Grade 12 - Tuyển tập những bài reading cho các grade

he dresses all had long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester * Answer the questions : 1- Why do some people like very colorful clothes ? à............................................................................................................... 2- What kinds of clothes do other people like to wear ? à................................................................................................................ 3- Were the clothes of the 1800s the same as clothes today? And what kind of clothes did all women wear ? à........................................................................................................ 4- What do sometimes women wear today ? à............................................................................................ 11) Chiang Mai is a city in the north of Thailand that has a wonderful night market. In the evening, the main street is lined with small stands and shops that sell almost everything you can imagine. Some stands sell jewelry or clothing, other sell traditional Thai crafts, and still others sell fresh fruit and spices. It’s easy to spend an entire evening just looking at everything and it’s also easy to buy things because the prices are very reasonable. There are a lot of wonderful attractions in Chiang Mai, but the night market is the most attractive to many people. 1- Where is Chiang Mai ? à___________________________________________________ 2- How is the street in Chiang Mai at night ? à______________________________________________ 3- What can you buy in the market ? à__________________________________________________________ 4- Are things in the market very expensive ? à___________________________________ 5- Is the market the only attraction in Chiang Mai ? à__________________________________ 12) Two popular traditions _________ Christmas are decorating the home and singing Christmas carols. the home is the center __________ the Christmas celebration. Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed _________ a corner of the living room. They wrap strings _________ colorful lights around the tree. They hang ornament _________ the branches. Carefully - wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often string lights around windows and wind lights around trees __________ the front yard. ________ Christmas’ Eve, family members gather around the Christmas tree to sing traditional songs such as Jingle Bells and Silent Night and then give presents ___________ each other. 1- What are the popular traditions at Christmas ? à__________________________________________________________ 2- Where is the evergreen put ? à__________________________________________________________ 3- Where do they put the gifts ? à__________________________________________________________ 4- What do family members often do on Christmas’ Eve ? à__________________________________________________________ 13) I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, back and dark I (1 ).......... the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter, I ( 2 ) .......... English not only very carefully, but clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several ( 3 ).......... and at last, he understood. He answered me, but he spoke ( 4 )........ slowly nor clearly. ‘I am a foreigner’, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that. The ( 5 )....... and I looked at each other and smiled. 1. A. had not known B. did not know C. do not know D. have not known 2. A. spoke B. speak C. speaking D. spoken 3. A. time B. timed C. time’s D. times 4 . A. or B. but C. Neither D. nor 5. A. Porter B. farmer C. student D. worker 14) Football is one of Nam’s favourite sports. He enjoys playing football very much. Whenever the football season begins, he never misses any football match. He knows by heart the name of each football player in all football teams and can predict which team will win or lose the game when the match begins. Last week, only after some minutes in the first half when Le Huynh Duck , taking a pass from one of his fellow- players, immediately shot over the Dong Tap goalkeeper and scored the first goal for the home team, Nam jumped out of his chair, shouted out merrily and ran wildly around the house like a madman. Looking at him, his father said cheerfully ; “ I hope my son will be a talented football player in the future!”. 1. Answer the questions Is Nam a frantic football supporter ? …………………………………………………………………………………… Why can he predict the result of the match ? …………………………………………………………………………………… What did he do when Le Huynh Duck scored his first goal ? …………………………………………………………………………………… What did Nam’s father say ? …………………………………………………………………………………… 2.Translate the passage into Vietnamese. …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… 15) Do you think computer games are just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be (1) ____________to learn that the games industry now makes more money than Hollywood. (2)__________ a family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games. It is hardly surprising that video gaming has (3) __________ one of the most popular forms of entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (4) _________, capture your imagination and play with your emotions. The big (5) __________, however, is that watching a movie is a passive pastime. You have not to say how the plot (6) __________ or which characters dominate the story. (7)_________ computer games, you direct the action and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the right game is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love (8)_________ with the interactive world of make – believe . It is wrong to think (9)__________ gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact , the (10)_________ growth area of the market is the 35-35 age group. 