Bhangra is from ___ and Pakistan. People traditionally played the music at harvest time and also to celebrate New Year and ___. The most traditional instrument is a type of ___. Many modern pop artist mix Bhangra with hip hop and ___. The dancers in Ayesha's class learn the dance steps and how to move their ___. Women wear colorful colthes including a shirt, ___ and a kind of scarf.
Từ cần điền: drums, rap, India, hands, weddings, trousers.
Bhangra is from ___ and Pakistan. People traditionally played the music at harvest time and also to celebrate New Year and ___. The most traditional instrument is a type of ___. Many modern pop artist mix Bhangra with hip hop and ___. The dancers in Ayesha's class learn the dance steps and how to move their ___. Women wear colorful colthes including a shirt, ___ and a kind of scarf.
Từ cần điền: drums, rap, India, hands, weddings, trousers.
Bhangra is from (1) _________________and Pakistan. People traditionally played the music at harvest time and also to celebrate New Year and (2) _____________. The most traditional instrument is a type of (3) ______________. Many modern pop artist mix Bhangra with hip hop and (4) _________________. The dancers in Ayesha’s class learn the dance steps and how to move their (5) _______________. Women wear colorful clothes including a shirt, (6) _____________and a kind of scarf.
5. Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) ort False (B)
Most people know hip hop as a style of music but in fact hip hop is more than just the music. it is the words, the dance and generally a whole culture of young people who sing it, dance it and live it.
It began its history in the Bronx are of New York City as early as the 1970s. But hip hop music did not start from nothing. Like all music, it had its beginnings in another kind of music.
In the case of hip hop, this music is African American music, and some even say African music. Since the 1990s, hip hop has also become very popular in other parts of the world. For example, in Europe, Africa, and Asia it is the most popular style of music for teenagers. Hip hop has already been around for almost 40 years. Like rock and roll, it will probably be around for at least another 40 years.
1. Most people understand what hip hop consists of.
A. True B. False
2. Hip hop has nothing similar to other kinds of music.
A. True B. False
3. Hip hop was famous internationally a short time after it was created.
A. True B. False
4. Hip hop existed after American African music.
A. True B. False
5. Young people are generally more interested in Hip hop than old people.
A. True B. False
V. READING
Reading 1 :Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) ort False (B)
Most people know hip hop as a style of music but in fact hip hop is more than just the music. it is the words, the dance and generally a whole culture of young people who sing it, dance it and live it.
It began its history in the Bronx are of New York City as early as the 1970s. But hip hop music did not start from nothing. Like all music, it had its beginnings in another kind of music.
In the case of hip hop, this music is African American music, and some even say African music. Since the 1990s, hip hop has also become very popular in other parts of the world. For example, in Europe, Africa, and Asia it is the most popular style of music for teenagers. Hip hop has already been around for almost 40 years. Like rock and roll, it will probably be around for at least another 40 years.
36. Most people understand what hip hop consists of.
A. True B. False
37. Hip hop has nothing similar to other kinds of music.
A. True B. False
38. Hip hop was famous internationally a short time after it was created.
A. True B. False
39. Hip hop existed after American African music.
A. True B. False
40. Young people are generally more interested in Hip hop than old people.
A. True B. False
Reading 2; Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.
Ashley Trent
Ashley Trent, one of our most popular young actors, is now filming college Rap. He began having acting lessons six years ago and was in his play at ten years old.
At fourteen, he immediately became well known, not for acting in the theater, but on TV. “That was fun!” he says. “I was in a fast-food advert with a cartoon clown, but filming College Rap is much harder work. I have to play baseball and sing in the film, which is fine, but I need to have dancing lessons too. When we finish filming each day, I don’t go out with friends. I usually sit in the bath for an hour because my legs and arms hurt! But I’m enjoying myself because the three adult actors who the teachers in College Rap are really good. They’ve filmed all over the world. They’ve taught me to remember my lines more quickly too. I needed half a day to learn five pages before, but now I only need a quarter of an hour.”
