Reading 8 for texting

I. Complete the passage with the words provided.
in, on, to, of, at, with
Hang is 14 years old. She is a pretty girl (1)............ long, black hair. She goes (2) …….. school five days a
week. She usually go swimming (3)…………some friends (4)………….. Saturday morning. She lives (5) …….
a large house (6)…………. her mother father (7) ……..25 Nguyen Trai street. She has a lot (8) ………. friends.
They like listening (9) ……. music (10)…….. their free time.
II. Complete the passage with verbs.
visit, travel, have, is, not like, live, see, think, go
,
Nien (1) was Hoa s next-door neighbor in Hue. She (2)………… very beautiful. She (3)………..big brown
eyes and a lovely smile. Last week she (4) ………….. to Hanoi (5)………..Hoa. They (6) ………… around the
city and (7) …………. a lot of interesting places. Nien (8)……….. Hanoi (9)………. Beautiful but so noisy and
busy, so she (10)………. (11) there.
III. read and answer the question.
I have two close friends Hanh and Mai. We are in the same class at the primary school. Hanh is a very beautiful
with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class. She
likes reading, and she often goes to the library whenever she has free time. Mai is not as beautiful as Hanh but
she has a lovely smile and look very healthy. Mai is very sporty. She is a volleyball star of our school. She is
sociable, humorous and helpful.
a. Who are author, close friends? …………………………………………………………………….
b. What does Hanh look like?
……………………………………………………………………..
c. What does she do in her free time? …………………………………………………………………
d. Is Mai more beautiful than Hanh? …………………………………………………………………..
e. What is Mai, s hobby?
……………………………………………………………………
f. What is Mai character ?
…………………………………………………………………….
IV. Read and put T/F into each sentences.
Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Scotland, but when he was a young man of twenty – three, he moved to
Canada with his family. Before the year was over, Young Graham bell left his family and went to Boston.

Though Bell was a dreamer, he has also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston, where he worked by
day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the
sound. This led to the invention of the telephone.
a. ……. Alexander Graham Bell was born in England.
b …….. He went to Boston when he was twenty- three.
c. ……. He emigrated to Canada in 1865.
d. …….. He invented the telephone
2. Complete the verbs in the brackets.
Isaac Newton ( be)……………. one of the greated men in the history of scientists. He(bear) …………. In a
small village of Wootsphore in England. His father (be) ……….. a poor farmer. When he was fourteen, his
father (die) ……….. Newton left school and (help) …………. his mother on the farm. He (not like)
…………… farming, he was fond of the poetry and mathematics, so Newton was sent to school. After he
(leave) …………… school, Newton studied at Cambridge University . He lectured on mathematics at
Cambridge University after(graduate) ……………….. . His grated discovery( be) …………. the law of
gravitation.
3. Complete the passage with the words provided.
Who, carry, coins, might, need, to, no, travels, less, located
Nowadays, you do not (1) ………… to be at home or at the office to use the telephone anymore. Mobile
phone have (2) ………… wires. You can (3) ………….. one in your pocket or keep one in your car. A call
from a mobile phone (4) ………….. along radio wives to station (5) ………….. in different places. From there
the radio signal is connected (6) …………………the regular phone system. With a mobile phone, any one (7)
………. Can drive and talk on the phone. This means (8) ………… wasted time. You do not have to look for a


phone booth or use (9) ………… to make a call. So remember, next time you are at the beach or riding your
bike, there (10) …………be a call for you.
I.
Reading.
1. Complete the passage with the words provided in the box.
after, should, needn,t ,taking, mustn, t, can, stay

Your temperature has gone down now, so you (1) ………….stay in bed any longer. You (2) …………….. eat
whatever you like, but you (3) …………. Not drink alcohol until you have finished (4)……………. The tablets
and you must (5) ……….. indoor for least three days. (6) ………that you can go out (7) ………….. short walk,
but you(8) ……………do nothing to energetic.
2. Complete the verbs in the brackets.
Although I (have) ……….. a car, I prefer (travel) …………. by train, especially if I have to (make) ……… a
long journey. As the train (travel) ………….. at full speed through the countryside, I can (relax) ……….. drink
a cup of coffee, read a book or look out of the window, sometimes the movement of the train (keep) …………
me asleep, something you could not do while ( drive) …………. a car. The trouble (be) ………. that I hate
( wait) …….in cold stations and I (get)……….. angry when I have to waste time on ( look) ………. for a taxi or
a bus at the beginning or at the end of my journey.
I.
Reading 1.Complete the passage with the words provided in the box.
develop , formed , speech , being , born , deaf , positions , was
was (1) ………… in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell became interested in method of (2) ……….
communication. He(3) ……………influenced by his father and grandfather, who spent years with (4)
………..people and those with faulty speech. Bell, s father even go so far as to (5) ……………. a system of
so called ‘visible speech” for the deaf. He used sketches of the different (6) ………….of the lips and tongue.
This science of visible speech (7) ………..the foundation of young Bell , s knowledge of the mechanics of
human (8) …………….
2.Read the text carefully and answer the questions below it:.
For Vietnamese people, Tet- The Lunar New year- is the biggest festival of the year. Before Tet, people are
busy to get haircut, buy new clothes, decorate the house and prepare special foods, … Flowering tree
branches are brought into people’s homes.
On the first day of Tet, people wish each other good luck, good health, prosperity and happiness. Older
people distribute “lucky money” to their kids. Families usually gather to have a good meal with sticky rice
and boiled chicken, wine…
During the first few days of Tet, nobody sweeps their houses. They don’t want to sweep away good luck..
This custom was imported from China long ago.
1/ What do Vietnamese people do before Tet ?………………………………………………………………

