D. READING (4.0 POINTS)

PART 1. Complete the email. Write ONE word for each space. For questions 1 – 10, write on your answer sheet. (1.0 pt)

To: sophiesmith@frendzmail.com

Subject: Book room in hotel.                                      

     Dear Sir or Madam,  

     I (0) would like a room at your hotel (1) ________ three nights from September 15th (2) ________ 17th.

I’d like a single room (3) ________ a shower. I also need (4) ________ telephone in my room. Please can I (5) ________ a quiet room on (6) ________ ground floor?

     I am going to drive the hotel. Is (7) ________ a hotel car park?

     I (8) ________ arrive at about 10.30 p.m. What (9) ________ does the restaurant close in the evening? If possible, I would like a meal (10) ________ I arrive.

     Thank you for your help.

     Yours faithfully,

     Mark Jones

PART 2. Choose A, B, C or D that best fits each blank to complete the passage. (2.0 pts)

     Wales has a population of about three million. English is the main language and only twenty per cent speak both Welsh and English. Every year (1) ________  August there is a Welsh-speaking festival. It (2) ________ place in a different town each year so everyone has the chance for it to be near them. Local people (3) ________ years making plans for when the festival will be in (4) ________ town.      Each festival (5) ________ arrived by about 160,000 people. They travel not only from nearby towns and villages but also from the rest of (6) ________ British Isles and even from abroad. There are concerts, plays and (7) ________ to find best singers, poets, writers, (8) ________ so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as (9) ________ as food and drink. The festival provides a chance for welsh-speaking people to be together for a whole week, with the Welsh language all around (10) ________

1.  A. on                                 B. by                                 C. in                                  D. at

2.  A. takes                            B. take                              C. taking                           D. took

3.  A. pass                              B. put                                C. spend                           D. do

4.  A. our                                B. their                              C. his                                 D. its

5.  A. is                                   B. are                                C. was                               D. were

6.  A. a                                    B. and                               C. the                                D.an

7.  A. competitors                 B. competitive                 C. competitions               D. compete

8.  A. and                               B. or                                  C. but                                D. because

9.  A. long                              B. far                                 C. good                             D. well

10. A. them                           B. their                              C. they                              D. theirs

PART 3. Read the passage and do the task that follows. (1.0 pt)

      Venice is a city in the northern part of Italy. It is built on more than 100 small islands.

      Venice has very narrow streets. Cars are not allowed there. But people have other ways to get around. They can walk from place to place. They can also go on canals!

      A canal is a waterway built by people. There are many canals in Venice. People can use boats to travel on the canals.

      One kind of boat that is used in Venice is called a gondola. It is similar to a canoe. People often think of this kind of boat when they think of Venice.

       There are other boats in Venice, too. There are boats that act like taxis or buses. There are police boats. There are ambulance boats. And there are even garbage boats that take away the trash!

                                                                                           (Source: readworks.org)

1. What is the text mainly about?

      A. Travelling in Venice                                           C. Canals in Venice

      B. Gondolas in Venice                                            D. Venice – the northern city of Italy.

2. What does the word “They” refer to?

      A. Ways                        B. People                            C. Cars                                D. Canals

3. What is a gondola?

      A.  A canal                    B. A boat                             C. A street                           D. A canoe

4. What kind of boats are NOT mentioned in the text?

      A. Police boats                                                          C.  Family boats

      B. Garbage boats                                                      D. Ambulance boats

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

     A. You cannot drive your car in Venice.

     B. Venice is built over 100 small islands.

     C. Venice is built on islands.

     D. The only way to travel in Venice is by boat.