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Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true T or false F: a.. Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true T or false F: a..

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Từ gợi ý (dư 4 từ) :

guess , made , give , stopped, on ,third , two , first ,other , with , lived , a , the , send

War of Words

A king sent 1 message to 2 ruler of a neighbouring country The message read:

" 3 me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else "

The king on getting the message wrote back:

"We don't have such a diamond and if we had "

The first king got very angry and declared war 4 his neighbour The fighting went on for several months till a 5 king arranged a meeting between the 6 warring rulers

So they met and the 7 king said to the 8 : "What did you mean when you said, 'Send me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else '?"

"Why," he replied, "I meant a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else some other diamond I love diamonds But what did you mean when you said, 'We don't have such a diamond and if we had-'?"

"It is easy to 9 my meaning," said the other man "What I wanted to say was, if we had such a diamond we would have gladly sent it to you."

The Kings pledged to write more clearly in future communications and embraced and .10 peace

to some 2 areas of his country When he was back to his palace, he 3 that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went 4 such a long trip, and the road that he went 5 was very rough and stony He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather

6 , this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a 7 amount of money

Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that 8 amount of money? Why don’t you .9 cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”

The king was surprised, but he later agreed 10 his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself

Answer:

1 prosperous 2 distant 3 complained 4 for 5 through 6 Definitely 7 huge 8 unnecessary 9 just

10 to

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Điền từ gợi ý thích hợp vào chỗ trống :

whether , under , remain , to , to , just , acutely , that , made , proud of ,

Sleepless Night

There was an old man who was intensely .1 two things – his long, white beard 2 reached down to his chest, and his ability to sleep the moment his head touched the pillow One day, his 3-year-old grandson asked him how he arranged his beard when he slept: did it go under the blanket or did it 3 above it?

The old man had never paid attention .4 this detail, and he confessed he didn’t remember 5 his beard remained above or went under the blanket He promised to find out

It was very cold that night The old man got into bed and pulled the blanket over himself Then he suddenly remembered his grandson’s question

He became .6 conscious that his beard was under the blanket He lifted it from .7 the blanket, and placed it above it This .8 him feel that something was not quite right So he tucked the beard under the blanket again But he soon felt it would be better if it were out In and out went the beard; first under the blanket, then above it, then under once again The old man spent a sleepless night

The next morning the first thing he did was cut his beard to chin level, .9 the great joy of his daughter who, for several months, had been urging him to do 10 that

Answer:

1 proud of 2 that 3 remain 4 to 5 whether 6 acutely 7 under 8 made 9 to 10 just

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Điền từ gợi ý thích hợp vào chỗ trống :

Meanwhile , where , aware , Spare , door , with , usual , Suddenly , Whenever , sight ,

Change of Mind

There was a sickly young girl who always seemed to be at death’s 1 Her

neighbour was a widow, bent 2 age .3 she caught 4 of the girl she would shake her head sadly and say: “Oh God, why do you torment that poor child if you want a life (mạng người) take this old woman!”

One evening a bull in the village, put its head into a large black pot to get at some grain at

the bottom, and then couldn’t get its head out Frightened and confused, it ran hither and thither, unable to see 5 it was going because its eyes were covered by the pot 6 , the old woman we mentioned, was visiting her neighbour She came out and

as 7 began shaking her head and saying that if God wanted a life he should take hers .8 she became 9 that a powerfully-built beast, apparently headless, was rushing at her

“Yama has come for me!” she thought and was filled with terror

“Mercy, my Lord, mercy!” she screeched, falling to her knees in front of the advancing bull “ 10 me There’s a sickly girl next door Take her instead!”

Answer:

1 door 2 with 3 Whenever 4 sight 5 where 6 Meanwhile 7 usual 8 Suddenly 9 aware 10 Spare

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Mother’s love in quake

When the rescuers found her, she was already dead, crushed by the collapsed house Through all the debris, people can see her posture : both knees down, upper body forward with hands holding her body, like praying to the heaven The rescuer pushed his hand in through the crevices to confirm her death He again shouted and knocked the loose bricks with his tool, no response from inside

The rescue team moved on to the next collapsed building The team leader must feel the strange posture of the dead lady He went back, checked again and shouted to his team: ”come back, there is a baby alive under her body!”

