college next year because your results were good.
8 Many children in the past _____________ go to school because they had to work.

7. _____________-

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with these words.

wasn’t able to weren’t able to
will be able to had to didn’t have to
will have to didn’t need to won’t need to

1 In the 19th century, many schools were free. You _____________ pay to go to them.
2 If you want to get a good job in another country, you _____________ speak more than one language.
3 Children who grew up in large families often _____________ help look after the younger children.
4 It was widely thought that girls _____________ go to school because they would get married.
5 In the future, more and more students _____________ study online if they want to.
6 My grandmother was sad that she _____________ go to college. She would have loved it.
7 You _____________ take an exam to get into college next year because your results were good.
8 Many children in the past _____________ go to school because they had to work.

8. _____________-

READING

Read the text and choose True or False.

China’s Superman

You may not have heard of Li Ka-shing, but he is one of the ten richest people in the world, and it is likely you have bought something through him or from him without realizing it. He is chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, a globally successful business group that includes banking, construction, property, plastics, cell phones, satellite television, cement production, drugstores and supermarkets, hotels, transportation, airports, electric power, steel production, ports, and shipping.
But his story is not only one of great achievement and success in business. The challenges of his past have helped him become the person he is today. Li Ka-shing was born in China, but because of troubles there in the 1940s, his family couldn’t stay so they moved to Hong Kong. He looked for work, and when he couldn’t find anything on his own, he managed to get a job selling watches in his uncle’s store. He didn’t need to work there long for everyone to realize that he was a first-class salesman.
When he was only 21, he started a factory producing plastic flowers, and within a few years he had managed to make himself a very rich man from selling them. When people asked him if he had been lucky he used to say, “No, I wasn't lucky. I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself,” so he clearly thought that he hadn’t needed luck.
After nine years, Li wasn’t able to continue renting his flower factory because the owner didn’t agree to it. If he wanted to continue with his factory, he needed to buy the land himself, so that’s what he did. He managed to buy land when it was very cheap. This is how he managed to become super-rich later because land prices just went up and up and up.
After that, he never looked back and moved into other areas of business such as ports, cell-phone companies, and electricity. But as well as making money, Li Ka-shing has also dedicated much of his time to helping people less fortunate than himself. He set up the Li Ka Shing foundation, an organization which works to improve education and healthcare for those who need it. It isn’t surprising that some people in Hong Kong call him “superman.”

1 Li Ka-shing is the richest man in the world.
True / False

2 He has many businesses including property, transportation, and steel production.
True / False

3 His family moved to China because of troubles in Hong Kong.
True / False

4 He wasn’t able to find a job when he first arrived there.
True / False

5 His first job was in a factory.
True / False

6 He set up a factory when he was 21.
True / False

7 His success with the flower factory wasn’t due to luck.
True / False

1:_______________

READING

Read the text and choose True or False.

China’s Superman

You may not have heard of Li Ka-shing, but he is one of the ten richest people in the world, and it is likely you have bought something through him or from him without realizing it. He is chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, a globally successful business group that includes banking, construction, property, plastics, cell phones, satellite television, cement production, drugstores and supermarkets, hotels, transportation, airports, electric power, steel production, ports, and shipping.
But his story is not only one of great achievement and success in business. The challenges of his past have helped him become the person he is today. Li Ka-shing was born in China, but because of troubles there in the 1940s, his family couldn’t stay so they moved to Hong Kong. He looked for work, and when he couldn’t find anything on his own, he managed to get a job selling watches in his uncle’s store. He didn’t need to work there long for everyone to realize that he was a first-class salesman.
When he was only 21, he started a factory producing plastic flowers, and within a few years he had managed to make himself a very rich man from selling them. When people asked him if he had been lucky he used to say, “No, I wasn't lucky. I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself,” so he clearly thought that he hadn’t needed luck.
After nine years, Li wasn’t able to continue renting his flower factory because the owner didn’t agree to it. If he wanted to continue with his factory, he needed to buy the land himself, so that’s what he did. He managed to buy land when it was very cheap. This is how he managed to become super-rich later because land prices just went up and up and up.
After that, he never looked back and moved into other areas of business such as ports, cell-phone companies, and electricity. But as well as making money, Li Ka-shing has also dedicated much of his time to helping people less fortunate than himself. He set up the Li Ka Shing foundation, an organization which works to improve education and healthcare for those who need it. It isn’t surprising that some people in Hong Kong call him “superman.”

