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 31 to 35
Few people have packed more into a day trip than Michael and Lillian Long from Kent who took the ferry from their home in England to Boulogne in France in 1987. On Easter Sunday this adventurous couple went for a short walk around the town. In no time they were spectacularly lost and showing all the qualities of born explorers.
'We walked and walked,' Mrs Long recalled, 'and the further we walked to try to get back, the further we walked away from Boulogne.' Unable to speak French, they felt embarrassed about asking the way, so they walked throughout the night until finally the next morning a driver gave them a lift to a small village they did not recognise. Here they caught a train to the wrong destination - Paris. In the French capital they spent all their remaining money on catching what they thought was the express train back to Boulogne. After an enjoyable trip they arrived in Luxembourg on Monday.
Two hours later police put them on the train back to Paris, but it divided and their half ended up in Basel, an attractive medieval town in the north of Switzerland. Having no money, they tried to find work, but without success. The railway company offered them a free ticket to Belfort, thinking that this was where they had come from. Once they got off the train, our heroes hiked forty-two miles to Vesoul, hitched a lift to Paris and then nearly boarded the train to Bonn in Germany. Diverted just in time to the right platform, they finally reached Boulogne a week after they had set out on their walk. They had covered a distance of almost 1,700 km without luggage, maps or any idea of where they were. When he arrived at Dover harbour, Mr Long said it was the first time they had travelled abroad and that they would not be leaving England again.
(Adapted from Exam Activator by Bob Hastings et al.)
Question 31. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. How to avoid getting lost in an alien culture? B. The least successful day trip.
C. From the story of an adventurous couple: Never go travelling! D. The hesitation to ask for help during the miserable trip.
Question 32. The word “qualities” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. qualifications B. boldness C. characteristics D. appearances
Question 33. According to the passage, when the couple first got lost, they didn’t ask for directions because _______
A. they didn’t recall what happened B. it was late and there was no one on the road
C. a drive was willing to drive them to their destination D. their French was not very good
Question 34. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. trip B. town C. train D. ticket
Question 35. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The couple decided to take a train in the hope of coming back to where they left
B. The police deliberately put the couple in the wrong train to Paris
C. Mr and Mrs. Long failed to seek employment when they were in ancient town
D. The couple did not recognise where they had gone

Question

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 31 to 35
Few people have packed more into a day trip than Michael and Lillian Long from Kent who took the ferry from their home in England to Boulogne in France in 1987. On Easter Sunday this adventurous couple went for a short walk around the town. In no time they were spectacularly lost and showing all the qualities of born explorers.
&#x27;We walked and walked,&#x27; Mrs Long recalled, &#x27;and the further we walked to try to get back, the further we walked away from Boulogne.&#x27; Unable to speak French, they felt embarrassed about asking the way, so they walked throughout the night until finally the next morning a driver gave them a lift to a small village they did not recognise. Here they caught a train to the wrong destination - Paris. In the French capital they spent all their remaining money on catching what they thought was the express train back to Boulogne. After an enjoyable trip they arrived in Luxembourg on Monday.
Two hours later police put them on the train back to Paris, but it divided and their half ended up in Basel, an attractive medieval town in the north of Switzerland. Having no money, they tried to find work, but without success. The railway company offered them a free ticket to Belfort, thinking that this was where they had come from. Once they got off the train, our heroes hiked forty-two miles to Vesoul, hitched a lift to Paris and then nearly boarded the train to Bonn in Germany. Diverted just in time to the right platform, they finally reached Boulogne a week after they had set out on their walk. They had covered a distance of almost 1,700 km without luggage, maps or any idea of where they were. When he arrived at Dover harbour, Mr Long said it was the first time they had travelled abroad and that they would not be leaving England again.
(Adapted from Exam Activator by Bob Hastings et al.)
Question 31. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. How to avoid getting lost in an alien culture?	            B. The least successful day trip.
C. From the story of an adventurous couple: Never go travelling! D. The hesitation to ask for help during the miserable trip.
Question 32. The word “qualities” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______ 
	A. qualifications	B. boldness	C. characteristics	D. appearances
Question 33. According to the passage, when the couple first got lost, they didn’t ask for directions because _______ 
A. they didn’t recall what happened	B. it was late and there was no one on the road
C. a drive was willing to drive them to their destination	D. their French was not very good
Question 34. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
	A. trip	B. town	C. train	D. ticket
Question 35. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The couple decided to take a train in the hope of coming back to where they left
B. The police deliberately put the couple in the wrong train to Paris
C. Mr and Mrs. Long failed to seek employment when they were in ancient town
D. The couple did not recognise where they had gone

