The following text is for questions number 1 to 3.
It was the beginning of July, My parents and I were in a plane heading home from our vacation.
A crew announced the passengers that we were going to land in the airport in a few minutes. While listening to the announcement, I was looking outside through the window and saw how dark the sky was. It was raining heavily and lightnings sparked here and there.
Suddenly, I felt the plane went bumpy. The impact was low at the beginning, however it gradually became terrible. Everything shook terribly. People started to scream in fear. I hold my parents' hands. I heard my Dad was praying while Mom tried to soothe me.
Fortunately, our plane landed safely at the airport under that extreme weather. I thanked God for saving my parents and I.
1. What was the writer's mother doing during the turbulence?
A. She was holding her usband's hand.
B. She was calming the writer down.
C. She was praying for help.
D. She was crying for fear.
2. The turbulence was caused by ....
A. the bad weather
B. the size of the plane
C. the height of the flight
D. the damage on one of the machines
3. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A. The writer saw that it was raining heavily and lightning outside.
B. The writer was enjoying the announcement made by the crew.
C. A crew was announcing that they were going to land soon.
D. The lightning outside scared the writer.
The following text is for questions number 4 to 6.
Last summer, when mum and dad weren't feeling well, Tom was taking his dog, Paddy, for a walk. Suddenly there was a rabbit running across the path they were taking. Paddy barked very loud and the scared rabbit ran into the bushes. Although Tom was trying hard to grip the collar, Paddy was running after the rabbit. That was the last time he saw Paddy.
He tried to look for him for days. Finally, five weeks later, when Tom was out for a coffee at Motorway Cafe, his parents called. They were having lunch when they heard a dog barked outside the house. The hurriedly went out and there was Paddy wigling his tail.
4. "That was the last time he saw Paddy"
The word he refer to ....
A. Father
B. Tom
C. Rabbit
D. Paddy
5. How did Paddy get lost?
A. He was hungry and searched for a food
B. He followed motorbike riders away
C. He saw a rabbit and ran after it
D. He felt bored and took a walk
6. The text generally talks about ....
A. the coming back of the lost dog
B. a long journey of the dog
C. a holiday experience in Scotland
D. the disappearance of a dog
The following text is for questions number 7 to 10.
An ant nimbly running in search of food came across a chrysalis that was close its time to change. The chrysalis moved and this attracted the attention of the ant who for the first time realized that it was a living thing. "Poor, pitiable animal!", cried the ant disdainfully "what a sad fate is yours! While I can run with my pleasure, you lie imprisoned here in your shell". The chrysalis heard all this, but did not try to make any reply.
After a few days, when the ant passed that way again, nothing but the shell remained. Wondering what had happened to its content, he felt himself suddenly shaded and fanned by the gorgeous wings of a beautiful butterfly. "Behold in me," said the butterfly, "your much pitied friend!". So the butterfly rose in the air and lost in the summer breeze.
7. What happened to the chrysalis after few days?
A. The chrysalis had gone from the shell
B. The chrysalis had become a butterfly
C. The ant felt sad about chrysalis death
D. The ant felt happy for the butterfly
8. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Chrysalis is a animal
B. The chrysalis lie imprisoned
C. The ant was feeling sorry for the chrysalis
D. The ant goes around to have fun
9. The text generally tells us about ....
A. the adventure of an ant
B. the ant and the chrysalis
C. the changing of the chrysalis
D. the regret of the ant
10. From the text we can learn that ....
A. we have to be arrogant to others
B. freedom is everything in life
C. we have to take revenge
D. the appearance may be deceptive
The following text is for questions number 11 to 14.
Two frogs had lived in a village all their lives. They thought they would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles away.
They talked about it for a long time and at last they set off to the city.
It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. They had only gone a little way when one said to the other, "we must be nearly there, can you see the city?"
"No," said the other frog, "but if I climb on your back I might be able to see it."
So he climbed up on the back of the other frog to see the city.
Now when the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was behind. And not what was in the front. So he saw the village they had just left.
"Can you see the city?" asked the frog who was below.
"Yes," answered the frog who had climbed up." I can see it. It looks just like our village."
Then the frogs thought that it was not worthwhile going any further. They went back and told the frogs in the village that they had seen the city, and it was just like theirs.
11. What did they feel on their way to find a big city?
A. Happy.
B. Glad.
C. Sad.
D. Tired.
12. Why did one of the frogs climb on the other's back?
A. It felt tired.
B. It was a hot day.
C. It could not see the city.
D. It thought it was worthwhile.
13. " ...at last they set off to see the city." (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word means ....
A. left
B. gave up
C. decided
D. stopped
14. What is the moral value of the text?
A. Never do something useless with your friends.
B. Never trust within a single opinion without other evidences.
C. We have to accept whatever information we receive.
D. We can always ask someone's opinions for anything.
For questions 15 to 17, complete the following paragraph with correct word.
I went to Germany with my family ... (15) a school holiday a few years ago. It was getting dark, so we were looking for a hotel. Then we ... (16) upon two hotels next each other with ... (17) opening. We just randomly chose one and settled for the night.
15. A. for
B. from
C. since
D. during
16. A. come
B. came
C. comes
D. coming
17. A. park
B. store
C. job
D. room
For questions 18 to 20, choose the correct answer to complete the text.
In my house, I have two rose shrubs. I water them every morning and I am happy to see them grow.
On one plant, there are some blossoming roses. They look very beautiful and smell so (18) .... There are also some roses that are still wrapped in tight green buds. Although I really want to, I never saw the blossoming process.
I enjoy seeing and touching each delicate petal of the roses lightly. But if I (19) ... it, I should be very (20) ..., otherwise I will spoil the petals.
18. A. bad
B. nice
C. scentless
D. unpleasant
19. A. touch
B. touches
C. touched
D. touching
20. A. rough
B. skilful
C. careful
D. careless
21. Arrange the following words into a good sentence.
Poor - ashamed - his - was - of - because - Malin Kundang - mother
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A. 7-4-6-3-1-8-5-2
B. 7-4-1-6-3-8-5-2
C. 7-4-2-6-5-3-1-8
D. 7-4-2-6-3-1-8-5
22. Arrange these sentences into a meaningful paragraph.
1. We couldn't take any photographs.
2. It was really beautiful.
3. Then, we walked into a waterfall.
4. It was nice having meals in the open air.
5. Unfortunately, we left our camera at home.
6. Finally, we decided to go back to our tent.
7. On Saturday, my friends and I camped on a hill nearby.
8. After setting up the tent, we took our picnic jar and had a meal together.
A. 7-8-5-1-3-4-2-6
B. 7-8-4-3-2-5-1-6
C. 7-8-2-3-4-6-5-1
D. 7-8-4-2-5-1-3-6
Let's sing!