A.READING
Part 1. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to fill each blank of the passage.
The Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may be surprised (1)._____ the large variety of animals that live there. (2)______________interesting feature of this park is the National Animal Orphanage (3)___________is found at the entrance. Visitors, especially children, (4) go there to receive coaching on how to recognize the different species of fauna. They also learn (5)_______________ the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival. The Orphanage (6)__________ by Mr. C.E.Cade, who got the idea of opening such a place (7) ___________ a warden brought a badly-injured, newborn bushbuck to him. The
warden (8)______the animal from a baboon that (9)_______to kill it. (10)_____ 1963 the Orphanage was officially opened, with thirty-two baby animals that had been either orphaned, separated from their mothers or abandoned.
| 1. | A. with | B. at | C. over | D. in |
| 2. | A. Some | B. An | C. A | D. The |
| 3. | A. which | B. where | C. whose | D. who |
| 4. | A. could | B. would | C. can | D. must |
| 5. | A. on | B. about | C. with | D. of |
| 6. | A. is started | B. starts | C. had started | D. was started |
| 7. | A. while | B. since | C. when | D. before |
| 8. | A. has rescued | B.rescued | C. was rescuing | D. had rescued |
| 9. | A. had tried | B. tried | C. was trying | D. is trying |
| 10. A. On | B. At | C. Since | D. In | |
Part 2. Each of the numbered blanks in the following passage stands for one word which has been omitted. Read and fill each blank with an appropriate word of your own choice.
Pulau Paya, a tiny island situated 32 kilometres off Luala, (1)_____about to become Malaysia’s first national marine park. It has (2)______about two years for work (3)____ the project to be completed. For those (4)_____ enjoy outdoor life, the marine park is (5)_____ideal place to visit. It (6)_______facilities for jungle journeys and camping sites.(7) ____________like swimming, sailing, boating, fishing and scuba diving (8)_________
be pursued here.
In addition, there are plans to set (9)_______centres for the hiring of scuba diving equipment and boats. Now, the authorities are trying to encourage local fishermen to use their boats for transporting tourists, thereby making the (10)______more accessible.
B.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1. Choose the word with the italicised letters pronounced differently from those of the others.
| 1. A produced | B. believed | C. stopped | D. laughed |
| 2. A missed | B. worked | C. realised | D. watched |
| 3. A deaned | B. received | C. replived | D. laughed |
| 4. A asked | B. advised | C. worked | D. promised |
| 5. A washed | B. matched | C. intended | D. walked |
| 6. A liked | B. wrapped | C. travelled | D. stopped |
| 7. A reposed | B. succeeded | C. improved | D. housed |
| 8. A directed | B. counted | C. liberated | D. finished |
| 9. A astonished | B. toured | C. rubbed | D. erased |
| 10. A needed | B. afforded | C. advanced | D. invented |
Exercise 2. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences.
1.The child would not have fallen if you_______him.
A.hasn’t pushed. B. pushed
C.hadn’t pushed D.push
2.He forgot to ask them if they________ the gift for her wedding.
A.have bought B.had bought
C.bought D.buy
3.If you_______ her the truth, she would have respected you more.
A.told B.tell
C.have told D.had told
4. What_________our teacher________if she sees us here?
A.dose – say B.will-say
C.is – going D.will – be saying
5.She ______as if she____ for days.
A.looks – had not slept B.looked – had not slept
C.is looking – isn’t sleeping D.had looked – hadn’t slept
6.If my bicycle had not punctured, I_______ have reached the place in time.
A.could B.will
C.shall D.may
7.We______________have done it for you if you had told us.
A.need B.mustn’t
C.would D.ought to
8.I_______to town this afternoon; I________if I can get them for you.
A.go – am seeing B.will be going – see
C.am going – will see D.have gone – shall see
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1.Tom got to the station in time to catch his train.
If he (miss)_______ it, he (be)___________________ late for his interview.
2.It’s good that you reminded me about Lan’s birthday.I (forget)___________ it
if you (not remind)___________ me.
3.Unfortunately, I didn’t have my address book with me when I was in New York.
If I (have)__________________ your address, I (send)_______________ you a postcard.
4.I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. It (be)_______________
quicker if I (walk)_______.
5.I didn’t know you were in hospital. If I (know)________,I (go) ________to visit you.
ĐÁP ÁN
A.READING
Part 1
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.D
Part 2
1.is 2.taken 3.on 4.who 5.an
6.has/offers 7.Activities 8.can 9.up 10.island
B.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise1.
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C
Exercise 2.
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.C
Exercise 3.
1.had missed, would have been
2.would have forgotten, hadn’t reminded
3.had had, would have sent
4.would have been, had walked
5.had known, would have gone
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