20 bài tiếng anh đọc hiểu ôn thi công chức thuế năm 2020 có đáp án

20 tiếng Anh đọc hiểu ôn thi Công chức thuế năm 2020 có đáp án Bài 1: A Welsh Festival Wales has a population of about three million English is the main language and only twenty per cent speak both Welsh and English Every year (1)…… August there is a Welsh-speaking festival It (2)…… place in a different town each ear so everyone has the chance for it to be near them Local people (3)……… years making plans for when the festival will be in (4)……… town Each festival is (5)……… by about 160,000 people They travel not only from nearby towns and villages (6)……… also from the rest of the British Isles and (7)……… from abroad There are concerts, plays and (8)………… to find the best singers, poets, writers, and so on Shops sell Welsh music, book, pictures and clothes as (9)………… as food and drink The festival provides a chance for Welsh-speaking people to be together for a whole week, with (10)……… Welsh language all around them A on B by C in A takes B finds C has A pass B put C spend A our A arrived B attended D makes D B their C his C joined D come A but B and A just B hardly D at C since D its D however C quite D even A tests B examinations C competitions D races A long B far C good D well 10 A one B A C the D some Bài 2: LITTLE CAT, LITTLE CAT, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? When Bo the cat decided to explore a furniture van, she had a bigger adventure than she expected She was discovered (1) _ the driver, after has had completed a (2) _ of over 500 kilometres It was (3) _ end of a long day The driver and the cat were both hungry! He gave her some milk and started making enquiries He telephoned his last (4) _, but they had not lost a cat It was getting late, so he took Bo home for the night and (5) _ morning delivered her to an animal hospital The cat’s owner (6) _ done some detective work too After (7) _ everywhere for the cat, he suddenly remembered the furniture van (8) _ had made a delivery to a neighbor Fortunately, he (9) _ the name of the company He called their office and in short time Bo was (10) _ safely A of B from C at A trip B visit C Tour A an B some D by D travel C the A shoppers B buyers A next B following A has B is C had A seeing B looking C finding A what B this A called B remembered C saw 10 A given B brought Bài 3: PERSONAL SPACE D any C callers C tomorrow D customers D other D was C it D searching D which D reminded C returned D taken More and more people live in large cities these days and this means that it is becoming more and more difficult to find space and time for ourselves But for many people, personal privacy is more important In many houses, a few minutes in the bath room is all the privacy that is (1) _ Teenagers especially need their own personal space at home where they can feel relaxed and private, But of course, not all teenagers are (2) _ enough to have a room of their own Where space is short, they often have to (3) _ a bedroom with a brother or sister It’s a good (4) _ for them to have a special area or corner of the room to (5) _ their own It’s especially important for young people to have some where to (6) _ their personal things This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good ideas for parents to try to tell teenagers how to (7) _ their space as this is (8) _ to lead to arguments Parents can, however, (9) _ sure that there are enough storage spaces such as shelves, cupboards and boxes This will (10) _ the teenager to keep their space tidy if they want to V O V A confident B available A dizzy A separate B early B SHARE C general d average C LUCKY D happy C divide D join A sense B opinion A mind B call C say A belong B save C support A organize B repair C operate D review A really B quickly C actually D likely A find B Make C get 10 A afford Bài 4: B let C IDEA D thought d tell C ALLOW D KEEP D put D set PONY EXPRESS Before 1860 there was no quick way of getting mail between the east and the west of the United States There were no railways at that (1) _ and most mail was sent by coach It usually (2) _ at least 25 days for coaches to (3) _ the coast So in 1860 it (4) _ decided to send mail BY ‘Pony Express’, which was much faster, Riders (5) _ very fast horses were placed along the route They were at (6) _ distances from each other and the mail was handed from one rider to the next, Riders were all (7) _ to travel between twenty and thirty kilometers (8) _ day on very bad roads At each stop two minutes were (9) _ for exchanging the mail bags, but riders were often held up by awful weather (10) _ closed the roads With the invention of the telegraph in 1861, the demand for Pony Express disappeared A time B date C age A spent B lasted A get D season C took D passed B arrive C come D reach A had B was C has A for B off C with A like D behind B equal A wished B wanted A A B one A let B allowed 10 A which Bài 5: D is B where C what C same D level C expected D hoped C some D any C done D made D when SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco lies on the coast of Northern California The earliest Europeans to discover the (1) _ were led by a Spanish explorer (2) _ name was Gaspar de Portolá He first saw it in 1769 Surprisingly, (3) _ San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbour, it was discovered by land (4) _ than by sea In 1849, people (5) _ in San Francisco in their thousands (6) _ to find gold However, it was not the men looking for the gold that got rich The richest people (7) _ their money from owning banks and law firms and they built themselves large houses on one of the hills This was (8) _ as Nob Hill Nowadays, tourists are (9) _ to San Francisco because there they can see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge Many even (10) _ the short boat trip to the island of Alcatraz to see the former prison A area B part A who C space B whose A if D position C what B unless D which C although D despite A except FOR B instead OF A reached C apart from B arrived A wondering B hoping A did D rather C entered D approached C considering D depending B became C made D brought A told C named A interested B called after D known as B attracted 10 A take Bài 6: khơng có gt ( my cat is called mina) B spend C pleased C go D excited D travel THE ESCALATOR An American, Charles D Seeberger, invented moving stairs to transport people in the 1890s He (1) _ this invention an escalator (2) _ the name from the Latin word ‘scala’ (3) _ means ‘ladder’ Escalators move people up and down short (4) _ Lifts the same, but only move (5) _ small number of people If an escalator breaks down It can still be (6) _ as ordinary stairs An escalator can move (7) _ 8,000 and 9,600 people an hours, and it (8) _ not need a person to operate it Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were (9) _ more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway station and in big department (10) _ so that people could move about more quickly Today we see escalators everywhere A announced B called C translated A fetching B lending C taking A what B whose C who A distances B directions B a A walked B made A from B between A is D lengths C some C used B has D any D changed C to D above C did D does D.developing A coming B becoming C continuing 10 A stores B shops C places Bài 7: D carrying D which C measurements A the D explained D houses TOBACCO For thousands of years tobacco was (1) by the American Indians with no oil – effect In the 16th century it was (2) to Europe This early tobacco was mixed with soil and rather dirty It was chewed or smoked in pipes only by men; women thought it was smelly and (3) It was first (4) in America in the 17th century on slave plantations In the 18th new technology refined tobacco and the first cigarettes (5) produced By the 1880s huge factories were producing cigarettes which were clean and (6) to smoke Chain – smoking and inhaling became possible and by the middle of the 20th century tobacco addicts men and women Nowadays cigarette smoking (7) banned in many places, especially (8) the USA But until 1820 tobacco was America’s (9) exports, and still today their tobacco industry (10) over $4.2 billion a year A used B using C to use D use A bring B brought C brings A disgust B disgusted C disgusting A grow B growing C grows A is A eases B are A are D grown B main 10 A makes B making D were C ease D easily B was C is D were C for D in B on A secondly Bài 8: D disgustedly C was B EASY A at D bringing C firstly C made D thirdly D make TOM CRUISE Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history However, life hasn't always been that easy for him As a young boy, Tom was shy and had (1) in finding friends, although he really enjoyed (2) part in school plays (3) he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he (4) drama classes In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli (5) Tom his first part in a film Ten years later, he had become (6) successful that he was one of the highest - paid actors in Hollywood, (7) millions of dollars for (8) film Today, Tom (9) appears in films and is as (10) as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world Waste A worry B problem C fear D difficulty A making B holding C taking D finding A While A prepared A suggested B During C after B waited B offered A so B such A paying B earning D Until C attended C tried D happened D advised C too C winning D very D reaching A another A yet B all C each B ever 10 A popular Bài 9: D some C already B favourite D still C preferred D approved WATER There is much more water than land on the (1) of the earth The seas and oceans nearly (2) of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (3) cần động từ land If you traveled over the earth in different directions, you would have to spend (4) more of your time (5) on water than on roads or railways We sometimes forget that for every mile of land (6) four miles of water There is much water on the surface of our earth that we (7) to use two words to describe We use the word SEAS (8) those parts of water surface which (9) only a few hundreds of mile, the word OCEANS to describe the huge area of water ……10……… are thousands of miles wide and very deep A cover A four-fives B surface B four-fifth A it is A there are B much B move B there is A must A describing A is B should B describes B ARE 10 A that’s Bài 10: C four-fifths D outside D fourth-fifths B it A many A to move C outer B WHICH C its C few C moved C there has C have C describe C has C where D them are D two D moving spend D have D would D to describe D will be D whose WILLIAM THE HERO Brave William Baldock, who is six years old, is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs William quickly rang (1) an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg In spite of being frightened, he (2) the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him He also telephoned his father (3) work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had (4) While waiting for (5) people to come, William looked after his 18-month-old sister When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house, he was amazed: ‘It’s (6) that a young boy of six knew the right number to (7) , and was able to give us the correct information (8) of William’s quick thinking, we were able to (9) there immediately.’ Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (10) to both William and the ambulance service A to B off A said to B talked with A in B at A done C for B fine A put D told C on B every A pleased B set A Since B because A manage B find 10 A agreeable B happy Bài 11: C spoke to B made A these D with D by C acted C each C clever C dial D worked D this D great D hit C As D Although C get D go C grateful D approving NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH AN OPEN UNIVERSITY DEGREE Like any other universities, the Open University can give you a degree However, you don’t have to (1) _ working to study It can also open up a whole variety (2) _ interest If you have (3) _ studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of (4) _ your knowledge You will make friends of (5) _ kinds You may also (6) _ that your qualification provides new career opportunities You don’t actually (7) _ to the Open University for lectures, but study at home, using television, radio and computer software You can (8) _ one class a month if you wish at an Open University center Of course, there are exams to take, as is (9) _ university If you (10) _ like to know more, all you have to is complete the form below It could be the start of a wonderful new period in your life A stop B end A of B from A ever C leave D break C for B always C often D in D never A growing B changing C adding D increasing A all B each C both D every A suggest B find A join B enter A give C arrive B attend A any B some 10 A did B will Bài 12 C wish D want D go C learn D study C many D most C would D can FRANKENSTEIN Most people, when they are asked who Frankenstein was, will reply, "A monster." This is not really (1) The monster, both in Mary Shelley's book and in the (2) , has no name! It is (3) known as "the monster" or "the Frankenstein monster" Frankenstein was the (4) of the doctor who created it In the (5) book, the monster was kind and quite gentle when he was first created He wanted friends and (6) .Soon, however, people began to persecute him because his (7) was so frightening The monster then changed into the (8) creature that we know from the movies Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818, at the age of twenty-one She wrote the novel to teach two lessons that people shouldn't (9) other people badly because they are different, and that sometimes we may create something that can (10) us A correct B true A movies B pictures C actual D real C photos D scenes A simple B also A picture B name A original B first C simply C call C early D only D recall D former (3) he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he (4) drama classes In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli (5) Tom his first part in a film Ten years later, he had become (6) successful that he was one of the highest - paid actors in Hollywood, (7) millions of dollars for (8) film Today, Tom (9) appears in films and is as (10) as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world Waste A worry B problem C fear D difficulty A making B holding C taking D finding A While B During C after D Until A prepared B waited C attended D happened A suggested B offered C tried D advised A so B such C too D very A paying B earning C winning D reaching A another B all C each D some A yet B ever C already D still 10 A popular B favourite C preferred D approved WATER There is much more water than land on the (1) of the earth The seas and oceans nearly (2) of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (3) cần động từ land If you traveled over the earth in different directions, you would have to spend (4) more of your time (5) on water than on roads or railways We sometimes forget that for every mile of land (6) four miles of water There is much water on the surface of our earth that we (7) to use two words to describe We use the word SEAS (8) those parts of water surface which (9) only a few hundreds of mile, the word OCEANS to describe the huge area of water ……10……… are thousands of miles wide and very deep A cover B surface bề mặt C outer D outside A four-fives B four-fifth C four-fifths 4/5 D fourth-fifths A it is B it C its D them are ( land số ít) A many B much + time C few D two A to move B move C moved D moving spend + time + Ving A there are+ N số nhiều B there is C there has D have A must B should C have D would (ACD + nguyên mẫu) A describing B describes C describe D to describe A is 10 A that’s B ARE B WHICH C has C where D will be D whose 10 WILLIAM THE HERO Brave William Baldock, who is six years old, is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs William quickly rang (1) an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg In spite of being frightened, he (2) the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him He also telephoned his father (3) work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had (4) While waiting for (5) people to come, William looked after his 18month-old sister When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house, he was amazed: ‘It’s (6) that a young boy of six knew the right number to (7) , and was able to give us the correct information (8) of William’s quick thinking, we were able to (9) there immediately.’ Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (10) to both William and the ambulance service A to B off C for D with A said to B talked with C spoke to D told said to người said that + câu A in B at work: chỗ làm C on D by A done B made C acted D worked A these + số nhiều B every C each D this A pleased B fine C clever dùng cho người D great A put B set C dial quay số D hit A Since B because C As D Although A manage B find C get D go 10 A agreeable B happy C grateful + to : biết ơn D approving 11 NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH AN OPEN UNIVERSITY DEGREE Like any other universities, the Open University can give you a degree However, you don’t have to (1) _ working to study It can also open up a whole variety (2) _ interest If you have (3) _ studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of (4) _ your knowledge You will make friends of (5) _ kinds You may also (6) _ that your qualification provides new career opportunities You don’t actually (7) _ to the Open University for lectures, but study at home, using television, radio and computer software You can (8) _ one class a month if you wish at an Open University center Of course, there are exams to take, as is (9) _ university If you (10) _ like to know more, all you have to is complete the form below It could be the start of a wonderful new period in your life A stop B end C leave D break A of B from C for D in A ever B always C often D never A growing B changing C adding D increasing A all B each C both D every A suggest B find C wish D want A join B enter C arrive D go A give B attend C learn D study A any B some C many D most 10 A did B will C would D can 12 FRANKENSTEIN Most people, when they are asked who Frankenstein was, will reply, "A monster." This is not really (1) The monster, both in Mary Shelley's book and in the (2) , has no name! It is (3) known as "the monster" or "the Frankenstein monster" Frankenstein was the (4) of the doctor who created it In the (5) book, the monster was kind and quite gentle when he was first created He wanted friends and (6) .Soon, however, people began to persecute him because his (7) was so frightening The monster then changed into the (8) creature that we know from the movies Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818, at the age of twenty-one She wrote the novel to teach two lessons that people shouldn't (9) other people badly because they are different, and that sometimes we may create something that can (10) us A correct B true C actual D real A movies B pictures C photos D scenes A simple B also C simply D only A picture B name C call D recall A original B first C early D former A like B favorite C priority D love A face B looking C appearance D vision A terrible B bad C devil D practical A treat B behave C handle D deal 10 A damage B destroy C spoil D worsen Phần 3: Đọc đoạn văn trả lời câu hỏi: 13 HENRY FORD Henry Ford was born (0)_ a farm in Michigan in 1863 but he did not like farming When he was fifteen he began to work as a mechanic and in 1893 he built his first car After he (1) driven it 1,500 kilometers, he sold it and built two bigger cars Then, in 1903, he (2) the Ford Motor Company By (3) strong but light steel, he built cheap cars for (4) people to buy In 1908, he built the first Ford Model ‘T’, (5) sold for $825 He was soon selling 100 cars (6) day By 1927, the Ford Motor Company was (7) $700 million Early Ford cars were simple and cheap, but (8) things simple sometimes (9) less choice ‘You (10) have any color you like,’ said Henry Ford of the Model T, ‘as long as it’s black.’ A is B was C had SA-U D.has A raised B started C led D.appeared A putting B operating C using D.managing A usual B ordinary C general D.typical A where B which C who D.what A a B some C the D.one A rich B worth C expensive D.dear A remaining B staying C keeping + O + ADJ D.holding A meant B decided C planned D.intended 10 A will B ought C need D can 14 RUNNING SHOES Running is now very popular both as a sport and as a way of keeping fit Even if you only run a short (1) once or twice a week, you (2) to make sure you wear good shoes (3) is a lot of choice nowadays in running shoes First of all, decide how (4) you want to (5) on your shoes Then find a pair which fits you well Be prepared to (6) different sizes in different types of shoe Women’s shoes are made narrower (7) men’s and, although most women will find a woman’s shoe which suits them, there is no (8) why woman can’t wear a man’s shoe The same is true for a man - (9) a woman’s shoe fits you better, then wear it Take your time in the shop If you (10) a mistake and buy the wrong shoes, your feet will let you know A distance B path C line D length A would B should C need D must A It B there C This D That A far B long C many D much A spend B buy C charge D pay A experiment B ask C try D look A as B like C than D from A fact B reason C knowledge D choice A since B because C so D if 