Reading Comprehension

READING COMPREHENSION
I/ True or False
Newspapers, magazines, and books are the print media. Newspapers are one of the main sources for spreading news and events throughout the world. 
Radio and television deliver information and entertainment to the public. Motion pictures are one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Movies can also teach people many other subjects. 
The multimedia computer helps students learn about a particular topic in a variety of ways. When we use the Internet, we can give and get a lot of information very quickly. 
Newspapers are the only main source for spreading news and events. 
Movies are one of the forms of entertainment.
Internet can give us plenty of information very quickly.
Radio and television are the print media.	
II/ Answer the questions
	Viet Nam is a country in the south-east Asian.It has an area of 329,566sq km. Ha Noi is the capital and Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city .The population of Viet Nam is about 80 million.It has an age-old culture and a long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders. Vietnam is now a member country of ASEAN and many other international organizations such as APEC, WTO
	Vietnam exports rice, coffee and many other farm products.Vietnam has lots of tourist attractions and World Heritage Sites such as Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha Cave, Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary, ect. And is now known as a safe and attractive destination for tourists the world over. Vietnamese people are proud of their country. They have been trying hard to build it into a powerful and prosperous one.
	*Questions:
Where is Vietnam located?
What is the area of Vietnam?
Are there any cities in Vietnam that are bigger than Ho Chi Minh City?
What have Vietnamese people been doing for their country?
III/ Answer the questions
	Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible. 
	*Questions:
 What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?
 When does the Lunar New Year begin?
 What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
IV/ Answer the questions
New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State just east of New Jersey. The city was found by the Dutch in 1624. At first is called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. With the population of more than 7 millions in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 946 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theater district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.
	*Questions:
Where is New York City?
Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
When was it found?
What is its population?
How many parts are there in the city?
What are visitors to New York attracted by?
V/ Choose the best option
The Seven Wonders of the world is a widely known list of seven popular sites of classical antiquity.
The earliest known version of the list was compiled in the 2nd century BC by Antipater of Sidon. It only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim where sightseers could typically travel safety.
Of these wonders, the only one that was survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven. Records show that the other five wonders were destroyed by natural disasters.
Which of the following could replace the word “ popular” in line 1?
	A. famous	B. wonderful	C. amazing	D. interesting
What is the passage written about?
	A. The Great Pyramid of Giza	C. The Seven Wonders of the World
	B. Antipater of Sidon	D. The existence of the Hanging Gardens
The earliest version of the list of the seven wonders of the world _________.
 A. was compiled in the 2nd century	
 B. was compiled by Antipater of Sidon	 
	C. only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim 
	D. all are correct
Today we can see _________.
 A. all of the Seven Wonders of the World	C. the Hanging Gardens
 B. only the Great Pyramid of Giza 	D. five of the seven wonders of the world
VI/ Answer the questions
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and thrown away.
Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of million of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labor. In countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. Their simple work is to take away the ink, crush it and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
*Questions:
How many paper bags and newspapers are thrown away every day?
What material do paper mills need to make paper?
What have many countries done to save money and labor in making paper?
What percentage of waste paper is recycled with the help of the public?
What do the paper mills do to reuse waste paper?
How many trees can be saved for every ton of recycled newsprint?
VII/ Answer the questions:
	An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited Egypt. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Qahira (Cairo),a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the climate is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most famous sights are the pyramids of Giza.
*Questions:
Are there many visitors to Egypt every year?
What is the climate in Egypt like?
What are the most famous sights in Egypt?
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	Da Lat lies on Lam Vien highland, in the central province of Lam Dong. Da Lat is a well-known (1)_____ attracting all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known (2)_____ a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat (3)_____ described as a forest of flowers (4)_____ different colors and various species. Da Lat (5)_____ the widest range of ochid varieties in the country. Da Lat (5)_____ has few rivers and canals but it has many attractive (6)_____. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three kilometers from the town (7)_____. The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the South (8)_____ Da Lat. The water pours down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very proud (9)_____ it. (10)_____ always boast to tourists about it in the first place.
IX/ Answer the questions
Sam mountain is located 5 kilometers from the town of Chau Doc in An Giang province. This mountain is the centre of a complex of historical sites such as the old Tay An Pagoda, the Ba Chua Xu Shrine, the Hang Pagoda, and the Imperial Tomb of Thoai Ngoc Hau.
	The festival of Ba Chua Xu (also called the Via Ba Ceremony) is held annually from the 23rd night to the 27th day of the 4th lunar month. To go to the festival, head along Road No.10 from Long Xuyen to Chau Doc. Sam Mountain is 5 kilometers away from Chau Doc. Also, one can take the waterway from Can Tho to Soc Trang, or from Saigon directly.
	On the night of April 23rd, there is a bathing and changing of robes ceremony for the statue of Ba Chua. The bathing water is scented and Ba Chua's old clothes are cut into small pieces to distribute to visitors and pilgrims. The small pieces of clothes are considered lucky, keeping one in good health and driving away evil spirits.
	After this ceremony is the Tue Yet Rite, which starts at midnight on the 25th and continues into the early morning of the 26th. This rite petitions Ba Chua's nomination to the heavens with an imposing procession of dragon dances. The Imperial Sedan Chair is taken to Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb for a chanting ritual before being taken back to the shrine of Ba Chua.
	Anyone who is keen on the ritual formalities can serve on the prestigious Ritual Board of Ba Chua's Shrine. This board then performs at the Duc Boi Ceremony, accompanied by a group of singers who sing for good weather and a prosperous country. The Via Ba Ceremony attracts many people to this traditional festival, where they pray for a good future as well as admire the natural scenery of An Giang province.
*Questions:
Where is Sam mountain located?
When is the festival of Ba Chua Xu held?
What do people usually do when they come to this festival?
X/ Answer the questions
	Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay,s water is clear during the spring and early summer. After arriving in Ha Long City , visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hide wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288. 
What is one of the attractions of Ha Long? 
What is the Bay’s water like? 
What can visitors do after they arrive in Ha Long City? 
Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long?