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The first Thanksgiving was in 1621. The Pilgrims were new to America and did not know how to grow food or hunt animals. Many of them died. The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims. The Native Americans taught them how to grow corn and pumpkins and beans. They also taught the Pilgrims how to fish and hunt. The next year, the Pilgrims had a big harvest. The Pilgrims were very thankful and grateful. The Pilgrims had a huge feast to celebrate the new harvest and to give thanks to the Indians. The feast lasted for three days. This is how Thanksgiving started.
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest celebration. Traditionally, it was a time to give thanks for a big harvest. It is also a holiday to express appreciation to family and friends. This is why it is celebrated with a big family feast.
Now, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a time when families come together and eat a lot of food. They eat big turkeys and cranberries and pumpkin pie. It is a day of gratitude and appreciation. Everybody talks about what they are thankful for. Many are thankful for family, friends and good food and the good things in their lives. What are you thankful for?
1 The Native Americans taught them how to grow corn and pumpkins and beans. They also taught the Pilgrims how to fish and hunt.
2 Three days
3 on the fourth Thursday of November
4 big turkeys and cranberries and pumpkin pie.
5 To grate and appreciate
Thankgiving Day is a holiday that Americans celebrate the honor of everything the country offered to their ancestors, who were among the first immigrants to the United States. When they first came to America, they saw that there were enough food and opportunity for everyone. They were even helped by the Indians, who taught them how to grow all kinds of new vegetables, such as corn and yams, or sweet potatoes.
On Thanksgiving Day, it is traditional to eat a big meal together. Americans eat food that was found here by their ancestors. They usually eat turkey with sweet potatoes, Indian corn bread, and have pumpkin pie for dessert.
Every Thanksgiving Day, a giant parade is held by one of the most famous department stores in New York. It is an annual event. And at the end of the parade, children can even see Santa Claus, who is visiting from the North Pole. Santa Claus is invited to remind children and parent that Christmas is not far away.
When the first ancestors came to America,what did they see
-When they first ancestors came to America, they saw that there were enough food and opportunity for everyone.
Is it traditional to eat a big meal together on Thanksgiving Day
-Yes, it is
Do they usually eat turkey with sweet potatoes
-Yes, they do
Who is visiting from the North Pole
-Santa Claus
III. Chose the word to fill in the gaps among A,B, C or D:
Two of the most important holidays in the United state are Independence day and Thanksgiving Day. The fourth of July marks the American declaration of independence from Britain. Most towns, big or small, celebrate the fourth of July with parades and fireworks. Families(1)....................with barbecues or picnics. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in Fall, on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a day (2)...........people give thanks to the harvest. Most families (3)...........a large dinner with roast turkey. (4).....................Independence Day and Thanksgiving are national (5)...........................
1. A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated
2. A. where B. when C. which D. in which
3. A. have B. buy C. help D. take
4. A. Besides B. Both C. Either D. Nor
5. A.chances B. months C. holidays D. times
(from, together, festival, decorated, called, and, who, on)
Mexico Day of The Dead
The Day of the Dead (or El Día de los Metros) is celebrated..on.....the 1st and 2nd of November every year in Mexico, the USA and Canada. The Day of the Dead is also sometimes.....called.....All Soul's Day.
The Day of the Dead is a lively..and.....happy festival. During the holiday, family members gather....together...to pray for deceased family and friends, and to remember them
Mexican traditions connected with the holiday include building elaborately decorated altars or shrines(called offenders) in homes to honor loved ones..who....have died, and decorating altars with photographs, skulls made....from..sugar, scented candles, and offerings of favorite foods and drinks for deceased relatives and friends.
Graves and altars are....decorated...with orange or yellow marigolds during the..festival..., as marigolds are thought to attract the souls of the dead. Mnay people believe that it is, easier for the souls of the departed to visit the living on the Day of the Dead.
1)When is the Day of the Dead celebrated?
It is celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November.
2)Is the Day of the Dead a happy or boring festival?
It is a happy festival.
