Reading – trang 8 Unit 6 SBT Anh lớp 10 Thí điểm: Fill each blank with an appropriate word from the box ?

1.  a. Read the text about Amelia Mary Earhart. Choose the best title for it. ( Đọc nội dung về Amelia Mary Earhart. Chọn tiêu đề tốt nhất cho nó.)

a. Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance (Sự biến mất của Amelia Earhart)

b. A Courageous Flying Woman (Một phụ nữ phi hành can đảm)

‘ The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune’

‘Người phụ nữ có thể tạo ra công việc của mình là người phụ nữ sẽ giành được danh vọng và tài sản’

– Amelia Earhart

Amelia Mary Earhart was born in 1897 in Kansas, a state located in the Midwestern United States. She showed an early aptitude for science and sports at school. After finishing school, she worked as a nurse for the Red Cross where she got to know many of the wounded pilots and came to admire aviation. Earhart enrolled in medical studies at Columbia University, but quit after one year and soon started taking flying lessons. In 1928 she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific. She set many other records and wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences. She also contributed to the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organisation for female pilots, gave advice to women on careers and helped inspire others. In 1937, she mysteriously disappeared during a flight. Even today, her life and career remain fascinating tc many people.

Tiêu đề phù hợp là b. A Courageous Flying Woman (Một phụ nữ phi hành can đảm)

b. Decide if the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes. (Quyết định xem các câu sau đây là đúng (T), sai (F) hay không xác định (NG). Đánh dấu đúng ô.)

	T	F	NG
1. Kansas is a state located in the Western United States.
2. Amelia Mary Earhart was interested in Literature.
3. She worked as a pilot right after finishing school.
4. Earhart enrolled in medical studies, but quit after one year and soon started taking flying lessons.
5. She also contributed to the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organisation for pilots.
6. Her life and career are still fascinating to many people.

 

1. F            2. NG           3. F

4. T            5. F             6. T

c. Read the text again. Answer the questions.

Đọc văn bản một lần nữa. Trả lời các câu hỏi.

1.	Where and when was she born?
2.	What did she show at school?
3.	How did she come to admire aviation?
4.	What happened in 1928?
5.	What else did she do?
6.	What happened in 1937?

1. She was born in Kansas, the USA, in 1897.

2. She showed an early aptitude for science and sports.

3. She worked as a nurse for the Red Cross and got to know many of the wounded pilots.

4. She became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific.

5. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books, contributed to The Ninety-Nines, gave advice to women on careers and helped inspire others.

6. She mysteriously disappeared in a flight.

2 a. Read the text about Education and Gender Equality. Fill each blank with an appropriate word from the box. (Đọc văn bản về Giáo dục và Bình đẳng Giới. Điền vào mỗi ô bằng một từ thích hợp từ hộp.)

a.  equality               b. well-paid           c. knowledge

d. decisions              e. women

Education helps (1)______  win equality.

First, education gives women knowledge necessary for their lives. It is impossible for a woman to be a doctor, a teacher or a lawyer without adequate (2)______ . Education realises women’s dreams of having jobs with the same pay as men.

Second, education shapes women’s character. It teaches them about life and develops their abilities to think, analyse and judge. Women with strong characters often make (3)______ about their own lives without being dependent on their husbands.

Finally, education improves women’s position both at home and in society. Educated women are more likely to get (4)______ jobs, earn more money and become more important at home. They can join political activities and gain important positions as leaders, policy makers or politicians.

So we can clearly see, education enables women to achieve (5)______.

 1. e           2. c          3. d         4. b            5. a

b. Look for the words from the text which mean: (Tìm các từ trong văn bản có nghĩa là:)

1. a person whose job is to give legal advice and assistance

2. form an opinion about somebody / something after careful consideration

3. needing somebody / something for aid, support, life, etc.

4. the way in which somebody is placed; status; rank

5. a person who is actively involved in politics

1. lawyer            2. judge             3. dependent

4. position          5. politician

c. Read the text again. Answer the following questions. (Đọc văn bản một lần nữa. Trả lời các câu hỏi sau đây.)

1. What does education give women?

2. What does education realise?

3. How does education shape women’s character?

4. What do women with strong character often do?

5. What are educated women likely to do?

6. What can educated women do outside their home?

1. It gives them knowledge necessary for their lives.

2. It realises women’s dreams of having jobs with the same pay as men.

3. It teaches them about life and develops their abilities to think, analyse and judge.

4. They often make decisions about their own lives without being dependent on their husbands.

5. Educated women are likely to get well-paid jobs, earn more money and become more important at home.

6. They can join political activities and gain important positions as leaders, policy makers or politicians.