Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Last Friday, Ms Mabel brought her class for an excursion to the fire station. She wanted her students to see and learn how things were run inside the red brick building and what the firemen had to do (26) ________ emergencies. She introduced them to Mr Jackson, the chief of the fire department.
Before Mr Jackson showed the students around the fire station, there was a short (27) ________ between the students and him. He wondered how much the students knew about the occupation. The students were only too eager to show off what they knew or learnt from school about firemen. It was evident that they were (28) ________ to find out more about what firemen do besides extinguishing fires and rescuing people. Mr Jackson told them a fireman had to (29) ________ many tests before he could be certified as a professional. In addition, a fireman must be strong and physically fit.
At last, Mr Jackson brought the eager students to look at the fire engines. He (30) ________ out to them the hydraulic platform on the fire engine which they use to put out fires in flats or other high-rise buildings.
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Nhung has lived in Sydney, Australia for five years so she speaks ________.
The departure time on Saturday is different than the time the bus leaves on Sunday.
She teaches relaxation techniques to help patients ________ the pain of their illness.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25.
Bamboo is an amazing plant. Did you know it is actually a grass? In fact, giant bamboo is the largest member of the grass family. Some types can grow an incredible 90 centimetres in just one day. Some bamboo plants can grow to over 30 metres tall, which is as tall as a gum tree.
You probably know that bamboo is the favourite food of pandas, but chimpanzees, gorillas and elephants eat it too.
Bamboo is also extremely useful to people. It is a very valuable construction material because it is so strong. In fact, whole houses can be built from bamboo. In some parts of the world, bamboo is used as scaffolding (the frame used to support building work).
The range of things that can be made from bamboo is huge. Furniture, cooking utensils, and musical instruments can all be made from bamboo. Bamboo fibres can be used to produce a soft, cotton-like material for T-shirts and underwear. Bamboo fibres are also used to make paper. Bamboo can even be used to make bicycle frames and boats.
Bamboo is a type of ________.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
According to the text, one way bamboo is amazing is that ________.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Because she is so depressed, Barbara has been crying in her bed all day long.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Peter usually had lunch in the canteen, but he doesn’t now.
Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
