Test on reading skills, hoatvups Full name: M ark: D¹ng 1: §iÒn 1 tõ thÝch hîp vµo « trèng. Bµi tËp 1. English is my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied the ( 1. … ) languages when I was at highschool. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the university. As (2. … ) me, (3. … ) a foreign language is not easy. After (4. … ) a language, practice is very necessary and useful. Travelling to the country (5. … ) the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you can not speak the language well (6. … ) you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I am (7. … ) to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are (8. … ). (9. … ), getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be (10. … ) first. Bµi tËp 2. Rain forests cover less than six (1. … ) of the earth’s area, but they have 100,000 kinds of all the kinds of plants on the earth. Three-fourths of known kinds of plants and animals call the rain forest their home. Twenty percent (2. … ) our different kinds of medicine comes from rain forests. The glues on an envelope and in shoes come from tropical plants. Rain forests (3. … ) materials for hundreds of other products. Rain forests are also very important (4. … ) the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about thirty to forty percent of the total rainfall on the earth and products about the same percentage of the world oxygen. Some scientists believe (5. … ) the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a (6. … ) countries, (7. … ) solve the problem (8. … ). The nations of the world must work (9. … ) to find a solution before it is too (10. … ). Bµi tËp 3. Anyone who visit England would like to spend some time in Stratford-upon –Avon. (1. … ) in the centre of England, it is a town that is rich (2. … ) both history and (3. … ). (4. … ) population is about 23,000. Stratford-upon- Avon is famous (5. … ) it is the place where the talented playwright Shakespeare was born and died. When you come there, you can visit his (6. … ), and some buildings which used to belong to his family. There are many other (7. … ) that are worth visiting in the town. Enjoying an evening in Stratford-upon-Avon is very interesting. There are restaurants (8. … ) are suitable for tastes. In the evening, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre offers interesting (9. … ) written by Shakespeare and you have a chance to see some of the (10. … ) actors and actresses of England on stage. There are many other kinds of amusement and entertainment waiting for you. Bµi tËp 4. Safety on the roads. Every day, many road accidents (1. … ) in Hong Kong. Some (2. … ) cause injuries but some lead to (3. … ). Everyone, especially children, must learn (4. … ) to cross the road. A simple code to remember is “STOP, LOOK and LISTEN BEFORE YOU (5. … )”. The Transport Department organizes road safety campaigns every year in (6. … ) to reduce traffic accidents. Parents and teachers should educate children on road safety. Most schools have their own School Road Safety Patrols. The School Road Safety Patrol is a uniformed group. It recruits secondary school students as members. Students at senior forms help fellow students cross the road correctly and safely on their way to and from school. When you go out alone, however, what is the best way to cross the road ? First, you must find a safe place to cross, There may be subways, footbridges, zebra or green man crossing. Of (7. … ), it is safest to be directed by a policeman. Then you should stand on the pavement (8. … ) you can see clearly all the directions, look round for the traffic and listen. If a car is coming, you ought to let it pass. When there is no traffic near, walk straight across the road. Do not run as you may trip! Roads are dangerous. (9. … ), if everyone takes care when crossing the road, there will be (10. … ) traffic accidents. Our transport system will then become safer and more efficient. Bµi tËp 5. “El Norte” is an excellent and disturbing film (1. … ) two immigrants to The United States. At the (2. … ) of the film we meet a family in Guatemala – mother, (3. … ), son and daughter. When the father is killed and the mother is taken to prison, the son and daughter (4. … ) to go to “El Norte” – The United States – by way of Mexico. At first they have (5. … ) finding someone to take them across the Mexican border, but finally they find a way across and end up is Los Angeles. (6. … ), life in the U.S. is not as easy as they thought it (7. … ) be. First, they have to find housing. (8. … ) they need to learn English and get jobs. Eventually they succeed (9. … ) accomplishing these three goals, and life looks pretty good for them. Unfortunately, at the end of the film, Tragedy strikes, and we are left wondering. If “El Norte” really is the land of opportunity after (10. … ). 1 2