Câu 160 In what century was William Shakespeare active as a playwright? a. 15th century b. B and C(Đ) c. 17th century d. 16th century Câu 161 How many plays do we know that Shakespeare wrote? a. 37(Đ) b. 11 c. 26 d. 32 Câu 162 Daniel Defoe is the author of: a. Hymn to the Pillory b. An Essay on Projects c. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters d. all above(Đ) Câu 163 When a major character in a Shakespeare play sings, it is most likely because: a. They are entertaining friends or guests b. They are in love c. They are speaking their innermost thoughts d. They are suffering from mental illness(Đ) Câu 164 The Song of Beowulf is written by a. Unknown writer(Đ) b. Shakespeare c. Moore d. Chaucer Câu 165 According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Shakespeare was the first to introduce over 3,000 words and expressions to the English language… words that we still use today. Which of these words do you think that Shakespeare did NOT coin? a. Joyous(Đ) b. Scuffle c. Birthplace d. Eyeball e. Zany Câu 166 Was killed by Hamlet unintentionally? a. Leartus b. Forinbras c. Polonius(Đ) d. Horatio Câu 167 How many children did Shakespeare have? a. 12 b. 8 c. 3(Đ) d. 5 Câu 168 Which of the following is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen? a. Sandition(Đ) b. Sense and Sensibility c. Persuasion d. Mansfield Park Câu 169 The main features of Critical Realism in England were: a. These writers used the novel as a means to protest against the evils in contemporary social and economic life and to picture the world in a realistic way b. The critical realists introduced new characters into literature c. All above(Đ) d. Critical Realism should depict typical characters in typical circumstances Câu 170 Where did O. Henry flee to avoid trial? a. Honduras(Đ) b. Canada c. Brazil Câu 171 “To be or not to be that is the question”, is famous line of which of Shakespeare’s plays? a. King Lear b. Macbeth c. Hamlet(Đ) d. Othello Câu 172 Which of the following books was written by Daniel Defoe? a. Gulliver’s Travels b. Odyssey c. Either Or d. Robinson Crusoe(Đ) Câu 173 Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between Fowler, Pyle, and Phuong in The Quiet American? a. Colleagues b. Good friends c. Enemies d. Love triangle(Đ) Câu 174 From which of Shakespeare’s plays is this famous line: ‘Did my heart love til now?/ Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night’ a. Romeo and Juliet(Đ) b. Othello c. Hamlet d. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Câu 175 Pride and Prejudice was originally a youthful work entitled? a. ‘First Impressions’(Đ) b. ‘False Impressions’ c. ‘Last Impressions’ d. ‘True Impressions’ Câu 176 Which of the following writers wrote historical novels? a. Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley b. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge c. Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte d. Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth(Đ) Câu 177 In Elizabethan England, people believed that this instrument could improve people’s emotional state by turning sadness into art: a. Oboes b. Trumpets c. Viols (an earlier version of the violin) (Đ) Câu 178 Where was Jonathan Swift born? a. New Deli b. Dublin (Đ) c. Manchester d. London Câu 179 ________ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century. a. The Chartist Movement b. The Religious Reformation c. The Renaissance d. The Enlightenment (Đ) Câu 180 The main features of Romanticism in English literature are: a. great attention was dedicated to nature and its elements b. exotic theme came into being c. attention was paid to the spiritual life of man. d. all above (Đ) Câu 181 Who or what were Eye Witness, Andrew Morton, T. Tayor and Merchant? a. Colleagues of Daniel Defoe b. Pen names of Daniel Defoe (Đ) c. Friends od Daniel Defoe d. Enemies of Daniel Defoe Câu 182 What was O. Henry’s real name? a. Clark Cable b. Henry Ford c. William Sidney Porter (Đ) d. Arthur Kent Câu 183 Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066? a. Spanish b. Hungarian c. Norwegian d. French (Đ) Câu 184 In addition to writing plays, William Shakespeare was also: a. A and B b. An actor who performed for royalty c. A poet who wrote over 150 sonnets d. A, B and C (Đ) e. A successful businessman Câu 185 Which school did Jonathan Swift attend? a. Stradford Grammar School b. Trinity College (Đ) c. Kilmanock School d. Kilkenny Grammar School Câu 45 What does Jim buy for Della in The Gift of the Magi? a. Gold chain b. Diamond ring c. Silver bracelet d. Combs (Đ) Câu 186 Choose the best answer to complete each sentenceWhat is the title of Wilde’s only novel? a. The Picture of Declan Gray b. The Picture of Deominic Gray c. The Picture of Damien Gray d. The Picture of Dorian Gray (Đ) Câu 187 Choose the best answer to complete each sentence In the last twenty years of the 18th century, England produced two great romantic poets. They are a. Gray and Young b. Johnson and Blake c. Blake and Burns (Đ) d. Pope and Goldsmith Câu 188 When was Jonathan Swift born? a. 30 November 1667 (Đ) b. 11 January 1660 c. 3 June 1663 d. 14 April 1656
Trang 1ĐÁP ÁN TRẮC NGHIỆM VĂN HỌC ANH - MỸ - EN16_THI TỰ LUẬN Ghi chú (Đ) là đáp án đúng
Có Bản dịch tiếng việt ở cuối tài liệu
Câu 1
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Wlliam Shakespeare is not the author of:
a The advanced ideology
b The constant ideology
c The continuing ideology
d The progressive ideology(Đ)
Câu 3
19th century American romanticism American literature began its history
in the colonial Revolutionary period
in America that frequently display the
characteristics of the Elizabethan literary style in England.
