Bài đọc hiểu tiếng anh

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COLLECTING ANIMALS
(1) _______ no idea of the hard work and worry that go into a collecting (2) _______
the fascinating birds and animals that they pay (3) _______ in the zoo. One of the
questions that (4) _______ is how I became an animal collector (5) _______. The answer
is that I have (6) _______ animals and zoos.
According to my parents, the first word. I was (7) _______ with any clarity was not
the conventional “Mamma” or “Dadda”, the word “Zoo”, (8) _______ repeat (9) _______
in a shrill voice until someone, (10) _______ shut me up, would take me to the zoo.
When I grew a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great number of pets, ranging
from owls to sea-horses, and I spent all my spare time exploring the countryside (11)
_______ fresh specimens to (12) _______ to my (13) _______. Later on I went for a year
to Whipsnade Zoo, (14) _______, to get experience of the larger animals, (15) _______
lions, bears, bison and ostrich, (16) _______ were not so easy to keep at home. When I
left, I luckily had (17) _______ to be able to finance my first trip and I (18) _______
regularly ever since then.
Though a collector’s job is not an easy one and (19) _______, it is certainly a job
which will appeal (20) _______ who love animals and travel.
1.

A Most people has
C. The most of people has
2. A travel to produce
C. trip to produce
3. A. to see
B. for to see
4. A I always am asked
C. is always asked to me
5. A. on the beginning
C. in principle
6. A. always been interested in

C. been always interested in
7. A. able to say
B. capable to say
8. A. that I used
B. which I used
9. A. one time and another
C. over and over again
10. A. in order
B. in order to

B. Most people have
D. The most of people have
B. travel for producing
D. trip for producing
C. for seeing
D. for to seeing
B. I am always asked
D. is asked always to me
B. primarily
D. in the first place
B. always been interested on
D. been always interested on
C. able to tell
D. capable to tell
C. that I would
D. which I would
B. one time after another
D for time after time
C. in order that
D. for

11. A. in search for
B. in search of
G. on search on
D. on search for
12. A. add
B. enlarge
C. increase
D. build up
13. A. pets collection
B. pet’s collection
C. pets’ collection
D. collection of pets
14. A. as a keeper student
B. like a keeper student
C. as a student keeper
D. like a student keeper
15. A. as
B. as the
C. such as
D. such as the
16. A. what
B. who
C. whose
D. which
17. A. enough money of my own
B. enough of my proper money
C. of my proper money enough
D. of my own enough money

18. A. am going
B. was going
C. have been going
D. was going to go
19. A. full of disillusions
B. full of disappointments
C. plenty of disillusions
D. plenty of disappointments
20. A. all these
B. all those
C. to all these
D. to all those
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CHAOS AT HEATHROW AIRPORT
On the second day of the air traffic controllers’ work to rule at Heathrow airport the
situation was plainly going from (1) _______. (2) _______ the airport yesterday
afternoon, I found (3) _______ of holiday makers queuing at check-in points, (4)
_______ about their flights. The breakdown in talks between the union and the
management (5) _______ an immediate go-slow on Friday night, (6) _______ since
escalated into the threat of a total strike next weekend.
A British Airports Authority spokesman, (7) _______ the news, said “We thought this
would happen. The reason (8) _______ that the Government refuses to authorise the
twenty per cent salary increase we agreed (9) _______ month. We were aware that the
rise was not in line with Government pay policy, but we wanted to prevent(10) _______
“The go-slow, which coincides (11) _______ holiday weekend of the year, has already
caused many flights (12) _______.
Holidaymakers faced a long wait before eventually (13) _______ their ‘ destinations.
June Kenny, of Manchester, was a typical case: “We were going to fly to London (14)
_______ our way to Ibiza, but when we got to the airport in Manchester, they (15)
_______ a train. (16) _______ airport buses in London so we took a taxi. It (17)

_______. We’ve been waiting here all day but we (18) _______ know when our plane


will take off.”
The General Secretary of the Union regretted (19) _______ the public inconvenience
and blamed the Government for taking no action. But he added that he was sure the
public would sympathise (20) _______ his members’ attitude.
1.
2.
3.
4.

