Read the text and then choose the right statements by circling the letter a, b, c, or d.

Swimming
When I was a boy, I liked swimming very much. Each year my two brothers and I spent the holiday with our uncle and aunt in their house by the sea. It was only twenty yards from the water. The water was warm, the sun shone brightly, and most days there were no waves. In the middle of the day a wind always began to blow, but it was not strong and did not make the sea rough. One day, we put on our swimming shorts before breakfast. Then, we ran down to the sea across the sand and !umped in. We were in the sea or on the beach until late at night. When our aunt rang a bell, we went back to the house for food, but we ate it in our swimming shorts and soon went back in the sea again. We were all very good swimmers. We dived through the waves or rode towards the beach on top of them until we were tired and hungry.
"dapted from# L.A. Hill, 1963

$. a. The boys% home was near the sea. b. The boys% uncle%s home was near the sea. c. The boys% uncle%s home was a long way from the water. d. The boys% home was a long way from the water. &. a. There were waves every day. b. There were waves on most days. c. There were no waves on most days. d. There were no waves every day. '. a. The boys had breakfast in the house. b. The boys did not have breakfast. c. The boys had breakfast on the sand. d The boys did not use to have breakfast. (. a. The boys put on their swimming shorts before each meal. b. The boys put other clothes on before every meal. c. The boys did not do anything to their clothes before meals. d. The boys always changed their clothes before meals. ). a. The waves rode on top of the boys towards the beach. b. The waves carried the boys towards the beach. c. The boys rode on top of their brothers towards the beach. d. The boys rode on the waves using their board.

The Football Match

*y brother and I went to a football match yesterday. Our school team was playing against another +igh School team. Our team wore red and white shirts, white shorts, and red stockings. The other team wore orange and black shirts, orange shorts, and black stockings. ,They look like bees,, my brother said, and we laughed. They played like bees too. They ran very fast, attacked very hard, and passed the ball to each other very fast. Soon they scored their fi rst goal. *y brother and I shouted and shouted, ,-ome on, .alley School/ -ome on, the .alleys/0 Our headmaster was near us and he was shouting too. +e seemed very enthusiastic. +owever, the high school scored another goal. We were very sad. Then, one of the ,bees0 stopped the ball with one of his hands, so our team got the free kick. Our captain took it and scored a goal. We shouted, ,+ooray/0 The score was now &#$. That was better. 1ow our team began to play better2or the ,bees0 were getting tired. Our team scored another goal before half time. In the second half of the match, both teams tried very hard, but neither scored, so at the end the score was still two all.
"dapted from# L.A. Hill, 1963

$&. The te3t tells about 4 a. !oining a football match b. winning a football match c. attending a football match d. the school football team e. playing football $'. What did the writer and his brother do after the rival team scored the fi rst goal5 a. They shouted to support their school team. b. They shouted to the headmaster. c. They laughed at their school team. d. They ran very fast. e. They played like bees. $(. Which statement is true according to the te3t5 a. The writer and his brother will watch a football match. b. The writer%s school team wore orange and black shirts. c. The writer called his school team the ,bees0. d. The writer%s school team scored the fi rst goal. e. The opponent scored the fi rst goal. $). " word in the te3t which has the same meaning as ,leader0 is 4 a. brother b. goal c. captain d. team e. score $6. ,+e seemed very enthusiastic.0 The antonym of the underlined word is 4 a. energi7ed b. e3cited c. eager d. apathetic e. impatient 8uestions &$ 9 &6 are based on the folowing te3t. My Very Best Friends I believe that a friend is an angel who lifts us off our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fl y. It means that our friends are people who will always be there for us any time we need them. I%m so lucky because I have three best friends. They are :irsty, ;onald and <onathan. We have known each other since we were four years old. We met in the kindergarten. Since then, we always go to the same school. *oreover, our houses are still in the same block. We do everything together. Our motto is ,=nited we stand, divided we fall0. It means ,together we are stronger0. 1ow, let me introduce my friends one by one. :irsty is the youngest among us because she was born in >ecember. We call her ,The Sweety :irsty0. +er father is :rench. She is tall and slim. She%s about $?$ cm. She has long straight hair. "ctually the color of her hair is blonde. +owever, she dyed her hair black since last year. She has beautiful blue eyes, an oval face and pointed nose. ,The Sweety :irsty0 is a cheerful, confi dent, and determined girl. +owever, she is a little bit careless and stubborn. She has many cats in her house. There are about nine cats. She loves them all. One of her favourite is a little orange cat. She calls her @Shinny%. :irsty loves to dance and sing. 1evertheless, she wants to be a model. ;onald%s nickname is ;on. *ost of girls in our school love and adore him. There%s no doubt about his good looking. We call him ,The -harming ;on0. +is height is $?6 cm. ;on has straight hair and perfect face. +e is an intelligent and introvert person. "bove all, he is humble. +e was crowned as The Aest Student this year. +e won so many pri7es on *ath, -hemistry and Bhysic competition. +owever, his favourite sub!ect is -hemistry. +e wants to be a chemist someday.

