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Đề thi thử thpt quốc gia 2020 môn tiếng anh (đề 11)

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Câu 1:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: phát âm

Giải thích:

A. pedal /ˈpedl/                                     B. petrol /ˈpetrəl/

C. pretty /ˈprɪti/                                     D. petty /ˈpeti/

Phần được gạch chân ở câu C phát âm là /ɪ/, còn lại là /e/.


Câu 2:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: phát âm

Giải thích:

A. around /əˈraʊnd/                              B. south /saʊθ/

C. souvenir /ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(r)/                     D. thousand /ˈθaʊznd

Phần được gạch chân ở câu C phát âm là /uː/, còn lại là /aʊ/.


Câu 3:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: trọng âm

Giải thích:

A. postpone /pəˈspəʊn/                         B. product /ˈprɒdʌkt/

C. postcard /ˈpəʊstkɑːd/                        D. purpose /ˈpɜːpəs/

Trọng âm của câu A rơi vào âm thứ 2, còn lại rơi vào âm thứ nhất.


Câu 4:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: trọng âm

Giải thích:

A. economics /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/                 B. material /məˈtɪəriəl/

C. unpopular /ʌnˈpɒpjələ(r)/                 D. delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

Trọng âm của câu A rơi vào âm thứ 3, còn lại rơi vào âm thứ 2


Câu 5:

Many citizens say that they are _____ of the political policies of the candidates in a local election.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: từ vựng, từ loại

Giải thích:  

ignorance (of/about something) (n): sự thiếu thông tin   

ignorantly (adv): không biết    

ignorant (of something) (adj): thiếu thông tin, thiếu hiểu biết

ignore (something) (v): không chú ý

Ở đây, từ cần điền là một tính từ.

Tạm dịch:  Nhiều người dân nói rằng họ không có nhiều thông tin về chính sách chính trị của các ứng viên trong cuộc bầu cử địa phương.


Câu 6:

If he _____ the lesson yesterday, he could do the test better today.

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức: câu điều kiện hỗn hợp

Giải thích:  

Câu điều kiện hỗn hợp loại 1 để diễn tả giả thiết trái ngược với quá khứ, nhưng kết quả thì trái ngược với hiện tại.

Cấu trúc: If + S + had + P.P (quá khứ phân từ), S + would + V (nguyên mẫu) 

Dấu hiệu: yesterday, today

Tạm dịch: Nếu hôm qua anh ấy đã xem lại bài, hôm nay anh ấy có thể làm bài kiểm tra tốt hơn.


Câu 7:

Many people hate Mondays, saying that they really _____.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: cụm động từ

Giải thích:  

get over something/somebody: hồi phục

get somebody down: làm ai buồn, chán nản

Tạm dịch: Nhiều người ghét thứ Hai, nói rằng chúng thực sự làm họ chán nản.


Câu 8:

Their children _____ lots of new friends since they _____ to that town.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: sự hòa hợp về thì

Giải thích:  

Hiện tại hoàn thành (S + have + p.p) – SINCE – Quá khứ đơn (S + V.ed)

Tạm dịch: Con cái của họ đã có rất nhiều bạn mới kể từ khi họ chuyển đến thị trấn đó.


Câu 9:

Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things. Try not to “throw out the _____ with the bathwater”.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: thành ngữ

Giải thích:  

throw the baby out with the bathwater: vứt bỏ những thứ đáng giá cùng lúc với rũ bỏ với thứ gì không còn cần

Tạm dịch: Đôi khi trong một tình huống xấu, vẫn có thể có một số điều tốt đẹp.


Câu 10:

There is no reason to _____ his honesty; he is absolutely sincere.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích:  

doubt (v): nghi ngờ                              ask (v): hỏi

inquire (v): hỏi                                     search (v): tìm

Tạm dịch: Không có lý do gì để nghi ngờ tính trung thực của anh; anh ấy hoàn toàn chân thành.


Câu 11:

Ann hoped _____ to join the private club. She could make important business contact here.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: câu bị động

Giải thích:  

Theo ngữ cảnh, ở đây ta cần dùng động từ ở thể bị động: (hope) to be invited

Tạm dịch: Ann hy vọng được mời tham gia câu lạc bộ tư nhân. Cô ấy có thể có được liên hệ kinh doanh quan trọng ở đây.


Câu 12:

Before I send this article to the editor, I’d be grateful if you could _____ it for me.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: cụm động từ

Giải thích:  

go through something: xem xét kỹ lưỡng    break through something: xuyên thủng

take something over: đảm nhiệm           look something up: tra cứu

Tạm dịch: Trước khi tôi gửi bài viết này cho người biên tập, tôi sẽ rất biết ơn nếu bạn có thể xem xét nó cho tôi.


