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NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH
Tổ: TIẾNG ANH

KIỂM TRA LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 5 NĂM 2014
Môn kiểm tra: Tiếng Anh
Ngày kiểm tra: 07/5/2014
(Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút)


Mã đề: 193

Họ tên thí sinh:
SBD:
Lớp LTĐH:
ĐỀ BÀI
(Học sinh làm bài vào đề)
Reading 1
Telecommuting is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For
employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the
location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines,
when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their
employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million
telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as
significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few
years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular ?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many
managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered
across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed,
thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the

opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned
that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office
setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never
really get away from the office.
Câu 1: With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The advantages of telecommuting. B. A definition of telecommuting.
C. An overview of telecommuting. D. The failure of telecommuting.
Câu 2: How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?
A. More than predicted in Business Week. B. More than 8 million.
C. Fewer than estimated in USA Today. D. Fewer than last year.
Câu 3: The phrase “of no consequence” means ___________.
A. of no use B. of no good C. unimportant D. irrelevant
Câu 4: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT ___________ .
A. the opportunities for advancement B. the different system of supervision
C. the lack of interaction with a group D. The work place is in the home
Câu 5: The word "executives" refers to ____________.
A. telecommuters B. managers C. employees D. most people
Câu 6: The word “ them” refers to ___________.
A. systems B. telecommuters C. executives D. responsibilities
Câu 7: The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees ___________.
A. needn't regular interaction with their families
B. are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office
C. like that a work area in their home is away from the office
D. are ignorant of telecommuting
Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is ___________.
A. a telecommuter B. the manager C. a statistician D. a reporter
Câu 9: The word “reluctant” can be best replaced by ___________.
A. opposite B. willing C. hesitate D. typical
Câu 10: When Business Week published “The Portable Executive “, it implied that___________.
A. systems for managing telecommuters were not effective

B. there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting
C. the trend for telecommuting was optimistic
D. most telecommuters were satisfied with their work
Multiple Choice
Câu 11: Neither Jane nor her brothers ___________ a consent form for tomorrow's field trip.
A. need B. needs C. is needing D. has need
Câu 12: I think I should have ___________ your mother while I was passing.
A. dropped in on B. come up with C. got back D. run into
Câu 13: He lost in the election because he is a weak and ____________leader
A. decision B. undecided C. undecisive D. indecisive
Câu 14: “If only I hadn’t lent him all my money!” -“_____________”
A. Well, you did, so it’s no use crying over spilt milk. B. All right. You will be OK.
C. Sorry, I have no idea. D. I’m afraid you will have to do it.
Câu 15: Staying in a hotel costs _________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice more than B. as much twice C. more than twice as D. twice as much as
Câu 16: ___________ increases in population in underdeveloped countries, a lot of problems arise
including health care and social evils.
A. In spite of B. In stead of C. Despite D. Due to
Câu 17: Lorie is very thin, ____________her young sister, who is quite fat.
A. unlike B. dissimilar C. dislike D. unlikely
Câu 18: Mike: That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?
Jane: _________________.
A. Don't give over B. Don't give out C. Don't give up D. Don't give on
Câu 19: He did not share his secrets with other people but he ________ in her.
A. confessed B. concealed C. confided D. consented
Câu 20: The new magazine about women __________ tomorrow.
A. comes down B. comes off C. comes on D. comes out
Câu 21: I do not remember __________ anyone that kind of message. It must have been someone else.
A. to have sent B. sending C. having sending D. to send
Câu 22: Paul: Oop! I'm sorry for stepping on your foot. ~ Peter: _________________!

