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Tiêu đề: Thử sức trước kì thi [In trang]
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 1-4-2012 13:45
Tiêu đề: Thử sức trước kì thi
Các em khối D1 chú ý, bắt đầu từ hôm nay Diễn đàn sẽ chính thức tổ chức thi giải đề tiếng Anh trên 4rum. Cứ 3 ngày anh chị sẽ tổng hợp 1 đề. Anh chị hy vọng chương trình này sẽ hỗ trợ các em một phần nào đó trong kỳ thi sắp tới. Các em xem rồi tự làm, tính thời gian đúng như thi thật rồi tự chấm điểm cho mình. Sau đó tự mình xem lại những câu sai. Câu nào không hiểu thì anh chị sẽ giải thích cụ thể. Việc rút kinh nghiệm dần qua mỗi đề thi thử sẽ giúp các em rất nhiều trong kỳ thi sắp tới. Chúc các em học tốt!
ĐỀ 1:
I. Pronounciation:
1. A. mamal B. pastry C. random D. capture
2. A. plow B. sound C. proud D. soul
3. A. fair B. fare C. share D. dart
4. A. thrashing B. themselves C. thorax D. therapist
5. A. gel B. gear C. gecko D. grave
6. A. miner B. mime C. mine D. mingle
7. A. wound B. should C. would D. wood
8. A. kite B. knight C. lit D. lively
9. A. treatment B. sentimental C. ornamental D. goverment
10. A. butcher B. attachment C. chicken D. chauvinism
II. Stress
11. A. constant B. decay C. consequently D. syllable
12. A. agriculture B. tremendous C. glacier D. surface
13. A. irrigate B. consist C. pocket D. brochure
14. A. control B. crocodile C. secondary D. govern
15. A. temperature B. recently C. illustrate D. reptile
16. A. dictionary B. hibernate C. approximate D. musical
17. A. mamal B. island C. attract D. promise
18. A. boundary B. conductor C. marvel D. miracle
19. A. miraculous B. specialist C. mirror D. accident
20. A. extra B. rapid C. area D. disguise
III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
21. He gave his listeners a vivid……of his journey through Peru.
A. Account
B. Tale
C. Communication
D. News
22. Oh dear, there’s a leak in my water pipe; I’ll have to call the……
A. Builder
B. Carpenter
C. Electrician
D. Plumber
23. This ticket………..one person to the show.
A. Permits
B. Enters
C. Delivers
D. Admits
24. The teachers were ……a pay rise of £ 160 per annum.
A. Rewarded
B. Presented
C. Awarded
D. Donated
25. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually……to its original splendor.
A. Renewed
B. Repaired
C. Restored
D. Rescued
26. The small shopkeeper is facing…….competition from supermarkets.
A. Angry
B. Bloody
C. Fierce
D. Fighting
27. To everyone’s surprise, Mr,Hobbs….at the Trade Union meeting.
A. Turned in
B. Turned off
C. Turned up
D. Turned over
28. A country which wants to develop its tourist trade must…..its efforts by advertising abroad.
A. Back up
B. Hold up
C. Pull up
D. Stand up
29. As he was ill, he has to………..the party.
A. Miss
B. Avoid
C. Regret
D. Lack
30. That poor woman’s husband died a few weenks after they were married. It was a real……
A. Sorrow
B. Tragedy
C. Wrong
D. Evil
IV. Choose A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.
31. He is…….. success…..everyone here is very pound of him.
A. Such/that
B. Such a / that
C. So /that
D. Such a / so
32. “Did the police ever find the stolen jewellery?”
“Yes, but only after they’d conducted a………..”
A. Room-to-room search
B. Room-after-room search
C. Room-by-room search
D. Room- in-room search
33. “John found it difficult to adjust to Libya”
“For one thing,……..is a difficult language to learn”
A. Arabic
B. The Arabic
C. The language Arabic
D. Arabics language
34. “Why are you so tired?”
“Mrs. Jackson had me …..with her child all afternoon”
A. Stay
B. To stay
C. Stayed
D. Staying
35. “What did the teacher dislike….?”
A. Answered
B. Answering
C. To have answered
D. To answer
36. Make me angry……for it!
A. And suffer
B. And you will suffer
C. Youwill suffer
D. And you suffer
37. Her name is Judy. She is ……can be
A. Sweeter than
B. As sweet as
C. The sweetest
D. As sweet
38. ………….., I like the Rolling Stones.
A. No need to say
B. Don’t need to say
C. Needless saying
D. Needless to say
39. “Life” he said, “is very……..”
A. Complicate
B. Complicated
C. Complicating
D. Complication
40. We live in the……….on the corner.
A. Brick house old large
B. Large old brick house
C. Old brick large house
D. Brick large old house.
III. The four underlined words or phrases are marked A,B,C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it.
41. The way a child (A) plays with other children reveals (B) a lots about the (C) child’s emotional (D) development.
42. The fact that the sophisticated technology (A)has become part of (B)revolution in travel (C) delivery systems has not made travel schedules (D) less hectic.
43. Animism is the (A)belief that objects and natural (B)phenomena such as rivers, rocks and wind are (C) life and (D) have feelings
44. (A) Alike a bar (B) magnet, the Earth has two (C) magnetic (D)poles.
45. The more (A)directly overhead the Moon is, the (B) great (C)is the (D) effect that it exhibits on Earth.
46. I used to get (A)feed up with people (B) refusing me (C) entry to adolt films because nobody believed me when I said I was (D) over 18.
47. The park is very (A) peace and it gives me the opportunity to (B) reflect on the day (C)and to think about what I have to do the (D) next day.
48. There are (A) lots things (B)available over the internet which (C) are great (D)for doctors.
49. I (A) was prepared for the hard work and the (B) travel but one thing that I was (C) completely unprepared for was the (D) emotionally strain of the job.
50. (A)In spite Toge has been (B) independent since 1960 the French (C)influence is still (D)evident, from the architecture to the food.
VI. Choose the sentence A,B,C or D nearest in meaning to the one in italic.
51. This is the most delicious meat I’ve ever eaten
A. I have never eaten such more delicious meat.
B. Never in my life have I had such a delicious meat.
C. Not ever in my life have I had such a wonderful meat.
D. At no time in my life have I never tasted this excellent meat.
52. The children who are standing there are not my students
A. Not all standing there are my students.
B. Not all standing there are my students of mine.
C. No one who was standing there was my student.
D. Everyone who is standing there is not all students of mine.
53. She started work three months ago.
A. It is three months since she started work
B. She had been working here for three months now.
C. She is working here for three months now.
D. It’s three months that she worked for.
54. We came home early to avoid the coming storm
A. In order to avoiding the coming storm, we came home early
B. We came home early in order to avoid the coming storm
C. We didn’t come home late to not get the coming storm.
D. Because it was predicted storming, we decided to come home earlier than unusual.
55. My father regretted working for that company
A. My father didn’t like working for that company
B. It is my father’s regret working for that company
C. My father wished he hadn’t worked for that company.
D. If only my father was not working for that company.
56. My career as a teacher began 14 years ago.
A. I have been a teacher for 14 years now.
B. I was a teacher for 14 years.
C. For 14 years have I been a teacher.
D. I have started teacher for 14 years now.
57. The man finally managed to open the door to the house.
A. The door was finally opened to the house
B. The man eventually was successful to open the house.
C. The man couldn’t open the house but after that he did.
D. The man finally succeeded in opening the door to the house.
58. I don’t really want to talk to him.
A. I’d rather not talk to him
B. I am not going to talk to him.
C. I won’t talk to him
D. I don’t mean to talk to him.
59. She lives quite near the hospital.
A. Her house is just a stone throw from the hospital.
B. She doesn’t live a long way from the hospital
C. It’s not a long way to get to the hospital.
D. It’s easy to get to the hospital from her house.
60. It isn’t essential to finish work this afternoon.
A. You don’t have to finish your work this afternoon.
B. Whether you finish your work is not important.
C. Don’t worry about finishing your work on time.
D. Take your time to finish the work.
VII. Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D for each of the following blanks.COFFEE CULTURE
The other day I wanted a cup of coffee, so I popped into the bank. I sat in a soft armchair and watched the world (61)…….., which, in this case, was the (62)……..for the services of the bank clerks. I’m joking, of course, but this could soon be common in banks in big cities.
The (63) …………. For “real coffee” in Britain. Like that for mobile phones, seems never-ending. However, the (64)……….is that the attraction for many British people (65)…….. not so much in the coffee as in the “coffee culture” that surrounds it. This is to do with big, soft sofas and the idea that if you sit o one, you too can (66)………..the actors in the American TV comedy Friends
In London, the first café opened in 1625. Men would (67)……there, often at (68)…………times during the day, to (69)………..news and gossip, discuss (70)………..of the day and (71)…….. business. The café acted as offices and shops in which merchants and agents, clerks and bankers could carry on their (72)………
In London today it is (73)………..that there are more than 2000 cafes and the number is (74)…………It won’t be long before coffee is sold everywhere. You can already buy it in hospitals, motorway service stations supermarkets and at tourist (75)……throughout the country.
61. A. fly past B. go by C. Pass on D. Walk along
62. A. queue B. line C. wait D. Search
63. A. demand B. development C. claim D. supply
64. A. sense B. suspect C. suspicion D. style
65. A. leans B lies C. occupies D. rests
66. A. be B. feel C. join D. contact
67. A. bring B. fetch C. take D. gather
68. A. regular B. right C. correct D. perfect
69. A. give B. exchange C. offer D. establish
70. A. thoughts B. issues C. feelings D. circumstances
71. A. make B. perform C.do D. form
72. A. trading B. transactions C information D. works
73. A. estimated B. guesses C. taken D. told
74. A. raising B. growing C. succeeding D. remaining
75. A. scenes B. points C. attractions D. matters
VII. Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answer A,B,C or D to questions below.
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone’s satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else – he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitule bluntly; he does so with skill and polish. “ I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the colour you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”
Now how does s woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the possible way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She ia always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost, in her mind is the thought of finding something that anyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpectedbargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently any enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
76. When a man is buying clothes
A. he buys cheap things, regardless of quality
B. he chooses things that others recommend.
C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things.
He buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear.
77. What do men care about the fit of new clothes?
A. They like their clothes to be bigger than the average.
B. Most men just assume that the size is right for them
C. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it.
D. They do not worry whether a thing fits well or not.
78. What does a man do when he does not get exactly what he wants?
A. He buys a similar thing of the colour he wants.
B. He usually does not buy anything.
C. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.
D. So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.
79. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?
A. They welcome suggestions from anyone
B. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes
C. Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought.
D. They listen to advice but never take it.
80. What is the most abvious difference between men and women shoppers?
A. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop
B. Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.
C. Women stand up to shop, but men sit down.
D. The time they take over buying clothes.
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 1-4-2012 14:45
Bạn nào thắc mắc gì về đáp án thì cứ nêu ra nhé, drunk sẽ trả lời
ĐỀ 1:
KEY:
I.
1. pastry
2. soul
3. dart
4. themselves
5. gel
6. mingle
7. wound
8. lit
9. sentimental
10. chauvinism
II.
11. decay
12. tremendous
13. consist
14. control
15. recently
16. approximate
17. attract
18. conductor
19. miraculous
20. disguise
III.
21. account (account of: tường thuật)
22. plumber
23. awarded
24. admits
25. restored
26. fierce
27. turned up
28. back up
29. miss
30. tragedy
IV.
31. such a/ that
32. room-to-room search (từ phòng này qua phòng khác)
33. Arabic
34. stay
35. answering
36. and you will suffer
37. as sweet as
38. Needless to say
39. complicated
40. large old brick house
V.
41. a lots
42. revolution
43. life
44. Alike
45. great
46. feed up
47. peace
48. lots
49. emotionally
50. In spite
VI.
51. I have never eaten such more delicious meat
52. No one who was standing there was my student.
53. It is three months since she started work
54. We came home early in order to avoid the coming storm
55. My father wished he hadn't worked for that company
56. I have been a teacher for 14 years now.
57. The man finally succeeded in opening the door to the house
58. I'd rather not talk to him
59. She doesn't live a long way from the hospital
60. You don't have to finish your work this afternoon
VII.
61. go by + elapse; pass: as time goes by.
+ pay a short visit: My parents were away when we went by last week.
như vậy, khj người viết thưởng thức cafe, người đó cũng đồng thời .."ngắm nhìn thế giới đi qua "
62. queuethế giới đi qua là thế, nhưng trong hoàn cảnh suy nghĩ đó, thì người viết đặt việc "TG đi qua" giống như những
dịch vụ của các nhân viên ngân hàng vậy, những công việc cứ nối đuôi nhau, hàm ý chỉ công việc nhiều, gây mệt mỏi (có lẽ vì thế,ng ta hay dùng cafe? Queue: nối đuôi nhau
63. demand
64. suspicion
65. lies
66. be
67. gather
68. regular
69. exchange
70. issues
71. do
72. transactions
73. estimated
74. growing
75. attractions
VIII.
76. He does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
77. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it
78. He usually does not buy anything.
79. They welcome suggestions from anyone.
80. The time they take over buying clothes.
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 5-4-2012 22:27
ĐỀ 2:
I. PRONUNCIATION:
1. A. secretary B. estate C. entertainment D. endanger
2. A. pure B. durable C. cure D. pursue
3. A. thorn B. thirsty C. though D. thorax
4. A. sister B. sugar C. summer D. sibling
5. A. grin B. ginger C. gangster D. gamble
6. A. nation B. national C. ambition D. ambiguous
7. A. empty B. simplify C. signify D. glorify
8. A. chimney B. chaos C. children D. chilly
9. A. omit B. oyster C. otter D. omelette
10. A. union B. united C. university D. unequal
II. STRESS:
11. A. adopt B. lobster C. magnify D. magnet
12. A. reduce B. onshore C. wonderful D. pitiful
13. A. politics B. internet C. support D. introvert
14. A. quantity B. oxtail C. receive D. Oscar
15. A. harmony B. accident C. potato D. headland
16. A. army B. express C. popular D. hurricane
17. A. substance B. terrify C. refer D. classify
18. A. redundant B. terrorism C. unique D. officer
19. A. mobile B. messager C. metalanguage D. refresh
20. A. briefcase B. journalism C. calculate D. apple
III. Choose A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.
21. After we had finished lunch, we asked the waiter to bring us the .....
A. paper B. bill C. cost D. form
22. In all English towns there is a speed ..... of 30 miles an hour
A. limit B. control C. condition D. allowing
23. Mary was so upset that she ..... into tears
A. broke B. cried C. burst D. felt
24. The homeless couple ..... at last in finding a flat to rent
A. managed B. enabled C. succeeded D. could
25. She does not take an active ..... in our class
A. part B. play C. job D. work
26. If you need anything, you can .... on him to help
A. rest B. rely C. trust D. expect
27. Yesterday the traffic was .... by an accident in this street
A. held on B. held up C. held out D. held in
28. He had a bad nasty fall but he didn't .... any bones at all
A. break B. tear C. split D. lose
29. It's a good job so you should .... for it
A. require B. apply C. adapt D. take
30. As they haven't a child of their own, they are going to .... a little girl
A. beg B. accept C. acquire D. adopt
IV. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
31. "John visits his parents a great deal"
"Yes, he comes ...................."
A. as often as he can B. as often than he can
C. often as he can D. more often as he can
32. "The temperature has really risen today!""Yes, it is .............. I can't work"
A. too hot that B. so hot that C. very hot that D. real hot that
33. "Martha has a new dress"
"I wish I ............. one"
A. have B. had C. having D. have had
34. "Shall we ask the teacher some questions?"
"Yes. Let's have her ......... some difficult items"
A. going over B. go over C. will go over D. gone over
35. Since they came, we .............. able to work on the project
A. are B. have been C. have to be D. were
36. I ........... to read James Bond.
A. have always liked B. am always liked C. would always like D. will always be liking
37. He ..... a bad cold, he sneezes so often
A. has B. is having C. has been having D. will have
38. After I ......... at the bus terminus, I found a crowd of schoolboys.
A. have arrived B. arrived C. had arrived D. had been arriving
39. Although my father likes classical music and my mother light music, I like ..............
A. folk songs B. folk's song C. folk's songs D. folk song
40. Yesterday I met a very beautiful girl. I really want to see her again but I don't know how to go about it. I wish .......
A. I didn't meet her yesterday B. I had known her address
C. I knew her address D. I will meet her tomorrow
V. The four underlined words or phrases are marked A,B,C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it.
41. Each number in a binary system are formed from only two symbols.
42. Scientists at the medical center is trying to determine if there is a relationship between this kind of drug or that one.
43. On the rim of the Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiin Islands is a hotel call the Volcano Hotel
44. There are many frequently mentioned reasons why one out of four arrests involve a juvenile
45. Kepler's Laws, principles outlining planetary movement, were formulated based in observations made without a telescope.
