Part 1 [20 marks]
You should spend about 25 minutes in this part.
Read the message from your father.
Hi,
Your mother and I are thinking of getting you a birthday present.
Would you like to have a camera, a laptop or a playstation - or
maybe I should get you something else? However, you can only
have one present. What would you like to have?
Let me know what you think
Dad
In about 80 words, write a message to your father about your choice.

Fill in the blanks mommy told the kids, who promised they up their rooms by lunch, that they would go to the park. a would cleanb cleanedc have cleaned

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

What can be inferred about the cyclops in this excerpt from homer’s odyssey?