PART 1 TUYEN CHON E READINGS PASAGES KHOI 8 2012

TUYỂN CHỌN E PASSAGES & GAPS FILL CHO KHỐI 8 ( P1 -2012 )
1./ When people talk about Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa province, they often think of a tropical paradise. Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort. It has a long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches.
In the morning and in the afternoon, tourists can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities such as mud bathing, swimming, snokerling or scuba diving. Snorkeling and diving are both interesting sports, as swimmers may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea. Besides, tourists can also take boat trip to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trip is the trip to Mieu Island. Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built there in 1999. This aquarium now has many different kinds of colourful fish and even a few sharks.
Viết (T) trước câu True và (F) trước câu False :
1 ………….. Nha Trang is not a seaside resort.
2 . ………... Tourists can join in various outdoor activities.
3. ….. …….. Swimmer may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea.
4. …………. Tri Nguyen Aquarium now has a few different kinds of fish.
B. Trả lời các câu hỏi sau :
5. Where is Nha Trang ?
6. How can tourists travel to the islands ?
7. Did peole build Tri Nguyen Aquarium in 1999?
2./ Complete the passage with one suitable word in each gap.
In the USA the national language is also English. Four hundred years ago some English people(1)……………… to North America to live there, and they brought the(2)……………. language to this country. Now in the United States of America people speak(3)……………... English. Most of words are the(4)……………..in American and in British English, but the American people say some English words not like people(5)………………….in England.
Canada is to the North of the United States of America. It is (6)……………..than the United States. In Canada many people speak (7)………………….because they also came from England many years ago. But in some parts of Canada, they speak (8)………………… The people living in these parts came from France.
3./ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Americans like sport very much. One of the (1)............. popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools(2)........... universities have their own teams.
In winter the most popular kind of sports (3)........... basketball. There is usually a match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4).............. and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (5).............., milions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in (6)..............., but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to the games (7) .......... the radio, watch them on television or read about them (8) .............. the newspapers.
Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) ......... fishing. They like to stay outdoors (10)........it is warm during the months of June, July and August.
4./ Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
In the United States of America, the national language is (1)............ English. Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2).......... language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............ in American and Bristish English, but the American say some English words not as people (5)........... in England. Canada is (6).......... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7)......... the United States. In Canada, many people (8)............ English because they also came from England many years (9)......... But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10)............ because they came from France.
1. A. also. B. like. C. as. D. not.
2. A. French. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Canadian.
3. A. British. B. American. C. Russian. D. Chinese.
4. A. various. B. similar. C. same. D. like.
5. A. do. B. say. C. talk. D. speak.
6. A. lies. B. situated. C. at. D. in.
7. A. than. B. as. C. more. D. less.
8. A. say