A

12. The clown is very interesting. All the children ... happily
A.are crying
B.is crying
C.are laughing
D.is complaining

C

13. Listen! May is ... dinner in the kitchen.
A.cleaning
B.preparing
C.looking
D.putting

B

14. The boys are practicing soccer on the field right now ... they are preparing themselves for tomorrow’s match.
A.but
B.although
C.because
D.and

C

15. Look! The cat is .......… fish because the cat is hungry!
A.fishing
B.walking
C.eating
D.sleeping

C

The text is for questions 16 – 17.

Redwood trees are the largest and the oldest living growing in California, USA.
They can be more than a hundred meters tall.
These giant redwoods have a very thick trunk.
Twenty men with arms outstretched cannot even circle them. 
Some of the living redwoods started growing 3,500 years ago.

16. How high can a redwood tree be?
a. More than 100 meters tall
b. 100 km tall
c. 100 centimeters tall
d. Less than 100 meters tall

A

17. Which one is not true about redwood?
a. It is the largest and the oldest living in California
b. It is more than a hundred meters tall
c. It has a very thick trunk
d. It started growing three thousand years ago

D