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011.
Squirrels are the most resourceful animal in the world. They have the knack of saving up
for ___1___ days.
Autumn can be very entertaining ___2___ them. That is the time ___3___ they begin the
great harvest collection ___4___ their winter store. You can see them scampering here and
___5___ , collecting nuts of ___6___ sorts. Walnuts, beechnuts, chestnuts, dried berries ...
They are not fussy. Relentlessly, they run ___7___ their storage point, usually a tree
hollow, ___8___ the vast amount of wild nuts to be ___9___ in the forest.
These beautiful animals are house-proud. They take great ___10___ to ensure that their
nest is secure and ___11___ enough to tide them ___12___ the harsh winter. You will see
them busily ___13___ soft pieces of bark, wood and leaves to line ___14___ nests.
After all their scavenging ___15___ done, and when the first, cold hard frost arrives, they
will seal ___16___ inside their nests for the ___17___ of the cold spell. There, they will
hibernate ___18___ it is warm enough to bring out their stored food. Ah, but then again,
they are the ___19___ forgetful little animals, and it is not ___20___ to see squirrels
searching desperately for their hoards.
Answers 1. rainy 2. for 3. when 4. for 5. there 6. all 7. from 8. to 9. found 10.
pains 11. warm 12. over 13. collecting 14. their 15. is 16. themselves 17.
duration/rest 18. till 19. most 20. unusual
Squirrels are the most resourceful animal in the world. They have the knack of saving up
for rainy days.
Autumn can be very entertaining for them. That is the time when they begin the great
harvest collection for their winter store. You can see them scampering here and there,
collecting nuts of all sorts. Walnuts, beechnuts, chestnuts, dried berries ... They are not
fussy. Relentlessly, they run from their storage point, usually a tree hollow, to the vast
amount of wild nuts to be found in the forest.
These beautiful animals are house-proud. They take great pains to ensure that their nest is
secure and warm enough to tide them over the harsh winter. You will see them busily
collecting soft pieces of bark, wood and leaves to line their nests.
After all their scavenging is done, and when the first, cold hard frost arrives, they will seal
themselves inside their nests for the duration/rest of the cold spell. There, they will

hibernate till it is warm enough to bring out their stored food. Ah, but then again, they are
the most forgetful little animals, and it is not unusual to see squirrels searching desperately
for their hoards.
012.
The Red Indians were waiting for the arrival ___1___ the bison. The beasts, ___2___ come
only once a year, are a good ___3___ of meat and hide. The Red Indians needed these to
___4___ the cold, bitter winter.
Tikki, the young boy, was chosen to look ___5___ for the herd's arrival. Every day, he
would run to the ___6___ of the hill to see if he could spot them ___7___ the vast horizon.
One night, ___8___ he was sleeping, the ground shook violently and his bag of arrows fell
___9___ from its hook on the wall. Tikki rushed out of his wigwam and ___10___ a strong
gust of wind and dust gush ___11___ him. Shouting excitedly, he ran to the ___12___
wigwams and woke everyone ___13___ . A big fire was immediately ___14___ and the
Red Indians danced ___15___ it, giving praises to their God ___16___ had, at last, sent
___17___ their food and clothing of animal hide. The next morning, ___18___ the warrior
were assigned to hunt ___19___ the beasts which were grazing ___20___ the river.
Answers 1. of 2. which 3. source 4. survive 5. out 6. top 7. on 8. while 9. off
10. felt 11. past 12. other 13. up 14. built 15. round 16. who 17. them 18. all 19.
down 20. near
The Red Indians were waiting for the arrival of the bison. The beasts, which come only
once a year, are a good source of meat and hide. The Red Indians needed these to survive
the cold, bitter winter.
Tikki, the young boy, was chosen to look out for the herd's arrival. Every day, he would
run to the top of the hill to see if he could spot them on the vast horizon.
One night, while he was sleeping, the ground shook violently and his bag of arrows fell off
from its hook on the wall. Tikki rushed out of his wigwam and felt a strong gust of wind
and dust gush past him. Shouting excitedly, he ran to the other wigwams and woke
everyone up. A big fire was immediately built and the Red Indians danced round it,
giving praises to their God who had, at last, sent them their food and clothing of animal
hide. The next morning, all the warrior were assigned to hunt down the beasts which were

grazing near the river.
013.
"Help ! Help ! It's a gang fight !"
Shoppers at Marina Centre in Singapore ___1___ cries coming from the field nearby. A
girl screamed, loudly and very shrilly. The fright in her ___2___ turned Daryl's blood cold.
___3___ a split second, time seemed to be frozen as the horror ___4___ the situation
penetrated every shopper's brain. Then, all of a sudden, everybody ___5___ running
towards the field. It seemed as if everyone had gone mad! Daryl ran ___6___ with them,
eager to see part of the action.
When he ___7___ the field, the fight was over. All he could ___8___ was a huge crowd
huddled in the middle of the field. Daryl pushed his ___9___ through the crowd and stared.
___10___ on the ground was a teenager. His face was very pale and he was covered
___11___ blood. The handle of a switch blade could be seen sticking ___12___ of his
stomach. Daryl began to ___13___ very sick.
Suddenly, a man pushed his way ___14___ the crowd and called for a little space.
Obediently, the people moved ___15___ . Daryl was very relieved. He ___16___ that the
ambulance had arrived. However, the man whipped out a ___17___ and started taking
photographs of the boy, ___18___ bothered that the teenager was injured. He even tried to
interview the boy. Finally, help came, but it was too ___19___ . The paramedics fought to
___20___ the injured teenager, but failed. Daryl looked on as the corpse was loaded into
the ambulance.
Answers 1. heard 2. voice/scream 3. For 4. of 5. started 6. along 7. reached 8.
see 9. way 10. Lying 11. with 12. out 13. feel 14. through 15. back 16. thought
17. camera 18. not 19. late 20. save
"Help ! Help ! It's a gang fight !"
Shoppers at Marina Centre in Singapore heard cries coming from the field nearby. A girl
screamed, loudly and very shrilly. The fright in her voice/scream turned Daryl's blood
cold. For a split second, time seemed to be frozen as the horror of the situation penetrated
every shopper's brain. Then, all of a sudden, everybody started running towards the field.
It seemed as if everyone had gone mad! Daryl ran along with them, eager to see part of the

