IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Most fairy tales begin with "Once upon a time" and end with "They lived happily ever after", so we will begin in the same way. Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sister did nothing. One night, her sister went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left home, very sad. After a time, her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball - but to return home to midnight. So she went to the ball in the beautiful dress in a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince but at the midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on her dancing floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. She and the prince were married and lived happily ever after.
28. Books with fairy tales are found in________________.
A. our country only B. few countries
C. all countries except ours D. many countries
29. According to the passage, fairy tales in different languages begin and end________
A. in the same way B. in different ways
C. in many ways D. in various ways
30. The word "ball" in bold means________________
A. a sport equipment B. a dancing hall
C. a balloon D. sphere
31. Cinderella was very sad because________________.
A. her sister did nothing
B. her sister went to a ball and left her at home
C. she did all the work in the kitchen
D. her sister was invited to a ball
32. At the end of the story, ________________________.
A. Cinderella could go to the ball and it so happened that she and the prince were married.
B. Cinderella's godmother came to comfort her.
C. one of Cinderella's sisters was married to the prince
D. the prince invited Cinderella to the ball.
32a