VEPT reading 模擬試題(國中組)
ID NO.
Vocabulary
Choose the correct word to match the meaning.
1) It is a place where you go to buy tickets or receive a service.
a) station
b) condition
c) apartment d) auditorium
2) It is a person who talks in front of a large group of people .
a) spectacle
b) speaker
c) manner
d) issue
3) It means to put in a dangerous or risky situation.
a) maintain
b) endanger c) hesitate
d) advance
4) I means to pardon or to stop blaming someone.
a) forgive
b) intend
c) explode
d) improve
5) It means “move back and forth. ”
a) swing
b) spread
c) spring
d) shed
6) I discovered the keys that I lost yesterday. Discovered means
_______.
a) understood
b) swung
c) found
d) torn
7) You might use this word to describe the size of an elephant.
a) countless
b) colorful
c) tasty
d) enormous
8) You are furious and not in a good mood. So that means you are
_______.
a) calm
b) capable
c) fierce
d) angry
9) Some Americans ______ fly their flags on June 14 t h as well as
Memorial Day and Independence Day.
a) usually
b) gradually c) almost
d) accidentally
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10) Martin forgot to put a period at the end of the sentence. A period
means ________.
a) a length of time
b) the punctuation mark that ends a sentence
c) a stop sign
d) the ending letter of a name or word
11) Thomas Edison invented the electric light and the phonograph.
He was a very _____ person.
a) creative
b) humble
c) modest
d) charming
Grammar
Choose the correct answer for each question
12) The pencils and paper ______________ on your desk
a) to be
b) is
c) are
d) be
13) The bathroom is _________________ to the front door.
a) next
b) far
c) opposite d) away
14) He always works __________________ very hard.
a) Much
b) very
c) great
d) quietly
15) There are 12 _____________ in a year.
a) days
b) weeks
c) months
d) hours
16) Driving to work in a car is much ______________ than riding a bicycle.
a) faster
b) fast
c) fastest
d) more faster
17) My ________________ color is green.
a) Preferred
b) like
c) most liked
d) favorite
18) My mom is ____________ Africa.
a) of
b)from
d) out
c) to
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19) Do you ________time to go to the store for me ?
a) like
b) go
c) have
d) give
20) There are 7 kids _____________ my family.
a) to
b) in
c) of
d) at
21) By the time the sun has _____, farmers are hard at work.
a) rise
b) rising
c) rose
d) risen
22) A flour and water mixture called dough was baked and _____ a loaf of bread.
a) becoming
b) becomes
c) became d) become
23) Find the mistake in the sentence.
We are starve to death because we can’t seem to find food.
a)
b)
c)
d)
24) The people who owed her light and warmth either gave her thanks nor showed
a)
b)
c)
d)
her any respect.
25) She began ______ English in her new school.
a) learn
b) to learn
c) learning
d) learns
26) Sitting alone ______ you feel frustrated.
a) made
b) making
c) makes
d) make
27) Too much stress can _______ affect your physical and mental well-being.
a) seriously
b) serious
c) seriousness d) serioused
Read the story. Then answer the following questions.
he dogsled race was about to begin. Julie’s team of dogs was lined
up at the starting gate. Julie stood behind them. The air was so cold
that she could see her breath. Other teams were lined up, too, and the
dogs were excited. Julie kept her eyes on the clock. At exactly ten
o’clock, she and the other racers yelled, "Mush!" The dogs knew that
meant "Go!" They leapt forward and the race began!
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Julie had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and her dogs
would win. Hour after hour, day after day, Julie’s dogs pulled the sled
in order to get in shape for the race.
Now, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys. They
stopped only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay ahead of the other
teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is
one of the coldest places on Earth. The dogs’ thick fur coats helped
keep them warm in the cold wind and weather. In many places along
the route, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as sha rp as a knife.
The ice could cut the dogs’ feet. To keep that from happening, Julie
had put special booties on their feet.
At first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were still
getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they beg an to pull
more quickly. They worked as a team and passed many of the other
racers. Once, one of the sled’s runners slid into a hole and broke. Julie
could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept
going.
When they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had
come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.
28) The author of "Julie’s Race" wrote the story in order to ______________
a)
b)
c)
d)
describe how dogs stay warm in cold weather.
tell about a dogsled race.
explain how cold it can be in winter.
entertain the reader with funny stories about dogs.
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29) Where does the dogsled race take place? ______________________
a) in Antarctica
b) on a track
c) in Alaska
d) in a field
30) What happened BEFORE the dogs began running? _____________________
a) The dogs pulled the sled slowly.
b) Julie and the dogs lined up at the starting gate.
c) The runner on Julie’s sled broke.
d) The dogs pulled the sled over hills and into valleys.
31) Read this sentence from the story.
Julie’s team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate.
What does team mean? _____________________
a) friends and family
b) to join together
c) many dogs
d) a group working together
32) Why did Julie and her dogs win the race?
Use the story to explain your answer.
_______________________________________________________________
33) Why don’t the dogs freeze in the cold weather? _______________________
a) Julie puts special booties on their feet.
b) They sleep by the fire at night.
c) Their thick fur coats keep them warm.
d) It doesn’t get very cold in Alaska.
34) Read this sentence from the story.
The dogs’ thick fur coats helped keep them warm in the cold wind
and weather.
What does thick mean? _________________________
a) thin
b) hard
c) fat
d) skinny
35) What kind of person is Julie?
Use the story to help explain your answer.
