Một số bài đọc hiểu Tiếng Anh THPT - 2

MỘT SỐ BÀI ĐỌC HIỂU TIẾNG ANH THPT-2 
VI- Read the followings and choose the best option to fill the gaps. 
Ann Johnson has worked at this college for three years. She is a responsible 
employee and gets onwell with the other members of the department. We 
have all found her to be an excellent (1)______. She is always on time for 
work. She is an extremely (2)______ staff member who is able to work 
independently. I can always rely on her creative thinking. Her students often 
tell me how kind she is. She is always ready to help with a smile and she is 
cheerful to all of them. In private, she is not very talkative (3)______ seems 
rather shy. Her work is excellent, and she is determined to (4)______. She is 
also quite ambitious and has applied for the position of Director of Studies. I 
think that you can count (5)______ Ann to make your school a success and I 
recommend her for the post of Director. 
1: A. employer B. adult C. student D. colleague 
2: A. reliable B. lazy C. stubborn D. selfish 
3: A. therefore B. as C. so D. and 
4: A. help B. use C. succeed D. fail 
5: A. to B. with C. for D. on 
 VII- Read the followings and choose the best option to complete these 
sentences. 
Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometres from Los Angeles, are the islands 
of Hawaii, the fiftiethstate of the United States, with its area of 16,700 
square kilometres. 
The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 
A.D. Then in 1778, Captain Cook visited Hawaii. He put the islands on his 
maps of the Pacific Ocean. Then more shipsknew Hawaii and began 
stopping there for supplies. 
In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to 
teach the Hawaiian people about Christianity. They started farms to grow 
sugar cane and pineapples. Because there were not enough people to do all 
the farm work, farm owners brought in Asians – Chinese, Japanese, and 
Filipinos. Later Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans also came. More 
people came from the U.S. mainland and from other Pacific islands, and 
Hawaii became an island with traditions from several countries. People from 
the various national groups have married each other, so today the groups are 
partly mixed. Hawaiians are very friendly and always welcome visitors. 
They celebrate traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino holidays as well 
as holidays from the United States. Hawaii is known as the . Aloha State. 
“Aloha” means “hello”, “goodbye”, and “I love you” in Hawaiian. 
1: Hawaii is _______ square kilometres in area. 
A. 16,700 B. 1,820 C. 2,500 D. 3,700 
2: More ships knew Hawaii through _______ and stopped there for supplies. 
A. Christopher Columbus B. Christians 
C. Captain Cook’s maps D. Japanese visitors 
3: In the early 19th century, many Asians were taken to Hawaii _______. 
A. to go fishing B. to do the farm work C. to visit attractions D. to be 
holidaymakers 
4: Today the various national groups are _______. 
A. living in different societies B. partly mixed 
C. completely separated D. completely mixed 
5: According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? 
A. All Hawaiian people have come from Asia. 
B. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometres from Los Angeles. 
C. Hawaii is the fiftieth state of the United States. 
D. Captain Cook came to Hawaii in 1778. 
VIII- Read the followings and choose the best option to complete these 
sentences. 
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students 
are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at 
school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the 
language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not 
many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard on their 
lessons to learn another language. Many boys and girls learn English at 
school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, 
mathematics and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and 
girls study their own language, which is English, mathematics and another 
language, perhaps French, German or Spanish. Many adults learn English 
because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their 
higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or 
university. Others people learn English because they want to read 
newspapers or magazines in English. 
 1.According to the writer __________. 
A. English is useful only to adults B. no children like learning English 
C. only teenagers learn English D. English is learned by many generations 
2. Most people learn English by __________. 
A. watching videos only B. hearing the language in this office 
C. talking with the film stars D. working hard on their lessons 
3. Many boys and girls learn English because __________. 
A. English can give them a job B. their parents make them do it 
C. they have to study their own language D. it is included in their study 
courses 
4. In America and Australia, many school children study __________. 
A. their own language and no foreign language 
B. such foreign languages as French, German or Spanish 
C. English and mathematics only 
D. English as a foreign language 
5.Many adults learn English because __________. 
A. they want to go abroad B. it is useful for their work 
C. most of their books are in English D. they want to read newspapers in 
English 
 SAVE THE EARTH! 
We are all slowly (1)_______ the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to 
swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in 
many of the world’s cities. In one well – known city, for example, poisonous 
gases (2) _______ cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to 
wear oxygen masks. We have cut down (3) _______ trees that there are now 
vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of 
Africa cannot grow enough (4) ________. In certain countries in Asia there 
is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. 
Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India 
now because we have killed too many for them. However, it isn’t enough 
simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do 
(5)______about it. Join us now. Save the Earth! 
1. A. destroyed B. destroying C. destroys D. destroy 
2. A. by B. from C. of D. in 
3. A. so much B. so few C. so little D. so many 
4.A. eating B. to eat C. for eat D. to be eaten 
5. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something 
X- Read the passage then decide whether each of the sentences below is 
true or false. 
New Year’s Eve is on 31 December, the last day before the New Year 
begins. In many places people go to parties, bars or restaurants with their 
friends in the evening. 
In London, people go to Trafalgar Square. Just before midnight, they look at 
the clock and together they count the last ten seconds before the New Year 
begins. 
Many people drink a glass of champagne, light some fireworks or dance 
until the sun comes up. 
1. 31 December is the last day of the year. 
2. In many places people go to parties, bars with friends on New Year’s 
Day. 
3. On New Year’s Eve, Londoners go to Trafalgar Square and just before 
midnight, together they count the last ten minutes of the year. 
4. Many people light some fireworks or dance until the sun rises.