1.
Vincent's heart pounded furiously when he saw the
white crystalline substance fall out of his sister's jeans. It was
Vincent's turn to do the laundry for the week and he had taken the
jeans from the laundry basket and emptied its pocket. His mind raced to
recall the anti-drug talk he had attended in his school.
He walked to his school bag and pulled out a
pamphlet the school had given him. He stared intently at the white
substance in his hand and stared at the picture of 'Ice', also known as
'Crystal'. He felt uneasy as he read about what 'Ice' could do to one's
body. It said, 'Ice' abusers become mentally dependent on the drug and
prolonged use can lead to inflammation of the heart muscle and even
death. "Hmm..." Vincent thought, "to think of it, Betty has been acting
rather strangely. She burst into tears last week, locks herself up in
her room all the time and hardly plays with me anymore. She only goes
out once a day when I'm away in school." He sighed. He wondered if he
should tell his parents. Their parents loved both him and his sister,
who had just turned fifteen two weeks ago.
"No," he decided, "I'll ask Betty first. If it is
really serious, I'll consult Father." He knocked on his sister's door.
Mumbles and slamming of drawers could be heard. The door slowly
opening. He gasped. His sister looked like the living dead. Her face was pale and her lips were chapped and dry. His voice came out squeaky as he said, "Sis, are you alright?"
She curtly replied, "Scram! Can't you see I've got
better things to do than to talk to you?" A lump formed in Vincent's
throat. During the past twelve years of his life, she had never spoken
rudely to him. In fact, she loved him deeply and took care of him when
their parents were working till late into the night.
Q1) When Vincent saw the white substance fall from his sister's jeans, he ________________.
A. 
B. 
C. 
Recalled a talk he had attended
D. 
Threw it into the laundry basket
2.
Vincent's heart pounded furiously when he saw the
white crystalline substance fall out of his sister's jeans. It was
Vincent's turn to do the laundry for the week and he had taken the
jeans from the laundry basket and emptied its pocket. His mind raced to
recall the anti-drug talk he had attended in his school.
He walked to his school bag and pulled out a
pamphlet the school had given him. He stared intently at the white
substance in his hand and stared at the picture of 'Ice', also known as
'Crystal'. He felt uneasy as he read about what 'Ice' could do to one's
body. It said, 'Ice' abusers become mentally dependent on the drug and
prolonged use can lead to inflammation of the heart muscle and even
death. "Hmm..." Vincent thought, "to think of it, Betty has been acting
rather strangely. She burst into tears last week, locks herself up in
her room all the time and hardly plays with me anymore. She only goes
out once a day when I'm away in school." He sighed. He wondered if he
should tell his parents. Their parents loved both him and his sister,
who had just turned fifteen two weeks ago.
"No," he decided, "I'll ask Betty first. If it is
really serious, I'll consult Father." He knocked on his sister's door.
Mumbles and slamming of drawers could be heard. The door slowly
opening. He gasped. His sister looked like the living dead. Her face was pale and her lips were chapped and dry. His voice came out squeaky as he said, "Sis, are you alright?"
She curtly replied, "Scram! Can't you see I've got
better things to do than to talk to you?" A lump formed in Vincent's
throat. During the past twelve years of his life, she had never spoken
rudely to him. In fact, she loved him deeply and took care of him when
their parents were working till late into the night.
Q2) Vincent felt uneasy because he ________________.
A. 
Had not seen his sister for a long time
B. 
His sister hardly plays with him anymore
C. 
Could not decide whether he should tell his parents
D. 
Read about the consequences of abusing 'Ice'
3.
Vincent's heart pounded furiously when he saw the
white crystalline substance fall out of his sister's jeans. It was
Vincent's turn to do the laundry for the week and he had taken the
jeans from the laundry basket and emptied its pocket. His mind raced to
recall the anti-drug talk he had attended in his school.
He walked to his school bag and pulled out a
pamphlet the school had given him. He stared intently at the white
substance in his hand and stared at the picture of 'Ice', also known as
'Crystal'. He felt uneasy as he read about what 'Ice' could do to one's
body. It said, 'Ice' abusers become mentally dependent on the drug and
prolonged use can lead to inflammation of the heart muscle and even
death. "Hmm..." Vincent thought, "to think of it, Betty has been acting
rather strangely. She burst into tears last week, locks herself up in
her room all the time and hardly plays with me anymore. She only goes
out once a day when I'm away in school." He sighed. He wondered if he
should tell his parents. Their parents loved both him and his sister,
who had just turned fifteen two weeks ago.
