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TEST 10 I- Choose the best answer: 1. Annette is a short story writer. She ....... several books of short stories, and she ....... several rewards for her books. A. wrote/ won B. has written/ won C. writes/ win D. has written/ has won 2. At the moment, she ....... a detective story. A. writes B. wrote C. is writing D. has written 3. Linh ....... in Hanoi but her brother Minh ....... in Thai Nguyen. A. lives/ is living B. lives/ lives C. living/ living D. live/ living 4. I have to...
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TEST 10

I- Choose the best answer:

1. Annette is a short story writer. She ....... several books of short stories, and she ....... several rewards for her books.

A. wrote/ won B. has written/ won C. writes/ win D. has written/ has won

2. At the moment, she ....... a detective story.

A. writes B. wrote C. is writing D. has written

3. Linh ....... in Hanoi but her brother Minh ....... in Thai Nguyen.

A. lives/ is living B. lives/ lives C. living/ living D. live/ living

4. I have to leave before seven, so .......

A. can you B. do you C. are you D. have you

5. My brother is not keen ....... pop music.

A. to listen B. listening to C. on listening D. on listening to

6. You ....... better be careful not to miss the train.

A. would B. should C. did D. had

7. It is written English, which is not systematically phonetic that ....... difficulties to foreigners.

A. causes B. gives C. makes D. does

8. Isaac Newton was an English physicist ....... theory of gravitation is famous throughout the world.

A. which B. who C. whose D. that

9. ....... among young people is now a serious problem in many countries in the world.

A. employ B. employment C. unemployed D. unemployment

10. John is from England. He is not used ....... on the right side of the road.

A. to drive B. to driving C. of driving D. driving

11. I'm glad. I've succeeded ....... persuading him to phone her.

A. in B. at C. with D. of

12. It rained so ....... that after only half an hour everywhere was flooded.

A. heavy B. heavier C. heavily D. more heavily

13. Are you free ....... Saturday evening?

A. in B. at C. on D. for

14. His father was a farmer who died before his son's birth. His mother, uncle and grandmother took care ....... him

A. for B. after C. of D. in

15. His son became famous ....... the age of 21.

A. with B. at C. for D. in

16. In 1669 Isaac Newton was appointed professor and began giving lectures ....... mathematics.

A. on B. for C. in D. with

17. He wasn't interested in ...... until he grew older.

A. mathematics B. mathematician C. mathematical D. mathemat

18. You look ....... in a new dress.

A. more beautiful B. beautify C. beautifully D.more beautifully

19. His first ....... experiment was carried out in 1658.

A. physics B. physician C. physical D. physicist

20. ....... who invented the steam engine, was a famous Scottish inventor.

