Đề thi giữa HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 10 Cánh diều năm 2023-2024

Câu 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Câu 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Câu 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions

Câu 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions

Câu 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Tom was too wet behind the ears to be in charge of such a difficult task.

Câu 6: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Lisa rarely smiles because she’s shy about exposing her crooked teeth.

Câu 7: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I think Michael hit the nail on the head when he said that what is lacking in this company is  the feeling of confidence.

Câu 8: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The most irritating people are those who always disturb others by asking really stupid questions.

Câu 9: Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that best complete the exchange in the following questions.

Mike is going to New York to study next week.
- Linda: “ ___________________ ”
- Mike: “Thanks. I will write to you when I come to New York.”

Câu 10: Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that best complete the exchange in the following questions.

Tim: "Where will you go on holiday?”

- David " ___________________ "

Câu 11: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

They  were  extremely  tired  at  the  end  of  the  journey  because  they  __________  for  more than 24 hours.

Câu 12: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The fireworks festival is ____________ event that we all want to watch it.

Câu 13: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Many  tourists  have  decided  to  visit  Ha  Long  Bay  because  of  UNESCO’s  _____  of  its natural beauty.

Câu 14: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I’ve been ___________ with my friends for a couple of years.

Câu 15: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I thought the party ___________________ really well.

Câu 16: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He denied ___________________ the window of the classroom.

Câu 17 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

The government is aiming _______  a 40% reduction _________ unemployment.

Câu 18: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

You should be a little more _________  if you want to attract their attention.

Câu 19: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I didn’t ___________________ to see my aunt when I was in Paris.

Câu 20: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The _________ of new technology transformed our lives.

Câu 21: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

What does global warming have ___________________ overpopulation?

Câu 22: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I think I put my ___________________ in it when I asked Lisa about her ex-husband.

Câu 23: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word.

Can we see (23) _______ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If  we  watch  closely,  we  see  that  the  ship begins  (24)  _______.  The  bottom  of  the  ship  disappears  first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (25) _______we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (26) _______  turn the orange away.

Câu 24: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word.

Can we see (23) _______ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If  we  watch  closely,  we  see  that  the  ship begins  (24)  _______.  The  bottom  of  the  ship  disappears  first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (25) _______we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (26) _______  turn the orange away.

Câu 25: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word.

Can we see (23) _______ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If  we  watch  closely,  we  see  that  the  ship begins  (24)  _______.  The  bottom  of  the  ship  disappears  first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (25) _______we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (26) _______  turn the orange away.

Câu 26: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word.

Can we see (23) _______ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If  we  watch  closely,  we  see  that  the  ship begins  (24)  _______.  The  bottom  of  the  ship  disappears  first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (25) _______we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (26) _______  turn the orange away.

Câu 27: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word.

Can we see (23) _______ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If  we  watch  closely,  we  see  that  the  ship begins  (24)  _______.  The  bottom  of  the  ship  disappears  first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (25) _______we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (26) _______  turn the orange away.

Câu 28: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term “latent heat” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when the temperature is lower. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat - supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored as vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be released to the atmosphere.

In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the  tropical  oceans.  Scientists  have  tried  to  quantify  this  proportion  of  the  Sun’s  energy.  By  analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere,  it  can  be  transported,  primarily  to  higher  latitudes,  by  prevailing,  large  -  scale  winds.  Or  it can  be transported  vertically  to higher levels in the atmosphere, where  it  forms  clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.

The passage mainly discusses how heat ___________________

Câu 29: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term “latent heat” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when the temperature is lower. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat - supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored as vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be released to the atmosphere.

In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the  tropical  oceans.  Scientists  have  tried  to  quantify  this  proportion  of  the  Sun’s  energy.  By  analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere,  it  can  be  transported,  primarily  to  higher  latitudes,  by  prevailing,  large  -  scale  winds.  Or  it can  be transported  vertically  to higher levels in the atmosphere, where  it  forms  clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.

The passage mentions that the tropics differ from the Earth’s polar regions in which of the  following ways?

Câu 30: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term “latent heat” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when the temperature is lower. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat - supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored as vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be released to the atmosphere.

