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A cactus (plural: cacti) is any member of the plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas.
They are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also crop plants. Cacti are grown for
protection of property from wild animals, as well as many other uses.

Cacti are part of the plant order Caryophyllales, which also include members like beets,
gypsophila, spinach, amaranth, tumbleweeds, carnations, rhubarb, buckwheat, plumbago,
bougainvillea, chickweed and knotgrass.

Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which are adapted to extremely arid and hot
environments, showing a wide range of anatomical and physiological features which
conserve water. Their stems have adapted to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the
leaves have become the spines for which cacti are well known.

Cacti come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The tallest is Pachycereus pringlei, with a
maximum recorded height of 19.2 m, and the smallest is Blossfeldia liliputana, only about 1
cm in diameter at maturity. Cactus flowers are large, and like the spines and branches arise
from areoles. Many cactus species are night blooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal
insects or small animals, principally moths and bats. Cacti range in size from small and
globular to tall and columnar.

1. Where can we find cacti mostly?

A. In the jungle.    

B. On the beach.    

C. On the mountain.

D. In the arid and hot region.

2. Why do cacti mostly bloom at night?

A. Because their flowers are large.

B. Since cacti are unusual and distinctive plants.

C. Since cacti are pollinated by nocturnal insects.

D. As the afternoon period is used for photosynthetic process.

3. What does the first paragraph tell us about?

A. The members of cacti.

B. The use of cacti.

C. The habitat of cacti.

D. Types of cacti.

4. What is the purpose of the text ?

A. To give information about American cacti

B. To explain physical feature of cacti

C. To tell cacti’s life

D. To describe cacti in general

5. “Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which …”

The synonym of the word “distinctive” is …

A. Unique

B. Antique

C. Typical

D. Different

Read the text and answer questions 6-7!

The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to East to North Australia, including

Tasmania. It is one of the five extreme species of mono-dreams. The only mammal that lays
eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The body and the broad flat tail of these animals
are covered with dense brown fur, that traps a lay including ear to keep the animals warm. It
uses its tail for story joy. It has webbed feet and a large robbery’s net. These are species that
are closer to those of ducks, then to any known mammals. Weight varies considerably from
0.7 to 2.4 kg with males being larger than females. And male average 50 cm total length
while the female major approximately 45 cm. The platypus has an average temperature of 32
degrees Celsius rather than 37 degrees Celsius that is typical of the placental mammals.
6. What animal is being described in the monologue?

A. Octopus

B. Platypus

C. Rhinoceros

D. Mosquitos

7. How much does the Platypus weigh?

A. 0.7 to 2.6 kg

B. 0.7 to 2.5 kg

C. 0.7 to 2.4 kg

D. 0.7 to 2.7 kg

Read the text and answer questions 8-11!

Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the same group as lizards (the
scaled group, Squamata) but from a sub-group of their own (Serpentes).

Snakes have two legs but a long time ago they had claws to help them slither along. Snakes
are not slimy. They are covered in scales which are just bumps on the skin. Their skin is hard
and glossy to reduce friction as the snake slithers along the ground.

Snakes often sun bathe on rocks in the warm weather. This is because snakes are cold-
blooded; they need the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies up.

Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in trees, some live in water, but
most live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long grass and in old logs.

A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizards, mice and other snakes. The Anaconda can eat
small crocodiles and even bears. Many snakes protect themselves with their fangs. Some
snakes are protected by scaring their enemies away like the Cobra. The flying snakes glide
away from danger. Their ribs spread apart and the skin stretches out. Its technique is just like
the sugar gliders.

8. We know from the text that snakes....

A. Do not have claws

B. Do not like sunlight

C. Have two legs and claws

D. Use their claws to slither along the ground

9. Since the snakes are cold-blooded, they....

A. Require the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies

B. Avoid sun-bathing to their skins

C. Never sunbathe in the warm weather

D. Like sucking the cool blood

10. How do flying snakes protect themselves?

A. They fly away

B. They eat the other animals

C. Sunbathe on rocks

D. They stretch out their skin

11. Some types of snakes live in trees, some live in water, but most live on the ground in
deserted rabbit burrows,…(paragraph 4).The word “burrows “ has the similar meaning
with....

A. Nurture

B. Dig

C. Plough

D. Foster

Read the text and answer questions 12-19!

