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Reading E7 (Unit 1-6)
Reading E7 (Unit 1-6)
F. READING
I. Read the text and choose the correct answer.
If you enjoy cycling for pleasure, doing it in London can be a shock. There are not
enough lanes especially for bikes, and making your way through the traffic can be very
risky. But if you have great passion, cycling in London can be exciting, and it is an
inexpensive way of keeping fit if you live there. Some cyclists don’t mind spending a
lot of money on expensive bikes. However, if you just want a basic bike that is only for
occasional use, there are many cheap choices. Several markets have cheap bikes on sale
which may not be impressive to look at but should be satisfactory. You should buy a
cycling helmet if you want to cycle in London. Wearing a cycling helmet is not
compulsory in Britain, but it is a good idea to wear one for protection.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Cycling helmets B. Cheap bicycles
C. Bicycle markets D. Cycling in London
2. According to the passage, cycling in London is
A. easy B. difficult C. tiring D. boring
3. The word “it” in line 3 refers to
A. cycling B. passion C. excitement D. doing exercise
4. The difficulty of cycling in London is described in lines
A. 2 B. 5 C. 5-6 D. 8-9
5. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that
A. It is compulsory to wear a helmet when cycling in Britain.
B. Some bikes in London are cheap.
C. There are not many lanes especially for bikes.
D. Some cyclists don’t want to buy expensive bikes.
II. Choose the most suitable word for each space.
What do you like doing best (1) your spare time? My cousin Paul likes
going (2) in the country and (3) photos. Sometimes he (4) with
his friends, and they (5) at the park or at the beach. They always (6) a
good time. His brother Chris isn’t (7) on walking. He spends most of the (8)
at home.
1. A. for B. when C. in D. at
2. A. for walks B. walks C. a walk D. to walk
3. A. making B. having C. taking D. doing
4. A. travels B. gets up C. sees D. goes out
5. A. enjoy B. have fun C. hobby D. go
6. A. have B. make C. do D. like
7. A. interested B. out C. decided D. keen
8. A. other B. time C. people D. money
III. Read the article and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
After school Susan goes home to do her model-making. She loves making
models. She started about a year ago. She needs about two weeks to make a model.
Then she puts it on the shelf in her bedroom. She has about twenty models now. She
thinks she will need to get another shelf soon. Last term she tried to start a club for
model-making at school but the teachers and other children weren’t interested. She
thinks she has a lot of fun anyway.
True False
1. Susan makes models when she stays at school.
2. She has made her models for about one year.
3. It takes her two weeks to make two models.
4. She will need another shelf for her models soon.
5. Susan tried to start a club for model making and the
teachers and other children were interested in it very much.
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UNIT 2: HEALTH
F. READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in
the following passage.
It’s important to (1) well, especially when you are studying. If you are at
primary (2) , you may not go home for lunch and have a cooked meal of meat or
(3) and vegetables. A chicken and lettuce sandwich, with some (4) fruit
would be a light but (5) lunch. Many people around the world eat plain, boiled
(6) two or three times a day. Pupils and students often don’t eat (7) when
they’re revising for an exam – they eat chocolate and (8) lots of black coffee!
And by the way, doctors say everybody should start the day with healthy (9) . It’s
also good for you to drink a lot of (10)through the day.
1. A. launching B. emitting C. eat D. peaking
2. A. school B. weapons C. spaceships D. rockets
3. A. to B. towards C. with D. fish
4. A. as soon as B. fresh C. as well as D. such as
5. A. burnt B. explored C. went off D. healthy
6. A. rice B. audience C. observatories D. watcher
7. A. sent back B. returned to C. well D. except for
8. A. weightlessness B. drink C. wavelengths D. length
9. A. space B. atmosphere C. vacant D. breakfast
10.A. scientists B. drivers C. water D. astronauts
We need calories or (1) to do the things every day. For example, when we
walk or (2) a bike to school, we spend a certain amount of (3) and even
when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we (4) a
day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (5) us to calculate. If people want to keep (6)
,they should remember that everyone should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a
day.
We get calories (7) the food we eat. If we get too much food and don’t take part
(8) any activities, we can get fat quickly. So besides studying, we should do
some (9) , play sports or do the housework, such as cleaning the floor,
cooking etc., if we don’t eat enough, we feel (10) and weak.
III. Read the following passage and write T (true) or F (false) for each statement.
How many calories can you burn in one hour? Well, it all depends on the activity.
You use calories all the time, even when you are resting. Reading, sleeping, sitting and
sunbathing all use about 60 calories an hour. Very light activities use 75 calories.
