What gifts tell us (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. What kinds of gifts are appropriate for international friends.

B. What is going on between UK-US relations.

C. Some cultural differences between Americans and Britons.

D. An interesting story about the exchange of gifts.

2. According to the passage, the gift exchange between Obama and Brown showed that _______.

A. Obama looked down upon Brown

B. Brown wanted to please Obama

C. Americans think nothing of gift

D. Britons choose gifts that fit the occasion

3. According to the stereotypes about Britons and Americans, ______.

A. Americans are more popular and approachable than Briton

B. Americans are noisy and take really good care of their teeth

C. Britons are not easygoing but they are polite to other

D. Britons enjoy reading, drinking tea and showing off their social statu

4. With the sentence "Both stereotypes should be taken with a large pinch of salt", the writer means that ____.

A. You’d better believe both stereotype

B. you shouldn’t completely believe the stereotype

C. you would find it difficult to decide which stereotype is true

D. you should visit the countries and find out about these stereotype

Fallen heroes? (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. After knowing that Phelps used marijuana, the writer’s attitude towards him ______.

A. has changed from shock to understanding and forgivene

B. has changed from shock to doubt and regret C. has changed from disbelief to disappointment

D. has changed from annoyance to forgivene

2. We know from the passage that Chris Brown ____.

A. was sentenced to community service due to mistreatment of his girlfriend

B. refused to admit his mistreatment of his girlfriend

C. was still loved by the author because of his unmatched talent in hip-hop

D. failed to clear up the doubt following the accusations of his mistreatment of his girlfriend

3. When the writer wrote, "It can be argued that the media set these two celebrities up for a fall", she meant that ________.

A. the media have treated these celebrities cruelly

B. the media are sort of responsible for what happened

C. the media have sought to damage both their images in the public eye

D. anything that’s related to the media is ugly

4. The purpose of writing the passage is ______.

A. to share her thoughts on two young role models’ fall from perfection

B. to call upon us to forgive celebrities rather than to disbelieve or punish them

C. to show us how badly a mistake can affect a young celebrity’s image

D. to analyze why celebrities should be strict with themselve

Cinderella on campus (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. The passage is mainly ______.

A. an introduction to the classic fairy tale called Cinderella

B. a review about a film named Another Cinderella Story

C. an introduction to the characters in Another Cinderella Story

D. about the dreams that young people want to realize

2. In the film, Mary Santiago is the main female character who ______.

A. has a secret dream of meeting a prince

B. is looked after well by her foster mom Dominique Blatt

C. is often embarrassed by Dominique Blatt’s two daughter

D. is brave in expressing her love to the Prince of her dream

3. According to the text, Another Cinderella Story ____.

A. pays more attention to the looks of the actor

B. follows the Cinderella format with nothing new

C. encourages young people to follow their dream

D. focuses more on materialism than other similar film

4. The first paragraph was written _______.

A. to build our interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream

B. to tell us of the main topic of the whole passage

C. to tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella i

D. to tell us why Cinderella is popular all these year

5. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Not many people have a secret dream waiting to be realized.

B. Mary Santiago’s mother influences Mary Santiago a lot in learning singing.

C. Joey is just like many other boys in Mary’s class.

D. Mary’s MP3 player plays a key role in helping Joey find Mary successfully.

Caged elephants (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The living conditions of animals in the world are worsening.

B. Elephants can live a longer time in the wild than in a zoo.

C. All of us should take actions to protect wild elephants.

D. The places where wild elephants live are being damaged seriously.

2. Many animals live longer in zoos owing to the following reasons EXCEPT that _____.

A. they are far away from the danger of being eaten

B. they can be in a better mood there

C. they needn’t worry about their food at all

D. the veterinarians in the zoos take good care of them

3. Which of the following may probably result in the early death of elephants in zoos?

A. Stress and lack of delicious food.

B. Loneliness and lack of enough space for activities.

C. Lack of delicious food and health problems.

D. Being stressed and being too fat.

4. What can we conclude from the passage?

A. Zoos are not suitable for animals to live in.

B. None of the animals live well in the zoos due to lack of exercise.

C. Compared with the elephants living in zoos, wild elephants are healthier.

D. Compared with African elephants, Asian elephants can live longer in zoos.

Key:

What gifts tell us (P2)

1-4 CDBB

Fallen heroes? (P3)

1-4 ADBA

Cinderella on campus (P4)

1-5 BCCAD

Caged elephants (P6)

1-4 BBDC