II. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps.
Spring festivals
From (1) _________ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (2) ________Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter, however, it is not the (3) ____________spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by (4) _____________huge bonefires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are carried around bonefires (5) _________their mothers to protect them (6) _________danger in the coming year. Buddists in Thailand soak each (7) __________ water when cellaring their New Year, which falls in (8) _________middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades (9) ________equally colourful, but instead of flowers they have large dragon puppets (10) __________ dance in the streets.
1. A. earliest | B. latest | C. old | D. ago |
2. A. that | B. who | C. which | D. when |
3. A. one | B. only | C. best | D. first |
4. A. make | B. to make | C. making | D. made |
5. A. by | B. for | C. to | D. of |
6. A. in | B. on | C. at | D. from |
7. A. others | B. other | C. another | D. ones |
8. A. the | B. a | C. an | D. x |
9. A. is | B. are | C. was | D. were |
10. A. who | B. whom | C. which | D. when |
1. A. earliest | B. latest | C. old | D. ago |
2. A. that | B. who | C. which | D. when |
3. A. one | B. only | C. best | D. first |
4. A. make | B. to make | C. making | D. made |
5. A. by | B. for | C. to | D. of |
6. A. in | B. on | C. at | D. from |
7. A. others | B. other | C. another | D. ones |
8. A. the | B. a | C. an | D. x |
9. A. is | B. are | C. was | D. were |
10. A. who | B. whom | C. which | D. when |
1. A. earliest | B. latest | C. old | D. ago |
2. A. that | B. who | C. which | D. when |
3. A. one | B. only | C. best | D. first |
4. A. make | B. to make | C. making | D. made |
5. A. by | B. for | C. to | D. of |
6. A. in | B. on | C. at | D. from |
7. A. others | B. other | C. another | D. ones |
8. A. the | B. a | C. an | D. x |
9. A. is | B. are | C. was | D. were |
10. A. who | B. whom | C. which | D. when |
X. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
SPRING FESTIVAL
From (1) ______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (2) ______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter, however, is not the (3) ______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (4) ______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (5) ______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (6) ______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (7) ______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (8) ______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (9) ______ colourful, but (10) ______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
1. A. earliest B. latest C. previous D. old
2. A. which B. when C. because D. by then
3. A. single B. one C. only D. lonely
4. A. giant B. tremendous C. extreme D. huge
5. A. gone B. carried C. brought D. run
6. A. in B. out of C. against D. from
7. A. through B. one other C. each other D. mutually
8. A. falls B. appears C. happens D. occurs
9. A. the same B. as C. not less D. equally
10. A. instead of B. on behalf of C. in spite of D. place of
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (26) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (27) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (28) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (29) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (30) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them(31) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (32) _______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (33) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (34) _______ colourful, but (35) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Question 32:
A. through
B. one other
C. each other
D. mutually
Đáp án:
through: qua
one other: một cái khác
each other: lẫn nhau
mutually: lẫn nhau, qua lại
=>Dựa vào nghĩa và cấu trúc câu thì đáp án C là phù hợp nhất
Buddhists in Thailand soak each other in water when celebrating their New Year…
Tạm dịch:Các Phật tử ở Thái Lan ngâm nhau trong nước khi tổ chức ăn mừng Năm Mới.
Đáp án cần chọn là: C
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (26) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (27) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (28) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (29) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (30) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them(31) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (32) _______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (33) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (34) _______ colourful, but (35) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Question 31:
A. in
B. out of
C. against
D. from
Đáp án:
- Cấu trúc cố định: protect sb from sth/ doing sth: bảo vệ ai khỏi cái gì
… to protect them from danger in the coming year.
Tạm dịch:… để bảo vệ chúng khỏi nguy hiểm trong năm tới.
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (26) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (27) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (28) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (29) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (30) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them(31) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (32) _______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (33) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (34) _______ colourful, but (35) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Question 26:
A. earliest
B. latest
C. previous
D. old
Đáp án:
earliest (adj): sớm nhất, từ đầu
previous (adj): trước đó
latest (adj): gần nhất, mới nhất
old (adj): già, cũ
- Cụm thường gặp: From earliest times: Từ những khoảng thời kỳ đầu
=> From earliest times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings.
Tạm dịch:Từ những khoảng thời kỳđầu, mọi người đã tổ chức kỷ niệm khi mùa đông kết thúc và mừng cuộc sống mới mà mùa xuân mang lại.
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (26) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (27) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (28) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (29) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (30) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them(31) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (32) _______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (33) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (34) _______ colourful, but (35) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Question 34:
A. the same
B. as
C. not less
D. equally
Đáp án:
the same: giống (the same ... to ...)
not less: không ít hơn ( less ... than)
as: như là (as .... as)
equally: cũng, tương tự, hơn nữa
=>Dựa vào cấu trúc thì đáp án D là phù hợp nhất
Chinese spring parades are equally colourful, …
Tạm dịch:Các cuộc diễu hành mùa xuân của người dân Trung Quốc cũng đầy màu sắc,…
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (26) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (27) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (28) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (29) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (30) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them(31) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (32) _______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (33) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (34) _______ colourful, but (35) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Question 35:
A. instead of
B. on behalf of
C. in spite of
D. in place of
Đáp án: A
instead of : thay vì
in spite of : mặc dù
on behalf of : thay mặt
in place of : thay cho
=> Dựa vào nghĩa thìđáp án A là phù hợp nhất
… but instead of flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Tạm dịch:… nhưng thay vì nhiều sắc màu từ hoa, họ có những con rối hình rồng lớn nhảy múa trên đường phố.
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (26) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (27) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (28) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (29) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (30) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them(31) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (32) _______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (33) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (34) _______ colourful, but (35) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Question 29:
A. giant
B. tremendous
C. extreme
D. huge
Đáp án:
giant (adj): khổng lồ
extreme (adj): vô cùng, cùng cực
tremendous (adj): dữ dội, bao la,khủng khiếp
huge (adj): to lớn
- Cụm cố định: make a bonfire: đốt lửa trại
- Dựa vào nghĩa thì đáp án D là phù hợp nhất
In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making huge bonfires.
Tạm dịch:Ở Thụy Điển, người ta ăn mừng vào cuối mùa đông bằng cách đốt lửa trại thật lớn.
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (26) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (27) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (28) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (29) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (30) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them(31) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (32) _______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (33) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (34) _______ colourful, but (35) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Question 27:
A. which
B. when
C. because
D. by then
Đáp án:
which: cái mà
because: bởi vì
when: khi mà
by then: cho đến lúc đó
- Dùng đại từ quan hệ “when” thay thế cho danh từ “Easter” phía trước để diễn tả mốc thời gian
One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, when Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter…
Tạm dịch:Một trong những lễ hội Kitô giáo quan trọng nhất là Lễ Phục Sinh, khi những người theo đạo Kitô tưởng nhớ đến cái chết và sự phục sinh của Chúa Giêsu Kitô …
Đáp án cần chọn là: B
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
SPRING FESTIVALS
From (26) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (27) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (28) _______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (29) _______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (30) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them(31) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (32) _______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (33) _______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (34) _______ colourful, but (35) _______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets.
Question 28:
A. single
B. one
C. only
D. lonely
Đáp án:
single (adj): đơn lẻ
one (adj): một
only (adj): duy nhất
lonely (adj): cô đơn
- Dựa vào nghĩa thì đáp án C là phù hợp nhất
… however, is not the only spring festival.
Tạm dịch:… tuy nhiên, đây không phải là lễ hội mùa xuân duy nhất.
Đáp án cần chọn là: C