VIII/   Astronomy is the studying of the planets and the stars, and people who study astronomy are astronomers. Telescopes help people to learn about our solar system. In 1609, Galileo used one of the first telescopes to look at the night sky. He saw mountains and craters on the Moon, and four moons around Jupiter. The first telescopes were very small. Later, people made' bigger telescopes, and they discovered new planets and moons.

When Galileo looked at a bright area in the night sky, he discovered that it was made of many stars. Later, people discovered that this is the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. For a long time, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the only galaxy in the universe. Then in 1930, an American astronomer called Edwin Hubble discovered another galaxy. Now we know that there are billions of galaxies in the universe.

Question 1.  What is the passage mainly about?

      A. Astronomy                  B. Galileo       C. Planets                          D. The Milky Way

Question 2. According to the passage, what is true about Galileo?

      A. He used the first telescope to look at the sky.

      B. Later, he used bigger telescopes to discover other planets and moons.

      C. He discovered the existence of a galaxy, which was later known as the Milky Way.

      D. Galileo worked with Edwin Hubble to discover another galaxy.

Question 3. What does the word “it” in line 6 refer to?

      A. the star                B. the sky       C. the universe           D. the bright area in the night sky     

Question 4. According to the passage, which statement is NOT TRUE?

      A. The first telescopes were small.

      B. The Milky Way was the only galaxy in the universe.

      C. The astronomer who discovered the next galaxy after the Milky Way was an American.

      D. Our universe has billions of galaxies.

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 from 1 to 5 .

Successful students often do the followings while studying . First , they have an overview before reading . Next , they look for important information and pay greater attention to it ( which often needs jumping forward or backward to process information ) . They also relate important points to one another . Also , they activate and use their prior knowledge . When they realize that their understanding is not good , they do not wait to change strategies . Last , they can monitor understanding and take action to correct or " fix up " mistakes in comprehension .

Conversely , students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills . They tend to assume a passive role , in learning and rely on others ( e.g.., teachers , parents ) to monitor their studying , for example , low - achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content ; they may not be aware of the purpose of studying ; and they show little evidence of looking back , or employing " fix - up " strategies to fix understanding problems . Students who struggle with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it . Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying . Their studying may be disorganized . Students with learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well . They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments , following directions , and completing work on time . Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner , low - achieving students use a restricted range of study skills . They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for learning ; and they tend to use the same , often ineffective study approach for all learning tasks , ignoring task content , structure or difficulty .

( Source : Adapted from Study Skills : Managing Your Learning - NUI Galway )

Question 1 : What is the topic of this passage ?

A. Successful and low - academic achieving students

B. Successful learners and their learning strategies

C. Study skills for high school students

D. Effective and ineffective ways of learning

Question 2 : The word " prior " in the first paragraph is closest meaning to ................ ?

A. important B. earlier C. forward D. good

Question 3 : According to the passage , what can be learnt about passive students ?

A. They depend on other people to organize their learning

B. They are slow in their studying

C. They monitor their understanding

D. They know the purpose of studying

Question 4 : Which of the following is NOT an evidence of monitoring studying ?

A. Being aware of the purpose of studying B. Monitoring their understanding of content

C. Fixing up mistakes in understanding D. Looking at their backs

Question 5 : The underlined pronoun " They " in the last sentence refers to .......................

A. study strategies B. study skills

C. low - achieving students D. good studiers

Read the following passage and mark 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 from 23 to 27.

Education and Employment

  All men should study, we have to study to (23) _____________ our knowledge and develop our intelligence. An uneducated man can only utilize his (24) _____________ strength to work and live.

  An educated man, without this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection. This intelligence and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly and cleverly.

  In a same profession or work, the educated man differs from the uneducated considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but (25) _____________ workers must also (26) _____________ an education.

  In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. Man must spend seven or eight years studying. From ploughmen to labourers in these nations, no one is (27) _____________ to read a book or a paper fluently.

Điền vào ô 24

A. body

B. power

C. labour

D. brain

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

I’m Alice. It is English subject that I like best at school. I like English because it helps me open the big world. First of all, I can talk with people who are from the English-speaking countries. Secondly, I can find many documents written by English for studying. Thirdly, I can watch movie and news without subtitle. Last but not least, it makes me interested when studying. To study it well, I sometimes take a note and past it in somewhere in my room. I always do all exercises before going to school. And I am very enthusiastic in the class. English is known to be very difficult and many students hate studying it. It’s my feeling that the problem is the methods teaching of Vietnam is not suitable. Students must study grammar hardly. I hope it will change in the future. In short, English is very necessary for modern life, I hope all students find it interesting.

Does Alice hate studying English?

A. No, she doesn’t’

B. Yes, she does

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 from 30 to 34.

Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an overview before reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which often needs jumping forward or backward to process information). They also relate important points to one another. Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not good, they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding and take action to correct or “fix up” mistakes in comprehension.

Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills. They tend to assume a passive role, in learning and rely on others (e.g., teachers, parents) to monitor their studying, for example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content; they may not be aware of the purpose of studying; and they show little evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems. Students who struggle with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it. Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying. Their studying may be disorganized. Students with learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well. They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time. Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low achieving students use a restricted range of study skills. They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for learning; and they tend to use the same, often ineffective study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure or difficulty.

(Source: Adapted from Study Skills: Managing Your Learning — NUI Galway)

Which of the followings is NOT an evidence of monitoring studying? 

A. Being aware of the purpose of studying 

B. Monitoring their understanding of content

C. Fixing up mistakes in understanding 

D. Looking at their backs 

Read the following passage and mark 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 from 23 to 27.

Education and Employment

  All men should study, we have to study to (23) _____________ our knowledge and develop our intelligence. An uneducated man can only utilize his (24) _____________ strength to work and live.

  An educated man, without this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection. This intelligence and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly and cleverly.

  In a same profession or work, the educated man differs from the uneducated considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but (25) _____________ workers must also (26) _____________ an education.

  In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. Man must spend seven or eight years studying. From ploughmen to labourers in these nations, no one is (27) _____________ to read a book or a paper fluently.

Điền vào ô 23

A. last

B. stretch

C. enlarge

D.increase

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

He started to study at 2 o’clock. He is still studying now

A. He has been studying since 2 o’clock

B. He has been studying for 2 hours

C. He was studying since 2 o’clock

D. He usually studies for 2 hours