Bài tập tiếng Anh 12 (Reading)

The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who eith[r]

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Read the following passage carefully, choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answer each of the questions about it

Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending university a student will probably attend two terms each year It is possible to spread to period

of work for the degree over a longer period It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is useful for the student to show to coming employers Most of the students feel the pressure of work, but in spite

of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs The students are interested in elections to positions in student organization The effective work of keeping orders is usually performed

by students who advise the university authorities Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court With the large numbers of students, the operation of the system includes a certain amount of activity A student who has held one of these positions is much respected and it will be of importance to him later in his career

1 According to the first paragraph an American is allowed

A to live in a different university

B to take a particular course in a different university

C to get two degree from two different university

D to study at home

2 Which of the following is useful for students’ future career?

A an attendance record B a military record

C an academic record D a disciplinary record

3 American university students are usually under pressure of work because

A their university performance will affect their future careers

B they are heavily involved in students affairs

C they have to observe strict university regulations

D they are interested in running for positions in student organizations

4 According to the last two sentences it’s important

A to take part in student organizations

B to hold a position in student organizations

C to be respected by members of student organizations

D to run a student organization

Read the passage and fill in the gaps

What sort of job should you look for? Much depends (1) your long-term aim You need to ask (2) whether you want to specialize in a particular field, work your (3) up to higher levels of responsibility or (4) of your current employment into a broader field

This job will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of (5) for your next job It should show evidence of serious career planning (6) important, it should extend you, develop you and give you increasing responsibility Incidentally, if the travel bug is biting, now is the time to pack up and

go You can do temporary work for a while; when you return, pick up where you have left off and get the second job

5 A applicants B application C form D employment

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6 A Less B Even C Almost D Most

Families in the Western world (1) greatly during the last two centuries Social scientists say that

this change in the family is one of the important changes from a (2) society to a modern society

Before the 19th century ,families usually arranged marriages for their children Young people did not decide who they wanted…(3)….marry After they got married ,they usually had a lot of children Today many parents …(4)…that they should have fewer children so they could give each one a good life It is…(5)… for a mother and a father to spend as much time as possible with their children Home is a safe ,warm place for all the family members

1 a changes b changed c has changed d have changed

2 a tradition b traditional c traditionally d traditionalise

3 a to b with c for d from

4 a thinks b declares c think d declare

5 a important b popular c interesting d unimportant

When eating, most Americans hold a fork in the (1) with which they write Americans eat

away from home often, and usually they pay for their own meals when dining with friends

When Americans greet one another they often exchange a firm _(2) They may greet strangers on the street by saying “Hello” or “ (3) ” Friends often greet each other with “How are you?” and respond “ (4) ” Americans do not really expect any other answer to the question

“How are you?” because it is a way of (5) Except in formal situations, people speak to each other by their given names once they are acquainted

1 A head B mind C notebook D hand

2 A adventure B handshake C militant D occasion

3 A Goodbye B Good morning C Not bad, thanks D Take care

4 A Bye B So long C No smoking D Fine, thanks

5 A having dinner B shaking hands C saying hello D saying goodbye

Why do people drive on the left in ……(1)…… and on the right in other countries ?

The reason for this goes back to the days when people traveled by horse Most people are

……(2)……, and thus the left is the natural side to drive on if you are on horseback and need right hand

to ……(3)…… the sword in case of trouble So why didn’t the rest of the world do the same ? Because

of Napoleon Bonaparte He insisted that his armies travel on the right, and as he ……(4)…… through Europe, he imposed this rule wherever he went

The question suggests that only the British drive on the left, but in fact, out of 178 countries in the world, ……(5)…… are about 50 that drive on the left, including Japan However, most of them are former British colonies

1 A France B English C American D Britain

2 A left-handed B right-handed C sensible D trusted

3 A slash B thrust C ride D hold

4 A conquered B visited C decreed D dated back to

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Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words:

It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports When you are young, you know how important (1) to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so (2) _ enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport This happens just when you are at the best (3) _ for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (4) _ while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (5) _ to get a good job Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair

1 A this is B you are C it is D things are

4 A training B practice C exercise D sporting

5 A impractical B unlikely C improbable D impossible

Read the passage and choose the best answer

Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere One species has become extinct in each year of this century But many hundreds are now in danger Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction

Already many kinds of wild animals has been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals etc thought to be in danger of extinction

But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are

in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s needs of timber and paper

What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished?- Would our life still exist then?