A. bad to worse
B. bad to worst
C. better to worse D. better to worst
A. In arriving at
B. In arriving to
C. On arriving at
D. On arriving to
A. a thousand
B. many thousand C. several thousand D. thousands
A. seeking some information
B. seeking some informations
C. searching some information
D. searching some informations
5. A. led
B. led to
C. has led
D. has led to
6. A. that

B. which
C. that has
D. which has
7. A. commenting
B. remarking
C. commenting on D. remarking over
8. A. for it is
B. of it is
C. for it it’s
D. of it it’s
9. A. to the union last
B. to the union the last
C. with the union last
D. with the union the last
10. A. people to be inconvenienced
B. people from being inconvenienced
C. to inconvenience people
D. that people are inconvenienced
11. A. to the busiest
B. to the most busy
C. with the busiest
D. with the most busy
12 A. to cancel
B. cancelling
C. to be cancelled D. being cancelled
13. A. reaching
B. reaching to
C. to reach
D. to reach to
14. A. at

B. by
C. in
D. on
15. A said us to catch
B. said us that we
C. told us to catch
D. told us that we caught
16. A. They were any
B. They were no
C. There were any
D. There were no
17. A. charged us fifteen pounds
B. cost us fifteen pounds
C. charged fifteen pounds to us
D. cost fifteen pounds to us
18 . A. don’t already B. don’t still
C. already don’t
D. still don’t
19. A. having caused
B. to have caused
C. having caused to
D. to have caused to
20. A. at
B. in
C. to
D. with
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WHAT IS “POP” MUSIC?
It has always been difficult (1) _______ whether “popular music” means music
written for the people or is simply music that (2) _______. The same problem of

definition exists with jazz. So many different types of music have been called jazz- (3)
_______ that it is hard to say (4) _______. Jazz has always been considered (5) _______


black music but when I first (6) _______ it, I used to hear white bands playing music that
was like Louis Amstrong’s in the 1920s. I found out afterwards that they learnt to do this
by playing his records (7) _______ until their style was (8) _______ : his for them to
imitate him.
Since then white singers (9) _______ Bob Dylan have rediscovered their own folk
tradition, instead of (10) _______ black roots. But the main changes since 1960 have
been social and technical. One is that young people have more money (11) _______
records at an earlier age than they (12) _______, so Tin Pan Alley, the “pop” music
industry, aims (13) _______ teenage audience. (14) _______ that electronic equipment
has developed (15) _______ extent that technicians are now (16) _______ sound to
produce recordings that are quite different from a live performance.
But the real problem with “pop” music is that Tin Pan Alley has always worked
against (17) _______ a genuine music of the people. It takes everything original and
natural out of it and (18) _______ cheap commercial imitations. (19) _______ the
American folk singer, Woody Cuthrie, said: “They’ve always (20) _______ the secondrate songs. They’ve never wanted to play the good ones.”
1.
2.

A. that I decide
B. of deciding
A. like the people
C. likes the people
3. A. at one or another time
C. at one time or another
4. A. really what is it
C. what really is it

5. A. being
B. as being
6. A. gave an interest in
C. took an interest in
7. A. once and again
C. more and more times
8. A. close enough at
C. enough close at
9. A. as
B. like
10. A. borrowing frorm
C. borrowing of
11. A. for spending in

C. for me to decide D. for me decide
B. the people like
D. the people likes
B. in one or another time
D. in one time or another
B. what it really is
D. what really it is
C. to be
D. that it is
B. gave an interest to
D. took an interest to
B. over and over again
D. the most times possible
B. close enough to
D. enough close to
C. for example

D. for instance
B. to borrow from
D. to borrow of
B. for spending on


C. to spend in
A. used
A. at
A. Another is
A. in so great
A. can mix
C. capable to mi
17. A. its being
18. A. replaces it for
19. A. As
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

D. to spend on
C. usually had
D. would
C. at the
D. to the
C. Another it’s
D. One other it’s
C. in such an

D. to such an
B. able to mixing
D. capable of mixing
B. it to be
C. being it
D. that it was
B. substitutes it for C. replaces it with D. substitutes it with
B. Like
C. How
B. used to
B. to
B. One other is
B. to so great

