Reading đọc hiểu: A question of sport

Read the passage and tick True or False.

My name is Marco and I'm 11 years old. I'm Italian and my favorite sport is soccer. I play soccer twice a week at school and in the afternoon I have soccer lessons on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Saturdays afternoon I usually have a match with my team, we are very good at soccer and we often win. Of course I'm in the school team too! I have a lot of friends and on Sundays afternoon, we play soccer in the park. My favorite team is Milan and I hope to be a champion as Paolo Maldini.

1. Marco comes from Italy.

2. He plays soccer only at school.

3. His team often win soccer matches.

4. He is a soccer player in his school team.

5. He doesn’t like Milan team.

.Read the passage and choose the best answer

Hi, my name is Darwin Watterson, I'm ten years old and I live in Elmore. I go to school from Monday to Friday but when I'm not at school, I practice sports. My favorite sports are extreme sports, especially water sports. I practice white-water rafting, kayaking and canyoning.

I always go kayaking on Monday and on Wednesday. When I finish school and after I finish my homework, I take my kayak and I go to the beach with my friend Tobias. On Tuesday and on Thursday, I go white-water rafting. You need a group to do white-water rafting, it is difficult but it is really exciting. I go canyoning on Friday afternoon. Canyoning is my favorite sport: you have to go down a river canyon using your hands, legs and some ropes. You need some special equipment to practice canyoning: you need a helmet to protect your head, a wetsuit not to feel cold, ropes and harness to go down the canyon. Finally, I take a rest on the weekend to play some videogames with my brother, Gumball. He doesn't like practicing sports.

Từ vựng gợi ý:

1.white- water rafting: chèo thuyền vượt thác

2. go kayaking: chèo thuyền kayak

3. canyoning: leo thác

How many days does Darwin go to school?

Who practices kayaking with Darwin?

Which equipment is not necessary for canyoning?

What is his favorite sport?

When does he play video games with his brother?

 People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sings however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language.

The most beautiful songs are sung by male (cock) birds. They sing when they want to attract a female (hen) bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.

Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree, is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.

If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other signs. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.

Why do people usually sing?   

Which birds sing the most beautiful songs?   

What warnings does a bird sometimes sing?

What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well?

What is one bird’s unusual way of attracting a hen bird?

 Cristiano Ronaldo was born in 1985 in Portugal. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Ronaldo became a soccer superstar. He played for English team Manchester United, Spain's Real Madrid and for Portugal. He plays in Midfield, from where he regularly scores goals. Ronaldo started kicking a ball around when he was three. He played very skillfully. When he was ten years old, he joined Sporting Lisbon and became the only player in their history.

In 2009, Ronaldo joined his boyhood heroes Real Madrid and became the most expensive footballer in history. He earned a lot of money at that time. He broke Real’s scoring record in his second season with 53 goals in all competitions. In 2012, Diego Mara Dona said Ronaldo was “the best player on the planet”.

Where was Cristiano Ronaldo from?

He became a ________ superstar.

He began to kick a ball when he was_______.

Why did Ronaldo become the most expensive footballer in history?

He was said to be the best player on the ________.