TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN ĐÌNH CHIỂU - ĐỒNG THÁP
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)
I. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
I. 1. D
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. B
1. When Mary rented her apartment through a broker, she didn't have enough money to pay both
rent and broker___________.
A. rentals
B. reductions
C. listings
D. fees
Rental = Số tiền thuê hoặc cho thuê
reductions= sự giảm bớt
Listing = dnah sách
fee = phí
2. They worked from dawn to dusk with such____________ that they were exhausted.
A. boredom
B. zeal
C. detraction
D. debility
zeal (n): lòng sốt sắng, sự nhiệt huyết
detraction (n): sự lấy đi
boredom (n): sự chán chường
debility (n): sự yếu ớt, sự bất lực
Dịch nghĩa: Họ hăng say làm việc từ sáng sớm đến tối đêm nến bây giờ họ đã kiệt sức
3.She____________agreed to go with him to the football match although she had no interest in
the game at all.
A. apologetically
B. grudgingly
C. shamefacedly
D. discreetly
A. apologetically /əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪkli/ (adv): theo cách biện hộ, biện giải do gây ra một lỗi gì đó
B. grudgingly /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋli/ (adv): một cách bất đắc dĩ, miễn cưỡng
C. shamefacedly /ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪsɪdli/ (adv): thẹn thùng, bẽn lẽn bởi vì bạn đã làm điều gì đó không
đúng hoặc xấu
D. discreetly /dɪˈskriːtli/ (adv): theo cách thận trọng, kín đáo
Tạm dịch: Cô ấy miễn cưỡng đồng ý đi xem trận bóng đá với anh ấy mặc dù cô ấy chẳng có
hứng thú gì với trò chơi này cả.
4. The police couldn't persuade the man to____________the source of his information.
A. uncover
B. discover
C. divulge
D. concede
divulge (v): để lộ ra, tiết lộ
Nghĩa câu: Cảnh sát cố gắng thuyết phục nhà báo tiết lộ nguồn tin nhưng thất bại.
5. Due to many years of ____________,the Smiths had nothing to fall back on when it was time
for them to retire.
A. illiteracy
B. impunity
C. inflexibility
D. imprudence
Imprudence= Sự không thận trọng, sự khinh suất
Illiteracy= Nạn mù chữ, sự vô học, sự thất học
Impunity= Sự được miễn hình phạt; sự không bị trừng phạt
Inflexibility= tính cứng rắn, tính không lay chuyển
6. The room is____________obvious.
A. blindlessly
B. blindedly
C. blindly
D. blindingly
Blindingly obvious = rất rõ ràng
7. All his hard work____________ in success.
A. accounted
B. merged
C. culminated
D. succumbed
culminate (in/with something)= to end with a particular result, or at a particular point.
8. The bedroom was____________ with battles.
A. infested
B. inflated
C. infected
D. infused
Be infested with= bị tràn vào/vây quanh quấy phá, phá hoại
9. If things are going well. In fact, business is____________
A. soaring
B. rolling
C. blooming
D. leaping
Soar = Đạt mức cao, ở rất cao
rolling = lăn, trôi qua
Blooming =thành công, nở rộ
leaping = nhấp nhô
10. The smoke____________from the burning tyres could be seen for miles
A. sweeping
B. billowing
C. radiating
D. bulging
A. Bulge /ˈbʌldʒ/: phồng ra
B. Radiate /ˈreɪdieɪt/: tỏa ra
C. Billow /ˈbɪləʊ /: cuồn cuộn
D. Sweep/ˈswiːp/ : quét
Tạm dịch: Khói cuồn cuộn bốc lên từ mấy cái lốp xe cháy có thể trông thấy từ nhiều dặm quanh
đây.
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5PTS)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
II. 11. C 12. A 13. A
14. B 15. C
16. D 17. B 18. B 19. C
20. D
11. __________ralatively inexpensive, the metal pewter can be fashioned into beautiful and
useful objects.
A. Even it is
B. Despites
C. Although
D. Nevertheless, it is
=> Cấu trúc rút gọn mệnh đề
12. __________in front of a camera lens changes the color of the light that reaches the film.
A. A filter placed
B. A filter is placed
C. Placed a filter
D. When a filter placed
=> Cấu trúc rút gọn mệnh đề dạng bị động , câu gốc: A filter which is placed in front of a camera
lens changes the color of the light that reaches the film.
13. "- Do you play an instrument?" "- I have an accordion, but__________”
A. I haven't played it in
B. I have years to play it
C. it has years to play
D. it hasn't played for years.
Loại C và B với dấu hiệu “ but” , Loại D vì phải chia ở dạng bị động
14. Scientists cannot agree on__________ related to other orders of insects.
A. that fleas are
B. how fleas are
C. how are fleas
D. fleas that are
Kiến thức mệnh đề danh ngữ: S + V/to-be + adj + giới từ + where/what/when/why/that….+ S +
V
15. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and
__________ the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological
hero.
A. what the discovery of
B. the discovery of
C. whoever discovers
D. whose discovery
Whoever = bất cứ ai => Dấu hiệu “ hero= người hùng, anh hùng “
16. Before they go to the university, most senior high school graduates have __________idea of
what college life is like.
A. no less
B. no least
C. not less
D. not in the least
not the least=used for emphasis with nouns
17. I'm_________my brother is.
A. nowhere like so ambitious
B. nowhere near as ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious than
D. nothing near as ambitious as
Cấu trúc: to be nowhere near as + adj + as … = not really as + adj + as… = thật sự hông…như…
Dịch câu: Tôi thật sự không có nhiều tham vọng như anh trai tôi.
