Exercise 4. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Nam’s grandparents live in a nice, small house in the countryside. There isn’t a school, a
bookshop, a hotel, a hospital, a restaurant near it but there is a long river. There is a rice
paddy behind the house. There is a rice paddy in front of it, too. To the left of the house,
there is a small market. To the right of the house, there is a big garden. His grandparents
grow a lot of vegetables and flowers there. He loves them and their house very much. It is
quiet and peaceful. He visits it every summer.
1. Near Nam’s grandparents’ house, there is ___________________
A. school B. a bookshop C. a restaurant D. a long river
2. What is behind the house?
A. a big garden B. a rice paddy
C. a long river D. a small market
3. Is there a rice paddy in front of the house?
A. No, there’s. B. No, there isn’t. C. Yes, there is. D. Yes, there
is
4. What’s there to the right of the house?
A. a big garden B. a rice paddy
C. a long river D. a small market
5. Why does he visit the house every summer? – Because ___________________
A. He loves that house.
B. He doesn’t like his house.
C. His parents live in that house.
D. He loves his grandparents and that house.
jup em vs!

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1.0 point)

Tom and Jenny are talking about different ways to protect the environment for Earth Day. Jenny says students shouldn't (31) __________ food. They should eat everything on their plates. She also thinks everyone should (32) __________trash and put it in the trash can to keep the school clean. Tom (33) __________ his water bottle and fills it with water every morning. He also takes his family's (34) __________ to the recycling bin because you can recycle metal. He thinks everyone should reuse and (35) __________ everything they can. Tom and Jenny are trying their best to protect the environment.

31. A. throw away B. reuse C. recycle D. clean up

32. A. reuse B. save C. protect D. pick up 

33. A. throws away B. recycles C. reuses D. clear

34. A. wildlife B. cans C. newspapers D. bottles

35. A. recycle B. recycling C. recycled D. recycles

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.0 point)

The computer age is producing an army of robots - machines that are directed by electronic brains and which replace human labor in industrial operations. Many are artificial arms which reach into areas man enters only at his peril, such as the inside of a nuclear reactor. Already in 1980 there were over 8000 such robots working in industrial plants throughout the world. The big changeover to the robot, however, is likely to come only when their costs go down while workers' wages continue to rise.

Question 36. Sentence 1 indicates that robots are used mainly

 A. to fight wars.                                     B.to operate computers.

C. to take the place of human workers.        D.to direct electronic brains.

Question 37. An observer today is most likely to see robots in operation in

    A. modern factories.     B. military battles.            C. Business offices.          D. scientific laboratories.

Question 38. The article makes clear that a very valuable use of many robots is to

             A. act as a teacher to human beings.                   

 B. do tasks extremely dangerous for humans to do.

             C. aid doctors in medical operations.                  

 D. replace the human brain in producing computers.

Question 39. Which one of the following statements about the last sentence in the passage is certainly true?

   A. Robots are becoming cheaper all the time.

   B. The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot.

   C. Robots are becoming more expensive all the time.

   D. The cost of the average robot is higher than that of a human worker.

Question 40. The writer indicates that the widespread replacement of human labor by industrial robots

   A. has already begun worldwide.                             

   B. is starting especially in the developing nations.

   C. is being delayed mainly for economic reasons.    

   D. will not take place before the end of this century.

IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. GIẢI THÍCH ĐÁP ÁN DÙM NHA
Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to the cities in the secretaries of having a better life for them and their children. The inhabitants in city work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers.
The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially someone with low income, to work harder or to take a part-time job. For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by setting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks. Preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowed boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television and so on. Industrialization and modernization as well as
global integration have big impact on lifestyle in the cities. The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothes. The “ao dai” - Vietnamese traditional clothes are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women’s daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.
28 Industrialization and modernization may lead to industrialization and modernization may lead to _________. A. some changes in lifestyles B. global integration
C. the fact that women no longer wear Ao Dai D. the disappearance of Western-styled clothes
29. The most important reason why people move to the city is that _________.
A. to have busy days B. to look for a complicated life C. to look for a better life D. to take part-time jobs
30. We can infer from the passage that _____.

A. there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city.
B. people leave the countryside because life there is simple

C. most of the urban dwellers have low income
D. people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
31. According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT _________. A. a variety of jobs in different fields B. modern facilities C. the Internet
D. friendly communication with neighbours
32. The word “impact” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.A. situation B. effect C. force D. action

V/  Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.0 pt)

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far  from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpets of many colors. In Spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green. The gardens are green , red, blue, yellow and white with flowers and they are wonderful.

Question 1.Is England  a large country?

A. Yes,it is              B. No,it isn’t            C. Yes,it does          D.  No,it doesn’t

Question 2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?

A. in the mountain   B. at home               C. at resort              D.  at the seaside

 Question 3 .What are there in England?

A. many buildings   B. many houses      C. many towns          D.  many villas

Question 4 what does the word “they” in line 7 refer to?

A. fields                  B. gardens               C. towns                      D. forests

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

One of the biggest trends in television in recent years has been the rise of “Reality TV”. These shows, in which ordinary people are placed in unusual situations and then filmed without a script, have become some of the highest rating shows on television. Early programs of this genre, including Big Brother (from the Netherlands) and Survivor (from the United States), have led to dozens of copycat programs in many different countries. A common element to many of these programs is that a number of contestants are placed in a closed environment in which they are filmed 24 hours a day, and every week contestants are thrown off the show. What is it about these shows that makes them so popular? Perhaps it is because viewers enjoy watching ordinary people with real emotions being placed in extraordinary, situations. Or perhaps it is that people are really voyeurs - they enjoy being a spy, looking secretly into other people’s lives.

1. In recent years, "Reality TV has become more and more_______.

A. interesting              B. unusual                   C. popular                   D. enjoyable

2. The underlined word ‘‘which” in the passage refers to_______.

A. a common element                                     B. a closed environment

C. every week                                                 D. the show

3. What is true about “Reality TV”?

A. They are made by ordinary people.           B. They create many copycat programs.

C. They describe people’s lives.                     D. They are filmed without a script.

4. We can infer from the passage that_______.

A. “Reality TV” used to be more trendy

B. “Reality TV" is becoming more and more competitive

C. viewers enjoy watching something real but unusual

D. viewers can become spies to look into other people’s lives

5. Contestants are thrown off the show ………….

A. monthly           B. weekly                   C. daily                    D. twice a month

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

In the passage, which of the following ts NOT true of the Internet?

A. It has become increasingly less popular.

B. It has created a sense of financial security

C. It tends to be unreliable

D. It is sometimes too slow to access

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

The word “organism" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. plants

B. animals

C. herbivores

D. living things

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

The word “harness" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

A. block

B. steal

C. utilize

D. disguise