Chuyên đề 4 : Reading có đáp án

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap.

      I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1)                            more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got a laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)                           the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3)                       three times.

      Mainly I just (4)                my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5)                information, too. I also compare prices of things, (6)                               I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe.

      I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7)                             . One friend of mine always looks (8)                    because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9)                    his habits.

      In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10)                          .

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

COMMUNAL HOUSE (RONG HOUSE)

The Rong House can only be (1)                    in villages to the north of the CentralHighlands,especially in Gia Lai and Kon Turn provinces. It is a large, imposing,beautifully decorated stilt house built (2)                                in the middle of the village. It is where community activities (3)                             , meetings, wedding ceremonies, or playing ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong house of each ethnic group has its own architectural style, design, and decor. Yet there are shared (4)                . In the village, it is often (5)                      house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with patterns of bright colour, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized animals, and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the decor ofthe Rong House is the (6)                       of the brilliant God of Sun. The Rong House is a(7)  of the culture of Central Highlanders, an age-old and stable culture. The bigger the house, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8)                of the whole village.

Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

      Hi! My name is John. I live in Liverpool. Liverpool is a large city in the north of England. I live with my parents, my two brothers and my sister. We live in a large house.

      In our house, there is a big kitchen, a dining room, a large living room, and a toilet. There is also a separate room for our washing machine and freezer. Upstairs there are five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and another toilet. Outside, there is a large garden. There are two garages.

1.   Where does John live?

Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

Hi! How are you? We’re (1)               .

Well, we finally moved! This is a picture (2)                         the living room of our newhouse. It’s really huge. There are lots of (3)                            so it’s very sunny. (4)                         ,we don’t have (5)                               yet. We (6)                  a beautiful couch actually, a sofabed. We want (7)                an ultra-modern table to put (8)             of it. Pleasevisit soon after we get our new couch.

Love,

Sharon and Alex

Read the passage about introducing Vietnamese customs to foreigners, and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

      The Vietnamese are known to be polite, hospitable and sensitive. They have acasual and friendly (1)       . They regard friendship as being very important throughout one’s life. They are always open to visits from friends. Drop-in visits are welcome. The Vietnamese are very (2)                            to their family.

      When they (3)                   you a gift, the Vietnamese will usually speak lightly about it. Even though it is an expensive gift, they may pretend it is of no great monetary value.

      (4)              4,000 years of civilization, the Vietnamese are proud people who like to recite to a myth that they are descendants of an angel and a dragon.

      If you happen to be in their homes at meal time, the Vietnamese will probably(5)         you to sit down and share whatever food is (6)                  . Let themknow that you enjoy their food is one way in successfully (7)            a betterrelationship with them.

            When they invite you to their homes for a meal, celebration, or special occasion,some (8) - usually food, fruits, chocolate or liquors - should be offered to the host’s family.

Choose the option that best fits each of the blank spaces.

      Tet is a national and (1)                festival in Vietnam. It is an occasion for everyVietnamese to be reunited to think (2)      their past activities and hope for goodluck (3)           the year to come.

      Before Tet all houses are white washed and (4)               with yellow apricot flowersand colorful lanterns. Everybody is looking (5)                    to a more favorable life. (6)                the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed. They are hoping to (7)                     money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents. Wrong doings (8)                                 be absolutely avoided on these days.

Choose the option that best fits each of the blank spaces.

      Harvest Festival is (1)                   October. It is a very ancient (2)                      but it is also a part of the Christian tradition. It (3)                     new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school. Schools usually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (4)             the past, people sometimes (5)        traditional dolls out of corn.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

      Kate Festival is (1)            by the Cham people for 3 days at the beginning ofOctober. This event is held in a large space in the three Champa Towers (Po Nagar, PoKlong Garai and Po Rome). The main purpose of the festival is to (2)                       theirheroes like Po Klong Garai and Po Rome. (3)                , the festival is a chance for thelocal people to relax, to meet and wish one another (4)                      in the future.

