This lyric is for questions 1 to 5.
Is anyone out there?
Does anybody listen or care anymore?
We are living on a dying planet,
We’re killing everything that’s alive,
And anyone who tries to deny it
Wears a tie
And gets paid to lie
So I wrote these songs for a dying planet,
I’m sorry but I’m telling the truth,
And for everybody trying to save it
These songs are for you, too.
Is anyone out there?
1. What kind of planet are we living now?
A. Nice planet.
B. Good planet.
C. Dying Planet.
D. Lovely planet.
E. Beautiful planet.
2. Who are people who deny that they have killed living things?
A. People who wear a tie and get paid to lie.
B. People who live near the singer.
C. People who sell ties and T-shirts.
D. People who work in the town.
E. People who listen to that song.
3. “And gets paid to lie”. The word “gets paid” means….
A. pay someone.
B. buy with money.
C. sell with low prices.
D. promote completely.
E. receive money for work completed.
4. Who does the singer write that song for?
A. For the dying planet.
B. For people out there.
C. For people who work hard.
D. For people who study hard.
E. For everything that is alive.
5. Why does the singer feel sorry?
A. Because he lies.
B. Because he tells the truth.
C. Because he cannot speak.
D. Because he works on the planet.
E. Because he does not tell the truth.
This lyric is for questions 6 to 12.
True Colours
By Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake
You with the sad eyes
Don’t be discouraged
Oh, I realize
It’s hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
The darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small
Show me a smile then
Can’t be unhappy
I last saw you laughing
This world makes you crazy
And you’ve taken all you can bear
Just call me up
‘Cause I will always be there.
…
6. According to the verse, what may the “you” in the lyric feel?
A. They may feel sorrow, upset, and encouraged.
B. They may feel uneasy, stressful, and panic.
C. They may feel sad, weak, and discouraged.
D. They may feel happy, joyful, and relieve.
E. They may feel brave, strong, and happy.
7. “Don’t be discouraged”. What do Anna Kendrick and Justine Timberlake want to express in this sentence?
A. They want to express discouragement.
B. They want to convey encouragement.
C. They want to express hopelessness.
D. They want to convey pessimism.
E. They want to express happiness.
8. “And you’ve taken all you can bear”. What does the word “bear” mean?
A. Stand
B. Carry
C. Endure
D. Hold up
E. Support
F. Courage
G. Strengthen
H. Ignore
9. “Just call me up. Cause I will always be there”. What do Anna Kendrick and Justine Timberlake imply?
A. They will always support the listeners of the song to be happy.
B. They will always encourage the listeners of the song to be optimistic.
C. They will always be ready to help the “you” or the listeners of the song.
D. They will always encourage the listeners of the song to smile and laugh.
E. They will always be ready to answer every calling from the listeners of the song.
10. According to the lyrics, what may the song encourage the listeners to? It may encourage the listeners to …
A. be brave, to be themselves, and show people who they really are.
B. call Anna Kendrick and Justine Timberlake up always.
C. bear with sadness, disappointment, and unhappiness.
D. be pessimistic, discouraged, and sad.
E. smile and laugh.
11. What is the moral value of the song?
A. We should not be afraid of what others will think of us and be ourselves.
B. Don’t care about others’ opinion about ourselves.
C. Let others think about ourselves.
D. Life should be enjoyed happily.
E. We can’t avoid being pessimistic.
12. What does the title of the song exactly mean?
A. Everything has been clearly known.
B. Everything has been familiar.
C. Our real self-identity.
D. Our life is colorful.
E. Real colors.
This lyric is for questions 13 to 19.
Wake Me Up
By Avicii
Feeling my way through the darkness
Guided by a beating heart
I can’t tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start
They tell me I'm too young to understand
They say I’m caught up in a dream
Well life will pass me by if I don’t open up my eyes
Well that’s fine by me
So wake me up when it’s all over
When I’m wiser and I’m older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn’t know I was lost
…
13. Which word best describes the singer’s condition at the first verse of the song?
A. Curious.
B. Hopeless.
C. Confused.
D. Desperate.
E. Courageous.
14. From the lyrics we may conclude that the singer …
A. is too young to understand about his journey of life
B. is looking for a person who wants to call him up
C. is curious to know his future of life
D. can’t realize his dream
E. is afraid of being lost
15. The only belief of the singer is that …
A. He knows exactly where the journey should begin
B. He knows where his life journey will end
C. He believes life will end when it passes.
D. He realizes that he was lost
E. He needs to be woken up
16. “I can’t tell where the journey will end”. The synonym of the word “journey” is …
A. trip
B. tour
C. voyage
D. itinerary
E. expedition
17. “So wake me up when it’s all over”. The phrasal verb “wake me up” can be replaced with …
A. come up
B. emerge
C. pass up
D. remind
E. rise up
18. “All this time I was finding myself.” What does the sentence imply?
