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The following text is for questions no 1 -4
One day, a young w anderer got lost on a w ood. Suddenly he saw a light from an old hut. He
knocked on the door, and an old w oman opened it. She w as crying. She said that the devil had stolen her
magic candle. The candle could grant anything she asked. The w anderer asked her w here the devil lived.
“ In a castle not far from here” , said the old w oman.
The w anderer went to the castle. There she found the devil but he w as old and w eak. Therefore
w hen the w anderer grabbed the magic candle t o t he old w oman, but he kept if for himself. He lit the
candle and made a w ish, “ I w ant to go far aw ay from here.”
Suddenly the genies appeared and took him to a beautiful palace. There w as a party in the
palace. The w anderer w anted to make some money. So he lit the candle again and w ished for some
jew elry. He sold them to the guests and w as soon making a lot of money. Then the Princess came to buy
the jew elry, but there w as nothing left. The w anderer felt in love w ith her and asked her to marry him.
The kind Princess said yes, and they got married the next day.
In his happiness, the w anderer told the Princess about his adventure and the magic candle.
Hearing that, the Princess got very angry. At night she lit the candle and w ished that the w anderer
disappeared.
In the morning, the w anderer aw oke and found himself back in his ugly house in the village.
1.
What
(A) It
(B) It
(C) It
(D) It
(E) It
2.
From the story w e learn that ….
(A) We must easily believe someone
(B) We mustn’t trust someone easily
(C) We can tell our secret to anyone
(D) We w on’t believe w hatever someone says
(E) We believe w hatever someone says
3.
…… but he kept it for himself. (Paragraph 2). Conjunction ‘but’ can be replaced by ….
(A) how ever
(B) moreover
(C) hence
(D) therefore
(E) furthermore
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should special did the candle have?
w ouldn’t fulfill w hatever w e needed
had to refuse w hatever w e asked
could grant anything w e w ished
might not accept someone’s w ish
couldn’t grant anything w e w ished
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4.
The w ord ‘therefore’ can be replaced by ….
(A) consequently
(B) moreover
(C) furthermore
(D) nevertheless
(E) besides
The questions no. 5 – 10 are not based on the text
5.
A person w ho comes to live in America for a few years usually …… that lifestyles seem to change very
fast.
(A) to notice
(B) notice
(C) notices
(D) noticing
(E) w as noticed
6.
“ When did Alfian fall?”
“ When he……….the ceiling in his bedroom.”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
w as painting
w as being painted
is painting
had painted
had been painted
7.
If you keep forgetting to w ater the plants, there w on’t be any by the end of this w eek. They ….
(A) w ill all die
(B) w ill all be dying
(C) w ill all have been died
(D) w ill all have died
(E) w ill all have to be died
8.
She …… her second novel for three months by t he end of December this year.
(A) w ill w rite
(B) is going to w rite
(C) w ill have been w riting
(D) has w ritten
(E) w ill have been w ritten
9.
“ Why didn’t you join Radizga to Cinema tw o days ago?”
“ Because I …… prepare my English test.”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
had to
must
w ill
can
have to
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10. “ You started w orking here in 2004, didn’t you?”
“ Yes, sir.”
“ So, by the end of 2012, you …… for this company for more than eight years .”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
are going to w ork
w ill be w orking
had been w orking
w ill have been w orking
w ill have w orked
Choose the correct answer
The following text is for questions 11 to 14
One day, In Arabian city, a w oman w ent to the market and bought a beautiful hen.
A few days later to her surprise the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be
persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, t he w oman w as sure she w ould never have to w ork again.
So the w oman decided to make the hen eat more, so t hat it could lay more eggs. But the only
result w as the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.
11. Paragraph 3 mostly discusses about ….
(A) the hen’s eggs’
(B) w hat the w oman did t o her hen
(C) w hat the hen did for the w oman
(D) w hat the hen ate to lay more eggs
(E) w hy the w oman w anted to get more eggs
12. The hen died because it ….
(A) ate nothing
(B) ate too much
(C) laid more eggs
(D) w as badly injured
(E) w as forced to lay eggs
13. From the text w e may conclude that the w oman w as ….
(A) active
(B) miserly
(C) greedy
(D) furious
(E) dangerous
14. “ If the hen could be persuaded ……” (paragraph 2). The underlined w ord means ….
(A) influenced
(B) brought
(C) dangerous
(D) told
(E) commanded
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The questions 15 to 20 are not based on the text
15. I gradually forgot all the French I …… at school.
(A) am ever learning
(B) w ould ever learnt
(C) have ever been learnt
(D) had ever learnt
(E) ever learnt
16. I thought he needed some fresh air, he …… there reading all morning.
(A) had been sitting
(B) w as sitting
(C) w ould be sitting
(D) has been sitting
(E) w ill be sitting
17. By the time the manager returns from abroad, he …... the new contract.
(A) w ill be signed
(B) w ill sign
(C) w ill have signed
(D) w ill have been signed
(E) w ill have been signing
18. X : “ Why are you crying ?”
Y : “ I …… up onions for the last ten minutes.”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
have been cutting
have been cut
had been cut
had been cut ting
w as cutting
19. “ M y father …….his ow n car to his office every day.”
“ So does my mother.”