A. James Watt B. Faraday C. M. Curie D. Einstein

21. If you let an object off your hand, it will certainly .......

A. fall B. fly C. run D. move

22. If our sources of energy ends, our life .......

A. will destroyed B. destroys C. will destroy D. will be destroyed

23. Mary looks very ......

A. success B. successful C. successfully D. sadly

24. Children enjoy ...... in the river.

A. swim B. swimming C. swam D. to swim

25. I ....... many young men since I came here in June.

A. has seen B. saw C. have seen D. see

26. Sleep is ....... to our health.

A. necessity B. necessary C. necessarily D. necessitate

27. Football is one of the most ....... games of English people.

A. popular B. popularly C. popularity D. popularize

28. We ....... English as an effective means of communication.

A. speak B. have C. study D. find

29. She tried to work ....... so that she could pass the exam.

A. hardly B. harden C. hard D. hardship

30. The peace ....... Oxford once knew has been swept.

A. which B. who C. whom D. where

31. Those are your shoes, .......?

A. aren't those B. aren't you C. aren't they D. are not they

32. If man continue cutting down forests, the life on the earth....... affected.

A. will be B. would be C. could be D. would have been

33. Hyde Park has Speakers' corner ....... one may say anything one pleases.

A. which B. that C. when D. where

34. English ....... in many parts of the world.

A. speaks B. is speaking C. is speaked D. is spoken

35. Someone has stolen my bicycle. My bicycle .......

A. has stolen B. has been stole C. has been stolen D. has been stolen

36. A/An ....... is a person who gives lectures, especially at a university or college.

A. story teller B. orator C. lecturer D. speaker

37. I'm fed up with ....... the same TV programme every night.

A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watched

38. He'd like to buy a ...... newspaper.

A. week B. weekdy C. weekly D. day

39. A person who studies life of plants and animals is called a ......

A. geologist B. physicist C. biologist D. chemist

40. This is my friend, ...... I went to the zoo yesterday.

A. with whom B. whom C. who D. whose

41. The earth moves round the sun without .......

A. stoping B. stop C. to stop D. stopping

42. She is ....... to come from city.

A. likely B. like C. seem D. alike

43. I don't know where .......

A. does she come B. she does comes C. she comes D. is she comes

44. Michael's afraid ....... spiders.

A. about B. from C. for D. of

45. I remember ....... him before.

A. to have seen B. saw C. to see D. seeing

II- Read the following passage and choose the best answer:

Mercury is the smallest member of the sun's family. It is only 3.100 miles across. It is also the sun's swiftest planet. Its yearly journey round the sun is only 85 days.

Mercury always keeps one side towards the sun. On this side it is always day, on the other side always night. We only see the lighted side.

Mercury appears to us like a yellowish orange star. The nearest planet to the sun, it is always seen near the sun, either just before sunrise or soon after sunset. People sometimes call mercury the morning star or evening star.

Mercury is half the size of the earth. Because it is much lighter, it has much less gravity. If you can visit Mercury in a spaceship, you will find it a strange world. Its low gravity makes you feel very light. If your weight on earth is 100 pounds, your weight on Mercury is only 27 pounds.

Looking at the sun from Mercury, you can see that it's much more brilliant than it is seen from the earth. And the yellow centre of the sun appears three times bigger from Mercury.

On its lighted side, Mercury's temperature is about 300 degrees centigrate. But the dark side is extremely cold, but 150 degrees below zero so mercury is probably the coldest as well as the hottest of the planets.

46. A. Mercury is .......

A. the sun's fastest planet B. the coldest planet C. the hottest planet D. all are correct

47. We cannot see the dark side of Mercury because .......

A. it moves very fast.

B. it always appears just before sunrise or soon after sunset.

C. it always keeps one side towards the sun.

D. it is too far for us to see.

48. When can we see Mercury? - We can see it ......

A. just before the sunset B. just before sunrise

C. after the sunset D. both A and C are correct

49. Why do we weigh much on the earth than on Mercury? - Because .......

A. Mercury is nearer to the sun. B. Mercury has got less gravity than the earth.

C. Mercury is much hotter. D. none are correct.

50. Why does the sun look bigger when it is seen from Mercury?

- Because .......

A. Mercury is the smallest planet of the sun.

B. Mercury is nearer to the sun.

C. Mercury is a light planet.

D. It only takes Mercury 88 days to move round the sun.

III. Phonetics

1/ a. rose b. chose c. close d. lose

2/ a. faucet b. taught c. draught d. daughter

3/ a. worry b. sorry c. doctor d. fog

4/ a. choose b. stood c. look d. took

5/ a. proud b. double c. house d. round

IV.Identify the mistakes

56. Your writing is terrible. I can’t never read it.

A B C D

57. We had a very good weather when we were on holiday.

A B C D

58. You don’t have a cigarette, will you?

A B C D

59. What did you do at 8 .00 last night? I phoned you but no one answered.

A B C D

60. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.

A B C D

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6 tháng 12 2018

TEST 10

I- Choose the best answer:

1. Annette is a short story writer. She ....... several books of short stories, and she ....... several rewards for her books.

