READING
I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
since height colour temperatures size
Named after the Roman God of war, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in our Solar System.
Mars is also known as the ‘Red Planet’ because it’s red. This signature (1) ______________ comes from the large amount of a chemical called iron oxide in its rocks and soil.
Mars is the second smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. With a diameter of 6,791 kilometres, it’s roughly half the (2) ______________ of Earth.
It can get pretty cold on Mars - much colder than our own planet, (3) ______________ it’s further away from the sun. At the equator, (4) ______________ can reach 20°C, but at its poles they can drop down to as low as -140°C.
Mars is home to the highest mountain in our Solar System - a volcano called Olympus Mons. Standing a whopping 24 kilometres high, it’s about three times the (5) ______________ of Mount Everest.

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Hardware and software are two terms you’ve probably heard of at some point or another. The odds are high that you use both on a daily basis, whether it’s with your smartphone or personal computer. Let’s take a deeper look at what these two things are and why they’re important.
Hardware is any element of a computer that is physical. This includes things like monitors, keyboards, and also the insides of devices, like microchips and hard drives. Software is anything that tells hardware what to do and how to do it, including computer programs and apps on your phone. Video games, photo editors, and web browsers are just a few examples.
Hardware and software are different from each other, but they also need one another in order to function. The hardware would be the physical phone itself, and the software would be its operating system and apps. If we were to take away the software, we would just have a dead phone in our hands. It wouldn’t be able to make calls, text, or go online because it’s not receiving any instructions.
On the other hand, let’s say we have no hardware, meaning there’s no actual phone. If all we have are the programs, we just have a bunch of instructions but nothing to give these instructions to. Hardware needs software to tell it what to do, but software also needs hardware in order to act out its directions. When you combine the two, you can do all sorts of things, whether you’re using a smartphone, computer, or any other type of device.
Technology will continue to evolve. We may not be sure how it will look in 100 years, but hardware and software will be there serving as its foundation.
1. The second paragraph is mainly about ______________.
A. the difference between hardware and software
B. some of the hardware and software of a computer
C. the definition of hardware and software of a computer
D. some facts concerning computer’s hardware and software
2. The word “physical” in the second paragraph mostly refers to ______________.
A. material B. natural C. logical D. mental
3. What does the author want to imply in the third and the fourth paragraphs?
A. Hardware and its operation system
B. Hardware and software work together
C. The superior role of software to its hardware
D. The way hardware and software function
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Some of the hardware inside of a computer are microchips, hard drives, monitors, keyboards...
B. Video games, photo editors, and web browsers are not software.
C. When a smartphone is making a call, sending a message, or going online, that means it starts receiving instructions from the user.
D. A smartphone, a computer, or a similar device must have a functioning software to operate.
5. We can learn from the passage that ______________.
A. if there were no software, there would be no hardware
B. if a hardware had no software, it could create one on its own
C. in 2100 humans will still be using technological devices which have both hardware and software
D. we will only use the technological devices that have both hardware and software in 100 years’ time

WRITING (2 points)
I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. watching/ weather forecast/ the/ were/ 8 o'clock/ last/ night./ Nam and his family/ at/
___________________________________________________________________
2. have/ the supermarket/ been fixed,/ prices/ bargain./ don’t/ in/ always/ all the items/ Because/ have to/ I/ of/ the/
____________________________________________________________________

II. Change the sentences into the reported speech.
1. “We can spend part of our budget on research and development.”
 They said that………………………………………………………….
2. “My brother is now concentrating on a career as a software engineer.”
 She said that …………………………………………………………..
3. “What is the weather like today?”
 He asked his friend…………………………………………………….

Question

READING 
I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
since             height                  colour              temperatures             size
Named after the Roman God of war, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in our Solar System.
Mars is also known as the ‘Red Planet’ because it’s red. This signature (1) ______________ comes from the large amount of a chemical called iron oxide in its rocks and soil.
Mars is the second smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. With a diameter of 6,791 kilometres, it’s roughly half the (2) ______________ of Earth.
It can get pretty cold on Mars - much colder than our own planet, (3) ______________ it’s further away from the sun. At the equator, (4) ______________ can reach 20°C, but at its poles they can drop down to as low as -140°C.
Mars is home to the highest mountain in our Solar System - a volcano called Olympus Mons. Standing a whopping 24 kilometres high, it’s about three times the (5) ______________ of Mount Everest.

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Hardware and software are two terms you’ve probably heard of at some point or another. The odds are high that you use both on a daily basis, whether it’s with your smartphone or personal computer. Let’s take a deeper look at what these two things are and why they’re important.
Hardware is any element of a computer that is physical. This includes things like monitors, keyboards, and also the insides of devices, like microchips and hard drives. Software is anything that tells hardware what to do and how to do it, including computer programs and apps on your phone. Video games, photo editors, and web browsers are just a few examples.
Hardware and software are different from each other, but they also need one another in order to function. The hardware would be the physical phone itself, and the software would be its operating system and apps. If we were to take away the software, we would just have a dead phone in our hands. It wouldn’t be able to make calls, text, or go online because it’s not receiving any instructions.
On the other hand, let’s say we have no hardware, meaning there’s no actual phone. If all we have are the programs, we just have a bunch of instructions but nothing to give these instructions to. Hardware needs software to tell it what to do, but software also needs hardware in order to act out its directions. When you combine the two, you can do all sorts of things, whether you’re using a smartphone, computer, or any other type of device.
Technology will continue to evolve. We may not be sure how it will look in 100 years, but hardware and software will be there serving as its foundation.
1. The second paragraph is mainly about ______________.
A. the difference between hardware and software
B. some of the hardware and software of a computer
C. the definition of hardware and software of a computer
D. some facts concerning computer’s hardware and software
2. The word “physical” in the second paragraph mostly refers to ______________.
A. material		B. natural		C. logical		D. mental
3. What does the author want to imply in the third and the fourth paragraphs?
A. Hardware and its operation system
B. Hardware and software work together
C. The superior role of software to its hardware
D. The way hardware and software function
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Some of the hardware inside of a computer are microchips, hard drives, monitors, keyboards...
B. Video games, photo editors, and web browsers are not software.
C. When a smartphone is making a call, sending a message, or going online, that means it starts receiving instructions from the user.
D. A smartphone, a computer, or a similar device must have a functioning software to operate.
5. We can learn from the passage that ______________.
A. if there were no software, there would be no hardware
B. if a hardware had no software, it could create one on its own
C. in 2100 humans will still be using technological devices which have both hardware and software
D. we will only use the technological devices that have both hardware and software in 100 years’ time

WRITING (2 points)
I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. watching/ weather forecast/ the/ were/ 8 o'clock/ last/ night./ Nam and his family/ at/
___________________________________________________________________
2. have/ the supermarket/ been fixed,/ prices/ bargain./ don’t/ in/ always/ all the items/ Because/ have to/ I/ of/ the/
____________________________________________________________________

II. Change the sentences into the reported speech.
1. “We can spend part of our budget on research and development.”
 They said that………………………………………………………….
2.  “My brother is now concentrating on a career as a software engineer.”
 She said that …………………………………………………………..
3.  “What is the weather like today?”
 He asked his friend…………………………………………………….

Accepted Answer

Here are the answers to the reading exercise:

1. colour
2. size
3. since
4. temperatures
5. height

Here are the answers:

1. C. the definition of hardware and software of a computer
2. A. material
3. B. Hardware and software work together
4. D. A smartphone, a computer, or a similar device must have a functioning software to operate.
5. D. we will only use the technological devices that have both hardware and software in 100 years’ time

Here are the rearranged sentences:

1. Nam and his family were watching the weather forecast at 8 o'clock last night.
2. Because I don't have to bargain, prices have been fixed at the supermarket, but not all the items.

Here are the answers to the reported speech exercises:

1. They said that they could spend part of their budget on research and development.
2. She said that her brother was now concentrating on a career as a software engineer.
3. He asked his friend what the weather was like that day.

READING I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box. since height colour temperatures size Named after the Roman God of war, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in our Solar System. Mars is also...