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IV. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num ­bared blank.

Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (1) .................. of the blind. He (2) …................ was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked (3) .................... in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the school . Braille is known for his idea of (4) .................... the Briberies “point writing” system , used for coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system (10) ................... from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.

1. a. designer                        b. doctor                           c. teacher                          d. lawyer

2. a. who                               b. whom                           c. himself                          d. for himself

3. a. activity                         b. ability                           c. intelligence                   d. determination

4. a. expressing                     b. learning                        c. bringing                        d. modifying

5. a. made                             b. taken                            c. done                             d. derived

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24 tháng 10 2021

Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (1) .................. of the blind. He (2) …................ was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked (3) .................... in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the school . Braille is known for his idea of (4) .................... the Briberies “point writing” system , used for coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system (10) ................... from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.

1. a. designer                        b. doctor                           c. teacher                          d. lawyer

2. a. who                               b. whom                           c. himself                          d. for himself

3. a. activity                         b. ability                           c. intelligence                   d. determination

4. a. expressing                     b. learning                        c. bringing                        d. modifying

5. a. made                             b. taken                            c. done                             d. derived

Read the passage and choose the best answers : Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 . His father had a small business . He made shoes and other things from leather . Louis liked to help his father in the store even when he was very small . One day when Louis was 3 years old , he was cutting some leather , suddenly the knife slipped and hit him in the eyes . He soon became completely blind . When he was ten years old , he entered the National Institute for the blind in Paris . One day his...
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Read the passage and choose the best answers :

Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 . His father had a small business . He made shoes and other things from leather . Louis liked to help his father in the store even when he was very small . One day when Louis was 3 years old , he was cutting some leather , suddenly the knife slipped and hit him in the eyes . He soon became completely blind .

When he was ten years old , he entered the National Institute for the blind in Paris . One day his class went to visit a speacial exhibit by a captain in the army . One thing in the exhibit was very interesting for Louis . It showed messages in code . Armies send messages in secret codes so no - one else can read them . The captain wrote this code in raised letters on very thick paper .

Louis thought a lot about this code . Then he decided to write in the same way so the blind could " read " with their fingers . It is very difficult to feel the differences between raised letters . Instead of letters , Louis used a " cell " of six dots . He arranged the dots with two dots across and three down . So blind people can read and write even write music by Braille .

1 . It is difficult to feel the differences between ................................

A . arrangements of dots

B . coded messages

C . raised letters

D . a system of raised dots

2 . Louis Braille's father made things from .............................

A . codes

B . exhibit

C. leather

D . wood

3 . Which of these sentences is probably not true ?

A . Braille invented a system of reading for blind people .

B . Braille system is used for everyone .

C . Braille visited an exhibit of codes

D . Braille was an intelligent boy .

4 . When Louis was ten years old , he began to study ......................................

A . at a local school

B . at a special school for the blind .

C . in the army

D . at a university .

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10 tháng 11 2018

Read the passage and choose the best answers:

Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 . His father had a small business . He made shoes and other things from leather . Louis liked to help his father in the store even when he was very small . One day when Louis was 3 years old , he was cutting some leather , suddenly the knife slipped and hit him in the eyes . He soon became completely blind .

When he was ten years old , he entered the National Institute for the blind in Paris . One day his class went to visit a speacial exhibit by a captain in the army . One thing in the exhibit was very interesting for Louis . It showed messages in code . Armies send messages in secret codes so no - one else can read them . The captain wrote this code in raised letters on very thick paper .

Louis thought a lot about this code . Then he decided to write in the same way so the blind could " read " with their fingers . It is very difficult to feel the differences between raised letters . Instead of letters , Louis used a " cell " of six dots . He arranged the dots with two dots across and three down . So blind people can read and write even write music by Braille .

1 . It is difficult to feel the differences between ................................

A . arrangements of dots

B . coded messages

C . raised letters

D . a system of raised dots

2 . Louis Braille's father made things from .............................

A . codes

B . exhibit

C. leather

D . wood

3 . Which of these sentences is probably not true ?

A . Braille invented a system of reading for blind people .

B . Braille system is used for everyone .

C . Braille visited an exhibit of codes

D . Braille was an intelligent boy .

4 . When Louis was ten years old , he began to study ......................................

A . at a local school

B . at a special school for the blind .

C . in the army

D . at a university .

Exercise 2: Read the paragraph below. Then do the tasks that follow.                Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French teacher of the blind. He himself was blind from the age of thee. In 1818 he was a foundling (trẻ bỏ rơi) in the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris (NIYBP). Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the institute. Braille...
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Exercise 2: Read the paragraph below. Then do the tasks that follow.

                Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French teacher of the blind. He himself was blind from the age of thee. In 1818 he was a foundling (trẻ bỏ rơi) in the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris (NIYBP). Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the institute. Braille is known for his idea modifying the Barrier “point writing” system, used for coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system derived from it is used successfully today in many countries.

 

Task 1: Match one word in A with its definition in B.

A

B

1. blind

2. ability

3. marked

4. institute

5. consist of

6. foundling

7. derive

  a. be formed from the things or people mentioned.

  b. to come or develop from sth.

  c. unable to see.

  d. a baby who has been left by its parents and who is found and taken care of by sb else.

  e. clear; noticeable; easily seen.

  f. the mental or physical capacity, power or skill required to do sth.

  g. an organization that has a particular purpose, especially one that is connected with education

      or a particular profession.

 

Task 2: Decide whether the statements below are true (T) or false (F).

1. _________       Louis Braille was an engineer.

2. _________       Braille was blind in 1812.

3. _________       Braille studied sciences and music well.

4. _________       Braille invented the Barrier point writing system.

5. _________       The Braille system was used in the French army.

 

Task 3: Answer the questions.

1. When and where was Louis Braille born?

> ……………..................................................................

2. When did he begin teaching the blind in NIYBP?

> ……………..................................................................

3. What did the Braille system derive from?

> ……………..................................................................

4. What was used for coded army messages?

> ……………..................................................................

5. What does the Barrier point writing system consist of?

> ……………..................................................................

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21 tháng 10 2018

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. A

21 tháng 10 2018

Choose the correct words to complete the passage .

The New York Institution for the Blind was ( 1) ............... in 1831 , about five years after Louis Braille had developed system of writing for the ( 2 ) ............... . It was one of the first schools in the United States to provide an ( 3 ) ............... program for children who were blind or ( 4 ) .................. impaired .

1. A . discovered B . founded C . located D . provided

2. A . deaf B . blind C . mute D . disabled

3. A . educated B . educating C . education D. educational

4. A . visually B . mentally C . hearing D . badly

II. Complete each blank in the passage with one of the following words. Use each word only once. communicate hero signs special buried invented buildings write Today Braille books are found in all written languages in the world. In many countries you can find (21) _______ in Braille in elevators and in (22) _____ such as hospitals. People can also (23) _____ in Braille. There are (24) _________ pens, typewriter, and computers for Braille. Louis Braille (25) _______ a way for visually impaired...
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II. Complete each blank in the passage with one of the following words. Use each word only once. communicate hero signs special buried invented buildings write

Today Braille books are found in all written languages in the world. In many countries you can find (21) _______ in Braille in elevators and in (22) _____ such as hospitals. People can also (23) _____ in Braille. There are (24) _________ pens, typewriter, and computers for Braille. Louis Braille (25) _______ a way for visually impaired people to (26) ________ through reading and writing. When he died in 1852, he was

(27) ______ in the Pantheon in Paris. Only national heroes of France are buried in this place, and Louis Braille was a national (28)___ _. III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in parentheses.

3)Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in parentheses.

