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The following text is for questions 1 to 5
Young people and older people do not alw ays agree. They sometimes have different ideas about
living, w orking and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live
together in peace.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight w eeks as members of a special
w ork group. Everyone w orks several hours each day. The aim is not just to keep busy. It is to find
meanings and enjoyment in w ork. Some teenagers w ork in the w oods or the farms near the village.
Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of
the teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses
his ow n w ant to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are alw ays necessary. In this program the teenagers and adults
make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the w hole group. The group
discusses the problem. They ask, “ Why did it happen? What should w e do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience “ You stop thinking only about yourself.
You learn how to think about the group.”
1.
Which of the follow ing tells us that the program is successful?
(A) Everyone w orks several hours each day
(B) Rules are alw ays necessary
(C) Weekends are free
(D) You stop thinking about yourself
(E) The adults teach the teenagers new skills
2.
In the group discussions the teenagers……
(A) decide w ho has to do w hat job
(B) w ant to know how things should be done
(C) have no chance to explain w hy they act differently
(D) discuss how they w ill spend their free time
(E) discuss how rules are made
3.
Which of the follow ing statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
(A) Each summer young people and older people live together
(B) Each teenager decides how he w ill spend his free time
(C) The teenagers learn skills from the adults
(D) Keeping busy is the aim of the program
(E) Young people and older people alw ays disagree
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4.
In this program, everybody…
(A) has to obey the rules they have made together
(B) is free to do w hat he w ants to
(C) has to learn to make furniture and built houses
(D) w orks during the w hole w eek
(E) has to live on a farm far from tow n
5.
“ It”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
in What should w e do about it? (paragraph 4) refers to…
the making of the rules
the special program in New York State
the problem
the rule
young people and older people living together in peace
The questions 6 to 10 are not based on the text
6.
He needs my help because he is ill. We can also say: ………, he needs my help.
(A) To be ill
(B) Being ill
(C) In being ill
(D) Having been ill
(E) By being ill
7.
Father promised to send all the pict ures ………by my brother last w eek.
(A) takes
(B) taking
(C) took
(D) take
(E) taken
8.
The………….driver told the police w hat had happened in a terrible accident.
(A) injure
(B) injurious
(C) injury
(D) injured
(E) injuries
9.
……….the money for a long time, he bought a car and a house.
(A) After the money has been saved
(B) Having been saved
(C) Having saved
(D) Had been saving
(E) Had been saved
10. Which of the follow ing sentences is correct?
(A) We saw flying in the sky bird
(B) The bird in the sky, w e saw flying
(C) Flying in the sky, w e saw the bird
(D) We, flying in the sky, saw the bird
(E) We saw the bird flying in the sky
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The following text is for questions 11 to 13
Timothy w as ten years old. He w as not a very good pupil, and he did not like having to do his
homew ork, because he preferred to do other things in his free time. Frequently he did not his homew ork,
and w hen he did do it , he alw ays made a lot of mistakes.
Then one day, his mathematics teacher looked at Timothy’s homew ork and saw that he got all his
sums right. He w as very pleased and rather surprised he called Timothy to his desk and said to him, ” You
got all your homew ork right this time, Timothy, What happened? Did you father help you?”
Usually Timothy’s father did help him with his homework, but the evening before this, he had not
been able to, he had not been at home, so Timothy answ ered, “ No, sir. He w as busy last night, so I had
to do it all myself.”
11. Timothy didn’t like doing his homew ork because………
(A) he alw ays needed the help of others
(B) he didn’t like going to school
(C) he alw ays made many mistakes
(D) he’ rather enjoy his free time
(E) he preferred w orking w ith his father
12. Why did the teacher call Timothy one day?
(A) His father couldn’t help him w ith his homew ork
(B) The teacher w as disappointed w ith Timothy homew ork
(C) There w as no mistake in Timothy’ homew ork
(D) Timothy did not do his homew ork at all
(E) Timothy had left his homew ork at home
13. Which of the follow ing statements is TRUE according t o the text ?
(A) Timothy used to do his homew ork by himself
(B) Timothy didn’t like mathematics at all
(C) The teacher w as very angry w ith Timothy
(D) Timothy’s father w as called by the teacher
(E) Without any help Timothy’s w ork w as good
The questions 14 to 20 are not based on the text
14. The robbers………to escape after they had successfully avoided an angry mob w ere finally………to
death by a policeman.
(A) tried-shoot
(B) trying-shot
(C) trying-shooting
(D) tried-shot
(E) to try-shot
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15. Running around the park, Kevin met M erry. It means……..
(A) Kevin w as running around the park w hen he met M erry
(B) Kevin met M erry w hile M erry w as running around the park
(C) M erry met Kevin as M erry w as running around the park
(D) While Kevin w as running around the park, he met M erry
(E) While M erry ran around the park, Kevin met her
16. The…………people read and w rite scientific articles much.
(A) educate
(B) educated
(C) educating
(D) being educated
(E) to be educated
17. The announcement of the fall in profits has sent the company’s share price…………..
(A) plummeted
(B) to be plummeting
(C) to be plummeted
(D) to plummet
(E) plummeting
18. I found my son………..soundly in his room this morning.
(A) slept
(B) sleeping
(C) to sleep
(D) sleep
(E) being slept
19. I have read an article ………about ‘sw ain flu’ recently.
(A) explaining
(B) explains
(C) explained
(D) to explain
(E) explain
20. Having received the invitation of her friend’s party, she……… to Jakarta alone.
(A) had gone
(B) w as going
(C) has gone
(D) goes
(E) w ent
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M ateri: Reading Text and Active Passive Participle
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Choose the correct answer
The following text is for questions 1 to 5
Young people and older people do not alw ays agree. They sometimes have different ideas about
living, w orking and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live
together in peace.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight w eeks as members of a special
w ork group. Everyone w orks several hours each day. The aim is not just to keep busy. It is to find
meanings and enjoyment in w ork. Some teenagers w ork in the w oods or the farms near the village.
Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of
the teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses
his ow n w ant to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are alw ays necessary. In this program the teenagers and adults
make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the w hole group. The group
discusses the problem. They ask, “ Why did it happen? What should w e do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience “ You stop thinking only about yourself.
You learn how to think about the group.”
1.
Which of the follow ing tells us that the program is successful?
(A) Everyone w orks several hours each day
(B) Rules are alw ays necessary
(C) Weekends are free
(D) You stop thinking about yourself
(E) The adults teach the teenagers new skills
2.
In the group discussions the teenagers……
(A) decide w ho has to do w hat job
(B) w ant to know how things should be done
(C) have no chance to explain w hy they act differently
(D) discuss how they w ill spend their free time
(E) discuss how rules are made
3.
Which of the follow ing statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
(A) Each summer young people and older people live together
(B) Each teenager decides how he w ill spend his free time
(C) The teenagers learn skills from the adults
(D) Keeping busy is the aim of the program
(E) Young people and older people alw ays disagree
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4.
In this program, everybody…
(A) has to obey the rules they have made together
(B) is free to do w hat he w ants to
(C) has to learn to make furniture and built houses
(D) w orks during the w hole w eek
(E) has to live on a farm far from tow n
5.
“ It”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
in What should w e do about it? (paragraph 4) refers to…
the making of the rules
the special program in New York State
the problem
the rule
young people and older people living together in peace
The questions 6 to 10 are not based on the text
6.
He needs my help because he is ill. We can also say: ………, he needs my help.
(A) To be ill
(B) Being ill
(C) In being ill
(D) Having been ill
(E) By being ill
7.
Father promised to send all the pict ures ………by my brother last w eek.
(A) takes
(B) taking
(C) took
(D) take
(E) taken
8.
The………….driver told the police w hat had happened in a terrible accident.
(A) injure
(B) injurious
(C) injury
(D) injured
(E) injuries
9.
……….the money for a long time, he bought a car and a house.
(A) After the money has been saved
(B) Having been saved
(C) Having saved
(D) Had been saving
(E) Had been saved
10. Which of the follow ing sentences is correct?
(A) We saw flying in the sky bird
(B) The bird in the sky, w e saw flying
(C) Flying in the sky, w e saw the bird
(D) We, flying in the sky, saw the bird
(E) We saw the bird flying in the sky
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Choose the correct answer
The following text is for questions 11 to 13
Timothy w as ten years old. He w as not a very good pupil, and he did not like having to do his
homew ork, because he preferred to do other things in his free time. Frequently he did not his homew ork,
and w hen he did do it , he alw ays made a lot of mistakes.
Then one day, his mathematics teacher looked at Timothy’s homew ork and saw that he got all his
sums right. He w as very pleased and rather surprised he called Timothy to his desk and said to him, ” You
got all your homew ork right this time, Timothy, What happened? Did you father help you?”
Usually Timothy’s father did help him with his homework, but the evening before this, he had not
been able to, he had not been at home, so Timothy answ ered, “ No, sir. He w as busy last night, so I had
to do it all myself.”
11. Timothy didn’t like doing his homew ork because………
(A) he alw ays needed the help of others
(B) he didn’t like going to school
(C) he alw ays made many mistakes
(D) he’ rather enjoy his free time
(E) he preferred w orking w ith his father
12. Why did the teacher call Timothy one day?
(A) His father couldn’t help him w ith his homew ork
(B) The teacher w as disappointed w ith Timothy homew ork
(C) There w as no mistake in Timothy’ homew ork
(D) Timothy did not do his homew ork at all
(E) Timothy had left his homew ork at home
13. Which of the follow ing statements is TRUE according t o the text ?
(A) Timothy used to do his homew ork by himself
(B) Timothy didn’t like mathematics at all
(C) The teacher w as very angry w ith Timothy
(D) Timothy’s father w as called by the teacher
(E) Without any help Timothy’s w ork w as good
The questions 14 to 20 are not based on the text
14. The robbers………to escape after they had successfully avoided an angry mob w ere finally………to
death by a policeman.
(A) tried-shoot
(B) trying-shot
(C) trying-shooting
(D) tried-shot
(E) to try-shot
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15. Running around the park, Kevin met M erry. It means……..
(A) Kevin w as running around the park w hen he met M erry
(B) Kevin met M erry w hile M erry w as running around the park
(C) M erry met Kevin as M erry w as running around the park
(D) While Kevin w as running around the park, he met M erry
(E) While M erry ran around the park, Kevin met her
16. The…………people read and w rite scientific articles much.
(A) educate
(B) educated
(C) educating
(D) being educated
(E) to be educated
17. The announcement of the fall in profits has sent the company’s share price…………..
(A) plummeted
(B) to be plummeting
(C) to be plummeted
(D) to plummet
(E) plummeting
18. I found my son………..soundly in his room this morning.
(A) slept
(B) sleeping
(C) to sleep
(D) sleep
(E) being slept
19. I have read an article ………about ‘sw ain flu’ recently.
(A) explaining
(B) explains
(C) explained
(D) to explain
(E) explain
20. Having received the invitation of her friend’s party, she……… to Jakarta alone.
(A) had gone
(B) w as going
(C) has gone
(D) goes
(E) w ent
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