Tài liệu ôn thi IELTS Reading test 2 1

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READING TEST 2.1
Objectives:
- Flow - chart completion
- True / False / Not Given
READING 1
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the
United States (1789–97).
When George Washington was a boy, he liked to make up his own sayings. ―Lean not on
anyone‖ was one of them. As he grew older, a strong sense of self-reliance and
responsibility—to his family, his soldiers, and his country —shaped Washington’s character. It
gave him a quiet strength that helped him direct the course of the nation.
Washington grew up on his family’s Virginia plantation. As a young man, he decided to learn a
trade as a land surveyor. George Washington was only sixteen years old when he set out on his
first surveying expedition. Sleeping outdoors and hunting for his food made the teenager more
mature. This maturity and sense of responsibility were the perfect qualities for a military leader.
Seven years later, Washington was already a colonel commanding Virginia’s colonial troops.
At six feet two inches tall, he was a forceful leader who inspired his men to defend the colony’s
350-mile western frontier. In 1775, Washington’s leadership was called upon one more time.
The Second Continental Congress named him commander in chief of the army. From 1775 to
1783 his strength helped his soldiers overcome many problems. Washington’s troops didn’t
have enough supplies, and many soldiers deserted. The men suffered horribly during the
bitterly cold winter at Valley Forge.
After Washington’s death, Thomas Jefferson said about the leader, ―His integrity was most
pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known.‖ Without this quiet American hero, with
his strong sense of responsibility, our nation’s early history would have been very different.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer:

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George Washington
Born in 1. ……….. in2. ………….

Decided to be a 3.………… when he was young

His first surveying expedition at the age of 4.……………..

Was matured and 5.………………… as a military leader.

In 6.……………. , commanded Virginia’s colonial troops

Did not return to military life until 7. ………….

Helped his troops overcome problem of being short in 8.……………….. and a
Severe 9.……….. at Valley Forge

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In 1789, became 10.……………………………………..of the US.

Died 11.………… years after his presidency

Was remembered as the 12.………………. American hero.

READING 2. Decide whether the statements are true, false or not given.
The face behind Harry Porter
Joanne Kathleen Rowling is a British novelist best known as the author of the Harry Potter
fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold
more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history and
been the basis for a series of films which is the second highest-grossing film series in history
Though one of the most famous and successful writers in the world, she hasn’t always been a
writer, and she hasn’t always been successful. In her life, she has also been a secretary and a
teacher (she taught English at Portugal). She’s been unemployed and broke too.

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JK Rowling first thought of Harry Porter when she was on a train between London and
Manchester in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of
her first child, divorce from her first husband,her joblessness and relative povertyuntil Rowling
finished the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. They were very
difficult years, but she loved writing and she didn’t give up.
Now millions of children (and adults) have read the Harry Porter books and many more have
seen the films. She is the United Kingdom's best-selling living author, with sales in excess of
£300,000,000. She has helped a lot of people too, because she gives a lot of money to charity.
13.JK Rowling’s had 3 jobs in her life.
14.She was heading to Manchester when came up with the idea of Harry Porter.
15.She was broke and unemployed when writing the first book.
16.The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was finished in 1997.
17.The book series is loved by children only.
18.She is the United Kingdom's best-selling author of all time.
READING 3
Decide whether the following statements are true, false or not given.

Shinichi Suzuki
The Suzuki method is a method of teaching music conceived and executed by Japanese
violinist Shinichi Suzuki (born 1898, died 1998), dating from the mid-20th century. The central
belief of Suzuki is that all people are capable of learning from their environment. The essential
components of his method spring from the desire to create the "right environment" for learning
music. He also believed that this positive environment would also help to foster character in
students.
As a skilled violinist but a beginner at the German language who struggled to learn it, Suzuki
noticed that children pick up their native language quickly, and even dialects adults consider
"difficult" to learn are spoken with ease by 5-year-olds. He reasoned that if children have the
skill to acquire their mother tongue, then they have the necessary ability to become proficient

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on a musical instrument. He pioneered the idea that pre-school age children could learn to play
the violin if learning steps were small enough and if the instrument was scaled down to fit their
body.
19. Suzuki believed that environment is crucial for anyone learning a musical instrument.
20. His method helped him to learn German.
21. Suzuki compared language learning with learning to play an instrument.
22. He introduced new ideas about teaching music to infants.

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