PASSAGE 17

PASSAGE 17
Last summer, Mary and her classmates had an excursion to the countryside. They went to visit a farm
on which Mary’s uncle worked. They left early in the morning and took a bus there. Mary’s uncle met
them at the bus station and took them to the farm. On the way, he showed them the fields of rice, wheat,
maize, and potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. They saw some farm machines and tractors in a large yard of the
farm. Mary’s uncle explained to them that those machines were used for ploughing and breaking soil,
distributing manure and planting potatoes, rice and wheat. The biggest machine can cut and thresh corn,
rice at the same time.
In the afternoon, Mary’s uncle took them to the cattle area where cows, pigs, sheep and chickens were
raised and cows were milked once a day. Mary’s uncle had to answer many questions raised by her
friends. He also told them about the differences between the life of people in the country and in the city.
After having some fresh milk and cakes, they all felt very excited and said goodbye to him and went back
home.
Question 1. How did Mary and her classmates go to the countryside last summer?
A. They went by car.

B. They went by taxi.

C. They went by bus.

D. They went on foot.

Question 2. They visited a farm on which the farmers _______.
A. grow vegetables

B. grow rice, wheat, potatoes and raise animals

C. grow some agricultural plants

D. feed only cows

Question 3. Which kinds of animals are raised on the farm?
A. Cows and pigs

B. Sheep and cows

C. Chickens

D. All of the above

Question 4. Most of the work on the farm is done by _______.
A. tractors

B. hand

C. farm machines

D. both tractors and farm machines

Question 5. What is the function of the biggest machine?
A. It can cut and thresh corn, rice at the same time.
B. It can plough and break soil.
C. It can plant potatoes, rice and wheat.
D. It can distribute manure.


ĐÁP ÁN
1-C

2-B

3-D

4-D

5-A

LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT
Question 1:
Dòng 2 đoạn 1: “They left early in the morning and took a bus there”
Question 2:
Dòng 3 đoạn 1: “he showed them the fields of rice, wheat, maize, and potatoes”
Question 3:
Dòng 1 đoạn 3: “Mary’s uncle took them to the cattle area where cows, pigs, sheep and chickens were
raised”
Question 4:
Dòng 1 +2 +3 đoạn 2: “They saw some farm machines and tractors in a large yard of the farm. Mary’s
uncle explained to them that those machines were used for ploughing and breaking soil, distributing
manure and planting potatoes, rice and wheat”
Question 5:
Dòng 3 đoạn 2: “The biggest machine can cut and thresh corn, rice at the same time”