      This is one of the biggest and most important events of the Cham people inVietnam. (5)         , it is a good opportunity for the visitors to explore the (6) in the Cham culture, from architecture to costumes, instruments andtraditional songs that are used to praise their kings in the past. The Kate festival in each tower starts at the same time on the same day, and the day after, villages andfamilies begin to hold their own rites. During the rite, the people (7)              their ancestors and gods with the help of a shaman, and then pray (8)               healthand prosperity. The actual festivals (9)       after the rites. It is a combination of traditional music and dance, including some activities (10)             performancesof Ginang Drum and Saranai Flute or the traditional dance of Cham girls.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

      Light pollution is not (1)               serious as water or air pollution. (2)               ,it is the type of pollution that (3)             more in cities than in rural areas. In thepast, we could sit out at night and (4)                      at glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in the outer space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings, streets, advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into thesky and into many unwanted places. The real problem is that it is very (5)                     to apply light to almost everything at night. Millions of tons of oil and coal (6)                             to produce the power to light the sky. Eye strain, (7)       of visionand stress are what people may get from light pollution. (8)                 light at nightcan harm our eyes and also harm the hormones that help us to see things properly.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

      Have a walk (1)                 a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, andsuddenly you see a lot of rubbish on the beach. Pollution takes away all the (2)                        of our beaches. I feel really annoyed (3)              I see plastic bags lyingon the sand, cigarette ends buried in the sand, and soda cans floating in the sea.

            There are a lot of things that we can do. (4)   we see rubbish, we shoulddo our part in the protecting the land (5)            picking it up and throwing it in dust bins. (6)           , we can form some kind of organization that helps (7)               the beaches. If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a wonderful and beautiful place. We need to start now (8)                       the beaches are damaged beyond repair.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

London’s Tower Bridge

      London’s Tower Bridge is one of the most famous (1)                            in the world. Thebridge, designed (2)                    (by) the architect Horace Jones together with JohnWolfe Barry, was finally completed in 1894. It (3)                            11,000 tons of steel to build the framework of the 265-meter-long bridge. Over time, the bridge has become one of London’s most famous (4)                        .

      (5)                          photographs of the Tower Bridge is a favorite London tourist activity,but you can also go inside the bridge, (6)                                  you’ll have a magnificentview over London from the walkway (7)              the two bridge towers.

      In 2014, glass floors were installed in the walkways, giving visitors another, unusual view from the bridge. The long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allowyou to (8)            the traffic over the Tower Bridge from above. It is particularly (9)                     to see the bridge (10)              and close below your feet.

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

      More than a billion people all over the world are (1)                   the threat ofdesert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and arealso its (2)       .People cut (3)             trees for fuel and farmland.Their herd eat (4)     the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. Theclimate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) .

      In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areashave had local people (6)            trees and banned burning firewood for fuel.Many techniques have been (7)                . For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on sandy areas to retain (8)                     for planting trees, butthis method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)                    water to desert areas.

      Unless people find more (10)                   methods, their homes and land willbe lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

      El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which is (1)                              byan abnormal (2)            of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (3)                 to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (4)                 rain to others. It was first (5)              by fishermen coming from Spanishports in the Pacific in the 17th century. It got its name (Spanish for “boy child”)because it usually takes (6)       near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic(7)                  . The 1982 El Nino (8)      in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worsethan that. Sea animals, (9)                    fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is (10)                      that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.

Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions.

      Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies’ stocking.

      Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts of the human body. It has played an important part : in our lives for over 50 years.

1.   Julian Hill was a/ an                     .

Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

      Dear Sir or Madam,

      We are in Class B, Year 8 at Stonehouse School. Every year our class goes (1) an adventure holiday. This year we would like (2)                                    your center. Weare planning (3)                                 away for the first week in May, arriving on Friday 2 May.There will be 15 boys and 15 girls in our party, and two teachers. We are (4)                   in sailing, rock climbing, canoeing, and map-reading. Can you send us information about your center?

      We look forward (5)                     from you.

      Yours faithfully,

      Class B

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank spacein the following passage.

TELEPATHY: MIND TO MIND COMMUNICATION

      The (1)                   “telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning“distance” and “pathy” meaning “feeling”. So telepathy actually means (2)              feelings through a distance. Telepathy is the communication (3)                  twominds, (4)              over a distance, without the (5)                      of the five knownsenses.

