APTIS READING TEST
PART 1
Fill in the gaps in the text.
Hi Simon, How are things? I have a tennis 0) tournament tomorrow,
I 1) my racket two days ago and I need a good one to play
the matches. Could I 2) yours? I'll be very 3) and
I'll give you back as soon as the tournament finishes. I can come to
your house 4) if it's OK. Let me know if you 5)
Peter.
1. a, bought b, found c, broke
2. a, lend b,borrow c, try
3. a, mean b, polite c, careful
4. a, tonight b, next day c, then
5. a, think b,know c, agree
5/5
Part 2
Trình tự thời gian ( tiểu sử, bé đến lớn ) + không gian
Quy trình ( cccd, thẻ sv, giấy tờ, thẻ thư viện,....)
Tính thống nhất và mạch lạc của 1 đoạn văn được GIẤU qua các
từ như: thí, that, these, those, it, they, their,....)
2.1 The sentences below are from a report. Put the sentences in
the right order.The first sentence is done for you.
A, This road is busy during the summer when tourists visit the area.
B, This is why we think there should be more signs along the road.
C,For this reason, it is easy for them to take the wrong turn and get lost.
D, These visitors will improve our town's economy and local businesses
E, These will help visitors to find their way to our beautiful town
F, They don't know the road, because many of them are here for the first
time.
A FCBED
4/5
2.2 The sentences below are from a report. Put the sentences in the
right order. The first sentence is done for you.
a, He loved reading all kinds of stories as a child at school.
B, People liked it and he sold 3000 copies in just over a week
C, While he was still a student he wrote several stories on his own
D, He sold more and more books and was rich before he was twenty
E, He sent them to lots of publishing companies but they refused to publish (
xuất bản )them
F, So he decided to do it for himself and printed his first book of short
stories in 2014
ACEFBD
5/5
PART 3
Four people respond in the comment section of an online magazine
article about the importance of money. Read their comments and
answer the questions below.
MONEY
Person A
It is important to keep money in perspective: you need some, but don’t need
too much. Otherwise, you'll spend your whole life chasing the Almighty
dollar and that’s not a healthy relationship to money that you want to have.
Some people try to impress with how much money they have, but I see that
as a character flaw. If you can help those less fortunate, do it, by all means
but realize that just handing out money is usually not an effective way to
improve their lives
Person B
I think of money as a tool that helps you build your life. Like a tool you
need to know how to use it. One of the problems with money is there are far
more people who know how to use a saw or a hammer than there are who
know how to use money. For instance, most people equate( đánh đồng)
wealth to what you have. If you have a big house and fancy car you feel
rich.
Person C
Money is something that can buy you everything in the world today.
However, easy money makes you lose the opportunity to feel the joy of
getting that after you’ve worked hard enough to earn it. Money is something
that everyone needs unanimously. It ironically causes us to be united in our
concordant need for it. Money is something that cannot buy you true
happiness but not having any of it doesn’t give you that happiness either
Person D
Money can buy most of the things but not all the things. When you don't
have money, your supposed friends and relatives will not prefer to have you
near them. However, if you have money, then they may feel jealous of you
and find faults in you without any reason. Besides, having money has its
limitations, you can buy expensive treatments, but not life. You can't buy
respect, or admiration. However, money can help you to meet your day to
day expenses
Who thinks...
