Questions 1 to 7 are based on Text 1. 2. Giraffes do not often .
a. run c. sleep Text 1 b. lie down d. eat Young Giraffes 3. There was an Arabic word for giraffes there was an English word. You and I learnt to walk when we a. xirapha c. before were a few months old, but baby giraffes b. because d. after can walk after only twenty minutes. Baby 4. giraffes have ftycentimetre giraffes live in a dangerous world. Lions tongues. and other animals like to eat them, so the a. All c. Young babies must learn quickly. They learn to b. Some d. Several run fast and to stay on their feet almost 5. Giraffes love to eat . all of the time. Even at night, giraffes do a. acacia leaves c. thorns not lie down. They stand by a tree and b. trees d. all leaves sleep. Big giraffes have long legs and they can run at fty kilometres per hour. 6. Their tongues get from the trees. The English word giraffe comes from the a. thorns c. food Arabic word xirapha. The word means b. wood d. drink 'runs fast'. 7. The best food is . Giraffes also have very long tongues. a. high up A giraffes tongue can be fty centimetres b. on the ground long! Giraffes use their tongues for c. Between the trees cleaning them selves! Their tongues are d. on the trees important for other things too. A giraffes favourite food is green leaves from acacia Questions 8 to 12 are based on Text 2. trees. These trees have sharp thorns, but the giraffes tongue can go between Text 2 the thorns. The giraffes long neck is important because the best leaves are at Young Stars the tops of the trees. Giraffes love these The nalists of akademi Fantasi leaves, and they eat for about eighteen Indosiar 1" (AFI) are wonderful young hours every day. people. Mawar who was born on 26 February 1985 is a cute girl. She has straight, short hair. Her bright skin, chubby cheeks, and lovely smile make her look very Choose either a, b, c, or d for the marvellous. She is not very tall. However, correct answer. her weight which is 40 kg matches her 1. Baby giraffes must learn quickly because body well and makes her look cute. . Unlike Mawar, Ve looks tall. She a. other animals want to kill them is 1.69 meters tall. She looks quite b. they are dangerous slim. She weighs 45 kg. Compared c. they eat lions to Mawar, Ve looks darker. The 22 d. they are scary year old girl has black, straight hair. Another nalist is Ismail who is better known as Smile. The young man who was born on 16 September 1983 looks much bigger and taller than his two female ends. He is tall and muscular. His complexion is fair and his hair is short and straight. Source: Junior Comprehension 2, 2000 I said to my sister. Did you have any 8. The text is about money in you're jacket? a. Mawar AFI She said, Yes, Anna, I did. b. Ve AFI I said, Look in your jacket quickly. c. Ismail AFI Cathy looked in her jacket, but her d. The nalists of AFI money was not there. 9. What do you think about Mawar That girl stole it! I said, and we all a. She is taller than Ve. ran after her. We caught her quickly. My sister was very angry and she b. She is heavier than Ve. said, Give me the money! The girl gave c. She is younger than Smile. the money to Cathy and ran away. We all d. Her skin is darker than ran after her, but we lost her. 10. "Her bright skin, chubby cheeks, Then we went home. But before we and lovely smile " (Paragraph 2) could tell our parents, my mother said to The underlined word can mean Cathy, You left your money at home. It's a. white on the table in the sitting room. You must b. black be more careful with money. c. brown So the girl in the red T-shirt was not d. brownish a thief! She probably thought we were 11. What does Ve look like ? thieves! We felt terrible. a. fat c. semi medium weight Please telephone us if you know this b. Slim d. Thin girl. We are very sorry for our mistake. We 12. Meanwhile, Smile looks . would like to say sorry to her and give her a. darker and tall money back to her. Our number is 512667. b. thin and tall My name is Anna. c. short hair and tall d. bigger and darker Questions 13 to 19 are based on 13. Cathy's jacket was . a. at home Text 3. b. on the bench Text 3 c. full of money d. at school Do You Know This Girl? 14. Cathy thought the money was . I was in the park with my older sister, a. from her jacket c. at home Cathy, on Friday. My sister left her jacket b. on the bench d. at school on a bench while we talked to some friends. When we went back to the bench, a girl in a 15. The girl gave the money to Cathy red T-shirt was sitting there. She had some because . money in her hand. When she saw us, she a. she was afraid got up and walked away. b. Cathy asked her nicely c. it was Cathy's money Questions 26 to 33 are based d. Cathy wants the money on Text 4. 16. Cathy's was really at home. a. jacket c. money Text 4 b. sister d. brother Shark! (Part 1) 17. When Cathy's mother spoke, they knew that v. a. they had the girl's money b. the girl was a thief c. the money was Anna's d. they found something Source: Junior Comprehension 2, 2000 18. Anna and Cathy the girl. a. want to nd c. know Are you going spear shing? b. have telephoned d. like Lizzie asked. Yes,' said her older brother, Sam. 19. They want to to the girl. Can I come with you? a. give their money No. b. say thank you Oh, please. You know I'm a good c. return the money swimmer, said Lizzie. d. use the money A few minutes later, Sam and Lizzie 20. Rika : Can you help me to get some food? were in the warm sea. Fish swam all around Santi : Yes, of course. them. The colours of the sh were bright in The italicised words is an expression of the sunlight. They're beautiful!thought . Lizzie. a. request c. agreement Sam pointed his spear gun and shot b. permission d. invitation a big blue sh. A cloud of red blood came 21. Rani : What's your opinions of the from the dead sh. disasters, that keep happening Then they saw the shark. Sharks are in our country? not always dangerous, but this shark Anti : . could smell blood. When sharks smell a. the rooms look very comportable blood, they want to kill and eat. The b. well I must say that I feel so sad shark's teeth closed on the dead sh and c. the cat is very cute pulled the spear gun from Sam's hand. d. I think I have a headache Sam and Lizzie swam quickly to a 22. Lia is 15 years old. Ami is 16 years old. It small island. The island was only a metre means Lia is than Ami. wide and a few centimetres above the a. taller c. older water. Sam pushed Lizzie up into the b. shorter d. younger island and then he climbed up. He fell and cut his leg. 23. There is big garden in my city. Then they stood on the island and a. an c. the watched the shark. b. a d. and We're OK, Sam told his sister. 24. is your school? Someone will see us. But there was a. What c. Where a bigger island between them and the b. When d. When beach. So nobody could see them. 25. does the test begin? a. What c. Who b. When d. Whom The water washed over their little Questions 34 to 41 are based island, and they nearly fell into the sea. on Text 5. The water washed blood from the cut on Sam's leg into the sea. Text 5 Then they saw a second shark. Shark! (Part 2) Taken from Junior Comprehension 2, 2000
26. Sam's sister wanted to .
a. use the spear gun b. swim with Sam c. stay on the beach Source: Junior Comprehension 2, 2000 d. stay with Sam 27. Sam . We have to swim to the bigger a. killed a sh c. shot a shark island, Sam said. b. swam alone d. shot a sh People will see us there. You can't swim, Lizzie said. The 28. The shark came near because it sharks will smell the blood on your leg, the dead sh. and ... a. did not like The water washed over their little b. killed island again. The water was higher then c. smelled blood from before. They nearly fell in again. d. looked like We can't stay here. We have to 29. The shark ate . swim, Sam said. a. the sh c. Sam No, Lizzie said. I have to swim. b. the spear gun d. people What do you mean? 30. The island was . You can't go, so I'll go. I'll get a. big help. b. far away No! Lizzie! c. not much above the water But she was already in the water. She d. small swam fast. All the time she thought, Are 31. Sam Lizzie. the sharks behind me? a. climbed up before The sharks began to move towards b. helped Lizzie. Sam watched. What could he do? c. said nothing to He put his legs in the water. He kicked d. looked at the water and shouted at the sharks. The sharks heard the noise and they smelled 32. Sam got a cut on his leg when . the blood from his leg. They turned. They a. the shark got him came towards him, but he kept his feet in b. he fell the water and