A. The singer realized that he was lost.
B. The singer felt caught up in a dream.
C. The singer found himself after being woken up.
D. The singer only knew that he was wiser and older.
E. The singer didn’t realize that he was only enjoying his youth with things that pleased him.
19. What is the song about? It is about …
A. the search for self-identity, typical of young people, who finally realized and asked to be reminded of their mistakes in the search for their identity.
B. young people who want to stay young to enjoy the things that please themselves.
C. young people who are curious about the uncertain journey of his life.
D. young people who want to be woken up when his life is about to end.
E. young people who enjoy life as if in a dream.
The following lyric is for the questions no. 20 to 22.
I Can Wait Forever
By Air Supply
When you say, I miss the things you do
I just want to get back close again to you
But for now, your voice is near enough
How I miss you and I miss your love
And though, all the days that pass me by so slow
All the emptiness inside me flows
All around and there’s no way out
I’m just thinking so much of you, there was never any doubt
I can wait forever
If you say you’ll be there too
I can wait forever if you will
I know it’s worth it all, to spend my life alone with you
When it looked as though my life was wrong
You took my love and gave it somewhere to belong
I’ll be here, when hope is out of sight
I just wish that I was next to you tonight
And though, I’ll be reaching for you even though
You’ll be somewhere else, my love will go
Like a bird on its way back home
I could never let you go, and I just want you to know
I can wait forever
If you say you’ll be there too.
I can wait forever if you will
I know it’s worth it all, to spend my life alone with you
I can wait forever
If you say you’ll be there too.
I can wait forever if you will
I know it's worth it all, to spend my life alone
I can wait forever if you say you’ll be there too
I can wait forever if you will
I can wait forever more, I can wait forever
20. What is the theme of the song?
A. War.
B. Death.
C. Victory.
D. Longing.
E. World peace.
21. What is the song about?
A. A man, who is alone and misses his girl, still waits for her.
B. A man, who wants to end the relationship with the girl, sings.
C. A man, who feels so disappointed, is down because the girl leaves him.
D. A man, who doesn’t care about his love anymore, hates his girl.
E. A man, who surrenders to love and wait for the girl, wants to die.
22. Which one is true according to the lyrics?
A. The man is with the girl.
B. The man doesn’t miss the girl.
C. The man wishes to be with the girl.
D. The man will let the girl go to be with another man.
E. The man doesn’t want to know about the girl anymore.
The following lyric is for the questions no. 23 to 25.
Ben
By Michael Jackson
Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own.
I’ll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You’ve got a friend in me
(You’ve got a friend in me)
Ben, you’re always running here and there
(Here and there)
You feel you’re not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If you ever look behind
And don’t like what you find
There’s something you should know
You’ve got a place to go
(You’ve got a place to go)
I used to say “I” and “me”
Now it’s “us”, now it’s “we”
I used to say “I” and “me”
Now it's “us”, now it’s “we”
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don’t listen to a word they say
They don’t see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I’m sure they’d think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
23. What is the theme of the lyrics above?
A. War.
B. Hard life.
C. True love.
D. Friendship.
E. Child’s dream.
24. What do the lyrics tell?
A. Ben is a naughty boy so no one wants to have a friend like him.
B. The people hate Ben so much because he always runs here and there.
C. The people try to hurt Ben because Ben never likes what he has got.
D. The speaker doesn’t accept Ben as a friend because the people say something bad about Ben.
E. The speaker assures Ben that he accepts Ben as his friend; no matter what the people say.
25. What is the message of the song?
A. We may call our best friend Ben.
B. We must have a friend namely Ben.
C. We shouldn’t have a friend like Ben.
D. We must stop our friend from running here and there.
THIS IS THE END OF THE EXERCISE