A. You don't mind B. You're welcome C. That's fine D. Never mind
Câu 23: The reason why this game attracts so many youngster is that ___________ other video games,
this one is far more interesting.
A. comparing to B. in compared with C. on comparison to D. in comparison with
Câu 24: Population explosion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet ___________ food.
A. the demading of B. the demand of C. the demand for D. the demanding for
Câu 25: I think you must be _________ me for someone else.
A. confusing B. reminding C. mistaking D. considering
Câu 26: Although he is rich and famous, he lives in a _______ house in the village.
A. limited B. modest C. slight D. reserved
Câu 27: He _______ all his money, then closed the account.
A. took out B. took away C. took off D. took in
Câu 28: I’d rather you _________ in here.
A. don’t smoke B. shouldn’t smoke C. didn’t smoke D. not smoke
Câu 29: If it _________ their encouragement, he could have given it up.
A. had been for B. hadn’t been for C. wouldn’t have been for D. hadn’t been
Câu 30: Paul: “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to your party last night.” ~ Peter: ____________.
A. Excuse me. B. That’s all right. C. You’re welcome. D. What a pity!
Câu 31: What _________! Shall we go out?
A. weather it is nice B. nice weather C. a nice weather D. nice weather is it
Câu 32: _________ your warnings, we would have got in trouble.
A. As for B. In case C. But for D. Instead
Câu 33: Only in Japan _____ the high levels of western countries.
A. industrialization has reached B. industrialization is reached
C. has industrialization reached D. is industrialization reached
Câu 34: She never says a word; she’s as ____________as a mouse.
A. quiet B. small C. slight D. noiseless
Câu 35: Paul: “Can you help me with my essay?” ~ Peter: “__________.”
A. I think that, too B. Yes, I am afraid not C. Not completely D. Why not?
Reading 2

Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no
other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be
printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of
poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these
in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this
practice, she wrote, "Why many quotation marks?" I am asked When a thing has been so well that it
could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of
collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her poetry.
Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois. After graduation from Bryn Mawr College
in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later she
became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920’s she was editor of The Dial, an important literary
magazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of
time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers-before the team
moved to Los Angeles-was widely known.
Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the
Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations
of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems. She wrote
that she did not write poetry for money or fame. To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine
ways. One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's
happiness to express.
Câu 36: What is the passage mainly about?
A. The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore. B. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.
C. The use of quotations in poetry. D. Marianne Moore's life and work.
Câu 37: Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?
A. They are better known in Europe than the United States.
B. They do not use traditional verse forms.
C. They were all published in The Dial.
D. They tend to be abstract.
Câu 38: According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT
A. artists B. animals C. fossils D. workers

Câu 39: Where did Marianne Moore grow up?
A. In Carlisle, Pennsylvania. B. In Kirkwood.
C. In New York City D. In Los Angeles.
Câu 40: The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT
A. commercial artist B. teacher C. magazine editor D. librarian
Câu 41: The word "period" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. movement B. school C. region D. time
Câu 42: Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?
A. In Kirkwood. B. In Brooklyn. C. In Los Angeles. D. In Carlisle.
Câu 43: The word "succeeding" is closest to ______.
A. inheriting B. prospering C. diverse D. later
Câu 44: The word "it" refers to ______.
A. writing poetry B. becoming famous C. earning a living D. attracting readers
Câu 45: It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she ________.
A. wanted to win awards B. was dissatisfied with what others wrote
C. felt a need to express herself D. wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo
Sentence Building
Câu 46: They / ask / lock / door / before / leave / every day.
 _________________________________________________________
Câu 47: Only / this way / make / laws / effective.
 _________________________________________________________
Câu 48: secretary / be / responsible / manager / serious mistakes.
 _________________________________________________________
Câu 49: bridge / build / 50 years ago / collapse / last storm.
 _________________________________________________________
Câu 50: I / rather / you / not cheat / exam / this year.
 _________________________________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stressed
syllable is different from those of the others in the same line.
Câu 51: A. engineering B. compulsory C. communicate D. philosophy

Câu 52: A. advertise B. consumption C. influence D. history
Câu 53: A. computer B. domestic C. substantial D. dominate
Câu 54: A. difficulty B. participate C. appropriate D. relationship
Câu 55: A. orphanage B. necessary C. ordinary D. experience
Synonym
Câu 56: I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news.
A. be related B. be interested in C. get in touch D. have connection
Câu 57: He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job.
A. take in B. count on C. base on D. put up with
Câu 58: We’ll have to use the restrooms on the next floor because the ones on this floor are not in
working condition.
A. out of work B. run out of C. out of order D. torn down
Câu 59: “Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”, the
teacher said.
A. visible B. edible C. eligible D. audible
Câu 60: I couldn’t see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.
A. make out B. make up C. make for D. make from
Error Recognition
Câu 61: It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.
A. It is believed B. in the near future C. be used to doing D. such as
Câu 62: My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem.
A. giving B. some good C. whenever D. a problem
Câu 63: After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realised that he has driven in the wrong
direction
A. After driving B. suddenly realised
C. has driven D. in the wrong direction
Câu 64: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a
long time.
A. will be B. for C. has been working D. like
Câu 65: Passengers are required to arrive to the gate fifteen minutes before departure time.

