READING FOR TS 10 SO 2 +KEY

TUYEN SINH 10 2011 - 2012

Name:……………,9A….

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READING
I. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
The large movement of earth under the water caused a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami
was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing day Tsunami in England,
Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami
caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other
property. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami. The wave traveled as far away as
South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because
of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over $7 billion was
donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damage.
1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
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2. How high were the waves?
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3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
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4. How much money was raised to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged?
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II. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
The world’s first computer was made at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946 although computerlike machines were built in the 19 th century. Computers were sold commercially for the first time in the
1950s, and a lot of progress has been made since then. Computers now are much smaller and more
powerful, and they can be bought much more cheaply.
Computers are used in many fields-in business, science, medicine, education and so on. They can be
used to forecast the weather or to control robots which made cars. A lot of difficult calculations can be done

very quickly on a computer.
Great numbers of home computers have been sold recently. People know more about computers than
they used to. Computers help us much in our work and they are playing a big part in our lives. Many people
believe we can look forward to the day when even our household jobs like cleaning, ironing, decorating will
be done by computer-controlled robots.
1. When and where was the world’s first computer made?
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2. When were computers commercially sold for the first time?
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3. In what fields can computers be used?
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4. Why are computers very useful nowadays?
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TUYEN SINH 10 2011 - 2012

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KEY
I. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
The large movement of earth under the water caused a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami
was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing day Tsunami in England,
Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami
caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other
property. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami. The wave traveled as far away as
South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because
of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over $7 billion was
donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damage.

1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
- Because it happened on Boxing Day.
2. How high were the waves?
- Thirty meters.
3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
- High water.
4. How much money was raised to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged?
- Over $7 billion.
II. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
The world’s first computer was made at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946 although computerlike machines were built in the 19 th century. Computers were sold commercially for the first time in the
1950s, and a lot of progress has been made since then. Computers now are much smaller and more
powerful, and they can be bought much more cheaply.
Computers are used in many fields-in business, science, medicine, education and so on. They can be
used to forecast the weather or to control robots which made cars. A lot of difficult calculations can be done
very quickly on a computer.
Great numbers of home computers have been sold recently. People know more about computers than
they used to. Computers help us much in our work and they are playing a big part in our lives. Many people
believe we can look forward to the day when even our household jobs like cleaning, ironing, decorating will
be done by computer-controlled robots.
1. When and where was the world’s first computer made?
At the University of Pennsylvania in 1946.
2. When were computers commercially sold for the first time?
In the 1950s.
3. In what fields can computers be used?
In business, science, medicine, education and so on.
4. Why are computers very useful nowadays?
Because they can be used to forecast the weather or to control robots which made cars. A lot of difficult
calculations can be done very quickly on a computer. Computers help us much in our work and they are
playing a big part in our lives.