Oxford University, located in Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is known to begin in 1096. Oxford University maintains a number of museums and galleries, open for free (1)......................... the pulic. The Ashmolean Museum, founded in 1683, is the oldest museum in the UK, and the oldest university museum in the world. It has significant (2)............................... of art, including works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da vinci, Turner, and Picasso. The University Museum of Natural History hold the University's zoological, entomological and geological specimens. Among its collection (3).............................. the skeletons of a Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops, and the most complete remains of a dodo found anywhere in the world. The Museum of the History of Science contains 15,000 artifacts, from antiquity to the 20th (4)................................, representing almost all aspects of the history of science. In the Faculty of Music is the Bate Colection of Musical Instuments, a collection mostly of (5)................................. from Western classical music. Christ Church Picture Gallery holds a collection of over 200 old master paintings.
Oxford University, located in Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is known to begin in 1096. Oxford University maintains a number of museums and galleries, open for free(1)............to............. the pulic. The Ashmolean Museum, founded in 1683, is the oldest museum in the UK, and the oldest university museum in the world. It has significant (2)................works............... of art, including works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da vinci, Turner, and Picasso. The University Museum of Natural History hold the University's zoological, entomological and geological specimens. Among its collection(3)..............are................ the skeletons of a Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops, and the most complete remains of a dodo found anywhere in the world. The Museum of the History of Science contains 15,000 artifacts, from antiquity to the 20th(4).............century..................., representing almost all aspects of the history of science. In the Faculty of Music is the Bate Colection of Musical Instuments, a collection mostly of (5)...............instruments.................. from Western classical music. Christ Church Picture Gallery holds a collection of over 200 old master paintings.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Royal Residences
c (35)_______ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for The Queen, whose personal standard flies (36)________ Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and Official entertaining and are opened to the (37)________ as much as these commitments allow.
All are furnished with fine pictures and (38)________of art from the Royal Collection, which has been assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are (39)________ in the rooms for which they were originally (40)________.
The official residences are in (41)________ use and the style and manner in which they are (42)_______ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (43)________ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by The Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (44)________ by fire in November 1992.Question 44
Đáp án : C
Damage (V) = gây thiệt hại. be badly damaged = bị thiệt hại nặng nề
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Royal Residences
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (35)_______ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for The Queen, whose personal standard flies (36)________ Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and Official entertaining and are opened to the (37)________ as much as these commitments allow.
All are furnished with fine pictures and (38)________of art from the Royal Collection, which has been assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are (39)________ in the rooms for which they were originally (40)________.
The official residences are in (41)________ use and the style and manner in which they are (42)_______ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (43)________ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by The Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (44)________ by fire in November 1992.Question 41
A. local
B. national
C. regular
D. minor
Đáp án : C
Regular = thường xuyên. Local = địa phương. National = thuộc quốc gia. Minor = ít, thiểu số
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Royal Residences
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (35)_______ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for The Queen, whose personal standard flies (36)________ Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and Official entertaining and are opened to the (37)________ as much as these commitments allow.
All are furnished with fine pictures and (38)________of art from the Royal Collection, which has been assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are (39)________ in the rooms for which they were originally (40)________.
The official residences are in (41)________ use and the style and manner in which they are (42)_______ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (43)________ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by The Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (44)________ by fire in November 1992.Question 36
A. whatever
B. however
C. whoever
D. whenever
Đáp án : D
Whatever = bất cứ thứ gì. However = tuy nhiên. Whoever = bất cứ ai. Whenever = bất cứ khi nào
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Royal Residences
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (35)_______ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for The Queen, whose personal standard flies (36)________ Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and Official entertaining and are opened to the (37)________ as much as these commitments allow.
All are furnished with fine pictures and (38)________of art from the Royal Collection, which has been assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are (39)________ in the rooms for which they were originally (40)________.
The official residences are in (41)________ use and the style and manner in which they are (42)_______ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (43)________ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by The Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (44)________ by fire in November 1992.Question 37
A. humans
B. public
C. peoples
D. strangers
Đáp án : B
The public = cộng đồng, quần chúng. Peoples = các dân tộc. strangers = những người lạ
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Royal Residences
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (35)_______ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for The Queen, whose personal standard flies (36)________ Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and Official entertaining and are opened to the (37)________ as much as these commitments allow.
All are furnished with fine pictures and (38)________of art from the Royal Collection, which has been assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are (39)________ in the rooms for which they were originally (40)________.
The official residences are in (41)________ use and the style and manner in which they are (42)_______ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (43)________ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by The Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (44)________ by fire in November 1992.Question 35
Đáp án : B
Residence = dinh cơ, nơi ở. Venue = nơi xử án. Situation = tình huống. occupation = sự cư ngụ, việc làm
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Royal Residences
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (35)_______ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for The Queen, whose personal standard flies (36)________ Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and Official entertaining and are opened to the (37)________ as much as these commitments allow.
All are furnished with fine pictures and (38)________of art from the Royal Collection, which has been assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are (39)________ in the rooms for which they were originally (40)________.
The official residences are in (41)________ use and the style and manner in which they are (42)_______ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (43)________ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by The Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (44)________ by fire in November 1992.Question 40
A. instructed
B. intended
C. performed
D. guarded
Đáp án : B
Intend = dự định. Was originally intended = được dự định từ đầu
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Royal Residences
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (35)_______ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for The Queen, whose personal standard flies (36)________ Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and Official entertaining and are opened to the (37)________ as much as these commitments allow.
All are furnished with fine pictures and (38)________of art from the Royal Collection, which has been assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are (39)________ in the rooms for which they were originally (40)________.
The official residences are in (41)________ use and the style and manner in which they are (42)_______ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (43)________ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by The Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (44)________ by fire in November 1992.Question 38
A. paintings
B. statues
C. works
D. jobs
Đáp án : C
Works = những kiệt tác. Works of art = những kiệt tác nghệ thuật. Paintings = các bức họa. Statues = các bức tượng. jobs = những công việc
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Royal Residences
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are the official (35)_______ of the Sovereign and, as such, serve as both home and office for The Queen, whose personal standard flies (36)________ Her Majesty is in residence.
These buildings are used extensively for State ceremonies and Official entertaining and are opened to the (37)________ as much as these commitments allow.
All are furnished with fine pictures and (38)________of art from the Royal Collection, which has been assembled over four centuries by successive sovereigns. Many of the State Apartments and rooms at the official residences have been in continuous use since their conception and many of the works of art are (39)________ in the rooms for which they were originally (40)________.
The official residences are in (41)________ use and the style and manner in which they are (42)_______ to visitors reflects their working status. Rooms are kept as close to their normal (43)________ as possible. Inevitably, opening times are subject to change at short notice depending on circumstances.
The Royal Collection, which is owned by The Queen as Sovereign in trust for her successors and the Nation, is administered by the Royal Collection Trust to which a proportion of admission and other income from visitors is directed.
The remainder of this income funds the majority of the cost of restoring Windsor Castle which was badly (44)________ by fire in November 1992.Question 39
A. created
B. explored
C. produced
D. displayed
Đáp án : D
Be displayed = được trưng bày. Create = tạo nên. Explore = khám phá. Produce = sản xuất
