Questions
1) Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Strawberry, Vanilla, Chocolate, and Bubblegum Too!
B. The Four Top Ice Cream Manufacturers
C. The Finest Ice Cream in the World
D. Picking the Best Ice Cream Manufacturer
2) If the author wanted to get a scoop of coffee ice cream, where would he or she probably go?
A. Randolph Farms
B. Goodies
C. Disco
D. Twinkle
3) In paragraph 1, the author uses a colon. A colon (:) looks like two dots, one on top of the other. Colons are used to separate different parts of a sentence. The part before the colon introduces an idea and can stand alone as a sentence. The part after the colon gives more detailed information about this idea, often as a list. If the colon could talk, it would say, "And here they are!"
Using this information, it can be understood that which of the following sentences contains the correct use of a colon?
A. My friends are: sweet, young, and generous.
B. I like: to talk on the phone at night.
C. I have three pets: Toto, Spot, and Rover.
D. I want a new bicycle: or new roller skates.
4) According to the passage, the author likes Randolph Farms ice cream because it
I. is all natural
II. is made in Bolivia
III. comes in many flavors
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
5) In paragraph 3 the author writes, "That's a long way to go to get cocoa, so it must be good." Using this information, we can understand that the author believes that
A. Goodies loses money on sales of chocolate ice cream
B. Bolivia makes the best cocoa in the world
C. things that are hard to get must be high quality
D. cocoa from the United States is not very good
6) According to the passage, the author likes Disco ice cream because it
A. is relatively inexpensive
B. has bubblegum in it
C. is made in Bolivia
D. is okay
7) According to the passage, how is Randolph Farms ice cream different than Goodies?
I. Randolph Farms has many different flavors and Goodies does not.
II. Randolph Farms uses all natural ingredients and Goodies does not.
III. Randolph Farms is very expensive and Goodies is not.
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
8) An adjective is a word that is used to describe a thing. For example, in the sentence, "The car is fast," the word "fast" is an adjective. Using this information, which of the following are adjectives used in paragraph 3?
I. flavors
II. excellent
III. old
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
9) According to the author, what is the only drawback to Goodies ice cream?
A. cheap ingredients
B. expensive price
C. mediocre quality
D. a lack of flavors
10) How much money does the author receive in his or her weekly allowance?
A. $2.25
B. $4.50
C. $9.00
D. Not enough information is provided
. IJ
- Lazy Susan
I want you to teach me how to shoot a gun, Susan Carpenter said to her husband at breakfast.
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You want me to do what?
Stan Carpenter stopped eating and stared at her.
Take me to a shooting range.
Her husbands amazement turned to delight. I think thats a wonderful idea. Ever since shed been robbed the week before on a dark night in the parking-lot of the Mulberry Street Shopping Center, Stan had been telling her to learn how to protect herself, preferably with a gun.
Susan had been more angry than scared when she was robbed. The robber hadnt hurt her much, just a little knock on the head with his gun. But she was so angry about it.
Fifty dollars! she shouted at the policeman. One minute I had fifty dollars in my purse and then I had nothing!
Good evening, ladies. The expert in self-defence stood beside a screen, and began by saying, The victim of mugging usually looks like this... A coloured picture appeared on the screen. It was a little old lady who was carrying a shopping bag in one hand and a purse in the other. Shell make it easy for the mugger to grab, push and run. He wont usually choose a victim who looks as if she might fight back. Another picture appeared on the screen a younger woman, who looked strong, and whose hands were empty.
If you want to avoid being mugged, walk confidently! Keep your head up. Pull your shoulders back. Let your arms swing, and dont carry a lot of packages. Carry your handbag under your arm, or hold it tightly with both hands. Look as if you know where youre going, even if you dont. Make that mugger think youre tough! Any questions?
Is there any way to recognize a mugger? asked Susan.
Sure. The instructor smiled. Hes the one in the dark clothes, hiding in the bushes.
Everyone but Susan laughed.
Stan was amazed at how strong and confident his wife seemed after only three weeks of self-defence training.
The shops were closed when the last movie-goers came out into the large, dark, Mulberry Street Shopping Center parking-lot. It had been a Superman film. After two and a half hours of watching him bend iron and jump over tall buildings, Susan felt ready for anything.
A dark group of bushes stood between her and her car. She walked confidently through them, then turned and bent down a little to look carefully behind her.
She saw the man before he noticed her.
Everything she had learned about self-defence went through her mind: she examined his walk, the look on his shadowed face, and the object in his hands. She thought of those hours shed had to work to earn fifty dollars, and of the man who had stolen it so easily. She took from the pocket the little gun that Stan had taught her to use. Then, just as the man stepped past the bushes, she jumped behind him so he couldnt see her.
She put the gun against his head.
I dont want to hurt you, Susan said in her confident new voice, which sounded lower than normal. I just want your money.
The little old man dropped his shopping bag beside one leg of Susans trousers.
Theres been another mugging at the shopping center! Stan folded back the local newspaper. The edges touched his fried egg. That just proves what Ive said. You should never go there alone at night. You wont, will you, Susan?
Youre getting egg on your trousers, dear.
What? Oh! Its all over the floor, too.
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Dont worry about it, said Susan. Ill clean it up. I have lots of extra time now.
Stan smiled a little nervously. He was glad she had stopped doing that low paying job at the sales office, but he was afraid his lovely but lazy Susan might not try very hard to find another job. Youll have time to train for something better, he said, hopefully. Im sure you can find an easier way to make money.
Lazily, Susan stirred her coffee.
Yes, dear. She smiled. I probably can.
Section 1. True or False Statements (+/-). Listen to the story and decide which of these statements are true and which of them are false. Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet.
1. Susan had felt frightened because the robber hurt her badly.
2. Susan had been more angry than scared when she was robbed.
3. The typical mugging victim is a man in dark clothes.
4. After three weeks of self-defence training Susan still didnt feel like going out alone.
5. Susan planned to get another office job with better pay.
STOP WAIT FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE TEXT
Section 2. Multiple choice. Listen to the story and decide which of these statements are true and which of them are false. Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet.
6. What did Susan ask her husband to teach her?
a) How to scream loudly and run fast.
b) How to shoot a gun.
c) How to use keys as a weapon.
d) How to use nail scissors as a weapon.
7. Susans husband was...
a) delighted with the idea that his wife would learn how to protect herself.
b) angry about the idea that his wife would learn how to protect herself.
c) indifferent to the idea that his wife would learn how to protect herself.
d) nervous about the idea that his wife would learn how to protect herself.
