Passage 1

In raising and caring for children, I should remind you that every parent, regardless of ethnicity, a lucrative or plausible source of income, education, or geographic location, watches eagerly the child’s acquisition of each new skill. However, it is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, which can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child which will severely be punished. Fortunately, this idea has been eradicated for many years.

A baby might deliberately be compelled to use a toilet too early; a young child might be exhorted to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself. Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness and restrictions towards their children. Some may be especially a strict adherence to money matters. Others are severed over times of coming home at night or being punctual for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own benefit.

1. What is NOT mentioned the passage as a parental control over children.

2. We understand from the passage that …….. .

3. Paragraph 1, Line 8, enthusiasm is closet in meaning to ……. .

4. Paragraph 2, Line 1, strictness is the OPPOSTTE of ……….. .

5. Paragraph 2, Line 2, are severed can be rewritten as ……. .

6. Paragraph 2, Line 3, the controls imposed can be rewritten as the controls …… .

7. The word “exhorted”, in paragraph 2, is closes in meaning to……….

passage 2

Writing a test is like running a marathon. Both activities require you to do your best for a long time. There are a couple of strategies you can use to stay relaxed, focused, and motivated for the whole test.

Runners train before a big race. They practice their skills in the same conditions they will face in the marathon. You can train for a test in a similar way. Start by thinking about the types of questions that will likely be on the test. For a reading test, there may be comprehension questions on vocabulary, main idea, details, cause and effect, sequence, and inferences. You may also be asked to condense the text. For a writing test, you will likely be asked to write a paragraph about a given topic. The topics will often involve describing something, explaining how to do something, telling a story about something, or giving your opinion about something. Study what your instructor has taught you about how to provide a concise answer to each question type. The goal of a test is usually to independently apply the skills you have learned and practiced in class.

Just like before a big race, it is a good idea to take care of your basic needs before the test commences. For example, get plenty of sleep the night before. During the day of the test, get sufficient food to eat. Go to the bathroom ahead of time. These things will help you focus.

When you get the test, don’t forget to put your name on it. Then, take a quick look at each page. A long test may have different sections. Notice how many marks each section is worth. Like a runner, you will want to be careful about your pace. If you have a limited amount of time to complete the test, you will want to leave yourself enough time for the sections that are worth the most marks. Don’t forget to have a legible writing. If your handwriting is illegible, you will not get good mark. Enroll a course to enhance your handwriting.

Now you are ready to begin answering the questions. Read the instructions and questions very carefully. Be confident not misunderstand what you are being asked to do and what you imply. If you couldn’t work out the answer, ask your instructor, resume thinking about the answer, or listen to music to soothe your anxiety.

You may want to build rapid confidence by starting with the questions that are easiest for you.

During a reading test, it can help to do a quick pre-reading exercise you have been taught, even if it is not part of the instructions. For example, try scanning the text to figure out the topic before you read the whole thing more carefully. Then think about what you already know about the topic. Predict the details that might be in the reading. For a writing test, pre-writing is a very important first step. Brainstorm your ideas and organize them before you start writing. Some students skip these two things, but they probably shouldn’t. You should not expect to have an impeccable test.

Before you hand in your test, briefly review your answers. Unlike a marathon, it doesn’t matter who finishes first during a test. Check your grammar and spelling. Make sure your instructor will be able to read your handwriting. Finally, be confident that you answered every question.

1. The main purpose of the passage is to help the reader ……

2. According to the passage, which of the following items is NOT correct?

3. It is important to think about the topic when you begin a reading test because it may help ……….

4. We can understand from the passage that taking a test is like running a marathon because …….. .

5- Scanning is important when you take a test because it helps you ……..

6. According to the passage, the first thing to do when you receive a test paper is to …….

Passage 3

Viola Desmond was an African Canadian woman from Nova Scotia. She inhabited in a time when black women were expected to be servants in houses, and black men were expected to be servants on trains but she simply got offended with that idea. From a young age, Viola dreamed of undertaking her own business. By 1946, she was making her dreams come true. Viola was only 32, yet she had her own beauty salon. She had set up a school to train other black women to work in the beauty business. She also hired workers to renovate her house.