18. He seems__________ for the experience.
A. none worse
B. none the worse
C. none worse at all
D. none the worst
be none the worse=to not be harmed or damaged by something= không bị cái gì làm tổn hại
19. Betty says she cannot stand looking at the rat, __________ touching it.
A. even so
B. what if
C. let alone
D. as far as
Let alone = huống hồ gì, chưa kể đến
20. Country life differs from urban life in__________a sense of community generally binds the
inhabitants of small villages together.
A. it
B. what
C. which
D. that
In that = Ở chỗ; tại vì, bởi vì.
III. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5PTS)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
III. 21. A 22. C
23. D
24. A 25. C
26. B 27. A
28. D 29. A 30. C
21. He's a tough politician - he knows how to__________ the storm.
A. ride out
B. run down
C. keep up
D. push back
run down: chỉ trích, bôi bác
keep up: giữ vững
ride out: vượt qua được
push back: hoãn lại
ride out the storm: "vượt qua cơn bão" - "sống sót" qua khó khăn thử thách
Dịch nghĩa: Ông ta là một chính trị gia cứng rắn - thừa biết cách để vượt qua bão tố thế này
22. I was __________ by the beautiful music.
A. carried up
B. carried out
C. carried away
D. carried on
be/get carried away=to be so excited about something that you cannot control what you say or do
carry on = tiếp tục
carry up= Literally, to hold or support something while moving in an upward direction or to a
higher level.
Carried away =Làm (ai) mất bình tĩnh hoặc kích động
23. That sneaky real estate agent cons me __________ selling her my house for a less than was
worth.
A. out
B. on
C. at
D. into
con (someone) into (something)=To trick or deceive someone into doing something.
24. The ringleader was extremely lucky to get __________ a suspended sentence.
A. off with
b. away
C. throught to
D. through
get off with someone=to begin a sexual relationship with someone
Get away with =Không bị bắt, bị chỉ trích hoặc bị trừng phạt vì đã làm sai điều gì đó
Get through =Liên lạc với, hoàn thành
Get through to =Làm ai đó hiểu ra
25. I got impatient waiting for my turn to __________.
A. go out
B. set out
C. come out
D. work out
go out = ra ngoài
set out = bắt đầu một hoạt động với một mục tiêu cụ thể
come out = lộ ra, lộ diện , đến lượt
work out = vạch ra
Dịch: Tôi rất sốt ruột khi chờ đến lượt mình.
26. Over the centuries the feet of many visistors have __________ the steps to the castle.
A. worn out
B. worn down
C. worn through
D. worn in
wear down (phrV): làm giảm, làm yếu đi, làm mòn
Nghĩa câu: Nhiều thế kỉ qua những bước chân của nhiều khách du lịch làm mòn đường đi đến tòa
lâu đài
27. We're going to __________Mark since he moved into a new house.
A. call on
B. call at
C. call into
D. call for
Call on =Yêu cầu, xin giúp đỡ, thăm ai đó
28. Fireworks __________ the attraction of the festival night.
A. appeared to
B. increased to
C. added up to
D. added to
Add to sth: to increase the size, amount, number, etc. of sth
Add up to =tương đương với cái gì, cho thấy cái gì, lên tới cái gì
29. Susan's face __________ when she heard the good news.
A. lit up
B. lightened up
C. is bright
D. brightene
light up (v) tươi lên, rạng ngời lên
Dịch là: khuôn mặt của Christine rạng ngời lên khi cô ấy nghe thấy tin tức tốt lành.
30. Your plan doesn't allow__________ changes in the weather.
A. with
B. on
C. for
D. into
allow for something=to consider something when you are planning something/ to take something
into consideration; to plan for something
IV.COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS (5PTS)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
IV. 31. A 32. B
33. C
34. D 35. A
36. C
37. D 38. A 39. D
40. A
31. If she gets a__________ of anger, don't panic, that's her uasual self.
A. fit
B. breath
C. period
D. look
Fit of anger=Cơn tức giận, cơn giận dữ
32. Scientists think that resource shortages will cause an escalation of conflicts during this
century, and will widen the __________ between the rich and the poor.
A. blank
B. gulf
C. difference
D. hole
widen the gulf = làm gia tăng khoảng cách, sự khác biệt, sự chênh lệch
33. The government should take measures to prevent nuclear waste from being__________at
sea.
A. dropped
B. discharged
C. dumped
D. disposed
Dumpt = đổ xuống, thải xuống
34. The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small__________ of dialogue.
A. shreds
B. pieces
C. patches
D. snatches
A. shreds /ʃredz/ (n): miếng nhỏ, mảnh vụn
B. pieces / piːsɪz/ (n): mẩu, miếng
C. patches /pætʃɪz/ (n): miếng
D. snatches /snætʃɪz/ (n): phần ngắn
Cụm từ: snatch of something: phần nhỏ, đoạn ngắn
Dịch nghĩa: Nam diễn viên đã rất lo lắng đến nỗi anh ta chỉ có thể nhớ những đoạn đối thoại nhỏ.
