Reading Comprehension

Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks. This is a beach for people of all ages.

What is the topic of the paragraph?

• summer

• wonderful time

• West Beach

• beach activities

Do you listen to music? One of Thomas Edison’s inventions, the phonograph, changed our lives. He thought of it when he was trying to record voices. The first words he recorded were, “Mary had a little lamb.”

What is the topic of the paragraph?

• music

• Thomas Edison

• the phonograph

• Mary had a little lamb

Everyone needs a good night’s sleep. Sleep gives the body a chance to heal and refresh itself. A proper amount of sleep can give you a better mental attitude and also help your mind be more alert. Sleep restores your energy and allows you to perform better in physical activities. Doctors recommend that children get 9–12 hours of sleep every night.

What is the topic of the paragraph?

• body refreshing

• proper sleep

• mental attitude

• restoration of energy

Teenagers who love to dance spend hours there. People in their

twenties and thirties, who enjoy the music and who like to dance, find

discos the place to be. Everyone likes the disco’s up atmosphere. Lively

discos attract many people.

What is the topic of the paragraph?

• Teenagers

• Music

• Discos

• Lively atmosphere

Which sentence has the same structure as the following sentence?

Sam is a doctor.

• Tom is sleeping

• Jenny goes to school

• Mary was upset

• Claire works hard.

Which sentence has the same structure as the following sentence?

Jennifer sings beautifully.

• Fred is revising his lessons.

• Helen went to hospital.

• Yaya was surprised.

• Rio loves dancing.

What part of the sentence does the underlined word function as?

The old lady called a policeman last night.

• complement

• adverbial

• object

• subject

Announcement

This is a new school year and there are many new students around. Please be friendly and help them understand the rules of our school.

Principal

Why does the principal make the announcement?

• To ask the students to be nice and helpful to the new comers.

• To let the students know they have their junior.

• To ask the students to contact their parents.

• To inform about the new school year.

Announcement

Unfortunately, tonight's show has been cancelled because of illness. Tickets can be exchanged or refunded at the box office.

What can ones with the ticket do?

• They can get their money back.

• They can buy the ticket at the box office.

• They can use the ticket for later performance.

• They cannot get their tickets refunded.

Announcement

We regret we cannot accept payment by credit card for sales under $20.

How do the costomers pay for the products of the shop?

• If the customers spend less than $20, they have to pay in cash.

• The shop prefers the customers paying in cash.

• The customers can only pay by credit card.

• Cash can be used for only over $20 sales