After a hard try, they carefully cleared the debris around the dead woman Lied under her body was her well-wrapped baby, about three or four month old Because of her mother’s protection,

he was not hurt at all He was still sleeping when he was taken out His quiet sleeping face really calmed people nearby The doctor came over to perform the routine check and found out a cell phone tucked under his blanket He took a look of the screen, an already written message is there:

“my loving baby, if you can survive, please remember I always love you.” Even the Doctor, who is so used to seeing life and death, cried The cell phone was passed along, and everybody reading the message cried

1.What is the best title for this passage?

A A mother’s love B.survival of a baby

C.Mother’s love in quake D.A baby is saved

2.The word “posture” means in Vietnamese

A.cử chỉ B.hình dáng C.tư thế D.vị trí

3.Where did they find the baby ?

A.in the first collapsed building

B.outside the second collapsed building

C.inside the second collapsed building

D.in the mother’s hands

4.From the massage we can see

A.the mother’s love B.the mother’s hope

C.the mother’s belief D.the mother’s bravery

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B Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound, In one second, light travels about 300,000 km, but sound travels only 344 m You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke come from his gun before the sound reaches your ears

This great speed of light produces some strange facts Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us

If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you The nearest star is so far away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you 4 years ago at a speed of nearly 20 million km per minute In some cases, the light from one of tonight’s stars started on its journey to you before you were born Thus, if we want to be honest, we cannot say, "The stars are shining tonight." We

have to say, "The stars look pretty They were shining four years ago but their light has

only just reached the earth."

1 If you stand 200 meters away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that

A you can hear the sound of the gun before you see the smoke

B sound does not travel as fast as light

C the sound of the gun will reach you before the race begins

D the sound travels about a million times faster than the smoke

2 It is obvious that sunlight than the light of the moon

A has to travel a greater distance B moves less quickly

C travels much more quickly D less powerful

3 The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be

A the stars have been shining all the time

B the stars seen tonight will be shining four years later

C the stars were shining long ago but are seen tonight

D the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago

4 The distance between the moon and the earth is kilometers

A less than 380,000 B just 380,000

C as long as 380,000 D more than 380,000

considered to have the worst air pollution According to these two 10 year studies, the

level of air pollution in Milan is twice as high as the levels in Paris and Beijing and three

times those in Tokyo and London, and four times that in New York The reason for Milan's

bad pollution, to some experts, is that the city lies in a valley that holds back the poisonous

gases Though Milan has taken some measures to lower the level of pollution, the situation

is still worrying People joke to each other, "If you are traveling to Milan, be sure to bring

your gas mask." In order to reduce the use of private cars, in 1979, the government in Milan began an interesting experiment: passengers in the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets

1 Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?

A Milan's air is considered to be worst polluted in Europe

B Experts think that the air in Milan is badly polluted

C The reason for the air pollution in Milan

D Measures have been taken by Milan to reduce the air pollution

2 Which of the following cities keeps the lowest level of air pollution?

A London B Tokyo C New York D Paris

3 Why is the air pollution in Milan so serious?

A Because too many cars are being driven in the city every day

B Because the city lies in a place where there are some mountains near it

C Because Milan has taken some measures to encourage people to buy private cars

D Because the city lies in a place where it is difficult for polluted air to move away

4.According to the text, Which of the following is TRUE?

A Milan has taken some measures and the air pollution is being reduced

B Milan has taken some action, but the air pollution is still troublesome

C Milan has made no effort so far to lower the level of pollution

D Milan has taken every step to reduce the air pollution

1A 2C 3D 4B

-D During the 19th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a man were injured,

he would lose the power to do something And so people thought that each part of the brain did a different job But modern research has found out that this is not so, for it is not easy to say exactly what each part of the brain does

In the past fifty years, there has been a great increase in the amount of research done on the brain Chemists and biologists have discovered that the way the brain works is not so simple as people in general may think Chemists tell us that 1,000,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second Some recent researches also suggest that we can remember everything that happens to us We may not be able to recall the things we've heard and seen, but it is still kept there in the storehouse of the mind

