BÀI TẬP ĐỌC HIỂU TIẾNG ANH ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC – BÀI
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GREENPEACE
Greenpeace is an independent organization that campaigns to protect the
environment. It has approximately 4.5 million members worldwide in 158 countries,
300.000 of these in the United Kingdom. (1) ______ in North America in 1971, it has
since opened offices round the world. As (2) ______ as its campaigning (3) ______, it
also has a charitable trust which (4) ______ scientific research and (5) ______
educational projects on environmental issues. Greenpeace (6) ______ in non-violent
direct action. Activists
(7) _______ public attention to serious threats to the
environment. (8) ______ issues on which the organization is campaigning include the
atmosphere (globe warming), the
(9) ______ of the rainforests and toxic (10)
______ being emitted from factories.
1.
A. Built
B. Produced
2.
A. long
B. well
3.
A. work
B. job
4.
A. pays
B. funds
C. rewards
D. earns
5.
A. undertakes
B. engages
C. commits
D. enters
6.
A. accepts
B. believes
C. holds
D. depends
7.
A. get
8.
A. Current
B. Recent
C. Immediate
D. Next
9.
A. ruin
B. extinction
C. destruction
D. downfall
10.
A. leftovers
B. litter
C. rubbish
D. waste
B. pay
C. Invented
C. good
D. Formed
D. far
C. occupation
C. draw
D. position
D. take
Answer Key
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8
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10
D
B
A
B
A
B
C
A
C
D
Can you imagine working on a writing project for seventeen years? J.K. Rowling
first (1) ______ up with the idea of Harry Potter in 1990 but it was not until 2007 that she
finally completed the last book in the series. In 1990, of course, she had no idea how
much Harry would take (2) ______ her life, or that she would end (3) ______ as a
mutimillionaire. But (4) ______ then, the books have been translated into over 60
languages and also been made into films, each of which has been a (5) ______ with
cinema audiences. It is not just J.K. Rowling's life which has been transformed. The same
can be said of Daniel Radcliffe, the teenage actor who (6) ______ Harry Potter. Although
he made his acting (7) ______ in 1999, it was in the role of Harry Potter that he found his
route to (8) ______. The final film is expected to come out in 2010. By then Daniel will
(9) ______ been acting in this role for ten years. And after seventeen years, has Rowling
now (10)______ out of ideas? It seems not. She is currently writing two new books, one
for adults and one for children, and is also planning to compile an encyclopaedia of the
Harry Potter world.
1.
A. came
B. went
C. took
2.
A. out
3.
A. in
B. up
C. down
D. out
4.
A. after
B. until
C. for
D. since
5.
A. blow
B. knock
C. hit
D. smash
6.
A. plays
B. performs
C. shows
D. makes
7.
A. debate
B. debut
C. debris
D. debit
8.
A. stardom
B. stardust
C. starburst
D. starlight
9.
A. has
10.
A. taken
B. up
B. be
B. come
C. over
C. have
C. gone
D. brought
D. off
D. was
D. run
Answer Key
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7
8
9
10
A
C
B
D
C
A
B
A
C
D
BÀI TẬP ĐỌC HIỂU TIẾNG ANH ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC – BÀI
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THE PRICE OF FAME
Charlotte Church looks like a normal teenager, but she is far from average. She has
an amazing voice. Her fan stands in (1) ______ for hours to get tickets for her concerts,
and she is often on television. Charlotte's singing (2) ______ began when she performed
on a TV show at the age of 11. The head of a record company was so impressed by her
voice that he (3) ______ her up on the spot. Her first album rose to number one in the
charts.
Charlotte still attends school in her home town when she can. (4) ______, she is
often away on tour for weeks at a time. She doesn't miss out on lessons, though, because
she takes her own tutor with her! She (5) ______ three hours every morning with him.
Her exam results in all the (6) ______ she studies are impressive.