action.
When he reached the field, the fight was over. All he could see was a huge crowd huddled
in the middle of the field. Daryl pushed his way through the crowd and stared. Lying on
the ground was a teenager. His face was very pale and he was covered with blood. The
handle of a switch blade could be seen sticking out of his stomach. Daryl began to feel
very sick.
Suddenly, a man pushed his way through the crowd and called for a little space.
Obediently, the people moved back. Daryl was very relieved. He thought that the
ambulance had arrived. However, the man whipped out a camera and started taking
photographs of the boy, not bothered that the teenager was injured. He even tried to
interview the boy. Finally, help came, but it was too late. The paramedics fought to save
the injured teenager, but failed. Daryl looked on as the corpse was loaded into the
ambulance.
014.
"You paid forty dollars for this miserable ___1___ of stamps ?" Susan asked in disbelief.
Michael put the stamps carefully ___2___ his album. It was no ___3___ telling Susan
about his precious stamp collection. She, ___4___ all girls, is only interested ___5___
glossy fashion magazines with pouting women in designer ___6___ and articles like 'How
to lose weight ___7___ eating less'.
This was ___8___ ordinary set of stamps. Michael had bought them ___9___ Daniel as
Daniel needed ___10___ to buy a new walkman. Daniel said that it was a gift from his
grandmother ___11___ his last birthday. The stamps dated ___12___ to the early part of
the century. There were only a ___13___ sets left in circulation today.
"She ___14___ it's a priceless antique," Daniel had ___15___ him. "My mum would be
very angry with me ___16___ she knew I'm selling it to you."
Susan interrupted his reveries.
"Mother should cut ___17___ on your pocket money, the way you ___18___ it on these
silly stamps," she muttered.
Michael felt irritated. Susan was always finding ___19___ with him about the way he
___20___ his money.

"What do you know ?" Michael snapped back.
Answers 1. set 2. into 3. use 4. like 5. in 6. clothes 7. without 8. no 9.
from/off 10. money 11. on 12. back 13. few 14. said 15. told 16. if 17. down 18.
waste 19. faults 20. spent
"You paid forty dollars for this miserable set of stamps ?" Susan asked in disbelief.
Michael put the stamps carefully into his album. It was no use telling Susan about his
precious stamp collection. She, like all girls, is only interested in glossy fashion magazines
with pouting women in designer clothes and articles like 'How to lose weight without
eating less'.
This was no ordinary set of stamps. Michael had bought them from/off Daniel as Daniel
needed money to buy a new walkman. Daniel said that it was a gift from his grandmother
on his last birthday. The stamps dated back to the early part of the century. There were
only a few sets left in circulation today.
"She said it's a priceless antique," Daniel had told him. "My mum would be very angry
with me if she knew I'm selling it to you."
Susan interrupted his reveries.
"Mother should cut down on your pocket money, the way you waste it on these silly
stamps," she muttered.
Michael felt irritated. Susan was always finding faults with him about the way he spent his
money.
"What do you know ?" Michael snapped back.
015.
Last evening, I decided to go for a jog. As I was ___1___ my warm-up exercises, I heard a
familiar voice ___2___ my name.
"Hi, Mabel ! I didn't expect to see you ___3___ ," the voice said. I turned around. ___4___
was my classmate, Judy. When she heard I was going jogging, she asked me ___5___ she
could come along. I declined at once ___6___ Judy was an excellent runner and had
___7___ the school in many competitions. I told her she would probably run circles around
me. However, she still insisted ___8___ joining me.
We started running round the track. ___9___ running for about four hundred metres, I was

already ___10___ of breath. I had not been exercising for many weeks and my stamina was
___11___ . Judy, in contrast, ran effortlessly ___12___ my side. She ___13___ a pitying
glance at me and said :
"We could go at a slower pace if you like."
"Hah ! You think I cannot ___14___ p with you ?" I said contemptuously.
I then spent the next few minutes ___15___ to prove myself right. After two laps around
the track, I could not stand it any ___16___ . I came to ___17___ abrupt halt. Panting
heavily, I asked Judy to continue ___18___ me.
She ran six more laps. i was amazed by the sheer ___19___ of energy she had. Looking at
her, I was ___20___ to go jogging more often to improve my stamina.
Answers 1. doing 2. calling 3. here 4. It 5. whether/if 6. because/as 7.
represented 8. on 9. After 10. out 11. poor 12. by 13. cast 14. keep/catch 15.
trying 16. longer 17. an 18. without 19. amount 20. determined
Last evening, I decided to go for a jog. As I was doing my warm-up exercises, I heard a
familiar voice calling my name.
"Hi, Mabel ! I didn't expect to see you here," the voice said. I turned around. It was my
classmate, Judy. When she heard I was going jogging, she asked me whether/if she could
come along. I declined at once because/as Judy was an excellent runner and had
represented the school in many competitions. I told her she would probably run circles
around me. However, she still insisted on joining me.
We started running round the track. After running for about four hundred metres, I was
already out of breath. I had not been exercising for many weeks and my stamina was poor.
Judy, in contrast, ran effortlessly by my side. She cast a pitying glance at me and said :