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Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.. Read the following passage and choose the item a, b, c, or d that best answers each of the questions about it..

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UNIT 1

A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

TEST 1

I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

3 a climate b federation c separate d apartment

5 a Buddhism b compulsory c puppet d instruction

II Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

9 a friendliness b primary c tropical d correspond

III Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

11 We’ve corresponded with each other for years but I’ve never meet him

12 The atmosphere over the party were warm and friendly

13 When I was young, I often go fishing

14 The traffic used to get much worse now

15 Tom wishes his neighbors don’t make so much noise

16 We had saw Rose in town a few days ago

17 The United States, unlike many another countries, receives a large number of immigrants yearly from all over the world

18 It is used to be easy to park in the city center

19 A rise in the barometric pressure indicate a change of altitude or weather conditions

20 People used not to the new system yet

IV Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

21 “Are Alice and Tom still living in New York?” “No, they to Dallas”

a are just moved b had just moved c have just moved d will just move

22 “Where is the new stove that you bought yesterday?”

“The color didn’t match, so I it to the store”

23 “You and Carl seem to be getting along well”

“Yes, I _him better than before”

24 “How are you feeling?” “I’ve been feeling better since _.”

a the doctor has came b the doctor will came c the doctor had come d the doctor came

25 I Alex since he was a child

a have known b has known c have been known d has been known

26 Vietnam is one of the countries of the _ of South East Asian Nations

a Association b Associational c Assonance d Assassination

27 Islamic people usually go to the # # to pray

28 The plane arrived at Tan Son Nhat _at 10 p.m

29 That famous book of five chapters

30 The _of the US state of Utah is Salt Lake City

31 “What is the _of Thailand?” “The baht”

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a current b population c territory d currency

32 The city has a(n) of around 19,000,000

33 The units into the following areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing

34 People aged 65 and over now nearly 20% of the population

35 Mexico is famous for its hot _and spicy food

V Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun They were frightened that the sun (1) _ stop rising As a result, they (2) _ make sacrifices (3) the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four (4) .Farmers, however, used to (5) _ the rain god almost as (6) _ as the sun god Even today there are ruins of great pyramids they used to build to worship the sun and the rain gods Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a (7)

with feathers This feathered snake was also the (8) _of knowledge for the Ancient Mexicans Under its influence, civilization spread throughout Mexico, which at that time was (9) a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders Unfortunately, news of this country eventually (10) _ and Mexico was invaded from the far north Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico

VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up It has been the law for about 300 years that all theatres are closed on Sundays No letters are delivered;only a few Sunday papers are published To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in

a modern house with central heating English people like gardens Sometimes the garden in front of the house is

a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers

Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England

Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops

and factories are working

1 What is the best title for the passage ?

a Traditions and Customs in Great Britain b The Importance of Traditions and Customs

c Traditional Life vs Modern Life d Englishmen’s Hobbies

2 How important are traditions in Britain?

a It is slightly important b It is more important than in other countries

c It is rather important d It is somewhat important

3 In Great Britain,

a only a few papers are published

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b a garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers

c all shops and factories are working at Christmas d traditions are preserved

4.The word it in the last paragraph refers to _.

a Christmas b a national holiday c old traditions d England

5 Which of the following is not true?

a In Great Britain all theatres are closed on Sundays

b In Great Britain a postman doesn’t work on Sundays

c English families like a house with garden better than a modern flat

d In Scotland Christmas is a great national holiday

TEST 2

4 a association b continue c countries d tropical

11 Last Monday Henry had saw a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal

12 He picket up the wallet and finds the ticket inside

13 Mary heard a strangely sound on the telephone one morning

14 When we saw an UFO, we stopped the car

15 Theodore Lee had left all his money to the Society for the Blind

16 The Marconi family had come to the United States thirty years ago

17 Police yesterday began to look for thieves who steal 14 paintings from a museum in Taipei

18 Two men break into a supermarket in Italy and walked off with 240 tins of dog food, worth Lira 120,000

19 I have written my wife a letter every other day since the last two weeks

20 Ted Cornwell, aged 77, has started his own telephone service for unhappily people

21 “How long have you been with the company?” - “I there for two years”

22 “When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?” - “I _ it already”

23 “Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior”

“Yes, we _ it since we first moved to Michigan”

24 “What have you learned since you here?”

