A. 90 years old       B. 100 years old    C. 80 years old      D. 70 years old

52. When does Ted get up every morning?

A. at 6 o’clock       B. at 5 o’clock     C. at 3 o’clock       D. at 8:30 o’clock

53. Where does Ted put the newspaper?

A. under the letter box at the front door        B. on the letter box at the front door      C. in the letter box at the front door        D. in the letter box at the back door

53. How long does Ted’s paperboy job take every day?

A. 5 hours     B. 4 hours     C. 3 hours       D. 2 hours

55. Why does Ted do this job?

A. He does this job for the money.         B. He enjoys it.

C. He has to do this job.                  D. He hates it.

B

The Sahara Desert is the largest desert on Earth. It is about 8,600,000 square kilometers in size. The desert’s golden sand looks very beautiful.

More than 2,000,000 people live in the Sahara. Some of them move around from place to place with their camels. Other lives in towns and cities.

The desert is not always hot. There are many mountains in the Sahara, and some of them have snow in winter. In some places, people grow fruit. There are also different animals there, such as snakes, foxes and birds.

Thousands of years ago, the Sahara was not a desert at all. There were many plants and rivers. As the weather changed, it became hot and dry.

56. How big is the Sahara Desert?

A. 860,000 square kilometers        B. 86,000 square kilometers

C. 8,600,000 square kilometers      D. 86,000,000 square kilometers

57. How many people live in the Sahara?

A. more than 1,000,000 people       B. More than 2,000,000 people

C. More than 3,000,000 people      D. More than 20,000,000 people

58. How does people in the Sahara move around from place with place?

A. with their camels                 B. by foot

C. by bus                  D. by car

59. What is the weather like in the Sahara as the weather changed?

A. It became dry and hot.         B. It became windy and rainy.

C. It became hot and sunny.       D. It became dry and windy.

60. What was the Sahara like thousands of years ago?

A. There was nothing.             B. There were many plants and rivers.

C. There was just the golden sand.    D. There were many rivers and golden sand.