Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It's wet, isn't it?

Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn't it? How are you today? All right. You haven't been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale.

Magda: I don't, do I? Well, I haven't been out much lately. I don't like this weather a bit. Why, we haven't had a dry day for weeks, have we?

Mrs. Smiles: No, I don't think we have. Let's see, you'll be going back home next month, won't you?

Magda: Oh no, I'm not going back yet. My sister's coming over first

Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You're looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her?

Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, Iam looking forward to it very much.

Mrs. Smiles: She's coming over here to study?

Magda: Yes, that's right. I shan't go back home until/ she's settled down. I don't think I ought to, ought I?

Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she's younger than you are, is she?

Magda: Yes, she's only eighteen.

Magda had not been out much lately because

• she had not been keeping well

• she was busy with her studies

• the weather had been unpleasant

• her sister had come over to stay

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It's wet, isn't it?

Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn't it? How are you today? All right. You haven't been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale.

Magda: I don't, do I? Well, I haven't been out much lately. I don't like this weather a bit. Why, we haven't had a dry day for weeks, have we?

Mrs. Smiles: No, I don't think we have. Let's see, you'll be going back home next month, won't you?

Magda: Oh no, I'm not going back yet. My sister's coming over first

Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You're looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her?

Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, Iam looking forward to it very much.

Mrs. Smiles: She's coming over here to study?

Magda: Yes, that's right. I shan't go back home until/ she's settled down. I don't think I ought to, ought I?

Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she's younger than you are, is she?

Magda: Yes, she's only eighteen.

Magda was not going back home yet because

• it had been raining heavily

• her sister was coming over

• her studies were not completed

• she was not feeling well

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It's wet, isn't it?

Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn't it? How are you today? All right. You haven't been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale.

Magda: I don't, do I? Well, I haven't been out much lately. I don't like this weather a bit. Why, we haven't had a dry day for weeks, have we?

Mrs. Smiles: No, I don't think we have. Let's see, you'll be going back home next month, won't you?

Magda: Oh no, I'm not going back yet. My sister's coming over first

Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You're looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her?

Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, Iam looking forward to it very much.

Mrs. Smiles: She's coming over here to study?

Magda: Yes, that's right. I shan't go back home until/ she's settled down. I don't think I ought to, ought I?

Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she's younger than you are, is she?

Magda: Yes, she's only eighteen.

Mrs. Smiles says, "You're looking forward to that." This means, Magda was ________ her sister's arrival.

• expecting with pleasure

• preparing hard for

• thinking greatly about

• watching with joy

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It's wet, isn't it?

Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn't it? How are you today? All right. You haven't been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale.

Magda: I don't, do I? Well, I haven't been out much lately. I don't like this weather a bit. Why, we haven't had a dry day for weeks, have we?

Mrs. Smiles: No, I don't think we have. Let's see, you'll be going back home next month, won't you?

Magda: Oh no, I'm not going back yet. My sister's coming over first

Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You're looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her?

Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, Iam looking forward to it very much.

Mrs. Smiles: She's coming over here to study?

Magda: Yes, that's right. I shan't go back home until/ she's settled down. I don't think I ought to, ought I?

Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she's younger than you are, is she?

Magda: Yes, she's only eighteen.

Magda's sister was coming to

• visit her sister

• help Mrs. Smiles

• settle down in England

• pursue her studies

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

Magda: Good morning, Mrs. Smiles. It's wet, isn't it?

Mrs. Smiles: Yes, it is, isn't it? How are you today? All right. You haven't been studying too hard, have you? You look a bit pale.

Magda: I don't, do I? Well, I haven't been out much lately. I don't like this weather a bit. Why, we haven't had a dry day for weeks, have we?

Mrs. Smiles: No, I don't think we have. Let's see, you'll be going back home next month, won't you?

Magda: Oh no, I'm not going back yet. My sister's coming over first

Mrs. Smiles: Oh, is she? You're looking forward to that, I expect. How long is it since you saw her?

Magda: Nearly a year now. Yes, Iam looking forward to it very much.

Mrs. Smiles: She's coming over here to study?

Magda: Yes, that's right. I shan't go back home until/ she's settled down. I don't think I ought to, ought I?

Mrs. Smiles: Well, no, she's younger than you are, is she?

Magda: Yes, she's only eighteen.

Mrs. Smiles and Magda are

• classmates

• school friends

• neighbours

• sisters-in-law

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The rule of the road means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed. When the policeman, say, at a road-crossing steps to the middle of the road and puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny but of liberty. You have submitted to a curtailment of private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality. We have both liberties to preserve our individual liberty and our social liberty. That is, we must have a judicious mixture of both. I shall not permit any authority to say that my child must go to this school or that, shall specialize in science or arts. These things are personal. But if I say that my child shall have no education at all, then society will firmly tell me that my child must have education whether I like it or not.

According to the author, the "rule ofthe road" implies:

• the rule regulating the traffic on the road

• the principle on which a road is constructed to ensure safe traffic

• unrestricted freedom for all to lead a happy life

• restricted individual freedom to ensure freedom for all

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The rule of the road means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed. When the policeman, say, at a road-crossing steps to the middle of the road and- puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny but of liberty. You have submitted to a curtailment of private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality. We have both liberties to preserve our individual liberty and our social liberty. That is, we must have a judicious mixture of both. I shall not permit any authority to say that my child must go to this school or that, shall specialize in science or arts. These things are personal. But if I say that my child shall have no education at all, then society will firmly tell me that my child must have education whether I like it or not.

The author thinks that when a policeman signals you to stop on a road-crossing, he is:

• behaving in a whimsical manner

• behaving in a whimsical manner

• protecting the liberty of all to use the road

• mischievously creating hurdles in your way from some personal motive

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The rule of the road means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed. When the policeman, say, at a road-crossing steps to the middle of the road and- puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny but of liberty. You have submitted to a curtailment of private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality. We have both liberties to preserve our individual liberty and our social liberty. That is, we must have a judicious mixture of both. I shall not permit any authority to say that my child must go to this school or that, shall specialize in science or arts. These things are personal. But if I say that my child shall have no education at all, then society will firmly tell me that my child must have education whether I like it or not.

The author is of the view that we should:

• have absolute individual liberty without any restrictions imposed by the society

• have everything controlled by the society without any kind of individual liberty

• try to strike a sensible balance between our individual liberty and our social liberty

• have more of social liberty than individual liberty

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The rule of the road means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed. When the policeman, say, at a road-crossing steps to the middle of the road and- puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny but of liberty. You have submitted to a curtailment of private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality. We have both liberties to preserve our individual liberty and our social liberty. That is, we must have a judicious mixture of both. I shall not permit any authority to say that my child must go to this school or that, shall specialize in science or arts. These things are personal. But if I say that my child shall have no education at all, then society will firmly tell me that my child must have education whether I like it or not.

The author holds that:

• educating or not educating his child is a matter of personal liberty

• educating or not educating his child is also a matter of social liberty

• choosing the school for his child is a matter of social liberty

• choosing the subject of study for his child is a matter of social liberty

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The rule of the road means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed. When the policeman, say, at a road-crossing steps to the middle of the road and- puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny but of liberty. You have submitted to a curtailment of private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality. We have both liberties to preserve our individual liberty and our social liberty. That is, we must have a judicious mixture of both. I shall not permit any authority to say that my child must go to this school or that, shall specialize in science or arts. These things are personal. But if I say that my child shall have no education at all, then society will firmly tell me that my child must have education whether I like it or not.

The most suitable title of the passage would be:

• The Policeman at a Road Crossing

• The Laws of the Road

• Importance of Liberty

• Education of Children