35. I was kept awake for most of the night by the__________ of a mosquito in my ear.
A. whine
B. moan
C. groan
D. screech
whine /wain/ (n): tiếng vo ve
moan /moun/ (n): tiếng than van, tiếng kêu van, tiếng rền rĩ
groan /groun/ (n): sự rên rỉ; tiếng rên rỉ
screech /skri:tʃ/ (n): tiếng kêu thất thanh, tiếng thét, tiếng rít
Dịch nghĩa: Cả đêm mình không ngủ được vì tiếng muỗi vo ve
36. He__________ a yawn as the actor began yet another long speech.
A. squashed
B. suffocated
C. stifled
D. submerged
squash /skwɒʃ/: bóp chết, quả bí
suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/: làm chết ngạt, bóp nghẹt
submerge /səbˈmɜː(r)dʒ/: dìm, nhận chìm
stifle /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/: cố nén
Tạm dịch: Anh ấy cố gắng không ngáp rõ to khi mà tay diễn viên kia bắt đầu một bài nói chuyện
dài lê thê khác
37. I'am afraid you've caught me on the__________. I wasn't expecting you until this afternoon
A. stove
B. grapevine
C. spot
D. hop
Catch sb on the hop (coll): làm việc gì khi một ai đó chưa sẵn sàng cho nó và do đó đã không thể
giải quyết thành công được
Tạm dịch: Tôi e rằng bạn đã khiến tôi không kịp chuẩn bị gì rồi. Tôi đã không mong chờ bạn đến
cho đến trưa nay
38. Every delicacy Miss Cook produces is done__________ .
A. to a turn
B. at will
C. there and then
D. sooner or later
there and then: ngay lập tức
at will: tùy ý
sooner or later: sớm muộn gì cũng xảy ra
cooked/done to a turn: được nấu trong một khoảng thời gian chính xác.
Tạm dịch: Chị Cook làm toàn món ngon trong thời gian cho phép.
39. Richard started the race well but ran out of __________ in the later stages.
A. power
B. force
C. effort
D.steam
Run out of steam: kiệt sức
Tạm dịch: Richard bắt đầu cuộc đua tốt nhưng kiệt sức trong những giai đoạn sau.
40. He might look kind and sympathetic, but deep down he's as hard as__________
A. nails
B. a mountain
C. a gangster
D. an iceberg
Be as hard as nails = không có cảm xúc hay cảm thông với người khác, lạnh như tiền (mặt), rắn
như đanh (tính tình).
V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST: (10 PTS) Read the following passages and choose the options
that best complete the blanks.
PASSAGE A
It is an accepted part of everyday nostalgia to assume that in the past, food was somehow
better than it is today. The fruit and vegetables were more (41)................ grown and this was not
seen as an extra bonus which added ten percent on to the price. (42).......... food was fresh, not
frozen, and you had the chance to (43)..........it to see whether you wanted it. When you went
shopping, you could ask for exactly what piece of meat you wanted and see the butcher cutting
it, instead of finding it ready-wrapped in plastic. And our local tradesman soon got to know what
you wanted, and provided it for you; otherwise he would have gone (44)........ business. Of
course, unless we invent time - travel we shall never know whether this is all true. Survivor from
those (45)............ days obviously tend to dislike today's convenience foods, and to prefer the
Good Old Days when a joint of beef filled the oven, (46)..........thick red juice instead of water
when cooked, and cost the same (47)........a can of Coke.
What is always forgotten is that then as now the quality of your food depended very much
(48).........who you were, how well-off you happened to be, and where you lived. Shopping then
(49).........considerable skill, and shoppers had to be able to (50)...............the fresh from the nor
so fresh. There was no shell by date to act as a guide. If you were hard up then frozen meat and
canned foods would have been on the menu, just as they are today.
41. D 42. A 43. A
44. D 45. C
46. B
47. C
48. A 49. B
50. D
41. A. nature
B. natural
C.naturalness
D. naturally
Cấu trúc: adv + V => Naturally= một cách tự nhiên, vốn có
42. A.Most
B. Several
C. Plenty
D. Few
Most = hầu hết
several = nhiều
plenty of = nhiều
few =ít
43. A. examine
B. experiment
C. distinguish
D. detect
Examine = kiểm tra
experiment = thí nghiệm distinguish = phân biệt detect = phát hiện
44. A. in to
B. on to
C. away from
D. out of
go out of business: có nghĩa là phá sản, ngưng hoạt động, sập tiệm, đóng cửa
45. A. far
B. outlying
C. distant
D. further
the distant days= những ngày xa cách
46. A.manufactured B. produced
C. reproduced
D. resulted
Manufacture = sản xuất
produce = sản xuất, tạo ra
reproduce = tái sản xuất
result = do bởi, xảy ra như một kết quả
47. A. with
B. to
C. as
D. than
The same as sth = tương tự, như là
48. A. upon
B. from
C. of
D. off
Depend on/upon = phụ thuộc vào
49. A. ordered
B. demanded
C. commanded
D. prepared
Order = ra lệnh
demend =đòi hỏi
command = ra lệnh
prepare = chuẩn bị
50. A. say
B. talk
C. speak
D. tell
Tell = phân biệt cái gì với cái gì
PASSAGE B
If asked who (51) __________the game of baseball, most would probably reply that it was
Abner Doubleday. At the (52) __________beginning of this the game of century, there was some
disagreement over (53) ___________ baseball had actually originated, so sporting-goods
manufacturer Spaulding In 1908 a report inaugurated a commission to research the (54)
___________ was published by the commission (55) __________ which Abner Doubleday, a
credit U.S. Army officer from Cooperstown, New York, was (56) __________ for the
intervention of the game. The National Baseball Hall of Fame was established in Cooperstown in
(57)___________ of Doubleday.
Today, most sports historians are in agreement that Doubleday (58) __________ did not
have much to do with the development of baseball. (59) ___________ baseball seems to be a
close (60) __________ to the English game of rounders and probably has English rather than
American roots.
