THE MATERIALS OF HOTS

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There was once a Countryman who possessed the most wonderful Goose you can
imagine, for every day when he visited the nest, the Goose had laid a beautiful, glittering,
golden egg.
The Countryman took the eggs to the market and soon he began to get rich. But it was
not long before he grew impatient with the Goose because she gave him only a single
golden egg a day. He was not getting rich fast enough.
Then one day, after he had finished counting his money, the idea came to him that he
could get all the golden eggs at once by killing the Goose and cutting her abdomen open.
But when the deed was done, not a single golden egg did he find, and his precious Goose
was dead.

1. The most suitable title for the text above is ....

A. The Goose and The Golden Egg
B. The Countryman and The Goose
C. The Impatient Countryman
D. The Most Precious Goose

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One property of light is called refraction. Refraction is when a ray of light passes from a
transparent medium to another transparent medium such as from air to water, it changes
speed and the way it bends.
For example, when a pencil is placed into a glass of water, the pencil will seem like it is
broken into two pieces. Because the light is traveling through the water, there is refraction,
and the light bends causing the pencil to look like it is in two pieces. Another example of
refraction is the use of eyeglasses to improve a person's vision. Using a glass that is curved
at a certain angle the vision of a person is corrected by the way light is refracted in the eye.

2. The main idea of the second paragraph is ....

A. Light is travelling through the water.
B. There are two examples of refraction.
C. The using of glasses in the eyes is refraction.
D. Placing a pencil into a glass of water is refraction
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Long time ago, there lived a rich widow named Nyai Bagendit in a village. She did not
like to help villagers. She made them borrow some money from her and pay double. If they
were not able to return the debt, she would take the villagers’ belongings. This made her
richer and richer.
One day, an old woman beggar came to Nyai Bagendit’s house and asked for some
money and some food. Of course, she immediately refused to give the money or the food.
Instead of giving the beggar food or money, she threw her a stone. The beggar was very
sad. Then she said, “Nyai Bagendit, I know you are the richest person in this village. You
have everything, but you never help other people. You are not grateful to God. Wait for the
God’s punishment. ”
“Hahaha! You’re right, I’m the richest person here. So, no one can punish me, not even
God can punish me!” said Nyai Bagendit and she proudly went back to her big house.
Not long after that, an earthquake happened. Nyai Bagendit’s house fell down. She cried for
help, but nobody helped her. Amazingly, the villagers did not feel the earthquake. It only
happened to Nyai bagendit and her house. The villagers were amazed. They knew that God
was punishing her for behaving badly and never helping other people. Slowly, the place
where Nyai Bagendit’s house was built turned into a lake. Since then, people named the
lake as Situ bagendit. It means Lake Bagendit.

3. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Nyai Bagendit changed her name as Situ bagendit
B. The earthquake happened in the village
C. Nyai Bagendit was not grateful
D. God punished Nyai Bagendit

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A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the
surface layer of the earth. Most are caused by karst processes — for example, the chemical
dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffusion processes.
Sinkholes vary in size from 1 to 600 m (3.3 to 2,000 ft) both in diameter and depth.
They also vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. They may form
gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide.
The formation of sinkholes involves natural processes of erosion or gradual removal of
slightly soluble bedrock (such as limestone) by percolating water, the collapse of
a cave roof, or a lowering of the water table. Sinkholes often form through the process
of suffusion. For example, groundwater may dissolve the carbonate cement holding
the sandstone particles together and then carry away the lax particles, gradually forming a
void.