46. Of all the collected evidence, there are no new ideas to contradicting his theory
47. More than half of the children in the club qualifies for that.
48. Five miles beyond the hills was a fire with its flames reached up to the sky
49. Kettledrums, what were first played on horseback, were incorporated into the orchestra in the eighteenth century
50. When is a flag hung upside down, it is an internationally recognized symbol of distress
VI. Choose the sentence A,B,C or D nearest in meaning to the one in italic
51. It was such a dirty beach that we decided to leave immediately
A. The beach was so dirty that we decided to leave immediately
B. It was so dirty beach that we didn't stay
C. The beach was so awful that we couldn't stay for a while
D. It was so a dirty beach that we had to leave instantly
52. That boy is clever!
A. Whar a clever boy he is! B. How a clever boy he is!
C. He is a smart boy, isn't he? D. You don't have to tell how intelligent is he!
VII. Read the article and choose the letter next to the word that best fits each space
BRITISH WINE
It is not surprising that people (61) ...... ever (62) ...... Britian with wine and in fact it may astonish you to learn that grapes are grown (63) ..... in England and nearly 200,000 (64) ..... are sold. (65) .... very new in (66) ..... grapes in Britian.
(67) ...... the climate, the Romans planted the first vines about 300 AD and (68) .... a long time people always drank home-produced wines. What destroyed the English vine industry was not (69) .... a change in the climate (70) ..... the fact that an English king, Henry II, inherited the Bordeaux area of France as part of his dominions (71) ..... the twelfth century and the imported wine provided (72) ..... of competition. The English wine industry did not disappear, however, (73) .... the sixteenth century, when the monks, (74) .... had been the main producers in the meantime, had their estates taken away by Henry VIII. The new owners let the vineyards die out. But not English people, probably because of their memories of holidays by the Mediterranean, (75) ..... more wine than ever, and the new industry is now developing at a modest but consistent rate.
61. A. hardly B. almost C. nearly D. seldom
62. A. associate B. associates C. is associating D. are associating
63. A. broadly B. in the open air C. in the wide D. outwards
64. A. wine bottles B. bottles of wine C. of wine bottles D. of bottles of wine
65. A. It is anything B. It is nothing
C. There is D. There is nothing
66. A. the growing B. growing C. the being grown D. being grown
67. A. however B. nevertheless C. in spite of D. although
68. A. for B. since C. from D. during
69. A. enough B. such C. too much D. so much
70. A. then B. that C. as D. like
71. A. on B. during C. in D. since
72. A. much B. many C. a great deal D. a large number
73. A. until B. while C. as far as D. as long as
74. A. what B. which C. who D. that
75. A. it drinks B. they drink C. drinks D. drink
VIII. Read this passage carefully and choose the best answer:
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let 's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know.
iLet them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry. If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
76. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
A. By copying what other people do
B. By making mistakes and having them correct
C. By listening to explanations from skilled people
D. By asking a great many questions.
77. What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?
A. They give children correct answers
B. They point out children's mistakes to them
C. They allowed children to mark their own work
D. They encourage children to copy from one another
78. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ......
A. not really important skills
B. more important than other skills
C. basically different from learning adult skills
D. basically the same as learning other skills
79. Exams grades and marks should be abolished because children's progress should only be estimated by ....
A. educated persons B. the children themselves
C. teachers D. parents
80. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are ....
A. too independent of others B. too critical of themselves
C. unable to think for themselves D. unable to use basic skills
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 6-4-2012 20:45
KEY
ĐỀ 2:
I.
1. endanger
2. pursue
3. though
4. sugar
5. ginger
6. nation
7. empty
8. chaos
9. omit
10. unequal
II.
11. adopt
12. reduce
13. support
14. receive
15. potato
16. express
17. refer
18. redundant
19. refresh
20. apply
III.
21. bill
22. limit
23. burst (+ into tears: khóc òa lên, + out laughing: cười phá lên)
24. succeeded ( + in doing sth: thành công trong việc gì đó)
25. part
26. rely (+ on sb/ sth: tin cậy ai đó, tin cậy vào cái gì)
27. help up (chặn đứng)
28. break
29. apply (+for: xin việc làm)
30. adopt
IV.
31. as often as he can
32. so hot that
33. had
34. go over
35. have been
36. have always liked
37. has
38. had arrived
39. folk songs
40. I knew her address
V.
41. are
42. is trying
43. call
44. involve
45. in
46. contradicting
47. qualifies
48. reached
49. what
50. is a flag
VI.
51. The beach was so dirty that we decided to leave immediately
52. What a clever boy he is!
VII.
61. hardly
62. associate
63. in the open air
64. bottles of wine
65. There is nothing
66. growing
67. in spite of
68. for
69. so much
70. as
71. in
72. a great deal
73. until
74. who
75. drink
VIII.
76. By copying what other people do
77. They point out children's mistakes to them
78. basically the same as learning other skills
79. the children themselves
80. unable to think for themselves
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 10-4-2012 21:13
ĐỀ 3:
I. PRONUNCIATION
1. A. technical B. talent C. event D. attention
2. A. encounter B. enter C. enlarge D. entrust
3. A. call B. count C. centre D. cable
4. A. pure B. durable C. cure D. pursue
5. A. obtain B. obstacle C. advance D. absorb
II. STRESS
6. A. generous B. pagoda C. address D. control
7. A. reaction B. miserable C. knowledge D. accident
8. A. compulsory B. objective C. publication D. statiscal
9. A. confidence B. minimize C. complaint D. imitate
10. A. pleasure B. sanguine C. guaranty D. optimistic
III. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
11. One condition of this job is that you must be ..... to work at weekends
A. available B. capable C. acceptable D. accessible
12. I'm afraid you have no .... but to come along
A. possibility B. permission C. choice D. selection
13. ...... of the students in our class could solve this math problem
A. Neither B. None C. Not much D. Not
14. Sorry, my father is out. Can I .... a message?
A. take B. leave C. put D. make
15. It was a very beautiful cloth ....
A. worn B. composed C. threaded D. woven
16. She ..... her husband's job for his ill health
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
17. The ...... of this product is three times as long as that of the similar one on the market
A. technique B. life C. cost D. value
18. Go to see the doctor if you are worried about your ....
A. body B. frame C. temper D. health
19. The noise was so ..... that you had to strain your ears to hear it
A. dim B. faint C. gentle D. subdued
20. The campers ...... their tent at the base of the mountain
A. established B. grounded C. installed D. pitched
21. Income tax rates are usually ...... to one's annual income
A. related B. dependent C. associated D. adapted
22. They all got off and waited until Mike ...... ready
A. will be B. is C. would be D. was
23. The interference on the radio was ...... by weather conditions
A. caused B. made C. raised D. due
24. This meat are rather tough, you have to ...... it for a long time
A. chew B. bite C. eat D. swallow
25. The judge ........ him fifty dollars for parking his car illegally
A. charged B. punished C. ordered D. fined
26. Finishing his speech, ....... to make questions
A. the students asked him B. he asked the students
C. the students asked D. he asked
27. All of us young people should do our best to contribute to ...... the country
A. building of B. build C. the building D. the building of
28. The flight from Jakarta to New Delhi has been cancelled ..... the heavy fog
A. because B. because of C. as result D. in spite of
29. The teacher asked Jim ...... all the information about Martians.
A. where did he get B. where he get
C. where got he D. where he got
30. I wish you ..... here with me now
A. would be B. will be C. were D. had been
31. ........ I love you, I can't let you do whatever you like
A. Much as B. Whatever C. Whether D. Despite
32. I .... on the beach this time tomorrow
A. will lie B. will be lying C. am going to lie D. will have lied
33. ...... people from other cities are coming here to find work
A. Large numbers of B. A large number
C. Large amounts of D. A large amount of
34. He went to the office .... check the progress of the work
A. in order to B. so far as C. for the purpose D. by the reason
35. She asked me ...... to another country in the region
A. weather I had been B. if I had been
C. I had been D. had I been
36. ..... have you been able to play the piano?
A. When B. How many times C. Since when D. Why
37. It's no use ..... make him change his mind
A. trying to B. to try to C. trying and D. to trying to
38. He fell off the tree and .......
A. was badly injured B. badly injured
C. was badlyinjured D. wasinjured himself badly
39. When did ........ talk to him?
A. you lastly B. you last C. you lately D. you late
40. ...... appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion
A. The Moon B. That the Moon C. When the Moon D. TheMoon which
IV. READING
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyl II and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson is one of Britain's most respected and enduring authors but his wife was less than (0) impressed by his literary talents.
After reading the first draft of his most famous book, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Fanny Stevenson (41) .... it was such "utter nonsense" that she (42) .... fire to it. This shameful ending to the first draft of the novel has been (43) .... in a letter to the poet W.E Henley. It lay (44) ..... in the attic of Mr Henley's (45) ..... for 115 years.
Mrs Stevenson, who was (46) ..... of her sick husband but also his fiercest (47) ....., said wrote in 1885: "He wrote pages and pages of complete nonsense. (48) ...., he has forgotten all about it now, and I shall burn it after I show it to you. He said it was his greatest (49)...."
The letter is (50) ..... to fetch up to £1,500 when it is (51) ..... at Phillips, in London, on 17 November. Liz Merry, the head of the book (52) ..., said: "This should end (53) ..... about what happened to the first draft of Dr Jekyll - it seems clear she burned it.
But the discovery of the letter (54) .... another mystery.Was Stevenson's first attempt at his most successful novel (55) ..... "nonsense"?
0. A. impressed B. attracted C. excited D. influenced
41. A. judged B. decided C. examined D. described
42. A. put B. lit C. threw D. set
43. A. informed B. revealed C. expressed D. shown
44. A. forgotten B. unaware C. ignorant D. absent
45. A. survivors B. generations C. descendants D. ancestors
46. A. sympathetic B. protective C. defensive D. preserving
47. A. referee B. judge C. observer D. critic
48. A. Fortunately B. Properly C. Favourably D. Occasionally
49. A.job B. composition C. labour D. work
50. A. intended B. expected C. hoped D. guessed
51. A. traded B. exchanged C. auctioned D. bid
52. A. department B. part C. class D. zone
53. A. opinion B. assumption C. imagination D. speculation
54. A. creates B. makes C. produces D. causes
55. A. exactly B. quite C. indeed D. rightly
V. READING
CUSTOMS: OLD AND NEW
Two small girls stood on the doorstep incompletely disguised as horrible witches. One carried a broomstick, the other a collecting box. They were the perfect embodiment of two separate trends: the rise and rise of events such as Halloween, and the way you nowadays justify any daft, bizarre or preposterous thing you want to do by saying it's all for charity.
Plenty of people resent the fact that Halloween seems to be taking over from good old British Guy Fawkes, but it's ok by me. Bonfire night itself, after all, was just a rationalisation of earlier pagan flames. And I'd certainly rather see a pumpkin made into a grinning lantern than eat the thing: vegetarians say they'd never eat anything with a face, and for me that goes for pumpkins too.
There's, though, a resistance to any growing custom that seems to come from America. But many of their customs catch on here because our own are so often based on an idyllic village life that no longer exists. They don't translate well to town life. But the American ones are rooted in the suburbs where most of us actually live: trick or treat, the neighborhood cook in, the barbecue.
All these card and flower occasions like mother's day and St Valentine's are often denounced as being purely commercial. And people do make money out of them as they did at medieval fairs, come to that. But so what? Look how we enjoy pending postcards when we're on holiday just to reassure ourselves that we're still in touch.
I suspect that half the time we are so busy wringing our hands about our declining customs that we hardly notice the news ones coming up. We agonise about those who don't seem to feel the need to get married but don't notice the joyous transformation of the wedding scene for those who do. Stag nights have always been around but now there are serious hen nights too. The video may take three at the altar, which is a pain, but the occasion has changed from a stilted affair in the mid-afternoon to a two-stage occasion. There is a formal part, with food, speeches, aunts, but the young then revert to an older tradition and dance the night away, often playing songs of their own creation
I feel that an ancient and humane liberal is in a real bind these days. The last thing you want is to come on as an old grouch, disapproving of everything new. Yet there's so much to be appalled by- open any paper. There are serious issues about which it would be supine not to be indignant. So we had better avoid being written off as querulous complainers who just whinge at anything that isn't the way it used to be.
56. How does the writer feel about Halloween?
A. She prefers it to Bonfire night
B. She thinks it's a charitable cause
C. She doesn't really mind it
D. She resents that it's becoming too popular
57. Why are some customs dying out?
A. They don't make any money
B. The older generation complain about them
C. Young people have forgotten about them
D. They're not so appropriate for city life.
58. What does the writer feel about card and flower occasions?
A. They are too commercial
B. They don't matter very much
C. They keep people in touch
D. There are too many of them
59. Some people are worried about the state of marriage today because....
A. girls are holding wild celebrations the night before the ceremony
B. The video recording of the ceremony is undignified
C. Some couples don't bother to get married
D. The younger people continue to celebrate for hours afterwards.
60. What does the writer say about new customs?
A. There are more important things to be concerned about
B. girls are holding wild celebrations the night before the ceremony
C. Because some couples don't bother to get married
D. Because the younger people continue to celebrate for hours afterwards.
VI. MISTAKES:
61. Her brother (A) seems to be totally (B) incapable (C) in looking after (D) himself
62. (A) From the monitoring of (B) earthquake waves it is (C) evidence that the Earth's outer core is liquid, (D) whereas the inner core is solid
63. (A) Anyone rowing a boat in (B) a strong wind knows it is much (C) easy to go with the wind than (D) against it
64. Scientists have found that (A) occasional exposure to bright light (B) can be help a person get used (C) to working the (D) night shift
65. (A) There are only (B) few people who (C) still want to (D) stay in the village
66. (A) Many people agree that (B) writing letters (C) are a nice way (D) of keeping in touch
67. He hardly (A) never (B) says (C) anything at the (D) local meeting
68. (A) There were (B) too many books on the shelves (C) that I didn't know which one (D) to choose
69. (A) There was once a widespread (B) believe that (C) all lizards were (D) poisonous
70. (A) A number of people still (B) wants to apple for (C) the position of accountant (D) in that company
VII. SENTECES BULDING:
71. Paul/ deny/ cheat/ exam
A. Paul denied to cheat in the exam
B. Paul denied cheating in exam
C. Paul denied cheating in the exam
D. Paul denied cheating the exam
72. unfortunately/ Sam/ not get/ neighbors
A. Unfortunately Sam doesn't get with his new neighbors
B.Unfortunately Sam doesn't get on with his new neighbors
C. Sam doesn't unfortunately get on with his new neighbors
D. Unfortunately Sam doesn't get on his new neighbors
73. police/ arrest/ thief/ leave/ bank
A. The police arrested the thief as he was leaving bank
B. Police arrested thief as he was leaving the bank
C. The thief arrested the police as he was leaving the bank
D. The police arrested the thief as he was leaving the bank
74. people/ unemploy/ feel/ depress
A. People who are unemployed often feel depressed
B. People are unemployed often feel depressed
C. People who are unemployed often feel depressed
D. People who are unemployed often feel depressing
75. I/ awake/ drink/ black/ coffee
A. After drinking a cup of black coffee I felt wide awake
B. I felt awake wide after I drank a cup of black coffee
C. I felt awake after I drank a cup of black coffee
D. I awake after I drank a cup of black coffee
76. it/ no use/ ask/ way/ I/ visit/ here
A. It's no use asking the way I visit here
B. It has no use to ask me the way, I'm a visitor here
C. It's no use asking me the way, I'm olny a visitor here
D. It's no use asking the way, I'm visiting here
77. they/ blame/ fire/ electrical failure
A. They blamed fire on an electrical failure
B. They blamed the fire on an electrical failure
C. They blamed an electrical failure on fire
D. They were blamed the fire for an electrical failure
78. you/ see/ Julia/ give/ love
A. You see Julia, would you give her my love?
B. If you see Julia, would you give her my love?
C. When you see Julia, would you give her my love?
D. If you should see Julia, would you give her my love?
79. strange/ Mark/ like/ here
A. It is strange that Mark likes here
B. Strange as it may seem, Mark likes it here
C. Strangely as it is, Mark likes it here
D. Mark strangely likes here
80. They/ not/ come/ solution/ problem
A. They still haven't come up with a solution to the problem
B. They still haven't come with a solution to the problem
C. They still haven't come up a solution to the problem
D. They still haven't come up with a solution for the problem
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 14-4-2012 00:27
KEY
ĐỀ 3
I.
1. talent
2. enter
3. centre
4. pursue
5. obstacle
II.
6. generous
7. reaction
8. publication
9. complaint
10. optimistic
III.