51. C
52. A
53, B
54. B. 55. D
56. C
57. A 58. B 59. C
60. D
51. A. discovered
B. founded
C. invented
D. found
Discover = khám phá fouded = thành lập
invent = phát minh, tạo ra
found = tìm thấy
52. A. Americans
B. American
C. The US
D. America
The Americans = người Mỹ
53. A. what
B. how
C. when
D. that
What = cái gì
how = cách thức, như thế nào
when = khi nào
that = rằng
54. A. problem
B. question
C. matter
D. issue
Problem = vấn đề
question = câu hỏi, nghi vấn
matter = chuyện, vấn đề issue =vấn đề
55. A. at
B. to
C. of
D. in
in which = where được dùng trong các trường hợp chỉ địa điểm, nơi mà
56. A. provided
B. passed
C. given
D. delivered
Provide = cung cấp
pass=vượt qua
give = trao, ban
deliver =giao
57. A. honor
B. reward
C. award
D. ceremony
in honor of somebody = để vinh danh ai đó
58. A. truly
B. really
C. as well
D. probably
Truly=đích thực, chân thành
really = thực sự
probably =có lẽ
59. A.But
B.Moreover
C. Instead
D. Additionally
But = nhưng
moreover = hơn nữa
instead = thay vì
additionally =ngoài ra
60. A. relate
B. relationship
C. relative
D. relation
be a close relation to = có liên quan chặt chẽ với
VI. READING COMPREHENSION (10PTS)
Read the texts below and choose the best answer to each question.
PASSAGE A
Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or
colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight
impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile and often very beautiful
Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its
myriad forms as table ware, containers, in architecture and design-glass represents a major
achievement in the history of technological developments.
Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of
objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and
these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the
seventeeth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by
various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by
melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals,
for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead
retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it
progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals
customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow.
Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must
be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced
by uneven cooling.
Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from
a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or "freeze" at specific
temperatures glass progressively soften as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of
malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be
manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains
the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming
techniques than most other materials
61. B 62.A
63. A 64. D 65. C
66. C
67. A 68. C 69. B 70. D
61. Why does the author list the characteristics of glass in paragraph 1?
A. To demonstrate how glass evolved
B. To show the versatility of glass
C. To explain glassmaking technology
D. To explain the purpose of each component of glass
Thông tin trong bài “glass has been used for making various kinds of objects” (đầu đoạn 2): như
vậy đoạn 1 tác giả liệt kê các đặc tính của thủy tinh để đoạn sau chỉ ra các công dụng của thủy
tinh.
62. The word "durable" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________
A. lasting
B. delicate
C. heavy
D. plain
durable: có thể tồn tại trong thời gian dài = lasting – tồn tại
63. What does the author imply about the raw materials used to make glass?
A. They were the same for centuries.
B. They are liquid.
C. They are transparent.
D. They are very heavy.
Clue: It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and
these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the
seventeeth century.= Lần đầu tiên nó được làm từ hỗn hợp silica, đường và chất kiềm như soda
hoặc kali cacbonat, và những chất này vẫn là thành phần cơ bản của thủy tinh cho đến khi thủy
tinh chì phát triển vào thế kỷ 17.
64. According to the passage, how is glass that has cooled and become rigid different from most
ther rigid substances?
A. It has an interlocking crystal network.
B. It has an unusually low melting temperature.
C. It has varying physical properties.
D. It has a random molecular structure.
Dựa vào nội dung đoạn 2: The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create
glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the
crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular
structure of a liquid. (Khối chất mà được hình thành bằng việc nung chảy sau đó được làm lạnh
để tạo thủy tinh, nhưng trái với hầu hết các nguyên liệu khác cũng được hình thành theo cách này
(ví dụ như kim loại), thủy tinh thiếu cấu trúc tinh thể thường được kết hợp với thể rắn, và thay
vào đó giữ lại một cách ngẫu nhiên các phân tử cấu trúc của thể lỏng.)
65. The word "customarily" in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “__________ “
A. naturally
B. necessarily
C. usually
D. certainly
=>: customarily – theo thông thường = usually – như thường, thường thường
66. The words "exposed to" in paragraph 2 most likely mean__________
A. hardened by
B. chilled with
C. subjected to
D. deprived of
Clue: Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware
must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses
induced by uneven cooling.= Tại sao thủy tinh xuống cấp theo thời gian, đặc biệt là khi tiếp xúc
với hơi ẩm và tại sao đồ thủy tinh phải được hâm nóng từ từ và làm nguội đồng đều sau khi sản
xuất để giải phóng các ứng suất bên trong do làm mát không đồng đều.
=> exposed to = subjected to – tiếp xúc với
67. What must be done to release the internal stresses that build up in glass products during
manufacture?
A. The glass must be reheated and evenly cooled
B. The glass must be cooled quickly
C. The glass must be kept moist until cooled
D. The glass must be shaped to its desired from immediately
Clue: Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware
must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses
induced by uneven cooling.= Tại sao thủy tinh xuống cấp theo thời gian, đặc biệt là khi tiếp xúc
với hơi ẩm và tại sao đồ thủy tinh phải được hâm nóng từ từ và làm nguội đồng đều sau khi sản
xuất để giải phóng các ứng suất bên trong do làm mát không đồng đều.
68. The word "induced" I paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_________
A. joined
B. missed
C. caused
D. lost
Clue: Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware
must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses
induced by uneven cooling.= Tại sao thủy tinh xuống cấp theo thời gian, đặc biệt là khi tiếp xúc
với hơi ẩm và tại sao đồ thủy tinh phải được hâm nóng từ từ và làm nguội đồng đều sau khi sản
xuất để giải phóng các ứng suất bên trong do làm mát không đồng đều.
=> induce = cause = gây ra
69. The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to__________
A. feature
B. glass
C. manner
D. viscosity
Clue: Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns
from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid.= Một đặc điểm bất thường khác của thủy tinh là
cách mà độ nhớt của nó thay đổi khi nó chuyển từ chất lạnh sang chất lỏng nóng, dễ uốn.
=> it ám chỉ đến glass
70. According to the passage, why can glass be more easily shaped into specific forms than can
metals?
