1、_Vocabulary Cloze (12 marks)Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.descriptionsafehelpcalmlatermissinglookshoppinggratefulstaffofferedannouncedMrs Lee was (33) _ in the shopping mall when she realised her son was (34) _. She approached the (35) _ at the information counter. The young
2、 man (36) _ his help readily. He tried to (37) _ Mrs Lee, assuring her that Kenny would be found in no time. He then (38) _ through the speaker for shoppers to (39) _ out for a missing boy. He gave a (40) _ of Kenny. Ten minutes (41) _, an old lady led Kenny to the information counter. Mrs Tan was r
3、elieved to see her son (42) _ and sound. She was very (43) _ to the staff and the old lady for their (44) _.Comprehension MCQ (12 marks)Read the passage carefully. Then choose the correct answer and write its number (A,B,C or D) in the brackets.Pamela lived with her parents in a cozy cottage. As the
4、 apple of their eyes, she was given everything she wanted. However, Pamela was very miserable because there was one thing she wanted and her parents could not provide for her.Pamela had no friends. The thought of having nobody to talk to saddened her so much so that she could not bring herself to ev
5、en smile. Pamela was not ugly. In fact, she had the most beautiful face in the town she lived in. It was her dwarf-like stature that turned everyone away.One day, Pamela heard a voice when she was sitting by the river admiring the rainbow. Why do you look so sad? the rainbow asked. Pamela told the r
6、ainbow about her misery. Come and walk on me. When youve reached the end, you would see a pot of gold. Touch the pot with your hand and make a wish. It will come true for you, and only you. Pamela followed what the rainbow had told her and wished that she would have the height of a normal person. Wi
7、thin a second, she was as tall as her mother. All the young men and ladies in town came to be her friends.( ) 45. Pamela was the apple of their eyes means that _. A. Pamela was her parentsonly daught B. Pamela was her parents youngest daughter C. Pamelas parents loved to eat apples D. Pamelas parent
8、s loved her dearly( ) 46. Pamela was miserable because _. A. her parents did not give her all she wanted B. her parents only gave her a few things C. she had no friends D. they lived in a cottage( ) 47. Pamela was _. A. very short B. very tall C. very thin D. very fat( ) 48. Pamela heard someone _ w
9、hen she sat by the river admiring the rainbow. A. talking to her B. singing to her C. laughing at her D. scolding her( ) 49. Pamela was instructed to _ and make a wish. A. walk on the rainbow n B. hold the gold C. carry the pot D. touch the pot( ) 50. When Pamela was as tall as her mather, _. A. all
10、 the ladies asked her to go out B. some of the men visited her C. all the men and women came to be her friends D. some of the ladies laughed at herComprehension OE (14 marks)Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.Dawn usually wakes up very early in the morning to the chirpin
11、g of birds outside her window. One morning, Dawn was so angry to be awakened that she threw a stone at one of the birds. It hit and killed the bird.Later that day, Dawn was out searching for firewood when she fell into a drain. She broke her ankle and could not get up. She was very worried as the sk
12、y was turning dark. Dawn knew nobody would walk past that place at night and she would have to wait till the next morning before she could be saved. She saw two birds flying towards her. Dawn recognised the birds as the friends of the one she had killed. The birds flew away. After a while she heard footsteps and saw a bright light from af挀瀀栀琀洀氀虒蟓謁/Ic前台访问/p-24068.html157.55.39.2030劶甀鄀昀氀攀砀瀀愀瀀攀爀搀搀愀猀瀀砀琀虒蟡謁/Ke前台访问/p-153479.htm
