Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know which is which. They both have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts. They like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re crazy about football. They go to a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, either. Although they’re twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Tim works hard at school because he wants to go to university, but Tom is a bit lazy. Our mother is often away from home because of her job, so we all work together in the house. Most of the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit!

1 What does the word 'similar' in 1 mean?

a. the same in some ways b. completely the same

c.completely different d. liked by many people

2 Tim and Tom............

a. are the author's twin brother b. have blond hair and blue eyes

c. always wear jeans and T-shirts d. all are correct

3 What does the word ' them' in line 6 refer to?

a. things b. jazz

c. jeans and T-shirts c. dancing or discos

4 The passage is written about the author's..............

a. brothers b. pen pals

c. cousins d.a và c

1 What does the word 'similar' in 1 mean?

a. the same in some ways b. completely the same

c.completely different d. liked by many people

2 Tim and Tom............

a. are the author's twin brother b. have blond hair and blue eyes

c. always wear jeans and T-shirts d. all are correct

3 What does the word ' them' in line 6 refer to?

a. things b. jazz

c. jeans and T-shirts c. dancing or discos

4 The passage is written about the author's..............

a. brothers b. pen pals

c. cousins d.a và c

5.Which of the following is not True

a.tom is hard-working

b.tom is a bit lazy 

c.their mother is often away from home

d.time doesn't like dancing or discos but tom likes them

V.Read the passage and answer the following questions.

I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know which is which. They both have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts. They like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re crazy about football. They go to a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, either. Although they’re twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Tim works hard at school because he wants to go to university, but Tom is a bit lazy. Our mother is often away from home because of her job, so we all work together in the house. Most of the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit!

31. What do Tim and Tom always wear?

32. How often do they go to a football match?

33. What don’t they like?

34. Why does Tim work hard at school?

35. Why is their mother often out?

I.     Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

My neighborhood is very convenient - it‟s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I‟d like to live in the suburbs.

1.   What does the word „convenient‟ in line 1 mean?

A.   close to something                                     B. beautiful

C. far from other places                                  D. noisy

2.   What does the word „it‟ in line 2 refer to?

A.   the author‟s neighborhood                         B. shopping center

C. bus station                                                  D. downtown

3.   It‟s easy to             .

A.   find a place to park      B. live in the suburbs

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station

4.   The author             .

A.   likes to live in the suburbs

B.   thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet

C.   thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

D.   feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

5.   Which of the following is true?

A.   The author‟s neighborhood is inconvenient.

B.   The author doesn‟t want to move to anywhere.

C.   It‟s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

D.   Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

  My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked  busy cultural holidays. He liked visiting art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do,  we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

27. Why did the author want to have a lazy seaside holiday?

A. She liked a busy holiday        

B. She was tired and needed to relax          

C. She always went red, not brown                               

28. The author liked  _____ .                                           

A.  sunbathing                             B. visiting museum’s                                  C. art galleries

29. What does the word ‘island’ in line 5 mean?

A. a piece of land with water all around it          

B. a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain                  

C. a big area of salty water

30. Which of the following is not true?

A. Robert liked lazy seaside holidays

B. Robert wanted to stay in Athens    

C. Robert’s wife loved to sail to a quiet island             

31. Kos is _____ .

A. a city in Greece                      B. an island                        C. a place which has many island

32. What is the passage written about?

A. a problem about the holiday  B. a trip to Greece              C. a busy cultural holiday 

. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

  My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked  busy cultural holidays. He liked visiting art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do,  we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

27. Why did the author want to have a lazy seaside holiday?

A. She liked a busy holiday        

B. She was tired and needed to relax          

C. She always went red, not brown                               

28. The author liked  _____ .                                           

A.  sunbathing                             B. visiting museum’s                                  C. art galleries

29. What does the word ‘island’ in line 5 mean?

A. a piece of land with water all around it          

B. a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain                  

C. a big area of salty water

30. Which of the following is not true?

A. Robert liked lazy seaside holidays

B. Robert wanted to stay in Athens    

C. Robert’s wife loved to sail to a quiet island             

31. Kos is _____ .

A. a city in Greece                      B. an island                        C. a place which has many island

32. What is the passage written about?

A. a problem about the holiday  B. a trip to Greece              C. a busy cultural holiday 

Ex4. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Just a few years ago, this place was called Dumptown. The people living here didn’t think much about where waste went when they threw it out. Things that could be reused or recycled were thrown in the trash, because nobody believed recycling made a difference. And, eventually, that became a very big problem. The garbage heap grew and began to smell. Sometimes it caught fire, and making it hard for everyone to breathe. Dumptowners knew they had to fix it. They learned to reduce the amount of waste they threw away. For example, they learned to reuse things like washing out empty jars instead of throwing them away. And, they learned to recycle. They set up bins around town to collect glass, paper, and other things, then made into new products .

