Tổng hợp đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh có lời giải chi tiết
Tổng hợp đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh có lời giải chi tiết (Đề số 9)
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50 câu hỏi
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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.
Đáp án D
“an” của từ commander phát âm là /æn/, các từ còn lại phát âm là /ən/
commander: /kəˈmæn.dər/
countryman: /ˈkʌn.tri.mən/, postman: /ˈpəʊst.mən/, policeman: /pəˈliːs.mən/
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.
Đáp án D
Đuôi ‘s’ sau từ “leave” phát âm là /z/, các từ còn lại /s/
leaves: //liːvz/
boats: /boʊts/, speaks: /spiːks/, beliefs: /bɪˈliːfs/
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.
Đáp án C
Trọng âm của “summary” rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, các từ còn lại âm tiết 2
Summary: /ˈsʌm.ər.i/
Relation: /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/, arrange: /əˈreɪndʒ/, eliminate: /iˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/
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.
Đáp án A
Trọng âm của “different” rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, các từ còn lại âm tiết 2
Different: /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/
Important: /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/, essential: /ɪˈsen.ʃəl/, negation: /nɪˈɡeɪt/
Câu 5:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Cortes, who conquered (A) Mexico city and destroyed it lately (B), considered Mexico City to be (C) the most beautiful city he had ever seen (D).
Đáp án B
Sửa destroyed it lately -> destroyed it
Vì: trong câu có trạng từ “lately” = “recently”: gần đây, dạo này mà những trạng từ này chỉ dùng trong thì hiện tại hoàn thành. Tuy nhiên, theo ngữ cảnh phải dùng thì Quá khứ đơn.
Tạm dịch: Cortes, người mà đã xâm chiếm thành phố Mexico và phá hủy nó, đã xem Mexico là thành phố đẹp nhất mà ông từng thấy.
Câu 6:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
There are vast, open grazing (A) lands, an area (B) that receives little rain (C) than the farming region west of (D) the Missouri River.
Đáp án C
Sửa little rain -> less rain
Cấu trúc so sánh ít hơn: fewer + N danh từ đếm được số nhiều + than …
less + N không đếm được + than …
Câu 7:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Although the Indians lacked animals (A) they had the ability (B) to cultivate plants suitably (C) for daily use (D).
Đáp án C
Sửa plants suitably -> suitable plants
Vì: Đáp án C ngữ pháp đúng nhưng xét về nghĩa thì sai.
- cultivate plants suitably: trồng cây cối 1 cách thích hợp… -> cách thức trồng
- cultivate suitable plants: trồng những loại cây thích hợp cho… -> chỉ những loại cây đó thôi
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù người Ấn Độ thiếu động vật nhưng họ có khả năng trồng những loại cây phù hợp cho việc tiêu dùng hàng ngày.
Câu 8:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_____ Mr. John Smith is old, he still goes jogging everyday.
Đáp án B
Cấu trúc: Although + Mệnh đề = despite/in spite of + cụm danh từ: Mặc dù … tuy nhiên
So that + mệnh đề: để…
Because + mệnh đề: bởi vì
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù ông John Smith già rồi nhưng ông vẫn tập thể dục đi bộ mỗi ngày
Câu 9:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She didn’t tell me why she _____ to school the day before.
Đáp án C
Sử dụng thì Quá khứ hoàn thành để nói về sự việc đã diễn ra và hoàn tất trước 1 thời điểm khác trong quá khứ.
Tạm dịch: Cô ấy đã không nói tại sao cô ấy đã không đến trường ngày hôm trước.
Câu 10:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Never _____ such a magnificent firework display.
Đáp án B
Cấu trúc đảo ngữ: Never before + have sb done: trước đây chưa bao giờ làm gì (nhấn mạnh ý nghĩa của câu)
Tạm dịch: Chưa bao giờ tôi từng xem một màn pháo hoa lộng lẫy đến vậy
Câu 11:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I have had such important decisions _____ for the last three months.