Câu 13:

By next year, my son will have _____ his education at Cambridge University.

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích:  

realize (v): nhận ra                                complete education: hoàn thành việc học

graduate (v): tốt nghiệp                         terminate (v): chấm dứt

Tạm dịch: Vào năm tới, con trai tôi sẽ hoàn thành chương trình học tại Đại học Cambridge.


Câu 14:

The problem needs to be _____ urgently, otherwise it will be too late.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: từ vựng, từ loại

Giải thích:  

address (v): giải quyết                           focuse (v): tập trung

monitor (v): giám sát                            check (v): kiểm tra

Tạm dịch: Vấn đề cần được giải quyết ngay, nếu không sẽ quá trễ.


Câu 15:

Tom looks so frightened and upset. He _____ something terrible.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: cấu trúc phỏng đoán

Giải thích:  

should + have + P.P: nên làm gì nhưng đã không làm

must + V: đưa ra lời suy luận chắc chắn

must + have + P.P: phỏng đoán về một việc trong quá khứ 

can + have + P.P: thừa khả năng để làm việc gì đó nhưng bạn không làm

Tạm dịch: Tom trông rất sợ hãi và buồn bã. Anh ấy chắc hẳn đã trải qua cái gì đó khủng khiếp.


Câu 16:

There are so many _____ names now that it is impossible to remember them all.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích:  

brand name = trademark: nhãn hiệu

model (n): mẫu

logo (n): biểu tượng của một công ty, tổ chức

Tạm dịch: Ngày nay có nhiều nhãn hiệu đến mức không thể nhớ được hết tên của chúng.


Câu 17:

The Oxford Dictionary is well known for including many different meanings of words and to give real examples.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: cấu trúc song hành

Giải thích:  

Ở đây, cụm từ “include …” và “give…” song hành với nhau nên phải có cấu trúc ngữ pháp giống nhau.

=> to give => giving

Tạm dịch: Từ điển Oxford được biết đến vì có rất nhiều nghĩa khác nhau của từ và đưa ra những ví dụ thực tế


Câu 18:

All the candidates for the scholarship will be equally treated regarding of their sex, age, or nationality.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích:  

regarding something: về cái gì

regardless of something: bất chấp cái gì

=> regarding => regardless

Tạm dịch: Tất cả các ứng viên cho học bổng sẽ được đối xử bình đẳng bất kể giới tính, tuổi, hoặc quốc tịch.


Câu 19:

The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ

Giải thích:  

Ở đây, chủ ngữ của động từ “have” là “the assumption” => động từ chia ở dạng số ít.

=> have => has

Tạm dịch: Giả định rằng hút thuốc lá có ảnh hưởng xấu đến sức khoẻ của chúng ta đã được chứng minh.


Câu 20:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

In remote communities, it’s important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: từ vựng, trừ trái nghĩa

Giải thích: replenish (v): đổ đầy, chất đầy  

A. remake (v): phiên bản mới của một bài hát/bộ phim      

B. refill (v): đổ đầy, chất đầy                C. repeat (v): lặp lại   

D. empty (v): đổ ra

=> refill >< empty

Tạm dịch: Ở các dân tộc xa xôi, điều quan trọng là phải chất đầy kho lương thực trước khi mùa đông bắt đầu.


Câu 21:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Friendship changed to antipathy when the settlers took the Indian’s land.

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức: từ vựng, trừ trái nghĩa

Giải thích: antipathy (n): sự căm thù

A. hostility (n): sự thù địch                   B. amity (n): tình hữu nghị    

C. hatred (n): sự thù ghét                      D. fright (n): sự sợ hãi

=> amity >< antipathy

Tạm dịch: Tình hữu nghị thay đổi thành sự thù địc khi những người định cư lấy đất Ấn Độ.


Câu 22:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Talking about your feeling can help you get clear about what you feel.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: từ vựng, trừ trái nghĩa

Giải thích: get clear: hiểu rõ ràng  

control (v): điều khiển                           banish (v): trục xuất

get rid of: thoát khỏi                             figure out: hiểu ra

=> figure out = get clear

Tạm dịch: Nói về cảm giác của bạn có thể giúp bạn hiểu rõ hơn về những gì bạn cảm thấy.


Câu 23:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The government has launched a new road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: từ vựng, trừ trái nghĩa

Giải thích: attempt (n): nỗ lực

try (v): cố gắng                                      aim (v): với mục đích

intend (v): dự định                               plan (v): lên kế hoạch

=> try = in an attempt

Tạm dịch: Chính phủ đã khởi động chiến dịch an toàn đường bộ mới nhằm giảm số vụ tai nạn đường bộ.