29. The great inventor Thomas Edison had little formal ________ when he was a child. (SCHOOL)

30. Nowadays there are many children lacking their _________ care. (PARENT)

31. She taught the children basic calculation, such as _______ and _________ . (ADD, SUBTRACT)

The class consists of ______________ retarded children. (MENTAL) 33. Are you sure that handwriting is ______________ taught in our primary schools? (PROPER)

34. Retarded children may have ______________ in some normal situations. (DIFFERENT)

35. We should help people who cannot work properly because of illness or ______________ . (DISALE)

36. Delegates expressed strong ______ to the scheme to build a new airport in the suburb. (OPPOSE)

37. She looked with ______________ at the result of her work. (PROUD)

38. The meeting brought together scientists of all ______________. (NATION)

39. He is extremely ______________ in his approach to his job. (PROFESSION)

40. I’ve been ______________ for six months. I have to find work at once. (EMPLPOY)

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Read the passage and choose the best answers : The first school for blind , deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first anniversary on Friday . The school is built in the eastern suburb of Lhasa , capital of Tibet , and is designed to hold 200 students covers 20 ,000 square meters . The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language - training , Tibetan , mathematics , writing , ethnics training , physical education , arts , handicrafts , speech and...
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Read the passage and choose the best answers :

The first school for blind , deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first anniversary on Friday . The school is built in the eastern suburb of Lhasa , capital of Tibet , and is designed to hold 200 students covers 20 ,000 square meters .

The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language - training , Tibetan , mathematics , writing , ethnics training , physical education , arts , handicrafts , speech and walking courses . At the celebration , the audience was touched by , a silent song expressed by the students with sign language . Baiba Toinzhub , a 10 - year - old blind child , can speak fluently Chinese and is 71 at singing and dancing . He told the visitors that life in the boarding school comfortable .

1. What type of students attended the school ?

A . Children who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region .

B . Children with a variety of disabilities .

C. Children who cannnot see , hear , or speak .

D. Children who are visually impaired .

2. The school is located in .........................................

A . the capital of Tibet

B . the suburb of the capital of Tibet

C. the eastern of Tibet

D . 20 ,000 square meters

3. The school is .............................

A . able to hold 200 students

B . the first boarding school

C . 20,000 square meters in area

D . A and C are correct

4 . Which subject is taught in the school ?

A . Physics

B . Foreign languages

C . Computers

D . Braille

HELP ME !!!!!!!!!!

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22 tháng 10 2018

Read the passage and choose the best answers :

The first school for blind , deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first anniversary on Friday . The school is built in the eastern suburb of Lhasa , capital of Tibet , and is designed to hold 200 students covers 20 ,000 square meters .

The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language - training , Tibetan , mathematics , writing , ethnics training , physical education , arts , handicrafts , speech and walking courses . At the celebration , the audience was touched by , a silent song expressed by the students with sign language . Baiba Toinzhub , a 10 - year - old blind child , can speak fluently Chinese and is 71 at singing and dancing . He told the visitors that life in the boarding school comfortable .

1. What type of students attended the school ?

A . Children who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region .

B . Children with a variety of disabilities .

C. Children who cannnot see , hear , or speak .

D. Children who are visually impaired .

2. The school is located in .........................................

A . the capital of Tibet

B . the suburb of the capital of Tibet

C. the eastern of Tibet

D . 20 ,000 square meters

3. The school is .............................

A . able to hold 200 students

B . the first boarding school

C . 20,000 square meters in area

D . A and C are correct

4 . Which subject is taught in the school ?

A . Physics

B . Foreign languages

C . Computers

D . Braille

22 tháng 10 2018

1. What type of students attended the school ?

A . Children who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region .

B . Children with a variety of disabilities .

C. Children who cannnot see , hear , or speak .

D. Children who are visually impaired .

2. The school is located in .........................................

A . the capital of Tibet

B . the suburb of the capital of Tibet

C. the eastern of Tibet

D . 20 ,000 square meters

3. The school is .............................

A . able to hold 200 students

B . the first boarding school

C . 20,000 square meters in area

D . A and C are correct

4 . Which subject is taught in the school ?

