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Thông tin: Even though UFOs can be anything, people often use the word UFO when they are talking about alien spacecraft.
Dịch: Mặc dù UFO có thể là bất cứ thứ gì, mọi người thường sử dụng từ UFO khi họ nói về tàu vũ trụ của người ngoài hành tinh.
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
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 can still not 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 often use the word UFO when they are talking about alien spacecraft. Flying saucer is another word that is often used to describe an unidentified flying object.
Studies estimate that 50%-90% of all reported UFO 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% UFOs are identified as one of three different things: astronomical causes (for example: planets, stars, or meteors); aircraft; balloons 10%-20% of UFOs are other causes (such as birds, clouds, mirages, searchlights, etc.)
What does the word “figure out” in paragraph 1 mean?
A. observe
B. explain
C. calculate
D. require
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
How many percents of all reported UFO sightings are not identified?
A. 10%-20%
B. 20%-30%
C. 30%-50%
D. 80%-90
* Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around.Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.
1. When do city people often go to the country?
A. At Christmas. B. At the weekends.
C. All the year round. D. In the summer holidays.
2. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?
A. They can have their houses rented.
B. They can go to the country at weekends.
C. They can go to the country in the summer holidays.
D. They can go to the country whenever they have spare time.
3. What is the common feature of English villages?
A. They have a church with a tall tower. B. They have running water and a church.
C. They have a church and a village green. D. They have a village green and running water.
4. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
A. They can go there to buy luxury goods.
B. They can go there to buy cheaper things.
C. They can go there to buy whatever they want.
D. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. UFO means Unidentified Flying Object.
B. UFO is often used to talk about alien spaceships.
C. Many UFO sightings are hoaxes.
D. Over half of all reported UFO sightings are identified.
V. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Free and Easy
In the past, getting recipes and cooking tips was a complicated process. A person had to go to the store and buy a cook book, or get recipes from friends. Fortunately, the Internet has changed all that. Now, if you want to find a recipe for lasagne or Cobb salad, you just search online. It couldn't be simpler.
Cooking blogs are a great source of information because they are free and there are so many of them. They are also nice because they give all different kinds of ideas. The problems with blogs is that because we don't know who is writing them, we need to use with caution. When you are looking at a new blog, you don't know if the writer knows what he or she is talking about. We'd like to introduce two popular cooking blogs. The first is called Smitten Kitchen. This website is run by a family living in New York City. It focuses on food that doesn't require many ingredients. If you want to make food that is simple but wonderful, then this is the site for you. It offers hundreds and hundreds of recipes, divided into categories. You will be amazed at how many there are.
Wednesday Chef is another great cooking blog. It is run by a writer who lives in Berlin. This blog also offers many recipes, along with recommendations for great restaurants in Berlin, and advice for people who want to start their own blogs. Wednesday Chef has great pictures of its food, as well as interesting pictures of Berlin. The blog got its name because in the past, newspapers published their food articles on Wednesdays. There are a lot of cooking blogs on the Internet, and most of them are pretty good. Go online and check some of them out. You might be surprised at how much they can help you improve your cooking.
26. How did Wednesday Chef get its name?
A. The writer only posts recipes on Wednesdays.
B. The writer only cooks on Wednesdays.
C. The writer was born on a Wednesday.
D. Newspapers used to publish food articles on Wednesdays.
27. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cooking blogs?
A. There are many of them. B. Everyone who writes them is an expert.
C. They are free. D. They give a lot of different ideas.
28. Who runs the blog Smitten Kitchen?
A. A family in New York. B. A woman in New York.
C. A family in Berlin. D. A woman in Berlin.
29. What does the passage say about Smitten Kitchen?
A. It only gives recipes on Italian food. B. It focuses on simple recipes.
C. It only offers a few recipes. D. Most of the food on that blog is hard to make.
30. Why should we be careful when we are looking at new blogs?
A. We don't know who the writers are.
B. Most new blogs are terrible.
C. The recipes on new blogs are usually hard to make.
D. They charge you some fees to get the recipes.
V. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question
Taking a Working Holiday
One of the most difficult things young people face when they want to travel is the lack of funds. During summer holidays and possibly at weekends, they are able to take on part-time jobs, but the money they make is just a drop in the bucket of what they need to travel far away. For example, traveling to Australia from Viet Nam can be quite expensive just for an airline ticket, and to a lot of students wanting to travel, it can seem out of reach.
For students wanting to travel to Australia and New Zealand in particular, however, they are in luck. Although many countries offer working holidays, these two countries are well - known for offering them. When a young person signs up to get a working holiday visa, he only pays for the round-trip airfare to get to either place and only needs to carry some extra cash for incidentals. Once he is there, a job awaits where he can earn some money. Many of the jobs require little or no experience, such as picking fruit or working in a busy pub out in the countryside. Some of the jobs require more experience that most people are unlikely to have, such as being a certified welder to work for eight weeks on a farm. That shouldn't discourage you, though, because there is always something to be found if you search hard enough.
There are many websites that advertise working holidays in Australia and New Zealand. If you have the courage and are looking for a way to make a little money and see the world, it might be just the ticket you were looking for.