1.  The people living in Dumptown________________ .

A.  didn’t think much about where the waste went

B.  threw things that could be reused or recycled into the trash

C.  didn’t believe that recycling could make a difference

D.  all are correct

2.  Which of the following could replace the word 'trash' in line 2?

5. What did they do to solve their problems?

A.  They reduced the amount of waste they threw away.

B.  They learnt to reuse things.

C.  They learnt to recycle.

D.  all are correct

I.       Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

After the Revolutionary War people in America were able to get news of European fashions. Fashion plates (= pictures) and dolls showing the latest fashions were sent to the US, and American women began wearing large hoop skirts. Some people thought that heavy hoops and corsets were bad for the health, and encouraged women to wear looser clothes. Amelia Bloomer designed light frilled trousers, called bloomers, but many people laughed at them. Though bloomers were not popular, there was a fashion for smaller, lighter skirts. American men also followed fashion and began wearing long trousers (or pants) instead of breeches.

26. When did American women begin to wear large hoop skirts?

      a. After the Revolutionary War

      b. After fashions plates and dolls showing the latest fashion

      c. After buying fashion plates and dolls

      d. After some people encouraged women to wear looser clothes

27. What can be the best title of the passage?

      a. The American Clothing After Revolution War

      b. The American Cloths After Revolution War

      c. The Influence of the European Fashions

      d. The History of Bloomers

28. In the context of the passage, the word “encouraged” means _____.

      a. suggested that someone did something

      b. helped someone do something

      c. gave someone hope

      d. helped so that someone continue doing something

29. The word “them” in sentence 5 refers to _____.

      a. hoops and corsets                                                b. bloomers                       

      c. some American people                                       d. American women

30. Which of the following is not true?

      a. Some people persuaded women not to wear heavy hoops and corsets.

      b. Amelia Bloomer was the one who designed frilled trousers.

      c. Americans liked wearing large hoop skirts.

      d. American men used to wear breeches.

I.       Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

After the Revolutionary War people in America were able to get news of European fashions. Fashion plates (= pictures) and dolls showing the latest fashions were sent to the US, and American women began wearing large hoop skirts. Some people thought that heavy hoops and corsets were bad for the health, and encouraged women to wear looser clothes. Amelia Bloomer designed light frilled trousers, called bloomers, but many people laughed at them. Though bloomers were not popular, there was a fashion for smaller, lighter skirts. American men also followed fashion and began wearing long trousers (or pants) instead of breeches.

26. When did American women begin to wear large hoop skirts?

      a. After the Revolutionary War

      b. After fashions plates and dolls showing the latest fashion

      c. After buying fashion plates and dolls

      d. After some people encouraged women to wear looser clothes

27. What can be the best title of the passage?

      a. The American Clothing After Revolution War

      b. The American Cloths After Revolution War

      c. The Influence of the European Fashions

      d. The History of Bloomers

28. In the context of the passage, the word “encouraged” means _____.

      a. suggested that someone did something

      b. helped someone do something

      c. gave someone hope

      d. helped so that someone continue doing something

29. The word “them” in sentence 5 refers to _____.

      a. hoops and corsets                                                b. bloomers                       

      c. some American people                                       d. American women

30. Which of the following is not true?

      a. Some people persuaded women not to wear heavy hoops and corsets.

      b. Amelia Bloomer was the one who designed frilled trousers.

      c. Americans liked wearing large hoop skirts.

      d. American men used to wear breeches.

I.       Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

During World War I many women had jobs, and their clothes needed to be more practical. They began wearing shorter skirts and bared their legs. Soon they began wearing trousers. The lively, outrageous flapper style of the 1920s included lower waistlines, long necklaces and short hair. Men’s suits became looser and were worn with a long tie.

During the 1960s women wore miniskirts, and jeans and T-shirts became popular with both sexes. Women’s shoes appeared in many colors and styles, including sandals and platforms (= shoes with a thick sole and high heel). Since then, fashions have continued to change rapidly, and young people, especially, are quick to wear the latest style.

26. What can be the best title of the passage?

      a. Puritan-style clothes                                           b. Medieval costume

      c. War Clothing                                                      d. Style of the 20^th century

27. When did women wear jeans?

      a. In 1960                                                                b. In the seventh decade of the 20^th century

      b. In the sixth decade of the 20^th century               d. During World War I

28. Why did women begin wearing trousers?

      a. They wanted to look lively and outrageous.

      b. They were fighting for greater equality between the sexes.

      c. They wanted to wear clothes that are useful for their work.

      d. They didn’t like wearing short skirts.

29. What does the word “suits” in the first paragraph mean?

      a. fashions                                                               b. style                              

      c. dresses                                                                d. pieces of clothing

30. Which of the following is not true?

      a. During World War I women began wearing short skirts to bare their legs.

      b. During 1960s, men and women liked to wear T-shirts.

      c. During World War I women needed useful clothes.

      d. Young people are quick to wear the latest styles.