1. A. concerned B. admired C. surprised D. startled 2. A. As soon as B. As well as C. As far as D. As long as 3. A. begun B. grown C. sounded D. become 4. A. gaze B. attention C. breath D. control 5. A. gap B. variety C. difference D. direction 6. A. becomes B. develops C. turns D. produces 7. A. Along B. With C. For D. About 8. A. match B. story C. secret D. affair 9. A. of B. on C. at D. off 10. A. longest B. widest C. biggest D. deepest 16) Read the following passage then decide which the best choice is by circling the best answer A, B, C or D. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the nineteenth century, and later came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of science. His father was most instrumental by supervising his work with the deaf. While he dealt with the deaf and investigated the science of acoustics, his studies eventually led to invention of the multiple telegraph and his greatest invention - the telephone. The last quarter century of his life was dedicated to advances of aviation. 1. What was considered to be Alexander Graham Bell’s greatest invention? A. Multiple telegraph B. aviation C. telephone D. acoustics 2. To what did Bell dedicated the last years of his life? A. acoustical science B. aviation C. adventure D. architecture 3. What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell? A. He worked very hard, but never achieved success. B. He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be a pilot. C. He dedicated his life to science and the well-being of mankind D. He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone. 4. Which of the following statement is NOT true? A. Bell was born in the 19th century. B. Bell worked with the deaf. C. Bell experimented with science of acoustics. D. Bell invented multiple telegraph. 5. How many years did Bell dedicate to aviation? A. 100 B. 25 C. 35 D. 50 17) Read the following passage then decide which the best choice is by circling the best answer A, B, C or D. I know that it is my job to make sure that everything goes well for the tourists and I feel I work hard for the company. I cannot be blamed for last week. I met the group at the airport and took them to the coach. The coach driver was a bit annoyed because the flight was late. But it wasn't far to the hotel and everyone was looking forward to their dinner. We hadn't used the Hotel Riviera before but our normal one had a conference in it so it was fully booked. When I announced our arrival at the reception desk, they said they were full. I had booked rooms for the group but the manager said they were cancelled by phone a few days before. He insisted that he recognized my voice and that I had made the phone call. We had a bit of an argument but they obviously didn't have enough rooms. In the end, the manager phoned hotels in the town and found rooms for everyone but in four different hotels. By this time, the coach had gone, so we had to get taxis and some of the tourists started to get very angry with me. I still don't know who made that phone call but it definitely wasn't me. 1. What is the writer trying to do? A. argue B. apologize C. explain D. complain 2. Who was the text written to? A. one of the tourists B. the writer's employer C. the hotel manager D. the coach company 3. Why weren't there any rooms available at the Hotel Riviera? A. A conference was taking place there. B. There were more people in the group than expected. C. Someone had forgotten to book them. D. Someone had said they were not needed. 4. What happened in the end? A. The tourists got angry with the hotel manager. B. The tourists couldn't stay together. C. The writer found other hotels with rooms. D. The writer called the coach driver back. 5. Which of the following diaries was written by one of the tourists? A. Someone had made a mistake with our hotel booking and the hotel had given our rooms to other people. B. The hotel we were taken to wasn't good enough so we asked to change to a different one. C. We got to the airport and had to wait for the coach. So it was really late when we got to the hotel. D. The coach driver took us to the wrong hotel and they knew nothing about us. 18) Complete the passage with the most suitable words: We got up (1) ...... in the morning. It was already warm so we (2) ...... dressed and ran (3) ...... downstairs to eat breakfast. We (4) ...... prepared our food boxes to take with us. We left the house and had to drive (5) ...... through the town traffic. However in the countryside we drove (6) ...... After an huor we reached the foot of the mountain we were going to climb. We climbed the first part (7) ...... but when we were nearly at the top we (8) ...... slowed down as it was difficult. We tried (9) ...... to reach the top and when we did dad said we had done (10)...... 1- A.early B. earlier C. earl D.earliest. 2- A. quick B. quickly C. quicklier D. quicky. 3- A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness. 4- A. careful B. care C. careless D. carefully. 5- A. slowly B. slow C. slowness D. slower. 6- A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. fasten. 7- A. easy B. easier C. easily D. asiest. 8- A. natura B. natural C.naturalize D.naturally. 9- A. hard B. hardy C. hardly D. hardliner. 10- A. good B. well C. best D. bester. 19) Read the passage, then answer true or false: 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 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 from of energy which is not only cheap, but also highly efficient. 1- Natural gas is used for heating homes and for cooking. ……………. 2- Natural gas doesn’t come from gas fields below the North Sea. ………………. 