YES COURSE TO 2 2018
Read the text and answer
questions 11 to 12.
Leonardo
da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born a son of a Florentine noble and peasant
woman; he grew up in Vinci, Italy. He began to display his remarkable academic
and artistic talents in his early age.
In
1466, he moved to Florence where he entered the workshop of Verrocchio. His
first work of significance was the “Adoration of the Magi” commissioned by
monks of San Donato a Scopeto. Although unfinished, the work was a masterpiece
and introduced several new ideas. He also pioneered the use of Chiaroscuro, the
technique of defining forms through the contrast of light and shadow. This
would be later used to great effect in the Mona Lisa.
In
1482, he painted the famous artworks “Madonna on the Rocks” and also “The Last
Supper”, which has been described as one of his greatest religious paintings.
With Christ at the centre of the picture, it embodies great feeling and emotion
as Christ is about to announce his imminent betrayal by Judas. The painting is
held at the Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Milan, but unfortunately over
time the quality of the original painting has deteriorated, despite frequent
restoration attempts.
11. What does
the last paragraph talk about?
A. Leonardo‟s original paintings
restoration.
B. The deteriorated quality of Leonardo‟s
original painting.
C. The description of the greatest
religious paintings .
D. Leonardo‟s great feeling of Judas‟
betrayal.
12. “His first
work of significance was ..." (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is closest in meaning
to ….
A. worth
B. value
C. impact
D. esteem
Read the
text and answer questions 13 to 15.
COOKING CLASS
Come get messy and show the
kids how much fun it can be.
To eat healthy while we make energy bites,
smoothies, and acai bowls.
Stay and have lunch with
friends or drop them off so you can get stuff done.
Ages 6-12 ,
Sunday, Feb 4th
10-11.30
Space
is limited, Call 0274-1234567
Or go to www.localfood.com to
reserve your spot ASAP
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13. The text is addressed to ….
A. children
B. parents
C. cooks
D. kids
14. The quota of the cooking
class is ….
A. restricted
B. unlimited
C. unrestricted
D. measured
15. “… to reserve
your spot ASAP”
The
underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. bill
B. book
C. charge
D. purchase
Read the text and answer
questions 16 to 19.
LARRY PAGE
Lawrence “Larry” Page is one of the
most influential person in the world.
Page is an
American computer scientist and an internet enterpreneur. He was a co-founder
of Google with his friend, Sergey Brin, in 1998. Now, he plays a role as the
chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphapets, Google‟s parent company.
Larry Page was born on 26th March 1973 in Michigan. By 2017, his age is 44 years
old. The color of his hair is dark brown and his skin is fair. Larry Page has
married to a research scientist named Lucinda Southworth. Now, he is a father
of two children.
In November 2016, he became the 12th richest person in the world. Larry‟s last education
background is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Here, he met Sergey Brin.
Then, they incorporated Google in order to make world’s information easy to
access. This company makes him to be the successful person in the world.
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16. The writer‟s intention to
write the text is ....
A. to inform about the founder of Google
B. to explain about Larry Page‟s
description
C. to tell how Larry Page becomes a
successful person
D. to describe the Chief Executive
Officer of Alphapets
17. Based on the text, we can
describe that Larry Page is ....
A. unmarried man
B. a research scientist
C. a doctorate degree graduate
D. the only co-founder of Google
18. Larry Page is one of the
successful persons in the world because he ....
A. can influence people to use Google
B. is a Stanford University graduate
C. established Google company
D. holds an internet research
19. “Then, they incorporated
Google in order to....”
The underlined word is closest meaning
to ....
A. united
B. merged
C. combined
D. founded
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