This text is for questions 1 to 4
Beauty was one of three daughters of a French merchant. Her sisters,
Felicie and Adelaide, were mean and treated Beauty as a servant.
One day, Beauty’s father got
lost in the forest, but found a strange castle, which he entered, looking for
help.
The owner of the castle was
a repulsive monster, half-man, half-beast, who threatened the merchant – either
one of his daughters replaced him as a prisoner in the castle or he would die.
Beauty offered to replace her father and went to live in the castle.
In the end, she discovered
the beast was not as hideous and inhuman as he seemed, but a handsome prince.
Finally they got married and live happily ever after.
Adapted from Opportunities
:Upper Intermediate
1. Which statement is NOT
TRUE based on the text?
A. Beauty’s father worked by trading
things.
B. Beauty’s sisters treated her like a
maid.
C. The beast’s heart was as ugly as his
face.
D. Beauty and her family came from
French.
E. The beast threatened to kill Beauty’s
father.
2. Why did Beauty’s father go
to the castle?
A. For help
B. For food
C. For money
D. For fame
E. For merchandise
3. Her sisters, Felicie and
Adelaide were mean (Par.1).
The antonym of the underlined word is
…
A. snob
B. kind
C. cruel
D. impolite
E. annoying
4. The second paragraph talks
about the … of the beast.
A. castle
B. prison
C. owner
D. father
E. threat
This text is for questions 5 to 9
There was once a
king and a queen, who had no children. At last, the queen gave birth to a
daughter. The King gave a big feast so that every one could give her a gift.
Seven fairies in the Kingdom were invited. An old fairy who was not invited
came. She was very angry.
One young fairy
hid behind the curtain to see what would happen.
All the fairies began to give
their gifts to the Princess. It came to the old Fairy’s turn. She said that the
princess would pierce her hand with a needle and die of the wound. Everybody
began crying when they heard that.
Then, the young
Fairy came out from behind the curtains and spoke loudly, “I have no power to
change what the old fairy has done. But the Princess will not die. She shall
fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years.
One day, a
princess went into the sewing room. She saw an old woman sewing. She took the
needle from the old woman. The moment she touched the needle it pricked her and
she fell into a deep sleep. The king hearing what had happened commanded that
they should let her sleep quietly. They left the castle and a forest grew
around it.
One day, a
prince from the neighboring kingdom was hunting in the forest. During the hunt,
he got lost from his friends. So he just wandered about. Suddenly he came
across a huge castle all overgrown with creepers and plants. He went in and
everything was damp. He walked up the staircase opening every door. In one
room, he saw a large bed on which lay sleeping, the most beautiful girl the
prince had ever seen. He knelt down and immediately the ‘sleeping beauty’
opened her eyes and saw the Price. She became his Princess and they lived
happily ever after.
5.
Why was the old fairy angry? Because….
a.
The king gave a big Feast
b.
A King and Queen had no child
c.
Everybody gave the Princess a gift
d.
She was not invited to the big feast
e.
The Queen gave birth to a daughter
6.
Which of following is incorrect?
a.
Seven fairies in the Kingdom were invited to the feast
b.
She said the Princess would die because of the wound
c.
The princess will fall into a deep sleep for a hundred
years
d.
The old fairy wished the princess would pierce her hand
with needle
e.
The old fairy hid behind the curtain to see what would
happen
7.
What word in text which means “make a hole or a mark in
something with a sharp point”?
a.
felt
b.
grew
c.
pricked
d.
touched
e.
commanded
8.
Why did they leave the castle? Because…
a.
The young fairy has no power
b.
She saw the old woman sewing
c.
They should let the Princess sleep quietly
d.
The King hearing what had happened in the Kingdom
e.
She took the needle from the old woman in the sewing
room
9.
Suddenly He came across a huge castle all overgrown
with creepers and plants.
The word “huge”
similar to ….
a.
very great
b.
very famous
c.
very beautiful
d.
very luxurious
e.
very prosperous
This text is for
questions 10 to 12
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Cinderella
Once upon a time there was a
beautiful girl called Cinderella. She lived with her stepsisters and
stepmother. They were very bossy. She had to do all the house work.
One day an
invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsisters did not her go, so
Cinderella was very sad. The stepsisters went to the ball without her.
Fortunately, the fairy god mother came and helped her to get to the
ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the prince. The prince fell in love
with her then he married her. They lived happily ever after.
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10. Which of the
following is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. Cinderella
lived with her stepsisters
b. Cinderella
felt happy with her husband
c. Cinderella
felt annoyed with her stepsisters
d. Cinderella
was helped by a fairy to get to the ball
e. Cinderella
was helped by her stepsisters to do all the house work
11. “They were very bossy
“ (par. 1) The underlined word means …
a.
furious
b.
arrogant
c.
sensitive
d.
offensive
e.
domineering
12. “Fortunately,
the fairy god mother came and helped her to get to the ball”
The opposite of the underlined word is …
a. Quickly
b. Unluckily
c. Hurriedly
d. Expectedly
e. Miraculously
Two friends were
travelling on the same road together when they came face to face with a bear.
One, in great fear, and without a thought of his companion, climbed into a tree
and hid. The other, seeing that single-handed, he was no match for the bear,
threw himself on the ground and feigned death, for he had heard that a bear
will not touch a dead body.
