Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
For 3,000 years, Mongolians have lived in the rural areas, adopting a pastoral way of life, moving in the
search of new pastures. They depend largely on their livestock for a living and sustain themselves with what
they can get from the land. Today, approximately half of Mongolia’s population is still roaming the vast plains
living in the ger and moving their campings several timesa year. Nomadic life thrives in summer and survives
in winter. When temperatures are warm, they work hard on their farms to get milk and make airag, consuming
meat from their sheeps and goats. Once winter comes, temperatures dip extremely low and they stay indoors
and survive on horse meat.
With the rise of technology, changes in the Mongolian nomadic lifestyle are almost inevitable. While they
still lead their lifestyle as pastoral herders, many use motorbikes to herd cattle and horses. To move their
homes, trucks have taken the place of ox carts. Solar panels are also becoming an addition to the ger, giving
them access to electricity without being confined to one place. The nomads use solar energy to power television
sets and mobile phones.
1. Mongolians regularly move from place to place in order to _________.
a.look for food for their family b. find pastures for their livestock
c. herd their cattle and horses d. sell their animals and farm products
2. How many Mongolians still live a traditional nomadic life?
a.Close to 40 percent b. More than 50 percent
c. About 50 percent d. Approximately 60 percent
3. What is a ger?
a.A portable, round tent b. A thatched house
c. A circular house made of snow d. A wooden hut
4. What is the Mongolian’s main food in winter?
a.airag b. goat meat c. sheep meat d. horse meat
5. Today, Mongolian nomads _________.
a.don’t lead their lifestyle as herders any more
b.use ox carts to move their homes
c.use solar energy to power electronic devices
d.have the advantage of urban life
6. Which of the followings is NOT true about Mongolian nomads?
a.They live in the countryside.
b.They live by and for their livestock.
c.They work hard in winter when the temperature dip very low.

Bài 14: Khoanh tròng vào đáp án đúng:

Benefit of living in the countryside.

While many people prefer city life, a lot of people want to send their life in a rural area. The countryside are often(1) _________than the city because there are not as many factories and traffic as in big cities. The country folk can be (2) _________and they often live(3) _________than city dwellers. Besides, life in the countryside is(4) _________and peaceful because the crime rate is much(5) _________. The rural areas are(6) _________populated than the urban  area but the neighbors are(7) _________and more helpful. Life in the countryside is(8) _________for old people than the energetic youngsters.

1.A.less polluted                      B.more polluted                       C.less pollutedly          D.more pollutedly

2.A.more healthy                     B.healthier                               C.more healthily          D.helthily.

3.A.longly                                B.longer                                   C.shortly                      D.shorter

4.A.more simple                      B.simpler                                 C.simply                      D.more simply

5.A.higher                                B.highly                                   C.lower                        D.lowly

6.A.more densely                    B.more dense                           C.less                           D.less dense

7.A.more friendly                    B.friendlier                              C.friendly                    D.less friendly

8.A.more suitable                    B.more suitbly                         C.less suitably  D.suitably.

Bai15: Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời câu hỏi: The nomadic life of Mongolian

Mongololian people nowadays still maintain their tradition of a nomadic life. About half of mongolian population do not settle down but travel from place to place every season. When you think of Mongolian nomads, you think of animal farmers. Their most valuable possessions are their tents and cattle. Mongolian has severe weather. There are dramatic changed in weather condotions between seasons. That is the reason why Mongolian have to move location throughout the year to the most appropriate spots. In winter, they often move in front of a mountain for shelter. In spring, it’s closer to a river, in summer right next to a river for water supply, and in autumn up a hill to collect  hay for winter time. Most nomads move at least four times a year but some might move up to 30 times in a year ,especially if they have a lot of animals that eat through the vaibable food quickly.

The number of namads has, however, significantly decreased over last years. More and more of its citizens move to Ulaanbaatar because they want to look for an education and a professional job.Mongolia is in a period of rapid change.

1.Is it true that about 50% of Mongolian population still lead a nomadic life?

_____________________________________________________________________________

2.What are the most valuable possessions of Mongolian nomads?

_____________________________________________________________________________

3.Why do Mongolian have to move location throughout the year? _____________________________________________________________________________

4.Where do Mongolian nomads often move to in fall? _____________________________________________________________________________

5.How often most nomads move their locations? _____________________________________________________________________________

6.Why more and more Mongolian move to Ulaanbaatar?

