Part 1 : Gap Fill in Passages

Practice Test

Direction: You will be given 10 minutes to answer questions 1 to 10. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

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(1) 1 supports three types of people

    2 has three goals

    3 helps many local animals

    4 needs a lot of money

(2) 1 far from water

    2 near a large city

    3 hard to get to

    4 easy to see

(3) 1 where to find tourists

    2 how to fish

    3 more about these things

    4 less about their visitors

Let's Discuss! Practice Test

Part 1: Vocabulary Check

Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.

Part 1: Comprehension Questions

Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.

(1) 1 supports three types of people

    2 has three goals

    3 helps many local animals

    4 needs a lot of money

(2) 1 far from water

    2 near a large city

    3 hard to get to

    4 easy to see

(3) 1 where to find tourists

    2 how to fish

    3 more about these things

    4 less about their visitors

Part 2 : Q & A based on Passages

Passage 1

Directions: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.

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(1) What Yusuke sent James is

   1 a big poster she painted at school.

   2 pictures of mountains covered with snow.

   3 a postcard with a snowman on it.

   4 books on the town she lived in as a child.

(2) James tells Yusuke that

   1 he is planning to go skiing this winter.

   2 the new skating rink is next to his house.

   3 he studies late at night every day.

   4 going skating after school is refreshing for him.

(3) Why is James learning cooking now?

   1 He's going to live alone.

   2 He'd like to be a cook.

   3 His mother teaches cooking at school.

   4 He wants to make dinner for Yusuke.

Let's Discuss! Passage 1

Passage 1: Vocabulary Check

Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.

Passage 1: Comprehension Questions

Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.

(1) What Yusuke sent James is

   1 a big poster she painted at school.

   2 pictures of mountains covered with snow.

   3 a postcard with a snowman on it.

   4 books on the town she lived in as a child.

(2) James tells Yusuke that

   1 he is planning to go skiing this winter.

   2 the new skating rink is next to his house.

   3 he studies late at night every day.

   4 going skating after school is refreshing for him.

(3) Why is James learning cooking now?

   1 He's going to live alone.

   2 He'd like to be a cook.

   3 His mother teaches cooking at school.

   4 He wants to make dinner for Yusuke.

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Passage 2

Directions: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.

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(1) People use clotheslines to

   1 keep more space to build large gardens.

   2 show people what country they came from

   3 help to keep their gardens clean.

   4 dry the laundry that they have washed.

(2) What problem did people have with the first clotheslines?

   1 They did not look good and were not easy to use.

   2 They often damaged plants in people's gardens.

   3 They were not light enough for people to carry.

   4 They would spin quickly and hurt people.

(3) What is true about Hills Hoists?

   1 Lancelot Leonard Hill became rich by selling them in his garden.

   2 Lancelot Leonard Hill sold 5 million of them in 1994.

   3 They were more popular than any other clothesline in Australia.

   4 They were first made to help people who repair cars.

(4) What happened to Hills Hoists?

   1 It became easier to sell them after people began living in cities.

   2 Most Australians have forgotten what they look like.

   3 They were sold for the same price as a postage stamp.

   4 People stopped using them when they started living in apartments.

Let's Discuss! Passage 2

Passage 2: Vocabulary Check

Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.

Passage 2: Comprehension Questions

Directions: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.

(1) People use clotheslines to

   1 keep more space to build large gardens.

   2 show people what country they came from

   3 help to keep their gardens clean.

   4 dry the laundry that they have washed.

(2) What problem did people have with the first clotheslines?

   1 They did not look good and were not easy to use.

   2 They often damaged plants in people's gardens.

   3 They were not light enough for people to carry.

   4 They would spin quickly and hurt people.

(3) What is true about Hills Hoists?

   1 Lancelot Leonard Hill became rich by selling them in his garden.

   2 Lancelot Leonard Hill sold 5 million of them in 1994.

   3 They were more popular than any other clothesline in Australia.

   4 They were first made to help people who repair cars.

(4) What happened to Hills Hoists?

   1 It became easier to sell them after people began living in cities.

   2 Most Australians have forgotten what they look like.

   3 They were sold for the same price as a postage stamp.

   4 People stopped using them when they started living in apartments.