Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question.

     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 hope 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 getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowded 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 big are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.

12.1    The most important reason why people move to the city is that                       

to look for a complicated life

to take part-time job

to have busy day

to look for a better life

12.2    

According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT ________.

the Internet

a variety of jobs in different fields

modern facilities

friendly communication with neighbours

12.3    

We can infer from the passage that            .

there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city

people leave the countryside because life there is simple

people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time

most of the urban dwellers have low income

12.4    Industrialization and modernization may lead to                        

the fact that women no longer wear ao dai

some changes in lifestyles

the fact that women no longer wear ao dai

global integration

12.5    The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to                 

effect

force

action

situation

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

2 Read the passage
Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the city in modern and complicated. People, from diffirent regions, move to the city in the hope 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 streer 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 stars as usual by getting up in the early moring to do exercise in
public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then traveling along crowded boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large house, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern faccilities  like the Internet, telephone, televisikn, and so on. Industrialization and modernnization 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 " - VN traditional clothes are no longer regularly worn in VN women's daily life Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred
+ Answer the questions
1 Why do people move to the city?
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2 What do city dwellers have to do for a high cost of living in the city?
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+ Complete the sentences
1 Life in the countrside is often____
2 VN women no longer wear ao dai because of _____

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.

Education is another area of social life in which information technology is changing the way we communicate. Today’s college students may not simply sit in a lecture or a library to learn about their field. Through their computers and the wonders of virtual reality they can participate in lifelike simulated experiences and consider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through developments in information technology.

For children over the age of 10, daily attendance at schools is not compulsory. Yet, some of the older children attend school only once or twice weekly to get tutoriol support or instruction from a teacher. For the most part, pupils are encouraged to work online from home. Students must complete a minimum number of study hours per years; however, they may make up these hours by studying at home at times that suit their family schedule. They can log on early or late in the day and even join live classes in other countries. In order to ensure that each student is learning adequately, computer software will automatically monitor the number of hours a week each student studies online as well as that students’ learning materials and assessment activities. Reports will be available for parents and teachers. The software can then identify the best learning activities and condition for each invidual student and generate similar activities. It can also identify areas of weak achievement and produce special programs adjusted to the students’ needs.

Question23:  What is the topic of the passage? 

A.  Students don’t have to go to school any more.

B.  Computer software will make sure students learn at home.

C.  Students can know about their weak aspects to focus.

D.  The effect of information technology on education.

Question24:  How many times are children who are older than 10 required to go to school weekly? 

A. No time. B. Three.            C. Four.             D. Once or twice.

Question25:  What counts the number of hours per week that students spend learning? 

A.  Virtual reality. B.  Teacher.

C.  Computer software. D.  Parents.

Question26:  What CAN’T the software do? 

A.  Find out the best activities for the students.

B.  Design materials for the students. 

C.  Identify weaknesses of the students.

D.  Monitor the time the students learn.

Question27:  What is NOT MENTIONED as a benefit of information technology to the students? 

A.  Students’ learning time won’t be monitored.

B.  Students’ weak achievement can be identified.

C.  Students can learn at times that suit their schedule.

D.  Students can stay at home to learn.

Read the passage again and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each question.

Passage 1:

In Viet Nam, Tet is the biggest festival that occurs in late January or early February. To celebrate Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty traditional foods such as Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; therefore, this cake needs a lot of preparation. The significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. There are many customs during Tet: visiting a person’s house on the first day of the new year, giving lucky money to children, opening a shop….

People forget the past year’s troubles and hope for a better upcoming year.

When does Tet occur?

A.    In late January or early February        B. In late February or early March           

C.  In late February or early April              D. In early January or late February

 Which food don’t Vietnamese people make at Tet?

A.    Boiled chicken    B. Sticky rice            C.  Chung cakes       D. Beef noodles

What do Vietnamese people do to worship their ancestors?

A.    Open a shop                                B. Go to the Night market              

C.  Receive lucky money                D. Make many tasty traditional foods

Passage 2:

The Yen Tu Festival is organized since the 10th lunar month and lasted for three spring months. After ceremonies are held at the base of the mountain, there are thousands of people to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu. The way to Yen Tu peak is tortuous curling under the ancient trees, through the forest of bamboo, etc.

With the average time of 3 hours climbing, people will come to Dong pagoda. Coming to the Dong pagoda, people would feel relief like coming to the magical land.

There are many pagodas, towers, etc... on the way to the Yen Tu peak. In the cloud-like fairy tale, they are hidden under the ancient trees, or right in the clear part of the space. Moreover, visitors feel like coming to Heaven’s gate to raise the cloud when coming to Yen Tu

 How long does the Yen Tu festival often last?

            A. It often lasts for two spring months

            B. It often lasts for three spring months

            C. It often lasts for four spring months

            D. It often lasts for five spring months

Where do people go after participating in ceremonies held at the base of the mountain?

            A. People go to Dong pagoda built near the peak of Yen Tu.

            B. People go to Dong pagoda built in ate peak of Yen Tu.

            C. People go to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu.

            D. People go to Dong temple built on the peak of Yen Tu.

 What are there on the way to the Yen Tu peak?

            A. There are many pagodas, towers, etc

            B. There are many pagodas, temples, etc

            C. There are many towers, hotels, etc

            D. There are many pagodas, schools, etc

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The word “foothold” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ……….

A. a hole in a rock to support your feet

B. achievements at work

C. a strong position at work

D. supporting when climbing

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 bestfits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

   In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are (26) .................. and difficult to understand. The graceful act of (27) .................. , is the traditional greeting. However, they have also adopted the western custom of shaking hands, but with a light grip. Meanwhile, to show respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced. Avoid hugging and kissing when greeting. It is considered rude to stare. Prolonged direct eye contact is considered to be (28) .................. or even intimidating. It is rude to stand with your hand or hands in your pockets, especially when greeting someone or when addressing a group of people. The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan (29) .................. the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life. Yours should be printed in your own language and in Japanese. The Japanese are not a touch-oriented society; so avoid open displays of affection, touching or any prolonged form of body contact. Queues are generally respected; especially in crowded train and subway stations (30) .................. the huge volume of people causes touching and pushing.

Điền vào ô 26

A. complex  

B. easy 

C. simply 

D. cheap

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 bestfits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

   In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are (26) .................. and difficult to understand. The graceful act of (27) .................. , is the traditional greeting. However, they have also adopted the western custom of shaking hands, but with a light grip. Meanwhile, to show respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced. Avoid hugging and kissing when greeting. It is considered rude to stare. Prolonged direct eye contact is considered to be (28) .................. or even intimidating. It is rude to stand with your hand or hands in your pockets, especially when greeting someone or when addressing a group of people. The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan (29) .................. the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life. Yours should be printed in your own language and in Japanese. The Japanese are not a touch-oriented society; so avoid open displays of affection, touching or any prolonged form of body contact. Queues are generally respected; especially in crowded train and subway stations (30) .................. the huge volume of people causes touching and pushing.

Điền vào ô 28

A. politely

B. impoliteness 

C. impolitely

D. impolite