A. are required B. to arrive to C. before D. departure time
Gap- Fill in
Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste. (66)________say they can think
better if they chew gum. Some people chew it when they have some boring work to (67)________.
Others chew gum when they are nervous.
Gum is a (68)________of things. For many years gum companies made gum from chicle. Chicle is a
natural gum from a tree in Mexico and Central America. Now companies use plastic and rubber made
from petroleum (69)________of chicle.
Gum must be soft (70)________ you can chew it. A softener keeps it soft. The gum company makes the
softener from vegetable oil. A sweetener makes the gum sweet. The sweetener is usually sugar. Then the
company (71)________ the flavor.
Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836. (72)________, chewing gum was not new. The
Greeks chewed gum from a tree (73)________ 2,000 years ago. Mayan Indians in Mexico chewed chicle.
Indians in the Northeastern United States taught Europeans to chew gum from a tree there.
People first made bubble gum in 1928. Children like to (74)________ bubble with bubble gum. Some
university students do (75)________.
Câu 66: A. The other B. Others C. The others D. Other
Câu 67: A. make B. get C. do D. carry
Câu 68: A. mixture B. roll C. mix D. connection
Câu 69: A. aside B. apart C. inside D. instead
Câu 70: A. so that B. then C. for D. that
Câu 71: A. puts B. places C. adds D. fits
Câu 72: A. However B. Moreover C. But D. Though
Câu 73: A. more B. over C. above D. than
Câu 74: A. turn B. set C. pass D. blow
Câu 75: A. so B. too C. then D. same
Sentence Transformation
Câu 76: It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.
 Not only ______________________________________________
Câu 77: I would rather you wore something more formal to work.

 I’d prefer _______________________________________________
Câu 78: "Cigarette?" he asked. "No, thanks." I said.
 He offered _______________________________________________
Câu 79: We bought two bicycles. Neither of them worked well.
 We bought ________________________________________________
Câu 80: Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy.
 Although__________________________________________________.

Hết

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH
Tổ: TIẾNG ANH

KIỂM TRA LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 5 NĂM 2014
Môn kiểm tra: Tiếng Anh
Ngày kiểm tra: 07/5/2014
(Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút)


Mã đề: 265

Họ tên thí sinh:
SBD:
Lớp LTĐH:
ĐỀ BÀI
(Học sinh làm bài vào đề)
Sentence Transformation
Câu 1: I would rather you wore something more formal to work.
 I’d prefer __________________________________________

Câu 2: "Cigarette?" he asked. "No, thanks." I said.
 He offered ________________________________________
Câu 3: Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy.
 Although ____________________________________________
Câu 4: We bought two bicycles. Neither of them worked well.
 We bought ____________________________________________
Câu 5: It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.
 Not only _______________________________________________
Reading 1
Telecommuting is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For
employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the
location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines,
when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their
employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million
telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as
significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few
years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular ?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many
managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered
across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed,
thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the
opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned
that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office
setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never
really get away from the office.
Câu 6: When Business Week published “The Portable Executive “, it implied that___________.
A. the trend for telecommuting was optimistic
B. systems for managing telecommuters were not effective
C. most telecommuters were satisfied with their work

D. there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting
Câu 7: With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. A definition of telecommuting. B. The advantages of telecommuting.
C. The failure of telecommuting. D. An overview of telecommuting.
Câu 8: The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees ___________.
A. are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office
B. needn't regular interaction with their families
C. are ignorant of telecommuting
D. like that a work area in their home is away from the office
Câu 9: The word “reluctant” can be best replaced by ___________.
A. typical B. opposite C. willing D. hesitate
Câu 10: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is ___________.
A. the manager B. a reporter C. a statistician D. a telecommuter
Câu 11: The phrase “of no consequence” means ___________.
A. unimportant B. irrelevant C. of no use D. of no good
Câu 12: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT ___________ .
A. the lack of interaction with a group B. The work place is in the home
C. the different system of supervision D. the opportunities for advancement
Câu 13: The word "executives" refers to ____________.
A. telecommuters B. employees C. most people D. managers
Câu 14: How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?
A. Fewer than estimated in USA Today. B. More than predicted in Business Week.
C. Fewer than last year. D. More than 8 million.
Câu 15: The word “ them” refers to ___________.
A. systems B. telecommuters C. responsibilities D. executives
Multiple Choice
Câu 16: Staying in a hotel costs _________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as B. more than twice as C. twice more than D. as much twice
Câu 17: What _________! Shall we go out?
A. a nice weather B. weather it is nice C. nice weather D. nice weather is it

