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You are going to listen to some short dialogues. Questions 1–5 are based on
the dialogues. Choose the best response to the expression you hear.
1. a. You’re not
alone. b.
Never mind.
c. It’s good you admitted that. d.
Apology accepted
2. a. You’d better keep your promise. b. I do apologise.
c. I honestly regret doing this. d. That wasn’t true.
3. a. Thats awful.
b. I don’t like it. c. No, mine’s been terrible, too.
d. I can’t stand it. 4. a. I’ll
consider that.
b. Come
on. c. Don’t give up.
d. I wouldn’t do that if I were you. 5. a. I’ll
consider that.
b. Oh, OK I guess. c. Well, be patient.
d. Thank you for telling me.
Que stions 6–9 are based on the listening
text you are going to hear.
6. What does the text talk about? a.
A À lm entitled Life of Pi.
b. A cartoon series entitled Life of Pi.
c. A book entitled Life of Pi. d. A zookeeper named Pi.
7. How old is Pi? a. 16 years old
c. 6 years old b. 60 years old
d. 26 years old 8. Where does Pi’s father plan to move?
a. To
India. b. To the USA.
c. To
Canada. d. To the Paci
À c Ocean. 9. What happens to Pi’s ship?
a. It capsizes in the middle of the Paci
À c Ocean. b. It is wrecked off the coast of
Africa. c. It hits rocks in a storm.
d. It hits an iceberg.
Questions 10–12 are based on a poem you are going to hear.
10. What is the theme of the poem? a.
Environmental. b. Love and friendship.
c. Feelings or emotions. d.
Creatures. 11. What is the rhyme of the poem in the
À rst lines you hear? a.
a–a–b–b–a c.
a–b–a–b–a b.
a–b–a–a–b d.
a–b–b–a–b 12. In the second line, Frost said some
say in ice. He uses in this
poem. a.
simile c.
metaphor b.
symbol d.
personi À cation
A. Listening Listen carefully to the tape to answer the questions.
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B. Reading Answer the questions by choosing the best answer.
Questions 13 - 17 are based on this text. The Frog Prince
One À ne evening a young princess
put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out take a walk by herself in a wood;
and when she came to a cool spring of water with a rose in the middle of
it, she sat herself down to rest a while. Now she had a golden ball in her hand,
which was her favourite plaything; and she was always tossing it up into the air,
and catching it again as it fell.
After a time she threw it up so high that she missed catching it as it fell; and
the ball bounded away, and rolled along on the ground, until at last it fell down
into the spring. The princess looked into the spring after her ball, but it was very
deep, so deep that she could not see the bottom of it. She began to cry, and
said, “Alas If I could only get my ball again, I would give all my
À ne clothes and jewels, and everything that I have
in the world.” Whilst she was speaking, a frog
put its head out of the water, and said, “Princess, why do you weep so bitterly?”
“Alas” said she, “What can you do for me, you nasty frog? My golden ball has
fallen into the spring.” The frog said, “I do not want your pearls, and jewels, and
À ne clothes; but if you will love me, and let me live with you and eat from your
golden plate, and sleep on your bed, I will bring you your ball again.”
Taken from 366 and More Fairy Tales, 1990
13. What is the text about? a. A young princess and her
bonnet. b. A young princess in a cool spring
of water. c. A young princess with a golden
ball in her hand. d. The frog prince.
14. What type of text is used by the writer?
a. Narrative.
b. Argumentative.
c. Descriptive.
d. Hortatory exposition. 15. The communicative purpose of this
text is a. to describe a young princess
with a golden ball b. to amuse or to entertain the
readers c. to tell about our opinion about a
young princess and her bonnet d. to persuade the readers to do
something 16. Paragraph 1
a. tells an orientation b. poses a thesis
c. shows an abstract d. gives a general classi
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The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot
HarperCollins Young Adult
ISBN: 0380814021 304 pages
As the hilariously funny tale called The Princess Diaries begins, Mia
Thermopolis is just a regular high school freshman at Albert Einstein High
School. Well, as regular as you can be when you live in a loft in downtown
New York with your
Á ighty artist Mom. And as regular as you can be when your
best friend is Lilly, a punky and spunky militant about everything type who
produces her own TV show.
