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BÀI TẬP ĐỌC HIỂU

The principal difference between urban growth in Europe and in the North American colonies was the slow
evolution of cities in the former and their rapid growth in the latter. In Europe they grew over a period of centuries
from town economies to their present urban structure. In North America, they started as wilderness communities
and developed to mature urbanism's in little more than a century.

In the early colonial days in North America, small cities sprang up along the Atlantic Coastline, mostly in what are
now New England and the Middle Atlantic states in the United States and in the lower Saint Lawrence valley in
Canada. This was natural because these areas were nearest England and France, particularly England, from
which most capital goods (assets such as equipment) and many consumer goods were imported. Merchandising
establishments were, accordingly, advantageously located in port cities from which goods could be readily
distributed to interior settlements. Here, too, were the favored locations for processing raw materials prior to
export. Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Montreal, and other cities flourished, and as the colonies grew, these
cities increased in importance.

This was less true in the colonial South, where life centered around large farms, known as plantations, rather than
around towns, as was the case in the areas further north along the Atlantic coastline. The local isolation and the
economic self-sufficiency of the plantations were antagonistic to the development of the towns. The plantations
maintained their independence because they were located on navigable streams and each had a wharf
accessible to the small shipping of that day. In fact, one of the strongest factors in the selection of plantation land
was the desire to have it front on a water highway.

When the United States became an independent nation in 1776, it did not have a single city as large as 50,000
inhabitants, but by 1820 it had a city of more than 100,000 people, and by 1880 it had recorded a city of over one
million. It was not until after 1823, after the mechanization of the spinning and weaving industries, that cities
started drawing young people away from farms. Such migration was particularly rapid following the Civil War
(1861-1865).
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) Factors that slowed the growth of cities in Europe 
(B) The evolution of cities in North America
(C) Trade between North American and European cities
(D) The effects of the United States' independence on urban growth in New England
2. The word "they" in line 4 refers to
(A) North American colonies 
(B) Cities 
(C) Centuries 
(D) Town economies
3. The passage compares early European and North American cities on the basis of which of following?
(A) Their economic success 
(B) The type of merchandise they exported
(C) Their ability to distribute goods to interior settlements
(D) The pace of their development
4. The word "accordingly" in line 11 is closest in meaning to
(A) as usual 
(B) in contrast 
(C) to some degree 
(D) for that reason
5. According to the passage, early colonial cities were established along the Atlantic coastline of North America
due to
(A) an abundance of natural resources 
 (B) financial support from colonial governments
(C) proximity to parts of Europe 
(D) a favorable climate
6. The passage indicates that during colonial times, the Atlantic coastline cities prepared which of the following for
shipment to Europe?
(A) Manufacturing equipment 
(B) Capital goods 
(C) Consumer goods 
(D) Raw materials
7. According to the passage, all of the following aspects of the plantation system influenced the growth of
southern cities EXCEPT the
(A) location of the plantations 
(B) access of plantation owners to shipping
(C) relationships between plantation residents and city residents
(D) economic self-sufficiency of the plantations
8. It can be inferred from the passage that, in comparison with northern cities, most southern cities were
(A) more prosperous 
(B) smaller 
(C) less economically self-sufficient 
(D) tied less closely to England than to France
9. The word "recorded" in line 26 is closest in meaning to
(A) imagined 
(B) discovered 
(C) documented 
(D) planned
10. The word "drawing" in line 27 is closest in meaning to
(A) attracting 
(B) employing 
(C) instructing 
(D) representing
11. The passage mentions the period following the Civil War (lines 28-29) because it was a time of
(A) significant obstacles to industrial growth 
(B) decreased dependence on foreign trade
(C) increased numbers of people leaving employment on farms
(D) increased migration from northern states to southern states

BÀI TẬP CHỮA LỖI SAI

1. Pop Art was a movement of the 1950's and 1960's whom imagery was based on readily
A B C
recognized American products and people.
D
2. Because the tachinid fly is a parasite of harmful insects, much species have been imported
A B C
into the United States to combat insect pests.
D
3. All almost the electricity for industrial use comes from large generators driven by steam
A B C D
turbines.
4. The Egyptians first discovered that drying fruit preserved it, made it sweeter, and
A B C
improvement its flavor.
 D
5. During his twelve year there, Ellis Marsalis turned the New Orleans Center for the Creative
A B
Arts into a rich training place for future jazz stars.
C D

6. Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerned with operations on sets of numbers or other
A B
elements that are often represented at symbols.
　　　C　　　　　　　　　　　 D
7. As her focus changed, the love poetry that Edna St. Vincent Millay produced in the 1920's
A B C
increasing gave way to poetry dealing with social injustice.
D
8. When a pearl is cut in half and examined under a microscope, but its layers can be seen.
A B C D
9. A conductor uses signals and gestures to let the musicians to know when to play various
A B C D
parts of a composition.
10. If a glass lizard loses its tails, a new one grows to replace it.
A B C D
11. Many of the recording instruments used in vary branches of science are kymographs.
A B C D
12. It was near end of prehistoric times that the first wheeled vehicles appeared.
A B C D
13. Martin Luther King. Jr.'s magnificent speaking ability enabling him to effectively express
A B C
the demands for social justice for Black Americans.
D
14. Designers of athletic footwear finely tune each category of shoe to its particularly activity by
A B C
studying human motion and physiology.
D
15. Gothic Revival architecture has several basis characteristics that distinguish it from other
A B C D
nineteenth-century architectural styles.
BÀI TẬP VỀ TỪ LOẠI

1. I wasn't_____ with my exam result.

A. please B. pleased C. pleasing D. pleasant

2. The water is _____. You can't drink it.

A. polluted B. pollution C. polluting D. pollutant

3. I am very _______ in the news.

A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interests

4. We avoid_______ our environment.

A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute

5. Many spacemen could never get back to the Earth because of ____ accidents.
A. tragedy B. tragic C. tragically D. tragedies

6. We've decided to interview only ten _____ for the job.

A. applicants B. applicable C. appliances D. applications
7. Artificial satellites provide data on atmosphere temperatures, solar radiation and _____ the earth's surface.
A. reflect B. the reflection C. can reflect D. reflecting

8. They have no _____ for help.

A. expectation B. expect C. expectative D. expectancy

9. Boys and girls may behave _____ in this situation.

A. difference B. differing C. different D. differently

10. All of us were _____ that he was successful in the final exam.
A. surprising B. surprisingly C. surprise D. surprised

11. One recent ________ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer.
A. achievements B. achievement C. achiever D. achieved

12. You have to be aware of the damage humans are doing to quicken the ________ of wildlife.
A. extinct B. extinctive C. extinctions D. extinction
13. He was finally _________ in his final attempt.
A. successful B. successive C. unsuccessful D. success
14. They did everything possible to _______ the police force.
A. strengthen B. strengthening C. strength D. stronger
15. It was a(n) ________ mistake that he made.
A. shamed B. shameful C. ashamed D. shameless

BÀI TẬP ĐỌC ĐIỀN

I) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option for each of the
blanks.
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use of machines in factories. Since the 1950s, Britain's
(36)...………………….industries have replaced machine operators with computers, and this (37)...
…………………….has led to a decline in the number of (38).……………………..in many factories. Goods
are bought and used much more than ever before but a lot of these goods are imported. By the beginning
of the 20th century, other industrial countries like the USA were (39) ……………………….with Britain's
exports, and countries in the Far East have been able to provide cheaper (40)..…………………...since the
1970s. Areas located with heavy industries are suffering high unemployment. During the last 30 years,
there has been a constant rise in smaller industries (41)....………………....as "light industries". These ones
use electricity and are not (42) ...…………….....on raw materials such as coal so they are "footloose", i.e.
they can be located anywhere. They produce such things as washing machines or spare (43) .....
……………..... Some of these industries produce nothing at all, but provide services like distribution. The
consumer boom of the 1980s and the increased leisure time of most Britons have led to rapid (44) ..
……………………… in service industries like banking, tourism, retailing and information processing, and in
industries which distribute, maintain, and repair (45)......………………...consumer goods.
1) A) manufacturing B) big C) large D) running
2) A) replacement B) change C) exchange D) automation
3) A) employers B) employees C) labors D) servers
4) A) working B) familiar C) competing D) fed up
5) A) things B) products C) produce D) imports
6) A) considered B) regarded C) known D) worked
7) A) dependent B) reliable C) dependable D) command
8) A) details B) parts C) sections D) gadgets
9) A) growth B) increase C) expansion D) extension
10) A) everyday B) home C) household D) expensive