Tài liệu ôn thi IELTS Reading test 2 1

Tài liệu ôn thi IELTS Reading test 2 1

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READING TEST 2.1

Objectives:

- Flow - chart completion

- True / False / Not Given

READING 1

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–97)

When George Washington was a boy, he liked to make up his own sayings ―Lean not on

anyone‖ was one of them As he grew older, a strong sense of self-reliance and

responsibility—to his family, his soldiers, and his country —shaped Washington’s character It gave him a quiet strength that helped him direct the course of the nation

Washington grew up on his family’s Virginia plantation As a young man, he decided to learn a trade as a land surveyor George Washington was only sixteen years old when he set out on his first surveying expedition Sleeping outdoors and hunting for his food made the teenager more mature This maturity and sense of responsibility were the perfect qualities for a military leader Seven years later, Washington was already a colonel commanding Virginia’s colonial troops

At six feet two inches tall, he was a forceful leader who inspired his men to defend the colony’s 350-mile western frontier In 1775, Washington’s leadership was called upon one more time The Second Continental Congress named him commander in chief of the army From 1775 to

1783 his strength helped his soldiers overcome many problems Washington’s troops didn’t have enough supplies, and many soldiers deserted The men suffered horribly during the

bitterly cold winter at Valley Forge

After Washington’s death, Thomas Jefferson said about the leader, ―His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known.‖ Without this quiet American hero, with his strong sense of responsibility, our nation’s early history would have been very different

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer:

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George Washington

Born in 1 ……… in2 …………

Decided to be a 3.………… when he was young

His first surveying expedition at the age of 4.………

Was matured and 5.……… as a military leader

In 6.……… , commanded Virginia’s colonial troops

Did not return to military life until 7 …………

Helped his troops overcome problem of being short in 8.……… and a

Severe 9.……… at Valley Forge

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In 1789, became 10.……… of the US

Died 11.………… years after his presidency

Was remembered as the 12.……… American hero

READING 2 Decide whether the statements are true, false or not given

The face behind Harry Porter

Joanne Kathleen Rowling is a British novelist best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films which is the second highest-grossing film series in history Though one of the most famous and successful writers in the world, she hasn’t always been a writer, and she hasn’t always been successful In her life, she has also been a secretary and a teacher (she taught English at Portugal) She’s been unemployed and broke too

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JK Rowling first thought of Harry Porter when she was on a train between London and

Manchester in 1990 The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband,her joblessness and relative povertyuntil Rowling finished the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone They were very difficult years, but she loved writing and she didn’t give up

Now millions of children (and adults) have read the Harry Porter books and many more have seen the films She is the United Kingdom's best-selling living author, with sales in excess of

£300,000,000 She has helped a lot of people too, because she gives a lot of money to charity

13.JK Rowling’s had 3 jobs in her life

14.She was heading to Manchester when came up with the idea of Harry Porter

15.She was broke and unemployed when writing the first book

16.The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was finished in 1997 17.The book series is loved by children only

18.She is the United Kingdom's best-selling author of all time

READING 3

Decide whether the following statements are true, false or not given

Shinichi Suzuki

The Suzuki method is a method of teaching music conceived and executed by Japanese

violinist Shinichi Suzuki (born 1898, died 1998), dating from the mid-20th century The central belief of Suzuki is that all people are capable of learning from their environment The essential components of his method spring from the desire to create the "right environment" for learning music He also believed that this positive environment would also help to foster character in students

As a skilled violinist but a beginner at the German language who struggled to learn it, Suzuki noticed that children pick up their native language quickly, and even dialects adults consider

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on a musical instrument He pioneered the idea that pre-school age children could learn to play the violin if learning steps were small enough and if the instrument was scaled down to fit their body

19 Suzuki believed that environment is crucial for anyone learning a musical instrument

20 His method helped him to learn German

21 Suzuki compared language learning with learning to play an instrument

22 He introduced new ideas about teaching music to infants