PART 2 -TUYỂN CHỌN CÁC BÀI READING CHO CÁC GRADE (2011)
1) A. When eating, most Americans hold a fork in the ____(1)____ with which they write. Americans eat away from home often, and usually they pay for their own meals when dining with friends.
When Americans greet one another they often exchange a firm ___(2)____ . They may greet strangers on the street by saying “Hello” or “____(3)____”. Friends often greet each other with “How are you?” and respond “____(4)____”. Americans do not really expect any other answer to the question “How are you?” because it is a way of ____(5)____. Except in formal situations, people speak to each other by their given names once they are acquainted.

1.A. head B. mind C. notebook D. hand
2.A. adventure B. handshake C. militant D. occasion
3.A. Goodbye B. Good morning C. Not bad, thanks D. Take care
4.A. Bye B. So long C. No smoking D. Fine, thanks
5.A. having dinner B. shaking hands C. saying hello D. saying goodbye
B. Why do people drive on the left in ……(1)…… and on the right in other countries ?
The reason for this goes back to the days when people travelled by horse. Most people are ……(2)……, and thus the left is the natural side to drive on if you are on horseback and need right hand to ……(3)…… the sword in case of trouble. So why didn’t the rest of the world do the same ? Because of Napoleon Bonaparte. He insisted that his armies travel on the right, and as he ……(4)…… through Europe, he imposed this rule wherever he went.
The question suggests that only the British drive on the left, but in fact, out of 178 countries in the world, ……(5)…… are about 50 that drive on the left, including Japan. However, most of them are former British colonies.
1.A. France B. English C. American D. Britain
2.A. left-handed B. right-handed C. sensible D. thrusted
3.A. slash B. thrust C. ride D. hold
4.A. conquered B. visited C. decreed D. dated back to
5.A. they B. those C. there D. here

C. Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then.
A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.
1. Where was Langston Hughes born ?
A. Cleveland B. Columbia C. Missouri D. New York
2. Langston Hughes was _____ years old when he went to Mexico.
A. 14 B. 16 C. 18 D. 20
3.When were his collections of poetry published ?
A. in 1928 B. in 1956 C. in 1958 D. in 1960

4.Where did he win the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry ?
A. Spain B. Russia
C. Columbia University D. Lincoln University
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true ?
A. Langston Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he left for New York.
B. Langston Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world.
C. Langston Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at fourteen.
D. “The Big Sea” is one of Langston Hughes’ best novels.
D. Germany had one of the lowest rates of unemployment back in 1980. It stood at just 3%. Now the rate is increasing. The United States has had ups and downs. In 1980, it was about 1% lower than that in Germany; 7.5% in 1981; and in 1984, it was the same rate as