II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of “Mandarin’s Box”. They
draw a rectangle on the ground and (1) it into ten small squares called “rice fields” or “fish
ponds”.
They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two (2) of the rectangle,
which are called “mandarin’s boxes” – the game’s name, each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone.
Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin’s boxes and five small pebbles in each of the other
squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one square on his or her side of the
board, but not a mandarin’s box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3) with the text square in (4)
direction. Since each square contains five pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five
pebbles to the left or right.
After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following square and repeats the
distribution (5) . But if the following square is one of the mandarin’s boxes, the turn ends and
passes to the other player.
If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all the contents of the
square following the empty square and (6) these pebbles from the board. However, if there are two or
more empty squares in a row, the player (7) his or her turn.
Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8) to the other player. If all five
squares on one player’s side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must place one pebble he or she
has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can resume.
The game (9) until the two mandarin’s boxes both been (10) . At the end of the game, the player
with more pebbles wins, with each of the large stones counting as ten points.
1. A. divide B. share C. separate D. leave
2. A. aims B. ends C. small points D. stops
3. A. start B. starting C. start D. having started
4. A. no B. all C. either D. both

5. A. action B. method C. change D. process
6. A. ends B. disappears C. leaves D. removes
7. A. loses B. succeeds C. fails D. wins
8. A. gone B. made C. handed D. rewarded
9. A. starts B. pauses C. stops D. continues
10. A. held B. taken C. moved D. accepted

The Game of Squares

Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of"Mandarin's Box". They draw a rectangle on the ground and (1)……….. it into ten smallsquares called "rice fields" or "fish ponds”.

They also draw two additional semi-circular boxesat the two (2)………. of the rectangle, which are called"mandarin's boxes" - the game's name. Each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone.

Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin's boxes and five small pebbles in each of the other squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one square on his or her side ofthe board, but not a mandarin's box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3)……….. with the next square in (4)………. direction. Since each square contains five pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five pebbles to the left or right.

After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following squareand repeats the distribution (5)………... But if the following square is one of the mandarin's boxes, the turn ends and passes to the other player.

If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all the contents of the square following the empty square and (6)……….these pebbles from the board. However, if there are two or more empty squares in a row, the player (7)…….. his or her turn.

Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8)……….to the other player. If all five squares on one player's side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must place one pebble he or she has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can resume.

The game (9)………until the two mandarins' boxes have both been (10)……….. At the end of the game, the player with more pebbles wins, with each of the large stones counting as ten points.

Question 1

A.share

B.divide

C.separate

D.leave

READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. WRITE NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and work in the home of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don’t have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers. Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the mountains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1.Some students in...... often read books, play games,ect,people who need help in hospital orphanages.

2.Some volunteers usually do the shopping, repair or clean up the houses for those who are....

3. ............. is an organization for boy who don't have fathers or their father don't live with them.

4. Volunteers often help boys whose fathers do not live with them get to know things they usually learn from.....

5.Because the students are... to understand the problems of younger boys and girls , most of the club use then as volunteers.

Read the text carefully then answer the questions. Today badminton becomes very popular sports activity. People need only a pair of rackets, a shuttlecock, a net and a small piece of land to play the game. Two or four players hit the shuttlecock over the net with their rackets. People can play badminton in their free time or in a competition. One of the strongest countries in badminton is Indonesia. 1. What sports become popular today? A. Soccer B. Badminton C. volleyball D. tennis 2.What do people need to play badminton? A. Rackets B.Shuttlecock C.A net D.All 3.How many people are there in a badminton match? A. two B. three C. four D. A&C When can people play badminton? A.free B.busy C.weekdays D.holiday Which country is the strongest one in badminton? A.China B.Malaysia C.Indonesia D.Singapore

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Who talks more - men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has the studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue’ to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these difference even in children. Little girls often play with one ‘best friend’ and their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups, their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, while boys are often better at mathematics.

A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children aged 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their sons than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially with daughters than with sons.

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Women talk more than men on the whole

B. Women’s talking is a stereotype

C. Women talk more in private, and men talk more in public

D. Little boys and little girls have different ways of playing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Who talks more - men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has the studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue’ to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these difference even in children. Little girls often play with one ‘best friend’ and their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups, their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, while boys are often better at mathematics.

A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children aged 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their sons than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially with daughters than with sons.

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph

A. Researchers have studied the conversations of children and their parents

B. Parents do not talk much about sadness with their sons

C. Study at Emory University can help to explain the differences between communication styles of boys and girls

D. An Emory University study found than parents talk more with their daughters than with their sons

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Who talks more - men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has the studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue’ to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these difference even in children. Little girls often play with one ‘best friend’ and their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups, their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, while boys are often better at mathematics.

A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children aged 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their sons than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially with daughters than with sons.

Which of the following phrases best explains the meaning of the word “verbal”?

A. Deriving from verbs

B. Connected with use of spoken language

C. Using very loud noise

D. Being very talkative

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly