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VIPAcademyAdmissionEnglishTest1

VIPAcademy

English

Admission

Test1

ForstudentscompletedGrade9（初三）andGrade10（高一）

StudentName：

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Section1:

Reading

TodaytheBrooklynBridgestandsinallitsglorytothevictoryofoneman'sundefeatableresolution.In1883,acreativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingwasinspiredbyanideatobuildagreatbridgeconnectingNewYorkwiththeLongIsland.However,bridgebuildingexpertsthoughtthatthiswasanimpossibleprojectandtoldRoeblingtoforgetit.ButRoeblingcouldnotignorethevisionofthisbridge.AftermuchdiscussionandpersuasionhemanagedtoconvincehissonWashington,anengineer,thatthebridgecouldbebuilt.

Thefatherandsondevelopedconceptsofhowitcouldbeaccomplishedandhowthedifficultiescouldbeovercome.Afterthat,theybegantobuildtheirdreambridge.

Theprojectstartedwell,butwhenitwasonlyafewmonthsunderwayatragicaccidentonthesitetookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwasalsoinjuredandleftwithacertainamountofbraindamage,whichmadehimunabletowalkortalkorevenmove.

EveryonehadanegativecommentsincetheRoeblingsweretheonlyonewhoknewhowtobuildthebridge.Inspiteofthesedifficulties,Washingtonwasneverdiscouragedandstillhadaburningdesiretocompletethebridge.Itseemedthattherewasamessageforhimnottogiveup.Suddenlyanideahithim.Allhecoulddowastomoveonefingerandhedecidedtomakethebestuseofit.Bymovingit,heslowlydevelopedacodeofcommunicationwithhiswife.

Thenheusedthesamemethodoftappingherarmtotelltheengineerswhattodo.Theprojectwasunderwayagain.For13yearsWashingtontappedouthisinstructionswithhisfingeronhiswife'sarm,untilthebridgewasfinallycompleted.

Thisisoneofthebestexamplesofanever-say-dieattitudethatovercomesaterriblephysicalhandicapandachievesanimpossiblegoal.

Section1:

ReadingMultiple-Choice（RecordthebestormostcorrectanswerontheStudentAnswerSheet）

1.WhenJohnRoeblinghadtheideaofbuildingthebridge,___b_____.

A.hissonsupportedhimimmediately

B.manythoughtitimpossible

C.therewasnobridgearoundNewYork

D.hepersuadedthegovernmenttosupporthim

2.Whatistherightorderofthefollowingstatements?

b

a.Everyonewaspessimisticaboutthefutureofthebridge.

b.TheRoeblingstalkedaboutthepossibilitiesofbuildingthebridge.

c.Washingtonwasconvincedthatbuildingthebridgewaspossible.

d.Washingtonbecamedisabled.

e.Washington'swifehelpedinstructthebuilding.

A.adcbeB.bcdaeC.cdabeD.adbce

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______d_.

A.thegovernmentdidoffermuchhelptothebridge

B.togotothelongIsland,wecangoacrossBrooklynBridgenow

C.Washingtonhadonlyonefingeraftertheaccident

D.ittook13yearstocompletethebridge

4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

C

A.TheRoebiingsdevotedmuchtothecompletionofBrooklynBridge.

B.HowtheBrooklynBridgewasbuilt.

C.Determinationisnottobedefeated.

D.Successliesinsacrificeandhardwork.

WrittenAnswer

5.WhatdifficultieshadWashingtonRoeblingbeenthroughandhowdidhemanagetoovercomealltheseobstaclesbeforethecompletionoftheBrooklynBridge?

Usespecificdetailsandexamplesfromtheselectiontosupportyouranswer.

whenitwasonlyafewmonthsunderwayatragicaccidentonthesitetookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwasalsoinjuredandleftwithacertainamountofbraindamage,whichmadehimunabletowalkortalkorevenmove.

Washingtonwasneverdiscouragedandstillhadaburningdesiretocompletethebridge.Itseemedthattherewasamessageforhimnottogiveup.Suddenlyanideahithim.Allhecoulddowastomoveonefingerandhedecidedtomakethebestuseofit.Bymovingit,heslowlydevelopedacodeofcommunicationwithhiswife.

RoughNotes

Usethespacebelowforroughnotes.Nothingyouwriteinthisspacewillbescored.

Section2:

Writing（GrammarandVocabulary）

I.Choosethewordsandphrasesintheboxandfillintheblanks

A.prefersB.remarkedaboutC.isn’tsuitablefor

D.glancedatE.Asamatteroffact

F.lackofG.effectiveH.withouthesitation,

I.ontopoftheworldJ.Inaddition

1.Thefilmthatcontainstoomanyviolentpictures____c____children.

2.________e__,awesternermightconsider_________eyecontactasimpolite.

3.ThescientistwhohaswontheNobelPrizemustfeel_______f_____.

4.Whileshewaswaitingforabus,she_______d_____theheadlinesofthenewspaper.

5.Theyoungmanjumpedintotheriver_______h______tosavethedrowningboy.

6.Thestudents____b_____thespeechcontestafteritwasover.

7.Youshouldeatlesssweetfood.____j_____,youshoulddophysicalexercise.

8.He_____a____classicmusictomodernmusic.