Câu 24:

Daniel: “Do you think it’s bad to keep all the candy to yourself?”

Jacob: “____________________”

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: hội thoại giao tiếp

Tạm dịch: Daniel: "Bạn có nghĩ là xấu khi giữ tất cả số kẹo cho riêng mình?"

A. Bạn hoàn toàn đúng. Tôi thích kẹo điên lên được.

B. Tôi rất xin lỗi. Đôi khi tôi quá hung hăng.

C. Tôi xin lỗi. Tôi không nên quá ích kỷ như vậy.

D. Bạn nói đúng. Tôi hơi ghen tị.


Câu 25:

Mary: “Let me bring something to your party, won’t you?”

Laura: “_______________________”

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: hội thoại giao tiếp

Tạm dịch: Mary: "Để tôi mang một cái gì đó đến bữa tiệc của cậu nhé?"

A. Theo tôi, bạn nói đúng.                   B. Điều đó làm tôi ngạc nhiên.

C. Bạn đến là vui rồi.               D. Xin lỗi, tôi đã có kế hoạch cho tối nay.


Câu 26:

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

 Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (26) _______ between the human and the machine. All, body part will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves (27) _______ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will find (28) _______ to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.

 Miniature robots will be built (29) _______ through your blood stream and repair damage. Also, larger robots will be used when you are sick. When you have an upset stomach, you will swallow a very small cherry tasting robot which will travel through your stomach taking video of the mess. It will be set up like a video game, so you can control the exploring and the selection of images. Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (30) _______ your illness, or to prove to your employer that you really, were sick.

Điền vào ô 26

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích:

A. change (n): sự thay đổi                     B. difference (n): sự khác biệt  

C. appearance  (n): sự xuất hiện         D. variety (n): sự đa dạng


Câu 27:

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

 Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (26) _______ between the human and the machine. All, body part will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves (27) _______ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will find (28) _______ to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.

 Miniature robots will be built (29) _______ through your blood stream and repair damage. Also, larger robots will be used when you are sick. When you have an upset stomach, you will swallow a very small cherry tasting robot which will travel through your stomach taking video of the mess. It will be set up like a video game, so you can control the exploring and the selection of images. Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (30) _______ your illness, or to prove to your employer that you really, were sick.

Điền vào ô 27

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích:

because: bởi vì                                      soon: sớm

but: nhưng                      so: vì vậy


Câu 28:

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

 Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (26) _______ between the human and the machine. All, body part will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves (27) _______ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will find (28) _______ to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.

 Miniature robots will be built (29) _______ through your blood stream and repair damage. Also, larger robots will be used when you are sick. When you have an upset stomach, you will swallow a very small cherry tasting robot which will travel through your stomach taking video of the mess. It will be set up like a video game, so you can control the exploring and the selection of images. Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (30) _______ your illness, or to prove to your employer that you really, were sick.

Điền vào ô 28

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích: to find out: tìm ra


Câu 29:

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

 Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (26) _______ between the human and the machine. All, body part will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves (27) _______ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will find (28) _______ to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.

 Miniature robots will be built (29) _______ through your blood stream and repair damage. Also, larger robots will be used when you are sick. When you have an upset stomach, you will swallow a very small cherry tasting robot which will travel through your stomach taking video of the mess. It will be set up like a video game, so you can control the exploring and the selection of images. Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (30) _______ your illness, or to prove to your employer that you really, were sick.

Điền vào ô 29

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích: Giữa hai động từ thường có giới từ “to”.


Câu 30:

Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.

 Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (26) _______ between the human and the machine. All, body part will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves (27) _______ we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will find (28) _______ to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.

 Miniature robots will be built (29) _______ through your blood stream and repair damage. Also, larger robots will be used when you are sick. When you have an upset stomach, you will swallow a very small cherry tasting robot which will travel through your stomach taking video of the mess. It will be set up like a video game, so you can control the exploring and the selection of images. Then you can replay the video to help a doctor (30) _______ your illness, or to prove to your employer that you really, were sick.

