The Caliph of Bagdad hired an intelligent and high spirited man as his court jester, and was much amused by his clever, witty comments. The clown was so well loved by his master that everyone at court showed him great respect. And so the Caliph was much (W) ... one day when he heard his beloved clown crying out in distress from the throne room. The Caliph hurried there and was astonished to find the guards beating the clown (X) .... Then he asked them to leave him.

The clown, however, (Y) ... to weep and wail even after the guards had left.

"Stop it" said the irritated Caliph. "You're still in one piece, aren't you?

"I'm not crying for myself, my lord; I weep for you," the clown explained.

"For me?" exclaimed the Caliph in surprise.

choose the best words to complete the text (Y)

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Our cat Ella is a fussy eater. I often stand in front of the cat food section in a supermarket agonizing over what Madame Ella would now fancy. One day she will happily eat fish out of a can. The next day she will give it a sniff and walk away.

This happens with many other varieties of food as well — and there have been several occasions when she has refused to eat anything for two days.

Recently, we were sitting in our lounge room when Ella jumped through the window and deposited a dead mouse onto the floor. After making sure we had all seen her catch, she picked it up, walked over to her feeding bowl in the kitchen and dropped to eat it.

Perhaps she prefers her own style of "shopping"!


The text is about ... named Ella

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To: Vitaloka

Hi, girl! Do you know our singing rehearsal is cancelled this afternoon? Mr. Andika told me this just now. Our practice will be done on Wednesday afternoon after Ms. Erlita has come back from Solo. So how about going to Anggrek Mall just for window shopping? Oh yes, Rico is ready to accompany us, you know. Reply soon.

The singing rehearsal was cancelled because ....

The Caliph of Bagdad hired an intelligent and high spirited man as his court jester, and was much amused by his clever, witty comments. The clown was so well loved by his master that everyone at court showed him great respect. And so the Caliph was much (W) ... one day when he heard his beloved clown crying out in distress from the throne room. The Caliph hurried there and was astonished to find the guards beating the clown (X) .... Then he asked them to leave him.

The clown, however, (Y) ... to weep and wail even after the guards had left.

"Stop it" said the irritated Caliph. "You're still in one piece, aren't you?

"I'm not crying for myself, my lord; I weep for you," the clown explained.

"For me?" exclaimed the Caliph in surprise.

choose the best words to complete the text (X)

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Recently, while cycling to work, I had my first flat.
I did not have a pump and my repair kit had dried out. I borrowed a pump from a passing cyclist and discovered that the tube was useless.

As I was walking towards the nearby shaded area, I heard someone shouting at me, "What happened?"

I turned around and saw the smiling face of another cyclist I explained my situation to him, to which he replied, "Give me the money and I'll buy the tube for you."

The nearest bike shop was four kilometers from that point. I gave him the money and he got on his way. Meanwhile, I started preparing my bike for a tube change. Within 20 minutes my savior was back — but when we had a closer look we realized the tube he'd bought was not fitting in_ He willingly decided he would turn around for another trip.

After half an hour he was back with the full kit. He took the lead in changing the tube and in no time I was good to go. I thanked him profusely as he waved goodbye. Since that day, I've been on the lookout for other distressed cyclists so that I can repay my debt.

. "The nearest bike shop was four kilometers from that point."

What do the words "that point" refer to?

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Our cat Ella is a fussy eater. I often stand in front of the cat food section in a supermarket agonizing over what Madame Ella would now fancy. One day she will happily eat fish out of a can. The next day she will give it a sniff and walk away.

This happens with many other varieties of food as well — and there have been several occasions when she has refused to eat anything for two days.

Recently, we were sitting in our lounge room when Ella jumped through the window and deposited a dead mouse onto the floor. After making sure we had all seen her catch, she picked it up, walked over to her feeding bowl in the kitchen and dropped to eat it.

Perhaps she prefers her own style of "shopping"!


The text is about ... named Ella

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Recently, while cycling to work, I had my first flat.
I did not have a pump and my repair kit had dried out. I borrowed a pump from a passing cyclist and discovered that the tube was useless.

As I was walking towards the nearby shaded area, I heard someone shouting at me, "What happened?"

I turned around and saw the smiling face of another cyclist I explained my situation to him, to which he replied, "Give me the money and I'll buy the tube for you."

The nearest bike shop was four kilometers from that point. I gave him the money and he got on his way. Meanwhile, I started preparing my bike for a tube change. Within 20 minutes my savior was back — but when we had a closer look we realized the tube he'd bought was not fitting in_ He willingly decided he would turn around for another trip.

After half an hour he was back with the full kit. He took the lead in changing the tube and in no time I was good to go. I thanked him profusely as he waved goodbye. Since that day, I've been on the lookout for other distressed cyclists so that I can repay my debt.

How did the writer go to his office ?

The Caliph of Bagdad hired an intelligent and high spirited man as his court jester, and was much amused by his clever, witty comments. The clown was so well loved by his master that everyone at court showed him great respect. And so the Caliph was much (W) ... one day when he heard his beloved clown crying out in distress from the throne room. The Caliph hurried there and was astonished to find the guards beating the clown (X) .... Then he asked them to leave him.