Earlier scientists thought that the power of one's brain got weaker and weaker as one grew older But it is now thought that it is not true As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise it keeps its power It has been proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young man who has done some physical work without using much of the brain The more work we give our brains, the more work they are able to do

1 At present, the scientists have found out that

A a certain part of a marls brain does a certain job

B if a man's brain is injured, he can't do anything

C it's difficult to conclude what each part of a man’s brain does

D the brain is more powerful than any other part of a man’s body

2 Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A Few researches have been done on the brain in the past fifty years

B Most people think that the way the brain works is simple

C 1,000,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every other second

D We can’t recall all that we’ve heard and seen because what we can remember is limited

3 The main idea of the last paragraph is

A One's mind becomes quicker as he keeps active in thinking

B One's brain gets weaker and weaker as he grows older

C One's brain gets stronger as he grows older

D Doing physical work is not good for our mental health

4 The purpose of writing this text is to _

A tell us some new findings about man

B remind the scientists of the great discoveries in the 19th century

C encourage further study in the brain

D correct some misunderstanding about the brain

he could never forget

The Taj is definitely worth more than a single visit As it is built with white marble stones, its character changes in different lights It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset At sunset, for example, the color of the Taj changes from white to yellow, then to pink As the moon rises, it turns a silvery white

To show respect to the Taj, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit

1．Which of the following about the Taj Mahal is not true?

A．The Taj Mahal was built with white marble stones

B．It book over 20 years to set up the Taj Mahal

C．All workers building the Tai Mahal came from central Asia

D．As is told, it is a symbol of India

2．Why did Emperpor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?

A．To make more world wonders B．To memorize his wife

C．To show his great power D．To give his wife great honour

3．What does the underlined word “definitely” here probably mean?

A．một cách xác định B．một cách rõ ràng C.một cách khó hiểu D.một cách không xác định 4．Which of the following sentences is TURE?

A．Shah Jahan lived a hard life in his last years

B．Shah Jahan treated his son badly when he was young

C．Shah Jahan lost his life just because of old age

D．Shah Jahan was not popular with his people at that time

5．Which of the following is true about the writer of the passage?

A．He thinks the Taj Mahal is the most grand building in the world

B．He doesn’t think the Taj Mahal worth a visit

C．He has never visited the Taj Mahal

D．He thinks highly of the Taj mahal

1 C 2B 3A 4A 5D

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C It’s great to go on vacation, but it’s also nice to come home Migrating birds seem to feel the same way Birds such as black-tailed godwits , a migrating bird that can be found in Europe, Asia, north Africa and north Australia, fly south every winter Then, they return home to spend the summer months with their life long partners

Now, scientists have found, pairs of godwits often return to their summer breeding grounds within three days of each other, even though they spend the entire winter apart It’s as if they arranged the date that they would meet up again

Researchers in England, put colored leg bands on the birds Then, they asked bird watchers around Europe to report by email when and where they saw the birds during the winter

The simplest way for birds to return at the same time would be to spend the winter together After all, if they’re in different places, they can’t call each other on the phone and talk about when they’ll meet again

But, the survey found that couples usually spent their winters in different countries up to 1,000 kilometers apart One male, for example, spent the winter on the coast of Ireland while his mate was in France

There findings are important for protecting the birds, scientists say Black-tailed godwits live for

up to 25 years They spend their summers in Iceland, where they mate, but they spread all over other parts of Europe in winter Once a pair mates, there’s a 90% chance that they’ll return to mate with each other again the next year So, protection of their wide web of holiday destinations is very important

How do the birds arrange their date of return? Unless scientists find their feathered cell phones, that question will remain a mystery

1．We can find godwits in quite a lot of places except _

2．What did the scientists discover about godwits?

A．Godwits are a kind migrating bird

B．Godwits spend the entire winter apart

C．Godwits arrange the date that they will meet up again

D．Pairs of godwits return to their breeding grounds within three days of each other

3．How did the researchers in England do the research?

A．By serving as bird watchers around Europe

B．By putting coloured leg bands on the birds

C．By tracking the birds all the way

D．By colouring the birds feather

4．Why are the findings of the survey important?

A．To help people observe them

B．To help godwits find their mates

C．To help them to find their destination

D．To help people protect their habitats

5．What does the underlined sentence “Unless scientists find their feathered cell phones, that question will remain a mystery.” mean?

A．It is still unknown what kind of feathered cell phone godwits have

B．Scientists have known how the birds arrange their date of return

C．It remains unknown how the birds arrange their date of return

D．It is amazing that godwits have feathered cell phones

The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in

Amsterdam in 1620 In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant It came out in March 1702

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter , the first newspaper published in the American colonies

By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States

Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun It sells more than eleven million copies every day

1 The first daily newspaper came out in _

A 59 BC B 700’s C 1609 D 1620

2 The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _

A England B Germany C France D Sweden

3 The first printed newspaper in America came out in _

A Washington B New York C Boston D New Orleans

4 Today there are about _ daily newspaper printed in the United States

A 1621 B 1704 C 1760 D 1800

1 A 2B 3C 4D

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C

I’m seventeen I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles People came

to the counter and you put things in their bags for them And carried things to their cars

It was hard work

While working, you wear a plate with your name on it I once met someone I knew years ago I remembered his name and said,“Mr Castle, how are you?”We talked about this and that As he left, he said,“I t was nice talking to you, Brett.”I felt great, he remembered

me Then I looked down at my name plate Oh no He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate I wish I had put“Irving”down on my name plate If he’d have

said,“Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?”I’d have been ready for him There’s nothing personal here

The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders One of these was：you couldn’t accept tips Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags

in the car For a lot of people, the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it me I’d say,“I’m sorry, I can’t”They’d get angry When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say,“Oh, thanks a lot.”When you say,“I’m sorry, I can’t”they feel a little put down They say,“No one will know.”And they put it in your pocket You say,“I really can’t”It gets to

a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you It was not in agreement with the story’s belief in being friendly Accepting tips was

a friendly thing and made the customer feel good I just couldn’t understand the

strangeness of some people’s ideas One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something

I had decided that one year was enough Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up

1．What can be the best title for this text?

A．How Hard Life is for Box Boys B．Getting along with Customers

C．Why I Gave up My Job D．The Art of Taking Tips

2．Form the second paragraph, we can infer that

A．the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job

B．with a name plate, people can easily start talking

C．Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett

D．Irving was the writer’s real name

3．The box boy refused to accept tips because _

A．customers only gave small tips

B．some customers had strange ideas about tipping

C．the store forbade the box boys to take tips

D．he didn’t want to fight with the customers

4．The underlined phrase“put down”in the third paragraph probably means _ A．misunderstood B．defeated C．hateful D．hurt

When she left school, she went first to Britain Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher After training, she was sent to Calcutta ,where she taught geography

at a school and soon after became headmistress

However, although she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school and went

to work in the poor parts of Calcutta Later she trained to become a nurse in Patna, and then began her work helping the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city Slowly, others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of India

Mother Teresa is now a well-known person many photos have been taken of her, as she travels the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries In 1979,she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she has given to the poor

1 Where did Mother Teresa receive her education?

A In Yugoslavia and India B In Yugoslavia and Britain

C In Britain and India D In Yugoslavia, Britain and India

2 What first made Mother Teresa work in India?

A Her visit to the poor parts of Calcutta

B Her visit to Britain after she finished school

C The medical workers' letters to her school

D The work of the nurse in the city of Patna

3 In which order did Mother Teresa do the following things?

a Trained to be a nurse b Went to India

c Helped the dying d Studied to be a teacher

e Went to Britain f Worked as a headmistress

A b,a,c,e,d,f B b,f,a,d,e,c C e,b,d,f,a,c D e,a,b,c,d,f

4 Mother Teresa gave up teaching because she wanted

A to look after the poor B to travel to poor countries

C to build hospitals for the poor D to train nurses to care for the poor

5 Mother Teresa is now a famous person because she has _

A saved many poor people in India

B helped to bring about world peace

C helped to make India a more peaceful place

D taken care of many poor people in the world

route is not always the most enjoyable one Large highways often pass by scenic areas and interesting small towns Furthermore, these highways generally connect large urban centers which means that they become crowded with traffic during rush hours, when the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route However, there is almost always another route to take if you are not in a hurry Not far from the relatively new “super highways” there are often older, less heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside Some of these are good lane roads Others are uneven roads curving through the country These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly cliffs or down frightening hillsides to towns lying in deep valleys Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places where the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean view of the world

