Question

Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has   36   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   37   a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can   38   support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at   39   and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)   40   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.

Alice became friends with Jane and would   41   talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   42   her. 

On her birthday last month, she   43   her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be   44   so much that she   45   on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   46   clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   47   from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   48   a skirt from you?”

Alice was happy that her friend would be   49   to come and hurried home to ask her Mum   50   she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   51   and angrily said to her Mum, “  52   I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   53  . 

Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   54  .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   55   with her. 

So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.

36. A. personal                   B. extra                      C. limited                     D. adequate

37. A. for                           B. with                        C. like                       D. as 

38. A. hopefully                   B. obviously                 C. hardly               D. temporarily

39. A. music                B. drawing                   C. maths                       D. biology

40. A. bonus                B. allowance         C. donation                   D. pension

41. A. secretly                     B. happily                    C. quietly                     D. eagerly

42. A. pointing at         B. shouting at               C. laughing at        D. glaring at

43. A. took                         B. invited                     C. accompanied             D. sent

44. A. happy                        B. independent              C. confident       D. present

45. A. depended           B. insisted                    C. focused                    D. agreed

46. A. casual                        B. comfortable              C. nice                         D. tight

47. A. shirt                         B. jeans                        C. handbag                   D. necklace

48. A. get                           B. copy                       C. order                D. borrow

49. A. free                  B. able                      C. glad                       D. willing

50. A. how                         B. when                      C. why                        D. whether

51. A. stubborn            B. upset                      C. firm                      D. enthusiastic 

52. A. If                             B. When                     C. Unless                    D. Though

53. A. treated                      B. controlled               C. educated          D. behaved

54. A. cleverness          B. character          C. circumstances    D. competences

55. A. study                B. friendship         C. sympathy                D. performance 

Answer 1

36—40 CDCAB  41—45 ACBDB  46—50 CADBD  51—55 BADCB