A. It resists breaking when heated
B. It has better optical properties
C. It retains heat while its viscosity changes
D. It gradually becomes softer as its temperature rises
Thông tin trong bài: “Unlike metals that flow or "freeze" at specific temperatures glass
progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until
it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into
various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape
achieved at that point” - Không giống như các kim loại chảy hoặc "đóng băng" tại nhiệt độ cụ
thể, thủy tinh dần dần mềm khi nhiệt độ tăng lên, trải qua các giai đoạn khác nhau của sự hóa
lỏng cho đến khi nó chảy như một xi-rô đặc. Mỗi giai đoạn của sự hóa lỏng cho phép thủy tinh
được chế tác thành các hình thức khác nhau, bằng các kỹ thuật khác nhau, và nếu đột nhiên làm
lạnh các vật vẫn giữ được hình dạng đạt được tại thời điểm đó
PASSAGE B
The best way to learn is to teach. This is the message emerging from experiments in several
schools in which teenage pupils who have problems at school themselves are tutoring younger
children - with remarkable results for both sides.
According to American research, pupil - tutoring winds "hands down" over computerized
instruction and American teachers say that no other recent innovation has proved so consistency
successful.
Now the idea is spreading to Britain. Throughout this term, a group of 14 year olds at Trinity
comprehensive in Leamington Spa have been spending an hour a week helping children at
nearby primary school with their reading. The younger children read aloud to their tutors (who
are supervised by university students of education) and then play word games with them.
All the 14 year-olds have some of their own lessons in a special unit for children who have
difficulties at school. Though their intelligence is around average, most of them have fallen
behind on reading, writing, and maths and, in some cases, this has led to truancy or bad
behaviour in class.
Jean Bond, who is running the special unit in Warwick university education department,
says that the main benefit of tutoring is that it improves the adolescents' self-esteem. The
younger children come rushing up every time and welcome them. It makes the tutors feel
important whereas, in normal school lessons, they often feel adequate. Everyone benefits. The
older children need practice in reading, but, if they had to do it in their own classes, they would
say it was kid's stuff and be worried about losing face. The tutors are struggling at school
themselves so, when the younger ones can't learn, they know exactly why.
Jean Bond, who describes pupil tutoring as an "educational conjuring trick", has run two
previous experiments. In one, six persistent truants, aged 15 upwards, tutored 12 slow-learning
infants in reading and maths. None of the six played truant from any of the tutoring sessions.
"The degree of concentration they showed while working with their tutees was remarkable for
pupils who had previously showed little ability to concentrate on anything related to school work
for any period of time", says Bond. The tutors became "reliable, conscientious caring
individuals".
Their own reading, previously mechanical and monotonous, became far more expressive as
the result of reading stories and to infants. Their view of education, which they had previously
dismissed as a "crap" and "a waste of time" was transformed. They became firmly resolved to
teach their own children to read before starting school, because, as one of them put it, "if they go
for a job and they can't write, they are not going to employ you, are they?". The tutors also
became more sympathetic to their own teachers' difficulties, because they were frustrated
themselves when the infants "mucked about".
In the seven weeks of the experiment, concludes Bond, "these pupils received more
recognition, reward and feelings of worth than they had previously experienced in many years of
formal schooling." And the infants, according to their own teachers, showed measurable gains in
reading skills by the end of the scheme.
71. C
72. A
73. A 74. A
75. D 76. C
77. D 78. A 79.C 80. D
71. The majority of the tutor in the Trinity experiments are pupils who__________
A. cause discipline problems for their teachers
B. frequently stay away from school
C. are below standard in basic skills
D. are unable to read and write
Clue: Though their intelligence is around average, most of them have fallen behind on reading,
writing, and maths and, in some cases, this has led to truancy or bad behaviour in class.= Mặc dù
trí thông minh của các em ở mức trung bình, nhưng hầu hết các em đều kém về đọc, viết và toán,
và trong một số trường hợp, điều này dẫn đến trốn học hoặc có hành vi xấu trong lớp.
72. What is true according to American teachers on pupil-tutoring?
A. It has been more successful than other recent innovations.
B. It is much better than computerized instruction.
C. The best way to learn is to teach other people.
D. Tutoring benefits both tutors and tutees.
Clue: According to American research, pupil - tutoring winds "hands down" over computerized
instruction and American teachers say that no other recent innovation has proved so consistency
successful.= Theo nghiên cứu của Mỹ, dạy kèm học sinh đã "hạ gục" hướng dẫn trên máy vi tính
và các giáo viên Mỹ nói rằng không có sự đổi mới nào khác gần đây đã chứng minh tính nhất
quán thành công như vậy.
73. Which skill is used in the experiment at Trinity?
A. Reading
B. Speaking
C. Writing
D. Reading and writing
Clue: Throughout this term, a group of 14 year olds at Trinity comprehensive in Leamington Spa
have been spending an hour a week helping children at nearby primary school with their
reading.= Trong suốt học kỳ này, một nhóm học sinh 14 tuổi tại trường trung học Trinity ở
Leamington Spa đã dành một giờ mỗi tuần để giúp các em học sinh tiểu học gần đó đọc sách.
74. What, according to Jean, makes tutoring interesting to tutors?
A. They feel the younger children need their help.
B. They feel being a tutor is more appealing than being a student.
C. They don't have to go to class anymore.
D. They feel they are more like an adult.
Clue: Jean Bond, who is running the special unit in Warwick university education department,
says that the main benefit of tutoring is that it improves the adolescents' self-esteem. The
younger children come rushing up every time and welcome them. It makes the tutors feel
important whereas, in normal school lessons, they often feel adequate.= Jean Bond, người đang
điều hành bộ phận đặc biệt trong khoa giáo dục của trường đại học Warwick, nói rằng lợi ích
chính của việc dạy kèm là nó cải thiện lòng tự trọng của thanh thiếu niên.Những em nhỏ luôn
chạy đến đón chào họ. Điều này khiến các người hướng dẫn có cảm giác quan trọng hơn, trong
khi trong những buổi học thông thường, họ thường cảm thấy không đủ khả năng.
