He was born in England, so English is his national language and it's also an international language. (nation)
He was born in England, so English is his national language and it's also an international language. (nation)
Isaac Newton was one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He was born in a small village of Wootsphore in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming, he was fond of poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he left school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University after graduating. His greatest discovery was the law of gravitation.
Questions :
1.Where was Icaac Newton born ?
2.What did his father do ?
3.When did he leave school ?
4.Did he like farming ?
5.What did he discover ?
5. Peter fell over while he _______ basketball.
| A. is playing | B. was playing | C. played | D. plays |
6.The people _______ live in England speak English.
| A. whom | B. which | C. who | D. whose |
7. Be _______! He is looking at you.
| A. carefully | B. care | C. careful | D. carelessly |
8. Jane speaks English _______ than you do.
| A. more fluently | B. more fluent | C. more faster | D. more better |
9. Let’s go out for a walk, _________ ?
| A. don’t we | B. do we | C. shall we | D. will we |
10. Nam: “Congratulations on your success!” Hoa: “__________.”
| A. You’re welcome | B. No, thanks | C. That’s very kind of you | D. Yes, of course |
IV. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank(1.0).
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed (1) ________half a million homes were destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon (2) _______ people were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves (3) _______ overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. It was impossible (4) _______fire fighting equipment. Consequently, over ninety percent (5) _______ the damage was caused by fire rather (6) _______ by the collapse of buildings.
1. A. but B. and C. as D. so
2. A. when B. what C. where D. which
3. A. are B. was C. will be D. were
4. A. using B. use C. to use D. used
5. A. of B. in C. with D. to
6. A.as B. like C. than D. more
V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (1 points)
Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early.
Mozart began leaning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public.
From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life - he died at the age of thirty five – travelling.
As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera, Mitridate, Re di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first of many successes in the theatre.
1. How rich was Mozart’s family?
A. very rich B. not very rich C. very poor D. as rich as a financial
2. When did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer?
A. When he was three B. When he was five C. When he was fourteen D. When he was thirty-five
3. What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries?
A. He made so much sightseeing B. He toured the courts and musical centres | C. He toured only D. He did nothing |
4. Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”?
A. Because he spent almost a third of his short life traveling. B. Because he liked traveling a lot.
C. Because he never traveled. D. Because he had good imagination.
5. What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child” ?
A. A child normal B. A child clever C. A child prodigy D. Child playing harpsichord.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
I was born in Newcastle, a city in the Northeast of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town Gates Head, where there is one of the biggest shopping centers in the world, the Metro Center.
A few years ago, the main industries were ship building and coal mining, but now the chemical and soap industries are more important.
I moved from Newcastle ten years ago, but I often return. I miss the people who are so warm and friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, where there are many hills and streams.
People are born near the River Tyne have a special name. They are called “Geordies”. I am very pleased to be a “Geordie”.
Question 26. The more important and main industries of Newcastle now are _______.
A. ship building and coal mining
B. coal mining and soap
C. ship building and chemical
D. chemical and soap
Question 27. The word “it” in paragraph 1 is in closest meaning to _______.
A. the River Tyne B. England C. the river bank D. Newcastle
Question 28. From paragraph 3, we can infer that the writer moved from Newcastle ten years ago and _____
A. usually returned B. rarely returned
C.didn’t want to return D. never returned
Question 29. All of the following are true about Newcastle -EXCEPT ______.
A. there is a cathedral and a university there
B. there aren’t any bridges over the River Tyne
C. there is one of the biggest shopping centers in the world, the Metro Center.
D. the population is about 200,000 people
Question 30. People who are born near the River Tyne are called _______.
A. “Geordi” B. “Geordian” C. “Geordies” D.“Geordie”
Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.
1. The ……………………of form makes English easy to learn (simple)
2. He has lived in the USA since he was five, and he is ……………………good at English. (reasonable)
3. In Viet Nam, English ……………………schools have been built to create all-English environments for English learners. (immerse)
4. Nowadays, English has become a globe language thanks to its ……………………as a mother tongue in all continents of the world. (establish)
5. New English words are being invented every day all over the world due to the free admission of words from other languages and the easy ……………………of compounds and derivatives. (create)
William Shakespeare was the (1)………. writer in the English language. He was born in 1564 in Stratford- upon- Avon. At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years (2) ………. than himself. A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a playwright. Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem). His most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear. Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 April 1616, but his plays are still very popular today. They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have been (3) ………. into films, both in English and other languages. Shakespeare's plays are about the great issues of life - love, hatred, jealousy, power, ambition, (4) ………. and so on. So, his plays are just relevant today as they were in the sixteenth (5) ………..
1. A. great
B. greater
C. greatest
D. greatly
2. A. old
B. elder
C. eldest
D. older
3. A. did
B. done
C. make
D. made
4. A. death
B. died
C. die
D. to die
5. A. days
B. months
C. years
D. century
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Read the passage and answer the questions.
Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had reminded him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
Question: When and where was Edison born?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had reminded him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
When and where was Edison born?
England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.
There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpets of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.
Questions
1. Is England a large country?
à _________________________________________________________
2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?
à _________________________________________________________
3. What is the English countryside like?
à _________________________________________________________
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical school, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught at school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Beside being the first physician and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women.
41: Elizabeth Blackwell moved to America in_____.
A. 1849 B. 1831 C. 1821 D. 1857
42: What was nearly impossible for a woman to do in the middle of the 19th century?
A. To become a doctor
B. To write many letters
C. To emigrate to New York City
D. To teach music at schools
43: What did she decide to do in 1849?
A. To graduate from education school
B. To further her study in Paris
C. To give music lessons
D. To earn money for her tuition
44: Why was it difficult for her to start her own practice in the United States?
A. Because her sister was a doctor
B. Because she couldn’t graduate from medical school
C. Because she has a sister
D. Because she was a woman
45: The word “she” in the last sentence refers to_____.
A. Elizabeth’s sister’s friend
B. Elizabeth’s friend
C. Elizabeth Blackwell
D. Elizabeth’s sister
Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.
36. The ……………………of form makes English easy to learn (simple)
37. He has lived in the USA since he was five, and he is ……………………good at English. (reasonable)
38. In Viet Nam, English ……………………schools have been built to create all-English environments for English learners. (immerse)
39. Nowadays, English has become a globe language thanks to its ……………………as a mother tongue in all continents of the world. (establish)
40. New English words are being invented every day all over the world due to the free admission of words from other languages and the easy ……………………of compounds and derivatives. (create)