A. wrote/ won B. has written/ won C. writes/ win D. has written/ has won

2. At the moment, she ....... a detective story.

A. writes B. wrote C. is writing D. has written

3. Linh ....... in Hanoi but her brother Minh ....... in Thai Nguyen.

A. lives/ is living B. lives/ lives C. living/ living D. live/ living

4. I have to leave before seven, so .......

A. can you B. do you C. are you D. have you

5. My brother is not keen ....... pop music.

A. to listen B. listening to C. on listening D. on listening to

6. You ....... better be careful not to miss the train.

A. would B. should C. did D. had

7. It is written English, which is not systematically phonetic that ....... difficulties to foreigners.

A. causes B. gives C. makes D. does

8. Isaac Newton was an English physicist ....... theory of gravitation is famous throughout the world.

A. which B. who C. whose D. that

9. ....... among young people is now a serious problem in many countries in the world.

A. employ B. employment C. unemployed D. unemployment

10. John is from England. He is not used ....... on the right side of the road.

A. to drive B. to driving C. of driving D. driving

11. I'm glad. I've succeeded ....... persuading him to phone her.

A. in B. at C. with D. of

12. It rained so ....... that after only half an hour everywhere was flooded.

A. heavy B. heavier C. heavily D. more heavily

13. Are you free ....... Saturday evening?

A. in B. at C. on D. for

14. His father was a farmer who died before his son's birth. His mother, uncle and grandmother took care ....... him

A. for B. after C. of D. in

15. His son became famous ....... the age of 21.

A. with B. at C. for D. in

16. In 1669 Isaac Newton was appointed professor and began giving lectures ....... mathematics.

A. on B. for C. in D. with

17. He wasn't interested in ...... until he grew older.

A. mathematics B. mathematician C. mathematical D. mathemat

18. You look ....... in a new dress.

A. more beautiful B. beautify C. beautifully D.more beautifully

19. His first ....... experiment was carried out in 1658.

A. physics B. physician C. physical D. physicist

20. ....... who invented the steam engine, was a famous Scottish inventor.

