Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 Global Success - Unit 10 - Phần: Reading (Có đáp án)

 READING
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 (4.) _____ A similar project was completed in Italy in 2006, when the residents of Viganella 
installed mirrors on the hills above their village to take advantage of the sunlight that shone 
there.
 GLOSSARY 
residents (n) – the people who live in a particular place or building
attempt (n, v) – try (n, v)
to top up (v) – to increase the level of something and make it full again, e.g. a drink or your mobile phone credit
angle (n) – the space between two straight lines that join each other; you measure it in degrees, e.g. 30, 45, 90
ray (n) – a straight, narrow line of light, e.g. from the sun, the moon or a laser; promień
shade (n) – slight darkness or protection from the sun made by something blocking it, e.g. an umbrella
Task 1. Read the article quickly and choose the newspaper section that it should NOT 
appear in.
 1 Environment news
 2 Technology news
 3 Tourism news
 4 Winter sports news
 5 Scandinavian news
Task 2. Read the article again. Complete gaps 1–4 with sentences A–E. There is one 
extra sentence.
 A The huge mirrors were carried there by helicopters, as part of a project which cost 5 million 
 kroner (£500,000).
 B This happens because between September and March the sun is so low in the sky that its 
 light and warmth don't reach the small town in the bottom of the valley.
 C Environmentalists disapprove of the project, however.
 D However, Rjukan is not the only place to benefit from this kind of scheme.
 E The idea was first suggested 100 years ago by Sam Eyde, who was responsible for building 
 the town of Rjukan.
 Gap 1
 Gap 2 
 Gap 3 
 Gap 4 
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3  the town now benefits 
4 Sam Eyde (...) was responsible 
5  residents have had to cope 
 ANSWER KEY
Task 1.
3 Tourism news
Task 2.
Gap 1. A Gap 2. B Gap 3. E Gap 4. D
Task 3.
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D
Task 4.
1. e 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. c
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