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READING COMPREHENSION (Đọc hiểu) I Read the passage and choose the best answer : In Stone Age people wore clothes made of fur and leather (1) ………… from animal skins or woven grasses Then (2) ………… the Bronze Age, people learned to weave clothes on looms Clothes made of wool and cotton came into existence Fur, leather, grass, wool and cotton (3) …………… the materials that people at that time could get from the nature In the 20th century with the (4) …………… of science and (5) ………………, people made their clothes from synthetic materials (6) ………… nylon or acrylic A with B on C at D by A is B are C was D were A develop B developed C developing D development A technology B education C fashion D designers A for B by C like D such Singapore is an island country of about three million people It’s a beautiful (1) ………… with lots of parks and opens spaces It’s also a very (2) ……… city Most people (3) ……… in high-rise flats in different parts of island The business district is very modern with lots of high new office buildings Singapore also has some nice older sections In Chinatown, there are rows of old short houses The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date (4) …… the colonial days Singapore is famous for (5) ………… shops and restaurants There are many good shopping centers Most of the (6) ……… are duty free Singapore’s restaurant sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable A district B town C city D village A large B dirty C small D clean A live B lives C are living D lived A for B since C from D of A their B the C it’s D its A priced B prices C good D goods Áo Tứ Thân is (1) …………… one of Vietnam’s enduring relics, having been worn widely by (2) …………… centuries before the Áo Dài As Vietnam expanded southward, Áo Tứ Thân was the gradually became associated specifically with northern women Áo Tứ Thân was the (3) …………… of peasant women, which explains why it was often made with plain fabric in dark colors, expect when it was to be worn at special occasions such as festivals (4) ………… weddings Regardless of its many different forms, the basic Áo Tứ Thân consists (5) …………… : A flowing outer tunic reaching almost the floor, a long skirt, worn under the tunic and Yếm, an ancient bodice worn as an undergarment by women A silk sash (6) …………… is tied at the waist as a belt Áo Tứ Thân is modern-day Vietnam (worn almost exclusively in northern-related festivals) tends to be extremely colorful , using different hues throughout the dress, from the tunic to the bodice and the skirt A mentioned B considered C symbolized D described A girls B women C men D woman A skirt B shirt C dress D blouse A or B but C and D so A with B from C of D at A who B whom C whose D which An increasing number of people are now going on a(n) (1) ………… to Egypt Last year, for example, one and half million (2) ……… visit Egypt The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3) …… is Cairo, a busy city of just under nine million people Although the (4) ……… is hot and dry and most country is desert, the average (5) ………… From October to March is not too high The most (6) …… sights are the Pyramid of Giza However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places, and as much (7) ……… as possible in the time available A (8) ……… to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent flights there from Cairo A visit B holiday C trip D exclusion A voyagers B tourist C passengers D explores A head B state C capital D principal A temperature B climate C condition D position A weather B comparison C climate D temperature A famous B known C visited D requested A viewing B inspecting C sightseeing D looking A picnic B trip C guide D entertainment Many people think that the teachers give students too (1) ……… homework That say it is (2) ……… for children to work at home (3) ……… their free time Moreover, they argue that most teachers not properly have to repeat tasks which they have already done (4) …… school Recently in Greece many parents complained (5) ………… the difficult homework which the teachers give to their children Most people agree that homework is unfair A student who can his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in (6) ………… better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with television (7) ………… Some parents help their children (8) …………… their homework Other parents take no interest at their children’s homework It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents (9) ………… with their children Parents are often better (10) …… teacher their own children A much B many C more D less A necessary B necessity C unnecessary D unnecessarily A in B at C on D within A at B since C on D from A for B on C with D about A many B much C more D few A in B at C on D with A in B at C on D with A B to C doing D does 10 A in B for C at D with All of us use energy every day – for transportation, cooking, (1) ………… and cooling rooms, manufacturing, lighting and entertainment The choices we make about (2) ………… we use energy – turning machines off when we’re not using them or choosing to buy (3) ………… appliances – impact our environment and our lives There are many things we can to use less energy and use it more wisely Two main ways to (4) ………… energy are energy conservation and energy efficiency Turning lights off when you leave the room and (5) ………… aluminum cans are both ways of conserving energy Energy efficiency is the use of technology that requires less energy (6) ……… the same function A compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an