Read the following passage then choose the best answer to each question below.

Many people like to keep pets. Dogs and cats are very popular pets. Some people, however, keep birds or goldfish. They need less space and are easier to look after.

If you want to have a pet, you can buy one from a pet shop but you must be careful not to buy a sick animal. It is best if you know something about the pet you want. This helps you choose a healthy pet.However, if you do not have much money and know very little about animals, you can visit the Royal Society for th e Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).

The first society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in England in 1821. It was set up to make sure that all animals are treated with kindness. The RSPCA in Hong Kong carries out this aim. The RSPCA officers collect animals which have no homes and are left in the street. They look after them until they are healthy again. People visiting the RSPCA may choose their pets from these animals and you can be sure that you will get a healthy pet. If later your pet becomes ill, you can take it to the doctors at the RSPCA for treatment.

When you have a pet, it is very important that you look after it properly. You must remember to feed it at suitable times. You should also give it a clean and comfortable place to rest. Your pet will be happy and healthy if you love it and care for it properly.

1. According to the passage, what kind of pet needs more space?
2. A mouse
3. A dog
4. A goldfish
5. A bird
6. What can help you choose a healthy pet?
7. Having a lot of money
8. Learning about a pet you want
9. Being careful with your money
10. Visiting many pet shops
11. The first society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded_________.
12. in 1842
13. more than 1000 years ago
14. in 1924
15. in England
16. What does the RSPCA do with sick and homeless animals?
17. Give them to people who cure sick pets
18. Make them healthy again
19. Sell them to pet shops
20. Leave them in the streets.
21. You can always be sure that every pet from the RSPCA_________.
22. is strong and healthy
23. will never get sick
24. always needs too much care
25. is collected from a dustbin

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

___(28)___ six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o‘clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon ___(29)___ three feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very ___(30)___.

Mrs. Rose Willow, a ___(31)___ nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs ___(32)___ three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small ___(33)___ “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time”, said Mrs. Willow. “She ___(34)___ me a lot. She sat with me so I didn‘t feel afraid”.

The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, ___(35)___ the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was ___(36)___ or injured”, Chief Fire Office Hawkins ___(37)___ reporters, “but it will take a long time to clear up the mess”.

1. A. To B. Until C. At D. In
2. A. between B. through C. under D. over
3. A. easy B. clear C. difficult D. quick
4. A. girl B. child C. man D. lady
5. A. during B. for C. while D. through
6. A. boat B. bicycle C. ship D. car
7. A. worried B. helped C. frightened D. bored
8. A. but B. so C. also D. therefore
9. A. scratched B. drowned C. cut D. burnt
10. A. asked B. told C. spoke D. said
11. WRITING 

Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.

1. As I get older, I want to travel less. 

→ The older

1. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning. 

→ Getting   

1. I last saw him in 1998. 

→ I haven't   

1. We couldn’t find George anywhere. 

→ George was   

1. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I‘ve ever known. 

→ I’ve