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English Reading (I) Test Paper A 2010.01 I. VOCABULARY Section A: Read each of the following sentences carefully; choose A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase by blackening the letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET. 10% 1. Some people in the North of Thailand do wickerwork, for example, they make elephants, turtles, plates, beds, and chairs, from teak trees for earning money. A) silver handicraft B) bronze handicraft C) niello handicraft D) wood handicraft 2. The Savanna grasslands are the home of grazing animals such as elephants, giraffes, antelopes and zebras. Lions, leopards and hyenas also live there. A) non-backbone animals B) meat-eating animals C) invertebrate animals D) grass-eating animals 3. A tourist guide advised them to see the elephant round up. There was racing, colorful war procession, marching, kicking a ball and tug-of-war between men and elephants. A) show B) breed C) sleep D) born 4. Ladda was promoted to be the chief secretary of the manager of the company, whereas her colleague, Somechai, was penalized. A) promoted B) punished C) exiled D) rewarded 5. Everyone says our team will win, but I’m skeptical. A. doubtful B. proud C. sad D. nervous 6. The plane is scheduled to leave for Phuket at 7:00 am but the plane departure has been postponed for two hours. That is to say, it will leave at 9:00 am instead. A) retard B) stop C) extend D) went back 7. She had often come into conflict with her mother-in-law. A) announcement B) attainment C) argument D) discussion 8. Ladda does not like to eat papaya or carrots, which is high in vitamin A, so she lacks it. Her mother keeps telling her that an inadequate supply of vitamin A can lead to blindness. A) too big B) not enough C) full D) enough 9. We just need a couple more chairs so everyone can sit down. A) one B) two C) three D) four 10. Please, Uncle Jack, give me a piggybac