The bear approached
him, sniffing at his nose and ears, but the man, with great courage, held his
breath and kept still and at length the bear, supposing him to be dead, walked
slowly ahead.
When the bear was well
out of sight, the first traveler came down from his tree and asked what it was
that the bear had said to him, “For,” said he, “I observed that he put his
mouth very close to your ear.” “Why,” he replied the other, “It was no great
secret. He only advised me not to keep company with those who, when they get
into difficulty, leave their friends in the lurch.”
13. What
is the best title of the text above?
a. Two
travelers
b. The
smart traveler
c. The
travelers and the bear
d. The
hungry bear
e. The
blind bear
14. Which
of these phrases has the similar meaning with this phrase:
“When the bear was well out of sight…”
a. The
bear had lost his sight.
b. The
bear had left the site.
c. The
bear had told his message.
d. The
bear watched them from a far.
e. The
traveler got blind.
15. What
is the moral of the story?
a. Never
going out to a big forest.
b. Pretend
to be dead when you come face to face with a bear.
c. Always
bring a company when you’re traveling away.
d. Don’t
mess up with a bear.
e. A
real friend will never leave his friend even in difficult times.
16. The
word “him” in paragraph two refers to …
a. the
bear
b. the
1st traveler
c. the
2nd traveler
d. both
travelers
e. traveler
and bear
Once
upon a time, there was a tall, strong and handsomely young man, called Sit,
voluntarily enrolled in the army in China. He was sent to fight with the
enemies in the Southern province.
The
general in charge was Chiang. He was a cunning and sly man who would not
hesitate to exploit even his own soldiers. He knew Sit’s combat skill was
extremely good but purposely put him in a non-combative post as a cook. When it
came to battle, General Chiang would send Sit to engage the toughest enemies.
Because of his size, strength, and combat skill, Sit never failed to kill or
capture his enemies. However, Chiang in his report to the King never mentioned
about Sit’s victories but claimed all his credits instead. The king rewarded
Chiang patriotic for his false deeds.
One
day, the king visited the army camp and went for hunting with General Chiang
and his bodyguards. While searching for a wounded stray rabbit in the forest, a
huge brown bear suddenly emerged right in front of the hunting party. Everyone
fled for his life but the king tripped and fell on the ground.
Just
when the ferocious wild bear raised his giant paws to strike at the king, Sit,
who was nearby, saw the incident and immediately threw his big axe at the
bear’s neck. The impact nearly severed its head. The king was so grateful to
Sit for saving his life and later discovered he was the man who actually
defeated all the enemies in the reports, not General Chiang.
Next day, the king summoned everyone to
appear before him and publicly promoted Sit to general and demoted Chiang to a
cook. All rewards given to Chiang were returned to General Sit.
17. Why
did Sit enroll in the army?
a. He
was jobless.
b. He
was influenced by his friends.
c. He
wanted to defend his country.
d. He
was asked by his partners.
e. He
loved to kill people.
18. The
words to describe the character of General Chiang are …
a. good,
fair and kind general.
b. cunning
and sly general.
c. strong
and skillful warrior.
d. soft
and helpful general.
e. weak
and lazy fighter.
19. Why
did General Chiang purposely put Sit as a cook?
a. He
did not want Sit to outshine him.
b. Sit
was a skillful cook.
c. Sit
liked to cook fish very much.
d. Sit
was not qualified to combat at all.
e. Sit
did not like fighting.
20. Why
did Sit never fail to kill or capture his enemies?
a. Because
he was tall and young.
b. Because
he was a patriotic soldier.
c. Because
he was a good leader.
d. Because
of his size, strength and combat.
e. Because
he was strong, nice and healthy man.
21. Which
statement showed General Chiang was a crooked general?
a. He
purposely made Sit a cook.
b. He
purposely kept all the credits to his soldiers.
c. He
often hesitated to exploit even his own soldiers.
d. As
a general, he did not try to save the king.
e. He
was unpopular to his soldiers.
22. What
does this text tell us?
a. To
be on guard against cheating.
b. Honesty
does not pay.
c. Be
patient and reward will come.
d. Don’t
judge the person by his appearance.
e. Not
to be silly.
This text is for questions 23 to 25
Once upon a time
there lived a group of mice under the tree in peace. However, a group of
elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the home of the rats. Many
of them were even crushed to death.
Then the king of rat requested the elephant chief to guide his herd to
another route. And so the lives of rats were saved.
One day elephant hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of
elephants in huge nets. Suddenly the elephant king remembered the king of rats
and asked for help.
The rat king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open
the nets which had trapped the elephant herd. The elephants were set free. They
danced joyfully and thanked the rats.
23. The text above tells us about … .
a. the peaceful life
b. the unfortunate rats
c. the joy of the elephant herd
d. the wisdom of the king of rats
e. the rats and the elephants which help one another
24. Which one of the these statement is TRUE based on the text?
a.
The elephants were the pets of the hunters before the hunters trapped them.
b. None of the rats were hurt when the elephants damage their homes.
c. The elephants purposely destroyed the home of the rats.
d. The elephants expressed their gratitude for the rats’ help.
e. The hunters trapped the elephants in narrow nets.
25. ” A
group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the
home of rats.”
The underlined word
has similar meaning with … .
a. unluckily d. undesirably
b. unbelievably
e. unintentionally
c. unfortunately
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