CÂU 61. WHO BROUGHT THE LEGEND OF SANTA CLAUS TO THE USA ACCORDING TO...
Câu 61. Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?
A. Saint Nicholas B. Dutch settlers C. A German D. Sinter Klaas
C â u 62. Santa Claus was traditionally described as a
A. religious figure
B. fat, jolly, old man
C. tall man who could walk through the air
D. fat man riding a white horse
C â u 63. Santa Claus in North America was depicted as
A. one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas
B. a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter
C. a good old man with less religious character
D. a jolly man on horseback
C âu 64. Who was Black Peter?
A. a popular traditional figure B. an elf who rode a white horse
C. one of the disobedient children D. an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas
C âu 65. What word is closest in meaning to attributes?
A. natural qualities. B. symbols of a person
C. effects D. outer appearance
C â u 66. Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?
A. Europe B. the North Pole
C. North America D. the City of New York
C âu 67. 1823 was mentioned as a year when
A. Clement Clark Moore’s poem made him popular
B. the image of Santa Claus was transformed
C. Saint Nicholas visited New York
D. Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem
C âu 68. According to Clement Clark Moore’s poem
A. Santa Claus had wings and could fly
B. Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh
C. Santa Claus liked poetry
D. Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one
C âu 69. The answer Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus is an illustration for the fact that
A. Santa Claus was a prominent figure at that time
B. the New York Sun was popular with children
C. newspapers are unreliable
D.Virginia O’Hanlon was a reader of the New York Sun
C âu 70. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Santa Claus was an imaginary old man created by artists based on traditional figures
B. Living in the North Pole, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas
C. Santa Claus was a real figure living in northern America
D. Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter
Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án ( A hoặc B, C, D ) cho mỗi câu từ 71 đến 80.
My lawyer, Mr Turner, is the only man I know who has seen a ghost. He is a quiet even-tempered
man whose life is spent in dealing with facts. He is the last person in the world to give way to fantasy.
He has a wife and two children of whom he is proud, takes a modest holiday abroad every year and
spends his Sundays gardening. He is knowledgeable about art and architecture, though he doesn't
pretend to be an expert by any means. It is, therefore, all the more surprising that he should so insistent
about the ghost. It happened, so he says, like this:
He was travelling2 from London to the North of England by train. It was a misty November
evening and the train was half empty. In fact for the first part of the journey Mr Turner had the carriage
to himself and sat dozing over a newspaper. However at the first stop a passenger jumped in, slamming
the door behind him. He seemed out of breath as if he had been running. He was a striking looking
young man with dark, bushy hair and bright intelligent eyes. He was dressed rather oddly in a long
waisted coat with silver buttons, tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat. Mr Turner did not pay
much attention to this because people wear all sorts of extravagant clothes these days and he had long
grown accustomed to them.
Presently, the two men got into conversation, as people do on long journeys. Mr Turner was
interested to cover that the young man was very knowledgeable about Art - in particular portraits. His
name, he said, was Joseph Hart, and he was on his way to visit an exhibition. It seemed that he worked
in a famous London Art Gallery - a picture restorer, perhaps, thought Mr Turner, for he seemed to know
a great deal about varnishes and paints, and even more about the subjects of certain portraits. When Mr
Turner asked his opinion of the portrait of a famous judge by an artist he admired, his companion
laughed and said, “He’s only a reproduction - a good one I agree but you can't talk to a reproduction.”
He spoke as though the person in the portrait were still living.
After a while the carriage got hot and steamy and Mr Turner dropped off. He woke up just as the
train was drawing up at a junction with a grinding of brakes. His companion had disappeared.
A few days later, having returned to London, Mr Turner found himself near the Art Gallery. Moved
by some impulse, he went in and enquired for Joseph Hart. The attendant directed him to a room
devoted to early nineteenth century portraits of well-known men. There was no-one in the room and Mr
Turner looked about him. Without knowing quite how he had got there, he found himself standing in
front of a full-length portrait of a dark young man in tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat. The
eyes smiled at him with a hint of amusement. The name-plate at the foot of the picture read: Joseph
Hart, Gentleman, 1800-1835.
C âu 71. What kind of person was Mr Turner?
A. insensitive B. fantastic C. imaginative D. sensible
C â u 72. Although he was a lawyer, Mr Turner
A. knew something about Art.
B. pretended to know a lot about Art.
C. pretended to take an interest in Art.
D. intended to learn more about Art.
C âu 73. When the passenger entered Mr Turner’s compartment
A.. the train was just leaving. B. he was running.
C. he was painting D. the carriage was half-empty.
C âu 74. The passenger’s clothes didn’t seem strange to Mr Turner because
A.. everyone he knew wore strange clothes.
B. he liked people who wore strange clothes.
C. he had seen a lot of people in strange clothes
D. he was used to wearing strange clothes.
C âu 75. Mr Turner thought the young man might
A. be an Art Expert. B. renew old pictures.
C. be an Art Dealer. D. paint reproductions of old pictures.
C â u 76. Why wouldn’t the passenger give an opinion on the portrait of the judge?
A. the picture was a copy. B. the judge was still alive.
C. the judge wasn’t alive. D. he hadn’t seen it.
C â u 77. When did Mr Turner first realize that the passenger had gone?
A. Just before the train stopped.
B. After the train had stopped.
C. When the train started.
D. When the train was leaving the station.
C â u 78. Why did Mr Turner go into the Art Gallery?
A. He was walking past there. B. He had never been there before.
C. He had planned to do so. D. He suddenly decided to.
C â u 79. In the past of the gallery that Mr Turner was directed to
A. he only saw one portrait.
B. there were a lot of nineteenth century people.
C. there were a lot of pictures by unknown people.
D. no-one else was looking at the pictures.
C â u 80. When Mr Turner looked at the portrait of Joseph Hart
A. he thought it smiled at him. B. he smiled at it.
C. he didn’t recognize it. D. he was amused.
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