For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and watch television. I had begun feeling bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something different. I rang up several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day. I was really excited as I hadn’t been to London since I was ten. We decided to go by coach as this was by far the cheapest means of transport that was available even though it meant that we needed to get up very early. Once in London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon two of us went shopping and the others went to the theater. We met up again at 6:30 p.m, and went to a small restaurant in Soho. The meal was really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected. We had to get a taxi back to the coach station. Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left. 31. According to the passage, the writer _______. A. usually spends his weekend at home. B. went to London with some of his friends. C. has lived in London for ten years. D. feels bored with his life. 32. He felt so excited about going to London because _______. A. he hadn’t been there before. B. he hadn’t been there for ten years. C. he went there ten years ago. D. he hadn’t been there for a long time. 33. Why did they decide to go by coach? BINH HUNG HOA HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICE TEST 10- The 1st Semester 7 A. Because it was available. B. Because they wanted to start early. C. Because other means of transport were more expensive. D. Because it was one of the most efficient means of transport. 34. Which of the following is true? A. They all went shopping before going to theater. B. They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch. C. They had lunch in a small restaurant. D. They left the city at 6:30 p.m. 35. It can be inferred from the text that _______. A. they nearly missed the coach because of the meal. B. they didn’t enjoy the meal in the restaurant very much. C. the coach had already left when they got to the station. D. they missed the coach and had to take a taxi back.

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Câu trả lời:
31. According to the passage, the writer usually spends his weekend at home. (A. usually spends his weekend at home.)
32. He felt so excited about going to London because he hadn't been there for a long time. (D. he hadn’t been there for a long time.)
33. They decided to go by coach because other means of transport were more expensive. (C. other means of transport were more expensive.)
34. Which of the following is true?
Câu này yêu cầu xác định một thông tin chính xác trong đoạn văn. Qua việc đọc, ta thấy thông tin chính sẽ là: "After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon two of us went shopping and the others went to the theater. We met up again at 6:30 p.m, and went to a small restaurant in Soho. The meal was really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected."
Từ đó, ta có thể suy ra đúng là "They had lunch in a small restaurant." (C. They had lunch in a small restaurant.)
35. It can be inferred from the text that they nearly missed the coach because of the meal. (A. they nearly missed the coach because of the meal.)