3)What do family remembers do during the holiday?
They gather together to pray for deceased family and friends, and to remember them
4)What do many people believe?
They believe that decorating graves and altars with orange or yellow marigolds during the festival is easier for the souls of the departed to visit the living on the Day of the Dead.
Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer
The first system of communication of animals is natural. Many kinds of animals have ways of communicating with each other. And one of the most interesting examples is that of bees. These insects communicate with each other by dancing. The most important kind of dance that they do is concerned with food. They get their food from flowers, of course, from plants and trees. When a bee has found some food, it returns to the other bees and can give them three basic kinds of information about the food: which direction it is in, whether it is nearby or a long way away, and whether it is good to eat or poisonous.
The other kind of system of communication of animals is artificial. It means animals learn it; in this case, they learn from man. Several famous experiments have been carried out with chimpanzees, trying to teach them human language.
One of these experiments was done with a chimpanzee called Sarah. Sarah was taught to understand a system of symbols which represented words. The symbols were cut out of coloured plastic, and each different shape stood for a different word. For example, a red square stood for “banana”, Sarah’s favorite fruit. Soon Sarah could not only understand words, but even sentences. She could obey orders: if her human friends put down the symbols for “apple in cup”, she would put the apple in the cup. Later, she began giving the scientists orders – she was writing her own sentences, and she got upset if the scientists did not obey her. We do not yet know whether chimpanzees will ever learn to use language to communicate as freely as human beings do, but the results so far suggest that this is at least a possibility.
41) According to the passage, bees ____________________________________.
A. learn to communicate B. are born to be able to communicate
C. are the most interesting animals D. communicate with each other by flying
42) From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _____________________.
A. so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food
B. so selfish as to look for food for themselves
C. so hardworking that they dance all the time
D. so smart that they know where the food is
43) The experiment done with Sarah is an example of ____________________.
A. animals with natural system of communication
B. animals able to communicate with humans
C. animals possible to use language as humans
D. animals with a system of communication worked out by humans
44) The results of the experiment with chimpanzees show the possibility to teach animals _____.
A. how to use language freely
B. how to give orders
C. how to obey orders
D. how to understand words and sentences
45) The phrase “concerned with” is closest in meaning to ________________.
A. interested in B. responsible for C. related to D. joined to
Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer
The first system of communication of animals is natural. Many kinds of animals have ways of communicating with each other. And one of the most interesting examples is that of bees. These insects communicate with each other by dancing. The most important kind of dance that they do is concerned with food. They get their food from flowers, of course, from plants and trees. When a bee has found some food, it returns to the other bees and can give them three basic kinds of information about the food: which direction it is in, whether it is nearby or a long way away, and whether it is good to eat or poisonous.
The other kind of system of communication of animals is artificial. It means animals learn it; in this case, they learn from man. Several famous experiments have been carried out with chimpanzees, trying to teach them human language.
One of these experiments was done with a chimpanzee called Sarah. Sarah was taught to understand a system of symbols which represented words. The symbols were cut out of coloured plastic, and each different shape stood for a different word. For example, a red square stood for “banana”, Sarah’s favorite fruit. Soon Sarah could not only understand words, but even sentences. She could obey orders: if her human friends put down the symbols for “apple in cup”, she would put the apple in the cup. Later, she began giving the scientists orders – she was writing her own sentences, and she got upset if the scientists did not obey her. We do not yet know whether chimpanzees will ever learn to use language to communicate as freely as human beings do, but the results so far suggest that this is at least a possibility.
41) According to the passage, bees ____________________________________.
A. learn to communicate B. are born to be able to communicate
C. are the most interesting animals D. communicate with each other by flying
42) From the passage, we can conclude that bees are _____________________.
A. so selfish as to let other bees share the bad food
B. so selfish as to look for food for themselves
C. so hardworking that they dance all the time
D. so smart that they know where the food is
43) The experiment done with Sarah is an example of ____________________.
A. animals with natural system of communication
B. animals able to communicate with humans
C. animals possible to use language as humans
D. animals with a system of communication worked out by humans
44) The results of the experiment with chimpanzees show the possibility to teach animals _____.
