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Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question .
School of the Air .
Many of us may be surprised to hear the name " School of the air ", but there are over ten of them i Australia . Alice Springs School of the Air is one of these in the Northern Territory . The school provides an educational services for about 120 children living in Central Australia . Students of this school live far from each other, so they don’t have normal lessons in classrooms, but they study at their homes. They get lessons from their teachers through post or e-mail. They send their work to the teachers and discuss it over the Internet. They can borrow books from the school library, and the books arrive by post. They also take part in outside classroom activities such as sports and games.
1. Alice Spring School of the Air teaches children in ................
A. Central Australia
B. Northern Australia
C. all Australia
2. Students get their lessons from their teachers ............................
A. through post or e-mail
B. through TV network
C. in classrooms
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students don’t have lessons at weekends.
B. Students can read books in the library.
C. Students can play sports and games.
4. The word “them” in the first paragraph refers to ...........................
A. many of us
B. schools in general
C. schools of the air
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. School in Australia
B. A special kind of school
C. A good way of learning
VIII. Read the passage, and then do the tasks. (2.0pts)
bus driver, a postman, a taxi driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a
petrol attendant, a barman and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Susan, have a shop and a small
hotel.
John lives and works on the island of Gingham in the west of Scotland. Only one hundred and twenty
people live there but in summer this number will be doubled because of tourists who come by boat
every day.
Every day John gets up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00, he drives the
island’s children to school. At 9.00, he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the houses
on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Susan in the shop.
He says, “Susan likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we do not like watching
television. In the evenings, Susan makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00, we have a glass of
wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it”.
A. Answer the questions. (1.2pt)
1. Does John Smith have eleven or thirteen jobs?
.........................................................he has 9 jobs.........................................................................
2. How many people and tourists are there on the island of Gingham in summer?
.............................................
Only one hundred and twenty
people
.....................................................................................
3. How does John Smith usually take the island’s children to school?
.............................................
he drives the
island’s children to school
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B. Choose the best answer by circling the correct letter A, B, C, or D. (0.8pt)
4. What does John do in the evenings? ~ ____________.
A. He makes supper B. He does the accounts
C. He goes to bed early D. He watches television
5. They don’t watch television in the evenings because ____________.
A. They have a glass of wine B. They have lots of things to do
C. They are always tired in the evening D. They don’t like it
21. Why do people usually sing ?
A. They like birds. B. They feel happy.
C. They want to tell a story . D. They like studying music.
22. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs ?
A. Birds in a good temper. B. Cock birds.
C. Hen birds. D. Female birds which attract male birds.
23. What warnings does a bird sometimes sing ?
A. A warning to keep away. B. A warning to come quickly.
C. A warning about the approach of people D. A warning to stop singing.
24. What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well ?
A. warn other birds to go away. B. give their information in another way.
C. find a wife. D. fly high in the sky.
25. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a hen bird ?
A. It dances. B. It spreads out its tail.
C. It searches for a wife. D. It uses shells and flowers to make a garden.
Approaches to learning. People appear (1) …A. learning…. in different ways. Some people expect (2)…A. making…..mistakes in their studies and are capable of (3)…B. to benefit….from their mistakes. They don’t mind (4)…B. being corrected…by their teacher and indeed often ask (5)…A. being….corrected. Others, however, dislike (6)…A. making….mistakes. They try to avoid (7) ……B. to do….anything which they might do badly. They would rather (8) …C. perfect…. something in small steps and be sure they have got it right (9)……A. to…..attempt to do a task based on a subject they don’t feel they have finished (10)…C. exploring….yet. Both ways of learning seem (11)……C. as……equally valid, but a combination of the two may be the best solution. In (12)……C. need…….to learn effectively, students have to remember (13)…B. taking….risks sometimes. But they also have to feel comfortable and secure with what they are doing so (14)…C. as…not to become demotivated. All students should at least think about (15)…B. questioning… the way that they approach learning.