__________________________________________________________________
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From far out in space, Earth looks like a blue ball. Since water covers three fourths of the Earth’s surface, blue is the color we see mo st. The continents
look brown, like small islands floating in the huge, blue sea. White clouds
wrap around the Earth like a light blanket. The Earth is shaped like a sphere,
or a ball. It is 25,000 miles around! It would take more than a year to walk
around the whole planet. A spaceship can fly around the widest part of the
sphere in only 90 minutes.
Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the
Moon without special suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals
can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that,
there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, which
scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s
surface. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of
years ago and formed the craters.
The Sun is the closest star to Earth. A star is a hot ball of burning gas. The
Sun looks very big because it is so close. But the Sun is just a medium -sized
star. Billions of far-away stars are much bigger than our Sun. The burning
gases from the Sun are so hot that they warm the Earth from 93 million miles
away! Even though the Sun is always glowing, the night here on Earth is dark.
That’s because the Earth rotates, or turns around, every 24 hours. During the
day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light. During the night, the Earth
turns away from the Sun. Then it faces the darkness of space.
Each day we learn more about the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.
36) Why is blue the color we see most when looking at Earth from outer space?
___________________________
a) Because most of the Earth is covered in land
b) Because the Sun’s rays make the Earth look blue.
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c) Because most of the Earth is covered in water.
d) Because clouds wrap around the Earth.
37) Read this sentence from the story.
Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of
years ago and formed the craters.
What does formed mean? ___________________________
a) hit
b) made
c) broke
d) stopped
38) Write one fact and one opinion from the article that tells what the Earth looks
like from outer space.
_______________________________________________________________
39) What causes daylight on Earth? ______________________________________
a)
b)
c)
d)
The full Moon causes daylight.
Daylight is caused by the Earth facing away from the Sun.
The heat of the Sun’s rays causes daylight.
Daylight is caused by the Earth facing toward the Sun.
40) Which of the following sentences BEST describes the Sun?
____________________
a) The Sun looks small because it is so far from Earth.
b) The Sun is a ball of burning gases that gives the Earth heat and light.
c) The Sun is a small star.
d) The Sun is not as hot as it looks.
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41) Why did the astronauts bring rocks back from the Moon?
______________________
a) Because they didn’t know if they would return to the Moon ever again.
b) Because they wanted to prove that they went to the Moon.
c) Because they wanted to remember how the Moon looked.
d) Because they wanted to study them and learn more about the Moon.
42) Describe some of the things we know about the moon.
Use the article to help support your answer
__________________________________________________________________
43) What is the main idea of the article? ________________________________
a) Plants and animals can’t live on the Moon.
b) Without the Sun we would have no heat or light.
c) We know a lot about the Earth, Moon, and Sun, but there is still more to
learn.
d) From outer space, the Earth looks tiny, even though it is thousands of
miles around.
ong ago, the Earth was covered in darkness. None of the creatures
living there knew what daylight looked like.
One day, all of the animals of the forest gathered together in a
clearing. They wondered if it would be better to remain in darkness, or
if it would be better to also have light. Deer, Chipmunk, Raccoon, Wolf,
Bear, and many other creatures climbe d to the top of the highest
mountain. The mountain stood so tall that there were no trees on its
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top, and it was covered only with rocks. Millions of stars blinked in the
dark sky overhead. The biggest and most powerful animal in the forest
was the bear, and he was the first to reach the mountaintop. Bear
stood on the highest peak, looked out over the forest below, and
argued for remaining in darkness. He said that the creatures of the
forest would be able to sleep better in darkness because there would
be no light to keep them awake. Most of the other animals were afraid,
and they agreed with Bear. Raccoon said that he did not mind the
darkness because he was so smart that he could find plenty of food,
even in the dark. Wolf was easy to please, too. She did n't mind the
darkness because she could howl in darkness or in light.
But one animal did stand up to Bear. Chipmunk, the smallest of the
animals, argued that it would be better to have both light and dark.
Chipmunk was very clever. As Bear continued to ar gue for darkness,
she made many good arguments for light.
Slowly, the night passed. Bear grew tired of talking, but Chipmunk
chattered on and on, as if she had all of the energy in the world. As
the other animals dropped off to sleep, one by one, Chipmun k kept
arguing. Finally, the first sunrise ever seen by the animals appeared
over the top of the mountain. They woke up and were amazed by what
they saw.
Chipmunk began to dance from rock to rock. Bear became angry
because he didn't get his way. He roare d loudly and ran after
Chipmunk. He chased Chipmunk all the way down the mountain. Bear
was fast, and he reached out his giant paw to grab Chipmunk.
Chipmunk got away, but not before Bear managed to scratch her back
with his long claws. And that is why, to this day, you can see stripes
on Chipmunk's back!
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44) What is the theme of this story? _________________________
a) Stand up for what you believe in.
b) It is always better to go along with the crowd.
c) There is only one right way to do things.
d) Making decisions is easy.
45) What is Bear like? _________________________
a) He is a good listener.
b) He is used to getting his way.
c) He is unsure about what he wants.
d) He is well liked by the other animals.
46) Read this sentence from the story.
Bear grew tired of talking, but Chipmunk chattered on and on, as if she
had all the energy in the world.
What does chattered mean?
a) moved slowly
b) laughed
c) spoke quickly
The End!
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d) argued
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解答
1. Vocabulary & 2. Grammar
1A
2B
3B
4A
5A
6C
7D
8D
9A
10 B
11 A
12 C
13 A
14 B
15 C
16 A
17 D
18 B
19 C
20 B
21 D
22 C
23 A
24 C
25 C
26 C
27 A
30 A
31 D
3. Reading Comprehension
28 C
29 C
33 C
34 C
35 另作答於
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36 C
38 另作答於
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43 C
39 D
40 B
41 D
44 A
45 B
46 C
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32 另作答於
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37 B
42 另作答於
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