SỞ GD&ĐT KIÊN GIANG TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MẪN ĐẠT --------------- THI HKII - KHỐI 11 BÀI THI: ANH 11 CƠ BẢN (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) MÃ ĐỀ THI: 340 Họ tên thí sinh:.................................................SBD:............................. Câu 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A. consist B. treasure C. suggest D. surpass Câu 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A. pyramid B. spiral C. private D. recycle Câu 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest. A. biography B. psychological C. approximate D. congratulate Câu 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest. A. successful B. interest C. arrangement D. disaster Câu 5: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. As soon as he ____________ a certificate in English, he will apply for a job. A. would get B. got C. gets D. will get Câu 6: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I hope they ___________ this road by the time we come back next summer. A. will have repaired B. have repaired C. repair D. repaired Câu 7: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The teacher permits us __________ out in a minute. A. going B. to go C. go D. gone Câu 8: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. “What's wrong with your car?” - “I think it needs ________.” A. check B. checking C. to check D. to be check Câu 9: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The purpose of the pyramid was to protect the burial chamber __________ the weather. A. for B. from C. of D. in Câu 10: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry _________ manned space flights. A. on B. out C. off D. over Câu 11: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I turned on the fan __________ the room was hot. A. due to B. despite C. even though D. because Câu 12: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. __________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it. A. Because B. Only if C. Even though D. Provided that Câu 13: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I'd lost my key, so I _________ the door when I got home. A. could lock B. wasn't able to lock C. couldn't unlock D. was able to unlock Câu 14: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. He seldom goes to the library, _________? A. doesn’t he B. is he C. does he D. isn’t he Câu 15: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. __________ the police had rescued from the fire. A. The baby B. The baby that C. It was the baby that D. The baby who Câu 16: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. John ____________ The Great Egypt of Giza. A. said to have been visited B. is said to have been visited C. is said to have visited D. said to have visited Câu 17: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The pharaohs built pyramids to prepare for their ____________. A. die B. death C. dead D. dying Câu 18: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in __________. A. weight B. weighting C. weightless D. weightlessness Câu 19: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. A pharaoh was a __________ of ancient Egypt. A. king B. queen C. prince D. princess Câu 20: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part of the following question. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world. A. artificial B. natural C. modern D. important Câu 21: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. John and Ann are talking to each other. John: “I got 3 for my English test.” Ann: “___________!” A. Good news B. Thanks a lot C. How interesting D. Poor you Câu 22: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. Mary and Peter are talking to each other. Mary: “_____________” - Peter: “ Congratulations.” A. I didn’t do the test well. B. I believe I’ll pass the exam. C. We’re going to get married next month. D. I’ve got in stuck in the traffic jam for 3 hours. Câu 23: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. (A) The exam was (B) real difficult. I (C) couldn’t do (D) any of it. A. The B. real C. couldn’t D. any Câu 24: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. (A) It is the room (B) that (C) cleans every day (D) by my mother. A. It is B. that C. cleans D. by Câu 25: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Members of your family (A) have very close (B) relationship (C) with each other, (D) haven’t they? A. have B. relationship C. with D. haven’t Câu 26: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. No one (A) cooks (B) better than (C) his mother, (D) don’t they? A. cooks B. better C. his mother D. don’t they Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 27 đến câu 31 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. The Taj Mahal is considered one of the wonders of the world. It was built by the fifth Mughal Emperor of India as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died when she was giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. He began to build a monument in the same year and mourned her for ten years. The Taj Mahal was completed 22 years later at the cost of 32 million rupees. Twenty thousand people worked on it. The Taj Mahal, meaning “Crown of the Palace”, stands on the bank of the Yamuna River in Agra. Built of white marble, its beauty is beyond description, particularly at dawn and sunset. It was said that the King spent the last days of his life in prison staring into a small piece of glass at the reflection of The Taj Mahal, and he died with a mirror in his hand. He was buried in The Taj Mahal with the wife he never forgot. Câu 27: The Taj Mahal was completed in_________. A. 1653 B. 1941 C. 1628 D. 1645 Câu 28: The Taj Mahal cost __________ rupees. A. twenty two million B. thirty two million C. twenty thousand D. thirty two thousand Câu 29: The King had The Taj Mahal built to___________. A. commemorate his wife’s death B. pay homage to his beloved wife C. immortalise their love D. mourn his wife’s death Câu 30: Which of the following is NOT true about the King? A. He had a lot of