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1 Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly “Get out of the classroom into a job,” it said, and Ron obeyed His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket “You’re lucky, Ron,” he said “For every boy with a job these days, there’s a dozen without.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food By the end of that time he was looking back on his schooldays as a time of great variety and satisfaction He searched for an interest in his work, with little success However, Fridays came around unfailingly and with them Ron’s pay; but the best thing about the place was Judy on the cash desk Ron got on well with all the girls when the manager was not around They liked him too, though he did not see that One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south With nine pounds in his pocket, a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself That evening, in Bournemouth, he had a sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an elderly man and his wife Before he had finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day The ease and speed of it rather took Ron’s breath away At quiet times Ron had to check the old man’s arithmetic in the records of the business At the end of the season he stayed on the coast He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks Late in October, he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop, where a woman and two girls also worked Ron soon found himself in charge there; he was the only one who could keep the books He and the girls shared a flat above the shop By this time he knew there was something about him that women of all ages liked He was not sure what it was, except that he felt warm and playful and sensitive towards them Why did Ron Mackie leave school at sixteen? A His father made him leave B He had reached the age when he had to leave C He left because he was worried about the future D He left because he wanted to start work What did Ron’s father think about his leaving school? A He thought his son was doing the right thing B He advised him to stay at school to complete his education C He did not like the idea, but he helped Ron to find work D He knew there was a job for every boy who wanted one It took about a year for Ron to realise that _ A he worked well because he was interested in the job B his work at the supermarket was dull C being at work was much better than going to school D the store manager wanted to get rid of him Why did Ron leave the supermarket? A He knew he would find work in Bournemouth B He took a job as a lorry driver C He gave up the job because he felt unwell D He wanted to work at the seaside At the cafe, Ron was very surprised when _ A he was sent upstairs to eat his meal B he found he could the old man’s arithmetic C the woman took the sandwich away from him D the woman offered him a job So far as employment was concerned, Ron expected _ A more help than he actually got B to be the manager of a shop C the problems to be much harder D the winter to be an easy time Ron was able to take over the shop because _ A he got on well with the women there B he understood the accounts of-the business C he had had experience of selling books D he had a flat above it Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D A single scream shattered the morning calm and woke Bernie from a troubled sleep A car raced past the house Bernie got up and opened the curtains A cat lay in the middle of the road, twisted, broken and still It was not a rare sight on that busy corner Drivers took more care to avoid dogs for there was often a value on a dog; farmers and the like might depend on them But cats were nobody’s business really, and there were too many about anyway It was late that evening that the first faint cries were heard Nicola, reading in bed, heard them but took little notice She slept in the back of the house, away’ from street noises, and there were often fighting cats beneath her window Next morning, when Bernie woke her for school, there were the cries again, not just one but several together Nicola stared at her mother “They’re kittens!” she cried “That must have been a mother cat yesterday The kittens are somewhere and they’re hungry.” After school Nicola found the little family in a store-room beneath the house The door of this was always kept shut, but a broken window high in the wall was an invitation to any normal cat There were six kittens, all very tiny Four were black and white and two marmalade When Nicola bent to pick one up there was a fierce reaction, and six tiny backs arched in terror Laughing, she lifted up one of the little things and was surprised at how quickly it grew calm and curious in the warmth of her hand Its eyes were only half open, and it seemed too weak to stand up One by one Nicola put them in a cardboard box and took them indoors “They must be fed at once,” Bernie said when she saw them She put some milk on the stove to warm “Nicky, look for that dolls’ feeding bottle you used to have I think it’s in your cupboard These little creatures can’t drink from a saucer like cats; they have to be fed like babies.” She dipped her fingers in the warm milk and put them to the mouth of each kitten in turn How they loved it What was the cause of the scream? A