In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the  tropical  oceans.  Scientists  have  tried  to  quantify  this  proportion  of  the  Sun’s  energy.  By  analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere,  it  can  be  transported,  primarily  to  higher  latitudes,  by  prevailing,  large  -  scale  winds.  Or  it can  be transported  vertically  to higher levels in the atmosphere, where  it  forms  clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.

The word “convert” is closest in meaning to ___________________ .

Câu 31: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term “latent heat” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when the temperature is lower. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat - supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored as vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be released to the atmosphere.

In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the  tropical  oceans.  Scientists  have  tried  to  quantify  this  proportion  of  the  Sun’s  energy.  By  analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere,  it  can  be  transported,  primarily  to  higher  latitudes,  by  prevailing,  large  -  scale  winds.  Or  it can  be transported  vertically  to higher levels in the atmosphere, where  it  forms  clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.

Why does the author mention “the stove” in the passage?

Câu 32: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term “latent heat” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when the temperature is lower. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat - supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored as vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be released to the atmosphere.

In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the  tropical  oceans.  Scientists  have  tried  to  quantify  this  proportion  of  the  Sun’s  energy.  By  analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere,  it  can  be  transported,  primarily  to  higher  latitudes,  by  prevailing,  large  -  scale  winds.  Or  it can  be transported  vertically  to higher levels in the atmosphere, where  it  forms  clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.

According to the passage, most ocean water evaporation occurs especially _________ .

Câu 33: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term “latent heat” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when the temperature is lower. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat - supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored as vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be released to the atmosphere.

In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the  tropical  oceans.  Scientists  have  tried  to  quantify  this  proportion  of  the  Sun’s  energy.  By  analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere,  it  can  be  transported,  primarily  to  higher  latitudes,  by  prevailing,  large  -  scale  winds.  Or  it can  be transported  vertically  to higher levels in the atmosphere, where  it  forms  clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.

According to the passage, 30 percent of the Sun’s incoming energy __________ 

Câu 34: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.

Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term “latent heat” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime, they will dry faster than in winter, when the temperature is lower. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat - supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored as vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be released to the atmosphere.

In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the  tropical  oceans.  Scientists  have  tried  to  quantify  this  proportion  of  the  Sun’s  energy.  By  analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere,  it  can  be  transported,  primarily  to  higher  latitudes,  by  prevailing,  large  -  scale  winds.  Or  it can  be transported  vertically  to higher levels in the atmosphere, where  it  forms  clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.

The underlined word “it” refers to ___________________ .

Câu 35: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 40.

Often  the  craft  worker’s  place  of employment  in  ancient  Greece  was  set  in  rural  isolation.  Potter,  for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement, At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters’ quarters were situated on the cities’ outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta figurines were also established well within the city of Athens itself. The techniques of pottery manufacture had evolved well before the Greek period,  but marked  stylistic developments  occurred  in  shape  and  in  decoration,  for  example,  in  the interplay  of  black  and  other  glazes  with  the  red  surface  of  the  fired  pot.  Athenian  black-figure  and  red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures rather than animal images, was adopted between 630 and  530  B.C.;  its  distinctive  color  and  luster  were  the  result  of  the  skillful  adjustments  of  the  kiln’s temperature during an extended three-stage period if firing the clayware. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters  who  initiated  changes  in  firing  is  unclear;  the  functions  of  making  and  decorating  were usually divided between them, but neither group can have been so specialized that they did not share in the concerns of the other.

The  broad  utility  of  terra-cotta  was  such  that  workers  in  clay  could  generally  afford  to confine themselves to either decorated housewares like cooking pots and jars or building materials like roof tiles and  drainpipes.  Some  sixth-and  fifth-century  B.C.  Athenian  pottery  establishments  are  known  to  have concentrated  on  a  limited  range  of  fine  ware,  but  a  rural  pottery  establishment  on  the  island  of  Tliasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds were used to create  particular  effects  for  some  products,  such  as  relief-decorated  vessels  and  figurines;  for  other products  such  as  roof  tiles,  which  were  needed  in  some  quantity, they  were  used  to  facilitate  mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted pots produced in quantity by easy, inexpensive means- as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.

The passage mainly discusses ancient Greek pottery and its __________ .

Câu 36: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 40.