kicked. Then Lizzie was at c. he pushed Lizzie the bigger island, and Sam jumped up. d. he helped Lizzie Lizzie waved her arms at the people 33. The blood from went into the on the beach and shouted Help! sea. A few minutes later, Sam and Lizzie a. the dead sh c. Sam's leg were safe in a boat. b. the two sharks d. Lizzie's leg Are you OK, Sam? Lizzie asked. Sam said, Lizzie, you're the best Questions 42 to 46 are based on Text 6. and bravest sister in the world. You can swim with me any time. Text 6 But no more spear shing? she Little Brother, Little Sister said with a smile. Maltreated by their stepmother, who Ok. No more spear shing. was a witch, a little brother and sister ed Taken from Junior Comprehension 2, 2000 into the woods. After running for a while, the brother said: 'I'm so thirsty. Let's nd 34. Sam could not swim to the big island a spring and have a drink.' because . However, as the young boy bent a. his leg was weak down to drink, his sister heard a b. he had a cut voice which said: 'Who drinks from c. he was afraid me will turn into a fawn.' it was the d. he did not want to see the shark witch! Too late, the sister tried to 35. They on the little island. prevent her brother from drinking. a. were safe c. fell The young boy changed at once into b. could not stay d. stay a fawn. In tears, the little girl made a 36. Lizzie to the big island. lead and collar out of her belt, and led a. had to swim the fawn off into the woods. There b. went with Sam they found an abandoned cottage and c. liked swimming d. want to swim lived together, far from any danger. One day, however, the king was 37. She the sharks when she was in the water. hunting in the woods, and he spied a. was not afraid of the fawn, which could not resist b. could go faster than the urge to wander away from the c. thought about cottage. The king and his hunters d. was afraid of chased the fawn all the way back 38. Sam made a lot of noise, so the sharks home. There, the king followed it into . the cottage, where he found a young a. got him girl stroking the frightened animal. b. swam away She was so beautiful and gentle that c. did not get Lizzie the king fell in love with her at once. d. eat him He asked her to be his wife, and his 39. Sam pulled his feet out of the water words caused the maiden to cry for . joy. When one of her tears fell on the a. slowly fawn, it changed back to her brother b. too late once more. Their goodness and love c. when Lizzie was safe d. very fast had overcome the witch's evil spell, and they lived safely and happily 40. People on the beach Lizzie. a. want to help c. swam to with the king for ever after. b. did not help d. saw 41. Sam said that Lizzie was . a. very brave c. OK b. a good swimmer d. save 42. Why did the brother and sister ee into know others in the (49) . I like him the woods? immediately but it was difcult to have a. Because they felt very happy. a conversation with him because he was b. Because they had been maltreated still (50) English. He didn't have by their stepmother. many clothes and I remember one of the c. Because they had been treated well rst thing I did was (51) take him their stepmother shopping to buy something to wear. d. Because they wanted to leak His English (52) very quickly. It home43. The young boy changed was interesting to see how he was setting at once into a . into Western life. He was coping with it a. dog c. fawn all very well, even though it was very b. cat d. cow difcult for him. He comes from Ho Chi 44. What caused the young boy to changed Minh city, and having been there myself, into a fawn? I know there couldn't be a greater contrast a. He was drinking something. to Los Angeles. b. He was eating something. At my age I don't make friends easily c. He was saying something bad. but I count him among my closest friends. d. He was having cursed by someone. I think he is one of the most honest people 45. How did he change back to be her I have ever met. I'm quite surprised he brother? likes me and wants to spend such a lot of a. When he met the King. time with an old lady. But he's kind and b. When he walked like an animal. considerate. We (53) natural friends. c. When he met a frightened animal. I'm very easy in his company and I love d. When one of her tears fell on the to hear his stories about his life as a child. fawn. He comes from a culture that is so alien 46. Who asked her to be his wife? to ours, and yet we understand each a. The Queen other. And I love having a young person b. The King around, the excitement and optimism is c. The Fawn really heartening. d. The Evil Numbers 47 to 53 are based on Text 7. 