Trắc nghiệm Chuyên đề 4: Reading có đáp án

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      Bau Truc pottery village of Cham village ethnic minority is one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia. It’s located about 10 km in the South of PhanRang town. The small village is (1)                              to more than 400 families, of (2)                         85% are in the traditional pottery business. The style is said to be handed (3)               from Po Klong Chan, one of their ancestors from the immemorial time.

      People in Bau Truc use their skillful hands, bamboo-made circles and shells to create priceless works. It is (4)                                 that while the Kinh people have switched to using wheel as an indispensable (5)                                   , their Cham counterparts, on the contrary, still (6)                                  on talent hands and simpletools. To create a pottery product, a Cham craftsman only needs an anvil, not apotter’s wheel, and other simple equipment and moulds and then uses hands to (7)                             pieces of clay into the works he wants.

      The clay is taken is taken from the banks of the Quao River and is flexible, durable when (8)                                              fired. The skills needed to mix sand with the clay are also various. The amount of sand mixed with the plastic material is dependent on what the pottery used for and the sizes. For these seasons, Bau Truc pottery is quite different from pottery elsewhere. For example, water jars made in Bau truc pottery are always favoured by people in dry and sunny areas (9)                                  the temperature of the water in the jars is always one centigrade cooler than (10)                           outside.

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      City is often (1)                as a large and a highly populated area. (2)                , city life is living in a large populated, technologically advanced area. (3)                       to World Health Organization, 54% of the world’s population lived in urban areas by 2014. A city is technologically (4)               advanced and complex than the countryside. Therefore, there are many advantages in living in a city. Technology (5)                      our lives easy in a City. Cities have many facilities like high-quality hospitals, educational institutes, banks, shops (6)                                  other business institutes. This makes our life easy as we (7)                             access the facilities provided by these institutes and organizations without delay. Moreover, many employment opportunities are available in the City as many major business institutes, factories are (8)                        here. City life also gives us access to developed infrastructure facilities, like water, electricity, telecommunication and transportation facilities.

      (9)                         , we can also notice a difference in the behavior of the people living in the city. City dwellers tend to be (10)                    , ambitious and distant compared to the village folk.

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      City is often (1)                as a large and a highly populated area. (2)                , city life is living in a large populated, technologically advanced area. (3)                       to World Health Organization, 54% of the world’s population lived in urban areas by 2014. A city is technologically (4)               advanced and complex than the countryside. Therefore, there are many advantages in living in a city. Technology (5)                      our lives easy in a City. Cities have many facilities like high-quality hospitals, educational institutes, banks, shops (6)                                  other business institutes. This makes our life easy as we (7)                             access the facilities provided by these institutes and organizations without delay. Moreover, many employment opportunities are available in the City as many major business institutes, factories are (8)                        here. City life also gives us access to developed infrastructure facilities, like water, electricity, telecommunication and transportation facilities.

      (9)                         , we can also notice a difference in the behavior of the people living in the city. City dwellers tend to be (10)                    , ambitious and distant compared to the village folk.

Read the text carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

      I live in a small village called Henfield. There are about 500 people here. The village is quiet and life here is slow and easy. You never have to queue in shops or banks. People never throw their rubbish in the streets, so the village is always clean. The air is also very clean because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more friendly here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help. However, there are some things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much to do in the evening. We haven’t got any cinemas or theatres. Another problem is that people always talk about each other and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

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      People in Ho Chi Minh City are determined to (1)                                  into the world while maintaining the Vietnamese identity. Therefore, they have decided to use the image of the lotus bud, considered by many as Vietnam’s (2)                                  flower, to be the (3)                inspiration for the architectural design. Ho Chi Minh City’s Bitexco Financial Tower is completed as      Viet Nam is on its way to recover from the global (4)                    crisis. This coincides with a(n) (5)                demand from (6)            business circles for office space.

      Any city you can (7)                     ofhas its (8)                             buildings. For example in Singapore, it is Marina Bay - an icon for (9)                               . In Ho Chi Minh City, it is a demand to (10)                               something that everyone remembers and keeps them reminded of the city.

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      London has a population of about 7,000,000. It lies on the River Thames, (1)         nearly 2,000 years ago. From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities (2)              .

      London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as Buckingham Palace, (3)                           , and the House of Parliament, (4)                                    and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops, suchas Harrods, (5)                 . And of course they want to ride on the big wheel next to the river.

      Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London Underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clean, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

      For me, the best thing about London is the parks. There are five in the city centre. But my children’s favorite place is Hamleys, (6)             toy shop in the world.

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      Dealing (1)                        pressures and in middle school can (2)               difficult. The pressure may be to take friends, earn good (3)                  , excel in sports or other activities, and deal with hectic schedules.

      More and more people are going to high school now and it is becoming tougher to get in. Middle-school students face (4)                      to keep their grades up every day. They are in a (5)                                 with their peers to be the best and the brightest in everything.

      During the teenage years, children will (6)                      the pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act (7)                   a child and not worry about responsibilities. Their (8)                               should help them make this transition from a child to an adult easy and teach them to (9)            wise decisions. Prepare them for the world ahead of them and don’t let go completely at (10)                              . Gradually let the growing up occur.