      At some point of time or the other, we all have (6)                      telepathy. Maybe youwere thinking of someone you haven’t talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them. Or (7)                          two people are together, they might say the same thing at the same time. These are spontaneous mind-to-mind (8)            that tend to occur frequently between closely related individuals.

Read, then choose the best answer (A, B, c or D) to complete the gap.

      The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh (1)                          weexplain how we used to stand next to a wall in the kitchen to (2)                                 a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly advanced compared with a decade ago, will completely change communications in the next few years.

      (3)                                      there are millions of people using mobile phones, most people know(4)            aboutthe mobile telecommunications industry and its technology.There are three types of mobile phone. These are hand portables, pocket-sized hand portables and transportables. The smallest and most popular are the pocket-sizedhand portables. These work on rechargeable batteries, which allow an (5)             ofup to 80 minutes’ conversation. Mobiles that are fitted permanently in a vehicle donot (6)               on separate batteries. They require an external aerial on the vehicle.This can mean a stronger signal with clearer (7)        . Transportables have a highpower capability and can be used (8)                                  anywhere.They come with powerfulbattery packs for longer, continuous use and may also be put (9)         a vehicle,using its electrics. They ( 10)                to be bulkier than hand portables.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

      Computers are helpful (1)                         many ways. First, they are fast. They canwork with information even (2)                                   quickly than a person. Second, computerscan work with a lot of information at the same time. Third, they can (3)                  information for a long time. They do not forget things that the common people do. (4)                       , computers are almost always correct. They are not perfect, but theyusually do not (5)             mistakes.

      Recently, it is important (6)                                  about computers. There are a number ofthings to learn. Some companies have (7)                                at work. In addition, mostdiversities (8)                                day and night courses in Computer Science. Another way to learn is from a book, or from a friend. After a few hours of practice, you can (9)                                   with computers. You may not be an expert, but you can have (10)                        .

Choose the item A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.

      A UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) is any object flying in the sky which cannot be identified by the person who sees it. Sometimes the object is investigated. If people cannot figure out what the object is after an investigation, it is called a UFO. If they figure out what the object is, it can no longer be called a UFO because it has been identified.

      Even though UFOs can be anything, people can use the world UFO when they are talking about alien spacecraft. Flying saucer is another word that is often used to describe an identified flying object.

      Studies estimate that 50-90% of all reported sightings are identified later. Usually 10-20% are never identified. Studies also show that very few UFO sightings are hoaxes (people trying to trick other people). Most UFOs are actually natural or man-made objects that looked strange. 80-90% of UFOs are identified as one of three different things: (a) astronomical causes (for example: planets, stars, or meteors); (b) aircraft; and (c) balloons. 10-20% of UFOs are other causes, such as birds, clouds, mirages, searchlights, etc.

1.   Another word used to describe a UFO is              .

Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

      The Amazon (1)                in a stream near the top of a mountain which (2)                   Cerro Huagra. The stream is called the Huarco. (3)          the Huarco becomes ariver which is known (4)                                 the Ucayali. The Ucayali then becomes the Amazon. The (5)                 of the Amazon from the (6)                of the Huarco to the Atlantic Ocean is 6,448 kilometers.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, c or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

      Long ago a lot of people (1)         the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big (2)                of cheese!

      The telescopes were made, and men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered (3)       it was like. They dreamed of going there. On July 20, 1969, that dream came (4)                      . Two American astronauts landed on the moon. (5)           names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.

      The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered (6)              dust. The dust is so thick that the men left (7)                 where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could (8)      there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off. The two men (9)            rocks to bring back to Earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they were off on their long trip (10)                the earth.

When was the Sydney Harbor Bridge built?

How many advantages does living in the country have?

2.   Which part of a bicycle is used for changing direction?

2.   How many people are there in John’s family?

2. Recycling can help us             .

2.   Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “alarming”in paragraph 1?

Which of the following could best replace the word “case” as used in paragraph 1?

5. The word “callousness” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by which of the following?

8.   Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated’’ in paragraph2?

10. The author uses the phrase “stem the tide” in paragraph 2 to mean

11. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?

2.   Nylon can be found in                  .

4.   In this passage the word “evacuate” most nearly means

2.   How many percent of all reported sights are not identified?

3. Most of UFOs are identified as one of the following things except               .

5.What does the word “figure out” in paragraph 1 mean?