But how does she (7) ______ with this unusual way of life? She (8) ______ that
she has the same friends as before. That may be true, but she can no longer go into town
with then because everybody stops her in the street to ask for her (9) ______. It seems
that, like most stars, she must learn to (10) ______ these restrictions and the lack of
privacy. It's the price of fame.
1.
A. rows
B. files
C. ranks
2.
A. profession
B. job
3.
A. wrote
B. signed
4.
A. However
5.
A. takes
B. spends
6.
A. titles
B. materials
7.
A. cope
B. adjust
C. bear
D. tolerate
8.
A. denies
B. refuses
C. insists
D. complains
9.
A. signature
10.
A. look down on B. make do with C. run out of
C. career
C. made
B. While
D. queues
D. labour
D. picked
C. For
C. utilises
C. lessons
B. autograph
C. sign
D. Although
D. uses
D. subjects
D. writing
D. put up with
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8
9
10
D
C
B
A
B
D
A
C
B
D
REGRETS
Most of us are always forgetting impostant dates, (1) ______ from the lucky few
who are blessed with a good memory or the (2) ______ to organize themselves so they
don't forget important obligations. How many times have we all said, "I wish I had
remembered!" How often have we (3) ______ people by failing to remember their
birthdays or name days?
Although they say it doesn't matter, we know, deep down, that we have hurt their
(4) ______. We can always try to make it (5) ______ to them next time but unfortunately
the (6) ______ has been done and our relationship with that person can never quite be the
same again.
On the other (7) ______, we sometimes do too much for someone else because we
want to please them and then feel we have damaged our own interests in (8) ______
doing. When friends are involved we may find it difficult to say "no" when they ask us to
(9)______ them a favour, but true frindship should mean that we can say "no" without
risk (10) ______ the relationship.
1.
A. off
B. except
C. away
D. apart
2.
A. capacity
B. ability
C. proficiency
D. aptitude
3.
A. wounded
4.
A. souls
B. sentiments
C. feelings
D. emotions
5.
A. back
B. up
C. for
D. again
6.
A. damage
B. injuries
C. detriments
D. losses
7.
A. approach
8.
A. so
B. hurt
B. way
B. such
C. injured
C. methods
C. thus
D. offended
D. hand
D. that
9.
A. fetch
B. make
C. do
D. bring
10.
A. for
B. to
C. towards
D. with
Answer Key
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
D
B
D
C
B
A
D
A
C
B
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AIRPORT ROBBER GETS 20 YEARS
The leader of a gang of thieves who stole 5 million pounds from a Belgian airport
was yesterday (1) ______ to 20 years in prison. The High Court in Brussels heard that
Ricky Cools, aged 35, had remained in the country after the robbery had taken (2)
______ because of his (3) ______ of flying. The court was told that the gang had (4)
______ themselves as security guards in order to gain access to the airport and (5)
______ the crime. Once inside the ristricted area, they had (6) ______ a security vehicle,
firing several warning (7) ______ from their automatic weapons. They then (8) ______
the cash and ran to a waiting light aircraft, which immediately left the country. Cools,
however, preferred to walk through the airport terminal to the railway station. He was
later (9) ______ on a train bound for Amsterdam, after he was recognised by police (10)
______ closed circuit television at the station.
1.
A. convicted
B. sentenced
2.
A. part
B. notice
C. place
D. off
3.
A. fright
B. fear
C. worry
D. concern
4.
A. wrapped
B. served
C. uncovered
D. disguised
5.
A. commit
B. make
C. stalk
D. attend
6.
A. blackmailed
B. attacked
C. butgled
D. smuggled
7.
A. shots
B. bangs
C. crashes
D. blasts
8.
A. planted
B. enveloped
C. seized
D. overtook
9.
A. hijacked
B. prosecuted
C. suspended
D. detained
10.
