阅读理解（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

Our skin makes vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D helps the body take in calcium, which keeps bones strong. What does vitamin D help the body do?

1. AFight off colds
2. BTake in calcium
3. CGrow more hair
4. DDigest sugar

Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the sky. Thunder is the sound made when lightning heats the air very quickly. What makes the sound of thunder?

1. ALightning heating the air very quickly
2. BClouds bumping into each other
3. CRain hitting the ground very hard
4. DStrong wind blowing through trees

“Pedro opened the fridge, but it was empty except for a bottle of ketchup. He sighed and picked up his car keys.” What is Pedro most likely going to do?

1. AGo to buy food
2. BGo to sleep
3. CMake a big dinner
4. DClean the fridge

“The town had a problem: the only bridge over the river was too narrow for two cars. The council solved it by building a second bridge and making each one-way.” How is the passage organised?

1. AProblem and solution
2. BDescription of a place
3. CCompare and contrast
4. DTime order of events

“Before you start the exam, read all the instructions. Write your name on every page. Answer the questions in any order, but show all your work.” Which action is allowed by the instructions?

1. AWriting only the final answers without work
2. BSkipping the instructions to save time
3. CWriting your name on the first page only
4. DAnswering question 5 before question 1

“Mobile clinics now travel to farming villages twice a month. Before, people had to travel three hours to the nearest doctor.” What is the main benefit of the mobile clinics?

1. ALower prices for farm products
2. BEasier access to health care
3. CMore jobs for the farmers
4. DFaster travel to the city

The author writes: “Some claim that video games make children violent. Yet violent crime among young people has fallen in many countries during the same years that video games became popular.” What is the author trying to show?

1. AVideo games reduce crime among children.
2. BViolent crime has increased among the young.
3. CThe claim does not fit the overall trend.
4. DAll video games are safe for every child.

“Emma had practised her speech for weeks. When she stood before the crowd, her hands trembled, but her voice came out clear and strong.” Which statement best describes Emma at that moment?

1. AUnprepared and unsure of her words
2. BAngry at the crowd for watching her so closely
3. CNervous inside but still able to speak well
4. DCalm and completely without fear