26. What can seem out of reach for young people?
A. Being able to find a part-time job. B. Being able to travel.
C. Being able to get time off from school. D. Being able to earn money.
27. Which students are in luck according to the passage?
A. The ones who want to go to Australia and New Zealand.
B. The ones who have part-time jobs.
C. The ones who have airline tickets.
D. The ones who are on holiday.
28. Where can people find working holidays advertised?
A. In magazines. B. On the radio. C. In travel guidebooks. D. On the Internet.
29. According to the passage, which statement is true?
A. Some working holidays are not paid.
B. People on working holidays must be from Australia or New Zealand.
C. A young person needs a special visa to go on a working holiday.
D. Picking fruit is the only job available for young people on working holidays.
30. Why would a student NOT want to take a working holiday?
A. To earn money. B. To show how fearful he is.
C. To see the world. D. To visit a new place.
Read the passage below and choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Passage 1:
New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.
However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.
Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, struck the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was tremendous. Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed, and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people were killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost.
Question 1: New Orleans is famous for ___________.
A. its modern architecture C. its Mississippi River
B. its cross-cultural heritage D. its location
Question 2: Which statement is NOT correct about New Orleans?
A. It lies between the Mississippi River and lakes.
B. One of its attractions is its annual music festivals
C. The city is surrounded by water.
D. Most of the city is below sea level.
Question 3: Which one is NOT mentioned as being damaged by Hurricane Katrina?
A. Distinctive architecture B. The levee system C. Major roads D. Houses
Question 4: The word ‘tremendous' means ___________.
A.puzzling B. huge C. unique D. legendary
Question 5: The word ‘permanently' is similar to ___________.
A. temporarily B. partially C. forever D. rarely
Passage 2:
How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but happen in certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of the earth’s surface meet. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia.
Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth’s surface, like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snake leaving their holes and other animals acting strangely.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depend on types of building, soil conditions and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes on the earth each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.
Question 1: Earthquakes happen in certain areas where _______________.
A. the population is large B. pieces of the earth’s surface meet
C. the soil conditions are stable D. many buildings are built
Question 2: Earthquakes often happen along ________________.
A. the east-coast of North America B. the east-coast of South America
C. the Pacific coast of Asia D. the coast of Australia
Question 3: Looking for ____________ can help predict earthquakes.
A. changes in the earth’s surface B. water beneath the earth’s surface
C. drops of water D. water currents
Question 4: After an earthquake, as a result of _________ people may die.
A. lack of food B. lack of friendship
C. lack of information D. lack of knowledge
Question 5: The passage mainly discusses ______________.
A. the damage caused by earthquakes B. how strong earthquakes are
C. strange animal behaviors D. how to predict earthquakes
Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
A World of Sausage
All over the world, all different cultures created interesting processed meat products, and one of the most popular is undoubtedly sausage.
To begin with, sausage making may be considered disgusting as it deals with using various animal parts.
Since meat is ground up, certain cuts and parts of an animal that wouldn’t be served in their original forms can be used. Literally, this means animal parts such as noses, ears, and other less appetizing areas of an animal’s body. Very often, the ground up meat and flesh is mixed with a certain percentage of fat, along with spices and other fillers. After being mixed well, this meat mixture is then stuffed into the cleaned intestines of the animal, which are then sealed at both ends. The result is sausage.
The meats used in sausages come from a variety of animals, although beef and pork are by far the favorites. In some cultures, sausage made from the meat of horses is considered a delicacy. When sausages are cooked, the cooking process sometimes adds to the flavor. While boiling is probably the
simplest method, smoking sausages will add a lot of smoky flavor.
Next time you bite into a sausage, it is probably best not to think too much about how it became the tasty thing you are eating. After all, you don’t want to ruin a good snack.
1. Where is the mixture of meat placed?
A. Inside a plastic package. B. Inside a cleaned intestine.
C. Inside a refrigerator. D. Inside a metal container.
2. What won’t be served in their original forms?
A. Certain cuts and parts of animals. B. Spices and fillers.
C. Sausages of all types. D. Intestines of an animal.
3. What are by far the favorite meats for making sausages?
A. Chicken. B. Horse meat. C. Cuts of lamb. D. Beef and pork.
4. What is the simplest method of cooking sausages?
A. Grilling. B. Smoking. C. Boiling. D. Baking.
5. What advice is given in the passage?
A. Be careful when making sausages.
B. Don’t think too much about what you are eating when eating sausages.
C. Try not to use too much fat in the meat mixture when making sausages.
D. Make sure intestines are cleaned before packing with meat.
IV. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question
Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some like colorful (1) ________ because they want
everyone to look at them (2)________ they want to be the center of attention. Other
people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are colorful and fancy. They do not want
people to look at them. Clothes today are very different (3)________ the clothes of the 19th
century. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 19th century, all women
(4)________ blouses with long skirts. But today, women do not always wear blouses with
long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference
(5)________ the 19th century and today is cloth. In the 19th century, clothes were made
only from natural kinds of cloth. They (6) ________from cotton, wool, silk or line. But today,
there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or
polyester.
1. A. clothes B. suits C. shirts D. trousers
2. A. but B. or C. and D. so
3. A. of B. from C. with D. on
4. A. wear B. worn C. were wearing D. wore
5. A. between B. among C. both D. of
6. A. are made B. were made C. was made D. made