An elephant is the largest and strongest animal. It is a strange looking animal with its thick
legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tall, little eyes, long white tusks and
above all it has a long noise, the trunk.
The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up
water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves
and put them into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An
elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.

The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength
makes it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as
carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.

12. The text tells us about...

A. Useful servant

B. The Elephant’s peculiar feature

C. An elephant

D. Strange looking animal

13. The most distinguishing characteristic of an elephant is...

A. Its clumsiness

B. Its large ears

C. Its large body

D. Its long nose

14. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower
bath (paragraph 2). The word “it” refers to...

A. Elephant’s trunk

B. Elephant’s body

C. A shower

D. A shower bath

15. The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature….(Paragraph2). The word “peculiar” is close
in meaning to ….

A. Tough
B. Strange

C. Large

D. Smooth

16. Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first paragraph ?

A. It is wild

B. It is heavy

C. It looks strange

D. It has a trunk

17. It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, EXCEPT ……..

A. To squirt water over the body

B. To carry things

C. To drink

D. To push

18. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that….

A. Elephants are strong

B. Elephant are very useful

C. Elephant must be trained

D. Elephants can lift logs

19. The text above is in the form of...

A. Spoof

B. Narrative
C. Recount

D. Report

Read the text and answer questions 20-22!

Paddlefish is the common name for the ray-finned fish. It is characterised by an elongated,
paddle-like snout with minute barbels, a large mouth with minute teeth and along gill rakers.

There are only two modern species of these fish, i.e. the plankton-feeding American
paddlefish ( Polyodon spathula ) and the piscivorous Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius).

Paddlefish are not closely related to sharks. However, they have several body parts that
resemble those of sharks such as their skeletons and deeply forked heterocercal tail fins.

Paddlefish provide important economic, ecological and aesthetic values. During the last
century, paddlefish and sturgeon have been commercially exploited for their eggs (roe) called
caviar. Paddlefish and sturgeon are two of the most important fish for freshwater caviar.
Their unique shapes and large sizes also add to the joy of nature for humans, including sport
fishing. However, exploitation and habitat changes, among other factors, have significantly
reduced the population of paddlefish.

20. From the text we know that paddlefish...

A. Have similar skeletons as sharks

B. Have a common shape

C. Are mostly exploited for its meat

D. Have a small and long mouth

21. After reading the text, it is expected that the readers...

A. Consume paddlefish

B. Sell and buy paddlefish

C. Preserve paddlefish from extinction

D. Breed paddlefish in aquariums

22. Why does the population of paddlefish decrease?

A. They are predators

B. People commercially exploit them

C. People destroy their habitats

D. They are difficult to bread

Read the text and answer questions 23-25! 

Scientists believe that people inherit their affection for the scent of rain from ancestors who
relied on rainy weather. Therefore, what makes rain smell so nice? There are several scents
associated with rainfall that people find pleasing. One of these odours is called ‘petrichor’.

Several plants secrete volatile oils during dry periods. These oils are the compound of
chemical organisms. It makes the oils the compound of chemical organisms. It makes the oils
have tiny molecules and can be easily distilled in the atmosphere. When the rains fall, these
oils are released into the air.

The second reaction that creates petrichor occurs from soil-dwelling bacteria. Those bacteria,
known as Actinomycetes, produce chemicals. The chemicals are released. These aromatic
compounds combine to create the pleasant petrichor scent when rain hits the ground.

Another scent associated with rain is ozone. During a thunderstorm, lightning can split the
oxygen and nitrogen molecules in the atmosphere. They can recombine into nitrate oxide in
turn. This substance interacts with other chemicals in the atmosphere to form ozone. It has a
sharp smell faintly reminiscent of chlorine.

It is possible for people to say that they can smell rain coming. The wind from an
approaching storm has carried ozone down from the clouds into the people's nostrils.

23. How can volatile oils from the plant be released into the atmosphere?

A. The thunderstorms break the oils apart

B. The oils evaporate because of cold

C. The oils are mixing with the nitrogen

D. The molecules are distilled in the air

24. What do people actually smell when rain comes approaching?

A. The petrichor brought by wind

B. The oxygen scents in the air

C. The fragrant oil produced by plants

D. The smell of died soil bacteria

25. “...which has a sharp smell faintly reminiscent of chlorine.”

A. Resounding

B. Suggestive

C. Evocative

D. Seeing

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1. D
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
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10. A
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. A
25. C