Revision 1 Reading: Netiquette Tips
Revision 1 Reading: Netiquette Tips
READING:
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Write your answer on the sheet.
NETIQUETTE TIPS
Netiquette is the etiquette of the Internet, simple rules for how you should act in Cyberspace that keep
things (1)________ and help everyone get along. Here’s some tips for being a good Cyber Citizen and
practicing good Netiquette.
1. Ask Before you post
Always ask permission before posting about someone or sharing an email, photo, or chat conversation,
and make sure that does not contain any personal information.
2. Pay Attention to Format
Check for typos or other mistakes before you post or send a message. Use (2)________ :-) and
acronyms like LOL to get your message across in the right spirit. (3)________ using ALL CAPS, it
means you are shouting.
3. Be polite and respectful of others
Keep messages short, polite, and to the point. Don’t spam people with multiple messages or waste their
time. Try not to use too (4)________ chat slang if you think other person won’t understand it.
4. Be a Champion, not a Chump
Be helpful and courteous to others and don’t be a Cyber bully. If someone is being rude to you, be the
better person. Talk to a trusted adult, block them, or simply walk away. If they are bullying someone
else, don’t join in and make it (5)________. Be supportive and positive and try to help the victim if you
can.
1. A. important B. polite C. impolite D. natural
2. A. abbreviations B. expressions C. characters D. emoticons
3. A. Avoid B. Try C. Choose D. Cease
4. A. little B. lots of C. many D. much
5. A. bad B. worse C. worst D. more badly
II . Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Write your answer on the sheet.
ARE THERE ANY ALIENS OUT THERE?
For years we Earthlings have wondered whether we are alone in the universe or we’ve got company in
the shape of aliens. People have claimed to have met aliens, seen UFOs and some people even say
they’ve been abducted by extraterrestrials. But what do we really know about them - if they (6)
___________ at all?
Ever since we realised there (7) ___________ be something out there our imaginations have created
thousands of bizarre creatures. But at the moment no one knows what an alien might look like. Even if
we do ever come across aliens in space, most scientists agree they probably won’t look like little green
men. (8)___________aliens exists, experts reckon they’re probably very small and look something like
a bug.
Over the years thousands of people have been convinced we Earthlings have been visited by aliens from
other civilizations. But there’s one problem with this - the number of aliens (9)___________discovered
is zero. There are lots of photos and films of apparent (10)___________but most have a logical
explanation like aeroplanes and military exercises. Or they’re hoaxes!
- extraterrestrial (n): sinh vật ngoài hành tinh - civilisation (n): nên văn minh
6. A. exist B. happen C. live D. alive
7. A. can B. must C. may D. might
8. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Since
9. A. dramatically B. mainly C. immediately D. actually
10. A. visions B. sightings C. signs D. signals
The biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland is Loch Lomond, but the most famous one is Loch Ness
with its mysterious monster Nessie. Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourist but only in fine weather! But
what can be more curious and attractive for tourist than a man in the kilt, playing the bagpipes? The Celts of
Scotland made the chequered pattern of tartan – the national dress of the country. The earliest Scots formed
themselves into clans (family groups) and the tartan became a symbol of the sense of kinship.
There are about 300 different clans in Scotland, and each has its own colour and pattern of tartan together with
the motto. Scotland is a land of many famous people: writer and poets, scientist and philosophers, such as
Robert Burns, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Graham Hell, or Alexander Fleming.
16. The tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located in ______________.
A. Lowlands B. Uplands C. Highlands D. England
17. Scotland has beautiful landscape with all of the following except ___________.
A. the hills B. the lakes C. the valleys D. the beaches
18. All of the following are true about Loch Ness except ___________.
A. it is the most famous lake in Scotland
B. it is the biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland
C. its mysterious monster Nessie makes the lake famous
D. Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourists
19. In early times, each family groups was different from each other in __________.
A. its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto
B. the chequered pattern of tartan and the sense of kinship
C. its green and narrow valley where they lived
D. its area and population and beautiful landscape
20. The word “kinship” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____________.
A. the family group and its symbol B. the own colour and pattern of tartan
C. the relationship between clan members D. the national dress of the country
WRITING:
V. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that its meaning does not change.
21. “I am going to read some scientific books,” Mai said.
Mai said that ____________________________________________
22. It's my opinion that you should take more exercise.
If I ____________________________________________________
23. David had gone home before we arrived.
After __________________________________________________
23. They took the residents of flooded villages to a safe place last night.
The residents____________________________________________
25. “Scientists have searched for extraterrestrial life on other planets for decades,” the teacher said to us.
The teacher told __________________________________________
26. If you don't rest yourself, you really will be ill.
Unless __________________________________________________
27. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.
Before ___________________________________________________
28. They build tens new houses in the town every year.
Ten new houses____________________________________________