Mid Test

Della and Jim Young,  newly married,  were poor. Jim's  wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment. But there were two things of which each was extremely proud : Della head the longest and most beautiful hair In all New York, and Jim possessed a magnificient gold pocket Watch, given  him by his Father.

 

  Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other. Dela always noticed sadly, that when Jim looked at his watch (which he did whenever he had an excuse to),  it was fixed to the button -hole of his coat by a common  old leather strap. He really needed a gold chain. And Jim often thought,  as he looked at Della doing her long hair,  how nice it would  look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place.  But a gold watch - chain or a jewelled  hair comb would have cost far more money than either  of them possessed.

 

Now it was Christmas eve.  With tearful eyes Della had counted for the tenth time.  Just 87 cents. "If only I knew..., "she thought. Then Suddenly She had a Wonderful idea. Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice 'Hair bought '. She went in... and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair!  On the way home she stopped  at every watchmaker's shop until at last she found  exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch.

 

Returning home,  with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket,  Della had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious  gift in a piece of coloured paper,  and to curl the remaining  short ends of her hair.  When Jim saw her hair,  he was speechless. "Oh,  Jim,  don't look at me like that! " Della said.  "It' ll grow again,  sure it will. Very quickly.  Believe me.  And I had to do it. Here! " She produced the parcel with the watch chain from behind her back. "You See,  I had to sell it to get the money for your present. Merry Christmas, dear. "

 

When Jim had opened his present,  he dropped himself  on a chair  and laughed  until tears came into his eyes. "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while, ' he said,  gently, at last.  "You See,  "he continued,  taking a small package from his pocket,  "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair!  Isn't  that funny? "

 

Nodding,  as the tears rose in her eyes too,  Della gave Him a brave smile and said,  "Our Christmas  presents are the best presents in the world,  you know

 

What does the story tell us about ?

• Dela and Jim Young felt in love when Christmas day arrived.

• A rich newly couple, Dela and Jim Young's presents for Christmas day.

• Dela and Jim Young's presents are the best Christmas presents in the world.

• Why Dela and Jim Young, a poor couple gave their presents one another on Christmas day.

• How a poor newly couple, Dela and Jim Young were thinking of giving presents one another on Christmas day.

 

Now it was Christmas eve.  With tearful eyes Della had counted for the tenth time.  Just 87 cents. "If only I knew..., "she thought. Then Suddenly She had a Wonderful idea. Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice 'Hair bought '. She went in... and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair!  On the way home she stopped  at every watchmaker's shop until at last she found  exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch.

From this paragraph we know that….

• Dela and Jim were giving their presents on Christmas eve.

• Dela gave some presents to Jim Young with tearful on her eyes.

• Dela had a brilliant idea to buy Jim's present by selling her hair to the shop.

• Dela and Jim were looking for a beautiful present for Christmas day.

• Dela was sad because she could not buy anything for Jim on Christmas eve.

   Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other. Dela always noticed sadly, that when Jim looked at his watch (which he did whenever he had an excuse to),  it was fixed to the button -hole of his coat by a common  old leather strap. He really needed a gold chain. And Jim often thought,  as he looked at Della doing her long hair,  how nice it would  look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place.  But a gold watch - chain or a jewelled  hair comb would have cost far more money than either  of them possessed.

From this paragraph we can infer that ….

• Dela and Jim felt in love for the first time.

• Dela and Jim underestimated each other.

• Dela and Jim gave attention one another.

• Dela and Jim were a very poor couple.

• Dela and Jim were interdependent one another.

Returning home,  with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket,  Della had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious  gift in a piece of coloured paper,  and to curl the remaining  short ends of her hair.  When Jim saw her hair,  he was speechless. "Oh,  Jim,  don't look at me like that! " Della said.  "It' ll grow again,  sure it will. Very quickly.  Believe me.  And I had to do it. Here! " She produced the parcel with the watch chain from behind her back. "You See,  I had to sell it to get the money for your present. Merry Christmas, dear. "

 

This paragraph shows us about ….

• How Jim looked at Dela.

• The conflict among the characters.

• How the main characters ended the story.

• The solution of the character's problem.

• The introducing of the participants, time and place.

Della and Jim Young,  newly married,  were poor. Jim's  wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment. But there were two things of which each was extremely proud : Della head the longest and most beautiful hair In all New York, and Jim possessed a magnificient gold pocket Watch, given  him by his Father.

 

  Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other. Dela always noticed sadly, that when Jim looked at his watch (which he did whenever he had an excuse to),  it was fixed to the button -hole of his coat by a common  old leather strap. He really needed a gold chain. And Jim often thought,  as he looked at Della doing her long hair,  how nice it would  look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place.  But a gold watch - chain or a jewelled  hair comb would have cost far more money than either  of them possessed.

 

Now it was Christmas eve.  With tearful eyes Della had counted for the tenth time.  Just 87 cents. "If only I knew..., "she thought. Then Suddenly She had a Wonderful idea. Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice 'Hair bought '. She went in... and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair!  On the way home she stopped  at every watchmaker's shop until at last she found  exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch.

 

Returning home,  with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket,  Della had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious  gift in a piece of coloured paper,  and to curl the remaining  short ends of her hair.  When Jim saw her hair,  he was speechless. "Oh,  Jim,  don't look at me like that! " Della said.  "It' ll grow again,  sure it will. Very quickly.  Believe me.  And I had to do it. Here! " She produced the parcel with the watch chain from behind her back. "You See,  I had to sell it to get the money for your present. Merry Christmas, dear. "

 

When Jim had opened his present,  he dropped himself  on a chair  and laughed  until tears came into his eyes. "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while, ' he said,  gently, at last.  "You See,  "he continued,  taking a small package from his pocket,  "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair!  Isn't  that funny? "

Where did the story happen ?

• The story occurs in a small apartment.

• The story occurred in a big apartment.

• The story happens in a small apartment.

• The story happened long time ago.

• The story had happened in a small church.

Della and Jim Young,  newly married,  were poor. Jim's  wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment. But there were two things of which each was extremely proud : Della head the longest and most beautiful hair In all New York, and Jim possessed a magnificient gold pocket Watch, given  him by his Father.

 

  Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other. Dela always noticed sadly, that when Jim looked at his watch (which he did whenever he had an excuse to),  it was fixed to the button -hole of his coat by a common  old leather strap. He really needed a gold chain. And Jim often thought,  as he looked at Della doing her long hair,  how nice it would  look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place.  But a gold watch - chain or a jewelled  hair comb would have cost far more money than either  of them possessed.

 

Now it was Christmas eve.  With tearful eyes Della had counted for the tenth time.  Just 87 cents. "If only I knew..., "she thought. Then Suddenly She had a Wonderful idea. Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice 'Hair bought '. She went in... and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair!  On the way home she stopped  at every watchmaker's shop until at last she found  exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch.

 

Returning home,  with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket,  Della had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious  gift in a piece of coloured paper,  and to curl the remaining  short ends of her hair.  When Jim saw her hair,  he was speechless. "Oh,  Jim,  don't look at me like that! " Della said.  "It' ll grow again,  sure it will. Very quickly.  Believe me.  And I had to do it. Here! " She produced the parcel with the watch chain from behind her back. "You See,  I had to sell it to get the money for your present. Merry Christmas, dear. "

 

When Jim had opened his present,  he dropped himself  on a chair  and laughed  until tears came into his eyes. "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while, ' he said,  gently, at last.  "You See,  "he continued,  taking a small package from his pocket,  "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair!  Isn't  that funny? "

When did the story mostly take place ?

• This story takes place in the morning.

• This story took place in the past when they went to the shop.

• This story will take place in the evening when Christmas eve.

• This story takes place in the morning before Christmas day.