10 A B make C cause D decide 15 SUPER HERO A superhero is a fictional character with special powers (1) the first Superman story was written in the USA in 1938, superheroes have (2) in various comic books around the world But more recently they have (3) _linking V _ better known (ADJ) as film characters (4) superhero powers vary widely, superhuman strength and the ability to fly are common (5) superheroes not have special powers but have (6) other important abilities In order to protect friends and family, a superhero’s identity is normally (7) secret, which often means superheroes have a complicated double life (8) have been successful superheroes in countries other than the USA Examples (9) Cybersix from Argentina and the heroes of AK comics from Egypt Japan is the only country that has created as many superhero characters as the USA However, most Japanese superheroes are short-lived While American entertainment companies reinvent superheroes, (10) they will stay popular, Japanese companies frequently introduce new characters A until B since C from D before A shown B entered K C come TO D appeared A become B returned C changed D grown A because B if C although D so A Each B Some C Another D Both A made B increased C prepared D developed A held B put C kept D got A these B that C there D those A consist OF B involve IN C contain D include 10 A hoping B requiring C needing D asking 16 THE GRAND CANYON The Grand Canyon in the United States was created by the River Colorado People visit the Grand Canyon Park to go walking and running but (1) to look at the view It is a wonderful view made (2) better by the Skywalk The distance (3) the Skywalk to the bottom of the Grand Canyon is 1219 metres It is a platform (4) walls and floor are built of glass (5) that you can see the beautiful rocks of the canyon Up to 120 people are allowed to stand on it at the same (6) It opened in 2007 and since (7) thousands of people have used it You have to (8) special covers over your shoes to (9) scratching the glass beneath your feet Walking onto the Skywalk makes you (10) like a bird floating high up in the air A hugely B mainly chủ yếu C greatly D.completely A already htht B such k có N C more có ss D even A from …to B through C by D for A who B where C whose N trơ trọi D which A therefore B although C so THAT D because A day B period C hour D time A then TỪ ĐÓ B there C that D this A take B wear C dress D.change A avoid B keep C hold D let 10 A believe B wish C consider D feel 17 THE TIGER In 1973, when the tiger appeared to be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Indian Government agreed to set (1) “Operation Tiger”-a campaign to save this threatened creature They started by creating nine special parks (2) that tigers could live in safety The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (3) was quickly turning into a desert (4) too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle At the time there were just fourteen tigers left there The government had to clear twelve small villages, which meant moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (5) be handed back to nature Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (6) for tigers to hide in, and there are now at least forty of them (7) the park, wandering freely about Other animals have also benefited For example (INSTANT), there are many (8) deer and monkeys than before The people (9) were moved are now living in better conditions They live in new villages away (10) the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animal’s future looks a little safer A in B down C up D on A for A in which A because A can A much A near A fewer A that 10 A off B order B with which B although B could B enough B outside B more B which B to C such C for which C despite C will C too C within C better C whose C far D so D which D but D might D so D leaving less D by who D from 18 NOISY COWS A farmer in the French Alps is being (1) to court because his cows are too noisy (2) say the cowbells on his herd at a village near the town of Annecy are keeping them (3) at night Hugh Schofield reports from Paris: Michel Deronzier grazes his herd of 70 dairy (4) on fields just outside the village of Villaz, in the pastoral bliss of a French Alpine mountainside Several of the animals (5) cowbells - not for decoration, he insists, but for the very (6) reason that they can be more easily (7) if they stray But several of Monsieur Deronzier's neighbours have had enough They say that the constant chiming of the cowbells is stopping them (8) , and now one of them has (9) a suit at the courts demanding that the herd be (10) away A sent B taken C carried D brought A residents B neighbors C inhabitants D dwellers A awake B alert C wakened D waking A cattle B stock C livestock D farm animals A carry B have C wear D put A real B practical C realistic D practicable A spotted B localized C located D recognized A sleeping B being asleep C getting sleep D being sleepy A summed up B brought C summoned D filed 10 A held B stored C kept D done 19 WHY DOES ENGLISH BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE Why does English (1) an international language meanwhile Chinese is used by more than (2) of the world ? There are some (3) causes In the nineteen century Great Britain became (4) after the Industrial Revolution The English Empire (5) many other countries