ordinary bulb to produce the same (7) ………… of light is an example of energy efficiency A lighting B heating C hotting D airing A when B why C how D which A efficient B efficiency C efficiently D effective A store B produce C use D save A reusing B returning C recycling D redoing A perform B to perform C performing D to performing A number B amount C speed D source Air pollution is a cause of ill health in (1) ………… In many countries, there are laws limiting the amount of smoke that factories can produce Although there isn’t (2) ……… on the (3) ………… of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases The gar from the exhausts of car have also (4) ………… air pollution in (5) ………… cities The (6) ………… in petrol produces a poisonous gas that often collects in busy street surrounded by high buildings Children (7) ………… live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can’t think as (8) ……… as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands There are other long-term effects of pollution If the gases in the atmosphere continue (9) ………… increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer A lot of ice near the Poles may (10) ………… and may cause serious floods A man B men C human beings D person A enough information B enough informative C information enough D informatively A effect B effects C affect D affects A increasing B increased C decreasing D decreased A the most B most of C most D steel A lead B zinc C bronze D steel A who B which C those D whom A quick B quickly C fastly D intelligent A along B down C toward D to 10 A melt B freeze C defrost D flow If you are an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or snarl It becomes a symbol of our wasteful, throw-away society But there seems little (1) ………… it is here to say, and the truth is, of course, that plastics have brought enormous (2) ………… even environmental ones It is not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental (3) ………… - it is the way society chooses to use and (4) ……… them Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – non-renewable natural (5) ………… We (6) …………… well over three million tons of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner and later, most of it is thrown away A high (7) ………… of our annual consumption is in the (8) …………… of packaging and this (9) ………… about seven per cent by weight of our domestic (10) ………… Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (11) ……………… is growing fast The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (12) ………… than coal and one (13) …………… of “recovery” strongly (14) ………… by the plastic manufactures is the (15) …………… of waste plastic into a fuel A evidence B concern C doubt D likelihood A pleasures B benefits C savings D profits A poison B disaster C disadvantage D evil A dispose B store C endanger D abuse A resources B processes C products D fuels A remove B import C consign D consume A percentage B amount C per cent D rate A way B kind C form D type A takes B makes C carries D constitutes 10 A refuse B goods C requirements D rubbish 11 A manufacture B plant C factory D industry 12 A degree B value C demand D effect 13 A measure B mechanism C method D medium 14 A desired B argued C favored D presented 15 A conversion B melting C change D replacement Television first (1) ……………… some fifty years ago in the 1950s Since then, it has been one of the most popular sources of (2) …………… for both the old and the young Television can actually satisfy almost all kinds of taste It (3) ……………… cartoons for children, world news, music and many other programs If someone is interested in sports, (4) …………., he can tune in to a sports channel There he can enjoy a (5) …………… broadcast of an international football match Television is also a very useful way for companies to (6) ……………… their products It’s not (7) …………… hard for us to see why there is a TV set in almost every home today And, engineers are developing interactive TV which allows to communicate (8) …………… viewers and producers A appears B appeared C has appeared D was appeared A entertain B entertaining C entertainment D entertainer A offers B responds C invents D explores 4 A as a result example A alive D life A advertise interact A such D very A from between B therefore B live C however D for C lively B produce C develop B enough C too B among C with D D WATER There’s much more water than land on the (31) _ of the earth The seas and oceans cover nearly (32) _ of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (33) _ land If you traveled over the earth in different directions, you would have to spend (34) _ more of your time (35) _ on water that on roads or railways We sometimes forget that for every mile of land (36) _ four miles of water There’s so much water in the surface of our earth that we (37) _ to use two words to describe We use the word SEAS (38) _ those parts of water surface which (39) _ only few hundreds of mile, the word OCEANS to describe the huge area of water (40) _ are thousands of miles wide and very deep A cover B surface C outer D outside A four-fives B four-fifth C four fifths D fourth-fifths A it is B it’s C its D them are A many B much C few D too A to move B move C moved D moving A there are B there is C there has D have A must B should C have D would A describing B describes C describe D to describe A is B are C has D will be 10 A that’s B which C where D whose DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES The Southwestern States of the United States suffered one of the worst droughts in their history from 1931 to 1938 The