75. According to the writer, the tutor wouldn't normally practise reading in class
because__________.
A. their teachers would get impatient with them.
B. they wouldn't be able to concentrate
C. their teachers wouldn't consider it necessary.
D. they would find it humiliating.
Clue: The older children need practice in reading, but, if they had to do it in their own classes,
they would say it was kid's stuff and be worried about losing face=Những đứa trẻ lớn hơn cần tập
đọc, nhưng nếu chúng phải làm điều đó trong lớp học của chúng, chúng sẽ nói rằng đó là việc
của trẻ con và lo lắng về việc mất mặt.
76. Which is NOT TRUE about the tutors?
A. They become more sympathetic to their own teachers.
B. Their reading skills have greatly improved.
C. They are never frustrated with their little children.
D. Their view of education becomes more positive.
Clue: - Their view of education, which they had previously dismissed as a "crap" and "a waste of
time" was transformed= Quan điểm của họ về giáo dục, mà trước đây họ coi là "tào lao" và
"lãng phí thời gian" đã được thay đổi. =>D
- The tutors also became more sympathetic to their own teachers' difficulties, because they
were frustrated themselves when the infants "mucked about". = Các gia sư cũng trở nên thông
cảm hơn với những khó khăn của chính giáo viên của họ, bởi vì chính họ cũng cảm thấy thất
vọng khi những đứa trẻ "hành xử ngớ ngẩn".
=>A
- Their own reading, previously mechanical and monotonous, became far more expressive as the
result of reading stories and to infants =
Cách đọc của chúng, trước đây máy móc và đơn
điệu, đã trở nên biểu cảm hơn rất nhiều nhờ đọc truyện và cho trẻ sơ sinh nghe.
=>B
77. Pupil tutoring is describes as "an educational conjuring trick" because __________.
A. no one understands why it works so well
B. it has caught the attention of the media
C. educational authorities are suspicious of it
D. it is a simple idea with extra ordinary results
Clue: Jean Bond, who describes pupil tutoring as an "educational conjuring trick", has run two
previous experiments. In one, six persistent truants, aged 15 upwards, tutored 12 slow-learning
infants in reading and maths. None of the six played truant from any of the tutoring sessions.
"The degree of concentration they showed while working with their tutees was remarkable for
pupils who had previously showed little ability to concentrate on anything related to school work
for any period of time", says Bond. The tutors became "reliable, conscientious caring
individuals".= Jean Bond, người mô tả việc dạy thêm cho học sinh là một "thủ thuật ảo thuật
giáo dục", đã thực hiện hai thí nghiệm trước đó. Trong một lần, sáu học sinh trốn học dai dẳng,
từ 15 tuổi trở lên, đã dạy kèm cho 12 trẻ chậm biết đọc và làm toán. Không ai trong số sáu học
sinh trốn học trong bất kỳ buổi dạy kèm nào. Bond cho biết: “Mức độ tập trung mà họ thể hiện
khi làm việc với giáo viên của mình là rất đáng chú ý đối với những học sinh trước đây ít có khả
năng tập trung vào bất kỳ việc gì liên quan đến bài vở ở trường trong bất kỳ khoảng thời gian
nào”. Các gia sư trở thành "những cá nhân đáng tin cậy, tận tâm chăm sóc".
=> Dạy kèm cho học sinh được mô tả là "một thủ thuật ảo thuật giáo dục" bởi vì đó là một ý
tưởng đơn giản với những kết quả phi thường
78. What does the word "muck about" NOT mean?
A. treat someone badly
C. mess around
B. behave badly
D. fool around
Clue: The tutors also became more sympathetic to their own teachers' difficulties, because they
were frustrated themselves when the infants "mucked about". = Các gia sư cũng trở nên thông
cảm hơn với những khó khăn của chính giáo viên của họ, bởi vì chính họ cũng cảm thấy thất
vọng khi những đứa trẻ "hành xử ngớ ngẩn".
79. The most significant result of the experiments so far carried out seemed to have been that
tutors _________.
A. learnt to overcome their fear of reading aloud
B. improved their pupils' ability to concentrate
C. benefited from an increase of self-respect
D. came to see the importance of writing skills
Clue: In the seven weeks of the experiment, concludes Bond, "these pupils received more
recognition, reward and feelings of worth than they had previously experienced in many years of
formal schooling."= Trong bảy tuần của cuộc thử nghiệm, Bond kết luận, "những học sinh này
đã nhận được nhiều sự công nhận, phần thưởng và cảm giác có giá trị hơn những gì chúng đã trải
qua trước đó trong nhiều năm học chính quy.
