Read the text and do the tasks below

SCOTLAND – THE LAND OF LEGENDS

            Scotland is in the North of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scottish offers.

            The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1969.

* Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(0,5pt)

1. Scotland is famous for ______________.

A. its rich culture                                B. its amazing natural beauty                         C. A &B         

2. What can fun-lovers experience?

A.its world-famous festival                B. festival                                                        C. the Highland 

Read the text and do the tasks below.(1pt )

SCOTLAND – THE LAND OF LEGENDS

            Scotland is in the North of Great Britain. It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware – legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes – or lochs – are other attractions that Scottish offers.

            The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world’s important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat. Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824. Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1969.

* Answer the questions about you. 

3. Was Edinburgh the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824?

4. When did Edinburgh University welcome the first female medical student in Great Britain ?

The locust is perhaps nature's most awesome example of the collective destructive power of a species which, individually, is practically harmless. An adult locust weighs a maximum of two grams—it takes over 225 to outweigh a can of beans. But since each locust can eat its own weight daily, and since a moving swarm may carpet the ground with anywhere from 30 to 60 locusts a square yard, a square mile will typically contain from 100 million to 200 million of the creatures. Seldom, furthermore, will a swarm occupy a mere square mile; swarms more than 400 square miles in area have been recorded, and one that size weighs more than 80,000 tons. It numbers around 40 billion insects eating the weight of the Queen Mary every day it is on the move—and it never stops. Even the two tons of locusts each one million population represents takes a tremendous toll: each day that population eats as much as 20 elephants or 500 people. And their voracity is not only in numbers; pound for pound the locust eats 60 to 100 times as much as a human being.

1.This article is mainly concerned with

A.the harmlessness of individual locusts B.the Queen Mary locust plague

C.the destructive capacity of locusts D.the importance of locusts to man

2.Locusts.......

A.existed only in Bible B.always travels in swarms

C.ate the Queen Mary in one day D.eat as much as twenty elephants

3.Locusts ......

A.can fly over long distance

b.always travels in swam

C.is no larger than a bean

D.can eat its own weight daily

4.The destructive of locusts in swarms results from all of the following except....

A.the large area covered by the swarm

B.the large number of locusts in a swarm

C.their collective voracity

D.the extreme weight of a locust swarm

5.The author uses.......

A.contrast and comparison

B.factual description

C.smile and metaphor

D.biased opinion

Read the text and answer the following questions.

The Earth was formed about 4.7 billion years ago. The Earth's shape is very close to that of a sphere, not perfectly spherical. The Earth's equatorial diameter is about 12,756 km, which is slightly larger than the polar diameter; about 12,714 km Surface Area of the Earth is 510,065,600 km2 of which 148,939,100 km2 (29.2%) is land and 361,126,400 km2 (70.8 %) is water. The Earth rotates on its axis, an imaginary straight line through its centre. The two points where the axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface are called as the poles, one of them is called the North Pole and the other is known as the South Pole. One rotation with respect to Sun is completed in 24 hours, called a solar day.

1. When was the Earth created?

2. How is the Earth?

3. What main elements does the Earth include?

4. What are the places of the axis of rotation intersects the Earth‟s surface called?

5. How long is a solar day completed?

EX: Read the passage and choose each phrase to fill in the blanks

London has a pollution of about 7000000. It lies on the River Thames, (1)______ nearly 2000 years ago. From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many citise (2)______

London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as Buckingham Palace, (3)______, and the House of Parliament, (4)______ and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops, such as Harrods, (5)_____. And of course they want to ride on the big wheel next to the river.

Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1000000 people a day use the London Underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn't clean, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

For me, the best thing about London is the parks. There are five in the city centre. But my children's favorite place is Hamleys, (6)______ toy shop in the world.

In Britain, natural gas is the most popular fuel for heating homes, and for cooking. It is piped all over the country from the gas fields below the North sea. Natural gas is used chiefly as a direct source of energy, although it is also used in the chemical industry. At the moment, the supply is plentiful, but it will be running short by the end of the century, and it will run out during the 21st century unless new supplies are found. We could do without natural gas, as coal gas can be used as a substitute, and there should be enough coal to last for several centuries. However, it is a form of energy which is not only cheap, but also highly efficient.