a With accounts of discoveries and explorations (Đ)
b With accounts of discoveries and exploring
c With accounts of discoveries and explorers
d With accounts of discovering and explorations
Câu 4
According to Engels, the renaissance was the greatest progressive
revolution that , a time which called for giants and
Trang 2produced giants-giants in power of thought, passion and character, in universality and learning.
a Mankind had so far experienced (Đ)
b Mankind had so excitingly experienced
c Mankind had so long experienced
d Mankind had so hot experienced
Câu 5
Amerigo Vespucci found that Christopher ; the new continent was not India As a result, the new continent came to be called America after the name of its undoubted discoverer, America.
a Had done a mistake
b Had seen a mistake
c Had made a mistake (Đ)
d Had taken a mistake
Câu 6
Chaucer also worked out a new form of versification which replaced alliteration metrical form It was based on rhythmic
arrangement of the accents, of the length of the verse, of stanzas.
a This was called (Đ)
b This were called
c This being called
d This be called
Câu 7
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence In the last twenty years
of the 18th century, England produced two great romantic poets They are
a Johnson and Blake
b Blake and Burns (Đ)
c Pope and Goldsmith
d Gray and Young
Câu 8
Trang 3Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
"To be or not to be that is the question", is famous line of which of
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
_ is one of Shakespeare’s famous four tragedies.
a Othello (Đ)
b Romeo and Juliet
c Anthony and Cleopatra
d Julius Caesar
Câu 10
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
A Red, Red Rose is a .
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Complete the following famous line from Hamlet: Something is rotten in the state of
a Denmark (Đ)
b Maine
c Venice
d England
Trang 4Câu 12
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
From which of Shakespeare's plays is this famous line: 'Did my heart love til now?/ Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night'
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Graham Greene’s novels are marked by?
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Gulliver’s attitude toward the horse can be described as .
b Novel of stream of consciousness
c Novel of satire and allegory (Đ)
Trang 5d Gothic novel
Câu 16
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Hamlet’s famous speech ‘To be,or not to be; that is the question’ occurs in?
a Act II, Scene I
b Act IV, Scene III
c Act III, Scene III
d Act III, Scene I (Đ)
Câu 17
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
He married to the Anne Hathaway at the age of _ in
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How are Polonius and Laertes related?
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
How does Queen Gertrude die?
a Suffers a fatal heart attack while watching Hamlet fight Laertes
b Accidentally stabbed by Laertes
c Poisoned by drinking from Hamlet's cup (Đ)
d Drowns in the river outside the castle
Trang 6Câu 20
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
How many dollars does Della get for her hair in The Gift of the Magi?
b 40
c 80
d 60
Câu 21
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
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How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write?
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I Wandered lonely as a Cloud is a .
Trang 7In 1066, _ led the Norman army to invade and defeat England.
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In Pride and Prejudice we initially dislike but later tend to like?
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In the 14th century, the most important writer is .
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In which language the stories of Canterbury Tale are written?
Trang 8Jack Worthing, the central character in The Importance of Being Earnest,
is found as a baby in a handbag in the cloakroom of which railway station
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Of which cathedral was Jonathan Swift dean?
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Pride and Prejudice was originally a youthful work entitled?
Trang 10Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
The main literary stream of the 18th century was .