41. When Ashley was 14, he acted in a _____.
A. TV advertisement B. theater C. cartoon film D. college
42. In his latest film, Ashley has to learn to _____.
A. sing B. dance C. play baseball D. rap
43. What does Ashley often do after filming?
A. He exercises.
B. He meets his friends.
C. He has a long bath
D. He goes for a walk.
44. Ashley’s having fun at the moment because he _____.
A. is not at school
B. is travelling a lot
C. is working with great actors
D. earns a lot of money
45. To remember five pages of lines, Ashley now need _____.
A. 15 minutes B. one hour C. half a day D. half an hour
Pop music has always been influenced by other forms of musiC. An important form is folk musiC.
Folk songs are the songs composed and sung by country people. The songs may be hundreds of
years old, so nobody knows who originally composed them. Modern music is often music for
dancing. In Britain it was traditionally played with instruments like flute, accordion, etC.
In the 1950s and 1960s the people who wrote songs and played them with acoustic guitars were
also called folk singers. The songs were often “protest songs”, complaining of bad things
happening in society.
II. Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question or complete each sentence.
The Peace Corps is one of the most famous organisations in the world that help people. This organisation was founded in 1961 by the former US President John Kennedy.
People working in this organisation are called volunteers. They are both men and women. They live and work in other countries for two years at a time. They share skills with people to help solve challenging problems in developing countries.
Peace Corps volunteers work as teachers at schools. They also help communities to protect their environment and prevent the spread of diseases. They also help farmers grow more food efficiently.
Peace Corps volunteers build bridges of cross-cultural understanding with people of other countries. They help people from other countries learn more about who they are. Peace Corps volunteers also bring home with them better understanding of other peoples and cultures.
What can be the best title for the passage?
A.The Efforts of the Peace Corps
B.A John Kennedy's Creation
C.Building the Bridge Between Cultures
Hãy chọn đáp án đúng để trả lời các câu hỏi sau.
The school year in Vietnam runs from September through the first of June. It is divided into two semesters. The first semester begins in September and ends before the Lunar New Year, while the second one begins right after the first one and lasts until June the first. Children in Vietnam go to school six days a week from Monday to Saturday and a typical school day runs from 7:00 to about 11:30 in the morning. Vietnamese students are expected to take school very seriously and to work hard. Most periods begin with a small test. The teacher calls on some students to stand and answer a few questions to check their understanding of the last lesson.
After school, Vietnamese students take part in a lot of activities. Some students play sports. Soccer, table tennis, and badminton are the most popular. Others enjoy going swimming. A few students like music and movies. They often practice playing musical instruments in the music hall or go to the cinema with their friends to see the latest films. In addition, some students play video games or computer games or stay at home to help their parents. The after-school activities above help students find friends with similar interests, develop their talents, and sometimes even discover their career goals.
How many semesters are there in the Vietnamese school year?
A. two
B. six
C. September and June
Water plays an important (1) ____________in the lives of Thailand people. The most (2) ____________ houses are those built next to the rivers, especially the country's main river, the Chao Phraya.
Water is so (3) ____________that it is used in many of the country's (4) ____________, including the Festival of Light. This is one of Thailand's most colorful festivals. It (5) ______________ place each November, on the night of the full moon of the twelfth lunar (6) ______________.
On this special (7) ____________, people go to any place where there is water, and float krathongs. These are lotus-shaped and are made from banana leaves. They (8) ______________ decorated with flowers and burning candles. Some people also put an incense stick and a single coin next to the candle. As they set the krathongs on the water, people say a silent wish, in (9) ______________ to bring good luck. (10) ______________, it is thought that if the candle goes out quickly, the wish will not come true
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
American folk music originated with (1)________ people at a time when the rural population was isolated and music was not (2)________ spread by radio, records, or music video. It was (3)_______ by oral traditional and is noted for its energy, humor, and emotional impact. The major source of early American folk songs was music from the British Isles, but songs from Africa as songs of the American Indians have significant part in its heritage. Later settler from other countries also contributed songs. In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, (4)_________ soon became part of the folk tradition. Beginning in the 1930s, Woody Guthrie gained great popularity by adapting melodies and lyrics and supplying new ones as well. In the 1950s and 1960s, singer – composers such as Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez continued this tradition by urban’ folk music. Many of these songs deal (5)________ important social issue, such as racial integration and the war in Vietnam.
Điền vào số 1
A. ordinary
B. popular
C. common
D. typical