1 Li Ka-shing is the richest man in the world.
True / False

2 He has many businesses including property, transportation, and steel production.
True / False

3 His family moved to China because of troubles in Hong Kong.
True / False

4 He wasn’t able to find a job when he first arrived there.
True / False

5 His first job was in a factory.
True / False

6 He set up a factory when he was 21.
True / False

7 His success with the flower factory wasn’t due to luck.
True / False

2:_______________

READING

Read the text and choose True or False.

China’s Superman

You may not have heard of Li Ka-shing, but he is one of the ten richest people in the world, and it is likely you have bought something through him or from him without realizing it. He is chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, a globally successful business group that includes banking, construction, property, plastics, cell phones, satellite television, cement production, drugstores and supermarkets, hotels, transportation, airports, electric power, steel production, ports, and shipping.
But his story is not only one of great achievement and success in business. The challenges of his past have helped him become the person he is today. Li Ka-shing was born in China, but because of troubles there in the 1940s, his family couldn’t stay so they moved to Hong Kong. He looked for work, and when he couldn’t find anything on his own, he managed to get a job selling watches in his uncle’s store. He didn’t need to work there long for everyone to realize that he was a first-class salesman.
When he was only 21, he started a factory producing plastic flowers, and within a few years he had managed to make himself a very rich man from selling them. When people asked him if he had been lucky he used to say, “No, I wasn't lucky. I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself,” so he clearly thought that he hadn’t needed luck.
After nine years, Li wasn’t able to continue renting his flower factory because the owner didn’t agree to it. If he wanted to continue with his factory, he needed to buy the land himself, so that’s what he did. He managed to buy land when it was very cheap. This is how he managed to become super-rich later because land prices just went up and up and up.
After that, he never looked back and moved into other areas of business such as ports, cell-phone companies, and electricity. But as well as making money, Li Ka-shing has also dedicated much of his time to helping people less fortunate than himself. He set up the Li Ka Shing foundation, an organization which works to improve education and healthcare for those who need it. It isn’t surprising that some people in Hong Kong call him “superman.”

1 Li Ka-shing is the richest man in the world.
True / False

2 He has many businesses including property, transportation, and steel production.
True / False

3 His family moved to China because of troubles in Hong Kong.
True / False

4 He wasn’t able to find a job when he first arrived there.
True / False

5 His first job was in a factory.
True / False

6 He set up a factory when he was 21.
True / False

7 His success with the flower factory wasn’t due to luck.
True / False

3:_______________

READING

Read the text and choose True or False.

China’s Superman

You may not have heard of Li Ka-shing, but he is one of the ten richest people in the world, and it is likely you have bought something through him or from him without realizing it. He is chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, a globally successful business group that includes banking, construction, property, plastics, cell phones, satellite television, cement production, drugstores and supermarkets, hotels, transportation, airports, electric power, steel production, ports, and shipping.
But his story is not only one of great achievement and success in business. The challenges of his past have helped him become the person he is today. Li Ka-shing was born in China, but because of troubles there in the 1940s, his family couldn’t stay so they moved to Hong Kong. He looked for work, and when he couldn’t find anything on his own, he managed to get a job selling watches in his uncle’s store. He didn’t need to work there long for everyone to realize that he was a first-class salesman.
When he was only 21, he started a factory producing plastic flowers, and within a few years he had managed to make himself a very rich man from selling them. When people asked him if he had been lucky he used to say, “No, I wasn't lucky. I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself,” so he clearly thought that he hadn’t needed luck.
After nine years, Li wasn’t able to continue renting his flower factory because the owner didn’t agree to it. If he wanted to continue with his factory, he needed to buy the land himself, so that’s what he did. He managed to buy land when it was very cheap. This is how he managed to become super-rich later because land prices just went up and up and up.
After that, he never looked back and moved into other areas of business such as ports, cell-phone companies, and electricity. But as well as making money, Li Ka-shing has also dedicated much of his time to helping people less fortunate than himself. He set up the Li Ka Shing foundation, an organization which works to improve education and healthcare for those who need it. It isn’t surprising that some people in Hong Kong call him “superman.”

1 Li Ka-shing is the richest man in the world.
True / False

2 He has many businesses including property, transportation, and steel production.
True / False

3 His family moved to China because of troubles in Hong Kong.
True / False

4 He wasn’t able to find a job when he first arrived there.
True / False

5 His first job was in a factory.
True / False

6 He set up a factory when he was 21.
True / False

7 His success with the flower factory wasn’t due to luck.
True / False

4:_______________

READING

Read the text and choose True or False.

