6) How long does it take you to do your homework?
Choose the appropriate answers for the following
questions.
A. No, it doesn't.
B. Yes, it does.
1) Bread is not taken with fork, is it?
C. It takes me an hour.
A. Yes, it is.
D. It took me an hour.
B. No, it is not.
C. Yes, it was.
7) What places of interest did you visit when you
were in England?
D. No, it wasn't.
A. I visited England.
2) Who had a dictation last week?
B. She visited London.
A. My friends do
C. I visited museums, theatres, and libraries.
B. I have
D. I went skating.
C. We did
D. You have had
8) My son saw him twice.
A. So does my son.
3) Your English is perfect. How long have you been
studying it?
B. So my son did.
C. So did my son.
A. All my life, since I remember myself.
D. Neither does my son.
B. Sure, English takes much time.
C. Quite so, I also admire her English.
9) Where did you stay when you went to the South?
D. No wonder, she lived in England for 5 years.
A. To the South.
B. At the seaside.
4) Where is your dog? I don't see it in.
C. At the hotel.
A. Our cat is very clever.
D. For two weeks.
B. It's OK. My sister took him out for a walk.
C. Yes, we've bought a new lead for the dog.
10) Do you have to get up so early?
D. Dogs don't eat much.
A. Yes, I shall.
B. No, I don't, but I like to.
5) Why was Jane not writing the exercise?
C. Yes, I have.
A. She was ready.
D. No, I haven't.
B. She had hurt her arm.
C. She isn't at the lesson.
D. She saw the film.
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11) Why didn't Rob want to come to the cinema with
you?
16) Who fell ill?
A. I go
A. He didn't train for a long time.
B. My mother is
B. He had seen the film.
C. My son does
C. He is ill.
D. Ann did
D. He didn't have one at the moment.
17) I am not going to be a doctor.
12) Who sent the dog to save Pinocchio?
A. Neither do I
A. The beautiful child does.
B. Neither did I
B. The beautiful child do.
C. Neither am I
C. The beautiful child did.
D. So am I
D. The beautiful child is.
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18) Tom: My parents want to speak to you.
13) Why didn't you answer my letter?
A. So is she.
A. I don't like them.
B. So do my parents.
B. You didn't answer her.
C. So they do.
C. I'll write soon.
D. My parents do.
D. Your answer was short.
19) Natalie will be on duty tomorrow.
14) Who did you invite to your birthday party?
A. Neither shall I
A. All my friends will come.
B. So shall I
B. All my friends will dance and sing.
C. So do I
C. Something is there.
D. So I do
D. Somebody is coming.
15) Who practices law and has studied law?
20) George is always in time for the lessons, and
Ann?
A. a doctor
A. So does Ann.
B. a chemist
B. Ann does.
C. a teacher
C. So is Ann.
D. a lawyer
D. Neither is Ann.
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Text 1
Read the passage below and answer the questions.
“One Hundred Dollars”
Leonard James was a homeless man. For him, life was always hard. He was always hungry. His shoes had
holes in them. He needed a haircut. His clothes were old and dirty. “What I would do with one hundred dollars!”
Leonard said. That was a game he liked to play with himself to take his mind off things.
He was walking down the street on a Thursday night. The winter air was cold on his face. “If I had one hundred
dollars, I could buy new socks,” he said. He continued to walk down the street. “If I had one hundred dollars, I could
get a haircut,” he said. He continued to walk down the street. “If I had one hundred dollars, I could buy new pants,”
he said. He continued to walk down the street. “If I had one hundred dollars, I could get a hamburger,” he said. His
stomach rumbled at the thought.
“If I had….” Leonard looked down at the sidewalk. He could not believe what he saw! Someone had lost his
wallet. Leonard picked it up. Inside were five twenty-dollar bills. “One hundred dollars!” Leonard said. He was very
excited. “Now I can buy everything I want!”Then Leonard began to think. “But this is not my money,” he said.
Leonard went to the police station. He gave a police officer the wallet and money.
