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Text 1

W

hales are the largest animals on earth. Bigger than elephants, they may grow 95 feet long, and weigh 150 tons. A baby blue whale, just born, can be 23 feet long and weigh 3 tons.

     Although whales live in the oceans and swim like fish, they are not fish. They are mammals, like cows and elephants. Unlike fish they bear young alive, not as eggs. Their babies live on their mother’s milk. They breathe through their lungs and hold their breath when they go under water. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown. They are warm-blooded. Fish, however lay eggs, breathe in oxygen in the water, and are cold-blooded.

      Whales live in all the oceans. In the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. There are two kinds of whales, whales with teeth (toothed whales) and whales without teeth (baleen whales). The tooth eat fish and squid, which they catch with their teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen whales eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When they find plankton, they open their mouths and swim into the plankton. Then they close their mouths they squeeze out the water and swallow the plankton.

      Whales have few enemies. Only human beings and the killer whales attack whales. And whales do not seem to fight among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30 years.

1)       Which of the following is TRUE about whales?

a)      Whales are generally 50 feet long and weigh 150 tons.

b)      Big animals living in the ocean tend to be their enemies.

c)      Like fish, whales can live in all kinds of waters.

d)      Their life-span is usually longer than human beings.

e)      A new-born baby whale may weigh one-fiftieth of its mother.

2)       A suitable title for the text is ____.

a)      Large animals on earth

b)      Difference between whales and elephants

c)      Whales, the biggest animals on earth.

d)      Similarity between fish and whales

e)      The life of whales in the ocean

3)       The difference between whales and fish is that whales ____.

a)      do not have to come to the surface to get fresh air

b)      deliver their young like elephants do

c)      will die if they cannot get oxygen in the water

d)      are mammals that are cold-blooded

e)      can easily breathe when they are under water

4)       Whales occasionally live in warm water ____.

a)      to get more food                  

b)      for reproduction                      
c)  for fresh air
d)  to avoid winter
e)  to feed their babies

5)       From the text we may conclude that ____.

a)      a whale can eat both squid and plankton

b)      toothed whales chew their food before swallowing it

c)      the two types of whales live in different waters

d)      baleen whales swallow the water containing plankton

e)      each type of whale eats a specific kind of food

6)       Paragraph 2 tells us about ____.

a)      the life of whales                     

b)      the weight of whales                

c)      the type of whales
d)  the length of whales
e)  the baby of whales

Text 2

H

ealth officials who made checks at cemeteries discovered that cemeteries had become one of the main causes for the spread of dengue fever in urban areas. They were shocked to find a lot of aedes mosquitoes breeding in cemeteries. The aedes mosquito spreads Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever,  DHF, to man.

      The officials found a lot of pots, bottles and vases holding flowers at the graves left there by people visiting the graves of their relatives. These containers had eventually accumulated rain water and they soon became breeding grounds for these mosquitoes. Those living near cemeteries also became victims of dengue fever. Sadly it was the death of a caretaker of a cemetery that prompted the officials to investigate the surroundings near his house. This had led to the discovery of cemeteries as a breeding ground for aedes mosquitoes.

      Since this discovery, the Health Department has appealed to the caretakers and the different associations in charge of graveyards to clear all containers left at graves as quickly as possible. The number of dengue cases notified was highest among the Chinese, followed by the Malays, Indians, and others. All these cases had been mainly from the city areas. The Health Department is continually strengthening dengue prevention and control by holding talks, shows, fogging housing estates and conducting checks at home.

1)       The main information of the text is about ____.

a)      the causes of DHF in urban areas 

b)      the prevention and control of DHF          

c)      the instructions of Health officials
d)  the victims of DHF in Asian countries
e)  cemeteries as the source of aedes mosquitoes

2)       Health officers felt the need to investigate cemeteries as a potential source of DHF because ____.

a)      rains brought aedes mosquitoes to breed in cemeteries

b)      a person working for one of the cemeteries died of DHF

c)      many people visiting the cemeteries became victims of DHF

d)      it is believed that visitors to cemeteries were carriers of DHF

e)      cemeteries are commonly known as the breeding places of aedes mosquitoes

3)       According to the text, all of the following sentences about DHF prevention and control are TRUE, except:...

