PRACTICE ENGLISH READING SKILL

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are
TRUE or FALSE?

Dear Kate,

How have you been? It has been a long time since I wrote a letter. I was
caught up with the holidays and Mama's family came over, so was not able
to write any. Hope you have become accustomed to the hostel food there.

When Mama and her family came over, we all went to the Jim Corbett
National Park. It was spread on a huge area with huge deciduous and
mango trees. There were more than 100 species of trees, with so many
varieties of birds, reptiles, and other mammals. The Tigers were the
special tourist attractions there.

We also went on an early morning safari and we were able to spot a

sambar deer and an elephant. There were the Kalagarh dam and the
Corbett falls which were awesome. I will show you all the pictures when
you come over for the next holidays.
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Also, let's plan to visit there together again when you come here.

Study well, eat well, and sleep well.

Take care.

Love,

Jack

Question 1: Jack hasn’t written any letter to Kate for a long time.

A. True B. False

Question 2: They went to the Jim Corbett National Park

A. True B. False

Question 3: The reptiles were the special tourist attractions there.

A. True B. False

Question 4: The Kalagarh dam and the Corbett falls were awesome.
A. True B. False

Question 5: Next holiday, Kate will come over to visit Jack.

A. True B. False

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

Water pollution happens __________ (6) toxic substances enter water

bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and so on, getting dissolved in them,
lying suspended in the water or depositing on the bed. This degrades the
quality of water. Not __________ (7) does this spell disaster for aquatic
ecosystems, the pollutants also seep through and reach the groundwater,
which might end up in our households as contaminated water we use in
our daily activities, including drinking.

Water pollution can be __________ (8) in a number of ways, one of the

most polluting being city sewage and industrial waste discharge. Indirect
sources __________ (9) water pollution include contaminants that enter
the water supply from soils or groundwater systems and from the
atmosphere via rain. Soils and groundwater contain __________ (10)
residue of human agricultural practices and also improperly disposed of
industrial wastes.

Pollutants can be of varying kinds: organic, inorganic, radioactive and so

on. In fact, the list of possible water contaminants is just too vast to be
listed here.

Question 6: A. what B. when C. why D. while

Question 7: A. both B. only C. well D. either

Question 8: A. cause B. caused C. causing D. causes

Question 9: A. of B. in C. at D. for

Question 10: A. a B. an C. the D. x

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

National parks are large areas of public land set aside for native plants,
animals and the places in which they live. National parks protect places of
natural beauty. National park is home to many endemic species. They also
protect places important to Aboriginal people, and places that show how
people lived in the past.
National parks are actually protected areas. IUCN definition of a protected
area: “A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and
managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term
conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural
values”.

Conservation of biodiversity (the variety of our native species and the

ecosystems they form) is the central purpose of protected areas. High
levels of biodiversity keep ecosystems healthy and resilient, which means
that they continue providing vital ecosystem services such as nutrient
cycling, climate regulation, air and water purification and pollination.

Protecting biodiversity is vital to safeguard our economy; our cultural,

spiritual and aesthetic values; and the intrinsic value of species and
ecosystems. National parks provide a safe home for native plants and
animals. They help keep the air and water clean. National parks give us
places to enjoy.

Question 11: Which one is NOT TRUE about a national park?

A. large areas of public land

B. places of natural beauty

C. home to many endemic species

D. abandoned area of Aborigines people.

Question 12: Is national park a protected area?

A. Yes, it is B. No, it isn’t

Question 13: What is the role of high levels of biodiversity?

A. contaminating the air

B. opening a new way

C. keeping ecosystems healthy

D. Making the environment ditier

Question 14: National parks provide a safe home for __________ plants
and animals.

A. exotic B. normal C. native D. other

Question 15: What is the main idea of the passage?

A. the conservation of plants

B. the features of national parks

C. the definition and function of national parks

D. the level of biodiversity

Đề 1
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.

To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All
students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it is fairly true one. Certainly, all of
the students I’ve known disliked doing exams, None of them thought that the exam
system was fair; to do well in a exam you simply had to be able to predict the
questions which would be asked, This was the case as regards tow students in my
class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year “exam”
neither of them got an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on
questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the
same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.

1) Students need to do well in exams __________.

a. In order to do well at school.
b. Because they need to do well at school.
c. So that to do well at school.
d. Therefore they have to do well at school.

2) The statement “ All students hate exams” is _________.

a. extremely true
b. completely true
c. quite true
d. very true

3) Which of the following sentences is not true?

a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.
b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which
would be asked.
c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.
d. “ All students hate exams” is fairly true generalization.

4) Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?
a. Because the exam was very difficult.
b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.
c. Because they were dull students.
d. Because the questions weren’t in their lesson.

5) The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to

_________________________.
a. describe the importance of exams.
b. discuss how exams effect on the students.
c. explain the equality in examinations.
d. criticize the exam system.