Bernie had a nightmare and woke with a scream B A motor-car went too fast round a corner C There was a cat and dog fight outside D A cat was run over in the street We understand from the passage that motorists _ A are reliable dog owners B try hard not to run over dogs C are not so careful as farmers are D often depend upon their dogs When Nicola first heard the cries, she _ A knew they were kitten’s cries B got up and looked for the kittens C did not think about them D thought they came from the street Why did Nicola look for the kittens in the store-room? A She thought a cat could have got into it B A lot of the family’s cats lived there C She had seen the mother cat going in D Someone had left the door open for her When Nicola bent down to the kittens _ A they attacked her B they showed they were afraid C they welcomed her D they ran away from her When she hold one of the kittens in her hand _ A it felt very warm to her B it began to cry C she did not like the feel of it D it soon felt safe with her The kittens were too young to _ A live without their mother B take the milk from Bernie’s fingers C take food as cats usually D drink from a feeding bottle Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D The tanker lay in the bay for four days, a few hundred metres from the shore In this tideless water she lay as still and secure as if fastened to a wall In a way, she was, for the sandy bottom held her in its grip Twice the harbour master’s boat went out to her; the second time it brought off a number of the crew It never occurred to the watchers on shore that the ship was in danger, she looked so calm and seaworthy From time to time there was activity on board: when a land wind rose in the evenings, the tanker’s engines came to life Then the vessel shook herself and strained fiercely, but none of it did her any good She just stayed where she was in the bay The July sun blazed down on her flat decks Occasionally a seaman, stripped to the waist, came out on to the deck with the movements of someone performing a complicated dance, stepping lightly, never resting on that burning metal Once or twice he kept close to the ship’s rail, with an arm raised against the sunlight, staring at the people on the beach Throughout the day the air rose in visible waves from the tanker’s decks When a sea wind blew, it brought with it the heavy smell of oil At night the ship lay in total darkness On the fifth morning a thick bank of sea mist filled the bay It seemed that the tanker had got away in the night and gone into harbour But this was an illusion Slowly, as the fog cleared a little, she came into view again but farther out Soon two figures could be seen at work on her decks There was the sound of hammering, of metal on metal, and then of something heavy falling on to the deck At once the Watchers on shore were half blinded by a flash of yellow light that enveloped the ship from end to end The explosion that followed the flash was like a single crack from a giant whip In a moment the ship, except for a dark line at water level, was lost to sight behind the flames Two bodies were washed ashore in the bay They were stripped to the waist, barefooted, and black with flash burns The right arm of one body was raised to the forehead as if shielding the eyes from some bright light The other man wore a gold chain round his neck The tanker burned for nine days and nights What prevented the tanker from sailing into harbour? A She was waiting for a suitable tide B Most of her crew had gone ashore C She had run aground on sand D Her engines had broken down The people who were watching from the beach _ A realised the trouble but could nothing about it B offered to help without knowing what to C did not know there was anything wrong with the ship D did not want to put themselves in any danger Why did the seaman keep moving about? A The deck was uncomfortable to stand on B That was the best way to keep his balance C He was practising some kind of dance D He had to pretend he was working The air that rose from the ship was “visible” because _ A it might easily have caught fire B it could be seen C it had a nasty smelt D it was mixed with spray from the waves How did the mist affect the situation? A It forced the ship to move farther from the shore B It made the seamen’s work harder C It allowed the ship to move into the harbour D For a time it hid the ship from sight The explosion occurred on the tanker when _ A she was unloading her oil B the fog began to clear C the two seamen were working D she was struck by lightning What happened to the two seamen? A They were blown off the ship and swam ashore B They were killed in the explosion C They survived but were badly burned D They died shortly after reaching the beach Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D Sands looked up at the roof of the ruin, “This is the only part where we might try to sleep,” he said “The beams up there support some stonework they’re the only ones that don’t look ready to come down on us.” “Not for me, thanks, Professor,” Morris replied I’m too bony and sensitive to sleep on a stone floor I’ll spread my blanket in the dust by the path.” Professor Sands stared at him “That wouldn’t you any good at all Besides it will be very cold up here after dark Do you want your brain to soften?” “My brain?” Now