25 “Where are Ken and Margaret?” - “They were hungry, so they _ to the grocery store”

26 I wish Beth trying to be so nice

27 School is _ for all children between the ages of five and sixteen

28 She still on her parents for money because she hasn’t got a job

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a denies b depends c deposit d desert

29 There are a lot of different groups living in London

30 The teacher the class into groups of three

31 We stayed in _ rooms in the same hotel

32 He was so _ by Cindy’s singing that he asked her to sing on the radio

33 Did you _ what she was wearing?

34 All students must learn English, but German is

35 What is the cause of the illness?

V Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

An American professor who has studied the Mayas (1) _ come up (2) _ a new theory about the sudden end of their empire According to Professor Richard Hansen, an archaeologist (3) _ the University of California; the collapse of the Mayan (4) _in Central America was (5) _ about by the Mayas (6)

Their object was to display their wealth and power by making their buildings and decoration as beautiful as possible This involved using large quantities of lime, which they put (7) the walls to make them smooth Unfortunately, the creation of lime is a process which requires intense heat, and they (8) had to cut down huge numbers (9) trees This affected the quality of the soil, and it

(10) _ almost impossible to farm

Las Vegas, Nevada, is the most famous city for gambling in the United States It started in 1905

as a small train stop There were only a few buildings in the desert In 1946, a famous gangster named Bugsy

Siegel built the first casino He was murdered in 1947 This made him and Las Vegas more famous! In the early

1950s, tourists went to Las Vegas not only to gamble They went to watch atomic bomb tests in the desert outside the city In those days, people didn’t know it was dangerous They thought it was exciting

Las Vegas is also famous for its many wedding chapels Like all of Las Vegas, they are open

twenty-four hours a day Getting married is easy A couple just pays a few dollars for a license, and they can get married immediately They don’t have to wait Many famous movie stars were married in Las Vegas

1 Nevada

a is a famous city for gambling

b is another name of Las Vegas

c is a state in the United States of America

d is the capital of Las Vegas

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2 The word “this” in the first paragraph refers to .

a the fact that Bugsy Siegel was murdered b Siegel’s first casino

c the fact that Siegel built the first casino d a famous gangster

3 People used to think that watching atomic bomb tests

c might be a quiz show d should be prohibited

4 In the context of the passage, the word “chapel” in the last paragraph means _

a Las Vegas is a place for gambling

b In 1905, there were only a few buildings at the place now called Las Vegas

c Bugsy Siegel was a famous gangster

d The only things that make Las Vegas famous are wedding chapels

TEST 3

9 a religious b compulsion c Buddhism d instruction

11 Humans lose their baby tooths when they are young but soon begin to grow another set

12 The role of women in world politics have been changing steadily

13 The ban on nuclear arms has much supporters, both liberal and conservative, from all over the world

14 A small number of plant, such as the Venus’s-flytrap, catch insects in their leaves

15 Vitamin C, which is found in fruits such as oranges and strawberries, it can prevent a disease known as scurvy

16 It is very crowded here; I wish there wasn’t so many people

17 A female kangaroo carries their young in a pocket commonly called a pouch

18 Companies routinely give a two-weeks vacation to employees who have completed their first year of service

19 Lee died on April and his entire will of $460,000 goes to the Society for the Blind

20 When they went to bed on Christmas Eve, children used to hang up a stocking for their present

Coffee will not grow a cold climate

I know I can _on my friends to help me

The book is into ten chapters

He made a good on his first day at work

I # # that he was driving a new car

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Cut the cake into eight # # pieces.

This island was once French # #

The living accommodation # # three bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom

The new country hopes to establish # # relations with all its neighbors

The # # of a murdered dairymaid is said to walk the farmyard at night

He # # with leading European scholars

“Did you meet Ann here at the university?”

“No, we # # when I started college”

c had already been meeting d had already meet

“Would you like to go to the band concert?”

