I. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
The business of tennis clothes has grown astoundingly in the past few years. Over $250 million is spent annually on the trappings of tennis. Apparently everyone wants to look like a pro, even though 20% of the clientele has never even played the game.
Manufacturers pay the stars lucrative fees for wearing their brands of clothes and wielding their racquets on center court. Chris Evert-Lloyd, for example, is rumored to have signed a five-year contract for $5 million with Ellesse, a producer of fancy, expensive tennis wear. John McEnroe gets a reported $600,000 for playing with a Dunlop racquet, $330,000 for sporting Tacchini clothes, and $100,000 for tying his Nike tennis shoes. Obviously, in a bad year, these stars make more as fashion models than as athletes.
Not only tennis players get free clothing, but also all the people involved in the game - the referees, linespeople, ball boys and girls - are living advertisements for tennis wear producers. Where, traditionally, conservative white clothing was required for the entire tennis coterie, changing times have seen a new vogue in tennis outfits. Flamboyant colors, designers’ nameplates, geometric figures, and bold lines distinguish the new tennis togs from their predecessors.
- clientele (n): khách hàng - lucrative (adj): (tiền thù lao,...) hậu hĩnh
26. What can be understood from this reading?
a. Tennis clothing appeals to everyone.
b. Tennis stars can get huge sums for wearing a manufacturer’s brands of clothes and wielding his or her racquets.
c. The price of tennis racquets has remained stable.
d. Bright colors tempt people to buy tennis wear.
27. What is the writer trying to do?
a. Explain why the cost of tennis clothes has risen.
b. Defend tennis wear manufacturers from complaints about their high prices.
c. Describe the means of advertising expensive tennis clothes.
d. Describe the new tennis clothing.
28. What is the best title for the passage?
a. The Tennis Stars b. Big Business in Tennis Wear
c. The High Cost of Playing Tennis d. Tennis Stars’ Flamboyant Clothes
29. It is stated that John McEnroe _____.
a. wears flamboyant clothing on the court
b. may be earning over $1 million for using tennis products
c. make more as fashion models than as athletes
d. has had a bad year in tennis competitions
30. Which of the following is true?
a. Tennis clothing is only bought by the well-to-do.
b. Those who wear expensive tennis clothes play tennis.
c. Tennis clothing appeals to fashion models.
d. The coloration of tennis wear has changed.
I. Read the following passage and choose the item ( a, b, c or d ) that best answers each of the question about it.
Victor Zorba has his new timetable. His lessons begin at nine each morning and last until half past ten. Then he has a break for a quarter of an hour. During this time, Victor usually talks to his friends. He has five periods in the morning and three in the afternoon and his favorite subjects are English and Physis. The first term lasts four months from September to December.
1. What time do his lessons start?
A. 9 B. 9.30 C. 10 D. 10.30
2. How long does a break last?
A. ten minutes B. fifteen minutes C. an hour D. seventy-five minutes
3. How many periods does he have every day?
A. 5 periods B. 3 periods C. 8 periods D. No Information
4. What subject does he like best?
A. English B. Physics C. No Information D. A & B
5. When does the first term begin?
A Four months ago B. Four months later
C. In September D. In December
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