Tiếng Anh 11 - Reading (Grade 10 - 12)

Reading (Grade 10-12)
1. JACK LONDON
Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (16) ........ in San Francisco. After finishing grammar (17) ..........., Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (18)........... the Alaska Gold Rush. Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (19) ............ about his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (20) ............ in 1900. Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes as an (21) .........., ended in his suicide at the (22) ........... of 40.
Many of his stories including his masterpiece The Call of the Wild deal with the reversion of a civilized creature to the primitive state. Jack London’s style – brutal, vivid and exciting – (23) ........... him enormously popular outside the United States; His (24) ........ were translated into many languages. Jack’s important works include People of the Abyss about the poor in London; the Sea Wolf, a novel based on the author’s experiences on a seal hunting ship; John Barleycorn , an autobiographical novel about Jack’s struggle (25)............. alcoholism.
1: A. grown	B. born	C. developed	D. lived
2: A. lessons	B. course	C. notes	D. school
3: A. in	B. to	C. at	D. of
4: A. speak	B. read	C. talk	D. write
5: A. printed	B. ordered	C. sold	D. published
6: A. architect	B. author	C. actor	D. orator
7: A. moment	B. age	C. time	D. year
8: A. gave	B. let	C. made	D. did
9: A. speeches	B. sayings	C. words	D. works
10: A. to	B. for	C. against	D. of
2. WATER
There’s much more water than land on the (31) ___ of the earth. The seas and oceans cover nearly (32) ___ of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (33) ___ land. If you traveled over the earth in diffenrent directions, you would have to spend (34) ___ more of your time (35) ___ on water that on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that for every mile of land (36) ___ four miles of water.
There’s so much water in the surface of our earth that we (37) ___ to use two words to describe. We use the word SEAS (38) ___ those parts of water surface which (39) ___ only few hundreds of mile, the word OCEANS to describe the huge area of water (40) ___ are thousands of miles wide and very deep.
1. A. cover	B. surface	C. outer	D. outside
2. A. four-fives	B. four-fifth	C. four fifths	D. fourth-fifths
3. A. it is	B. it’s	C. its	D. them are
4. A. many	B. much	C. few	D. too
5. A. to move	B. move	C. moved	D. moving
6. A. there are	B. there is	C. there has	D. have
7. A. must	B. should	C. have	D. would
8. A. describing	B. describes	C. describe	D. to describe
9. A. is	B. are	C. has	D. will be
10. A. that’s	B. which	C. where	D. whose
3. A VISIT TO LONDON
Jane’s family decided to go to London last week because they want to __(1)__ a tour. The sight in London was so __(2)__ that she’s been there a few days but it __(3)__ to her only to be yesterday. It means __(4)__ she enjoyed the trip so much. She and her father stayed __(5)__ a very big hotel __(6)__ two hundred rooms. From there, they can __(7)__ reach Hyde Park, __(8)__ very big park in London. In here, people can buy from a needle __(9)__ an elephant in two best__(10)__ streets, Regent Street and Oxford Street.
A. do	B. make	C. work	D. have
A. interest	B. interesting	C. interested	D. interestingly
A. makes	B. thinks	C. does	D. seems
A. that	B. is that	C. that is	D. that was
A. for	B. on	C. in	D. to
A. have	B. has	C. with	D. to with
A. easiness	B. easily	C. easy	D. uneasy
A. the	B. a which	C. is a	D. a
A. with	B. and	C. or	D. to
A. shopping 	B. selling	C. trading	D. shop
4. ISAAC NEWTON
Isaac Newton, one of the __(1)__ scientists, was born __(2)__ December 25th, 1642 in a small village __(3)__ Wool Thorpe in England. His father was a poor __(4)__. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton __(5)__ school and helped his mother on the farm. __(6)__ he was fun __(7)__ physics and mathematics, Newton was sent to school. __(8)__ he left high school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. In 1667 he became __(9)__ professor on mathematics at the university. His greatest discovery is the __(10)__ of gravitation. He died in 1727.
A. great	B. greatest	C. most great	D. greater
A. in	B. on	C. at	D. a and b
A. in	B. at	C. on	D. of
A. farmer	B. apprentice	C. bookbinder	D. blacksmith
A. went	B. sent	C. left	D. run
A. So	B. So that	C. Because	D. Because of
A. in	B. of	C. at	D. about
A. For	B. While	C. Before	D. After
A. an	B. one	C. a	D. the
A. law	B. invention	C. foundation	D. operation
5. NANCY LEE JOHNSON
Nancy Lee Johnson was a __(1)__ girl. She was smart, pretty and __(2)__ in well with the life of her school. One Thursday afternoon, Miss O’Shay, the vice-principal, __(3)__ Nancy that the girl’s pictures had won the Artist Club __(4)__. Nancy was very happy at the news. She __(5)__ have danced al the way home through the rain.
