VIII.      Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.

      The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the oldest people in the world. It’s famous for its high number of centenarians – men and women who live beyond 100 years of age. There have been many scientific studies of their lifestyle and you can even buy cookery books based on their diets. Some of the reasons for their good health are that they ...

      ­go fishing and eat what they catch.

      ­regularly do gardening and grow their own fruit and vegetables.

      ­go cycling and never drive when they can walk.

      ­often spend time with friends. They meet at people’s houses and play games.

      ­rarely buy food from a supermarket.

      ­do regular exercise, go swimming and lead active lives.

1.   According to the passage, Okinawa is well known for    .

      a. its beauty                 b. its centenarians        c. its subtropical climate    d. its cuisine

2.   The people of Okinawa _______.

      a. cook very well                                             b. eat a lot of meat

      c. have an unhealthy diet                                d. have the longest lifespan

3.   Which of the followings is NOT true about the Okinawans?

      a. They eat what they fish and grow.             b. They often buy food at the supermarket.

      c. They do exercise regularly.                         d. They enjoy socializing with friends.

4.   A centenarian is a person who _______.

      a. is 100 years old                                           b. is almost 100 years old

      c. is 100 years old or more                              d. is 100 years old or less

5.   The Okinawans live a long life because _______.

      a. they have healthy diets and living habits.   b. they walk as much as they can.

            c. they love gardening and going fishing.       d. they only eat fruit and vegetables

VIII.      Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.

      The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the oldest people in the world. It’s famous for its high number of centenarians – men and women who live beyond 100 years of age. There have been many scientific studies of their lifestyle and you can even buy cookery books based on their diets. Some of the reasons for their good health are that they ...

      ­go fishing and eat what they catch.

      ­regularly do gardening and grow their own fruit and vegetables.

      ­go cycling and never drive when they can walk.

      ­often spend time with friends. They meet at people’s houses and play games.

      ­rarely buy food from a supermarket.

      ­do regular exercise, go swimming and lead active lives.

1.   According to the passage, Okinawa is well known for    .

      a. its beauty                 b. its centenarians        c. its subtropical climate    d. its cuisine

2.   The people of Okinawa _______.

      a. cook very well                                             b. eat a lot of meat

      c. have an unhealthy diet                                d. have the longest lifespan

3.   Which of the followings is NOT true about the Okinawans?

      a. They eat what they fish and grow.             b. They often buy food at the supermarket.

      c. They do exercise regularly.                         d. They enjoy socializing with friends.

4.   A centenarian is a person who _______.

      a. is 100 years old                                           b. is almost 100 years old

      c. is 100 years old or more                              d. is 100 years old or less

5.   The Okinawans live a long life because _______.

      a. they have healthy diets and living habits.   b. they walk as much as they can.

            c. they love gardening and going fishing.       d. they only eat fruit and vegetables

II. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.
 Holi, known as the festival of colours, is the Hindu festival celebrated by Hindus all over Asia and also by the people from some parts of Europe and North America. It is mainly observed in India and
Nepal.
 Holi commemorates the victory of good over evil, marks the arrival of Spring, and a time to give thanks for the good harvest. The dates change each year according to the full moon, but it is normally in March and sometimes in late February and lasts for a night and a day.
Traditional Holi celebrations start the night before Holi with a Hollka Dahan where people gather around a bonfire and perform religious rituals praying that evil will be destroyed. The next morning is a free-for-all festival of colours. People chase each other, smear each other with paint, throw coloured paint powder over each other, and drench each other with coloured water. Some people carry waterguns
and coloured water-filled balloons for their water fight. In the evening, people visit houses of their friends and relatives and share sweets and other food items.
A. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The ‘festival of colours’ is another name for Holi.
2. Only Hindus celebrate Holỉ.
3. Holi is celebrated on 1 March - the first official day of spring.
4. Holi activities start early In the morning.
5. The famous festival of colours is the second day of Hol . nd cojour each other.
6. Water guns and water-filled balloons are also used to play and colour each other.
B. Answer the questions.
1. Where is Holi mainly celebrated?
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2. When does Hol i take place?
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3. How long does the festival last?
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4. Why is Holi festival celebrated?
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5. How do people celebrate Holika Dahan?
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6. What do people do on the day of Holi?
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Read the passage below and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D for each question :

Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of Western China. Today they are becoming extinct. The reason is that they cannot find enough food. Pandas eat bamboo leaves. They do not like another food. The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat.

Farmers are using more and more of the land on the mountain side to grow food for man. The farmers cut down the bamboo. Bamboo leaves become less plentiful. Pandas can not find enough food to eat. They starve and die.

China and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the pandas. In 1979 they began to set up special parks where pandas live. Once such park is the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan. The Wolong Reserve has the highest number of pandas in the world. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits. By learning more about panda’s habits, scientists can save it from extinction.

Question: What do scientists do to save pandas from extinction?

A. They plant bamboo trees 

B. They set up parks for them.

C. They study about panda’s habits.

D. They study about panda’s habits and set up parks for them.

Read the passage carefully then answer the questions.

When springtime comes, everything begins to wake up. Many animals in the woods have been asleep all winter. Birds have been away.

Then, all at once, it is spring! The days begin to grow long. From the south the birds fly back, ready to build their nests. Animals wake up and start to look for food.

Trees grow new leaves. Plants begin to flower. Baby birds and animals are born. Farmers are busy from morning until night.

In many countries, people greet the spring with songs and dancing. Springtime is a happy time all over the world.

Questions:

Do trees grow new leaves?

…………………………………………………………………………….

V.                 Read the passage and choose the best answer :

Œ       In Stone Age people wore clothes made of fur and leather (1) …………. from animal skins or woven grasses. Then (2) …………. the Bronze Age, people learned to weave clothes on looms. Clothes made of wool and cotton came into existence. Fur, leather, grass, wool and cotton (3) …………… the materials that people at that time could get from the nature. In the 20^th century with the (4) …………… of science and (5) ………………, people made their clothes from synthetic materials (6) …………. nylon or acrylic.

1.    A. with                         B. on                                 C. at                             D. by

2.    A. is                             B. are                                C. was                           D. were

3.    A. develop                    B. developed                     C. developing                   D. development

4.    A. technology               B. education                      C. fashion                         D. designers

5.    A. for                           B. by                                 C.  like                          D. such

       Singapore is an island country of about three million people. It’s a beautiful (1) ………… with lots of parks and opens spaces. It’s also a very (2) ………. city. Most people (3) ………. in high-rise flats in different parts of island. The business district is very modern with lots of high new

office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there are rows of old

short houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date (4) …… the

colonial days.

          Singapore is famous for (5) ………… shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the (6) ……….. are duty free. Singapore’s restaurant sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable. 

1.    A. district                     B. town                             C. city                           D. village

2.    A. large                        B. dirty                              C. small                          D. clean

3.    A. live                          B. lives                              C. are living                           D. lived

4.    A. for                           B. since                             C. from                          D. of

5.    A. their                         B. the                                C. it’s                           D. its

6.    A. priced                      B. prices                            C. good                          D. goods

Ž Áo Tứ Thân is (1) …………… one of Vietnam’s enduring relics, having been worn widely by (2) …………… centuries before the Áo Dài. As Vietnam expanded southward, Áo Tứ Thân was the gradually became associated specifically with northern women. Áo Tứ Thân was the (3) …………… of peasant women, which explains why it was often made with plain fabric in dark colors, expect when it was to be worn at special occasions such as festivals (4) …………. weddings. Regardless of its many different forms, the basic Áo Tứ Thân consists (5) …………… : A flowing outer tunic reaching almost the floor, a long skirt, worn under the tunic and Yếm, an ancient bodice worn as an undergarment by women. A silk sash (6) …………… is tied at the waist as a belt. Áo Tứ Thân is modern-day Vietnam (worn almost exclusively in northern-related festivals) tends to be extremely colorful , using different hues throughout the dress, from the tunic to the bodice and the skirt.

1.    A. mentioned                B. considered                     C. symbolized                   D. described

2.    A. girls                         B. women                          C. men                          D. woman

3.    A. skirt                         B. shirt                              C. dress                          D. blouse

4.    A. or                            B. but                                C. and                           D. so

5.    A. with                         B. from                              C. of                             D. at

6.    A. who                         B. whom                            C. whose                          D. which        

       An increasing number of people are now going on a(n) (1) ………….. to Egypt. Last year, for example, one and half million (2) ……….. visit Egypt. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3) ……. is Cairo, a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (4) ……… is hot and dry and most country is desert, the average (5) …………. From October to March is not too high. The most (6) …….... sights are the Pyramid of Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places, and do as much (7) ………. as possible in the time available. A (8) ……… to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent flights there from Cairo.

1. A. visit                           B. holiday                          C. trip                                D. exclusion

2. A. voyagers                   B. tourist                           C. passengers                         D. explores

3. A. head                          B. state                              C. capital                               D. principal

4. A. temperature               B. climate                          C. condition                           D. position

5. A. weather                     B. comparison                   C. climate                              D. temperature

6. A. famous                      B. known                           C. visited                               D. requested

7. A. viewing                     B. inspecting                      C. sightseeing              D. looking

8. A. picnic                        B. trip                                C. guide                               D. entertainment

       Many people think that the teachers give students too (1) ………. homework. That say it is (2) ………. for children to work at home (3) ………. their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly have to repeat tasks which they have already done (4) …….. school.

  Recently in Greece many parents complained (5) ………… the difficult homework which the teachers give to their children. Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in (6) ………… better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with television (7) ………… Some parents help their children (8) …………… their homework. Other parents take no interest at their children’s homework.

            It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents (9) ………… with their children. Parents are often better (10) …… teacher their own children.

1.    A. much                       B. many                             C. more                          D. less

2.    A. necessary                 B. necessity                       C. unnecessary                  D. unnecessarily

3.    A. in                             B. at                                  C. on                           D. within

4.    A. at                             B. since                             C. on                            D. from

5.    A. for                           B. on                                 C. with                          D. about

6.    A. many                       B. much                             C. more                          D. few

7.    A. in                             B. at                                  C. on                            D. with

8.    A. in                             B. at                                  C. on                            D. with

9.    A. do                            B. to do                             C. doing                          D. does

10. A. in                             B. for                                C. at                             D. with

IV.      Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions.

GETTING BACK TO NATURE

The Little Morocco is a beautiful building. We used stone and mud to build the hotel. There are skylights – windows in the roof to let light in – so we save electricity. The skylights give us light in the day, so we don‟t use electric lights. We don‟t use chemicals to clean the rooms because we don‟t want to damage the environment.

You can walk in the mountains near the hotel and see lots of local wildlife. Enjoy a boat trip on the lake and see the amazing waterfalls, or visit the beautiful caves.

1.         What did they use to build the hotel?

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2.         How can the skylights help us to save electricity?

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3.         Why don‟t they use chemicals to clean the rooms?

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4.         What can you see in the mountains?

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5.         What can you see when enjoying a boat trip on the lake?

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Read the passage below and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D for each question :

Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of Western China. Today they are becoming extinct. The reason is that they cannot find enough food. Pandas eat bamboo leaves. They do not like another food. The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat.

Farmers are using more and more of the land on the mountain side to grow food for man. The farmers cut down the bamboo. Bamboo leaves become less plentiful. Pandas can not find enough food to eat. They starve and die.

China and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the pandas. In 1979 they began to set up special parks where pandas live. Once such park is the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan. The Wolong Reserve has the highest number of pandas in the world. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits. By learning more about panda’s habits, scientists can save it from extinction.

Question: Why do farmers cut down bamboo trees ?

A. To get food for pandas

B. To drive pandas away

C. To make pandas starve and die

D. To get farm land

Read the passage below and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D for each question :

Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of Western China. Today they are becoming extinct. The reason is that they cannot find enough food. Pandas eat bamboo leaves. They do not like another food. The bamboo grows very slowly. It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant. Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years. Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow. While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat.

Farmers are using more and more of the land on the mountain side to grow food for man. The farmers cut down the bamboo. Bamboo leaves become less plentiful. Pandas can not find enough food to eat. They starve and die.

China and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are trying to save the pandas. In 1979 they began to set up special parks where pandas live. Once such park is the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan. The Wolong Reserve has the highest number of pandas in the world. Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits. By learning more about panda’s habits, scientists can save it from extinction.

Question: What is the main food of pandas?

A. Bamboo trees

B. Bamboo leaves

C. Bamboo roots

D. Young bamboo trees