Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Not so many years ago, the word vitamin was known only to a few scientists. Today it is very widely used, and the importance of vitamins in our foods is common knowledge.

Vitamins are life - giving substances found in foods and are needed for the proper growth and general health of the body. The different kinds of vitamins are indicated by letters of the alphabet. At the present time, vitamins A, Bl, B2, c, D, E and G are known. A proper diet should contain a collection of foods in which all of these vitamins are present. Vitamins are also prepared and sold in tablet and capsule form.

Each vitamin has its particular work to do in the life - giving process. Vitamin B1, for example, benefits appetite and digestion. It also helps the body grow. Another vitamin helps the blood to clot, so that danger of bleeding to death in case of injury is lessened. Still another makes the eyes stronger of seeing at night. Airplane pilots need plenty of this vitamin. Scientists think vitamins may have some effect on keeping the hair from turning gray.

28.  Which of the following is NOT directly stated in the article but is a reasonable conclusion from the reading?

A.       Scientists have known about vitamins for centuries.

B.       Vitamins are medicines given to cure diseases.

C. To get all the vitamins a person must eat a variety of foods.

D. A few people know the value of vitamins.

29.      This article as a whole is about______.

A. diet in relation to health                   B. prevention of diseases

C. what vitamins are and what they do D. how scientists discovered vitamins

30.      We know the name of vitamins through______.

A. the pictures                                       B. the food

C. the letters of the alphabet                 D. the different tastes

31.      The word “another” in the last paragraph refers to which of the following?

A. vitamin B. food                                C. diet                     D. medicine

32.      Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.       Vitamins can be taken only by eating the foods in which they are found.

B.       Vitamins can be prepared in tablet and capsule form.

C. Vitamins have an important effect on health.

D. Each vitamin has its particular work to do

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Not so many years ago, the word vitamin was known only to a few scientists. Today it is very widely used, and the importance of vitamins in our foods is common knowledge.

Vitamins are life - giving substances found in foods and are needed for the proper growth and general health of the body. The different kinds of vitamins are indicated by letters of the alphabet. At the present time, vitamins A, Bl, B2, c, D, E and G are known. A proper diet should contain a collection of foods in which all of these vitamins are present. Vitamins are also prepared and sold in tablet and capsule form.

Each vitamin has its particular work to do in the life - giving process. Vitamin B1, for example, benefits appetite and digestion. It also helps the body grow. Another vitamin helps the blood to clot, so that danger of bleeding to death in case of injury is lessened. Still another makes the eyes stronger of seeing at night. Airplane pilots need plenty of this vitamin. Scientists think vitamins may have some effect on keeping the hair from turning gray.

28.  Which of the following is NOT directly stated in the article but is a reasonable conclusion from the reading?

A.       Scientists have known about vitamins for centuries.

B.       Vitamins are medicines given to cure diseases.

C. To get all the vitamins a person must eat a variety of foods.

D. A few people know the value of vitamins.

29.      This article as a whole is about______.

A. diet in relation to health                   B. prevention of diseases

C. what vitamins are and what they do D. how scientists discovered vitamins

30.      We know the name of vitamins through______.

A. the pictures                                       B. the food

C. the letters of the alphabet                 D. the different tastes

31.      The word “another” in the last paragraph refers to which of the following?

A. vitamin B. food                                C. diet                     D. medicine

32.      Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.       Vitamins can be taken only by eating the foods in which they are found.

B.       Vitamins can be prepared in tablet and capsule form.

C. Vitamins have an important effect on health.

D. Each vitamin has its particular work to do

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

            I first met my friend Max Westlake two years ago when he knocked on my door. “Hello”, he said warmly. “My name is Max, and I've just moved in next door, so I'm your new neighbour.”

He's a handsome, well-dressed young man in his early twenties. Max is quite tall and slim, with hazel eyes and carefully-styled light brown hair. He likes wearing expensive clothes such as leather jackets and silk scarves.

            He has a great sense of humour, and I love to listen to his amusing stories. What's more, he is a very kind-hearted person who is always ready to help a friend in need. On the other hand, though, he can seem arrogant and conceited sometimes because he likes to be the centre of attention.

