Exercise 11. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered bank.

Chu Van An was born in 1292 and died in 1370. From his childhood, he was (1) _________ for his intelligence. He did not have the dream of (2) _________ part in exams to become mandarins (3) _________ other students. Chu Van An stayed at (4) _________ and taught himself by reading books, and opened schools. His school quickly became famous in the region and many students from other places went there to (5) _________

Emperor Tran Minh Tong (6) _________ Chu Van An to be the principal of the Imperial Academy to teach his crown prince and other students to become (7) _________ people for the country. In 1359, Emperor Tran Minh Tong gave his crown (8) _________ his son, Tran Hien Tong, who was also a student of Chu Van An. Under the regime of Emperor Tran Hien Tong, the court and the country were peaceful. (9) _________ , this period lasted only for 12 years. Then Emperor Tran Hien Tong died, and Tran Du Tong inherited the crown. The social situation became complicated, the people were very poor and many good people were killed.

Chu Van An bravely submitted a petition which requested the Emperor to behead 7 perfidious mandarins, so it was (10) _________ "Seven Beheaded Petition" (Thất Trảm Sớ). "Seven Beheaded Petition" became the symbol of the courageous attitude of the real intellectuals, and of Chu Van An's spirit.

1. A. like                                              B. famous                                    C. interest                                    D. similar

2. A. take                                            B. took                                          C. taking                                       D. takes

3. A. like                                              B.to                                                C. by                                               D. in

4. A. custom                                      B. school                                      C. service                                     D. home

5. A. tourists                                     B. study                                        C. pilot                                          D. guess

6. A. invited                                       B. orbition                                   C. orbital                                      D. orbiting

7. A. constructed                            B. designed                                 C. talented                                   D. painted

8. A. for                                               B.to                                                C. as                                                D. in

9. A. And                                             B. So                                               C. This                                           D. However

10. A. called                                      B. named                                     C. told                                            D. spoke

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below. 

       Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake.

       As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died.

A. Answer the following questions.

1. How many people were killed after the earthquake?

___________________________________________________________________

2. Why were the engines prevented from going to help?

  __________________________________________________________________

3. Was it possible to use fighting equipment?

  __________________________________________________________________

B. Choose the correct answer.

4. When did the earthquake start?

A. in the afternoon                                    B. before noon         

C. at night                                                 D. after midday meals

5. What was the main cause of the damage and death of most people? 

A.  The roads                                            B. The collapse of the building    

C. The water pipes                                    D. The fire                             

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below: 

    Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earthquake began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use firefighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by collapse of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed.

A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. The fire engines were prevented from going to help_____________.

A. because many of the water pipes had cracked open

B. because millions of the roads had cracked open

C. because many people were killed

D. because many of the roads had cracked open

2. Most of the damage was caused by_____________.

A. the fire                                           C. collapse of the roads             

B. the storm                                        D. collapse of the buildings

B.  Answer the questions:

1. How many people were killed in the earthquake in Tokyo in 1923?

………………………………………………………………………………………

2. What were the inhabitants of Tokyo doing when the earthquake began?

………………………………………………………………………………………

3. What happened as soon as the earthquake began to shake?

………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below. 

       Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake.

       As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died.

A. Answer the following questions.

1. How many people were killed after the earthquake?

___________________________________________________________________

2. Why were the engines prevented from going to help?

  __________________________________________________________________

3. Was it possible to use fighting equipment?

  __________________________________________________________________

Read the following passage and do the tasks below. 

       Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake.

       As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died.

A. Answer the following questions.

1. How many people were killed after the earthquake?

2. Why were the engines prevented from going to help?

3. Was it possible to use fighting equipment?

B. Choose the correct answer.

4. When did the earthquake start?

A. in the afternoon                   B. before noon                   C. at night                                            D. after midday meals

5. What was the main cause of the damage and death of most people? 

A. The roads                              B. The collapse of the building     C. The water pipes              D. The fire                              

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The Akita, Hachiko's ...(1)..., is a large and dominant ...(1)... of dog. So at the time during his owner's life, he would have been considered at the very least a nuisance, and to many, a great source of fear. But every morning, he would 
...(2)... his owner to Shibuya Station to see him off to work. And every evening, he would come back to ...(3)... him up, all by himself. By all accounts a very good dog. 

