56. Are penguins able of fly?

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55. Name two species of penguins.

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54. The hills in Guilin ____________.　

　　　　 A. are not a pretty sight　

　　　　 B. have gentle slopes

　　　　 C. are of unusual shapes

　　　　 D. have rivers flowing from them

Comprehension OE (16 marks)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

　　 Unlike most of the fightless birds, penguins are skilled swimmers. Four of the best-known species are the Emperor, Adelie, Chinstrap and Rockhopper penguins. Penguins walk awkwardly on land. They walk with a clumsy waddle or a hop. To move faster, they slide on their bellies when they go downhill. However, penguins are graceful and move fast in the sea. They use their webbed feet as rudders to change direction. Their feet are also used as brakes. Most penguins do not eat at all times of the year. When they are breeding, they may go for weeks without feeding. For the Emperor species, they can last for months without eating. Before breeding, penguins feed constantly to build up a reserve of fat.

53. The 'Elephant Trunk Hill' mountain _____________.

　　　　 A. has an elephant trunk on it

　　　　 B. has an elephant tusk on it

　　　　 C. is the highest mountain

　　　　 D. has a steep side

52. There are hundreds of __________ in Guilin.

　　　　 A. river　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. elephants' trunks　　

　　　　 C. mountains　　　　　　　　　　　 D. limestone

51. Guilin has been a tourist spot for __________.

　　　　 A. one thousand years　　　　　　　 B. more than a hundred year

　　　　 C. two thousand years　　　　　　　 D. more than a thousand years

50. Guilin is in ___________.

　　　　 A. Taiwan　　　　 B. China　　　　　 C. Southeast Asia　　 D. a river

39. to　　 walked up　　 He　　 receive　　 the stage　　 his prize

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Vocabulary Cloze (10 marks)

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

　　 Dentists show their (40) __________ how to look after their teeth and (41) __________ from an (42) __________ age. But much of their (43) _________ is with teeth that are diseased. They cut out the (44) _________ parts of teeth and (45) __________ them with a filling. Sometimes they remove a (46) __________ tooth and put a (47) __________ tooth in its place. Some dentists work in (48) __________ or schools, but most have their own (49) __________.　

Comprehension MCQ (10 marks)

Read the passage carefully. Then choose the correct answer and write its number (A,B,C or D) in the brackets.

　　 Guilin is in a hilly region of Southeast China. As one of the most beautiful parts of China, it has been a tourist spot for more than one thousand years. There is a wide river flowing through the area. Its name is Rui River. There are hundreds of strangely shaped mountains on either side of the river. Many have steep, almost straight sides and dome-shaped tops. One of these mountains is called Elephant Trunk Hill as it looks like an elephant dipping its truck into the water to drink. Guilin's hills, which are made up of limestone, have over time changed into unusual shapes.

38. extracted　　 gently　　 The dentist　　 decayed tooth　　 the

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37. packet　　 milk　 The　　 of　　 turned　　 has　　 sour

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