READING VII. READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BEST...

SECTION 4. READING

VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage.

Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points)

(1)__________food in the US today is not the same (2)___________it

was in the past. Fifty years (3)__________, every neighborhood had a little food

market. A good selection of meat, vegetables and fruits (4)__________on

display on the stalls.

Now every neighborhood (5)__________a big market. These are very

(6)__________places. The old markets were usually small and friendly.

(7)__________from the neighborhood often stop there to hear the news or to

talk. But this is not true (8)__________supermarkets. Usually, supermarkets are

very large. They are not very friendly. They are not good places for meeting

friends or talking (9)___________. People in supermarkets always seem to be

tired and in (10)___________hurry.

1. A. Shopping B. Buying C. Looking D. Getting

2. A. as B. like C. when D. while

3. A. last B. later C. next D. ago

4. A. are B. were C. was D. have

5. A. had B. has C. have D. will have

6. A. same B. different C. old D. similar

7. A. Farmers B. Workers C. Students D. People

8. A. at B. on C. in D. for

9. A. too B. neither C. nor D. either

10. A. a B. the C. an D. ø

Write your answers here:

1 ________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 _________ 5 ___________

6 ________ 7___________ 8___________ 9 _________ 10___________

VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.

Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0 point)

Sumo

Sumo wrestling is a national sport in Japan. Every year there are six

tournaments, and millions of Japanese watch them on television. Sumo is almost

as old as the nation of Japan itself. Stories say that there was sumo wrestling

over 2,000 years ago. History says that there were national sumo tournaments in

the eighth century.

Usually athletes are thin and can move very quickly. It is beautiful to

watch them play. However, sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos. One

famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos. Sumo wrestlers do not look beautiful, and

sumo wrestling is very slow sport.

Sumo wrestlers wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor. A wrestler loses

the match if he leaves the ring. He is also the loser if any part of the body except

his feet touches the floor. Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor

or out of the ring.

People from other countries usually think sumo is very strange, but the

Japanese love it. Even young people find this traditional sport exciting.

1. How old is Sumo wrestling?

A. over twenty years B. over two hundred years

C. over two thousand years D. over two million years

2. Sumo wrestlers are________________ .

A. thin B. quick C. small D. fat

3. Sumo wrestling is a very____________ .

A. slow sport B. fast sport C. boring sport D. dangerous sport

4. A sumo wrestler loses the match if________________ .

A. his feet touch the floor B. he is inside the ring

C. he pushes the other down D. he is out of the ring

5. Young Japanese people find Sumo wrestling_______________ .

A. quickly B. exciting C. boring D. bad

1 ________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 __________ 5 __________

IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers

in the space provided. (2.0 points)

Fishing (1)______ my favorite pastime. I often fish for hours (2)_______

catching anything . But this does not worry me. Some fishermen (3)_______

unlucky . Instead of catching (4)______, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am

even less lucky. I never catch anything - not even old boots. After having spent

whole mornings (5)______ the river. I always (6)________ home with an empty

bag . "You must give up fishing! "my friends (7)_________: "It's a waste of

(8)____________". But they (9)__________ realize one important thing. I'm

(10)__________ interested in fishing . I am only interested in sitting on the boat

and doing nothing.

6 _________ 7___________ 8___________ 9 _________ 10___________