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TEXT 1 The Story of the Smart Parrot A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot. There was no another parrot like it. It was very, very smart. This parrot would say any word-except one. He would not say the name of the town where he was born. The name of the town was Catano. The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano. But the bird would not say the word. At first the man was very nice, but then he got angry. “You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word? Sat Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it. Then the man got to so angry that the shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird would not talk. One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very angry. He picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house. “You are more stupid than the chickens. Soon I will eat them, and I will eat you, too.” In the chicken house there are four old chickens. They were for Sunday’s dinner. The man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The next day the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and stopped. He was very surprised at what he saw! He saw three dead chickens on the floor. The parrot was screaming at the fourth chicken, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you! 1. Where does the story take place? A. London C. Jakarta B. Puerto Rico D. Buenos Aires 2. What is the word that the parrot cannot say? A. Catano C. Canato B. Tacano D. Nacato 3. How often did the owner teach the bird how to say the word? A. Always C. Many times B. Everyday D. Every second 4. Which statement is true according to the text? A. The parrot could say Catano B. At last the parrot could say Catano C. Catano was the name at the parrot D. The man never got angry at the parrot 5. What does the man do to the bird because the bird cannot say the name of a place. A. The man ate the bird. B. The sold the bird. C. The man killed the bird. D. The man taught the bird. 6. It is most likely that …. A. The bird killed the three chickens. B. The three chickens killed the bird. C. The bird played with the chicken. D. The bird killed one of the three chickens. 7. What is the story about? A. A parrot and a cat B. A parrot and a chicken C. A parrot and the owner D. A parrot, the owner, and chickens 8. “It was very, very smart” The underlined word refers to …. A. The man B. The bird C. The chicken D. Puerto Rico 9. “The parrot was very, very smart” The word ‘smart’ means …. A. Stupid C. Stubborn B. Clever D. Beautiful 10. “The parrot was screaming at the fourth chickens” What does the underlined word mean? A. Smiling C. Shouting B. Crying D. Laugh TEXT 2 A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia, although it has a smaller relative, called a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and also in New Guinea. Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very long, and very strong back legs and a tail. These they use for sitting up on and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of over eight metres, and leap across fences more than three metres high. Thelsoy can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour. The larges kangaroos are the great Grey kangaroo and the Red kangaroo. Adults grow to a length of 160 metres and weigh over 90 kilos. Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pounch on the front of her body. A baby kngaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at once into this pounch where it spends its first five months of life. 11. where is kangaroo found? a. In japan c. in Austria e. in Australia b. In London d. in America 12. it is about the kangaroos, except……… a. They eat grass and plants d. they have a tail b. They have short front legs e. they are not marsupials c. They have very strong back legs 13. the followings are what the kangaroo can do, except…… a. They have been known to make forward jumps of over eight metres b. They can leap across fences more than three metre high c. They can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour d. They can’t walk e. They are marsupials 14. adult ghrow to a length of…… metres. a. 130 c. 150 e. 170 b. 140 d. 160 15. adult ghrow to a weigh over…….kilos. a. 40 c. 60 e. 90 b. 50 d. 80 16. a baby kangaroo is……….. a. Very big c. Very tiny e. very cool b. Very long d. very smooth 17. what the title about the text… a. What the kangaroo? c. kangaroo is marsupials e. what the animal? b. What the buffalo? d. kangaroo is Australian animals 18. the largest kangaroos are…. a. The great grey kangaroo and the white kangaroo b. The great blue kangaroo and the red kangaroo c. The great grey kangaroo and the red kangaroo d. The great red kangaroo and the green kangaroo e. The great white kangaroo and the pink kangaroo 19. what is the mean from first paraghraph.. a. Kangaroo’s live. c. kangaroo’s job e. kangaroo’s name b. Kangaroo’s species d. kangaroo’s hobby 20. why kangaroo can run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour? a. Kangaroo have short front legs, but very long b. Kangaroo can run like lion c. Kangaroo can run like tiger d. Kangaroo can run like zebra e. Kangaroo have many legs TEXT 3 On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted,”It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!” I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing. 1. When did the clock stopped? A. At 5.12 b. At 11.55 C. At 12.00 d. At 12.02 2. Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock? A. To welcome the New Year b. To see the newly bought clock C.To strike the laughing people d. To stop people who shouted 3. Based on the text, where was the writer? A. At the center of the town B. At home C. AT the beach D. At the market 4. When did the event happen? A. in the middle of the year B. the end of the year C. Christmas celebration D. at the weekend as usual 5. Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. the writer was waiting to celebrate the New Year. B. the writer brought a watch. C. the writer was very happy. D. The writer celebrated the New Year with his family. 6. What probably happened when someone shouted that the clock stopped? A. Everybody directly celebrated the New Year B. everybody sings and laugh. C. everybody looked for a watch. D. everybody shouted too. 7. What does the first sentence tell you? A. The problem that the writer met b. The funny thing in the story C. The opening of the story d. The past event 8. “It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.” The underlined word refers to … A. the clock B. author’s watch C.the town D. the place 9. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. What is the closest meaning of the underlined word? A. mass B. big C. many D. lots of 10. “The big clock refused to welcome the New Year” What is the synonym of the word …. A. reject B. accept C. admit D. hate