Vikings

Vikings
People called Vikings lived in Sweden, Norway, Denmark about 1,200 year ago. Winter there were long and cold. Summers were short. Most Vikings lived on farm. Vikings had to work very hard to grow and store enough food for the winter.
Vikings both farned and hunter for their food. The Vikings grew crops such as barley, wheat, oats, and rye. They used these to make bread, porridge, and beer. They grew vegetable in small gardens. They kept the animals for meat, eggs, and milk. Vikings were also good hunter. They shot wild animals with bows ang arrows. They hunted seals with spears. They caught fish and sea birds.
Barley (lúa mạch): A valuable grain (cây lương thực), of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt (mạch nha), from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky.
Wheat (lúa mì) : A cereal (ngũ cốc) grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which furnishes (cung cấp) a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the grain most largely used by the human race.
Porridge (cháo yến mạch): A food made by boiling some farinaceous substance, or the meal of it, in water
Seal (hải cẩu): Seals inhabit (sông) seacoasts, and are found principally (Phần lớn) in the higher latitudes (vùng) of both hemispheres (bán cầu). There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as sea lion, sea leopard,
Spear (cái giáo, a lance): A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft (tay cầm) and a sharp head or blade;
Vikings prepared a lot of their food for storage. Vikings dried their meat over a fire or in the sun. They also put salt in it. This kept it form spoiling, or going bad. They store piece of meat in barrels with made from seawater. In winter month, they ate this meat with bread bake on hot stone by the fire. This bread was made from store rye and oatcakes.
Vikings had to contantly work to survive. Women did all the household jobs. They also helped men on the farm. Children did not go to shool; they were needed to help with the work. However, Vikings also thought engjoy life was important. Vikings celebreated important events with large feasts for many guests. They ate, drank, and had sports contests. Some feasts lasted more than a week.
Storage (kho chứa đồ): Space for the safe keeping of goods.
Barrel (thùng tròn): A round vessel ( bình tròn) or cask (thùng), of greater length than breadth, and bulging ( phình lên) in the middle
Oatcake (bánh yế mạch): A cake made of oatmeal.
1.Which of the following would most probably be true of Vikings?
A.They had pet dogs and cats.
B.They engjoys making different kind of art.
C.They thought physical trength was important.
D.They had a lot of time to relax.
2. What is implied about Vikings families?
A.Vikings families likes to spend time together.
B.Vikings families worked hard and played hard
C.Vikings men left their parent’s home at a young age.
D.Vikings women did not have time to care for children.
3. The word “This” in paragraph 3 refers to.
A.Vikings
B.Meat
C.Salt
D.Barrels
4. The owrd “store” as used in paragarph 1 is close in meaning.
A.Shop
B.Supermarket
C.Have
D.Keep

5. The word “feasts” as used in paragraph 4 is close n meang to which of the following?
A.Meals
B.Dinner
C.Parties
D.Reunions
6. Directions: selec the appopriate phrases from the answer choices and match them to the aspect of Vikings life to which they relate. TWO of the answer choices will NOT.
Vikings Work Viking Celebration
- B - A
- E - C
- G - D
- F -
A.Sports contests
B.Grow crops
D.Lived in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
D.Large feasts.
E.Long, cold and winter.
F.Kept animals for meat, eggs, and milk.
G.Hunted seals with sears.

7.How do they keep meat?
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D.
8.How do they hunt wild animal ?
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