Question

Read the passage below carefully and choose the best option A,B,C or D

Sloth was famous for being the laziest animal in the forest. He would eat and sleep all day comfortably on the tree branches. All the other animals would be busy singing, playing and looking for food and shelter but not Sloth. They told him “ You are good for nothing”. But Sloth ignored them and carried on lazing around.

One day, a bird built her nest near Sloth’ branch. She laid her egss and watched them until they hatched. Then, she had to fly off and look for food. She asked Sloth to keep an eye on her babies. Sloth was too lazy to answer. “ You are good for nothing” said the bird angrily and flew off.

Soon, a snake slithered up the tree looking for baby bird to eat. It did not notice Sloth on the branch. It was just about to strike the baby birds when it felt a sharp pain on its side. Sloth had clawed it. The snake fell to the ground and slithered away. The mother bird saw what Sloth did. She felt so ashamed of herself. “ Sorry”, she said to Sloth. Sloth simply went back to sleep.

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22. What does the word “ignored” in paragraph 1mean?

A. paid no attention to B. looked forward to

C. paid compliments on D. looked up and down at

23. What did the mother bird want Sloth to do while she was away?

A. to keep his eyes open B. To watch her babies

C. To slither up the tree D. To llok for food

24. What does the word “ She” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. the snake B. the baby bird C. Sloth D. The mother bird

25. What does the mother bird probably think at the end of the story?

A. “ Sloth is really the laziest animal i have known”

B. “ Without the snake, my baby would have not died.”

C. “ Sloth is not a good for nothing as many animals think”

D. “ I’ll never leave my children in the hands of Sloth again”

III. Communication and phonetics

Choose the questions and statements (F to Z) to complete the conversation between Ms. Chef and a shopkeeper. What did Ms. Chef say? You need only five questions and statements for the blanks

Shopkeeper: Goodmorning, Ms. Chef.

Ms. Chef Good morning

Shopkeeper: What can I do for you?

Ms. Chef: (26)________________

Shopkeeper: So you want somthing special?

Ms. Chef: (27)_________________

Shopkeeper: Do your guests like fish?

Ms. Chef: (28)________________

Shopkeeper: I have a salmon. It’s very fast and tasty.

Ms. Chef: (29)__________________

Shopkeeper: Here you are then

Ms. Chef: (30)_________________

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three words in pronunciation in each of the following questions

31. A. imagined B. considered C. modernized D. developed

32. A. subjects B. designs C. standards D. labels

33. treasure B. feature C. leather D. weather

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three words in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

34. A. terrific B. effective C. marvelous D. impressive

35. A.persuade B. install C. occur D. capture