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Reading 1.
After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richard sent her children to school and went upstairs
to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she
would be going to a fancy dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a
ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though
the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richard
went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on front door. She knew
it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and
to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards
quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door open and heavy
footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man entered. Mrs.
Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read
the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying ‘It’s only me’, but it was too late. The man let
out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled,
slamming the door behind him.
c. Her husband
d. Her children
2) The man let out a cry and jump several paces
because…….
a. He was surprise to see someone coming
b. He was frighten to see something like ghost
c. He was surprise of seeing Mr. Richards
d. He was angry with Mrs. Richards
e. She had finished reading the meter of electricity
b. In the store-room
Reading 2.
One of the best known international radio services is the BBC World Service. The name BBC is
short British Broadcasting Corporation. The world Service started in 1935 in order to provide
news for Britain’s colonies overseas. Its headquarters in Bush House, a large building
in London. The world service Broadcasting programmes in 37 languages, including English. It
broadcasting programmes in English 24 hours a day about 25 million listeners. Its programmes
focus on news and current affairs, but it also has programmes on music, science, sports and
drama. The BBC gets its now in two ways. Firstly, it has reporters in most countries of the world.
These people report what is happening in these countries. The second way, the BBC gets its
news is by listening to other radio stations all over the world. The BBC listens to Indonesian
radio to find out what is happening in Indonesia. For example, if there is report of a head quake
in Sumatra on Indonesian radio, the BBC will tell its reporter to go there
and collect news. The world Service is very useful for learners of English. They can listen to
English and practice their listening skills. They can also note down the pronunciation, of words
and even learn new words.
7. Its programmes focus on news and current affairs, but it also has programmes on music,
science, sports and drama..
The word Its in the sentence refers to….
a. Bush house
b. BBC
c. Program
d. London
e. News
10. If you look at the front of large, modern hospital, you may notice that there are two separate
entrances.
a. Find out
b. See
c. Carry
d. Hear
e. Smell
One day, Nasreddin was up on the roof of his house, mending a hole in the tiles. He had nearly
finished, and he was pleased with his work. Suddenly, he heard a voice below call “Hello!”
When he looked down, Nasreddin saw an old man in dirty clothes standing below. “What do you
want?” asked Nasreddin. “Come down and I’ll tell you,” called the man. Nasreddin was
annoyed, but he was a polite man, so he put down his tools. Carefully, he climbed all the way
down to the ground.
“What do you want?” he asked, when he reached the ground. “Could you spare a little money for
an old beggar?” asked the old man. Nasreddin thought for a minute. Then he said, “Come with
me.” He began climbing the ladder again. The old man followed him all the way to the top.
When they were both sitting on the roof, Nasreddin turned to the beggar. “No,” he said
15. Nasreddin saw an old man in dirty clothes standing below… (line 4). The antonym of the
underlined word (DIRTY) is…
a. Bad
b. Safe
c. Clean
d. Bright
e. Good
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Thursday
d. Friday
e. Sunday
his….
a. Happiness
b. Sadness
c. Boredom
d. Disappointed
e. Angry