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Test Exercise 1: Read the short passages and choose the correct answer. A: B: A: B: A:
Can I try these pants on? Yes, sir. The changing room is over there. I’m afraid these trousers aren’t long enough. Do you have any longer ones? Let me look… No, I’m afraid we haven’t. Would you like to try another style? No, I’ll leave it, thank you.
1. According to the dialogue _____. .a A tried the pants at the changing room .b A bought the pants that he tried .c A left with the trousers he bought .d A didn’t buy the trousers because they’re too long Journalist: Servant: Journalist: Servant:
May I speak to His Grace, please? __(2.)___, but he is in the garden. Well, __(3.)__? Sir, the garden is two miles long.
2.
a. I’m sorry c. You must be disappointed
b. Excuse me d. If you made an appointment
3.
a. How far is it c. Could I call him
b. What’s its length d. Could you call him
Situation: Amy is asking Liz to have dinner at the restaurant. Amy: __(4.)__? Liz: I’m staying home. Amy: You are going to stay home on Saturday night? Oh! Come on. How about eating out? Liz: __(5.)__ eating out on the weekend. All restaurants are crowded. 4.
a. Are you doing anything tonight? c. What are you doing tonight?
b. Are you staying home? d. How are you doing tonight?
5.
a. I’m fond of c. I can’t stand
b. I can stand d. I can’t help
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Exercise 2: Identify the incorrect part of each sentence. 6. In Thailand they have too many interesting places to visit all in a week. 1 2 3 4 7. The road to the airport was very busy and we are afraid of missing the planes. 1 2 3 4 8. I’m sorry to say that your son has been absence from school for a week. 1 2 3 4 9. As a woman is entered a restaurant with her poodle, the manager comes over to 1 2 3 4 her and says “ Pet is not allowed here.” 10. The system for helping slaves escape to the North was called the “Underground 1 Railroad,” though it was neither underground or a railroad. 2 3 4 Exercise 3: Read the article "Outer Space" and then answer.
Outer Space
From far out in space, Earth looks like a blue ball. Since water covers three-fourths of the Earth’s surface, blue is the color we see most. The continents look brown, like small islands floating in the huge, blue sea. White clouds wrap around the Earth like a light blanket. The Earth is shaped like a sphere, or a ball. It is 25,000 miles around! It would take more than a year to walk around the whole planet. A spaceship can fly around the widest part of the sphere in only 90 minutes. Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters. The Sun is the closest star to Earth. A star is a hot ball of burning gas. The Sun looks very big because it is so close. But the Sun is just a mediumsized star. Billions of far-away stars are much bigger than our Sun. The burning gases from the Sun are so hot that they warm the Earth from 93 million miles away! Even though the Sun is always glowing, the night here on Earth is dark. That’s because the Earth rotates, or turns around, every 24 hours. During the day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light. During the night, the Earth turns away from the Sun. Then it faces the darkness of space. Each day we learn more about the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. 11. Why is blue the color we see most when looking at Earth from outer space?
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a. b. c. d.
Because most of the Earth is covered in land Because the Sun’s rays make the Earth look blue. Because most of the Earth is covered in water. Because clouds wrap around the Earth.
12. Read this sentence from the story. “Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters. " What does formed mean? a. hit b. made
c. broke
c. stopped
13. What causes daylight on Earth? a. The full Moon causes daylight. b. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing away from the Sun. c. The heat of the Sun’s rays causes daylight. d. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing toward the Sun. 14. Which of the following sentences BEST describes the Sun? a. The Sun looks small because it is so far from Earth. b. The Sun is a ball of burning gases that gives the Earth heat and light. c. The Sun is a small star. d. The Sun is not as hot as it looks. 15. Why did the astronauts bring rocks back from the Moon? a. Because they didn’t know if they would return to the Moon ever again. b. Because they wanted to prove that they went to the Moon. c. Because they wanted to remember how the Moon looked. d. Because they wanted to study them and learn more about the Moon. Exercise 4: Choose the most appropriate word to complete the passage.
a.died
b.kindness
c.disease
d.clothing
e.afraid
There is a __(16)__ that used to cause people sick with it to lose their fingers, toes, and noses, little by little. It is called leprosy. Other people were __(17)__ of catching it, so they sent the lepers to live by themselves. In one of the Hawaiian Islands called Molokai there were lepers living together in shacks without enough food or __(18)__. When a young man from Belgium named Father Damien heard about them, he wanted to help them. He went to Molokai and lived among the lepers, doing everything he could for them. He caught leprosy himself and __(19)__ of it. He is now famous for his wonderful __(20)__ to people who needed someone. Exercise 5: Read the article "Vitamin D" and then answer.
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Vitamin D Scientists have known for a long time that vitamin D is essential for humans. If children have a vitamin D or calcium deficiency, they can develop rickets, a softening of the bones. New studies are showing that people of all ages need vitamin D to help them fight off diseases by keeping their immune systems strong. 1. The main idea of this paragraph is that vitamin D _______. a. is found in milk b. has been studied by scientists c. is no secret d. is important for good health 2. If something is essential, it is _______. a. harmful c. dreadful
b. expensive d. needed
3. When you have a deficiency of something, you _______. a. have all you need b. do not have enough c. look like an onion d. are rich Our bodies can make vitamin D when our skin is exposed to sunlight. However, it’s best to eat a diet that is rich in the vitamin. 4. The remainder of the above incomplete paragraph probably goes on to _______. a. say why vitamin C is also important b. explain why you should brush your teeth after eating beetles c. give some examples of foods that are rich in vitamin D d. say which diseases might be prevented by vitamin D 5. Which statement is false? a. Some foods contain vitamin D. b. Our bodies can use sunlight to make vitamin D. c. Some people don’t have to get vitamin D from food. d. If you’re a child, you will definitely get rickets if you don’t play in the sun.