a)      informing the general public about DHF

b)      fogging the houses in every neighbourhood

c)      giving talks to people in charge of graveyards

d)      eliminating possible breeding grounds of mosquitoes at graveyards

e)      ordering people to throw away all the containers they have in their homes

4)       To prevent aedes mosquitoes from breeding in cemeteries, the government does NOT allow ____.

a)      people to bring flowers to the cemetery

b)      talks about DHF to be conducted at cemeteries

c)      Chinese, Malays and Indians to go to cemeteries

d)      health officials to keep a check on cemetery visitors

e)      any container that holds water to be left at the graves

5)       ‘Fogging housing estates’ (The last sentence) means ____.

a)      cleaning the house of DHF victims                      

b)      pumping smoke to the neighbourhood                 

c)      blowing disinfectants around the house
d)  creating a dust cloud in the housing area
e)  spraying housing areas with a special pesticide

6)      “These containers had eventually accumulated rain water and they soon became breeding grounds for these mosquitoes.”

The word ‘they’ refers to ____.

a)      containers             
b)  people        
c)  relatives      
d)  mosquitoes 
e)  grounds

7)      “Health officials who made checks at cemeteries discovered that cemeteries had become one of the main causes for the spread of dengue fever in urban areas.” (the first sentence).

The word ‘discovered’ means ____.

a)      invented   
b)  created        
c)  found out    
d)  founded      
e)  made

8)      ‘Since this discovery, the Health Department has appealed to the caretakers…’ (Paragraph 3, line 1)

The synonym of ‘appealed’ is ____.

               a) forbidden         
               b) allowed        
               c)  banned        
               d)  asked          
               e)  permitted       

Text 3   
   If you think that Greenland is only a land of snow and ice, where Eskimos live in igloos and eat whale-meat and seal-meat, you are wrong.

      These days, the people of Greenland live as comfortably as your own family – perhaps more comfortably, because cold weather never catches them by surprise. They know when to expect it, and always get ready for the winter in plenty of time.

      Greenland belongs to Denmark and the Danes decided to bring Greenland up to date. The Greenland needed help because their way of life was changing and they could do nothing about it. Slowly, but bit by bit each year, the Arctic Ocean round Greenland is getting warmer. The change is tiny – only a fraction of degree each year – but it is enough to alter the kind of wild life in the sea. The Greenlanders used to rely on seals as their main food and source of clothing. But as the sea gets warmer, the seals retreat to the colder seas further north and west. At the same time, fish move into the Greenland seas. As for whales, they were driven away from Greenland long ago by hunters.

      So the government helped the Greenlanders to buy fishing boats. Factories were set up to can the catch. At the same time, new schools and hospitals were built. Greenlanders came out of a primitive way of life into modern times, all in the space of a few years.

      Hundreds of kilometres of ocean separate Greenland from the rest of the world. But the Greenland way of life is now not very different from their own.

1)       The story is about ___.

a)      the traditional lives of Eskimos in Greenland

b)      the change in the temperature of the Arctic Ocean

c)      the lives of the Eskimos in the land of ice and snow

d)      the changes happening in the lives of the Greenlanders

e)      the inability of the Eskimos to give up their primitive life

2)       Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

a)      There are no more whales or seals in the Greenland seas.

b)      Whale-meat has always been the main food of Greenlanders.

c)      The change in sea temperature made the seals move to colder waters.

d)      The result of whale-hunting was that the whales left the Greenland seas.

e)      Instead of seal-meat, fish has become the main food of the Greenlanders

3)       One of the factors that had a great influence on the lives of people living in Greenland was ___.

a)      the ever-lasting winter

b)      the warmer sea temperature

c)      the vast ocean that surrounds Greenland

d)      the inability to communicate with others

e)      the great distance from the central government

4)       From the text we may conclude that the Danish government has succeeded in ___.

a)      building the most modern schools and hospitals

b)      modernizing the way of life of the Greenlanders

c)      introducing igloos in which they can live comfortably

d)      supporting them with facilities to catch seals and whales

e)      setting up modern factories especially those producing boats

5)       According to the text, which is TRUE of the Greenlanders?

a)      There is a slight improvement in the life of Greenlanders

b)      The Greenlanders cannot communicate with other people

c)      Greenlanders have been greatly influenced by the Eskimos.

d)      Greenlanders live as comfortably as any other people in the world.

e)      It is difficult for the Greenlanders to give up their traditional way of life.