D. Such as
20. A. liked better
B. better liked
C. preferred
D. rather had
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PANTOMIME
Pantomime, the traditional Christmas entertainment for children in Britain, has never,
(1) _______ I know, become popular abroad, (2) _______ the comic techniques
employed in it (3) _______ a clown of Italian origin, Joseph Grimaldi, (4) _______ the
early nineteenth century made him the best-loved man in the British theatre.
Unfortunately, pantomime is almost (5) _______ anyone who has never seen it as the
game of cricket. I once spent half an hour talking about cricket to a foreigner. At last, he
could not help (6) _______ me. I had just said that the ball sometimes travelled (7)
_______ hour and (8) _______ this time he was sure I was making fun of him. He
thought I had been talking about croquet.

Pantomime, then, is the theatrical representation of a fairy story, like Cinderella, but
(9) _______ in a number of stage conventions that have developed over the years. These
conventions, (10) _______ they seem quite normal to children who are used to them, are
(11) _______ more complicated than you might expect. (12) _______, the hero (such as
the Prince in Cinderella) is played by a girl. (13) _______, in case you (14) _______
wondering how (15) _______. But Cinderella’s sister are played by men, and so on.
What is the most surprising is that pantomime not only survives in 1980 but that it is
(16) _______. The main reason for this is that (17) _______ to participate. They must
(18) _______ the hero if the villain is coming and some of them go (19) _______ to meet


the comedian.
“How old are you?” asks the comedian.
‘I’m twelve.”
“That’s funny. When I was (20) _______ I was thirteen.” Children love it.
1.
2.
3.

A. as far as
B. as much as
C. of what
D. to the extent that
A. however
B. nevertheless
C. although
D. in spite of
A. own a great deal of
B. own a great deal to
C. owe a great deal of

D. owe a great deal of
4. A. which performances in
B. which performances on
C. whose performances in
D. whose performances on
5. A. as difficult to explain
B. as difficult to explain to
C. so difficult to explain
D. so difficult to explain to
6. A. interrupting to B. interrupting
C. to interrupt to
D. to interrupt
7. A. for 100 km an B. for 100 km the C. at 100 km an
D. at 100 km the
8. A. at B. for
C. by
D. in
9. A. its attraction lays
B. its attraction lies
C. it’s attraction lays
D. it’s attraction lies
10. A. as
B. for all
C. yet
D. while
11. A. quite
B. fairly
C. rather
D. just
12. A. At first

B. In principle
C. In the beginning D. To start with
13. A. Also is the heroine
B. Also the heroine is
C. So is the heroine
D. So the heroine is
14. A. can be
B. are
C. will be
D. would be
15: A. far sex changes can go
B. far can go se changes
C. long sex changes can go
D. long can go sex changes
16. A. as popular as ever
B. as popular as never
C. so popular as ever
D. so popular as never
17. A. it’s given the chance to children
B. it’s given to children the chance
C. to children is given the chance
D. children are given the chance
18. A. announce
B. advertise
C. warn
D. threaten
19. A. into the scene
B. into the stage
C. on to the scene D. on to the stage
20. A. the age of you

B. your age
C. the same age than you
D. the same age that you
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GIRL COMPOSER
When World Premiere for Elizabeth (1) _______ (2) _______ Christmas week, 14year-old Elizabeth Lane will be able to relieve one of the most exciting nights of her life.
The programme was recorded at a concert to open a series of (3) _______ concerts


given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Croydon in Surrey. But (4) _______ made
the evening extra-special for Elizabeth was the thrill (5) her own Sinfonietta for Strings
being played by the world-famous orchestra. “It was a wonderful evening,” she said, “and
I shall remember it (6) _______ my life”.
This was the first time the orchestra (7) _______ music written by (8) _______ young
composer and Elizabeth had actually started work on her Sinfonietta when she was only
eleven.
This was certainly a remarkable achievement for (9) _______, but Elizabeth thrives
on the complexities of orchestration. She has been composing almost from the time when
her mother taught (10) _______ piano (11) _______ three years old.
(12) _______ she’s feeling creative or not, much of Elizabeth’s week is devoted to
(13) _______ music. “And when I’ve written something, I usually play it (14) _______
the piano so my parents can criticise.”
When they realised that Elizabeth had (15) _______ musical talents, the family
moved to Somerset (16) _______ attend the Wells Cathedral School for Gifted Children.
“Now I have all my schooling at home and when I’m not (17) _______ I spend the time
working (18) _______”.Eventually she hopes to (19) _______ as a composer and she
already has six commissions to complete (20) _______ next summer.
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

