VIII. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question from. (1pt)

REBECCA STEVENS

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. “You must carry everything on your back,” so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”

When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous.

Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. she has a new job too, on a science program on television.

Rebecca is well known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains!

1. Everest is a ………………….

          A. country            B. mountain                             C. town                D. waterfall

2. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for …………….

          A. a bookshop      B. a newspaper     C. a travel agent    D. a university

3. Rebecca went to Everest……………

          A. with her family          B. with a climbing group          C. without anyone D. nobody

4. Rebecca didn’t take much luggage because she …………

A. didn’t have many things                         B. had a bad back

C. had to carry it herself                               D. sad

5. Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because ……….

A. it was too cold                     B. there was not enough water

C. she is a dirty person             D. She’s cold

6. Rebecca carried water for ……………….

A. drinking           B. cooking C. cleaning her teeth       D. washing her hair

7. Rebecca became famous when she ……………..

A. got to the highest place in the world        B. wrote a book about her trip

C. was on a television program          D. swam in a sea

8. After her trip, Rebecca ……………..

A. earned the same money                           B. stayed in the same flat

C. did the same job                                     D. left her job

9. When did Rebecca reach the top of Mount Everest?

A. on June 17 1993                 B. on May 17 1994       

C. on May 27 1993                  D. on May 17 1993

10. How did Rebecca feel when she reached the top of Mount Everest?

A. It was the worst moment of her life.  B. It was the saddest moment of her life.

C. It was the darkest moment of her life.      D. It was the best moment of her life.

IX. Read the passage and decide which ''statements are true or false.(0.5 point)

                      Clarkson is a large town. It has more than fifty thousand people living there.

It sits next to a large river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the ferry from North Clarkson to.-South Clarkson to go to work

            Most people live in North Clarkson. There are many trees and the streets are very broad. When the sun shines and the children run and play in the safe streets, North Clarkson is a wonderful place to live. South Clarkson has a lot of shops and factories. People don’t live there, but they come in the morning to work. There is also a big stadium where the Clarkson Tigers play. On Sundays, many people go to watch their favourite team. At the weekend, the people from Clarkson enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark River. They also sail small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in the large park.

Every year, Clarkson grows in size because a lot of people come to live there. The government builds more houses and the streets get busier. Maybe in the future, if the town continues to grow, it will become a city!

True

False

1. Nearly fifty thousand people live in Clarkson.

2. Most of the houses are in South Clarkson.

3. The local sports team is the Clarkson Tigers.

4. The sports team plays on Saturdays.

5. Many new people come to Clarkson to live.

X. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. (0.5pts)        

1. I like listening to music more than watching TV.

à I prefer ………………………………………………………….……….

2.Mai is the youngest of the three girls.

à Mai is ………………………………………………………………………...

3.Whose book is this? (belong)

Who………………………………………………………………...………………

4. Air travel is faster than any kind of transport.

Air travel is the………………………………………………………………………

5. Barbara cooks better than Mike does.

 Mike doesn't …………………………………………………….…………