Mini Test Reading: How I spend my free time
Read the text and questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B or C.
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How I spend my free time
Jay Portman describes his unusual hobby, hill running, and tells us why he enjoys it.
Hill running is the sport of running up and down hills and mountains, through open countryside. It’s not popular among my friends, but I love it. My dad took me and my brothers out running when we were little, and then when I was about fifteen, I joined a hill running club, called the York Merlins.
There are some excellent runners in the club. When we do our practice runs, I’m always a long way behind them. But that doesn’t bother me. They’re all really nice and often give me advice. What I love is being outdoors and finding all these beautiful places I never knew were there.
We race against other clubs at the weekends. In these races, runners are told where to finish, but not how to get there. You need a good map and compass so you don’t get lost. Everyone starts together at the beginning, but later in the race you often find yourself running alone.
Anyone can enter these races – you just get there in the morning, pay your £5, and run. There are no T-shirts or medals for the winners. The most you get is a piece of cake! Often there are international hill running champions taking part, but they are just as friendly as everyone else.
That doesn’t mean it’s an easy sport. Last weekend I did a race in heavy rain and high winds, and I was asking myself what I was doing out there. But I got to the end, and that was an amazing feeling.
Câu hỏi & đáp án
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Câu 1. Jay’s first experience of hill running was with
- A. a club.
- B. some friends.
- C. his family.
Đáp án: C. his family.
Trải nghiệm đầu tiên của Jay về chạy leo núi là với gia đình: ‘My dad took me and my brothers out running when we were little’ (Bố tôi đã đưa tôi và các anh trai đi chạy bộ khi chúng tôi còn nhỏ).
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Câu 2. How does Jay feel about the good runners in his club?
- A. He’d like to be as fast as them one day.
- B. He doesn’t mind that they are better than him.
- C. He thinks they should help slower runners improve.
Đáp án: B. He doesn’t mind that they are better than him.
Jay cảm thấy thế nào về những người chạy giỏi trong câu lạc bộ? Anh ấy không bận tâm việc họ giỏi hơn mình: ‘There are some excellent runners in the club... I’m always a long way behind them. But that doesn’t bother me’ (Có một số người chạy xuất sắc trong câu lạc bộ... Tôi luôn bị tụt lại phía sau họ một đoạn dài. Nhưng điều đó không làm tôi bận tâm).
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Câu 3. What does Jay say is important in the races he enters?
- A. listening to the instructions
- B. staying close to other runners
- C. being able to find your way
Đáp án: C. being able to find your way
Jay nói điều gì là quan trọng trong các cuộc đua mà anh ấy tham gia? Đó là khả năng tìm đường: ‘You need a good map and compass so you don’t get lost’ (Bạn cần một bản đồ và la bàn tốt để không bị lạc); ‘… later in the race you often find yourself running alone’ (...sau đó trong cuộc đua, bạn thường thấy mình chạy một mình).
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Câu 4. What do we learn about the races from the fourth paragraph?
- A. They don’t have big prizes.
- B. They are only for local runners.
- C. They are free for some people to enter.
Đáp án: A. They don’t have big prizes.
Chúng ta học được gì về các cuộc đua từ đoạn thứ tư? Chúng không có phần thưởng lớn: ‘There are no T-shirts or medals for the winners. The most you get is a piece of cake!’ (Không có áo phông hay huy chương cho những người chiến thắng. Thứ nhiều nhất bạn nhận được là một miếng bánh!).
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Câu 5. What does Jay say about the last race he did?
- A. The bad weather made it dangerous.
- B. He was very happy when he finished it.
- C. It wasn’t as difficult as some races he has done.
Đáp án: B. He was very happy when he finished it.
Jay nói gì về cuộc đua cuối cùng mà anh ấy đã tham gia? Anh ấy đã rất hạnh phúc khi hoàn thành nó: ‘But I got to the end, and that was an amazing feeling’ (Nhưng tôi đã về đến đích, và đó là một cảm giác tuyệt vời).