58. In what way had the waiter offended Tina and her friends?

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57. Why should the waiter apologise to the group?

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56. Why did Tina and her friends go to 'The Flintstones'?

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55. The writer's brother asked her to stop singing because _________.

　　　　 A. he could sing better

　　　　 B. she sang too softly

　　　　 C. her singing was horrible

　　　　 D. her singing was good　

Comprehension OE (10 marks)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

It was Tina's birthday. Tina and her friends wanted to have a good lunch. They went to a restaurant named 'The Flintstones'. After they were given the menu by the waiter, they asked for cold water. The waiter came with the glasses, but toppled a glass as he served the group. He did not apologise for what he had done. He merely wiped the spilled water on the table with a cloth.

As he stood waiting for Tina and her friends' orders, his face was without a smile. Tina and her friends were offended by his rudeness. After a short while, the group placed their orders. They asked for fish and chips which was the cheapest on the menu. They could not afford the other delicacies on the menu. The waiter gave them a disgusted look. He then went off with the orders without a word.

54. The writer pretended to sing because ____________.

　　　　 A. she imagined herself to be a sheep

　　　　 B. she felt embarrassed

　　　　 C. her mother asked her to sing

　　　　 D. she liked to scare her mother

53. Which of the following is false?

　　　　 A. The writer did not notice what happened around her.

　　　　 B. The writer spent her time acting roles she imagined herself to be in.

　　　　 C. The Writer sang well.

　　　　 D. The writer did not play with her sister and brother.

52. In primary school, the writer ___________.　

　　　　 A. was noisy

　　　　 B. daydreamt a lot

　　　　 C. was very talkative

　　　　 D. was very quiet

51. The writer was nicknamed 'dreamer' because ____________.

　　　　 A. she always dreamed at night

　　　　 B. she always had nightmares

　　　　 C. she liked dreams

　　　　 D. she liked to daydream

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Vocabulary Cloze (10 marks)

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

John and Mary took a big step to (41) __________ the muddy ground as they made their (42) __________ home. The sky was very (43) ___________ as it was a starless night.

'Plod!' Mary (44) __________ and fell. She suffered a (45) ___________ ankle. Suspecting that Mary might have (46) __________ her ankle, John put a bandage on her leg. Though (47) __________, John decided to carry Mary for the remaining (48) _________. When they reached home, their parents were (49) __________ to learn that Mary had (50) __________ herself.

Comprehension MCQ (10 marks)

Read the passage carefully. Then choose the correct answer and write its number (A,B,C or D) in the brackets.

I was nicknamed 'dreamer' since childhood days. Oblivious to the happenings, surroundings and people, I lived in my own small world.

'She is very quiet'. that's what my primary school teachers wrote on my report card. Indeed, I never talked in class. I always kept to myself. While my sister and brother played and skipped with other children, I dreamt of being an actress. My time was spent in acting out roles I imagined myself to be in. Sometimes my mother would see me talking to the empty air. She would stop at the door and ask, "Are you alright May?" Feeling sheepish, I would pretend to sing 'lala Iorli mama...'

My brother often laughed at my self-invented songs. "Stop that! It's horrible. Do you know what you're singsing?" he would complain and skip away.

39. lives　 a　　 hard　　 in　　　 snail　　　 shell　　 a

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