Đọc đoạn văn và chọn một câu trả lời thích hợp nhất cho các câu hỏi, từ câu 1 đến câu 5 If there is a building which symbolizes a country, such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney
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Đọc đoạn văn và chọn một câu trả lời thích hợp nhất cho các câu hỏi, từ câu 1 đến câu 5
If there is a building which symbolizes a country, such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia, then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India
It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal From the time they got married, they wouldn’t be separated She followed him to wars, advised him on affairs of state, and was loved by his people for her good work But she died in 1631 during her childbirth The emperor was heartbroken and had the Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love
It took more than 20 years for the Taj Mahal to be built Workers were brought in, not only from all over India, but from central Asia too A total of 20,000 people worked on the building
In 1657, Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1658 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned his father and seized power Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666 He was finally buried there with his wife, who he could never forget
The Taj Mahal is definitely worth more than a single visit As it is built with white marble stones, its character changes in
different lights It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset At sunset, for example, the color of the Taj Mahal changes from white to yellow, then to pink As the moon rises, it turns a silvery white
To show respect to the Taj Mahal, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit
Câu 1: Which of the following about the Taj Mahal is not true?
Câu 2: Why did Emperpor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?
Câu 3: What does the underlined word "definitely" here probably mean?
Câu 4: Which of the following sentences is true?
A Shah Jahan treated his son badly when he was young B Shah Jahan was not popular with his people at that time
Câu 5: Which of the following is true about the writer of the passage?
Đọc đoạn văn và chọn một từ thích hợp nhất điền vào chỗ trống, từ câu 6 đến câu 15
In the United it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning If you telephone him early in the day, while
he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the (6) _ shows that the mater is very important and requires immediate attention The same meaning is (7) _ to telephone call (8) _ after 11:00 p.m If someone receives a call during (9) _ hours, he assumes it is a matter of life and death The time chosen for the call communicates (10) _ importance
In social life, time plays a very important part In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation (11) _ a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date But it is not true in all countries In other areas of the world, (12) _ may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance (13) _ plans which are made for a date more than a week tend to be forgotten The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world (14) _, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time (15) _
Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn một phương án thích hợp nhất điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn chỉnh câu trả lời, từ câu 16 đến câu 25
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous value Forests covered
a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts There was a great abundance of very
fertile soil Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could
never be used up So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland Grass lands and prairies were plowed and harrowed
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Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport
Within a short time, the results were obvious Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage yearly The very fertile soil was washed away or blown up in great clouds The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion Rivers
were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish Several species of
birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going Future timber shortages were predicted In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sort of conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share
in the resources that are the heritage of every American
Câu 16: The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is
Câu 17: It seeemed to the early American settlers that
Câu 18: The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was
Câu 19: Much of the fertile soil of America has
Câu 20: According to the passage, the false sentence is that _
Câu 21: The word "abounded with" could best replaced by
Câu 22: The word "silt" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
Câu 23: One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that
Câu 24: Some species of birds and mammals seemed
Câu 25: Americans soon came to realize that
Chọn một phương án thích hợp nhất điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu, từ câu 26 đến câu 55
Câu 26: - John: "This dish is really nice!" - Mary: " It's called yakitori, and it's made with chicken livers."
Câu 27: - "Where have you been?" - "I was caught in the traffic, I would have been here sooner."
Câu 28: His father left New York The doctor suggested he there
Câu 29: We talked for hours of things and persons we remembered in the school
Câu 30: Only when the ground is kept moist germinate
Câu 31: - Nancy: "Excuse me Is it the math class?" - Jenny: " ."
Câu 32: The room was noisy and not very for studying
Câu 33: No one died in the accident, ?
Câu 34: she entered the house than the phone started to ring
Câu 35: He worked hard everything would be ready by 5 o'clock
Câu 36: The child hurt himself badly when he fell the bedroom window
Câu 37: Tom: "What a lovely house you have!" - Jack: " ."
Câu 38: Those books deal mainly tropical plants
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Câu 39: Daisy didn't like to swim, she played on the beach with her sister
Câu 40: My new glasses cost me the last pair that I bought last month
Câu 41: The motorbike was badly smashed up but the rider escaped without any
Câu 42: I'm feeling sick I so much chocolate last night
Câu 43: My girlfriend arrived after I for her about half an hour
Câu 44: By the end of this year, Tom English for three years
Câu 45: Mary: "Do you think it will rain?" - Jenny: "Oh! ."