Examples are eating, writing, knitting, shaving, driving and washing up. Light activities
which use about 100 calories an hour include playing the piano, getting dressed and
having a shower. Under moderate activities which use between 100 and 200 calories an
hour we can put walking, doing housework, shopping and skating. Energetic activities
use 200-400 calories. Those activities include horse riding, cycling, swimming,
skipping and dancing. Finally there are strenuous activities which use up to 600 calories
an hour. These activities include climbing stairs, jogging, digging the garden and
playing football.
1. Horse riding uses the most amount of calories.
2. Reading uses as many calories as writing.
3. The calories we burn for eating and washing up are the same.
4. Walking is a very light activity.
5. Sunbathing uses more calories than driving.
6. When we are resting, we don’t burn calories.
7. Having a shower uses only 100 calories an hour.
8. Cycling and dancing use the same amount of calories
9. Playing football uses fewer calories than swimming.
10. The amount of calories we use an hour depends on the activity we do.
IV. Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. Then answer the
questions below.
It will cost you With a bit of luck
I hate to say this I can’t wait
(The friends are going to the Buckingham Palace.)
David: This is great. (1) to see inside Buckingham Palace.
Peter: Yeah, maybe the Queen will be our tour guide!
Linda: I think we should join the queue. The last tour starts in ten minutes.
David: What’s the matter, Susan? Are you OK?
Susan: No, I don’t feel very well. I have a headache and I feel really hot. Maybe I
shouldn’t come on the tour.
David: Hey, everyone. Susan doesn’t feel very well. (2) but I think
we should go home with her.
Peter: But how about these tickets? (3) . We can’t go home!
David: Yes, we can. (4) we can get our money back.
UNIT 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE
F. READING
I. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following
passage.
(1) January 17th, 1995, a powerful earthquake hit the city of Kobe, Japan.
Many buildings (2) or collapsed.
Soon after the earthquake, people in Kobe (3) working together to save their
city. Neighbours pulled each other out (4) collapsed buildings. Ordinary
people (5) out fires even before the fire trucks arrived. Volunteers in Kobe
organized themselves into (6) . They worked out a system to send (7) to
people who needed. Other teams searched for belongings in damaged stores and homes.
Some people (8) food, water, clothes, and electric generators to different part of
the city. Some volunteers took (9) of children who had lost their
parents. Teams of volunteers from outside Japan helped, too.
Today, Kobe has been built. But people there still remember the outpouring of
support they (10)_______ from all over the world back in 1995.
1. A. in B. at C. on D. from
2. A. is burning B. burned C. burning D. burn
3. A. to begin B. are beginning C. begin D. began
4. A. into B. of C. on D. with
5. A. to put B. putting C. puts D. put
6. A. teams B. pair C. group D. friends
7. A. helped B. helping C. help D. to help
8. A. brought B. bringing C. brings D. brought
9. A. part B. care C. caring D. note
10.A. received B. is receiving C. have received D. receiving
II. Read the passage, and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of
students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals,
orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or
they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old.
They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don’t have
fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men
take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know
things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some
of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the mountains, the beaches, museums,
or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers
because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick or old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.
2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
3 .Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games B. learning photography
C. going to interest places D. watching films
4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? – Because .
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do the work.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.
5. Where don’t students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals B. orphanages C. clubs D. homes for the elderly
III. Read the conversation between the interviewer (I) and the head of the village
(HoV), and then choose the correct answers.
I: When did the volunteers come to your village?
HoV: Well, they came last month.
I:How many of them came?
HoV: A group of about twelve.
I: What did they do on the first day?
HoV: They held a meeting with me and some elderly villagers in the first evening to
talk about their plans while they were staying in the village.
I: What did they do in the following days?
HoV: They repairedold cottages, taught the children how to have a healthy and clean
life.
I: What did the villagers think of them?
HoV: Well, they loved them because they were very helpful, active, and polite.
I: Was there any change in the village after they came?
HoV: Yes, a lot. But they should come to help US more next year. I hope so.
I: What do you think of the community service?
HoV: Well, it is very helpful, and it makes US believe in the young generation.
1.The volunteers came to the village .
A. last week B. last month C. last year D. last weekend
2.On the first day the volunteers had a meeting with .
A. all the villagers
B. all the children
C. the head of the village and some of the villagers
D. all the children and the head of the village
3. They talked about .
A. staying in the village B. having a holiday in the village
C. what they would do D. what they would help the children
4. The villagers like them because they have .
A. appearance
B. hard working habit
C. hard working habit and good behavior
D. a healthy and clean life all the time
5. The head of the village thinks that _________
A. the community service is very helpful
B. he doesn’t believe in the young generation
C. he doesn’t want the volunteers to come back next year
D. the community service is not very helpful
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following
passage.
Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.
Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) ____ in
their free time. Sports provide other (2) hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis,
table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.
Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3)
collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections,
and so on.
For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4) , like chess. In chess, we need
two or more people (5) .
