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LUYỆN ĐỌC VSTEP 29.05.2021

Passage 1: Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March) It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave

the moon a bluish tint This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the

expression that we use today Another example occurred more than a century later When Mount

Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a bluetint

Question 1 This passage is about

A anidiomatic expression B.an unusual color

C a month on the calendar D a phase of the moon

Question 1 How long has the expression “once in a blue moon” been around?

A For around 50 years B For less than 100years

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C For more than100years D For 200years

Question 3 A blue moon could be best described as

A a full moon that is not blue in color B a new moon that is blue in color

C a full moon that is blue in color D a new moon that is not blue in color

Question 4 The word “hue” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A.shape B date C.color D.size

Question 5 Which of the following might be the date of a “blue moon”?

A.January 1 B.February 28 C.April 15 D December 31

Question 6 How many blue moons would there most likely be in a century?

A.4 B 35 C.70 D.100

Question 7 According to the passage, the moon actually looked blue

A after large volcanic eruptions B when it occurred late in the month

C several times ayear D during the month of February

Question 8 The expression “given rise to” in the passage could be best replaced by

A created aneedfor B elevated the levelof

C spurred thecreationof D brighten the colorof

Passage 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 following questions

Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life I love them, and they are just as important

to me as emotions are Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?

Color directly affects your emotions Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and

is something that you can use to improve or change your emotions The color that you choose to wear either refects your current state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need

The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you Of course they also affect anyone who comes in contract with you, but you are the one saturated

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with the color all day! I even choose items around me based on their color In the morning,I

choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need for the day So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are meant to move and flow This is the reason that real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in motion Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your body So, the fastest way to be healthy is to be open to your real feelings Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotions

Question 1 What is the main idea of the passage?

A Colors can help you becomehealthy

B Colorful clothes can change yourmood

C Emotions and colors are closely related to eachother

D Colors are one of the mostexciting

Question 2 Which of the following can be affected by color?

A Your needforthrills B.Yourappetite C Your friend's feelings D Yourmood

Question 3 According to this passage, what creates disease?

A Wearing thecolorblack B Ignoring youremotions

C Being open toyouremotions D Exposing yourself to brightcolors

Question 4 The term "they" in paragraph 3 refers to

A noneofthese B colors C.people D.emotions

Question 5 Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?

A Because vibrations make youhealthy

B Because they both affect how wefeel

C To prove the relationship between emotions andcolor

D To show how color can affect energy levels in thebody