“Thank you,” said the police officer. “You are a very honest man.” Leonard smiled. He turned around and began
to leave the police station. “Hold on,” the police officer said. He reached in his own pocket and gave Leonard ten
dollars. “Get yourself something to eat.”
21) What was life like for Leonard?
A. It was hard.
B. It was easy.
C. It was warm.
D. It was full of good food.
22) How do we know that Leonard was poor?
A. He found a wallet.
B. He had no home.
C. He was always hungry.
D. He sent the wallet to the police station.
23) Why did Leonard think about what he would do with a hundred dollars?
A. It helped him go to sleep.
B. It took his mind off things.
C. The police officer asked him to.
D. He knew he would find the money.
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24) What time of year was it?
27) “He could not believe what he saw.”
A. spring
What is another way to write this sentence?
B. summer
A. He thought what he saw was crazy.
C. fall
B. He felt what he saw was good luck.
D. winter
C. He thought what he saw could not be true.
D. He thought what he saw was scary.
25) What did Leonard say he would do with a
hundred dollars?
28) Why did Leonard go to the police station?
I. get a haircut
A. because he owed money
II. buy new clothes
B. because he wanted a reward
III. get a hotel room
C. because the wallet was not his
A. I only
D. because he had committed a crime
B. I and II
C. II and III
29) What kind of man was Leonard seem to be?
D. I, II, and III
A. bad
B. dumb
26) Why did Leonard's stomach rumble?
C. good
A. because he was hungry
D. old
B. because he was tired
C. because his clothes were dirty
30) As used at the end of the story, what does it mean
to be honest?
D. because he was homeless
A. to feel good
B. to want more
C. to be truthful
D. to be hopeful
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Text 2
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your
answers when appropriate.
“Chess”
White Chess Piece
Chess is called the game of kings. It has been around for a long time. People have been playing it for over
500 years. Chess is based on an even older game from India. The chess we play today is from Europe.
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the black pieces. Each piece
moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. The players take turns moving their
pieces. If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are a
few more rules, but those are the basics.
Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess
players use their brains. They take their time. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life
and in chess. Chess is kind of like a work out for the mind.
You don't always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a type of chess with short time
limits. It's called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game. Your clock runs
during your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the other player's
clock. If you run out of time, you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast-paced.
Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s. At first they did not play
well. They made mistakes. As time went on they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the
world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up a whole room. By 2006 a
cell phone could beat the best players in the world. Chess sure has come a long way. Don't you think so?
31) What is the author's purpose in writing the second paragraph?
A. To explain the rules of chess
B. To compare different types of games
C. To talk about game pieces
D. To persuade people to play chess
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32) Which is not a reason that chess is a good
workout for the mind according to the text?
37) Which happened first?
A. Computers did not play chess well.
A. Good chess players think about what will happen
next.
B. Deep Blue won an important game.
B. Good chess players take a lot of risks.
C. Cell phones got good at playing chess.
C. Good chess players take their time.
D. Deep Blue took up a whole room.
D. Good chess players use their brains.
38) How is blitz chess different from regular chess?
33) How long have people been playing chess?
A. Each player has two kings.
A. Over 100 years
B. Players are blindfolded.
B. Over 500 years
C. Players only have ten minutes to play.
C. Over 1000 years
D. Players start from a random position.
D. Over 5000 years
39) If it's your turn in blitz chess, what happens when
you hit the clock?
34) Where did the game that chess is based on come
from?
A. Both your clock and the other person's clock keep
running.
A. Europe
B. America
B. The other person's clock stops running and yours
starts.
C. India
C. Both clocks stop running.
D. All of these
D. Your clock stops running and the other person's
clock begins.
35) Which best describes the main idea in the fourth
paragraph?
40) When did a computer first beat a strong human
player in chess?
A. This paragraph argues that players should think
less.
A. 2006
B. This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
B. 1997
C. This paragraph explains time clocks work.
C. 1970
D. This paragraph describes many different ways to
play chess.
D. 1976
36) How does a game of chess end according to the
text?
A. One player takes all of the other player's pieces.
B. One player makes it to the end of the board.
C. One player becomes king.
D. One player loses his or her king.
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