Điền vào ô 30

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích:

A. watch (v): quan sát                           B. observe (v): xem      

C. notice (v): chú ý                               D. diagnose (v): chu n đoán (bệnh)

Dịch bài đọc:

Trong 20-50 năm tới, nói về sự khác biệt giữa con người và máy móc sẽ trở nên khó khăn hơn. Tất cả bộ phận cơ thể sẽ được thay thế. Máy tính sẽ hoạt động giống như bộ não con người có khả năng nhận ra những cảm xúc và trả lời bằng cảm xúc. Tiếp đó máy tính sẽ sản xuất ra người giả. Sau đó, chúng ta sẽ có thể tạo ra một bản sao thiết bị của chính mình vì vậy chúng ta sẽ xuất hiện trong trạng thái sống lâu hơn sau khi chúng ta chết. Có lẽ một vài thập kỷ sau đó, sẽ tìm thấy cách để dịch chuyển linh hồn của chúng ta, bao gồm những kỷ niệm và những suy nghĩ, đến cơ thể mới của chúng ta. Sau đó chúng ta có thể chọn sống bao lâu chúng ta muốn. Có thể nó sẽ đắt tiền. Khi có thể chuyển linh hồn, họ sẽ tìm ra cách để làm cho chúng tự động. Vì vậy, chúng ta sẽ có thể cư trú trong bất cứ bản sao chúng ta muốn, bất cứ khi nào chúng tôi muốn.

Robot thu nhỏ sẽ được tạo dựng để di chuyển thông qua dòng máu của bạn và chữa lành các tổn thương. Ngoài ra, robot lớn hơn sẽ được sử dụng khi bạn đang bị bệnh. Khi bạn đau bụng, bạn sẽ nuốt một robot có vị anh đào và nó sẽ đi di chuyển thông qua dạ dày của bạn để thu hình. Nó sẽ được thiết lập như một trò chơi ghi hình, vì vậy bạn có thể kiểm soát sự khám phá và việc lựa chọn các hình ảnh. Sau đó bạn có thể xem lại đoạn băng để giúp bác sĩ ch n đoán bệnh tật của bạn, hoặc để chứng minh cho ông chủ của bạn rằng bạn thực sự, bị ốm.


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.

Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elavated plateaus, and large moutain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as Europe or Asia, that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by the water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.

The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distintive mineral and chemical composition. It's also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been forrmed by means of a chemical reaction when lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occured to form the atmosphere, sea water and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.

Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, moutain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and blockvaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.

Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substabtial crustal movements, which generate faulting and moutain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large moutain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.

What does this passage mainly discuss?

Xem đáp án

Đáp án A

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Đoạn văn này chủ yếu thảo luận về vấn đề gì?

A. Cấu trúc lục địa và lớp vỏ.

B. Sự trôi dạt và phân chia lục địa.

C. Phân tích khoa học về vỏ lục địa.

D. Các định nghĩa khác nhau của thuật ngữ "lục địa".

Thông  tin:  Continents  and  ocean  basins  represent  the  largest  identifiable  bodies  on  Earth...  The  analysis  of compression and tension in the earth's crust has  determined that continental structures are composed of layers that  underlie  continental  shelves…  Although  each  continent  has  its  special  features,  all  consist  of  various combinations  of  components  that  include  shields,  moutain  belts,  intracratonic  basins,  margins,  volcanic plateaus, and blockvaulted belts… Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers.


Câu 32:

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.

Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elavated plateaus, and large moutain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as Europe or Asia, that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by the water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.

The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distintive mineral and chemical composition. It's also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been forrmed by means of a chemical reaction when lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occured to form the atmosphere, sea water and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.

Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, moutain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and blockvaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.

Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substabtial crustal movements, which generate faulting and moutain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large moutain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.

According to tha passage, how do scientists define continents?

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Theo đoạn văn này, các nhà khoa học xác định các lục địa như thế nào?

A. Là một khối lượng đất lớn không chia tách.      B. Là các vùng đất rộng lớn.

C. Là thành phần bề mặt và các dãy núi.      D. Là cấu trúc có thể nhận diện lớn nhất.

Thông  tin:  In  geography,  the  term  "continent"  refers  to  the  surface  of  continuous  landmasses  that  together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface.


Câu 33:

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.

Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elavated plateaus, and large moutain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as Europe or Asia, that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by the water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.

The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distintive mineral and chemical composition. It's also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been forrmed by means of a chemical reaction when lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occured to form the atmosphere, sea water and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.

Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, moutain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and blockvaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.

Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substabtial crustal movements, which generate faulting and moutain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large moutain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.

The word "bounded" is closest in meaning to

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu, từ vựng

Giải thích: to bound (v): vạch biên giơ i

to cover: bao phủ                                 to convene: nhóm họp

to dominate: thống trị               to delimit: phân biên giới


Câu 34:

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.

Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elavated plateaus, and large moutain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as Europe or Asia, that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by the water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.

The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distintive mineral and chemical composition. It's also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been forrmed by means of a chemical reaction when lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occured to form the atmosphere, sea water and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.

Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, moutain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and blockvaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.

Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substabtial crustal movements, which generate faulting and moutain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large moutain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.