A. looking
B. seeing
C. watching
Answer Key
C. assigned
D. persecuted
D. viewing
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2
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C
B
D
A
B
A
C
D
C
HAIR-RAISING FACTS
Panic is rising (1) ______ hair stylists in Denmark. Some of those who often
colour, perm or highlight hair - 125 stylists in all - are complaining (2) ______ symptoms
which may indicate brain damage. Authorities have been forced to investigate, and it
appears that many stylists are (3) ______ from memory loss, nausea and frequent
headaches. The reason is that the chemicals (4) ______ produce harmful fumes. The
hairdressers' unions are funding investigations into the problem. However, scientists are
(5) ______ because the quantity of chemicals used is not enough to be harmful. Many
stylists are now worried, so Denmark has (6) ______ strict regulations. Manufacturers
must now list all the chemicals contained in the products. (7) ______ ventilation must be
provided in hairdressing salons and clients will wear a special perm-helmet, (8) ______
the fumes away from stylist. All of Europe will have to (9) ______ these new regulations.
At the moment, everything is still at the committee stage, but soon the revolutionary
perm-helmet will be worn in all salons. Final decisions will be (10) ______ when
hairdressers' unions meet in Brussels to discuss the problem.
1.
A. in
B. among
C. between
D. at
2.
A. from
B. about
C. of
D. because
3.
A. experiencing B. suffering
C. impaired
D. injured
4.
A. operated
B. consumed
C. used
D. exploited
5.
A. sceptical
B. thoughtful
C. doubtful
D. scornful
6.
A. initiated
B. launched
C. passed
D. introduced
7.
A. Abundant
B. Ample
C. Surplus
D. Plenty
8.
A. directing
B. leading
C. turning
D. guiding
9.
A. apply to
B. follow
C. comply with
D. fulfil
10.
A. introduced
B. done
C. given
D. made
Answer Key
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5
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7
8
9
10
B
C
B
C
A
D
B
A
C
D
BÀI TẬP ĐỌC HIỂU TIẾNG ANH ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC – BÀI
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Nowadays, we are all aware of the fact that we (1) ______ be eating a healthy diet.
We get advice from (2) ______; TV, radio, magazines, books, videos and the Internet as
well (3) ______ friends, colleagues and family. Well, if you find all this advice a little
confusing, then there is now a much simpler solution, dieting by colour. The colour Diet
is (4) ______ on the theory that the natural colour of food reflects (5) ______ nutritional
content. For example green food (6) ______ as broccoli, spinach and lettuce (7) ______
high levels of beta carotene and glucose. These help reduce the risk of cancer, are a good
source of iron and act as powerful antioxidants, while yellow foods like bananas, corn
and lemons have potassium and vitamin C which can reduce the pain of arthritis, reduce
stress and be a good source (8) ______ energy. The principles of the colour diet are very
easy to follow. Make sure that each metal contains a (9) ______ of colours, and you will
be eating a balanced, healthy diet. But remember, the colours have to be natural. Eating a
packet of Smarties a day will not give you anything (10) ______ toothache.
1.
A. will
B. need
C. ought
2.
A. anywhere
3.
A. as
B. by
C. from
D. to
4.
A. fixed
B. based
C. written
D. formed
5.
A. its
B. his
C. her
6.
A. like
B. such
C. similar
D. including
7.
A. add
B. own
C. need
D. contain
8.
A. in
B. to
C. of
D. for
9.
A. variety
B. minimum
C. blend
D. pattern
10.
A. from
B. but
C. apart
D. except
B. somewhere
D. should
C. evrywhere
D. elsewhere
D. their
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9
10
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C
A
B
A
B
D
C
A
B
On December 4, 1872, Captain David Morehouse spotted another ship. It was
sailing without direction, (1) ______ he approached it in (2) ______ to offer help. (3)
______, when he reached the ship he found that it (4) ______ been abandoned. (5)
______ evrything was soaked with seawater, Captain Morehouse managed to sail it to
Gibraltar. The name of the ship was Mary Celeste and what happened to the crew
remains a mystery. The ship's cargo consisted of industrial alcohol and, according to one
theory, this (6) ______ have started to leak. (7) ______ that the ship was about to go up
in flames, the captain (8) _____ have ordered everyone into the lifeboat, (9) ______ then
became separated from the ship. However, it is unlikely that we will ever find (10)
______ the truth.
1.