1 The passage is mainly about

A the scenic of country

B the traffic in the city

C the network of major highways in the US

D the difference between the highways and country routes

2 Why isn't a direct route always the most enjoyable one?

A Because it is well maintained

B Because it has few sharp curves

C Because it often passes an interesting small town

D Because it connects large urban centers with heavy traffic during rush hours

3 If you are not in a hurry, you can choose

A large highways B the “fast, direct” way

4 Which of the following is NOT true?

A The United States is famous for its network of major highways,

B The drivers may get a fresh, clean view of the world when they drive through the highway

C Not far from the relatively new “super highways” there are often older less heavily traveled roads

D The air is clean and the scenery is beautiful when you take the secondary routes

1D 2D 3C 4B

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Sunshine may prevent cancer

Scientists have told us for many years that the sun can harm our

health Researchers have produced many studies that link exposure to the sun to cancer Doctors continually warn us about the dangers of ultraviolet (UV) rays Well, all of this might now change Doctors and scientists may soon be telling us the opposite New research suggests that sunshine is necessary for our bodies Our skin absorbs the UV rays and produces vitamin D, also known as the “sunshine vitamin”

Dr Edward Giovannucci of Harvard University says that vitamin D contains many anti-cancer benefits He believes vitamin D might help prevent 30 more deaths than those caused by skin cancer It might now be time to put the sunscreen away Doctors may soon

recommend we spend fifteen minutes a day in direct sunlight They say this will allow our skin to produce the vitamin D we need

Researchers highlight the fact that there are fewer people with cancer

in sunnier parts of the world

1 Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T)

or false (F):

a Scientists have told us for many years that sunshine is healthy

b Researchers say there is a link between studying and cancer

c Doctors and scientists have changed their minds about UV rays

d Vitamin C is called the “sunshine vitamin”

e Vitamin D may prevent 30 deaths for each one caused by skin cancer

f Sunscreen might not be so necessary now

g Our bodies need five hours a day in direct sunlight

h There is less cancer in sunnier parts of the world

Veteran Russian spaceman Sergei Krikalev, 46, has set a new record for the longest time spent in space Krikalev recorded his 748th day in orbit on August 16 He will celebrate his record-breaking achievement

by going on a six-hour space walk to do routine maintenance and

upgrades His first journey into space was in November 1988 on a visit

to the Mir space station In 1994, he was the first Russian to ride on

the space shuttle He was also on the first mission to assemble the

International Space Station in 1998

Krikalev said his profession was a “challenge” He explained his

reasons for choosing to spend so much time in space: “Why do people climb mountains? — It’s cold, it’s windy, it’s difficult to haul up all of

the equipment, but then it’s exciting You overcome some difficulties You see some new sights You do things that other people cannot.” He said living in the heavens was the perfect job His lengthy periods of

time in space have also provided precious scientific data on the

physical and psychological stresses on the body

1.Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T)

or false (F):

a A cosmonaut broke the record for the longest time spent in space

b A Russian has spent 748 days in space

c He will celebrate with a champagne party on the space station

d His biggest dream is to ride on NASA’s space shuttle

e He said his profession wasn’t such a challenge

f He talked about the difficulties of hauling equipment into space

g He said living in the heavens was the perfect job

h He has provided scientists with lots of data about stress on the body

Answer

a T b T c F d F e F f F g T h T

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Eating fish is good for the brain

Eating fish every week may keep our brain more active during our

older years This is the conclusion of research conducted by the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago The study found that older

people who eat fish regularly have quicker and better memories Over

a lifetime of eating fish, people could be three to four years mentally younger in age Lead researcher Martha Clare Morris said: “We found that people who ate one fish meal a week had a 10 percent slower

annual decline in thinking.…People who rarely eat fish have a…faster

decline in their thinking ability over time.”

