Tài liệu tiếng Anh dành cho người mới học - High Beginning

Tài liệu tiếng Anh dành cho người mới học - High Beginning là tài liệu cuối cùng sau tài liệu Low Beginning và Mid Beginning trong bộ tài liệu Beginning level dành cho người mới học tiếng Anh ở trình độ beginner. Tài liệu bao gồm nhiều bài đọc và bài tập trả lời câu hỏi trắc nghiệm với những từ vựng, ngữ pháp cơ bản. Hi vọng toàn bộ bài học trong Beginning level sẽ giúp các bạn nắm vững những kiến thức cơ bản môn tiếng Anh.

Tài liệu tiếng Anh dành cho người mới học

“Big City Noise”

Reading Comprehension – Short Stories

Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below.

My name is Olaf.

I live in a big city.

I live on a busy road.

During the day and at night, cars go by.

Buses go by.

Trucks go by.

People do not seem to hear the noise during the day.

But at night, the noise makes it hard to sleep.

My road has a lot of animals, too.

People keep their animals outside in their yards at night.

There are cats.

There are dogs.

The dogs make a lot of noise.

To me, the dogs are like the trucks.

The dogs are like the cars.

The dogs are like the buses.

All of them are loud!

One dog barks more than the others do. His name is Simba.

Simba is Mr. Cheek’s dog.

“That is a very bad dog. He keeps me up at night,” says Mr. Lucas. Mr. Lucas lives next door to Mr. Cheek. “You should give him away,” says Mr. Lucas.

This makes Mr. Cheek very mad. "You should not sleep with your windows open," says Mr. Cheek.

"You should take your dog inside at night," yells Mr. Lucas.

The two men argue about Simba’s barking almost every day.

I think this is funny.

To me, Simba is as bad as the cars.

He is as bad as the buses.

He is as bad as the trucks.

This is what living in a big city is like. There is a lot of noise.

Questions:

1) In what place does Olaf live?

A. in a small apartment

B. in a big city

C. in a quiet neighborhood

D. in a busy town

2) According to Olaf, what makes noise?

I. dogs

II. buses

III. airplanes

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III

3) What goes by at night?

A. bikes

B. cats

C. dogs

D. trucks

4) Why may people not seem to hear the noise during the day?

A. because it is quiet

B. because they are sleepy

C. because they are busy doing other things

D. because they do not hear well during the day

5) What is Olaf’s road like?

I. It is dirty.

II. It is noisy.

III. It is busy.

A. I only

B. I and II

C. II and III

D. I, II, and III

6) Which noise makes Mr. Lucas mad?

A. cats meowing

B. trucks going by

C. a dog barking

D. people talking

7) Who argues every day?

A. Mr. Lucas and Olaf

B. Olaf and Mr. Cheek

C. Simba and Mr. Lucas

D. Mr. Lucas and Mr. Cheek

8) What could Mr. Cheek do to help Mr. Lucas sleep?

A. get a cat

B. not argue with him

C. not drive his car at night

D. take his dog inside at night

Questions (continued):

9) What could Mr. Lucas do to sleep better?

A. close his windows at night

B. not argue with Mr. Cheek

C. go to bed later

D. talk to Olaf

10) Who says Simba is a bad dog?

A. Olaf

B. Mr. Lucas

C. Olaf and Mr. Lucas

D. no one

11) Who does Mr. Cheek live next door to?

A. Olaf

B. Mr. Lucas

C. Olaf and Mr. Lucas

D. no one