Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

           In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.

               Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.

              Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.

              Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.

           U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan.

The phrase “the best” in paragraph 2 refers to the best __________.

On the table _____.

It is imperative that your facebook password ________ confidential.

Robert _______in three important water polo games so far.

Children should be ________ by their parents on the first day of school.

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.

        Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems.

Điền vào số 23

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.

        Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems.

Điền vào số 24

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.

        Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems.

Điền vào số 21

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.

        Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems.

Điền vào số 22

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions

Peter didn’t arrive in time to see her.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.

The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

           In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.

               Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.

              Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.

              Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.

           U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan.

What is the main idea of the reading passage?

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.

        Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems.

Điền vào số 20

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

           In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.

               Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.

              Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.

              Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.

           U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan.

The word “original” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence.

The child insisted on listening to the entire story.