2/ Do they bring flowering trees into their homes?…………………………………………………………
3/ Who receive “ Lucky money” ?…………………………………………………………………
4/ Why does nobody sweep their house during the first few days of Tet?……………………………
I.
Reading: Complete the passage with the words provided in the box
take , not, increase, own, special, need, words, with
In the 20 th century, with the remarkable(1) ……………..scientific and other knowledge, (2)
………….dictionary have to made for a group of (3) …………. There are some very large dictionaries (4)
……………. contain all the words in English language, but they are (5) ………….convenient to use. They are
too heavy and (6)………………up too much room. Students of a foreign language (7)…………….a dictionary
with contain all the words in common use in their(8)………………….language and the ones they are try to
learn.
I.
Reading Read and answer T/ F then correct F statements.
We are all destroying ( hủy diệt) the Earth . The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much
smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live I many of world , s cities. We have cut down so many trees that there
are now vast ( rộng lớn) areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not
grow enough food to eat. In certain countries in Asia, there is too little rice. Wild animals are quickly
disappearing ( biến mất). For instance, tigers are rarely in India now because we have killed too many. However
it is not enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it.
Join us now. Save the Earth. This is too important to ignore (im lặng).
• The seas and the rivers are polluted now. T/F
• Smoke is harmful for human health.
T/F


• There are a few tigers exist in India.
T/F
• We have planted so many trees now.
T/F

II.
Reading : Complete the passage.
A new shopping mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today . It is very different (1)………… the
present shopping area. All the shops areas are under one roof. That will be very convenient, especially
during the hot and humid summer months. (2)………… will shop in comfort and won’t notice the
weather. Some people in the neighborhood, However, aren’t (3)……………… about the changes . The
owner of the small store on the Tran Phu street think the (4)…………………will take their business.
Some of the goods in the new store (5)……………be the same as the ones in the small shop ,but the
stores in the mall will offer in the a wider selection of products , some at(6)…………… prices etc…
II.
Reading.
1.Read the dialogue and complete the passage..
Many (1) ……….believe that life on a farm is quiet and easy, but (2) ………….is very hard. I myself have(3)
………. on a farm for nearly years and I know what farm work(4) …………… You must get up early, (5)
…………the chickens and the cows, water the flowers, vegetables, do a (6) …………….of the gardening and
then (7) ……………in the fields. But my aunt likes this way of life and (8) ………… do all her children.
I.
Reading. 1. read the passage then answer T? F questions.
Yesterday when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an accident. A woman was knocked down when she
was crossing the street at the zebra-crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A policeman arrived and
asked the young man to phone for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, the police man and some
people tried to stop the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound then put pressure on it and held
it tight. They tried to talk to her in order to make her awake. After ten minute, the ambulance came and took her
to the hospital.
a. The accident was happened yesterday.
T/F
b. The victim was a young man.
T/F
c. The accident was happened at the roadside. T/F
d. The policeman phone for an ambulance. T/F

III.
Reading:
1. Read and answer the questions:
Everyday of the year , throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and
thrown away. Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers. Many countries
have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor. In many counties where there is the cooperation
of the public, paper mills recycle as sixty percent of the waste paper .Their simple work is to take away the ink,
crush it up and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved . We can
insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
a. How many paper bags and newspapers are throw away every year ? ………………………………………….
b. What material do paper mills need to make paper?
………………………………………..
c. What have many countries done to save money and labor?
………………………………………….
d. What percentage of waste paper is recycled with the help of the public? …………………………………….
e. What do the paper mills do to reuse waste paper?
……………………………………
f. How many trees can be saved for every ton of recycled newsprint?
…………………………………………
2. Read and complete the verbs in the brackets.
Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (carry) ………….. out by scientists( work)…………… for large
industry firms. However, there (be) ………….. still opportunities for other people. (invent)……………. various
things. In Britain, there is a weekly TV program which (attempt) ………………… to show all the devices
which people (invent)…. ……. recently .The people (organize) ………………… the program receive
information about 700 inventions per year.
II. Reading:
1. Read and complete the passage with the words provide in the box.
in, clear, attractions, international, boat, caves, wooden, popular, water, beautiful

