American Classroom Customs

If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not
understand the question, you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the
question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not
know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.
There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent, you should call
your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment. It is your
responsibility to find out what assignments you have missed. It is not the teacher’s
responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.
You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher
know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows make-up tests, you should
take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only
reason for missing a test.
Question 31: When the teacher asks a question, you should __________.
A. raise your hand B. give an answer
C. repeat the question D. need to learn
Question 32: If you miss a class, what should you do to find out what assignment was given?
A. A. call the teacher or a classmate B. remind the teacher you were absent
B. C. give an excuse D. ask someone in your family
Question 33: When are you allowed to take a make-up test?
A. when you are absent on a test day.
B. when there’s a test two days after the previous one.
C. when you find that you didn’t do the test well and want to get high mark.
D. when you are really sick and call the teacher justifying your absence.
Question 34: What does the word ‘assignment’ in the passage mean?
A. answers B. textbooks
C. exercises D. examinations
Question 35: Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. You can ask the teacher to repeat the question.
B. You must give an answer even if you know it is wrong.
C. The teacher always reminds you of missed assignments
D. There is no reason for missing a test.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Good morning, everyone. My name is Minh Anh. This is my school. It is small and old but it is beautiful. Behind the school, there is a large yard. We often play soccer together here. The yard is clean and there are many trees and flowers there. My friends and I sit under the trees every morning to review our lessons. My school has two floors and fifteen classrooms. My classroom is on the first floor. There are forty-three teachers in my school. They are good teachers. I love them and I love my school very much.

Question :How many teachers are there in her school?

A. 42

B. 50

C. 43

D. 46

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Good morning, everyone. My name is Minh Anh. This is my school. It is small and old but it is beautiful. Behind the school, there is a large yard. We often play soccer together here. The yard is clean and there are many trees and flowers there. My friends and I sit under the trees every morning to review our lessons. My school has two floors and fifteen classrooms. My classroom is on the first floor. There are forty-three teachers in my school. They are good teachers. I love them and I love my school very much.

Question: What does her school look like?

A. It’s big and ancient but beautiful.

B. It’s small and old but beautiful.

C. It is very large and famous.

D. It is as normal as other schools.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Good morning, everyone. My name is Minh Anh. This is my school. It is small and old but it is beautiful. Behind the school, there is a large yard. We often play soccer together here. The yard is clean and there are many trees and flowers there. My friends and I sit under the trees every morning to review our lessons. My school has two floors and fifteen classrooms. My classroom is on the first floor. There are forty-three teachers in my school. They are good teachers. I love them and I love my school very much.

Question: How does she feel about her school?

A. She really hates her school.

B. She doesn’t like her school.

C. She really loves her school.

D. She feels normal.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Good morning, everyone. My name is Minh Anh. This is my school. It is small and old but it is beautiful. Behind the school, there is a large yard. We often play soccer together here. The yard is clean and there are many trees and flowers there. My friends and I sit under the trees every morning to review our lessons. My school has two floors and fifteen classrooms. My classroom is on the first floor. There are forty-three teachers in my school. They are good teachers. I love them and I love my school very much.

Question: What does Minh Anh do?

A. pupil

B. student

C. nurse

D. pilot

How many planets are there in our galaxy? That’s a tricky question to answer. Are there other planets that support life? That’s exactly what the Kepler mission hopes to discover.
NASA launched the Kepler space telescope, designed to find habitable planets, in 2009. So far it has discovered five new Earth-sized planets beyond our solar System. These planets are hotter than the Earth -much too hot for life as we know it. The Kepler team predict that they will need at least three years to find an Earth-like planet.The simplest requirement for a planet to have life is for there to be liquid water so the distance from the planet’s sun and therefore temperature are important. There also needs to be the correct amount of air. If a planet is as small as Mars (half the size of Earth) its weak gravity means that it can’t hold on to air molecules. If a planet is Neptune sized (four times bigger than Earth) it has very strong gravity and too much air. So size
matters too. The cost of the mission is approximately six hundred million dollars. It is scheduled to observe until 2013 but this could be extended. Will we be sad if we discover we are alone in our galaxy or happy if we find that we share it with other life forms?

B. Choose the correct answers.
1. What is the passage about?

A. Planets in our solar System

B. The difference between Earth and other planets
C. Space exploration to find habitable planets

D. NASA’s missions to explore the outer planets
2. The Kepler space telescope is looking for__________

A. new planets in our galaxy

B. life on other planets
C. liquid water on other planets

D. Earth-sized planets in the solar System
3. Kepler has found five planets that__________.

A. has water and air

B. are similar to Earth
C. are not too far away from the Earth

D. are not in our solar System
4. The Kepler team predict that they will need__________ to find an Earth-like planet.
A. three years and possibly longer

B. as much as three years
C. no more than three years

D. approximately three years
5. What are the primary factors that make a planet habitable?
A. Liquid water and living things

 B. Size and distance from the Sun
C. Hot temperature and weak gravity

D. Strong gravity and too much air
6. How much does the Kepler mission cost?

A. Exactly $600 million

B. About $600 million
C. More than $600 million

D. Less than $600 million
7. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The planet can support life if it has water and air.

B. A very small planet will not have enough air.
C. Earth is four times as big as Neptune.

D. Kepler mission is scheduled to end in 2013.

read and choose the correct answers

You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.

1.when the teacher asks a question, you should ........................

a.raise your hand b.give an answer c.repeat the question d.need to learn

2.If you miss a class, what should do to find out what assignment was given?

a.call the teacher or a classmate

b.given an excuse

c.remind the teacher you were absent

d.ask someone in your family

3.When are you allowed to take a make -up test?

a.When absent on a test day

b.When there's test two days after the previos one

c.When you find that you didn't do the test well and want to get high mark

d.When you are really sick and call the teacher justifying your absence

4.What does the work "assignment" in the passage mean?

a.answer b.textbook c.exercise d.examinations

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a.you can ask the taecher to repeat the question

b. you must give an answer even if you know it is wrong

c.the teacher always reminds you of missed assignments

d.there is no reason for missing a test