Read the text and answer questions 1 to 4.
The Proud Lion
One day, a rat walked past a lion sleeping in a deep forest. Just then, the lion woke up and saw the rat. He caught it with his paw.
“What a tasty meal!” he said.
“Mr. Lion, King of the Forest,” cried the rat, “please have pity on me. I’m too small to make a good meal for you. If you’ll let me go, I shall always be grateful to you. Perhaps one day I shall be able to repay your kindness.”
The lion laughed, “How can you ever repay me?”
But as he was not feeling very hungry, he let the rat go.
The next day, the rat heard a loud noise in the forest. He ran to see what it was. It was the lion. He had fallen into a hole in the ground and was caught in a rope net.
The lion looked up and saw the rat.
“Mr. Rat,” he called out, "Mr. Rat, please jump down and help me.”
The rat jumped down into the hole quickly. He started to bite through the rope net. The lion was soon able to climb out of the hole.
“Mr. Lion,” said the rat, “Yesterday you were very proud. You thought I was small and helpless. Today, I was able to save your life. I hope you will never forget that although you are big and strong, even someone as small as I can help you.”
1. What did the lion think when he saw the rat past him?
A. That the rat was his friend.
B. That the rat can be a delicious meal.
C. That the rat was such a nuisance.
D. That the rat was small and ugly.
2. The lion laughed, “How can you ever repay me?”
From this sentence we know that....
A. the lion is very happy
B. the lion is a kind creature
C. the lion is curious about the rat's statement
D. the lion underestimates the rat
3. What did the caught lion do when he saw the rat came to him?
A. He asked the rat to join him.
B. He asked the rat to find some help.
C. He asked for the rats help.
D. He sent the rat somewhere else.
4. What can we learn from the story?
A. Never make friends with someone bigger than you.
B. Never underestimate someone who is smaller than you.
C. Never ask someone who is smaller than you.
D. Never help someone who is proud.
Read the text and answer questions 5 to 8.
The Oldest Animal on Earth
Once upon a time, a cat, a frog, and a camel were very good friends. They decided to tell each otherthe story of their birth to find out who was the oldest.
The cat told his story first. “When I was born, the earth was still soft. I had to walk very carefully so that I did not sink into the ground. That's why I’m still very careful about the way I walk.”
“Oh! That’s nothing,” exclaimed the frog. “I'm sure I'm the oldest. When I was born, the earth was very hot. It was too hot to walk on. The only way to move around was to jump. That’s why I still jump rather than walk.”
The camel was very amused. "When I was born,” he told his friends, “the earth had not yet been made. There was only the sky and a lot of sand everywhere. When my father died, there was no place to bury him so I had to carry him on my back. That’s why my back is crooked. Of course, it’s very useful as I can keep food and water in it."
On hearing what the camel said, the cat and frog had to agree that he was the oldest. They made him their leader.
5. How many characters are there in the story?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
6. How does the cat walk?
A. He walks proudly.
B. He walks slowly.
C. He walks like mad.
D. He walks carefully.
7. Why did the camel carry his father’s body on his back?
A. Because there was no place to bury his father.
B. Because his father likes this.
C. Because he was a good son.
D. Because he wants to have a crooked back.
8. Based on the story, what is the oldest animal on earth?
A. The cat.
B. The frog.
C. The camel.
D. The camel’s father.
Read the text and answer questions 9 to 12.
A Fox and a Rooster
One day a hungry fox approached a rooster and said, “I remember what a wonderful singer your father was. I wonder whether you can sing as well.”
The rooster shut his eyes and began to sing. The fox snatched him with his mouth and carried him away.
The people of the town cried, “Look, look! The fox is carrying off our rooster!"
Then the rooster said to the fox, “Good heavens, do you understand? The people are saying that you are carrying off their rooster. Tell them quickly that it's yours, and not theirs.”
The fox opened his mouth and said, “It’s not yours, it’s mine!”
At that moment the rooster escaped from the fox’s mouth and flew into a tree.
The fox was furious. He was hungry and now the rooster was out of reach. He could have eaten the rooster if he hadn't talked so much!
9. How did the fox deceive the rooster?
A. By telling him how handsome he was.
B. By asking him to sing like his father.
C. By asking him to go with him.
D. By asking him to feed him.
10. Why did the fox carry the rooster away?
A. Because he wanted to hear him singing.
B. Because he wanted to feed the rooster.
C. Because he wanted to take him to his father.
D. Because he wanted to eat the rooster.
11. “Tell them quickly that it’s yours, and not theirs.”
The underlined word refers to ....
A. the fox
B. the rooster
C. the people
D. the town
12. What can we learn from the story?
A. It is better not to eat rooster.
B. It is wise not to talk too much.
C. Roosters sing well.
D. Never catch other people’s rooster.
Read the text and answer questions 13 to 15.
A shepherd boy, who took care of his sheep not far from a village, used to amuse himself by crying out, “Wolf, wolf!" Two or three times his cry for help’ succeeded. Everyone in the village came running to help him. The boy just laughed when they arrived.
At last, one day a wolf really did come. The boy cried out with all his strength. But this time, nobody paid any attention to him and the wolf ate his
sheep. So the boy learned, too late, that liars are not believed even when they tell the truth.
13. Why did the boy like to cry out like that?
A. He wanted to ward the people.
B. He wanted to scare the people.
C. He wanted to scare the wolf.
D. He wanted to entertain himself.
14. What did the boy do when the villagers came to help him?
A. He cried loudly.
B. He laughed.
C. He screamed.
D. He thanked them.
15. Why didn’t anyone pay attention to his last cry of help?
A. Because the people thought he lied again.
B. Because the people scared of the wolf.
C. Because it was a lie.
D. Because it was true.
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