“Thanks, but I # # it already”

a had seen b have been seeing c have seen d did see

“What did you do last night?”

“I watched TV, practiced the violin, and # # my homework”

“Why is Teddy so sad?”

“Because his bird # # away”

Name (1)# # an ex-Governor of New South Wales, Sydney is the State’s capital (2)# # Located on the east coast of Australia in the temperate zone, it enjoys a mild (3)# #, averaging 14.5 hours of sunshine per day(4)# # summer and 10.25 hours in winter It is also the largest, oldest and perhaps the most beautifully situatedcity in Australia First established by the British as a convict settlement (5)# # 1788, it is a moderncosmopolitan city that has developed into one of the nation’s major industrial, business, and (6)# # centers.Sydney is (7)# # to nearly 4.2 million people (as at 1995) The suburbs reach out from the city center andharbor creating a metropolitan area of about 1000 square kilometers The 57 square kilometer harbor is one ofthe largest in the world and famous (8)# # the unmistakable 134 high arch of the Harbor Bridge and thegraceful sails (9)# # the Opera House It is a busy waterway with ferries, freighters, hydrofoils and (10)# #craft

a manufacture b manufacturing c manufactory d manufacturer

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According to the census of 1800, the United States of America contained 5,308,4832 persons In the same yearthe British Islands contained upwards of fifteen million; the French Republic, more than twenty-seven million.Nearly one-fifth of American people were black slaves; the true political population consisted of four and a halfmillion free whites, or less than one million able-bodied males, on whose shoulders fell the burden of a

continent Even after two centuries of struggle the land was still untamed; forest covered every portion, except

here and there a trip of cultivated soil; the minerals lay undisturbed in their rocky beds, and more than thirds of the people clung to the sea-board within fifty miles of tidewater, where alone the wants of civilized lifecould be supplied

two-In the United States of America in 1800 # #

a one out of every twenty-five Americans was a black slave

b one out of every four Americans was a black slave

c two out of every three Americans were black slaves

d one out of every five Americans was a black slave

What is the true political population in America in 1800?

a About four-fifths of the population b About one-fifth of the population

Which of the following is not true?

a About one-fifth of American people were black slaves in 1800

b Two-thirds of the American people live on the seaboard

c In 1800, the land was still untamed

d In 1800, strips of cultivated land were everywhere

In the context of the paragraph, the word “untamed” means # #

How long had the struggle to tame the American continent been going on in 1800?

a About two hundred years b A little more than a century

TEST 4

7 a introduction b population c recreation d Hinduism

8 a federation b separation c compulsory d information

9 a secondary b mausoleum c conversation d correspondence

11 The town has had two big snowstorms before Christmas last year

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When the road # #, go left

Their future # # on how well they do in school

The # # from my family and friends made me very unhappy

Freeman is # # in the title role, playing a disillusioned cop

Most kids love # # shows

Work out how you would like to # # the money

Wilson now found himself leading a weak and # # party

“I took the TOEFL It was really hard”

“# # a lot before you took it?”

a Have you studied b Did you studied c Had you studied d Do you studied

I wish I # # Paul’s phone number

I # # on the subways in New York City

a haven’t never ridden b have never ridden c haven’t never ride d have never rideDid you say that you # # here only three days ago?

The country’s population consists of three main # # groups

A school outfit is no longer # #

Many Canadians spend their vacations in warmer # #

The plane arrived at Tan Son Nhat # # at 10 p.m

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a station b port c bay d airport

From a European perspective, the first explores were engaged in the settlement and discovery of the “newworld” However, the history of the United States is but a recent episode (1)# # comparison with the history ofthe North America continent and its (2)# # Between 54 million and 2 million years ago, the continent evolvedinto the form we know today At least 15,000 to 20,000 years ago, nomadic hunters began to migrate from Asiaacross the Bering Strait

By the fifteenth century, when the European nations were “discovering” America, the country (3)# # byminimum of 2 million natives Most of the tribes had developed some kind of agriculture or (4)# # whileremaining as hunters and retaining nomadic characteristics They roamed the high western plains, huntedmountain valleys, and farmed along the river from coast to coast There was considerable diversity and there(5)# # several hundred different languages among the wide-ranging tribes Several tribes, such as Iroquois,were very (6)# # in achieving political unit and extending their influence