A. James Watt B. Faraday C. M. Curie D. Einstein

21. If you let an object off your hand, it will certainly .......

A. fall B. fly C. run D. move

22. If our sources of energy ends, our life .......

A. will destroyed B. destroys C. will destroy D. will be destroyed

23. Mary looks very ......

A. success B. successful C. successfully D. sadly

24. Children enjoy ...... in the river.

A. swim B. swimming C. swam D. to swim

25. I ....... many young men since I came here in June.

A. has seen B. saw C. have seen D. see

26. Sleep is ....... to our health.

A. necessity B. necessary C. necessarily D. necessitate

27. Football is one of the most ....... games of English people.

A. popular B. popularly C. popularity D. popularize

28. We ....... English as an effective means of communication.

A. speak B. have C. study D. find

29. She tried to work ....... so that she could pass the exam.

A. hardly B. harden C. hard D. hardship

30. The peace ....... Oxford once knew has been swept.

A. which B. who C. whom D. where

31. Those are your shoes, .......?

A. aren't those B. aren't you C. aren't they D. are not they

32. If man continue cutting down forests, the life on the earth....... affected.

A. will be B. would be C. could be D. would have been

33. Hyde Park has Speakers' corner ....... one may say anything one pleases.

A. which B. that C. when D. where

34. English ....... in many parts of the world.

A. speaks B. is speaking C. is speaked D. is spoken

35. Someone has stolen my bicycle. My bicycle .......

A. has stolen B. has been stole C. has been stolen D. has been stolen

36. A/An ....... is a person who gives lectures, especially at a university or college.

A. story teller B. orator C. lecturer D. speaker

37. I'm fed up with ....... the same TV programme every night.

A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watched

38. He'd like to buy a ...... newspaper.

A. week B. weekdy C. weekly D. day

39. A person who studies life of plants and animals is called a ......

A. geologist B. physicist C. biologist D. chemist

40. This is my friend, ...... I went to the zoo yesterday.

A. with whom B. whom C. who D. whose

41. The earth moves round the sun without .......

A. stoping B. stop C. to stop D. stopping

42. She is ....... to come from city.

A. likely B. like C. seem D. alike

43. I don't know where .......

A. does she come B. she does comes C. she comes D. is she comes

44. Michael's afraid ....... spiders.

A. about B. from C. for D. of

45. I remember ....... him before.

A. to have seen B. saw C. to see D. seeing

6 tháng 12 2018

III. Phonetics

1/ a. rose b. chose c. close d. lose

2/ a. faucet b. taught c. draught d. daughter

3/ a. worry b. sorry c. doctor d. fog

4/ a. choose b. stood c. look d. took

5/ a. proud b. double c. house d. round

7 tháng 3 2017

A. Mrs.Quyen (be) ____IS________ a short story write. She (write) ___WRITES_______ several books of short stories, and she (win) _____WIN_____ several rewards for her books. A few years ago, she (receive) ___RECEIVED_______ the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she (write) ____IS WRITTING_______ a detective story.

B. Linh (live) ____LIVES____ in Hanoi but her brother Minh (live) _____LIVES_______ in Hai Phong. He (arrive) ____ARRIVED______ yesterday to visit her. She (love) ____LOVES______ her brother and is happy to be with him. Tomorrow she (take) ____WILL TAKE_______ him to some interesting places in Ha Noi.

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (1 p)      I don’t have too many friends. However, I am very lucky to have a close friend. Her name is Huong. We have been friends for 10 years.      She has a very lovely figure. She is short but not fat. She has fair skin and red lips. She has big and round eyes. I really like her eyes. Huong is a girl who likes simplicity. She doesn’t like fancy dress. She knows how to care for and help others. Huong is a thoughtful girl. She cooks very well....
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III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (1 p)

      I don’t have too many friends. However, I am very lucky to have a close friend. Her name is Huong. We have been friends for 10 years.

      She has a very lovely figure. She is short but not fat. She has fair skin and red lips. She has big and round eyes. I really like her eyes. Huong is a girl who likes simplicity. She doesn’t like fancy dress. She knows how to care for and help others. Huong is a thoughtful girl. She cooks very well. In her free time, she makes snacks for me and my friends to eat together. She is a good listener. When things are sad, I tell her. Talking with her, I felt very comfortable. I am very happy to have a close friend like her.

 

1. How does the writer feel when having a close friend?

            A. happy                     B. lucky                                  C. glad                         D. sad

2. When did the writer and Huong become friends?

            A. for 10 years            B. over 10 years                       C. 10 years ago           D. nearly 10 years

3. To the writer, Huong is………….

            A. well-built               B. short and fat                        C. not beautiful           D. fat

4. What is NOT TRUE about Huong?

            A. She is caring and helpful                                        B. She always thinks of other people

            C. She is careless                                                         C. She excels at cooking

5. When things are sad, the writer………..

            A. listens to Huong’s advice         B. goes out           C. eat snacks               D. talks to Huong

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8 tháng 12 2021

1. B 

2. C

3. A

4. C

5. D

1. B                2. C

3. A                4. C

           5. D

13 tháng 5 2022

nghe ns kh đc hay :v

13 tháng 5 2022

Vậy viết thế nào cho hay zậy:)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.' 

In Molie Hunter’s opinion, one sign of a poor writer is ________. 

A. complicated ideas 

B. the weakness of the description 

C. lifeless characters 

D. the absence of a story 

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26 tháng 2 2017

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Theo ý kiến của Molie Hunter, một dấu hiệu của một nhà văn nghèo là ________.