11. available
12. choice
13. None
14. take
15. woven
16. blamed
17. life
18. health
19. faint
20. pitched
21. related
22. was
23. caused
24. chew
25. fined
26. he asked the students
27. the building of
28. because of
29. where he got
30. were
31. Much as
32. will be lying
33. Large numbers of
34. in order to
35. if I had been
36. Since when
37. trying to
38. was badly injured
39. you last
40. That the Moon
IV.
41. judged
42. set
43. revealed
44. forgotten
45. descendants
46. protective
47. critic
48. Fortunately
49. work
50. expected
51. auctioned
52. department
53. speculation
54. creates
55. indeed
V.
56. She doesn't really mind it
57. They are not so appropriate for city life
58. They keep people in touch
59. Because some couples don't bother to get married
60. Because some couples don't bother to get married
VI.
61. in looking
62. evidence
63. easy
64. can be
65. few
66. are
67. never
68. too
69. believe
70. wants
VII.
71. Paul denied cheating in the exam
72. Unfortunately Sam doesn't get on with his new neighbors
73. The police arrested the thief as he was leaving the bank
74. People who are unemployed often feel depressed
75. After drinking a cup of black coffee, I felt wide awake
76. It's no use asking me the way, I'm only a visitor here
77. They blamed the fire on an electrical failure
78. If you should see Julia, would you give her my love?
79. Strange as it may seem, Mark likes it here
80. They still haven't come up with a solution to the problem
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 21-4-2012 23:09
@mems: tối t6 tuần sau sẽ có đề mới. Các mem thông cảm chờ đợi và tiếp tục ủng hộ 4r nhé...!!
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 28-4-2012 00:52
Topic đã quay trở lại, tiếp tục thử sức nhé...^^!
ĐỀ 4
I. Choose the correct answers:
1. The Williams have three sons, ..... have found good jobs for the last 2 years
A. none of them B. no of whom C. not any of them D. none of whom
2. By the time the letter arrives, we ......... out what we have to do
A. will figure B. will have figured C. had figured D. has figured
3. Be patient! Little by little .............. how to cook simple dishes
A. will you learn B. you will learn C. have you learned D. learning
4. Thank you for the information ........ in time. I really appreciate your help
A. sending B. being sent C. you sent D. which sent
5. The moutain sheep is known for its incredible agility, timid, and ability to ........ severe cold.
A. withstand B. bear C. prevent D. tolerate
6. Due to her untimely death, the novelist was ........ how well her work would be received by the American public
A. to never know B. not knowing C. never to know D. to know never
7. In Western culture, ......... attention has been given to the subject of social class conflict, which may cause revolution
A. a number of B. a lotof C. several D. large amount of
8. That area used to be ........ populated before the war
A. sparely B. scarcely C. rarely D. sparsely
9. Kate has decided to let ....... that she will change her job and leave for Paris
A. it know B. be known C. it be known D. know it
10. I didn't understand a single word they said. They ........ a foreign language
A. must be speaking B. could speak C. may perhaps speak D.must have been speaking
11. Fog sometimes forms when air ...... with a warm ocean current blows across the surface of a cold current
A. associates B. is associated C. associated D.associating
12. Quinine, cinnamon, and other useful ..... are all derived from the bark of trees
A. substances B. stuffs C. materials D. features
13. They shouted loudly ....... I could hear the instructions clearly
A. for fear that B. in order that C. unless D. therefore
14. Machines used to ......... tree cops, such as cherries and almonds, can be classified either as shakers or as pickup machines
A. collect B. gain C. plough D. harvest
15. I couldn't speak Spanish, so I couldn't ....... my ideas across to the passer-by
A. turn B. bring C. get D. look
16. Barry was 19 years old when he was ........ for war
A. brought up B. called up C. made up D. put up
17. At the end of the performance, there was loud ....... from the audience
A. cheer B. support C. praise D. applause
18. To avoid ........, planting trees is the most practicable solution
A. drainage B. modification C. erosion D. fertility
19. No cactus has flowers more beautiful or fragrant than .......... of the night-blooming cereus
A. that B. the ones C. those D. some
20. "Why don't we go out for a walk?" ............
A. Why not B. Yes, please C. OK, let's D. Never mind
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern in each line
21. A. contour B. conclude C. conquer D. conference
22. A. speciality B. secretarial C. community D. photochemical
23. A. conspicuous B. automobile C. element D. industry
24. A. photography B. immunity C. efficiency D. ancestry
25. A. ignorance B. idea C. surroundings D. material
III. The four underlined words or phrases are marked A,B,C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it.
26. By the time you (A) entered the church, (B) the couple would be married (D) by the priest
27. The lesson (A) to which the (B) substitute teacher explained (C) was not easy (D) at all to understand
28. If I were you, I (A) will not invest (B) such a lot of money (C) in the company (D) where he works
29. I (A) always look back (B) on the time (C) when I spent with my Uncle and Aunt (D) on a farm in Kansas
30. (A) Not having been (B) to New York before, Susan (C) found the city (D) such attractive
IV. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
31. Good pencil erasers are soft enough not to damage paper ........ they crumble gradually when used
A. but hard enough so that B. and enough hard that
C. and they are sohard that D. sohard are they
32. Iguanas are different from most other lizards ........
A. on account of they are not carnivores B. being notcarnivores
C. in that they are not carnivores D. so that they are notcarnivores
33. ....... who made Thanksgiving an official holiday in the U.S
A. Abraham Lincoln B. He was Abraham Lincoln
C.Abraham Lincoln was man D. It was Abraham Lincoln
34. Monotonous as the work is, .............
A. but the salary is rather attractive B. attractive salary it is
C. the salary is rather attractive D. it is attractive salary
35. The children love to buy ice-cream at Mr.Kimberley's, .......
A. where they are offered one or two sweets
B. where oneor two sweets offered them
C. whose oneor two sweets are offered
D. that oneor two sweets are offered in
36. Would you mind.......
A. if I borrowed your surfboard B. to lend meyour surfboard
C. lending to meyour surfboard D. that I borrowyour surfboard
37. It is not always not clear .......... music ability in children
A. how to develop and encourage best B.how bestto develop and encourage
C.to develop and encourage best D.how best is to develop and encourage
38. Before they give you this well-paid job, ..........
A. they sure to give you a challenging interview
B. a challenging interview will surely have been given
C. surely they have given you achallenging interview
D. achallenging interview will be given surely
39. When babies are around 15 months old, they .......
A. can pick objects up and put themselves into containers
B. can pick and put objects up into containers
C. can pick up objects and put them into containers
D. can pick up objects and put them into containers
40. If only Maria ...........
A. could finish college when she was young
B. had finished college when young
C. when she was young had finished college
D. would have finished college when she was young
V. Read the following passages and choose the best answer to fill in each blank:
V.1. Exercise is essential (41) mind, body and spirit. It's one of the best ways to (42) a perfect balance when all around you everything seems more and more unbalanced and the world becomes ever more fast and furious.
There are plenty of reasons why you should exercise and very few why you (43). Exercise improves muscle tone and provides quick changes in body (44). It improves muscle power and (45) good posture - the way in which you hold your body when sitting or standing. It helps prevent those muscle imbalances which can (46)to injuries. It provides quick improvement in specific problem areas such as thighs, stomach and upper arms.
It improves the (47) of the heart and lungs and blood circulation. And did you know that exercise helps to (48) depression and tiredness, and that it helps to regulate sleep (49)? Also that exercise is instrumental in controlling stress? Not only this, (50) exercise can help to relieve certain medical conditions.
41. A. of B. for C. with D. within
42. A. maintain B. lenghten C. remain D. protect
43. A. don't B. not C. shouldn't D. aren't
44. A. form B. shape C. gesture D. frame
45. A. increases B. promotes C. accelerates D. imposes
46. A. refer B. result C. apply D. lead
47. A. state B. form C. condition D. tone
48. A. ease B. let C. free D. delete
49. A. ways B. formats C. structures D. patterns
50. A. then B. but C. so D. and
V.2. Le Cordon Bleau, three words which make you think of all (51) is best in classical French cooking. Over the past 100 years, the expert chefs of this most famous cooking school have (52) all levels of students to achieve perfection. Now, to celebrate the school's impressive hundredth anniversary, (53) this equally impressive new book, Le Cordon Bleau Classic French Cookbook, which (54) 100 of
the school's most (55) recipes. Although the recipes in the book are all classics, they are all (56) remarkably fresh. WhileLe Cordon Bleau has always (57) the flag for traditional French cooking, it has also moved away from rich, creamy sauces and altered its approach to cut (58) the killer calories.
Throughout the book, the recipes are illustrated with (59) illustrations plus wonderful shots of the finished dishes. Expert chefs from Cordon Bleu schools around the world have each selected a recipe (60) which they are famous, and shared their secrets with the reader.
51. A. which B. that C. what D. who
52. A. supported B. taught C. approached D.trained
53. A. coming B. to come C. comes D. came
54. A. enclosed B. contains C. consists D. represents
55. A. respected B. respectful C.respectable D.respecting
56. A. even B. then C. still D. instead
57. A. posted B. carried C. sent D. brought
58. A. off B. away from C. from D. down on
59. A. cover-to-cover B. day-after-day C. top-to-bottom D. step-by-step
60. A. of B. to C. for D. with
VI. Read the following passages and choose the correct answers.
VI.1. Alzheimer's disease impairs a person's ability to recall memories, both distant and as recent as a few hours before. Although there is not yet a cure for the illness, there may be hope for a cure with a protein called nerve growth factor. The protein is produced by 5 nerve cells in the same region of the brain where Alzheimer's occurs. Based on this relationship, scientists from the University of Lund in Sweden and the University of California at San Diego designed an experiment to test whether doses of nerve growth factor could reverse the effects of memory loss caused by Alzheimer's. Using a 10 group of rats with impaired memory, the scientists gave half of the rats doses of nerve growth factor while giving the other half a blood protein as a placebo, thus creating a control group. At the end of the four-week test, the rats given the nerve growth factor performed equally to rats with normal memory abilities. While the experiments 15 do not show that nerve growth factor can stop the general process of deterioration caused by Alzheimer's, they do show potential as a means to slowing the process significantly.
61. With what topic is this passage mainlyconcerned?
A. impaired memory of patients
B. cures for Alzheimer's disease
C. the use of rats as experimental subjects
D. nerve growth factor as a cure for Alzheimer's
62. According to the passage, where is nerve growth factor produced in the body?
A. in nerve cells in the spinal column
B. in red blood cells in the circulatory system
C. in nerve cells in the brain
D. in the pituitary gland
63. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Alzheimer's disease is deadly.
B. Though unsuccessful, the experiments did show some benefits derived from nerve growth factor.
C. The experiments did not show any significant benefits from nerve growth factor.
D. More work needs to be done to understand the effects of nerve growth factor.
64. The passage most closely resembles which of the following patterns of organization?
A. chronological order B. statement and illustration
C. cause & effect D. alphabetical order
65. The relationship between nerve growth factor and a protein is similar to the relationship between Alzheimer's and
A. forgetfulness B. a disease C. a cure D. a cancer
66. What is the use of giving some rats a blood protein as a placebo in the experiment?
A. to cure their forgetfulness B. to create a control group
C. to improve their memory D. to see whether they have Alzheimer's
67. The word "impairs" in line 1 is most similar to which of the following?
A. affects B. destroys C. enhances D. diminishes
68. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "doses"?
A. measures B. pieces C. injections D. stipends
69. Which of the following could best replace the word "reverse"?
A. foster B. prompt C. override D. match
70. Which of the following could best replace the word "significantly"?
A. considerably B. knowingly C. suggestively D. tirelessly
VI.2. The postage stamp has been around for only a relatively short period of time. The use of stamps for postage was first proposed in England in 1837, when Sir Rowland Hill published a pamphlet entitled "Post Office Reform: Its Importance and Practicability" to put forth the ideas that postal rates should not be based on the distance that a letter or package travels but should instead be based on the weight of the letter or package and that fees for postal services should be collected in advance of the delivery rather than after through the use of postage stamps.
The ideas proposed by Hill went into effect in England almost immediately, and other countries soon followed suit. The first English stamp which featured a portrait of then Queen Victoria, was printed in 1840. This stamp the "penny black" came in sheets that needed to be separated with scissors and provided enough postage for a letter weighing 14 grams or less to any destination. In 1843 Brazil was the next nation to produce national postage stamps, and various areas in what is today Switzerland also produced postage stamps later in the same year. Postage stamps in five-and ten-cent denominations were first approved by the U.S. Congress in 1847 and by 1860 postage stamps were being issued in more than 90 governmental jurisdictions worldwide.
71. According to paragraph 1 postage stamps were first suggested
A. in the first half of the eighteenth century
B. in the second half of the eighteenth century
C. in the first half of the nineteenth century
D. in the second half of the nineteenth century
72. It is indicated in paragraph 1 that Sir Rowland Hill believed that postage fees
A. should be paid by the sender
B. should be related to distance
C. should have nothing to do with how heavy a package is
D. should be collected after the package is delivered
73. The word "pamphlet" is similar in meaning to
A. an announcement B. a board C. a small book D. a catalogue
74. Which word can best replace the phrase "put forth"
A. introduce B. produce C. send out D. advertise
75. What is stated in paragraph 2 about the first English postage stamp?
A. It was designed by Queen Victoria.
B. It contained a drawing of a black penny.
C. It was produced in sheets of 14 stamps.
D. It could be used to send a lightweight letter.
76. According to paragraph 2 Brazil introduced postage stamps
A. before England
B. before Switzerland
C. after the United States
D. after Switzerland
77. It is mentioned in paragraph 2 that in 1847
A. postage stamps were in use in 90 different countries
B. it cost fifteen cents to mail a letter in the United States
C. two different denominations of postage stamps were introduced in the United States
D. the U.S. Congress introduced the "penny black" stamp
78. Which statement is true?
A. the "penny black", came in sheets that needed to be separated with scissors
B. The U.S Congress printed stamps in the U.S
C. Before there was the first postage stamp, fees for postal services had been collected in advance of the delivery
D. The fees for letters and packages weighed more than 14 grams could not be paid by stamps
79. The word "denominations" can be replaced by
A. systems B. pictures C. values D. types
80. What is the meaning of the word "jurisdictions"
A. institutions B. authorities C. responsibilities D. post offices
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 29-4-2012 22:30
KEY
ĐỀ 4:
I.
1. none of whom
2. will have figured
3. you will learn (little by little: dần dần, không cần đảo ngữ trog câu này, cẩn thận kẻo bị người cho đề lừa)
4. you sent
5. withstand
6. never to know
7. a lot of
8. sparsely (thưa thớt) # densely (đông đúc)
9. it be known
10. must have been speaking
11. associted
12. substances
13. in order that
14. harvest
15. get
16. called up (call up for war: đi nghĩa vụ)
17. applause
18. erosion
19. those
20. OK, let's
II.
21. conclude
22. community
23. conspicuous
24. ancestry
25. ignorance
III.
26. would be
27. to which
28. will
29. when
30. such
IV.
31. but hard enough so that
32. in that they are not carnivores
33. It was Abraham Lincoln
34. the salary is rather attractive
35. where they are offered one or two sweets
36. if I borrowed your surfboard
37. how best to develop and courage
38. a challenging interview will surely have been given
39. can pick up objects and put them into containers
40. had finished college when young
V.
V.1.
41. for
42. maintain
43. shouldn't
44. shape (body shape: dáng hình, thân hình, good shape: có thân hình đẹp. ko dùng body form)
45. promotes
46. lead (lead to: dẫn đến)
47. condition
48. ease
49. patterns
50. but
V.2.
51. that
52. trained
53. comes
54. contains
55. respected
56. still
57. carried
58. down on
59. step-by-step
60. for
VI.
VI.1.
61. nerve growth factor as a cure for Alzheimer's
62. in nerve cells in the brain
63. More work needs to be done to understand the effects of nerve growth factor
64. statement and illustration
65. a disease
66. to create a control group
67. diminishes
68. measures
69. override
70. considerably
VI.2.
