Set 1

Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage.

Yesterday, a 57-year-old grandmother of three ___ (1) ____ he first woman to fly solo
around the world in a small, one-engine aeroplane. Polly Vache, a music teacher, landed at
Birmingham Airport 124 days ___ (2) ____ she left it on the 12th of January.
On the 46,670-kilometre journey, she ___ (3) _over deserts and ocean, a feat she did
not believe she was capable of. She survived tropical thunderstorms, engine problems, and a
___ (4) ____ experience over the vast Pacific Ocean when her plane ran out of fuel. Her
flight was a
____ (5) ___ she overcame with great courage. There were times she wanted to ____ (6)
project but she preserved. She did not allow ___ (7) ___ physical weakness to stop her from
reaching her goal. In the end, not only did she succeed in ____ (8) ____ that she could
overcome her physical and mental advertises, but she also ____ (9) ____ money for a good
cause. She donated the money to her favourite charity which ____ (10) ____ disabled people
the chance to learn how to fly.

1. A. become 7. A. another
B. becomes B. other
C. became C. some
D. becoming D. any

2 . A. in 8. A. stating
B. for B. calling
C. after C. proving
D. before D. shouting

3. A. fly 9. A. raise
B. flew B. raises
C. flown C. raised
D. flying D. raising

4. A. frightening 10 . A. give
B. frightened B. gives
C. frightful C. gave
D. fright D. giving

5. A. when
B. which
C. what
D. who

6. A. this
B. their
C. his
D. my
Set 2
Questions 11-20 are based on the following passage.
When asked what his favourite food is in Malaysia, Canadian YouTuber Trevor
James says it is durian ___ (11) ____ ‘sambal petai’ because it is just too difficult to choose
just one. James moved to Malaysia last year with his wife Xie Chuiting, ___ (12) ____ he
met while travelling in Turkey.
For the last six years, the avid foodie has been globetrotting to ___ (13) _ all kinds of
street food for his You Tube channel, The Food Ranger. James first visited Malaysia ___ (14)
_ 2006 and immediately fell in love with the food. For James, to be able to eat durian every
day, ___ (15) _ new places and taste local delights like ‘laksa’ and ‘rendang’ is his ___ (16)
____ of a happy life.
____ (17) ___ he loves dishes using durian such as ‘tempoyak’ (a condiment made from
fermented durian), he says that nothing beats the taste of durian ____ (18) __ with the ‘durian
kampung’ being his favourite. The vlogger ____ (19) __ that before the pandemic, he and his
wife ___ (20) ___ over 250 days in a year for shoots. But since they moved to Malaysia, and
because of the pandemic, life has taken on a slower pace.

11. A. or 17. A. As
B. yet B. Since
C. but C. While
D. and D. Because

12 . A. who 18. A. itself

B. whom B. herself
C. where C. himself
D. whose D. themselves

13. A. record 19 . A. reveal

B. search B. reveals
C. document C. revealed
D. investigate D. revealing

14. A. at 20 .A. travel

B. in B. travels
C. on C. travelled
D. by D. travelling

15. A. explore
B. explores
C. explored
D. exploring

16. A. idea
B. thinking
C. judgement
D. awareness