Ha Long bay of the descending Dragon- is very (1) …… with both Vietnamese and (2) ……….tourists. One of
the (3) ……. Of ha Long is the Bay calm (4) …….and limestone mountains. The Bay, s water is (5) ……….
During the Spring and early Summer. Upon arriving (6) …………….Ha Long City, the visitors will go along
Chay Beach. From the Beach, visitors can hire a (7) ………… and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors will
find some of Southeast Asia,s most (8) ………….. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful (9) …………at ha
Long Bay. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid (10) …………. Stakes to beat the Mongol on
Bach Dang River in 1288.
2. Complete the letter with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Dear Peter,
We are having a (wonder) …………… time in Ha Noi . Life in ha Noi is very (excite) ………….. . Ha Noi is a
(large) …….. city and it is also very (interest) ………………! Vietnamese people are very ( friend) ………….
and (hospitality) ………………….. . They give us a warm welcome. Yesterday we saw a street ( music)
………. playing the guitar on the pavement. He played quite (beauty) ……………….The (busy) ……….street
and the ( noise) ………. Around did not bother him at all ! I am (send) ………… a photo of our hotel. It looks
very nice didn,t it ? It is so quiet that we can (hard) ………. believe it is the capital of Viet Nam .
I hope you are all (good) ………… Please send my regards to your parents.
Yours truly,
Nam
Exercise 4:Complete the letter with the words provided.
his , visited , soon , in , for , weather , bought , was , people , weight
We are having a wonderful time (1) ....... the USA. The (2) ......... are friendly and the (3) ....... has
been warm and sunny. In San Francisco, I (4) ............... my friends Peter and (5) ......... family . It (6) ......... nice
to see them. I (7) ........... lots of souvenirs (8) ........... the children . Thanh is always complaining about
the(9) ................. of my suitcases. See you (10) .............. .
Exercise 5:Complete the letter.
We are having a (1) ............ time in Hoi An. The streets here are so (2) ..............that car are not allowed
to entered the center (3) ......... the Old Town. The houses are very (4) ............. but beautiful . However I do not
like the way they do business. It seems that every house has a shop to sell (5) ..............and other stuffs. The
people are very (6) ............. and helpful. The food looks funny but it (7) ................... quite nice. I have not
(8) ............ anything for you but I will send you some photos. See you as soon as possible.

Exercise 6: A . Complete the passage with the words in the box.
to get , Chinese , historic , plenty , visitors , for , of , excellent
London is the biggest city in Britain . It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans .It is a city of
(1) ............. building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has one (2) ............ the best
museums in the world. London is very crowded in Summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists, and has
more than eight million (3) .............. a year . The city is famous (4) ............... its shopping and department
stores. London has an (5) ............. underground railway system , so it is easy for tourists (6) ................ around.
In London, there are (7) ........... of good restaurants where you can get excellent British food. The city is also
has lots of good Indian, (8) .......... , Japanese , French , Italian , and Greek restaurants.
B . Put T or F in the box.
1. None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London.
2. London was found by Romans.
3. London has historic buildings and churches.
4. Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London.
5. London is not busy in Summer
.
6. Foreign tourists like visiting London.
7. It is not easy for tourists to travel in London.
8. you an not get spagheti or rushi in London.
B. Reading
1. Read and answer the questions:
,
Vietnam s New Year is celebrated according to the lunar Calendar. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen
Dan , or Tet. It begins between January twenty- first and February nineteen .The exact day changes from
year to year. Vietnamese people usually, make preparations for the holiday several week beforehand . They


tidy their homes, cook special food, clean and make offerings an the family altars. On the New Year , s Eve ,
people to sit up to midnight to see the new year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the
greeting of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three day is the most important. Vietnamese people