As readers can guess from the title, this book takes the form of a
diary, written by Mia. Over the span of a month, she relates her daily woes
and embarrassments in heart breaking detail. As with most teenaged girls, Mia
thinks she is hopeless, looks-wise. She’s tall – 5’9”– and klutzy, and not so gifted
in the chest department.
Then there is school. One of Mia’s biggest problems is the fact she is
Á unking Algebra and, to make matters worse, her Mom has begun dating her
teacher. Gross. In the boy issue department, the
cutest one in school has the locker next to hers, but doesn’t even know Mia
exists, even as his snooty girlfriend Lana, a popular cheerleader, torments
her. And to top it off, Mia is developing some sort of weird crush on Michael,
Lilly’s computer nerd brother.
Then one day, Mia À nds out she is
a princess. Okay, I know that doesn’t sound bad to most girls, but Mia hates
the idea instantly. How does this fairytale come true? Her father is ruler
of the principality of Genovia and since Mia is his only child, she is next in line
to the throne. Her dad sends in the big guns to convince Mia that being
a princess is what she is meant to do: her formidable grandmother comes to
New York give Mia “Princess Lessons”. And as the word spreads around Albert
Einstein High School that Mia is royalty, her life just gets more crazy.
The ending of The Princess Diaries is a twisty one and will leave you jonesing
for more stories of Mia and the rest of her friends.
— Reviewed by Jennifer Abbots
Taken from http: www.teenreads.com
Questions 18–23 are based on this text.
17. What does “it” refer to in paragraph 1 line 6?
a. A golden ball. b. A rose.
c. A cool spring of water. d. A wood.
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18. Who writes The Princess Diaries? a.
Mia Thermapolis.
b. Jennifer
Abbots. c.
Meg Cabot.
d. Lilly.
19. Who is the main character of the novel?
a. Mia
Thermapolis. b.
Jennifer Abbots.
c. Meg
Cabot. d.
Albert Einstein.
20. She’s tall–5’9’’-and klutzy, and not so gifted ....
How does a klutzy girl act? a. She is a shy girl.
b. She is a tough girl. c. She is a brave girl.
d. She drops things and falls easily.
21. ... Mia is developing some sort of weird crush on Michael, Lilly’s
computer nerd brother. A nerd is
. a. someone who is extremely
interested in computers b. someone who is fashionable
c. someone who is charming d. someone who is nervous
22. Who is the reviewer of the novel? a.
Meg Cabot.
b. Jennifer
Abbots. c.
Mia Thermopolis
d. Albert
Einstein. 23. What is the International Standard
Book Number of The Princess Diaries
? a.
0380814021. b.
0060294665. c.
304 pages.
d. 200
pages.
Questions 24–27 are based on this text.
Once when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and
down upon him; this soon awoke the lion, who placed his huge paw upon
the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.
“Pardon, o King. Forgive me this time. I shall never forget it: who knows I
may be able to do you a good turn some of these day?” The lion was so tickled
at the idea of the mouse being able to help him. Then he lifted up his paw and
let him go. One day the lion was caught in a
trap. Some hunters who wanted to carry him alive to the king, tied him to a tree
while they went in search of a wagon to carry him in. just then the little mouse
happened to pass by and see the sad plight in which the lion was. The little
mouse went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the king of
the beasts. Soon after the little mouse had
À nished gnawing away the ropes, he asked the lion to run away.
Taken from UN 20052006.
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24. Who are the main characters of the story?
a. The lion and the cat. b. The lion and the mouse.
c. The lion and the beasts. d. The lion and the king.
25. What is the moral lesson from the text?
a. Don’t look at someone because of his clothes.
b. It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
c. Common people may prove great one day.
d. United we stand, divided we fall.
26. Paragraph three mainly tells that a. the little mouse asked for for-
giveness b. the hunter carried the lion alive
to the king c. the lion was tied to tree by the
hunter. d. the little mouse could prove that
he could help the lion 27. What did the little mouse do to prove
his words? a. He would never forget the lion.
b. He tried hard to help the lion free. c. He ran up and down upon the lion.
d. He asked for apology to the king of the beast.