The native (7)# # were very well adapted to their environment and without the air of natives, the first Europeansettlers might not have survived Many native vegetables, (8)# # maize and potatoes became important stapltes.Moreover, native trackers, guided expeditions and taught hunters and explorers the ways of the land For years,U.S history began with Columbus, but today the cultures and contributions of the early inhabitants of theAmericans (9)# # studied and acknowledged The story of the North America begins the true origin of thecontinent and (10)# # people

a was inhabited b inhabited c has been inhabited d had inhabited

Of all the natural wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls Located on the Niagara Riveralong the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls, theAmerican Falls and the Horseshoe Falls The former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York,while the latter is on the Canadian side About 85% of the water in Niagara River flows over the HorseshoeFalls, which is the more impressive of the two falls

About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist season Sightseers can ridesteamers up close to the boiling water of the falls, or view them from parks on both sides of the river NiagaraFalls has long been a popular honeymoon destination for newlyweds

Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada?

a Niagara River b American Falls c Niagara Falls d Horseshoe Falls

It can be inferred from the passage that Horseshoe Falls # #

a is the larger of the two falls

b is the less impressive fall

c has 15% of the Niagara River flowing over its edge

d is in the state of New York

According to the passage, people prefer to visit Niagara Falls in the # #

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a According to the passage, Niagara Falls is the most spectacular wonder of the world.

b Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River

c The American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls compose the Niagara Falls

d American Falls is the less impressive of the two falls

In the author judgement, # #

a Niagara Falls is most beautiful during the summer tourist season

b Niagara Falls is a very popular tourist attraction, especially with honeymooners

c American Falls is more beautiful than Horseshoe Falls

d The waters of the two falls is very hot

Unit 2 CLOTHING

TEST 1

7 a inspiration b fashionable c modernize d symbolize

11 It was after the Civil War ended that an assassin named John Wilkes Booth has killed Abraham Lincoln

12 Millions of people have visit Disney World in Orlando, Florida, since it opened

13 Gertrude Stein, a well-known American novelist, was born in 1874 and had died in 1946

14 Harry S Truman assumed the presidency of the United States after F.D Roosevelt dies in office

15 At summer camp last year children swam, rode horses, and were playing baseball

16 Students who did not brought pencils to the test were not allowed to take it

17 Television had been very popular in the United States since the fifties

18 He would run up and down, shouting encourages to the team

19 Many people made sacrifices to achieve basic equal for women

20 Inspiration by her example, other zoologists have begun working with apes in the wild

IV Find the one choice that best completes the sentence

21 I haven’t heard from Maria _

a since many months before b for many months

22 This book is so long that I

a haven’t finished it yet b haven’t finished it already

c still have finished it d still haven’t finished it already

23 Spain at one time a very powerful country

24 The longest fish in the contest by Thelma Rivers

25.“Are we about to have dinner?” - “Yes, it # # in the dining room”

a is serve b have been served c is being served d served

26 Many buildings in the town still _the scars of the bombing

27 The interview took place around the kitchen table and was very _

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a casualty b casually c casual d casuals

28.Please note that the may vary from those illustrated

29 New opportunities will emerge as the climate improves

30 Mom always us to discuss our problems

a encourage b encouragement c encouraging d encouraged

31 He’s a choreographer who has drawn _ from Javanese dance

32 The dragon the enemies of the Church

33 The problem is not _to British students

34 It’s a Italian restaurant

35 She presented her ideas clearly and _

For many years (1) and quality of (2) _were dependent (3) social statusand wealth Before medieval times (4) _ people in Britain (5) _ plain woolen clothes Themain garment was a long (6) fastened by a belt, and covered in cold weather by a cloak In the 11thand 12th centuries (7) _in clothing between bobles and the common people became more noticeable.Women’s dresses began to have more shape and style They reached the ground and often had long hanging(8) _ Rich people lined their cloaks with fur When knights returned from the Crusades theybrought new fashions and (9) _ from the Middle East Men began to wear (10) tunicsand stockings, and long pointed shoes

medieval times: thời Trung cổ

9 a material b materials c materialism d materially

The business of tennis clothes has grown astoundingly in the past few years Over $250 million is spent annually

on the trappings of tennis Apparently everyone wants to look like a pro, even though 20% of the clientele hasnever even played the game

