Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 7:

A. expecting

B. waiting

C. welcoming

D. receiving

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 10:

A. even

B. hardly

C. too

D. very

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 8:

A. was living

B. have lived

C. live

D. am living

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

MARIA’S HOMECOMING

When the bus ... (6) ... in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be ... (7) ... for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ... (8) ... in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some ... (9) ... of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t ... (10) ... a hotel here!”

Question 9:

A. recall

B. memories

C. thinking

D. remembering

Read the passage below and circle the best answer (A, or B, C, D) for each question. (10 pts)  

         Tamara Adams is fifteen years old. She normally catches the bus to school at 8.30. She meets her best friend, Stacey Thomas, at the bus-stop. Like all the other girls at Westin High School, Tamara wears the school uniform – a green shirt and a white blouse, with green shocks, a green tie, and a blue jacket. When she comes home in the evening, she does her homework and watches TV.

           But this week Tamara isn’t going to school. She isn’t living at home. She’s staying at an expensive London hotel. And she  isn’t definitely wearing her school uniform. She’s wearing the latest fashions.

          Six months ago Tamara won a competition in Flair magazine. The prize was to be a model in a top fashion show this week. So now it’s 11 o’clock on Wednesday morning. At this time tamara usually walks across the school playground to her next lesson. Nobody looks at her. She’s just another girl with her friends. But this week things are different. She isn’t walking across the playground. She’s walking along the catwalk at the London Clothes Show. Hundreds of people are watching and cameras are flashing.

1. How does Tamara usually go to school?

    A. on foot                      B. by bike                     C. by bus                D. by car

2.  What does Tamara often do in the evening?

    A. only does her homework                                

    B. watches TV and goes to bed

    C. does her homework and listens to the radio   

    D. does her homework and watches TV

3.  What does the word ‘definitely’ in line 6 mean?

    A. luckily                       B. certainly                 C. immediately       D. presently

4.  What does Tamara often do at 11 a.m on Wednesday?

    A. walks across the school playground to her next lesson.

    B. walk across the catwalk at the London Clothes Show.

    C. takes a lot of pictures.

    D. stay at an expensive hotel in London.

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

    A. Tamara often wears green shocks to school.

    B. Tamara never wears tie to school.

    C. Tamara won a big competition six months ago.

    D. Tamara usually meets a friend at the bus-stop on the way to school.

Read the passage and choose the best answer

Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.

While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.

Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.

Jean's husband was a _____________ .

A. teacher

B. dancer

C. doctor

D. soldier

Read the passage and choose the best answer

Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.

While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.

Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.

The phrase taken with in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.  

A. pleased with

B. disappointed with

C. attracted to

D. affected by

Read the passage and choose the best answer

Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.

While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.

Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.

Before Jean's father passed away, her mother used to_____.

A. be a housewife

B. support the family alone 

C. work outside the home

D. work as a secretary

Read the passage and choose the best answer

Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much responsibility at home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in her class at Otsego High School in 1953.

While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles "Chuck" Holly, at a dance in Alamo; and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time, Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.

Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to devote herself to the role of a mother.

What does the phrase make ends meet in paragraph 3 mean?

A. earn a lot of money

B. have a part time job

C. earn just enough money for a living

D. raise children