believe that how people act during those days will influent the whole year. As a result, they make very effort
to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
a. What is Vietnam, s New Year known as? .............................................................
b. When does the lunar New Year begin? ........................................................
c. What do Vietnamese people do to prepare for Tet? ...................................................
d. What do people do on the New Year, s Eve ?...............................................
e. How long does Tet last? ........................................................................................................... .
f . Why is the first three day the most important? ..........................................................
2.Read and fill in the brackets.
relatives , top , preparations , holiday , put , are , although , bought
Christmas is the biggest (1) ............. of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start on 24 December,
Christmas Eve, (2) ...................... there have been several weeks of (3) ...................... before hand . The
Christmas tree, presents, food , drinks and decorations have been (4) .......................... . Christmas cards have
already been sent to friends and (5) ........ . About a week before Christmas, people usually (6) .............. up their
decorations and an angel on the (7) ...................... of the Christmas tree. Family presents (8)
.....................usually put under the tree.
III. READING:1. Read and complete the passage with the words provided.
Design , be , recognize , visit , be , erect
The Eiffel Tower
(1) ......................... in Paris , France. It
(2) .................. by millions of people very year. It (3) .................. by Alexander Eiffel (1832-1923) . It
(4) ..................in 1889 for the Paris exposition. Since that time , It (5) ..................... the most famous landmark
in Paris. Today , it (6) ..................by people throughout the world.
2. Read ,complete the passage then complete sentences.
in , involved , on , famous , was , tomb
Taj Mahal is the most (1) ...................... of all India,s ancient building and a prime monument of Mughal Art .
It (2) ..................... built as the mausoleum of Arjumand Banu , Bagam ,Known as Mumtaz Mahal , wife of
Shan Jahan. The Taj Mahal was built (3) .................... the Yamuna river (4) .................1630 . It took 22 years to
construct;20,000 men were said to have been (5) ......................... in the project. The (6) .................... is over 73
meters high , and is lavishly decorated with Koranic inscription and carved reliefs .

a. Taj Mahal is a .............................................................................................
b. Taj Mahal was built for ..............................................................................
c. It was built on .............................................................................................
d. It was completed in ...................................................................................
e. ................................. men worked on the project.
f. The tomb is ........................................................... high.
g. It is decorated with ...................................................................................
h. The passage is about ..................................................................................
3. Read and complete the passage with the words provided.
rent , have , lift , run , see , spend , swim , be
A group of tourists on the tour of the Grand Canyon (1) .................. a free helicopter ride on a recent vacation.
The group (2) ..................... a boat for a ride through the Canyon , but the boat (3) ............... into a rock and
sank . The tourists (4) ...................... to the shore and (5) ................ the night in a cave. The next morning, a
rescue team in a helicopter (6) ......................... them and (7) ....................... them out of the Canyon . “It
(8) ..................... the best part of our tour,”.
VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions
about it
My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because
I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert


liked busy, cultural holidays. He liked ‘visiting museum’s and art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he
always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a
quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do, we flew to
Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!
1. What is the passage written about?
a. a trip to Greece
b. a lazy seaside holiday
c. a busy cultural holiday
d. a problem about the holiday

2. The author _____ .
a. liked sunbathing
b. was tired and needed to relax
c. liked a busy cultural holiday
d. a & b are correct
3. What does the word ‘island’ in line 7 mean?
a. a piece of land with water all around it
b. a place in a desert that has trees and water
c. a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain
d. a big area of salty water
4. Robert wanted ______ .
a. to stay in Athens
b. sunbathing
c. drinking iced beer
d. lazy seaside holidays
5. Kos is _____ .
a. a town in Athens
b. a city in Greece
c. an island
d. a place which has many island
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Harvest Festival is (31)_____ October. It is a very ancient (32)_____ but it is also part of the Christian
tradition. It (33)_____ new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school.
Schools usually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (34)_____ the past, people sometimes (35)_____
traditional dolls out of corn.
1. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. from
2. A. thing

B. festival
C. vacation
D. holiday
3. A. gives
B. supplies
C. celebrates
D. holds
4. A. In
B. At
C. On
D. Since
5. A. make
B. made
C. making
D. are making
Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below.
Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 th December.
That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our
friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On
Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have
Christmas pudding. [pudding: dessert]
6. When is Christmas held?
A. On 25 December
B. In the middle of December
C. In the middle of the year
D. no information
7. Christmas is held because Christians want to________________.
A. have a good time
B. celebrate the birth of Christ
C. visit their friends and family

D. decorate big trees
8. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 5 mean?
A. make something look nicer
B. paint something
C. make something look worse
D. buy something
9. On Christmas Day, people________________.
A. give each other presents
B. have an enormous meal with turkey
C. have Christmas pudding
D. all are correct
10. Which of the following is not true?
A. Dean is English.


B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it.
C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas.
D. In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards to their friends and family.
VII. Read the passage, the answer the questions.
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are
screwed and thrown away. Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers.
Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor. In countries where there is the
cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. Their simple work is to
take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can
be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
1. How many paper bags and newspaper are thrown away every day?
………………………………………………………………………
2. What material do paper mills need to make paper?
…………………………………………………………………………………
3. What have many countries done to save money and labor in making paper?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What percentage of waste paper is recycled with the help of the public?
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. What do the paper mills do to reuse waste paper?
………………………………………………………………………………………………