children. B. He loved his wife so much. C. He spent his whole life in the palace. D. He was buried at the same place as his wife had been. Câu 31: The phrase “is beyond description” in the passage means_________. A. is too great to express in words B. can’t be described C. is too far to be seen from the back D. is impossible to describe Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 32 đến câu 36 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. Space travel is hard on people's bodies. Spending long amounts of time in space makes bones and muscles (32)__________. It is hard to eat in space. It is hard to sleep and take showers. Scientists use space stations to study how people can live and work in space. Space stations orbit (33)__________ the earth. The Soviets sent up several space stations. The first, Salyut 1, was launched in 1971. The first US space station, Skylab, was launched in 1973. The most famous Soviet space station was Mir, (34)__________ orbited Earth from 1986 to 2001. Astronauts from many countries visited Mir. Many of them (35)__________ experiments on the space station. They learned many things about living and working in space. In the late 1990s, many nations worked together to build an International Space Station. The space shuttle carried parts for the station into space. Astronauts put the pieces together. The International Space Station was scheduled to be completed by 2006. The goal is to have people living and working in the space station all the time. Someday, maybe everyone who (36)__________ to will be able to travel into space. Câu 32: A. weakness B. weak C. weaken D. weakly Câu 33: A. up B. around C. in D. from Câu 34: A. whom B. that C. who D. which Câu 35: A. performed B. acted C. worked D. demonstrated Câu 36: A. wants B. want C. wanted D. had wanted Câu 37: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. A. It is my secretary who sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. B. It was my secretary who sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. C. It was my secretary whom sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. D. It is my secretary that sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. Câu 38: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. We didn’t visit the museum because we had no time. A. If we have time, we will visit the museum. B. If we had time, we would visit the museum. C. If we had had time, we would have visited the museum. D. If we had had time, we will have visited the museum. Câu 39: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. That’s the man. I told you about him yesterday. A. That’s the man about whom I told you yesterday. B. That’s the man whom I told you yesterday. C. That’s the man about that I told you yesterday. D. That’s the man I told you yesterday. Câu 40: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. John is said to have stolen the money. A. It is said that John steals the money. B. It is said that John stole the money. C. People said that John steals the money. D. People say that John steals the money. ----------------- Hết ----------------- SỞ GD&ĐT KIÊN GIANG TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MẪN ĐẠT --------------- THI HKII - KHỐI 11 BÀI THI: ANH 11 CƠ BẢN (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) MÃ ĐỀ THI: 463 Họ tên thí sinh:.................................................SBD:............................. Câu 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in __________. A. weight B. weightlessness C. weighting D. weightless Câu 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest. A. disaster B. interest C. arrangement D. successful Câu 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The purpose of the pyramid was to protect the burial chamber __________ the weather. A. from B. for C. in D. of Câu 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I turned on the fan __________ the room was hot. A. even though B. due to C. because D. despite Câu 5: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part of the following question. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world. A. natural B. modern C. artificial D. important Câu 6: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The pharaohs built pyramids to prepare for their ____________. A. die B. dead C. dying D. death Câu 7: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. __________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it. A. Because B. Even though C. Only if D. Provided that Câu 8: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The teacher permits us __________ out in a minute. A. gone B. to go C. go D. going Câu 9: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. John ____________ The Great Egypt of Giza. A. is said to have visited B. is said to have been visited C. said to have been visited D. said to have visited Câu 10: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. Mary and Peter are talking to each other. Mary: “_____________” - Peter: “ Congratulations.” A. I’ve got in stuck in the traffic jam for 3 hours. B. We’re going to get married next month. C. I believe I’ll pass the exam. D. I didn’t do the test well. Câu 11: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. A. It is my secretary who sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. B. It is my secretary that sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. C. It was my secretary whom sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. D. It was my secretary who sent the bill to Mr. Smith yesterday. Câu 12: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest. A. approximate B. congratulate C. psychological D. biography Câu 13: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. John is said to have stolen the money. A. People say that John steals the money. B. It is said that John steals the money. C. It is said that John stole the money. D. People said that John steals the money. Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 14 đến câu 18 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. The Taj Mahal is considered one of the wonders of the world. It was built by the fifth Mughal Emperor of India as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died when she was giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. He began to build a monument in the same year and mourned her for ten years. The Taj Mahal was completed 22 years later at the cost of 32 million rupees. Twenty thousand people worked on it. The Taj Mahal, meaning “Crown of the Palace”, stands on the bank of the Yamuna River in Agra. Built of white marble, its beauty is beyond description, particularly at dawn and sunset. It was said that the King spent the last days of his life in prison staring into a small piece of glass at the reflection of The Taj Mahal, and he died with a mirror in his hand. He was buried in The Taj Mahal with the wife he never forgot. Câu 14: The Taj Mahal cost __________ rupees. A. thirty two million B. thirty two thousand C. twenty two million D. twenty thousand Câu 15: The phrase “is beyond description” in the passage means_________. A. is too far to be seen from the back B. is impossible to describe C. is too great to express in words D. can’t be described Câu 16: The Taj Mahal was completed in_________. A. 1941 B. 1628 C. 1645 D. 1653 Câu 17: Which of the following is NOT true about the King? A. He loved his wife so much. B. He was buried at the same place as his wife had been. C. He had a lot of children. D. He spent his whole life in the palace. Câu 18: The King had The Taj Mahal built to___________. A. immortalise their love B. mourn his wife’s death C. commemorate his wife’s death D. pay homage to his beloved wife Câu 19: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. (A) The exam was (B) real difficult. I (C) couldn’t do (D) any of it. A. The B. real C. couldn’t D. any Câu 20: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. (A) It is the room (B) that (C) cleans every day (D) by my mother. A. It is B. that C. cleans D. by Câu 21: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. No one (A) cooks (B) better than (C) his mother, (D) don’t they? A. cooks B. better C. his mother D. don’t they Câu 22: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. A pharaoh was a __________ of ancient Egypt. A. king B. prince C. queen D. princess Câu 23: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. John and Ann are talking to each other. John: “I got 3 for my English test.” Ann: “___________!” A. How interesting B. Good news C. Poor you D. Thanks a lot Câu 24: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I hope they ___________ this road by the time we come back next summer. A. repaired B. repair C. have repaired D. will have repaired Câu 25: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A. spiral B. private C. recycle D. pyramid Câu 26: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. __________ the police had rescued from the fire. A. The baby B. The baby who C. It was the baby that D. The baby that Câu 27: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. As soon as he ____________ a certificate in English, he will apply for a job. A. gets B. will get C. got D. would get Câu 28: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A. suggest B. surpass C. treasure D. consist Câu 29: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry _________ manned space flights. A. on B. off C. out D. over Câu 30: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. He seldom goes to the library, _________? A. isn’t he B. doesn’t he C. does he D. is he Câu 31: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I'd lost my key, so I _________ the door when I got home. A. couldn't unlock B. could lock C. wasn't able to lock D. was able to unlock Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 32 đến câu 36 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. Space travel is hard on people's bodies. Spending long amounts of time in space makes bones and muscles (32)__________. It is hard to eat in space. It is hard to sleep and take showers. Scientists use space stations to study how people can live and work in space. Space stations orbit (33)__________ the earth. The Soviets sent up several space stations. The first, Salyut 1, was launched in 1971. The first US space station, Skylab, was launched in 1973. The most famous Soviet space station was Mir, (34)__________ orbited Earth from 1986 to 2001. Astronauts from many countries visited Mir. Many of them (35)__________ experiments on the space station. They learned many things about living and working in space. In the late 1990s, many nations worked together to build an International Space Station. The space shuttle carried parts for the station into space. Astronauts put the pieces together. The International Space Station was scheduled to be completed by 2006. The goal is to have people living and working in the space station all the time. Someday, maybe everyone who (36)__________ to will be able to travel into space. Câu 32: A. weakness B. weakly C. weak D. weaken Câu 33: A. around B. in C. from D. up Câu 34: A. who B. that C. whom D. which Câu 35: A. acted B. performed C. demonstrated D. worked Câu 36: A. had wanted B. wants C. wanted D. want Câu 37: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. We didn’t visit the museum because we had no time. A. If we had had time, we will have visited the museum. B. If we had time, we would visit the museum. C. If we had had time, we would have visited the museum. D. If we have time, we will visit the museum. Câu 38: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. “What's wrong with your car?” - “I think it needs ________.” A. to check B. check C. checking D. to be check Câu 39: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Members of your family (A) have very close (B) relationship (C) with each other, (D) haven’t they? A. have B. relationship C. with D. haven’t Câu 40: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. That’s the man. I told you about him yesterday. A. That’s the man whom I told you yesterday. B. That’s the man about that I told you yesterday. C. That’s the man I told you yesterday. D. That’s the man about whom I told you yesterday. ----------------- Hết ----------------- SỞ GD&ĐT KIÊN GIANG TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MẪN ĐẠT --------------- THI HKII - KHỐI 11 BÀI THI: ANH 11 CƠ BẢN (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) MÃ ĐỀ THI: 586 Họ tên thí sinh:.................................................SBD:............................. Câu 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. __________ the police had rescued from the fire. A. The baby B. The baby who C. The baby that D. It was the baby that Câu 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part of the following question. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world. A. modern B. artificial C. important D. natural Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 3 đến câu 7 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. Space travel is hard on people's bodies. Spending long amounts of time in space makes bones and muscles (3)__________. It is hard to eat in space. It is hard to sleep and take showers. Scientists use space stations to study how people can live and work in space. Space stations orbit (4)__________ the earth. The Soviets sent up several space stations. The first, Salyut 1, was launched in 1971. The first US space station, Skylab, was launched in 1973. The most famous Soviet space station was Mir, (5)__________ orbited Earth from 1986 to 2001. Astronauts from many countries visited Mir. Many of them (6)__________ experiments on the space station. They learned many things about living and working in space. In the late 1990s, many nations worked together to build an International Space Station. The space shuttle carried parts for the station into space. Astronauts put the pieces together. The International Space Station was scheduled to be completed by 2006. The goal is to have people living and working in the space station all the time. Someday, maybe everyone who (7)__________ to will be able to travel into space. Câu 3: A. weakly B. weaken C. weak D. weakness Câu 4: A. up B. from C. around D. in Câu 5: A. who B. whom C. which D. that Câu 6: A. demonstrated B. worked C. performed D. acted Câu 7: A. had wanted B. want C. wanted D. wants Câu 8: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. He seldom goes to the library, _________? A. is he B. isn’t he C. doesn’t he D. does he Câu 9: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I'd lost my key, so I _________ the door when I got home. A. wasn't able to lock B. couldn't unlock C. could lock D. was able to unlock Câu 10: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. As soon as he ____________ a certificate in English, he will apply for a job. A. will get B. got C. would get D. gets Câu 11: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. (A) The exam was (B) real difficult. I (C) couldn’t do (D) any of it. A. The B. real C. couldn’t D. any Câu 12: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A. private B. pyramid C. recycle D. spiral Câu 13: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The purpose of the pyramid was to protect the burial chamber __________ the weather. A. in B. of C. from D. for Câu 14: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest. A. disaster B. successful C. interest D. arrangement Câu 15: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Members of your family (A) have very close (B) relationship (C) with each other, (D) haven’t they? A. have B. relationship C. with D. haven’t Câu 16: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. John and Ann are talking to each other. John: “I got 3 for my English test.” Ann: “___________!” A. How interesting B. Poor you C. Thanks a lot D. Good news Câu 17: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. John ____________ The Great Egypt of Giza. A. is said to have been visited B. is said to have visited C. said to have visited D. said to have been visited Câu 18: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in __________. A. weighting B. weightlessness C. weight D. weightless Câu 19: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress pattern from the rest. A. congratulate B. biography C. approximate D. psychological Câu 20: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. A pharaoh was a __________ of ancient Egypt. A. king B. queen C. prince D. princess Câu 21: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. I hope they ___________ this road by the time we come back next summer. A. will have repaired B. repaired C. repair D. have repaired Câu 22: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. __________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it. A. Because B. Only if C. Even though D. Provided that Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 23 đến câu 27 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. The Taj Mahal is considered one of the wonders of the world. It was built by the fifth Mughal Emperor of India as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died when she was giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. He began to build a monument in the same year and mourned her for ten years. The Taj Mahal was completed 22 years later at the cost of 32 million rupees. Twenty thousand people worked on it. The Taj Mahal, meaning “Crown of the Palace”, stands on the bank of the Yamuna River in Agra. Built of white marble, its beauty is beyond description, particularly at dawn and sunset. It was said that the King spent the last days of his life in prison staring into a small piece of glass at the reflection of The Taj Mahal, and he died with a mirror in his hand. He was buried in The Taj Mahal with the wife he never forgot. Câu 23: The King had The Taj Mahal built to___________. A. commemorate his wife’s death B. mourn his wife’s death C. pay homage to his beloved wife D. immortalise their love Câu 24: The Taj Mahal was completed in_________. A. 1645 B. 1628 C. 1653 D. 1941 Câu 25: Which of the following
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