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Though Beowulf was introduced by Angles, the events and _ are Scandinavian.
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Utopia was first printed in:
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Vanity Fair is a novel by?
Trang 11Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
What does Jim buy for Della in The Gift of the Magi?
b Gold chain
c Diamond ring
d Silver bracelet
Câu 42
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
What is the name of the playlet Hamlet stages for Claudius?
a Vice of Kings
b The Murder of Gonzago (Đ)
c Slings and Arrows
d The Slaying of Lucianus
Câu 43
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
What is the sub-title of the play Twelfth Night?
a Or, What you Will (Đ)
b Or, What you Like It
c Or, What is you Will
d Or, What you Think
Câu 44
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
What is the title of Wilde's only novel?
a The Picture of Damien Gray
b The Picture of Dominic Gray
Trang 12c The Picture of Declan Gray
d The Picture of Dorian Gray (Đ)
Trang 14Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which character spoke following lines?"What's Montague? It is nor hand nor foot,Nor arm nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man, O be some other name!What's in a name?That which we call a roseBy any other word would smell as sweet,"
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" come from?
a The Merry Wives of Windsor
b Pericles, Prince of Tyre
c Othello, the Moor of Venice
d King Henry the Sixth, Part II (Đ)
Câu 55
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which is the last play written by William Shakespeare?
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which method of narration has been employed by Dickens in his novel
“Great Expectations”?
a Autobiographical method
b Stream of Consciousness technique
Trang 15c Direct or epic method (Đ)
d Documentary method
Câu 57
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968?
a The emergence of a major cohort of women dramatists
b The diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
c The rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
d The death of the musical
e The rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos, The emergence of a major cohort of women dramatists, The diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies(Đ)
Câu 58
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which of the following is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen?
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which of the following is not a Shakespeare tragedy?
Trang 16Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman
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Which of the following novels has the sub-title ‘A Novel Without a Hero’?
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which of the following phrases best characterizes the late-nineteenth
century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of modernism?
a Art for art's sake (Đ)
b Art for intellect's sake
c Art for the masses
d Art for god's sake
Câu 63
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which of the following writers wrote historical novels?
a William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
b Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte
c Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth (Đ)
d Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley
Câu 64
Trang 17Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which of these was not one of Shakespeare's plays?
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
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Which river is associated with Shakespeare's birth place?
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Which story by O Henry deals with kidnappers who find the kidnapped boy a nuisance and want to return him with money?
a Christmas by Injunction
b The Cop and the Anthem
c The Ransom of Red Chief (Đ)
d The Duplicity of Hargraves
Trang 18Câu 68
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which story by O Henry deals with sacrifices husband and wife make for buying Christmas presents for each other?
a Let me feel your pulse
b Heart of the West
c The Gentle Grafter
d The Gift of the Magi (Đ)
Câu 69
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which text exemplifies the anti-Victorianism prevalent in the early
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Who is the Shrew in the play ?
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Who was often called as the Romantic Poet as most of his poems revolved around nature?
a William Morris
b William Wordsworth (Đ)
c William Blake
Trang 19d William Shakespeare
Câu 72
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Who wrote "The Hound of the Baskervilles?"
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Who wrote Canterbury Tales?
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Why was Daniel Defoe arrested in May 1703?
a Piracy
b Writing the pamphlet The Shortest Way of Dissenters (Đ)
c Not paying debts
d Translating Bible in English
Câu 75
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
William Shakespeare born in:
a 26 April 1565
b 26 April 1564 (Đ)
c 26 April 1567
d 26 April 1566
Trang 20Câu 76
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
William Shakespeare is not the author of:
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
William Shakespeare was born in the year:
Collectivism was a nice word to draw the attention of the
masses The writer appealed to their 'pride
of country', boasting that Britain was the richest country in the world and that every man would be sure of a good living if he and his fellow workers fought for the good of the Empire.
a Away with class struggle
b Away around class struggle
c Away about class struggle
d Away from class struggle (Đ)
Câu 79
During the 18th century a few voices in the Western world were raised against slavery England abolished the institution in 1773 During the American Revolution, many Americans came because it was inconsistent with heir democratic ideals.
a To opposing slavery
b To opposed slavery
Trang 21a Then of the proletariat.
b Here of the proletariat
c That of the proletariat (Đ)
d There of the proletariat
Câu 81
English humanists dreamed of social changes
that and establish the equality
of people.
a Would do for with the vices of society
b Would do about with the vices of society
c Would do away with the vices of society (Đ)
d Would do against with the vices of society
Câu 82
Geoffrey Chaucer showed life as it was, as great artist and humanist he gave an equally masterly description of Good and Evil The great writer believed in man and was optimistically for the future.
a Full for hope
b Full of hope (Đ)
c Full with hope
d Full about hope
Câu 83
Here a mother would stand with her baby of'sit with it on the stairs, or companions would huddle together in cold weather Everywhere there was drunkenness, dirt and bad language Gambling was the chief amusement of
Trang 22the young men, and fights in the streets were common,
ending even in murder.
a Became King of England (Đ)
b Becoming King of England
c Had became King of England
d Becomes King of England
Câu 85
It is commonly acknowledged that many of the libertarian and movements in the late 18th century and early 19th century were
abolitionist-engendered by the romantic philosophy based on the
desire and tyranny and the new emphasis
on the rights and dignity of the individual.
It was contrary to the medieval ideology and especially to that of the
Catholic Church .was defeated.
a The power of Church about men's mind
b The power of Church for men's mind
c The power of Church over men's mind (Đ)
d The power of Church above men's mind
Câu 87
Trang 23It was in the last decades of the century that new trade-unions sprang up, which workers, regardless of their qualifications, could join; even unskilled factory-hands
a Were interested at human society
b Were interested for human society
c Were interested in human society (Đ)
d Were interested on human society
Câu 89
Like English romanticism, American romanticism was a very complicated phenomenon It was not a definite system of particular attitudes towards man, and society Following are some of the most essential features of American romanticism They are found in the leading poets of the time Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), Walt Whitman (1819-1892).
a Other being scattering territories in Asia
Trang 24b Other scattered territories in Asia (Đ)
c Other scattering territories in Asia
d Other scatter territories in Asia
Câu 91
Only a small number of dock workers had permanent work; the majority were casuals employed for one job only The casuals would walk to the docks early in the morning and wait at the entrances to the various wharves that a foreman might need someone.
a Hope for the chance
b Hoped for the chance
c Hoping for the chance (Đ)
d To hope for the chance
Câu 92
Philanthropy, never having been able to prevent poverty, now became a laughing stock Disillusionment led to pessimism and found its expression in
a very pessimistic literature, Decadence.
a The composition of the
b The literature of the (Đ)
c The poetry of the
d The prose of the
Câu 93
Questions on literary terms
What is a sonnet?
a A poem of eight lines
b A poem of fourteen lines (Đ)
c A poem of six lines
d A poem of twelve lines
Câu 94
Questions on literary terms
Trang 25A comparison of unlike things without using a word of comparison such as like or as
Questions on literary terms
A pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of poetry
Questions on literary terms
A poem that generally has meter and rhyme
a Narrative
b Free verse
c Lyric (Đ)
Câu 97
Questions on literary terms
A poem with no meter or rhyme
Questions on literary terms
Applying human qualities to non-human things
Trang 26Questions on literary terms
Concentrate on these elements when writing a good poem.
a Theme, purpose, form, and mood (Đ)
b Purpose and audience
c Rhyme and reason
d Characters, main idea, and theme
Câu 100
Questions on literary terms
The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as
Questions on literary terms
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds
Trang 27b An address
c The point a writer is trying to make about a subject (Đ)
d A plot
Câu 103
Questions on literary terms
Using words or letters to imitate sounds
a A poem of twelve lines
b Poem of fourteen lines (Đ)
c A poem of eight lines
d A poem of six lines
Câu 105
Questions on literary terms
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
a A simile must use animals in the comparison
b No difference Simply two different ways in referring to the same thing
c A simile is more descriptive
d A simile uses as or like to make a comparison and a metaphor doesn't (Đ)Câu 106
Questions on literary terms
What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form?
b Alliteration
c Personification
Trang 28d Hyperboles
Câu 107
Questions on literary terms
What is the word for a "play on words"?
Questions on literary terms
Which figure of speech is it when a statement is exaggerated in a poem?
