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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 20 BÀI READING
Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined
powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (16) ........ in San
Francisco. After finishing grammar (17) ..........., Jack London worked at
various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (18)........... the Alaska Gold
Rush. Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (19) ............ about
his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (20)
............ in 1900. Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50
books and which included enormous popular successes as an (21) .........., ended
in his suicide at the (22) ........... of 40.
Many of his stories including his masterpiece The Call of the Wild deal with
the reversion of a civilized creature to the primitive state. Jack London’s style –
brutal, vivid and exciting – (23) ........... him enormously popular outside the
United States; His (24) ........ were translated into many languages. Jack’s
important works include People of the Abyss about the poor in London; the Sea
Wolf, a novel based on the author’s experiences on a seal hunting ship; John
Barleycorn , an autobiographical novel about Jack’s struggle (25).............
alcoholism.
Câu 16: A. grown B. born C. developed D. lived
Câu 17: A. lessons B. course C. notes D. school
Câu 18: A. in B. to C. at D. of
Câu 19: A. speak B. read C. talk D. write
Câu 20: A. printed B. ordered C. sold D. published
Câu 21: A. architect B. author C. actor D. orator
Câu 22: A. moment B. age C. time D. year
Câu 23: A. gave B. let C. made D. did
Câu 24: A. speeches B. sayings C. words D. works
Câu 25: A. to B. for C. against D. of
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Have you ever dreamt of ___(1)___ a pharmacist? A pharmacist’s duty is to
compound, preserve and ___(2)___ drugs. ___(3)___ a pharmacist, you have to
work carefully, cleanly and orderly ___(4)___ carelessness in ___(5)___ a
prescription could cost a life.
1) A. becoming B. working C. doing D. going
2) A. give up B. dispense C. sell D. All are correct
3) A. To B. As C. For D. Of
4) A. although B. so that C. because D. so
5) A. filling B. making up C. writing D. A & C are correct
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For many people, travelling by plane is an exciting experience. Others,
however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (33) ___ fying is no more
dangerous (34) ___ any other forms of travel and (35) ___ experts say it’s
considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accidents occur (36) ___
take off and landing when a (37) ___ decisiond arr vitally important.
33. A. although B. too C. and D. so
34. A. than B. in C. then D. with
35. A. little B. some C. any D. non
36. A. while B. during C. for D. through
37. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s
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There’s much more water than land on the (31) ___ of the earth. The seas and
oceans cover nearly (32) ___ of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (33)
___ land. If you traveled over the earth in diffenrent directions, you would
have to spend (34) ___ more of your time (35) ___ on water that on roads or
railways. We sometimes forget that for every mile of land (36) ___ four miles
of water.
There’s so much water in the surface of our earth that we (37) ___ to use two
words to describe. We use the word SEAS (38) ___ those parts of water
surface which (39) ___ only few hundreds of mile, the word OCEANS to
describe the huge area of water (40) ___ are thousands of miles wide and very
deep.
31. A. cover B. surface C. outer D. outside
32. A. four-fives B. four-fifth C. four fifths D. fourth-fifths
33. A. it is B. it’s C. its D. them are
34. A. many B. much C. few D. too
35. A. to move B. move C. moved D. moving
36. A. there are B. there is C. there has D. have
37. A. must B. should C. have D. would
38. A. describing B. describes C. describe D. to describe
39. A. is B. are C. has D. will be
40. A. that’s B. which C. where D. whose
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After __(1)__ Mary’s letter of invitation, Ann asked her parents for their
__(2)__ and they let her go. __(3)__, Ann was so __(4)__ that she __(5)__ go
to the circus with Mary. She was very __(6)__. Now she is staying __(7)__
bed, thinking about the __(8)__ time they had last year. She can’t go to the
circus, __(9)__ she is very __(10)__ to Mary for invitation.
1. A. receive B. receives C. received D. receiving
2. A. acceptance B. permitting C. allowance D. permission
3. A. Lucky B. Luckily C. Unlucky D. Unluckily
4. A. sick B. tiring C. bored D. sad
5. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. can D. could
6. A. pleasant B. nice C. sorry D. boring
7. A. in B. on C. at D. in
8. A. interested B. best C. good D. well
9. A. so B. therefore C. but D. and
10. A. grateful B. helpful C. useful D. hopeful