Topic 5: Grammar Cloze

Every Sunday morning, Mei Ling goes to the wet market (1)___ her grandmother. They arrive (2)___ the crowds do, (3)___ the best fish is sold out quickly. Her grandmother always presses the fish gently (4)___ check that the flesh springs back. She says fresh fish should not smell strong, (5)___ Mei Ling finds that every fish smells strong to her. The fishmonger, Mr Lim, greets them (6)___ name and sets aside two pomfrets (7)___ them. They pay him (8)___ walk to the flower stall, (9)___ Mei Ling picks a bunch of orchids. Her grandmother later places (10)___ in a vase at home.

Plants make their own food (1)___ a process called photosynthesis. The leaves take in sunlight and carbon dioxide, (2)___ the roots absorb water from the soil. The water travels (3)___ the stem to the leaves. Inside the leaves, sunlight is used (4)___ change the water and carbon dioxide into sugar. This sugar is the food (5)___ the plant needs to grow. Oxygen is released (6)___ a by-product, which is good news (7)___ animals and humans, (8)___ need oxygen to breathe. Plants that are kept in the dark for (9)___ days will turn yellow and eventually die (10)___ they cannot make food.

Arjun had been looking forward to the school camp (1)___ weeks. On the first night, the teachers gathered all the pupils (2)___ the campfire. Each group was asked to prepare a short skit, (3)___ had to be performed (4)___ supper. Arjun's group could not agree (5)___ a story. They were still arguing (6)___ Miss Wong walked over. "It does not matter (7)___ the story is funny or serious," she said, "(8)___ long as everyone has a part." Arjun, (9)___ had been silent, finally suggested a tale about a lost torch. The others liked the idea so (10)___ that they started rehearsing immediately.