Đề 2
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer

Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young
children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study
by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in film, on television,
in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

Why do these all people learn English? It is not difficult to answer this question.

Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many
adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English
for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or
university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or
magazines in English.

1. According to the writer. English is learn by _____________.

a. young children
b. adults
c. teenagers
d. all are correct
2. Most people learn English by ____________.
a. themselves
b. hearing the language on television
c. working hard on the lesson
d. speaking English to their friends

3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

a. at home
b. in the office
c. in evening class
d. at school

4. Teenagers learn English because ___________.

a. It’s useful for their higher studies
b. it’s one of their subjects.
c. They want to master it.
d. a and c are correct.

5. Why do many adults learn English?

a. Because they want to see movies in English.
b. Because they need it for their job.
c. Because they are forced to learn.
d. Because it’s not difficult to learn.

Đề 3
Read the passage carefully then answer the questions

More than two hundred years ago, the term “ environmental pollution” was quite
strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air.
Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about
things that are happening to the environment. Actually, it is man that is destroying the
surroundings with many kinds of waste. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars
emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to
travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufacturers know that wastes from factories make
water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating
the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend
time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?

1. More than two hundred years ago _____________.

a. the environment was polluted as much as it is today.
b. people knew nothing about environmental pollution.
c. air was polluted badly
d. people were faced with pollution.

2. In former days, people ____________.

a. led a healthy life
b. lived in the polluted environment
c. were worried about pollution
d. drank contaminated water

3. Nowadays, many people are concerned about ___________.

a. the destruction of the poisonous air.
b. the polluted water
c. the wastes from the factories.
d. the pollution of the environment.

4. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases ______________.

a. so they do not travel by car
b. so they prefer traveling by bicycle
c. but they still prefer traveling by car
d. and they enjoy traveling on foot.

5. Factory owners _____________.

a. know nothing about pollution
b. have no awareness of pollution
c. treat wastes from their factories safely
d. do not want to spend money on treating the waste safely

6. It’s harmful for our health _______________.

a. if rubbish is pleaded over our sea
b. If we don’t scatter our rubbish
c. if we spend time on gathering rubbish
d. if rubbish is buried

Đề 4
Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer Lớp 9

It is estimated that about 200 million people use the Internet computer network
around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to
work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in
any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. [Link] allows users to send
documents, pictures, and other data from one part of the world to another in at least
5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This saves a lot of time. It is
possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers
from home to send or receive emails or talk about their problems “online” rather than
attend a class.

1. The Internet allows people ______________.

a. to stay at home and rest
b. not to work
c. to travel to work
d. to work at home

2. To a business, the Internet is ____________ to communicate with customers.

a. a cheap way
b. a very expensive way
c. an inconvenient way
d. a difficult way

3. Email can be use to send ________________.

a. documents
b. information
c. data
d. all are correct

4. It takes _______________ to do the shopping on the Internet.

a. a lot of time
b. a little time
c. less time
d. more time

5. To use the Internet for education is ________________.

a. impossible
b. possible
c. inconvenient
d. difficult
1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.

Left-handers are the odd ones out. Sure, lefties (1) ______up about 10 percent of the
population – but, frankly, it seems like society has forgotten about them. Just
consider all of the right-handed gadgets, awkwardly designed desks, and cooking
tools that fit comfortably only in your right hand. What (2) ______someone to become
a lefthand? Scientists aren’t exactly sure, but research points to a complex (3)
______between genes and environment While no exact set of “leftie genes” have
been discovered, people who dominantly use their left hands do have more left-
handed family members. And researchers have found different brain wirings in
righties vs. lefties. But no matter (4) ______it is that drives someone to use their
antipodal paw, science has also uncovered a particular set of personality traits that
left-handed people tend to have. So for all of you lefties, leftie-loving righties, and
ambidextrous folks out there – it’s time to brush up on your left-handed knowledge
and help (5) ______an end to leftie discrimination once and for all.

Question 1: A. consist B. account C. hold D. make

Question 2: A. causes B. makes C. gets D. does
Question 3: A. collaborate B. collaboration C. collaborating D. collaborated
Question 4: A. which B. who C. what D. that
Question 5: A. put B. bring C. make D. take

2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 6 to 12.

Successful students often do the followings while studying. First, they have an
overview before reading. Next, they look for important information and pay greater
attention to it (which often needs jumping forward or backward to process
information). They also relate important points to one another. Also, they activate and
use their prior knowledge. When they realize that their understanding is not good,
they do not wait to change strategies. Last, they can monitor understanding and take
action to correct or “fix up” mistakes in comprehension. Conversely, students with low
academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills. They tend to
assume a passive role, in learning and rely on others (e.g., teachers, parents) to
monitor their studying, for example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their
understanding of content; they may not be aware of the purpose of studying; and
they show little evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up” strategies to fix
understanding problems. Students who struggle with learning new information seem
to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond simply reading the content to
understand and remember it. Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge
the quality of their studying. Their studying may be disorganized. Students with
learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well. They often
have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and
completing work on time. Unlike good studiers who employ a variety of study skills in
a flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of
study skills. They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for
learning; and they tend to use the same, often ineffective study approach for all
learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure or difficulty.