80. What is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. The educational benefits of pupil-tutoring
B. The experiments about pupil-tutoring
C. A good way to motivate weaker students to learn better
D. Comparison between tutoring and other teaching method
Clue:- Jean Bond, who is running the special unit in Warwick university education department,
says that the main benefit of tutoring is that it improves the adolescents' self-esteem. …
Everyone benefits...=>A
- Jean Bond, who describes pupil tutoring as an "educational conjuring trick", has run two
previous experiments. In one, six persistent truants, aged 15 upwards, tutored 12 slow-learning
infants in reading and maths = Jean Bond, người mô tả việc dạy thêm cho học sinh là một "thủ
thuật ảo thuật giáo dục", đã thực hiện hai thí nghiệm trước đó. Trong một lần, sáu học sinh trốn
học dai dẳng, từ 15 tuổi trở lên, đã dạy kèm cho 12 trẻ chậm biết đọc và làm toán=>B
- The best way to learn is to teach. This is the message emerging from experiments in several
schools in which teenage pupils who have problems at school themselves are tutoring younger
children - with remarkable results for both sides. = Cách tốt nhất để học là dạy. Đây là thông
điệp nổi lên từ các thử nghiệm ở một số trường học trong đó các học sinh tuổi teen gặp khó khăn
ở trường dạy kèm cho các em nhỏ hơn - với kết quả đáng chú ý cho cả hai bên. =>C
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)
I. CLOZE TEST: (20PTS)
Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE WORD
for each space
PASSAGE A
LONDON
London is a big city, but many people who live there (1) __________ it as a number of small
towns put together. Each one district has its (2) _________ identity and atmosphere and some of
parts are even described by their inhabitants as 'villages'. Much of the centre of the city consists
(3) _________ shops and businesses and the majority of people they live in the suburbs. A
(4)___________ many of them travel to work in the city every day (5) __________ a train, bus,
tube or car; this is call commuting. Commuters might spend as (6)_ _________ every morning
getting to work and (7) ________ two hours getting home again. The cost of living in London is
higher (8) _________ so in most other parts of Britain, and many people are paid extra money on
the top of their salaries because of this. Millions of visitors come to London every year from all
over the world for to see the famous sights, such as Buckingham Palace, (9) __________ the
Queen lives, and many other historic buildings. London is also very famous for including its
theatres, red buses, and black taxis. Some people find (10)__________a noisy, dirty place but it
has many large, pleasant parts where everyone can enjoy themselves some peace and quiet.
London has many attractions there, both for people from overseas and for people from other
parts of Britain.
1. Regard => regard sth as sth = xem xét, coi cái gì như là
2. Own => have one’s own identity = có bản sắc riêng
3. Of => consist of = bao gồm
4. great => a great many of = rất nhiều
5. by = bởi , bằng ( phương tiện giao thông )
6. Much => as much = If you say that you thought/expected/said as much, it means that
something bad that you thought/expected/said would happen has happened / the same
7. Another => another + number + N số nhiều = bao nhiêu cái khác
8. Than => cấu trúc so sánh hơn
9. where => trạng từ quan hệ chỉ nơi chốn trong mệnh đề quan hệ
10. It => find sth adj = cảm thấy cái gì như nào
PASSAGE B
The cinema is today a favourite place of entertainment to most people, young and old. Hundreds
of people visit the cinema today. There are many things that we can learn (1) __________ our
visits to the cinema. The pictures we can (2) _________ in the cinema often show us many
useful things. They show how people in (3) _________lands live and think. Sometimes they also
show how people in the past lived and died. There (4) __________ also pictures which show
many things about the world of birds and animal. Some pictures, (5) __________, sometimes
spoil the minds of many people especially (6)__________ of small boys and girls. Pictures
which show how people steal, kill or kidnap, for example, have done a lot of harm, but these
(7)__________ pictures also show how, in the end the criminals are caught and punished, and
many people have learnt to obey the law, as a result. Thus, whether such pictures are good or bad
depends on (8) _________lesson the person has learnt from them. On the (9) _________ most
pictures try to teach many useful lessons. The cinema lessons. It is for all these reasons that
cinema is still the (10) _________ may therefore be described as a school where people can learn
a lot of god favourite place of entertainment.
11. From => learn from sth = học hỏi từ cái gì
12. See = nhìn thấy
13. other => other + N số nhiều = những cái khác, gnuwoif khác
14. Are => dấu hiệu “ pictures”
15. However = tuy nhiên
16. Those => those of sth : dùng để thay thế cho the minds of
17. same= giống hệt, như nhau
18. What = cái nào, cái gì
19. Whole = toàn bộ
20. most => dấu hiệu so sánh nhất “ the most “
II. WORD FORMATION (20 PTS)
PART 1:
Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses
1. Gazprom, whose boss Alexei Miller is a close political ally of Russian President Vladimir
Putin, is almost as_________in world football. (PRESENT)
2. Some data showed vitamin D had a protective role against_________diseases such as type 1
diabetes. (IMMUNE)
3. Hunger and a_________ meal did not sit happily side by side. (SLAP)
4. All around are _________ mountains which provide the walkers or nature lovers with
magnificent opportunities to savor the Alpine flora. (SNOW)
5. Britain's nuclear power program began with a lie: it was a _________ for the nuclear weapons
program. (SCREEN)
6. The_________ vigor of man-made things, as suggested by these metaphors, is at the same
time ungainly and unnatural. (HUMAN)
7. His_________ whether poets, novelists, producers or scholars, tailored their books to his
minutely worked-out requirements. (LIBRARY)
8. I've never heard such_________ nonsense in my life! (ADULT)
9. He was discovered to have been_________ company funds. (PROPERTY)
10. After 2012, the base shifted the event to a(n) _________ schedule, but budget cuts forced it
to cancel the 2014 show. (ANNUAL)
1. omnipresent= present or having an effect everywhere at the same time
2. autoimmune = bệnh tự miễn dịch
3. slap-up => A slap-up meal is especially large and good
4. snow-capped = (of mountains and hills) covered with snow on top
5. smokescreen=something that hides the truth about someone's intentions
6. humanoid= Có hình dáng hoặc tính cách của con người
7. librettists=Người viết lời nhạc kịch
8. unadulterated = not spoiled or made weaker by the addition of other substances; pure/
completely
9. expropriating = to take away money or property especially for public use without
payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally
10. biennial= happening once every two years
PART 2:
1. barded-wire= a type of strong wire with sharp points on it, used to prevent people or
animals from entering or leaving a place, especially a field
2. anew=again or one more time, especially in a different way
3. mount= a horse
4. unbefitting = not suitable or good enough for somebody/something
5. ex-wife = vợ cũ
6. disillusioned=disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about
something or someone that you liked or respected:
7. second-class=less important than other people
8. heatedly= in an excited or angry way
9. homeland= the country you were born in
10. resurefaced= to appear again after being lost, stolen, or absent
Fit
hot
class
Illusion
surface
dismount
new
land
barb
wifely
SEOUL, South Korea Divorced and out of money, Kwon Chol-nam fled - North Korea for China
in 2014 by wading across a river border at night and then crawling over a (1) _________ fence.