A. ý tưởng phức tạp                        B. điểm yếu của mô tả

C. nhân vật vô hồn                          D. sự vắng mặt của một câu chuyện

Thông tin: In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

Tạm dịch: Theo ý kiến của Mollie, việc sử dụng toàn bộ ngôn ngữ là điều cần thiết và cô ấy thích kể chuyện, đó là điều mà mọi nhà văn nên làm: 'Nếu bạn không kể chuyện, thực sự bạn là một nhà văn đã chết', cô nói .

Chọn D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.'

How does Mollie feel about what has happened to her birthplace? 

A. surprised 

B. ashamed 

C. disappointed 

D. confused 

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3 tháng 1 2019

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Mollie cảm thấy thế nào về những gì đã xảy ra với nơi sinh của mình?

A. surprised (adj): ngạc nhiên         B. ashamed (adj): xấu hổ

C. disappointed (adj): thất vọng      D. confused (adj): bối rối

Thông tin: 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said.

Tạm dịch: 'Tôi đã từng được trở lại đó để xem và tôi cảm thấy rằng ai đó đã nhúng những bàn tay bẩn thỉu vào suốt thời thơ ấu của tôi. Tôi sẽ không bao giờ quay trở lại, 'cô nói.

Chọn C 

11 tháng 8 2021

1 B

2 A

3 C

4 D

5 A

 

11 tháng 8 2021

1, had had

2, had won 

3, had spoken

4, would be

5, had been

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.'

What is the writer’s purpose in this text? 

A. to provide information for Mollie Hunter’s exsisting readers 

B. to introduce Mollie Hunter’s work to a wider audience 

C. to describe Mollie Hunter’s most successful books 

D. to share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter’s books 

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12 tháng 10 2018

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Mục đích của nhà văn trong văn bản này là gì?

A. để cung cấp thông tin cho các độc giả hiện có của Mollie Hunter

B. để giới thiệu Mollie Hunter tới nhiều độc giả hơn

C. để mô tả những cuốn sách thành công nhất của Mollie Hunter

D. để chia sẻ niềm vui của cô ấy với những cuốn sách của Mollie Hunter

Chọn B 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.'

What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?

A. It should be based on original ideas 

B. It should not aim at a narrow audience 

C. It should not include too much information 

D. It should be attractive to young readers

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15 tháng 7 2018

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Mollie Hunter cảm thấy gì về bản chất của một cuốn sách hay?

A. Nó nên dựa trên những ý tưởng ban đầu

B. Nó không nên nhắm vào một đối tượng hẹp

C. Không nên bao gồm quá nhiều thông tin

D. Nó sẽ hấp dẫn độc giả trẻ

Thông tin: She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market.

Tạm dịch: Cô tin chắc rằng luôn luôn có và nên luôn có đối tượng rộng hơn cho bất kỳ cuốn sách hay nào bất kể thị trường chính của nó nhắm vào ai.