(A) is driving
(D) drives
(B) w as driving
(E) drive
(C) has been driving
20. Do you think they …… for us w hen w e get there?
(A) w ill still w ait
(D) w ill still be w aiting
(B) are still w aiting (E) w ould still be w aiting
(C) w ere still w aiting
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M ateri : Narrative Text and Tenses
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Choose the correct answer
The following text is for questions no 1 -4
One day, a young w anderer got lost on a w ood. Suddenly he saw a light from an old hut. He
knocked on the door, and an old w oman opened it. She w as crying. She said that the devil had stolen her
magic candle. The candle could grant anything she asked. The w anderer asked her w here the devil lived.
“ In a castle not far from here” , said the old w oman.
The w anderer went to the castle. There she found the devil but he w as old and w eak. Therefore
w hen the w anderer grabbed the magic candle t o t he old w oman, but he kept if for himself. He lit the
candle and made a w ish, “ I w ant to go far aw ay from here.”
Suddenly the genies appeared and took him to a beautiful palace. There w as a party in the
palace. The w anderer w anted to make some money. So he lit the candle again and w ished for some
jew elry. He sold them to the guests and w as soon making a lot of money. Then the Princess came to buy
the jew elry, but there w as nothing left. The w anderer felt in love w ith her and asked her to marry him.
The kind Princess said yes, and they got married the next day.
In his happiness, the w anderer told the Princess about his adventure and the magic candle.
Hearing that, the Princess got very angry. At night she lit the candle and w ished that the w anderer
disappeared.
In the morning, the w anderer aw oke and found himself back in his ugly house in the village.
1.
What
(A) It
(B) It
(C) It
(D) It
(E) It
2.
From the story w e learn that ….
(A) We must easily believe someone
(B) We mustn’t trust someone easily
(C) We can tell our secret to anyone
(D) We w on’t believe w hatever someone says
(E) We believe w hatever someone says
3.
…… but he kept it for himself. (Paragraph 2). Conjunction ‘but’ can be replaced by ….
(A) how ever
(B) moreover
(C) hence
(D) therefore
(E) furthermore
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should special did the candle have?
w ouldn’t fulfill w hatever w e needed
had to refuse w hatever w e asked
could grant anything w e w ished
might not accept someone’s w ish
couldn’t grant anything w e w ished
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4.
The w ord ‘therefore’ can be replaced by ….
(A) consequently
(B) moreover
(C) furthermore
(D) nevertheless
(E) besides
The questions no. 5 – 10 are not based on the text
5.
A person w ho comes to live in America for a few years usually …… that lifestyles seem to change very
fast.
(A) to notice
(B) notice
(C) notices
(D) noticing
(E) w as noticed
6.
“ When did Alfian fall?”
“ When he……….the ceiling in his bedroom.”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
w as painting
w as being painted
is painting
had painted
had been painted
7.
If you keep forgetting to w ater the plants, there w on’t be any by the end of this w eek. They ….
(A) w ill all die
(B) w ill all be dying
(C) w ill all have been died
(D) w ill all have died
(E) w ill all have to be died
8.
She …… her second novel for three months by t he end of December this year.
(A) w ill w rite
(B) is going to w rite
(C) w ill have been w riting
(D) has w ritten
(E) w ill have been w ritten
9.
“ Why didn’t you join Radizga to Cinema tw o days ago?”
“ Because I …… prepare my English test.”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
had to
must
w ill
can
have to
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10. “ You started w orking here in 2004, didn’t you?”
“ Yes, sir.”
“ So, by the end of 2012, you …… for this company for more than eight years .”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
are going to w ork
w ill be w orking
had been w orking
w ill have been w orking
w ill have w orked
Choose the correct answer
The following text is for questions 11 to 14
One day, In Arabian city, a w oman w ent to the market and bought a beautiful hen.
A few days later to her surprise the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be
persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, t he w oman w as sure she w ould never have to w ork again.
So the w oman decided to make the hen eat more, so t hat it could lay more eggs. But the only
result w as the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.
11. Paragraph 3 mostly discusses about ….
(A) the hen’s eggs’
(B) w hat the w oman did t o her hen
(C) w hat the hen did for the w oman
(D) w hat the hen ate to lay more eggs
(E) w hy the w oman w anted to get more eggs
12. The hen died because it ….
(A) ate nothing
(B) ate too much
(C) laid more eggs
(D) w as badly injured
(E) w as forced to lay eggs
13. From the text w e may conclude that the w oman w as ….
(A) active
(B) miserly
(C) greedy
(D) furious
(E) dangerous
14. “ If the hen could be persuaded ……” (paragraph 2). The underlined w ord means ….
(A) influenced
(B) brought
(C) dangerous
(D) told
(E) commanded
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The questions 15 to 20 are not based on the text
15. I gradually forgot all the French I …… at school.
(A) am ever learning
(B) w ould ever learnt
(C) have ever been learnt
(D) had ever learnt
(E) ever learnt
16. I thought he needed some fresh air, he …… there reading all morning.
(A) had been sitting
(B) w as sitting
(C) w ould be sitting
(D) has been sitting
(E) w ill be sitting
17. By the time the manager returns from abroad, he …... the new contract.
(A) w ill be signed
(B) w ill sign
(C) w ill have signed
(D) w ill have been signed
(E) w ill have been signing
18. X : “ Why are you crying ?”
Y : “ I …… up onions for the last ten minutes.”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
have been cutting
have been cut
had been cut
had been cut ting
w as cutting
19. “ M y father …….his ow n car to his office every day.”
“ So does my mother.”
(A) is driving
(D) drives
(B) w as driving
(E) drive
(C) has been driving
20. Do you think they …… for us w hen w e get there?
(A) w ill still w ait
(D) w ill still be w aiting
(B) are still w aiting (E) w ould still be w aiting
(C) w ere still w aiting
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