Hãy nhập câu hỏi của bạn vào đây, nếu là tài khoản VIP, bạn sẽ được ưu tiên trả lời.
III. Reading comprehension : Read the passage and choose the correct answer:
All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is difficult to describe. It means different things to different people.
Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They wanted to write lovely sounds.
Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies and soldiers. They wrote about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed strong emotion. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.
Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago.
Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it.
Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. How ever, we can all learn to enjoy some classical music. It is very important to people.
12. Classical music is famous …………………..
a. in the Western
b. in Europe
c. in the United States
d. all over the world
13. The first classical composers wanted to……………………
a. tell stories about religion
b. write lovely sounds
c. show strong emotion
d. b and c
14. Beethoven ………………………
a. composed his music a long time ago.
b. just wanted to make an interesting design.
c. did not tell a story.
d. wrote sonic music that was difficult to understand.
15. People sometimes close their eyes when they listen to classical music in order to …………
a. understand it clearly.
b. think about the design.
c. form the picture of the design in their mind.
d. hear the same classical music many times.
IV. Word forms :
16.She smiles so ……attractively …………,doesn’t she ? ( attract ).
17.…Scientific …..methods of farming have helped to increase rice production a great deal . ( science ).
18.. Our company believes it is the best……organization …….to help the poor. ( organize)
19. Three films are in ……competition………for the same contract. ( compete)
V/Fill in each blank with one of the words from the box
Yellowstone National Park, the first US national park, was (20)…established…in 1872. It is one of the largest parks . It (21)…covers …….. about 3,500 square
Câu 2: Read the passage then answer the questions on 16. (Hãy đọc đoạn văn vàjtrả lời những câu hỏi.)
Psychologists at Brunel University in London say that certain types of music help people to. get į started and also to exercise for a long time. People who listen to music, exercise for 13 percent longer than people who don't. International athletes óften listen to music when they are training. Doctors know about ithe therapeutic effects of music. Listening to music can help people recover after operations. Teachers should pay attention, too. In a study at the University of California, students who took a test while listening to a Mozart sonata scored 30 percent higher than students who took the test in silence: Music also relaxes people after a stressful day. Paulin' Etkin, director of. a music therapy center in London, says that throughout. life's ups and downs, people always respond to music. When someone is nervous or afraid,. it can make them feel better. "Music rhythm is closely linked with the rhythms of the body", she says.
Answer the questions:
1. Who say music can help people do the exercise for a long time?
… It's Psychologists at Brunel University in London
2. Do doctors think about the effects of music for therapy?
…Yes, they do
3. What did the University of California do to know about the efeCt of music in school?
…The University of Califotnia made a study to know about the effect of music in school
4. Can music relax people after a stressful day?
…Yes, it can
5. What did Paulin Etkin say?
… "Music rhythm is closely linked with the rhythms of the body", she said
1. How do many hearing - impaired " talk " ?
A . by eyes
B . by signals
C . by words
D . by hands
2. How does a person interpret for hearing - impaired people ?
A . He listens to someone talking , and then makes hand signs .
B . He talks through a special equipment used for the deaf .
C . He listens to someone talking and writes down the words .
D . He uses hand signs to translate what hearing - impaired people say .
3. How many signs are there for finger spelling ?
A . 2
B . 24
C . 26
D . 32
4 . Why can people from different countries talk to each other with ASL ?
A . Because they speak different languages .
B . Because they use sign instead of words.
C . Because they cannot hear .
D. Because they understand each other .
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE ?
A . Hearing - impaired people cannot hear sounds well .
B . There are more signs for words than for letters .
C . A person who interprets for hearing - impaired people can hear .
D . Africans cannot learn ASL because they don't speak English .
6 . What is the main idea of the text ?
A . ASL helps hearing - impaired people talk , but it is difficult to learn .
B . There are two kinds of sign language .
C . ASL is a beautiful language that helps hearing - impaired people talk to others .
D . People in different countries can use American Sign Language to communicate with each other .
People in the United States often shop from catalogs. There are special catalogs for (1)...............every need, including clothing, furniture, health, (2).................products and things for the kitchen. People also order (3)..............40% of their music club catalogs. Customers say that music stores are too noisy.
Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American public now shops by television. Some (4)..............shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QVC. Customers say that television shopping is (5).................than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They (6)......................a phone call and charge the item to their credit card. And TV shopping channels are on late at night (7)...............people can go shopping anytime.
Is the computer shopping the way of furniture? About 37% of American (8)....................now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or shopping on-line) is(9).................to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computers products, flowers, foods, T-shirts and posters. And new on-line shopping services (20).....................everyday. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
1. A. most B. almost C. mostly D. most of
2. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautified
3. A. to B. of C. for D. about
4. A. popular B. liked C. favourite D. beloved
5. A. larger B. more C. easier D. popular
6. A. do B. make C. have D. have
7. A. so B. but C. because D. though
8. A. houseful B. housework C. housewife D.households
9. A. exciting B. surprising C. amazing D. interesting
10. A. raise B. come C. appear D. forecast
1. There are three restaurants in my town.
2. The books are in the bag.
3. How about playing some video games?
4. Why don't we go to the zoo?
5. I don't like going shopping alone.
6. Do they like classical music?
7. What kind of music do you like listening to?
8. We don't have English classes at school today.
9. Do your friends like going out with you?
10. We have lunch with our friends at a big house.
1 D
2 B
3 D
4 A
5 C