The Third Thief

There are three thieves.
The third thief was thin.
The thin thief was thirsty.
The thief was thirty.
The thirsty thief was in his thirty-first birthday.
The thief's family threw a cake to celebrate his birthday.
They wanted him not to be a thief any more.

Billy's Story

Once there was a mother who had a new baby. His name was Billy. When Billy was hungry, he cried, "Aaaaaaaack" and he sounded like a little duck. So, his mom called him "little duck", but not Billy.

When Billy wanted to stand up, he couldn't; and he acted like a little pigeon. So, his mom called him, "little pigeon," but not Billy.

When Billy was asleep, he acted like a little frog. So, his mom called him, "little frog," but not Billy.

When Billy wanted to greet his mom, he clawed his hands like a little bear. So, his mom called him, "little bear," but not Billy.

When Billy took a bath, he played in water like a little fish. So, his mom called him, "little fish," but not Billy.

When Billy was given a carrot, he held it with his hands and wrinkled up his nose like a bunny. So, his mom called him "little bunny," but not Billy.

When Billy woke up from his crib, he sang to himself like a bee. So, his mom called him, "little bee," but not Billy.

When Billy opened his eyes widely, he looked like an owl. So, his mom called him, "little owl, " but not Billy.

One day, Billy stood up in his playpen watching the door. When he saw his mom, he said, "MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMA MA." So, his mom called him
not little duck
not little pigeon
not little frog
not little bear
not little fish
not little bunny,
not little bee,
not little owl,
but BILLY!

Zoe

Zoe is a Zebra.
Zoe doesn't live in Zealand.
Zoe lives in a safety zone of a zoo.
The zookeeper doesn't take care of Zoe.
Zoe takes care of itself.
Zoe eats grasses for food.
Zoe enjoys its life very much.

Sophia

Sofia bought a sackcloth in Seoul.

Sofia sewed the sackcloth for her sister's doll.

Sofia's sister didn't like the sackcloth.

Sofia was sad.

Sofia said, "Why didn't you put the sackcloth on your doll?"

Sofia's sister said, "The doll looks ugly with the sackcloth."

Tense Test 3

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
1. John likes swimming in the pool of Kowloon Park. David ___________ (call) him yesterday because it ____________ (be) Sunday. They __________ (go) to the park together. They __________ (meet) their friends there. They _________ (spend) three hours in the park. They ____________ (play) water ball and ____________ (swim) in the pool.
2. Today ________ (be) Monday. John ________________ (not go) to the park. He ________ (go) to school to ____________ (study).

3. Betty ______ (be) a nice girl. She ________ (have) a violin. It _____ (be) small. She can ________ (play) the violin very well. She ___________ (know) many songs. She __________ (give) her sister a violin lesson every day. She _____ ____________ (play) her violin at home now. Listen! Betty _________________ (play) a Christmas song and her sister _____________________ (sing). Her sister can _______ (sing) very well.
4. Yesterday morning the weather __________ (be) cold. My mother _______ (go) down the supermarket to ________ (buy) some food. On the way back, she _______ (meet) an old man. He _________ (sit) against the wall of the market place. He _________ (look) ill. My mother asked him if he _________ (need) help. He said that he ___________ (want) a taxi to _______ (go) to the hospital. So my mother __________ (stop) a taxi for her.

5. Tom’s uncle, Mr Hung, left for America thirty years ago. He ________ (open) a restaurant in New York. He __________ (be) so busy that he ______ (have) no time to return to Hong Kong for a visit. Last year, he ________ (sell) his business. He ________ (want) to come back to Hong Kong with his wife. Mr and Mrs Hung have been in Hong Kong for months. They _______ (meet) many of their old friends. They ___________ (eat) a lot of seafood. They have bought a new flat but they _________________________ (not move) in yet. They ___________ (think) that Hong Kong ______________ (change) a lot since 1997. It is a crowded city. But they ______________ (like) to stay.

A Letter

A. Complete the letter by filling in the blanks with appropriate tenses.
Dear May,
I _______ (be) in Hong Kong for five days. I _____ (be) very happy. Carly _________________ (bring) me to many interesting places, but I _________ (like) Ocean Prak the best. We ________ (get ) up early yesterday morning and we ______ (go) to Ocean Park by bus. It _______ (take) one hour for us to get there. First, we ________ (visit) the Butterfly House. I ___________ never ________ (see) so many different kinds of butterflies before. Then we __________ (walk) along the Dinosaur Path. We ________ (take) a lot of photos there. We also ___________ (watch) a bird show in the Bird’s Paradise. The parrots there ______________ (can play) many interesting tricks. It ______ (be) a really happy day!
Yours
Kathy

Test Items

A. Put in the words: themselves, herself, himself, yourself, yourselves into the blanks.
1. Julia had a great holiday. She enjoyed ______ very much.
2. It's not your fault. You can't blame ___________.
3. What I did was very wrong. I'm ashamed of ___________
4. We've got a problem. I hope you can help ______________ .
5. Can I take another biscuit? ' Of course. Help _________!’
6. Take some money with __________in case you need it.
7. Don't worry about Tom and me. We can look after _________.
8. I gave them a key to our house so that they could let __________ in.

B. Put in the correct form of the verbs into the blanks.
1. I _________ (pay) my school fee last Monday.
2. He ____________ (lie) to the police four months ago.
3. Why __________ you not ____________ (finish) your work yet?
4. I _________ (tell) you this story (for) many times.
5. She ______ (hit) me on the head and ___________(hurt) me badly yesterday.
6. The boy ______________ (enjoy) the dinner last night.
7. The man _______________ (owe) me two thousand dollars for three months.
8. _______ anybody ever ____________ (read) A Tale of Two Cities?

9. All the students ______ (learn) English and some ________ (teach) history when they were in year nine.

10. I _______ still not ________ (pay) my doctor's bill.