1. ...................extensively by persons who cannot speak or hear, American Sign Language ranks as the fourth most widely used language in the U.S today.
A. Relied on
B. It is relied on
C. Relying on it
D. To rely on it
2. For thousand of years, people have used vast amounts of wood for building and.................their homes.
A. they hear
B. to heat
C. heating
D. heat
Read text carefully , then choose the correct answer .
Hearing - impaired people cannot hear sounds well . How do they " hear " words and " talk ?
Many hearing - impaired people use American Sign Language ( ASL ) . They talk with their hands . Sometimes two hearing - impaired people talk to each other . They both use ASL . Sometimes a person who can hear interprets for hearing - impaired people . The person listens to someone talking , and then he or she makes hand signs .
There are two kinds of sign language . One kind has a sign for every letter in the alphabet . The person spells words . This is finger spelling . The other kind has a sign for whole words . There are about five thousands of these signs . They are signs for verbs , things and ideas . Some of the signs are very easy , for exaple , eat , milk and horse . You can see what they mean . Others are more difficult , for example , star , egg , or week .
People from any country can learn ASL . They don't speak words . They use signs , so they can understand people from other countries .
ASL is almost like a dance . The whole body talks . American Sign Language is a beautiful language .
1. How do many hearing - impaired " talk " ?
A . by eyes
B . by signals
C . by words
D . by hands
2. How does a person interpret for hearing - impaired people ?
A . He listens to someone talking , and then makes hand signs .
B . He talks through a special equipment used for the deaf .
C . He listens to someone talking and writes down the words .
D . He uses hand signs to translate what hearing - impaired people say .
3. How many signs are there for finger spelling ?
A . 2
B . 24
C . 26
D . 32
4 . Why can people from different countries talk to each other with ASL ?
A . Because they speak different languages .
B . Because they use sign instead of words .
C . Because they cannot hear .
D. Because they understand each other .
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE ?
A . Hearing - impaired people cannot hear sounds well .
B . There are more signs for words than for letters .
C . A person who interprets for hearing - impaired people can hear .
D . Africans cannot learn ASL because they don't speak English .
6 . What is the main idea of the text ?
A . ASL helps hearing - impaired people talk , but it is difficult to learn .
B . There are two kinds of sign language .
C . ASL is a beautiful language that helps hearing - impaired people talk to others .
D . People in different countries can use American Sign Language to communicate with each other .
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n the United States, people celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On this occasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children. The best gift of all for an American Mom is a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard. The working mother enjoys the traditional Mother’s Day custom of breakfast (or brunch) cooked by her family and served to her on a tray in bed. Later in the day, it is also traditional for the extended family group to get together for dinner, either in a restaurant or in one of their homes.
Điền True hoặc False
1. Mother usually recelves flowers on Mother's Day
2. The best present for an American Mom is a day of leisure
3. Most of families have dinner in a restaurant on this day
4. Where do most Mother's have breakfast on Mother's Day?
A. In the living room
B. In the kitchen
C. In the bedroom
D. B&C
5. Mother's Day is also a chance for...................
A. An annual reunion
B. A family reunion
C. Family festivals
D. Family traditions
CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION (A, B, C, D) TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE :
Every year,students in many (1)_____learn English. (2)_____of these students are young children.Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study(3)____themselves. A few learn English just by (4)____the language in films, (5)_____television, in the office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
1. A. countries B. homes C.house D. families
2. A. none B. some C. any D. all
3. A. for B. with C. by D. on
4. A. hear B. heard C. to hear D. hearing
5. A. on B. at C. in D. in
I. Reading comprehension
It is very difficult for man to live without the animal's help. Their role in the balance of nature ranks as their most important service to man. Animals also help man by supplying him with many foods and other useful products. Man wouldn't have any meat, milk,eggs or silk,wool,fur,etc...without animals. For thousands of years man has caused changes in the animal kingdom greatly. He has tamed many kinds of animals and used them for food and clothing. He has killed or driven away animals but today he tries to protect animals that are in danger of extinction. Like man , most plants depend on animals for many of their basic needs. Without animals,many plants couldn't easily reproduce. For example, many plants with flowers depend on bees and other insects carry their pollen from plant to plantb or birds often fly from one place to another with see clinging to their feet.
