Read the text below and complete the following advice by writing one or two words taken from extracts A-D in the spaces.

Summary of Reading Advice

- Use (1) _______ to find out if the information in a book is likely to be useful or not. (A)

- To discover the deeper meaning of a text you need to think and (2) _____ as you read. (A)

- Don't try to understand (3) _______ as you read (B)

- You may remember more if you try to read a bit (4) ______ (B)

- It's a good idea to study the first (5) _______ of each paragraph (C)

- Look out for signaling words like "First of all" or (6) _______, which can help you understand the general meaning and (7) _____ of the text. (C)

- The best way to deal with jargon and other vocabulary that you don't understand is to (8) ______ it.

2. Read the essay. Does it mention any of your ideas from exercise 1? Which of the ideas in the essay do you think is best? Why?

(Đọc bài khóa. Nó có đề cập đến ý tưởng nào của bạn từ bài tập 1 không? Bạn nghĩ ý kiến nào trong bài văn là hay nhất? Vì sao?)

If I had €1 million, it would be easy to find three good ways to use the money and help people who deserve it.

First of all, I would donate half of the money to the children's hospital in my town. They’re raising money to build bedrooms for visiting families.

Secondly, I would make a donation to my local primary school to buy sports equipment. As I see it, more sport at school would mean healthier children. Furthermore, the teachers would find it far easier to teach sports and PE if they had new equipment.

Finally, I would buy a new bike for my brother. He borrows mine all the time, even though he’s got one, because mine is better. If he had a new bike, he wouldn’t do that!

To sum up, I would use the money to make life better for the families of children in hospital, to improve facilities at my school and to buy a gift for my brother.

Exercise 1. Read the description of Hồ Chí Minh City. Which words in the THINK! exercise are in the text?

(Đọc bài mô tả về thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Những từ nào ở phần THINK! có trong văn bản.)

Hồ Chí Minh City is in the south of Việt Nam. It's got a population of about 9,000,000 in 2019. It's very modern and the people are really friendly. There are many good amusement parks, shopping malls and buildings here. Vũng Tàu, Phan Thiết and Đà Lạt are some quite nice places not far from Hồ Chí Minh City. I sometimes visit these cities for holidays, but Hồ Chí Minh City is more interesting.

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

LEARNING VOCABULARY

Do you (1)________ hours trying to memorize lists of words? Do you look (2) ________ in a dictionary the meaning of every word you don't know? If  so, you may not be  doing yourself a favor. Research suggests that the (3) ________ way of building your vocabulary is by seeing words (4) ________ context and the obvious way to do that is to read as  often as you (5) ________. Regular exposure to written English, say 15 minutes every day, will be much (6) ________ useful than working really hard (7) ________ the evening once a week. This is (8) ________ the brain remembers information best when (9) ________ is associated with other information. The more you enjoy reading the more you will read. Pop songs (as long  as  they are in English) and TV programs will help in the same way. Who says that learning can’t (10) ________ fun?

IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (20 points)

         If the teacher (1) _____________a question, you (2)____________ expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should (3)_________your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he (4)_____________ she knows what you need to learn.

        There is no excuse for not (5)_____________ your homework. If you are absent, you should call your (6)_______________ or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility (7)_____________ find out what assignments you have missed. It is not (8)______________ teacher’s responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.

        You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. (9)______________ your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the (10)_____________ reason for missing a test.