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TEXT I
One day a fox was bragging to a cat. "I'm so smart. I know a lot of tricks, I know a hundred different
ways to escape from my enemies."
"That's wonderful!" said the cat. "I only know one trick. Can you teach me some of yours?" "Well, may
be," said the fox.
At the moment they heard a pack of wild dogs running toward them. The cat ran up a tree and
disappeared. "This is the trick, I told you about, said the cat. "It's my only one. Which trick are you going
to use?"
The fox sat there trying to decide which trick to use. He thought for a long time. Then, decided to run.
But it was too late. The wild dogs got there before he could run away and ate him up.
2. What happened to the fox when some wild dogs ran toward him?
a. He sat still. d. He was killed by the wild dogs.
b. He climbed up the tree. e. He disappeared to avoid the wild dogs.
c. He showed his only trick.
d.He come to him
e. He slept in zoo
5. "At the moment they heard a pack of wild dogs running toward them." (par. 4)
What does the word `they' refer to?
a. The wild dogs. d. The cat and the dogs.
b. The fox and the dogs. e. The fox, the cat and the dogs.
c. The fox and the cat.
Some people have problem to sleep. Of course it will disturb their daily activities. Well, sleeping is very
important for human beings. Did you know why?
You know, sleep is a simple and natural way of relaxation. After a good night's sleep, we wake up
refreshed and relaxed. In sleep, we enter the different world of our fantasy. While we sleep, our
sub¬conscious mind takes us on a trip and our tired mind is rested and relaxed. Every part of our body
will have its rest. Further, the refreshment of our mind and body will increase the power and
effectiveness of all our faculties.
Considering the importance of sleeping, I think we should have enough sleep. And if someone has a
sleeping problem, he/she should find the cause and overcome it. Otherwise, it will have a bad impact on
their activities during the day.
8. The following are the reasons why sleep is a good way of relaxation, except...
a. We will wake up refreshed
b. Our tired mind is rested while sleeping
c. We enter a different world of our fantasy while sleeping
d. We often have dreams while sleeping e. All parts of our body will rest while sleeping
9. What does the writer suggest that the readers should do?
a. We should relax when we lose our enthusiasm and feel ourselves miserable.
b. We should spend our spare time by sleeping.
c. We should have enough sleep.
d. We should sleep soundly.
e. We should always relax.
13. How did the landowner tell the farmer that he had eaten enough food?
a. Rudely
b. Politely
c. Harshly
d. Angrily
e. Friendly
14. Why did the boy shout "There it is! He's eating dead chicken" ? Because..
a. he wanted to eat live chicken.
b. He wanted to eat boiled chicken.
c. He wanted to make the man ashamed.
d. He wanted to eat the dead chicken with the man.
e. He didn't want the landowner to get stomachache because of the dead chicken.
15. "Just then, the boy started eating the chicken's legs greedily..." (par. 4) The underlined word can be
replaced by ...
a. safely
b. carefully
c. honestly
d. gluttonously
e. dangerously
TEXT 4
One day, Julian met his father and said his problem in a different way. "Dad, would you like to save
some money?" asked Julian. His father replied, "I certainly would, son, any suggestions?" " Sure, Why
not buy me a bike, then I won't wear my shoes out so fast?" explained Julian.
16. What did Julian actually want?
a. New shoes.
b. A new bike.
c. Some money.
d. A saving account.
e. A new school bag.
18. "His father replied, "I certainly would, son. Any suggestions?"
The word `replied' can be best replaced by ...
a. exclaimed
b. requested
c. pretended
d. responded
e. guessed
TEXT 5
20. "Walk around with it and at least people will think you're cool."
What does the word `it' refer to?
a. A junky ol laptop.
b. A new iPad.
c. The girl's iPad.
d. An iPad box.
e. An old iPad.
25. Man : You must have forgotten to turn off the gas.
Now, look! The house is on fire!
Woman :
a. The gas has made a great explosion.
b. I am not sure I can do it well.
c. It's really embarrassing that you could not do it well.
d. I am sorry to hear that your house is on fire.
e. It's not from our house. It's from our neighbor's.
26. Man : I am really ashamed of you. You were easily beaten in the game.
Why is that? If you had practiced hard, it wouldn't have happened.
Woman :
a. Sorry, I promise it won't happen again.
b. It is none of my business.
c. It was embarrassing.
d. I know how you feel.
e. We can learn from it.
27. Girl : When I was having dinner, I spilt my coffee on the waiter's skirt.
Boy :
a. Let me check it.
b. That's good for you.
c. Are you sure?
d. Let me help you clean it.
e. What an embarrassing experience!
28. The boys have the photographer ... their picture.
a. take
b. taking
c. takes
d. took
e. to take
30. My father has no time to repair our TV, so we will have it ....
a. repair
b. repairs
c. repairing
d. repaired
e. to repair
31.picture .. .
a. mend
b. mends
c. mending
d. mended
e. to mend
33. I got the table moved to another room. This means ...
a. I wanted someone to move the table to another room myself.
b. Someone asked me to move the table to another room.
c. I asked someone to move the table to another room.
d. I myself move the table to another room.
e. I had to move the table myself to another room.
ESSEY
A man went to the doctor and said, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts." The doctor asked, "What do you
mean?"
The man said, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts If I touch my knee - OUR When I touch my
forehead, it really, really hurts."
The doctor said, "I know what's wrong with you - you have broken your finger!"