Exercise 10: Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions

REPORT ON SCHOOL LIBRARY

As instructed, I made a study of the present condition of our school library by visiting it every day this week. I had talks with many students and also questioned the prefects. I spoke to the members of the staff. I saw the librarian and had a long discussion. I have listed down below the areas which need a thorough revamping.

Service: This is not up to the standard. There is insufficient staff to attend to the pupils’ need. The librarian has agreed to my suggestion to engage extra hands if the management agrees.

Reading room: It is not spacious enough to accommodate the present student population. Although the room is tidy, the heat is intolerable. It would be helpful if we could obtain a bigger hall with more tables, chairs and fans to put in.

Books: In an ideal educational system, the school library should be the centre of academic life. It should be well provided with sufficient books, journals, magazines and newspaper. Although we have a good selection of books, we still don’t have many good reference books. Students made a number of requests for them.

Discipline: I am really glad to note that the discipline is good and maintained at all times. The librarian and the class prefects deserve to be praised for their efficient and sincere word.

1. I made a study of the present condition of our school library by...........

A. Visiting it this morning.

B. Visiting it yesterday.

C. Visiting it every day this week.

D. Visiting it every day last week.

2. Before having listed somewhere that need revamping, I had talks with some people except........

A. Students

B. Teachers

C. Mentors of classes

D. Librarian

3. Which is the advantage in our school library? - ................

A. Service

B. Reading room

C. Books

D. Discipline

4. What did I suggest for the reading room........

A. Cleaning and tidying reading room

B. Having more heat

C. Obtaining a bigger hall, more tables, chairs, fans

D. Decorating it beautifully

5. Library – the centre of academic life should have (Magazines and newspapers/ Reference books/ Science books/ All kinds of good books.)

* Choose the one option (A, B. C or D) that best completes the passage.
Last weekend, I had a day trip to the countryside with some of my classmates. We went to visit a farm on (1) ……………………Peter’s Uncle Tom works.
We left early in the morning and went there by bus. Uncle Tom and some workers met us at the bus stop and (2) ……………………us to their farm. (3) ……………………, Uncle Tom showed us (4)……………………of wheat, corn, and vegetables where some tractors (5) ……………………up and down,
plowing and breaking soil, distributing manure and (6) ……………………seeds. After lunch, we all went for a walk round the farm. In the large yard of the farm we saw a lot of (7) ……………………machinery. In the afternoon we went to the cattle farm. A lot of horses, sheep and cows were (8)
……………………here. We saw a new-born (9) ……………………in the cowshed when we helped the farmers to feed the cows. After having some tea and cakes we said goodbye and went home. It was an (10)
……………………day!
1. A. whom B. that C. which D. where
2. A. dropped B. picked C. brought D. took
3. A. On the street B. On the road C. On the way D. On the path
4. A. areas B. fields C. forests D. meadows
5. A. ran B. was running C. were running D. are running
6. A. planting B. plowing C. growing D. producing
7. A. farm B. farming C. farmer D. farmyard
8. A. trapped B. collected C. raised D. risen
9. A. calf B. puppy C. colt D. lamb
10. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. enjoyable

* Choose the one option (A, B. C or D) that best completes the passage.
Last weekend, I had a day trip to the countryside with some of my classmates. We went to visit a farm on (1) ……………………Peter’s Uncle Tom works.
We left early in the morning and went there by bus. Uncle Tom and some workers met us at the bus stop and (2) ……………………us to their farm. (3) ……………………, Uncle Tom showed us (4)……………………of wheat, corn, and vegetables where some tractors (5) ……………………up and down,
plowing and breaking soil, distributing manure and (6) ……………………seeds. After lunch, we all went for a walk round the farm. In the large yard of the farm we saw a lot of (7) ……………………machinery. In the afternoon we went to the cattle farm. A lot of horses, sheep and cows were (8) ……………………here. We saw a new-born (9) ……………………in the cowshed when we helped the farmers to feed the cows. After having some tea and cakes we said goodbye and went home. It was an (10) ……………………day!
1. A. whom B. that C. which D. where
2. A. dropped B. picked C. brought D. took
3. A. On the street B. On the road C. On the way D. On the path
4. A. areas B. fields C. forests D. meadows
5. A. ran B. was running C. were running D. are running
6. A. planting B. plowing C. growing D. producing
7. A. farm B. farming C. farmer D. farmyard
8. A. trapped B. collected C. raised D. risen
9. A. calf B. puppy C. colt D. lamb
10. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. enjoyable

A.    Choose the one option (a, b, c or d) that best completes the passage.

Last weekend, I had a day trip to the countryside with some of my classmates. We went to visit a farm on (26) _____ Peter’s Uncle Tom works.

We left early in the morning and went there by bus. Uncle Tom and some workers met us at the bus stop and (27) _____ us to their farm. On the way, Uncle Tom showed us (28) _____ of wheat, corn, and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, plowing and breaking soil, distributing manure and (29) _____ seeds. After lunch, we all went for a walk round the farm. In the large yard of the farm we saw a lot of (30) _____ machinery. In the afternoon we went to the cattle farm. A lot of horses, sheep and cows were (31) _____ here. We saw a new-born (32) _____ in the cowshed when we helped the farmers to feed the cows. After having some tea and cakes we said goodbye and went home. It was an (33) _____ day!