A . Physics

B . Foreign languages

C . Computers

D . Braille

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Helen Keller was born in 1880. She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf. Her parents found her a teacher who tried to teach Helen to read and write. When Helen was eight years old, she went to a special school in Boston where she learned how to speak and “listen” with her hands. Then at the age of 19, Helen passed the entrance exam to a famous school in Massachusetts, and graduated from college in 1904. Helen wrote many books about education and politics. She visited many parts of the...
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Helen Keller was born in 1880. She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf. Her parents found her a teacher who tried to teach Helen to read and write. When Helen was eight years old, she went to a special school in Boston where she learned how to speak and “listen” with her hands. Then at the age of 19, Helen passed the entrance exam to a famous school in Massachusetts, and graduated from college in 1904. Helen wrote many books about education and politics. She visited many parts of the world, and tried to help blind people as well as poor people. She became a famous writer and speaker. Helen died in June 1968. She was a very special person.

QUESTIONS

1. What happened to Helen Keller in 1881?
___________________________________

2. Did she graduate from college in 1904 ?
___________________________________

3. Who did she help ?
___________________________________

4. How old was she when she died?
___________________________________

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11 tháng 10 2017

Helen Keller was born in 1880. She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf. Her parents found her a teacher who tried to teach Helen to read and write. When Helen was eight years old, she went to a special school in Boston where she learned how to speak and “listen” with her hands. Then at the age of 19, Helen passed the entrance exam to a famous school in Massachusetts, and graduated from college in 1904. Helen wrote many books about education and politics. She visited many parts of the world, and tried to help blind people as well as poor people. She became a famous writer and speaker. Helen died in June 1968. She was a very special person.

QUESTIONS

1. What happened to Helen Keller in 1881?
_________________She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf__________________

2. Did she graduate from college in 1904 ?
__________________yes, she did_________________

3. Who did she help ?
_________________her teacher__________________

4. How old was she when she died?
_________________88 years old__________________

Helen Keller was born in 1880. She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf. Her parents found her a teacher who tried to teach Helen to read and write. When Helen was eight years old, she went to a special school in Boston where she learned how to speak and “listen” with her hands. Then at the age of 19, Helen passed the entrance exam to a famous school in Massachusetts, and graduated from college in 1904. Helen wrote many books about education and politics. She visited many parts of the...
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Helen Keller was born in 1880. She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf. Her parents found her a teacher who tried to teach Helen to read and write. When Helen was eight years old, she went to a special school in Boston where she learned how to speak and “listen” with her hands. Then at the age of 19, Helen passed the entrance exam to a famous school in Massachusetts, and graduated from college in 1904. Helen wrote many books about education and politics. She visited many parts of the world, and tried to help blind people as well as poor people. She became a famous writer and speaker. Helen died in June 1968. She was a very special person.

QUESTIONS

1. What happened to Helen Keller in 1881?
___________________________________

2. Did she graduate from college in 1904 ?
___________________________________

3. Who did she help ?
___________________________________

4. How old was she when she died?
___________________________________

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11 tháng 10 2017

Helen Keller was born in 1880. She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf. Her parents found her a teacher who tried to teach Helen to read and write. When Helen was eight years old, she went to a special school in Boston where she learned how to speak and “listen” with her hands. Then at the age of 19, Helen passed the entrance exam to a famous school in Massachusetts, and graduated from college in 1904. Helen wrote many books about education and politics. She visited many parts of the world, and tried to help blind people as well as poor people. She became a famous writer and speaker. Helen died in June 1968. She was a very special person.

QUESTIONS

1. What happened to Helen Keller in 1881?
she got sick and was blind and deaf

2. Did she graduate from college in 1904 ?
yes, she did

3. Who did she help ?

she helped blind people as well as poor people

4. How old was she when she died?

she was died at the age of 88

18 tháng 7 2017

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He was born on December 17th 1770 in Bonn, but he (1)....moved.............................. to Vienna, Austria in 1792, and lived there until his death in 1827. Beethoven showed his (2)......innate............. talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven. Beethoven is regarded to as (3)...one........... of the "three Bs" (along with Bach and Brahms). His best-known (4)...products............ include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quarters. He also (5)....has........... chamber music, choral works (including the celebrated Missa solemis), and songs. He was also a key figure in the transition from the 18th century musicial classicism to 19th century romanticism.

Choose the word whose underlined part is ronounced differently 1.A. follow B. narrow C. cow D. know 2.A. target B. arrive C. part D. march 3.A. beautiful B. interesting C. wonderful D. development 4.A. background B. career C. second D. private Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks. 5.I feel terrible. I think I _________ sick. A. will be B. am C. was going to be D. am going to be 6._________ does he want to study English? –...
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Choose the word whose underlined part is ronounced differently 1.A. follow B. narrow C. cow D. know 2.A. target B. arrive C. part D. march 3.A. beautiful B. interesting C. wonderful D. development

4.A. background B. career C. second D. private

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks.

5.I feel terrible. I think I _________ sick.
A. will be B. am C. was going to be D. am going to be
6._________ does he want to study English? – Because it is an international language.
A. Who B. How C. What D. Why
7.Would you like _________ somewhere for a drink?
A. go B. to going C. going D. to go
8.He is tired now _________ he stayed up late last night.
A. because B. but C. so D. and
9.She _________ like cakes when she was young.
A. would B. must C. could D. used to
10.This resort _________ since 2008.
A. is building B. was built C. built D. has been built.
11.These adults, _________ come to my night class, are very eager to learn.
A. whose B. whom C. who D. which
12.I am interested _________ playing badminton.
A. with B. in C. at D. on
13._________ do you study? – I study at Diep Minh Chau High School.
A. When B. Who C. Where D. How
14.Tom isn’t on the phone, _________ makes it difficult to contact him.
A. that B. what C. which D. who
15.The film _________ by the time we _________ to the cinema.
A. had already started/ got B. already started/ had gotten
C. had already started/ had gotten D. has already started/ got
16.Mary didn’t _________ in Vietnam.
A. used to live B. lived C. used to living D. use to live
17.He decided not to become a professional _________.
A. photograph B. photographer C. photography D. photographic
18.The _________ have the future in their hands.
A. unemployed B. sick C. young D. poor
19.“Tom and Jerry” is a good_______ on TV. Children like it very much.A. cartoon B. comedy C. drama D. quiz show.

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting

20.Because the bad weather, we can’t go to the cinema with our friends.

21.She advised me study hard to pass the examination.

22.He told me that he is enjoying his new class then.

23. A clock is an instrument who tells you the time.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank

Like other teachers, PhamThu Thuy enjoys her (24) ____ job. However, her class is different (25)____ other classes. The twenty-five children, (26)____ are learning how to read and write in her class, are disabled. Some are deaf, some dumb and others (27)_____ retarded. Most of the children come from large and poor families, which prevents them from having proper (28) _____.

24. A. teacher B. teaching C. taught D. to teach
25. A. to B. in C. with D. from
26. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
27. A. mental B. mentally C. mentality D. mentalism
28. A. school B. schooling C. schools D. high school

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow

Martin Luther King was born on 15th January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1951, he went to Boston University, where he studied for 4 years. In 1952, he met Coretta Scott, and as soon as he saw her, he fell in love. They got married in 1953, and they had 4 children. In 1954, the Kings left Boston, and Martin became a minister at Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabam A. Then he started working for the black freedom movement. Thousands of people walked to Washington to hear his famous speech at the Lincold Memorial in 1963, and he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He died on 4th April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, from a gunshot wound.

29. When and where was Martin Luther King born?

30. How long did he study at Boston University?

31. What kind of prize did Martin Luther King win in 1964?

32. When did Martin Luther King die?

Supply the correct tense of each of the verbs in each of the brackets

33. We (not meet) __________________him since he moved to London.
34. Please be quiet while the teacher (explain) __________________the lesson.

35. A fridge is a machine _________is used for keeping food fresh. (Fill in the blank with a relative pronoun)

36. Mr. Pike said, “You can go to the movies tonight, Mary.” (Put this sentence into the reported speech)

37. The children are playing soccer in the garden. (Write a question for the underlined part)

38. more than 50 films/ show/ in Hanoi/ since June. (Build a sentence using The present perfect passive)

39. Our flight was delayed. This meant that we had to wait for hours at the airport. (Join these two sentences to make a new sentence, using which)

40. If it’s a nice day tomorrow, ____________________________________

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