II. READING: ( 2.5 marks ) :
A. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question below:
Isaac Newton is one of the greatest men in the (1) ……….. of scientists. He was born in a small
village of Wootsphore in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his
father died. Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming, he
was (2) ……….. of the poetry and maths. So Newton was (3) ………. to school. After he left school,
Newton studied at Cambridge University. He (4) ………. on maths at the university after (5)
………….. . His greatest discovery is the law of gravitation.
1. A. time B. age C. history D. field
2. A. interested B. considered C. fond D. keen
3. A. gone B. sent C. given D. learned
4. A. lectured B. studied C. talked D. wrote
5. A. graduating B. learning C. teaching D. leaving
B. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.25 ms)

relatives / although / decorations / preparations / presents / celebrations

Christmas is one of the biggest holiday in most of Britain. Celebrations start on 24 December,
Christmas Eve, (1) ……………. there have been several weeks of (2) ……………… beforehand. The
Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and (3) …………. have been bought. Christmas cards have
already been sent to friends and (4) ………… about a week before Christmas, people usually put up
their decorations and an angel on the top of the Christmas tree. Family (5) ………… are usually put
under the tree.