3- Natural gas is used chiefly as direct source of energy. ……………….. 4- Natural gas will run out during the 22nd century. ………………. 5- Coal gas can be used as a substitute. ………………….. 20) Solar .....(1)...... is a long lasting source of energy , and it can be used almost ......(2)....... . To generate solar energy , we only need solar .....(3)....... and the sun . Solar cells can easily be ......(4)...... on the house roofs , so we do not need any new .....(5)..... . Compared to other renewable sources , .....(6)...... also posses many advantages: wind and water power reply on turbines ......(7).....are noisy , expensive and which take up large space . Solar sells are totally silent and non – polluting . As they have ......(8) ....moving parts, they require little maintenance and have a long lifetime. 1. A. sun B. energy C. pipes D. source 2. A.somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. place 3. A. bills B. green C. can D. cells 4. A. installed B. bought C. made D. seen 5. A. space B. air C. area D. pollution 6. A. it B. they C. she D. you 7. A. where B. who C. which D. whom 8. A. no B. not C. none D. nothing 21) An increasing number of people are now going on....(1)....... to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million.....(2)........visited Egypt. The ......(3)........of Egypt is about fifty million and the.....(4)..........is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the.........(5)............is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average......(6).......from October to March is not too high. The most.....(7)...........are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to...........(8)...........Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much........(9)..........as possible in the time available. A......(10).........to Luxor is an unforgettable experience. 1. A. visit B. holiday C. trip D. excursion 2. A. tourists B. passengers C. voyagers D. explorers 3. A. people B. citizenship C. nation D. population 4. A. town B. head C. state D. capital 5. A. temperature B. climate C. condition D. position 6. A. weather B. measurement C. temperature D. climate 7. A. famous B. known C. visited D. requested 8. A. search B. inspect C. examine D. visit 9. A. sightseeing B. looking C. inspecting D. viewing 10. A. pinic B. trip C. guide D. entertainment 22) Running is now very popular both as a sport and as a way of keeping fit. Even if you only run a short (1)……..once or twice a week, you (2)………to make sure you wear good shoes.(3)…………is a lot of choice nowadays in running shoes. First of all, decide how (4)……… you want to (5)………..on your shoes. Then find a pair which fits you well. Be prepared to (6)……..different sizes in different types of shoe. Women’s shoes are made narrower (7)………..men’s and, although most women will find a woman’s shoe which suits them, there is no (8)…………why woman can’t wear a man’s shoe. The same is true for a man-(9)………….. a woman’s shoe fits you better, then wear it. Take your time in the shop. If you (10)………….a mistake and buy the wrong shoes, your feet will let you know. 1 a. distance b. path c. line d. length 2 a. would b. should c. need d. must 3 a. It b. There c. This d. That 4 a. far b. long c. many d. much 5 a. spend b. buy c. charge d. pay 6 a. experiment b. ask c. try d. look 7 a. as b. like c. than d. from 8 a. fact b. reason c. knowledge d. choice 9 a. since b. because c. so d. if 10 a. do b. make c. cause d. decide 23) Ha Noi is a really interesting city. There are many things that a tourist can do there. There are several museums which tourists can visit. The History museum is on Pham Ngu Lao Street and the War museum is on Dien Bien Phu Street. Tourist can see stories about Vietnam’s past in both museums. The War museum is full of old weapons and tourist can take photos of them. It is also possible to organise a tour and tourists can hire a small bus or a taxi and go to several villages nearby. There is a village where you can see people making noodles and another where they make silk. Lastly there is Snake Village, where tourist can see live snakes. *True/False: True False 1.Ha Noi is an interesting city. ....... ....... 2.There are many museums in Ha Noi. ....... ....... 3.Tourists can walk to the villages nearby. ....... ....... 4.There is a village where you can see people making paper. ....... ....... *Answer the questions: 1.What can they see in the War museums? .......................................................................................................................... 2.Is there anything special in Snake village?If yes,what is it? …………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………… 24) Ron Hurst is a builder. Last October he was working on the roof of an old house. He finished the job and climbed down the roof. The roof was wet and he slipped. His foot hit the ladder and kicked it away from the house. The ladder fell. It fell into the long grass in the garden. Ron sat down on the roof. He could see a lot of people in the main road. A girl was walking along the road, and looked up at the house. Ron stood up, shouted, and waved to her. She turned away and walked quickly down the street. Then he saw some children. He waved and shouted. They turned round, smiled, and waved back to him. Then they walked away. Ron wave and shouted for an hour. Most people smiled and waved back to him. Then it began to rain. Ron was cold and wet. He was tired too. At last Ron had an idea. He stood up, and moved to the edge of the roof. He shouted: “I’m going to jump! I can’t go on! I’m going to kill myself!” Ten minutes later there was a fire-engine, a police car, and an ambulance outside the house. A fireman climbed up the ladder on the fire-engine. “Don’t jump, young man,” he said. “Don’t jump. Everything is going to be all right!” Why did Ron slip? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… What did the girl do when Ron waved to her? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… How long was Ron on the roof? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Who climbed up the ladder to help Ron? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Do you think Ron wanted to kill himself? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25) I arrived in London at (1) ………………. . The railway station was big, black and dark. I did (2) ………………. know the way to my hotel, (3) ………………. I asked a porter. I not (4) ………………. spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as (5) ………………. . The porter, however, could not (6) ………………. me. I repeated (7) ………………. question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke (8) ………………. slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke (9) ………………. , but I could not understand him. My teacher (10) ………………. spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at (11) ………………. other and smiled. 26) Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles: Mrs. Brown had a small garden (1) ……………… her house, and in the spring she planted some vegetables (2) ……………… it. She looked (3) ……………… them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice. One evening Mrs. Brown looked (4) ……………… her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we eat our vegetables!“ But early the next morning, her son ran (5) ……………… the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbour’s ducks are (6) ……………… the garden and they are eating our vegetables!“ Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but that was the end (7) ……………… the vegetables. Then a few days (8) ……………… Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs. Brown a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and (9) ……………… it was a piece of paper (10) ……………… the words “Enjoy your vegetables!“ 27) Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets: Dear Miss Alice, You may be surprised (1. receive) ……………………………………. this letter; but having passed all my exams, with distinction, I must tell you how grateful I (2. be) ……………………………………. to you for all that you (3. do) ……………………………………. for me. Like me, all the others whom you (4. teach) ……………………………………. all these years and (5. be) …………………………………… about to leave school would also like to express their gratitude to you for the knowledge that they acquire and the success that they (6. achieve) ……………………………………. with your help and advice. In a few weeks’ time I shall be leaving for further studies overseas, and I (7. be) ……………………………………. confident that the things that you have taught me, in studies in social behaviour, (8. enable) ……………………………………. me to complete my course with ease and pleasure. You (9. believe) ……………………………………. me when I say that I have always regarded you as one of the most important persons in my life. I thank you again for all the help you (10. give) ……………………………………. me. With best wishes, 28) Are you looking for a cheap,clean,effective source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources.Look no further than solar energy from our Sun.At present,most of our electricity comes from the use of coal,gas,oil or nuclear power.This power could be provided by the sun.One percent of solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total population. Many countries are already using solar energy.Solar panels are place on the roof of the house and Sun ‘s energy is used to heat water.This energy can be stored for a number of days so on cloudy days,you can use solar energy too. Sweden has an advanced solar energy programs.All buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015. 1)Is solar energy an effective source of power? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2)Where are the solar panels placed? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3)How long can the energy be stored? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4)List two other sources of power except solar energy which are using in Viet Nam. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29) I/ Put the verbs in brackets in to the correct tense and form. 1. When we (look).......................... on the baby last night, he (sleep) .................. I think he (dream) ......................about something nice because he (smile) ............................ 2. why Tam (have).............................. to leave early yesterday? 3. I (give).......................a Honda when I was 21 years old. 4. My favorite football team (win) ................... a lot of matches last season. 5. We (go) ............. to Ha Long Bay several times. 6. He (be) ..................my next door when I lived in Hue. 7. The Earth (go) ........................... around the sun. II/ Put the correct form of word in brackets. Your order is ready for ..................... (deliver) Alexander Graham Bell .....................demostrated his invention, the telephone. (sucess) ................ is the main industry of the area. (Fish) The film is very ..............I like it very much. (interest) She was born completely ................ (deafness) There are ............ stars in the sky. We can’t count them. (count) I am ...............to have a friend like you. (luck) He does things ............. from his classmates. (difference) Lan and Nga take part in ...........activitives after school hours. (difference) Hoa seems .............. when she tells me about her family. (happy) III/ Find and correct the mistake. Nga used to living on a farm when she was young. ........................................ I didn’t went to school yesterday because of my illness. ........................................ He was born at June 15th.