新加坡AEIS考试S1测试卷V3.1

AEIS PLACEMENT TEST FOR SECONDAY ONE
Suggested Time: 2 hours
Part One: COMPOSITION
For the following part, the examinee will write a short passage based on either of the materials given below along with the specific requirements and information. The passage should be no less than 200 words and contain more than one paragraph. Easily recognizable handwriting will be appreciated.
Question 1:
You were at a crowded departmental store when you heard someone shouting for help. You looked in the direction where the shouts were coming from.
Make use of the following points in your composition. You may reorder the points. You are encouraged to include other relevant points to make your composition interesting.
In your story, make use of the points below:
•What you did
•How you felt
•What the people around you did
•What happened in the end
Question 2:
Write a story based on the pictures below. Give the story your own ending. You are encouraged to include other relevant points to make your composition interesting.
Part Two: Multiple Choice Questions
For the following part, four alternatives will be given to each of the questions, meanwhile out of which one option will be more suitable in the context, please carefully compare all the options and choose the most suitable one.
Section A: Grammar
For each question 1 to 10, four options are given. One of them is more suitable than the rest. Fill in the most suitable answer in the brackets provided.
1.The old man has been living by ____since his wife
( 3 ) passed away.
(1) itself(2) herself
(3) himself(4) themselves
2.I do not earn ____money. It is a bit difficult for me
( 3 ) to make ends meet.
(1) many(2) much
(3) some(4)a few
3.Turn off the fan when you____ up.( 1)
(1)wake(2)woke
(3) woken(4)wakes
( 1 ) 4.___your parents give you permission, you cannot go for
the excursion.
(1)If(2)While
(3) After(4)Unless
5.___ were you talking to just now?( 1 )
(1)Whom(2)Whose
(3) Where(4)When
6.No one dares to talk when Mr Lee ___.( 3 )
(1)teach(2) teaches
(3) has taught(4)is teaching
7.If James has the time, he ___ overseas.( 1 )
(1)will travel(2) travel
(3) have travelled(4)has been travelling
8.You stayed in this resort last year, ___ you?( 4 )
(1)had(2) hadn't
(3) did(4)didn't
9.Alice saw a boy feeding the ducks ___the pond.( 4 )
(1)in(2) under
(3) through(4)above
10.None of the bags ___ Kelly's. She cannot find her bag.( 2 )
(1)is(2) are
(3) was(4)were
Section B: Vocabulary
For each question 11 to 20, four options are given. One of them is more suitable than the rest. Fill in the most suitable answer in the brackets provided.
( 2 ) 11.The king decided to ___a war on the neighboring
country.
(1)fight(2) attack
(3) create(4) wage
( 4 ) 12.Mala goes the extra ___to make sure that her guests
are happy.
(1)lap(2) step
(3) mile(4)jump
13.___me a line when you have the time.(3 )
(1) Fall(2) Drop
(3) Drip(4) Plunge
( ) 14.The fussy king fired his entire___ of servants as they
had not served him well enough.
(1) posse(2)troupe
(3) staff(4) band
( ) 15.Some people believe that the love of ___ is the root
of all evil.
(1) money(2)greed
(3) richness(4)currency
( ) 16.The detective remained at the ___ of the crime to look
for more clues.
(1) site(2) scene
(3) place(4)scenario
17.The pupils have got off to a good ___ and intend to
( ) make the project a success.
(1) start(2) source
(3) origin(4)inception
18.The police ___ the man free because he was innocent.( )
(1) freed(2)set
(3) released(4)sent
19.Mr Jeffrey remained calm in the___ of danger.( )
(1) front(2) face
(3) disguise(4)mask
20.We cannot turn the ___back and start all over again.( )
(1) clock(2) timer
(3) watch(4) timepiece
Section C: Comprehension Cloze
Read the following two passages carefully and answer the questions 41 to 55. Fill in the most suitable answer in the brackets provided.
Passage A
Most children love sweet food. However, eating too much candy or drinking too many sugary drinks is 21 for our health. Many countries have started to do 22 to control the amount of sugary drinks kids can have.
The sale and advertisement of 23 drinks have been limited in Boston, US. It will be impossible to buy sugary drinks in 24. It's reported that about one half of the US population aged 2 and older 25 sugary drinks every day. One in five American children aged 12 to 19 is overweight.
Many other 26 have taken similar actions. The governments of France and Hungary started a new tax on sugary drinks. They27 this will keep populations healthier.
China is facing the same problem. Middle school students in big cities in China 28 drink about 1,200 ml of sugary drinks every day according to a recent study. The number of overweight 29 has increased 5 to 10 times in the last 20 years. Gao Xiang of Harvard Medical School 30 the Chinese government to deal with the situation
actively. Gao gave some suggestions, including limiting the sale of sugary drinks in schools and their advertising.
