BT on thi vao 10 theo dang: READING COMPREHENSION (52 bai)

TEST 1: Read the passage and choose the best answers from A,B,C or D
According to a recent survey, most Chinese in Hong Kong prefered to work for Americans. They said that during the past ten years or so American business (1)………well and were very friendly. Almost all of them who had worked for Americans said they (2)……….happy in their work. They were then asked (3)………they liked working for American bosses. Most replied (4)……….they were usually fair, kind, friendly and generous.
When asked whether they liked working for British bosses, however, the Chinese (5)……….that the British bosses were too strict and proud. The survey (6)……….among 200 Chinese managers and advanced business students in Hong Kong. Most of the people (7)……….said that the working conditions were also much better in American companies.
When managers were asked (8)………they often conducted business, they replied that they went to tea houses. A few people said that they had often done business with Americans over lunch at expensive hotel restaurants.
1. A. pay B. will pay C. are paying D. paid
2. A. were B. will be C. have been D. are
3. A. that B. if C. about D. why
4. A. to B. that C. if D. about
5. A. answer B. will answer C. answered D. answering
6. A. conducted B. was conducted
C. has conducted D. was conducting
7. A. interview B. to interview C. interviewed D. interviewing
8. A. where B. when C. how D. if
TEST 2: Read the passage and choose the best answers from A,B,C or D
CHOOSING CLOTHES
Are you one of the thousands of people who eagerly follow every new fashion that appears ? Or are you one of those who go to shops and just buy whatever they can find in their (1)……….that suits them ? Or perhaps you order from a mail-order catalogue, and then have to send everything back because nothing is (2)……….? Whatever (3)………..of shopper you are, one thing is certain. Everyone finds (4)………important. According to a recent survey, people spend more time either buying clothes or thinking about buying them, or looking at them in shop (5)…………than they do on most other products, (6)………..from food. And the reason is obvious. Clothes are an important part of our appearance. (7)……….work, you may need to impress a customer, or persuade the boss that you know what you are doing, and clothes certainly help well-dressed people, so they say, get on (8)………..the world. And as far as attracting the opposite six is concerned, clothes also play a vital role.
1. A. place B. price C. size D. self
2. A. sizes B. styles C. fits D. measures
3. A. means B. typical C. idea D. kind
4. A. out B. clothes C. dresses D. vests
5. A. centers B. sale C. times D. windows
6. A. apart B. or C. according D.taken
7. A. At B. For C. After D. By
8. A. on B. all C. in D. over
TEST 3: Read the passage and choose the best answers from A,B,C or D
Last Saturday, Liz was very happy (1)……….to Ba,s family on a day trip to his home village about 60 km to the north of Hanoi. They left Hanoi (2)……..his home village very early on Sunday morning. It took them (3)……….one hour and half to (4)……….his village by bus. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Liz felt very (5)……….to have a great chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross the bamboo forests. After a twenty-minute walk, they arrived at Ba,s house and ate a big lunch with Ba,s family members.
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about 30 minutes to visit Ba