4. In the second paragraph, we found the information about … of the sinkhole

A. the variation
B. the definition
C. the formation
D. the description
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There was a young girl and her mother in small village. The girl was beautiful but very
lazy. She never helped her mother to earn a living. Everyday, she dressed up and admired
her own beauty in the mirror. Besides being lazy, she was also spoiled. Whatever she
wanted she must get. This made her mother very sad. One day, the mother asked the girl
to accompany her to the market. “OK, but I don’t want to walk beside you; you have to walk
behind her.” The girl said. With a sad heart, the mother agreed. So the girl walk in front and
mother followed behind her, carrying a basket.
The mother and daughter looked very different. The daughter looked very beautiful in
her pretty dress, while the mother looked very old in her simple dress.
On the way to the market, people greeted the beautiful girl and asked who the old
woman behind her was. The girl said that old woman is her servant. The mother was very
sad but she kept silent.
At last, the mother couldn’t bear the pain anymore. She prayed to god to punish her
daughter, and God answered the prayer. Slowly the girl’s legs’ turned into stone and third
process continued to upper part of the girl’s body. The girl began to be panic.
“Mother, please forgive me.” She cried and cried. But it was too late. Finally her whole
body turned into stone.
Until now people can still see the tears falling down the stone. That’s why that stone is
called “Crying Stone”.

5. What is the story about?

A. The bad people and the spoiled girl.
B. The lazy girl and her wicked mother
C. The old woman and her kind daughter
D. The old woman and her arrogant daughter

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Once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group
of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of
them were even crushed to death.
Then the king of the rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him to
guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant's king
apologized and agreed to take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.
One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge
nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He called one of
the elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and
told him about the trapped elephants.
The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets
which had trapped the elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They
danced with joy and thank the rats.

6. The lesson we get from the story can be stated as.....

A. silence is the most powerful scream
B. do good and the good will come to you
C. don’t let a bad day let you feel like you have a bad life
D. never let a bad person change your inner goodness
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Do you know that a giraffe may grow more than six meters tall? Yes, the giraffe is a very
tall animal. In fact, it is the tallest animal in the world.
A giraffe has a very long neck. Unfortunately, the giraffe cannot bend its neck easily.
Thus, when it wants to drink water at a pool, the giraffe has to spread its front legs a part,
so it can reach the water.
A giraffe feeds on plant only. Hence, it can reach the leaves on trees easily because of
its height. Also, a giraffe has a very long tongue- about 0.5 meters long. The giraffe uses this
long tongue skilfully to pick leaves off plants and trees.
This tall animal can protect itself very well. It has a very good sense of smell and sight.
It can hear very well, too. Finally, it can gallop very fast – at a speed of 50 km per hour.
The giraffe hind legs and long neck are also very useful. For example, a giraffe can kick
its enemy with its hind legs or even hit out with its long neck.

7. Which is FALSE based on the text?

A. We may see a giraffe grow more than six meter tall.
B. It is difficult for a giraffe to bend its neck.
C. A giraffe uses its tongue to grab the leaves of plant
D. Giraffe’s hind legs is the only weapon to attack enemy

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One day, a young wanderer got lost in a wood. Suddenly he saw a light from an old hut. He
knocked on the door, and an old woman opened it. She was crying. She said that the devil had
stolen her magic candle. The candle could grant anything she asked. The wanderer asked her
where the devil lived. “In a castle not far from here,” said the old woman.
The wanderer went to the castle. There he found the devil, but he was old and weak.
Therefore when the wanderer grabbed the magic candle from the devil’s table and ran away,
he couldn’t chase him.
But the wanderer was not a kind man. He didn’t return the candle to the old woman, but
he kept it for himself. He lit the candle and made a wish, “I want to go far away from here.”
Suddenly genies appeared and took him to a beautiful palace. The wanderer wanted to make
some money. So he lit the candle again and wished for some jewelry. He sold them to the
guests and was soon making a lot of money. Then the Princess came to buy the jewelry, but
there was nothing left. The wanderer fell in love with her and asked her to marry him. The kind
princess said yes, and they got married the next day. In his happiness, the wanderer told the
Princess about his adventure and the magic candle. Hearing that, the Princess got very angry.
At night she lit the candle and wished that the wanderer disappear.
In the morning the wanderer awoke and found himself back in his ugly house in the
village.

8. What is the moral value of the text?

A. A greedy man will get nothing at last
B. A hard work is a must for everyone
C. A better future belongs to a hard worker
D. No one can stop an iron-willed people