(Viên chức Mầm non) bài tập tiếng Anh theo chủ đề có đáp án - Test 1

C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

  a. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.

conquer     release     record-breaking     fantasy    popularity      wizard     series     against

Harry Potter is a heptalogy of (36) _________novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the eponymous adolescent (37) _________Harry Potter, together with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his best friends. The central story arc concerns Harry‘s struggle (38) _________the evil wizard Lord Voldemor t, who killed Harry‘s parents in his quest to (39) _________the wizarding world, after which he seeks to subjugate the Muggle (non-magical) world to his rule. Since the (40) _________ of the first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher‘s Stone in 1997, which was retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer‘s Stone in the United States, the books have gained immense (41)_________., critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. As of April 2008, the seven book (42) _________ has sold more than 375 million copies and has been translated into more than 64 languages. The seventh and last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released on 21 July 2007. Publishers announced a (43) _________12 million copies for the first print run in the U.S. alone.

B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with words “How -to . One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away. Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book How to Turn Failure into Success. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book How to Make a Millionaire. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called How to Live on Nothing. One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read How to Succeed in Love Every Minute of Your Life. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.

V. WRITING

From the words or phrases - a, b, c or d - choose the one that best completes the sentences.