Question VII. Read the passage and answer the questions below.

           Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.

          In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

     Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA.

1.Where was Bill Gates born ?

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2.Was Bill Gates the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA at the age of 34 ?

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3.When was Gates accepted at Harvard University ?

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4.Why did Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Microsoft in 1975 ?

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II. Read the passage and answer the questions below.

           Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.

          In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

     Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA.

1.Where was Bill Gates born ?

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2.Was Bill Gates the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA at the age of 34 ?

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3.When was Gates accepted at Harvard University ?

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4.Why did Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Microsoft in 1975 ?

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IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below (1 point)

There was once a large, fat woman who had a small thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home, his wife often made him give her all his money, and then she gave him back only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day. One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolate. "You will never guess what happened to me today, dear", he said. He waited for a few seconds and then added. "I won 10 thousand pounds on the lottery". "That's wonderful", said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a few seconds and asked angrily, “But wait a moment! How could you afford to buy that ticket?"

1. How often did the wife get money from her husband?

    A. Every day                 B. Twice a week             C. Every week

2. What did she give her husband some money for?

    A. To buy lottery tickets            B. As his pocket money  C. For his lunch every day     

3. How much did the man win?

    A. $10 000                               B. £10 000                      C. 10 000p   

4. Why did the wife get angry?     - Because her husband....................

    A. won the lottery                   B. missed his lunch           C. had some money of his own

5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the passage?

    A. The wife felt sorry for her husband         

    B. The wife is a mean woman                    

    C. The husband won the lottery one day

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VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below (1 point)

There was once a large, fat woman who had a small thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home, his wife often made him give her all his money, and then she gave him back only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day. One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolate. "You will never guess what happened to me today, dear", he said. He waited for a few seconds and then added. "I won 10 thousand pounds on the lottery". "That's wonderful", said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a few seconds and asked angrily, “But wait a moment! How could you afford to buy that ticket?"

1. How often did the wife get money from her husband?

    A. Every day                            B. Twice a week                 C. Every week

2. What did she give her husband some money for?

    A. To buy lottery tickets     B. As his pocket money       C. For his lunch every day       

3. How much did the man win?

    A. $10 000                         B. £10 000                         C. 10 000p     

4. Why did the wife get angry?     - Because her husband....................

    A. won the lottery            B. missed his lunch                C. had some money of his own

5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the passage?

    A. The wife felt sorry for her husband     

    B. The wife is a mean woman                            

    C. The husband won the lottery one day

Read the passage and answer the questions

Once a poor famer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea because she wasn’t her daughter. Little Pea had to do chores all day. This made Little Pea father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.

Summer came and went. As a tradition, in the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, everyone was very excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut's mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none.

However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea's rags into beautiful clothes.

As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it. When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry the girl who owned it. Of course, the shoe fitted Little Pea, the prince immediately fell in love with her.

It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.

A. The story is true because it is a folk tale.

B. The story can happen in all ages.

C. The story is untrue as it is a folk tale

D. The story is a science fiction story.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Brave William Baldock , who is six years old , is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs . William quickly rang for an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg . In spite of being frightened , he (1)_____ the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him. He also telephoned his father at work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had (2)______. While waiting for these people to arrive, William looked after his 18-month-old sister.

When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house , he was amazed: "It's great that a young boy of six knew the right number to deal and was able to give us the correct information.” (3)______ of William's quick thinking , we were able to (4)______ there immediately.

Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (5)______ to both William and the ambulance service.

Question 2.

A. done

B. made

C. acted

D. worked

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Brave William Baldock , who is six years old , is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs . William quickly rang for an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg . In spite of being frightened , he (1)_____ the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him. He also telephoned his father at work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had (2)______. While waiting for these people to arrive, William looked after his 18-month-old sister.

When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house , he was amazed: "It's great that a young boy of six knew the right number to deal and was able to give us the correct information.” (3)______ of William's quick thinking , we were able to (4)______ there immediately.

Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (5)______ to both William and the ambulance service.

Question 1.

A. called

B. talked

C. spoke

D. told

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Brave William Baldock , who is six years old , is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs . William quickly rang for an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg . In spite of being frightened , he (1)_____ the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him. He also telephoned his father at work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had (2)______. While waiting for these people to arrive, William looked after his 18-month-old sister.

When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house , he was amazed: "It's great that a young boy of six knew the right number to deal and was able to give us the correct information.” (3)______ of William's quick thinking , we were able to (4)______ there immediately.

Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (5)______ to both William and the ambulance service.

Question 5.

A. agreeble

B. happy

C. grateful

D. approving

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Brave William Baldock , who is six years old , is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs . William quickly rang for an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg . In spite of being frightened , he (1)_____ the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him. He also telephoned his father at work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had (2)______. While waiting for these people to arrive, William looked after his 18-month-old sister.

When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house , he was amazed: "It's great that a young boy of six knew the right number to deal and was able to give us the correct information.” (3)______ of William's quick thinking , we were able to (4)______ there immediately.

Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (5)______ to both William and the ambulance service.

Question 3.

A. since

B. because

C. in spite

D. instead