look at the reading strategy. then read the texts again. answer the questions for both van gogh and picasso.

1. when was he born ?

2. where was he born?

3. which countries did he live in ?

4. was he famous when he lived?

5. was he rich or poor ?

6. how much do his paintings cost now?

7. when did he start to draw or paint ?

8. .did he get married and have chirlden?

9. how many works of art did he produce ?

10. how old was he when he died?

Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions.

William Shakespear is the world's famous English playwright. He was born at Stratford-on-Avon in 1564. He married Anne Hathaway when he was eighteen and had three children. After that he left his family and went to London to begin his career as an actor, and later, a playwright. He wrote about thirty seven plays of all kinds: comedies, tragedies and historise. He retired in 1611 and spent the last years of his life in Stratford. He died in 1616 and was buried in the church of Stratford.

1.Who is Shakespear?....................................................

2.When was he born?......................................................

3.When did he marry?.......................................................

4.How many children did he have?.....................................................

5.How many plays did he write?...........................................................

6.What kinds of plays did he write?............................................................

7.Did he die at Stratford?............................................................

8.How old was he when he died?...................................................................

9.Where was Shakespear buried?....................................................................

Read the passage then answer the following questions:

"I will think of it."It is easy to say this; but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see our thouhts, or hear, or taste, or feel them;and yet what mighty power they have! Sir Isac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer's evning, when he saw an appe fall from a tree. He began to think, and, in trying to find out why the apple fell, discoveed how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quitly by the firside, watching the lid of the tea kette as it moved up and down. He began to think; he wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking; and when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could, with the greatest ease, do the work of many horses. When you see a steamboat, a steam mill, or alocomotive, remember that it would never have been built if it had not been for the hard thinking of someone. A man named Galileo was once standing in the cathedral of Pisa, when he saw a chandelier swaying to and fro. This set him thinking, and it led to the invention of thependulum. James Ferguson was a poor Scotch shepherd boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he was filled with wonder. "Why should I not make a watch?" thought he. But how was he to get the materials out of which to make the wheels and the mainspring? He soon found how to get them: he made the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone. He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. He began, also, to copy pictures with a pen, and portraits with oil colors. In a few years, while still a small boy, he earned money enough to support his father. When he became a man, he went to London to live. Some of the wisest men in England, and the king himself, used to attend his lectures. His motto was, "I will think of it;" and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.When you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't feel discouraged, and ask someone to help you before helping yourselves.Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

A/Great geniuses didn't have to think.

B/We should always think.

C/Isaac Newton was a thinker.

D/Galileo was a thinker.

2. What caused Galileo to invent the pendulum?

A/Seeing a cathedral.

B/Thinking about apples.

C/Seeing a chandelier swing and thinking.

D/Thinking about gravity.

3. Why did the king attend James Ferguson's lectures?

VII. Read the passage then answer the questions below.(2pts)Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city beforecoming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do.3 However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very muchbecause the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things hecan do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He doesn’t want to livein a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?....................................................................................................................................

2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?......................................................................................................................................

3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?......................................................................................................................................

4. Does he want to live in a bigcitynow?.....................................................................................................................................

5. what makes Nam change his mind about the new neighborhood

Read the passage carefully and answers the questions below

Mr and Mrs.Bown lived in a small house near London with their child. Sometimes Mr.Bown came back home very late (at midnight),when is wife and the child were asleep. Then he open the front door of his house with his house with his key and came in very quietly

One night, he came home at midnight. He lost his key, so when he arrived home, he rang the doorbell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr.Bown knocked at the bedroom window, he spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she did not wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a few second. Then he began to speak like a small child."Munny!" he said,"I want to use the bathroom!" He spoke quietly but at once Mrs.Bown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

Questions:

1. How many children does Mr.Bown have?

2. What time did Mr.Bown come home one night?

3. Why didn't he open the door to come in?

4. How many times did he try to ring th doorbell?

5. How did he wake his wife?

1) One hot day, an ant was searching for some water.

- What was an ant searching for?

- Why was an ant searching for water one hot day?

-Who was searching for water?

- When was an ant searching for water?

- How did an ant search for some water?

- Where was an ant searching for some water?

2) After walking around for some time, she came to spring.

-Who did come to spring?

- Who did walk around?

- Why did she come to spring?

- Why did an ant walk around?

- When did she come to spring?

- When did an ant stop walking around?

- Where did she come after walking around for some time?

- Where did she walk around?

- What did she come to spring for?

- What did an ant do before she came to spring?

- What did an ant do after walking around for some times?

- How long did she walk around?

- How many times did an ant walk around?

3) To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass.

- Who did have to climb up a blade of grass?

- Who did reach the spring?

- When did she have to climb up a blade of grass?

- When did she reach spring?

- Why did she have to climb up a blade of grass?

- Why did she reach the spring?

- Where did she have to climb?

- Where did she reach?

- How did she have to climb up a blade of grass?

- How did she have to climb up a blade of grass?

- How did she reach the spring?

- What did she do to reach the spring?

4) While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.

- Who did slip and fall into the water?

- Why did she slip and fall into the water?

- Where did she slip and fall?

- How did she slip and fall into the water?

- What did happen to an ant while she made her way up?

- When did an ant slip and fall into the water?

5) She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her.

a) She could have drowned

- What could she do?

- When could she drowned?

- Why could she drowned?

- Who could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her?

b) A dove up a nearby tree had not seen her.

- Who was up a nearby tree?

- When had a dove up a nearby tree not seen her?

- Why had a dove up a nearby tree not seen her?

- Who was seen by a dove?

- Who did see the drowned ant?

- Who did a dove look at?

- Where did a dove look at?

