PABLO PICASSO

everyone knows the artist picasso. his ideas changed the world od art forever. during his lifetime, he became famous and very rich. now his paintings are some of the most expensive pictures in the world. one painting sold for $ 106.5 million in new york.

picasso was born in spain in 1881. his first word was 'pencil' , and he could draw beautifully from an early age. first, he had drawing lessons from his father . then, he went to art college when he was only 13 years old. three years later, he was bored and stopped going to classe. finally, at the age of 19, he moved to paris - the art capital of the world . he got married twice and had four chirlden.

picasso often changed his style od paniting . fo example, after his best friend died, the sad artist pained only in blue . then he began to use a lot of pinks and oranges . later, he started to paint using shapes - a style later called ' cubism', in his life, he produced over 50,000 works of art, he never retired, but pained nearly every day until his death at the age of 91.

VINCENT CAN GOGH

vincent can gogh is a very famous painter. everyone in the world knows his work, and his paintings sell for millions of dollars. but he wasn't famos when he was alive. and he only sold one painting before he died.

van gogh was born in the netherlands in 1853. he has a difficult life because he suffered from mental illness. he never got married. he didn't begin to draw and paint seriously until he was 27, and he died just ten years later. but in that time, he produced more than 2,000 paintings and drwaings.

at first, van gogh painted poor people and used only dark colours. later he moved to the south of france. he loved the sunlight there, and his style of painting became colourful and exciting. but van gogh was often depressed and his mental illness became worse, first , he cut off part of his own ear, and then in 1890, he shot himselt.

look at the reading strategy. then read the texts again. answer the questions for both van gogh and picasso

1. when was he born ?

2. where was he born ?

3. which countries did he live in ?

4. was he famous when he lived ?

5. was he rich or poor ?

6. how much do his paintings cost now?

7. when did he start to draw or paint ?

8. did he get married and have chirlden?

9. how many works of art did he produce?

10. how old was he when he died?

You may not have heard of Jim Henson,but you have(0)...seen some of his CERTAIN

creations,the Muppets.Henson wanted to make education more(1)...for ENJOY

children and to help them(2)...their experience.He had used puppets a little BROAD

when he was at school and he first performed in an(3)...show called Sam EDUCATION

and Friends.Young(4)...liked the characters Henson created and he later worked VIEW

on Seasame Street.Using characters living in the same(5)...Seasame NEIGHBOUR

and writing skills.In the world of Jim Henson's Muppets,(7)...and friendship HONEST

are as important as a sense of humor.The(9)...of adults also enjoyed the Muppets and Jim MAJOR

Henson was one of the most(10)...-respected puppeteers of his generation. HIGH

III. Read the passages and write True for (T) of False for (F).

His early life

George Washington was born in Virginia. His family owned abigfarm and had George didn’t have much education. Duringhis life he had three jobs: he was a farmer,a soldier, and a politician. He loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco and owned horses. He worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the theatre. In 1759 he married a widow called Martha Custis. They were happy together, but didn’t have anychildren.

His later life

He was Commander-in-Chief of thearmy and fought the British in the War ofIndependence. When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be President. Finally, in 1789, he became President, and gave his name to the new capital city. He started the building of the White House, but he never lived in it. By 1797 he was tired of politics. He went back to his farm and died there two years later.

1. ____________ He came from a rich family.

2. ____________ He loved being a politician.

3. ____________ He worked hard.

4. ____________ He had a lot of other interests.

5. ____________ He had a good education.

6. ____________ He married, but didn’t have any children.

7. ____________ He was in office for eight years.

8. ____________ He was happy to live and work on the farm.

9. ____________ Finally he was tired of politics and resigned.

10. ____________ Americans loved him very much.

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question.

Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of points of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our minds than has been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he could elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams and other minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in detail.

The memory trace is the term for whatever is the internal representation of the specific information about the event stored in the memory. Assumed to have been made by structural changes in the brain, the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a theoretical construct that we use to speculate about how information presented at a particular time can cause performance at a later time. Most theories include the strength of the memory trace as a variable in the degree of learning, retention, and retrieval possible for a memory. One theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells, stimulated by patterns of activity. Repeated references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.

All of the following are true of a memory trace EXCEPT that............................

A. it is probably made by structural changes in the brain

B. it is able to be observed

C. it is a theoretical construct 

D. it is related to the degree of recall

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question.

Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of points of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our minds than has been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he could elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams and other minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in detail.

The memory trace is the term for whatever is the internal representation of the specific information about the event stored in the memory. Assumed to have been made by structural changes in the brain, the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a theoretical construct that we use to speculate about how information presented at a particular time can cause performance at a later time. Most theories include the strength of the memory trace as a variable in the degree of learning, retention, and retrieval possible for a memory. One theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells, stimulated by patterns of activity. Repeated references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.

According the passage, researchers have concluded that...................... 

A. the mind has a much greater capacity for memory than was previously believed 

B. the physical basis for memory is clear

C. different points of view are valuable 

D. human memory is inefficient

2. Read the text. Then answer the questions.

1. Why did Professor Zerefos study paintings of sunsets?..................................................

2. Why are sunsets very red after a volcanic eruption?...................................................................

4. Explain the meaning of the title...............................................................................................

3. Complete first part of the sentences using the appropriate passive form of the verb in brackets. Then complete the second part of the sentences according to the information found in the text.

1. The Earth’s temperature ………………… (lower) by ................................................................... .

2. In the past, bright red sunsets ………………… (paint) ............................................................... .

3.More than 500 paintings of sunsets .............................................(examine).................................... .

3. In the study, a computer ………………… (use) to ..................................................................... .

4. According to some scientists, nature ………………… (not copy) ................................................ .

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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 question.

Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of points of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our minds than has been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he could elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams and other minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in detail.

The memory trace is the term for whatever is the internal representation of the specific information about the event stored in the memory. Assumed to have been made by structural changes in the brain, the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a theoretical construct that we use to speculate about how information presented at a particular time can cause performance at a later time. Most theories include the strength of the memory trace as a variable in the degree of learning, retention, and retrieval possible for a memory. One theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells, stimulated by patterns of activity. Repeated references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.

Compared with a computer, human memory is...................

A. more complex 

B. more limited

C. less dependable

D. less durable

1. We have been friends for a long time, have you …… met my family yet?

2. Dynamite …………. (is created / by created / was created) by Albert Nobel but he later 

……. (regretted /regrets) his invention because people used it for war. 

3. Out of all the novels I have read, I …… (like / liked) the Harry Potter series the most.

4. During the Great Depression, thousands of people ……. (are/ was / is / were) left homeless, jobless, and depressed. 

5. It is ……. (rain / raining/ rained) right now in Ho Chi Minh city. I …. (see / saw) many people stopping to put on their raincoats. 

6. In the story “The Tortoise and The Hare”, the hare got arrogant and went to ……. (slept / sleeping / sleep) while the tortoise pushed through and won first place. 

7. My family and I were ….. (give / gave / given) tickets to the movie from our grandparents to celebrate their anniversary. 

8. Climate change is ….. (a / an) important matter that should be ……. (take / taken / took) seriously.

9. During the summer months, I like to …… (spend/ spends / spent) much of my time at the beach with my friends.