Matching:
Word Definition ANSWERS
1. (to) herd a. a  member  of a group of people who move from one place to

another rather than living in one place all of the time

1 + ____
2. a cart b. a circular tent in which Mongolian nomads live 2 + ____
3. a harvest c. extremely   big 3 + ____
4. a nomad d. milk, butter, cheese 4 + ____
5. pasture e. a  container   shaped  like a box in which bees are kept so

that  their   honey  can be collected

5 + ____
6. a ger f. showing  no  fear  of  dangerous  or  difficult  things 6 + ____
7. dairy
products

g. the  time  of  year  when  crops  are  cut  and collected from the fields,
or the activity  of  cutting  and  collecting  them, or the  crops  that
are  cut  and  collected

7 + ____

8. a beehive h. to make  animals   move  together as a  group 8 + ____
9. vast i. grass  or  similar   plants   suitable  for  animals  such

as  cows  and  sheep  to  eat , or an area  of  land   covered  in this

9 + ____

10. brave j. a  vehicle  with either two or four  wheels ,  pulled  by a  horse / a

buffalo/ … and used for  carrying goods

10+ ____

II. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in Exercise I:
1. Mongolian family life centers just around the _________________ .
2. The people who have taken our advice have saved themselves _________________ amounts
of money.
3. _________________ consumption is of great importance for children's growth, since they
contain a variety of essential nutrients, including vitamins and minerals.
4. I don’t really know how to collect honey from a _________________. Can you give me some
explanation?
5. This year's _________________ was one of the most  successful  since the  record   crop  of 1985.
6. An  old  woman was _________________ the  goats .
7. Let us make  sure  that these _________________ men did not  die  for nothing.
8. Many of the people of central Asia are _________________.
9. Some  fields  are  planted  with  crops  for several  years , and then  returned  to
_________________ for the  cattle .
10. He sometimes helps his uncle load the rice onto buffalo-drawn _________________.

Today, about half of Mongolia' s population is still travelling around the large areas of flat lands. They live in the ger and move their campings several times a year. They live by and for their cattle. Nomadic life becomes better in summer and continues to exist in winter. To the outside world, it seems to be a hard way of living.

These day, the number of nomads is becoming smaller and smaller. Nomads move to the capital city looking for a better life. City life and goods things of city life interest them. After the last terrible winters, many nomadic families lost all their herds. This forced nomadic herders to move to the capital city to look for work.

1. Match the words or phrases:

A:

1. The total number of people living in an area

2. A traditional circular tent

3. Animals like cow, bulls and oxen, often kept for meat and meal

4. To make you feel interested

5. To make you do sth you do not want to do

6. A member of group moving with their animals from place to place.

7. A difficult lifestyle

8. Very unpleasant, making you feel very unhappy

B:

a) cattle

b) nomad

c) population

d) ger

e) to interest

f) to force

g) terrible

h) a hard way of living

2. Complete the sentences with the words from the passage above.

1. What is the __________ of this city? -Around one million people.

2. There are toys lying __________ the floor. I need to collect them.

3. They are moving to the city to look for a ________ life.

4. They harvest their crops_________ times a years.

5. Having a _________ life means they have to move all the time.

6. Modern city life and city entertainment__________ those farmers very much.

7. Life doesn't________ on the moon.

8. The kite became _________ and smaller high in the sky.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37. Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. did

B. have

C. were

D. are

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.  Fill in the appropriate word in question 36

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. grew

B. grown

C. grow

D. growing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.  Fill in the appropriate word in question 35

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. most

B. both

C. much

D. best

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.  Fill in the appropriate word in question 33

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. if 

B. because

C. and

D. but

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.  Fill in the appropriate word in question 34

Long ago, Chinese people didn’t say, “How are you” when they met each other or saw their friends. They said,” (33)_____ you eaten your rice today?”. Eating rice (34)_____ such an important part of daily life in China!

Rice is still one of the (35)_____ important kinds of food in the modern world. Nearly half the people that live on our planet eat it every day and in some countries, an adult cats more than 100 kilos of rice each year.

We think that people first (36)______ rice in India. In China, people began eating rice about 5,000 years ago. Rice wasn’t eaten in North America until 17th century, but many Americans prefer to eat pasta these days (37)_________ only eat about 2 kilos of rice per year.

A. been

B. was

C. be

D. is