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Đáp án: B
Giải thích: mệnh đề quan hệ which thay thế cho danh từu chỉ vật
Dịch: Phát minh mà bắt chước động vật là máy bay và tàu ngầm.
Read the following passage and do the tasks below :
Most of us think that great ideas were the result of genius thinking. However, many of the greatest discoveries and inventions in history began with very simple beginnings.
In the 18th century, James Watt was boiling water at home. As the water began to boil, he suddenly noticed that the steam was pushing the lid of the kettle. From this, he created the steam engine.
In ancient Greece time, Archimedes stepped into a bath tub and felt that water was being pushed out when he stepped in. This is how he came up with the idea of how to find the purity of gold.
In the 17th century, Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell and hit him on the head. This is when he realized the pulling force of the earth - the gravity.
There are many other examples of how great ideas began with simple beginnings. What one needs to become an inventor are careful observation and a lot of hard work.
Answer the questions:
1. What did James Watt create?
-> He created the steam engine.
2. Did Isaac Newton realize the pulling force of the earth?
-> Yes, he did.
3. How many inventors are mentioned in the passage?
-> Three inventors.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1..Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. James Watt, Archimedes and Isaac Newton.
B. Steam Engines, Gold and Gravity
C. Great Ideas with Simple Beginnings
2. Which of the following is NOT true of inventors?
A. They have simple thinkings.
B. They have very careful observations.
C. They work extremely hard.
B. Answer the questions:
1. What did James Watt create?
……He created the steam engine.……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Did Isaac Newton realize the pulling force of the earth?
……Yes, he did……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. How many inventors are mentioned in the passage?
……There are 3 inventors……………………………………………………………………………………………….
VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (1.0 point)
1. Pele, from Brazil, is considered one of the greatest football player of all time.
A B C D
2. Is it important that the secretary finishes the typing today?
A B C D
3. It was such a rotten meat that it had to be thrown away
A B C D
4. Conservationists are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are destroyed
A B C D
5. When a tiger gets hungry, its manner changes and it becomes threatened
A B C D
1 D => players
2 finishes => finish
3 a => bỏ
4 are => is
5 threatened => threatening
Isaac Newton is one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He was born on December 25th, 1642 in a small village in Woolthorpe in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming, he was fond of the poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he left high school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. In 1667 he became a professor on mathematics at Cambridge University after graduating. His greatest discovery is the law of gravitation. He died in 1727.
1. When was Newton born?
.......He was born on December 25th, 1642 ......................................................................................
2. How old was he when his father died?
............... His father died when he was 14...............................................................................
3. What was he interested in when on the farm?
.................He was interested in mathematics............................................................................
4. What did he discover?
.........He discovered the law of gravitation ....................................................................................
In the second century BC, the Greek historian Antipater wrote a list of the seven greatest wonders of the ancient world; of these, only the Great Pyramid has survived. Sometimes however, civilizations can be rediscovered - and this is what happened when Borobudur, often called the eighth wonder of the world, was found again in the jungles of Java, south - east Asia.
It was in 1814 that Thomas Raffles became Governor of the island of Java. Unlike many other Europeans, he was interested in the history of the country and spent his time collecting as much information as he could.
In 1815, Thomas Raffles set off with a small party to see what he could find. They traveled for many weeks, and finally arrived at the site of Borobudur. Raffles was astonished by what he found. In front of him, almost covered by the plants and tall trees of the jungle, was one of the most magnificent buildings he had ever seen.
76. Thomas Raffles _______.
a. was Governor of the island of Java b. was the one who rediscovered Borobudur
c. was interested in the history of the country d. all are correct
77. What does the word ‘wonder’ in line 2 mean?
a. a feeling of surprise and admiration b. something that causes you to feel surprise or admiration
c. a place in a desert that has trees and water d. a thing that is built to help people remember a person
78. Raffles rediscovered Borobudur _______.
a. in 1814 b. in 1815
c. after many weeks traveling in the jungle d. b & c
79. Borobudur was _________.
a. one of the seven greatest wonders of the ancient world b. called the eighth wonder of the world
c. built in the second century BC d. all are correct
80. Which of the following is not true?
a. A Greek historian wrote a list of the seven greatest wonders of the ancient world.
b. Most of the European were not interested in the history of Java.
c. Java is the name of an island.
d. Thomas Raffles rediscovered Borobudur by accident
II. Use the words to complete the following.
| genius | fool | brilliant |
| bright | slow | stupid |
44. Our Professor is considered to be one of the world’s most ............brilliant: tuyệt vời........................ physicists.
45. Our daughter was a very ............bright........................ child. She was reading before she was five.
46. You drove home after drinking all night! How can you be so ..........stupid..........................?
47. I don’t really understand what you’re getting at. Sorry if I’m being a bit ....slow................................
48. Salvador Dali might have been very strange, but you have to admit the man was a ..........genius: thiên tài....................
49. He lost all his money in some crazy business deal. The man’s a complete ...........fool.........................
Đáp án: C
Giải thích: cấu trúc one of the + Ns: một trong những
Dịch: Máy bay được cho là một trong những phát minh vĩ đại nhất trong lịch sử.