Reading 1: Rice is (1) by Vietnamese people every day It often (2) in tropical countries such as Viet Nam, Thailand or Malaysia The Chinese have also been growing rice for (3) years The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants Then they are taken to fields covered (4) muddy water called paddies The fields of rice look very (5) After or months, the rice is ready to be picked People often drain away water before collecting rice Eating rice is a special action in the world They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice (6) , they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths Viet Nam is one of the countries in which people use chopsticks very well A.used A.grows A.thousands A.in A.beauty 6.A However B taken B keeps B thousand B by B beautiful B Moreover C eaten C plants C thousand of C.with C beautifully C Besides D boiled D stays D thousands of D of D the beauty D.so Reading 2: In the past, importance is not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable These early foot coverings were probably animals kins, which people tied round thei rankles during cold (1) We still use leather today, but other materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, depending (2) what is in fashion It was only one hundred and fifty years ago that people began to wear a different shoe on each foot Formerly, the two shoes had been straight instead of shapedand(3) be worn on the left or the right foot.All shoes used to be made by hand, but now,(4) there are shoe makers still using their traditional skills, most shoes are now machine-made in large factories The introduction of sewing machines allowed the shoe industry to produce a large(5) of cheaper shoes for a wider range of buyers A temperature A in A can A.if B although 5.A number B climate B of B should C should B size C weather C from C ought D unless C sum D condition D on D could D total Reading 3: Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world But the first supermarket (1) opened only fifty years ago It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen A supermarket is different (2) other types of stores in several ways In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves The (3) choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (4) Trang example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on A.isB has been A.at A.customers A.on C was B from B managers B for D.were C on C assistants C.with D.to D.sellers D.by Trang