A university professor in the Southwest tells of a student who went on a one-day trip to the Grand Canyon. She didn’t return until a week later. When asked what had happened, she answered that the Grand Canyon was so amazing that she had needed three days just to get used to it.

The Grand Canyon was formed by the mighty Colorado River cutting into a plateau in Arizona. The canyon is 277 miles long and about 1 mile deep. Because it is so deep, the top and the bottom have very different weather and vegetation. Going from the top to the bottom is somewhat like going from Canada to Mexico.

Known as one of the seven tourist travel wonders, which include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and Machu Picchu, it is visited by millions of people each year.

21. What does the word ‘it’ in line 4 refer to?

   A the trip   B. The Grand Canyon     C. The Colorado River

22. How deep is the Grand Canyon?

 A. 277 miles   B. 278 miles     C. about 1 mile     

23. What does the word ‘wonder’ in line 9 mean?

A. Something that makes you  surprised or admirable

 B. A place in a desert that has trees and water.

  C. A thing that is built to help people remember a person.

24. Why do the Grand Canyon’s top and bottom have different weather and vegetation?

 A. Because it is so long.   B. Because it is so deep.   C. Because it is so wide.

25. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

  A. The seven tourist travel wonders        

 B. The Grand Canyon       

 C. The story of a student   

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Read the following text and then do the following quiz.

Ann lives in London. She is twenty-nine and works for the BBC. She interviews people on an early morning news program called The World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3:00 in the morning because the program starts at 6.30. She loves her work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekend, too.

On Fridays she comes home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoons and she just relaxes. On Friday evenings she doesn’t go out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings wine and they cook. Ann loves cooking. They listen to music or just chat.

On Saturday mornings she gets up at 9.00 and she goes shopping. Then in the evenings she sometimes goes to the theater or opera with a friend – she loves opera. Then they eat in her favorite Chinese restaurant. On Sunday mornings she stays in bed late. She doesn’t get up until 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoons she visits her sister. She lives in the country and has two children. She likes playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early because she goes to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings.

Choose the best answer.

Question. What does she do on Friday afternoons?

A. She plays computer games.

B. She relaxes.

C. She goes out with her friends.

D. She goes shopping.

Read the following text and then do the following quiz.

Ann lives in London. She is twenty-nine and works for the BBC. She interviews people on an early morning news program called The World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3:00 in the morning because the program starts at 6.30. She loves her work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekend, too.

On Fridays she comes home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoons and she just relaxes. On Friday evenings she doesn’t go out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings wine and they cook. Ann loves cooking. They listen to music or just chat.

On Saturday mornings she gets up at 9.00 and she goes shopping. Then in the evenings she sometimes goes to the theater or opera with a friend – she loves opera. Then they eat in her favorite Chinese restaurant. On Sunday mornings she stays in bed late. She doesn’t get up until 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoons she visits her sister. She lives in the country and has two children. She likes playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early because she goes to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings.

Choose the best answer.

Question. Why does she love her work?

A. Because she can meet interesting people.

B. Because it’s funny.

C. Because it’s very easy to do.

D. Because she can earn a lot of money.

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 following passage and then answer the questions.

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace, Cinderella was left a home, feeling very sad. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but she has to return home by midnight. So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was right size for Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after.

1. Where did Cinderella's sisters go one night?

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2. How was Cinderella when she was left at home?

________________________________________

3. Who appeared and helped Cinderella?

________________________________________

4. What did Cinderella do at the ball?

________________________________________

5. What was the end of the story?

________________________________________

Ann lives in London. She is twenty-nine and works for the BBC. She interviews people on an early morning news program called The World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3:00 in the morning because the program starts at 6.30. She loves her work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekend, too.

On Fridays she comes home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoons and she just relaxes. On Friday evenings she doesn’t go out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings wine and they cook. Ann loves cooking. They listen to music or just chat.

On Saturday mornings she gets up at 9.00 and she goes shopping. Then in the evenings she sometimes goes to the theater or opera with a friend – she loves opera. Then they eat in her favorite Chinese restaurant. On Sunday mornings she stays in bed late. She doesn’t get up until 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoons she visits her sister. She lives in the country and has two children. She likes playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early because she goes to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings.

Question 5: Why does she love her work?

A. Because she can meet interesting people.

B. Because it’s funny.

C. Because it’s very easy to do.

D. Because she can earn a lot of money.

Read the following passage and answer the questions

Rita is from Canada, but she lives in Ho Chi Minh City. She works in a hospital. She has a car and usually drives to work. She leaves home at eight and starts work at half past eight. She likes her job, but she likes the weekend, too. On Saturdays, she plays tennis or goes swimming. She sometimes goes jogging, too. On Sunday evenings, she always eats in a restaurant with her friends.

When does she play tennis?

Ann lives in London. She is twenty-nine and works for the BBC. She interviews people on an early morning news program called The World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3:00 in the morning because the program starts at 6.30. She loves her work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekend, too.

On Fridays she comes home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoons and she just relaxes. On Friday evenings she doesn’t go out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings wine and they cook. Ann loves cooking. They listen to music or just chat.

On Saturday mornings she gets up at 9.00 and she goes shopping. Then in the evenings she sometimes goes to the theater or opera with a friend – she loves opera. Then they eat in her favorite Chinese restaurant. On Sunday mornings she stays in bed late. She doesn’t get up until 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoons she visits her sister. She lives in the country and has two children. She likes playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early because she goes to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings.

Question 4: She works for the World Tomorrow.

A. True

B. False