6)      “The change is tiny – only a fraction of degree each year – but it is enough to alter the kind of wild life in the sea.”

The word alter means ____.

a)      adapt                
b)  make          
c) change         
d)  create          
e)  eliminate

7)       “Factories were set up to can the catch.”

The word set up means ____.

       a)      demolished      
       b)   ruined         
       c)  collapsed    
       d)  built                        
        e)  destroyed         

Text 4    
  In 1956 a Brazilian scientist imported some special bees into Brazil from Africa. The African bees were the same size as ordinary bees. But they were much stronger and more dangerous. A sting from one of these bees can kill a man or even a buffalo very quickly. The scientist imported the bees because he wanted to breed a new type of bees, using the African bees and ordinary European bees. He wanted to combine the strength of the African bee with the safety of the European bee. Unfortunately, in 1957, 26 queen bees escaped and began to breed in the jungles of Brazil. They spread very quickly and since that time they have been moving slowly downwards, covering 300 to 400 kilometers a year. Over 200 people have died after being stung by the killer bees, and thousands of animals have also died. By March 1978 the killer bees had reached Venezuela and in 1980 they arrived in Panama. If they continue to move at the same speed they will reach the USA in 1988.

      Today scientists from many different countries are trying to find ways of stopping the killer bees. But if they cannot be stopped, the Americans, like the Brazilians, will have to learn how to live with a new and very dangerous visitor.

1)       Which bees kill people?

a)      The African bees.                    c)  The European bee.              e)  The passage does not say.

b)      The new type of bees.             d)  The ordinary bees

2)       Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

a)      A sting from the African bee is so poisonous that it can kill a buffalo in a very short time.

b)      The imported African bees are stronger but not as dangerous as the European bees.

c)      The African bees are smaller but more dangerous than the European bees.

d)      A scientist wanted to breed a new type of bees that give more honey.

e)      Scientists have been successful in stopping the killer bees.

3)       Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?

a)      A Brazilian scientist wanted to have a new type of bees.

b)      The dangerous bees moved to Venezuela before reaching Panama.

c)      The imported African bees are less dangerous than the European ones.

d)      Scientists are trying to prevent the killer bees from moving northwards.

e)      Many people have died because of the poisonous sting of the African bees.

4)       When the passage was written _____.

a)      thousands of animals had already died

b)      the killer bees had already reached the USA

c)      scientists had found ways of stopping the killer bees

d)      the Brazilian scientist had already bred a new type of bees

e)      people in Brazil had already learned how to live with the killer bees.

5)       “The African bees were the same size as ordinary bees.” (Paragraph 1)

The word ordinary means ____.

a)      special             
b)  scarce         
c)  common     
d)  unique        
e)  formal

6)      “But if they cannot be stopped, the Americans, like the Brazilians, will have to learn how to live with a new and very dangerous visitor.” (The last sentence)

The underlined word refers ____.

a)      scientists          
b)  countries     
c)  the Americans         
d)  the Brazilians          
e)  the killer bees

Text 5

A volcano is a mountain surrounding an opening in the earth’s crust. Steam, gases, lava, ashes and other materials are forced out almost continuously from an active volcano. A dormant volcano, on the other hand, erupts at long intervals. In an extinct volcano, the crater has long been closed up with cold, solid lava.

      Our earth was a sphere of gases with slowly cooled off from the outside, forming a thin crust of cold, solid materials, containing hot liquid, magma and gases. It was the very high pressure of the gases forcing the magma through weak parts in the earth’s crust that formed volcanoes.

      There are some 500 volcanoes in our country, of which about 180 are still active. They are found in three rows. The first row stretches over a distance of 7,000 km from North Sumatra, Java, the northern row of islands of Nusa Tenggara ending up on the island of Saparua near Ambon.

      The second row runs from Sulawesi through Sangihe as far as the Philippine islands; while the third row runs from Irian to Halmahera. Kalimantan and southern islands of Nusa Tenggara, lying outside those rows, are not volcanic.

      Most of our volcanoes are in Java. The most active one is Mount Marapi at the north of Yogya. The northern part of the crater has a high wall, so in eruptions the lava flows in every direction. The hot lava slowly cools off into what is called ‘lahar”.

      In the rainy season, when the cool “lahar” on Merapi’s slopes is hit by rain , it flows down the slopes with great force, destroying everything in its path. The flow of “lahar" mixed with rocks fills up the rivers, while sand covers the fields.

1)       An extinct volcano is a volcano that ______.

a)     is still active                               

b)    has a crater  
c)   erupts frequently                
d)  never erupts any more
e)  erupts at long intervals

2)       Our earth contains _____.

a)     hot substances              

b)    sphere of gases   
c)  cold solid materials                    
d)  cool magma and gases
e)  hot liquid, magma, and gases

3)       When cool “lahar” flows down the slopes, it severely damages everything it passes.

      This information is found in paragraph _____.

a)      2          b)  3                 c)  4                 d)  5                 e)  6

4)       Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

a)      There are about 500 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

b)      The most active volcano is found in North Sumatra.

c)      An extinct volcano is a volcano that is no longer active.

d)      The crater of an active volcano has long been closed up with cold solid lava.

e)      The row of mountains stretching from Kalimantan to Nusa Tenggara is also volcanic.

5)       A hard outer covering of the earth is called ____.

a)      a sphere           
b)  a crater       
c)  a crust         
d)  lava                        
e)  magma

Text 6

T

rappists are monks who are not allowed to preach or to teach. Their lives are devoted to meditation, studying and reading.

      In 1949, one group of Trappists fled to Hong Kong from China, leaving behind their houses and their dairy industry. They dressed themselves as labourers and carried only a few possessions.

      Here, the monks had to start a new life. They found it difficult to obtain food and they had nowhere to live; but somehow they managed with the help of the community and charitable organizations. It was not until 1955 that the Hong Kong government granted them land on Lantao island.

      The monks are not allowed to beg for a living, so they had to work very hard on the island. They started a dairy farm, kept about five hundred chickens and started growing their own vegetables.

      A large part of the work of the Trappists is concerned with their dairy. The cows are fed regularly, milked and kept healthy. The dairy, which produces about two thousand bottles of milk a day, brings the monks their main income. The monks sell half of the milk to a large hotel in Hong Kong, while hospitals and schools buy the rest. The monks also earn some money by selling eggs. Sometimes, the Trappists sell some of their cattle. The monks themselves do not eat meat, however, as they are vegetarians.

1)       The Trappists are forbidden to ….

a)      obtain food                         

b)      grow vegetables    
c)    work very hard                   
d)    beg for a living
e)     start a dairy farm

2)       What is the text about?

a)      The Trappists’ new life on Lantao island.        

b)      The monks who never preach or teach.                       

c)      The Trappists on Lantao island.
d)  The Trappists’ dairy product.
e)  The vegetarian monks.

3)       What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

a)      Most of the Trappists’ work is related to their dairy.    

b)      Managing the dairy is the Trappists’ main work.                      

c)      The monks provide milk to a large hotel.
d)  The Trappists feed the cows regularly.
e)  The Trappists sell eggs for a living.

4)       The Trappists are monks who are not allowed to preach or to teach. (The first paragraph)

The word allowed means ___.

a)    advised            
b)  ordered       
c)  permitted    
d)  suggested    
e)  instructed

5)       It was not until 1955 that the Hong Kong government granted them land on Lantao island. (Paragraph 3). The synonym of granted is ___.

a)    sold                  
b)  purchased   
c)  gave                        
d)  bought        
e)  inherited


Text 7

      Measles, a child disease, has caused sufferings to mankind for thousands of years. However, the search for an effective measles vaccine lasted two hundred years and has finally ended in success. Now, for the first time, measles is a preventive disease. You may ask, ‘How is this important to children?’

      Every year, measles kills twice as many Americans as polio now does. More children die from measles than from any other common childhood disease. Also complications of some degree occur in about one child out of six. Most complications include pneumonia and ear disorders. Another after-effect of measles – brain damage – is less common, but it can have such serious consequences that it deserves special attention.

