CHUYÊN ĐỀ ĐỌC ĐIỀN

ĐỌC ĐIỀN 1
Integrating public and online spaces
COVID-19 has forced us into social distancing, isolation and quarantine. These conditions are fostering
widespread anxiety and loneliness in our cities.(1) _____, COVID-19 is an opportunity to build on (2) ______ we
know and to learn from this situation. It’s possible to promote social and emotional well-being. Integrating
public and online spaces is one of approaches for building better communities. Our new online
communication skills can help us develop a better physical – digital interface for bringing people together.
Video conferencing is flexible and can enable long-distance connection and “work from home” hubs. (3)______,
social media platforms, such as Facebook, Meetup, WhatsApp or art-based apps like Somebody, are useful
for organizing physical meetings. (4)________can help with community volunteering, socializing or simply
sharing guerrilla-garden herbs for local cooking. A better physical-digital interface could help new jobs
flourish in “interactive” creative industries that virtually connect (5) _____ isolated individual. New art spaces
could be established, putting connective digital infrastructure, such as audio-visual platforms, within
physical spaces to help face-to-face and virtual audiences interact.
Question 1: A. Therefore B. However C. In contrast D. Moreover
Question 2: A. that B. what C. whom D. which
Question 3: A. In contrast B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. Therefore
Question 4: A. This B. One C. Others D. These
Question 5: A. one B. other C. every D. another
ĐỌC ĐIỀN 2
Although the coronavirus COVID-19 originated in China, the country took aggressive action at the
start of the outbreak, shutting down transportation in some cities and suspending public gatherings. Officials
isolated sick people and aggressively tracked their contacts, (1)______had a dedicated network of hospitals to
test for the virus.
Now, the epicenter of the pandemic is in the US, (2) has more cases than any country in the
world. New York City has the highest (3) of cases in the country. Previous US hot spots included a nursing
home in Washington; New Rochelle, New York; and the Boston area, (4)____________the disease spread at a
conference.
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 If an illness isn’t very severe (and kills only a small percentage of people) but it’s highly transmissible,
it can still be devastating. An easily transmitted illness that kills a small percentage of the people it infects
can still cause a lot of deaths, precisely (5) so many people get sick.
The WHO named the illness caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 “co” and “vi” for coronavirus, “d” for
disease, and “19” for the year (6)________the disease emerged.
Question 1: A. thus B. or C. so D. and
Question 2: A. when B. that C. which D. where
Question 3: A. amount B. deal C. plenty D. number
Question 4: A. where B. which C. that D. what
Question 5: A. although B. because C. despite D. due to
Question 6: A. when B. which C. that D. who
ĐỌC ĐIỀN 3
At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus started spreading in China. This type of coronavirus is often
called 2019-nCoV, novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. It is believed that the virus was transmitted from animals
to humans. (1)_____of the first cases were diagnosed in people who had visited a market selling live seafood
and animals. Unfortunately, when viruses are transmitted from animals to people, it can take scientists a lot
of time (2)_________they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it.
Some of symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache, and trouble
breathing. These symptoms are very (3)_______like those people have with a cold or the flu. The virus can be
more serious in some people, especially (4)_______they are sick or have health problems.
While it is early to have a definite picture of the disease (5)________scientists are still collecting the data,
some patterns have already emerged. Some early reports reveal (6)_______children seem to be getting
coronavirus at (7)_________lower rates than adults. Even if they get infected, the symptoms are milder.
However, most people (8)_______get severely infected are those with a weak immune system, like the elderly.
Coronavirus may be life-threatening for (9)________people. They may develop more serious respiratory tract
illnesses (10)__________may be fatal.
Question 1. A. Most B. Some C. Much D. A few
Question 2. A. after B. while C. before D. until
Question 3. A. much B. a great deal of C. many D. a number of
Question 4. A. when B. during C. as D. if
Question 5. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite
Question 6. A. that B. what C. which D. who
Question 7. A. few B. many C. all D. much
Question 8. A. who B. what C. which D. whom

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Question 9. A. most B. many C. other D. these
Question 10. A. that B. what C. when D. who

ĐỌC ĐIỀN 4
COVID-19 spreads mainly among people (1) _____ are in close contact (within about 6 feet) for a
prolonged period. Spread happens when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks, and droplets from their
mouth or nose are launched into the air and land in the mouths or noses of people nearby. The droplets can
also be inhaled into the lungs. Recent studies indicate that people who are infected (2)______do not have
symptoms likely also play a role in the spread of COVID -19.
It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it
and then touching their own mouth, nose or eyes. (3) _______, this is not thought to be the main way the virus
spreads. COVID-19 can live for hours or days on a surface, depending on factors (4)_______sun light and
humidity. Social distancing helps limit contact with infected people and contaminated surfaces such as a
friend’s house, parks, restaurants, shops or any (5)______ place.
Question 1: A. when B. which C. why D. who
Question 2: A. and B. or C. but D. for
Question 3: A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Although
Question 4: A. for example B. such as C. like D. for instance
Question 5: A. one B. other C. every D. another