READING TEST
TEXT I
Cameroon is a West African country of ten million people which has been very successful in growing food for its people, unlike many other West African countries. Since 1971 it has doubled its output of major foodstuffs such as maize and potatoes. Now it is one of the few African countries able to feed itself. This was not the case five years ago when the country was only 75-80% self-sufficient in food. Although isolated pockets of hunger still remain, the World Bank nowadays gives Cameroon money to sustain, not to achieve, self-sufficiency in food production.
1.
The text tells us about ….
A.
West African countries
B.
Cameroon’s ability to feed its people
C.
major foodstuffs in West Africa
D.
Cameroon’s food production
E.
food self-sufficiency
2.
Which the following statements is TRUE about Cameroon?
A.
The World Bank financially supports Cameroon to maintain its self-sufficiency.
B.
Cameroon is the biggest and richest country among West African countries.
C.
It was the World Bank which financed the production of food in Cameroon.
D.
Similar to other West African countries, Cameroon has always been self-sufficient.
E.
Cameroon has succeeded in its food production because of the fertility of its soil.
TEXT II
Continued progress in advanced technology is not necessary. Already the technical progress in our world has caused severe pollution in the air and in the water. Although the technical progress in previous years has been helpful, recent technology has significantly increased pollution. Another reason to stop technical progress is that many inventions which were developed for good causes are now also used for powerful weapons or have been found to have serious side effects. For example, pesticide put inside particle board to prevent termites has now been found to be toxic to human life. Technology does not always bring good effects; for example, computers do much work faster than man, but then man loses is job to a machine. Because no man can guarantee that technology will have only good effects and will be used only for the benefit of man, we should delay the continued development of technology.
3.
The author’s purpose in writing this paragraph is …
A.
to describe pollution caused by advanced technology
B.
to show how advantageous advanced technology is for human beings
C.
to have people stop developing advanced technology
D.
to explain what further inventions in technology should be made
E.
to make people implement advanced technology
4.
Advanced technology has made people’s lives more comfortable;
Nevertheless, ______
A.
it is causing a lot of damage to the environment
B.
many inventions were developed for good causes
C.
it help people to kill termites through pesticides
D.
many people are no longer unemployed
E.
it is useful and beneficial to people
TEXT III
A natural disaster is a terrible accident, e.g. a great flood, a big fire or an earthquake. It usually causes great suffering and loss of a large sum of money. The casualties are injured or died. Some people are homeless and need medical care.
Floods occur when the water of rivers, lakes, or streams overflow their banks and pour onto the surrounding land. Floods are caused by many different things. Often heavy rainstorms that last for a brief can cause a flood. But not all heavy storms are followed by flooding. If the surrounding land is flat and can absorb the water, no flooding will occur. If, however, the land is hard and rocky, heavy rain cannot be absorbed. Where the banks are low, a river may overflow and flood adjacent lowland.
In many part of the world flood are caused by tropical storms called hurricanes or typhoons. They bring destructive winds of high speed, torrents of rain, and flooding. When a flood occurs, the destruction to surrounding land can be severe. Whole villages and towns are sometimes swept away by water pouring swiftly over the land. Railroad track blocked and uprooted from their beds. Highways are washed away.
When a building caught fire, the firemen pitched in to help battle the blaze. Before the pumps were invented, people formed bucket brigades to fight fires. Standing side by side, they formed a human chain from the fire to nearby well or river. They passed buckets of water from to hand to be poured on the flames.
The damage of the fire did depend a great deal on where it happened. In the country or a small village, only a single house might burn down. But in crowded cities, fire often destroys whole blocks and neighborhoods before being controlled.
5.
When is flood more likely to happen?
A.
When heavy rainstorms happen on flat land
B.
When rainstorms happen on hard rocky land
C.
When heavy rainstorms happen on forest land
D.
When the water of the rivers overflow into absorbing land
E.
When banks of the river are adjacent to lowland
6.
All the following information is natural disasters, except ….
A.
Rain
C. flood
E. earthquake
B.
Storm
D. hurricane
7.
Why do hurricanes or typhoons usually cause great destruction? Because they…
A.
bring destruction winds and torrential rains
B.
are heavy enough to cause flood
C.
are heavy storms
D.
are hard winds
E.
are tropical storms
8.
Modern fire brigade use … to fight fire.
A.
buckets of water
D. fire pump
B.
spraying sand
E. fire arm
C.
human chain
TEXT IV
Few people now remember the sinking of the great passenger sip ‘Colossus’ exactly fifty years ago. The numbers who were actually save from her was small, and some of those have died in the years since, so that those who are still alive today can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
9.
