Reading 1. Schools in the USA (1)_______a little different from schools (2)_______Vietnam, there is no school uniform. Classes start (3)_______8. 30 A. M every morning and end at 3. 30 P. M (4)_______the afternoon. There are no lessons on Saturdays or Sundays. Students have one hour for lunch and two 20-minute breaks each day. One break is in (5)_______morning, the other is in the afternoon. Students often go to the school cafeteria (6)_______buy snacks and drinks at a break or at lunchtime. The most popular after school activities are baseball, football and basketball. 1.A. is B. will be C. am D. are 2A. on B. at C. in D. from 3A. on B. in C. at D. to 4A. in B. at C. on. D. for 5A. a B. the. C. an D. A&B 6A. with B. has C. and D. or Reading 2. In English schools, the week goes (1)____9 am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. There is no school on Saturday. There is a break in the morning and at lunch time. Do you know a famous (2)_________? Oxford College’ s cafeteria where Harry Potter had lunch! Most pupils (3)_________bringing their lunch in a lunch box. In some schools, the whole school meets for assembly in the morning. (4)________, assembly included hymns, prayers and news about the school. Today, because of England’s (5)____ diversity, the hymns have been replaced in most schools by (6)_______ talk on different subjects, like ecology, etc… 1. A. from. b. until c. between d. at 2. A. person b. cafeteria c. school d. pupil 3. A. likes b. want c. prefer d. need 4. A. traditionally b. Moreover c. However d. tradition 5. A. culture b. culturally c. cultured. d. cultural 6. A. some b. this c. a d. much Reading 3. Recess period is the only time that is greeted by the students with shouts of joy. They rush out of the rooms (1)_______start running in every direction. Some students open their lunch boxes in the classroom itself. They sit in small groups (2)________they can enjoy their rmeals with gossip and sweet talk. Some sports-lovers do not waste their time during the lunch hour. With the ringing of the bell, they run to the playgrounds and pick up their sports gear to play. (3)________ place during the recess is the school canteen. Everone (4)_____ over the head of the others and wants to get the snack or the cold drink first. There are a few students who go to the reading room or the school library. They are (5)______ students who do not want to waste a single minute of their precious time. When the second bell rings to announce the end (6)____ the recess, the students make their way to the classrooms. 1. a. then b. and c. but d. so 2. a. because b. so that c. so d. and 3. a. busiest b. busier c. the busiest d. busyest 4. a. shouts b. shout c. raises d. goes 5. a. hard b. lazy c. friendly d. serious 6. a. of b. at c. on d. during