Đáp án A
Cấu trúc: make decisions: đưa ra quyết định
Tạm dịch: Tôi đã từng đưa ra những quyết định quan trọng cho 3 tháng vừa qua
Câu 12:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_____ back to her home town, Julia Robert found everything new and attractive.
Đáp án A
On arriving back to her hometown…: Trong lúc quay trở lại quê hương của cô ấy…
Câu 13:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The city centre was crowed _____ tourists.The city centre was crowed _____ tourists.
Đáp án A
Cấu trúc: “be crowded with” tourists: đông nghịt khách du lịch
Tạm dịch: trung tâm thành phố đông nghịt Khách du lịch
Câu 14:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Jack London wrote several _____ novels on adventure.
Đáp án B
Tính từ đứng trước danh từ để bổ sung ý nghĩa cho danh từ đó.
Interesting novels: những cuốn tiểu thuyết thú vị
Interesting mang tính chủ động tức là bản thân cuốn sách đó thú vị
Khác với interested mang nghĩa bị động tức là có ai đó hoặc vật gì tác động đến cuốn tiểu thuyết làm cho cuốn tiểu thuyết bị thú vị
Tạm dịch: Jack London viết nhiều tiểu thuyết phiêu lưu thú vị
Câu 15:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The government has tried to _____ the price of petro, but they failed.
Đáp án C
Cấu trúc: “to bring down” the price of petrol: hạ giá xăng dầu
Get over something: vui vẻ trở lại sau khi một sự kiện không hay đã xảy ra, không còn buồn về một chuyện gì đó nữa.
Bring on: gây ra việc gì không hay (thường là về bệnh tật)
Put in: dành thời gian, công sức
Tạm dịch: chính phủ đã cố gắng để hạ giá xăng dầu nhưng họ đã thất bại
Câu 16:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The mother is very _____ about the health of her little son.
Đáp án A
Concerned about something: lo lắng cho điều gì
Careful: cẩn thận
Nervous: lo lắng
Confused: lúng túng
Tạm dịch: Bà mẹ ấy rất lo lắng cho sức khoẻ của đứa con nhỏ
Câu 17:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mexico is the most popular vacation _____ for people from the United States.
Đáp án B
Cụm từ: vacation destination: (n) điểm đến du lịch
Departure: xuất phát
Target: mục tiêu
Connection: kết nối
Tạm dịch: Mexico là điểm đến du lịch phổ biến nhất cho khách du lịch đến từ Mỹ
Câu 18:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My uncle took _____ photography when he retired from work.
Đáp án C
“take up photography”: chọn nghề chụp ảnh
Take after: đặt theo (tên ai)
Take over: đảm nhiệm
Take on: tuyển dụng
Tạm dịch: Chú của tôi chọn nghề chụp ảnh khi ông ấy về hưu
Câu 19:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first, she _____ to be a champion.
Đáp án B
“turn out”: hóa ra, té ra
Come out: loại bỏ khỏi cái gì
Turn up: xuất hiện
Come around: đi quanh, đến thăm
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù huấn luyện viên lúc đầu không nghĩ rằng cô ấy là một người chơi tennis giỏi nhưng cô ấy hoá ra lại dành chức vô địch
Câu 20:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
– “Have you _____ traveled to New York?”
– “Yes, _____.”
Đáp án D
Tạm dịch: “Bạn đã từng đến New York chưa?”
Trả lời : “Rồi, tôi đã đến đó một lần.”
Câu 21:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
– David: “Thanks for your help, Mary.”
– Mary: “_____.”
Đáp án B
“It’s my pleasure.”/ Đó là niềm vinh dự của tôi: là câu lịch sự nhất đáp lại lời cảm ơn “Thanks for your help.”
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.
