Read the following passage and answer the questions
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
America is known as the land of opportunity. Thousands of people immigrate to the United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds of opportunities. This is what is known as “the American dream”.
America is also home to many of the world’s top colleges and universities. The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering. It is located in the city of Pasadena. Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with. The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States. It is located in the state of Massachusetts. University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition. Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States. The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding.
29. America is called the land of ______________.
A. dream B. opportunity C. immigration
30. The word “immigrate” in line 1 can be replaced by ______________.
A. come into B. go out of C. travel
31. The California Institute of Technology ______________.
A. ranks first in the world.
B. is a university focusing on natural sciences
C. focuses on science and engineering
32. What is NOT true about Harvard?
A. It was founded in 1636.
B. It is the oldest university in the world.
C. It is located in Massachusetts.
33. University of California, Los Angeles.
A. is in Hollywood
B. is different from other universities
C. has a high number of applications
34. The word prestigious is opposite in meaning with
A. significant B. impressive C. insignificant D. wealthy
Choose the correct arrangement of the sentences to make a meaningful paragraph in each of the following questions.
35.
a. Really? Where did you stay?
b. A lot of things. It was harvest time. The villagers were harvesting rice with a combine harvester. I helped them load the rice onto a truck. Then we unloaded the rice and dried it.
c. You look great with a tan, Mai!
d. Thank you. I've just come back from a very enjoyable summer holiday.
e. I stayed at my uncle's house in a small village in Bac Giang Province.
f. What did you do there?
A. c-e-b-a-f-g-a B. c-e-a-f-g-b
C. c-a-b-e-f-g-d D. e-d-a-c-b-g-f
36.
a. He founded the Communist Party of Viet Nam in 1930.
b. He led the party to fight for Viet Nam's independence from the French.
c. He was born in 1890.
d. Ho Chi Minh was a famous leader in Viet Nam.
e. Later, he became the first President of Viet Nam in 1945.
A. c-a-b-e-d B. d-c-b-a-e
C. d-c-a-b-e D. d-c-e-a-b