The clown, however, (Y) ... to weep and wail even after the guards had left.

"Stop it" said the irritated Caliph. "You're still in one piece, aren't you?

"I'm not crying for myself, my lord; I weep for you," the clown explained.

"For me?" exclaimed the Caliph in surprise.

choose the best words to complete the text (W)

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To: Vitaloka

Hi, girl! Do you know our singing rehearsal is cancelled this afternoon? Mr. Andika told me this just now. Our practice will be done on Wednesday afternoon after Ms. Erlita has come back from Solo. So how about going to Anggrek Mall just for window shopping? Oh yes, Rico is ready to accompany us, you know. Reply soon.

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Recently, while cycling to work, I had my first flat.
I did not have a pump and my repair kit had dried out. I borrowed a pump from a passing cyclist and discovered that the tube was useless.

As I was walking towards the nearby shaded area, I heard someone shouting at me, "What happened?"

I turned around and saw the smiling face of another cyclist I explained my situation to him, to which he replied, "Give me the money and I'll buy the tube for you."

The nearest bike shop was four kilometers from that point. I gave him the money and he got on his way. Meanwhile, I started preparing my bike for a tube change. Within 20 minutes my savior was back — but when we had a closer look we realized the tube he'd bought was not fitting in_ He willingly decided he would turn around for another trip.

After half an hour he was back with the full kit. He took the lead in changing the tube and in no time I was good to go. I thanked him profusely as he waved goodbye. Since that day, I've been on the lookout for other distressed cyclists so that I can repay my debt.

. "The nearest bike shop was four kilometers from that point."

What kind of person is the writer going to be after having the experience?

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Our cat Ella is a fussy eater. I often stand in front of the cat food section in a supermarket agonizing over what Madame Ella would now fancy. One day she will happily eat fish out of a can. The next day she will give it a sniff and walk away.

This happens with many other varieties of food as well — and there have been several occasions when she has refused to eat anything for two days.

Recently, we were sitting in our lounge room when Ella jumped through the window and deposited a dead mouse onto the floor. After making sure we had all seen her catch, she picked it up, walked over to her feeding bowl in the kitchen and dropped to eat it.

Perhaps she prefers her own style of "shopping"!

What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

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Recently, while cycling to work, I had my first flat.
I did not have a pump and my repair kit had dried out. I borrowed a pump from a passing cyclist and discovered that the tube was useless.

As I was walking towards the nearby shaded area, I heard someone shouting at me, "What happened?"

I turned around and saw the smiling face of another cyclist I explained my situation to him, to which he replied, "Give me the money and I'll buy the tube for you."

The nearest bike shop was four kilometers from that point. I gave him the money and he got on his way. Meanwhile, I started preparing my bike for a tube change. Within 20 minutes my savior was back — but when we had a closer look we realized the tube he'd bought was not fitting in_ He willingly decided he would turn around for another trip.

After half an hour he was back with the full kit. He took the lead in changing the tube and in no time I was good to go. I thanked him profusely as he waved goodbye. Since that day, I've been on the lookout for other distressed cyclists so that I can repay my debt.

What is the first paragraph about?

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Recently, while cycling to work, I had my first flat.
I did not have a pump and my repair kit had dried out. I borrowed a pump from a passing cyclist and discovered that the tube was useless.

As I was walking towards the nearby shaded area, I heard someone shouting at me, "What happened?"

I turned around and saw the smiling face of another cyclist I explained my situation to him, to which he replied, "Give me the money and I'll buy the tube for you."

The nearest bike shop was four kilometers from that point. I gave him the money and he got on his way. Meanwhile, I started preparing my bike for a tube change. Within 20 minutes my savior was back — but when we had a closer look we realized the tube he'd bought was not fitting in_ He willingly decided he would turn around for another trip.

After half an hour he was back with the full kit. He took the lead in changing the tube and in no time I was good to go. I thanked him profusely as he waved goodbye. Since that day, I've been on the lookout for other distressed cyclists so that I can repay my debt.

The man who helped the writer was very ...

The Caliph of Bagdad hired an intelligent and high spirited man as his court jester, and was much amused by his clever, witty comments. The clown was so well loved by his master that everyone at court showed him great respect. And so the Caliph was much (W) ... one day when he heard his beloved clown crying out in distress from the throne room. The Caliph hurried there and was astonished to find the guards beating the clown (X) .... Then he asked them to leave him.

The clown, however, (Y) ... to weep and wail even after the guards had left.

"Stop it" said the irritated Caliph. "You're still in one piece, aren't you?

"I'm not crying for myself, my lord; I weep for you," the clown explained.

"For me?" exclaimed the Caliph in surprise.

choose the best words to complete the text (Z)

Arrange the sentences below into a coherent paragraph.

1. It is estimated that it has been cut off from the main land for perhaps 80 million years.


2. Madagascar is an island 250 miles off the coast of


3. The island today is a refuge for many forms of life that have become rare or extinct in other parts of the world.


4. For example, up to 80 percent of Madagascar's plant species are unique to the island.


5. In addition, about 46 kinds of birds are found now here else.


6. Lemurs, which elsewhere were unable to compete with their larger primate cousins, the monkeys, continue to thrive in the isolation of Madagascar