Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
The first Thanksgiving was in 1621. The Pilgrims were new to America and did not know how to grow food or hunt animals. Many of them died. The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims. The Native Americans taught them how to grow corn and pumpkins and beans. They also taught the Pilgrims how to fish and hunt. The next year, the Pilgrims had a big harvest. The Pilgrims were very thankful and grateful. The Pilgrims had a huge feast to celebrate the new harvest and to give thanks to the Indians. The feast lasted for three days. This is how Thanksgiving started.
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest celebration. Traditionally, it was a time to give thanks for a big harvest. It is also a holiday to express appreciation to family and friends. This is why it is celebrated with a big family feast.
Now, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a time when families come together and eat a lot of food. They eat big turkeys and cranberries and pumpkin pie. It is a day of gratitude and appreciation. Everybody talks about what they are thankful for. Many are thankful for family, friends and good food and the good things in their lives. What are you thankful for?
1. Pilgrims are native Americans
2. At first, Pilgrims had many difficulties in findings ways to live in the USA
3. Thanksgiving was first started to show the gratefulness of Pilgrims to Indians
4. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Thursday of November
5. Thanksgiving is an occasion for families to stay together and show their love to each other
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
Clarkson is a large town. It has more than fifty thousand people living there. It sits next to a large river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the ferry from North Clarkson to South Clarkson to go to work.
Most people live in North Clarkson. There are many trees and the streets are very broad. When the sun shines and the children run and play in the safe streets, North Clarkson is a wonderful place to live.
South Clarkson has a lot of shops and factories. People don't live there, but they come in the morning to work. There is also a big stadium where the Clarkson Tigers play. On Sundays, many people go to watch their favorite team.
At the weekend, the people from Clarkson enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark River. They also sail small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in the large park.
Every year, Clarkson grows in size because a lot of people come to live there. The government builds more houses and the streets get busier. Maybe in the future, if the town continues to grow, it will become a city!
1. Over fifty thousand people live in Clarkson.
2. The Clark River is a big river.
3. Most of the houses are in South Clarkson.
4. The local sports team is the Clarkson Tigers.
5. The sports team plays on Saturdays.
6. There is a large park in Clarkson.
7. Many new people come to Clarkson to live.
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13. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over ____ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool, or silk.
A. that B. the one C. what D. which
14. The government would be forced to use its emergency powers ____ further rioting to occur.
A. should B. did C. were D. had
15. _____we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.
A. For now B. Now that C. Ever since D. By now
16. Go on. Tell me the gossips. I'm all ____.
A. full B. head C. eyes D. ears
17. If only motorists ____ drive more carefully. A. might B. shall C. would D. should
18. He lost control of his temper and ____ his anger.
A. lost sight of B. took note of C. made room for D. gave way to
19. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ____ that the matter was confidential.
A. reason B. excuses C. grounds D. foundations
20. ____ at his lessons, he couldn't catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
21. ____ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.
A. That Philip Glass B. Philip Glass, who C. Philip Glass D. Because Philip Glass
22. ____ invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.
A. Although is B. Despite C. Even though it D. Although
23. In fact, the criminals ____ in because the front door was wide open and they just walked in.
A. needn't have broken B. shouldn't have break
C. didn't need to break D. couldn't have broken
24. Nam: In my opinion, computer is one of the most wonderful inventions.Lan: ____.
A. There is no doubt about it. B. Yes. Congratulations!
C. You shouldn't have said that D. Pardon?
25. Nga: Would you mind if I closed the door? It's too cold outside.Lan: ____.
A. I'd rather you didn't. It's stuffy. B. No, I don't like. C. No, never mind. D. Why not do it?
Read the passage below carefully, and then decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (N)
Education of students who are hard of hearing or deaf may involve the use of powerful amplification devices, such as hearing aids, or it may use captions (printed words that appear on a television screen or computer monitor). Many deaf or hard of hearing students learn sign language, an organized system of gestures for communication. Others learn to speechread (lipread), a method of interpreting speech by “reading” the patterns of a person’s mouth as he or she speaks. Some deaf students receive cochlear implants, which are receivers surgically implanted behind the ear and connected to electrodes placed in the cochlea of the inner ear, enabling individuals to hear sounds to a varying degree.
Gifted children are often moved through the regular school curriculum at a faster pace than their peers. Some children with exceptionally high ability in a particular subject area may be allowed to reduce the time they spend in their other subjects to permit more time to focus on challenging content in their specialty. A high school student who is particularly gifted in math, for example, may attend advanced math classes at a local college rather than music classes at the high school. Some gifted students may also skip grades or they may enter kindergarten, high school, or college at an early age.
Question: Just few deaf or hard of hearing students learn sign language.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1 . John isn't contented with his present salary.
a. excited about b. satisfied with c. disappointed about d. interested in
2. We ................. the seedlings into peaty soil.
a. take b. plough c. raise d. transplant
3. We seldom meet each other anymore.
a. sometimes b. occasionally c. frequently d. rarely
4. She purchased a number of shares in the company.
a. invested b. sold c. exchanged d. bought
5. She got ...................... as soon as the alarm clock went ………….. .
a. over/ on b. up/ down c. up/ off d. on/ off.