and made them as their colonies English was (6) used there Gradually, those countries spoke English as their native language or second language After the World War II, the United State, one of the English – speaking (7) , become the most powerful and so then more people speak English English Grammar is rather easy and simple compared (8) other languages However, English learners, even the native speakers, sometimes have trouble with English (9) That can be overcome A lot of (10) methods are available to help them A be B become C get D have A fifth- one B first – fifth C one – fifth D one – five A main B mean C uneasy D unreasonable A power B powerless C powerful D powerfully A hit B took C kept D conquered A rarely B officially C friendly D hardly A states B distances C countries D cities A with B from C in D on A dictation B written C spoken D spelling 10 A teaching B cooking C writing D doing 20 ART FACTORIES Several years ago an old factory on the edge of Paris was turned into an exhibition centre This helped many artists (1) had found it too expensive to work in the centre of Paris, and so for the (2) few years painters, musicians, actors and other people (3) had space to work and perform For the past + khoảng TG : + HTHT The people behind the idea now (4) to change the use of other old buildings (5) the same reasons Sometimes the use of the buildings can only (6) for a short period of time, a year for example, (7) the opportunity is always worth it for the young artists On one occasion a businessman lent an old building (8) the organizers for two years, and in that time the artists were (9) to put on concerts, art exhibitions and fashion shows to (10) the local people A which B some C who D those A other B past C late D remaining A have B must C would D had A think B like: sở thích lâu dài C go D want ý muốn trước mắt A with B by C beyond D for + reason A take B be C seem D have A but B so A for B IN A suitable B able 10 A attract thu hút B bring C because C to lend sth TO sb C better C provide D since D from D successful D enjoy 21 CHARLIE CHAPLIN The person I am going to write about is Charlie Chaplin He has always been one of my favourite actors and I really (1) his films Charlie was born in London in 1889 Both this parents were music hall performers His father was a drunkard and his mother later (2) mad Life was hard and Charlie and his half-brother, Sidney, were sent to an (3) for a time He first appeared on the stage when he was seven and by the time he was ten was a regular performer When he was 17, he went on a tour of the USA where he was (4) and given a part in a Hollywood film His early films were not particularly successful but in 1915 he made his (5) , “The tramp”, in which he first appeared in the baggy trousers and with the hat and cane Soon he had had his own (6) built and was making his own films which included “The Gold Rush”, “Modern Times” and “The Great Dictator” In the 1940s his reputation in the USA started to (7) Silent films were no longer so popular Chaplin went to Europe but was not allowed to return to the USA because he was (8) of being a communist The authorities finally let him back in 1972 and he was (9) an Oscar, but by this time he had made Switzerland his home Chaplin did not have a very happy personal life and was married four times He only found happiness with his fourth marriage in 1943 When he died on Christmas Day 1977, the world had lost one of the greatest (10) comedians A admire ngưỡng mộ B admit C claim D encourage A ended B went = become C came D began A orphanage cô nhi viện B institution C shelter D lodging A spotted phát B elected C set D drafted A achievement B completion C fiction D masterpiece kiệt tác A factory B workshop C studio phòng quay D stage A slide B split C decline xuống D discredit A suspected of B doubted C considered D abused A prized B awarded C delivered D rewarded 10 A ever B before C previously D present 22 DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES The Southwestern States of the United States suffered one of the worst droughts in their history from 1931 to 1938 The drought (1) the entire country Few food crops could be grown Food became (2) , and prices went up (3) the nation Hundreds of families in the Dust Bowl region had to be moved to farms in other areas with the help of the federal government In 1944, drought brought great damage to (4) all Latin America The drought moved to Australia and then to Europe, (5) it continued throughout the summer of 1945 From 1950 to 1954 in the United States, the South and Southwest suffered a (6) drought Hundreds of cattle ranchers had to ship their cattle to other regions because (7) lands had no grass The federal government again (8) an emergency drought-relief program It offered farmers (9) credit and seed grains (10) low prices A pushed B incurred C occurred + nơi chốn D affected ảnh hưởng A scarce B mystified C hidden D uncommon A over B throughout khắp C all D across A near B totally C almost gần D factually A which B that C where D when A heavy B sharp C strict D severe A pasture B culture C moisture D manure A carried B conducted tiến hành C convened D conformed A emergency khẩn cấp B crisis C tension D disaster 10 A to B in C over D at At + price: với giá 23 ENGLISH English is spoken in every corner of the (1) About more than one thousand million people speak