He enjoys dangerous sports such as bungee jumping and hang glid­ing. He's a great dancer, too and he often goes to clubs and discos.

All in all, life is never dull when Max is around. Who wouldn't be happy to have him for a friend and neighbour?

(Edited from Reading & Writing Targets 3, Virginia Evans – Jenny Dooley, Express Publishing)

 Question 28: Who is Max?

       A. He is a kind man.                                        B. He is a writer of the passage.

       C. He is the writer’s friend who is old.           D. He is a young neighbor of the writer.

Question 29: What does Max look like?

       A. funny                        B. kind-hearted          C. good looking                          D. a great dancer

Question 30: What is NOT TRUE about Max?

       A. He is around 20.                                                B. He is a dancer.

       C. He likes luxurious clothes.                                D. He never smiles.

Question 31: The phrase “sense of humour” can be best replaced by _______.

       A. funny                             B. serious               C. sad                                          D. intelligent

Question 32: What is the main topic of the passage?

       A. An interesting neighbor                                            B. A best friend         C. A broken relationship           D. A rich neighbor

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

What is NOT true when talking about blues?

A. They could be amusing and optimistic.

B. A well-known blues musician was Scott Joplin.

C. They gained popularity near the time ragtime became popular.

D. They were a more individual style of music than spirituals.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

What is NOT true when talking about blues?

A. They could be amusing and optimistic.

B. A well-known blues musician was Scott Joplin.

C. They gained popularity near the time ragtime became popular.

D. They were a more individual style of music than spirituals.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

What is NOT true when talking about blues?

A. They could be amusing and optimistic

B. A well-known blues musician was Scott Joplin

C. They gained popularity near the time ragtime became popular

D. They were a more individual style of music than spirituals

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

When did jazz become the most popular American music?

A. Sometime in the early 20^th century.

B. When elements from other American music combined.

C. After the hit “Maple Leaf Rag” was written.

D. In the late 1800s.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

When did jazz become the most popular American music?

A. Sometime in the early 20^th century.

B. When elements from other American music combined.

C. After the hit “Maple Leaf Rag” was written.

D. In the late 1800s.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

When did jazz become the most popular American music?

A. Sometime in the early 20^th century

B. When elements from other American music combined

C. After the hit “Maple Leaf Rag” was written

D. In the late 1800s

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Coca Cola is a popular drink for people all over the world. At first, very few people drank Coca Cola, but now it is sold in more than 160 countries. More than 1.6 billion gallons are sold every year.

Coca Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in Atlanta on 8 May, 1886. However, the name Coca Cola was given by Frank Robinson, one of Dr. Pemberton’s partners. Later, in 1888, the business was sold to another man, Asa Candler. He opened his first factory to produce this drink in 1895 in Dallas, Texas. Since then, a great quantity of Coca Cola has been produced there.

Since 1982, a special kind of Coca Cola has been made for overweight people - diet Coke. They have used many clever advertisements to increase the amount of Coca Cola sold every year.

Besides Coca Cola, there are many other drinks of the same kind sold all over the world such as Pepsi Cola, Sp - Cola and Dr. Pepper. However, Coca Cola is the most popular. People drink Coca Cola with their meals, when they are thirsty or when they socialize with friends.

It is certain that more and more people will drink Coca Cola all over the world in this century.

28.       The first Coca Cola factory was opened in Dallas by______.

A. Dr. Pemberton                                  B. Asa Candler

C. Frank Robinson                                D. Dr. Pepper

29.       The word “there” refers to______.

A. where Coca Cola was first made B. the city with the first Coca Cola factory

C. Atlanta, a U.S. City                          D. the place that Coca Cola is sold

30.       Diet Coke is used for ______people.

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

31.       Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “popular”?

A. well - known     B. friendly              C. nutritious           D. well - scattered

32.       Coca Cola is believed to be______.

A.       more popular than other drinks of the same kind

B.        less popular than other drinks of the same kind

C. as popular as the last century

D. as popular as other drinks of the same kind