A. so
B. since
C. but
2.
A. purpose
B. intention
C. order
3.
A. Therefore
B. However
4.
A. has
5.
A. Despite
B. However
6.
A. an
B. may
C. can't
7.
A. Believed
B. Believe
C. Believing
8.
A. might
B. can
9.
A. that
B. which
C. who
D. where
10.
A. off
B. on
C. in
D. out
B. was
D. because
D. aim
C. Next
D. As a result
C. were
D. had
C. Although
C. ought
Answer Key
D. Because
D. will
D. Belief
D. should
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C
B
D
C
B
C
A
B
D
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BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM - A WOMAN IN BUSINESS
Bette Nesmith Graham had always wanted to be an artist, but in the 1940s, she was
a (1) ______ mother with a child to (2) ______. She learned typing and found work as a
secretary. She was an efficient employee who was (3) ______ of her work and tried to
find a better way to correct typing. She remembered that artists painted over their
mistakes, so why not typists?
With this idea in (4) ______, Graham put paint, the same colour as the office
stationary, into a bottle and took her brush to work. She used this to correct her typing
mistakes and her boss never (5) ______. Soon everyone in the office was using it.
In 1956, Graham started the Mistake Out Company from her home. Her kitchen
(6)______ a laboratory in which she mixed up an improved product (7) ______ her food
mixer. Although she worked (8) ______ hours, she made little money. Then, one day she
made a mistake at work that she couldn't correct, and her boss sacked her. She now had
the time to (9) ______ to selling Liquid Paper, and the business boomed. By 1967, it was
a million-dollar (10) ______.
1.
A. single
B. lonely
C. alone
D. solitary
2.
A. carry
B. support
C. provide
D. maintain
3.
A. pleased
B. arrogant
C. boastful
D. proud
4.
A. heart
B. mind
C. head
D. thought
5.
A. found
B. understood
C. realised
D. recognised
6.
A. became
B. converted
7.
A. into
B. by
C. with
D. through
8.
A. large
B. long
C. great
D. slow
9.
A. pass
B. spend
C. invest
D. devote
10.
A. work
B. production
C. business
D. trade
C. turned
D. developed
Answer Key
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A
B
D
A
C
A
C
B
D
C
THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Would you like a job where you could eat chocolate (1) ______ day? Well, such a
job does exist! Did you know that most chocolate factory (2) ______ chocolate tasters?
Their job is to taste the chocolate while it is being (3) ______ and say if it is too sweet or
too bitter. You have to be very good at tasting different (4) ______ and you have to
comment on (5) ______ the chocolate feels as well. Is it smooth or crunchy?
Unfortunately, you can't just go along and say you like chocolate - that, I'm afraid, is not
enough! Most chocolate tasters have a degree (6) ______ food technology and you will
not be able to work (7) ______ you have had lots of training. Then you have to go
through several (8) ___ before you can be selected. If you think you would be good at
chocolate tasting then try to develop your taste buds b y tasting different chocolate (9)
______ blindfold. See if you can tell what type of chocolate it is. If you get a job like this,
you will not be well-paid but most tasters enjoy thier job so much that (10) ______ is not
very important.
1.
A. whole
B. all
C. entire
D. each
2.
A. employ
B. use
3.
A. carried out
B. done
C. made
D. fabricated
4.
A. scents
B. odours
C. smells
D. flavours
5.
A. what
B. why
C. how
D. if
6.
A. of
B. about
C. on
D. in
7.
A. when
B. until
C. although
D. after
8.
A. experiments
B. trials
C. tests
D. exams
C. utilize
D. rent
9.
A. bars
B. sticks
C. rods
D. pieces
10.
A. income
B. payment
C. wage
D. pay
Answer Key
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B
A
C
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C
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B
C
A
D
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