After a perilous trek that included walking through a jungle in Laos, he reached Thailand, where
he was allowed to fly to South Korea and start life (2) _________ After all that trouble and
danger, Mr. Kwon now wants South Korea to allow him to return home to the North. "You have
to ride a horse to know whether it's the right (3) _________ for you,"Mr. Kwon said in an
interview in Seoul. "I have tried, and the South (4) _________ of me. I want to go home to the
North to reunite with my (5) _________ and 16-year-old son."
Although North Korea is one of the world's most politically repressive countries, Mr. Kwon
says he has grown (6) _________ with life in the capitalist South, where he says North Korean
defectors like him are treated like (7) _________ citizens. "They called me names, treating me
like an idiot, and didn't pay me as much as others doing the same work, just because I was from
the North," Mr. Kwon (8) _________ said. To press his unusual demand, he has held news
conferences, submitted petitions to the United Nations and demonstrated with signs in front of
government buildings in Seoul. Apart from him, more than 30,000 North Koreans have fled to
South Korea since a famine hit their (9) _________ in the 1990s. Of them, 25 have mysteriously
(10) _________ back in the North in the past five years.
(Source: adapted from "The New York Times")
III. ERROR CORRECTION: (10PTS) The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify
and correct them. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
Line
1
5
10
15
The role of the traditional zoo, inheriting from the 19th century, has
undergone a dramatic shift. A growing recognition that zoos ought to be in
the vanguard of the fight for the devastation of our natural world has begun
a zoologic revolution.
The change occurred in the 1960s, when the Jersey zoo was set off to breed
endangered species. As a result, the breeding of animals in captive has
become a complex science, with zoos around the world co-coordinating
their efforts to avoid the genetic dangers of in-breeding small
populations.The answer for the question of whether zoos can have very
much impact on the preservation of endangered species is, probably,
minimally. Zoos do not focus their education efforts on those people in the
strongest positions to affect the future of the wildlife exhibited. For the
most part, conservation education is targeted at children and other nondecision makers in a process too slow or too far away to address the
extinctioncrisis which exists now. Furthermore, the efforts of zoos to
inform lawmakers and government authorities are usually low-key or unexistent. Campaigns are more likely to be for an animal exhibit rather than
for the existence of the animal itself.
Nevertheless, it does not do to address the future from a foundation of
pessimism. A vision of the future is embraced in which the human
population has leveled off at about 8.8 billion and where in human effects
upon the environment have been tethered and considerable wildlife remain.
It certainly will not be as rich or abundant as today's wildlife, but with
substantial diverse and numbers of more or less wild ecosystems, and the
zoos' work, this vision can become reality.
1. inheriting --> inherited => rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ dnagj bị động: V=> P2
2. for --> against => fight against = chiến đấu chống lại
3. zoologic --> zoological (adj)= thuộc về động vật học => Dấu hiệu adj + n
4. set off --> set up = thành lập, thiết lập
5. captive --> captivity => in captivity = bị cầm tù, giam nhốt
6. for --> to => the answer to sth = câu trả lời cho điều gì
7. minimally --> minimal => Cấu trúc : be + adv + adj
8. un-existent --> non-existent = không tồn tại
9. remain --> remains = còn tồn tại, còn sót lại
10. diverse --> diversity= sự đa dạng => dấu hiệu adj + N
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20PTS)
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. David hadn't expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
→The operation left ________________________________________________________.
2. The president is the statesman I admire most of all.
→ There is no________________________________________________________________.
3. You're far more practical than I am.
→ Nowhere_________________________________________________________________.
4. Could you watch my bag while I'm away?
→Could you keep ____________________________________________________________.
5. The staff hated Frank's new policies intensely and so went on strike.
→ So intense________________________________________________________.
6. The family members find it hard to accept their father's fortune will go to charity.
(RESISTANCE)
→ There_____________________________________________go to the charity.
7. His analysis of the situation was far too complex for me to grasp. (HEAD)
→ His analysis of the situation____________________________________________.
8. Start doing some work now if you want to become a rich and powerful man. (PULL)
→____________________________________________________________________substance
.
9. Had it not been for John, she couldn't have got the job. (AGENCY)
→ Only ___________________________________________________________________.
10. Peter never makes any effort to help his team when is time for action. (LIFTS)
→ Peter never___________________________________________________time for action.
1. The operation left David feel (even) weaker than he had expected.
Leave sb = If something leaves something else, a part or effect of it stays after it has gone or
been used
2. There is no (other) statesman that I admire more than/as much as the president.
=> cấu trúc so sánh hơn
3. Nowhere else am I as practical as you are.
Cấu trúc đảo ngữ: Nowhere else + trợ động từ + S + V
4. Could you keep an eye on my bag when I'm away?
Keep an eye on = để mắt đến, để ý tới
5. So intense was the hatred for Frank's new policies that the staff went on strike.
=> Cấu trúc đảo ngữ; So…that…
6. There is resistance among the family members to the fact/idea that their father's fortune
will go to the charity.
There is resistance among sb = Có sự pahnr khác giữa, ai đó phản đối điều gì
7. His analysis of the situation was righted over my head.
over your head=too difficult or strange for you to understand
8. Pull your finger out now if you want to become a man of substance.
pull/get your finger out=to start working hard, especially after a period of low activity
9. Only through the agency of John could she get the job.
=> Cấu trúc đảo ngữ
10. Peter never lifts a figure to help his team when it is time for action.
not lift/raise a finger=to not make any effort to help