(Source: Adapted from Study Skills: Managing Your Learning — NUI Galway)

Question 6: What is the topic of the passage?

A. Successful and low-academic achieving students
B. Successful learners and their learning strategies
C. Study skills for high school students
D. Effective and ineffective ways of learning

Question 7: The word “prior” in the first paragraph is the closest meaning to ______?
A. important
B. earlier
C. forward
D. good

Question 8: According to the passage, what can be learned about passive students?
A. They depend on other people to organize their learning
B. They are slow in their studying
C. They monitor their understanding
D. They know the purpose of studying

Question 9: Which of the followings is NOT an evidence of monitoring studying?

A. Being aware of the purpose of studying
B. Monitoring their understanding of content
C. Fixing up mistakes in understanding
D. Looking at their backs

Question 10: According to the passage, to learn new information, low-achieving

students do

NOT______.
A. just understand it
B. relate it to what they have known
C. simply remember it
D. read it

Question 11: In compared with low-achieving students, successful students

use______.
A. aimless study techniques
B. various study skills
C. restricted strategies
D. inflexible study ways

Question 12: The underlined pronoun “They” in the last sentence refers to______.
A. study strategies
B. study skills
C. low-achieving students
D. good studiers

3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 13 to 20.

Pollution emitted in industrial areas represents a threat to human health and the
surrounding natural resources. We have a tendency to believe that the production
processes are the only source of environmental damage, and often forget about the
possible long-term effects of harmful production practices. We may think that the
closure of these huge industrial areas would improve the quality of the environment.
Unfortunately, this ignores the threat of the remaining waste, which is abandoned
and poorly stored. It represents an even bigger danger because it stands neglected
as it degrades and leaks into the earth without any control at all.

Changes in the water chemistry due to surface water contamination can affect all
levels of an ecosystem. It can affect the health of lower food chain organisms and,
consequently, the availability of food up through the food chain. It can damage the
health of wetlands and damage their ability to support healthy ecosystems, control
flooding, and filter pollutants from storm water runoff. The health of animals and
humans are affected when they drink or bathe in contaminated water. In addition
water-based organisms, like fish and shellfish, can pile up and concentrate
contaminants in their bodies. When other animals or humans eat these organisms,
they receive a much higher dose of contaminant than they would have if they had
been directly exposed to the original contamination.
Contaminated groundwater can badly affect animals, plants and humans if it is
removed from the ground by manmade or natural processes. Depending on the study
of rocks of the area, groundwater may rise to the surface through springs or seeps,
flow sideways into nearby rivers, streams, or ponds, or sink deeper into the earth. In
many parts of fhe world, groundwater is pumped out of the ground to be used for
drinking, bathing, other household uses, agriculture, and industry.

Contaminants in the soil can harm plants when they take up the contamination
through their roots. Eating, breathing in, or touching contaminated soil, as well as
eating plants or animals that have piled up soil contaminants can badly affect the
health of humans and animals.

Air pollution can cause breathing-related problems and other bad health effects as
contaminants are absorbed from the lungs into other parts of the body. Certain air
contaminants can also harm animals and humans when they contact the skin. Plants
rely on breathing for their growth and can also be affected by exposure to
contaminants moved in the air.

Question 13: What is the topic of the passage?

A. Sources of environmental damage
B. The pollution from the city
C. Bad effects of industrial waste
D. The quality of the environment

Question 14: According to the passage, the industry is likely to be thought as______.
A. a danger to the environment
B. the only source of pollution
C. the utmost harmful activity
D. a threat to human health

Question 15: The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to______.
A. the remaining waste
B. a danger
C. the environment
D. the threat of the remaining waste

Question 16: Which of the followings affect an ecosystem as the whole?

A. Surface water contamination
B. Soil contamination
C. Groundwater contamination
D. Air contamination

Question 17: According to the passage, which of the followings supports healthy
ecosystems?
A. Lower food chain organisms
B. Animals
C. Water-based organisms
D. Wetlands

Question 18: Which of the followings is NOT badly affected by contaminated

groundwater?
A. Human
B. Plants
C. Rocks
D. Animals

Question 19: Which of the followings is the flow of water from the ground to the
surface?
A. Streams
B. Ponds
C. Rivers
D. Springs

Question 20: Which of the followings has the closest meaning to the word “absorbed”
in the last paragraph?
A. Consumed
B. Taken in
C. Swallowed
D. Piled up