VI. Read the following passage & choose the best answer

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important 'part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!

Because of many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at-other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."

1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to

A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet

C. work at home D. connect them to libraries

2. Why is the word" speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks?

A. They don't really talk. B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers. D. None of the above reasons is correct.

3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can_____.

A. attend lectures on information technology.

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops

5. What can we infer from the program?

A. The program is successful B. The program is not workable

C. The program is too expensive D. We don't know the result yet.

Choose the correct word and write them on the lines.
1. You can go here to read and borrow books and newspaper .....
2. You can keep your money here .....
3. You can go here to buy books and newspaper sometimes .....
4. You can see this person when you have problems with your teeth .....
5. This is an organisation for helping people in need .....
6. The space above the earth that you can see when you look up, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear .....

1.     Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.

 Whales are sea animals that look like very big fish. But whales are different from fish because their babies stay with their mothers and drink their mother's milk for a year or more. Whales are also different 1…………… fish because they have to swim up to the top of the water to take air in every 30 or 40 minutes. There are two different kinds of whale hales with teeth and whales without teeth. One kind of whale that doesn't have teeth is the Blue Whale. Blue Whales are the 2…………… animals in the world, but they only eat very small sea animals. These are 3……….. "krill". Dolphins are a kind of whale with teeth. They eat fish and live in family groups. They learn quickly and people 4…………. swim with dolphins never forget them because they are very clever, friendly and beautiful. Whales have strange songs which they whistle or sing under the water. These songs are very loud. The whole is noisier 5…………… all other animals.

1.     From                of                    to                    for

2.     Bigger              biggest          most big        big

3.     To call             calling            calls                called

4.     When              who                which             whom

5.     As                     or                    than               from

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important 'part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!

Because of many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at-other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."

1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to

      A. use for their schoolwork           B. access the Internet

      C. work at home                            D. connect them to libraries

2. Why is the word" speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks?

A. They don't really talk.  

B. They use the computer language.

 C. Laptops have speakers.

D. None of the above reasons is correct.

3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can_____.

A. attend lectures on information technology.

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops

5. What can we infer from the program?

A. The program is successful     

B. The program is not workable

C. The program is too expensive

D. We don't know the result yet. 

Choose the correct word in the box and write them on the lines. You do not need to use all the words. There is one example:

Example: You use this to cover your body when you sleeping in cold weather.

Blanket         cultural         confidence    impress         standard           demonstrate

select            stranger         appreciate     offensive       maintain

1. ___________: the feeling that you are sure about your own belief or abilities

2. ___________: connected with art, music, or literature

3. ___________: to enjoy or to understand the value of someone or something

4. ___________: to continue to have something; to keep something at the same level

5. ___________: unpleasant or insulting

6. ___________: a person you do not know

 Choose the correct word in the box and write them on the lines. You do not need to use all the words. There is one example: blanket ,experienced ,compete ,assistant ,festival, follow

Example: You use this to cover your body when you sleeping in cold weather: blanket No. Meaning Word 1 having a lot of knowledge and skills 2 join a game 3 come or go after or behind somebody/something 4 a person who helps or supports somebody 5 a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event 

Exercise 4: Read the email. Choose the right words and write them on the lines

Dear Christian,

My name is Emily and I want to be _____ (1) e-pal. I am seven years old and I am from England. My parents are doctors. I _____ (2) two brothers. They are students at the University of London. Have ______ (3) got any brothers or sisters? In my free time, I go to the cinema with my brothers or hang out with my friends. My best friend _____ (4) Selma. _______ (5) mother is from India and her father is from Germany. Please write soon and tell _____ (6) all about you family and friends.

Best wishes,

Emily

Exercise 3: Read the email. Choose the right words and write them on the lines

Dear Christian,

My name is Emily and I want to be _____ (1) e-pal. I am seven years old and I am from England. My parents are doctors. I _____ (2) two brothers. They are students at the University of London. Have ______ (3) got any brothers or sisters? In my free time, I go to the cinema with my brothers or hang out with my friends. My best friend _____ (4) Selma. _______ (5) mother is from India and her father is from Germany. Please write soon and tell _____ (6) all about your family and friends.

Best wishes,

Emily