71. in the first half of the 19th century
72. should be paid by the sender
73. a small book
74. introduce
75. It could be used to send a lightweight letter
76. before Switzerland
77. two different denominations of postage stamps were introduced in the U.S
78. the "penny black", came in sheets that needed to be separated with scissors
79. types
80. authorities
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 2-5-2012 22:16
ĐỀ 5
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. I could not decide at first, but then I ........ decided to stay till the end of the war
A. largely B. steadily C. firmly D. excessively
2. He does not eat ................
A. too much fish B. much fishes C. many fishes D. many fish
3. The lost ....... very important
A. data was B. data were C. datum were D. datums were
4. Why didn't you ........ you were feeling ill
A. talk B. mention C. tell D. give remark
5. Although our opinions on many things .........., we are good friends
A. differ B. oppose C. disagree D. separate
6. Would it ............. you if we came on Thursday?
A. fit B. agree C. suit D. conveince
7. The children admitted ........ the letter to Jane
A. to send B. having been sent C. sending D. to have sent
8. I'd rather you .......... to me like that
A. not talk B. don't talk C. not to talk D. didn't talk
9. We cancelled the match ............. the weather
A. despite B. in view of C. on behalf of D. in return for
10. Only when you have sent us the application ........ you an interview
A. we can give B. did we give C. can we give D. have we given
11. ................ the hardest job in the group, Kate always thinks that she is the best
A. Asking to do B. Having beenasked doing
C. To ask to do D.Asked to do
12. Leisure habits won't change much in the ........... future
A. foreseeable B. coming C. understandable D. whole
13. .......... emission consists of poisonous gas
A. Tail-pipe B. Pipe-tail C. Tail-piped D. Pipe-tailed
14. Polar bears .......... to sleep for nearly 6 months in winter
A. they say B. has been said C. say D. are said
15. China .......... diplomatic relations with Russia due to a border dispute
A. broke off B. turned over C. called off D. put back
16. He gave me the thickest book, ........ are dog-eared
A. whose page B. the pages of which C. which pages D. which
17. The voters told the politician that he could .......... on their support in the next general election
A. center B. concentrate C. hold D. count
18. Living conditions in some poor African countries are
A. unhelpful B. illegal C. unhealthy D. impossible
19. It is very .......... of you to bring us gifts from Asia
A. polite B. thoughtful C. sensitive D. faithful
20. The Parisians at that time were decreed to move on the right-hand side of the road .......... the left-hand side empty for the papal carriage
A. getting B. letting C. allowing D. leaving
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each line:
21. A. rainfall B. aisle C. rail D. tale
22. A. mall B. fault C. flock D. salt
23. A. quick B. quiet C. quit D. equip
24. A. grandeur B. individual C. education D. editor
25. A. ethics B. eternal C. ecology D. effect
III. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
26. With his father's (A) guidance, Mozart began (B) playing the clavier at the age (C) of three and (D) composeat the age of five
27. (A) The corals (B) can be divided into three groups, two of (C) which (D) is extinct
28. (A) Students in the U.S often support (B) themselves by (C) babysitting, working in restaurants, (D) or they drive taxi cabs
29. Because the solar tiles were very (A) secure fastened, only (B) a few became detached (C) when the space shuttle reentered the (D) earth's atmosphere
30. (A) Traditionally, the flag (B) is risen in the morning and taken (C) down (D) at night
IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
31. Since the student was neither a beginner ..............., she was put in an intermediate class
A. nor advancing in her knowledge B. nor an advanced in her knowledge
C.nor advanced in her knowledge D. and not an advanced in her knowledge
32. The tire was deflated, .....................
A. though he would put more air in it B. so he putmore air in it
C. unless he putmore air in it D. andmore air in it would be put
33. Old people often reminisce about the days ................
A. when they had good deeds B. in which they will havegood deeds
C. only that they hadgood deeds D. as they havegood deeds
34. Only by buying 5 items at the same time ...............
A. can you get the reduction B. you can get the reduction
C. the reduction can be obtained D. get the reduction
35. He looked at the view from his window ..............
A. thinking about his next move B. to thinkabout his next move
C. he thoughtabout his next move D. because he thoughtabout his next move
36. American author John Updike, .........................., spent his boyhood in Shillington, Pennsylvania
A. was the only child of a high school math teacher B. whose only childof a high school math teacher
C. the only child ofa high school math teacher D. he was the only childof a high school math teacher
37. In the 17th century, North American was vast and unconquered, ............. only at great cost
A. it promised riches but yielded its bounty B.promising riches but yielding its bounty
C. by promising riches but by yielding its bounty D. its riches were promised but its bounty yielded
38. Chemists are not sure ...................
A. how precisely can cold fusion occur B.how cancold fusionpreciselyoccur
C.preciselyhow cold fusion can occur D.cold fusion can occurhow precisely
39. ...................., linguists work to identify all of the sounds its contain
A. When they encoutering a new language B.When encoutering a new language
C. During their encouter a new language D.When a new language encountered
40. Oil-base house paint is neither easy to work with nor quick to clean up ..................
A. it is often preferred to latex paint B. thenpreferred to latex paint
C. thus ispreferred to latex paint D. but it ispreferred to latex paint
V. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
V.1. Every year, the village of Pettineo (41) its unique arts festival.
For a few days each summer, artists from all over Europe gather at this village near the north coast of Sicily to enjoy the creative atmosphere. During their stay, the artists get together with the local people to paint a one-kilometre long picture that (42) the length of the high street. Once the painting is done, each visiting artist joins a local family for a big lunch and, (43) the meal, the family receives the (44) of the painting that the artist has painted. As a result, though few villagers are rich, almost every home has at least one painting by a well-known European artist. Visitors to the village are eagerly invited into homes to see these paintings.
The festival was the (45) of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (46) it up several years ago. Since then, Pettineo has become a sort of domestic art museum in which any visitor can (47) a doorbell, go into a house and (48) a painting. In addition to this exhibition of paintings in people's homes, for those who have time to (49), there is an opportunity to )50) through the display of huge sculptures in the village square.
41. A. celebrates B. shows C. honors D. demonstrated
42. A. stretches B. runs C. follows D. is
43. A. in addition to B. in place of C. in common with D. in exchange for
44. A. partition B. section C. division D. region
45. A. image B. purpose C. thought D. idea
46. A. set B. got C. put D. broke
47. A. ring B. push C. press D. pull
48. A. respect B. stare C. admire D. foster
49. A. share B. choose C. take D. spare
50. A. move B. step C. wander D. march
V.2. Cambridge must be one of the best-known towns in the world, and can be found on most tourist lists of places to visit The (51) reason for its fame is its University, which started during the 13th century and grew (52) until today there are more than 20 colleges. Most of them allow visitors (53) the grounds and courtyards. The most popular place from which to (54) them is from the Backs, where the college grounds go down to the River Cam. The oldest college is Peterhouse, which was founded in 1284, and the (55) is Robinson College, which was opened in 1977. The most famous is probably King's, (56) its magnificent chapel. Its choir of boys and undergraduates is also very well known.
The University was (57) for men until 1871 when the first women's college was opened. (58) was opened two years later and a third in 1954. In the 1970s, most colleges opened their doors to both men and women. (59) all the colleges are now mixed, but it will be many years before there are (60) numbers of both sexes.
51. A. principal B. principle C. potential D. chief
52. A. firmly B. permanently C. steadily D. largely
53. A. entering B. to enter C. enter D. who enter
54. A. look B. observe C. watch D. view
55. A. most recent B. latest C. last D. mosr present
56. A. despite B. because of C. with a view to D. regardless of
57. A. exceptionally B. specially C. exclusively D. purposely
58. A. One B. Another C. Other D. Once more
59. A. Almost B. Most C. Mostly D. Even
60. A. same B. equivalent C. relevant D. equal
VI. Readthe following passages and choose the correct answer:
VI.1. Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not an liminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moistskinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated.
Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.
61. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Desert plans B. Life underground C. Animal life D. Man's life in the desert
62. The pharse “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following except _____.
A. water-loving animals B. the bobcat
C. moist-skinned animals D. many large animals
63. The word "desiccating" is closest in meaning to
A. drying B. humidifying C. killing D. life threatening
64. The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behaviour of desert animals except
A. animals sleep during the day B. animals dig homes underground
C. animals are noisy and aggressive D. animals are watchful and quiet
65. The word "they" refers to
A. desert sounds B.desert creatures C. men D. forest creatures
66. The word "emaciated" is closest in meaning to
A. wild B. cunning C. unmanageable D. unhealthy
67. The author states that one characteristic of animals who live in thedesert is that they
A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. are less healthy than animals who live in different places
C. can hunt in temperatures of 150 degrees
D. live in an accommodation environment
68. Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage
A. Water is the basis of life
B. All living things adjust to their environment
C. Desert life is colorful
D. Healthy animals live longers lives
69. What is considered part of the underlying explanations for the adjustment of the animals living in the desert
A. tissue B. interval C. behavior D. reticence
70. How is the temperature 18 inches underground compared to that on the surface in the desert
A. the same as B. much higher C. half of D.less than half
VI.2. The influenza virus is a single molecule composed of millions of individual atoms. Although bacteria can be considered a type of plant, secreting poisonous substances into the body of the organism they attack, viruses, like the influenza virus, are living organisms THEMSELVES. We may consider them regular chemical molecules since they have STICTLY defined atomic structure; but on the other hand, we must also consider them as being alive since they are able to multiply in UNLIMITED quantities.
An attack brought on by the presence of the influenza virus in the body produces a temporary immunity, but, unfortunately, the protection is against only the type of virus that caused the influenza. Because the disease can be produced by any one of three types, referred to as A, B, or C, and many varieties within each type, immunity to one virus will not prevent infection by other types or strains.
Approximately every ten years, worldwide epidemics of influenza called pandemics occur. Though to be caused by new strains of type A virus, these pandemic outbreaks have appeared on the average every two or three years for type A virus, and every four or five years for type B virus
71. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The influenza virus B. Immunity to diseases
C. Bacteria D. Chemical molecules
72. According to this passage, bacteria are
A.poisons B.very small C.larger than viruses D.plants
73.The pronoun "themselves" refers to:
A.living organisms B.poisonous substances C.individual atoms D.the viruses
74.The word "strictly" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by:
A.unusually B.completely C.broadly D.exactly
75.Why does the author say that viruses are alive
A. They have a complex atomic structure B.They move
C.They multiply D.They need warmth and light
76. The author names all of the following as characteristics of pandemics except
A.they spread very quickly B.they are caused by type-A virus
C.they are regional outbreaks D.they occur once every ten years
77. The atomic structure of viruses
A.is variable
B.is strictly defined
C.cannot be analyzed chemically
D.is more complex than that of bacteria
78.The word "unlimited" means
A.very small B.very large C.very similar D.very different
79.How does the body react to the influenza virus
A.It prevents further infection to other types and strains of the virus
B.It produces immunity to the type and strain of virus that invaded it
C.It becomes immune to types A, B and C viruses, but not to various strains within the types
D.After a temporary immunity, it becomes even more susceptible to the type and strain that caused the influenza
80. The word "strains" is closest meaning to
A. theories B. injures C. varieties D. weaknesses
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 5-5-2012 01:24
KEY
ĐỀ 5:
I.
1. firmly
2. many fish
3. data were (data: số nhiều của datum)
4. mention
5. differ
6. suit
7. sending
8. didn't talk (would rather + O + V(2))
9. in view of
10. can we give
11. Asked to do
12. foreseeable
13. Tail-pipe
14. are said
15. broke off (to break off: cắt đứt quan hệ)
16. the pages of which
17. count (to count on, to count upon: hy vọng ở, trông mong ở)
18. unhealthy
19. thoughtful
20. leaving
II.
21. aisle
22. flock
23. quiet
24. editor
25. ethics
III.
26. compose
27. is
28. or
29. secure
30. is risen
IV.
31. nor an advanced in her knowledge
32. so he put more air in it
33. when they had good deeds
34. can you get the reduction
35. thinking about his next move
36. the only child of a high school math teacher (ở đây sử dụng mạo từ "the" vì author John Updike là chủ thể xác định được, là đứa trẻ duy nhất....)
37. promising riches but yielding its bounty
38. precisely how cold fusion can occur
39. When encountering a new language (vì cùng chủ ngữ là "linguists" nên rút gọn mệnh đề bằng cách V+ing nếu chủ động, và V(2) nếu bị động)
40. but it is preferred to latex paint
V.
V.1.
41. celebrates
42. runs
43. in exchange for (exchange for: đổi ra được, ngang với)
44. section
45. idea
46. set (set up: thành lập, thiết lập)
47. ring
48. admire
49. share
50. wander
V.2
51. principal (cần principle: nguồn gốc, principal reason, principal cause: nguyên nhân chính, chủ yếu)
52. steadily
53. to enter (allow + to: cho phép)
54. view
55. most recent
56. because of
57. exclusively
58. another
59. Almost (almost: hầu như, cụm từ: almost all, almost every)
60. equal
VI.
VI.1.
61. Life underground
62. the bobcat
63. drying
64. animals are noisy and aggressive
65. desert creatures
66. unhealthy
67. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
68. All living things adjust to their environments
69. behavior
70. less than half
VI.2
71. The influenza virus
72. plants
73. viruses
74. exactly
75. They multiply
76. they are regional outbreaks
77. is strictly defined
78. very large
79. It produces immunity to the type and strain ofvirus that invaded it
80. varieties
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 13-5-2012 19:07
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Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 17-5-2012 21:57
ĐỀ 6:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each line:
1. A. learns B. works C. eyes D. needs
2. A. fare B. black C. match D. calcium
3. A. creature B. feature C. neat D. creation
4. A. intend B. even C. event D. prevent
5. A. plain B. game C. change D. chance
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern in each line:
6. A. material B. emission C. optical D. conjunction
7. A. stimulate B. measurement C. surgical D. already
8. A. medical B. convention C. majority D. humnaity
9. A. presidential B. foundation C. confidential D. recreation
10. A. disease B. obtain C. desert D. apply
III. Choose the correct answer:
11. Team work or pair work is a good way to ............. student talking time
A. minimize B. maximize C. rise D. grow
12. To have different life experience and learning strategies, there should be a ............. of personalities in each team
A. amount B. few C. diversity D. various
13. As he didn't feel well, the doctor decided not to ............ on the patient
A. surgery B. operate C. remove D. work
14. Grace Kelly was first famous as a Hollywood actress and then ......... Prince Rainier of Monaco
A. to be the wife of B. she was the wife of
C. the wife of D. asthe wife of
15. Although they played very well, they didn't win the match because they lacked .................
A. team work B. team interest C. team sport D. team spirit
16. Louis Pasteur was well-known for his ................. of the process of pasteurisation and the development of the vaccine for rabbies
A. growth B. discovery C. invention D. research
17. The judge decided to ........... the thief to three months' imprisonment
A. sentence B. prison C. put D. imprison
18. Ton That Tung was a pioneer in liver surgery. His method considerably .......... the time of a liver operation from a few hours to only a few minutes
A. decreases B. reduces C. falls D. enables
19. Although some people earn a lot of money, they are not ................. with their lives
A. satisfy B. pleasant C. contented D. concerned
20. We often take this small road home to avoid heavy ................. on the main streets
A. cars B. traffic C. vehicles D. movement
21. When he came to the counter to pay, he found that he had .............. cash ............ his credit card with him
A. either/ or B. neither/ nor C. both/ and D. not/ neither
22. All of the senses ............... must pass through intermediate gateways to be processed before they are registered in the brain
A. but smell B. until smell C. to smell D. for smell
23. Her mother .............. a book until she was twenty
A. was never reading B. has never read
C. never reads D. never read
24. You look tired. .................. hard all day?
A. Have you been working B. Did you work
C. Do you work D. Are you working
25. Tim looks so frightened and upset. He ............ something terrible
A. must experience B.can have experienced
C.should have experienced D.must have experienced
26. The tourists .................. on the beach when a big wave swept ashore, carrying everything to the sea
A. were sunbathing B. are sunbathing
C. had been sunbathed D. sunbathed
27. Ann was very surprised to find the door unlocked. She remembered ............ it before she left
A. to lock B. having locked C. to have locked D. she locks
28. Have you considered ................... for that position of sales manager?
A. applying B. to apply C. looking D. to look
29. The speed of light is .............. the speed of sound
A. faster B. much faster than C. the fastest D. as fast
30. James didn't come to see us as planned and he didn't even phone us. He ................. about the appointment
A. can have forgotten B. might have forgotten
C. should have forgotten D. must forget
31. "When will we meet: at 7:30 or 8:00?"
"I don't mind. .................. is convenient for me."
