C. READING I. Fill in each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. first​​ ​ ​ ​ ​children​​ ​ ​ ​ ​English ​ ​ ​use ​ ​ ​main​​ ​ ​ ​ ​native​​​ ​ ​increasing​ ​ ​ ​ ​speak In the first years of the 20th century, English medium education became popular for all groups in Singapore. By the 1950s nearly all children went to school, and the majority were educated in (1) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​​​. Since Singapore became an independent Republic in 1965, the (2)​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​of English has increased still further. For many Singaporeans, English is the (3)​​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​language. Many families (4)​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​English at home and it is one of the (5)​​​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​languages learnt by about haft of the current pre-school (6) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​​. Over half of the population born since 1965 is (7)​​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​speakers of English, and the proportion of this group is still (8)​​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​. II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. E-mail, and chat rooms let children communicate (1)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​friends and family members. They can also allow children to connect with people that they have never (2)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​in person. Knowing a little about each of these communication services can help parents (3)​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​children safer while online. Through e-mail, (4)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​can easily send and receive messages. These messages may also have text, audio, and picture files attached. Signing up for an e-mail account is simple (5)​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​most services offer them for free. Sometimes these messages contain viruses, or her inappropriate content, so parents should warn children to be wary of e-mails from (6)​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​people. Chat rooms are online hang-out spots where anyone can talk about (7) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​- current events, books, and other common interests. Users often do not know each other in real life, so it is important that parents keep a close eye on the content of any (8)​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​. 1.​A. to​ ​ ​B. with​ ​C.for ​​D.through 2.​A. met ​​B. gone​ ​C.asked​ ​D.called 3.​A. save​ ​B. protect​ ​C.surround ​​D.keep 4.​A. receivers ​B. messengers​ ​C.users ​​D.partners 5.​A. due to​ ​B. because​ ​C.because of ​​D.so 6.​A. known ​​B. well-known​ ​C.unknown​ ​D.unpopular 7.​A. every​ ​B. something​ ​C.nothing ​​D.anything 8.​A. conversations B.meetings​ ​C.letter​ ​D.users D. WRITING I. Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets 1. ​I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly. (if) ​……………………………………………………………………………… 2.​Smoke from mills, factories and industry can cause health problems like asthma and lung diseases. (lead) ​……………………………………………………………………………… 3. ​We don't trust Lan because she behaves badly. (because of) …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. ​Although he took a taxi, he still arrived late for school. (in spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………