The main topic of the paragraph above is…
A.
the sinking of ‘Colossus’
B.
the great ship
C.
the remembering ship
D.
the ship number
E.
the saved ‘Colossus’
10.
The following statements are correct according to the text above, except…
A.
Few people remember the sinking of ‘Colossus’ exactly fifty years ago.
B.
There was small number who was safe.
C.
There was small number who had died.
D.
There are only a few people who are still alive today.
E.
The sinking ‘Colossus’ have the great passenger.
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her Aunt and Uncle because her parents were dead.
One day she heard her Uncle and Aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didn't have enough money to take Snow White.
Snow White did not want her Uncle and Aunt to do this, so she decided it would be best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away from home when her Aunt and Uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods.
She was very tired and hungry. Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, what is your name? Snow White said, “My name is Snow White”.
Doc said, 'If you wish, you may live here with us". Snow White said, "Oh could I? Thank you". Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story and Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.
11.
What is the story about?
a.
The seven Dwarf
b.
The Red Riding Hood
c.
Going to America
d.
Snow White
e.
A beautiful Princess
12.
These are the characters of the story, except …..
a.
Aunt
b.
Uncle
c.
Dwarf
d.
A Princess
e.
Snow White
13.
What is the complication of the story?
a.
Snow White ran away from home.
b.
Snow White saw this little cottage.
c.
The seven dwarfs were coming home.
d.
Snow White went inside the castle and fell asleep.
e.
Aunt was talking about leaving Snow White in the castle.
14.
Which one of the following sentence is not direct sentence?
a.
Oh, could I?
b.
What is your name?
c.
My name is Snow White.
d.
If you wish, you may live here with us.
e.
Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.
15.
How is the end of the story?
a.
Snow White and 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after.
b.
Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story.
c.
Snow White lived with the seven dwarfs.
d.
The seven dwarfs found Snow White sleeping.
e.
Snow White and the 7 dwarfs lived together.
To improve comfort and cleanliness at our school, a number of dust bins should be increased.
When we look at classrooms, school corridors and school yard, there are papers, mineral water cups, straws, and napkins here and there. The condition of uncleanliness and discomfort really hinders learning and teaching environment. Litters thrown carelessly cause disease, especially empty plastic cups or glasses. They can be filled out with water coming from the rain. This can be placed for dengue mosquitoes to spread out. Besides, these rubbish can deteriorate the scene. Well painted wall and green school yard do not mean anything if litters are scattered everywhere.
Anyway I notice that most of the students in our school have responsibilities for their school environment. They put their litters on the proper places. But some are not diligent enough to find the dust bins. The numbers of dust bins in our schools are not enough. More dust bins should be put beside each of steps, outside, of the classrooms, and some more along the corridors. Probably one dust bin should be in every ten meters. So when students want to throw away their litters, they can find the dust bins easily.
When school is equipped with sufficient dust bins, we do not have problems of filth and discomfort any more. Our school will be very clean and become a nice place to study.
16.
What is the writer's intention? To ........ readers to do something good.
a.
inform.
b.
explain.
c.
describe.
d.
entertain.
e.
persuade.
17.
According to the writer, more dust bins ........ in every ten meters.
a.
should be decorated
b.
should be painted
c.
should be placed
d.
are unnecessary
e.
are not required
18.
What is the writer's argument on a sufficient number of dust bins ........
a.
They can prevent litters.
b.
They can save janitor's energy.
c.
Students are asked to clean them.
d.
They make school environment neat.
e.
Students can throw garbage away easily.
19.
What is the writer's suggestion ........
a.
To buy more dust bins.
b.
To hire more gardeners.
c.
To use dust bins efficiently.
d.
To ask parents to give more dust bins.
e.
To ask students to clean the school yard
20.
What is the writer's suggestion ........
a.
To buy more dust bins.
b.
To hire more gardeners.
c.
To use dust bins efficiently.
d.
To ask parents to give more dust bins.
e.
To ask students to clean the school yard
Text 1
Bisons have not always lived in North America; they are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and the Himalaya foothills, where an animal with all essential features of the genus lived a million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemi¬sphere in Europe and Siberia. During one of the Ice Ages, the sea level dropped, exposing a land bridge across the Bering Strait, allowing the faunas of Asia and North America to intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to the North American continent.
21. What is the topic of the paragraph ?
A.
The spread of bisons from China and Himalaya to North America
B.
Types of bisons belonging to the Bovidae family
C.