Morris’s team collected information on the diets and memory loss of 6,158 people aged 65 and older She concluded: “Eating fish may help

to slow people’s decline in thinking ability as they age.” She thinks several fatty acids contained in fish may help the brain’s development Eating fish has previously been associated with a lower risk of

developing Alzheimer’s disease or having a stroke Oily fish, like

salmon and tuna, are a rich source of the acids The report on the benefits of consuming fish appears in the October 10 online issue of

the Archives of Neurology*

1 Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T)

or false (F):

a Eating fish may make us better at passing examinations

b Old people who eat fish regularly may remember things better

c Eating fish may keep us four years mentally younger

d People who do not eat fish spend less time thinking

e A study looked at the eating habits of more than 6,000 old people

f Our body fat is important for the brain’s development

g Salmon and tuna do not help the brain

h The study appears in the latest issue of the “Fish and Brain” journal

Answer

a F b T c T d F e T f F g F h F

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Madonna enters Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame

Singing superstar and pop icon Madonna entered the U.S Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12th The 49-year-old is now officially a rock legend To enter the Hall of Fame, a singer or band must wait until 25 years after their first hit Madonna received her honour at New York’s grand Waldorf Astoria Hotel She was part of a star-studded cast who were getting awards The singer Justin Timberlake presented Madonna with her prize and made a very saucy speech He joked

about his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears, saying: "The world is full of Madonna wannabes I might have even dated a couple But there is truly only one Madonna." Timberlake, who produced Madonna’s last album, told the audience: “People always ask if she is the control freak people say she is.” His answer was, “Hell, yeah.” He also

complimented Madonna for “looking…damn fine"

Madonna was extremely honoured to accept her award She thanked all of the people who told her she would never be successful “The

ones that said I was talentless, that I was chubby, that I couldn’t sing, that I was a one-hit wonder They inspired me because they made me question myself repeatedly and pushed me to be better,” she said to great applause The songstress talked about her varied and super- successful career and said music was her love: "I have gone on to do

so many things in my life, from writing children's books, to designing clothes, to directing a film But for me, it always does, and it always will, come back to the music, so thank you." She also thanked the angels who she said looked down on her and protected her Madonna, the queen of pop, and now rock and roll, has sold over 200 million albums worldwide

1 TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a A wax model of Madonna has been put in a famous music museum T / F

c A singer said the world was full of Madonna wannabes T / F

e Madonna thanked people who told her she’d never be successful T / F

f People who doubted Madonna’s talents inspired her to be better T / F

g Madonna said she preferred designing clothes to singing T / F

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article

Singing superstar and (1) icon Madonna entered the U.S Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12th The 49-year-old is now (2) a rock legend To enter the Hall of Fame, a singer or band must wait until 25 years after their first hit Madonna received her honour at New York’s grand Waldorf Astoria Hotel She was part of a star-(3) cast who were getting awards The singer Justin Timberlake presented Madonna with her prize and made a very (4) speech

He joked about his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears, saying: "The world is full of Madonna (5) I might have even dated a couple But there is truly only one Madonna." Timberlake, who produced Madonna’s last album, told the audience:

“People always ask if she is the control (6) people say she is.” His answer was, “Hell, yeah.” He also complimented Madonna for “looking…damn fine"

Madonna was extremely honoured to (7) her award She thanked all of the people who told her she would never be successful “The ones that said I was talentless, that I was chubby, that I couldn’t sing, that I was a one-hit wonder They inspired me because they made me question myself (8) and pushed

me to be better,” she said (9) great applause The songstress talked about her varied and super-successful career and said music was her love: "I have gone (10) to do so many things in my life, from writing children's books, to designing clothes, to directing a film But for me, it always (11) , and it always will, come back to the music, so thank you." She also thanked the angels who she said looked down on her and protected her Madonna, the queen of pop,

and now rock and roll, has sold over 200 million albums (12)