nptngann11 · Accepted Answer

Question 31:
Giải thích:
Tiêu đề hay nhất cho đoạn văn có thể là gì?
A. Làm thế nào để tránh bị lạc ở một nền văn hóa xa lạ?
B. Chuyến đi tồi tệ nhất.
C. Từ câu chuyện của một cặp vợ chồng thích phiêu lưu: Đừng bao giờ đi du lịch!
D. Sự ngập ngừng cầu cứu trong chuyến đi khốn khó.
Bài đang đề cập tới 1 cuộc hành trình ác mộng của 1 cặp đôi, bị lạc đường và phairmaats 1 tuần sau mới trở về nơi họ đã rời đi.
A sai vì bài không có nói cách làm thế nào để tránh lạc đường
C sai vì không phải không bao giờ đi du lịch nữa, mà cặp đôi chia sẻ, họ sẽ không rời Anh quốc 1 lần nào nữa.
D sai vì không có đề cập tới sự rụt rè của cặp đôi khi hỏi đường
→ Chọn đáp án B
Question 32:
Giải thích:
A. qualifications : bằng cấp, phẩm chất, năng lực
B. boldness : sự dũng cảm
C. characteristics: đặc điểm nổi bật
D. appearances : sự xuất hiện
Quality (n): phẩm chất, nét đặc trưng ~ characteristics
→ Chọn đáp án C
Question 33:
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn văn, khi lần đầu tiên hai vợ chồng bị lạc, họ không hỏi đường vì __________
A. họ không thể nhớ lại những gì đã xảy ra
B. đã muộn và không có ai trên đường
C. một người lái xe sẵn sàng đưa họ đến nơi họ cần đến
D. tiếng Pháp của họ không tốt lắm
Thông tin : Unable to speak French, they felt embarrassed about asking the way,
Tạm dịch: Không nói được tiếng Pháp, họ cảm thấy xấu hổ khi hỏi đường, ……..
→ Chọn đáp án D
Question 34:
Giải thích:
Từ “it” trong đoạn 3 đề cập đến _______
A. chuyến đi
B. thị trấn
C. xe lửa
D. vé
Thông tin : Two hours later police put them on the train back to Paris, but it divided and their half ended up in Basel,
Tạm dịch: Hai giờ sau, cảnh sát đưa họ lên tàu trở về Paris, nhưng mọi chuyện đã chia cắt và một nửa của họ cuối cùng ở Basel,
→ Chọn đáp án C
Question 35:
Giải thích:
Điều nào sau đây KHÔNG đúng, theo đoạn văn?
A. Cặp đôi quyết định đi tàu với hy vọng quay lại nơi họ đã rời đi
B. Cảnh sát cố tình đưa hai vợ chồng lên nhầm chuyến tàu đến Paris
C. Ông bà Long không tìm được việc làm khi ở thị trấn cổ
D. Cặp đôi không nhận ra họ đã đi đâu
Thông tin :
+ In the French capital they spent all their remaining money on catching what they thought was the express train back to Boulogne. (Tại thủ đô nước Pháp, họ đã tiêu hết số tiền còn lại để bắt chuyến tàu tốc hành trở về Boulogne.)
→ A đúng
+ Two hours later police put them on the train back to Paris, but it divided and their half ended up in Basel, (Hai giờ sau, cảnh sát đưa họ lên tàu trở về Paris, nhưng chuyến tàu đã chia cắt và họ cuối cùng ở Basel,)
→ B sai, cảnh sát không cố tình đưa họ lên nhầm chuyến tàu tới Paris
+ Having no money, they tried to find work, but without success. (Không có tiền, họ cố gắng tìm việc nhưng không thành công.)
→ C đúng
+ They had covered a distance of almost 1,700 km without luggage, maps or any idea of where they were. (Họ đã đi 1 quãng đường dài 1700 km mà không có hành lý, bản đồ hay bất kỳ ý niệm trong đầu rằng mình đang ở đâu)
→ D đúng
→ Chọn đáp án B

Timi · Answer

31. B. The least successful day trip.
32. B. boldness
33. D. their French was not very good
34. C. train
35. B. The police deliberately put the couple in the wrong train to Paris. (The passage states that the police put them on a train back to Paris, but it divided and they ended up in Basel by accident. There is no mention of the police deliberately putting them on the wrong train.)

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