Câu 18: _________ your warnings, we would have got in trouble.
A. Instead B. As for C. But for D. In case
Câu 19: The new magazine about women __________ tomorrow.
A. comes out B. comes on C. comes down D. comes off
Câu 20: Only in Japan _____ the high levels of western countries.
A. industrialization has reached B. has industrialization reached
C. industrialization is reached D. is industrialization reached
Câu 21: Paul: “Can you help me with my essay?” ~Peter: “__________.”
A. Yes, I am afraid not B. Not completely C. Why not? D. I think that, too
Câu 22: He lost in the election because he is a weak and ____________leader
A. undecisive B. decision C. indecisive D. undecided
Câu 23: She never says a word; she’s as ____________as a mouse.
A. quiet B. small C. noiseless D. slight
Câu 24: Paul: Oop! I'm sorry for stepping on your foot. ~Peter: _________________!
A. Never mind B. That's fine C. You don't mind D. You're welcome
Câu 25: He _______ all his money, then closed the account.
A. took off B. took away C. took out D. took in
Câu 26: I’d rather you _________ in here.
A. didn’t smoke B. shouldn’t smoke C. not smoke D. don’t smoke
Câu 27: I think you must be _________ me for someone else.
A. reminding B. confusing C. considering D. mistaking
Câu 28: Paul: “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to your party last night.” ~ Peter: ____________.
A. That’s all right. B. You’re welcome. C. What a pity! D. Excuse me.
Câu 29: “If only I hadn’t lent him all my money!” -“_____________”
A. Sorry, I have no idea. B. I’m afraid you will have to do it.
C. Well, you did, so it’s no use crying over spilt milk. D. All right. You will be OK.
Câu 30: Mike: That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do? ~ Jane: _________________.
A. Don't give out B. Don't give on C. Don't give up D. Don't give over
Câu 31: I do not remember __________ anyone that kind of message. It must have been someone else.
A. having sending B. to send C. to have sent D. sending

Câu 32: I think I should have ___________ your mother while I was passing.
A. got back B. run into C. dropped in on D. come up with
Câu 33: Lorie is very thin, ____________her young sister, who is quite fat.
A. dissimilar B. unlikely C. unlike D. dislike
Câu 34: ___________ increases in population in underdeveloped countries, a lot of problems arise
including health care and social evils.
A. In spite of B. Despite C. Due to D. In stead of
Câu 35: Population explosion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet ___________ food.
A. the demanding for B. the demading of C. the demand of D. the demand for
Câu 36: Although he is rich and famous, he lives in a _______ house in the village.
A. modest B. reserved C. limited D. slight
Câu 37: If it _________ their encouragement, he could have given it up.
A. hadn’t been B. wouldn’t have been for C. hadn’t been for D. had been for
Câu 38: The reason why this game attracts so many youngster is that ___________ other video games,
this one is far more interesting.
A. comparing to B. in compared with C. in comparison with D. on comparison to
Câu 39: Neither Jane nor her brothers ___________ a consent form for tomorrow's field trip.
A. is needing B. has need C. needs D. need
Câu 40: He did not share his secrets with other people but he ________ in her.
A. confessed B. concealed C. confided D. consented
Synonym
Câu 41: We’ll have to use the restrooms on the next floor because the ones on this floor are not in
working condition.
A. torn down B. run out of C. out of work D. out of order
Câu 42: “Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”, the
teacher said.
A. edible B. audible C. eligible D. visible
Câu 43: I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news.
A. get in touch B. be related C. have connection D. be interested in
Câu 44: I couldn’t see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.

