It is Pets’ Day at school. Two girls are talking in front of a board with the following messages and pictures:
1. From the two messages on the board, we can infer that
A. the school promotes love for pets.
B. the school disagrees with pets.
C. the school possesses pets.
D. the school prohibits pets.
2. According to Rudyard Kipling, dogs are
Unconditional friends.
A. momentary
B. unconditional
C. conditional
D. passing
3. The students’ conversation shows that they
A. agree with each other.
B. agree with the author.
C. disagree with each other.
D. disagree with the author.
CHILE is a very special country because of its geographic situation and also
its history. Chile is about 4000 km long, with the big Atacama Desert in the North, a
very green middle part which has a lot of different kinds of fruit and vegetables and
a very irregular and cold Southern plain, which is home to many sheep. The
mountains and the sea form part of the scenery from North to South. Wherever
you go, you can see the Cordillera on one side and the sea on the other. The exotic
Easter Island, 4000 km away in the Pacific Ocean, with its gigantic sculptures
called Mohair, is part of Chile as is the mysterious island of Robinson Crusoe.
4. Look at the following maps.
The description above corresponds to map
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
5. In the text, the author emphasizes
A. the unique history of the country.
B. the varied geography of the country.
C. the name people have given to Chile.
D. the mystery of some Chilean islands.
6. According to the reading, the _____-
part of the country is good for agriculture.
A. southern
B. northern
C. middle
D. eastern
7. In the sentence “The mountains and the sea
form part of the scenery from North to South”, the
word scenery is similar to
A. landscape.
B. mountain.
C. geology.
D. topography
8. Mohair is the name of
A. Chilean desert.
B. a Chilean island.
C. some Chilean regions.
D. some Chilean statues.
Sandra Williams, a reporter, spoke with Jenny Adams about risky sports.
SW: Hang gliding is a dangerous sport Jenny. What do you enjoy about it, and have
you ever had an accident?
Jenny: No, I’ve never been seriously injured.Maybe I’ve just been lucky. Once, my hand
glider turned upside down and I lost control. I almost crashed, but I parachuted
out just in time. And I’ve always felt hang gliding is quite safe though landing is
sometimes difficult. But it’s fantastic to be able to fly like a bird!
9. According to the text,
A. Jenny has had serious accidents.
B. Jenny hasn’t had any serious accidents.
C. Jenny hasn’t had any hang-gliders.
D. Jenny has had birds.
10. The text talks about
A. the safety guaranteed when participating
in risky sports.
B. ease of landing when hang-gliding.
C. serious injuries when participating in risky
sports.
D. experiences of people participating in
hang-gliding.
11. The most appropriate title for this text could be:
A. Injuries in risky sports.
B. Having an accident.
C. Hang-gliding, a risky sport.
D. Two risky sports.
Pop videos are called PROMOS in Britain and CLIPS in the United States. They
are similar to advertisements, because their purpose is to promote and sell records;
that is why they are very important for the music business.
There are two types of pop videos. One is called PERFORMANCE video, where
the singers sing and play their songs. The other type is the CONCEPTUAL video,
where singers use caves, old docks or exotic settings to play their music.
12. An advertisement is a:
A. TV program about videos.
B. Musical count down.
C. Campaign to sell a product.
D. Marketing of products.
13. We talk about a conceptual video when
musicians play their music
A. in an old house.
B. in a known island.
C. in strange places.
D. in famous places.
14. According to the text, it is true that:
A. A pop video is important because it makes singers popular.
B. A pop video is important because a sale of a record depends on it.
C. A pop video is important because it makes a place attractive for tourists.
D. A pop video is important because it attracts the attention of concert managers.
Driving Home
Angie and her mother are going home.
Angie: Mom, can I drive the car?
Mom: What are you talking about? Are you
15_________? You don’t have your
driver’s license 16______!
Angie: No, but I will 17______ it in two weeks.
Mom: Anyway, no, honey. Not now.
Angie: OK. That’s up to you. I just wanted to give
you a hand.
15.
A. ready
B. conscious
C. crazy
D. worried
16.
A. still
B. but
C yet
D. just
17.
A. buy
B. get
C. drive
D. sign
18. In the conversation, Angie wants to
A. show her mom’s driving license to the
police.
B. take her mom’s driving license to the police.
C. help her mom by driving the car home.
D. help her mom clean the car at home.
19. After Angie says: "OK. That’s up to you",
A. she will not insist.
B. she will surely insist.
C. she will definitely agree with her mom.
D. she will criticize her mom’s decision.
20. The TV presenter is asking about
A. teenagers’ conflicts.
B. teenagers’ preferences.
C. parents’ conflicts with teenagers.
D. parents’ suggestions to teenagers.
21. Johnny _________ the hair pomade he is
using.
A. makes
B. hates
C. likes
D. needs
22. In the sentence “It keeps these spikes at
their pointiest”, the word “keeps” is similar to
A. supports.
B. maintains.
C. becomes.
D. develops.
23. What happened to Carmen is that
A. she put hair pomade in her eye.
B. she doesn’t like her son’s spikes.
C. she doesn’t know what happened.
D. one of her son’s spikes hurt her eye.
Spikes
24. The most appropriate title for the TV section
could be:
A. Teenagers’ problems with hair.
B. Teenagers’ hair styling reasons.
C. Teenagers’ problems with mothers.
D. Teenagers’ hair styling secrets.