English in the world It is the first language of 400 million people, and the second or (2) language of about 600 million people Four fifths of the world’s computers, which are the most useful (3) in almost every aspect of life in the modern world, use programs (4) in English Three quarters of all international (5) is in English It is the language used in (6) , aviation, sports, sciences and (7) field you can (8) _ But, does English have the most speakers? No, it doesn’t Surprisingly, (9) as many people speak Chinese as their first language, but English is spoken internationally This (10) why more people are learning English all over the world A circle B globe C sphere D round A foreign B third C overseas D alien A tools B gadgets C devices D machines A spoken B written C talked D translated A posting B letters C letter D correspondence A sightseeing B tourism C traveling D excursions A whenever B wherever C however D whatever A talk about B take notice of C pay attention to D mention A second 10 A explains giải thích B twice B accounts C two C points D doubled D expresses 24 ENGLISH LEARNING Every year many people in the world learn English Some of them are young children (1) are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes A few learn English by (2) or just by (3) to the language on television or among their friends Most people must work hard to learn English (4) all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject Many adults learn English because (5) useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their (6) studies, because some of their books are written (7) English at college and university Other people learn English because they want to read English newspapers or magazines for (8) and entertainment A The others B Others C Another D Each other C, D số A them B their C themselves D theirs By themselves: họ ( tự học) A listening TO B speaking + ngơn ngữ khơng có TO C talking không dùng cho ngôn ngữ D hearing A What B How C Why D Where A they are B it is C there is D of being A taller B higher C better D fuller A in + ngôn ngữ B at C by D with A equipment B example C transportation D information 25 HONEY Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees It (1) of water and sugars Bees may travel as (2) as seventy-five thousand kilometres and visit over two million flowers to produce just half a kilo of honey The colour and flavour of honey depend (3) the type of flower visited In (4) , there are more than three hundred (5) of honey The lighter-coloured ones are generally milder in flavour than darker honey In ancient (6) , honey was the main sweet food, as sugar was very (7) Honey was of great (8) to the ancient Egyptians, who used it as payment Today, honey is produced and eaten in (9) part of the world Research suggests that it prevents tiredness and improves athletic performance However, honey is not just food - it (10) be taken for sore throats and is used in many skin and hair-care products A involves B contains C includes D consists A well B long C soon D far A to B on C for D with A case B order C fact D place A varieties B collections C sets D differences A seasons B times C years D dates A distant B rare C small D slim A cost B price C value D charge A all B some C most D every 10 A shall (I /we) B need C can D ought 26 SWEDEN’S ICE HOTEL The village of Jukkasjarvi is in Swedish Lapland, and winter temperatures there can reach – 400C But 6,000 holiday makers (1) go there usually, to visit what is probably Europe’s most unusual accommodation In this hotel you eat, drink, and sleep in rooms made (2) ice If you want, you can (3) get married in one The bar is ice too, and putting hot drinks on it is obviously not (4) The bedrooms are around -40C, but fortunately guests are (5) with special sleeps bags that will keep (6) warm in the coldest temperatures (7) outdoor clothes can be supplied too, if needed The hotel is never more than six months old (8) it melts in summer, and (9) winter it is rebuilt Creating the hotel (10) 10,000 tons of ice, plus 30,000 tons of snow A therefore B ever C also D STILL Of - From mất- In nơi chốn A by B OF C within D for A even B however C ALREADY D yet A supported B RECOGNISED C recommended D.agreed A given B offered C PROVIDED D delivered A these B those C they D THEM A SUITABLE B Convenient C Acceptable D Satisfactory A although B because C so D while A other B any C EACH D another 10 A brings B puts C fetches D TAKES 27 HOW TELEVISION HAS CHANGED You really have to get very old before you realize you’re old I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel old yet However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and (1) things to the way life is for (2) kids Some things have certainly changed so sánh chuyện xưa tác giả hòi bé với thời One area of change is television Some changes have been improvements.