Read this text for question number 1 and 2!

The Dakota Indians lived originally in the great lakes region before they were driven out that
region by Ojibway in the seventeenth century.

The Dakotas, better known as Sioux, then settled in the North great Plains and the praires.
But more and more settlers stole away their land and the Sioux, after a bloody battle with
little cow at their head in 1862, agreed to retire to a reservation.

That also was invaded, this time by people looking for gold. In 1874 the Sioux wars began; a
major event there, of course, was the defeat of custer by Sitting Bull in 1876 at the battle of
the Little Bighorn.

1. What was another name for the Dakotas?

A. The Great Lakes

B. Lttle Cowv
C. The Praires
D. Sioux

2. Where did the Sioux settle in the seventeenth century?

A. The North great plains  and the Praires  

B. Little Bighorn
C. Sitting
D. The great lakes

Question for number 3-12

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a
large crowd of people had gathered under theTown Hall clock. It would strike twelve in
twenty minutes’ time.Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock
stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
Suddenly someone shouted,”It’stwo minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”
I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused towelcome the New Year. At that
moment, everybody began tolaugh and sing.

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3. When did the clock stopped?

A. At 5.12
B. At11.55
C. At 12.00
D. At12.02

4. Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?
A. To welcome the New Year
B.To see the newly bought clock
C.To strike the laughing people
D. To stop people who shouted

5. Based on the text, where was the writer?

A. At the center of the town
B. At home
C. AT the beach
D. At the market

6. When did the event happen?

A. in the middle of the year
B. the end of the year
C. Christmas celebration
D. at the weekend as usual

7. Which of the following is not true according to the text?

A. the writer was waiting to celebrate the NewYear.
B. the writer brought a watch.
C. the writer was very happy.
D. The writer celebrated the New Year with his family.

8. What probably happened when someone shouted that the clock stopped?
A. Everybody directly celebrated the New Year
B. everybody sings and laugh.
C. everybody looked for a watch.
D. everybody shouted too.

9. What does the first sentence tell you?

A. The problem that the writer met
B. The funny thing in the story
C. The opening of the story
D. The past event

10. “It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.”

The underlined word refers to …
A. the clock
B. author’s watch
C. the town
D. the place

11. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town
Hall clock. What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?
A. mass
B. big
C. many
D. lots of

12. “The big clock refused to welcome the New Year”. What is the synonym of the word ….
A. reject
B. accept
C. admit
D. hate

for number 13-17

A man in Puarto Rico had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. It was
very smart. This parrot would say any word-except one. He would not say the name of the
town where he was born. The name of the town was catano.
The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano. But the bird would not say the word.
At the first, the man was very nice, but then he got angry. “you are stupid bird! Why can’t
you say the word? Say Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it. Then the
man got to so angry that the shouted over and over, “ Say Catano, or I’ll kill you! But the bird
wouldn’t talk.
One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very
angry. He picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house. “you are more stupid than
the chickens. Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you too”
In the chicken house there are four old chickens. They were for Sunday’s dinner. The
man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The next day the man came back to the
chicken house. He opened the door and stopped. He was very surprised at what he saw! He
saw three dead chickens on the floor. The parrot was screaming at the fourth chicken. “say
Catano, or I’ll kill you”.

13. Where does the story take place?

A. Indonesia
B. Brazil
C. Puerto Rico
D. New york

14. From the text we learn that..

A. we have to follow others
B. wehave to respect pet owner
C. we have to imitate others
D. we are not allowed to force others

15. which statement is false according to the text?

A. Catano was the name of the city where the parrot came from
B. the man got angry at the parrot
C. the parrot couldn’t say Catano
D. the man killed the parrot

16. “It was very, very smart”. The underlined word refers to...
A. The chickens
B. The Bird
C. The man
D. The Catano

Question for number 17-20

 The Shard is an 87-storey skyscraper, which sits in the heart of London. It is known as
the shard of glass. Construction began in 2009 and was completed three years later in 2012,
making it Western European’s tallest building.

Designed by architect Renzo Piano, The Shart is the second tallest free standing
structure in the UK. Its exterior boasts 11,000 glass panels — that’s equivalent in area to
eight football pitches or two-and-a-half Trafalgar Squares.
The building was developed to have multiple uses, describes on the website as a ‘vertical city
where people can live, work and relax’. This motto was clearly taken on board that was found
on the 72nd floor towards the end of construction.

17. What is the text about?

A. The architect Renzo Piano
B. The Shard glass panels
C. The Shard, building in London
D. The tallest building in London

18. In Europe, the Shard gains popularity on its …

A. Location
B. Function
C. Height
D. Age

19. What probably makes people interested to stay in the Shard?

A. It has multiple uses
B. It is the tallest building in UK
C. It was built by famous architect
D. It is located in the heart of London

20. “…, making it Western European’s tallest building.” What does the underlined word “it”
refer to?
A. The Shard
B. The glass
C. London
D. Skyscraper