Text 1
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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
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
d) the length of whales
e) the baby of whales
Text 2
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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
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
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
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
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 thatGreenland
is only a land of snow and ice, where Eskimos live in igloos and eat whale-meat
and seal-meat, you are wrong.
If you think that
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.
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
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 intoBrazil 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 Venezuela and in
1980 they arrived in Panama USA
In 1956 a Brazilian scientist imported some special bees into
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
b) a crater
c) a crust
d) lava
e) magma
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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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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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
1
2) Which of the following
statement is TRUE about measles?
a) The number of children in the USA
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
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
2. One of these things is not found in the galaxy…
Text 8
A galaxy is a collection of stars and other astronomical bodies, including planets, comets and asteroids, together by gravity.
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
B. information report
C.
discussion
D. news item
E. anecdote
D. news item
E. anecdote
2. One of these things is not found in the galaxy…
A.
Comets
B. planets
C. stars
B. planets
C. stars
D.
rockets
E. asteroids
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
TheUnited States of America
The
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
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.
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
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