see V.Đọc kỹ đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi bằng cách chọn phương án đúng, ứng với A hoặc B,C,D từ các câu 36 đến 40: Celebrating the New Year In some places, people celebrate New Y
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I Chọn từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với những từ còn lại:
1 A this B that C think D there
2 A dates B nets C photographs D bags
3 A arrived B phoned C walked D.explained
4 A erosion B cold C pollution D.rotation
5 A symbol B family C injury D style
II.Chọn từ / cụm từ thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B,C,D) để hoàn thành câu sau:
6 He was disappointed that most of the guests had left when he at the party
A had arrived B arrived C has arrived D have arrived
7 Jane said that she 18 the following month
A was B is C will be D would be
8 He found his book yesterday, but now he his pen
A loses B lost C has lost D had lost
9 How many pages so far this week?
A did you type B have you typed C are you typing D do you type
10 When I was at your age, I 5 p for the cinema
A used to pay B use to pay C used to paid D used to paying
11 I didn't go to the college If I from college, I wouldn't have missed the opportunity last year
A graduated B has graduated C graduate D had graduated
12 There are many mistakes in your essay that I cannot read it quickly
A such B too C so D enough
13. that Columbus sailed to America
A In 1492 B It was in 1492 C That was in 1492 D It is in 1492
14. this castle built in the seventeenth century?
A Has B Have C Is D Was
15. you study harder, you won't pass the examination
A Unless B Because C When D If
16 My classmate, father has been in hospital for a month, looked depressed this
morning
A which B whom C whose D that
17 he spoke slowly, I found it difficult at times to follow his argument
A Although B Despite C However D In spite of
18 my warning, they went ahead with their plan
A Although B Despite C Likely D Because
19 Many women took over businesses for their absent husbands World War II
A thanks to B because of C because D despite
20 We whispered no one could hear our conversation
A so as to B in order to C in order that D that
21 Did she leave a message? – “ .”
A No, she said she’d call later B No, she left the room C Yes, she’ll leave one D Yes, please
22 Would you like some coffee, Hellen? – “ ”
A Sorry B Yes, please C Thank you And you? D That's a good idea
23.- Congratulations! We're happy about your success
- “ That's resulted from my work.”
A That's right B Oh, no C Thank you D No problem
24 How would you like your steak ? – “ ”
A Rare, please B No, thanks C Certainly, sir D Slice, please
25 Can I see your ticket? – “ ”
A I’m afraid I cannot find it B No, it’s mine C Yes, it’s a ticket D No, I don’t think so
26 She is a careless person herself, so she is very of other people’s mistakes
A tolerant B tolerate C tolerable D tolerance
27 We will that difficulty when we get to it
A overweight B overcome C overturn D overcharge
28 We found it very difficult to get used to English people’s
A customers B habits C customs D practice
29 It is very important for a firm or a company to changes in the market
A keep pace with B keep pace of C keep in touch with D keep track with
30 The light and we were left in the dark
A goes out B went off C went out D went up
IV.Chọn từ/cụm từ thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B,C,D) để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau:
New Year's Eve in Times Square
You may have seen this on television (31) the chilly winter weather, thousands of people head for Times Square in New York City on the evening of December 31 They stand for hours in the cold night air watching the clock The crowd grows larger as the hours tick by People walk around distributing balloons, flags, and confetti Soon music begins playing, and everyone sings along Midnight approaches, and the crowd becomes more and more (32) At 11:59, an enormous lighted ball starts descending a flagpole Everyone counts
as it nears the bottom Five .four .three .two .one .Happy New Year! Thousands of voices cheer as the ball reaches the bottom of the pole and fireworks light up the sky People hug and kiss each other and wave at the TV cameras Confetti and balloons fill the air
The New Year's (33) in Times Square is an old tradition The first one occurred in 1904 Nowadays, TV has also become part of the tradition Many families across the United States gather in their living rooms to watch the lighted ball descend the flagpole at midnight The first New Year's ball was lowered down a flagpole in 1907 That ball was (34) iron and wood and weighed over 300 kilos It was decorated with 100 light bulbs The ball that is used now is covered with glass, mirrors, and hundreds of colored lights It sparkles and shines spectacularly as it goes down the pole to (35) _ the New Year
Trang 231 A Although B However C Because of D Despite
32 A excited B interested C bored D amused
33 A celebration B anniversary C declaration D meeting
34 A made of B made by C made from D made in
35 A welcome B greet C say D see
V.Đọc kỹ đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi (bằng cách chọn phương án đúng, ứng với A hoặc
B,C,D) từ các câu 36 đến 40:
Celebrating the New Year
In some places, people celebrate New Year's Day on January first In other places, they celebrate
the lunar New Year But in every place, people like to welcome the New Year in special ways
In many Asian countries, children get gifts of money on New Year's Day The money is inside
special red envelopes These gifts bring the children good fortune and happiness People also like to
decorate their houses for the New Year In China, red is the color of good luck, so many of the
decorations are red In Japan, people decorate their houses with pine branches, rope, and bamboo
These things are symbols of good health and long life
Clothes are part of many New Year's celebrations In China, children wear new outfits on New
Year's Day In Korea and Japan, many people put on traditional clothes for the holiday In South
America, people wear yellow underwear for good luck In Mexico, some people wear red underwear
to bring romance in the New Year
In Spain, people welcome the New Year with grapes Precisely when the clock strikes midnight,
they eat twelve grapes They try to swallow them all rapidly before the clock finishes striking twelve
In North America, people welcome the New Year with a lot of noise At midnight, they use horns and
whistles to make as much noise as they can
People everywhere enjoy celebrating the New Year It's a time to make a fresh start, change bad
habits, and look forward to a future of happiness and good luck
36 Why do some people wear yellow underwear to celebrate the New Year?
C For health and long life D For good luck
37 How do people in North America celebrate the New Year?
A They eat special food B They wear special clothes
C They make a lot of noise D They decorate their houses
38 People everywhere
A eat grapes at midnight B believe that red means good luck
C stay home on New Year's Day D want good fortune in the New Year
39 Where do people use pine branches as decorations to celebrate the New Year?
C Japan D Mexico
40 What is this passage mainly about?
A New Year's traditions B The lunar New Year
C Clothes for the New Year D New Year's gifts
VI Chọn nhóm từ hoặc mênh đề (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành câu sau:
41 We could hardly make a good choice
A because there were so many advertisements B because of there were so many advertisements
C due to there are so many advertisements D thanks to there are so many advertisements
42 If it had been so late,
A I could have not called you B I wouldn’t have called you
C I wouldn’t call you D I will not call you
43 We had a flat tire, so it _
A took us 3 hours to get there B took us 3 hours getting there
C took us 3 hours got there D took us 3 hours for getting there
44 I think that your house
A had better paint green B should be painted green
C would rather paint green D will be paint green
45 My parents told me
A talk about the result of my work B to talk about the result of my work
C talking about the result of my work D talked about the result of my work
Xác định từ hay cụm từ có gạch dưới, cần phải sửa, để câu trở thành chính xác :
46 Peter's mother told her son don't leave the house until she got back
A B C D
47 If you had sent the application on time, they might call you for an interview
A B C D
48 I think that twenty people have invited to the party by the host
A B C D
49 It’s a nice day I suggested we go out for a walk
A B C D
50 Will you like something to eat?
A B C D
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