Ôn tập Tiếng Anh 9 (Học kì 1) - Chuyên đề 7: Reading

 UNIT 1. LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
G. READING
I. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word from the box to complete the passage.
 fluent abroad good difficulties at foreign came
 As a child, Phong always dreamed of going (1) ______ to study. After he graduated from 
high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very 
happy that his dream finally (2) ________true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong’s 
English was not very good, and sometimes he did not understand what other people said. He 
also had (3) ________ in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and 
learning method. He felt lonely in this new place, and missed all his friends in Vietnam. 
After two years, Phong is now very (4) ________ in English and has achieved the top 
academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even 
good (5)_________ earning money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant. 
Now he realizes that studying abroad is such a good experience.
II. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below.
 The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the Thu Bon River, 30 km south of Da Nang. It 
was formerly a major trading center in Southeast Asia between the 16th and 17th centuries. 
Hoi An is famous for its old temples, pagodas, small tile-roofed houses and narrow streets. 
All the houses were made of wood, and their pillars were carved with ornamental design.
 All visitors to Hoi An are commended a visit to the Assembly Hall of Cantonese 
Chinese Congregation. This house was built in 1855 and still keeps many precious objects 
that belonged to the Chinese community of Hoi An. Another attractive address to tourists is 
Tan Ky House, which was conducted nearly two centuries ago as the house of a Vietnamese 
merchant. The house now looks almost exactly as it did in the early 19thcentury.
 In recent years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist destination in Vietnam. In1999, it 
was certified by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site.
 *Questions:
1. Where is the ancient town of Hoi An located?
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2. What is Hoi An famous for?
 ________________________________________________________________ UNIT 2. CITY LIFE
G. READING
I. Read the following passage and fill in the gap with one suitable word.
 opportunity drawbacks well-lighted problems unlike
 education advantages air-pollution harmful with
 City life is full of advantages and disadvantages. There are a lot of(1) ______of living 
in a city. The people who live in cities enjoy some special facilities and comforts (2) ____the 
village people. Their houses are modern, streets are (3) ______ They can go shopping and 
buy everything they need. In case of sickness, they can avail the treatment of best doctors. 
Moreover, they can receive (4) _______in schools, colleges and universities of high 
standard. They can also visit libraries, parks, museums and so on to stimulate their minds. 
However, city life has some (5) _______ too. The city life is very fast. Everybody is rushing 
for a better life, a better luck and a better (6) _______ In city area, people usually use 
vehicles run by fossil fuels, which cause heavy smoke. Those smoke causes 
(7)_______Thus, people living in urban areas take the soup of chemicals. We don’t see the 
(8) ______gasses but we inhale it. The fast life, the foul and smoky weather and dirty 
atmosphere cause health (9) _______ Last but not the least, city life is more or less artificial 
and monotonous. It has no touch (10)_______nature whatsoever.
II. Read the passage and answer the questions below.
 Education has been the first priority of my life. And I think a city life can offer a great 
support in terms of offering a vast choice of good institutions that one may like to choose for 
the higher studies.
 I like city life because of the diversity of things you can do. For example, job 
opportunities are better in the cities. So, if you’re a city dweller, you don’t have to leave your 
home in the search of better work opportunities. You’ll be able to earn the livelihood and be 
by the side of your family simultaneously. This was probably the biggest reason I never 
could go against the city life.
 The third reason I like city life because it offers hundreds of other recreational 
opportunities. I’m especially a fun loving person and never like to sit at home in the are many shops in London. Oxford Street is London’s main shopping centre. People from all 
over the world buy clothes, shoes, toys and souvenirs there. The street is more than a mile 
long. The best known departments are Selfridges and John Lewis. The largest park in 
London is Hyde Park with its Speaker’s Comer. Sit on the green grass and try England’s 
favourite food – fish and chips.
 True (T) False (F)
 1. There are lots of theatres, parks and historical places in the
 City of London.
 2. The Port of London is in the East End of London.
 3. Working people live and work in the West End of London.
 4. The “Odeon” is a famous museum in London.
 5. People go to Oxford Street to buy clothes and souvenirs.
 6. People from all over the world don’t buy clothes, shoes, 
 toys
 and souvenirs in London.
 UNIT 3. TEN STRESS AND PRESSURE
G. READING
I. Choose the correct answer for each gap to complete the following passage.
 New Orleans is a city in the southern part of the US. It is (1) _______ for it sold-
fashioned streets and buildings and jazz music. It used to (2) ____________ millions of 
tourists every year. But all of this have changed in August of 2005.
 A nasty hurricane named Katrina hit the southern part of the US. New Orleans 
suffered the most damage (3) __________ the storm. New Orleans is a city but built 
(4)________sea level, so it has levees-walls built to keep sea from flowing into land. 
However, Katrina destroyed these levees and the city eventually is flooded.
 More than 100 people were dead and the city was totally destroyed. Houses were 
gone, buildings were ruined, and cars were damaged. Experts (5) ________ that it will cost 
more than 26 billion dollars to rebuild the city. transportation is not adequate, so visitors find it hard to safely cross the roads. The city is 
packed with universities and enterprises, making it the top destination for higher education 
students and labour workers. Many people from rural areas reside in Hanoi so that they can 
get well-paid jobs. This makes the city become more crowded than ever before.
 1. What is the passage about?
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 2. What does ‘pray for’ means?
 _____________________________________________________________
 3. What is the most popular religion in Hanoi?
 _____________________________________________________________
 4. What does ‘adequate’ mean?
 _____________________________________________________________
 5. What is the city packed with?
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 UNIT 4. LIFE IN THE PAST
G. READING
I. Read the passage. Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.
 Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site (1) _______ 2003, the remarkable Phong 
Nha-Ke Bang National Park contains the oldest mountains in Asia, formed approximately 
400 (2) ________ years ago. Riddled with hundreds of cave systems - many of extraordinary 
scale and length - and spectacular (3) _______ rivers, Phong Nha is a speleologists’ heaven 
on the Earth.
 The Phong Nha region is changing fast. Son Trach village (population 3000) is the 
main centre, with an ATM, a growing range (4) _______ accommodation and eating options, 
and improving transport links with other parts of central Vietnam.
 The caves are the region’s absolute highlights, but the above-ground (5) ______ of 
forest trekking, the area’s war history, and rural mountain biking mean it deserves astay of 
around three days.
 1. A. byB. onC. inD. from
 2. A. millionsB. millionC. milionsD. milion
 3. A. undergroundB. underC. submarineD. underwater
 4. A. ofB. inC. onD. under They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two (2) of 
therectangle, which are called “mandarin’s boxes” – the game’s name, each person has 25 
small pebbles and a bigger stone.
 Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin’s boxes and five small pebbles in 
each of the other squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one 
square onhis or her side of the board, but not a mandarin’s box and distributes the pebbles 
one by one, (3) with the text square in (4) direction. Since each square contains 
five pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five pebbles to the left or right.
 After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following square 
and repeats the distribution (5) . But if the following square is one of the 
mandarin’s boxes, the turn ends and passes to the other player.
 If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all 
the contents of the square following the empty square and (6) these pebbles from 
the board. However, if there are two or more empty squares in a row, the player (7) his or 
her turn.
 Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8) to the other player. If 
all five squares on one player’s side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must 
place one pebble he or she has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can 
resume.
 The game (9) until the two mandarin’s boxes both been (10) . At the end of the 
game, the player with more pebbles wins, with each of the large stones counting as ten 
points.
1. A. divideB. shareC. separateD. leave
2. A. aimsB. endsC. small pointsD. stops
3. A. startB. startingC. startD. having started
4. A. noB. allC. eitherD. both
5. A. actionB. methodC. changeD. process
6. A. endsB. disappearsC. leavesD. removes
7. A. losesB. succeedsC. failsD. wins
8. A. goneB. madeC. handedD. rewarded
9. A. startsB. pausesC. stopsD. continues
10.A. heldB. takenC. movedD. accepted