Manufacturers pays the stars lucrative fees for wearing their brands of clothes and wielding their racquets oncenter court Chris Evert-Lloyd, for example, is rumored to have signed a five-year contract for $5 million withEllesse, a producer of fancy, expensive tennis wear John McEnroe gets a reported $600,000 for playing with aDunlop racquet, $330,000 for sporting Tacchini clothes, and $100,000 for tying his Nike tennis shoes.Obviously, in a bad year, these stars make more as fashion models than as athletes

Not only tennis players get free clothing, but also all the people involved in the game – the referees, linespeople,ball boys and girls – are living advertisements for tennis wear producers Where, traditionally, conservativewhite clothing was required for the entire tennis coterie, changing times have seen a new vogue in tennis outfits

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Flamboyant colors, designers’ nameplates, geometric figures, and bold lines distinguish the new tennis togsfrom their predecessors.

clientele (n) khách hàng

1 What can be understood from this reading?

a Tennis clothing appeals to everyone

b Tennis stars can get huge sums for wearing a manufacturer’s brands of clothes and wielding his or herracquets

c The price of tennis racquets has remained stable

d Bright colors entice people to buy tennis wear

2 What is the writer trying to do?

a Explain why the cost of tennis clothes has risen

b Defend tennis wear manufacturers from complaints about their high prices

c Describe the means of advertising expensive tennis clothes

d Describe the new tennis clothing

3 What is the best title for the passage?

c The High Cost of Playing Tennis d Tennis Stars’ Flamboyant Clothes

4 It is stated that John McEnroe _

a wears flamboyant clothing on the court

b may be earning over $1 million for using tennis products

c make more as fashion models than as athletes

d has had a bad year in tennis competitions

5 Which of the following is true?

a Tennis clothing is only bought by the well-to-do

b Those who wear expensive tennis clothes play tennis

c Tennis clothing appeals to fashion models

d The coloration of tennis wear has changed

TEST 2

11 Elizabeth I has reigned as queen of England from 1558 to 1603

12 When it touches a cold surface, water vapor condensed

13 Changes in the schedule have been indicate on the bulletin board

14 The piano concerto was beautifully performed by a sixteen-years-old

15 The University of Michigan, which was found in 1817, is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan

16 Mail is send daily to all parts of the United States not only by the government but also by private carriers

17 It recognized that insulation containing formaldehyde can cause serious health problems for certain people

18 This will be an occasional for us all to make a new start

19 Few players have gained as much respect from their peer as Barry Bonds

20 You will be given the uniquely opportunity to study with one of Europe’s top chefs

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1 “Who ate all the cookies?” “Mary Ann _”

2 “Is Tony making dinner?” “He’s just to make it”

3 Thirteen – year – old Ronnie Segal has loved math he was a little boy

4 “Why is Stanley in jail?” “He _ of robbery”

a has been convicted b has been convicting c has convicted d convicted

5 “Where’s the old chicken coop?” “It _ by a windstorm last year”

a destroy b is destroyed c was destroyed d destroyed

6 Every new coin _ a date

7 Paul tried to sound _ but I could tell something was worrying him

8 Put a _ next to the name of the person you are voting for

9 It’ll never work efficiently because there’s a basic _ flaw

19 _growth is slowing down

20 The sun had _the red curtain

21 Frank had Diana in her ambition to become a model

a encouraged b encouraging c encouragement d encouragingly

22 Men and women should receive pay for work

a equal – equal b equal – equality c equality – equality d equal – equalize

23 Men’s _ change more slowly than women’s

a fashionable b fashionably c fashionist d fashions

24 The wedding rings are _ of their love

In the mid 17th century English noblemne wore short jackets with slashed sleeves, (1) trousers called breeches and high-heeled boots with spurs To these they often added a lace collar and a broad-brimmed hat (2)# # with long plumes Women’s dresses became softer and more flowing

The Puritans believed that people should (3) simply, and they wore (4) _ black and white(5) _ Men wore tall black hats and white stocks (neckbands) Puritans were among the early colonists of North America, so this (6) _ influenced American clothing

(7) the end of the 17th century men began to wear the predecessor of the modern three-piece suit,

a long (8) coat, a waistcoat and breeches, and a long wig Women wore low necklines and loopedback their dresses to reveal the underskirt Cotton (9) _ increasingly, especially for (10)

_ such as the shift, a long shirt worn by both sexes

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a undercoat b underdressed c underclothes d undercoats

Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850 California was in the middle

of the Gold Rush Thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold And Strauss came to sell canvas

to these gold miners Canvas is a heavy fabric So Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents.One day Strauss heard a miner complain that he couldn’t find clothes strong enough for the work he was doing Strauss got an idea He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants These pants were what the miners needed In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made

Straus wanted to improve his pants He wanted to make them even better He bought a fabric that was softer

than canvas but just as strong This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was called sege de Nimes The miners like this fabric They called it “denim” (from de Nimes) and bought even more pants from Strauss.

However, denim had no color Because of this the denim pants did not look very interesting, and they got dirty easily To solve these problems, Strauss dyed the denim blue

Strauss continued to improve his jeans Today, the company he started is known around the world And jeans areconsidered not just practical but very fashionable as well

1 What could be the best title of the passage?

a A Young Immigrant From Germany b The History of Blue Jeans

2 According to the writer, why did Levi Strauss come to California?

a He came to California to dig for gold

b He came to California to seel pants

c He came to California to buy denim

d He came to California to sell canvas

3 Blue jeans _

a did not look very interesting b are considered not practical

c got dirty easily d are considered good for many uses

4 What is the meaning of the word “immigrant” in the first paragraph?

a person who is good in business b person who buys and sells things

c person who moves to another country d person who works in a mine

a Levi Strauss was the first person to make blue jeans

b Strauss made his first jeans from a fabric called serge de Nimes.

c The first jeans were very strong

d Nimes is a city in France

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9 a convenience b encouragement c fashionable d self-confidence

11 The caves of Altamira, which was discovered in northern Spain, contain interesting paintings by early cave dwellers

“Where was Michael Caine born?”

“In Britain, but today he # # in the United States”

Have they found a malaria vaccine # #?

“We’re still looking for Thomas” “Hasn’t he # # yet?”

“Whatever happened to that fortune-teller?”

“I don’t know She # # around here in a long time”

a hasn’t been saw b didn’t see c hasn’t been seeing d hasn’t been seen

“Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer”

“She # # since she was four”

a has been dancing b has been danced c is dancing d was danced

“What a beautiful dress you’re wearing!”

“Thank you It # # especially for me by a French tailor”

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“Those eggs of different colors are very artistic”.

“Yes, they # # in Russia”

a were painted b were paint c were painting d painted

The city still bears the French name # # Aix-la-Chapelle

We sell a selection of plain and # # ties

She teaches # #

There is friendly # # between the two teams

We hope to increase # # this year to $50 million

It seems like the most logical solution # # the problem

(1)# # the 18th (2)# # wealthy Englishmen (3)# # waistcoats, breeches and (4)# # under long frock coats with deep cuffs (5)# # plumed tricorne (= three-cornered) hats and buckled shoes Women’s dresses were (6)#

# over hoop petticoats, with a small apron and lace cap Both (7)# # wore white powdered wigs and (8)# # make-up Later, (9)# # women wore silk dresses with sack-backs (= lengths of material descending from the shoulders to the ground) Wigs (10)# # after a tax was put on hair powder Meanwhile, agricultural workers wore smocks (= loose shirts), while peasant women wore simple wool dresses

a aristocrat b aristocracy c aristocrats d aristocratic

a appeared b has appeared c disappeared d has disappeared

After the Revolutionary War people in America were able to get news of European fashions Fashion plates (= pictures) and dolls showing the latest fashions were sent to the US, and American women began wearing large

hoop skirts Some people thought that heavy hoops and corsets were bad for the health, and encouraged women

to wear looser clothes Amelia Bloomer designed light frilled trousers, called bloomers, but many people

laughed at them Though bloomers were not popular, there was a fashion for smaller, lighter skirts American

men also followed fashion and began wearing long trousers (or pants) instead of breeches

When did American women begin to wear large hoop skirts?

a After the Revolutionary War

b After fashions plates and dolls showing the latest fashion

c After buying fashion plates and dolls

d After some people encouraged women to wear looser clothes

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What can be the best title of the passage?

a The American Clothing After Revolution War

b The American Cloths After Revolution War

c The Influence of the European Fashions

d The History of Bloomers

In the context of the passage, the word “encouraged” means # #

a suggested that someone does something

b helped someone do something

c gave someone hope

d helped so that someone continue doing something

The word “them” in sentence 4 refers to # #

a the people who thought that heavy hoops and corsets were bad for the health

b bloomers

c women

d American women

a Some people persuaded women not to wear heavy hoops and corsets

b Amelia Bloomer was the one who designed frilled trousers

c Americans liked wearing large hoop skirts

d American men used to wear breeches

TEST 4

11 Erosion, which washes away valuable topsoil, can be prevent by planting trees and grass

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“Homer is in jail for smoking marijuana”

“He # # that it was against the law”

“The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom”

“Don’t worry They # # them soon”

Gold # # in California in the nineteenth century

a was discovered b has been discovered c were discovered d discovered

# # that military spending is extremely high

a We are felt b It feels c It is felt d We feel that it is

All planes # # before departure

a will checked b will has checked c will be checked d will been checked

I wanted # # by the head of the company, but it was impossible

Look what John # # me!

“Where did you get these old dresses?”

“We # # them in the old trunk”

“What happened to the old mail carrier?”

“He # # to a new neighborhood to work”

The report notes the firm’s casual attitude # # safety procedures

It’s a pity if they have to close the school, but I can see the # # of it

It was Carol who brought up the # # of sports facilities

A crescent moon was the symbol # # the old Ottoman Empire

The sea # # many of the artist’s later paintings

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a inspired for b inspire for c inspired d inspire

These shoes have gone out # # style, but I like them

In the Victorian (1)# # men still wore frock coats but, for less formal occasions, changed (2)# # short loungingjackets worn with narrow trousers and a bow tie (3)# # women, full dresses came back (4)# # fashion, held out from the body by a crinoline (= a frame worn under the skirt) These were (5)# # replaced (6)# # the bustle, a padded roll wrapped around the hips Towards (7)# # end of the (8)# # women began wearing

narrower skirts and two-piece (9)# # with corsets They wore caps (10)# # and bonnets outside

Victorian (adj) (thuộc) thời đại Nữ hoàng Victoria (1837 – 1901)

During World War I many women had jobs, and their clothes needed to be more practical They began wearing shorter skirts and bared their legs Soon they began wearing trousers The lively, outrageous flapper style of the

1920s included lower waistlines, long necklaces and short hair Men’s suits became looser and were worn with a

long tie

During the 1960s women wore miniskirts, and jeans and T-shirts became popular with both sexes Women’s shoes appeared in many colors and styles, including sandals and platforms (= shoes with a thick sole and high heel) Since then, fashions have continued to change rapidly, and young people, especially, are quick to wear thelatest styles

What can be the best title of the passage?

When did women wear jeans?

c In the sixth decade of the 20th century d During World War I

Why did women begin wearing trousers?

a They wanted to look lively and outrageous

b They were fighting for greater equality between the sexes

c They wanted to wear clothes that are useful for their work

d They didn’t like wearing short skirts

What does the word “suits” in the first paragraph mean?

a During World War I women began wearing short skirts to bare their legs

b During 1960s, men and women liked to wear T-shirts

c During World War I women needed useful clothes

d Young people are quick to wear the latest styles

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