Relations with friends are different if you are wealthy. D
It is important to learn how you use your money. B
You should help people who need it. A
Money doesn't necessarily make you happy. C
Some people feel rich just because of their possessions. B
There are things that money can't buy. D
The only objective of some people's lives is money. A
6/7
PART 4
Read the passage quickly. Choose a heading for each numbered
paragraph (1 – 7) from the drop-down box. There is one more heading
than you need
A, Ancient inhabitants sinh vật cư trú cổ đại
B, An optimal Climate 2 khí hậu tối ưu
C, Rainforests on planet Earth 3 rừng mưa nhiệt đới 1
D, Harmful species 7 sinh vật có hại 5
E, The future of rainforests 5 tương lai của rừng mưa
F, A wide variety of fauna 4 :đa dạng động vật
fauna and flora: thảm động thực vật
G, The need of special skills to survive 6 : các kĩ năng cần thiết để sinh tồn
H, The influence of humans : ảnh hưởng, tác động của con người 7
RAINFORESTS
1. Where can you find more animal species than anywhere else in the world?
It’s not a zoo or the circus. It’s a very special type of ecosystem called a
rainforest, and most rainforests can be found in tropical climates in the
Southern Hemisphere. A “hemisphere” is a half of the earth, so the Northern
Hemisphere is the northern half and the Southern Hemisphere is the southern
half of Earth. They are divided by a line called the Equator. The Northern
Hemisphere starts just above the equator and ends at the Arctic Circle. The
Southern Hemisphere starts just below the Equator and ends at the South Pole
in Antarctica. C
2. The two most common climates in the Southern Hemisphere, temperate and
tropical, both have lots of precipitation. The difference is that temperate
climates have warm summers and cold winters, while tropical climates are
warm all year long. Because there’s lots of rain and the temperature stays at
about 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit year round, rainforests in tropical climates
have optimal conditions for many animal species. Rainforest animals don't
have to worry about freezing during the winter or finding shade in the
summer. Plus, because it rains almost every day, animals rarely have to search
for water. This makes tropical rainforests a suitable home for many species.
3. In addition to their tropical climates, another reason why rainforests are
home to so many different types of animals is because they are some of the
oldest ecosystems on Earth. Scientists think that some rainforests have been
around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth at least 100 million years ago. There
are fossil clues which indicate that these habitats were the home of a wide
variety of extinct species. They reproduced, hunted and competed for survival
in these lands thousands of years ago.
4. One of the rainforests in the world is the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
Jaguars, toucans, parrots, and tarantulas (4 con gì đó) all call it home. Yet
this is only a small sample of rainforest animals. Many other rare and often
endangered animals can be found in rainforests, like the okapi. This beautiful
creature has striped hindquarters and front legs like a zebra. Okapis also
have tall perky ears, like a giraffe, and they mostly live in the Ituri rainforest
of Central Africa ( tả con okapi). In fact, there are so many different types of
animals in tropical rainforests that we haven’t been able to name all the
species yet.
5. Rainforests are also home to some animals you might want to avoid, like
flying snakes (although their name is actually a misnomer since they can only
glide and not gain altitude) and spiders that eat birds. Other rainforest animals,
like the coral snake and the poison arrow frog, produce a natural poison that
protects them from harm. Get too close, and they could easily harm you with
poison. Many of these species are endemic to tropical rainforests, meaning
that rainforests are the only place they live on Earth.
6. Some species have had to adapt to their surroundings in the rainforest in
order to survive. For example, toucans and parrots both have very large, strong
beaks. These powerful beaks make it easy for them to crack open the tough
shells of nuts that grow on many rainforest trees. Birds with small beaks, like
robins and sparrows living in the Northern Hemisphere, probably would not
be able to survive in the rainforest without being able to crack open hard nuts.
Another way animals adapt to life in the rainforest is by camouflaging
themselves to hide from predators. When some butterflies close their wings,
they look identical to leaves, which masks them from predators.
7. Despite the biodiversity in the rainforests of the Southern Hemisphere,
many species are quickly becoming extinct, as people cut down trees and
destroy natural habitats. Other threats to species of the rainforest include
illegally trading monkeys to sell them as pets and killing jaguars for their
highly-valued skins. Pollution from mining has killed many types of fish as
well. Because of the unique tropical climate in rainforests of the Southern
Hemisphere, the animals within these ecosystems most likely cannot survive
elsewhere if their habitats are destroyed. It’s crucial to take care of our planet,
especially the rainforests, so that these animals can continue to thrive.
