Đáp án: D
Giải thích: cấu trúc: “both…and…”: cả…và…
Dịch: Căn hộ này vừa hiện đại lại vừa tiện nghi.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích: cấu trúc: “both…and…”: cả…và…
Dịch: Căn hộ này vừa hiện đại lại vừa tiện nghi.
HOW ENGLISH SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD
The English language was used in Britain first and the ovri expanding Biilisli Empire helped to spread the Modern English around the world during the 18th and 19th centuries. This is why many of the countries where English is an official language were former British colonies, including Canada, Australia, South Africa and the United States.
Colonialism helped to introduce English to regions like India and parts of Africa, where it continues to be widely spoken. Although Hindi is the most widely-spoken language in India today, English remains an official language in the country and is often used in university education, and within the field of politics.
Officially, just 12 percent of Indian people speak English, with many only speaking it as a second language. Nevertheless, the country has an extremely dense population, meaning that this 12 percent cross-section of society exceeds 100 million people. As a result, India has one of the largest English speaking populations on the planet.
Throughout the 20th century, the United States emerged as a major political superpower, especially in the years after World War II. Its influence, combined with Hollywood films and the work of the British Broadcasting Corporalion, are credited with the continued spread of the language throughout the century.
English remains the only official language of the Commonwealth of Nations and is also the recognised official language of Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands and Bermuda.
By the turn of the new century, English has been the most widely-spoken and written language that has ever existed.
*colony (n): thuộc địa
(Adapted from Lingoda)
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36. | The modern English started to be used worldwide between 1700s and 1800s. |
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37. | Hindi is the most widely-spoken language in the world. |
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38. | Both Hindi and English are offical languages in India. |
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39. | The movie industry in the USA has contributed to the spread of English. |
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40. | In the new century, English hasn’t existed as the most widely-spoken and written language anymore. |
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Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest subsistence strategy, and has been practiced for at least two million years. It was , indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gathers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments such as deserts forest or arctic wasteland. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing season has restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater independence on hunting, and along the coasts and waterways, on fishing. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies. Contemporary hunter-gathers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from observation of modern hunter-gathers in both Africa and Alaska that society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area is exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice a seasonal migration on pattern evolving for most hunter gathers, along with a restrict division of labor between sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practiced by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
1. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The Paleolithic period B. Subsistence farming
C. Hunter-gatherers D. Marginal environment
2. Which is the oldest subsistence strategy?
A. Migrating B. Domesticating animals
C. Farming D. Hunting and gathering
3. The word “rudimentary” is closet in meaning to ……………. .
A. Rough B. preliminary C. ancient D. backward
4. The phrase “in short” can be replaced by ……………….. .
A. In demand B. in want C. shortly D. to cut a long story short
5. The word “abundance” is closet in meaning to ……………… .
A. plenty B. amount C. density D. majority
6. The word “mobile” in the passage can be replaced by …………….. .
A. transportable B. carried C. movable D. portable
7. When was hunting and gathering introduced?
A. 1,000,000 years ago B. 2,000,000 years ago
C. 10,000 years ago D. 2,000 years ago
8. What conditions exits in the lower latitude?
A. Greater dependence on hunting B. More coast and waterways for fishing
C. A shorter growing season D. A large variety of plant life
9. How can we know more about the hunter-gathers of prehistoric time?
A. By studying the remains of their camp sites B. By studying similar contemporary societies
C. By studying the prehistoric environment D. By practicing hunting and gathering
10. Which of the following is not mentioned in the above passage?
A. More and more people in the modern time live on the food they gather in the natural environment
around their homes.
