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PartI:VocabularyandStructure

SectionA:Choothebestwaytocompletethentences.

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SectionB:Fillineachoftheblankswithasuitableword.

21.

Unfortunately,fartoomanystudentssimplyswitchanddon'tpay

attentioninclass.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

offoff

22.

Mysisterhasastronghatredrockandrollmusic.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ofof

23.

Beforetheycanwidentheroad,theyneedtodigthatstretchofhighway.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outup

24.

Weare,thisrespect,verysimilarpeople.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

25.

Asanauthor,Iaspirewriteaworldwidebestller.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

toto

26.

Withthestormapproaching,wehadnochoicebuthunkerandhopefor

thebest.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

downdown

27.

Itwashard,butIlearnedtolivehissnoringatnight.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

withwith

28.

Thecommunityawholedoesn'tagreewiththenewdevelopmentplan.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

onas

29.

Aleadermustlearntostandandlookatthebigpicture.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outback

30.

Theearthquaketriggeredlandslidesthattragicallysweptmanyhomes

andbuildings.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

awayaway

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

WhenIwasyoung,myfamilylivedonanapple(31).Tothisday,appletrees

arepractically(32)withhome,safety,'snowonder,then,that

he

(33)ykingdom.

Myimaginationwasfreetoconstructanything—Iwould

beahunter,pursuingapackof(34)rday,Iwouldpretendthe

(35)ofthebranchesinthewindwastheeerievoiceofadragonontheloo.

Onstillanotherday,Imighthavebeenpartofa(n)(36)intheOldWest,riding

ahoroverthecountrysideandcausingtrouble.

Onethingisforsure:Attheendoftheday,Iwouldalways(37)thesituation

smyimagination,ngbackonitallnow,Icertainly

didhavesome(38)adventures.(39),asIgrewup,Ilostthe

dI(40)tothinkI

couldmaketheimpossiblepossibleIwouldgiveanythingtogobacktothattimeandruncarefree

aroundtheappletreesnearmychildhoodhome.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)orchardorchard

(32)synonymoussynonymous

(33)territoryterritory

(34)howlinghowling

(35)creakcreak

(36)ganggang

(37)conquerconquer

(38)incredibleincredible

(39)SynonymousIronically

(40)ceacea

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ouldbenosoftballgame

toutadeepsigh.

"What'swrong,honey"askedNana.

"It'sthisrain,Nana."Lorilookedsadlyathergrandmother."Mysoftballgamewillbecancelled,

andthere'snothingtodotoday!"

"Nonn,"Nanagenuinelylookedsurprid."Howcanyousaythere'snothingtodo"

LorilookedatthepileoffabricsittingonNana'slap."Well,whatareyoudoing"

"I'mworkingonthisquilt!Wouldyouliketohelp"

"QuiltingIdon'esn'tsoundveryexciting."Lorireluctantlysatonthefloor

riconNana'slapwascolorfulandpretty,butquiltingalwayslooked

soboring—notfunandexcitinglikesoftball.

"Thefirstthingyouneedtothinkaboutisthepattern,"Nanabegan."Youneedtoknowthe

designbeforeyoustart."

"Sowhat'syourdesign"Loriasked.

"It'sasimplepatternofshapes,butI'musingbeautifulfabricandIthinkit'scomingtogether

ouliketotry"

Lorilookeddoubtful."Well,"shebegan,"I'lltry..."

NanahandedthequilttoLori,andsheexplainedhowLorishouldwthesmallfabricsquare

oughLorithoughtthefabricwaspretty,shecouldonlythinkabout

hercancelledsoftballgameandquicklybegantodaydream.

LorisnappedoutofherdaydreamwhensheheardNanashout,"Stop,honey!Whatareyoudoing"

"I'msorry,Nana,"Lorisaid,embarrasd."Iwasn'tconcentrating."

"Icancertainlyethat,"Nanasaid."Lori,whenyoudosomething—anything—youneedtopay

attention."

"Idon'tthinkquiltingisveryinteresting."

sidethebox,Nana

foldedthequiltandsawalargestarpatched

togetherwithfadedredandbluetriangles.

"Whatisit,Nana"

"It'iltwasmadebymygrandmother'smother."

"WelearnedabouttheNorthStarinscienceclass,butwhydidyourgreat-grandmotherputit

onaquilt"Loriwaspayingattentionnow.

"Well,Iwasn'tthere,soIcan'tguaranteethisintirelytrue,butthisisthestorymy

t-grandmotherwasbornintheSouthbeforetheCivilWar,andshewasaslave.

I'msureyou'velearnedabouttheUndergroundRailroadinschool,right"

Lorinodded."ItwastheroutetakenbyrunawayslaveswhentheytriedtoescapetotheNorth.

Manypeoplewereinvolvedandriskedtheirlivestoprovideslaveswithaplacetosleeporhide."

"That'rygoesthatmygreat-grandmotherdecidedtorunawayandfindherfreedom.

hosignswasaquilt

withaNorthStardesign."

LoriwashangingonNana'fascinated."Whatdidthequiltsmean"

"youetheNorthStar"

"Ofcour!Atnight!Thequiltstoldtheslavestotravelnorthatnighttime,whenitwassafer."

"I'mimpresd!Aftermygreat-grandmotherfoundherfreedom,shemadethisquilttoremember

eenpasddownfrommotherto

ttoyourmotherwhenshegotmarried,andsomedayshe'llgiveitto

you."

LoristoodupandgaveNanaabighug."I'msorryIdidn'ywing

thesquareonyournewquiltagain"

fthefollowingwouldmakethebesttitleforthisstory

tarSecrets

ayActivities

ngtoQuilt

theNorthStar

'sgrandmotherdescribesthequiltasoneoftheirfamily's"treasures".Whatdoes

shemean

ltisveryexpensive.

ltwashiddenandmissingforalongtime.

ltisirreplaceable.

ltbelongstoherfamily.

ingtothegrandmother,theNorthStarquiltis_____.

nirfromherfather

nblanket

ingtodecay

'sbirthright

thStardesignonthequiltisanexampleof_____.

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fthefollowingisadetailthatshowsLori'snewfoundinterestinfamilyhistory

aredoutthewindowandwatchedtherainpouringdown.

intedtothefabricinNana'shand.

shangingonNana'veryword.

oodupandgaveNanaabighug.