China’s Superman

You may not have heard of Li Ka-shing, but he is one of the ten richest people in the world, and it is likely you have bought something through him or from him without realizing it. He is chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, a globally successful business group that includes banking, construction, property, plastics, cell phones, satellite television, cement production, drugstores and supermarkets, hotels, transportation, airports, electric power, steel production, ports, and shipping.
But his story is not only one of great achievement and success in business. The challenges of his past have helped him become the person he is today. Li Ka-shing was born in China, but because of troubles there in the 1940s, his family couldn’t stay so they moved to Hong Kong. He looked for work, and when he couldn’t find anything on his own, he managed to get a job selling watches in his uncle’s store. He didn’t need to work there long for everyone to realize that he was a first-class salesman.
When he was only 21, he started a factory producing plastic flowers, and within a few years he had managed to make himself a very rich man from selling them. When people asked him if he had been lucky he used to say, “No, I wasn't lucky. I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself,” so he clearly thought that he hadn’t needed luck.
After nine years, Li wasn’t able to continue renting his flower factory because the owner didn’t agree to it. If he wanted to continue with his factory, he needed to buy the land himself, so that’s what he did. He managed to buy land when it was very cheap. This is how he managed to become super-rich later because land prices just went up and up and up.
After that, he never looked back and moved into other areas of business such as ports, cell-phone companies, and electricity. But as well as making money, Li Ka-shing has also dedicated much of his time to helping people less fortunate than himself. He set up the Li Ka Shing foundation, an organization which works to improve education and healthcare for those who need it. It isn’t surprising that some people in Hong Kong call him “superman.”

1 Li Ka-shing is the richest man in the world.
True / False

2 He has many businesses including property, transportation, and steel production.
True / False

3 His family moved to China because of troubles in Hong Kong.
True / False

4 He wasn’t able to find a job when he first arrived there.
True / False

5 His first job was in a factory.
True / False

6 He set up a factory when he was 21.
True / False

7 His success with the flower factory wasn’t due to luck.
True / False

5:_______________

READING

Read the text and choose True or False.

China’s Superman

You may not have heard of Li Ka-shing, but he is one of the ten richest people in the world, and it is likely you have bought something through him or from him without realizing it. He is chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, a globally successful business group that includes banking, construction, property, plastics, cell phones, satellite television, cement production, drugstores and supermarkets, hotels, transportation, airports, electric power, steel production, ports, and shipping.
But his story is not only one of great achievement and success in business. The challenges of his past have helped him become the person he is today. Li Ka-shing was born in China, but because of troubles there in the 1940s, his family couldn’t stay so they moved to Hong Kong. He looked for work, and when he couldn’t find anything on his own, he managed to get a job selling watches in his uncle’s store. He didn’t need to work there long for everyone to realize that he was a first-class salesman.
When he was only 21, he started a factory producing plastic flowers, and within a few years he had managed to make himself a very rich man from selling them. When people asked him if he had been lucky he used to say, “No, I wasn't lucky. I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself,” so he clearly thought that he hadn’t needed luck.
After nine years, Li wasn’t able to continue renting his flower factory because the owner didn’t agree to it. If he wanted to continue with his factory, he needed to buy the land himself, so that’s what he did. He managed to buy land when it was very cheap. This is how he managed to become super-rich later because land prices just went up and up and up.
After that, he never looked back and moved into other areas of business such as ports, cell-phone companies, and electricity. But as well as making money, Li Ka-shing has also dedicated much of his time to helping people less fortunate than himself. He set up the Li Ka Shing foundation, an organization which works to improve education and healthcare for those who need it. It isn’t surprising that some people in Hong Kong call him “superman.”

1 Li Ka-shing is the richest man in the world.
True / False

2 He has many businesses including property, transportation, and steel production.
True / False

3 His family moved to China because of troubles in Hong Kong.
True / False

4 He wasn’t able to find a job when he first arrived there.
True / False

5 His first job was in a factory.
True / False

6 He set up a factory when he was 21.
True / False

7 His success with the flower factory wasn’t due to luck.
True / False

6:_______________

READING

Read the text and choose True or False.