"No," he decided, "I'll ask Betty first. If it is
really serious, I'll consult Father." He knocked on his sister's door.
Mumbles and slamming of drawers could be heard. The door slowly
opening. He gasped. His sister looked like the living dead. Her face was pale and her lips were chapped and dry. His voice came out squeaky as he said, "Sis, are you alright?"
She curtly replied, "Scram! Can't you see I've got
better things to do than to talk to you?" A lump formed in Vincent's
throat. During the past twelve years of his life, she had never spoken
rudely to him. In fact, she loved him deeply and took care of him when
their parents were working till late into the night.Q3) Vincent's sister burst into tears because ________________.
A. 
B. 
C. 
She could only go out once a day
D. 
Her parents found out about her drug abuse
4.
Vincent's heart pounded furiously when he saw the
white crystalline substance fall out of his sister's jeans. It was
Vincent's turn to do the laundry for the week and he had taken the
jeans from the laundry basket and emptied its pocket. His mind raced to
recall the anti-drug talk he had attended in his school.
He walked to his school bag and pulled out a
pamphlet the school had given him. He stared intently at the white
substance in his hand and stared at the picture of 'Ice', also known as
'Crystal'. He felt uneasy as he read about what 'Ice' could do to one's
body. It said, 'Ice' abusers become mentally dependent on the drug and
prolonged use can lead to inflammation of the heart muscle and even
death. "Hmm..." Vincent thought, "to think of it, Betty has been acting
rather strangely. She burst into tears last week, locks herself up in
her room all the time and hardly plays with me anymore. She only goes
out once a day when I'm away in school." He sighed. He wondered if he
should tell his parents. Their parents loved both him and his sister,
who had just turned fifteen two weeks ago.
"No," he decided, "I'll ask Betty first. If it is
really serious, I'll consult Father." He knocked on his sister's door.
Mumbles and slamming of drawers could be heard. The door slowly
opening. He gasped. His sister looked like the living dead. Her face was pale and her lips were chapped and dry. His voice came out squeaky as he said, "Sis, are you alright?"
She curtly replied, "Scram! Can't you see I've got
better things to do than to talk to you?" A lump formed in Vincent's
throat. During the past twelve years of his life, she had never spoken
rudely to him. In fact, she loved him deeply and took care of him when
their parents were working till late into the night.
Q4) The phrase "looked like the living dead" (paragraph 3) tells us that Betty _____________.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
Vincent's heart pounded furiously when he saw the
white crystalline substance fall out of his sister's jeans. It was
Vincent's turn to do the laundry for the week and he had taken the
jeans from the laundry basket and emptied its pocket. His mind raced to
recall the anti-drug talk he had attended in his school.
He walked to his school bag and pulled out a
pamphlet the school had given him. He stared intently at the white
substance in his hand and stared at the picture of 'Ice', also known as
'Crystal'. He felt uneasy as he read about what 'Ice' could do to one's
body. It said, 'Ice' abusers become mentally dependent on the drug and
prolonged use can lead to inflammation of the heart muscle and even
death. "Hmm..." Vincent thought, "to think of it, Betty has been acting
rather strangely. She burst into tears last week, locks herself up in
her room all the time and hardly plays with me anymore. She only goes
out once a day when I'm away in school." He sighed. He wondered if he
should tell his parents. Their parents loved both him and his sister,
who had just turned fifteen two weeks ago.
"No," he decided, "I'll ask Betty first. If it is
really serious, I'll consult Father." He knocked on his sister's door.
Mumbles and slamming of drawers could be heard. The door slowly
opening. He gasped. His sister looked like the living dead. Her face was pale and her lips were chapped and dry. His voice came out squeaky as he said, "Sis, are you alright?"
She curtly replied, "Scram! Can't you see I've got
better things to do than to talk to you?" A lump formed in Vincent's
throat. During the past twelve years of his life, she had never spoken
rudely to him. In fact, she loved him deeply and took care of him when
their parents were working till late into the night.
Q5) From the passage, we know that Vincent was ________________.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
Not concerned about his sister