The author in the passage implies that the disagreement among scientists is based on the fact that __________.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Tác giả trong đoạn văn ngụ ý rằng sự bất đồng giữa các nhà khoa học dựa trên thực tế là _____.

A. Các lục địa chịu sức ép và lực nén.

B. Các lục địa có nhiều lớp bên dưới lớp vỏ.

C. Các lục địa có nhiều thềm và mặt phẳng.

D. Các lục địa có vật chất hoá học khác nhau.

Thông  tin:  A  great  deal  of  disagreement  among  geologists  surrounds  the  issue  of  exactly  how  many  layers underlie each landmass because of their distincive mineral and chemical composition.


Câu 35:

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.

Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elavated plateaus, and large moutain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as Europe or Asia, that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by the water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.

The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distintive mineral and chemical composition. It's also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been forrmed by means of a chemical reaction when lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occured to form the atmosphere, sea water and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.

Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, moutain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and blockvaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.

Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substabtial crustal movements, which generate faulting and moutain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large moutain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.

According to the passage, what are the differences in the structure of continents?

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Theo đoạn văn, sự khác biệt trong cấu trúc lục địa là gì?

A. Các cấu trúc riêng biệt của các yếu tố của chúng.

B. Tỷ lệ các thành phần chính và kích thước tương đối của chúng.

C. Các vùng khí hậu và ảnh hưởng của chúng đến các cấu trúc bề mặt.

D. Kích thước tỷ lệ của các lục địa với nhau.

Thông tin: The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size.


Câu 36:

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.

Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elavated plateaus, and large moutain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as Europe or Asia, that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by the water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.

The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distintive mineral and chemical composition. It's also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been forrmed by means of a chemical reaction when lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occured to form the atmosphere, sea water and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.

Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, moutain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and blockvaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.

Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substabtial crustal movements, which generate faulting and moutain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large moutain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.

The phrase "This process" refers to _.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Cụm từ “This process” đề cập đến _____.

A. Sự gia tăng của ranh giới.                 B. Các dãy núi.

C. Lý thuyết kiến tạo mảng.                  D. Sự va chạm lục địa.

Thông  tin:  When  continental  margins  collide,  the  rise  of  a  marginal  edge  leads  to  the  formation  of  large moutain  ranges,  as  explained  by  the  plate  tectonic  theory.  This  process  also  accounts  for  the  occurrence  of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.


Câu 37:

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.

Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elavated plateaus, and large moutain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as Europe or Asia, that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by the water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.

The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distintive mineral and chemical composition. It's also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been forrmed by means of a chemical reaction when lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occured to form the atmosphere, sea water and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.

Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, moutain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and blockvaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.

Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substabtial crustal movements, which generate faulting and moutain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large moutain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.

The word "evidence" in the last line is closest in meaning to _____.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Giải thích: evidence (n): bằng chứng

A. confirmation (n): xác nhận               B. eventuality (n): sự ngẫu nhiên  

C. challenge (n): thử thách                    D. exemplification (n): minh họa

=> confirmation = evidence

Dịch bài đọc:

Các lục địa và các lưu vực đại dương đại diện cho bộ phậm có thể nhận dạng lớn nhất trên trái đất. Trên phần rắn của trái đất, các cấu trúc nổi bật thứ hai là đồng bằng, cao nguyên, và dãy núi lớn. Trong địa lý, thuật ngữ "lục địa" đề cập đến bề mặt của các liên lục địa liên tục chiếm khoảng 29,2% bề mặt của hành tinh. Mặt khác, một định nghĩa khác phổ biến trong việc sử dụng chung thuật ngữ liên quan đến các lục địa rộng lớn, chẳng hạn như châu Âu hoặc châu Á, thực sự đại diện cho một vùng đất rất lớn. Mặc dù tất cả các lục địa bị bao phủ bởi các vùng nước hoặc các dãy núi cao, các lục địa bị cô lập, chẳng hạn như vùng Greenland và Ấn Độ- Pakistan, được gọi là tiểu lục địa. Trong một số vòng tròn, sự phân biệt giữa các lục địa và các hòn đảo lớn hầu như chỉ có quy mô của một vùng đất cụ thể.

Việc phân tích sức ép và sức nén trong lớp vỏ trái đất đã xác định rằng cấu trúc lục địa bao gồm các lớp nằm dưới lớp thềm lục địa. Rất nhiều bất đồng giữa các nhà địa chất xung quanh vấn đề xác định chính xác có bao nhiêu lớp nền tảng cho từng vùng đất do khoáng chất và thành phần hóa học riêng biệt của chúng. Cũng có thể là đại dương nằm trên những lục địa chưa biết chưa được khám phá. Lớp vỏ lục địa được cho là đã bị tràn ngập bởi phản ứng hóa học khi các vật liệu nhẹ tách ra khỏi các lớp nặng hơn, do đó lắng xuống các mức độ khác nhau trong lớp vỏ. Các nhà địa chất học có thể suy đoán rằng một sự phân tách hóa học xảy ra để tạo thành bầu khí quyển, nước biển và vỏ trái đất trước khi nó đông lại nhiều thế kỷ trước.

