ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HKII ANH VĂN 12CB – ĐỀ 2 Read the following passage then answer the questions from {<1>} to {<8>} below: On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advice shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways. For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is “tasting”. Some stories are for “swallowing”. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down”. But not all stories belong to this class. Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard- to-put-down”, or “hard-to-pick-up-again”. Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in, you will want to “chew and digest it”. Questions: (<1>) The words “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” were written by …………… a. Francis Bacon b. Shakespeare c. unknown writer d. the author of this passage (<2>) According to the passage, how many different ways to read books are there? a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d. 5 (<3>) When you “taste” a book, you ……………………. a. dip into it and read bits here and there. b. read it from the beginning to the end. c. read it slowly and carefully. d. pick it up and put it down. (<4>) When you “swallow” a book, you ……………………. a. read it from the beginning to the end. b. dip into it and read bits here and there. c. read it slowly and carefully. d. pick it up and put it down. (<5>) When you “chew and digest” a book, you ……………………. a. read it slowly and carefully. b. dip into it and read bits here and there. c. read it from the beginning to the end. d. pick it up and put it down. (<6>) Which statement are FALSE: a. People might pick up a travel book and want to “chew and digest it”. b. Books can be described as “hard-to-put-down”, or “hard-to-pick-up-again”. c. People can read different types of books in different ways. d. People can read some books slowly and carefully. (<7>) The good advice from the passage is the following: a. Different types of books need different ways of reading. b. You should pick up a book and read some pages before bedtime. c. If you have a good book, you should try to have time to read it. d. If it is a good book, you shouldn’t put it down before finishing it. (<8>) Reviewers are the people who ………………… a. write reviews of books, films or plays. b. describe books as good, bad or medium. c. read the most books in the world. d. read reviews of books, films or plays. Đáp án: Tất cả các câu a. (Đề chuẩn bị trộn bằng phần mềm MCMIX) . ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HKII ANH VĂN 12CB – ĐỀ 2 Read the following passage then answer the questions from {<1>} to. unknown writer d. the author of this passage (< ;2& gt;) According to the passage, how many different ways to read books are there? a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d. 5 (<3>) When you “taste” a book,. possible to read different types of books in different ways. For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits