IV. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)
@. Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False:         ( 1pt)
My best friend, Na learned English at school and university many years ago. She is now studying English again in London because she’s forgotten a lot of it. Na really needs English for her job. She works for an international bank in Hanoi. Her speaking and reading are excellent. She just wants to improve her writing skill so that she can write normal letter in English. In Na’s opinion the aspect of learning English she finds most difficult is listening. It’s her biggest problem. People speak very quickly and she can’t understand them. Although she has difficulty in studying this language, she likes it a lot. She said it was an interesting language and she could talk to people from all over the world… and she could understand the words of her favorite song, too.
1.English is unnecessary for Na’s job.
2. Na can speak English very well.
3. People talk  too quickly for Na to understand
4. Na finds English very interesting because she has no difficulty in studying it.

1.  Read the passage then decide whether each sentence is True or False.

Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

1. Marie was born in England in 1867.   

2. She  could read when she was 4 years old.                                                                

3. She finished high school when she was 16.                                                      

4. She received the Nobel Prize for Mathematics and Chemistry.                             

5. She died when she was 67 years old.    

VI. Read the passage then decide whether each sentence is True or False.

Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

26. Marie was born in England in 1867.

27. She could read when she was 4 years old.

28. She finished high school when she was 16.

29. She received the Nobel Prize for Mathematics and Chemistry.

30. She died when she was 67 years old.

VII. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.

When you are in Singapore, you can go about (31) .................. taxi , by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (32) ................... it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (33) ................. buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road quicky and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker than taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult (34) ...................... the bus you want. You can take a taxi , but it is (35) ..................... expensive than the underground or a bus . On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.

31. A. at B. in C. by D. to

32. A. but B. because C. when D. so

33. A. many B. a lot C. any D. much

34. A. to find B. find C. finding D. found

35. A. less B. as C. most D. more

Read and write true or false for these statement.
Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up,Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.
1. Marie could read when she was 4 years old.
2. She finished high school when she was 16.
3. She received the Nobel Prize for Mathematics and Chemistry.
4. She died when she was 68 years old.

IV. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

   Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was four years old. She was very intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only fifteen years old. Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the university. She won the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903 and eight years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died in 1934.

Questions:

Where was Marie born?

IV. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

   Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was four years old. She was very intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only fifteen years old. Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the university. She won the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903 and eight years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died in 1934.

Questions:

Was she fifteen years old when she finished high school?

IV. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

   Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was four years old. She was very intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only fifteen years old. Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the university. She won the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903 and eight years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died in 1934.

Questions:

Did she learn to read when she was six years old?

IV. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

   Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was four years old. She was very intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only fifteen years old. Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the university. She won the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903 and eight years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died in 1934.

Questions:

When did she win the Nobel prize for physics?

23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

(23)___________ I was young, I (24) ________ dreamed of a famous scientist. When I was at school, I decided (25) ___________ engineering, and then became a millionaire by inventing a wonderful new product (26) ________ would make the world a better place. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very good ( 27) _________ technical subjects. Any time I operate any kind of equipment, (28) __________ terrible happens.

23/ A. while B. When C. As D. Although

24/ A. rarely B. seldom C. hardly D. atways

25/ A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied

26/ A. who B. which C. whom D. what

27/ A. in B. at C. on D. about

28/ A. something B. nothing C. thing D. many things

(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet:

Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and chemistry at the university. She won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934

____ 29/ She finished high school in 1891

____ 30/ She studied Mathematics and chemistry at the university in Paris.

____ 31/ She won the Nobel Prize for physics when she was 28.

____ 32/ Marie Curie died in 1943

(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

33/ Mary’s sister doesn’t cook as well as her mother.

Mary’smother is better__________________________________________________

34/ Singapore has reputation for its cleanliness.

 Singapore is _________________________________________________________

35/ Do you take pride in being a student of Hoang Van Thu High School?

 Are you ____________________________________________________________

36/ The new toy is exciting to the baby.

The baby is ___________________________________________________________