1. A. fun B. funny C. funnies D. funniest
2. A. strange B. normal C. favourite D. unusual
3. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
4. A. exercise B. game C. interest D. sports
5. A. play B. to play C. playing D. to playing
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One of the first novels in the history of literature (1) written in England in
1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2) London in
the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, be began to write stories. After
(3) school, he worked in his father’s shop and (4) articles for newspapers.
Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5) in
his writings.
In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which
(6) ____ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)____
on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoes novel lived on an island
for twenty-eight years. People liked (8) novel in England and in many
other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9) , his novel Robison
Crusoe was the (10) famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in
1731.
III. Read the passage, and then answer the questions.
Have you ever seen the film School of Rock? It’s about a rock musician whobecame
a teacher. The film is based on a real music school which is run by Paul Green. Paul
Green started the first School of Rock in 1998 in Philadelphia in the USA. He gave
students rock music lessons after school, but he wanted to do more. Now he gives
them the chance to play in rock concerts. “Some of our students have never played in
front of a real audience before. We teach them how to do it.” he says. He has already
taught hundreds of young people to be rock performers, and now there are 30 schools of
rock in different towns in the USA.
1. How many students has he taught?
____________________________________________________________
2. How many schools of rock are there in the USA?
____________________________________________________________
3. When did Paul Green start his first rock school?
____________________________________________________________
4. What is the film School of Rock about?
____________________________________________________________
5. What does he teach his students to do?
____________________________________________________________
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1. Breakfast
2.
3.
II. Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage
are special kinds for when
mixed introduction dish easy dried
This (1) is called Nem Ran by northerners and Cha Gio by southerners.
In Ha Noi, the (2) of Nem Ran dates back to a time (3) Cha Ca
had not existed. Although it ranks among Vietnam’s specialty dishes, Nem Ran is very
(4) to prepare. Consequently, it has long been a preferred food on (5)
occasions such as Tet and other family festivities.
Ingredients used (6) Nem Ran comprise of lean minced pork, see crabs or
unshelled shrimps, two kinds of edible mushroom (Nam Huong andMocNhi), (7)
onion, duck eggs, pepper, salt and different (8) of seasoning. All are
(9) thoroughly before being wrapped with transparent rice paper into small
rolls. These rolls (10) then fried in boiling oil.
III. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
The 25th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) that will take place in
February 2003 comes at a (1) time in the quest for sustainable fisheries.
Meeting in Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002,
world leaders (2) the vital role of marine fisheries to economic and food
security and to biodiversity in general. Leaders established a number of fisheries
commitments for the world community, (3) a call “to maintain or restore
stocks to levels that can produce maximum sustainable (4) with the aim of
achieving these goals for depleted stocks on an urgent basis and where possible not later
than 2015.”
The mission of FAO in the field of fisheries is to (5) and secure the long-
term sustainable development and utilization of the worlds fisheries and aquaculture.
Many of the issues (6) the agenda for the 2003 COFI meeting will contribute
directly to the goal of restoring depleted fish stocks and to (7) other
commitments.
If we are to fulfill these commitments, we must take (8) actions and set
clear priorities. The most recent FAO statistics indicate that over 70 percent of fisheries
are (9) overfished or are fished at their maximum capacity. In coming
years, production from many key fisheries will likely decline. Demand for fisheries
products, (10) , will continue to increase. The prospect of this growing
shortfall poses our greatest fisheries challenge today.
1. A. busy B. critical C. serious D. fine
2. A. declared B. claimed C. accepted D. acknowledged
3. A. giving B. making C. including D. containing
4. A. volume B. quantity C. amount D. yield
5. A.aid B. meet C. provide D. facilitate
6. A. on B with C. in D. for
7. A. advancement B. advancing C. advanced D. advance
8. A. determined B. concentrated C. concerted D. focused
9. A. both B. or C. either D. neither
10.A. however B. consequently C. so D. therefore
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ANSWER KEYS
F. READING
I. Read the text and choose the correct answer.
l. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A
II. Choose the most suitable word for each space.
l.C 2. A 3. C 4. D
5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B
III. Read the article and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False
UNIT 2: HEALTH
F. READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in
the following passage.
l.C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D
6. A 7.C 8. B 9. D 10. C
II. Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.
1. energy 2. ride 3. calories 4. spend 5. for
6. fit 7. from 8. in 9. exercise 10. tired
III. Read the following passage and write T (true) or F (false) for each statement.
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F
6. F 7. T 8. T 9. F 10. T
IV. Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. Then answer the
questions below.
1.I can’t wait 3. It will cost you
III. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
l. B 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. D
6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A
IV.Read the passage carefully, and then do the following tasks.
A/ 1. calories 3. snacks 5. salty 7. vitamins
2. energy 4. sweet 6. healthy 8. sources