Mặc dù mỗi châu lục có các đặc điểm đặc biệt, tất cả đều bao gồm các kết hợp các thành phần bao gồm khiên, đai cao su, các lưu vực intracratonic, lề, cao nguyên núi lửa, và các đai bị chặn. Sự khác biệt cơ bản giữa các châu lục nằm trong tỷ lệ và thành phần của các đặc tính này liên quan đến kích cỡ lục địa. Các vùng khí hậu có ảnh hưởng quan trọng đến thời tiết và sự hình thành các đặc tính bề mặt, xói mòn đất, lắng đọng đất, hình thành đất đai, thực vật và các hoạt động của con người.

Vành đai núi trải dài qua các vùng rộng lớn có các tổ hợp trầm tích đặc trưng của lớp. Chúng thường được sản xuất trong quá trình chuyển động vỏ trái đất, gây ra sự xây dựng đứt gãy và xây dựng. Khi biên giới lục địa va chạm, sự gia tăng của cạnh biên tạo ra các dãy núi lớn như đã giải thích bởi lý thuyết kiến tạo mảng. Quá trình này cũng giải thích cho sự xuất hiện của các vành đai núi trong các lưu vực đại dương và tạo ra bằng chứng cho sự phát triển của lục địa đang diễn ra.


Câu 38:

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.

In many experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 2 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.

It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.

How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”.

The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today.

Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life.

What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students – the student who complains that the professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.

As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.

According to the writer, students today are different from those she knew in that they are ___________.

Xem đáp án

Đáp án D

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Theo tác giả, ngày nay học sinh khác với những người mà cô biết trước đây ở chỗ ____________.

A. không học giỏi bằng                        B. rất sẵn sàng cho việc học đại học

C. chịu trách nhiệm cho công việc của họ             D. không trưởng thành bằng

Thông tin: But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.


Câu 39:

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.

In many experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 2 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.

It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.

How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”.

The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today.

Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life.

What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students – the student who complains that the professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.

As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.

The word “handle” in paragraph 2 mostly means .

Xem đáp án

Đáp án B

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu, từ vựng

Tạm dịch: handle (v): xử lý

A. point at: chỉ                                     B. deal with: giải quyết

C. gain benefits from: hưởng lợi từ      D. lend a hand to: giúp đỡ ai

=> deal with = handle


Câu 40:

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.

In many experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 2 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.

It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.

How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”.

The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today.

Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life.

What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students – the student who complains that the professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.

As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.

According to the writer, students’ difficulties to cope with college life are partly due to _________.

Xem đáp án

Đáp án B

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Theo nhà văn, những khó khăn của sinh viên đối với cuộc sống đại học một phần là do __________.

A. không có sự bảo vệ của cha mẹ        B. sự làm quá từ cha mẹ

C. thiếu sự hỗ trợ của cha mẹ                D. thiếu sự hỗ trợ tài chính

Thông  tin:  Parents,  who  handle  every  difficulty  and  every  other  responsibility  for  their  children  writing admission  essays  to  picking  college  courses,  certainly  may  contribute  to  their  children’s  lack  of  coping strategies.


Câu 41:

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.

In many experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 2 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.

It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.

How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”.

The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today.

Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life.

What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students – the student who complains that the professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.

As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.

The phrase “on medication” in paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to ___________.

Xem đáp án

Đáp án B

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu, từ vựng

Tạm dịch: to be on medication: sử dụng thuốc

A. nghiên cứu y học tại trường đại học        B. nhận điều trị y tế

C. lo lắng hoặc trầm cảm          D. làm nghiên cứu y khoa


Câu 42:

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.

In many experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 2 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.

It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.

How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”.

The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today.

Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life.

What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students – the student who complains that the professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.

As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

Xem đáp án

Đáp án C

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Câu nào dưới đây KHÔNG đúng theo đoạn văn?

A. Thế giới của chúng ta căng thẳng hơn vì tình hình kinh tế và chính trị hiện nay.

B. Xã hội của chúng ta chắc chắn không muốn con cái của chúng ta trải qua những điều khó chịu.

C. Trải nghiệm ở đại học ngày nay căng thẳng hơn so với 10 năm trước.

D. Các giảng viên và nhân viên trường cao đẳng cần phải giúp đỡ trong việc nuôi dạy con cái những học sinh có vấn đề.

Thông tin: Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years.