6. The plane from Dallas ................. two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to
London.
a. took on b. took in c. took over d. took off
7. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
a. formal talk b. informal talk c. serious talk d. long talk
8. It was time to ................ the kids ready for bed.
a. prepare b. get c. take d. make
9. Houses ................. as a bomb exploded in the neighborhood.
a. dipped b. disappeared c. dropped d. shook
10. It was a difficult time, but we never gave up hope.
a. stopped b. continued c. had d. offered
Read the passage below carefully, and then decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (N)
Education of students who are hard of hearing or deaf may involve the use of powerful amplification devices, such as hearing aids, or it may use captions (printed words that appear on a television screen or computer monitor). Many deaf or hard of hearing students learn sign language, an organized system of gestures for communication. Others learn to speechread (lipread), a method of interpreting speech by “reading” the patterns of a person’s mouth as he or she speaks. Some deaf students receive cochlear implants, which are receivers surgically implanted behind the ear and connected to electrodes placed in the cochlea of the inner ear, enabling individuals to hear sounds to a varying degree.
Gifted children are often moved through the regular school curriculum at a faster pace than their peers. Some children with exceptionally high ability in a particular subject area may be allowed to reduce the time they spend in their other subjects to permit more time to focus on challenging content in their specialty. A high school student who is particularly gifted in math, for example, may attend advanced math classes at a local college rather than music classes at the high school. Some gifted students may also skip grades or they may enter kindergarten, high school, or college at an early age.
Question: The first paragraph is about deaf and hard of hearing students.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given
Read the passage below carefully, and then decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (N)
Education of students who are hard of hearing or deaf may involve the use of powerful amplification devices, such as hearing aids, or it may use captions (printed words that appear on a television screen or computer monitor). Many deaf or hard of hearing students learn sign language, an organized system of gestures for communication. Others learn to speechread (lipread), a method of interpreting speech by “reading” the patterns of a person’s mouth as he or she speaks. Some deaf students receive cochlear implants, which are receivers surgically implanted behind the ear and connected to electrodes placed in the cochlea of the inner ear, enabling individuals to hear sounds to a varying degree.
Gifted children are often moved through the regular school curriculum at a faster pace than their peers. Some children with exceptionally high ability in a particular subject area may be allowed to reduce the time they spend in their other subjects to permit more time to focus on challenging content in their specialty. A high school student who is particularly gifted in math, for example, may attend advanced math classes at a local college rather than music classes at the high school. Some gifted students may also skip grades or they may enter kindergarten, high school, or college at an early age.
Question: Several dumb students receive cochlear implants.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given
Read the passage below carefully, and then decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (N)
Education of students who are hard of hearing or deaf may involve the use of powerful amplification devices, such as hearing aids, or it may use captions (printed words that appear on a television screen or computer monitor). Many deaf or hard of hearing students learn sign language, an organized system of gestures for communication. Others learn to speechread (lipread), a method of interpreting speech by “reading” the patterns of a person’s mouth as he or she speaks. Some deaf students receive cochlear implants, which are receivers surgically implanted behind the ear and connected to electrodes placed in the cochlea of the inner ear, enabling individuals to hear sounds to a varying degree.
Gifted children are often moved through the regular school curriculum at a faster pace than their peers. Some children with exceptionally high ability in a particular subject area may be allowed to reduce the time they spend in their other subjects to permit more time to focus on challenging content in their specialty. A high school student who is particularly gifted in math, for example, may attend advanced math classes at a local college rather than music classes at the high school. Some gifted students may also skip grades or they may enter kindergarten, high school, or college at an early age.
Question: There are many deaf students in the United States of America.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given
Read the passage below carefully, and then decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (N)
Education of students who are hard of hearing or deaf may involve the use of powerful amplification devices, such as hearing aids, or it may use captions (printed words that appear on a television screen or computer monitor). Many deaf or hard of hearing students learn sign language, an organized system of gestures for communication. Others learn to speechread (lipread), a method of interpreting speech by “reading” the patterns of a person’s mouth as he or she speaks. Some deaf students receive cochlear implants, which are receivers surgically implanted behind the ear and connected to electrodes placed in the cochlea of the inner ear, enabling individuals to hear sounds to a varying degree.
Gifted children are often moved through the regular school curriculum at a faster pace than their peers. Some children with exceptionally high ability in a particular subject area may be allowed to reduce the time they spend in their other subjects to permit more time to focus on challenging content in their specialty. A high school student who is particularly gifted in math, for example, may attend advanced math classes at a local college rather than music classes at the high school. Some gifted students may also skip grades or they may enter kindergarten, high school, or college at an early age.
Question: Hearing aid is a device worn inside or next to the ear by people who cannot hear well in order to help them to hear better.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given
STRUCTURE
A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
1 . You shouldn't spend all your time .....................
a. study b. to study c. studying d. studied
2. Would you like ...................... somewhere for a rest?
a. going b. to go c. go d. to be gone
3. I didn't like it in the city at first. But now ..................... here.
a. I got used to living. b. I'm used to living
c. I'm used to live d. I used to live
4. Which team ................. the game?
a. did it win b. did they win c. won d. won it
5. Do you want .................... with you or do you want to go alone?
a. me coming b. me to come c. that I come d. that I will come
6. I'm sure you'll have no .................... the exam.
a. difficulty to pass b. difficulties to pass c. difficulties passing d. difficulty passing
7. ................ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
a. Finding b. After finding c. Having found d. We found
8. I .................... English for four years now.
a. have learned b. am learning c. learned d. have been learning
9. I'll ...................... another time, Kevin.
a. keep pace with you b. keep you pace with
c. be kept up with you d. keep pace you with
10. Just keep on .................... what you like.
a. do b. did c. doing d. done
11. The guide encouraged the tourists .................. the Prado Museum in Madrid.
a. visit b. to visit c. visiting d. visited
12. Shhh! I hear someone ...................... in the distance. Do you hear it too?
a. shout b. shouted c. to shout d. shouting
13. Are you looking forward ................... on your cassation?
a. you go b. going c. to going d. to go
14. Why are you mad? - I dislike ……………. by my first name .
a. you call me b. calling me c. you call d. being called
15. Don't forget ............... home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
d. to be called