A. how to use language freely
B. how to give orders
C. how to obey orders
D. how to understand words and sentences
45) The phrase “concerned with” is closest in meaning to ________________.
A. interested in B. responsible for C. related to D. joined to
..is celebrated on the 1st and 2nd..
..sometimes called All..
..lively and happy..
..gather together to pray..
..loved ones who have died..
..skulls made from sugar..
..Graves and altars are decorated with..
..during the festival,..
1) Day of the Dead celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November every year
2) Day of the Dead is a happy festival
3) Family members gather together to pray for deceased family and friends, to remember them
4) Many people believe that the decoration is easier for the souls of the departed to visit the living on the Day of the Dead
2. Circle the correct sentences (A, B, C, or D) to have a good letter:
Dear Peter,
1. A. I am very please to receive your letter 2 days ago.
B. I am very pleased to receive your letter 2 days ago.
C. I am very pleased to receiving your letter 2 days ago.
D. I am very pleased to receive your letter for 2 days ago.
2. A. What is your family?
B. Where is your family?
C. When is your family?
D. How is your family?
3. A. I am good and my parents are, too.
B. I am well and my parents are, too.
C. I am good and so are my parents.
D. I am good and so do my parents.
4. A. I live in the countryside at the North of Vietnam.
B. I live in the countryside on the North of Vietnam.
C. I live on the countryside in the North of Vietnam.
D. I live in the countryside in the North of Vietnam.
5. A. The life here is very quiet and peaceful; the people are friendly and honest.
B. The life here is very quietly and peacefully; the people are friendly and honest.
C. The life here is very quiet and peaceful; the people are friend and honest.
D. The life here is very quietly and peacefully; the people are friendly and honestly.
6. A. Would you like come and see me next summer holiday?
B. Would you like coming and see me next summer holiday?
C. Would you like to come and see me next summer holiday?
D. Would you like coming and seeing me next summer holiday?
7. A. I am look forward to seeing you soon.
B. I am looking forward to see you soon.
C. I look forward to seeing you soon.
D. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
8. A. Sincere,
B. Sincerity,
C. Sincerly,
D. Sincerely,
Huong
Test 2: Circle the correct sentences to have a short story:
1. A. Tom and Jack go to the movies last week.
B. Tom and Jack will go to the movies last week.
C. Tom and Jack went to the movies last week.
D. Tom and Jack went to the movies since last week.
2. A. The film was very good but it was longer than they thought.
B. The film is very good but it was longer than they thought.
C. The film was very good but it is longer than they thought.
D. The film was very good but it was more longer than they thought.
3. A. When they came out the cinema, the last bus had gone.
B. When they come out of the cinema, the last bus had gone.
C. When they came out of the cinema, the last bus went.
D. When they came out of the cinema, the last bus had gone.
4. A. They did not know how to get home.
B. They did not know how getting home.
C. They did not know how get home.
D. They did not know to get home.
5. A. Tom wanted to get a taxi but Jack did not agree.
B. Tom wanted to get a taxi but Jack disagreed.
C. Tom wanted getting a taxi but Jack did not agree.
D. A and B are correct.
6. A. Finally, they start to walk home.
B. Final, they started to walk home.
C. Finally, they started to walking home.
D. Finally, they started to walk home.
7. A. It is a very long walk.
B. It was very a long walk.
C. It was a very long walk.
D. It were a very long walk.
8. A. They was getting very tired.
B. They were geting very tired.
C. They were very getting tired.
D. They were getting very tired.
9. A. Sudden a car stopped next to them.
B. Suddenly a car stoped next to them.
C. Suddenly a car stopped next them.
D. Suddenly a car stopped next to them.
10 A. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of theirs.
B. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of them.
C. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of their.
D. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of they.