Morris pointed to the roof beams “Mightn’t it be yours that risks damage should one of those suddenly decide to obey gravity in the middle of one of your pleasant dreams? What exactly you mean?” “It’s unhealthy, even foolish, to sleep without a roof of some sort over your head Being high, as we are on this mountain, is a great help, but it’s not enough.” “Tonight will be all right, surely It’s a lovely evening, and the sky is clear I’ve got warm clothes I’m not worried about a change in the weather” “Nor am I It’s the weight I’m thinking of The brain needs protection from it Many creatures have developed their own - a shell for example Fish always have the sea above them Foxes spend most of their time underground To sleep undefended, uncovered to the air, like the most stupid animals, is simply asking for trouble Do you wish to take after a goat or a sheep? Sleep under this roof, Morris, where the weight can’t reach you.” “What weight you mean?” Morris cried, losing patience The professor sighed He had to explain even the simplest details to some of his students “The air, of course,” he said “It’s a great blanket of gas, eighty kilometres thick, and it’s pressing, pressing, pressing down on us It’s the brain that suffers most We must all we can to shield it Do you know the terrific weight on your head when you stand out there?” Morris closed his eyes “I don’t notice it I’ve grown used to it.” He laughed “That won’t help you You must try to avoid it as I The roof here will protect; and I use this too.” He opened his bag and took out a small metal helmet “Have you a hat or something to cover your head?” What was Professor Sands’ opinion of the room they were in? A As it was the only room, they had to sleep there B He suggested the beams might give way and bring down the stones C He thought it was safer there than elsewhere in the ruin D He thought it was perfectly safe for them to sleep there Where did Morris decide to sleep? A He was going to sleep in the open air B He was so tired he said he could sleep anywhere C He thought he would sleep on a flat stone outside D He did not like the hard floor of the room but would sleep on it When Morris pointed to the roof, he suggested that _ A it was in good condition B Sands might cause damage to it C Sands was confused about it D part of it might fall on to Sands If you haven’t “a roof over your head”, you _ A are homeless or without a room B are on a bare mountain-top C are bare-headed D are bald-headed Professor Sands argued that the least intelligent creatures _ A were always the heaviest ones B lived mainly underground C slept outside, in the fields D were the ones with shells on their backs What we understand about Sands’ fears? A He was most afraid of being attacked B He thought the open air was dangerous C He was scared of poisonous gas D He had a secret worry that weighed on his mind Why did Sands use a helmet? A To help him explore old ruins B: To protect his head C To enable him to see better D To help him sleep soundly Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D Police Officer Tidwell left the station just after a m on Sunday, June He had spent an uneventful night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest By habit he took a short cut down the path behind Digby Hall Road and after a minute or two he saw a man climbing down a drain-pipe from an open bedroom window of number 29 In silence Tidwell crept into the garden The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm gripped “It’s 8.15 on a Sunday morning,” said the officer, “and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time Would you mind explaining?” The man was obviously startled but kept calm He said, “I know what you’re thinking, officer, but it isn’t true This is a very funny mistake” “It’s part of my job to take an interest in unusual events I think you’ve just left this house in a manner other than the customary one That may be quite innocent, but I’d like to make sure.” Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen “Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story.” “Charlie Crane, lorry driver, from Nottingham, 51 Brecon Street My story ” “Yes What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr Crane?” “Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here Bed and breakfast The landlady’s name is Mrs Fern She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out of here in the right way and down at the lorry park by half past It was only when I felt around for a cigarette I realized I’d left £80 in my pay envelope under She pillow here at number 29 I always put it under my pillow at night, it’s a habit I’ve got into I even it at home ” “I see Why didn’t you miss it when you went to pay Mrs What’s-her-name?” “I’d paid her last night You’ve got to pay when you take the room, see? So I came rushing back, but it’s Sunday, and she’d gone back to bed, and could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and spotted my bedroom window still open Up I went, then, up this pipe It’s a trick I learnt in the army She hadn’t made the bed, and the money was still there You know the rust, and I hope you believe it because ” “Mr Crane, whatever are you doing here? I thought you’d gone an hour ago.” It was Mrs Fern, speaking from the kitchen window at the corner of the house Why