popular Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D.. Understanding American music can help you understand American people, their history and cult
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Early formal adult education activities focused (1) _ single needs such as reading and writing Many early programs were (2) _ by churches to teach people to read the Bible When the original purpose was (3) _, programs were often adjusted to meet more general educational needs of the (4) _ Libraries, lecture series, and discussion societies began in various countries during the (5) _ As more people experienced the benefits of (6) _, they began to participate increasingly in social, political, and occupational (7) _ By the 19th century, adult education was developing as a formal, organized movement in the (8) _ world
The largest early program in the U.S., the Lyceum, (9) _ (1826) in Massachusetts by Josiah Holbrook, was a local (10) _ of men and women with some schooling who wanted to expand their own education (11) _ working to establish a public school system The Lyceum (12) _ encouraged the development of other adult education institutions (13) _ libraries, evening schools, and gifted lecture series By mid-century, employers and philanthropists began to endow (14) _ such
as the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (1859) in New York City (15) _ the Peabody Institute (1857) in Baltimore, Maryland, for adult education Large audiences were (16) _
to the Chautauqua movement, which began (1874) in New York State (17) _ a summer training program for Sunday school teachers and evolved into a traveling lecture series and (18) _ school Chautauqua was the prototype of institutions established to further (19) _ education in the U.S By
1876, universities started offering extension programs that (20) _ education directly to the public
3/ A interested B fascinated C satisfied D amused
4/ A people B country C community D population
5/ A 18th century B 19th century C 20th century D 21st century
6/ A schooling B learning C education D teaching
7/ A deeds B things C activities D societies
8/ A Eastern B Western C Southern D Northern
10/ A relationship B friendship C governorship D scholarship
12/ A movement B motion C action D refreshment
14/ A schools B centers C institutions D offices
16/ A interested B excited C fascinated D attracted
18/ A spring B summer C autumn D winter
19/ A common B important C main D popular
Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C or D.
Music is a very important part of our lives Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth Others remind us of the people we love Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals have special music Every nation has a national song like the American “ The Star – Spangled Banner ” In the U.S , high schools and colleges have school songs, too Music is a part of the history of America It expresses the problems and feelings of its people As the years
Modern science has also changed music Inventions like records, radio, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders and video have changed the way we play and listen to music They have helped to make music an
American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern “ pop ”, is known around the world Music is one of
Trang 2America’s most important exports It brings the people of the world together Even when people can not understand the same language, they can share the same music Understanding American music can help you understand American people, their history and culture
1 What is true about “ The Star – Spangled Banner ”?
A It’s played in weddings B It’s the U.S national song
C It’s liked by every nation D It’s one of the American school songs
2 According to the passage, music is changed thanks to the invention of the following EXCEPT …
A International communication B Tape recorders
3 The word exports in the last paragraph is nearest in meaning to …
A things that can be sold B things that can be bought
C things that can be enjoyed D things that can be changed
4 What is the earliest form of music in America ?
A Folk music B National music C Pop music D School music
5 What can be the title for this article?
A The development of American music B The future of American music
C The history of American music D An introduction to American music
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The shark is a meat-eating fish and one of the most feared animals of the sea Scientists identified about 250 species of fish as sharks These fish live in oceans throughout the world, but they are most common in warm seas
Sharks vary greatly in size and habits Whale sharks, the largest kind of shark, may grow 60 feet long A whale shark weighs up to 15 tons, more than twice as much as an African elephant The smallest shark may measure only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce Some kinds of sharks live in the depth
of the oceans, but others are found near the surface Some species live in coastal waters, but others dwell far out at sea A few species can even live in fresh water
All sharks are carnivores ( meat-eaters) Most of them eat live fish, including other sharks A shark’s only natural enemy is a larger shark Sharks eat their prey whole, or tear off large chunks of flesh They also feed on dead or dying animals
1 How many species of sharks are there?
2 Where do they live?
3 What is the length and weight of the largest kind shark?
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4 Do sharks eat other sharks?
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5 What does carnivore mean?
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Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students The result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school
Recently in Greece many parents complained about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently In Denmark, Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends In Holland, teachers allow students to stay
at school to do their homework The children are free to help one another Similar arrangements also exist
in some British schools
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2 Where did parents complain about the difficult homework recently?
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3 Which countries stopped homework?
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4 Where cannot teachers set homework at weekends?
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5 In Holland, what do teachers allow students to do?
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In England boys and girls go to school five days a week They don't go to school on Saturdays and Sundays Lessons usually begin at nine o'clock Each lesson lasts forty five minutes At fifteen past eleven they have a quarter of an hour's break in which they drink milk Some pupils eat sandwiches or biscuits which they bring from home Then they have two lessons more After that they have a lunch break Some pupils go home for lunch, but many have it at school At two o'clock, school begins again These are two more lessons For the next forty minutes they do some of their homework or have a club meeting or play games like football They go home at about four thirty in the afternoon
1 How many days a week do boys and girls in England go to school?
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2 What time do lessons usually begin?
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3 How many minutes does each lesson last?
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4 How many hours do they have a break?
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5 How many lessons do they have in the morning?
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Water, one of the two elements that are essential to life, covers 90 percent of the earth’s surface However, despite appearances, water that is drinkable is rare on our planet In the past, we have considered
air and water to be free; but we cannot do so any more Although we have oceans, seas, rivers, and glaciers,
we need to protect our drinking supplies As global warming increase, ice floes melt into the oceans The deserts are increasing in size as they encroach upon and absorb arable land Drought and scarcity of water are an increasing feature of our everyday lives
A good example of our problems is California It has a reputation as a fertile state Nevertheless, for years it has been short of water, and, since the 1980s, has been suffering from prolonged drought Florida, too, has water problems and is trying to stop salt water from seeping into its underground reserves Floods occur regularly but do not provide enough water to compensate for periods of drought Both the bloods and the drought demonstrate that we lack control and that we are unable to manage this primary resource
1 According to this article, what are the two “elements” that are essential to life?
2 Which of the following words is a synonym of “free” in the first paragraph?
A Easy B Without cost C Everywhere D Unattached
3 In the second paragraph, what is Florida?
4 Which of the following is NOT a synonym of “demonstrate” in the last sentence?
A Prove B Show C Give evidence of D March
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A The problem of salinity B Drought C Florida D California
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Someone once said that there are three kinds of people who are interested in sport: People who … (1)
… part, people who watch, and people who watch … (2)… television It’s very easy to make fun of stay-at-home sports fans but on the other hand, television does enable us to enjoy all kinds of … (3)… events We can watch a racing car … (4)… another, see a cyclist cross the finishing line, or enjoy the goals of our favorite football … (5) The first time I watched a tennis match was on television, and I found it … (6) … interesting It’s not always easy to … (7) … long distance to football grounds and television is a good solution Of course, you can … (8)… used to sitting indoors all the time, and this is dangerous We should all try to … (9)… fit, and have other interests and … (10) …
6 A valuable B imaginatively C unexpectedly D real
10 A customs B habits C pastimes D leisure