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Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Thanksgiving is a traditional American (33) _____. Americans (34) _____ Thanksgiving on the third Thursday in November. On this day, Americans (35) _____ the first harvest of the first group of Europeans in America. Americans eat a traditional dinner on Thanksgiving. They eat turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. These are the (36)_____ people ate at the first harvest. People don’t exchange presents, but some people send Thanksgiving cards to their friends.
Question 33:
A. weekday
B. holiday
C. birthday
D. national day
Đáp án: B
Question 34:
A. celebrate
B. put
C. get
D. open
Đáp án: A
Question 36:
A. foods
B. kinds
C. grains
D. groceries
Question 35:
A. remember
B. run
C. pass
D. find
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
In Britain, wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the wedding day. The guests reply as soon as possible to say if they can come or not. Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult. People don’t take their present for the wedding. They send them to the woman’s house before the wedding day. Most weddings take place before lunch or in the early afternoon. Many people like to get married in church. The bride often wears a long white dress. Guests wear their best clothes and most of the women wear hats. In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left and the groom’s one sits on the right. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand. Most married women wear wedding rings, but married men often do not.
According the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Invitations are sent out some weeks before the wedding day.
B. People who accept the invitations have to send their presents to the couple.
C. It is not easy to choose a present for the couple.
D. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the right hand.
Đáp án: D
The word presents synonyms with _____.
A. flowers
B. gifts
C. hats
D. fingers
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The invention of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be (1)______of illnesses, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to increase their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from libraries.
At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (2)______. However, in 1871, the government introduce four “Bank Holidays” – national holiday days. This allowed people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside. At first they went on day-trips, taking
(3)______ of special cheap tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, rising incomes meant many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (4)______ them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (5)_____ offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today, the English seaside remained popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.
Question 1.
A. recovered
B. cured
C. improved
D. remedied
Đáp án B
Giải thích: recover (v): khôi phục
cure (v): chữa lành
improve (v): cải tiến
remedy (v): sửa chửa
Question 3.
A. opportunity
B. benefit
C. profit
D. advantage
Đáp án D
Giải thích: take advantage of something/somebody: tận dụng lợi thế của ai/ cái gì
Question 2.
A. out
B. off
C. from
D. away
Giải thích: time off: thời gian nghỉ ngơi
Bài 1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Question 5.
A. for
B. on
C. in
D. to
Giải thích: tobe on offer: được chào bán
Đáp án: B