Câu 46: I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same
Câu 47: The rotten oranges should be so as not to affect the others in the basket
Câu 48: English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where _ for
administration, broadcasting and education
Câu 49: Nowadays almost no one speaks Latin, is the reason why it is called a dead language
Câu 50: _ fail the next entrance exams, my parents would be very upset
Câu 51: After the enormous dinner he had to _ his belt
Câu 52: I applied for the job that I saw _ in the paper
Câu 53: - "Oh no! I completely forgot we were supposed to pick Jenny up at the airport this morning." - "She _ there
waiting for us."
Câu 54: "What did you think of the book?" - " _ the books I’ve read It was the most interesting."
Câu 55: Not until home that he had taken someone else's bike
Chọn một từ có trọng âm chính ở vị trí khác so với các từ còn lại, từ câu 56 đến câu 60
Chọn một câu hoàn chỉnh nhất được tạo bởi những từ / cụm từ gợi ý sau, từ câu 61 đến câu 65
Câu 61: students / appreciate / teacher / sense of humor.//
A That the students really appreciate is the teacher's sense of humor
B What the students really appreciate are the teacher's sense of humor
C What the students really appreciate is the teacher's sense of humor
D What the students really appreciate was the teacher's sense of humor
Câu 62: When / we / get / cinema / film / show / 20 minutes.//
A When we got to the cinema the film had been shown for 20 minutes
B When we get at a cinema a film has been shown at 20 minutes
C When we get to a cinema the film was shown from 20 minutes
D When we got at the cinema a film has been shown since 20 minutes
Câu 63: They / not / answer / phone / this morning / so / must / out.//
A They don't answer a phone this morning so they must be out
B They not answer the phone this morning so they must gone out
C They didn’t answer a phone this morning so they must went out
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D They didn’t answer the phone this morning so they must have gone out
Câu 64: He / like / nothing / better / sit / read / science books / father's library.//
A He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books in father's library
B He liked nothing better than sitting and read science books in his father's library
C He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books in his father's library
D He liked nothing better than to sit to read science books in his father's library
Câu 65: Many people / not / difference / original painting / copy.//
A Many people can't say the difference between an original painting and its copy
B Many people can't speak the difference between an original painting and its copy
C Many people can't explain the difference between an original painting and its copy
D Many people can't tell the difference between an original painting and its copy
Chọn một câu gần nghĩa nhất so với câu đã cho, từ câu 66 đến câu 75
Câu 66: "Let's go to the cinema tonight," he suggested
Câu 67: I was surprised at how easy he was to talk to
Câu 68: It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me
A Not until after I left home did I realize how much my father meant to me
B Not until I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me
C Not until had I left home did I realize how much my father meant to me
D Not until I had left home did I realize how much my father meant to me
Câu 69: It is acknowledged that Vietnam had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic
A Vietnam is acknowledged to have controlled SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic
B Vietnam was acknowledged to have had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic
C Vietnam is acknowledged to have completely controlled SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic
D Vietnam is acknowledged to have made a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic
Câu 70: "Don’t come home late, Jenny, it is dangerous!" her father said
A Jenny's father advised her to come home early
B Jenny's father told her not to come home late because it was dangerous
C Jenny's father asked her against being home late because it may be dangerous
D Jenny's father told her not to come home late and it was dangerous
Câu 71: I used to live in Happy Valley
Câu 72: Sam is twenty-two years old, and his sister is eleven
Câu 73: The sisters looked forward to getting new clothes for Christmas
Câu 74: It's ages since I last saw a Hollywood film
Câu 75: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back
A Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately
B As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone
C Scarcely had she put telephone down when her boss rang back
D She hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back
Chọn một từ /cụm từ gạch chân cần phải sửa, từ câu 76 đến câu 80
Câu 76: Having punished twice this week, Kate feels ashamed of her bad behaviour
A B C D
Câu 77: So extensive the lakes are that they are viewed as the largest bodies of fresh water in the world
A B C D
Câu 78: Many disabled children cannot derive full enjoyment from toys make for non-disabled children
A B C D
Câu 79: He has done a valuable contribution to the independence of the country
A B C D
Câu 80: The air that surrounds our planet is both odourless, colourless, and invisible
A B C D