Questions

1. Where does natural gas come from?

2. When will it run out?

3. Is it efficient?

4. What can be used as a substitute for natural gas?

II. Read the following passage anf fill in the blanks with suitable words.

Language is a (1) .......of communication so each nation has its own (2).......However some nation have the same language. According (3)......the speakers' use of language, it is called the first, second or (4).......language. Among the languages used by most people in the (5)......is English. This doesn't mean that English is (6).....by greater number of speakers (7)........any other languages, for it is easily outnumberes by Chinese in this respect. However it is (8)........most international of languae because it provides ready access to the world scholarship and world trade. That is the (9)........why millions (10)....men and women try to master it.






III. Read the passage below and write T next to the true sentence; write F next to the false one

A LANGUAGE EVERYONE KNOWS

There is one language we all speak, no matter what country we live in; the language of numbers.

The language of numbers is called MATHEMATICS. You are learning it in school now. The simplest kind is called ARITHMATIC. In high school and college you will learnnother kind of mathematics. To help all of us with mathematics, machine have been invented. They let us do problems faster and with fewer mistake. We know that the abacus or countingboard was first of these machines. It was invented many thousands of years ago, but it is still being used in China, Japan and other countries. Today, computers are used all over the world. These computers seem to think. Of courae, they reallydon't. They do only what people tell them to do. But they do it much better and faster than a person. Inside m acomputer may look very confusing to you. But the people who run it know just what to do. They can make a computer store up facts and give them to other people. They can make it slove hard problems and help us to live better. Like people all over theo world, these machines speak the same language : NUMBERS

1. ....... The simplest kind of mathemaitcs is Arithmetics

2. ....... In high school and college you will learn arithmetic.

3. .......Machines do problems faster than men.

4. .......The counting board is no longer being used in the world.

5. .......Computers were invented a thousand years ago.

What is your dream life? This is a fairly common question in modern life and the answer to this question is mostly different. So how do you answer this question? This is my answer.

I wish I lived in a big house on a large lake in the forest because the air here is very fresh. It has four floors and four bedrooms throughout in order to see the stars at night, bathrooms for each bedroom and on the top floor outside is an enclosed porch. Our house is protected by the most modern system at that time.

I want to have a happy family. My husband is very handsome and smart. After 5 years I will 3 children. They are very cute and clever. My children are very smart and very cute. My son is cold but he knows how to take care of those around him very well. My first daughter is quite gentle, she can cook a lot of delicious food. But my second daughter is different from her sister. She is very energetic and she just knows to eat and sleep. But we are very close and have a lot of work to do with each other's lives like the other family. I think family is an inestimable present for me.

Every morning I wake up and swim in the lake or jogging, come to make coffee with the French press and make breakfast. Then I take my two dogs for a walk because I enjoy and love animals. After that, I go home and look after my garden, flowers, plants, and vegetables because I want my family can eat healthy things. I go fishing with my kids and my husband clean and cook for lunch. He will make food from fishes I bring back. After lunch, I clean with my husband. We talk to and watch some movies. Then I come to our orchard and pick a few apples and a cake that I want for dessert. I also choose vegetables and some fruits. I will practice yoga, Pilates or classes for my own flexibility. In the evening, I meditate for half an hour, relax with some music and taste a new wine. I will tell some fairy tales to my children. After they sleep, I bright wine into my husband's room. We talk and see the stars in the sky My husband will sing to me sleep. I fall asleep with dreams in my husband's lap. I will welcome the new day with a relaxed spirit.

This is my dream life. I wish It will become truth. And you, what is your dream life?

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Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both its advantages and disadvantages.
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First of all, you can enjoy peace and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier and more open. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly , because there are fewer people, you are likely to have fewer friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is harder to find work. As a result , you may have to travel a long way to work, which can be extremely expensive.
In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others.On the whole , it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast , young, single people who have a career are better provided for in the city.

Yêu cầu đề: Make a list of all the advantages and disadvantages of trlevision, are mixed up. Put the notes into two lists.