This is the ticket of “The Lion King”:

Reading Comprehension

1. What can you do with the ticket?
(A) Go to the zoo      (B) Go to an amusement park
(C) Go to a museum    (D) Go to a show

2. The theatre asks people to arrive thirty minutes earlier before “The Lion King”
begins.  What time should you arrive?
(A) 12: 30 at noon       (B) 1:00 in the afternoon
(C) 12:30 at midnight    (D) 1:30 in the afternoon

3. At the back of the ticket, it says:

How much should Jimmy’s family pay for the tickets?  <scan>
(A) $ 300    (B) $ 340    (C) $350    (D) $430

4. If you can’t make it on the date, what can you do with the ticket?  <infer>
(A) You can get money back in the convenience store.
(B) You can change the date of the ticket at the information center.
(C) You can watch the next “The Lion King”.
(D) You can do nothing.

WHEN Santino Deng was ten years old, men in his village pulled six of his teeth out – the six bottom front teeth. Why?

In Santino’s village in Sudan, in Africa, it is the custom. People there say, “Men with no front teeth look handsome. Women with no front teeth look beautiful.”

So, when the children in Santino’s village are ten years old, men pull their teeth out. The children do not cry. The boys want to look handsome. The girls want to look beautiful.

Now Santino has a problem. He is living in the United States. People in the United States think, “Men with no front teeth are not handsome. Women with no front teeth are not beautiful.”

There is another problem. In Santino’s village, all the food is soft. It is easy to eat with no front teeth. In the United States, not all the food is soft. It is not easy to eat apples and hamburgers with no front teeth.

A dentist is putting new teeth in Santino’s mouth. It is expensive, and it is painful. But Santino wants the new teeth. “In Sudan, I was handsome,” he says. “Here, I am not. I want to be handsome again.”

Adopted from All New Easy TRUE STORIES by Sandra Heyer

Reading Comprehension

1. What is the reading “Handsome Again” mainly about?
A. Santino wants to look handsome.
B. Don’t judge a person by how they look.
C. Different cultures have different ideas about beauty.
D. Being natural is beautiful.
 
2. Why did the men in Santino’s village pull their teeth out?
A. It is the custom in the village .
B. It is a way to bring them good luck.
C. Their teeth are terribly bad.
D. Their teeth are old and broken.
 
3. How do Americans think about people without teeth?
A. In Americans’ idea, people without teeth are handsome.
B. In Americans’ idea, people without teeth are beautiful.
C. In Americans’ idea, people without teeth are not handsome.
D. In Americans’ idea, people without teeth are not rich.
 
4. Why did Santino want new teeth?
A. He wants to eat delicious food in America.
B. He wants to look handsome again in America.
C. He cares nothing about his appearance in America.
D. He does not care about pain of pulling teeth out or putting them in.
 
5. Who helps Santino put new teeth in his mouth?
A. A new friend in America.
B. A dentist in America.
C. An old friend in his village in Sudan.
D. Men and women from his village in Sudan.
 
6. Check food for men without front teeth in Sudan’s village.
1. ____ tofu  2. ___ yogurt   3. ____ apple juice  4. ___ milk
5. ____ nuts  6. ___ apples   7. ____ hamburgers  8. ____ ice cream
 

Mr. Gwynn is in Hawaii with friends. He is on vacation, and he is having a wonderful time.

One afternoon Mr. Gwynn was standing on a high rock. He was looking at the ocean. He saw a girl in the water below. The girl was in trouble. She was far from the beach, and she couldn’t swim. Mr. Gwynn took off his backpack and his shoes. Then he jumped into the water, swam to the girl, and pulled her to the beach.

The girl wasn’t breathing. Mr. Gwynn gave her CPR, and the girl began to breathe again. Later, an ambulance came. Paramedics checked the girl. “She is fine,”  the paramedics told Mr. Gwynn. “You saved her life.”

Mr. Gwynn walked back to the high rock. His shoes were there, but his backpack was gone. Mr. Gwynn’s credit cards, his camera, and his money were all in the backpack. “Well,” Mr. Gwynn thought, “this is the end of my vacation.”

Mr. Gwynn’s story was in the newspaper. People read about Mr. Gwynn and the girl. They also read about Mr. Gwynn’s backpack.

A hotel owner told Mr. Gwynn, “Your room here is free.” Restaurant owners told Mr. Gwynn, “Your meals here are free.” People gave a lot of money to Mr. Gwynn, “ for a new camera,” they said. “Buy some other things, too. Have fun in Hawaii.”

So it is not the end of Mr. Gwynn’s vacation. He stays in Hawaii an extra week. He has a wonderful time.

 Reading Comprehension 

1. What can we learn from the story?
A. Hawaii is a great place to spend your vacation.
B. It is important to know how to swim.
C. Never leave your belongings unattended.
D. Help others, and others will help you.
 
2. What can we know from the story about Mr. Gwynn?
A. He didn’t know how to swim.
B. He received the money and help from others.
C. He left Hawaii early because he had no money.
D. He took the trip to Hawaii alone.
 
3. How did people in Hawaii learn that Mr. Gwynn needed their help?
A. They heard people talking about it.
B. They read it on the newspaper.
C. Mr. Gwynn told them about it.
D. Friends of Mr. Gwynn told them.
 
4. Why did Mr. Gwynn stay in Hawaii?
A. To spend a vacation there.
B. To do business there.
C. To visit his friends there
D. To work as a volunteerin Hawaii.
 
5. What do paramedics do?
A. They swim in waters.
B. They interview people.
C. They help sick people.
D. They visit foreign countries.
 
6. Mr. Gwynn is spending his extra week in Hawaii. What is he probably doing?
A. He is cooking for paramedics.
B. He is asking for help at the beach.
C. He is shopping for an ambulance.
D. He is camping near the ocean.