      Brain damage due to measles sounds like something far away from our experience. In reality, it is not. Like any other injury, damage to the brain can be very slight or severe. It is quite possible that we have never seen or heard a child who has severe brain damage – the child would either have died or would be in an institution. However, in medical research a relation has been found between measles and such things as behavior problems, personality changes and dulling of mental ability. For example, a child may be bad-tempered or a little slow to learn after he has recovered from measles.

1)      The main information of the text is that ___.

a)      measles has been a disease for thousands of years

b)      measles is a serious disease greatly neglected in the past

c)      a lot of research was done on the complications of measles

d)      measles may have bad effects on children who get the disease

e)      after 200 years of research, an effective measles vaccine was found

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2)      Which of the following statement is TRUE about measles?

a)      The number of children in the USA killed by measles is smaller that that killed by polio.

b)      Children who get measles will have pneumonia and ear disorders at the same time.

c)      Research findings show that pneumonia and ear disorders may cause measles.

d)      In the USA children with brain damage have all been measles patients

e)      Medical research revealed that measles may cause brain damage.

3)      One of the important findings of the research on measles is that ____.

a)      children who have got measles may become difficult to handle because of their behavior

b)      in reality, there are no measles patients who get brain damage

c)      personality changes already occur at the time a child has measles

d)      measles can cause children to become physically handicapped

e)      measles is the first killer of childhood disease in the world

4)      Which of the following in NOT an after-effect of measles?

a)      Polio                            c)  Personality changes                        e)  Pneumonia

b)      Ear disorders                d)  Slow learning
  

5)      ‘…the child would either have died or would be in an institution.’ (Paragraph 3)

       The underlined word means ___.

a)      an orphanage               c)  a rehabilitation centre         e)  a public school

b)      a hospital                     d)  a company

Text 8
A galaxy is a collection of stars and other astronomical bodies, including planets, comets and asteroids, together by gravity.

Galaxies come in different shapes and sizes. These include the spiral, barrel-spiral and elliptical. Our galaxy, called the Milky Way, is approximately 100 000 light years in width and contains over 100 billion stars.

The centre of galaxies can contain many young, very hot stars as well as older stars. Swirling clouds that have been energised by magnetic forces also exist in the centre.

At this point in time, no one knows the exact number of galaxies in the universe. Astronomers are, however, learning more and more about them everyday.

       1. The passage above is in the ... form.

A. Procedure                                
B. information report                 

C. discussion     
D. news item   
E. anecdote

2. One of these things is not found in the galaxy…

A. Comets                     
B. planets              
C. stars 

D. rockets                    
E. asteroids

       3. Which statement is NOT TRUE about the text?
       A. Our galaxy’s name is Milky Way.
       B. Galaxies come in different sizes and shapes.
       C. Astronomers know exactly the number of galaxies now.
       D. Young and old stars can be found in the centre of the galaxy.
       E. Milky Way may contain of over 100 billion stars.

4. “Swirling clouds that have been energized by magnetic forces also exist in the centre”.

The underlined word is similar in meaning with …

A. turning                       
B. moving              
C.twisting              
D. spreading                         
E. waving


Text 9

The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the .northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white painted, 50-foot­high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distance across the Los Angeles basin.

The sign was not constructed, as one might suppose, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this Industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a 500-acre housing sub-division is apart of Los Angeles called "Hollywood land". The sign that was constructed at the time, of course, said " Hollywoodland". Over the years, people began reffering to the area by the shortened version "Hollywood land". And after the sign and its site were donated to the city in 1945, last four letters were removed.

The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27.700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds, Rock star Alice Cooper, for example, bought an "O' in Playboy fame held a benefit party (6 raise the money for the "Y". the construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.

