Kang Chol Hwan was born into a loyal family that had once lived in the large Korean
community of Japan. In Kyoto, his grandfather had been supporter of Kim II Sung, North
Korean’s Great Leader since 1945. In 1961 the grandfather returned with his family to North
Korea and had important government post.
Within months, however, he was complaining to friends that North Korea was not the country he
had expected. He was shocked to see so much poverty, which he eventually came to blame on
the government’s stifling left for work and never returned. One morning in July 1977, when
Kang was nine, his grandfather left for work and never returned.
A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security guard stormed into Kang’s house “Your
grandfather betrayed the fatherland,” one of them stated” You must be punished.”
Kang’s parents and grandmother sobbed as they forced to pack their belongings into two army
trucks. The family was driven off, but Kang’s mother was left behind, “spared” because her own
father was regarded as a revolutionary hero. That was the last Kang ever saw her.
1. What was a reason for Kang’s grandfather never returned to Kang’s house?
A. supporter of Kim II Sung
B. Accused of betraying North Korea
C. Regarded as a hero
D. As an important person in Korea
E. Force Kang’s family to leave their homeland
2. What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?
A. The last minutes Kang gathered together with his mother
B. The day Kang ever saw his grandma and grandpa
C. The moment Kang’s father was regarded as a hero
D. The last day Kang’s parents and his grandma sobbed
E. The sad moment when Kang’s parents meet grandma
Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching tern. One of the friends at once climbed a nearby
tree. But the other one did not know how to climb. So being led by his common sense, he lay
down on the ground breathless, pretending to be a dead man.
The bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt his ears and slowly left the place.
Because the bear did not touch him, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend on the
ground, "Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?"The other friend replied, "He advised
me not to believe a false friend.
5. "He advised me not to believe a false friend." (Paragraph 3) The underlined word refers to ....
A. The bear
B. The dead man
C. The friend who cannot climb
D. The friend who climb the tree
E. The dead
A.Far
B.Further
C.Farthest
D.More Far
E.Most Far
A. Heavy
B. More heavy
C. Heavier
D. heaviest
E. heaven
On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of
people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.
Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did
not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted,”It’s two
minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”
I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that
moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
2. When did the clock stopped?
A. At 5.12 C. At 11.55 E. At 11.00
B. At 12.00 D. At 12.02
A poor boy sold goods from door to door to pay his school fee. One day he had only a little
money left and he was very hungry. He decided to ask for some food at the next house he
visited. However he was so nervous when a lovely young woman opened the door. He only
asked for a glass of water. The woman thought that the boy was hungry so she gave him a large
glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked. “How much do owe you?”. “You don’t owe me
anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said,
A. Naughtiest
B. Naughty
C. Naughtier
D. Most naughty.
E. Most naughtie
8. His performance is …………… than other stars.
A. Brighter
B. Further
C. Better
D. Slower
E. Sharper
Acid rain is rain that is highly acidic because of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other
air pollutants duissolved in it. Normal rain is slightly acidic, with a pH of 6. Acid rain may have
a pH value as low as 2.8.
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Recycling is a collection, processing, and reuse of materials that would otherwise be
thrown away. Materials ranging from precious metals to broken glass, from old newspapers to
plastic spoons, can be recycled. The recycling process reclaims the original material and uses it
in new products.
In general, using recycled materials to make new products costs less and requires less
energy than using new materials. Recycling can also reduce pollution, either by reducing the
demand for high-pollution alternatives or by minimizing the amount of pollution produced
during the manufacturing process.
Paper products that can be recycled include cardboard containers, wrapping paper, and
office paper. The most commonly recycled paper product is newsprint. In newspaper recycling,
old newspapers are collected and searched for contaminants such as plastic bags and aluminum
foil. The paper goes to a processing plant where it is mixed with hot water and turned into pulp
in a machine that works much like a big kitchen blender. The pulp is screened and filtered to
remove smaller contaminants. The pulp then goes to a large vat where the ink separates from the
paper fibers and fl oats to the surface. The ink is skimmed off, dried and reused as ink or burned
as boiler fuel. The cleaned pulp is mixed with new wood fibers to be made into paper again.
Experts estimate the average office worker generates about 5 kg of wastepaper per
month. Every ton of paper that is recycled saves about 1.4 cu m (about 50 cu ft) of landfill space.
One ton of recycled paper saves 17 pulpwood trees (trees used to produce paper).
4. We can make use of the ink after being separated from the paper fibers by doing the followings,
EXCEPT....
A. Skim it off
B. Dry it
C. Reuse as ink
D. Burn as boiler fuel
E. Mix it with the pulp
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The Bear and the Two Friends
Once, two friends were walking through the forest. They knew that anything dangerous
can happen to them at any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would remain
united in case of danger.
Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching tern. One of the friends at once climbed a
nearby tree. But the other one did not know how to climb. So being led by his common sense, he
lay down on the ground breathless, pretending to be a dead man.
The bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt his ears and slowly left the
place. Because the bear did not touch him, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend
on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?"The other friend replied, "He
advised me not to believe a false friend.
7. "He advised me not to believe a false friend." (Paragraph 3) The underlined word refers to ....
A. The bear
B. The dead man
C. The friend who cannot climb
D. The friend who climb the tree
E. The other friend replied
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Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis mountains and
inhabited by about 1.3 million people. In the centre of the town there is a large hill which is
called the Dathok Mountain. Because of the topography of the region, Kediri is called a chilly
town by the locals. There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.
Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a special kind of
tofu or bean curd. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of Kediri and has a distinctive taste.
The cigarettes factory dominates the town economy and employs the majority of the women
labor force. Kediri and the cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest
HOLIDAY
A Trip to the Zoo Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When
we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.After getting the
food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at
night. Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell
off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In
the afternoon we saw the animals being fed. When we returned home we were very tired but
happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.
CHOCOLATE
Have you ever wondered how people get chocolate from? In this article we’ll enter the
amazing world of chocolate so you can understand exactly what you’re eating.
Chocolate starts with a tree called the cacao tree. This tree grows in equatorial regions, especially
in places such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a fruit about the
size of a small pine apple. Inside the fruit are the tree’s seeds, also known as cocoa beans.
The beans are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun and then shipped to the chocolate
maker. The chocolate maker starts by roasting the beans to bring out the flavour. Different beans
from different places have different qualities and flavor, so they are often sorted and blended to
produce a distinctive mix. Next, the roasted beans are winnowed. Winnowing removes the meat
nib of the cacao bean from its shell. Then, the nibs are blended. The blended nibs are ground to
make it a liquid. The liquid is called chocolate liquor. It tastes bitter. All seeds contain some
amount of fat, and cacao beans are not different. However, cacao beans are half fat, which is why
the ground nibs form liquid. It’s pure bitter chocolate.
Diana was born in 1961 as the third daughter of Edward John Spencer and his wife Ruth
Burke Roche. Diana grew up in a very privileged family that had a long history of close ties with
the royal family. When Diana’s paternal grandfather passed away in 1975, Diana’s father
became the 8th Earl of Spencer and Diana gained the title of “Lady”.
In 1969, Diana’s parents divorced. Her mother’s affair helped court decide to give custody of
the couple’s four children to Diana’s father. Both of her parents eventually remarried, but the
divorce left an emotional scar on Diana.
Diana attended school at West Heath in Kent and spent a short time a finishing school in
Switzerland. Although she was not an excellent student academically, her determined
personality, caring nature, and cheerful outlook helped her through it. After returning from
Switzerland, Diana rented an apartment with two friends, worked with children at the Young
England Kindergarten, and watched movies and visited restaurant in her free time.
It was about this time that Prince Charles, in his early 30, was under increasing pressure to
choose a wife. Diana’s vibrancy, cheerfulness, and good family background caught the attention
of Prince Charles and the two began dating during in mid-1980. It was a whirlwind romance for
on February 24, 1981, Buckingham Palace officially announces the couple’s engagement. At the
time, Lady Diana and Prince Charles seemed truly in love and whole world was awed by what
seemed like a fairytale romance.
1. How did Diana spend her free time when she was still a bachelorette?
A. She watched movies
B. She finished her school
C. She worked in restaurant
D. She returned to Switzerland
E. She visited her friends near the restaurant
2. The custody of the couple’s four children was given to Diana’s father because…
A. Her outlook was cheerful
B. Her mother had an affair
C. She determined her personality
D. She had her very privileged family
E. Her paternal grandfather was dead
Explanation Text
Last month, my family and I went to the beach. We wanted to refresh our mind and enjoy
the fresh air. We went there early in the morning by car.
After parking our car we walked a long the beach bare footed, we could feel the
smoothness of the sand. The cold sea water touched our feet.
Once upon a time, there was once a guy who was very much in love with a girl. This
romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to that girl. Although he was just
an ordinary employee in a company and his future didn’t seem too bright, they were very
happy together. Until one day, the girl told him that she was going to paris and would never
come back. She also told him that she could not visualize any future for both of them. This
made the guy heartbroken, but he agreed to let her go.
The world must keep moving. The guy worked hard, day and night. He wanted to make
something out of himself. Finally, with all the hard word and with the help of friends, he
had set up his own company. “you never fail until you stop trying”,he always told himself.
“ I must succeed in life!”
Before the guy could realize, the couple was walking towards a cemetery. The guy got out
of his car and followed them. To his surpise, he saw his smiling ex-girlfriend’s photograph
on her tombstone. He also saw his preciouns paper cranes in a bottle placed beside her
tomb. The couple saw him. He walked over and asked them why this happened. Then, they
explained that she did not leave for france at all. She suffered from cancer. She believed
that the guy would make it someday. She did not want her illness to be his burden.
Therefore, she chose to leave him.
Before leaving the world, she had asked her parents to put the guy’s paper cranes beside
her tomb. If the day came when fate brought the guy to her again, he could take some. Of
those back with him. The guy just wept.
4. What is the text about?
A. A couple of lovers
B. A man who was in love
C. A workaholic man
D. A loveable woman
E. A brokenhearted
5. What did the guy give to the girl to show his love?
A. 10 pieces of paper cranes
B. 100 preces of paper cranes
C. 100 pieces of paper cars
D. 1,000 pieces of paper cars
E. 1,000 pieces of paper cranes
6. The guy was broken-hearted because________
A. The girl decided to leave him for paris and never came back
B. The guy wanted to leave him for paris and never came back
C. did not let her go with him The girl’s parents
D. The guy was just an ordinary employee
E. The girl did not love him anymore
7. One day, the guy saw his ex-girlfriend’s parents were walking under the rain. Where were
they off to?
A. To their house
B. To the guy’s house
C. To a cemetery
D. To an airport
E. To a funeral ceremony
8. The girl died because of_______
A. Cancer