The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
Đáp án D
Alive = survived: (a) còn sống, tồn tại
Revive: tỉnh lại
Surprise: ngạc nhiên
Connive: thông đồng
Tạm dịch: những người đi bộ đường dài bị mất tích còn sống nhờ ăn quả mọng và uống nước suối
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.
She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.
Đáp án A
Well off = wealthy: (a) phong lưu, sung túc, giàu có, thịnh vượng,
Kind: tử tế
Broke: bần cùng
Poor: nghèo
Tạm dịch: Cô ấy được nuôi dưỡng trong một gia đình giàu có. Cô ấy không thể hiểu được những vấn đề mà chúng ta đang đối mặt
Câu 24:
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.
Henry has found a temporary job in a factory.
Đáp án C
Temporary: (a) tạm thời, nhất thời, lâm thời
>< permanent: (a) lâu dài, vĩnh cửu, cố định
Eternal: vĩnh viễn, bất diệt
Genuine: chính xác, thật
Satisfactory: thoả mãn
Câu 25:
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.
Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
Đáp án C
Friendly: (a) thân thiện, dễ gần
>< hostile: (a) không thân thiện, thù địch
Amicable: thân ái, thân mật
Inapplicable: không thể áp dụng được
Futile: vô ích
Câu 26:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
If they had arrived a moment later, they would have missed the start of the film.
Đáp án A
Nếu họ đã đến muộn hơn một chút, họ đã để lỡ đoạn đầu của bộ phim
A. Họ đã đến vừa đúng lúc để xem đoạn mở đầu của bộ phim -> sát với câu gốc
B. Họ đã bỏ lỡ đoạn đầu của bộ phim vì họ đến muộn
C. Họ đã không đến đủ sớm để xem phần đầu của bộ phim
D. Họ đã không bỏ lỡ đoạn đầu của bộ phim nếu họ đã đến sớm hơn
Câu 27:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Thanh suggested going to the park the following Sunday.
Đáp án D
Thanh đề nghị đi công viên vào chủ nhật tới
A. Câu sai ngữ pháp vì đúng phải là go to the park chứ không phải go to for the partk
B. Thanh nói: “tôi sẽ đi đến công viên chủ nhật tới chứ”
C. Câu sai ngữ pháp vì đúng phải là Let’s (chúng ta hãy) chứ không phải là let us (để chúng tôi)
D. Thanh nói: “Bạn thấy sao về việc đi công viên vào chủ nhật tuần tới”
Câu 28:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
The firemen had to break the door down.
Đáp án B
Lính cứu hoả cần phải phá cửa
A. Lính cứu hoả đã không nên phá cửa
B. Nó thì cần thiết để lính cứu hoả phá cửa
C. Phá cửa cần đến sự giúp đỡ của lính cứu hoả
D. Nó thì không đúng luật khi lính cứu hoả phá cửa
Câu 29:
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.
We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors.
Đáp án C
Chúng tôi đã nghĩ các số liệu đó là đúng. Tuy nhiên giờ chúng ta đã tìm ra một vài lỗi
A. Mặc dù số liệu đó là đúng, giờ chúng ta đã tìm ra một vài lỗi
B. Chúng ta không bao giờ có ý nghĩ rằng chúng ta có thể tìm ra vài lỗi trong số liệu đó một cách không mong đợi
C. Mặc dù chúng ta nghĩ rằng số liệu đó là đúng nhưng giờ chúng ta đã tìm ra một vài lỗi
D. Vì vài lỗi chúng ta đã tìm ra ở số liệu đó, chúng tôi nghĩ rằng chúng tôi đã sai
Câu 30:
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 students presented a strong argument at the meeting. They represented their classes.