But the __(6)__ didn’t let Nancy get the scholarship __(7)__ because they found that she was a __(8)__ student and they said that the __(9)__ of the coloured student in the local art school might __(10)__ difficulties for all concerned. 
A. colour	B. coloured	C. colouful	D. colourless
A. fit	B. fitted	C. fix	D. interested
A. asked	B. spoke	C. said	D. told
A. scholar	B. committee	C. punishment	D. scholarship
A. can	B. may	C. must	D. might
A. jury	B. committee	C. statesman	D. champion
A. just	B. right	C. one	D. yet
A. black	B. Negro	C. colour	D. white
A. attend	B. attendance	C. present	D. presence
A. give	B. form	C. create	D. drawl
6. SEAN O’CASEY
Sean O’Casey was a famous Irish __(1)__. Born __(2)__ a poor worker’s family, he had known, __(3)__ his childhood, hunger, poverty and ill-health. He deeply __(4)__ the unjust laws and the police __(5)__ of the British in his home country. When __(6)__ up, he worked first as a labourer, and __(7)__ joined the Irish Citizen Army, __(8)__ Irish nationalist organization, to fight __(9)__ independence __(10)__ great Britain. 
A. writer	B. reader	C. player	D. actor
A. on	B. at	C. in	D. from
A. from	B. to	C. since	D. for
A. recalled	B. remembered	C. thought	D. felt
A. defence	B. rule	C. fight	D. struggle
A. grown	B. grew	C. grow	D. growing
A. but	B. later	C. an	D. one
A. against	B. an	C. for	D. to
A. from	B. to	C. of	D. for
7. OSEOLA MCCARTY
As a young girl, Oseola McCarty dreamed of becoming a nurse. However, her family duty stood as a(n) ________ (41) to educational goals. McCarty left school after completing the sixth. Since her family was one of washerwomen, McCarty followed ________ (42) their footsteps. She ________ (43) other people's clothes for over seventy years. 
Due to good work and saving habits, McCarty, a washerwoman, ________ (44) a great deal of money. She made a ________ (45) of $150,000 - a large portion of her life savings - to the University of Southern Mississippi to help needy students. She was 88 years old and had never married. She did not have any children. She did not own a car. From this simple and ________ (46) life, she was able to impress the world with a significant ________ (47) act.
Though she was unable to complete her own education, it was her ________ (48) that her gift would make ________ (49) possible for many others in ________ (50) need to do so. Now, with McCarty's support, specifically African American students have an opportunity to fulfill their dreams of a college education.
1. 	A. solution	B. problem	C. obstacle 	D. difficulty 
2	A. with 	B. in 	C. on 	D. along 
3. 	A. cleaned	B. made	C. cleared	D. did
4. 	A. accomplished	B. loaned	C. paid	D. accumulated
5.	A. money	B. donation 	C. profit	D. living
6. 	A. frugal 	B. mean 	C. generous 	D. selfish
7. 	A. helpful 	B. charitable 	C. useful 	D. remarkable
8. 	A. generosity	B. experience	C. responsibility	D. intention 
9. 	A. it 	B. them 	C. her 	D. us
10. 	A. economical	B. financial	C. healthy 	D. fashionable
8. ARE MEN LAZY
Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (41)_______ today. They have about six hours’ a week more free time than wives, but play very little (42) _______ in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, according to the Social Trends Survey by the Central (43) _______ Office.
	Nearly three quarters of married women (44) _______ to do all or most of the housework, and among married men the proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly lower. 
	The survey (45) _______ that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only one per cent (46) _______ this duty, compared with 89 per cent of women, and 10 per cent sharing equally.
	Only 5 per cent of men (47) _______ the evening meal, 3 per cent carry out household cleaning duties, 5 per cent household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the evening dishes.
	But when household gadgets break down, (48) _______ are carried out by 82 per cent of husbands. The survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better (49) _______ than a decade ago. We’re healthier, too – eating healthier foods and smoking less.
	The (50) _______ Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely traveled than a decade ago. More people are going abroad for holidays, with Spain the favorite destination.
1.	A. emerged	B. edited	C. published	D. furnished
2.	A. role	B. section	C. work	D. part
3.	A. Numerical	B. Ordinal	C. Cardinal	D. Statistical
4.	A. pronounced	B. uttered	C. claimed	D. emitted
5.	A. pointed	B. evolved	C. planned	D. showed
6.	A. forming	B. formulating	C. performing	D. burdening
7.	A. prepare	B. process	C. undertake	D. fit
8.	A. repairs	B. fixings	C. fittings	D. amendments
9.	A. over	B. off	C. through	D. on
10.	A. medium	B. average	C. popular	D. normal
9. CONCORDE
CONCORDE, the world’s fastest and most graceful (41)______ plane, will soon be 25 years old. It first flew on 2 March 1969, from Toulouse in France.
	Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a (42) ______ of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to work together on the (43)______. The plane cost over £1.5 billion to develop. It is the most (44) ______ plane in the history of (45)______. It was given over 5,000 hours of testing.
	Concorde flies at twice the speed of sound. This means that it takes only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compared with 7 – 8 hours in other passenger jets. Because of the five-hour time (46)______ between the USA and Britain, it is possible to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can (47)______ the 10.30 am flight from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour earlier!
	Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. But its oldest passenger was Mrs. Ethel Lee from Leicestershire in Engl ... ers.
1. A. on
2. A. peace
3. A. grow
4. A. scenery
5. A. dirty
6. A. felt
7. A. colors
8. A. village
B. for
B. peaceful
B. buy
B. sneces
B. fresh
B. to feel
B. colorful
B. towns
C. from
C. peacefully
C. grew
C. sceens
C. bad
C. feel
C. spots
C. villagers
D. since
D. quite
D. bought
D. scenes
D. hot
D. feeling
D. styles
D. city-dwellers
TEST 16
At 6.30 in the morning, the bus (1) .Ba and his family from their home. After picking (2) .everyone, the bus continued North on the Highway Number 1. It crossed the Dragon Bridge and stopped at the gas station to get some more fuel. Then, it left the highway and turned onto a small road westward. This road ran (3) . green paddy fields, (4) . the people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes. The road ended before a big store beside a pond. Instead of (5) .left towards a small airport, the bus went on the opposite direction. It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a road (6)  . went across a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus dropped everyone at the (7) . lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree. It would park there and waited (8) .people to come back in the evening.
1. A. collect
2. A. at 
3. A. between
4. A. so
5. A. to turn
6. A. who
7. A. park
8. A. in
B. collect
B. in
B. to
B. and 
B. turned
B. whom
B. parking
B. at
C. collecting
C. on
C. for
C. but
C. turning
C. whose
C. parked
C. for
D. to collect 
D. up 
D. besides 
D. because 
D. turn 
D. which 
D. to park
D. to
TEST 17
 Millions of people (1) the world want to learn English. Many of them go to the US and other English (2)  countries to study at language schools, especially (3) Summer. There are thousands of different schools. They often course (4) children, teenagers and adults.
 If you go to a language school, you should try (5)  English as much as possible. Students can stay with a local family. This is a good opportunity (6) your English and to learn a lot about everyday life. You should try to talk to students from other countries. This will help you to improve your English (7) it will also show how important English is for international (8) 
1. A. at
2. A. speak
3. A. at
4. A. to
5. A. to speak
6.A. to improve
7. A. but
8.A.communicator
B. around
B. spoke
B. on
B. with
B. speak
B. improved
B. so
B.communication
C. on
C. speaking
C. for 
C. between
C. spoke
C. improving
C. and 
C.communicative
D. to
D. spoken
D. in
D. for
D. speaking
D. improve
D. therefore
D. communicate
TEST 18
Television is an important invention of the 20th century. It has been (1) ............. popular that now we can't imagine what life would be like if (2).......... were no television. Television is a major means of communication, It (3) ........... pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of home. Though television (4)............... can see and learn about people, places and things in far away lands, television widens our knowledge by introducing us to new ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In addition (5) ............ the news, television provides us with a variety of program that can satisfy (6)............ taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings (7)............ television. It is more convenient for them to sit at (8)................. watching television than to go out for amusements elsewhere.
1. a. very	b. too	c. enough	d. so
2. a. there	b. those	c. these	d. they
3. a. gets	b. brings	c. gives	d. shows
4. a. audience	b. spectators	c. viewers	d. people
5. a. of	b. spectators	c. for	d. at
6. a. each	b. many	c. all	d. every
7. a. watching	b. looking	c. seeing	d. cleaning
8. a. house	b. home	c. building	d. office
TEST 19
 Air pollution is a ( 23 ) _______ of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can ( 24 ) ________. Although there isn’t enough ( 25 ) _______ on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have ( 26 ) _______ that air pollution cause lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also ( 27) ________ air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a ( 28 ) _______ gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who ( 29 ) _______ in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ( 30 ) _______ as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands.
