40. nibbled　　 the　　 The rats　　 at　　 cheese　　 cupboard　　 in the　

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Vocabulary Cloze (8 marks)

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

　　 Apart from being an (41) _________ means of transport and an (42) _________ way of keeping (43) _________, cycling is a (44) _________ with several branches, from road and track racing to BMX and (45) __________ biking. There were more (46) __________ taking part in the (47) ___________ events in the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta than any other sport except (48) __________ and swimming.

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.

　　 Albert Schweitzer cared a lot for the poor people in Africa. He studied medicine so that he could help the sick people in that country. Unlike in America and Europe, there were very few doctors in Africa.　

　　 Dr Schweitzer gave up his comfortable life which his fortune had brought him and worked in Africa. Initially, the natives were cautious of him as he was a while. When they understood that Dr Schweitzer was there to help them, they assisted him to build a small hospital. His patients travelled far to consult him about their illnesses. As Dr Schweitzer was the only doctor in that part of Africa, he worked day and night. Besides treating the sick, he also taught people how to help one another.

　　 Dr Schweitzer's great work of practising medicine in Africa encouraged other doctors and nurses to work in Africa.

39. the party　　 is　　 She　　 to　　 going　　 her friends　　 with

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38. never　　 any　　 Mary　　 makes　　 mistakes　　 careless　　 in　　 her work

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37. into　　 new　　 has　　 The　　 just moved　　 Tan family　　 their　　 apartment

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36. should not　　 You　　 a tree　　 stand　　 when　　 under　　 it is　　 raining

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35. ( May, Should, Must ) I borrow your book for a day?

Rearrange the words to form correct sentences and end each sentence with a full-stop. (5*2 = 10marks)

34. Mrs Lee is ( buy, buys, buying ) some salt from the grocer.

33. Every child in the playground ( is, are, am ) playing happily.

32. The little girl ( tremble, trembles, trembled ) in fear when she saw the

　　 snake.

31. We ( celebrate, celebrates, celebrating ) Christmas every year.