was Tidwell walking along that path? A He usually discovered something suspicious along that way B He had an appointment with a man at number 29, Digby Hall Road C He chose to go that way by chance D He knew he would get home quicker that way According to the passage, the officer saw a man _ A causing damage to a house B bringing a pipe out through a window C leaving a house D trying to break into a house The police officer questioned the man because _ A he had seen him doing a strange thing B he thought he recognised him C the man had fallen and needed attention D the man had tried to escape It is customary to leave a house _ A through the kitchen window B through a bedroom C by the door D down a drain-pipe Why had Crane stayed the night at number 29? A He had lost his way in the dark B His lorry had something wrong with it C Nottingham was too far for him to drive that night D He had suddenly felt ill When Mr Crane was at home, he _ A kept his cigarettes under his pillow at night B always carried his money about in an envelope C tried to give up the smoking habit D hid his money under his pillow at night When Crane arrived back at the house, _ A he refused to wake Mrs Fern B he felt ashamed to wake Mrs Fern, but he did so C he woke Mrs Fern, but she refused to get up D he tried to wake Mrs Fern but failed What trick had Crane learnt in the army? A Opening windows from the outside B Climbing pipes C Getting money from people D Making beds Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời tốt số A, B, C D When Brooke married his Irish nurse, the colonel gave him two weeks to go with her to her country, so that he could meet her people and see what the place was like Southern Ireland, though only across a narrow sea, was not at war That seemed to make it an inviting place, a strange place, more foreign than France or Egypt “You take ship from Holyhead,” said the colonel I’ll give you a ticket and a pass to say you’re an Irishman on leave But remember, you’re not to wear uniform unless you want to spend the rest of the war in an Irish prison Get a suit and a shirt from somebody and leave your army stuff here In uniform they’ll pick you up as soon as you step off the boat.” Brooke arranged the journey without too much trouble An army man could practically what he wanted in those days, especially a lame man with a couple of ribbons on his chest Brooke had fought through the North African war, and then the invasion of Europe He had got his leg wound in France and been nursed back to near normal health by Bernie Hale, now Mrs Brooke It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good The bombing was severe, and Bernie’s hospital, crowded and busy with wounded, was so badly damaged on the day before she got married that there was nowhere immediately for her to work Her patients were sent elsewhere, and that allowed her to take her holidays The boat to Dublin was crowded All the passengers wore civilian clothes, and all seemed to have a great air of cheerfulness and pride, too, Brooke thought The atmosphere was of a victorious return from a meeting with some challenge They were nearly all young people They talked and laughed about the war Brooke guessed they were Irish men and women who did not share their country’s determination to keep out of the war They did not want to miss the chance of a good fight Dublin seemed a fairy city that evening There were lights everywhere, in complete contrast to blacked-out Europe The people were pink-cheeked, cheerful, not pale and war-weary Bombs and rockets did not disturb the sleep of the Irish The manageress of the hotel Brooke and Bernie stayed at refused to believe they were married, it was separate rooms or nothing Next morning, when Brooke asked the hotel porter to help with one of the heavy cases, the man said, “No, I’ve got other things to Don’t you people know there’s a war on?” That angered Bernie, but Brooke could only laugh Why did Brooke go to Ireland? A He went on leave, because his home was there B He went mainly to see his wife’s family C The colonel had asked him to spy out the land D The people of Ireland had asked him to visit the country Brooke was not allowed to wear his uniform to Iceland because _ A Ireland was on the opposite side in the war B he was wounded and had left the army C that would be against Irish law D no one would believe him if he did In the last sentence of paragraph 2, the words “pick you up” mean _ A recognise you B help you C arrest you When Brooke made the travel arrangements, _ A people were unusually helpful to him B there were more difficulties than he expected C he was glad to be wearing civilian clothes D he tried to hide his lameness Bernie managed to get a holiday because _ A she wanted to get married B her place of work was bombed C her patients had recovered and left hospital D a storm wrecked the hospital What you understand about the other passengers on the ship? A They were unwillingly involved in the war B They were proud of their peace-loving country C They were determined to stay out of the war D They were happy to be taking part in the war Bernie was angry because _ A she felt insulted by the porter’s question B the porter had such a lot of work to C her country was suffering as a result of the war D her husband was laughing at the porter D give you a lift