23. A. reason	B. cause	C. effect	D. effort
24. A. reduce	B. send	C. produce	D. give
25. A. information	B. news	C. data	D. figures
26. A. said 	B. told	C. proclaimed	D. proved
27. A. increased	B. decreased	C. minimized	D. sent
28. A. poison	B. poisonous	C. poisoned	D. poisoning
29. A. stay	B. live	C. come	D. work
30. A. quick	B. slow	C. quickly	D. slowly
TEST 20
New Year is one of the most important (23) ____________ in the United States. On New Year's Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o'clock (24) ____________ night, everyone says "Happy New Year" and they (25) _____________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year's Eve is usally a long night to this holiday children (26) __________ as witches, ghosts or orthers. Most children go from house to house asking for candy or fruit. (27) ___________ the people at the house do not give (28) _____________ candy, the children will (29) ___________ a trick on them. But this (30) __________ ever happens. Many people give them candy or fruit.
23. A. festivals
B. meetings
C. contests
D. courses
24. A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for
25. A. dream
B. greet
C. wish
D. congratulate
26. A. wear
B. dress
C. put on
D. take off
27. A. Whether
B. So
C. Although
D. If
28. A. they
B. them
C. their
D. theirs
29. A. say
B. tell
C. play
D. speak
30.A. hardly
B. hard
C. soon
D. always
TEST 21
Mr. Brown and some (23) __________________ conservationists are on a very dirty beach now. Today they are ready to make the beach a clean and beautiful place again. After listening to Mr. Browns instructions, they are divided (24) ____________ three groups. Group I needs to walk along the shore. Group 2 should check the sand, (25) _________ group 3 has to check among the rocks. Garbage must be put into plastic bags, and the bags will be (26) __________ by Mr. Jones. He will take the bags to the garbage (27) _________. Each member will be given a map to find the right place. They won’t eat the picnic lunch (28) __________ by Mrs. Smith until the whole area is clean. (29) _________ are eager to work hard so as to refresh this (30) ________ area.
23. A. voluntary 	B. volunteers 	C. volunteering 	D. volunteer
24. A. in 	B. to 	C. into 	D. onto
25. A. or 	B. and 	C. because 	D. though
26. A. selected 	B. chosen 	C. collected 	D. elected
27. A. dump 	B. yard 	C. area 	D. place
28. A. happened 	B. provided 	C. achieved 	D. shown
29. A. Them all 	B. They all 	C. All them 	D. All they
30. A. spoiling 	B. spoil 	C. spoiled 	D. spoils
TEST 22
A great number of people from many countries have joined in trips to space up to now. A trip to space is very _( 1 )_. Do you want to join in a trip in the future?
If you decide to take a trip, you will have to get ready a few months before the _( 2 )_. You must be in excellent physical condition .You should run a lot, swim everyday, and do aerobics and push-ups. You must get a letter from the doctor that shows you are in perfect _( 3 )_ .
 Once you get on the trip, you will be in a(n) _( 4 )_ world. You will see pictures of the Earth. You may also find your country and other interesting places. You will be able to see the oceans, the big rivers, the tall mountains. You will be able to see them many times because you will _( 5 )_ the Earth 16 times a day! You will also be able to see stars that you couldn’t see _( 6 )_ the Earth.
When you are in orbit, you will be able to get out of your seat and walk in the cabin. You will be able to walk on the walls or on the ceiling like in a circus. You will not _( 7 )_ anything! You will feel totally free and enjoy the wonderful feeling you have never had before. If you _( 8 )_ on board now, you would experience those marvelous things.
 1. A. marvelous B. harmful C. dangerous D. terrible
 2. A. walk B. course C. voyage D. flight
 3. A. knowledge B. health C. intelligence D. wisdom
 4. A. ancient B. imaginary C. different D. mysterious
 5. A. fly B. orbit C. travel D. go
 6. A. by B. in C. around D. from
 7. A. eat B. see C. weigh D. know 
 8. A. were B. sit C. are D. come
TEST 23
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper.
The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social economic and entertainment happenings, among other things .Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers publish at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers print once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may publish daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
1.The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of
A. political and social happenings 
B. economic and entertainment happenings 
C. other different events 
D. all A, B and C
 2. Three types of newspapers are
A. daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and special-interest newspapers.
B. weekly newspapers, monthly newspapers , yearly newspapers .
C. daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and monthly newspapers.
D. weekly newspapers, monthly newspapers and special-interest newspapers.
3. Most daily newspapers publish
A. only one edition every weekday .	 
B. one edition every weekend .
C. at least once every weekday and once at weekend.
D. one different edition for one different section 
4. Weekly newspapers usually focus on
A. local happenings 
B. national happenings
C. international happenings 
D. local and international happenings .
5. Social-interest newspapers cover news of interest to
A. special people 
B. particular group of readers
C. feature news about a specific topic 
D. both B and C
6. We can easily get access to electronic newspapers because they are
A. modern, up-to-date but expensive 
B. cheap, up-to-date and convenient worldwide 
C. quick, cheap and convenient 
D. modern, quick and up-to-date