Often  the  craft  worker’s  place  of employment  in  ancient  Greece  was  set  in  rural  isolation.  Potter,  for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement, At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters’ quarters were situated on the cities’ outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta figurines were also established well within the city of Athens itself. The techniques of pottery manufacture had evolved well before the Greek period,  but marked  stylistic developments  occurred  in  shape  and  in  decoration,  for  example,  in  the interplay  of  black  and  other  glazes  with  the  red  surface  of  the  fired  pot.  Athenian  black-figure  and  red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures rather than animal images, was adopted between 630 and  530  B.C.;  its  distinctive  color  and  luster  were  the  result  of  the  skillful  adjustments  of  the  kiln’s temperature during an extended three-stage period if firing the clayware. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters  who  initiated  changes  in  firing  is  unclear;  the  functions  of  making  and  decorating  were usually divided between them, but neither group can have been so specialized that they did not share in the concerns of the other.

The  broad  utility  of  terra-cotta  was  such  that  workers  in  clay  could  generally  afford  to confine themselves to either decorated housewares like cooking pots and jars or building materials like roof tiles and  drainpipes.  Some  sixth-and  fifth-century  B.C.  Athenian  pottery  establishments  are  known  to  have concentrated  on  a  limited  range  of  fine  ware,  but  a  rural  pottery  establishment  on  the  island  of  Tliasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds were used to create  particular  effects  for  some  products,  such  as  relief-decorated  vessels  and  figurines;  for  other products  such  as  roof  tiles,  which  were  needed  in  some  quantity, they  were  used  to  facilitate  mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted pots produced in quantity by easy, inexpensive means- as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.

It can be inferred from the passage that most pottery establishments in ancient Greece were situated ___________ .

Câu 37: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 40.

Often  the  craft  worker’s  place  of employment  in  ancient  Greece  was  set  in  rural  isolation.  Potter,  for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement, At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters’ quarters were situated on the cities’ outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta figurines were also established well within the city of Athens itself. The techniques of pottery manufacture had evolved well before the Greek period,  but marked  stylistic developments  occurred  in  shape  and  in  decoration,  for  example,  in  the interplay  of  black  and  other  glazes  with  the  red  surface  of  the  fired  pot.  Athenian  black-figure  and  red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures rather than animal images, was adopted between 630 and  530  B.C.;  its  distinctive  color  and  luster  were  the  result  of  the  skillful  adjustments  of  the  kiln’s temperature during an extended three-stage period if firing the clayware. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters  who  initiated  changes  in  firing  is  unclear;  the  functions  of  making  and  decorating  were usually divided between them, but neither group can have been so specialized that they did not share in the concerns of the other.

The  broad  utility  of  terra-cotta  was  such  that  workers  in  clay  could  generally  afford  to confine themselves to either decorated housewares like cooking pots and jars or building materials like roof tiles and  drainpipes.  Some  sixth-and  fifth-century  B.C.  Athenian  pottery  establishments  are  known  to  have concentrated  on  a  limited  range  of  fine  ware,  but  a  rural  pottery  establishment  on  the  island  of  Tliasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds were used to create  particular  effects  for  some  products,  such  as  relief-decorated  vessels  and  figurines;  for  other products  such  as  roof  tiles,  which  were  needed  in  some  quantity, they  were  used  to  facilitate  mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted pots produced in quantity by easy, inexpensive means- as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.

The word “marked” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to __________ 

Câu 38: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 40.

Often  the  craft  worker’s  place  of employment  in  ancient  Greece  was  set  in  rural  isolation.  Potter,  for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement, At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters’ quarters were situated on the cities’ outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta figurines were also established well within the city of Athens itself. The techniques of pottery manufacture had evolved well before the Greek period,  but marked  stylistic developments  occurred  in  shape  and  in  decoration,  for  example,  in  the interplay  of  black  and  other  glazes  with  the  red  surface  of  the  fired  pot.  Athenian  black-figure  and  red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures rather than animal images, was adopted between 630 and  530  B.C.;  its  distinctive  color  and  luster  were  the  result  of  the  skillful  adjustments  of  the  kiln’s temperature during an extended three-stage period if firing the clayware. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters  who  initiated  changes  in  firing  is  unclear;  the  functions  of  making  and  decorating  were usually divided between them, but neither group can have been so specialized that they did not share in the concerns of the other.