Câu 43:

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.

In many experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 2 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.

It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.

How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”.

The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today.

Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life.

What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students – the student who complains that the professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.

As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.

Students who are not well – prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life will need ______.

Xem đáp án

Đáp án B

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Những sinh viên không được chu n bị tốt để trở thành những “người lớn” với tất cả các trách nhiệm

của cuộc sống sẽ cần ______.

A. được giao thêm việc nhà từ người lớn

B. được khuyến khích để gặp những thách thức

C. được giáo dục hàng ngày từ giáo viên của họ

D. được trao thêm nhiều trách nhiệm xã hội

Thông tin: As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges.


Câu 44:

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.

In many experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 2 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.

It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.

How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”.

The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today.

Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life.

What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students – the student who complains that the professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.

As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.

According to the writer, failure in life and less support from parents will ______.

Xem đáp án

Đáp án A

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Theo nhà văn, thất bại trong cuộc sống và sự hỗ trợ ít hơn từ cha mẹ sẽ ______.

A. giúp học sinh học cách tự đứng vững trên đôi chân của mình

B. đánh bại học sinh ngay từ đầu

C. cho phép học sinh học bài học đầu tiên trong cuộc sống của chúng

D. làm nản chí học sinh và đánh gục họ mãi mãi

Thông tin: To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and  move  forward.  This  approach  needs  to  begin  at  an  early  age  so  that  college  can  actually  be  a  passage  to independent adulthood.


Câu 45:

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.

In many experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew when I started as a counselor and professor 2 years ago. College has always been demanding both academically and socially. But students now are less mature and often not ready for the reponsibility of being in college.

It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies. But we can look even more broadly to the social trends of today.

How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression? The number of students who arrive at college already medicated for unwanted emotions has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. We, as a society, don’t want to “feel” anything unpleasant and we certainly don’t want our children to “suffer”.

The resulting problem is that by not experiencing negative emotions, one does not learn the necessary skills to tolerate and negotiate adversity. As a psychologist, I am well aware of the fact that some individuals suffer from depression and anxiety and can benefit from treatment, but I question the growing number of medicated adolescents today.

Our world is more stressful in general because of the current economic and political realities, but I don’t believe that the college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years. What I do think is that many students are often not prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life.

What does this mean for college faculty and staff? We are required to assist in the basic parenting of these students – the student who complains that the professor didn’t remind her of the due date for an assignment that was clearly listed on the syllabus and the student who cheats on an assignment in spite of careful instructions about plagiarism.

As college professors, we have to explain what it means to be an independent college student before we can even begin to teach. As parents and teachers we should expect young people to meet challenges. To encourage them in this direction, we have to step back and let them fail and pick themselves up and move forward. This approach needs to begin at an early age so that college can actually be a passage to independent adulthood.

What is probably the writer’s attitude in the passage?

Xem đáp án

Đáp án B

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Thái độ của người viết trong đoạn văn là gì?

A. Không quan tâm                              B. Phê phán

C. Khen ngợi                                        D. Hài hước

Thông  tin:  It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacle. Parents, who handle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children’s lack of coping strategies.

Dịch bài đọc: 

Theo nhiều kinh nghiệm, tân sinh viên ngày nay khác với những gì tôi biết khi tôi bắt đầu làm cố vấn và giáo sư cách đây 2 năm. Trường cao đẳng luôn luôn đòi hỏi học vấn và xã hội. Nhưng bây giờ sinh viên ít trưởng thành hơn và thường không sẵn sàng cho việc chịu trách nhiệm về việc học ở trường đại học.

Thật là quá dễ dàng để chỉ ngón tay vào các bậc cha mẹ bảo vệ con mình khỏi trở ngại của cuộc sống. Cha mẹ, người xử lý mọi khó khăn và mọi trách nhiệm khác cho con của mình khi viết bài tiểu luận nhập học  để chọn các khóa học đại học, chắc chắn có thể góp phần làm cho trẻ thiếu các chiến lược đối mặt với khó khăn. Nhưng chúng ta có thể nhìn sâu hơn vào xu hướng xã hội của ngày hôm nay.

Bạn biết bao nhiêu người đang dùng thuốc để tránh lo lắng hoặc trầm cảm? Số sinh viên đến trường đã dùng thuốc vì những cảm xúc không mong muốn đã tăng đáng kể trong 10 năm qua. Chúng ta, như một xã hội, không muốn "cảm thấy" bất cứ điều gì khó chịu và chúng ta chắc chắn không muốn con cái chúng ta "chịu đựng".

