Part II. Reading: (2.5pts)
I. Read the passage and do the tasks below (1pt)
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.
All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear the question, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. If you don’t know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quizmaster to take away two wrong answers; you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people win the million pounds. The first person won a million pounds one year after the programme started.
Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world’s most popular quiz programme.
1. Who is the quizmaster in Britain?
A. Chris Tarrant B. Chris Tarrante C. Peter Tarrant D. Tarrante
2. How many questions do you have to answer?
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15
3. How much do you win for the fourteenth question?
A. £.300.000 B. £. 400.000 C. £.500.000 D. £.600.000
4. How many ways can you get help?
A. one B. two C. three D. four
II. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage. (1.25pts)
Singapore is an island country of about three million people. It’s a beautiful (1) ................ with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very (2) ................ city. Most people (3) ................ in high-rise flats in different parts of island. The business district is very modern with lots of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there are rows of old short houses. The government buildings in Singapore is very beautiful and it is famous for (4) ................ shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the (5) ................ is free of duty. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.
1. A. district B. town C. city D. village
2. A. large B. dirty C. small D. clean
3. A. live B. lives C. are living D. lived
4. A. their B. the C. it’s D. its
5. A. priced B. prices C. goods D. good
Part III. Writing (2.5 pts)
I. Use the prompts to write sentences.
1. We/ go/ skiing yesterday.
2. you/ watch/ the men’s basketball final/ TV/ last night?
3. I/ not play/ badminton/ last Sunday/ because/ I/ be/ ill.
4. Sue and her friends/ do/ yoga/ the gym/ now.
5. Last week/ we/ study/ how/ surf. It/ be/ very interesting.
6. He/ usually/ play/ football/ his friends/ Saturdays
II. Rewrite the sentences (1.25pts)
1. How long have you played basketball?
When
2 Shall we play badminton this weekend?
How about
3. No sport in Britain is as popular as football.
Football
4. My brother is not so interested in basketball as I am.
I
5. It’s good for you to do morning exercise regularly.
You