1. Animal are very important to man because....
A. They make the earth really interesting
B. They play a role in the balance of nature
C. Man enjoys looking at them inthe zoos
D. Man likes hunting them for pleasure
2. Animals supply man with.....
A. Foods as meat,milk,eggs,...
B. Materials such as wool, fur or silk
C. Many different kinds of useful products
D. All are correct
3. In the long history for thousands of years....
A. Man and animals have been best friends
B. Man has caused big changes to animal life
C. Animals have affected greatly on man's life
D. Ther hasn't been relation between man and animals
4. In nature,animals.....trees and plants
A. Enjoy eating flowers of
B. Have destroyed many kinds of
C. Also help reproduce
D. Prevent the reproduction of
READ THE PASSAGE AND THEN CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER .
Music is a very important part of our lives . Music is for dancing , drinking , eating , loving and thinking . Some sóng remind us of our childhood or youth . Others remind us of the people we love . Many important occasions , like weddings and funerals have special music . Every nations has a national song like the American " The Star - Spangled Banner" . In the U.S , high schools and colleges have school songs , too . Music is a part of the history of America . It expresses the problems and feelings of its people . When the years pass , the music grows and changes .
Modern science has also changed music . Inventions like records , radio , movies , electric instruments , tape recorders and video have changed the way we play and listen to music . They have helped to make music an important form of international communication .
American music , from the earliest folk songs to modern " pop " , is known around the world . Music is one of America 's most important exports . It brings the people of the world together . Even when people cannot understand the same language , they can share the same music . Many people learn and pratise English by singing songs . Understanding American music can help you understand American people , their history and culture .
1. What is true about " The Star - Spangled Banner " ?
A. It is played in weddings .
B . It is liked by every nation .
C . It is the U .S national songs .
D . It is one of the American school songs .
2 . According to the passage , music is changed thanks to the invention of the following except .................
A. videos
B . electric instruments
C . tape recorders
D. international communication
3 . What is the earliest form of music in America ?
A . School music
B . national music
C . folk music
D . pop music
4 . What can be the title for this article ?
A . An introduction to American music
B . The development of American music
C . The history of American music
D . The future of American music
EX1 :Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question 1 -10, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Robots can work in places humans can't easily get to. These include deep oceans on distant planets or on sites with bad pollution. Robots are also used in factories (1) ________ they can work more quickly and accurately than a human, and without needing to rest. Improvements in technology over the past 50 years have (2) _______ that scientists are now able to create very clever robots. The most complicated of these can make (3) _______ for themselves, learn new things, and deal with problems. However, while robots that look like people are very common in science fiction films, they are very (4) _______ in real life. Making a machine that can balance and move on two legs is a real challenge and is unnecessary for most of the jobs we need robots to do for us. However, a Japanese robot (5)_____ as Asimo does walk on two legs and can even climb up and down stairs.
1. A. unless B. because C. although D. despite
2. A. intended B. supposed C. said D. meant
3. A. results B. decisions C. thoughts D. options
4. A. rare B. thin C. little D. narrow
5.A. called B. known C. named D. said
EX2: Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underline word(s) in each of the following question.
Her father died after he had brought up all of his children.
A. was in the dust
B. was out of this world
C. was the apple of her eyes
D. called it a day
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TEST 1
To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it is fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known disliked doing exams, None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in a exam you simply had to be able to predict the questions which would be asked, This was the case as regards tow students in my class at college. Botyh of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year “exam” neither of them got an a grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.
1) Students need to do well in exams __________.
a. In order to do well at school.
b. Because they need to do well at school.
c. So that to do well at school.
d. Therefore they have to do well at school.
2) The stastement “ All students hate exams” is _________.
a. extremely true b. completely true
c. quite true d. very true
3) Which of the following sentences is not true?
a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.
b. To do well in an exam you simly had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.
c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.
d. “ All students hate exams” is fairly true generalization.
4) Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?
a. Because the exam was very difficult.
b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.
c. Because they were dull students.
d. Because the questions weren’t in their lesson.
5) The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to _________________________.
a. describe the importance of exams.
b. discuss how exams effect on the students.
c. explain the equality in examinations.
d. criticize the exam system.
TEST 2
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in film, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do these all people learn English? It is not difficult to answer this question.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. According to the writer. English is learn by _____________.
a. young children b. adults
c. teenagers c. all are correct
2. Most people learn English by ____________.
a. themselves b. hearing the language on television
c. working hard on the lesson d. speaking English to their friends
3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
a. at home b. in the office
c. in evening class d. at school
4. Teenagers learn English because ___________.
a. It’s useful for their higher studies b. it’s one of their subjects.
c. They want to master it. D. a and c are correct.
5. Why do many adults learn English?
a. Because they want to see movies in English.
b. Because they need it for their job.
c. Because they are forced to learn.
d. Because it’s not difficult to learn.
It is hard to imagine life in modern society without smartphones. These handy little devices keep us entertained and enable us to manage important tasks on the go. Although smartphones feature powerful hardware, they wouldn’t be so useful without thousands of handy applications. Here are a few free and helpful apps that you can download to help you throughout the day.
If you have a habit of forgetting things and want to organize your life, give Evernote a try. It promises to help users remember everything. With a few clicks, you can send all of your photos, documents, and audio notes to Evernote. Then, your digital information can be stored in folders or tagged with useful keywords. When you need to access this data, you can perform a simple search and it will appear in seconds. Evernote is available on smartphones, tablets, and computers, so you can access your data from everywhere.
Imagine this scenario. You are watching a TV show and you hear a cool song in the background. You want to buy it but there is one problem. You don't know the name of the song. SoundHound is an app that will make this problem a thing of the past. It enables users to quickly identify songs by launching the app and holding their phone in the air. The app takes the song playing and compares it to thousands of other songs until it finds a match. Within seconds, it can tell you the name, artist, and album of the song you just heard.
Another spectacular app is Lookout. Hopefully, you won’t have to use it often, but when you do
need it. Lookout can be a lifesaver. Its main function is to help you find your phone if it goes missing. Lookout does this by using your smartphone’s data connection to locate your lost device. To see where your phone is on a map, simply log into Lookout from any web browser. In the worst-case situation, if someone steals your phone and you fear it has gone for good, you can wipe out all of its data with a few clicks. This will ensure no one will see any private information on your phone.
These helpful apps are just the tip of the iceberg. If you do some searching online, you are certain to find many other apps that will make your life more convenient.
Câu 18: Evernote can help you ______.
A. reduce your load of work thanks to its support B. access your data with a few useful keywords
C. organize your daily activities and remember things D. store only documents, texts, and contracts
Câu 19: Who would most enjoy SoundHound?
A. A person who always misplace things. B. Someone who knows the name to every song.
C. A person who enjoys discovering new music. D. Someone who is learning to play an instrument.
Câu 20: What could best replace the word “appear” in paragraph 2?
A. show up B. erase C. upgrade D. hide
Câu 21: What is Lookout most useful for?
A. Helping users change the appearance of their phones. B. Improving the speed of data connections.
C. Cleaning your phone when it has too much data. D. Locating phones when users can’t find them.
Câu 22: The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. the app Lookout B. your smartphone C. your life D. a web browser
Câu 23: What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A. Users should read the author’s website for more tips.
B. Users only need to use the apps included on their phone.
C. These are the most useful apps on the market.
D. People should try to find more apps on their own.
Câu 24: All of the following are true about the apps for your smartphone EXCEPT that ______.
A. they have a wide range from entertainment to daily activities
B. they can be used for various purposes
C. they were developed before the hardware of smartphones
D. they can make your life more comfortable and convenient
Câu 25: Which of the following statements does the author most probably agree with?
A. The app Lookout is most useful to the police.
B. The app SoundHound can save you a lot of time.
C. Lookout can replace Google Map to locate any location.
D. Evernote can offer you the treatment for your loss of memory.
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