The  broad  utility  of  terra-cotta  was  such  that  workers  in  clay  could  generally  afford  to confine themselves to either decorated housewares like cooking pots and jars or building materials like roof tiles and  drainpipes.  Some  sixth-and  fifth-century  B.C.  Athenian  pottery  establishments  are  known  to  have concentrated  on  a  limited  range  of  fine  ware,  but  a  rural  pottery  establishment  on  the  island  of  Tliasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds were used to create  particular  effects  for  some  products,  such  as  relief-decorated  vessels  and  figurines;  for  other products  such  as  roof  tiles,  which  were  needed  in  some  quantity, they  were  used  to  facilitate  mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted pots produced in quantity by easy, inexpensive means- as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.

The word “confine” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _________ .

Câu 39: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 40.

Often  the  craft  worker’s  place  of employment  in  ancient  Greece  was  set  in  rural  isolation.  Potter,  for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement, At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters’ quarters were situated on the cities’ outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta figurines were also established well within the city of Athens itself. The techniques of pottery manufacture had evolved well before the Greek period,  but marked  stylistic developments  occurred  in  shape  and  in  decoration,  for  example,  in  the interplay  of  black  and  other  glazes  with  the  red  surface  of  the  fired  pot.  Athenian  black-figure  and  red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures rather than animal images, was adopted between 630 and  530  B.C.;  its  distinctive  color  and  luster  were  the  result  of  the  skillful  adjustments  of  the  kiln’s temperature during an extended three-stage period if firing the clayware. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters  who  initiated  changes  in  firing  is  unclear;  the  functions  of  making  and  decorating  were usually divided between them, but neither group can have been so specialized that they did not share in the concerns of the other.

The  broad  utility  of  terra-cotta  was  such  that  workers  in  clay  could  generally  afford  to confine themselves to either decorated housewares like cooking pots and jars or building materials like roof tiles and  drainpipes.  Some  sixth-and  fifth-century  B.C.  Athenian  pottery  establishments  are  known  to  have concentrated  on  a  limited  range  of  fine  ware,  but  a  rural  pottery  establishment  on  the  island  of  Tliasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds were used to create  particular  effects  for  some  products,  such  as  relief-decorated  vessels  and  figurines;  for  other products  such  as  roof  tiles,  which  were  needed  in  some  quantity, they  were  used  to  facilitate  mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted pots produced in quantity by easy, inexpensive means- as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.

It can be inferred from the passage that terra-cotta had which of the following advantages?

Câu 40: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 40.

Often  the  craft  worker’s  place  of employment  in  ancient  Greece  was  set  in  rural  isolation.  Potter,  for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement, At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters’ quarters were situated on the cities’ outskirts, and potters and makers of terra-cotta figurines were also established well within the city of Athens itself. The techniques of pottery manufacture had evolved well before the Greek period,  but marked  stylistic developments  occurred  in  shape  and  in  decoration,  for  example,  in  the interplay  of  black  and  other  glazes  with  the  red  surface  of  the  fired  pot.  Athenian  black-figure  and  red-figure decoration, which emphasized human figures rather than animal images, was adopted between 630 and  530  B.C.;  its  distinctive  color  and  luster  were  the  result  of  the  skillful  adjustments  of  the  kiln’s temperature during an extended three-stage period if firing the clayware. Whether it was the potters or the vase-painters  who  initiated  changes  in  firing  is  unclear;  the  functions  of  making  and  decorating  were usually divided between them, but neither group can have been so specialized that they did not share in the concerns of the other.

The  broad  utility  of  terra-cotta  was  such  that  workers  in  clay  could  generally  afford  to confine themselves to either decorated housewares like cooking pots and jars or building materials like roof tiles and  drainpipes.  Some  sixth-and  fifth-century  B.C.  Athenian  pottery  establishments  are  known  to  have concentrated  on  a  limited  range  of  fine  ware,  but  a  rural  pottery  establishment  on  the  island  of  Tliasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. Molds were used to create  particular  effects  for  some  products,  such  as  relief-decorated  vessels  and  figurines;  for  other products  such  as  roof  tiles,  which  were  needed  in  some  quantity, they  were  used  to  facilitate  mass production. There were also a number of poor-quality figurines and painted pots produced in quantity by easy, inexpensive means- as numerous featureless statuettes and unattractive cases testify.

The word “presumably” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________