47. a. arrive c. arriving Text 7 b. arrived d. is arriving 48. a. working c. work When I rst met Nguyen, it was b. worked d. is working probably nine or ten weeks after he had (47) to Los Angeles, and he was 49. a. house c. park feeling very lonely. He could speak very b. neighbor d. neighborhood little English and he was in culture shock. 50. a. learning c. learnt He was (48) at the local greengrocer's b. learn d. is learning and was living with a friend of mine, 51. a. and c. by Cathy Kelly, in a big house with some b. to d. with other people, who needed housing. I 52. a. improve c. improved met him one day when she was having b. improving d. improvisation a party to help people like him get to 53. a. is c. was b. are d. were N u m b e r s 5 4 t o 6 0 a r e b a s e d 54. a. was c. is o n Text 8. b. were d. are Text 8 55. a. come c. came b. comes d. coming The rst time I remember seeing 56. a. by c. to Josephine (54) when I was working in b. with d. at a store. She was taking her dog for a walk and was doing her shopping when she 57. a. was c. is (55) into the store to buy some dog b. were d. are food. I remember being very impressed 58. a. chance c. opportunities by her politeness and friendliness to the b. attention d. way store owner. At the time I was staying 59. a. because c. nevertheless in a house owned (56) Cathy Kelly, b. however d. and another amazing lady who has this huge house which she keeps open to anyone 60. a. education c. lesson who needs a bed for the night. There b. knowledge d. subject (57) lots of us in the house, which Find the kind of expression was good for me as I was feeling t h a t showed by the italicised particularly lonely and was suffering from culture shock. I still do, to a lesser sentences. 61. Anti : Is there a petrol station extent. I nally met Josephine when along Cathy introduced us at her house one this road? day. Josephine was beautiful and kind to Feni : No, there isn't me when we nally spoke. I had left Vietnam a few weeks before 62. Adi : Could you pass the salt, please? and to cut a long story short, I ended up Erul : Sure. Glad to help. in Los Angeles. It was very strange, so 63. Irma : What's your opinion about different from what I knew back home. the lm you've seen? There was so much to do, so many Ria : I think the lm was very good. (58) . Josephine took me to concerts 64. Susan : My sister is ill. She is in the and political meeting and sometimes to hospital now. the theatre although I understood very Rico : Im sorry to hear that. I hope little. We saw quite a lot of each other your brother will get well soon. in those rst few months. At one point 65. Budi : Hello, can I speak to Mr Adi, we were seeing each other every day please? (59) she was teaching me English. Mr Adi : Yes, this is Adi. A few weeks ago, I told her that I wanted to go to college and she's trying to nd out if it's possible. She says she Complete the sentences. will pay for my (60) . I am surprised 66. They to a better house. that her family let her live alone. In my 67. You learn Japanese before you country, the whole family lives in the go to Japan. same house, old people and young. But if she didnt live alone, I guess I wouldn't 68. I very fast last night. see her so often. 69. I usually at 10 o'clock. I place great value on the friends 70. I cant go to the party tonight. I have Josephine has helped me make and on work to do. my friendship with her. Final Evaluation 1. a 16. c 31. b 46. b 2. b 17. a 32. b 47. b 3. c 18. a 33. c 48. a 4. b 19. c 34. b 49. d 5. a 20. a 35. b 50. a 6. c 21. b 36. a 51. b 7. a 22. d 37. c 52. c 8. c 23. b 38. c 53. b 9. b 24. c 39. c 54. a 10. a 25. b 40. d 55. c 11. b 26. b 41. a 56. a 12. c 27. a 42. b 57. b 13. b 28. c 43. c 58. c 14. a 29. a 44. a 59. a 15. a 30. c 45. d 60. a
61. Asking for information.
62. Asking for help. 63. Giving opinion. 64. Giving attention. 65. Making a telephone call. 66. moved 67. should 68. drove 69. sleep 70. a lot of