A. make for B. make from C. make out D. make up
Câu 45: He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job.
A. count on B. take in C. put up with D. base on
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stressed
syllable is different from those of the others in the same line.
Câu 46: A. computer B. dominate C. substantial D. domestic
Câu 47: A. compulsory B. philosophy C. engineering D. communicate
Câu 48: A. difficulty B. relationship C. participate D. appropriate
Câu 49: A. advertise B. history C. consumption D. influence
Câu 50: A. experience B. necessary C. ordinary D. orphanage
Sentence Building
Câu 51: secretary / be / responsible / manager / serious mistakes.
 _____________________________________________________
Câu 52: Only / this way / make / laws / effective.
 _____________________________________________________
Câu 53: They / ask / lock / door / before / leave / every day.
 _____________________________________________________
Câu 54: I / rather / you / not cheat / exam / this year.
 _____________________________________________________
Câu 55: bridge / build / 50 years ago / collapse / last storm.
 _____________________________________________________
Gap- Fill in
Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste. (56)________say they can think
better if they chew gum. Some people chew it when they have some boring work to (57)________.
Others chew gum when they are nervous.
Gum is a (58)________of things. For many years gum companies made gum from chicle. Chicle is a
natural gum from a tree in Mexico and Central America. Now companies use plastic and rubber made
from petroleum (59)________of chicle.
Gum must be soft (60)________ you can chew it. A softener keeps it soft. The gum company makes the
softener from vegetable oil. A sweetener makes the gum sweet. The sweetener is usually sugar. Then the

company (61)________ the flavor.
Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836. (62)________, chewing gum was not new. The
Greeks chewed gum from a tree (63)________ 2,000 years ago. Mayan Indians in Mexico chewed chicle.
Indians in the Northeastern United States taught Europeans to chew gum from a tree there.
People first made bubble gum in 1928. Children like to (64)________ bubble with bubble gum. Some
university students do (65)________.
Câu 56: A. The other B. Others C. The others D. Other
Câu 57: A. make B. get C. carry D. do
Câu 58: A. mixture B. connection C. roll D. mix
Câu 59: A. instead B. aside C. apart D. inside
Câu 60: A. so that B. for C. then D. that
Câu 61: A. fits B. puts C. adds D. places
Câu 62: A. However B. But C. Though D. Moreover
Câu 63: A. more B. over C. than D. above
Câu 64: A. pass B. blow C. set D. turn
Câu 65: A. same B. so C. then D. too
Error Recognition
Câu 66: It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.
A. It is believed B. in the near future C. be used to doing D. such as
Câu 67: My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem.
A. giving B. some good C. whenever D. a problem
Câu 68: Passengers are required to arrive to the gate fifteen minutes before departure time.
A. are required B. to arrive to C. before D. departure time
Câu 69: After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realised that he has driven in the wrong
direction
A. After driving B. suddenly realised
C. has driven D. in the wrong direction
Câu 70: I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a long
time.
A. will be B. for C. has been working D. like

Reading 2
Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no
other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be
printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of
poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these
in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this
practice, she wrote, "Why many quotation marks?" I am asked When a thing has been so well that it
could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of
collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her poetry.
Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois. After graduation from Bryn Mawr College
in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later she
became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920’s she was editor of The Dial, an important literary
magazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of
time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers-before the team
moved to Los Angeles-was widely known.
Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the
Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations
of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems. She wrote
that she did not write poetry for money or fame. To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine
ways. One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's
happiness to express.
Câu 71: It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she ________.
A. wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo B. was dissatisfied with what others wrote
C. wanted to win awards D. felt a need to express herself
Câu 72: The word "it" refers to ______.
A. earning a living B. writing poetry C. becoming famous D. attracting readers
Câu 73: According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT
A. animals B. artists C. fossils D. workers
Câu 74: Where did Marianne Moore grow up?
A. In Los Angeles. B. In Kirkwood.

C. In Carlisle, Pennsylvania. D. In New York City
Câu 75: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.
B. Marianne Moore's life and work.
C. The use of quotations in poetry.
D. The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore.
Câu 76: The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT
A. magazine editor B. librarian C. teacher D. commercial artist
Câu 77: Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?
A. In Carlisle. B. In Brooklyn. C. In Los Angeles. D. In Kirkwood.
Câu 78: The word "succeeding" is closest to ______.
A. prospering B. diverse C. later D. inheriting
Câu 79: The word "period" is closest in meaning to _____.
A. time B. movement C. school D. region
Câu 80: Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?
A. They tend to be abstract.
B. They are better known in Europe than the United States.
C. They do not use traditional verse forms.
D. They were all published in The Dial.

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