READING COMPREHENSION

EXERCISE 1

Read the passage then answer the questions.

The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded in Vietnam on 26/ 3/ 1931. It builds character,
and encourages good citizenship and personal fitness.

The Y & Y has many plans to help the community. It encourages all members to take part in different
programs.

The recycling program can help people save natural resources. The "Rosy Smile" program helps raise
fund for the poor children.

The "Green Sunday" program makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and
flowers. It gives more green color to the city and it is done on Sunday so it has the name "Green
Sunday".

There are some more helpful programs such as "helping the elderly and street children", "supporting
cultural-sport", "young scientists", etc......

1. When was the Y & Y founded?

The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded in Vietnam on 26/ 3/ 1931

2. What does it build?

The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization builds character, and encourages good citizenship and
personal fitness.

3. What does it encourage?

The Y & Y encourages all members to take part in different programs.

4. Why is it named "Green Sunday"?

The "Green Sunday" program gives more green color to the city and it is done on Sunday so it has the
name "Green Sunday"

5. What does the recycling help?

The recycling program can help people save natural resources.

EXERCISE 2: Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

Telepathy is the ability to communicate information using your mind. Information is transmitted from
one mind to another using means other than your well-known perceptual senses. Telepathy ranges
from the basic reading of minds to more intense power, such as implanting or disrupting thoughts in
other people's minds.

There are a few common reasons why someone becomes telepathic. For example, there are those who
are simply born with a sense of knowing. These people talk about seeing spirits. But they tend to
suppress their abilities as children and often lose it as adults. Alternatively, a life-changing event may
open them up to being telepathic and exploring their gift even further.

Also, there are times when a near-death experience or serious accident can also open someone up and
cause a telepathic awakening. And in some cases, hypnosis or healing sessions can help a sixth sense to
awaken. Such sessions help with getting energy flowing and causing a shift in awareness and
consciousness.

1. Telepathy is the ability to communicate information using normal senses.

2. Telepathy can be found in several forms.

3. People who often talk about seeing spirits may be telepathic.

4. Some people may not recognize and develop their telepathic abilities, so they lose these skills.

5. A near-death experience or serious accident can make a person become telepathic.

EXERCISE 3: Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most
beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1) ________ life of the Thai
people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ________ warmer and hoa ban - a kind of
beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3) ________. This is
a great time for everyone, (4) ________ for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and
gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5) _________ for
good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and Ancestors. The festival is
always full of songs and prayers.

1. A. minor B. cultural C. custom D. festival

2. A. gets B. goes C. comes D. runs

3. A. seen B. arranged C. observed D. celebrated

4. A. largely B. especially C. generally D. typically

5. A. ask B. look C. pray D. call

EXERCISE 4: Read the passage and fill the blanks.

We do honestly have a little more (1) ………………… time in summer than we do in spring. We have some
weekend getaways planned over the summer. A couple of fun things for the kid away from home. This
blogging and social media thing has me wrangled into about a week’s worth of travel and meetings, and
I wouldn’t be surprised if something or things pops up soon. And for me personally I have more free
time (and a great (2) ………………… less stress) than I did when I (3) ………………… in town. I go to work
around 8a.m. most days on the farm. I used to be at work at 6:30a.m., and it (4) ………………… me 35
minutes to get there. When it’s not time to plant or harvest, we usually work a few (5) ……………… on
Saturday morning and never on Sundays. And for those farmers that also have livestock? We used to
raise hogs you know. Well those animals want to eat and be healthy.

1. A. free B. spareC. open D. both A & B

2. A. number B. amount C. deal D. of

3. A. work B. worked C. had worked D. has worked

4. A. got B. spent C. took D. cost

5. A. days B. time C. seconds D. hours

EXERCISE 5: Read the following passage then choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to answer the
questions or to complete the sentences below.

About three thousand years ago, there were no shops. If you needed something you had to make it
yourself. For example, if you needed something to wear, you had to kill an animal and get its coat. If you
were a good hunter and had a lot of coats, you could exchange them for other things you needed. You
could get meat, fruit or an axe. This way of exchanging things is called barter.

Later on, people began to use money. They made money from things which would last not go bad
easily. They used stones, shells, and animals’ teeth. After men had discovered metal, they started to use
cooper, tin, silver, and gold. They made these metals into small bars so that they were easy to store and
carry about. Before there were banks, people kept their money in the ground, they thought that it was
the safest place to store money.

About five hundred years later, people began to make coins. They were easier to carry than metal bars.
Early coins were not flat and round but were in lumps. Usually the king or ruler of a place gave the order
to make coins. Therefore, people often put a picture of his called the head. Then they put the date and
value of the coin on the other side. This side is called the tail.

The first paper money was made by Chinese. In the fifteenth century, the first banks appeared in Italy.
Today banks look after our money in a number of ways.

1. There were no shops ___________.

A. in the 15th century B. five hundred years ago

C. in China and Italy D. about three thousand years ago.

2. What would you do if you wanted a coat thousands of years ago?

A. Go to buy one from a shop. B. Kill an animal for its skin.

C. Make friends with hunters D. Make one from cloth

3. The early way of exchanging one thing for another is called _________

A. metal melting B. coin- collecting C. banking D. barter.

4. What kind of thing goes bad easily and is not good for making money?

A. Metal B. Axe C. Food D. Shells

5. Why did people make coins?

A. Coins were beautiful. B. Coins were easy to count

C. They liked round coins instead of small bars. D. coins were easier to carry about.

EXERCISE 6: Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Computers are very (1)_____ but they can also cause problems. One kind of problem is with the
computer’s memory. It is not perfect, so (2)_____ computers lose important information. (3)_____
problem is with the machinery. Computers are machines, and machines can break down. When
computers break down, they (4)_____ erase information, like chalk on a blackboard. Or they may stop
doing anything at all. And there is another different kind of problem with computers. Some doctors say
they may be bad for your (5)______. They say you should not work with computers all day.

1. A. helpful B. careful C. useful D. A & C

2. A. nearly B. hardly C. never D. sometimes

3. A. Other B. Another C. Some D. Many

4. A. need to B. must C. should D. may

5. A. health B. healthy C. healthful D. healthily