<onathan is a funny person. +e can always fi nd a way to make the people around him laugh. I wonder what it is in his head for he can create !okes spontaneously. <onathan%s nick name is <o. +e is plump. +e%s about $6C cm tall. +is weight is CD kg. That%s why we call him ,The Aig <o0. +e has a round face with brown eyes. +is spiky hairstyle makes him easily recogni7ed. <o is a humorous, friendly and an easy going person. +e is a movie freak. +e would never miss any new movie in the cinema. +e dreams of becoming a famous actor one day. "bout me5 Well, my name is +ana. I%m the shortest one among them. I%m about $6D cm tall. I have long wavy hair with round face. *y friends call me ,The -hubby +ana0 because I also have a chubby check. *ost people, even my parents say that I%m a careful, generous and diligent person. They also say that I%m a bit sensitive. I love painting. I spend much time in my small studio !ust painting. That%s all about me and friends of mine. Even though we are Euite different, we love each other and will keep this relationship for good. &$. The purpose of the te3t is 4 a. to describe persons and characters b. to tell a seEuence of events c. to entertain the readers d. to persuade the readers to have many friends e. to teach the readers how to make friends

$C& Interlanguage: English for Senior High School X

&&. The followings are :irsty%s characters, e3cept 4 a. cheerful, humorous, and sensitive b. cheerful, confi dent, and strong minded c. determined, sensitive, and funny d. determined, humorous, sensitive e. sensitive, confi dent, serious &'. What is <onathan like5 a. +e is fat, easy going, and funny. b. +e is fat, stubborn, and funny. c. +e is chubby, diligent, and sensitive. d. +e is plump, humble, and sensitive. e. +e is friendly, easy going, and slim. &(. What is +ana%s favourite5 a. She loves -hemistry. b. She loves cats. c. She loves watching T.. d. She loves painting. e. She loves singing. &). Which statement is true according to the te3t5 a. :irsty has a round face. b. <onathan wants to be a chemist. c. ;on wants to be an artist. d. +ana has long straight hair. e. <onathan is plump.. &6. " word in the te3t that has the same meaning as ,strong minded0 is 4 a. sensitive b. friendly c. determined d. confi dent e. cheerful

My Day I had a terrible day yesterday. First, I woke up an hour late because my alarm clock didn't go off. Then, I was in such a hurry that I burned my hand when I was making breakfast. After breakfast, I got dressed so quickly that I forgot to wear socks. Ne t, I ran out of the house trying to get the !"#$ bus, but of course I missed it. I wanted to take a ta i, but I didn't ha%e enough money. Finally, I walked the three miles to my school only to disco%er that it was &unday' I hope I ne%er ha%e a day as the one I had yesterday.
Taken from Ready to Write , ($$#

). *hat happened to the writer yesterday+ a. ,e has a terrible day. b. ,e gets a terrible day. c. ,e had a terrible day. d. ,e got a terrible day. (. *hy did he wake up an hour late+ a. -ecause he didn't set alarm clock. b. -ecause his alarm clock didn't go off. c. -ecause he didn't see alarm clock. d. -ecause his alarm clock didn't work. #. *hat did he do after ha%ing breakfast+ a. ,e got dressed so quickly that he forgot to wear socks. b. ,e wear socks so quickly that he forgot to get dressed. c. ,e ran out of the house trying to get the !"#$ bus. d. ,e burned his hand when he was making breakfast. .. ,ow far did the writer walk+ a. ,e walked for two miles. b. ,e walked for three miles. c. ,e walked for four miles. d. ,e walked for fi%e miles. /. *hat does the writer hope+ a. The writer hopes to disco%er that it was &unday. b. The writer hopes to take a ta i. c. The writer hopes he ne%er had a day like yesterday. d. The writer hopes that yesterday will be better.