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WHO INVENTED POTATO CHIPS
A Native American=>c1 named George Crum invented potato chips in 1853. He was a chef at a restaurant
in Saratoga Springs, New York. A regular item on the menu was fried potatoes, an idea that started
in France=>c2. At that time, French fried potatoes were into thick =>c3 slices. One day=>c4, a dinner guest sent his
fried potatoes back the chef because he did not like them so thick. So, Mr. Crum cut the potatoes a
little thinner and fried them. The guest did not like those either. Mr. Crum was very angry. He sliced
the potatoes paper-thin and fried them. He just want to show the guest that he was angry but the guest
loved the crispy, thin potatoes. Other dinners tried them and also like them.=>c5 So, Mr. Crum’s potato
chips were added to the menu. Eventually, Mr. Crum opened his own restaurant to sell his famous
chips. Now potato chips are packaged and sold in grocery stores worldwide.
(Adapted from Success with reading comprehension grade 3)
1. The nationality of the person who invented potato chips is _____.
A. French B. American C. English D. German
2. Fried potatoes firstly appeared in _____.
A. France B. the USA C. M. Crum’s menu D. in 1853
3. Initially, French fried potatoes were _____.
A. as thin as potato chips today B. as thick as today potato chips
C. thicker than today potato chips D. thinner than today potato chips
4. Mr. Crum invented the potato chips _____.
A. deliberately B. when he was cooking another dish
C. unintentionally D. a guest asked him to try to cook it
5. Mr. Crum’s chips _____.
A. were like by other guests in the restaurant he was working in at that time
B. weren’t added to the menu in the restaurant he was working in
C. are only sold in the USA today
D. made the guest was serving PARTY
T or F
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age. Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
26. In 1854 Edison’s family decided to settle in Milan, Ohio.F
27. Edison didn’t go to school at all.F
28. He invented the motion picture camera.T
29. He made numerous inventions.T
30. Edison died at the age of 84.F
My grandpa had a long career. After graduating from university, he started a work as an assistant and worked his way to the top. He ran the company with over 300 (1) employees……He was very (2) successful.and he saved the company (3) …from……..disaster many times. When he was in charge, he was never (4) bossy……….He understood people and all the employees (5) …admired……him. My grandpa was an (6)engineer……….. which is quite a difficult (7) occupation………. and for 40 years he worked on many projects. Finally, he reached 65, which was the official age of (8) retirement……….in his company. He was very (9) …well-known……..to other engineers – you might even say he was famous! He was always very busy when he was working, but now he is (10) retired he's got more time to spend with his grandchildren and to enjoy his hobby. He really likes fishing and collecting stamps.
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:
Typical: điển hình, đặc trưng
Ordinary: bình thường, thường
Common: thông thường, phổ biến
Popular: nổi tiếng, được ưa thích
Dịch: Âm nhạc dân gian Mỹ bắt nguồn từ những người bình thường tại một thời điểm khi dân số nông thôn được phân lập.
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:
deal with something: giải quyết, xử lý(việc gì) deal in something: buôn bán cái gì
Động từ deal không đi kèm với giới từ by và at something
Dịch: Nhiều trong số những bài hát này xử lý các vấn đề xã hội quan trọng, chẳng hạn như hội nhập chủng tộc và cuộc chiến tranh ở Việt Nam.
Đáp án: A
which được thay thế cho all American songs.
Danh từ cần được thay thế ở đây là all American songs (vật) nên không thể sử dụng who
That không thể làm mệnh đề quan hệ khi đứng sau dấu phảy
This không có chức năng làm mệnh đề quan hệ trong câu
Giải thích: Trong thế kỷ XIX, nhà soạn nhạc Stephen Foster đã viết một số trong tất cả các ca khúc Mỹ phổ biến lâu dài nhất, cái mà đã sớm trở thành một phần của nhạc dân gian truyền thống.
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:
Transfer: dời, chuyển, chuyển giao
Transit: vận chuyển, quá cảnh
Transmit: truyền (truyền nhiệt, truyền âm thanh, ….)
Transform: biến đổi, biến hình
“it” ở đây là music ⇒ dùng động từ transmit (truyền âm thanh)
Dịch: Nó được truyền miệng và được ghi nhận vì năng lượng của nó, hài hước, và tác động cảm xúc.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:
Yet: bây giờ, cho đến bây giờ . Not yet: chưa, còn chưa…
Still: vẫn, vẫn còn
Until: cho đến khi
Even: thậm chí (phó từ)
Dịch: Âm nhạc vẫn chưa lan rộng bởi đài phát thanh, âm thanh, đĩa CD, nhạc DVD.
a a
Nelson Mandela__
a. worked in a prison
b. spent a long time in prison.
6. Thomas Edison__
a. was an American scientist
b. was a British scientist.