Read the Reading Strategy. Then match sentences A-Gwith gaps 1-5 in the text. There are two extra sentences. (Đọc Chiến lược Đọc. Sau đó, nối các câu A-G với khoảng trống 1-5 trong văn bản. Có hai câu thừa)

A. He doesn't plan to give his children very much money when he dies.

B. By the age of twenty he had made and saved $9,800 (about $100,000 in todays money).

C. However, he became the richest man in the world.

D. As a teenager, he worked in his grandfather's shop and delivered newspapers.

E. Although he is rich, he isn't very happy.

F. Only his clothes are expensive, but he says they look cheap when he puts them on!

G. He still lives in Omaha, in the house he bought more than fifty years ago.

Hướng dẫn dịch:

A. Ông ấy không định cho con mình nhiều tiền khi ông ấy chết.

B. Ở tuổi hai mươi, ông ấy đã kiếm được và tiết kiệm được 9.800 đô la (khoảng 100.000 đô la tiền ngày).

C. Tuy nhiên, ông ấy đã trở thành người giàu nhất thế giới.

D. Khi còn là một thiếu niên, ông ấy đã làm việc trong cửa hàng của ông mình và giao báo.

E. Mặc dù giàu có nhưng ông ấy không hạnh phúc lắm.

F. Chỉ có quần áo của ông ấy là đắt, nhưng ông ấy nói rằng chúng trông rẻ khi ông ấy mặc vào!

G. Ông ấy vẫn sống ở Omaha, trong ngôi nhà mà ông ấy đã mua cách đây hơn 50 năm.

5. audience/ reality show/ around/ approximately/ the world/ The/ an/ of/ 7 million/ attracted/ .

4. dirt and dust/ has/ My mother/ to/ from/ remove/ bought/ fast/ our house/ a vacuum cleaner/ .

3. can/ that/ on the smartphone/ You/ download/ you/ study English/ help/ more effectively/ many educational apps/ .

2. their confidence/ doing volunteer work/ because/ Many young people/ they/ boost/ and/ like/ many valuable skills/ can/ gain/ .

Put the words or phrases in the correct order to make sentences. Write each sentence in the blank.     

1. visited/ the SOS Children's Village/ has/ since/ Our voluntary group/ for/ in Ha Noi/ last year/ fundraised/ we/ it/ .

What benefit can the canal bring to the city?

Which of the following is false about the residents?

People living there used to believe that ______________.

Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions.

My city has been changing since the municipal authority had a plan to renovate the canal systems. The project cost a huge amount of money which was from the support of the world bank and the city’s budget. Before the renovation, the canal was the dirtiest place full of rubbish along its sides. Many ramshackle shacks were built to be shelters of the impoverished working families migrating to this city to earn their living. Household wastes were directly dumped into the canal, resulting in the very contaminated environment. It was said that the very unpleasant smell releasing from the canal was unable to be eliminated, and the living condition there would not be better. However, thanks to the advanced technology and methods as well as the city authority’s effort, everything has been changing. There is no longer the disgusting smell or shabby houses along both sides of the canal. Instead, the road running parallel to the canal is now full of shade of greenery and the water now is so clean that it is a friendly habitat for a variety of fish. The residents now can walk or do morning exercise on the sidewalks along the banks to enjoy the fresh atmosphere. Former inhabitants are also relocated in new apartments with much better living conditions than before. The canal creates not only a beautiful urban landscape, but also brings a lot of economic benefits to local dwellers. Because of its reformation, the city is changing fast too.

The main topic of the passage is about ______________.