26. a. whom                        b. that                              c. which                          d. where

27. a. dropped                    b. picked                          c. brought                       d. took

28. a. areas                          b. fields                            c. forests                         d. meadows

29. a. planting                     b. plowing                        c. growing                      d. producing

30. a. farm                          b. farming                        c. farmer                         d. farmyard

31. a. trapped                      b. collected                      c. raised                          d. risen

32. a. calf                            b. puppy                           c. colt                             d. lamb

33. a. enjoy                         b. enjoying                       c. enjoyed                       d. enjoyable

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

Some modern couples organize their marriage and work out the tasks and duties, which may gradually turn their marriage into a business or _________________ relationship.

A. contracting

B. contractually

C. contract

D. contractual

Question V: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space.

  Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)…..the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of (2) ….. . But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (3) …..two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (4) …..in Genoa was called “Jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1985, a salesman(5) …..California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6) …..they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (7) …..with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years (8) ….., Levi began making his pants with blue cotton (9) …..called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe  began (10) …..jean. Young people usually didn’t wear them.

 the passage and choose the correct answer.

        Well, here I am in Peru on our South America tour. I went on the trip with some best friends of mine. We had a good journey. It took three days by bus, but we saw a lot of things on the way. We didn’t do much for the first two days, as a couple of the other guys were ill. We spent most of the time on the beach. (They are OK now!).

        On Wednesday, we came up to the mountains, and yesterday we went to the old Inca city of Machu Picchu and did some sightseeing. It was fantastic! We did have a lot of time there, but we saw everything and I took a lot of photos.

    33.    Where was the author?

    A. In Peru.    B. In Africa.

    C. In South America.    D. A & C are correct

    34.    The author went there    ......................

    A. by himself/ herself    B. with some friends

    C. with his/ her best friend    D. with his/ her brother

    35.    The author went there by ......................

    A. taxi    B. bus    C. motorbike    D. train

    36.    What does the word “They” in line 4 mean?

    A. days    B. things

    C. the guys who are ill    D. most of the time

    37.    What did they do?    

    A. They spent most of the time on the beach.    

    B. They came up to the mountains.    

    C. They went to the old Inca city of Machu Picchu.

    D. All are correct.    

READING 2

Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.

SOLAR ENERGY

Sunlight carries huge amounts of energy. You can feel the Sun’s energy when sunlight warms your skin on a summer day. To capture the Sun’s energy, scientists have developed solar cells, called photovoltaic cells. These cells convert sunlight into electricity.

When sunlight hits a solar cell, some of the light energy is absorbed. This light energy causes the particles in the solar cell to move faster, and the movement of these particles creates electricity.

In some places, large panels of solar cells harvest sunshine to make electricity for homes and businesses. Solar cells have been placed on cars and appliances, too. Since the Sun sends abundant free energy streaming toward Earth 24 hours a day, people in many parts of the world, not just the sunniest places, have fixed solar cells and solar panels on the roofs of their houses or businesses to lower their energy costs.

Experts say that the huge installation of solar panels in sunny regions could generate

enough electricity to supply an entire country. Capturing this energy can help overcome our diminishing energy supply. New ways  to capture this energy are being developed an

the time to maximize efficiency.

38. What is the source of solar energy?

a. sunlight                         b. photovoltaic cells          c. solar panels                       d. electricity

 39.  Solar cells are used    

a. to collect energy from the sun         b. to provide sunlight to houses

 c. to convert sunlight into electricity                 d. both a and c are correct 

40. As used in line 7, ‘abundant’ most nearly means    .    

a. unlimited                b. dangerous              c. plentiful              d. clean

41. Where have people fixed solar panels?

a. In the sunniest places        b. Anywhere outside their houses

c. Inside their houses            d. On the roofs    of their houses

 Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

42.    Life in the city is more stress than life in the country.    

        A                              B                    C    D

43.    A new factory will be  build in my neighbourhood.    

      A                         B     C    D

44.    Your uncle worked in Ha Noi for one year then moved to Da Nang, doesn’t he?    

                             A                           B               C              D    

45.    He will clean his house at 9 am tomorrow.    

             A      B                         C          D

 Choose the sentence marked A, B, C or D that has the same meaning as the printed one.

    46. My father/ like/ eat/ fish/ than/ eat/ meat.

    A. My father like eating fish than eating meat

      B. My father likes eating fish than to eat meat

      C. My father likes eating fish than eating meat

      D. My father likes to eat  fish than eating meat

47. In spite of being so young, Tien Dung goalkeeper performs excellently.

  A. Although Tien Dung is very young, Tien Dung goalkeeper performs excellently.

  B. Although Tien Dung was very young, Tien Dung goalkeeper performs excellently.

  C. Although Tien Dung is very young, Tien Dung goalkeeper performed excellently.

  D. Although Tien Dung will be very young, Tien Dung goalkeeper performs excellently.

48. What is the distance between Vinh and Ha Noi city?

A.  How far it is from Vinh to Ha Noi city   ?

B. How far is it from Vinh to Ha Noi city   ?

C. How far is it between Vinh and Ha Noi city   ?

D. How far was it from Vinh to Ha Noi city   ?

49. I often walked to school when I was a student.

 A. I used to walk to school when I was a student.

B. I used to walk to school when I am a student.

C. I am used to walking to school when I was a student.

D. I use to walk to school when I was a student.

50. We will use less electricity in the future

A. Electricity will  used less in the future

B. Electricity will  use less in the future

C. Electricity will be using less  in the future

D. Electricity will be used less in the future

Choose the best answer amongA, B, C, or D which has the same meaning with the original sentence:

Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended thefestival

A. No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled

B. In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival

C.As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival

D. Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival