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LUYỆN BÀI ĐỌC HIỂU TIẾNG ANH ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC
(Chữa chi tiết)
READING COMPREHENSION
READING 1:
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of
flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities
of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the
desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to
withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water-loving animals can exist there.
Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the
coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running
and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent,
filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to
their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world.
The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None
could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many
would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool,
humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of
the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is
only 60 degrees.
An example of a desert animal that has adapted to subterranean living and lack of water
is the kangaroo rat. Like many desert animals, kangaroo rats stay underground during the
day. At night, they go outside to look for good. As evening temperatures drop, moisture
from the air forms on plants and seeds. They absorb some of this moisture and kangaroo
rats take in the life-giving water as they eat.
1. What is the topic of this passage?
A. Desert plants.
B. Life underground.
C. Animal life in a desert envinment.

D. Man’s life in the desert.
2. The word ‘’greater’’ is closest in meaning to _____
A. stronger
C. more noticeable
B. larger
D. heavier
3. The phrase “ those forms’’ refers to all of the following EXCEPT _____


- water-loving animals
- moist-skinned animals
- the bobcat
- many large animals
4. ‘’ Desiccating ” means ____
A. drying
B. humidifying
C. killing
D. life threatening
5. The author mentions all of the following as the examples of the behavior of
desert animals EXCEPT ______
A. animals sleep during the day
B. animals dig homes underground
C. animals are noisy and aggressive
D. animals are watchful and quiet
6. The word ‘’ emaciated ‘’ is closest in meaning to ______
A. wild
C. unmanageable
B. cunning
D. unhealthy
7. The author states that one characteristic of animals who live in the desert is that

they _____.
A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. are less healthy than animals who live in different places
C. can hunt in temperatures of 150 degrees
D. live in an accommodating environment
8. The word “ subterranean’’ is closest in meaning to ____
A. underground
B. safe
C. precarious
D. harsh
9. The word ‘’ they ‘’ refers to ____
A. kangaroo rats
B. the desert population
C. plants and seeds
D. the burrows of desert animals
10. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?
A. Water is basic of life
B. All living things adjust to their environments
C. Desert life is colorful
D. Healthy animals live longer lives
*Answers*
1. What is the topic of this passage?


TIP: Câu hỏi chủ đề, nội dung chính của đoạn bao giờ cũng để lại làm cuối cùng.
2. The word ‘’greater’’ is closest in meaning to _____
- Xác định vị trí từ: Câu đầu, đoạn 1
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of
flowing water are rare.

-Đọc 4 đáp án:
A.stronger: mạnh mẽ hơn

C.more noticeable: đáng chú ý hơn

B.larger: lớn hơn

D.heavier: nặng hơn

-Coi từ in đậm là chỗ trống, cần chọn đáp án để điền:
Bởi vì nước là nền tảng của sự sống, tạo lên một phần _____ trong mô của các sinh
vật sống. => B ( tạo nên phần lớn….)
3. The phrase “ those forms’’ refers to all of the following EXCEPT _____
A.water-loving animals

C.moist-skinned animals
D.many large animals

B.the bobcat
[…] the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand (trụ
vững, chống lại, chịu đựng) its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water-loving
animals can exist there.
Sa mạc không loại bỏ sự sống , chỉ có một số loài không thể chịu đựng được ảnh hưởng
desiccating của nó. => those forms chỉ những loài chịu đựng được.
Không một loài moist-skinned, water-loving nào có thể tồn tại được ở đây.
=> Loại đáp án A, C ( vì đề bải là EXCEPT)
TIP : Chỉ cần tìm key words , không cần phải dịch toàn bộ đoạn văn.
[…] The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat.
Những loài khổng lồ ở sa mạc….là ….the bobcat ( chỉ chú trọng phần liên quan đến
đáp án ) => bobcat có tồn tại ở sa mạc => Chọn B

4. ‘’ Desiccating ” means ____


-Xác định từ nằm ở vị trí nào: Câu 1 đoạn 2
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable
to withstand its desiccating effects.
-Xem 4 đáp án:
A. drying: sự làm khô

C. killing: sự giết choc, tàn sát

B. humidifying : sự làm ẩm

D. life threatening : sự đe dọa sự sống

[….] chống chịu ảnh hưởng …… của sa mạc
=> Chọn A ( chú ý đoạn đầu đang nói về nước )
5. The author mentions all of the following as the examples of the behavior of
desert animals EXCEPT ______
Gạch key words quan trọng trong các đáp án
A.animals sleep during the day
B.animals dig homes underground
C.animals are noisy and aggressive
D.animals are watchful and quiet
=> Tìm đoạn nói về hành vi , đặc điểm của động vật sa mạc:
Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth.
-

nocturnal ( thuộc về đêm, sống về đêm ) => loại A vì A đúng
silent , filled with reticence ( trầm lặng) => chọn C ( do câu hỏi là EXCEPT)

silent >< noisy ( ồn ào)
filled with reticence >< aggressive ( hung hổ )

6. The word ‘’ emaciated ‘’ is closest in meaning to ______

TIP: Tìm vị trí , quan tâm cả nội dung của câu trước và câu sau:


Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet
they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere ( hà khắc, kham khổ, khắc
nghiệt ) environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world.
A.wild ( hoang dã)
B.cunning ( xảo quyệt )
C.unmanageable ( khó kiểm soát, không thế kiểm soát )
D.unhealthy( không khỏe mạnh )
=> Chọn D ( chúng sống về đêm ….nhưng không phải không emaciated . Thích nghi
với môi trường khắc nghiêt như vậy , chúng khỏe mạnh như các loại động vật khác. )
7. The author states that one characteristic of animals who live in the desert is that
they _____.
Tìm đoạn nói về đặc điểm
A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. are less healthy than animals who live in different places ( không khỏe bằng…)
C. can hunt in temperatures of 150 degrees
D.live in an accommodating environment ( sống trong môi trường dễ chịu…)
=> Loại B ( they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world )
=> Loại D (Having adapted to their austere environment )
=> Chọn A
Key words:
Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed ( nhanh nhẹn) , running and
leaping creatures than the tangled forest. ( Bởi vì….nên chúng nhanh nhẹn….hơn các

loài ở trong rừng )
8. The word “ subterranean’’ is closest in meaning to ____
‘’An example of a desert animal that has adapted to subterranean living and lack of
water is the kangaroo rat.’’
Đọc đoạn trên xem đây là ví dụ về đặc điểm gì: So most of them pass the burning hours
asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night.
The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the
temperature is only 60 degrees. ( ….tránh burning hours bằng cách ở dưới lòng đất,
chỉ săn vào ban đêm. Nhiệt độ trung bình…là 150 độ nhưng ở độ sâu 18 inch chỉ còn
60 độ ) => nói về việc sống dưới lòng đất


=>Chọn A: underground ( dưới lòng đất )
9. The word ‘’ they ‘’ refers to ____
Like many desert animals, kangaroo rats stay underground during the day. At night, they
go outside to look for good. As evening temperatures drop, moisture from the air forms
on plants and seeds. They absorb some of this moisture and kangaroo rats take in the lifegiving water as they eat.
…., kangaroo rát ở dưới lòng đất cả ngày. Buổi tối chúng ra ngoài tìm thức ăn . Bởi vì
buổi tối, nhiệt độ xuống thấp, hơi nước trong không khí forms on plants and seeds.
THEY hơi nước này và kangaroo rats sẽ hấp thu hơi nước ấy khi chúng ăn
=>They là plants and seeds => Chọn C
10. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage?
A.Water is basic of life
B. All living things adjust to their environments ( thích nghi với )
C. Desert life is colorful
D. Healthy animals live longer lives
=>Chọn B: Tất cả các sinh vật sống đều thích nghi vơi môi trường của chúng
1.What is the topic of this passage?
A.Desert plants.
B.Life underground.

C.Animal life in a desert envinment.
DMan’s life in the desert.
=>Chọn C: động vật ở môi trường sa mạc

READING 2
Probably the most famous film commenting on the twentieth-century technology is
Modern Times, made in 1936. Charlie Chaplin was motivated to make the film by a
reporter who, while interviewing him, happened to describe the working conditions in
industrial Detroit. Chaplin was told that healthy young farm boys were lured to the city to
work on automotive assembly lines. Within four or five years, these young men’s health
was destroyed by the stress of work in the factories.
The film opens with a shot of a mass of sheep making their way down a crowded ramp.
Abruptly, the film shifts to a scene of factory workers jostling one another on their way
to a factory. However, the rather bitter note of criticism in the implied comparison is not


sustained. It is replaced by a gentle note of satire. Chaplin prefers to entertain rather than
lecture.
Scenes of factory interiors account for only about one-third of Modern Times, but they
contain some of the most pointed social commentary as well as the most comic situations.
No one who has seen the film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with the
fast-moving conveyor belt, almost losing his mind in the process. Another popular scene
involves an automatic feeding machine brought to the assembly line so that workers need
not interrupt their labor to eat. The feeding machine malfunctions, hurling food at
Chaplin, who is strapped in his position on the assembly line and cannot escape. This
serves to illustrate people’s utter helplessness in the face of machines that are meant to
serve their basic needs.
1. According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for Modern Times from ______.
A. fieldwork
C. a newspaper

B. a conversation
D. a movie
2. The young farm boys went to the city because they were ______.
A. attracted by the prospect of a better life
B. driven out of their sheep farm
C. promised better accommodation
D. forced to leave their sheep farm
3. The phrase “jostling one another” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
“______”.
A. hurrying up together
C. running against each other
B. jogging side by side
D. pushing one another
4. According to the passage, the opening scene of the film is intended ______.
A. to introduce the main characters of the film
B. to produce a tacit association
C. to give the setting for the entire plot later
D. to reveal the situation of the factory workers
5. The word “vainly” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. recklessly
C. hopelessly
B. carelessly
D. effortlessly
6. The word “This” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.
A. the situation of young workers in a factory
B. the scene of the malfunction of the feeding machine
C. the malfunction of the twentieth-century technology
D.the scene of an assembly line in operation
7. According to the author, about two-thirds of Modern Times ______.
A. entertains the audience most

B. is rather discouraging


C. was shot outside a factory
D. is more critical than the rest
8. The author refers to all of the following notions to describe Modern Times
EXCEPT “______”.
A. satire
C. entertainment
B. criticism
D. revolution
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. In Modern Times, the factory workers’ basic needs are well met.
B. Modern Times depicts the over-mechanised world from a social viewpoint.
C. The working conditions in the car factories of the 1930s were very stressful.
D. The author does not consider Modern Times as a perfect film.
10. The passage was written to ______.
A. explain Chaplin’s style of acting
B. review one of Chaplin’s popular films
C. criticize the factory system of the 1930s
D. discuss the disadvantages of technology
*Answers*
1. According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for Modern Times from ______.
A. fieldwork
C. a newspaper
B. a conversation
D. a movie
Tìm trong bài chi tiết nói về khởi nguồn cho ý tưởng làm phim: Câu 2 đoạn 1
Charlie Chaplin was motivated to ( được thúc đẩy làm gì) make the film by a reporter
who, while interviewing him, happened to describe the working conditions in industrial

Detroit.
Key word: interview ( phỏng vấn ) => Chọn B: qua một cuộc nói chuyện
2. The young farm boys went to the city because they were ______.
A. attracted by the prospect of a better life
B. driven out of their sheep farm
C. promised better accommodation
D. forced to leave their sheep farm
Ở câu 3 đoạn 1:
Chaplin was told that healthy young farm boys were lured to ( bị quyến rũ) the city to
work on automotive assembly lines.
-Không đề cập gì đến nông trại cừu ( sheep farm ) => Loại B, D
-Không đề cập đến chuyện được hứa => Loại C
=> CHỌN A
3. The phrase “jostling one another” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
“______”.


A. hurrying up together
B. jogging side by side

C. running against each other
D. pushing one another

Tìm vị trí câu chứa cụm trên
Abruptly, the film shifts to a scene of factory workers jostling one another on their way
to a factory. ( Bất thình lình, phim chuyền sang cảnh các công nhân nhà máy jostling
one another trên đường vào nhà máy )
Để làm được ta cần kiến thức về từ vựng:
jostle one another: chen lấn, xô đẩy lẫn nhau ~~ push one another => Chọn D
4. According to the passage, the opening scene of the film is intended ______.

A. to introduce the main characters of the film
B. to produce a tacit association
C. to give the setting for the entire plot later
D. to reveal the situation of the factory workers
Yêu cầu: Tìm mục đích cảnh mở đầu => Phải tìm xem phim mở đầu bằng cảnh gì
The film opens with a shot of a mass of sheep making their way down a crowded ramp.
( mở đầu bằng hình ảnh một đàn cừu hỗn loạn…)
Để biết mục đích của hình ảnh này cần biết cảnh tiếp theo là gì:
‘’Abruptly, the film shifts to a scene of factory workers jostling one another on their
way to a factory.’’ ( bất thình lình phim chuyển qua cảnh ….xô đẩy lẫn nhau….)
=>Loại A ( giới thiệu nhân vật chính của phim ) – do đàn cừu không phải nhân vật chính
=> Loại C ( tạo sự sắp đặt cho toàn bộ nhân vật ) – do đàn cừu không liên quan đến diễn
biến sau đó của phim.
=> Chọn B ( tạo ra ngụ ý, liên tưởng ) – do hình ảnh đàn cừu khiến liên tưởng đến cảnh
tiếp đó.
5. The word “vainly” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. recklessly ( một cách coi thường, không lo lắng )
B. carelessly ( một cách bất cẩn)
C. hopelessly ( một cách tuyệt vọng, vô vọng )
D. effortlessly ( một cách dễ dàng )
->No one who has seen the film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with
the fast-moving conveyor belt, almost losing his mind in the process. ( dịch nôm na:
không một ai đã từng xem bộ phim này có thể quên được cảnh Chaplin cố gắng theo


kịp tiến độ cực nhanh của băng chuyền một cách như thế nào đó, anh ta gần như
phát điên trong quá trình làm công việc này )
=> Từ phù hợp nhất là hopelessly => Chọn C
6. The word “This” in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.
A. the situation of young workers in a factory ( hoàn cảnh )

B. the scene of the malfunction of the feeding machine ( cảnh nói về sự hoạt động sai
chức năng của feeding machine )
C. the malfunction of the twentieth-century technology
D. the scene of an assembly line in operation
-Để làm được, ta cần phải hiểu nội dung của cả câu trước đó:
The feeding machine malfunctions, hurling ( hurl (v): ném ) food at Chaplin, who is
strapped in his position on the assembly line and cannot escape. This serves to illustrate
people’s utter helplessness in the face of machines that are meant to serve their basic
needs.
Cái máy feeding bị trục trặc và nó ném thức ăn và Chaplin , người đang bị trói buộc
… và không thế trốn thoát. This nhắm minh họa sự bất lực hoàn toàn của những
người công nhân khi đối mặt với cỗ máy phục vụ cho nhu cầu cơ bản của họ )
=>Chọn B
7. According to the author, about two-thirds of Modern Times ______.
A. entertains the audience most
B. is rather discouraging
C. was shot outside a factory
D. is more critical than the rest
Câu đầu tiên đoạn 4: Scenes of factory interiors (bên trong) account for ( chiếm ) only
about one-third of Modern Times
->cảnh bên trong factory chỉ chiếm khoảng 1/3
=>Cảnh bên ngoài factory chiếm khoảng 2/3 => Chọn C
8. The author refers to all of the following notions to describe Modern Times
EXCEPT “______”.
A. satire ( sự trào phúng, châm biếm)
C. entertainment ( sự giải trí )
B. criticism ( sự chỉ trích)
D. revolution ( một cuộc cách mạng)
->Hai câu cuối cùng đoạn 3:
However, the rather bitter note of criticism in the implied comparison is not sustained. It