11. A. They were happy to see him because they could get a ride home.
B. They were happy see him because they could get a ride home.
C. They were happily to see him because they could get a ride home.
D. They were happy to seeing him because they could get a ride home.
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2. Circle the correct sentences (A, B, C, or D) to have a good letter:
Dear Peter,
1. A. I am very please to receive your letter 2 days ago.
B. I am very pleased to receive your letter 2 days ago.
C. I am very pleased to receiving your letter 2 days ago.
D. I am very pleased to receive your letter for 2 days ago.
2. A. What is your family?
B. Where is your family?
C. When is your family?
D. How is your family?
3. A. I am good and my parents are, too.
B. I am well and my parents are, too.
C. I am good and so are my parents.
D. I am good and so do my parents.
4. A. I live in the countryside at the North of Vietnam.
B. I live in the countryside on the North of Vietnam.
C. I live on the countryside in the North of Vietnam.
D. I live in the countryside in the North of Vietnam.
5. A. The life here is very quiet and peaceful; the people are friendly and honest.
B. The life here is very quietly and peacefully; the people are friendly and honest.
C. The life here is very quiet and peaceful; the people are friend and honest.
D. The life here is very quietly and peacefully; the people are friendly and honestly.
6. A. Would you like come and see me next summer holiday?
B. Would you like coming and see me next summer holiday?
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C. Would you like to come and see me next summer holiday?
D. Would you like coming and seeing me next summer holiday?
7. A. I am look forward to seeing you soon.
B. I am looking forward to see you soon.
C. I look forward to seeing you soon.
D. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
8. A. Sincere,
B. Sincerity,
C. Sincerly,
D. Sincerely,
Huong
Test 2: Circle the correct sentences to have a short story:
1. A. Tom and Jack go to the movies last week.
B. Tom and Jack will go to the movies last week.
C. Tom and Jack went to the movies last week.
D. Tom and Jack went to the movies since last week.
2. A. The film was very good but it was longer than they thought.
B. The film is very good but it was longer than they thought.
C. The film was very good but it is longer than they thought.
D. The film was very good but it was more longer than they thought.
3. A. When they came out the cinema, the last bus had gone.
B. When they come out of the cinema, the last bus had gone.
C. When they came out of the cinema, the last bus went.
D. When they came out of the cinema, the last bus had gone.
4. A. They did not know how to get home.
B. They did not know how getting home.
C. They did not know how get home.
D. They did not know to get home.
5. A. Tom wanted to get a taxi but Jack did not agree.
B. Tom wanted to get a taxi but Jack disagreed.
C. Tom wanted getting a taxi but Jack did not agree.
D. A and B are correct.
6. A. Finally, they start to walk home.
B. Final, they started to walk home.
C. Finally, they started to walking home.
D. Finally, they started to walk home.
7. A. It is a very long walk.
B. It was very a long walk.
C. It was a very long walk.
D. It were a very long walk.
8. A. They was getting very tired.
B. They were geting very tired.
C. They were very getting tired.
D. They were getting very tired.
9. A. Sudden a car stopped next to them.
B. Suddenly a car stoped next to them.
C. Suddenly a car stopped next them.
D. Suddenly a car stopped next to them.
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10 A. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of theirs.
B. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of them.
C. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of their.
