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An astronaut living in space begins a day in much the same way as he would on earth. The astronaut is able to brush his
teeth and use the toilet when in space. It is, however, rather challenging as the water droplets will (26)_____ around.
The astronaut will also have to make do with sponge baths.
There is a special plan for the astronaut on (27)_____ a spaceship which includes beverages and food items. The
astronaut is allowed to have a maximum of three main meals a day. The meal varies each day until the sixth day. On
that day, the menu is (28)_____ and the astronaut eats the meals he had on the first day. The food that is brought on a
shuttle mission can be dehydrated, in natural (29)_____ or fresh. Sometimes, they are kept in thermostabilised cans or
sealed pouches. It takes only thirty minutes to cook a delicious meal for a (30)_____ of up to seven people on a space
mission. However, astronauts have to eat slowly and carefully or the food will float away.
(Conquer Cloze 4 – Judy Tilaka & Isabelle Lim – SAP)
26. A. dive

B. fall

C. float

D. fly

27. A. board

B. work

C. stay

D. business

28. A. renewed

B. transformed

C. exchanged

D. repeated

29. A. mode

B. form

C. appearance

D. shape

30. A. crew

B. flock

C. troop

D. band

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
question.
Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and Canada; it is closely related to European harvest festivals. The first
Thanksgiving was held in 1621. After a good harvest, the Pilgrim Fathers, who had travelled to America aboard the
Mayflower, organized a great feast. They also invited their Indian friends, who had helped the Pilgrims through their
first year in the New World.
After that first thanksgiving, the holiday was not observed regularly and not usually in autumn. In 1863, however,
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed an annual Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November
to enlarge the Christmas shopping period, which starts after the thanksgiving celebrations. Not all states followed

Roosevelt’s declaration though, and so in 1941 the United States Congress finally decided to celebrate Thanksgiving on
the fourth Thursday of November (which sometimes is the last, sometimes the penultimate Thursday ).
In the United States, Thanksgiving lasts four days now because most people also get the Friday off. The holiday is
celebrated with family and friends, and a huge dinner is served in the early afternoon or evening. The traditional
Thanksgiving dinner is a roasted turkey served with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans and various
pies for dessert.
In Canada, the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1710. For about 200 years, it was held for example when a royal
child was born or when a battle was won. It became an annual holiday in 1931 and is now celebrated on the second
Monday of October.
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1. Who did the Pilgrim Fathers have a feast with?
A. Canadian citizens

B. native Americans

C. European people

D. Indian residents


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2. What do people usually do at Thanksgivings?
A. They go shopping to prepare for Christmas.
B. They cook a turkey and give it to the poor.
C. They organize a huge party in the early morning.
D. They have dinner with family or friends.
3. In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrate on the _____.
A. second Monday of October B. fourth Monday of November
C. last Thursday of October

D. second Thursday of November

4. Why did President Roosevelt change the date of Thanksgiving
A. to make it suitable for autumn climate
B. to give people another Friday off
C. To promote shopping for Christmas
D. to celebrate the last Thursday of November
5. American people nowadays celebrate Thanksgiving on the day decided by _____.
A. the Pilgrim Fathers

B. President Abraham Lincoln

C. President Roosevelt

D. the United States Congress

6. The word “penultimate” in the passage means _____.
A. last

B. immediately before the last one

C. first

D. immediately after the first one

7. According the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. After Thanksgiving the shop in the USA are decorated for Christmas.
B. At Thanksgiving people usually have roasted turkey and a variety of pies.
C. There are five days off at Thanksgiving in America.
D. Thanksgiving in the USA and Canada is celebrated on different days

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
question.
Weekly Reader News heads down under to find out what scientists are doing to save Australia’s koalas. Koalas are
pictured everywhere in Australia – on cleaning products, on boxes of chocolate, on sports team jerseys.
Yet the animals live only in pockets along the east coast. The marsupials once inhabited the entire coastline. (A
marsupials is a mammal that typically carries its young in a pouch.) The koalas population dropped after farmers cut
down many of the forests where koalas lived and hunters killed the animals for their fur. Buy the early 1900s, “koalas


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were basically shot out of south Australia,” says ecologist Bill Ellis. An ecologist is a scientist who studies the
relationships among living things and their environments.
I recently joined Ellis and his team in a forest on St. Bees Island, 19 miles off the northeastern coast of Australia, with
eight other volunteers. The island is a natural laboratory, veilding findings that may help protect koalas elsewhere on
the continent.
Trees Tags
The volunteers combed the island for koalas in the blue gum trees. When we found a koala, we gathered information
about the trees in the area.
Blue gum is a species of eucalyptus tree in which the furry leaf eaters spend most of their time. Eucalyptus trees are
native to Australia, and their leaves are the main food source for koalas. Although koalas can walk on the ground, they
are better suited for life in the canopy, the high cover of branches and leaves in a forest.
Goat Trouble?
What has Ellis’s research told him so far? The St. Bees population seems to be healthy. Yet Ellis wonders whether the
koalas might be heading for hard times. The island is overrun with wild goats, and Ellis thinks the goats are eating the
small blue gum trees.
Without those trees, the koalas will run out of food in the future. Ellis hopes more research will help him understand
how to protect the blue gums – and the koalas that depend on them. “I think that’s what everyone is trying to do – to
make a difference,” Ellis says.
(Weekly Reader 2007)

1. Though koalas can walk on the ground, they are better suited for life _____.
A. on island off the northeastern coast
B. in the high cover of branches and leaves in the forest
C. by the coastline
D. inside of the blue gum tree
2. Why do you think the koalas no longer inhabit the entire coastline?
A. The koalas have moved to a drier environment.
B. Koalas have been killed by hunters.
C. Koalas have been moved to zoos for protection
D. Disease has caused the koalas to decrease in population.
3. How does the author organize the information in this passage?
A. The author provides details about the unusual nature and habitat of koalas.
B. The author compares the arguments for and against koalas rescue.
C. The author describes a current problem and investigates research on solutions.
D. The author combines fiction and nonfiction information about koalas to explain their popularity in Australian
society.


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4. What can be inferred from the information in the second paragraph regarding koalas being “ pictured everywhere ”
in Australian?
A. Koalas have been found to be good advertisements for products.
B. Koalas are dying out, so pictures are difficult to find.
C. Koalas are well-liked across Australian.
D. Many ecologists are trying to save the koalas.
5.What words could best replace the phrase “yielding findings” in the paragraph 4?
A. producing discoveries

B. giving treasures

C. giving away materials

D. making way for discoveries

6. How do you think goats cause trouble for the koalas?
A. Koalas catch diseases from the goats.
B. Goats and koalas fight over living space.
C. Goats are meat eaters and koalas are food goats.
D. Goats eat the small trees that the koalas depend on for food.
7. Since koalas are better suited to life in the canopy than to walking on the ground, we may assume they have _____.
A. extra big feet

B. floppy pouches

C. strong arms

D. beautiful fur

8. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Bill Ellis studies marsupials and their habitats in order to ensure that koalas and wild goats can live harmoniously.
B. Koalas are very unusual, carrying their young in a pouch and inhabiting only the east coast of Australia.
C. Koalas are an Australian treasure, pictured on items in the grocery store and on sports team jerseys.
D. Researchers and volunteers are researching koala habitats, many of which have been destroyed.

ĐÁP ÁN
BÀI ĐỌC 1
26. B

27. A

28. D

29. B

30. A

BÀI ĐỌC 2
1. B

2. D

3. A

4. C

5. D

6. B

7. C

BÀI ĐỌC 3
1. B

2. B

3. C

4. C

5. A

6. D

7. C

8. D


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