1 What would happen to the human beings if the wild life vanished?

A Many species would quickly become extinct

B The human life would be seriously threatened

C Species would go on dying out

D Tropical forests would be cut down

2 What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?

A the vanishing of whole habitats

B the extinction of many species

C the rapid advance of the process of extinction

D man’s need of timber and paper

3 What does the writer caution us against?

A cutting down the tropical forests

B hunting wild animals

C draining marshes

D destroying our environment

4 What would happen if we cut down forests?

Cutting down forests would cause ………

A the changes of temperature B the flood

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C both A and B are correct D none are correct

5 “To threaten” in the passage means …………

The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among American groups The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third

of all current American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples

who either have no children or have none still living at home Of the final one, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years old A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one

1 With what topic is the passage mainly concerned ?

A The traditional American family B The nuclear family

C The current American family D The ideal family

2 The author implies that ………

A there have always been a wider variety of family arrangements in the United States

B racial, ethnic, and religious groups have presented the traditional family structure

C the ideal American family in the best structure

D fewer married couples are having children

3 The word “current” in the fourth sentence could be best replaced by which of the following ?

A typical B present C perfect D traditional

4 According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent ………

A 33 percent of households B 20 percent of households

C 7 percent of households D 3 percent of households

5 Who generally constitutes a one-person household ?

A A single man in his twenties B A elderly man

C A single woman in her late sixties D A divorced woman

Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the US have also always stressed “character” or “social” “skills” through extracular activities, including organized sports Because most schools start at around 8 o’clock every morning and classes often do not finish until 3 or 4 o’clock in the afternoon, such activities mean that many students do not return home until the early evening There is usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available Most schools, for instance, publish their own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations Almost all have student orchestras, bands, and choirs

Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities- swimming pools, tennis courts, tracks, and stadiums-with the public Often the students themselves organize and support school activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by moving lawns Parents and

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local business often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition,

to compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of “school spirit” among the students and in the community

1 How many hours do the children stay at school a day ?

2 Which extracurricular school activities are not mentioned ?

A writing newspapers B singing in a choir C helping old people D working in a radio station

3 Which sports facilities are not mentioned in the text ?

A swimming pools B tennis courts C playground D stadiums

4 What do the students do to support school activities ?

A look after a baby B repair cars C sell lawn movers D sell newspapers

5 Which activities are not helped by parents and local business ?

A performing at a state music competition

B working in a TV station

C playing in a sport competition

D having a camping trip

The Open University was created in 1968 to (0) _ people who cannot afford to (1) regular courses of study, the opportunity of studying and (2) _ a university diploma or degree They study at home and their academic performance is assessed by (3)

of written examinations or project work Most Open University students (4) in study while also holding down a job or coping with a busy home life They study in order to update their job skills or for personal (5)

At the heart of most courses is a (6) _ of specially written and professionally printed textbooks and workbooks which students receive by post On many of the courses, students are (7) to watch television programmes on the BBC network, which are usually broadcast in the (8) _ hours of the morning The (9) _ of these

programmes is to develop and broaden the study experience, so that students do not have to (10) only on the printed material they are sent

Students are (11) with all the notes and books they need and, in (12) , some courses also include audio and video cassettes and computer software However, studying at the Open University can be a (13) because students have few opportunities to (14) _ each other That is why the University encourages students to set (15) and run informal study groups themselves

1 A present B assist C attend D apply

2 A managing B claiming C reaching D obtaining

5 A delight B satisfaction C joy D challenge

7 A expected B needed C hoped D considered

8 A first B initial C starting D early

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11 A given B provided C posted D handed

12 A addition B particular C advance D return

13 A fight B struggle C battle D pressure

14 A introduce B know C meet D speak

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international (1) _- governmental organization for the (2) _, research, and restoration of the environment The organization was (3) _ as a charitable trust on September 11, 1961, in Morges, Switzerland, under the name World Wildlife Fund It was an initiative of Julian Huxley and Max Nicholson

It is the world's largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million (4) _

worldwide, working in more (5) _ 90 countries, supporting 100 conservation and environmental projects around the world It is a charity, with (6) 9% of its funding coming from voluntary (7) _ by private individuals and businesses

The group says its mission is "to halt and reverse the (8) _ of our environment" Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's

biodiversity: forests, freshwater ecosystems, and oceans and coasts Among other issues, it is also

concerned (9) _ endangered species, pollution, and climate change The organization (10) more than 20 field projects worldwide In the last few years, the organization set up offices and

operations around the world

2 a challenge b keeping c conservation d awareness

3 a produced b discovered c used d formed

6 a generally b individually c commercially d approximately

7 a deposits b donations c refunds d loans

8 a destroy b destructive c destruction d destroyed

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race' against each other on river, lakes or on the ocean, (1)

_ on the type of race and the discipline The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades (2) _ they are pushed against the water The sport can be both recreational, focusing (3) _ learning the techniques required, and competitive where overall fitness plays a large role It is also one of (4) _ oldest Olympic sports In the United States, Australia and Canada, high school and collegial rowing is sometimes referred to as crew

(5) _ rowing, the athlete sits in the boat facing backwards, towards the stern, and uses the oars which are held in (6) _ by the oarlocks to propel the boat forward, towards the bow It is a demanding sport requiring strong core balance as well as physical (7) _ and cardiovascular endurance

Since the action of rowing (8) _ fairly popular throughout the world, there are many different types of (9) _ These include endurance races, time trials, stake racing, bumps racing, and the

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side-by-side format used in the Olympic Games The many different formats are a result of the long (10) _ of the sport, its development in different regions of the world, and specific local requirements and restrictions

7 a strong b strongly c strength d strengthen

8 a was become b has become c is become d is becoming

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