But one day his ower had an aneurism and ...(4)... He didn't come back that evening. Hachiko came, but his owner didn't. Hachiko would never see him again. But that didn't stop him from trying. For over nine years, every day he 
...(5)... to that station to see if his owner would come back. 

And even though the modern stories don't show it, he would have been 
...(6)... and abused by people at the station, by passengers and station attendants alike. He was a big dog in a ...(7)... city, and he would have been a major source of fear for some of those commuters. People certainly wouldn't have looked kindly on a dog waiting alone at a major station. Yet he returned. Every day, he returned. 

In 1972, seven years into his ...(8)..., a newspaper caught wind of the story. That one page in the newspaper fundamentally changed not only the life of the dog, but the world in turn, especially the nation of Japan. The story was exactly what 1920's militarized Japanese ...(9)... was aching for. It was a story of 
...(10)... beyond death.

Ex6: read the passage and answer the questions

Van An was born in 1292 and died in 1370. From his childhood, he was famous for his intelligence. He did not have the dream of  taking part in exams to become mandarins like other students. Chu Van An stayed at home and taught himself by reading books, and opened schools. His school quickly became famous in the region and many students from other places went there to study. Emperor Tran Minh Tong  invited  Chu Van An to be the principal of the Imperial Academy to teach his crown prince and other students to become talented people for the country. In 1359, Emperor Tran Minh Tong gave his crown to his son, Tran Hien Tong, who was also a student of Chu Van An. Under the regime of Emperor Tran Hien Tong, the court and the country were peaceful.  However, this period lasted only for 12 years. Then Emperor Tran Hien Tong died, and Tran Du Tong inherited the crown. The social situation became complicated, the people were very poor and many good people were killed. Chu Van An bravely submitted a petition which requested the Emperor to behead 7 perfidious mandarins, so it was called  Seven Beheaded Petition” (That Tram So). “Seven Beheaded Petition” became the symbol of the courageous attitude of the real intellectuals, and of Chu Van An's spirit.

1. Chu Van An was very intelligent and was laught by many good teachers 

2. He opened a school and it quickly occame  

3. Chu Van An was invited to become the principal ò the Imperical Academy by Emperor Tran Hien Tong 

4.  Emperor Tran Hien Tong was also Chu Van An's student

5. Chu Van An was famous for "Seven Beheaded Petition", a symbol of the courageous attitude of the real intellectuals                󠅧󠅧

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

    Charles Dickens was one of the greatest writers in English Literature. He was born into a poor family in England. His father was a clerk in an office. It was a good job but he always spent more money than he earned, so he was often in debt. When Dickens was eleven years old, his father was put into prison because he could not pay his debts. At the age of twelve, Dickens was sent to work in a factory labeling bottles for six shillings a week.

     When Dickens was sixteen, he worked for a newspaper, and soon became a good journalist. He also wrote many short stories and novels about London’s life. Many of his characters were poor and hungry people. Some of his novels have been translated into many different languages. His two novels “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield” are famous all over the world.

A.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. Which of the following sentences is NOT true ?

A. Charles Dickens was born into a poor family in England.

B. Charles Dickens always spent more money than he earned.

C. His father was put into prison when he was 11 years old.

D. “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield” were written by Charles Dickens.

2. The word  famous in the second paragraph mostly means________.

A. strange B. well done   C. well- known D. unknown

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Was Charles Dickens one of the greatest writers in English Literature?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. How old was he when he worked for a newspaper?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. What did he write about in his short stories and novels?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below.

           Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.

          In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

     Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA.

1.Where was Bill Gates born ?

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2.Was Bill Gates the youngest billionaire in the history of the USA at the age of 34 ?

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3.When was Gates accepted at Harvard University ?

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4.Why did Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Microsoft in 1975 ?

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