48. Pamela heard someone ___________ when she sat by the river admiring the

　　　　 rainbow.

　　　　 A. talking to her　 B. singing to her　 C. laughing at her　 D. scolding her

47. Pamela was _________.

　　　　 A. very short　　　 B. very tall　　　 C. very thin　　　　 D. very fat

46. Pamela was miserable because _____________.

　　　　 A. her parents did not give her all she wanted

　　　　 B. her parents only gave her a few things

　　　　 C. she had no friends

　　　　 D. they lived in a cottage

45. Pamela was 'the apple of their eyes' means that __________.

　　　　 A. Pamela was her parents'only daught　　　

　　　　 B. Pamela was her parents' youngest daughter

　　　　 C. Pamela's parents loved to eat apples

　　　　 D. Pamela's parents loved her dearly

32. water　 cup　 is　　 a little　　 the　　 left　　 there　　 in

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Vocabulary Cloze (12 marks)

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

Mrs Lee was (33) ___________ in the shopping mall when she realised her son was (34) __________. She approached the (35) ___________ at the information counter. The young man (36) __________ his help　 readily. He tried to (37) __________ Mrs Lee, assuring her that Kenny would be found in no time. He then (38) __________ through the speaker for shoppers to (39) __________ out for a missing boy. He gave a (40) __________ of Kenny. Ten minutes (41) ___________, an old lady led Kenny to the information counter. Mrs Tan was relieved to see her son (42) __________ and sound. She was very (43) __________ to the staff and the old lady for their (44) __________.

Comprehension MCQ (12 marks)

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

Pamela lived with her parents in a cozy cottage. As the apple of their eyes, she was given everything she wanted. However, Pamela was very miserable because there was one thing she wanted and her parents could not provide for her.

Pamela had no friends. The thought of having nobody to talk to saddened her so much so that she could not bring herself to even smile. Pamela was not ugly. In fact, she had the most beautiful face in the town she lived in. It was her dwarf-like stature that turned everyone away.

One day, Pamela heard a voice when she was sitting by the river admiring the rainbow. "Why do you look so sad?" the rainbow asked. Pamela told the rainbow about her misery. "Come and walk on me. When you've reached the end, you would see a pot of gold. Touch the pot with your hand and make a wish. It will come true for you, and only you." Pamela followed what the rainbow had told her and wished that she would have the height of a normal person. Within a second, she was as tall as her mother. All the young men and ladies in town came to be her friends.

31. keeps　 Terence　 an　 album　 stamps　 in　 his

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30. many　 in　　 interesting　 there　 this　 pictures　 are　 book

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29. given by　 listen　 the　 we　 to　 Miss Tan　 instructions

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28. those　 old　 enjoys　 woman　 sing　 children　 watching　　 the

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27. boy　 from　 shy　 move　 The　 dared not　 his seat

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