These aps of skin are idosal for helping them glide through the air either to evade predators or to catel theit own prey." (Poragraph 1) What is the similer meaning of the underined word? A. Fiee B. Avoid C. Fight D. Chase E Trap This fext is for questions 41 to 43 . A. poor man lived next to a rich man who sold oil forativing, The poor men envied his neighbour's weath and riches, and ofien talked about him. So, the rich man gave the poor man a llask of oitas a gift. The poor man was delighted, "tcould sell the oil," thought the poor man. 'Then, I would have enough money to buy five goats. Later he thought some mare, With five goats," he said to himself, "a man would be rich enough to have a wife." He liked this thought so much. He added to it, 'Of course, my wife would be beautiful and give me a fine son." However, then the poor man had a thought that worried him. "What if my sun is lazy because his father is a wealiny man? What it he retuses to obey me and disgraces me?" This thought made the poor man so angry that he began stomping around his hut, swinging his stafl. "Why, if rry son refuses to obey me, then I'll teach him a lesson. III beat him with my staff" As the staff swung about, it nudged the flask of oil off its shelf: The flask crashed to the ground and broke, spilfing its conten's on the dirt. The man locked at the shards of the fiask, realizing that his dreams were now just as broken. Once more he was filist a poor man iliving riext to a wealthy nelghbour. Adopfed from Britanicir Learning Library, Lepends, Myths and Fortaine Oricago. Encyolopeda Eritarnitus, Inc, Rowe. 41. What did the poor man fedi towards his wealthy neighbour? A. Angry B Womed C. Jealouts. D. Confused E Embartassed 42. How did the poor man break the flask? A. He threw it away B. He slammed it on the ground. C. He accidentally stepped on it. D. He played with it and dropped it. E. He hit it with a stick unintentionally. 43. We can leam from the story that .... A. we stiould control our emotion B. we should work hard to Bchieve our goals C. a bad person will always be defeated D. when there is smoke, there is fire E. never give up before we succeed This text is for questions 44 to 46 . Place des Vosges This square is considered among the mos beautiful in the worid by Parisians and visitors alike its impressive symmetry-36 houses, nine on eact side, of brick and stone, with deep slate roots anc dormer windows over arcades - is still intact after 400 years. It has been the scene of many historic events over the centuries. A three-day toumament was helo here to celebrate the marriage of Louts Xill to Anne of Austria in 1615. The famous literary hostess, Madame de Sevigne, was bom here in 1626; Cardinal Richelieu. pillar of the monarchy, stayed here in 1615 ; and Victor Hugo, the writer, rived here for 16 years. Raris, London, Doring Kindersley Limited,2008. 44. The purpose of the text is A. to relate an experience B. to describe a cerlain place C. to explain how to get somewhere D. to describe a place in general E. to amuse the readers 45. What do people enjoy in the place? A. A three-day fournament B. Sixty-three houses, nine on each side C. Impressive symmelry houses D. A pillar of a monarchy E. The most beautiful of Parisians 46. The underlined word in "... and dormer windows over arcades-is sitil intact after 400 years? means A. huge B. artiticial C. complele B. undamaged E. beautiful