Đề cương ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Reading comprehension

serted nest of a hawk or crow. These structures are large and rough, built of sticks and bark and lined with leaves and feathers. Sometimes owls nest 20 on a rocky ledge, or even on the bare ground. The mother lays two or three round, dull white eggs. Then she stoically settles herself on the nest and spreads her feather skirts about her to protect her precious charges from snow and cold.
It is five weeks before the first downy white owlet pecks its way out of the shell. As the young birds feather out, they look like wise old men with their wide eyes and quizzical expressions. They clamor for food and keep the parents busy supplying mice, squirrels, rabbits, crayfish, and beetles. Later in the season baby crows are taken. Migrating songsters, waterfowl, and game birds all fall prey to the hungry family. It is nearly ten weeks before fledglings leave the nest to search for their own food. The parent birds weary of family life by November and drive the young owls away to establish hunting ranges of their own.
Question 1: It can be inferred from the passage that the courtship of great horned owls	.	
A.takes place on the ground	B. is an active process
C. involves the male alone	D. happens in the fall
Question 2: The phrase” precious charges” refers to	.
the nest	B. the eggs
C. the hawks and crows	D. other nesting owls
Question 3: The phrase weary of’ in line 19 is closest in meaning to	.
become sad about	B. tire of
C. are attracted to	D. support
Question 4: According to the passage, which of the following is the mother owl's job?
A. To feed the young	B. To sit on the nest
C. To initiate the courtship ritual	D. To build the nest
Question 5: According to the passage, great horned owls	.
A. are discriminate nest builders	B. may inhabit a previously used nest
C. need big nests for their numerous eggs D. build nests on tree limbs
Question 6: According to the passage, young owlets eat everything EXCEPT	
A. small mammals B. nuts and seeds 
C. insects D. othe... looks at or sees you, but you are the one saturated with the color all day! I even choose items around me based on their color. In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need for the day. So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better.
Colors, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are meant to move and flow. This is the reason why real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in motion. Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your body. So, the fastest way to be healthy is to be open to your real feelings. Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotions.
Question 1: Which of the following can be affected by color?
A. Your need for thrills.	B. Your friend’s feeling
C. Your appetite.	D. Your mood.
Question 2: Who is more influenced by colors you wear?
A. The people around you are more influenced.
B. Neither A nor C.
C. You are more influenced.
D. Both A and C.
Question 3: According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?
A. They all affect the cells of the body.	B. are all forms of motion.
C. They are all related to health.	D. None of the above	
Question 4: According to this passage, what creates disease?
A.Wearing the color black	B. Exposing yourself to bright
colors
C. Being open to your emotions	D. Inhibiting your emotions
Question 5: The word “intimately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
A. clearly	B. closely	C. Obviously D. simply
Question 6: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to	
A. emotions	B. people	C. Color D. none of the above
Question 7: What is the main idea of the passage?	
A. Colorful clothes can change your mood.
B. Emotions and colors are closely related to each other.
C. Colors can help you become healthy.
D. Colors are one of the most exciting.
READING 3: Read the following passage a...orld have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries, in an effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animals reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks, and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. This money enables them to invest in equipment and patrols to protect the animals. Another response to the increase in animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered species. This has had some effect, but by itself it will not prevent animals from being hunted and killed.
Question 1: The word “poachers” could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. Concerned scientists	B. Enterprising researchers
C. Illegal hunters	D. Trained hunters
Question 2: The word “callousness” could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. incompetence	B. indirectness	C. insensitivity	D. independence
Question 3: What does the word “this” refer to in the passage?
A. Bengal tiger	B. Interest in material gain
C. personal satisfaction Killing animals for D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger population
Question 4: Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated”?
A. set aside	B. combined	C. taken	D. organized
Question 5: The word “defray” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. make a payment on	B. raise
C. lower	D. make an investment toward
Question 6: Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?
A. indifferent	B. forgiving	C. concerned	D. Surprised Question 1: What is the main topic of the passage?
A.Endangered species	B. Problems with industrialization
C. The Bengal tiger	D. International boycotts
READING 4: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In 776 B. C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greek’s chief god, Zeus. The warm climat