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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC ĐỢT 1

Tháng 01/2014 Môn Thi: Tiếng Anh, khối D

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct

answer to each of the question from1 to 10.

The Art World

One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In

effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and

numbering individual prints was introduced by Jane Abbott McNeill Whistler, the 19th-centrury

artist best known for the painting of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black”, but

known to most of us as “Whistler‟s Mother”. Whistler brother-in-law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden,

a less well-known artist, has speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they

knew that they were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an

artist could guarantee and personalize each print.

As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints,

their work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints

commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure.

Although most of prints are signed on the right-hand side in the margin below the image, the

placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within the

image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the print. Whatever the artist elects to

sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.

1. What is true about the painting of Whistler‟s Mother?

A. It was a completely new method of painting

B. Its title was “Arrangement in Grey and Black”

C. It was not one of Whistler‟s best paintings

D. It was painted by Sir Francis Seymour Haden

2. Which of the following would be a better title for the passage?

A. Copying Limited Edition Prints C. Whistler‟s Mother

B. The Practice of Signing Prints D. Whistler‟s greatest works

3. What made Whistler‟s work more valuable?

A. His brother-in-law‟s prints C. His signature on the prints

B. His painting of his mother D. his fame as an artist.

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4. The word “it” in line 15 refers to

A. The same edition B. the image C. the reserve side D. a print

5. Where in the passage does the author indicate where an artist‟s signature might be found on a

work?

A. Line 12-14 B. line 7-8 C. line 14-15 D. line 10-11

6. What does the author mean by the statement: “As soon as Whistler and Haden began the

practice of signing and numbering their prints, their work began to increase in value”?

A. The signatures became more value than the prints

B. The signing and the numbering of prints was not very popular

C. The prints that were signed and numbered are worth more

D. Many copies of the prints were made.

7. The word “distinguish” in line 1 is closest meaning to

A. Allow exception C. recognize differences

B. Accept changes D. make improvements

8. The author mentions all so the following as reasons why a collector prefers a signed print

EXCEPT

A. It guarantees the print‟s authenticity C. it encourages higher prices for the print

B. It make the prints more personal D. it limits the number of copies of the print

9. The word “speculated” in line 6 could be best replaced by

A. Guessed B. denied C. noticed D. announced

10. It can be inferred from the passage that artist numbered their prints

A. At the same place on each of the prints C. when the buyer requests it

B. To guarantee a limited edition D. as an accounting procedure

II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete the

following sentences

11. Natural gas often occurs ______ petroleum in the minute pores of rocks such as sandstone

and limestone.

A. both together B. with C. both with D. both together …