Đáp án: A
Thông tin: However, retailers do not appreciate the negative connotation associated with Black Friday. Therefore, there exists another explanation as to why it is called Black Friday.
Dịch: Tuy nhiên, các nhà bán lẻ không đánh giá cao ý nghĩa tiêu cực liên quan đến Thứ Sáu Đen. Do đó, tồn tại một lời giải thích khác về lý do tại sao nó được gọi là Thứ Sáu Đen Tối.
Choose the correct options (A, B, or C) for each of the following questions.
Retailers associated Black Friday with _______.
A. financial loss
B. red ink color
C. profits
Read the passage and complete the tasks that follow.
Black Friday is the Friday which follows Thanksgiving Day. Black Friday is celebrated in the United States as an official beginning of the Christmas shopping season. On the day, most shops open extremely early and offer promotional sales to boost the consumption, which is similar to Boxing Day after Christmas Day in Britain and many Commonwealth nations. For years, it was quite usual for retailers to open their shops at 6:00 a.m., but in the late 2000s many opened at 5:00 a.m. or even 4:00 a.m. The year 2011 witnessed a new extreme when several retailers opened at midnight. For non-retailer employees, they may have a day off work or choose to take a day from their annual leave on Black Friday. Some use this to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. Others use it to start shopping for the Christmas season. Black Friday is not a federal holiday, but is a public holiday in California and some other states in the United States.
Black Friday, to the police, is not a term of endearment. The name of the day originated in Philadelphia where it was first used by the Police Department to describe massive traffic jams and over-crowded sidewalks as the downtown stores were mobbed from opening to closing. Nowadays, Black Friday crowds that are hunting for bargains still give the police headaches. However, retailers do not appreciate the negative connotation associated with Black Friday. Therefore, there exists another explanation as to why it is called Black Friday. As they might put it, the term Black Friday came from an old way of recording business accounts: losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. Therefore, an alternative explanation was made that retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss, or "in the red", from January through November, and "Black Friday" indicates the point where retailers begin to turn a profit, or get "in the black". It goes without saying that Black Friday positively means a profitable Friday to the retail industry.
Decide whether the following statements are True or False.
Black Friday and Boxing Day are celebrated on the same day.
A. True
B. False
Choose the correct options (A, B, or C) for each of the following questions.
What is TRUE about the origin of Black Friday?
A. It was coined by the police.
B. It was used to describe the offer of bargains in many retail stores
C. It was originally made a holiday in Philadelphia in 1965.
Choose the correct options (A, B, or C) for each of the following questions.
The phrase “in the black” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______?
A. unlucky
B. profitable
C. dressed in black
Decide whether the following statements are True or False.
It is common for retailers to take a day off on Black Friday.
A. True
B. False
Choose the correct options (A, B, or C) for each of the following questions.
The word “mobbed” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______?
A. very crowded
B. filled with goods
C. sluggish
Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences (2.0 pts):
1. Peter used to swimming every Friday when he was a student.
A. went B. goes C. going D. go
2. There was such a huge outside the stadium that it looked like we’d never get inside.
A. team B. class C. crowd D. group
3. My friend me that he was going to take a driving test.
A. spoke B. told C. said D. talk
4. The teacher advised the children and see the dentist regularly.
A. went B. going C. go D. to go
5. Carmen that you are making a mistake by turning down their offer.
A. thinks B. is thinking C. is thought D. has thought
6. When you the intersection of Fifth and Broadway, turn right.
A. come B. reach C. get D. arrive
7. I asked my friend he wanted to go out with me.
A. that B. which C. who D. if
8. I’m learning English I want to get a better job.
A. or B. but C. therefore D. because
9. I admire so many actors, it would be hard to say who my one is.
A. perfect B. favorite C. better D. best
10. “ Would you like to have dinner with me?”. “ ”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes , so do I C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is
11. Mary never cooks, ?
A. did not she B. doesn’t she C. does she D. did she
12. I think their house is I’ve ever seen.
A. the most beautiful B. more beautiful
C. most beautiful that D. more beautiful that
13. “What do you know about the new chairperson?”
“My assistant, worked for him for years, says he’s a wonderful man.”
A. that B. she C. who D. whose
14. “I’m having lunch with Sue Peterson tomorrow.”
“Please -- her my regards when you see her.”
A. give B. you give C. to give D. be giving
15. “Does this jacket belong to you?”
“No, and I’m not sure it is.”
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
16. They left the restaurant because there was nothing on the they wanted to eat.
A. list B. program C. menu D. catalogue
XI. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Decide whether the following statements are True or False.
People take Black Friday off just to go shopping for Christmas season.
A. True
B. False
Task 3 : Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The trip to the National Gallery has been until next Friday.
a. put off b. looked up c. turned up d. found out
2. Can you imagine who I came ___________while I was in Paris?
a. up b. across c. out d. on
3. She __________talking about her trip although everyone found it tiring.
a. went on b. got on c. went out d. kept up with
4. My mother says she’s looking ______________meeting you.
