V. Reading. G Read the text and choose the best word A, B or C for each space. I had e.g. a great day! I 1) ______ up at 8 o'clock and the sky was blue. I met David and Peter at the port 2) ________nine and we left for Round Island. The Sea was calm and the trip only took 3) ________ hour. When we arrived, we went 4) ________ and then we had a picnic on the beach. 5) ________ the afternoon we went for a walk around the island. We found an empty house on the top of a hill. There were 6) ________ strange paintings on the walls of the house. It was cool! When we came out of the house, the sky was grey and then it started to rain. We decide to leave the island but 7) ________ the sea became very rough. The boat moved up and down and from side to side. We 8) ________ afraid but it was also fun. It 9) ________ us two hours get back but we arrived safely. Choose the correct answer from the options provided below each blank.

Let's fill in the blanks with the best words according to the context: 1) C. woke Explanation: "Woke up" means to awaken from sleep, which fits the context of starting a day. 2) B. at Explanation: "At nine" is the correct preposition to use with a specific time. 3) A. an Explanation: Since "hour" begins with a vowel sound, we use "an" as the indefinite article. 4) C. swimming Explanation: "Swimming" describes the activity they were doing. 5) C. On Explanation: "On" the afternoon is the correct preposition to use. 6) A. a lot of Explanation: "A lot of" is used to indicate a large quantity. 7) B. then Explanation: "Then" indicates what happened next in the sequence of events. 8) B. was Explanation: "Was" is the singular past tense form of "to be", which agrees with "we" in the singular context. 9) C. took Explanation: "Took" refers to the time it required for them to get back. Final answers: 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. C