Exercise 12: Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question
Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the
city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to the cities in the hope of having a better life for them and their children. The inhabitants in city work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers. The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially someone with low income, to work harder or to take a part-time job. For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowed boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on. Industrialization and modernization as well as global integration have big impact on lifestyle in the cities. The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothes. The "ao dai” - Vietnamese traditional clothes big are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.
1. The most important reason why people move to the city is that............
A. to look for a complicated life
B. to take part-time job
C. to have busy day
D. to look for a better life
2. According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT......
A. the Internet
B. friendly communication with neighbours
C. a variety of jobs in different fields
D. modern facilities
3. We can infer from the passage that .
A. there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city
B. people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
C. people leave the countryside because life there is simple
D. most of the urban dwellers have low income
4. Industrialization and modernization may lead to .
A. the fact that women no longer wear ao dai
B. the disappearance of Western-styled clothes
C. some changes in lifestyles
D. global integration
5. The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. force
B. action
C. situation
D. effect
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12.1 The most important reason why people move to the city is that
to look for a complicated life
to take part-time job
to have busy day
to look for a better life
12.2
According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT ________.
the Internet
a variety of jobs in different fields
modern facilities
friendly communication with neighbours
12.3
We can infer from the passage that .
there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city
people leave the countryside because life there is simple
people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
most of the urban dwellers have low income
12.4 Industrialization and modernization may lead to
the fact that women no longer wear ao dai
some changes in lifestyles
the fact that women no longer wear ao dai
global integration
12.5 The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
effect
force
action
situation
28 Industrialization and modernization may lead to industrialization and modernization may lead to _________. A. some changes in lifestyles B. global integration
C. the fact that women no longer wear Ao Dai D. the disappearance of Western-styled clothes
29. The most important reason why people move to the city is that _________.
A. to have busy days B. to look for a complicated life C. to look for a better life D. to take part-time jobs
30. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city.
B. people leave the countryside because life there is simple
C. most of the urban dwellers have low income
D. people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
31. According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT _________. A. a variety of jobs in different fields B. modern facilities C. the Internet
D. friendly communication with neighbours
32. The word “impact” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.A. situation B. effect C. force D. action
1 They hope to have a better life for them and their children.
2 They have to work harder or take a part-time job.
1 simple and traditional
2 T-shirts and fashionable clothes
Question23: What is the topic of the passage?
A. Students don’t have to go to school any more.
B. Computer software will make sure students learn at home.
C. Students can know about their weak aspects to focus.
D. The effect of information technology on education.
Question24: How many times are children who are older than 10 required to go to school weekly?
A. No time. B. Three. C. Four. D. Once or twice.
Question25: What counts the number of hours per week that students spend learning?
A. Virtual reality. B. Teacher.
C. Computer software. D. Parents.
Question26: What CAN’T the software do?
A. Find out the best activities for the students.
B. Design materials for the students.
C. Identify weaknesses of the students.
D. Monitor the time the students learn.
Question27: What is NOT MENTIONED as a benefit of information technology to the students?
A. Students’ learning time won’t be monitored.
B. Students’ weak achievement can be identified.
C. Students can learn at times that suit their schedule.
D. Students can stay at home to learn.
When does Tet occur?
A. In late January or early February B. In late February or early March
C. In late February or early April D. In early January or late February
Which food don’t Vietnamese people make at Tet?
A. Boiled chicken B. Sticky rice C. Chung cakes D. Beef noodles
What do Vietnamese people do to worship their ancestors?
A. Open a shop B. Go to the Night market
C. Receive lucky money D. Make many tasty traditional foods
How long does the Yen Tu festival often last?
A. It often lasts for two spring months
B. It often lasts for three spring months
C. It often lasts for four spring months
D. It often lasts for five spring months
Where do people go after participating in ceremonies held at the base of the mountain?
A. People go to Dong pagoda built near the peak of Yen Tu.
B. People go to Dong pagoda built in ate peak of Yen Tu.
C. People go to Dong pagoda built on the peak of Yen Tu.
D. People go to Dong temple built on the peak of Yen Tu.
What are there on the way to the Yen Tu peak?
A. There are many pagodas, towers, etc
B. There are many pagodas, temples, etc
C. There are many towers, hotels, etc
D. There are many pagodas, schools, etc
Đáp án: A
Dominated (có ưu thế, chiếm lĩnh) = Controlled over a place
Đáp án A
A. complex (a) phức tạp, rắc rối
B. easy (a) dễ dàng
C. simply (a) đơn giản
D. cheap (a) rẻ
In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are (26) _________ and difficult to understand.
(Nói tóm lại, đối với hầu hết các du khách thì người Nhật Bản khá phức tạp và khó hiểu.)
Đáp án D
A. politely (adv) : một cách lịch sự
B. impoliteness (n): sự lịch sự
C. impolitely (adv): một cách không lịch sự
D. impolite (a): bất lịch sự
Prolonged direct eve contact is considered to be (28)____ or even intimidating. (Việc nhìn vào mắt người khác quá lâu được xem như là không lịch sự, thậm chí là đáng sợ)
Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to the cities in the hope of having a better life (1) for them and their children. The inhabitants in city work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers. The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially someone with low income, to work harder or to take a part-time job (2, 3). For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowed boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day (3). They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on (2). Industrialization and modernization as well as global integration have big impact on lifestyle in the cities (4). The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothes. The "ao dai” - Vietnamese traditional clothes big are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.
1. The most important reason why people move to the city is that............
A. to look for a complicated life
B. to take part-time job
C. to have busy day
D. to look for a better life
2. According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT......
A. the Internet
B. friendly communication with neighbours
C. a variety of jobs in different fields
D. modern facilities
3. We can infer from the passage that.
A. there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city
B. people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
C. people leave the countryside because life there is simple
D. most of the urban dwellers have low income
4. Industrialization and modernization may lead to .
A. the fact that women no longer wear ao dai
B. the disappearance of Western-styled clothes
C. some changes in lifestyles
D. global integration
5. The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.
A. force
B. action
C. situation
D. effect
1 D
2 B
3 A
4 C
5 D