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.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Humans have difficult choices to make about saving endangered species.

B. The existence of humans is at the expense of some other species.

C. No other species can threaten the survival of humans on Earth.

D. Some animals and plants cannot survive without human help.

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.

According to the passage, who introduced the early form of American music?

A. American natives.

B. Harry Thacker Burleigh.

C. Slaves from Africa

D. People from the South of the United States.

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.

According to the passage, who introduced the early form of American music?

A. American natives

B. Harry Thacker Burleigh

C. Slaves from Africa

D. People from the South of the United States

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.

According to the passage, who introduced the early form of American music?

A. American natives.

B. Harry Thacker Burleigh.

C. Slaves from Africa 

D. People from the South of the United States.

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 following questions.

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/mentoring young people.

28.   What percentage of American population does volunteer work?

A. 1/4                               B. 1/2                               C.  1/5                               D.  1/3

29.   How long have Americans had the tradition of volunteering?

A.     They have never had.                                         B. since the early daysof the country.

C.  less than 50 years.                                               D. since the Independence Day.

30.   Which activity is NOT a traditional volunteer activity in the United States?

A.     raising money                                                      B. cooking meals

C.  teaching young children                                    D. donating blood

31.   What does the phrase “people in need” mean?

A.     People need help.                                                B. People are rich.

C.  People are poor.                                                  D. People are disable.

32.   According to the passagewhich statement is TRUE?

A.     Traditional volunteer activities include raising money and providing care for animals.

B.     Americans volunteer because they are paid for it.

C.     A few American people do volunteer work.

D.     American people enjoy volunteering.

X. 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.                                                

Almost everybody has some kinds of  hobby. My hobbies are listening to music and watching television.

I am very fond of music. When I am free, I often listen to my favourite songs from an old cassette recorder. At weekends, I usually go to music shops in the downtown areas to buy good CDs. Of the famous pop singers, I prefer Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Paul MCCartney.

I also spend an hour after dinner watching news and documentary programmes. I particularly enjoy the programme “The World Here and There” because it boardens my knowledge of nature and human civilizations.

I think that my hobbies are very useful. They widen my knowledge, relax my mind, and make me feel better about myself.

Question 1.  The writer’s hobbies are………………..

A. watching TV and listening to music                             

B. listening to music and playing games

C. reading books and playing games

D. playing games and watching TV

Question 2.  .The writer often listens to his favourite songs from…………………..

A.a CD player                   B. a cassette recorder                C. a mobile phone    D. a computer

Question 3. What does he usually do at weekends?

A. listen to music with his friends

B. stay at home and listen to music                                   

C. go downtown to buy CDs

D.listen to music at music shops.

Question 4.  When does the writer usually watch TV.

A. before dinner         B. before lunch                     C. after dinner           D. after lunch

Question 5. Why does he enjoy the programme “ The World Here and There”.

A. Because he can see his most famous singers. 
B. Because it widens his knowledge.         

C. Because it contains some music programmes.

D. Because he prefers to listen to Paul McCartney.

X. 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.                                                

Almost everybody has some kinds of  hobby. My hobbies are listening to music and watching television.

I am very fond of music. When I am free, I often listen to my favourite songs from an old cassette recorder. At weekends, I usually go to music shops in the downtown areas to buy good CDs. Of the famous pop singers, I prefer Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Paul MCCartney.

I also spend an hour after dinner watching news and documentary programmes. I particularly enjoy the programme “The World Here and There” because it boardens my knowledge of nature and human civilizations.

I think that my hobbies are very useful. They widen my knowledge, relax my mind, and make me feel better about myself.

Question 1.  The writer’s hobbies are………………..

A. watching TV and listening to music                             

B. listening to music and playing games

C. reading books and playing games

D. playing games and watching TV

Question 2.  .The writer often listens to his favourite songs from…………………..

A.a CD player                   B. a cassette recorder                C. a mobile phone    D. a computer

Question 3. What does he usually do at weekends?

A. listen to music with his friends

B. stay at home and listen to music                                   

C. go downtown to buy CDs

D.listen to music at music shops.

Question 4.  When does the writer usually watch TV.

A. before dinner         B. before lunch                     C. after dinner           D. after lunch

Question 5. Why does he enjoy the programme “ The World Here and There”.

A. Because he can see his most famous singers. 
B. Because it widens his knowledge.         

C. Because it contains some music programmes.

D. Because he prefers to listen to Paul McCartney.

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.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Animal and plant species which pose threats to humans will die out soon.

B. Saving popular animal and plant species should be given a high priority.

C. Humans will make changes in their lifestyles to save other species.

D. The dilemma humans face between maintaining their lives and saving other species remains

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.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Today’s style of American music is mostly influenced by African-rooted songs.

B. It is hard to exactly recognize the people who started the American musical tradition.

C. Spirituals, blues and ragtime are the major components that formed jazz.

D. American’s musical history was built by several famous musicians.

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.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Today’s style of American music is mostly influenced by African-rooted songs.

B. It is hard to exactly recognize the people who started the American musical tradition.

C. Spirituals, blues and ragtime are the major components that formed jazz.

D. American’s musical history was built by several famous musicians.