Reading – trang 34 Unit 4 SBT Tiếng Anh 10 Thí điểm: When and where was he born?

1. Read the text about Martin Luther King and answer the questions.

 Đọc văn bản về Martin Luther King và trả lời các câu hỏi.

He was born in 1929 in Georgia, a southern state of the USA. He studied at college and then got a job as a preacher in Alabama. At that time, black and white people in the USA were not equal. He fought for the rights of black Americans. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. and he was a hero for millions of Americans. But some white people hated him. On 3^rd April 1968, he madeM a speech to a big crowd in Memphis, Tennessee. He talked about his enemies and his own death. The next day, he was shot by James Earl Ray.

1. When and where was he born?

2. What was his job?

3. What did he fight for?

4.  What were his achievements?

5. How did he die?

1. He was born in 1929, in Georgia, the USA.

2. He was a preacher.

3. He fought for the rights of black America ns.

4. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and was a hero for millions of Americans.

5. He was shot by James Earl Ray.

2. Read the text about Nelson Mandela and do the activity that follow.

Đọc văn bản về Nelson Mandela và thực hiện các hoạt động tiếp theo.

Nelson Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa. He grew up in a poor family, and he was the first child in the family to go to school. He became interested in politics and was forced to leave his first university for protesting.

At the time, South Africa suffering from apartheid, which meant that the black and white residents of South Africa were separated from each other. People had to carry identity cards with their race on it. Black and white people were not allowed to get married to each other.

Mandela witnessed all this and decided to fight against it. He joined a rebel group which attacked government and rnilitary targets. He was arrested in 1962 and put into prison for the next 27 years.

During these 27 years, Nelson Mandela lived in a prison cell on a small island. He had to work very hard like other prisoners. It was such a horrible life for a great man.

However, when he was in prison, people began to find out more about his struggles for democracy and justice. When he was released in 1990, he was a worldwide hero. He continued to fight against the ruling government. Eventually, in 1994 his struggles were successful, and Nelso Mandela became the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Apartheid no longer exists.

Decide if the following statements are true or false about Nelson Mandela. Write T for True and F for False in the space provided.

 Quyết định xem những tuyên bố sau đây là đúng hay sai về Nelson Mandela. Viết T cho đúng và F cho Sai trong không gian được cung cấp.

1. Nelson Mandela was born and grown up in a rich family

2. He was forced to leave his first university because he was a lazy student

3. Black and white people of South Africa were not equal in the past

4. Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962 because he attacked his neighbours

5. Nelson Mandela became the President of South Africa in 1994

1. F

2. F

3.T

4. F

5.T

3. Read the text about Mother Teresa and answer question that follow.

Đọc nội dung về Mẹ Teresa và trả lời những câu hỏi tiếp theo.

 Mother Teresa was one of the most influential personalites of the twentieth century. However, her life was neither easy nor glamorous. She was born in Skoje, Macedonia in 1910. At the age of 18 she left her hme in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. She went to India as a missionary. She became a teacher of English in a secondary school. The school was in a nice area but there were slums nearby Conditions there were absolutely terrible. She was horrified by what she saw. She insisted on leaving her comfortable convent and going to live among the poor. At first her superiors tried to discourage her from leaving the convent but in the end they agreed to let her go.

Soon other people heard about her work and came to help her. Although she had no money herself, she succeeded in building shelters for the dying and schools for the poor. By the 1990s she had become famous and she was eventually given the Nobel Prize for her service to the poor. Mother Teresa died on September 5^th, 1997.

Choose the best answer.

Hãy lựa chọn đáp án đúng nhất.

1. Where was Mother Teresa born?

A  in India

B   in Macedinia

C  in Ireland

2. When did she join the Sisters of Loreto?

A   In 1918

B   In 1910

C  In 1928

3. What was her job in India?

A  She was a politician

B  She was a journalist

C  She was a teacher

4. What did she insist on when she saw the poor living conditions in India?

A   She decided to leave India

B  She decided to change her job

C  She decided to live among the poor

5. Why was she given the Nobel Prize?

A   Because of her great contributions to the improvement of the life for the poor

B  Because she was a teacher of English

C  Because she had no money

1. B

2. C

3. C

4. C

5. A