The effect of the intermingling of Asian and North American faunas
D.
Places in the world where bisons lived
E.
The rapid evolution of bisons
22. What is the main idea of the text?
A.
Bisons are relative newcomers in North America because they have lived in other parts of the world.
B.
The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and the Himalaya foothills.
C.
Bisons belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and wild buffalo of Africa and Asia.
D.
From Asia, bisons spread over most of the northern hemisphere and came to North America through the Bering Strait.
E.
Bisons came to North America when the faunas of Asia and North America intermingled.
Text 2
A black hole is a region of space created by the total gravitational collapse of matter. It is so intense that nothing, not even light or radiation, can escape. In other words, it is a one-way surface through which matter can fall inward but cannot emerge.
Some astronomers believe that a black hole may be formed when a large star collapses inward from its own weight. So long as they are emitting heat and light into space, stars support themselves against their own gravitational pull with the outward thermal Pressure generated by heat from nuclear reactions deep in their interiors If a star eventually exhausts its nuclear fuel, its unbalanced gravitational attraction could cause it to contract and collapse. Furthermore, it could begin to pull in surrounding matter, including nearby comets and planets, creating a black hole.
23. What is the topic of the passage?
A.
The theory of the universe
B.
Black hole
C.
The belief
D.
Nuclear fuel
E.
Unbalanced gravitation
24. Some astronomers believe that a black hole may be formed when a large star …………..
A.
begins to pull in surrounding matter.
B.
has its own gravitational pull
C.
collapses outward thermal pressure
D.
collapses inward from its own weight
E.
is generated by heat from nuclear reaction
Text 3
To prepare for a career in engineering, a student must begin planning in high school. Mathematics and science should form the core curriculum. For exam¬ple, in a school where sixteen credit hours are re¬quired for high school graduation, four should be in mathematics, one each in chemistry, biology, and physics. The remaining credits should include four in English and at least three in humanities and social sciences. The average entering freshman in engineer¬ing should have achieved at least a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in his or her high school. Although deficiencies can be corrected during the first year, the student who needs additional work should expect to spend five, instead of four years, to complete a degree.
25. What is the average grade point for an entering freshman in engineering?
A.
2.5
B.
4.0
C.
Four in English
D.
Three in the humanities
E.
16 credit hours
26. When should a student begin planning for a career in engineering?
A.
in the first year of college
B.
In high school
C.
In the beginning of school
D.
In the school orientation program
E.
In the college
Text 4
Over the years, many different systems of physi¬cal exercise designed to improve the health and ap¬pearance of the body have emerged. One of the best ever was Hatha Yoga, a form of Yoga consisting of various postures that exercise the whole body. Facial muscles, for example, can be made firmer by daily performance of "The Lion", a posture that imitates the face of roaring lion. Back muscles can become more flexible by regular practice of "The Cobra", a posture that imitates the arching head of the poison¬ous snake. "The Crow", which resembles the head¬stand, is said to improve circulation and relieve ten¬sion,
27. What is the topic of the text?
A.
Systems of physical exercise
B.
Animal postures in Yoga
C.
Hatha Yoga postures
D.
Exercising body muscles
E.
improving blood circulation
28. What is the main information of the text?
A.
Hatha Yoga postures exercise the whole body.
B.
Animals are used in Yoga exercise.
C.
Yoga imitates the movement of animals.
D.
Animals are important elements in Yoga exer¬cise.
E.
Yoga is the best physical exercise,
Text 5
If students are to succeed in the future, their education must encourage them to have the desire to keep learning throughout their lives. For at least a decade now, experts have been telling us that to prosper in the future, countries need to make a much better use of their human resources. This means that people are not allowed to stop their learning at the age of 10 or 30, pushing skill-growth rates up rather than allowing children and adults lose interest in learn¬ing. Although this is not easy, we should realize that vast numbers of people in the world may live poorly in globalization era, while only few people live excep¬tionally well. As a result, the gap between the rich and the poor will grow and grow until social chaos explodes.
29. The text is about……………
A.
important advice on education for a better future
B.
the establishment of rules related to educa¬tion
C.
an improvement in the development of hu¬man resources
D.
the result of a country's poor education
E.
people's obligation to have a life-time educa¬tion
30. The writer believes if countries allowed people to stop learning at the age of 30, …
A.
there would be a greater competition between the rich and the poor
B.
the number of poor people in the world would increase
C.
the globalization era would be dominated by the rich
D.
the majority of people in the world would prosper
E.
the skill-growth rates would be immediately pushed up