1.    What is the topic of this passage ?

A.  World Landmark

B.  Hollywood versus Hollywoodland

C. A Famous sign

D.   A famous City

2.    The expression "the world over" in the line 3 could be best replaced by ...

A.  In the entire.

B.  In the skies

C. In the northern of the world.

D.   On the top of the world

3.    It can be inferred from the passage that most people think that the Hollywood sign was first constructed by...

A.  Construction company.

B.   The city of Los Angeles

C.   An advertising company.

D.   The movie industry

4.    The Pronoun "It" it line 9 refers to ...

A.  The importance of Hollywood

B.  This industry

C.   The sign

D.   The Movie business

5.    Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Hollywoodland?

A.   There were houses for sale there.

B.   It was the expensive area of Los Angeles.

C.   It used to be the name of an area of Los Angeles.

D.   It was formerly the name on the sign in the hills.


Text 10

A curfew is a specific type of law instituted by ^those in power. It is one that requires citizens to be off ^the streets and out of public places at specified hours.

There are active curfew laws in some communities in the United States today; these laws are currently functioning. The existing curfew laws generally refer to minors. The laws usually indicate the hour when children must be off the streets and out public unless they are with their parent.

Curfew laws have a long tradition. William of Normandy introduced the custom to the British Isles after his invasion there in 1066. At curfew time, a bell was rung. The pealing of the bell indicated that citizens should extinguish any burning fires and clear the streets for the night. The word curfew actually developed at this time from the Norman French expression courve-feu or cover the fire.

1.    Curfew is a specific kind of ...

A.   official building

B.   government lawyer

C.   government regulation

2.    The word active in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to...

A.   dormant

B.   physical

C.   healthy

D.   operative

3.    The word minors in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by ...

A.   citizens

B.   children

C.   communities

D.   public

4.    Look at the word pealing in paragraph 3. this word is closest in meaning to which of the following ?

A.   Burning

B.   Ringing

C.   Uncovering

D.   Breaking

5.    Citizens should extinguish any burning fires (paragraph 3)

A.   put out

B.   put in

C.   put on

D.   put off

Text 11
The game of golf is not a young game. This game, which has traditionally been credited as a Scottish creation, has been around for hundreds of years. Its long existence can definitely be verified through a check of centuries-old legal documents.

Golf has definitely been around since at least the fifteenth century. This can be verified from a legal edict issued at the time. In 1457, near the end of the rule of king James 11, the Scottish parliament issued a decree outlawing the playing of golf. The reason was that golf was believed to be a waste of time. There was concern that citizen would be spending time on the useless sport of golf rather than spending than on more practical skills such as archery, fencing, and jousting. Archery, fencing, and jousting were, after all, considerably more useful in the defense of the country than golf.

1.    The main idea of this passage is that ...

A.   golf can be played by both young and old

B.   golf is one of the most popular Scottish games

C.   Many different games were played in the fifteenth century

D.   golf is long history can be verified

2.    According to the passage, we know that golf has
been around for hundreds of years because

A.   There are many traditional stories about golf

B.   the Scottish Parliament has declared to be true

C.   it appears in some official papers

D.   old golf clubs have been found

3.    According to the passage, how long has golf been arround ?

A.   Since the first century

B.   Only since 1500

C.   For more than 1500 years

D.   For at least

4.    When did king James I most likely rule ?

A.   1437 to 1460

B.   1450 to 1470

C.   1457 to 1477

D.   1437 to 1450

5.    What was the purpose of the decree issued in 1457 ?

A.   to establish the rule of King James 11

B.   to make golf illegal

C.   to encourage the playing of golf

D.   to outlaw the Scottish Parliament


Text 12

      For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the chimpanzees. Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.

      Although a dolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human being.

      Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.

      Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories about dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters.

1.  The text tells us about ____.

a.       fish

b.      dolphins

c.       mammals

d.      big apes

e.       chimpanzees

2.  The fourth paragraph tells us _____.

a.       how dolphins help man

b.      how genius the dolphins are

c.       how friendly man to dolphins

d.      how diligent the dolphins are

e.       how difficult the problems faced by dolphins

3.  Which statement is TRUE?

a.       Dolphins are fish.

b.      Dolphins are kind-hearted animals.

c.       Dolphins’ sense of hearing is very sharp.

d.      Chimpanzees are the cleverest animals in the world.

e.       The big apes are regarded as the most intelligent animals.

