Re ad the passage the circle the correct answer.Halloween is a holiday. It is on the night of October 31st . It is_________(36) in many English Speaking countries. Children wear costumes. They go to people’s homes. The people give them _________(37). Children say “trick or treat” to ask for candy. This comes from a theat. It means, “Give me a treat _________(38) I will play a trick on you” Children today _________(39) not do the tricks if they don’t get treats. But some children still do mischief playful pranks or things to make fun of people like putting toilet paper in trees or writing _________(40) soap on windows .In these countries Halloween is about ghosts, witches, goblins, and other scary things.

Câu 40A.on to B.with C.often D.for

Exercise 2: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Halloween is a holiday. It is on the night of October 31st . It is_________(1) in many English Speaking countries. Children wear costumes. They go to people’s homes. The people give them _________(2). Children say “trick or treat” to ask for candy. This comes from a theat. It means, “Give me a treat _________(3) I will play a trick on you” Children today _________(4) not do the tricks if they don’t get treats. But some children still do mischief playful pranks or things to make fun of people like putting toilet paper in trees or writing _________(5) soap on windows .In these countries Halloween is about ghosts, witches, goblins, and other scary things.

1. A. presented B. proposed C. celebrated D. played

2. A. candy B. cake C. meat D. egg

3. A . and B. but C. or D. because

4. A . never B. sometimes C. just D. usually

5. A . for B. with C. often D. on to

III. Read the passage. Then answer the questions. (10 points)

Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on telivision, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in nglish.

1. According to the writer. English is learn by...............

A. young children B. adults C. teenagers D. all are correct

2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to..........

A.country B. young childen C.English D. question

3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

A. at home B. at school C. in evening classe D. in the office

4. Why do adults learn English?

A. Because they want to see movies in English B. Because they need it for their job.

C. Because they are foced to learn it D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.

5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge?

A. Children like reading English newspapers B. People in many countries learn English

C. English is one subject in school. D. Some books are written in English

1. dịch

Today , there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it from morning until night . Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for you? people have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today , the programs are terrible and people dont get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programs bring news from around the world , help you learn many useful things , especially children. Thanks to television , people learn about life in other countries , and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work

I. Reading the passage, and answer the questions.

Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it from morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for you? People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don`t get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programs bring news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thanks lo television, people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.

1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?
2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?
3. Why don`t some people like watching television?
4. What does television bring to you?
5. What do you learn from television?

Reading the passage, and answer the questions.
Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it
from morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for
you? People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are
terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programs
bring news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thanks lo television,
people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.
1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why don't some people like watching television?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. What does television bring to you?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. What do you learn from television?
___________________________________________
 

1. Fill in each blank with a suitable verb :

Thanksgiving is a seasonal holiday held annually to (1) .......... thanks to God for successful harvest . In the USA the holiday (2) .......... celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November . In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday of October because the harvest there generally (3) .......... earlier . Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated with a feast among family and friends . Not only adults but children (4) ......... part in the food preparations . Traditional foods are turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes , and cranberry sauce. After the feast people often (5) .......... some other activities. Some like to go for a walk. Some (6) .......... naps . Other play board or card games together . A lot of people take this opportunity to (7) .......... the less fortunate . They volunteer to cook and serve food to homeless people, (8) .......... time with sick people in hospital or help a needy family .

II. Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below (10 points)

Selina (1)______ in a village in Africa. Her day starts (2)_______ 4 o’clock. She (3)_______ up and she walks three kilometers (4)______ the river. She collects (5)_______ water , and she carries it back (6)______ her house. (7)_______ water is very heavy. It isn’t clean but there isn’t (8)______water in their village. Selina doesn’t (9)______ to school. She can’t read or write. She helps her mother (10)_______ the house.

III. Read the passage. Then answer the questions. (10 points)

Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on telivision, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in nglish.

1. According to the writer. English is learn by...............

A. young children B. adults C. teenagers D. all are correct

2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to..........

A.country B. young childen C.English D. question

3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

A. at home B. at school C. in evening classe D. in the office

4. Why do adults learn English?

A. Because they want to see movies in English B. Because they need it for their job.

C. Because they are foced to learn it D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.

5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge?

A. Children like reading English newspapers B. People in many countries learn English

C. English is one subject in school. D. Some books are written in English.

Learning English

Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard on their lessons to learn another language.

Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, mathematics and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and another language, perhaps French, German or Spanish.

Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

1.According to the writer:

A.English is useful only to adults

B.only teenagers learn English

C.no children like learning English

D.English is learnt by many generations

2.Most people learn English by __________.

A.watching videos only

B.talking with the film stars

C.hearing the language in the office

D.working hard on their lessons

3.Many boys and girls learn English because __________.

A.English can give them a job

B.they have to study their own language

C.it is included in their study courses

D.their parents make them do it

4.In America and Australia, many school children study __________.

A.their own language and no foreign language

B.such foreign languages as French, German or Spanish

C.English and mathematics only

D.English as a foreign language

5.Many adults learn English because __________.

A.they want to go abroad

B.it is useful for their work

C.most of their books are in English

D.they want to read newspapers in English