II. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1,0m)

REBECCA STEVENS

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in South London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. “You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”

1. Where did Rebecca Stevens live?

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2. When did she leave her job and her family?
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3. What did she do before she climbed the highest mountain in the world?

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4. Is life on Everest very difficult?

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III.READING

A.  Read the passage and choose the best answer for each gap to complete the sentences.

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was journalist and lived in a small flat in south London. In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. '' You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, '' so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. Iam usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink ! ''When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous. Now she was written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television. Rebecca is well known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains !
23. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she works for….

A.  A bookstore  B. a school  C. a travel agent  D.a newspaper

24.Rebecca left her  job and her family…

A. in 1991  B.in 1992  C. in 1993  D. in 1994

25. Rebecca went to Asia with….

A.her family B. a climbing group  C. her husband  D.her teacher

26.Rebecca became famous when she…

A. went up the highest mountain in the world

B. wrote a book about her trip

C.was on a television programme

D. earned a lot of money

27. Today, she lives….

A. in a flat on the top of Mount Everest

B.in a small flat in Asia

C.in a small flat in south London

D.in a big house in south London

B. Read the text and dicide if the statements are True(T) or F(False)

Jack, 12: I love TV. The first thing I do when I wake up is to switch it on. My favourite channel is the Cartoon Network. I watch TV three or four hours a day. My parents think it is too much and they are always telling me to study, read a little or do a sport. But TV is my favourite hobby. I'm addicted to my favourite programmes.

Anna, 15: I know most teens don't like watching the news, but I do. I like to know what is happening around our world I also enjoy documentaries, espeoially about wildlife. I'm very curious about the way animals live and how to preserve their habitats. I also enjoy watching live shows and films, mostly comedies and thrillers. I watch TV two or three hours a day.
28. Jack’s favourite channel is the Cartoon Network

29.He watches TV one hour a day
30. His parents think he watches too much

31. Anna likes watching news.

32. She doesn’t like watching flims

III. Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D.

REBECCA STEVENS

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in South London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. “You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”

Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17, 1993. After that, she wrote a book about the trip and people often asked her to talk about it. She got a new job too, on a science programme on television.

1. Where was Rebecca Stevens from?

A. England                      B. Asia                   C. Everest                       D. The South

2. Before she climbed Everest, Rebecca Stevens was a ___________.

A. climber                        B. journalist           C. traveller                     D. scientist

3. Why did Rebecca Stevens become famous?

A. She left her job and her family and travelled to Asia.

B. She found that life on Everest is very difficult.

C. She reached the top of Mount Everest in 1993.

D. She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest.

4. Life on Everest is very difficult because ___________.

A. it is very high                                                 B. you can’t take things with you

C. there is no water there                                    D. there are no toothbrushes

5. After 1993, Rebecca had a ___________.

A. new book                   B. new job              C. programme               D. television

REBECCA STEVENS

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. “You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”

Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17, 1993. After that, she wrote a book about the trip, and people often asked her to talk about it. She got a new job too, on a science programme on television.

1. Where was Rebecca Stevens from?

A. England                                          B. Everest                               C. Asia

2. Before she climbed Everest, Rebecca Stevens was a ______.

A. climber                                           B. scientist                              C. journalist

3. Why did Rebecca Stevens become famous?

A. She found that life on Everest is very difficult.

B. She left her job and her family and travelled to Asia.

C. She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest.

4. Life on Everest is very difficult because ______.

A. there are no toothbrushes               B. you can't take things with you       C. there is no water there

5. After 1993, Rebecca had a ______.

A. programme                                     B. new book                            C. new job

I.   READING

REBECCA STEVENS

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. “You must carry everything on your back” she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”

Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17, 1993. After that, she wrote a book about the trip, and people often asked herto talk about it. She got a new job too, on a science programme on television.

1. Where was Rebecca Stevens from?

A. England             B. Asia           C. Everes                 D. The South 2.Before she climbed Everest, Rebecca Stevens was  

A. climber                  B. journalist                C. traveller                 D. scientist 3.Why did Rebecca Stevens become famous?

A.   She left her job and her family and travelled to Asia.

B.   She found that life on Everest is very difficult.

C.She got a new job on television.

D.She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest.

4.   Life on Everest is very difficult because                                                        .

A.    it is very high                                                 B. you can’t take things with you

C. there is no water there.                                       D. there are no toothbrushes

5.  After 1993, Rebecca had a __                                      

A.  new book                      B. new job                        C. programme                        D. television

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was journalist and lived in a small flat in south London. In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. '' You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, '' so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. Iam usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink ! ''When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous. Now she was written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television. Rebecca is well known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains !

1. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she work for:

a, a book shop

b, a newspaper

c, a travel agentt

2. Rebecca went to Everest:

a, with her family

b, with a climbing group

c, without anyone

3. Rebecca didn't take much luggage because she:

a, didn't have many things

b, had a bad back

c, had to carry it herself

4. Rebecca didn't wash to Everest because:

a, it was too cold

b, there was not enough water

c, she is a dirty person

5. Rebecce carried water for:

a, drinking

b, cooking

c, cleaning her teeth

6. Rebecca became famous when she:

a, got to the highest place in the world

b, wrote a book about her trip

c, was on a television programme

7. After her trip, Rebecca

a, earned the same money

b, stayed in the same flat

c, did the same

Read the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers (T or F) on the answer sheet. Trang 4 / 6 Rebecca Jane started The Lady Detective Agency in 2006. She started it because she thought her husband was lying to her. She told the police but they were not interested in helping her. She wanted to know the truth. She followed her husband and discovered that he was lying to her about many things. A friend asked her to help investigate her husband, and the Agency was born. “I never wanted to be a private eye”, says Rebecca, “but the opportunity was there. Of course, I’m not the first female detective in the world – there are many excellent female police detectives – but I think we are the first detective agency to only employ women.”

 1. Rebecca Jane is the first female detective in the world.

2. She started her business with her husband in 2006.

3. The police didn’t want to help her.

4. Her first job as a detective was to spy on a friend’s husband. 

I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

REBECCA STEVENS

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest 1)………   in the world, she was a journalist and 2)… ……… in South London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and 3)……  … family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. “You must 4)…  ………. everything on your back,” she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a 5)……  ….. person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to 6)…   …!”