Chọn B 

Passage 2  One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her long life in China, a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States. In her lifetime she earned this country's most highly acclaimed literary award: the Pulitzer Prize, and also the most prestigious form of literary recognition in the world, the Nobel Prize for Literature. Pearl S. Buck was almost a household word throughout much of her lifetime because of her...
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Passage 2  One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her long life in China, a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States. In her lifetime she earned this country's most highly acclaimed literary award: the Pulitzer Prize, and also the most prestigious form of literary recognition in the world, the Nobel Prize for Literature. Pearl S. Buck was almost a household word throughout much of her lifetime because of her prolific literary output, which consisted of some eighty - five published works, including several dozen novels, six collections of short stories, fourteen books for children, and more than a dozen works of nonfiction. When she was eighty years old, some twenty - five volumes were awaiting publication. Many of those books were set in China, the land in which she spent so much of her life. Her books and her life served as a bridge between the cultures of the East and the West. As the product of those two cultures she became as the described herself, "mentally bifocal." Her unique background made her into an unusually interesting and versatile human being. As we examine the life of Pearl Buck, we cannot help but be aware that we are in fact meeting three separate people: a wife and mother, an internationally famous writer and a humanitarian and philanthropist. One cannot really get to know Pearl Buck without learning about each of the three. Though honored in her lifetime with the William Dean Howell Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in addition to the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes. Pearl Buck as a total human being, not only a famous author. is a captivating subject of study.  1. What is the author's main purpose in the passage?(A) To offer a criticism of the works of Pearl Buck.(B) To illustrate Pearl Buck's views on Chinese literature(C) To indicate the background and diverse interests of Pearl Buck(D) To discuss Pearl Buck's influence on the cultures of the East and the West 2. According to the passage, Pearl Buck is known as a writer of all of the following EXCEPT(A) novels (B) children's books (C) poetry (D) short stories 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as an award received by Pearl Buck?(A) The Nobel Prize (B) The Newberry Medal(C) The William Dean Howell medal (D) The Pulitzer prize 4. According to the passage, Pearl Buck was an unusual figure in American literature in that she(A) wrote extensively about a very different culture(B) published half of her books abroad(C) won more awards than any other woman of her time(D) achieved her first success very late in life 5. According to the passage, Pearl Buck described herself as "mentally bifocal" to suggest that she was(A) capable of resolving the differences between two distinct linguistic systems(B) keenly aware of how the past could influence the future(C) capable of producing literary works of interest to both adults and children(D) equally familiar with two different cultural environments 6. The author's attitude toward Pearl Buck could best be described as(A) indifferent (B) admiring (C) sympathetic (D) tolerant   Sư phụ ơi TT^TT cứukhocroi
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One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her long life in China, a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States. In her lifetime she earned this country's most highly acclaimed literary award: the Pulitzer Prize, and also the most prestigious form of literary recognition in the world, the Nobel Prize for Literature. Pearl S. Buck was almost a household word throughout much of her lifetime because of her prolific literary output, which consisted of some eighty - five published works, including several dozen novels, six collections of short stories, fourteen books for children, and more than a dozen works of nonfiction. When she was eighty years old, some twenty - five volumes were awaiting publication. Many of those books were set in China, the land in which she spent so much of her life. Her books and her life served as a bridge between the cultures of the East and the West. As the product of those two cultures she became as the described herself, "mentally bifocal." Her unique background made her into an unusually interesting and versatile human being. As we examine the life of Pearl Buck, we cannot help but be aware that we are in fact meeting three separate people: a wife and mother, an internationally famous writer and a humanitarian and philanthropist. One cannot really get to know Pearl Buck without learning about each of the three. Though honored in her lifetime with the William Dean Howell Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in addition to the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes. Pearl Buck as a total human being, not only a famous author. is a captivating subject of study.  1. What is the author's main purpose in the passage?(A) To offer a criticism of the works of Pearl Buck.(B) To illustrate Pearl Buck's views on Chinese literature(C) To indicate the background and diverse interests of Pearl Buck(D) To discuss Pearl Buck's influence on the cultures of the East and the West 2. According to the passage, Pearl Buck is known as a writer of all of the following EXCEPT(A) novels (B) children's books (C) poetry (D) short stories 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as an award received by Pearl Buck?(A) The Nobel Prize (B) The Newberry Medal(C) The William Dean Howell medal (D) The Pulitzer prize 4. According to the passage, Pearl Buck was an unusual figure in American literature in that she(A) wrote extensively about a very different culture(B) published half of her books abroad(C) won more awards than any other woman of her time(D) achieved her first success very late in life 5. According to the passage, Pearl Buck described herself as "mentally bifocal" to suggest that she was(A) capable of resolving the differences between two distinct linguistic systems(B) keenly aware of how the past could influence the future(C) capable of producing literary works of interest to both adults and children(D) equally familiar with two different cultural environments 6. The author's attitude toward Pearl Buck could best be described as(A) indifferent (B) admiring (C) sympathetic (D) tolerant
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