2 (a) officially (b) official (c) officialdom (d) officer

5 (a) bumble bees (b) wallabies (c) wannabes (d) frisbees

8 (a) repeatedly (b) repeating (c) repeat (d) repeater

12 (a) worldwide (b) worldly (c) worldliness (d) worlds

TRUE / FALSE:

1 - d 2 - a 3 - b 4 - c 5 - c 6 - b 7 - d 8 - a 9 - b 10- d 11- c 12- a

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Fisherman hero swims 10 hours to shore

An Australian fisherman has been hailed a national hero after he swam for 10 hours in shark-infested waters to help his colleagues Michael Williams, 39, amazed rescue workers and emergency services after his marathon 12-kilometre swim off the coast of New South Wales His shrimp trawler hit a coral reef and sank very quickly There was no time to radio for help so Williams and the two other fishermen on the boat had no choice but to jump into the sea The three men became separated in the dark and Williams decided to swim to the shore His feat of endurance amazed rescue workers and the fishing community His efforts meant he was able to save one of his two crew mates A rescue helicopter pulled John Jarrett, 41, from the ocean soon after Williams raised the alarm

Emergency services called off the search for the third man, the boat’s captain, Charlie Picton Police said evidence suggested he had drowned Police officers described the survival of Williams and Jarrett

as nothing short of “miraculous” A search and rescue specialist, Steve Willis, said very few people could survive such an ordeal He told

reporters: "The expected survival time for most people in those

conditions would be a few hours.” Williams is making a full recovery in

hospital, suffering from cuts and bruises, exhaustion and sunburn Jarrett is also doing well after being severely dehydrated He never doubted his survival, telling the media: "I've got a determination like

no other person…I wasn't going to die out there, no way." He did add that he would never go to sea again

1 TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a An Australian fisherman has broken a marathon swimming record T / F

c The fisherman radioed for help before he jumped into the sea T / F

d The fisherman’s heroism saved the life of one of his colleagues T / F

e The police described the fisherman’s survival as being a miracle T / F

f The fisherman is not making such a speedy recovery in hospital T / F

g Another fisherman was suffering from a lack of water T / F

h The other fisherman is looking forward to going to sea again T / F

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article

An Australian fisherman has been (1) a national hero after he swam for 10 hours in shark-(2) waters to help his colleagues Michael Williams, 39, amazed rescue workers and emergency services after his marathon 12-kilometre swim (3) the coast of New South Wales His shrimp trawler hit a coral reef and sank very quickly There was no time to radio for help (4) Williams and the two other fishermen on the boat had no choice but to jump into the sea The three men became separated in the dark and Williams decided to swim to the shore His (5) of endurance amazed rescue workers and the fishing community His efforts meant he was able to save one of his two crew mates A rescue helicopter pulled John Jarrett, 41, from the ocean soon after Williams (6) the alarm

Emergency services called (7) the search for the third man, the boat’s captain, Charlie Picton Police said evidence suggested he had drowned Police officers described the survival of Williams and Jarrett as nothing (8) of

“miraculous” A search and rescue specialist, Steve Willis said very few people could survive such an ordeal He told reporters: "The expected survival time for most people in (9) conditions would be a few hours.” Williams is making a full recovery in hospital, suffering from (10) and bruises, exhaustion and sunburn Jarrett is also doing well after being severely dehydrated He never (11) his survival, telling the media: "I've got a determination like no other person…I wasn't going to die out there, no way." He did (12) that he would never go to sea again

2 (a) infest (b) infested (c) infests (d) infestation

4 (a) although (b) but (c) so (d) however

8 (a) shortening (b) shortest (c) shorten (d) short

11 (a) doubtless (b) doubt (c) doubted (d) doubtable

TRUE / FALSE:

1 - d 2 - b 3 - a 4 - c 5 - c 6 - b 7 - a 8 - d 9 - b 10- d 11- c 12- a

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Climate change threatens fish populations

