homework 2 - Nguyễn Văn Thái Bảo

Homework 2
Deadline 18 p.m, Tuesday
Passage 1:
Dr. Seuss
“Big A, little a, what begins with A? Aunt Annie’s alligator. A…a…A” Have you
ever seen these lines? They are from a book called Dr. Seuss’s ABC.
Who was Dr. Seuss? His real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel (GUY-zul). When
Theodor went to college, he wrote for a magazine. He wrote funny things. His friends
thought he was funny.
A few years later, he began to write books for children. He was very good at art. He
drew funny pictures for his books. One book is The Cat in the Hat. Another one is Hop
on Pop. Dr. Seuss’s books are different from other books.
Books by Dr. Seuss are silly: ngờ nghệch, khờ dại. They are fun to read. Some of them
show make-believe animals like the zizzer zazzer zuzz. Young children laugh when
their parents and teachers read these books to them. Older children enjoy reading them
alone.
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
Read the questions. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
3. Dr. Seuss was a writer and .......C................
A. teacher
B. artist: nghệ sĩ
C. reader: người đọc
D. parent

1. The passage tells about Dr. Seuss’s ............D....................

A. Children
B. House
C. Parents
D. Writing
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2. Which of these is not real? ………C……..

A. Dr, Seuss’s other name
B. teachers who read books
C. some of Dr. Seuss’s animals
D. a man who drew funny pictures.
3. Dr. Seuss was a writer and .......C................
A. teacher
B. artist
C. reader
D. parent
4. Which one is most like a Dr. Seuss title? ……..B…….
A. “ All About the Sun”
B. “ The Roly- Poly Bazoly”
C. “ How to build a Treehouse”
D. “ My Trip to Texas”
Passage 2:
Atalanta
Long ago and far away: cách đây lâu và rất xa, there lived a princess named Atalanta.
She was very beautiful. She was very strong, too.
Atalanta loved to run. She could: có thể run fast. She could run faster than the men!
When: khi men asked Atalanta to marry: cưới them, she said no. She liked to be free.
She liked to hunt and spend time in the woods.
One day, Atalanta said that she would marry any man who could run faster than her.
When the big race began, Atalanta took off. She flew like an arrow: mũi tên. She was
winning the race.
One of the men in the race had a plan: kế hoạch. He carried three apples made of:
được làm gold. During the race, he threw the apples in Atalanta’s path.
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Three times during the race, Atalanta stopped. She stopped to pick up a golden apple.
The clever: thông minh man ran past her. He won the race and became Atalanta’s
husband.
Read the questions. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
3. When does the passage take place? ……..C……..
A. long ago
B. last week
C. yesterday
D. one year ago

1. Who is the passage about? ……..C…...

A. a husband
B. a strong man
C. a fast runner
D. a man who hunts
2. Atalanta’s husband is very.......B................
A. angry
B. clever
C. funny
D. sad
3. When does the passage take place? ……..C……..
A. long ago
B. last week
C. yesterday
D. one year ago
4. Atalanta loses the race because………C…………..
A. she has to run in the woods
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B. the men shoot fast arrows

C. she wants the golden apples
D. strong hunters stop her
Passage 3:
Fall is special. It is a unique season. It’s when harvest festivals occur. Harvest time is
a time to gather. People enjoy the harvest. They give thanks for the food. They prepare
for the long winter.
Reading the text and then answer the questions.
1. According to the text, what makes fall special? …...A…...
A. Harvest festivals
B. a long winter that comes after
C. the end of summer.
D, It is also called autumn.
2. What is not done to celebrate the harvest? …...D…….
A. gathering
B. preparing for the winter
C. eating the entire harvest
D. give thanks
3. What does the contraction it’s mean? ……...C……
A. its is
B. it was
C. it is
D. it us
4. What does it mean: nghĩa là to give thanks? …….C……...
A. make a Thanksgiving meal
B. celebrate with a large party
C. give a thank- you letter
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D. feel thankful:
Reorder the words to have correct sentences:
1. John/ guitar/ can/ the/ play. John can play the guitar.
2. you/ like/ Would/ coffee? / some. Would you like some coffee ?
3. do/ like/ Why/ you/ Maths? Why do you like Maths ?
4. two/ are/ table/ There/ my/ a/ chairs/ in/ and/ room. There are two chairs and a table
in my room.
5. eat/ You/ food/ in/ classroom/ the/ mustn’t. You food must not eat in the
classroom.
You mustn’t eat food in the classroom.
6. he/ the/ morning? / get/ in/ up/ does/ early/ Why. Why does he get up early in the
morning ?
7. seasons/ your country? / are/ How many/ there in How many seasons are there in
your country ?
Fill the gaps with a/ an/ some/ any:
1. There isn’t ……any……………. milk in the jar.
2. She’d like………an……….. orange.
3. There are …some……….. oranges and bananas.
4. Is there ……any……….meat?
5. There aren’t………any……….. noodles.
6. There is ……some …………meat and……some………rice for lunch.
7. Are there……any………vegetables?
8. I have……some………….fruit for you.
9. He eats ......an........apple after his dinner.
10. Would you like ……some………….water, please?
11. She wants to buy ……some………..cheese for her mother.
12. Would you like……an………egg for breakfast?
13. I don’t want……any………..sugar in the tea.
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14. She buys……some…….new hats for her children.

15. Do you need……an…….. expensive house?