D. To their surprise, it was the neighbor of they.
11. A. They were happy to see him because they could get a ride home.
B. They were happy see him because they could get a ride home.
C. They were happily to see him because they could get a ride home.
D. They were happy to seeing him because they could get a ride home.
Nowadays in the news you can read a lot about biotechnology and the controversies about it and perhaps you ask yourself what it is exactly. Well, this article is going to give you a brief history of the field of biotechnology and show you that, although the word “biotechnology” was first used in 1919, we have been using biotechnology for many thousands of years in ways that are completely uncontroversial. It will also look at the more modern developments which have started intense debate. When you are drinking a cold beer on a hot day, or eating a delicious cheese sandwich, you can thank biotechnology for the pleasure you are experiencing. That’s right! Beer, bread and cheese are all produced using biotechnology. Perhaps a definition will be useful to understand how. A standard definition is that biotechnology (or biotech for short) is the application of science and engineering to the direct or indirect use of living organisms. And as you know, the food and drink above are all produced by the fermentation of micro-organisms. In beer, the yeast multiplies as it eats the sugars in the mixture and turns them into alcohol and CO2. This ancient technique was first used in Egypt to make bread and wine around 4000BC! Antibiotics are used to prevent and treat diseases, especially those caused by bacteria. They are natural substances that are created by bacteria and fungi. The first antibiotic was made in China in about 500BC – to cure boils. In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin and it was considered a medical miracle. Modern research is looking at the creation of super-antibodies which can kill bacteria and viruses inside the cells that house them. Our modern consumer society produces a lot of waste which needs to be disposed of safely and without harmful end products. Environmental biotechnology can help. Indeed, the use of bacteria to treat sewage was first practiced in 1914 in Manchester, England. Vermiculture or using worms to treat waste is another environmentally-friendly practice and the end product is a natural fertiliser. Bacteria have even been developed to help with problems such as oil spills. They convert crude oil and gasoline into non-toxic substances such as carbon dioxide, water and oxygen and help create a cleaner, healthier environment. These examples of biotechnology are accepted by most people. However, the discovery of the DNA structure by Watson and Crick in 1953 was the beginning of the modern era of genetics and the following areas of biotech are very controversial. Read on… The genetic modification of plants and crops has been in practice for many years. This involves changing the genetic code of these plants so that they are more resistant to bad conditions like drought, floods and frost. Supporters of GM food say that it can offer the consumer better quality, safety and taste and for over a decade Americans have been eating GM food. However, things are very different in Europe where genetically modified food is very strictly regulated and regarded with deep suspicion by the public. GM food has even been called “Frankenfood” in the press, a term inspired by the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. There is a great cultural divide between America and Europe over whether such food is safe to eat and will not harm the environment and the discussion is still in progress. 1997 saw the birth of Dolly the sheep, the first animal cloned from an adult cell. This was a remarkable achievement which created world-wide debate on the ethical issues surrounding cloning. International organisations such as the European parliament, UNESCO and WHO all declared that human cloning is both morally and legally wrong. However, we need to make a distinction between reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning. Nowadays the idea of reproductive cloning – creating a copy of another person - is no longer interesting for researchers. Instead therapeutic cloning is creating excitement in the biotech world. Key to this technique is stem cells, which are master cells that have the potential to become any other kind of cell in the body e.g. nerve cells, blood, heart muscle or even brain cells. Stem cells themselves have generated a lot of controversy as it was believed that only human embryos could provide them. However, it now appears that adult stem cells offer the same possibility. This would mean that a patient who suffered a heart attack could provide doctors with his adult stem cells which could then be implanted back into his heart and used to create heart muscle, replacing the muscle that was damaged. As the genetic code is identical, there would be no problem of the body rejecting the implant as, unfortunately, happens with organ transplants. In the future, biotechnologists hope that stem cells could be used to grow entire organs. In this way biotechnology offers the hope of revolutionising medical treatment. In this brief overview of the history of biotechnology we have jumped from making bread to making human organs - an enormous leap- and it is clear that these modern practices raise many controversial issues. However, despite the debate, we can imagine that as biotechnology has been around for many years, it will still be around for some time to come - but who knows where it will take us?
Questions:
After reading, choose the best answer for the following questions
1. What is the main topic of the article?
Brief history and modern developments of biotechnology
Benefit of biotechnology
Modern research in biotechnology
2. What does the pronoun "IT" in the first paragraph refer to?
Biotechnology
The article
The word "Biotechnology"
3. Which products were first made with fermentation of micro-organisms?
Beer, bread and cheese
Bread and wine
Beer and cheese
Decide whether the statement below is True or False.
4. Alexander Fleming discovered super-antibodies which can kill bacteria and viruses inside the cells that house them.
TrueFalse
5. GM food is easily available in the U.S. and Europe.
TrueFalse
6.Researchers believe that adult stem cells could be used to create body parts.
TrueFalse
