Read the text and answer questions 1- 3

Australia online : the world’s largest classroom

The Australian outback is one of the most islolated parts of the world. It covers a huge area of more
than 1.5 million square kilometres apart. Most people live on sheep farms or cattle stations. Outback children
are different to children from urban areas. They study at home and don’t attend traditional schools. Many of
them work on the family farm from an early age. They learn to ride horses and to survive in difficult situations.
This means that they are more mature and better at studying alone than city children. They are also good at
organising their work.
Young outback children study with the School of the Air, and older students can enrol at a School Of
Distance Education (SODE). About 15% of the students of the students are aborigines. In the past, students and
teachers used two-way radio. The name “School of the Air” comes from that time. Today, teachers give lessons
by satellite and use an electric whiteboard. Most students have a satellite dish and a computer with a webcam.
They log in to classes in real time and can see their teacherson their computer screen. The teacher can
demonstrate skill in science, music, art, PE, drama or poetry. Students can also talk to each other and to the
teacher.
As well as attending classes, students also have to do coursework and exams, and younger children
have an online schoolassembly once a week. In addition, there are opportunities for students to meet. Three or
four times a year, students travel to nearest centre to take part in different activities, such as sports week and
school excursions.

1. When do students meet?

a. Every day c. Every month
b. Every week d. three or four times a year
2. Who goes to SODE?
a. young children c. young students
b. older children d. older students
3. Which of the following statement is correct?
a. Outback children attend traditional school
b. School of the air comes from the two-way radio
c. Outback children log in to classes in school
d. They don’t have to do coursework and exams
4. .... students connect online to their classes. (paragraph 3). What is the meaning of connect online?
a. attend c. assembly
b. log in d. internet
5. My friend is so .... She makes us laugh a lot.
a. happy c. friendly
b. funny d. shy

For questions 6 to 9, choose the correct words to complete the paragraph.

This year, Mark .....(6)..... ten subjects. He ...(7)... about five hours of lesson every day. His best subjects are
technology and IT. In technology, he ...(8)... a robot. And in IT this term, they are learning about virtual reality.
Mark ... (9) ... school, but he doesn’t like homework. He gets homework most days. He does his homework in
his bedroom and he listens to music at the same time.
6. a. studies c. is studying
b. studiy d. has studies
7. a. has c. is having
b. have d. had
8. a. makes c. is making
b. make d. made
9. a. enjoys c. is enjoying
b. enjoy d. enjoyed
10. I don’t know many people in my class ________ they all seem very nice.
a. because c. but
b. and d. so
1. Hurricanes …………in this regions only for times in the last 100 years.
a. Occurs c. Have been occurring e. Have occurred
b. Occurred d. Had occurred
2. They are afraid of ………… their ways so they always take the city map whenever they go out..
a. To lose c. Lost e. To be lost
b. Lose d. Losing
3. Floods happen in the places where many trees ………by the illegal loggers.
a. Are cut c. Will be cut e. Has been cut
b. Have been cut d. Are being cut
4. I love ………. In the restaurants, but it’s getting more expensive so that’s why I stop ………out for dinner.
a. Eating – going c. To eat – to go e. To eat – going
b. Eat – go d. Eating – to go
5. If this building ……. On fire, I’d hide under the table.
a. Is c. Was e. Had been
b. Be d. Were
6. He……….. a rest for at least one month if he had serious illness.
a. Take c. Would take e. took
b. Will take d. Have taken
7. If I were you, I’d not join the beauty contest.
It means that I am not you so, I…………the beauty contest.
a. Don’t join c. Join e. Have joined
b. Didn’t join d. Joined
8. We wish the test ………. Easy for me to answer.
a. Were c. Be e. Is
b. Was d. Are
9. We wish the people didn’t burn more coal and oil that causes
Global warming.
It means that the people ………… more coal and oil.
a. Don’t burn c. Burn e. Were burned
b. Didn’t burn d. Burned
10. Margareth said,’ I can’t talk about my pottery.’
The indirect is ; Margareth said that she …… about her pottery.
a. Can’t talk c. Didn’t talk e. Can talk
b. Couldn’t talk d. Could talk
11. Modern people may migrate in search of ……..today.
a. Inhabit c. Better e. employment
b. Herd d. Food
12. Some countries in Africa become ……..because they receive
Very little rain.
a. Frigid c. Temperate e. snowy
b. Rainy d. Arid
13. Successful students are always able to ……….what they have learned to answer the questions in the exam
well.
a. Retain c. Memory e. Continue
b. React d. Visualize
14. All people of the world should save and protect the environment by means of ……….so that global warming
can be reduced.
a. Deforestation c. Invasive species e. conservation
b. Increase the sea level d. Extreme weather
15. Wise travelers should make a ……….. for how they will spend his money wisely.
a. Budget
b. Debt
c. Bargain
d. Expenses
e. cash