Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.
"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"
Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.
"Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.
"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."
Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.
"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.
"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me."
"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.
"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."
Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.
The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.
"Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."
Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find - two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.
Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.
"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.
Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.
I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"
What does Joe decide to gather a group of people for?
A. To have more people see the next game
B. To show them Bill’s talent
C. To get more players for his team
D. To help Bill feel less nervous
Rewrite the sentences
1. He went out of the restaurant, but did not pay the bill.
=> Without..............................................paying the bill, he went out of the restaurant
2. As soon as I turned round at the corner, I caught sight of Mary.
-> On........................ turning round at the corner, I caught sight of Mary..................................
3.The phone rang and that made the baby wake up.
=> Because of................the sound of the phone, the baby waked up......................
4. It seems that the plane was losing height
-> The plane.................seems to have been losing height...................
5.They believed that the Mafia had commited the crime.
->The Mafia................was believed to had commited the crime.................
6. Howlong have you learnt English?
-> When................did you learn ENglish......................?
7. Stop walking or you will be sent out.
-> Unless........................you stop walking, you will be sent out...................................
8.What a beautiful dress you have
-> How..........................beautiful your dress is!.................................
9. "Have you ever been to Paris, TOm?" Mary said
-> Mary asked.................tom if he had ever been to Paris................
Rewrite the sentences
1. He went out of the restaurant, but did not pay the bill.
=> Without..............................................paying the bill, he went out of the restaurant
2. As soon as I turned round at the corner, I caught sight of Mary.
-> On........................ turning round at the corner, I caught sight of Mary..................................
3.The phone rang and that made the baby wake up.
=> Because of................the sound of the phone, the baby waked up......................
4. It seems that the plane was losing height
-> The plane.................seems to have been losing height...................
5.They believed that the Mafia had commited the crime.
->The Mafia................was believed to had commited the crime.................
6. Howlong have you learnt English?
-> When......................................?
7. Stop walking or you will be sent out.
-> Unless........................you stop walking, you will be sent out...................................
8.What a beautiful dress you have
-> How..........................beautiful your dress is!.................................
9. "Have you ever been to Paris, TOm?" Mary said
-> Mary asked.................tom if he had ever been to Paris................