A new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) shows how fish

populations are in serious danger from global warming The report

“Are we putting our fish in hot water?” describes how climate change is increasing the water temperature in rivers, lakes and seas This means there is less food and oxygen available for fish It also means the fish may not grow fully and may have fewer offspring Some fish cannot reproduce if winter temperatures are not cold enough Warmer water means fish could mass migrate to cooler areas Some species will

become extinct if temperatures rise even by one or two degrees

WWF director Andrew Lee said climate change increases the pressure

on fish populations that are already being cut by over-fishing He said:

We must act urgently to reduce both carbon dioxide emissions and fishing…to protect fish populations.” He added fish “are one of the world’s most valuable biological, nutritional and economic assets.” Forty percent of people in the world rely on fish for their main source

of protein Dr Richard Dixon of WWF Scotland said: “If we fail to

secure deeper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions we will increase the pressures on fish and the billions of people that depend on them.”

1 TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a A new report says global warming will kill all fish within ten years T / F

d A two-degree rise in temperature will make some species extinct T / F

f The director said fish are valuable economic investments T / F

g Nearly 14 percent of people depend on fish for basic food T / F

h Billions of people will suffer if greater pressure is put on fish T / F

TRUE / FALSE:

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Traffic pollution damages kids’ lungs

Road pollution is a serious danger to children’s health That’s the

worrying conclusion of the longest and largest study* ever undertaken into the effects of traffic fumes on child development Researchers from the University of Southern California spent 13 years studying children who lived within 500 meters of busy highways They found that most of the 3,600 children in the study had significantly

weakened lungs Researchers said this meant the children could have breathing problems for the rest of their lives The main author of the study W James Gauderman said: "Someone suffering a pollution-

related deficit in lung function as a child will probably have less than healthy lungs all of his or her life.” He added: "If you live in a high- pollution area and live near a busy road, you get a doubling of the damage.”

Gauderman and his team conducted their research on youngsters who lived near busy roads Once a year, the team measured the children's lung power It checked how much air the children could release in one breath and how quickly it could be released The team found that by their 18th birthday, children who lived within 500 meters of a highway exhaled three per cent less air compared with children who lived one- and-a-half kilometers away Further, the highway children’s lung

power was seven per cent weaker in the rate at which they could

exhale Gauderman said that: "Even if you are in a relatively low

regional pollution area, living near a road produces lung problems." About a third of the children moved away from busy roads during the study but stayed near the same community Their lungs developed more healthily

1 TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a A study into pollution and children’s lungs was the largest ever T / F

b Researchers monitored different children for 30 years T / F

c The survey found almost half of children studied had lung damage T / F

d Living near a busy road doubles the chances of lung damage T / F

e Researchers tested the children’s lungs on a monthly basis T / F

f Kids living 500 meters from busy roads had 30% less lung power T / F

g Living near a road is still bad even if it’s in a low pollution area T / F

h Children who moved away from roads still suffered lung problems T / F

Traffic pollution damages kids’ lungs

Road pollution is a (1) danger to children’s health That’s the worrying conclusion of the longest and largest study* ever (2) into the effects of traffic (3) on child development Researchers from the University of Southern California spent 13 years studying children who lived within 500 meters of busy highways They found that most of the 3,600 children in the study had (4) weakened lungs Researchers said this meant the children could have breathing problems for the rest of their lives The main author of the study W James Gauderman said: "Someone suffering a pollution-related (5) in lung function as a child will probably have less than healthy lungs all of his or her life.” He added: "If you live in a high-pollution area and live near a busy road, you get a (6) of the damage.”

Gauderman and his team conducted their research on (7) who lived near busy roads Once a year, the team measured the children's lung power It checked how much air the children could release in one (8) and how quickly it could be released The team found that by their 18th birthday, children who lived within 500 meters of a highway (9) three per cent less air compared with children who lived one- and-a-half kilometers away Further, the highway children’s lung

power was seven per cent weaker in the (10) at which they could exhale Gauderman said that: "Even if you are in a (11) low regional pollution area, living near a road produces lung problems." About a third of the children moved away from busy roads during the study but stayed near the same community Their lungs developed more (12)

2 (a) undertaker (b) undertaken (c) overtaken (d) partaken

4 (a) significantly (b) signifying (c) signify (d) significant