is replaced by a gentle note of satire. Chaplin prefers to entertain rather than lecture.
( Tuy nhiên, sự chỉ trích ( criticism) trong hình ảnh so sánh đầy ẩn ý không là tất cả,
nó còn được thay thế bởi ….satire . Chaplin muốn entertain hơn là lecture.)
=> Chọn D


9. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. In Modern Times, the factory workers’ basic needs are well met(đáp ứng).
=> Chọn luôn đáp án A vì công nhân không được đáp ứng nhu cầu cơ bản.
10. The passage was written to ______.
A. explain Chaplin’s style of acting ( giải thích phong cách diễn của Chaplin)
=> Loại do văn bản xoay quanh nội dung phim là chính chứ không nói đến diễn xuất.
B. review one of Chaplin’s popular films ( nhận xét phim )
C. criticize the factory system of the 1930s ( chỉ trích)
=> Loại do có được nhắc đến nhưng đây không phải mục đích lớn nhất
D. discuss the disadvantages of technology =>Loại , ý này không bao gồm trong văn bản
CHỌN B
READING 3
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the
contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly
formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power,
women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some
significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best
contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important
letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second
President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions.
During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of
female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts,
were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were

uncritical in their selection and use of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history
by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and
local women's organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core
of the two greatest collections of women's history in the United States one at the
Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia
Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for
later Generations of historians.
Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth
Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the "great women" theory of


History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on "great men." To
demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female
authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women
produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as
reformers, activists working for women's right to vote, or authors, and were
not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people
continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.

The role of literature in early American histories

B.

The place of American women in written histories

C.

The keen sense of history shown by American women

D.

The "great women" approach to history used by American historians

2. The word ‘’contemporary’’ in the 1st paragraph means that the history was
A. informative
B. thoughtful
C. written at that time
D. faultfinding
3. In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show
that
A.

a woman's status was changed by marriage

B.

even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored

C.

only three women were able to get their writing published

D.

poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women

4. The word "they" in the 2nd paragraph refers to
A. efforts

B. authors

C. counterparts

D. sources

5. In the 2nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the
author point out?
A.

They put too much emphasis on daily activities.

B.

They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.

C.

The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.

D.

They were printed on poor-quality paper.


6. On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would
most likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?

A. Newspaper accounts of presidential election results
B. Biographies of John Adams
C. Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem
D. Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college
7. What use was made of the nineteenth-century women's history materials in the
Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?
A.

They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia.

B.

They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.

C.

They provided valuable information for twentieth- century historical researchers.

D.

They were shared among women's colleges throughout the United States.

8. In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles
of nineteenth- century "great women" EXCEPT
A. authors

B. reformers

C. activists for women's rights

D. politicians

*Answers*
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
=> để lại làm cuối cùng
2. The word ‘’contemporary’’ in the 1st paragraph means that the history was
A. informative

B. thoughtful

C. written at that time

D. faultfinding

Tìm vị trí từ : Câu 3 đoạn 1
Ta thấy: contemporary bổ nghĩa cho history
=> Loại B ( thoughtful: chín chắn, có suy nghĩ – thường dùng cho người )
Lựa chọn C ( được viết tại thời điểm đó ) do contemporary ( adj): đương thời

3. In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show
that
Tìm vị trí câu đề cập đến những nhân vật trên trong đoạn 1: Câu 3


Chú ý đến những câu trước và sau đó để rõ hơn mục đích đề cập của người viết
Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered
an important force in history.(không có quyền lực, phụ nữ không được coi trọng trong
lịch sử ). Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century,
Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American
Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great

political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. (đưa
ra những ví dụ về những người phụ nữ đã làm nên những thành quả, đóng góp trong quá
khứ - chú ý những từ được gạch chân )
Key words QUAN TRỌNG NHẤT : But little or no notice was taken of these
contributions. ( Nhưng có rất ít hoặc không sự chú ít nào dành cho những đóng góp trên )
A. a woman's status was changed by marriage => Loại do không đề cập đến hôn nhân
B.

even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored

=> Chọn B ( ignore (v) : lờ đi )
C.

only three women were able to get their writing published

( Chỉ 3 người phụ nữ trên có thể có tác phẩm được xuất bản => Sai )
D.

poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women

( Thơ ca do 3 người phụ nữ này sáng tác sẵn sàng được chấp nhận hơn là của những
người phụ nữ khác => Sai )

4. The word "they" in the 2nd paragraph refers to
Tìm vị trí từ trong đoạn 2: câu cuối cùng ( chú ý cả câu phía trước )
These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. ( những tác
giả này (NỮ) cũng giống như những tác giả nam đều là nhà sử học nghiệp dư). Their
writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of
sources. ( Các tác phẩm mang tính chất ngợi ca một cách tự nhiên và they không chặt
chẽ / có chọn lựa đúng đắn trong việc lựa chọn và sử dụng nguồn tài liệu )

=> They chỉ NGƯỜI ( các tác giả - bao gồm cả nam và nữ ) => Chọn B

5. In the 2nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the
author point out?
Trong đoạn 2, điểm yếu của lịch sử thế kỉ 19 được tác giả chỉ ra là gì?


They were uncritical in their selection and use of sources. ( Các tác phẩm mang tính chất
ngợi ca một cách tự nhiên và they không chặt chẽ / có chọn lựa đúng đắn trong việc lựa
chọn và sử dụng nguồn tài liệu ) => Các nguồn thông tin chưa chắc đã đúng
=> CHỌN C : The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily
accurate.
=> Có thể loại các đáp án còn lại nhờ các từ, cụm từ được gạch chân bên dưới do
thông tin này không được đề cập trong đoạn 2
A.

They put too much emphasis on daily activities. ( các hoạt động hàng ngày )

B. They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics. ( tầm ảnh hưởng của
đồng tiền đến chính trị )
D.

They were printed on poor-quality paper. ( in trên giấy chất lượng xấu )

6. On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would
most likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?
Dựa vào thông tin cơ bản của đoạn 3 , thứ nào chắc chắn được thu thập lại bởi
nineteenth-century feminist organizations ?
=> KEY WORDS : Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were
saved and stored. ( thư từ cá nhân ….. được bảo vệ và lưu trữ lại )

=> Thư được thu thập lại => Chọn C ( bức thư của một người mẹ gửi cho con gái
khuyên cô cách giải quyết các vấn đề gặp phải ở nhà chồng )

7. What use was made of the nineteenth-century women's history materials in the
Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?
Cần đọc kĩ câu hỏi vì học sinh có thể bị nhầm lẫn nội dung được hỏi do cách đặt câu hỏi
Những tài liệu về phụ nữ thế kỉ 19 trong the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia
Smith Collection được tận dụng như thế nào ?
* make use of : tận dụng
Tìm vị trí câu đề cập đến the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection:
These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women's history in the
United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College,
and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College.( những nguồn trên là cốt lõi
của hai bộ sưu tầm lớn nhất về lịch sử phụ nữ Mĩ ở ….) . Such sources have provided
valuable materials for later Generations of historians. ( Cung cấp những tài liệu quý giá
cho các nhà sử học sau này ) => Chọn C


8. In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles
of nineteenth- century "great women" EXCEPT
Tìm vị trí cụm ‘’ great women ‘’ trong đoạn cuối :
Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for
women's right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of
ordinary woman. => Chọn D: POLOTICIANS ( except)