28. Mother : the slippery road.
Son : OK. Don’t worry.
a. Be careful to drive on b. Be proud to go to the
c. It’s wonderful to drive to d. How nice to walk in
29. Mr Budi : You didnt tell your problem to your mother,
didnt you? Why you didnt tell it, maybe your
mother has a solution for it.
Adi :
. a. Thanks for telling me, I will do
that. b.
Really? c. I’m afraid that wasn’t true.
d. Come
on. 30. Mira : I have to admit I lost your
book. I do apologise, Ill change your book with a
new one.
Dita :
. a. I’ll consider that
b. No use crying over spilt milk c. It’s good for you admitted that
d. Thank you for telling me 31. Nana : I promise Ill give you a
ring as soon I come back home.
Ita :
. a. That’s right, Nana.
b. You’re not alone. c. You’d better keep your promise.
d. I’m afraid that wasn’t true. 32. Christopher Paolini began work on
his debut novel Eragon he was
only 15 years old. a.
if b.
while c.
when d.
because
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33. The translated novel I’m reading is not as good as we expected. I’m
with the book. a.
excited b.
exciting c.
disappointing d.
disappointed 34. Nina is going to Medan tomorrow.
She has never been there before. She is really
about going. a.
depressed b.
depressing c.
disappointing d.
excited 35.
its extreme popularity, SpongeBob has endured much
controversy. a.
Because b.
Despite c.
Although d.
Though 36. The film wasn’t good. We were
disappointed the
À lm. a.
with c.
to b.
of d.
in 37. Adi : Whats the matter, Danis?
Danis : Im thinking of leaving school. Ive got to start
earning my living. Adi :
. a. I wouldnt do that if I were you.
b. Come
on. c. I have no objection.
d. Its
crazy 38. Nadia :
after leaving school, Danis?
Danis : Im thinking of going into teaching.
a. Whats your prediction b. Whats your plan
c. What do you think d. What do you do
39. Danis : I wish I had studied for the exam. If I had studied,
I would have passed the exam.
Nadia :
. a. I feel the same way.
b. No use crying over spilt milk c. Its a touching story.
d. I think its well grounded 40. Adi
: Have you seen Kuntilanak? The film is absolutely
terrible. Nadia
: . Its extremely
bad. a.
Really? b.
Same here
c. I dont think so. d. Im afraid its not true.
41. Nadia : Have you prepared your- self for the exam?
Danis : Of course, I have. the questions will be very
much like the exam of last year.
a. I plan b.
I intend
c. I
hope d. I predict that
42. Danis : Who repaired the bicycle
for you? Nadia
: Nobody. .
a. Dad repaired it b. Dad and I repaired it
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c. I repaired it myself d. Why didnt you repair it yourself?
43. Some people are very sel À sh. They
only think of .
a. each
other b.
one another
c. themselves
d. them
44. Lets paint the house . It will
be much cheaper. a.
yourselves b.
itself c.
himself d.
ourselves 45. Danis got to the station on time. If he
the train, he would have been late for his exam.
a. missed
b. has
missed c.
had missed
d. has been missing 46. Its good that Nadia reminded me
about Adis birthday. I if
she hadnt reminded me. a.
would forget
b. would be forgotten c. would have forgotten
d. will
forget
J.K. Rowling Bloomsbury 1997
paperback ISBN 0747532745
223pp
Judging by this À rst volume, the
Harry Potter books are a À ne addition
to English childrens fantasy literature. Harry Potter, orphaned when his
parents are killed by the evil wizard Voldemort, is taken in by his aunt and
uncle, who are Muggles — ordinary, non-magical people. Harry is rather
out of place there, but things improve greatly for him when he goes to the
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry — except that one of the staff
is in league with Voldemort. Part of the attraction of Harry Potter
and the Philosophers Stone comes from
the familiar but at the same time exotic setting of an English public school,
complete with houses and schoolboy adventures, in which Harry and his
friends Ron and Hermione struggle to save the world and win the house
cup.
So Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
will be a great Christmas present for kids who havent read it yet — and
it is a book that adults at least those without stunted imaginations can read
as
well.
A book review by Danny Yee © 2000
http:dannyreviews.com
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
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