36 CÂU HỎI
I. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
FREE ACTIVITIES IN THE BURNHAM ARE
The Family Welcome" event in the art gallery begins at ____.
A. 10 am.
B. 10.30 am.
C. 2 pm
The film that is now shown in the 'Family Welcome’ event is about ____.
A. sculpture.
B. painting
C. ceramics.
Where will the 4 pm concert of Latin American music take place?
A. in a museum
B. in a theatre
C. In a library
The boat race begins at ____.
A Summer Pool
B. Charles Worth Bridge.
C. Oxford Marina.
Visitors will be able to learn about ____ and then collect some at Paxton
A. mushrooms
B. various flowers
C. unusual birds
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Circle the letter A, B. C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
21. She cried a lot when she knew she was _____ out by her classmates.
A. stayed
B. put
C. left
Of the ten beauty spots my brother visited, ____ left a lasting impression on
A. none of which
B. not one of them
C. which none
D. and none of them
You need to be highly trained and have ____ skills to work in
A. specialized
B. exact
C. detailed
D. specific
I don't think we can _____ him to change his mind.
A. make
B. persuade
C. suggest
D. insist
Two students are discussing some measures to protect the environment.
John: "Do you think we should use public transportation to protect our environment?’’
Laura: ‘’______’’
A. There's no doubt about it.
B. Of course not. You bet!
C. Well, that's very surprising.
D. Yes, it's an absurd idea.
This school needs ____ It looks so old.
A. to repaint
B. repainted
C. repainting
D. to be repainting
Vietnamese people had mostly lived in ____ before 1945.
A. skyscrapers
B. thatched houses
C. brick houses
D. tiled roofed houses
Getting his car fixed is going to cost him ___ as the engine has completely blown, but he has no choice. He needs it for work.
A. over the moon
B. my cup of tea
C. put yourself in my shoes
D. an arm and a leg
Two of the boys in the art class were doing self-portraits by looking at _____ in the mirror.
A. themselves
B. oneself
C. each other
D. one another
____ Richard is a businessman, his brother is a rock singer.
A. However
B. Yet
C. Despite
D. Whereas
The hanging gardens of Babylon (57) ____ considered to be one of the Seven Wonders
A. have
B. has
C. were
D. was
The hanging gardens of Babylon (57) ____ considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the (58) ____ World.
A. Ancient
B. Antique
C. Historical
D. Traditional
The gardens were (59) _____ in layers - one on top of the other
A. constructed
B. assembled
C. collected
D. invented
much like a modern multi-storey car (60)____
A. garage
B. stop
C. station
D. park
although a lot more (61) ____ to look at
A. good-looking
B. handsome
C. attractive
D. adorable
The large (62) ____ of water which these plants required was
A. total
B. amount
C. sum
D. number
(63) _____ from the river Euphrates nearby
A. dragged
B. pulled
C. push
D. pumped
It is said that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the (64) ______ of the gardens and look down on the city of Babylon below.
A. shade
B. shadow
C. gloom
D. glow
The gardens’ fame quickly (65) _____ and travelers would come from far and wide to admire them
A. distributed
B. spread
C. extended
D. moved
Even thousands of years ago, people used to go (66) ____.
A. glimpsing
B. staring
C. glancing
D. sightseeing
Sadly, nothing (67) ____ today of the beautiful hanging gardens, and the city of Babylon lies in ruins in what is modern-day Iraq.
A. waits
B. stays
C. remains
D. continues
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Educational changes in Canadian society
B. Canada during the Second World War
C. Population trends in postwar Canada
D. Standards of living in Canada
According to the passage, when did Canada’s baby boom begin?
A. In the decade after 1911
B. After 1945
C. During the depression of the 1930’s
D. In 1966
The word “five’’ refers to ___:
A. Canadians
B. years
C. decades
D. marriages
The word "surging" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. new
B. extra
C. accelerating
D. surprising
The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950’s ___.
A. the urban population decreased rapidly
B. fewer people married
C. economic conditions were poor
D. the birth rate was very high
The word "trend" is closest in meaning to ____.
A. tendency
B. aim
C. growth
D. directive
The word "peak" is closest in meaning to ____.
A. pointed
B. dismal
C. mountain
D. maximum
When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?
A. 1966
B. 1957
C. 1956
D. 1951
The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT ____.
A. people being better educated
B. people getting married earlier
C. better standards of living
D. couples buying houses
It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution _____.
A. families were larger
B. population statistics were unreliable
C. the population grew steadily
D. economic conditions were bad