Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the option A, B, C or D.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it's near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the

streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can neverpark on my own street. I'd like to live in the suburbs.

18. What does the word 'convenient' in line 1 mean?

A. close to something

B. Beautiful

C. far from other places

D. Noisy

19. What does the word 'it' in line 2 refer to?

A. the author's neighborhood

B. shopping center

C. Bus

D. Downtown

20. It's casy to

A. find a place to park

B. Live in the suburbs

C. move to another place

D. Go to the bus Stratton

21. The author

A. likes to live in the suburbs

B. thinks that his/her neighborhood is too quiet

C. thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

D. feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

22. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The author's neighborhood is inconvenient.

B. The author doesn't want to move to anywhere.

C. It's too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

D. Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

23. The word "safe" in the passage is opposite in meaning to

A. dangerous

B. comfortable

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the following questions.

24. Do you think there is another mountain high than Mount Everest?

A. Do

B. think

C. is

D. High

25. We should to walk to school everyday.

A. should to

B. walk

C. To

D. everyday

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of th following questions.

26. The market is older than the shopping center.

A) The shopping center is newer than the market.

B. The shopping center is more new than the market.

C. The market is newer than the shopping center.

D. The market is more new than the shopping center.

27. It's not a good idea to swim immediately after a meal.

A. You should swim immediately after a meal.

B. You shouldn't swim immediately after a meal.

C. You must swim immediately after a meal.

D. You mustn't swim immediately after a meal.

28. The food here is worse than my cooking.

A. My cooking is worse than the food here.

B. My cooking is better than the food here.

C. My cooking is gooder than the food here. 29. There is a garden behind my house.

D. My cooking is as good as the food here.

29. There is a garden behind my house

A garden is in front of my house.

B. A garden is in front of my house

C. My house is behind the garden.

D. A garden has a house.