One day, she was driving across Nova Scotia to make a delivery, but then her car broke down in New Glasgow. She decided to go see a movie while she lingered in the garge for her car to be fixed. She went to the Roseland Theater. It was a brick building with a sign that lit up at night. She paid for a ticket and went inside. The theater had a main floor and a balcony. Viola sat on the main floor because her eyesight was feeble, and she needed to be close to the screen.

Just as the movie started to play, she felt a tap on her shoulder. A staff person frankly told her she could not sit there. Her ticket was for the balcony. Viola went back to the ticket booth. She asked for a ticket for the main floor. The ticket seller said, “We don’t sell tickets of the main floor to you people.” That’s when she realized that the balcony was for black people. The main floor was for white people. Viola said that she could not see from the balcony. She put the surplus money for a main floor ticket on the counter. The ticket seller would not take it, but she went back to her seat anyway.

That’s when the manager came in, he beckoned her to move to the balcony, or he would call the police. Viola told him to go ahead. She wasn’t moving. She was doing nothing wrong. Positive enough, the police came. They asked her one more time to move. Viola said no, so the police grabbed her by the arms and took her from the theater. They had to drag her.

The police imprisoned Viola and confined her to her cell. She sat up awake the whole night. The subsequent day, she was taken to court. Nobody had told her she could call a lawyer, so she had to defend herself. She didn’t know how courtrooms worked, and she was found culpable.

Her husband begged her to forget about what had happened, But Viola disrupted the peaceful context and took the case back to court. Sadly, she lost once more. But Viola’s case brought many people together to fight for equal right in Nova Scotia. They kept up the battle, and in 1954, the province finally got rid of the laws that made it legal to treat black people differently from white people.

1. It is obvious from the passage that…..

2. We understand from the passage that…

3. Viola spoke on her own behalf in court because….

4. Viola wanted to sit on the main floor of the theater because…….

5. In paragraph 4, line 5, drag is closest in meaning to……… .

6. In paragraph 6, line 3, the province refers to……

7. Which event happened first?

8. Viola was taken to prison because she ……..

9. Which statement in NOT true?

10. Which event happened last?

Passage 4

 Although no one is certain why migration occurs, there are certain theories. One theory is based upon the premise that prehistoric birds of the Northern Hemisphere were compelled to migrate south during the intolerable ice age, when glaciers covered vast parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. As the glaciers melted, the birds flew long distances to come back to their homeland, spent the summer, and then went south again as the ice advanced considerably in winter. In time, the migration became a habit, and now, although the glaciers have vanished, the habit continues. Unless they migrate, they will be extinct.

Another theory proposes that ancestral home of all modern birds was the topics. When the region became overpopulated, many endangered species were crowded north. During the summer, there were plenty of food, but during the winter, scarcity forced them to return to the tropics.

A more recent theory, known as photoperiodism, comments a relationship between increasing daylight and the stimulation of certain glands in the birds’ bodies that may prepare them for migration. One scientist has been able to cause midwinter migration by exposing birds to artificial periods of daylight. He has concluded that changes occur in the bodies of birds because of seasonal changes in the length of daylight.

1. The passage supports the belief that ….

2. We can infer from the passage that …..

3. Paragraph 2, line 1, proposes is closest in meaning to….

4. In paragraph 1, line 2, premise is closest in meaning to….

5. In paragraph 2 ,line 2, the region refers to….

6. In paragraph 2, line 3, scarcity is the opposite of …….

7. According to one theory, when the glaciers disappeared, birds…….. .

8. The author states that birds left the tropics because ….

9. One scientist exposed birds to artificial daylight to test the relationship between ….. .

10. According to the theory of photoperiodism,. …..