• This story can be taken place before and around Christmas day.

Della and Jim Young,  newly married,  were poor. Jim's  wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment. But there were two things of which each was extremely proud : Della head the longest and most beautiful hair In all New York, and Jim possessed a magnificient gold pocket Watch, given  him by his Father.

 

  Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other. Dela always noticed sadly, that when Jim looked at his watch (which he did whenever he had an excuse to),  it was fixed to the button -hole of his coat by a common  old leather strap. He really needed a gold chain. And Jim often thought,  as he looked at Della doing her long hair,  how nice it would  look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place.  But a gold watch - chain or a jewelled  hair comb would have cost far more money than either  of them possessed.

 

Now it was Christmas eve.  With tearful eyes Della had counted for the tenth time.  Just 87 cents. "If only I knew..., "she thought. Then Suddenly She had a Wonderful idea. Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice 'Hair bought '. She went in... and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair!  On the way home she stopped  at every watchmaker's shop until at last she found  exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch.

 

Returning home,  with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket,  Della had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious  gift in a piece of coloured paper,  and to curl the remaining  short ends of her hair.  When Jim saw her hair,  he was speechless. "Oh,  Jim,  don't look at me like that! " Della said.  "It' ll grow again,  sure it will. Very quickly.  Believe me.  And I had to do it. Here! " She produced the parcel with the watch chain from behind her back. "You See,  I had to sell it to get the money for your present. Merry Christmas, dear. "

 

When Jim had opened his present,  he dropped himself  on a chair  and laughed  until tears came into his eyes. "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while, ' he said,  gently, at last.  "You See,  "he continued,  taking a small package from his pocket,  "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair!  Isn't  that funny? "

What did Jim do to give his present for Dela ?

• He sold his watch to buy a comb.

• She sold his watch to buy a comb.

• She sold her hair to buy a watch.

• She sold her watch to buy a comb.

• He sell his watch to buy a comb.

"Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began (1)to think what present (2) they could afford (3)to give each other." The underlined words have the closest meaning to…

• 1.To start, 2. To give, 3. To buy

• 1. start, 2. Give, 3. buy

• 1. start, 2. Buy, 3. give

• 1. Commenced, 2. Prize, 3. buy

• 1. Commence, 2. prize, 3. Bought

Koka Beach

       Koka Beach is one of the beaches with extraordinary natural scenery. It is a beautiful beach with white sand along the shore. Koka Beach is located in Paga District, Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The distance from Maumere city takes approximately one hour by using a motorized vehicle.

        The beautiful scenery with white sand and blue sea at Koka Beach is the main attraction. The sea water on this beach is so clear and unspoiled by ignorant hands. The coral reefs that adorn the sea water also enhance the view of Koka Beach. Even local residents utilize the existence of Koka Beach marine products as their livelihood.

What is the main topic of the text above ?

• Koka Beach is the main attraction.

• The beautiful view of Koka Beach.

• Koka Beach marine products as their livelihood.

• The sea water on this beach is so clear and unspoiled.

• The coral reefs that adorn the sea water also enhance the view.

Koka Beach

       Koka Beach is one of the beaches with extraordinary natural scenery. It is a beautiful beach with white sand along the shore. Koka Beach is located in Paga District, Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The distance from Maumere city takes approximately one hour by using a motorized vehicle.

        The beautiful scenery with white sand and blue sea at Koka Beach is the main attraction. The sea water on this beach is so clear and unspoiled by ignorant hands. The coral reefs that adorn the sea water also enhance the view of Koka Beach. Even local residents utilize the existence of Koka Beach marine products as their livelihood.

Which of the following statements is not about Koka Beach ?

• It is a beautiful panorama with clear sea water.

• The sea water on this beach is so clear and unspoiled by ignorant hands.

• Koka Beach location in Flores Island and has a beautiful mountain.

• The coral reefs that adorn the sea water also enhance the view of Koka Beach.

• The main attraction of this place is the beautiful beach with white sand.