9.Thegovernmentmustfindan____g_____waytodealwiththisproblem.

Section3:

Writing

ShortWritingTask（Answerinfullandcorrectlywrittensentences）

Directions:

Oneofyourfriendswillsoonbevisitingyourcity.Forsomereasons,youcan’tmanagetomeethimattheairport/railwaystationontime.Writealetteraskinghimtowaitforyouattheairportandtellhimhowtorecognize（spot）you.（Nomorethan100words）

Dearfriends,

Firstofall,IamreallysorryforthatIcannotmeetyouguysattheairportontimebecauseIhave

somethingurgenttodoatthattime.Ibegyouguyscouldwaitmeamomentattherestingareainpatience,andIpromisethatIwillcomeaspossibleasIcan.AsIamcoming,Iwillinaredshirtandabluecap.Ifyouseeme,givemeashout!

Atlast,IhavemywordthatIwillnotkeepyouforalongtime.Seeyouthen.

Yours

Section4:

Writing

Task:

Writealettertoinviteafriendtotravelabroadwithyou

Inthisletter

1.Tellhim/herwhyyouintendtotravel

2.Whatisyourplanforthetravel

3.Explainwhyyouinvitehim/her

Length:

nolessthan120words.

Section4:

Writing

AnInvitationLetter

Dearfriend

Asweknow,theannualvocationiscoming,andIsincerelywanttoinviteyoutocomewithmetotravelabroad.Ohcomeon,donotsayyouarenotgoingtoobjectit.Thisisagoodopportunityforustoopenoureyes,asIsearchedtheinformationofthesecountries,Ithinktheyarereallynotbeautifulplacestovisitbutalsofullofdeliciousfoodtotaste.Iknowyouwillloveit.

WewillvisitFrance.Asmostofthetravellersknow,Franceisaveryattractivecountry.Iwouldliketoappreciatetravellerstovisittherenotonlybecauseofitsbeautifulscene,andalsothefantasticfood.Andwewilltakeair-planetotravelonnextFriday.Thus,ithinkair-planeisthebestwayforpeopletotravelaroundtheworld.Furthermore,itsavesalotoftimeandstrengthforme.

Idothinkthatyouarethebestfriendofmine.Youalwayshavethesameideawithmeandbehindme,soIdeterminetoinvitetocomewithmeandhaveaniceholiday.

Lookingforyourletter.

Yours

Section5Reading（ParagraphA&B）

ReadingtheparagraphAandparagraphBbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollowit

ParagraphA

ManyBritishpeopleliketotraveltoSpain，Italyandotherwarmcountriesfortheirholidays．Theywanttoliveinthesunforafewweeksandmanyofthemliketotaketheircarsonholidaywiththem．Thentheycantravelroundthewarmcountriesandseemanyplacesinashorttime．

Butthereisaproblem．Itisonlytwenty－twomilesfromDoverinEnglandtoCalaisinFrance，butbetweenthetwotownsthereistheEnglishChannel．Itisnecessarytotakethecarsacrossthesea，andthisisnoteasy．

Somepassengersputtheircarsonaplaneandflyacrosswiththem，butthatis

expensive．Othersdrivetheircarsontolargeferries．Thisischeap，buttheboatsareslowandsometimestheseaisrough．Therearedayswhenmoreandmorepeoplechoosetotravelbyhovercraft．

Multiple-Choice（RecordthebestormostcorrectanswerontheStudentAnswerSheet）

1.ManyBritishholidaymakerschoosetotravelb．

A.byship

B.bycar

C.byplane

D.byferry

2.Theyliketospendtheirholidayin___c______．

A.themountainousareas

B.DoverinEngland

C.thesunnycountries

D.CalaisinFrance

3.WhatisthedisadvantageofgoingfromDover，EnglandtoCalais,France？

d

A.Theimpossibilityoftravelingbyair

B.Theimpossibilityoftravelingbyship

C.ThedangeroftravelinginFrance

D.ThedifficultyoftakingcarsacrossEnglishChannel

ParagraphB

Foryears,doctorshavebeenrecommendingpatientstoskipthebeefandorderthesalmonnowandthen.YetAmericansstillconsumeseventimesasmuchredmeatasfish.Onlyaboutoneinfiveeatstherecommendedtwoservingsofseafoodperweek.

Whydon’twetaketheplungemoreoften?

Bynow,you'veheardthatseafoodoffersfar-ranginghealthbenefits,butyou’vealsoheardthatsomefishcontainhighlevelsoftoxins,leavingyoutowonderifallthewhitemeatatyourgrocer'sseafoodcounteristrulysafe.Sowhatisfish—miraclefoodorhealththreat?

Ifyoueatamodestamountoffish,youdramaticallydecreaseyourriskofdyingfromaheartattack.Findingsfrom30largestudiesconductedaroundtheworldshowthatpeoplewhoconsumejustoneortwoservingsoffishperweeklowertheirriskofafatalheartattackbyanaverageof36percent.

Salmon

Butit'snotjustyourheartthatbenefitswhenyoudineonseafare.Yourbraindoestoo.Fishloverssufferfewerstrokes,cuttingtheirriskby40percentinsomestudies.Andmountingevidencesuggeststhatomega-3fattyacidshelpthebrainwithitsnormal,day-to-dayfunction.A