EXERCISE

Question no 1 to 3 are based on the following cloze test.

I can’t believe that my time in Valencia was a perfect ending to my perfect (1) .... abroad. After listening
one last time to my Spanish friends play the guitar, having lunch with Anna (a wonderful Spanish girl who
I (2) .... Spanish with), saying good-bye to my (3) .... roommates and other friends I met here, it’s
inevitable that I will miss Espana and all the experiences I have had there.
1. ….
A. Chance
B. Risk
C. Threat
D. Adventure
E. Treatment

2. ….
A. Performed
B. Expressed
C. Practiced
D. Explained
E. Said

3. ….
A. Wonder
B. Wondering
C. Wonderfully
D. Wonderfulness
E. Wonderful

4. Arrange the following sentences into a good order.

1. Then tie the branches with wire.

2. Make sure to shape it as you want.
3. Finally the Bonsai will grow well.
4. When the tree is older, wire is removed.
5. You take a healthy young tree, almost all kind of tree will be possible.
6. After that give plenty of fertilizer, and cut the branches regularly to be shorter

A. 2 – 5 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 3 D. 5 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 3
B. 4 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 2 – 3 E. 5 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 6 – 3
C. 2 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 3
 5. How to operate a digital thermometer:
1. Wait for few seconds until you hear its beep sounds.
2. To make sure the thermometer is working, switch it on first.
3. Set the temperature to zero as you can see it from the indicator.
4. Place the tip of the thermometer under your tongue, keep it in that position by closing your lips.
5. Take the thermometer out of your mouth and see your temperature.

The correct arrangement of the sentences to form a meaningful paragraph is ….

A. 2 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 5 D. 2 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 5
B. 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 1 E. 3 – 4 – 1 – 2 – 5
C. 1 – 3 – 4 – 2 – 5

The following text is for question 6 to 8.

I recently took a trip to New Hampshire and had what I would call my first genuine (6) ... hiking up a
mountain. I’ve gone up hiking before but this was the best experience of my life. My friend, Sean and
Madeline took some pictures during the trip. We need 2 hours straight before we (7) … the summit. The
storm clouds were heading right toward us and you could actually see the rain (8) … from the cloud. It was
like a wall of water moving at an alarmingly fast pace ready to engulf us. 
6. A. experiment D. thing
B. engagement E. moment
C. experience

7. A. went D. reached
B. started E. hiked
C. continued

8. A. falling D. fallen
B. fall E. to fall
C. fell

The following text is for question 9 to 11.

A farmer had three sons. They were strong and young but never agreed with one another. They often (9) …
among themselves. The farmer had given them a lot of advice. But they always turned a deaf ear. They
disliked advice. The farmer felt very sad about it and kept (10) … about it. Then one day he came up with a
good plan. He called his sons and ordered them, “Bring me a few sticks.” The farmer banded the sticks into
a bundle. Finally, the advice worked out. After that, they lived (11) ….

9. A. insulted D. agreed
B. humiliated E. disdained
C. quarreled
10. A. thought D. thinking
B. think E. be thought
C. thinks

11. A. pleasingly D. miserably

B. harmoniously E. dangerously
C. prosperously