China’s Superman

You may not have heard of Li Ka-shing, but he is one of the ten richest people in the world, and it is likely you have bought something through him or from him without realizing it. He is chairman of the Cheung Kong Group, a globally successful business group that includes banking, construction, property, plastics, cell phones, satellite television, cement production, drugstores and supermarkets, hotels, transportation, airports, electric power, steel production, ports, and shipping.
But his story is not only one of great achievement and success in business. The challenges of his past have helped him become the person he is today. Li Ka-shing was born in China, but because of troubles there in the 1940s, his family couldn’t stay so they moved to Hong Kong. He looked for work, and when he couldn’t find anything on his own, he managed to get a job selling watches in his uncle’s store. He didn’t need to work there long for everyone to realize that he was a first-class salesman.
When he was only 21, he started a factory producing plastic flowers, and within a few years he had managed to make himself a very rich man from selling them. When people asked him if he had been lucky he used to say, “No, I wasn't lucky. I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself,” so he clearly thought that he hadn’t needed luck.
After nine years, Li wasn’t able to continue renting his flower factory because the owner didn’t agree to it. If he wanted to continue with his factory, he needed to buy the land himself, so that’s what he did. He managed to buy land when it was very cheap. This is how he managed to become super-rich later because land prices just went up and up and up.
After that, he never looked back and moved into other areas of business such as ports, cell-phone companies, and electricity. But as well as making money, Li Ka-shing has also dedicated much of his time to helping people less fortunate than himself. He set up the Li Ka Shing foundation, an organization which works to improve education and healthcare for those who need it. It isn’t surprising that some people in Hong Kong call him “superman.”

1 Li Ka-shing is the richest man in the world.
True / False

2 He has many businesses including property, transportation, and steel production.
True / False

3 His family moved to China because of troubles in Hong Kong.
True / False

4 He wasn’t able to find a job when he first arrived there.
True / False

5 His first job was in a factory.
True / False

6 He set up a factory when he was 21.
True / False

7 His success with the flower factory wasn’t due to luck.
True / False

7:_______________

LISTENING
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.

1 At home, Maria likes to ___.
A cook with her children
B cook modern food
C try out new recipes

2 Last year, she went to Italy ___ some
traditional recipes.
A to find B in order to learn
C so that she could teach

3 Her teacher had spent a year traveling
around Italy learning ___.
A about old people
B about the country
C new recipes and skills

4 The recipes on the course were ___.
A difficult B easy C boring

5 She says the best Italian recipes are ___.
A simple B difficult C expensive

1.______________

LISTENING
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.

1 At home, Maria likes to ___.
A cook with her children
B cook modern food
C try out new recipes

2 Last year, she went to Italy ___ some
traditional recipes.
A to find
B in order to learn
C so that she could teach

3 Her teacher had spent a year traveling
around Italy learning ___.
A about old people
B about the country
C new recipes and skills

4 The recipes on the course were ___.
A difficult B easy C boring

5 She says the best Italian recipes are ___.
A simple B difficult C expensive

2.______________

LISTENING
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.

1 At home, Maria likes to ___.
A cook with her children
B cook modern food
C try out new recipes

2 Last year, she went to Italy ___ some
traditional recipes.
A to find
B in order to learn
C so that she could teach

3 Her teacher had spent a year traveling
around Italy learning ___.
A about old people
B about the country
C new recipes and skills

4 The recipes on the course were ___.
A difficult B easy C boring

5 She says the best Italian recipes are ___.
A simple B difficult C expensive

3.______________

LISTENING
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.

1 At home, Maria likes to ___.
A cook with her children
B cook modern food
C try out new recipes

2 Last year, she went to Italy ___ some
traditional recipes.
A to find
B in order to learn
C so that she could teach

3 Her teacher had spent a year traveling
around Italy learning ___.
A about old people
B about the country
C new recipes and skills

4 The recipes on the course were ___.
A difficult
B easy
C boring

5 She says the best Italian recipes are ___.
A simple B difficult C expensive

4.______________

LISTENING
Listen to the radio show and choose the correct option, A, B, or C.

1 At home, Maria likes to ___.
A cook with her children
B cook modern food
C try out new recipes

2 Last year, she went to Italy ___ some
traditional recipes.
A to find
B in order to learn
C so that she could teach

3 Her teacher had spent a year traveling
around Italy learning ___.
A about old people
B about the country
C new recipes and skills

4 The recipes on the course were ___.
A difficult
B easy
C boring

5 She says the best Italian recipes are ___.
A simple
B difficult
C expensive

5.______________

WRITING

Write a short paragraph about your life five years ago, compared to today. Think of these things:

• What were/weren’t you able to do then that you can do now?
• What do you need to do now that you didn’t need to do then?
• What were you allowed/not allowed/made to do then?
• What will you be able to do in the future?