Passage 4
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (1) ______ opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen. A supermarket is different (2) ______ other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The(3) ______ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (4) ______ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on. Most customers (5) ______ go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They (6) ______ exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
1. A. is B. has been C. was D. were
2. A. in B. from C. of D. with
3. A. customers B. managers C. assistants D. sellers
4. A. in B. for C. of D. by
5. A. who B. what C. which D. whom
6. A. know B. knows C. knew D. known
Passage 5
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very (1) ______ city.
Most of the people (2) ______ in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with (3) ______ of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there (4) ______ rows of old shop houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous (5) ______ its shops and restaurants. There are (6) ______ good shopping centers. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.
1. A. large B. dirty C. small D. clean
2. A. live B. lives C. are living D. lived
3. A. lot B. lots C. many D. much
4. A. is B. will be C. were D. are
5. A. in B. on C. at D. For
6. A. much B. many C. a D. the
Đáp án: B