READING COMPREHENSION

READ AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER !!

Hi, my name’s Ricardo. I love football, I am a great fan of AC Milan. I have also been interested
in cars since I was a child. I’m crazy about driving and I also enjoy fixing cars. When I was ten, I
had many toy cars. I would play with them, repair the ones my friends broke. I also used to help
my dad fix his car. So, eventually I decided to become a mechanic and open up my own shop.
My parents are happy with my choice, too. They think it’s important that I pursue a carrier that I
like. I have a bright career now and I really enjoy it. I’m planning to get married soon. My
girlfriend is also interested in cars. Who knows, maybe we can run the car shop together with
our kids in the future.

1. Aldo has been interested in cars since —-.

A) 2007
B) he was born
C) his started driving
D) very young age
2. What would be the best “title” for this paragraph?
A) Aldo’s career choice
B) Cars in our life
C) Aldo and AC Milan
D) Aldo and his friends
3. The word them in line 3, refers to……
A). Ricardo’s friends
B). Cars
C). Football
D). Kids

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping
drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins,
the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They
look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in
the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it
is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could
any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in
favor of man’s superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the
least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the
less we appear superior when we destroy them.

4. It is clear from the passage that dolphins —-.

A) don’t want to be with us as much as we want to be with them
B) are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
C) have a reputation for being friendly to humans
D) are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans

5. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than
they can kill us —-.
A) means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are
B) shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication
 C) proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea
D) does not mean that we are superior to them

6. One can infer from the reading that —-.

A) dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world
B) dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think
C) it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other
D) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans

A distinctively American architecture began with Frank Lloyd Wright, who had taken to heart the
admonition that form should follow function and who thought of buildings not as separate
architectural entities but as parts of an organic whole that included the land, the community, and
the society. In a very real way the houses of colonial New England and some of the southern
plantations had been functional, but Wright was the first architect to make functionalism the
authoritative principle for public as well as for domestic buildings. As early as 1906 he built the
Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois, the first of those churches that did so much to revolutionize
ecclesiastical architecture in the United States. Thereafter he turned his genius to such
miscellaneous structures as houses, schools, office buildings, and factories, among them the
famous Larkin Building in Buffalo, New York, and the Johnson Wax Company building in
Racine, Wisconsin.

7. The phrase “taken to heart” in line 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A)  Taken seriously
(B)  Criticized
(C)  Memorized
(D)  Taken offence
8. In what way did Wright’s public buildings differ from most of those built by earlier
architects?
(A)  They were built on a larger scale.
(B)  Their materials came from the southern United States.
(C)  They looked more like private homes.
(D)  Their designs were based on how they would be used.
9. The author mentions the Unity Temple because, it
(A)  was Wright’s first building
(B)  influenced the architecture of subsequent churches
(C)  demonstrated traditional ecclesiastical architecture
(D)  was the largest church Wright ever designed
10. The passage mentions that all of the following structures were built by Wright EXCEPT
(A)  factories
(B)  public buildings
(C)  offices
(D)  southern plantations
11. Which of the following statements best reflects one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural
principles?
(A)  Beautiful design is more important than utility.
(B) Ecclesiastical architecture should be derived from traditional designs.
(C)  A building should fit into its surroundings.
(D)  The architecture of public buildings does not need to be revolutionary
Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach because the weather was
very hot in the mountains. The travel agent said that traveling by bus was the cheapest way, but
we went by plane because it was faster. We wanted to have more time to spend at the beach.
The weather was beautiful and we had a great time.

12. We decided to go to the beach because —-.

A. it was cheaper than going to the mountains
B. the travel agent said that it was the cheapest
C. of the hot weather in the mountains
D. we wanted to spend time at the beach
13. The bus was the —- way to travel.
A. best
B. easiest
C. cheapest
D. slowest
14. Travelling by plane was —- than by bus.
A. more fun
B. cheaper
C. expensive
D. faster
15. We —- our vacation.
A. hated
B. didn’t like
C. Enjoyed
D. regretted
16. We had very —- weather during our vacation.
A. good
B. freezing
C. terrible
D. cold

Dear Melissa,

I hope you are well. Guess what! I am having a big party next week at my house and I am
inviting all my close friends. The theme of the party is going to be Harry Potter, so all must dress
accordingly. You would make a great witch! I need to let everyone know by Wednesday since I
am throwing the party next Saturday. Sam is going to decorate the house and my mother is
going bake a cake and make lots of food. There is going to be music and dancing as well. John
is going to be the DJ. You can stay over at my house. It’s going to be great! I hope to see you
then.

Love,

Sarah

17. What kind of an organization is it?

A) It is a slumber party
B) It is a costume party
C) It is about making a cake
D) It is a dance party
18. When is the party?
 A) It is a fancy dress party
B) On Wednesday
C) It is next Saturday
D) There is going to be music and dancing
19. Whose party is it?
A) It is Sarah’s party
B) It is Judy’s party
C) It is Sarah’s mother’s party
D) It is Harry Potter’s party
20. Who is Melissa?
A) Sarah’s friend
B) Sarah’s sister
C) Mother
D) Aunty

The most familiar speleothems (from the Greek word spelaion for the cave and thema for
deposit), the decorative dripstone features found in caves, are stalactites and stalagmites.
Stalactites hang downward from the ceiling of the cave and are formed as drop after drop of
water slowly trickles through crack on the cave roof. Stalagmites grow upward from the floor of
the cave, generally as a result of water dripping from an overhead stalactite. A column forms
when a stalactite and a stalagmite grow until they join. A “curtain” or “drapery” begins to form on
an inclined ceiling when drops of water trickle along a slope.
Natural openings on the surface that lead to caves are called sinkholes. or swallow holes.
Streams sometimes disappear down these holes and flow through the cavern. Rivers may flow
from one mountain to another through a series of caves . Some caverns have sinkholes in their
floors. Water often builds up a rim of dripstone around the edge of the hole. Dripping water often
contains dissolved minerals as well as acid. These minerals too will be deposited; and they may
give rich coloring to the deposits. If minerals in the water change, layers of different colors may
be formed.
21. Stalagmites are formed by …
(A) drops of water which enter through cracks in the ceiling.
(B) underground rivers which flow through the cave.
(C) water dripping from an overhead stalactite.
(D) water which trickles down a slope..
22. Sinkholes are …
(A) the decorative dripstone features found in caves.
(B) natural openings on the surface that lead to caves.
(C) colorful layers of mineral deposits.
(D) None of the above
23. Which speleothem grows upward from the floor?
(A) Stalagmites
(B) Stalactites
(C) Sinkholes
(D) Curtains
24. An “inclined ceiling” is one which …
(A) is straight.
(B) is crooked.
(C) is slanted.
(D) is wet.
25. Which of the following are NOT caused by dripping water?
(A) Stalactites (B) Stalagmites
(C) Slopes (D) Curtains