Reading exercises

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer for each following sentence

My family lives near a small school. There are four ….........….. (1) in it: my parents, sister
and me. I am the youngest member. My father is a worker in the factory. He works such as an
engineer. He ….......….. (2) up early in the morning. First he brushes his teeth and …........
…… (3) his face. Then he has a bread ……....….. (4) breakfast. His work starts from 7.00
a.m to 4.00 pm so He comes ……....….. (5) home very early. In the evening He stays at
home, watches TV and goes to bed at 10.00 pm. And my mother is an English teacher at
Hung Ha town. My parents are very young. My sister is a student …................. (6) Minh
Khai primary school. She is thirteen years old. She is in her classroom. She is studying Arts
subject. She can draw many pictures. They are very beautiful. She likes Arts the most
because she wants to be an artist. I am a student too, I like …...........….. (7) football, go
fishing, go camping and go swimming in summer. Last year my family went to Ho Chi Minh
city to visit our uncles and aunts. They ….….............. (8) many photos with my family. I
bought a lot of souvenirs ….........….. (9) my friends. Now I am in my class I am learning
English because tomorrow my school is holding the English language Festival. All the
teachers and students are going to …........… (10) beautiful school uniforms. We are going to
have a good time.

A. members B. member C. personal D. peoples

A. wake B. waked C. wakes D. got
A. wash B. washes C. washed D. is washing
A. about B. with C. to D. for
A. out B. 0 C. back D. in
A. at B. in C. on D. of
A. to play B. play C. played D. playing
A. took B. take C. takes D. are going to take
A. to B. for C. about D. of
A. the B. with C. a D. wear

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer for each following sentence

The Shoemaker
Bill Bird is a shoemaker who cannot make shoes fast enough for his growing number of
customers - and he charges more than £300 for a pair! Customers travel hundreds of
kilometers to his London shoe clinic or to his workshop in the countryside to have their feet
measured. He makes shoes for people with feet of unusual sizes: large, very small, very broad
or very narrow. The shoes are at least as fashionable as those found in ordinary shops.
Mr. Bird says: ‘My problem is that I cannot find skilled workers. Young people all seem to
prefer to work with computers these days. We will lose the necessary skills soon because
there are fewer and fewer shoemakers nowadays. I am 45, and now I want to teach young
people everything I know about making shoes. It’s a good job, and a lot of people want to
buy beautiful shoes specially made for them.’
He started in the business 19 years ago and now he employs three other people. His
customers pay about £500 for their first pair of shoes. He says: ‘Our customers come because
they want comfortable shoes which are exactly the light size.’ Extra pairs of shoes cost
between £320 and £450, as it takes one employee a whole week to make just one shoe.

Question 1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. describe where Mr. Bird finds his staff.
B. encourage people to wear comfortable shoes.
C. advertise a job selling expensive shoes.
D. show Mr. Bird’s worries about his trade.

Question 2. What can readers find out from this text?

A. how many customers Mr. Bird has.
B. how to make shoes like Mr. Bird.
C. how to get to Mr. Bird’s London shop.
D. how much Mr. Bird's shoes cost.

Question 3. Read the description and write the correct word in the blank.
A fixed amount of money that you earn each month or year from your job. (6 letters):
Question 24. Fill in the missing words to complete the English proverb
"Haste makes _____." (5 letters)

Exercise 3: Fill in the blank with one suitable word

There are volcanoes all over the earth. They can be on land, (1) ___________, or
under the sea. They can be dormant, which means they may erupt again, or they can
be extinct, which means they will not erupt again. There are different types of
volcanoes and some are more dangerous than others. Volcanoes become dangerous
when they erupt.
Volcanoes erupt when red-hot rock, called magma, (2) ___________ from inside in
the earth and comes out of a (3) ___________ in the ground. Some of it flies into the
air, along with black (4) ___________. You can see this from many kilometers away.
When the rock comes out of the hole, it is called lava, and it is so hot it is (5)
___________. It can move (6) ___________ the land. Lava can destroy trees, roads
and homes.

Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer for each sentence

Tra Co Beach in Quang Ninh province is 9 kilometers from Mong Cai. It has the (31)
__________ and the most romantic beach in Viet Nam. Tourists can enjoy the (32)
__________ of white sand beaches and green seawater all year (33) __________.
Visitors can (34) __________ enjoy the sunset or sunrise in Con Mang islet. You can
visit Tra Co Communal House, Linh Khanh Pagoda, and Tra Co Church. If tourists
want some fresh (35) __________, they can find it from fishing boats. They can take
part in "Tra Co Festival" from May 30 to June 6.
A. long B. longer                    C. longest                 D. much longer
A. beauty B. beautiful               C. of beauty              D. pretty
A. over B. long                       C. round                    D. longer
A. be B. be able                   C. then                       D. also
A. seafood B. menu                     C. air                          D. Water

Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the question

The Amazon River in South America is an amazing and important river for the planet.
 The Amazon River carries more water than any other river in the world. In fact, the Amazon
River is responsible for twenty percent of fresh water that flows into the world's oceans.
 The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world (the Nile River in Africa is the
longest), and about 6,400 km long.
The Amazon River has the largest area of land that flows into the river, and more tributaries
than any other river in the world - more than 200 tributaries.

1. How many percentage of freshwater flowing into the world's oceans is the Amazon
River responsible for?
______________________________________________________

2. Does the Amazon River carry more water than any other river in the world?
______________________________________________________

3. How long is the Amazon River?

______________________________________________________       

4. What is the longest river in the world?

______________________________________________________

5. How many tributaries does it have?

______________________________________________________

Exercise 6: Choose the correct answer to fill in the paragraph

People in many countries grow fresh water fish from eggs. They move the small fish into
lakes and rivers. The fish live and (1) ________there. People go (2) ________in these lakes
and rivers. They enjoy catching fish because fish is also good food. Now the Japanese grow
salt water fish. Most of them are yellow tail fish. Workers grow the fish from eggs. Every
time they feed the fish, they play (3) ________of piano music. The fish (4) ________that
piano music means food. When the fish are small, the Japanese put them into the ocean near
the land. The fish find some of their (5) ________food. Workers also feed them. They play
the same piano music. The fish (6) ________know the music. They swim toward it and (7)
________the food. In (8) ________months the fish are large. The Japanese play the same
music. The fish swim toward it and the workers (9) ________them. The Japanese get about
15 percent of their seafood (10) ________farms in the ocean.

1. A. bred B. born C. grow D. develop

2. A. enjoying B. fishing C. shopping D. catching
3. A. songs B. films C. tapes D. lots
4. A. think B. recognize C. realise D. learn
5. A. own B. private C. self D. individual
6. A. recently B. mostly C. nearly D. already
7. A. see B. find C. bite D. hold
8. A. few B. a few C. couple D. many
9. A. grasp B. catch C. seize D. hold
10. A. on B. of C. from D. in