Đáp án A
Các sinh viên thuyết trình một luận điểm mạnh mẽ tại buổi họp. Họ đã thuyết trình ở lớp của họ
A. Các sinh viên, thuyết trình ở lớp của họ, đã thuyết trình một luận điểm mạh mẽ tại buổi họp
Dùng cấu trúc rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ để nối 2 câu trên
Câu 31:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (31) _____ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (32) _____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33) _____ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (34) _____ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear (35) _____ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Điền ô số 31
Đáp án B
“teach a great many things of value…”: giảng dạy rất nhiều thứ về giá trị
Câu 32:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (31) _____ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (32) _____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33) _____ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (34) _____ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear (35) _____ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Điền ô số 32
Đáp án D
“present your own thoughts”: trình bày suy nghĩ của mình
Câu 33:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (31) _____ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (32) _____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33) _____ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (34) _____ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear (35) _____ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Điền ô số 33
Đáp án C
“by itself”: tự nó
Câu 34:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (31) _____ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (32) _____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33) _____ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (34) _____ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear (35) _____ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Điền ô số 34
Đáp án D
“… can really teach”
Câu 35:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (31) _____ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (32) _____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33) _____ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (34) _____ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear (35) _____ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Điền ô số 35
Đáp án C
“an ear for language”: có khả năng nghe đối với ngôn ngữ
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 from 36 to 42.
(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.
(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.
(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
Đáp án B
Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 1: “Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.”
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 from 36 to 42.
(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.
(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.
(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
What does the word “it” in line 2 refers to?
Đáp án B
Thông tin nằm ở câu đầu đoạn 1: “Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely.”
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 from 36 to 42.
(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.
(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.
(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
All of the followings may be the outward signs of aging EXCEPT _____.
Đáp án D
Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 1: “The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.”
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 from 36 to 42.
(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.
(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.
(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
When does the human body begin to lose vigor and the ability to function efficiently?
Đáp án A
Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 2: “Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.”
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 from 36 to 42.
(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.
(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.
(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
The word “brittle” as used in the second paragraph means _____.
Đáp án C
brittle: (a) cứng nhưng giòn, dễ vỡ, dễ gãy = hard but easily broken
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 from 36 to 42.
(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.
(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.
(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
According to the passage, what condition is responsible for many of the diseases of the old?
Đáp án A
Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 4: “One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.”
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 from 36 to 42.
(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.
(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful.
(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events.
(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack.
(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out.
(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
Đáp án C
- “Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided…” (Câu đầu đoạn 1) -> A, B đúng
- “Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect.” (câu cuối đoạn 1) -> “Cây cối cũng lão hóa, nhưng dấu hiệu khó nhận ra hơn.” không phải “ít có các dấu hiệu lão hóa hơn”, => C sai
- “Different parts of the body wear out at different rates.” (câu 2 đoạn 5) -> D đúng
Câu 43:
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is _____.
Đáp án C
Thông tin nằm ở câu đầu đoạn 1: “Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home.” increasing: (a) ngày càng tăng, tăng dần
Câu 44:
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
The past participle “homeschooled” in the first paragraph is best equivalent to “_ at home”.
Đáp án A
Homeschooled = be taught at home: được dạy dỗ tại nhà
Câu 45:
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
This estimated number was presented by _____.
Đáp án A
Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 1: “In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled.”
Câu 46:
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children in the US in the last year of the 20th century must be _____.
Đáp án D
Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 1: “In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.”
Câu 47:
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
More parents teach their children because they completely _ the current educational system.
Đáp án B
Thông tin nằm ở đoạn 2: “Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system.”
dissatisfaction: (n) không hài lòng, không thỏa mãn, bất mãn
Câu 48:
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
The noun “dissatisfaction” in this paragraph is best equivalent to “_____”.
Đáp án A
dissatisfaction: (n) không hài lòng, không thỏa mãn, bất mãn = disappointment
Câu 49:
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too __ for them.
Đáp án C
Thông tin nằm ở câu cuối đoạn 2: “Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.”
Câu 50:
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year.
(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.
(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.
The attitude of the author towards homeschooling can be best described as _____.
Đáp án B
favorable: (a) có thiện chí, tán thành
Quan điểm này được bộc lộ ở câu cuối đoạn: “Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing.”