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ROOTED IN THE PAST

Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation. Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were strong, and everybody should stick together in adversity. Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society.

36. Good manners are _______________________.

A. value      B. a treasure          C. a measure         D. a leisure

37.What did boys learn to do?

A.to respect seniority      B. to do housework  

C. to support his family  D. to share good things

38.‘When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it,’ means they would ____.

39. The underlined word ‘they’ refers to _____.

A. tradition B. generations. C. children.  D. seniority

40. The phrase ‘cowardly and mean’ is used to describe a(n)____________ behaviour.

A. acceptable        B. good       C. proper    D. unacceptable

IV. Read the passage, and choose the best answer.

Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation.

Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were strong, and everybody should stick together in adversity.(tai họa, nghịch cảnh)

Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society.

23. Good manners are _______________________.

A. of great value

B. of the community

C. traditional

D. only for the old

24. What was a boy’s main duty?

A. to respect seniority

B. to support his family

C. to do housework

D. to share good things

25. The sentence: “When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it,” means they would _______________________.

A. deny their mistake

B. admit their mistake

C. keep it a secret

D. be punished

26. What contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture?

A. tradition

B. generations

C. good manners

D. seniority

27. This passage is about_______________________.

A. people who possess good manners

B. what bad manners children in the past had

C. the preservation of bad values

D. good manners and their value

Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation. Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were strong, and everybody should stick together in adversity. Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society. 1. Good manners are considered valuable to both individuals and the community as a whole. 2. Manners are learned and taught, and passed down from generation to generation. 3.Children were taught responsible behavior, such as respecting seniority and using both hands to pass objects. 4. Boys were taught to work hard and girls were taught housework and caring for others. 5. Loyalty, honesty, and the importance of family were highly invalued and have contributed to Vietnamese culture and society.

Read the text and choose the best answer.  

ROOTED IN THE PAST

Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation. Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were b, and everybody should stick together in adversity. Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society.

Good manners are ___________

A. value

B. a treasure

C. a measure

D. a leisure

Read the text and choose the best answer.                 

ROOTED IN THE PAST

          Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation. Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were b, and everybody should stick together in adversity. Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society.

Good manners are _______________________.

A. value

B. a treasure

C. a measure

D. a leisure

Read the text and choose the best answer.  

ROOTED IN THE PAST

          Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation. Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were b, and everybody should stick together in adversity. Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society.

The phrase ‘cowardly and mean’ is used to describe a(n)____________ behaviour.

A. acceptable

B. good

C. proper

D. unacceptable

Read the following passage mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

ROOTED IN THE PAST

      Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation.

Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were strong, and everybody should stick together in adversity.

Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society.

Question 28. Good manners are _______________________.

A. of great value B. of the community

C. traditional D. only for the old

Question 29. What was seen as a boy’s main duty?

A. to respect seniority B. to support his family

C. to do housework D. to share good things

Question 30. The sentence: ‘When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it,’ means they would _______________________.

A. deny their mistake B. admit their mistake

C. keep it a secret D. be punished

Question 31. The underlined word ‘they’ refers to _______________________.

A. tradition B. generations C. children D. seniority

Question 32.  ‘... cowardly and mean’ is used to describe _______________________ behaviour.

A. acceptable B. good C. proper D. unacceptable

Question 33. This passage is about_______________________.

A. people who possess good manners

B. what bad manners children in the past had

C. the preservation of bad values

D. good manners and their value

Read the following passage mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:ROOTED IN THE PAST      Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation.Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were strong, and everybody should stick together in adversity.Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society.Question 28. Good manners are _______________________.A. of great value B. of the community C. traditional D. only for the oldQuestion 29. What was seen as a boy’s main duty?A.to respect seniority B.to support his family C.to do housework D.to share good thingsQuestion 30. The sentence: ‘When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it,’ means they would _______________________.A. deny their mistake B. admit their mistake C. keep it a secret D.be punishedQuestion 31.  ‘... cowardly and mean’ is used to describe _______________________ behaviour.A. acceptable B. good C. proper D. unacceptableQuestion 32. This passage is about_______________________.A. people who possess good manners B. what bad manners children in the past hadC. the preservation of bad values D. good manners and their value

Read the text and choose the best answer.                 

ROOTED IN THE PAST

          Good manners are a treasure to the people who possess them, as well as to the community they live in. Manners are taught, learnt, and passed from generation to generation. Even hundreds of years ago, children were taught to behave responsibly. They learnt to respect seniority. When they passed an object to another person, they had to use both hands. When they entered a room, they had to bow and greet the oldest person first. Boys learnt to work hard to support their families. Girls learnt to do housework, and to take care of others. Loyalty and honesty were highly appreciated. When they made a mistake, they would not let another person be punished for it. That would be cowardly and mean. They were taught that families were b, and everybody should stick together in adversity. Fortunately, many of these values have been well preserved. They have contributed to making the unique Vietnamese culture, and strengthening our society.

The underlined word ‘they’ refers to _____.

A. tradition

B. generations

C. children

D. seniority