A. is given
B. is shown
A. in TV for
B. on TV for
A. Wednesday night
C. Wednesday’s night
A. what
B. which
A. to hear
B. to listen
A. all
B. all during
A. played
B. were playing
A. so
B. a so
A. someone
B. anyone

A. her
B. to her
A. with
B. at
A. If
C. It makes no difference
A. play
B. the play
A: by
B. in

C. will be given D. will be shown
C. in TV during D. on TV during
B. Wednesday night’s
D. Wednesday nights
C. that which
D. the thing what
C. of hearing
D. of listening
C. for all
D. through all
C. have played
D. had played
C. such
D. such a
C. whoever
D. whatever person
C. her the
D. to her the
C. being

D. having
B. Whether
D. All the same
C. playing
D. the playing
C. on
D. with


15. A. such great B. such a
C. so
D. so great
16. A. to
B. for her
C. so as to
D. so that she could
17. A. doing academic work
B. making academic work
C. doing academic works
D. making academic works
18. A. in a thing musical
B. on a thing musical
C. in something musical
D. on something musical
19. A. earn her life B. win her life
C. earn her living D. win her living
20. A. in
B. by
C. in the
D. by the

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THE CHANGING FACE OF THE BRITISH PUB
According to Government statistics, men of all social, classes in Britain visit pubs (1)
_______, though the kind of pub they (2) _______ be different and their reasons (3)
_______ there vary, too. Nowadays they often take their wives or girl-friends, which used
(4) _______.
The fact is that the typical English pub is changing, partly (5) _______ the licensing
laws not being so strict as they were, but also because publicans are trying (6) _______
away with the old Victorian image of the pub and instead provide couples with an
atmosphere where they (7) _______. Pubs (8) _______ to open except at certain times.
(9) _______ they were usually (10) _______ with men drinking (11) _______ beer as
possible in the time available. But (12) _______ is rapidly becoming (13) _______.
Curiously enough, the old British Licensing laws, (14) _______ found so
objectionable and absurd, were originally introduced as a temporary measure to stop
workers (15) _______ in the First World War. After, the strong puritanical element in
Parliament took (16) _______ the law and retained it.
Opening hours are no longer limited to eight hours (17) _______ day; the publican
can now choose which hours (18) _______. And these days you can even get a cup of
coffee if you (19) _______ beer. But in spite of this the puritans (20) _______ that a pub
could become a respectable place.
1.
2.
3.
4.

A. quite regular
B. rather regular
A. go can
B. go may
A. forgoing

B. in going
A. to be not the
C. to be not the fact

C. quite regularly D. rather regularly
C. go to can
D. go to may
C. why they go
D. that they go
B. not to be the
D. not to be the fact


5. A. because
B. because of
6. A. doing
B. to do
7. A. both can enjoy
C. can both enjoy
8. A. used not
B. would
9. A. As the result
C. It was the result that
10. A. covered
B. crowded
11. A. so much
B. so many
12. A. this kind of pubs
C. those kinds of pub
13. A. a past thing

C. an out-of-date thing
14. A. the foreigners
C. which foreigners
15. A. drinking
B. drink
16. A. advantage of
C. profit of
17. A. a
B. the
18. A. fit him better
C. suit him better
19. A. would rather it to
C. prefer it to
20. A. never would dream to admit
C. would never dream to admit

C. in that
D. for the reason of
C. making
D. to make
B. both can enjoy themselves
D. can both enjoy themselves
C. were not used
D. were used not
B. For a result
D. The result was that
C. full
D. plenty
C. as much
D. as many

B. that kind of pubs
D. these kinds of pubs
B. a thing of the past
D. a thing out-of-date
B. that strangers
D. which strangers
C. to drink
D. that they drank
B. advantage out of
D. profit out of
C. for
D. one
B. fit him best
D. suit him best
B. would rather it than
D. prefer it than
B. never would dream of admitting
D. would never dream of admitting