Scouting began in England in 1907. The Boy Scouts of America started three years later. Today, there are Boy Scout programmes in more than 140 countries. In the United States alone, there are over 4 million Scouts. Boy Scouts learn useful skills while having fun. Scouts swim and play sports, go camping and hiking, and learn how to survive in the outdoors. They also learn how to protect the environment. Other Scout activities include making arts and crafts, learning first aid, and learning how to use computers or fix cars. Scouts often do community service and volunteer work. Scouts learn teamwork by working together.

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1. Scouting began in the United States in            .

            A. 1907                      B. 1910                      C. 1917                      D. 1920

2. There are over 4 million Scouts in                     .

            A. England                B. the USA                C. the world              D. North America

3. Scouts learn many skills except .

            A. swimming             B. collecting              C. going camping     D. playing sports

4. Scouts activities include many except              .

            A. learning how to make cars                     B. making arts and crafts

            C. learning first aid                                      D. learning how to use computers

5. Scouts learn teamwork by           .           .

            A. working one by one                    B. working alone

            C. working all year round               D. working in groups

Read the following passage and give the best choice:

Scouting began in England in 1907. The Boy Scouts of America started three years later.Today, there are Boy Scout programmes in more than 140 countries. In the United States alone, there are over 4 million Scouts. Boy Scouts learn useful skills while having fun. Scouts swim and play sports, go camping and hiking, and learn how to survive in the outdoors. They also learn how to protect the environment. Other Scout activities include making arts and crafts, learning first aid, and learning how to use computers or fix cars. Scouts often do community service and volunteer work. Scouts learn teamwork by working together.

1. Scouting began in the United States in .

A. 1907 B. 1910 C. 1917 D. 1920

2. There are over 4 million Scouts in .

A.England B.the USA C.the world D.North America

3. Scouts learn how to proctect ____________.

A. food B. forest C. environment D. children

4. Scouts learn teamwork by .__________ .

A.working one by one B.working alone

C.working all year round D.working together

Scouting began in England in 1907. The Boy Scouts of America started 3 years later. Today, there are Boy Scout programmes in more than 140 countries . In the United States alone, there are over 4 million Scouts. Boy Scouts learn useful skills while having fun. Scouts swim and play sport, go camping and hiking, and learn how to survive in the outdoors. They also learn how to protect the environment. Other Scout activities include making arts and crafts, learning how to use computers or fix cars. Scout often do community service and volunteer work. Scouts learn teamwork by working together.

1. Scouting began in the United States in _________

2. There are over 4 million Scouts in ___________

3. Scouts learn many skills excapt

A. swimming

B. collecting

C. going camping

D. playing sports

4. Scouts activities include many except ____________

5. Scouts learn teamwork by ___________

IV. Reading Comprehension:

1. Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True of False:

The Boy Scouts is a worldwide organization for young people. It teaches them to be good citizens and prepares them for the responsibilities of adulthood. Scouting began in England in 1907. The Boy Scouts o America (BSA) started three years later. Today, there are Boy Scout programs in more than 140 countries. In the United State alone, there are over 5 million Scouts.

1. This organization teaches every boy to be good citizens . …………

2. Scouting started in England 102 years ago. . …………

3. There are over 5 million Scouts in more than 140 countries today. . …………

4. The Boy Scouts is a youth organization. . …………

2. Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

I’m (1) _______________ to hear you had an (2) _______________ Christmas vacation. I (3) _______________ my first report few days ago. I got good grades (4) _______________ English, but my math result (5) _______________ poor. My math teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must study (6) _______________ for the next semester.

1. A. please B. pleasant C. pleasure D. please

2 .A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyed D. happily

3. A. receive B. easily C. received D. will receive

4. A. at B. in C. so D. for

5. A. is B. was C. will be D. seems

6. A. hardly B. lazily C. good D. harder

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Like the Y va Y , the Boy scouts of America BSA is a youth ... It builds character,and encourages good citizenship and persinal fitness

Scouting began in ... in 1970. Two year later , an American businessman , william boyce, got lost in london. A boy helped him and explanined that was a scout . This meeting led to the scouts Associationm..... The Atlantic in 1910

Although scouting is mainly for boys , there are organization similar to the BSA which girls cann join. The girl Guides Association and the coeducatonal camp Fire Boy and Girls bothe of which .. in 1910 are two such group .. 1994 there were 5,400,000 scouts in America

A organize B organization C organizations D organizes

A Viet Nam B American C England D France

A To cross B to crossing C cross D crossing

A started B to start C starting D start

A on B in C by D at

Like the Y & Y, the boy Scouts of America (BSA) is a youth (1) ___________. It builds character, and encourages good

citizenship and personal fitness.

Scouting began in English in 1997. Two years later an American businessman, William Boyce, got (2) ____________ in London. A boy helped him and explained that he was a (3) ____________. This meeting (4) ____________ to the Scouts Association crossing the Atlantic in 1910.

(5) __________ scouting is mainly for boys, there are organizations similar to the BSA which girls can join. The Girl Guides Association and the coeducational Camp Fire Boys and Girls, both of (6) ____________started in 1910, are two such groups.

In 1994, there are 5,400,00 scouts in (7) ___________. Now scouting is popular worldwide. The Scouting Association has more than 25 million members, making it the largest voluntary youth organization in the world.

Although each nation’s scouting program differs slightly, the three (8) ____________, established in 1907, are the same in the 21st century.  

1. A. participation B. organization C. application D. association

2. A. undressed B. married C. lost D. dressed

3. A. boy B. scout C. pioneer D. child

4. A. met B. fed C. let D. led

5. A. Although B. Because C. As D. Since

6. A. them B. whom C. which D. that

7. A. America B. England C. Atlantic D. American

8. A. organizations B. groups C. programs D. aims

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

“Which of the two boys is a boy scout?” - “_______of them is.”

A. All

B. None

C. Neither

D. Both

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for doing math problems. (41)_________, there are programs for scientific studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by writers and business people. Other (42)_________are made for courses in schools and universities. And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and adults.

            There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (43)_________. Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they (44)_________. It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toy and childhood. Computers also have lights and pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may sound strange, but computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry. It is easy (45)_________they are like people.                                                                                            hum;kêu rền(máy móc)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily.

A. Not until it started to rain heavily did the boy got out of his house.

B. No sooner had the boy got out of his house than it started to rain heavily.

C. Hardly had it started to rain heavily when the boy got out of his house.

D. It had rained heavily before the boy got out of his house.