WorksheetsĐọc 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
According to paragraph 1, why did Wendy and Aileen want to go for a trip?
They were committed people.
They wanted to earn their rest.
They were under much stress to do so.
They wanted to take a break from work.
The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
Going to Bangkok for a trip
Having a relaxing holiday
Finding cheap discounts in Bangkok
Discussing the holiday plans
Why did they decide not to spend a holiday in Bangkok?
They could buy cheap items there.
The local foods were expensive.
It was difficult to ask for the way there.
It had too many people and too much traffic.
Which of the following pieces of information is NOT true of the cruise to Malaysia?
All meals were provided on the cruise.
They had to go onshore to buy food.
The cruise offered many forms of entertainment.
Aileen would feel uncomfortable during the cruise.
Why does the author mention such activities as “swim in the pool, watch movies in the cinema onboard or play sports” in the passage?
To show Aileen’s favorite pastimes
To indicate activities Wendy and Aileen required
To give examples of activities the cruise offered
To emphasize the lack of entertainment onboard
The word “drawback” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
benefit
disadvantage
production
recreation
Wendy considered visiting Perth mainly _______.
to visit the vineyards
to visit the nougat factories
because she had cousins living there
because it was a quick trip
How would Wendy’s cousins help them if they visited Perth?
Be their tour guides
Let Wendy and Aileen stay at their home
Help them buy nougats at reasonable prices
Drive them to the vineyards
Why did Wendy and Aileen finally decide on Bintan?
There were interesting local people there.
They could chat with each other there.
It was a relaxing place that was not overly crowded.
They could book the tour over the Internet.
The word “reprieve” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _______.
respite
cancellation
postponement
remission
According to the legend, where were silkworms first discovered?
In Asia
In Europe
In North Africa
In America
How long has silk been used in China?
Some hundred years
Some thousand years
Some million years
Some billion years
Who were allowed to wear silk before the Qing Dynasty?
The peasants
The ordinary people
The merchants
The people in royal family
When was silk used as a unit of currency in China?
Sometime during the Qing Dynasty
Sometime during the Han Dynasty
Sometime when the Yellow Emperor ruled the country
Sometime in the seventh century
The word “lucrative” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by _______.
emerging
convenient
profitable
spacious
Which commodity was once considered the more precious than gold?
Paper
Silver
Wool
Silk
Merchants use Silk Road to take silk westward and bring back _______.
musical instruments
wool and precious metals
bowstrings
fishing lines
According to the text, what happened in the seventh century?
The production of silk was expansive.
The Persian conquered the Arabs.
China stopped trading silk.
Silk industry saw a significant downfall.
According to the text, what contributed to the decline of European silk industry in the nineteen century?
The emergence of Japanese silk at more affordable price
The opening of the Suez Canal
The fact that the Arabs swept through Africa and Sicily
The rise in the amount of raw silk exported
In the last paragraph, the author mentions stockings and parachutes as an example of _______.
products that were first made in Japan
products that China exports
products newly made of artificial fibres
products that cause the downfall of Japanese silk industry