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      Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is (1)                     important than ever to succeed at school if you hope to (2)                   a chance in the job market afterwards. It’s no wonder that many young people worry (3)                      letting down their parents, their peers and themselves. To try to please everyone, they take on too (4)            tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and
friends. The result is that young people (5)                            from stress.

      There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in the (6)                   of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which (7)                                            become addictive. In the end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There are better (8)                                 to deal with stress: physical exercise is a good release for stress, (9)                                it increases certain chemicals in the brain which calm you down. You have to get enough sleep to (10)                             stress and to stay healthy and full of energy.

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      Cyberbullying is the (1)               of technology to annoy, threaten, embarrass or target (2)                                 person. Online threats and aggressive,                             or rude texts, posts, or messages all count. So does (3)                           personal information, pictures, or videos designed to hurt or embarrass someone else. (4)          comments often focus on things like a person’s gender, religion race, or physical differences.

            Online bullying can be particularly damaging and upsetting (5)                               it is usually anonymous or (6)                       to find. People can suffer (7)                         a 24/7 basis – every time they (8)                  their cellphone or computer.

      The first thing (9)                                     to solve the problem is to tell an adult you trust. You also can talk to your school counselor or a trusted teacher or family member. Ignoring bullies is the best way to take away their power, but it isn’t always easy to do – in the real world (10)              online.

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      Ha Noi’s Old Quarter was established hundreds of years ago on the east side of the ancient Thang Long citadel. In the old days, the Old Quarter, a system of narrow streets, alleys and houses, was (1)                  to several guilds such as bronze casting, forging, jewelry making, wood carving, silk and clothes trading. Small, beautifully styled houses built along with a (2)                          local culture. Streets in the Old Quarter still have names describing their original goods or craft, for example, Hang Bac or “Silver Street”. The ground-floor shops of the (3)                              here now sell handicrafts, fine arts, and food. But the quarter also has a number of pagodas, temples, (4)                      relics, and festivals dedicated to the founders of some the local crafts. Now, many guild streets, like Hang Quat street, don’t make fans anymore, but they are remembered as craft streets The architecture and lifestyle of the local people reflect typical (5)                    of traditional guild streets in Ha Noi.

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THE BEATLES

      In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the (1)                         famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have (2)               a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at the time. They were four boys from the north of (3)            and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs (4)             black Americans and they had some success with these songs, then they (5)          writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first (6)                           group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own (7)                  . The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up (8)                                  1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them their fans were so excited (9)             they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as (10)                as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world, many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.

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CAT AND MOUSE GAME

      Each game requires between seven and ten people. They stand in a circle, hold hands and (1)                        their hands above their (2)                              . Then they start singing the song. One person is chosen as the cat and (3)                 as the mouse.

      These two stand in the (4)                                    of the circle and lean against each other. When the others sing the last sentence of the song, the mouse starts to run, and the cat must run (5)                                              it. However, the cat must run in exactly the same route and manner (6)                             the mouse. The cat (7)                       the game when it catches the mouse. Then, the two exchange the roles. If the cat runs into the wrong hole, it (8)              be dismissed from that round. If it fails to catch the mouse in a certain (9)            of time (usually from three to five minutes for kindergarten-age children), it will (10)                          its role with the mouse. The game will then continue.

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      My grandmother is more than ninety years old (1)                      makes her the oldest person in the whole family. (2)                      her old age, her memory is still fresh. She always tells us that many things used to be different (3)                               she was young.

      My grandma used to (4)                           her day very early. She used to start her day at 4 o’clock while everybody else was still in beds. She used to do all the (5)                     byherself. She used to make clothes for her children and as for her outdoor work, she used to raise some chicken and (6)                                  and she also used to help the males to grow vegetables.

      There didn’t use to be many pastime (7)                                      . Her hobby used to be listening to the radio. In the evening all the family used to sit by the fire in the sitting room (8)                                  all the family gathered at night to tell tales or discuss family matters as wedding, harvest time or to assign the next day’s work.

      When a member of the family (9)                        ill, she used to show him which herbs to use. She collected them from the near forest or from the mountain. My grandma used to know so many (10)                            methods to cure illnesses.

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DA LAT - DREAM CITY

            Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong. 300 kilometresnorth of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well-known city (1)             all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known (2)              a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with (3)                           colours and various species. Flowers can be found (4)                      and in any season. We can see flowers in Da Lat in the parks, (5)                     of the houses, in the gardens etc. Da Lat has the widest range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has (6)                        rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls. It takes tourists several days (7)                       all the waterfalls in the area. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only 3 kilometres (8)              the town centre. The Prenn Falls is 10 kilometres in the south of Da Lat. The water (9)                                   down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very (10)               of it. They always boast to tourists about it in the first place.Around the Prenn Falls is the valley of various flowers and pine hills.