Kết quả là do không trải qua những cảm xúc tiêu cực, người ta không học các kỹ năng cần thiết để dung thứ và vượt qua nghịch cảnh. Là một nhà tâm lý học, tôi nhận thức được thực tế là một số cá nhân bị trầm cảm và lo lắng và có thể được hưởng lợi từ điều trị, nhưng tôi đặt câu hỏi về số lượng ngày càng tăng của thanh thiếu niên đang dùng thuốc hôm nay.

Thế giới của chúng ta nói chung căng thẳng hơn vì những thực tế kinh tế và chính trị hiện nay, nhưng tôi không tin rằng ngày nay sinh viên chịu đựng sự căng thẳng ở trường đại học ngày nay lớn hơn so với 10 năm trước. Những gì tôi nghĩ là nhiều sinh viên thường không được chu n bị để trở thành "người lớn" với tất cả các trách nhiệm của cuộc sống.

Điều này có nghĩa gì đối với giảng viên và viên chức ở đại học? Chúng ta buộc phải hỗ trợ việc nuôi dạy cơ bản cho những học sinh này – những người than phiền rằng vị giáo sư đã không nhắc nhở cô về thời hạn cho bài tập được liệt kê rõ ràng trong chương trình học và những người lừa dối làm bài tập mặc dù hướng dẫn c n thận về đạo văn.

Là các giáo sư đại học, chúng ta phải giải thích ý nghĩa của một sinh viên đại học độc lập là gì trước khi chúng ta có thể bắt đầu giảng dạy. Là cha mẹ và giáo viên, chúng ta nên mong đợi những người trẻ tuổi gặp những thách thức. Để khuyến khích họ theo hướng này, chúng ta phải lùi lại và để cho họ thất bại, tự đứng lên và tiến lên phía trước. Cách tiếp cận này cần phải bắt đầu từ khi còn nhỏ để trường đại học có thể thực sự là một sự chuyển tiếp sang tuổi trưởng thành độc lập.


Câu 46:

It was not until after I got home that I realized I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: cấu trúc “It was not until”

Tạm dịch: Ngay khi tôi về nhà thì tôi mới nhận ra là mình đã quên cài chuông chống trộm ở văn phòng.

A. Tôi đã không bật báo động trộm trước khi rời văn phòng, nhưng tôi chỉ nhận thức được điều này sau khi tôi về đến nhà.

B. Trên đường về nhà, tôi đột nhiên nhận ra rằng tôi đã quên để bật các báo động trộm trong văn phòng.

C. Tôi ước trước khi tôi về đến nhà tôi đã nhận ra mình đã không bật báo động trộm trong văn phòng, thế thì dễ hơn để đến và cài nó.

D. May mắn thay, tôi nhận ra rằng tôi đã không đặt báo động trộm trước khi tôi rời nhà; nếu không, tôi đã phải quay trở lại văn phòng.


Câu 47:

Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Tạm dịch: Chỉ với việc hoạch định môi trường c n thận chúng ta mới có thể bảo vệ được thế giới mà chúng ta đang sống.

A. Lập kế hoạch môi trường một cách c n thận, chúng ta có thể bảo vệ thế giới mà chúng ta đang sống.

B. Việc hoạch định môi trường c n thận bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta đang sống.

C. Chúng ta có thể bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta sống chỉ với việc hoạch định môi trường cẩn thận.

D. Bảo vệ thế giới chúng ta đang sống, chúng ta lập kế hoạch môi trường một cách cẩn thận.


Câu 48:

The warning was ignored. It was given to the players about their behavior on the pitch.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức: mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn

Giải thích: Cách rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ: Bỏ đại từ quan hệ và trợ động từ; chuyển động từ thành dạng Ving

nếu ở dạng chủ động’ Vp.p nếu ở dạng bị động.

Tạm dịch: Cảnh báo cho các cầu thủ về hành vi của họ trên sân đã bị bỏ qua.


Câu 49:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức: cấu trúc nhượng bộ

Cấu trúc: Adj/Adv + as + S + tobe, Clause (S + V + O)

Tạm dịch: Mặc dù kế hoạch rất tuyệt vời nhưng nó sẽ không bao giờ đi vào thực tế.


Câu 50:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

He held the rope with one hand. He stretched it out.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức: rút gọn mệnh đề 

Giải thích: Khi 2 mệnh đề cùng chủ ngữ, có thể rút gọn mệnh đề bằng cách bỏ chủ ngữ, chuyển động từ về dạng Ving.

Tạm dịch: Cầm dây bằng một tay, anh kéo nó ra.


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