B. The more vegetable in the lower latitude in the tropics there is, the greater opportunity for gathering
plants there are
C. Because of the shorter growing season in higher latitude, the availability of plants is limited.
D. The environmental differences result in restricted diet.
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Let me introduce you to Steven. He is a newcomer. He lives next-door to me in the same apartment building. He wants me to show him around the neighborhood. “There is everything in our area. Over there is a supermarket and a restaurant to the left of the building. There is a post office opposite the restaurant and there is a park between the supermarket and the parking lot. The supermarket sells a lot of things. If you want to look for a place of recreation, let’s go to the pub next to the park. Don’t worry about the price. It’s as comfortable as your home but only as cheap as a convenient store. There is a hospital only 3 kilometers from here.”
Question: There is a post office between the restaurant and the park.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Let me introduce you to Steven. He is a newcomer. He lives next-door to me in the same apartment building. He wants me to show him around the neighborhood. “There is everything in our area. Over there is a supermarket and a restaurant to the left of the building. There is a post office opposite the restaurant and there is a park between the supermarket and the parking lot. The supermarket sells a lot of things. If you want to look for a place of recreation, let’s go to the pub next to the park. Don’t worry about the price. It’s as comfortable as your home but only as cheap as a convenient store. There is a hospital only 3 kilometers from here.”
Question: There is a cafeteria next to the supermarket.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Let me introduce you to Steven. He is a newcomer. He lives next-door to me in the same apartment building. He wants me to show him around the neighborhood. “There is everything in our area. Over there is a supermarket and a restaurant to the left of the building. There is a post office opposite the restaurant and there is a park between the supermarket and the parking lot. The supermarket sells a lot of things. If you want to look for a place of recreation, let’s go to the pub next to the park. Don’t worry about the price. It’s as comfortable as your home but only as cheap as a convenient store. There is a hospital only 3 kilometers from here.”
Question: Steven is a new comer to the neighborhood.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Let me introduce you to Steven. He is a newcomer. He lives next-door to me in the same apartment building. He wants me to show him around the neighborhood. “There is everything in our area. Over there is a supermarket and a restaurant to the left of the building. There is a post office opposite the restaurant and there is a park between the supermarket and the parking lot. The supermarket sells a lot of things. If you want to look for a place of recreation, let’s go to the pub next to the park. Don’t worry about the price. It’s as comfortable as your home but only as cheap as a convenient store. There is a hospital only 3 kilometers from here.”
Question: The hospital is more than three kilometers from there.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Let me introduce you to Steven. He is a newcomer. He lives next-door to me in the same apartment building. He wants me to show him around the neighborhood. “There is everything in our area. Over there is a supermarket and a restaurant to the left of the building. There is a post office opposite the restaurant and there is a park between the supermarket and the parking lot. The supermarket sells a lot of things. If you want to look for a place of recreation, let’s go to the pub next to the park. Don’t worry about the price. It’s as comfortable as your home but only as cheap as a convenient store. There is a hospital only 3 kilometers from here.”
Question: The supermarket sells a lot of things.
A. True
B. False
III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below :
Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA. It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This state has an incredible three million lakes. That’s four lakes per person living there.
Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day. It’s really a fun scene to watch.
Alaska is called the Land of the Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen.
All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?
A. by air B. by road
C. by river D. by sea
2. In Alaska we can always see the sun __________.
A. in winter B. in summer
C. every month of the year D. at midday
B. Answer the questions:
1. What is Alaska?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Where do floatplanes take off and land?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. How do the Alaskans feel about their state?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Part 2: .Read the passage carefully and answer the questions . (1pt)
Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA. It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This state has an incredible three million lakes. That’s four lakes per person living there.
Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day. It is a really fun scene to watch.
Alaska is called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen.All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.
*) True/ False?
1………… “Dogsled” is the only way to get in and out Alaska.
2…………. The sun rarely rises in winter.
*) Questions:
1. Why is Alaska the most amazing state in the USA?
A. Because it has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean with an incredible three milion lakes
B. Because it is an island in the Pacific Ocean
C. Because it is another name for the USA
2. Which statement below is NOT CORRECT?
A. In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people.
B. There is one lake for each person living there.
C. Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes.