The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the oldest people in the world. It’s famous for its high number of centenarians – men and women who live beyond 100 years of age. There have been many scientific studies of their lifestyle and you can even buy cookery books based on their diets. Some of the reasons for their good health are that they ...

      ­go fishing and eat what they catch. A. True   B. False

      ­regularly do gardening and grow their own fruit and vegetables. A. True  B. False

      ­go cycling and never drive when they can walk. A. True   B. False

      ­often spend time with friends. They meet at people’s houses and play games. A. True   B. False

      ­rarely buy food from a supermarket. A. True   B. False

      ­do regular exercise, go swimming and lead active lives. A. True   B. False

IX. Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.

      The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the oldest people in the world. It‟s famous for its high number of centenarians – men and women who live beyond 100 years of age. There have been many scientific studies of their lifestyle and you can even buy cookery books based on their diets. Some of the reasons for their good health are that they ...

     ▲go fishing and eat what they catch.

     ▲regularly do gardening and grow their own fruit and vegetables.

     ▲go cycling and never drive when they can walk.

     ▲often spend time with friends. They meet at people‟s houses and play games.

     ▲rarely buy food from a supermarket.

     ▲do regular exercise, go swimming and lead active lives.

1. According to the passage, Okinawa is well known for .

a. its beauty                            b. its centenarians

c. its subtropical climate                            d. its cuisine

2. The people of Okinawa _______.

a. cook very well                                                b. eat a lot of meat

c. have an unhealthy diet                                 d. have the longest lifespan

3. Which of the followings is NOT true about the Okinawans?

a. They eat what they fish and grow.                            b. They often buy food at the supermarket. c. They do exercise regularly.                             d. They enjoy socializing with friends.

4. A centenarian is a person who _______.

a. is 100 years old                                                b. is almost 100 years old

c. is 100 years old or more                                                      d. is 100 years old or less

5. The Okinawans live a long life because _______.

 a. they have healthy diets and living habits.                           b. they walk as much as they can. c. they love gardening and going fishing.

d. they only eat fruit and vegetables. dening and going fishing. 

VIII.      Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.

      The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the oldest people in the world. It’s famous for its high number of centenarians – men and women who live beyond 100 years of age. There have been many scientific studies of their lifestyle and you can even buy cookery books based on their diets. Some of the reasons for their good health are that they ...

      ­go fishing and eat what they catch.

      ­regularly do gardening and grow their own fruit and vegetables.

      ­go cycling and never drive when they can walk.

      ­often spend time with friends. They meet at people’s houses and play games.

      ­rarely buy food from a supermarket.

      ­do regular exercise, go swimming and lead active lives.

1.   According to the passage, Okinawa is well known for    .

      a. its beauty                 b. its centenarians        c. its subtropical climate    d. its cuisine

2.   The people of Okinawa _______.

      a. cook very well                                             b. eat a lot of meat

      c. have an unhealthy diet                                d. have the longest lifespan

3.   Which of the followings is NOT true about the Okinawans?

      a. They eat what they fish and grow.             b. They often buy food at the supermarket.

      c. They do exercise regularly.                         d. They enjoy socializing with friends.

4.   A centenarian is a person who _______.

      a. is 100 years old                                           b. is almost 100 years old

      c. is 100 years old or more                              d. is 100 years old or less

5.   The Okinawans live a long life because _______.

      a. they have healthy diets and living habits.   b. they walk as much as they can.

            c. they love gardening and going fishing.       d. they only eat fruit and vegetables

VIII.      Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.

      The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the oldest people in the world. It’s famous for its high number of centenarians – men and women who live beyond 100 years of age. There have been many scientific studies of their lifestyle and you can even buy cookery books based on their diets. Some of the reasons for their good health are that they ...

      ­go fishing and eat what they catch.

      ­regularly do gardening and grow their own fruit and vegetables.

      ­go cycling and never drive when they can walk.

      ­often spend time with friends. They meet at people’s houses and play games.

      ­rarely buy food from a supermarket.

      ­do regular exercise, go swimming and lead active lives.

1.   According to the passage, Okinawa is well known for    .

      a. its beauty                 b. its centenarians        c. its subtropical climate    d. its cuisine

2.   The people of Okinawa _______.

      a. cook very well                                             b. eat a lot of meat

      c. have an unhealthy diet                                d. have the longest lifespan

3.   Which of the followings is NOT true about the Okinawans?

      a. They eat what they fish and grow.             b. They often buy food at the supermarket.

      c. They do exercise regularly.                         d. They enjoy socializing with friends.

4.   A centenarian is a person who _______.

      a. is 100 years old                                           b. is almost 100 years old

      c. is 100 years old or more                              d. is 100 years old or less

5.   The Okinawans live a long life because _______.

      a. they have healthy diets and living habits.   b. they walk as much as they can.

            c. they love gardening and going fishing.       d. they only eat fruit and vegetables

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

Read thes passage and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Others young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don't have fathers, there is a organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the moutains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick of old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films

4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? - Because ________________.
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do free time.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.

5. Where don't students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly

IV. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions below.

   There are different ways to keep fit. One of the most important ways is by exercising. Exercising must be done regularly. The amount of exercise done each time is dependent on the free time that a person has. Exercises can be done from twenty minutes to an hour. Sometimes, daily five-minute exercises are just as effective.

   Exercising can take place both indoors and outdoors. Those who exercise indoors often do so in the comfort of gymnasiums. They train on equipment that has been specially designed for the different parts of the body. Sometimes, games can also be played indoors. Badminton courts and even some swimming pools are found indoors.

   There are many different types of outdoor exercises. These include tennis, cycling and even rock climbing. Most people enjoy outdoor activities because they like being in the Sun or are attracted to its sense of peace and quiet. Yet there are others who like the wind blowing against them. Some of these activities are only suitable for people who love adventure.

   The type of exercise a person takes up often depends on his lifestyle and personality. It is important that a person finds an exercise that is suitable for him.

According to the passage, why do some people spend less time exercising?

A. Five minutes is effective for them

B. They do not have much free time

C. Gymnasiums are expensive

D. They keep fit not by exercising

II. Read the passage and answer the questions

   Health and fitness are not just for young people. They are for anyone willing to accept the rules of a good diet and regular exercise. With age, there is a tendency to feel that the body is no longer able to perform well. Yet example after example shows us that older people can – and should – be active. Many men and women in their sixties have run in marathons, races of more than sixty – six miles.

   For most people, they need simple activities like walking and swimming to stay in shape. It’s important to include exercise in your daily routine. In the winter, do push- ups, sit – ups, and other indoor exercise.

Who are health and fitness for?

V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

Every state has its own laws for driving and getting a driver's license. To learn these laws, people have to read the Rules of the Road book for their state. They can get the book free at a driver's license facility in their state.

In Illinois, people between the ages of 15 and 18 have to take a driver's education course in school before they can get a permit to practice driving. People over 18 don't have to take this course in order to get a permit. When people get a learner's permit, they have to take a test. They have to know the traffic signs and laws in order to pass this test. Then they have to get their vision tested. When they get theirlearner's permits, they can practice driving, but a licensed driver has to be in the car with

them at all times. A learner's permit is good for one year.

When the learner is ready to get a license, he or she has to take a driving test. During the test, new drivers have to back out of an alley, park uphill anddownhill, make right- and left-turns, obey all traffic laws, and do whatever else the examiner may ask them to do to show that they know how to drive.

1/ What is the writer trying to do in the text?

a. Complain about traffic accidents.

b. Describe what to do to get a driver's license.

c. Persuade drivers to drive carefully.

d. Advise drivers how to drive.

2/ Why would somebody read the text?

a. To find out about traffic laws.

b. To learn how to drive a car.

c. To find out about getting a driver's license.

d. To learn some details about the rules of the roads .

3/ In order to get a driver's license, most important of all, the learner has to .................................

a. read the Rules of the Road book for his/her state

b. get his/her vision tested

c. know all the traffic laws

d. pass a driving test

4/ The word "free" most nearly means ..............................

a. without limit b. without having to pay

c. without shopping d. at any time

5/ The word "alley" most nearly means ......................

a. narrow passage b. garage c. garden d. sidewalk

VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard allover the world on the B.B.C. If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.

Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!

1/ Big Ben was built .......................

a. for the B.B.C. b. after a fire c. in honour of Sir Benjamin Hall d. long before 1834

2/ Accuracyis maintained ..................._

a. by microphones in the clock tower b. by workmen

c.because the clock is at Greenwich Observatory d.by officials who check the clock frequently

3/ Big Ben is one of the first sights you will see when you London.

a. will visit b. visit c. have visited d. will be visiting

4/ Big Ben is the ..................... clock in London.

a. famousest b. most famous c. more famous d. famouser

5/ It is .......................very big and very accurate. a. and b. also c. both d. together

6/ How often .....................checked?

a. have they it b. they have it c. do they have it d. they do have it

7/ A painter ......... working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands.

a. who b. had been c. had d. ...................

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.

Quite a number of things have been done tohelp solve traffic problems in Singapore. For example, motorists must buy a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business district. They can go into the business district only if they have the pass displayed on their windshield.

Another thing Singapore has done is to make it more difficult to buy cars. People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car. And the number of certificates is limited. Not everyone can get one. There is also a high tax on cars, so it costs three or four times as much to buy a car in Singapore as it does in, say, the United States or Canada. The other thing Singapore has done is to build an excellent public transportation system. Their subway system is one of the best in the world. And there is also a very good taxi and bus system.

1/ In Singapore, drivers must have .................... to drive into the downtown business district.

a. a special I D card b. a special pass c. a driving certificate d. a driving lesson

2/ Singapore has done many things to make it difficult to buy cars because it ............................

a. wants to solve the car problems b. wants to help motorists to be safe

c. helps poor people d. wants to solve traffic problems

3/ The public transportation system in Singapore is ...................................

a. not very good b. very good c. very bad d. awful