1.

Directions : The following is a letter written to a newspaper asking for advice. Read
the letter and choose the best answer for each blank.

Dear Abby :
…….1….. how to handle the …..2…… problem of answering people who ask, “How tall
are you?” I am 6’ 6” ……3…. nearly every day some stranger asks me how tall I am. Other
questions ……4……. “How’s the weather up there?” are also a source of irritation
…….5….. me.
…….6…… asking a fat person. “How much do you weigh?” So what makes people
think it’s OK to ask a tall person how tall he is?
…….7……. in your column. You will be doing a lot of tall people a favor. ….8….
TALL MAN

1.
Will you please tell me

2.
Are you telling me

3.
Do you want to tell me

4.
Don’t mind telling me

2.
Directions : The following is a letter written to a newspaper asking for advice. Read
the letter and choose the best answer for each blank.

Dear Abby :
…….1….. how to handle the …..2…… problem of answering people who ask, “How tall
are you?” I am 6’ 6” ……3…. nearly every day some stranger asks me how tall I am. Other
questions ……4……. “How’s the weather up there?” are also a source of irritation
…….5….. me.
…….6…… asking a fat person. “How much do you weigh?” So what makes people
think it’s OK to ask a tall person how tall he is?
…….7……. in your column. You will be doing a lot of tall people a favor. ….8….
TALL MAN

1.
annoyed

2.
annoying

3.
annoy
4.
annoyance

3.
Directions : The following is a letter written to a newspaper asking for advice. Read
the letter and choose the best answer for each blank.

Dear Abby :
…….1….. how to handle the …..2…… problem of answering people who ask, “How tall
are you?” I am 6’ 6” ……3…. nearly every day some stranger asks me how tall I am. Other
questions ……4……. “How’s the weather up there?” are also a source of irritation
…….5….. me.
…….6…… asking a fat person. “How much do you weigh?” So what makes people
think it’s OK to ask a tall person how tall he is?
…….7……. in your column. You will be doing a lot of tall people a favor. ….8….
TALL MAN

1.
but

2.
almost

3.
also

4.
and

4.
Directions : The following is a letter written to a newspaper asking for advice. Read
the letter and choose the best answer for each blank.

Dear Abby :
…….1….. how to handle the …..2…… problem of answering people who ask, “How tall
are you?” I am 6’ 6” ……3…. nearly every day some stranger asks me how tall I am. Other
questions ……4……. “How’s the weather up there?” are also a source of irritation
…….5….. me.
…….6…… asking a fat person. “How much do you weigh?” So what makes people
think it’s OK to ask a tall person how tall he is?
…….7……. in your column. You will be doing a lot of tall people a favor. ….8….
TALL MAN

1.
these are

2.
as well
3.
such as

4.
like these

5.
Directions : The following is a letter written to a newspaper asking for advice. Read
the letter and choose the best answer for each blank.

Dear Abby :
…….1….. how to handle the …..2…… problem of answering people who ask, “How tall
are you?” I am 6’ 6” ……3…. nearly every day some stranger asks me how tall I am. Other
questions ……4……. “How’s the weather up there?” are also a source of irritation
…….5….. me.
…….6…… asking a fat person. “How much do you weigh?” So what makes people
think it’s OK to ask a tall person how tall he is?
…….7……. in your column. You will be doing a lot of tall people a favor. ….8….
TALL MAN

1.
with

2.
by

3.
about

4.
to

6.
Directions : The following is a letter written to a newspaper asking for advice. Read
the letter and choose the best answer for each blank.

Dear Abby :
…….1….. how to handle the …..2…… problem of answering people who ask, “How tall
are you?” I am 6’ 6” ……3…. nearly every day some stranger asks me how tall I am. Other
questions ……4……. “How’s the weather up there?” are also a source of irritation
…….5….. me.
…….6…… asking a fat person. “How much do you weigh?” So what makes people
think it’s OK to ask a tall person how tall he is?
…….7……. in your column. You will be doing a lot of tall people a favor. ….8….
TALL MAN

1.
I must never think of
2.
I would never think of

3.
I may never think of

4.
I had never thought of

7.
Directions : The following is a letter written to a newspaper asking for advice. Read
the letter and choose the best answer for each blank.

Dear Abby :
…….1….. how to handle the …..2…… problem of answering people who ask, “How tall
are you?” I am 6’ 6” ……3…. nearly every day some stranger asks me how tall I am. Other
questions ……4……. “How’s the weather up there?” are also a source of irritation
…….5….. me.
…….6…… asking a fat person. “How much do you weigh?” So what makes people
think it’s OK to ask a tall person how tall he is?
…….7……. in your column. You will be doing a lot of tall people a favor. ….8….
TALL MAN

1.
I would appreciate answering this

2.
I would mind if you answer this

3.
Please answer this

4.
I wish you will answer this

8.
Directions : The following is a letter written to a newspaper asking for advice. Read
the letter and choose the best answer for each blank.

Dear Abby :
…….1….. how to handle the …..2…… problem of answering people who ask, “How tall
are you?” I am 6’ 6” ……3…. nearly every day some stranger asks me how tall I am. Other
questions ……4……. “How’s the weather up there?” are also a source of irritation
…….5….. me.
…….6…… asking a fat person. “How much do you weigh?” So what makes people
think it’s OK to ask a tall person how tall he is?
…….7……. in your column. You will be doing a lot of tall people a favor. ….8….
TALL MAN
1.
Thanks

2.
Appreciate

3.
See you

4.
Love

9.
Read the texts and choose the best alternative for the blank in each item.

“…………happen to perform an act of great courage” (line 2) means “……….”.

1.
habitually do courageous things

2.
Have a chance to show courage

3.
are born to be courageous

4.
Are usually not courageous

10.
Read the texts and choose the best alternative for the blank in each item.

A hero must always………….

1.
be brave

2.
Help others

3.
constitute a third group
4.
cause some interest

11.
Read the texts and choose the best alternative for the blank in each item.

Which one is the meaning of the word “hero” that the writer wants to emphasize in
paragraph 1?

1.
a brave fireman

2.
the principal character of a play, a novel, or a film

3.
the admirable and awesome giant

4.
the extraordinary figure whose nobility and superiority we admire

12.
Read the texts and choose the best alternative for the blank in each item.

In the expression “a high example to follow”. (line 7) the word “high” means……..

1.
moral quality

2.
Physical makeup

3.
Careful judgment

4.
Difficult thought

13.
Read the texts and choose the best alternative for the blank in each item.
The different types of heroes in paragraph 1 can be described as……………

1.
brave, unreal, special

2.
particular, confusing, accidental

3.
first, second, third

4.
admirable, awesome, purposeful

14.
Read the texts and choose the best alternative for the blank in each item.

To build a country, it is necessary for one to have ……..

1.
courage, wisdom, and patience

2.
selflessness, courage, and wisdom

3.
selflessness, determination, and honor

4.
honor, courage, and patience

15.
Read the texts and choose the best alternative for the blank in each item.

In paragraph 2, the heroes are compared with stars because they …………..

1.
have saved or built their country

2.
have been religious leaders or gorgeous women

3.
have been saints, sinners, likeable robbers, or movie stars

4.
have drawn out the best qualities of their admirers

16.
Read the texts and choose the best alternative for the blank in each item.

According to paragraph 2, a person cannot be a hero if he ………..

1.
tells a lie

2.
makes a dream

3.
is not brave

4.
is ordinary