Reading Part 5 - Quyển 5

Test 1 (•‿•) Part 5 •• Quyển 5 / 20

Grass

Grass is probably the most successful living plant in the world. There are over 9,000 different types of grasses and they are ...1... in every region on the earth. They are the ...2... flowering plants that can exist in the freezing ...3... of the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Grasslands support a wide range of animal life, from tiny insects and birds to huge animals like cows and lions. All of them ...4... on grass in one way or another.

Grass ...5... very quickly after it is cut or ...6... .Unlike other plants, the new leaves grow from ...7... the soil, not from the top of the plant. That is ...8... large families of animals are able to live together in one area. As ...9... as they have eaten all the grass there, a fresh meal is always ...10... because the plants start to grow again.

1	A. noticed	B. realised	C. caught	D. found
2	A. single	B. one	C. only	D. special
3	A. environment	B. scene	C. situation	D. background
4	A. depend	B. build	C. turn	D. hang
5	A. repeats	B. recovers	C. reduces	D. remains
6	A. hurt	B. broken	C. injured	D. damaged
7	A. beside	B. behind	C. below	D. beyond
8	A. why	B. where	C. what	D. when
9	A. fast	B. soon	C. quickly	D. often
10	A. available	B. present	C. free	D. complete
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Test 2 (•‿•) Part 5 •• Quyển 5 / 40

HONEY

Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees. It …..1..… of water and sugars. Bees may travel as …..2..…. as seventy-five thousand kilometres and visit over two million flowers to produce just half a kilo of honey. The colour and flavour of honey depend …..3..… the type of flower visited. In …..4..… , there are more than three hundred …..5..… of honey.

The lighter-coloured ones are generally milder in flavour than darker honey.

In ancient …..6..… , honey was the main sweet food, as sugar was very …..7..… Honey was of great …..8..… to the ancient Egyptians, who used it as payment.
Today, honey is produced and eaten in …..9..… part of the world. Research suggests that it prevents tiredness and improves athletic performance. However, honey is not just food - it …..10..… be taken for sore throats and is used in many skin and hair-care products.

1	A. involves	B. contains	C. includes	D. consists
2	A. well	B. long	C. soon	D. far
3	A. to	B. on	C. for	D. with
4	A. case	B. order	C. fact	D. place
5	A. varieties	B. collections	C. sets	D. differences
6	A. seasons	B. times	C. years	D. dates
7	A. distant	B. rare	C. small	D. slim
8	A. cost	B. price	C. value	D. charge
9	A. all	B. some	C. most	D. every
10	A. shall	B. need	C. can	D. ought
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Test 3 (•‿•) Part 5 •• Quyển 5 / 60

The History of Shoes

In the past, importance was not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable. These early foot coverings were probably animal skins, ...1... people tied round their ankles during cold ...2.... We still use leather today, but ...3... materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, ...4... on what is in fashion.

It was only one hundred and fifty years ...5... that people began to wear a different shoe on each. Formerly, the two shoes had been straight instead of shaped and ...6... be worn on the left or the right foot. All shoes used to be made by hand, but now, ...7... there are shoemakers still using their ...8... skills, most shoes are now machine-made in large factories. The of sewing machines ...9... the shoe industry to produce large ...10... of cheaper shoes for a wider range of buyers.

1	A. who	B. why	C. which	D. where
2	A. weather	B. climate	C. temperature	D. condition
3	A. either	B. both	C. another	D. other
4	A. turning	B. depending	C. resting	D. taking
5	A. before	B. beyond	C. ago	D. after
6	A. must	B. could	C. ought	D. might
7	A. although	B. if	C. unless	D. since
8	A. typical	B. usual	C. model	D. traditional
9	A. let	B. allowed	C. gave	D. got
10	A. quantities	B. totals	C. sums	D. sizes
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Test 4 (•‿•) Part 5 •• Quyển 5 / 80

San Francisco

San Francisco lies on the coast of northern California. The earliest Europeans to discover the ...1... were led by a Spanish explorer ...2... name was Gaspar de Portola.

He first saw it in 1769. Surprisingly, ...3... San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbour, it was discovered by land ...4... than by sea.

In 1849, people ...5... in San Francisco in their thousands ...6... to find gold. However, it was not the men looking for the gold that got rich. The richest people ...7... their money from owning banks and law firms and they built themselves large houses on one of the hills. This was ...8... as Nob Hill.

Nowadays, tourists are ...9... to San Francisco because there they can see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge. Many even ...10... the short boat trip to the island of Alcatraz to see the former prison.

1	A. area	B. part	C. space	D. position
2	A. who	B. whose	C. what	D. which
3	A. if	B. unless	C. although	D. despite
4	A. except	B. instead	C. apart	D. rather
5	A. reached	B. arrived	C. entered	D. approached
6	A. wondering	B. hoping	C. considering	D. depending
7	A. did	B. became	C. made	D. brought
8	A. told	B. called	C. named	D. known
9	A. interested	B. attracted	C. pleased	D. excited
10	A. take	B. spend	C. go	D. travel
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