Dear Mai,
I’m very (1) _____ that we’re going to be pen pals. I’ll tell you a little about me, and you can do the same when you write to me.
I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It’s quite near the center, but there are parks nearby where I often take my dog, Mickey, for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul. My father works for the post office and my mother has a (2) _________ job as a nurse.
I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have a lot of friends. I like most subjects, but not all of them! In the evening I sometimes (3) _____ friends or stay at home and listen to music, and (4) _____ the weekends I like going swimming or horse-riding.
At the moment I (5) _____ very hard because I have exams soon, so I’m spending a lot of time in the library!
I’m looking forward to (6) _____ from you. Write soon!
1. A. please B. pleased C. pleasing D. pleasure
2. A. half-time B. free-time C. part-time D. spare-time
3. A. visit B. come C. stay D. correspond
4. A. in B. to C. at D. for
5. A. work B. worked C. am working D. has worked
6. A. hear B. to hearing C. heard D. hearing
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 C
6 D