Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

          These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.

          In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.

          Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.

          The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.

(From Reading Challenge 2)

Câu 39: What is the main idea of this reading?

          A. Camels can carry up to 500 pounds. 

          B. Lookouts are necessary because of thieves.

          C. Wycliffe Oluoch is a smart man. 

          D. A mobile camel library was invented.

Câu 40: Which of the following do NOT travel with the Mobile Camel Library?

          A. People who borrow the books                  B. People who work in the library

          C. People who take care of the camels          D. People who guard the books

Câu 41: People did not visit the library in Carissa because _______ .

          A. there were too few books                         B. it was too difficult to walk there

          C. people didn’t like the camels                    D. people in Carissa didn’t like reading

Câu 42: According to the text, what will be the punishment for a reader if he loses a book?

          A. He will be charged a small fee.                 B. The library will not drop by the village.

          C. Other libraries will punish that reader.     D. There will be no punishment.

Câu 43: The word “stiff” is closest in meaning to _____ .

          A. serious                    B. enormous               C. easy                        D. rough

Câu 44: The phrase “racked his brain” probably means ________ .

          A. thought very hard  B. was disappointed   C. had a headache      D. was thoughtful

Câu 45: Which of the following is TRUE?

          A. 24,000 books are not enough for people in Carissa to read.

          B. Oluoch earns a lot of money with his service.

          C. In 1996, there were three camels to help run the library

          D. In 1996, the library could serve only about one million people.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Câu 46: Some of the people can’t find a seat in the concert hall.

          A. There weren’t enough seats for all the people in the concert hall.

          B. There weren’t enough seats even for some people in the concert hall.

          C. There were enough seats for some people in the concert hall.

          D. There are some people without a seat in the concert hall.

Câu 47: That car isn’t beyond my means.

          A. I am really interested in that car.              B. That car is too expensive for me to buy.

          C. That car is cheap enough for me to buy.   D. I really do not like that car.

Câu 48: If we had missed the flight, we wouldn’t be on the beach now.

          A. We missed the flight and now we are not on the beach.

          B. We missed the flight but we are now on the beach.

          C. We were on the beach and now we don’t miss the flight.

          D. We didn’t miss the flight and we are on the beach now.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair sentences in the following questions.

Câu 49: Beef contains vitamins. Generally, fish contains almost the same vitamins as beef.

          A. The vitamins content of beef is generally considered to come from fish.

          B. The vitamins content of fish may be considered in general as similar to beef.

          C. Generally, beef and fish may be considered to be a combination of vitamin content.

          D. What vitamin fish contains may be considered in general to be made from beef.

Câu 50: The man was shot in the bank robbery. The doctors are operating on him.

          A. The man was whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.

          B. The man whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.

          C. The man was shot in the bank robbery where the doctors are operating on him.

          D. The doctors are operating on the man who was shot in the bank robbery.