4. To tell the factual information, the writer mostly uses ____.

a.       Passive Voice

b.      Simple Past Tense

c.       Present Perfect Tense

d.      Simple Present Tense

e.       Present Continuous Tense

Text 13     
 The United States of America is where the Venus’s fly trap has its origins. The Venus’s fly trap is a unique plant. It belongs to a group of plants called ‘carnivorous plants’. These plants feed on insects. The Venus’s fly trap has a special mechanism by which it traps its prey. This is how it works.

      At the end of each leaf – which grows from the base of a long, flowering stalk – there is a trap. The trap is made up of two lobes and is covered with short, reddish hairs which are sensitive. There are teeth like structures around the edge of the lobes.

      The trap contains nectar which attracts insects. When an insect come in contact with the nectar, the trap snaps shut. There are certain digestive juices inside the trap which digest the insects. It takes about ten days for a trapped insect to be digested. We can tell when this digestion is complete, for then the walls automatically open to wait for another victim.

      There are about two hundred species of carnivorous plants. Another kind of these well-known species is the pitcher plant. What differentiates this plant from the Venus’s fly trap is the shape; the mechanism to catch insects is the same in both plants.

      The pitcher plants are climbing plants which cling to other plants by means of tendrils. At one end of the tendril, there is a pitcher-shaped vessel with an open lid. The mouth and the lid of the pitcher contain glands which produce nectar to attract insects. When an insect settles on the nectar, the lid of the pitcher shuts, trapping its victim. The digestive juices inside the pitcher then begin to work.

1.  What is the purpose of the text?

a.       To tell a dangerous plant.

b.      To describe a kind of carnivorous plants.

c.       To explain the processes of trapping an insects.

d.      To persuade readers to avoid carnivorous plants.

e.       To inform readers about two hundred species of carnivorous plants.

2.  What are the Venus’s fly trap and the pitcher plant regarded as?

       They are regarded as ___ plants to some insects.

a.    poisonous           

b.   dangerous           
c.  sensitive
d.  attractive
e.  beneficial    
  

3.  Both of the plants have nectars which are used to ____ insects.

a.       attract                

b.      digest                

c.       catch

d.      trap

e.       kill

     Text 14
 The sense of taste is one of a person’s five senses. We taste with the help of taste-buds in the tongue.

      There are four main kinds of taste: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. All other tastes are just mixtures of two or more of these main types.

      The surface of the tongue has more than fifteen thousand taste-buds (or cells). These are connected to the brain by special nerves which send the so-called ‘tastes messages’.

      When the tongue comes into contact with food or any kind, the taste-buds will pick up the taste. The nerves then send a message to the brain. This will make us aware of the taste. All this happens in just a few seconds.

      There are four kinds of taste-buds, each of which is sensitive to only particular taste. These four groups are located in different parts of the tongue.

      The taste-buds for salty and sweet tastes are found round the tip of the tongue and along its sides. Sour tastes can be picked up only at the side of the tongue. The taste-buds for the bitter taste are found at the innermost edge of the tongue. There are no taste-buds at the center of the tongue.

      The senses of smell and sight can affect taste. The good smell of food increases its taste. Similarly, attractive colours can make food appear tastier and more delicious. If food does not smell good or is dull-coloured, it will look tasty and may not taste good at all.

      Very hot or cold sensations can make the taste-buds insensitive. Food that is too hot or too cold, when placed in the mouth, will have no tastes at all.

1.  We can taste any kind of food because of ____.

a.       the good smell of food

b.      the four main kinds of taste

c.       the taste-buds in the tongue

d.      the senses of smell and sight

e.       the taste-buds around the tip of the tongue

2.  When we eat very hot or cold food, _____.

a.       the food will lose its taste

b.      the food won’t smell good

c.       the taste of the food increase

d.      the taste-buds will be sensitive

e.       the taste-bud will be very responsive

3.  The senses of smell and sight _____.

a.       increase the taste of the food

b.      affect the taste of the food

c.       make food more delicious

d.      make food look good

e.       make the food attractive

4.  The purpose of the text is _____.

a.       to explain how we can taste any food in the mouth

b.      to give a report about the sense of taste

c.       to inform how important the tongue is

d.      to describe the use of the tongue

e.       to tell the taste of food