PART C: READING (2.0 POINTS)
Read the following passage. and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions.
When I was a kid, I used to stay with my grandmother after school. She'd often tell me stories about her life in the (1)______, and I found them very interesting. Her childhood was different from mine. She grew up in a large, extended family. Her family was poor, and she only finished elementary school. When she was thirteen, she started working. Her uncle (2)______ for wedding parties, and she'd go with him to those parties to help him. Afterward, she (3)______ at a pottery place. She was good at making pottery and proud (4)______the things she made. My grandfather also started working there. They fell in (5) ______ and got married two years later.
Question 1: A. past B. childhood C. forest D. city
Question 2: A. looked B. devoted C. searched D. cooked
Question 3: A. sang B. studied C. worked D. smiled
Question 4: A. after B. of C. with D. about
Question 5: A. love B. anger C. trouble D. sorrow
Read the following passage. and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions.
The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons spring summer, autumn and winter. I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. If hadn't been born and raised in the country, I would have never been able to tell the difference. Now in the city. you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country I could only eat things at certain times of the year. For example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter lived my childhood with the seasons.
Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city, City people think that people in the country miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them. They miss real life.
Question 6: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The author used to live in the country.
B. Food in the country in comparison to that in the city.
C. There are four seasons in the countryside.
D. Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city.
Question 7: The word "them" in line 2 refers to
A. modern things B. city people C. four seasons D. country people
Question 8: According to the author, the seasons on a farm were_____
A. very different from one another B. different from those in the city
C. the same as those in the city D. very beautiful but boring
Question 9: What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for the city people?
A. They can see different seasons come and go. B. It may be hard to tell seasonal difference.
C. Food is similar in all four seasons. D. Seasons in a year are similar.
Question 10: According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that
A. the author was born and raised on a farm in the country.
B. the author takes frozen and tinned food now in the city.
C. the author used to live in the country where there are four seasons.
D. country people eat the same type of food all the year round.

PART D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)
Rewrite the sentences using used to
Question 1: My mum lived in a small village when she was a girl.
 My mum _______________________________________________________________
Question 2: There are more vehicles on the roads now.
 There did not ____________________________________________________________
Question 3: We cycled to school two years ago.
 We ____________________________________________________________________
Question 4: There did not use to be many traffic accidents before.
 Now there are ____________________________________________________________
Rearrange the given words to make meaningful sentences.
Question 5: We / used / go/ school/ bike / when/ we / were / to/ young. / to / by
 ______________________________________________________________________
Question 6. five / has / He / the/ at / years./ company / worked / for
 ______________________________________________________________________
Question 7. he/ send/ it/ Because / late,/ unacceptable / so/ away./ found / to / was / it / them all ___________________________________________
Question 8. looking/ soon./ from/ I/ forward / hearing/ am/ to/ you
 ______________________________________________________________________

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PART C: READING (2.0 POINTS)
Read the following passage. and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions.
When I was a kid, I used to stay with my grandmother after school. She&#x27;d often tell me stories about her life in the (1)______, and I found them very interesting. Her childhood was different from mine. She grew up in a large, extended family. Her family was poor, and she only finished elementary school. When she was thirteen, she started working. Her uncle (2)______ for wedding parties, and she&#x27;d go with him to those parties to help him. Afterward, she (3)______ at a pottery place. She was good at making pottery and proud (4)______the things she made. My grandfather also started working there. They fell in (5) ______ and got married two years later. 
  Question 1:  A. past			B. childhood		C. forest		D. city
Question 2:  A. looked		B. devoted 		C. searched		D. cooked
Question 3:  A. sang		B. studied		C. worked		D. smiled
Question 4:  A. after		B. of			C. with		D. about
Question 5:  A. love		B. anger		C. trouble		D. sorrow
Read the following passage. and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions.
The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons spring summer, autumn and winter. I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. If hadn&#x27;t been born and raised in the country, I would have never been able to tell the difference. Now in the city. you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country I could only eat things at certain times of the year. For example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter lived my childhood with the seasons. 
Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city, City people think that people in the country miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them. They miss real life.
Question 6:  What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The author used to live in the country.
B. Food in the country in comparison to that in the city.
C. There are four seasons in the countryside.
D. Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city.
Question 7:  The word "them" in line 2 refers to
A. modern things 		B. city people		C. four seasons 	D. country people
Question 8:  According to the author, the seasons on a farm were_____
A. very different from one another				B. different from those in the city
C. the same as those in the city				D. very beautiful but boring
Question 9:  What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for the city people?
A. They can see different seasons come and go.		B. It may be hard to tell seasonal difference.
C. Food is similar in all four seasons.			D. Seasons in a year are similar.
Question 10:  According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that
A. the author was born and raised on a farm in the country.
B. the author takes frozen and tinned food now in the city.
C. the author used to live in the country where there are four seasons.
D. country people eat the same type of food all the year round.

PART D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)
Rewrite the sentences using used to
Question 1: My mum lived in a small village when she was a girl.
 My mum _______________________________________________________________
Question 2: There are more vehicles on the roads now.
 There did not ____________________________________________________________
Question 3: We cycled to school two years ago.
 We ____________________________________________________________________
Question 4: There did not use to be many traffic accidents before.
 Now there are ____________________________________________________________
Rearrange the given words to make meaningful sentences. 
Question 5: We / used / go/ school/ bike / when/ we / were / to/ young. / to / by
  ______________________________________________________________________
Question 6. five / has / He / the/ at / years./ company / worked / for
 ______________________________________________________________________
Question 7. he/ send/ it/ Because / late,/ unacceptable / so/ away./ found / to / was / it / them all ___________________________________________
Question 8. looking/ soon./ from/ I/ forward / hearing/ am/ to/ you
 ______________________________________________________________________

Timi · Accepted Answer

Here are the answers to the questions:

1. A. past
2. C. cooked
3. C. worked
4. B. of
5. A. love

Here are the answers to the questions:

6. D. Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city.

7. D. country people

8. A. very different from one another

9. B. It may be hard to tell seasonal difference.

10. D. country people eat the same type of food all the year round.

Here are the rewritten sentences:

Question 1: My mum used to live in a small village when she was a girl.

Question 2: There used not to be so many vehicles on the roads.

Question 3: We used to cycle to school two years ago.

Question 4: Now there are many traffic accidents.

Question 5: We used to go to school by bike when we were young.

Question 6: He has worked at the company for five years.

Question 7: Because it was so late, he found it unacceptable to send it away to them all.

Question 8: I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

PART C: READING (2.0 POINTS) Read the following passage. and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions. When I was a kid, I used to stay with my grandmother after school. She'd often t...