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This text is for question 27 to 29. he told the goat that the taste of fresh water in
the well was very nice. Then he asked the goat to
Last month, I enjoyed my weekend on a jump into the well to share the water.
hill with some friends. It is not very far from When the goat finished drinking the water, the
my home, about 60 kilometers away. We fox informed him the difficulty they were both in.
went there by cars. It took about 45 minutes He suggested a plan for their escape. “If,” said he,
drive. My friends and I started the trip at 6.30. “you will place your forefeet upon the wall and
When we got there, the wind was blowing bend your head, I will run up your back escape,
very hard. and I will help you afterwards.”
We stayed in a villa. Local people said that The goat readily agreed and the fox leaped
there was a ghost in it and it liked to disturb upon his back. Climbing on goat’s horns, he safely
the guest. I tried not to believe it. However, reached the mouth of the well and left the goat
on the second night, when I was going to alone. The goat screamed for help to fox. But the
the toilet, I saw an old lady with long grey wicked fox just turned around and cried out, “You
hair standing in front of the toilet door. She are foolish old fellow! If you are clever you will
turned her head to me and gave me a strange think before jumping.”
smile. All my body was frozen and I didn’t
know what happened after that, until one of 30. Why could the fox reach the mouth of the well?
my friends woke up about 10 minutes later. A. Another for came to help.
That was the first time I saw a ghost in my life. B. He was good at jumping in a well.
The rest of the night was a terrifying C. He placed his forefeet upon the wall.
experience. It was late at night. So, nobody D. He leaped upon the goat’s back and climbed
could close the eyes to get some sleep. The on the goat’s horn.
excitement to spend the following Sunday 31. Who stayed in the well at last?
morning flew away. We packed our stuff
and went back home very early, sleepy and A. the goat
haunted by the old lady. B. the fox
C. the thirsty fox
27. Which paragraph tells about how the writer D. the clever fox
reached the villa? 32. What can we learn from the story?
A. first A. Never trust a stranger easily.
B. second B. Always have a positive thought.
C. third C. Don’t judge the book from its cover.
D. fourth D. Always prepare everything before you act.
28. Who told the writer about the ghost?
A. the villa guests This text is for question 33 to 36.
B. some friends Sunflower is an annual plant. It usually grows,
C. local people flowers, and dies in one year. It possesses a large
D. an old lady flowering head. Sunflower stems can grow as
29. Why did the writer and friends feel sleepy at the high as 3m, and the flower head can reach 30 cm
time they came back home? in diameter. The term “sunflower” also refers to all
A. The wind blew very cold. plants of the genus Helianthus, a kind of perennial
B. They did a late night activity. plants. It means that they are able to grow for
C. They were busy to pack their stuff. two seasons or more. To grow well, sunflowers
D. They could not sleep after the ghost need full sun. They grow best in fertile, moist,
appeared. well­drained land with a lot of soil protection.
In commercial plating, seeds are planted 45 cm
This text is for question 30 to 32. apart and 2.5 cm deep.
The flower is native to the Americas. The
One hot day, a thirsty fox came to a deep well evidence is that it was first planted in Mexico,
to drink. Unfortunately, he fell into the well and by at least 2600 BC. It may have been planted a
could find no way to escape. A thirsty goat came second time in the middle of Mississippi Valley,
to the same well and saw the fox. He asked the or been introduced there from Mexico at an early
fox whether the water was good. The fox is tricky, date, as corn was. The earliest known examples
he thought of the way to escape from the well so of a fully planted sunflower have been found in

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