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            Around 60 kilometers southwest of Ha Noi, Perfume Pagoda is one of the largest (1)                               sites in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District. It comprises a complex of pagodas and Buddhist shrines (2)                                               into the limestone cliffs of Perfume Mount, spreading alongside the (3)                                           up to the peak. The complex’s center is Inner Temple, right inside Huong Tich Cavern. Huge numbers of pilgrims flock to the site (4)                                             Perfume Pagoda Festival, which begins in the middle of the (5)                              lunar month and (6)                                     until the middle of the third one (or from February to April) in order to (7)                                   for happiness and prosperity in the coming year. Also, it is a very popular opportunity for young (8)                             to meet and for numerous romances to be (9)                                           . On this special occasion, a wide range of traditional cultural activities is incorporated. Perfume Pagoda is not only a religious site, but a great sight-seeing (10)                            in Viet Nam as well.

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      Formed on the vast delta of the (1)                                                          mouths of Dong Nai, SaiGon and Vam Co, Can Gio Mangrove Forest in Ho Chi Minh City is an ecosystem (2)                          aquatic ecosystem and land ecosystem, freshwater ecosystemand marine ecosystem, (3)             150 flora species, 744 fauna species,130 species of birds and 130 species offish. In the core zone of Can Gio Mangrove Forest, Ho Chi Minh City invested to build Vam Sat Ecological Tourist Site withmany tourist (4)                        such as: a crocodile farm, a bat lagoon, a birdyard, Tang Bong Tower, a (5)                   garden and many games of fishingcrocodile, sailing boats, rowing boats...

      Can Gio is the green (6)                           of Ho Chi Minh City and is assessed as the best restored, care and (7)                              place in Viet Nam and worldwide. This is also the ideal place for eco-tourism and (8)                           research. On21 January 2000, UNESCO (9)                            Can Gio (10)                          a world biosphere reserve.

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      Being the first and also the oldest high school in Hue, originally Quoc Hoc (National High School) was the school for children from royal and noble families. French colonialists opened this school in 1896 to train those (1)                              would serve the government. Therefore, at that time, French was the main subject for students. Now it is (2)                                    Hue National High School and is a high-profile school that all students must pass a competitive (3)                                             exam to get the admission.

      Established in 1896, after more than 100-year history, the school today isconsidered the largest and also the most beautiful high school (4)                                              in Viet Nam. This surrounding makes a great picture of red French designed buildings in Harmony with green (5)                                 of a large shady trees and stone benches.

      (6)                         in spring, when “diep anh dao” (a kind of cherry blossoms)is in bloom, the whole picture is filled with pinky dots above red thatched tile. Students often call that (7)                             of time “Pinky cloud season” and regard it as the most special moments of a year. These are the reasons why Quoc Hoc is also (8)                        “Pinky school beside Perfume River Bank” in the song with the same name.

      Moreover, several Vietnamese (9)                                   leaders have been learning here, including: Nguyen Tat Thanh (President Ho Chi Minh), General Vo Nguyen Giap, Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, etc. In addition, the school is famed for its students who are well-known poets (Xuan Dieu, Huy Can, To Huu, Luu Trong Le etc.), scientists (Ta Quang Buu, Ton That Tung, Dang Van Ngu, etc.), musicians (Tran Hoan, Nguyen Van Thuong, etc.). The school also has students getting high prizes in many international (10)                        .

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      The exhibition of the (1)                          of the subsidy period in Viet Nam took place in Ha Noi attracted the attention of many people. During the historical period all goods were distributed through (2)                            . The electric fans, cups were indispensable items in the 1980s. The blanket printed with a peacock was a (3)                  item of Ha Noi (4)                             . Each family tried to have at least one. The bike, a (5)                                hat of the wartime are kept fairly intact. Most books of the subsidy (6)                              are derived from the former Soviet Union. The (7)        of many people was associated with many (8)                            about Lenin, the story of Doctor Aybolit. At that time, banknotes were rarely used; the (9)                     were distributed by coupons. (10)                       were sometimes paid by goods.

Complete the conversation about means of communication, using the responses (A-H) given.

A.  Our messages will be transferred at the speech of light in the future.

B.  Smoke was used as a means of communication from one mountain to another.

C.  With the invention of stamps.

D.  Only a few simple messages could be sent and received with this primitive method of smoke signals.

E.   People carry it together with the identity card, the keys and the wallet.

F.   The pigeons could fly to and fro to carry letters.

G.  It tells about the means of communication in the past, present, and the future.

H.  Carrier pigeon was another means communication to send messages further away.

 

John:        Which book are you reading, Hung?

Hung:       (1)__________________________________________________________________

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John:        Wow, interesting! I think it has changed according to the changes in technology. What was first used for communication?

Hung:       (2)___________________________________________________________

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John:        Maybe people only used smoke to ask for help or something like that.

Hung:       (3)___________________________________________________________

John:        What happened after that?

Hung:       (4)__________________________________________________________________

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John:        I’ve heard about that. The pigeons were trained for this two-way communication method of letter carrying.

Hung:       Sure. (5)            

John:        Then people send letters by post.

Hung:       (6)___________________________________________________________

                  Right? After that, we have Morse codes, telegraphs, telephones, email with the Internet, and so on.

John:        Now mobiles are the most popular.

Hung:       Yeah. (7)                   _____________________________________________________________

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John:        And the future? It is not difficult to predict the future of the communication.

Hung: (8)