21.(1)bad(2) healthy( )
(3)necessary(4) important
22.(1) nothing(2) anything( )
(3) something(4) everything
23.(1)salty(2) sugary( )
(3) awful(4) tasty
24.(1) schools(2) hospitals( )
(3) supermarkets(4) drugstore
25.(1) drinks(2) produces( )
(3) sells(4)buys
26.(1) countries(2) provinces( )
(3)cities(4) villages
27.(1) realize(2) hope( )
(3)announce(4) wonder
28.(1) all(2) both( )
(3) either(4) each
29.(1)adults(2) children( )
(3) officers(4) babies
30.(1)called out(2) called up( )
(3) called on(4) called for
Passage B
The Malaysian government announced that Malaysian flight MH370 lost the contact with the Air Traffic Control 31 the morning of March eighth. The flight 32 at 0:41 a.m. that morning and planned to arrive in Beijing at half past six a.m. It carried 239 passengers, 33 154 Chinese. The passengers come from fourteen countries and areas. Nobody knows what happened to the plane. Over twenty countries took part in 34 it. On March twenty-fourth, Prime Minister of Malaysia said that MH370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean and none of the passengers survived. When we heard the bad news, we were very sad. So far the plane wreckage 35 yet. We hope they will find it soon.
31.(1)in(2) at( )
(3) on(4) for
32.(1) takes off(2) landed( )
(3) was taken off(4)took off
33.(1)including(2)except( )
(3) besides(4)inclusion
34.(1) searching out(2) searching for( )
(3) looking for(4)looking out
35.(1)hasn't been founded(2)wasn't found( )
(3) hasn’t been found(4) has been found
Section D: Comprehension
Read the passages carefully and answer the questions that follow. Fill in the most suitable answers in the brackets provided.
Passage A
It was a public holiday that day. Two burglars decided to try their luck. They met as soon as it was dark enough. The night was unusually quiet and the air was still. It was a moonless night. They were very happy as everything was perfect for them to work.
They reached the house which they had set their eyes upon. They were glad to see the house in total darkness. It was a sign that the family was out.
The two men climbed through an open window into one of the rooms. They ransacked all the rooms on the ground floor of the house, taking with them all the valuables they found. Finally, they made their way upstairs. They were shining their torches around when suddenly their torches shone on a man!
They could not believe their eyes. There was a man sitting on a rocking chair in a corner of the room. The man was looking at them with eyes that never moved!
The two men cried out in fright, headed straight for the door and threw it open. They dashed out of the house, leaving behind the loot. Their mission had failed. A blind man had frightened them off and they never realized it.
36.Why do you think the burglars chose a public holiday
to carry out their plan?
( )
(1)Most people would be home.(2)Most people would be out.
(3) Most people would be at work.(4) Most people would be resting.
37.How did the burglars get into the house?( )
(1)They broke open the door.(2)They climbed in through the chimney.
(3) They climbed in
through a window.
(4) They broke open the back door.
38.Why were the burglars shocked when their torches
shone on a man?
( )
(1) They did not expect
anyone to be home.(2) They did not expect to see an
old man.
(3) They did not expect to
see a blind old man.(4) They did not expect to see a man.
39.Which word in the passage has the same meaning as
"searched"?
( )
(1)The word is
"perfect”.
(2)The word is “failed”.
(3)The word is
“planed”.
(4) The word is "ransacked".
40.How do you know that the burglars left with nothing? ( )
(1)They left the loot behind.(2)They left their torches behind.
(3)They left the man
behind.
(4) They left through the window
Passage B
How would you like to come home after a long day, open the door and walk into an elephant? That is what you would do if you lived in Elephant House in Margate, New Jersey in America. The elephant-shaped house was built in 1881 by James Lafferty. Herbert Green built a chicken-shaped house in 1962.
Sarah Winchester tried to build a ghost-proof house in San Jose, California. Workers built fake chimneys, doors that open onto blank walls and stairs that lead nowhere. Many rooms were torn down and
then rebuilt in a new way to confuse the ghosts. It took 38 years to complete the house!
Some houses are built of strange materials. A house in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, is built from more than 100,000 newspapers. In Canada, George Plumb built a house entirely out of bottles.
Some homes stand for great wealth and power. The Palace of Alhambra in Spain is one of the most beautiful homes in the world. The man who built it loved water. A stream runs through all 36,500 square meters of the palace. In each room, there is a small pool of sparkling water.
Dream house do not have to be expensive. A man named Baldasera built a house with 90 rooms for about $500 by digging under the earth. Baldasera worked alone. He spent 40 years completing his underground house.
41.The elephant-shaped house was built in____.( )
(1)1881(2)1884
(3)1922(4) 1962
42.Green's house is shaped like____.( )
(1)a chicken(2)a door
(3)an elephant(4) a pigeon
43.Sarah Winchester built a house in____.( )
(1) Massachusetts(2) California
(3)New Jersey(4) Oklahoma
44.Winchester tried to build a house that was____.( )
(1)a castle(2) fool-proof
(3)rebuilt(4) ghost-proof
45.George Plumb's house is built of____.( )
(1)newspapers(2) aluminum cans
(3)chimneys(4) bottles
46.The Palace of Alhambra covers____.( )
(1)40 years(2) 36,500 square meters
(3)100,000 meters(4)10 million meters
47.The builder of the Palace of Alhambra loved____.( )
(1) water(2) chances to swim
(3)wealth and power(4)pools with lights
48.Where is The Palace of Alhambra?( )
(1) Spain(2) Italy
(3)The U.S.A.(4)China
49.Baldasera built his home____.( )
(1)in Spain(2) at the Breakers
(3)without much money(4)in a mountain
50.To build his house, Baldasera needs much____.( )
(1)help(2) water
(3)time(4)money。