Question

[Dương Minh]

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.

One of the most interesting authors of the twentieth century, J.R.R Tolkien, achieved fame through his highly inventive trilogy. The Lord of the Rings. Born in 1892, Tolkien received his education from Oxford and then served in World War I. After the war, he became a professor of Anglo -Saxon and English language and literature at Oxford University.

          Although published in 1965, the three books that comprise the Lord of the Rings were written in intervals from 1936 to 1949. This was mainly due to Tolkien's responsibilities as a professor and the outbreak of World War II. By the late 1960s, this fascinating trilogy had become a sociological phenomenon as young people intently studied the mythology and legends created by Tolkien.

          The trilogy is remarkable not only for its highly developed account of historical fiction but also its success as a modern heroic epic. The main plot describes the struggle between good and evil kingdom as they try to acquire a magic ring that has the power to rule the world. The novels, which are set in a time called Middle Earth, describe a detailed fantasy world. Established before humans populated the Earth, Middle Earth was inhabited by good and evil creatures such as hobbits, elves, monsters, wizards, and some humans. The characters and the setting of Middle Earth were modeled after mythological stories from Greece and Northern Europe.

          Although readers have scrutinized the texts for inner meaning and have tried to connect the trilogy with Tolkien's real life experiences in England during World War II, he denied the connection. He claims that the story began in his years as an undergraduate student and grew out of his desire to create mythology and legends about elves and their language.

          Tolkien was a masterful fantasy novelist who used his extensive knowledge of folklore to create a body of work that is still read and enjoyed throughout the world today.

What can we assume is NOT true about Middle Earth

A. Middle Earth was based on European folktales.

B. Middle Earth was a fictional world.

C. The good and evil kingdom fought for the power.  

D. People dominated Middle Earth.

Answer 1

[Nguyen Hoang Hai]

Đáp án D

Chúng ta có thể thừa nhận rằng điều nào KHÔNG ĐÚNG về Trung Địa?

A. Trung Địa được dựa trên nền truyện dân gian Châu Âu.

B. Trung Địa là một thế giới giả tưởng hư cấu.

C. Vua của giới thần tiên và ma quỷ tranh giành quyền lực.

D. Con người thống trị Trung Địa.

Dẫn chứng ở đoạn 3: 

+ Đáp án A-“The characters and the setting of Middle Earth were modeled after mythological stories from Greece and Northern Europe”- (Nhân vật và bối cảnh trong Trung Địa được mô phỏng theo những câu chuyện thần thoại từ Hy Lạp và Bắc Âu).

+ Đáp án B- “The novels, which are set in a time called Middle Earth, describe a detailed fantasy world” – (Những cuốn tiểu thuyết, được đặt trong thời kì được gọi là Trung Địa, mô tả một thế giới đầy những chi tiết giả tưởng.).

+ Đáp án C: “The main plot describes the struggle between good and evil kingdom as they try to acquire a magic ring that has the power to rule the world”- (Cốt truyện chính mô tả cuộc tranh đấu giữa vua của giới thần tiên và ma quỷ khi họ cố gắng tranh giành chiếc nhẫn ma thuật có quyền lực cai trị cả thế giới).

=> Loại D.

Ngoài ra, D không đúng do: “Established before humans populated the Earth, Middle Earth was inhabited by good and evil creatures such as hobbits, elves, monsters, wizards, and some humans”- (Được hình thành trước khi có con người sinh sống trên Trái Đất, Trung Địa có những sinh vật thẩn tiên và ác quỷ cư trú như người hobbit, yêu tinh, quái vật, pháp sư và 1 số con người).