Eiken Pre 2 Reading 1 2024/2/6

Eiken Pre 2
Reading 1
June 2nd 2024

Multiple Choice

Carl saw a bee on his table. At first he was scared, but then he saw that it

was not moving because it was ( ).

• 1 bright
• 3 ripe
• 4 thin
• 2 dead

Multiple Choice

A : Are you going to have anything for ( ), Lisa?

B : Hmm. I shouldn’t because I’m on a diet, but the apple pie with ice cream

looks so delicious.

• favor
• fashion
• demand
• dessert

Multiple Choice

Yuji uses cash to buy cheap items. He ( ) more expensive things

with his credit card.

• purchases
• saves
• borrows
• sells

Multiple Choice

A : I’d like two tickets for the movie Tornado Man at seven o’clock, please.

B : I’m very sorry, sir. ( ), there aren’t any seats left.

• 3 Unfortunately
• Dramatically
• Constantly
• Eventually

Multiple Choice

A : Where can I put my jacket?

B : You can either hang it on the back of a chair or ( ) it on this sofa.

• lay
• toss
• drop
• throw

Multiple Choice

A : Do you know Bob and Brenda Harrison?

B : Yes, I do. They’re the nice ( ) from Maple Street.

• team
• couple
• group
• pair

Multiple Choice

Tofu is a kind of food that is popular in Japan and other Asian countries. It

is made from ( ), so vegetarians can eat it.

• inches

• hooks

• tones

• beans

Multiple Choice

The mayor promised to ( ) education in the city’s high schools. He

thinks talking with students and getting their opinions is really important.

• reform

• limit
• ignore
• expand

Multiple Choice

Kana heard a ( ) that there would be a surprise test in English class

next week. She did not know if it was true, but she decided to read her notes

again, anyway.

• rumor
• statement
• joke
• fact

Multiple Choice

A : Why do you want to take this computer class, Susan?

B : Because I think it’s important to ( ) new skills.

• gain
• share
• ignore
• lose

Multiple Choice

Sammy helped his mother clean the kitchen by ( ) the dishes. He

had to get on a chair to put some of them on the top shelf.

• stacking up
• drying off
• 3 putting away
• washing up

Multiple Choice

Pamela’s boss was happy with her monthly report. He could not ( )

with it at all.

• go ahead
• find success
• make excuses
• find fault

Multiple Choice

A : I’m sorry for breaking your glasses, Ian. It was an accident.

B : That’s OK. I know that you didn’t do it ( ).

• in advance
• at length
• by heart
• on purpose

Multiple Choice

A : It’s raining really heavily, Harvey. I can hardly see out of the car windows.

B : You’re right. We should stop until it gets easier to ( ) the lines on

the road.

• see through
• make out
• follow along
• catch up

Multiple Choice

A group of students gathered at the airport to ( ) their classmate who

was leaving to study abroad for a year.

• send away
• pick up
• greet
• see off