Reading comprehension of the 7th form (05)

23. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
     When people talk about Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa Province, they often think of a tropical paradise. Nha Trang is famous for seaside resorts. It has long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches.
     In the morning and afternoon, tourists can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities such as mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving. Snorkeling and scuba diving are both interesting sports, as swimmers may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea. Beside tourists can also take boat trips to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the trip to Mieu Island, where Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999. This aquarium is now home to different kinds of colorful fish and even a few sharks.
     In addition, tourists can spend an evening visit a fishing village, where they could get a taste of the local seafood. There are crabs, shrimps, lobsters, clams, oysters and several other kinds of fish – all are fresh and delicious.
1. Nha Trang is _________________.
A. famous for its fresh and delicious seafood
B. located in Khanh Hoa Province
C. a paradise
D. not a resort
2. Tourists can take part in some outdoor activities such as _________________.
A. visiting Nha Trang Pasteur Institute
B. eating the local seafood
C. visiting Tri Nguyen Aquarium
D. scuba diving
3. At Tri Nguyen Aquarium, visitors can enjoy _________________.
A. watching a few sharks only
B. a taste of the local seafood
C. watching sharks and various kinds of colorful fish
D. feeding the fish
4. At a fishing village, tourists can _________________.
A. get a taste of the local seafood
B. choose crabs, shrimps
C. catch the fish and cook them
D. enjoy fishing
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Nha Trang is a nice seaside resort.
B. Tri Nguyen Aquarium is on an island.
C. Most tourists are interested in snorkeling.
D. The local seafood is fresh and delicious.
24. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
    You have a headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up , and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these __________ (1) that you have a cold, and you feel completely __________(2). You are not sure if you will live through the day.
    Everyone suffers __________ (3) the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious__________ (4), but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough __________(5), make your head less intense, and stop your nose __________ (6)  for a while. However, it can cure you cold. So far, __________ (7) no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it.
    __________(8) there is no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about __________ (9) to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won’t each cold. __________ (10) say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.
1. A. diseases B. fevers C. cures D. symptoms
2. A. sad B. hungry C. miserable D. thirsty
3. A. from B. of C. with D. about
4. A. misery B. illness C.  headache D. wrong
5. A. less B. fewer C.  much D. more
6. A. walking B.  jogging C. running D. flowing
7. A. it is B. there is C. they are D. there are
8. A. Although B. Despite C. In spite D. But
9. A. what B. why C. where D. how
10. A. Other’s B. Another C. Others D. Other
25. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
KEEPING OUR TEETH HEALTHY
    It is very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They also help us to look nice.
    How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth. This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly spreads inside to tooth. Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill.
    How