( phát triển)Some changes, on the other hand ( mặt khác), have been (3) => dùng phản nghĩa When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning to get (4) My father decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola set I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save (cứu) people from the (5) guys on that awesome electronic machine That was exciting! Cứu người ta khỏi tay gã xấu Now, (6) have larger pictures in full color The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more realistic The new high definition sets are made to rival (7) screens The variety and quantity of programming has (8) greatly There are hundreds of channels and more shows than one person could ever watch There are many fine entertainment and educational (9) There’s also a lot of garbage, stuff that most parents don’t want their kids exposed to Overall, we have more choices, and that is good I wonder what (10) will be like when today’s kids are my age A forget B remember C compare TO D.miss A today's B yesterday's C tomorrow's D.poor A great B huge C setbacks thụt lùi D.remarkable A gone B replaced C expensive D.popular A old B good C bad D best A films B movies C billboards D.televisions A movie B video C watch D.telephone A loss B increased C decreased D.played A books B shows C authors D.awards 10 A movies B food C cars D television 28 JACK LONDON Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment He was (1) in San Francisco After finishing grammar (2) , Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (3) the Alaska Gold Rush Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (4) about his experiences A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (5) in 1900 Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes as an (6) , experience as a war correspondent, and two stormy marriages, ended in his suicide at the (7) of 40 Many of his stories including his masterpiece The Call of the Wild deal with the reversion of a civilized creature to the primitive state Jack London’s style – brutal, vivid and exciting – (8) him enormously popular outside the United States; His (9) were translated into many languages Jack’s important works include People of the Abyss about the poor in London; the Sea Wolf, a novel based on the author’s experiences on a seal hunting ship; John Barleycorn, an autobiographical novel about Jack’s struggle (10) alcoholism A grown B born C developed D lived A lessons B course C notes D school A in B to C at D of A speak B read C talk D write A printed B ordered C sold D published A architect B author tác giả C actor D orator A moment B age C time D year A gave B let C made D did A speeches B sayings C words D works tác phẩm 10 A to B for C against D of 29 NANCY LEE JOHNSON Nancy Lee Johnson was a (1) girl She was smart, pretty and (2) in well with the life of her school One Thursday afternoon, Miss O‟Shay, the vice-principal, (3) Nancy that the girl’s pictures had won the Artist Club (4) Nancy was very happy at the news She (5) have danced all the way home through the rain But the (6) didn’t let Nancy get the scholarship (7) because they found that she was a (8) student and they said that the (9) of the coloured student in the local art school might (10) difficulties for all concerned A colour B coloured C.colouful D.colourless A fit B fitted C fix D interested A asked B spoke to C said to D told A scholar B committee C punishment D scholarship A can B may C must D might A jury B committee C statesman D champion A just B right C one D yet A black B Negro C colour D white A attend B attendance C present D presence 10 A give B form C create D drawl 30 ARE MEN LAZY Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (1) _ today They have about six hours’ a week more free time than wives, but play very little (42) _ in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, according to the Social Trends Survey by the Central (3) _ Office Nearly three quarters of married women (4) _ to all or most of the housework, and among married men the proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly lower The survey (5) _ that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only one per cent (6) _ this duty, compared with 89 per cent of women, and 10 per cent sharing equally Only per cent of men (7) _ the evening meal, per cent carry out household cleaning duties, per cent household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the evening dishes But when household gadgets break down, (8) _ are carried out by 82 per cent of husbands The survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better (9) _ than a decade ago We’re healthier, too – eating healthier foods and smoking less The (10) _ Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely traveled than a decade ago More people are going abroad for holidays, with Spain the favorite destination A emerged B edited C published D furnished A role B section C work D part (play part: đóng vai trị) A Numerical B Ordinal C Cardinal D Statistical thống kê A pronounced B uttered C claimed D emitted A pointed B evolved C planned D showed A forming B formulating C performing D burdening A prepare B process C undertake D fit A repairs B fixings C fittings D amendments A over B off C through D on 10 A medium B average trung bình C popular D normal ... to (6) _ their personal things This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good ideas for parents to try to tell teenagers how to (7) _ their space as this is (8) _ to lead to... D spelling 10 A teaching Bài 20: B cooking C writing D doing ART FACTORIES Several years ago an old factory on the edge of Paris was turned into an exhibition centre This helped many artists... to (6) _ their personal things This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good ideas for parents to try to tell teenagers how to (7) _ their space as this is (8) _ to lead to