drought (1) the entire country Few food crops could be grown Food became (2) , and prices went up (3) the nation Hundreds of families in the Dust Bowl region had to be moved to farms in other areas with the help of the federal government In 1944, drought brought great damage to (4) all Latin America The drought moved to Australia and then to Europe, (5) it continued throughout the summer of 1945 From 1950 to 1954 in the United States, the South and Southwest suffered a (6) drought Hundreds of cattle ranchers had to ship their cattle to other regions because (7) lands had no grass The federal government again (8) an emergency drought-relief program It offered farmers (9) credit and seed grains (10) low prices A pushed B incurred C occurred D affected A scarce B mystified C hidden D uncommon A over B throughout C all D across A near B totally C almost D factually A which B that C where D when A heavy B sharp C strict D severe A pasture B culture C moisture D manure A carried B conducted C convened D conformed A emergency B crisis C tension D disaster 10 A to B in C over D at DRUGS Drugs are one of the (1) profession’s most valuable tools Doctors prescribe drugs to (2) or prevent many diseases Every year, penicillin and other (3) drugs save the lives of countless victims of pneumonia and other dangerous infectious diseases Vaccines prevent attacks by such diseases as (4) , polio, and smallpox The use of these and many other drugs (5) helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives than would (6) have been possible Almost all our most important drugs, however, were unknown before the 1900’s For example, the sulfa drugs and antibiotics did not come into use (7) the late 1930’s and early 1940’s Before that time, about 25 percent of all pneumonia victims in the United States died of the disease The new drugs quickly reduced the (8) rate from pneumonia to less than percent Polio vaccine was introduced in 1955 At that time, polio struck about 30,000 to 50,000 Americans each year (9) 1960, the use of the vaccine has reduced the number of new polio cases to about 3,000 a year In 1900, most Americans did not live (10) the age of 47 Today, Americans live an average of more than 70 years, in great part because of the use of modern drugs A medical B medicine C health D medic A solve B settle C ruin D treat A germ-killing B helping C saving D rescuing A AIDS B measles C influenza D hiccups A would have B have C has D did A only B even C also D otherwise A until B to C onto D upon A end B ruin C death D termination A About B By C To D Prior 10 A past B passing C well D through The Great Pyramid of Giza, a monument of wisdom and prophecy, was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 B.C (1) its antiquity, certain (2) of its construction make it one of the truly great wonders of the world The four sides of the pyramid are (3) almost on exactly true north, south, east and west – an incredible engineering feat The ancient Egyptians were sun worshippers and great astronomers, so computations for the Great Pyramid were (4) on astronomical observations Explorations and detailed examinations on the base of the structure (5) many intersecting lines Further scientific (6) indicates that these (7) a type of time line of events – past, present, and future Many of the events have been interpreted and found to (8) with known facts of the past Others are prophesied for future generations and are presently under (9) Was this superstructure made by ordinary beings, or (10) built by a race far superior to any known today? A Though B In spite C By D Despite A tenets B relics C aspects D properties A lined B aligned C assigned D fathomed A set B based C fitted D founded A reveal B testify C impose D reset A volume B trial C study D text A front B represent C repose D forward A tangle B consort C resort D coincide A inspection B introduction C recommendation D investigation 10 A that B which C such D one Most ghost stories are (1) in mysterious, old houses or castles The ghosts themselves whose (2) wander the earth at night, are usually the victims of some horrible crimes This is not always the case as the following story (3) When my friend, Paul, was a schoolboy, he often used to chat to Mr Scott, an elderly gentlemen living on his own Mr Scott was a keen gardener He would always be looking after his lawn or his flowers and Paul was (4) the habit of saying a few words to him over the fence One summer’s evening, as Paul was on his way home from school, he saw, as (5) , Mr Scott in his garden The old man was busily weeding his flowerbeds When he saw Paul, he invited him into the garden with a (6) of his hand Slowly, they strolled all around, admiring the various flowers Then, to Paul’s surprise, Mr Scott bent down and picked a (7) of his finest dahlias ‘Here boy,’ he said ‘Give these to your mother.’ No sooner had he arrived home than he (8) the flowers to his mother He then told her that they were with Mr Scott’s compliments His mother’s face went red with anger ‘You wicked boy!’ she shouted ‘How (9) you say such a thing! I (10) into his daughter in the supermarket this morning She told me that the poor old chap had passed away in his sleep last Friday A set B put C fixed D programmed A bodies B minds C spirits D phantoms A points B indicates C states D shows A on B in C within D with A frequent B common C often D usual A rise B spread C wave D shake A carton B bunch C roll D packet A submitted B turned C presented D demonstrated A should B dare C would D wrong 10 A bumped B struck C rushed D knocked