Questions on literary terms
Which is an example of a proverb?
a The snow was white as cotton
b Get a "stake" in our business
c You can't have your cake and eat it, too (Đ)
d You're driving me crazy
Câu 110
Questions on literary terms
Which is not a poetry form?
a Ballad
b Sonnet
c Tale (Đ)
d Epic
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Questions on literary terms
Which represents an example of alliteration?
a Peter Piper Picked Peppers (Đ)
b A beautiful scenery with music
a His rebell spirit
b His rebellion spirit
c His rebelling spirit
d His rebellious spirit (Đ)
Câu 114
Romanticism literature was a reaction of to the French Bourgeois Revolution and to the Enlightenment connected with it.
a Different strata of society (Đ)
b Different kinds of society
c Different fields of society
d Different types of society
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Soon after their arrival as colonialists, the white men began either to
plunder or to enslave the Indians, turning them into their worst victims The way the Indians were annihilated by the white
men in the history of mankind.
a To constitutes one of the darkest pages
b Constitutes one of the darkest pages (Đ)
c Constituting one of the darkest pages
d Constitute one of the darkest pages
to recognize the ,class struggle as necessary for social progress.
a Cared scientific organization of society
b Careful scientific organization of society (Đ)
c Careless scientific organization of society
Trang 31d Caring scientific organization of society
Câu 119
The first masterpiece of English literature, the epic poem The Song of Beowulf describes the historical past of the land from which the Angles, Saxons and Jutes
Fabian Society These Socialists came from the middle class, but they
wanted of the common people.
a To improved the economic situation
b To improve the economic situation (Đ)
c To improving the economic situation
d To improvement the economic situation
sheltered many who were altogether homeless.
a As good as
Trang 32b As well as (Đ)
c As long as
d As equal as
Câu 123
The idea that the British race was superior to was
flattering, especially to the bourgeoisie It meant that they were supermen The imperialists came to power in 1895 Four Fars later the Boer War broke out.
a Taught the common people (Đ)
b To teach the common people
c Teaches the common people
d Teaching the common people
Câu 126
Trang 33The Normans brought the romance to England The romance told of love and adventure and
in feudal society.
a Expressing the ideals of knighthood
b Expressed the ideals of knighthood (Đ)
c To be expressing the ideals of knighthood
d To be expressed the ideals of knighthood
Câu 127
The people were disappointed the outcome of the Revolution The common people did not obtain the liberty, fraternity and equality which they had hoped for; the, bourgeoisie found that the reality was not what the Enlighteners had promised it to be.
Trang 34c all in the world
d for the world
Câu 130
The Revolution brought new problems for the problems for the
progressive-minded writers, who were faced with the necessity
of as their attitude to the feudal state.
a Find an answer to such questions
b Founding an answer to such questions
c Finding an answer to such questions (Đ)
d Found an answer to such questions
Câu 131
The romanticists paid a good deal of attention to the spiritual life of man This The so-called exotic theme came into being and great attention was dedicated to nature and its elements The description became very rich in form and many-sided in contents.
a Was reflection in an abundance of lyrical verse
b Was to reflect in an abundance of lyrical verse
c Was reflecting in an abundance of lyrical verse
d Was reflected in an abundance of lyrical verse (Đ)
Câu 132
The second half of the 19th century in England gave rise to a rapid growth
of social contradictions To improve the situation for themselves the ruling classes increased the oppression of the toiling masses and widened their policy of imperialist expansion in the colonies.
Trang 35the Danes Hrothgar built a great house for himself and his man.
The United States Government applied in the New world the Monroe
Doctrine (raised by James Monroe, the fifth US president (1817-1825), The ideas of the Monroe Doctrine may be roughly summarized
as is slogan meant that foreign intervention into the internal affairs of the former colonies would be from then on not permitted.
a "America of the Americans"
b "America to the Americans"
c "America about the Americans"
d "America for the Americans" (Đ)
Câu 135
The workers who had permanent work stood on a higher social level On Sundays they would crowd into the parks and listen to various speakers Here an atheist would stand on a soap-box and explain
that he must be a monster to permit such
a No duties for the peasants
b No tasks for the peasants
c No jobs for the peasants
Trang 36d No work for the peasants (Đ)
Câu 137
They began to see that some human beings were born to riches for which they had not worked, while the majority was
born no escape.
a Of poverty from which there was
b Through poverty from which there was
c For poverty from which there was
d To poverty from which there was (Đ)
Câu 138
We are told that the native Americans met and they were eager to trade' with the "palefaces" as they called the white men But this friendship did not last long.
a The first Europeans with hospitalization
b The first Europeans with hospitalizing
c The first Europeans with hospital
d The first Europeans with hospitality (Đ)
a Stopped thousands of peasants off their lands
b Made thousands of peasants off their lands