- Where could the ant have drowned?

- What did a dove look at?

- What did happen to an ant if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen here?

- How could an ant have drowned?

6) Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant.

a) Seeing that the ant was in trouble

- Why was the ant in trouble?

- Who was in trouble?

- Where was the ant in trouble?

- How was the ant in trouble?

b) The dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near struggling ant.

- Who did quickly pluck off a leaf and drop it into the water near the struggling ant?

- Where did the dove quickly pluck off a leaf and drop near the struggling ant?

- Why did the dove quickly pluck off a leaf and drop it into the water near the struggling ant?

- How did the dove quickly pluck off a leaf and drop it into the water near the struggling ant?

- How did the dove do when seeing that the ant was in trouble?

- Who did see that an ant was in trouble?

- When was an ant in a trouble?

- What did the dove see?

- What did the dove do when the dove saw that an ant was in trouble?

- What did happen to the ant?

-Where did the dove see the ant?

- When did the dove see the ant?

7) The ant moved towards the leaf and climb up there.

- Where did the ant move to?

- Who did move towards the leaf and climb up there?

- How did the ant move to-wards the leaf and climb up there?

- Why did the ant move to-wards the leaf and climb up there?

- What did the ant do?

- When did the ant move towards the leaf and climb up there?

- What did an ant move towards to?

- Where did an ant climb up?

- What did an ant climb up?

- Where was the leaf from?

- Where was an ant?

- Where was a leaf?

8) Soon it carried her safety to dry ground?

- Who did carry safety to dry ground?

- Who was carried safely to dry ground?

- What did the leaf do?

- Where did the leaf carry her?

- Why did it carry her safety to dry ground?

- How did it carry her safety to dry ground?

- When did the leaf carry an ant safely to dry ground?

- Where was the dry ground?

9) Just at that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it.

- What did a hunter nearby do?

- Who was nearby throwing out his net towards the dove?

- Why was a hunter throwing out his net towards the dove?

- Where was a hunter throwing out his net?

- When did a hunter throw out his net?

- Where was a hunter?

- Whom was a hunter nearly throwing out his net towards?

- Who was thrown a net?

- What did a hunter hope?

- Who did a hunter hope to trap?

- Who did hope to trap a dove?

- What did a hunter throw?

10) Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel.

- Who did quickly bite him on the heel?

- What did the ant do?

- Why did the ant quickly bite him on the heel?

- How did the ant quickly bite him on the heel?

- Who did guess what a hinter was about to do?

- What was a hunter about to do?

- What did happen if the ant did not quickly bite the hunter on the heel?

- Where did an ant bit the hunter?

- When did an ant bit the hunter?

11) Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net.

- Who did drop his net?

- Why did the hunter drop his net?

- How did the hunter drop his net?

- What did the hunter do?

- Where did the hunter drop his net?

- Who did feel the pain?

- Why did the hunter feel the pain?

- When did the hunter drop his net?

- What did the hunter do when he fell the pain?

12) The dove was quick to fly away to safety.

- Who was quick to fly away safety?

- How did the dove do to safety?

- When was the dove quick to fly away to safety?

- Why was the dove quick to fly away?

- Where did the dove fly?

- How did the dove fly?

- What did the dove do?

Answer the question

Please help me!!!

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.

"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.

"Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me."

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

"Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.

"I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"

Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court?

A. Because they do not want Bill to know they were there

B. Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions

C. Because Joe is telling Bill what to do

D. Because Bill likes to practice alone

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.

"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.

"Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me."

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face. "I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!" 

Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court?

A. Because they do not want Bill to know they were there  

B. Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions  

C. Because Joe is telling Bill what to do  

D. Because Bill likes to practice alone

Read and listen to the article again and answer the questions.

1. What time of year do most teenagers do work experience in the UK?

2. Why does the writer think work experience is useful?

3. How long are placements?

4. What does Paul want to do when he finishes school?

The world of work experience

Forget relaxing with friends. The end of the school year is a time for working for most fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds in the UK. Around half a million teenagers in the UK do work experience every summer. This is a useful way to find out which jobs you might enjoy in the future. It is also important when you apply for university, or get a job in the future. For example, if you want to study to be an engineer, you could do work experience with a car manufacturer. Other popular work experience placements are in teaching, marketing, media, and finance. Placements usually last two weeks. Some teenagers have no idea what job they want to do. In this case, they need to think about their passions. For example, if you are interested in music, you could work in a music shop. Alternatively, if you love animals, you could work on a farm.

My work experience: Hi, I’m Paul, and I’ve just done two weeks’ work experience on a farm near where I live. It was brilliant. I enjoyed giving the animals their food in the morning. I also made sure the animals had exercise and I kept everything clean. At night, I helped to put the animals inside. It was hard work but I loved it. I hope the farm will give me a job when I finish school.

Rand. Then answer the questions

A French oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997) invented a deep-sea diving vessel in early 1940s. In the vessel, he could explore the ocenas of the world and study underwater life. Now we can explore the oceans using special TV cameras as well. We can learn more about the undersea world thanks to his invention

1/ What could Jacques Cousteau do?

2/ When was he born?

3/ How old was he when he die?

4/ What can we learn thanks to his invention?/

(2) Thirty years ago in VN, very few people had TV sets . These TV owners were very popular. After dinner, their neighbors gatherd both inside and outside their houses. Some watched through the windows . All evening, they sat and watched the black and white programs. The older people might sleep a little and the children might play with thier friends, but no one went home until the Tv Programs finished 

1/ Did people have a TV in VN 30 years ago

2/ What did they do after dinner?

3/ Which programs did they watch?

4/ Did they go home before the TV programs finished?