A. Either time B. Neither of them C. Both time D. Neither time
32. Dry cleaning is the process ................... clothes are cleaned in liquids other than water
A. by B. by which C. which through D. through
33. .................. imaginative stories about the origin of the game of chess
A. Many of the B. Many C. There are many D. Of the many
34. Mike .................. to persuade his parents to change their minds
A. fails B. regrets C. admits D. remembers
35. ................. it not been for the torrential rain, we would have gone out
A. But B. If C. Had D. Should
36. .................... in this national park declined from a few thousand to a few hundred in ten years
A. The number of tigers B.That the number of tigers
C.For a number of tigers D.A number of tigers
37. The doctor advised him ................ and to take up some sport
A. to stop smoke B. stop smoking
C. to stop smoking D. to stop to smoke
38. This math problem is too difficult for me ...............
A. to solve it B. for solving C. to solve D. solving
39. Job specialisation takes place ....................... of production is separated into occupations
A. whenever the work is B. when the work
C. is when the work D. whenever working
40. The population of the Earth is increasing at a tremendous rate and .................. out of control
A. they have become B. are soon going to be
C. soon will be D. why it will be
IV. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
NEW HUNT FOR LIFE IN SPACE
British space scientists are planning to join the Americans in the race to find evidence of life on other planets. Alan Penny and his team at the Ruther ford Appleton Laboratory have (41)___ a telecope that is 40 times more powerful than Hubble. (42)______as "Darwin", this telescope could tell if planets 50 light years away have any kind of life on them. Two days (43)_____ NASA scientists had shown proof that one of Jupiter's moons could support life, Penny (44)_____that his telescope may be include in a European Space Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (45)_____of $500 milion, is on a shortlist of two proposals. If approved, it will probably be (46)_____ around 2010, its destination somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The blueprint is actually for live telescopes positioned 50 metres (47)______in space, slowly circling a central processing station. The combined data from these telescopes would build up a full picture of planet, picking out faint images that have never been seen before. Darwin would not be able to take detailed photographs of the planets it (48)_____, but Penny believes a second-generation telescope could be set up to do this. He claims it is worthwhile mapping the universe around our (49) galaxy, even though these planets lie (50)______ our reach for the moment. The European Space Agency will make its decision on Darwin within three years.
41. A. thought B. intended C. designed D. drawn
42. A. Known B. Called C. Considered D. Named
43. A. following B. after C. next D. later
44. A. announced B. spoke C. advertised D. told
45. A. price B. schedule C. charge D. budget
46. A. driven B. fetched C. launched D. taken
47. A. apart B. far C. distant D. away
48. A. invents B. searches C. discovers D. looks
49. A. alone B. same C. one D. own
50. A. out B. toward C. beyond D. over
V. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
V.1
In this era of increased global warming and diminishing fossil fuel supplies, we must begin to put a greater priority of harnessing alternative energy sources. Fortunately, there are a number of readily available, renewable resources that are both cost-effective and earth-friendly. Two such resources are solar power and geothermal power.
Solar energy, which reaches the earth through sunlight, is so abundant that it could meet the needs of worldwide energy consumption 6,000 times over. And solar energy is easily harnessed through the use of photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity. In the United States alone, more than 100,000 homes are equipped with solar electric systems in the form of solar panels or solar roof tiles. And in other parts of the world, including many developing countries, the use of solar systems is growing steadily.
Another alternative energy source, which is abundant in specific geographical areas, is geothermal power, which creates energy by tapping heat from below the surface of the earth. Hot water and steam that are trapped in underground pools are pumped to the surface and used to run a generator, which produces electricity. Geothermal energy is 50,000 times more abundant than the entire known supply of fossil fuel resources. And as with solar power, the technology needed to utilize geothermal energy is fairly simple. A prime example of effective geothermal use is in Iceland, a region of high geothermal activity, where over 80 percent of private homes are heated by geothermal power.
Solar and geothermal energy are just two of a number of promising renewable alternatives to conventional energy sources. The time is long overdue to invest in the development and use of alternative energy on a global scale.
51. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The benifits of solar and wind power over convetional energy sources
B. Howenergy resources are tapped from nature
C. Two types of alternativeenergy sources that should be further utilized
D. Examples of the use ofenergy sources worldwide
52. According to the passage, why should we consider using alternative energy sources?
A. Because fossil fuels are no longer available
B. Because global warming has increased the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth
C. Because they are free and available worldwide
D. Because convetionalenergy sources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage
53. According to the passage, what can be inferred about solar roof tiles?
A. They are being used in many undeveloped countries
B. They can convert geothermal power to electricity
C. They are more expensive than solar panels
D. They contain photovoltaic cells
54. According to the passage, how is solarenergy production similar to geothermalenergy production?
A. They both require fairly simple technology
B. They both use heat from the earth's surface
C. They both require the use of a generator
D. They are both conventional and costly
55. According to the passage, which of the following is true about solar power?
A. There is very little of it available in Iceland
B. There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world
C. It is 6000 times more powerful than energy from fossil fuels
D. It is being used in 10000 private homes worldwide
V.2
Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has long been a popular tourist destination. Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constituteNiagara Falls: the 173-foot-high Horseshoe Fallson the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian province of Ontario and the 182-foot-high American Falls on the U.S. side of the river in the state of New York. Approximately 85 percent of the water that goes over the falls actually goes over Horseshoe Falls, with the rest going over American Falls.
Most visitors come between April and October, and it is quite a popular activity to take a steamer out onto the river and right up to the base of the fallsfor a close-up view. It is also possible to get a spectacular view of the falls from the strategic locations along the Niagara River, such as Prospect Point or Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have heights up to 500 feet.
Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the 1800s;annual visitation now averages above 10 million visitors per year. Because of concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the natural beauty of this scenic wonder, the state of New York in 1885 created Niagara Falls Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls. A year later Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara, around Horseshoe Falls. With the area surrounding the falls under the jurisdiction ofgovernment agencies, appropriate steps could be taken to preserve the pristine beauty of the area.
56. What is the major point that the author is making in this passage?
A. Niagara Falls can be viewed from either the American side or the Canadian side
B. A trip to the United States isn't complete without a visit to Niagara Falls
C. Niagara Falls has had an interesting history
D. It has been necessary to protect Niagara Falls from the many tourists who go there
57. The word “flock” in line 2 could best be replaced by
A. come by plane
B. come in large numbers
C. come out of boredom
D. come without knowing what they will see
58. According to the passage, which of the following best describesNiagara Falls?
A. Niagara Falls consists of two rivers, one Canadian and the other American
B. American Falls is considerably higher than Horseshoe Falls
C. The Niagara River has two falls, one in Canada and one in the United States.
D. Although the Niagara River flows through the United States and Canada, the falls are only in the United States.
59. A "steamer" in the second paragraph is probably
A. a bus B. a boat C. a walkway D. a park
60. The expression "right up" in the second paragraph could be best replaced by
A. turn to the right B. follow correct procedures
C. travel upstream D. all the way up
61. The passage implies that tourists prefer to
A. visit Niagara Falls during warmer weather
B. see the falls from a great distance
C. take a ride over the falls
D. come to Niagara Falls for a winter vacation
62. According to the passage, why was Niagara park created?
A. To encourage tourists to visit Niagara Falls
B. To show off the natural beauty ofNiagara Falls
C. To protect the area aroundNiagara Falls
D. To force Canada to open Queen Victoria Park
63.The word “jurisdiction” in line 17 is closet in meaning to
A. view B. assistance C. taxation D. control
64.The word “pristine” in line 18 is closet in meaning to
A. pure and natural B. highly developed
C. well-regulated D. overused
65. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses
A. additional ways to observe the falls
B. steps taken by government agencies to protect the falls
C. a detailed description of the division of the falls between the United States and Canada
D. further problems that are destroying the area around the falls
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
66. (A) The price of petrol has (B) raised (C) so rapidly that we decided to use (D) the bus
67. Mike (A) has lived in Manchester (B) for a (C) few years and then (D) wet to London
68. My brother has (A) a French elegant clock (B) which he (C) considers his (D) property
69. (A) To save the California condor (B) from extinct, a group of federal, local, and (C) private organisations initiated a (D) rescue programme
70. (A) Some language students (B) have difficulty (C) to express exactly what they want (D) to say
VII. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:
71. They don't let anyone enter the area
A. Nobody is let to enterthe area
B. Nobody is allowed to enter the area
C.Nobody is allowed entering the area
D. The area is not allowed entering
72. it may work if you use a new battery
A. You should try using a new battery
B. Why don't you try to use a new battery
C. Use a new battery and it will work
D. It only works when you use a new battery
73. It's no use trying to persuade Tom to change his mind
A. There's no point to try to persuade Tom to change his mind
B. It's worth trying to persuade Tom to change his mind
C. It's useful trying to persuade Tom to change his mind
D. It's a waste of time tryingto persuade Tom to change his mind
74. His story was so funny that it made us all laugh
A. His story was too funny to laugh
B.His story couldn't make us laugh
C.His story was very funny and we couldn't help laughing
D. We all laughed at him for his story
75. I will remember to water the plants
A. I won't forget to water the plants
B. I won't forget watering the plants
C. I remember watering the plants
D. I promise watering the plants
VIII. Choose the correct answer:
76. No sooner had Tom graduated from university __________
A. that he was offered a job in a big company
B. than hewas offered a job in a big company
C. whenhe was offered a job in a big company
D. thenhe was offered a job in a big company
77. It was Neil Amstrong _________
A. that set foot first on the moon B. who first set footon the moon
C. he first set footon the moon D. that was seton the moon first
78. It is believed that _________
A. Harry Potter by J.K Rowling is the best-selling of the year
B.Harry Potter by J.K Rowling to be the best-selling of the year
C.Harry Potter by J.K Rowling the best-selling of the year
D.the best-selling of the year to beHarry Potter by J.K Rowling
79. _________, he could answer the questions now
A. If James studied his lessons last night
B. Were James to studyhis lessons last night
C. If only James studiedhis lessons last night
D. Had James studiedhis lessons last night
80. Having retired from work, ________
A. social work interests him
B. it is impossible for him ro engage in social work
C. Mr Brown devotes all his time to social work
D. his interests is social work
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 20-5-2012 23:26
KEY
ĐỀ 6
I.
1. works
2. fare
3. creation
4. even
5. chance
II.
6. optical
7. already
8. medical
9. foundation
10. desert
III.
11. maximize
12. diversity
13. operate
14. as the wife of
15. team spirit
16. invention
17. sentence
18. reduces
19. contented (to be content with sth: vừa lòng, bằng lòng với cái gì)
20. traffic
21. neither/ nor
22. but smell
23. never read
24. Have you been working
25. must have experienced
26. were sunbathing
27. having locked
28. applying
29. much faster than
30. might have forgotten
31. Either time
32. by which
33. There are many
34. fails
35. Had
36. The number of tigers
37. to stop smoking
38. to solve
39. when the work
40. soon will be
IV.
41. designed
42. Known
43. after
44. announced
45. budget
46. launched
47. apart
48. discovers
49. own
50. beyond
V.
V.1
51. Two types of alternative energy sources that should be further utilized
52. Because convetional energy sources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage
53. They contain photovoltaic cells
54. They both require fairly simple technology
55. There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world
V.2
56. It has been necessary to protect Niagara Falls from the many tourists who go there
57. come in large numbers
58. The Niagara River has two falls, one in Canada and one in the United States.
59. a boat
60. all the way up
61. visit Niagara Falls during warmer weather
62. To protect the area aroundNiagara Falls
63. control
64. pure and natural
65. steps taken by government agencies to protect the falls
VI.
66. raised -> risen
67. has lived -> lived
68. a French elegant -> an elegant French
69. from extinct -> from extinction
70. to express -> expressing
VII.
71. Nobody is allowed to enter the area
72. You should try using a new battery
73. It's a waste of time tryingto persuade Tom to change his mind
74. His story was very funny and we couldn't help laughing
75. I won't forget to water the plants
VIII.
76. than he was offered a job in a big company
77. who first set footon the moon
78. Harry Potter by J.K Rowling is the best-selling of the year
79. Had James studiedhis lessons last night
80. Mr Brown devotes all his time to social work
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 28-5-2012 00:14
@mems: Hic, mấy nay drunk kì quá, bỏ bê cái topic này, hứa sẽ có đề mới vào ngày mai...^^!
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 28-5-2012 20:04
ĐỀ 7
I. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions:
1. The factory is said .......... in a fire two years ago
A. being destroyed B.to have been destroyed C.to have destroyed D.to destroy
2. By the end of this year my father ............ in this company for 12 years
A. will work B. will have been working C. has been working D. has worked
3. "Would you mind giving me a hand with this bag?" - ................
A. Yes, I'll do it now B. No, not at all C. Well, I'd love to D. Yes, I am
4. Forget all and try your best next time - Lightning never ................ twice in the same place
A. strikes B. attacks C. beats D. hits
5. ............. raiding for camels was a significant part of Bedouin life has been documented in Wilfed Thesiger's Arabian
A. Sands B. That C. Which D. Where
6. The little girl pleaded .......... not to leave him alone in the dark
A. on her mother B.her mother C. withher mother D. ather mother
7. ........., the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties
A. By and large B. Altogether C. To a degree D. Virtually
8. The TV station, in ........... to massive popular demand, decided not to discontinue the soap opera
A. reaction B. response C. answer D. reply
9. His emotional problems ................ from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think
A. stem B. flourish C. root D. sprout
10. Pete was born and brought up in Cornwall and he knows the place like the .........
A. nose on his face B. back of his hand C. hairs on his head D. teeth of his mouth
11. Tom: "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary: "..........."
A. Sounds like fun B. Well, never mind C. Oh, that's annoying D. Great
12. British and Australia people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as ........
A. cats and dogs B. salt and peper C. chalk and cheese D. here and there
13. Rows and silences are ......... and parcel of any marriage
A. package B. stamps C. packet D. part
14. How do you account for the manager's fiery ........... yesterday afternoon?
A. output B. outburst C. outcry D. outlaw
15. Patient: "Can I make an appointment to see the doctor, please?" Receptionist: "............"
A. Not at the moment. He can't be disturbed B. OK, you will need to check my diary
C. OK, let me just check the diary D. Have a seat and I'll be with you in an hour
16. It's not in my nature to .......... over the price of something
A. haggle B. discuss C. challenge D. transact
17. "Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ............?"
A. don't you B. can't you C. will you D. do you
18. We usually do go by train, even though the car ........... is a lot quicker
A. travel B. journey C. trip D. voyage
19. The sign says that all shoplifters will be ...........
A. persecuted B. disproved C. prosecuted D. prohibited
20. In elections, politicans try to get old people to vote for them, it's called the ........... vote
A. white B. blue C. old D. grey
21. In the end, I just lost my .............. and started gabbling incoherently
A. head B. mind C. brain D. intelligence
22. John: "May I come in?" Peter: "............."
A. Feel free B. Yes, no problem C. You're welcome D. Sorry, let's wait
23. When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It ............
A. rained B. has been raining C. had rain D.had been raining
24. The villagers strongly recommend that a new school ............ immediately
A. must be built B. is going to be built C.be built D. willbe built
25. The children can stay here ............. they don't make too much noise
A. whether B. providing C. unless D. until
26. ............ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth
A. Small as the stars B. Despite of the small stars C.The stars as small D.As the small stars
27. I know his name, but I can't recall it at the moment. It's on the tip of my .............
A. brain B. tongue C. mind D. memory
28. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry
A. have been successful B. have not got wet C. have got no water D. have got home dry
29. Crime frequently increases during periods of social upheaval
A. ruin B. unrest C. havoc D. trends
30. The evening would have been more enjoyable if all the extraneous activities had been dropped from the program
A. irrelevant B. excessive C. overextended D. exceptional
II. Choose your answer to show the underlined part that needs correction:
31. The reason he wants to take a leaving of absence is that he needs a complete rest
32. A desert area that has been without water for six years will still bloom when rain will come
33. Like a synonym of speech, which is the general term, address implies some degree of formality
34. The fact that half of the known species is thought to inhabit the world's rain forests does not seem surprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species
35. Moonquakes originating at deep of some 800 kilometers indicate the Moon has considerable Rigidity and is not molten at such levels
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on youranswer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position ofthe main stress in each of the following questions.
36. A. consequently B.profile C. initiate D. project
37. A. obedience B.curriculum C. benefactor D. moustache
38. A. arithmetic B.assassinate C.agriculture D. controvert
39. A. compulsory B.technology C. academic D. eliminate
40. A. inheritance B.mathematician C. communication D. tuberculosis
IV. Choose your correct answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions:
41. I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless
A. Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position
B. I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job
C. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent
D. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly
42. At this time tomorrow, hopefully, I'll be relaxing at home rather than working this hard
A. Resting at home is something I hope to be doing at this timetomorrow, but I'll probably be working quite hard instead
B. Tomorrow, rather than relaxing at home as I'd hoped to do, I'll be working quite hard
C. I'm planning to relax at hometomorrow, instead of working so hard
D. I hope that, instead of working so hard at this timetomorrow, I'll be at home relaxing
43. Public education is so good in European countries that there is almost no demand for private schools
A. Even the excellence of public education in Europe does not stop people from sending their children to private schools
B. People still send their children to private schools inEurope although the public education system is excellent
C. Hardly anyone sends their children to private schools inEurope because state schools are excellent
D. In Europe, there is no reason for parents to send their children to private schools because state schools are so good
44. The number of people participating in the conference was far below my expectation
A. I had expected that many more people would actually attend the conference
B. I think attendance at the conference was low because it was held too far away from the city centre
C. I knew that holding such a conference required the participation of more people
D. The number of participants at the conference far exceeded my expectations
45. Seeing how happy she looked, I was certain that Jack had proposed to her
A. I knew just by looking at her that she was in love with Jack
B. The happy look on her face convinced me that she'd received a marriage proposal from Jack
C. Judging by the happy look on her face, I guess that she accepted Jack's marriage proposal
D. When I talked to her, I learnt that she was so happy because Jack had proposed to her
46. By the end of our tour, we had been to every major city in Eastern Europe, except Tallinn, in Estonia
A. Towards the end ofour trip, having visited all the main cities in Eastern Europe, we also wanted to see Tallinn, in Estonia
B.Our tour included almost all major cities in Eastern Europe, besides Tallinn, in Estonia
C. Duringour trip, we visited all the main cities of Estonia, in Eastern Europe apart from Tallinn
D. With the exception of Tallinn, in Estonia, we visited all the important cities in Eastern Europe duringour trip
47. She has been living on her own for about ten years, but she had never been financially secure until she got that bank job last year
A. She's been having financial troubles during the last ten years, even though she's been living on her own and working in a bank the whole time
B. A year ago she found a job in a bank and became financially secure for the first time since she began living by herself about a decade ago
C. For ten years she had been living there all alone, and was never financially secure even with the bank job she found last year
D. She hasn't been living with anyone for nearly ten years, but owning to her bank job, she's never had any financial worries
48. The capital city of Latvia, Riga has maintained the atmosphere of a medieval German city
A. Latvia's capital, Riga, is a medieval German city with a nice atmosphere
B. Latvia's capital city, Riga was established inmedieval times, it looks like a German city
C. Riga, Latvia's capital city, was established by the German in medieval times
D. Riga, Latvia's capital city, still reflected the characteristicsof a medieval German city
49. When we arrived at the party after our car broke down on the way there, there weren't many people left
A. Our car broke down on the way to the party and by the time we got there, most of the guests had already left
B. Because we had car trouble on the way to the party, many people grew tired of waiting and left before we arrived there
C. Not many people had left the party yet when we got there, although we were late because of a car problem on the way
D. When we arrived at the party after we had had car trouble on the way there, hardly anyone had left yet
50. She had to buy a new battery for her mobile phone because the charge was unable to last for more than two hours
A. She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours
B. Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery
C. Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long
D. The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours
V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 51 to 60:
The languages spoken by early Europeans are still shrouded in mystery. There is no linguistic continuity between the languages of Old Europe (a term sometimes used for Europe between 7,000 and 3,000 B.C.) and the languages of the modern world, and we cannot yet translate the Old European script. Scholars have deciphered other ancient languages, such as Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian, which used the cuneiform script, because of the fortuitous discovery of bilingual inscriptions. When cuneiform tablets were first discovered in the 18th century, scholars could not decipher them.Then inscriptions found in Iranat the end of the 18th century provided a link: these inscriptions were written in cuneiform and in two other ancient languages, Old Persian and NewElamite – languages that had already been deciphered. It took several decades, but scholars eventually translated the ancient cuneiform script via the more familiar Old Persian language.
Similarly, the hieroglyphic writing of the Egyptians remained a mystery until French troopsunearthed the famous Rosetta stone in the late 18th century. The stone carried the same message written in ancient Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Egyptian hieratic, a simplified form of hieroglyphs. The Rosetta stone thwarted scholars’ efforts for several decades until the early 19th century when several key hieroglyphic phrases were decoded using the Greek inscriptions. Unfortunately, we have no Old European Rosetta stone to chart correspondences between Old European script and the languages that replaced it.
The incursions of Indo-European tribes into Old Europe from the late 5th to the early 3rd millennia B.C. caused a linguistic and cultural discontinuity. These incursions disrupted the Old European sedentary farming lifestyle that had existed for 3,000 years. As the Indo-Europeans encroached onOld Europe from the east, the continent underwent upheavals. These severely affected the Balkans, where the Old European cultures abundantly employedscript. The Old European way of life deteriorated rapidly, although pockets of Old European cultural remained for several millennia. The new peoples spoke completely different languages belonging to the Indo-European linguisticfamily. The Old European language or languages, and the script used to writethem, declined and eventually vanished.
Question 51. What is the main topic of the passage?
A.Reason for the failure to understand the written records of Old Europeanculture.
B.Influences on the development of Old European script.
C.Similarities between Old European script and other ancient writing systems.
D.Events leading to the discovery of Old European script.
Question 52. According to the passage, New Elamite is _________.
A.a language that was used in Europe about 3,000years ago
B.a modern language that came from Old Persian
C.one of the languages spoken by the Old Europeans
D.a language that was understood by the late 18th century
Question 53: When does the passage suggest that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script was finally deciphered?
A.At around the same time as cuneiform script was deciphered.
B.Shortly before the Rosetta stone was unearthed.
C.As soon as additional bilingual inscriptions became available to scholars.
D.A few decades after the hieratic script was decoded.
Question 54: According to the passage, which of the followingis TRUE of the Rosetta stone?
A.It was found by scholars trying to decode ancient languages.
B.It contains two versions of hieroglyphic script.
C.Several of its inscriptions were decoded within a few months of its discovery.
D.Most of its inscriptions have still not been decoded.
Question 55: Accordingto the passage, scholars were able to decipher cuneiform form with the help of _________.
A.the Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian languages B. Old Persian
C.tablets written in Old European D.languages spoken in 18th century Iran
Question 56: The word “fortuitous” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A.important B. immediate C. early D. lucky
Question 57:The word “them” in the 1stparagraph refers to _________.
A.Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian B.bilingual inscriptions
C.cuneiform tablets D.scholars
Question 58: The word “thwarted” in the 2ndparagraph is closest in meaning to _________
A.continued B. influenced C. encouraged D. frustrated
Question 59:According to the passage, Indo-European incursionscaused Old European population to ________.
A. separatedinto different tribes B.move eastward
C.change their ways of living and obtain food D.start recording historical events in writing
Question 60: . The author mentions the Balkans in the passage in order to explain why _________.
A.Indo-European languages were slow to spread in Old Europe
B.the inhabitants of Old Europe were not able to prevent Indo-European incursions
C.the use of the Old European script declined
D.the Old European culture survived for a time after the Indo-European incursions
VI. Read thefollowing passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet toindicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 61 to 70.
Industrialization came to the United State after 1790 as North American entrepreneurs increased productivity by reorganizing work and building factories. These innovations in manufacturing boosted output and living standards to an unprecedented extent; the average per capita wealth increased by nearly 1 percent per year – 30 percent over the course of a generation. Goods that had once been luxury items became part of everyday life.
The impressive gain in output stemmed primarily from the way in which workers madegoods, since the 1790's, North American entrepreneurs – even without technological improvements – had broadened the scope of the outwork system that mace manufacturing more efficientby distributing materials to a succession of workers who each performed a single step of the production process. For example, during the 1820's and1830's the shoe industry greatly expanded the scale and extend of me outworksystem. Tens of thousands of rural women, paid according to the amount they produced, fabricated the "uppers" of shoes, which were bound to thesoles by wage-earning journeymen shoemakers in dozens of Massachusetts towns, whereas previously journeymen would have made the enduring shoe. This system of production made the employer a powerful "shoe boss" and eroded workers' control over the pace and conditions of labor. However, it also dramatically increased theoutput of shoes while cutting their price.
For tasks that were not suited to the outwork system, entrepreneurs created an evenmore important new organization, the modem factory, which used power-driven machines and assembly-line techniques to turn out large quantities of well-made goods. As early as 1782 the prolific Delawareinventor Oliver Evans had built a highly automated, laborsaving flour milldriven by water power. His machinery lifted the grain to the top of the mill, cleaned it as it fell into containers known as hoppers, ground the grain intoflour, and then conveyed the flour back to the top of the mill to allow it tocool as it descended into barrels. Subsequently, manufacturers made use of new improved stationary steam engines to power their mills. This new technology enabled them to build factories in the nation's largest cities, taking advantage of urban concentrations of inexpensive labor, good transportation networks, and eager customers.
Question 61. What is thepassage mainly about?
A. The difficulties of industrialization in North America
B. The influence of changes in manufacturing on thegrowth of urban centers
C. The rapid speed of industrialization in North America
D. Improved ways of organizing the manufacturing ofgoods
Question 62. The word "boosted" is closest in meaning to
A. ensured B.raised C. arranged D. discouraged
Question 63. The word "scope" is closest in meaning to
A. value B.popularity C. extent D. diversity
Question 64. The authormentions the shoe industry in the second paragraph to provide an example of how
A. entrepreneurs increased output by using anextended outwork system
B. entrepreneurs used technological improvements toincrease output
C. rural workers responded to "shoebosses"
D. changes in the outwork system improved thequality of shoes
Question 65. All of thefollowing are mentioned as effects of changes in the shoe industry during the1820's and 1830's EXCEPT
A. an increase in the worker's dependence onentrepreneurs
B. an increase in the wages paid to journeymenshoemakers
C. a decline in the workers ability to control thespeed of production
D. a decrease in the price of shoes
Question 66. All of thefollowing are true of the outwork system EXCEPT
A. It involved stages of production.
B. It was more efficient than the systems usedbefore 1790.
C. It made many employers less powerful than theyhad been before.
D. It did not necessarily involve any technological improvements.
Question 67. The word "prolific" is closest in meaning to
A. efficient B.productive C.self-employed D. progressive
Question 68. According tothe passage, how did later mills differ from the mills differ from the millbuilt by Oliver Evans?
A. They were located away from large cities.
B. They used new technology to produce power.
C. They did not allow flour to cool before it wasplaced in Barrels.
D. They combined technology with the outworksystem.
Question 69. The passage mentions which of the following as a result of improvements in factory machinery?
A. It become easier for factory' owners to findworkers and customers.
B. Manufacturers had to employ more highly skilledworkers.
C. The amount of power required for factoriesoperate was reduced.
D. Factories could operate more than one engine ata time.
Question 70. The word "eager" is closest in meaning to
A. wealthy B.knowledgeable C. regular D. enthusiastic
VII. Readthe following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 71 to 80
Sound Advice for Language Learners
A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (71) _______ of second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for those (72)_____a language course. One suggestion is that you (73) ______ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? Do you have enough time to learn a language? The major (74) _____ will beyour own time and effort. If proof of your level of proficiency is important you must make sure that the course on offer leads to a (75)_____ qualification. Also, be realistic in your (76)______. If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up. Do not be deceived (77)______ thinking that the most expensive courses arethe best. (78) ______ around to get the best possible value for money. You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a (79) ______course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of making progress were high. Three years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow (80) ______ her first experience. "I should have consolidated what I'd learn by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."
Question 71: A. domain B.branch C. field D. area
Question 72. A. wondering B.thinking C. looking D. considering
Question 73. A. assess B.review C. balance D. survey
Question 74. A. chance B.cost C. price D. evaluation
Question 75. A. recognized B.understood C. valued D. regarded
Question 76. A. sights B.ends C. objects D. goals
Question 77. A. by B.about C. into D. in
Question 78. A. Nose B.Push C. Run D. Shop
Question 79. A. rapid B.crash C. quick D. fast
Question 80. A. up B.on C. through D. out
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 4-6-2012 20:01
KEY 7:
I.
1. to have been destroyed
2. will have been working
3. No, not at all
4. strikes (Idiom: Lightning never strikes twice in the same place: sét chẳng đánh ai hai lần)
5. That
6. with her mother (plead with: cầu xin, nài xin)
7. By and large: nhìn chung
8. response (answer = reply: trả lời thư)
9. stem (+ from: xuất phát từ)
10. back of his hand: rõ như lòng bàn tay (hairs on his head: sợ dựng tóc gáy)
11. Well, never mind
12. chalk and cheese (as like as chalk and cheese: căn bản khác nhau)
13. part (part and parcel: bộ phận khắng khít)
14. outburst
15. OK, let me just check the diary
16. haggle
17. will you
18. journey
19. prosecuted
20. grey
21. head (to lose one's head: mất bình tĩnh)
22. Feel free
23. has been raining
24. be built
25. providing
26. Small as the stars
27. tongue (on the tip of one's tongue: sắp sửa buột miệng nói ra)
28. have been successful (be home and dry: to have done sth successfully)
29. unrest
30. irrelevant
II.
31. leaving
32. will come
33. Like
34. is thought to
35. deep
III.
36. initiate
37. benefactor
38. controvert
39. academic
40. inheritance
IV.
41.I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved ratherincompetent42.I hope that, instead of working so hard at this timetomorrow, I'll be at homerelaxing
43.Hardly anyone sends their children to private schools inEurope because stateschools are excellent
44.I had expected that many more people would actually attend the conference
45.The happy look on her face convinced me that she'd received a marriage proposalfrom Jack
46.With the exception of Tallinn, in Estonia, we visited all the important cities in Eastern Europe duringour trip
47.A year ago she found a job in a bank and became financially secure for the firsttime since she began living by herself about a decade ago
48.Riga, Latvia's capital city, stillreflected the characteristicsof a medieval German city
49.Our car broke down on the way to the party and by the time we got there, mostof the guests had already left
50.Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had tobuy a new battery
V.
51. Reasonfor the failure to understand the written records of Old Europeanculture.
52. a language that was understood by the late 18th century
53. Ataround the same time as cuneiform script was deciphered.
54. Itcontains two versions of hieroglyphic script.
55. the Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian languages
56. lucky
57. cuneiformtablets
58.frustrated
59. change their ways of living and obtain food
60. the use of the Old European script declined
VI.
61.The influence of changes in manufacturing on thegrowth of urban cente62. arranged
63. extent
64.changes in the outwork system improved thequality of shoes
65. a decrease in the price of shoes
66. It made many employers less powerful than theyhad been before.
67. productive
68. They were located away from large cities.
69. It become easier for factory' owners to findworkers and customers.
70.regular
VII.
71. field
72. considering
73. assess
74. cost
75. recognized
76. goals
77. into
78. Shop (shop around: xem xét kĩ lưỡng)
79. crash (cấp tốc)
80. up
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 7-6-2012 21:44
ĐỀ 8
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. ASEAN is an organization in the Southeast Asian region that aims to ............. economic growth, social progress, and cultural development
A. include B. respect C. account D. accelerate
2. Tom often drives ............. than Jack
A. carelessly B. much morecarelessly C. muchcarelessly D. in acarelessly way
3. Women's contribution to our society has been ............. better these days
A. significantly B. intellectually C. naturally D. differently
4. What ................ if there ............... a serious nuclear accident
A. would happen/ were B. would happen/ had been C. will happen/ was D. happens/ were
5. The access ........... education and the change ........... economic status have given women more freedom
A. to/ in B. in/ to C. in/ in D. at/ from
6. I didn't see Mary at the party, so she .............. there
A. couldn't be B. mustn't have been C. can't have been D. shouldn't have been
7. The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human .............
A. enjoyment B. wealthy C. protection D. suffeings
8. "Where do you suggest I stay?" -"................."
A. I recommend the Hilton B. I suggest you to Hilton C. Let's stay at the Hilton D. I prefer the Hilton
9. When they returned home later the same day, they found that their car ........... back and was parked in its common place outside their house
A. had been brought B. has brought C. brought D. had brought
10. Black, red, and even bright pink diamonds ..............
A. have occasionally been found B. have occasionally found
C. occasionally to find D. occasionally found
11. The old lady is said ........... all her money to the orphans when she died
A. having left B. leaving C. to have left D. to leave
12. Everything is .................... you. I cannot make ........... my mind yet
A. out off/ on B.away/ from C. on for/ off D. up to/ up
13. ............. you study for these exams, ............... you will do
A. The hardest/ the best B. The harder/ the good C. The harder/ the better D. The more/ the much
14. My car isn't ............. It's always letting me down
A. unreliable B. believable C. trusty D. reliable
15. Dry salt lakes ............. 70 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide lie ......... long dunes .......... crests 20 meters high
A. to up/ from/ for B. upward/ with/ under C. up to/ between/ with D. up with/ for/ to
16. ............., Joe stays in bed and reads magazines
A. Then it will rain B. Whenever it rains C. As it will be raining D. Whenever raining
17. ................. is a sport in which two or more people perform complicated and carefully planned movements in water in time to music
A. Windsurfing B. Synchronized swimming C. Rowing D. Diving
18. Do you want beer or wine? -"................."
A. I hate wine B. I prefer beer, please C.I rather beer, please D. I like beer
19. .................... to the last Christmas party, she ............., but nobody invited her
A. Had she been invited/ would have come B. Had she invited/ would have come
C. If she had been invited/ would come D. If she had invited/ would come
20. Have they .................. the "No smoking" sign?
A. put an end to B. made fun of C. taken care of D. caught sight of
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others:
21. A. intergration B. intellectual C. realization D. philosopher
22. A. stability B. accelerate C. renovation D. eliminate
23. A. optimistic B. accompany C. minority D. eradicate
III.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
24. A. leftovers B. ruins C. opponents D. series
25. A. enthusiast B. windsurfing C. outstanding D. tsunami
IV.Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one:
26. The more you have, the more you want. This sentence means:
A. If you get more, you will want less B. When you have a lot, you won't want more
C. If you want more, you have more D. You will never be satisfied with what you have
27. The accident happened because she was careless
A. The morecareless she was, the less accident happened B. The accident was prevented due to hercarelessness
C. Hercarelessness was responsible for the accident D. It was the accident that mde hercareless
28. He asked me how I earned my living. This sentence means:
A. He wanted to know how I lived B. He wanted to know what my job was
C. He wanted to know how much I got for a salary D. He wanted to know how I enjoyed my life
29. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book
A. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book
B. The lecturer's book which I had not read was difficult to understand
C. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand
D. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer said in his book
30. The manager wanted Mary to type tje reports
A. The manager wanted Mary to by typed the reports B. Mary wanted to type the reports by the manager
C. Mary was wanted to be typed the reports by the manager D. The manager wanted the reports to be typed by Mary
V. Choose the most suitable option to complete the sentence:
31. Hardly ............ at the station ........... the train left
A. he had arrived/ then B. had hearrived/ than
C. he hadarrived/ when D. had hearrived/ when
32. It is very difficult for you ................ if you can't speak his native language
A. getting acquainted to a foreigner B. to get acquainted with a foreigner
C. getting acquainted with a foreigner D. to get acquainted to a foreigner
33. She was ........... she couldn't say anything
A. so surprised of the news that B. so that surprised for the news
C. so surprised at the news that D. such surprised at the news that
34. The more waste paper we recycle, ...................
A. the least trees we preserve B. the less trees we preserve
C. the most trees we preserve D. the more trees we preserve
35. I don't know ......................
A. who did this house belong to B. when does this house belong to
C. when was this house built D. when this house was built
VI. Identify the words/ phrases that need correcting to make perfect sentences:
36. The SEA Games (A) are (B) under regulation of, the Southeast Asian Games Federation (C) with (D) supervision by the International Olypic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia
37. The population of Singapore (A) is approximately 4.59 million. (B) Though Singapore is highly cosmopolitan and (C) diversity, ethnic Chinese (D) form the majority of the population
38. Children (A) subjected to violence, (B) exploitation, abuse and neglect are (C) in risk of dealth, poor physical and mental health, (D) HIV/ AIDS infection, and educational problems
39. (A) The first world (B) championship of windsurfing (C) held in 1973. Windsurfing first became (D) an Olympic sport in 1984 for men and 1992 for women
40. Education to raise (A) awareness of (B) gender equity should receive (C) more than consoderation so that men are encouraged to understand and share their (D) wive's burdens
VII. Cloze text:
1. (41)_______ history, women have always aimed for the recognized place in (42)______. Guided by their own (43)_______ of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (44)_______ awareness of the role of the women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (45)_______ the nature of women’s place in society. Today the (46)________ of global women’s organizations and the impact of women’s contributions (47)________ society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefit to the (48 )_______ woman. It is true to say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (49)________ children will differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access in given to both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know that the woman at home is recognized as a valued (50)________ of society just as much as the one who deals on business outside the home.
41. A. Throughout B. Among C. During D. Upon
42. A. social B. society C. socialize D. socialist
43. A. region B. farm C. path D. field
44. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
45. A. gain B. encourage C. consolidate D. force
46. A. right B. spread C. limit D. belief
47. A. on B. for C. with D. at
48. A. own B. private C. individual D. personal
49. A. rises B. raises C. increases D. lifts
50. A. party B. competitor C. partner D. member
2. CARE was (51)__________ in 1945 to help people after World War II. It (52)__________ over 100 million food (53)___________. (54)____________, it was starting self-help programs. Today it has development programs in 37 countries. CARE gives equipment and (55)__________ people how to build water systems, roads, schools and health centers. It also teaches people how to (56)__________ production on farms, how to reforest areas, and how to (57)__________ small village industries. Doctors and nurses volunteer to go to villages. They (58 )_________ health care for the people. They also teach people how to improve their health. They train people to provide (59)________ medical care. CARE also provides food for about 30 million people every year. Most of them are children. It gives special (60)__________ where there is a flood, an earthquake, a drought or a war.
51. A. founded B. built C. founded D. had
52. A. spread B. expended C. distributed D. offered
53. A. packages B. wraps C. containers D. grasps
54. A. Meanwhile B. While C. Whereas D. Whenever
55. A. teaches B. tells C. coaches D. explains
56. A. increase B. improve C. grow D. took
57. A. start B. make C. take up D. resume
58. A. support B. provide C. supply D. give
59. A. preliminary B. simple C. low D. base
60. A. help B. assistant C. treatment D. hand
VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions:
1. The Winterthur Museum is a coolection and a house. There are many museum devoted to the decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is a great collection displayed in a great country house.
Passing through successive Line generations of a single family, Winterthur has been a private estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive renovations made to it between 1929 and 1931, the house remained a family residence. This fact is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum. The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitors; the rooms look as if they were vacated only a short while ago – whether by the original owners of the furniture or the most recent residents of the house can be a matter of personal interpretation. Winterthur remains, then, a house in which a collection of furniture and architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country house, it is an organic structure; the house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it to the visitors, has changed over the years. The changes have coincided with developing concepts of the American arts, increased knowledge on the part of collectors and students, and a progression toward the achievement of a historical effect in a period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur have followed this current, yet still retain the character of a private house.
The concept of a period room as a display technique has developed gradually over the years in an effort to present works of art in a context that would show them to greater effect and would give them more meaning for the viewer. Comparable to the habitat group in a natural history museum, the period room represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner and provides an opportunity to assemble objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
61. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned
B. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum
C. How Winterthur compares to English country house
D. Histirical furniture contained in Winterthur
62. The phrase “dovoted to” in line 1 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. specializing in b. successful with C. sentimental about D. surrounded by
63. What happened ai Winterthur between 1929 and 1931?
A. The owners moved out B. The house waas repaired
C. The old furniture was replaced D. The estate became a museum
64. What does the author mean by stating “The impression of the lined-in house is apparent to the visitors” (line 5)?
A. Winterthur is very old B. Few people visit Winterthur
C. Winterthur does not look like a typical museum D. The furniture at Winterthur looks comfortable
65. The word “assembled” in line 8 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. summoned B. appreciated C. brought together D. fundamentally changed
66. The word “it” in line 9 refers to ______________.
A. Winterthur B. collection C. English country house D. visitor
67. The word “developing” in line 9 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. traditional B. exhibiting C. informative D. evolving
68. According to the passage, objects in a period room are related by all of the following EXCEPT ______________.
A. date B. style C. place of manufacture D. past ownership
69. What is the relationship between two paragraphs in the passage?
A. The second paragraphs explains a term that was mentioned in the first paragraph.
B. Each paragraph describes a different historical period.
C. The second paragraph explains a philosophy art appreciation that contrasts with the philosophy explained in the first paragraph.
D. Each paragraph describes a different approach to the display of objects in a museum.
70. Where in the passage does the author explain why displays at Winterthur have changed?
A. Lines 1- 3 B. Lines 5 - 6 C. Lines 7 - 10 D. Lines 15 - 18
2. History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest public performances in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound effects. These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines. Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly at the same time as the pictures – called “synchronized sound” – began soon after the very first films were shown. With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could be come unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projector changed. This system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence.
In the “sound-on-film” system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteering synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922. This system eventually brought us “talking pictures”.
71. The passage is mainly about the ______________.
A. history of silent movies B. disadvantages of synchronized sound
C. development of sound with movie D. research into sound reproduction
72. According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened ___________.
A. before 1896 B. as early as 1896 C. as early as 1922 D. in 1927
73. The word “screenings” is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. projections B. revelations C. demonstrations D. diversions
74. Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer ?
A. a jazz singer B. single pianist C. a small band D. a gramophone
75. It can be inferred that ____________.
A. most movie theaters had a pianist
B. sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensive
C. orchestras couldn’t synchronize sound with the pictures
D. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures.
76. According to the passage, gramophones were ineffective because they ___________.
A. got out of synchronization with the picture
B. were too large for most movie theaters
C. were newly invented and still had imperfections
D. changed speeds when the needle jumped
77. The word “sequence” in line 9 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. interpretation B. progression C. distribution D. organization
78. The phrase “these signals” in line 11 refers to _____________.
A. sounds B. series C. marks D. sensors
79. According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the recording was _____________.
A. made during the film of the picture B. read by an optical sensor
C. inserted beside the image on the film D. marked on the gramophone
80. Short feature films produced as early as 1922 ____________.
A. were recorded by optical sensors B. put musicians out of work
C. were only effective for dialogue sequences D. preceded talking pictures
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 9-6-2012 21:32
KEY 8
I.
1. accelerate
2. much more carelessly
3. significantly
4. would happen/ were
5. to/ in (access + to: lối vào, cửa vào, change đi với giới từ "in")
6. can't have been
7. sufferings
8. I recommend the Hilton
9. had been brought
10. have occasionally been found
11. to have left
12. up to/ up (it's up to you: tùy bạn thôi, make up one's mind: quyết định)
13. the harder/ the better
14. reliable
15. up to/ between/ with
16. Whenever it rains
17. Synchronized swimming
18. I'd prefer beer, please
19. Had she been invited/ would have come
20. caught sight of
II.
21. philosopher
22. renovation
23. optimistic
III.
24. opponents
25. enthusiast
IV.
26. You will never be satisfied with what you have
27. Her carelessness was responsible for the accident
28. He wanted to know what my job was
29. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book
30. The manager wanted the reports to be typed by Mary
V.
31. had he arrived/ when
32. to get acquainted with a foreigner
33. so surprised at the news that
34. the more trees we preserve
35. when this house was built
VI.
36. are
37. diversity
38. in
39. held
40. more than
VII.
1.
41. Throughout
42. society
43. field
44. an
45. consolidate
46. spread
47. on
48. individual
49. raises
50. member
2.
51. founded
52. distributed
53. packages
54. Meanwhile
55. teaches
56. increase
57. start
58. provide
59. simple
60. help
VIII.
1.
61. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum
62. specializing in
63. The old furniture was replaced
64. The furniture at Winterthur looks comfortable
65. brought together
66. Winterthur
67. evolving
68. past ownership
69. Each paragraph describes a different historical period
70. Line 15 - 18
2.
71. development of sound with movies
72. as early as 1896
73. projections
74. a jazz singer
75. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures
76. were newly invented and still had imperfections
77. progression
78. marks
79. inserted beside the image on the film
80. preceded talking pictures
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 22-6-2012 13:44
ĐỀ 9 (Đề thi thử Đh lần 4 môn Anh văn, THPT chuyên Nguyễn Huệ)
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. criticize B. miserable C. inferior D. questionable
2. A. television B. repetition C. mountaineer D. residential
3. A. experience B. simplify C. physician D. maternal
4. A. quality B. satisfy C. sequential D. reference
5. A. neutralize B. establish C. regional D. maximum
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to complete each unfinished sentence or substitute the underlined part.
6. I may look half asleep, but I can assure you I am _______ awake.
A. broad B. full C. well D. wide
7. It’s important to project a(n) _______ image during the interview.
A. upbeat B. cheerful C. optimistic D. positive
8. _______ that he had no choice but to leave early.
A. In such a situation did he find himself B. In such a situation he found himself
C. He found himself in a situation where D. He found himself in a so embarrassing situation
9. The children can stay here _______ they don’t make too much noise.
A. whether B. providing C. unless D. until
10. There’s no danger in using this machine as long as you _______ to the safety regulations.
A. comply B. abide C. adhere D. observe
11. Sports drinks have caught _______ as consumers have become more health-conscious.
A. in B. at C. out D. on
12. It’s a serious operation for a man as old as my father. He is very frail. I hope he _______.
A. gets away B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands up
13. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. changed completely B. cleaned well
C. destroyed completely D. removed quickly
14. Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for _______ near the airport.
A. those living B. someone to live
C. people live D. they who live
15. -“_______.” – “Thank you. We are proud of him.”
A. Your child is just adorable! B. Can we ask your child to take a photo?
C. Your kid is naughty. D. I can give your kid a lift to school.
16. -“The test results will be released at 9 am tomorrow!” - “Will it? _______.”
A. Can I wait for it? B. Could it wait?
C. Yes, please. D. I can’t wait!
17. I’ll be kind to them _______ they decide to leave me.
A. lest B. whereas C. in case D. so as not
18. - “_______” - “I love it. It’s great, especially at night.”
A. When do you often listen to classical music? B. How do you like classical music?
C. What kind of music do you like? D. How often do you listen to classical music?
19. To what extent will future scientific discoveries make possible the _______ of the human life span?
A. increase B. prolongation C. expansion D. growth
20. Left - hand traffic, a custom existing in Britain only, _______ back to the days when English people went to and fro on horseback.
A. dated B. dating C. dates D. which dates
21.: She came in covered in mud. So I bathed her and _______ her in new clothes.
A. wearing B. dressed C. put D. wore
22. The brochure stated the hotel was situated _______ beside the sea.
A. direct B. precise C. right D. exact
23. _______ he was kidnapped by the Iraqi guerrillas yesterday has been confirmed.
A. If B. What C. That D. Ø
24. The optic fiber was a major _______ in the field of telecommunications.
A. break down B. breakthrough C. revolution D. technique
25. The police _______ a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.
A. brought about B. opened up
C. went down with D. came in for
26. She has just bought _______.
A. a French old interesting painting B. an old interesting painting French
C. an interesting old French painting D. a French interesting old paint
27. Aspirin was used as a medicine as far _______ as the 5th century BC.
A. back B. behind C. beyond D. before
28. He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. irritates me B. steers me C. moves me D. frightens me
29. Employers are not allowed to discriminate against an applicant because of their social or financial _______.
A. background B. history C. precedent D. past
30. He was tried for forgery in a law court but was lucky enough to _______.
A. get by B. get to C. get through D. get off
31. John: “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?” Peter: “_______.”
A. Sorry for this inconvenience B. Not at all
C. Sorry, I’m a new comer here D. I have no clue
32. Anna was so _______ in her work that she didn’t notice when I came in.
A. absent-minded B. wrapped up C. busy D. concentrating
33. This man is so arrogant that he is completely _______ to all criticism.
A. impervious B. unaware C. regardless D. unconscious
34. - “Would you like some more to eat?” - “No, thank you. I’ve had more than enough already.”
A. amount B. race C. pour D. plenty
35. Only 40 % of 5-year-olds have _______ to pre-school children.
A. denial B. access C. recognition D. approach
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In this era of increased global warming and diminishing fossil fuel supplies, we must begin to put a greater priority on harnessing alternative energy sources. Fortunately, there are a number of readily available, renewable resources that are both cost- effective and earth – friendly. Two such resources are solar power and geothermal power.
Solar energy, which reaches the earth through sunlight, is so abundant that it could meet the needs of worldwide energy consumption 6,000 times over. And solar energy is easily harnessed through the use of photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. In the US alone, more than 100, 000 homes are equipped with solar electric systems in the form of solar panels or solar roof tiles. And in other parts of the world, including many developing countries, the use of solar system is growing steadily.
Another alternative energy source, which is abundant in specific geographical areas, is geothermal power, which creates energy by tapping heat from below the surface of the earth. Hot water and steam that are trapped in underground pools are pumped to the surface and used to run a generator, which produces electricity. Geothermal energy is 50,000 times more abundant than the entire known supply of fossil fuel resources and as with solar power, the technology needed to utilize geothermal energy is fairly simple. A prime example of effective geothermal use in Iceland, a region of high geothermal activity where there are over 80 percent of private homes, are heated by geothermal power.
Solar and geothermal energy are just two of promising renewable alternatives to conventional energy sources. The time is long overdue to invest in the development and use of alternative energy on global scale.
36. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The benefits of solar and wind power over conventional energy sources.
B. Two types of alternative energy sources that should be further utilized.
C. How energy resources are tapped from nature.
D. Examples of the use of energy sources worldwide.
37. According to the passage, why should we consider using alternative energy sources?
A. Because fossil fuels are no longer available.
B. Because global warming has increased the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth.
C. Because they are free and available worldwide.
D. Because conventional energy resources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage.
38. Which of the following words could best replace the word “harnessing”?
A. Capturing B. Harassing C. Depleting D. Exporting
39. According to the passage, what can be inferred about solar roof tiles?
A. They are being used in many undeveloped countries.
B. They can convert geothermal energy to electricity.
C. They are more expensive than solar panels.
D. They contain photovoltaic cells.
40. According to the passage, how is solar energy production similar to geothermal energy production?
A. They both require the use of a generator. B. They both use heat from the earth’s surface.
C. They both require fairly simple technology. D. They are both conventional and costly.
41. Where is the best place in the passage to insert the following sentence?
“Although the US is not utilizing geothermal resources to this extent, the Western US has a similar capacity to generate geothermal power”
A. after the phrase “earth-friendly” B. after the phrase “growing steadily”
C. after the phrase “geothermal power” D. after the phrase “global scale”
42. According to the passage, which of the following is true about solar power?
A. There is very little of it available in Iceland.
B. It is being used in 100, 000 private homes worldwide.
C. It is 6,000 times more powerful than energy from fossil fuels.
D. There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world.
43. What can be inferred about the use of geothermal energy in Iceland?
A. It is widely used form of energy for heating homes.
B. Twenty percent of the geothermal energy created is used to heat businesses.
C. It is not effective for use in private homes.
D. It is 80 times more effective than traditional forms of energy.
44. What does the author imply about alternative energy sources?
A. Many different types of alternative energy sources exist.
B. Most alternative energy sources are too impractical for private use.
C. Alternative energy is too expensive for developing countries to produce.
D. Solar and geothermal energy are the effective forms of alternative power.
45. What best describes the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To warn people about the hazards of fossil fuel use.
B. To convince people of the benefits of developing alternative energy sources.
C. To describe the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy use.
D. To outline the problems and solutions connected with global warming.
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to make the sentence from the cues:
46. How/ ungrateful/ you/ not/ greet/ former/ teacher/ meet/ him.
A. How ungrateful of you not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
B. How ungrateful you are not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
C. How ungrateful of you not to greet your former teacher to met him.
D. How ungrateful to you not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
47. If / he/ come/ station/ earlier/ not miss/ train.
A. If he had came to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
B. If he had come to the station earlier he would have not missed the train.
C. If he has come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
D. If he had come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
48. The/ book/ boring/ I/ it/ reading/ so/ stopped/ that/ was/.
A. The book was so boring that I stopped reading it.
B. The book was boring so that I stopped reading it.
C. The reading book was so boring that I stopped it.
D. The boring book stopped reading so that I was it.
49. be sure/ good seat/ your tickets / should/ bought/ advance.
A. To be sure of a good seat, your tickets should be bought in advance.
B. To be sure of a good seat, your tickets should be bought advance.
C. I’m sure about a good seat for your tickets should be bought in advance.
D. To be sure of a good seat for your tickets should be bought in advance.
50. fact/ her son/ out/ danger/ bring/ her/ some relief.
A. The fact that her son is out of danger brought her some relief.
B. The fact that her son was out of danger which brought her some relief.
C. The fact that her son is out of danger has brought her some relief.
D. The fact that her son was out of danger brought her some relief.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
51. (A) Providing relief after the disaster necessitated the mobilization of vast (B) amounts of food, (C) medical supply, and (D) people.
52. Excavations in several mounds and villages (A) on the east bank of the Euphrates River (B) have revealed the city of Nebuchadnezzar, an ancient community that (C) had been laying under (D) later reconstructions of the city of Babylon.
53. Assessment instruments in nursery schools (A) they feature items and (B) other materials different (C) from those on elementary (D) school tests.
54. Migrant (A) workers live in (B) substandard (C) unsanitary, and dilapidated housing and often (D) are lacking medical care.
55. For thousands of years, (A) man has created (B) sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs, and flowers and (C) using them for perfume (D) or medicine.
VI. 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 or indicate the correct answer to each of them.
56. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
A. Not until after midnight the noise next door stopped.
B. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
C. The noise next door stopped at midnight.
D. It was midnight and the noise next door stopped.
57. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
A. They had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
B. They had so fierce a dog that nobody would visit them.
C. Their dog was too fierce to visit.
D. They had a so fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
58. If you want to be kept informed about current affairs, you should listen to the radio.
A. Only by listening to the radio, you can keep yourself informed about current affairs.
B. Listening to the radio and you will be kept informed about current affairs.
C. A good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs is listen to the radio.
D. Listening to the radio is a good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs.
59. I travel by bus only when I have no alternative.
A. Travelling by bus is my only alternative.
B. It’s my only alternative to travel by bus.
C. I resort to travelling by bus only when I have no alternative.
D. I travel by bus only as a last resort.
60. What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
A. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night because they had deaf ears.
B. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night.
C. What the politician was saying deafened the listeners last night.
D. The politician fell deaf when he was speaking last night.
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the numbered blanks.
Everybody has heard about the Internet, do you know what an “intranet” is? It is this: just as the Internet connects people around the world, intranets connect people within a (61) _______ company. In fact, intranets make use of the same software programs as the Internet to (62) _______ computers and people. This (63) _______ that you do not have to buy a lot of additional programs to set up an intranet service. If your intranet is working properly, it can link together a huge amount of (64) _______ which is stored in different places in the company. In this way, people can get the information they need, regardless (65) _______ where it comes from. A company intranet can, of course, be used for unimportant information like office memos or canteen menus. But an intranet should (66) _______ important information which people need to make decision about new products, costs and so on. The intranet is (67) _______ to share their information with other people. (68) _______, many departments don’t want to share their specialist knowledge with others. Another problem which often occurs is (69) _______ top managers like to use the intranet to “communicate down” rather than to “communicate across”. That is, they use the intranet to give orders, not to (70) _______ information between themselves and others working in the same organization.
61. A. branch B. jointed C. single D. large
62. A. contact B. compare C. distinguish D. introduce
63. A. indicates B. is C. means D. is said
64. A. information B. properties C. elements D. parts
65. A. to B. on C. with D. of
66. A. provide B. take C. give D. bring
67. A. going B. willing C. likely D. happened
68. A. However B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Consequently
69. A. which B. it C. what D. that
70. A. enjoy B.provide C. share D. divide
VIII. 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 or indicate the correct answer to each of them.
Lighthouses are towers with strong lights that help mariners plot their position, inform them that land is near, and warn them of dangerous rocks and reefs. They are placed at prominent points on the coast and on islands, reefs, and sandbars.
Every lighthouse has a distinctive pattern of light known as its characteristic. There are five basic characteristics: fixed, flashing, occulting, group flashing, and group occulting. A fixed signal is a steady beam. A flashing signal has periods of darkness longer than periods of light, while an occulting signal’s periods of light are longer. A group- flashing light gives off two or more flashes at regular intervals, and a group – occulting signal consists of a fixed light with two or more periods of darkness at regular intervals. Some lighthouses use lights of different colors as well, and today, most lighthouses are also equipped with radio beacons. The three types of apparatus used to produce the signals are the catoptric, in which metal is used to reflect the light; the dioptric, in which glass is used; and the catadioptric, in which both glass and metal are used.
In the daytime, lighthouses can usually be identified by their structure alone. The most typical structure is a tower tapering at the top, but some, such as the Bastion Lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River, are shaped like pyramids, and others, such as the Race Rock light, look like wooden houses sitting on high platforms. Still others, such as The American Shoal lighthouse off the Florida Coast, are skeletal towers of steel. Where lighthouses might be confused in daylight, they can be distinguished by day- marker patterns – designed of checks and stripes painted in vivid colors on lighthouse walls.
In the past, the job of lighthouse keeper was lonely and difficult if somewhat romantic. Lighthouse keepers put in hours of tedious work maintaining the lights. Today, lighthouses are almost entirely automated with humans supplying only occasional maintenance. Because of improvements in navigational technology, the importance of lighthouses has diminished. There are only about 340 functioning lighthouses in existence in the United States today, compared to about 1,500 in 1900, and there are only about 1,400 functioning lighthouses outside the United States. Some decommissioned lighthouses have been preserved as historical monument.
71. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the functions of lighthouses?
A. To help sailors determine their location B. To warn of danger from rocks and reefs
C. To notify sailors that bad weather is approaching D. To indicate that land is near
72. The word “prominent” is closest in meaning to_______.
A. dangerous B. conspicuous C. picturesque D. famous
73. In the context of this passage, the author uses the term “characteristic” to refer to a _______.
A. period of darkness B. person who operates a lighthouse
C. pattern painted on a lighthouse D. distinctive light signal
74. According to the passage, what kind of signal has long periods of light that are regularly broken by two or more periods of darkness?
A. Flashing B. Group occulting C. occulting D. Group flashing
75. According to the passage, a catoptric apparatus is one that uses _______.
A. lights of various colors B. metal C. glass D. a radio beacon
76. For which of the following does the author NOT provide a scientific example in the third paragraph?
A. A lighthouse shaped like a pyramid B. A lighthouse made of steel
C. A lighthouse with day-marker patterns D. A lighthouse that resembles a house on a platform
77. The word “tapering” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Soaring B. Narrowing C. Opening D. Rotating
78. It can be concluded from the passage that lighthouses with day- marker patterns would most likely be found in areas where_______.
A. the weather is frequently bad
B. the structure themselves cannot be easily seen by passing mariners
C. there are not many lighthouses
D. there are a number of lighthouses with similar structures
79. The author implies that, compared to those of the past, contemporary lighthouses ______.
A. employ more powerful lights B. require less maintenance
C. are more difficult to operate D. are more romantic
80. There is information in the fourth paragraph to support which of these statements?
A. There are more lighthouses in the United States now than there were in 1900.
B. There are more lighthouses in the United States today than in any other single country.
C. There are more functioning lighthouses in the United States today than there are lighthouses preserved as historical monuments.
D. There were more lighthouses in the United States in 1900 than there are elsewhere in the world today.
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IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to make the sentence from the cues:
46. How/ ungrateful/ you/ not/ greet/ former/ teacher/ meet/ him.
A. How ungrateful of you not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
B. How ungrateful you are not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
C. How ungrateful of you not to greet your former teacher to met him.
D. How ungrateful to you not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
47. If / he/ come/ station/ earlier/ not miss/ train.
A. If he had came to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
B. If he had come to the station earlier he would have not missed the train.
C. If he has come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
D. If he had come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
48. The/ book/ boring/ I/ it/ reading/ so/ stopped/ that/ was/.
A. The book was so boring that I stopped reading it.
B. The book was boring so that I stopped reading it.
C. The reading book was so boring that I stopped it.
D. The boring book stopped reading so that I was it.
49. be sure/ good seat/ your tickets / should/ bought/ advance.
A. To be sure of a good seat, your tickets should be bought in advance.
B. To be sure of a good seat, your tickets should be bought advance.
C. I’m sure about a good seat for your tickets should be bought in advance.
D. To be sure of a good seat for your tickets should be bought in advance.
50. fact/ her son/ out/ danger/ bring/ her/ some relief.
A. The fact that her son is out of danger brought her some relief.
B. The fact that her son was out of danger which brought her some relief.
C. The fact that her son is out of danger has brought her some relief.
D. The fact that her son was out of danger brought her some relief.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
51. (A) Providing relief after the disaster necessitated the mobilization of vast (B) amounts of food, (C) medical supply, and (D) people.
52. Excavations in several mounds and villages (A) on the east bank of the Euphrates River (B) have revealed the city of Nebuchadnezzar, an ancient community that (C) had been laying under (D) later reconstructions of the city of Babylon.
53. Assessment instruments in nursery schools (A) they feature items and (B) other materials different (C) from those on elementary (D) school tests.
54. Migrant (A) workers live in (B) substandard (C) unsanitary, and dilapidated housing and often (D) are lacking medical care.
55. For thousands of years, (A) man has created (B) sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs, and flowers and (C) using them for perfume (D) or medicine.
VI. 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 or indicate the correct answer to each of them.
56. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
A. Not until after midnight the noise next door stopped.
B. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
C. The noise next door stopped at midnight.
D. It was midnight and the noise next door stopped.
57. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
A. They had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
B. They had so fierce a dog that nobody would visit them.
C. Their dog was too fierce to visit.
D. They had a so fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
58. If you want to be kept informed about current affairs, you should listen to the radio.
A. Only by listening to the radio, you can keep yourself informed about current affairs.
B. Listening to the radio and you will be kept informed about current affairs.
C. A good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs is listen to the radio.
D. Listening to the radio is a good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs.
59. I travel by bus only when I have no alternative.
A. Travelling by bus is my only alternative.
B. It’s my only alternative to travel by bus.
C. I resort to travelling by bus only when I have no alternative.
D. I travel by bus only as a last resort.
60. What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
A. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night because they had deaf ears.
B. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night.
C. What the politician was saying deafened the listeners last night.
D. The politician fell deaf when he was speaking last night.
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the numbered blanks.
Everybody has heard about the Internet, do you know what an “intranet” is? It is this: just as the Internet connects people around the world, intranets connect people within a (61) _______ company. In fact, intranets make use of the same software programs as the Internet to (62) _______ computers and people. This (63) _______ that you do not have to buy a lot of additional programs to set up an intranet service. If your intranet is working properly, it can link together a huge amount of (64) _______ which is stored in different places in the company. In this way, people can get the information they need, regardless (65) _______ where it comes from. A company intranet can, of course, be used for unimportant information like office memos or canteen menus. But an intranet should (66) _______ important information which people need to make decision about new products, costs and so on. The intranet is (67) _______ to share their information with other people. (68) _______, many departments don’t want to share their specialist knowledge with others. Another problem which often occurs is (69) _______ top managers like to use the intranet to “communicate down” rather than to “communicate across”. That is, they use the intranet to give orders, not to (70) _______ information between themselves and others working in the same organization.
61. A. branch B. jointed C. single D. large
62. A. contact B. compare C. distinguish D. introduce
63. A. indicates B. is C. means D. is said
64. A. information B. properties C. elements D. parts
65. A. to B. on C. with D. of
66. A. provide B. take C. give D. bring
67. A. going B. willing C. likely D. happened
68. A. However B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Consequently
69. A. which B. it C. what D. that
70. A. enjoy B.provide C. share D. divide
VIII. 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 or indicate the correct answer to each of them.
Lighthouses are towers with strong lights that help mariners plot their position, inform them that land is near, and warn them of dangerous rocks and reefs. They are placed at prominent points on the coast and on islands, reefs, and sandbars.
Every lighthouse has a distinctive pattern of light known as its characteristic. There are five basic characteristics: fixed, flashing, occulting, group flashing, and group occulting. A fixed signal is a steady beam. A flashing signal has periods of darkness longer than periods of light, while an occulting signal’s periods of light are longer. A group- flashing light gives off two or more flashes at regular intervals, and a group – occulting signal consists of a fixed light with two or more periods of darkness at regular intervals. Some lighthouses use lights of different colors as well, and today, most lighthouses are also equipped with radio beacons. The three types of apparatus used to produce the signals are the catoptric, in which metal is used to reflect the light; the dioptric, in which glass is used; and the catadioptric, in which both glass and metal are used.
In the daytime, lighthouses can usually be identified by their structure alone. The most typical structure is a tower tapering at the top, but some, such as the Bastion Lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River, are shaped like pyramids, and others, such as the Race Rock light, look like wooden houses sitting on high platforms. Still others, such as The American Shoal lighthouse off the Florida Coast, are skeletal towers of steel. Where lighthouses might be confused in daylight, they can be distinguished by day- marker patterns – designed of checks and stripes painted in vivid colors on lighthouse walls.
In the past, the job of lighthouse keeper was lonely and difficult if somewhat romantic. Lighthouse keepers put in hours of tedious work maintaining the lights. Today, lighthouses are almost entirely automated with humans supplying only occasional maintenance. Because of improvements in navigational technology, the importance of lighthouses has diminished. There are only about 340 functioning lighthouses in existence in the United States today, compared to about 1,500 in 1900, and there are only about 1,400 functioning lighthouses outside the United States. Some decommissioned lighthouses have been preserved as historical monument.
71. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the functions of lighthouses?
A. To help sailors determine their location B. To warn of danger from rocks and reefs
C. To notify sailors that bad weather is approaching D. To indicate that land is near
72. The word “prominent” is closest in meaning to_______.
A. dangerous B. conspicuous C. picturesque D. famous
73. In the context of this passage, the author uses the term “characteristic” to refer to a _______.
A. period of darkness B. person who operates a lighthouse
C. pattern painted on a lighthouse D. distinctive light signal
74. According to the passage, what kind of signal has long periods of light that are regularly broken by two or more periods of darkness?
A. Flashing B. Group occulting C. occulting D. Group flashing
75. According to the passage, a catoptric apparatus is one that uses _______.
A. lights of various colors B. metal C. glass D. a radio beacon
76. For which of the following does the author NOT provide a scientific example in the third paragraph?
A. A lighthouse shaped like a pyramid B. A lighthouse made of steel
C. A lighthouse with day-marker patterns D. A lighthouse that resembles a house on a platform
77. The word “tapering” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Soaring B. Narrowing C. Opening D. Rotating
78. It can be concluded from the passage that lighthouses with day- marker patterns would most likely be found in areas where_______.
A. the weather is frequently bad
B. the structure themselves cannot be easily seen by passing mariners
C. there are not many lighthouses
D. there are a number of lighthouses with similar structures
79. The author implies that, compared to those of the past, contemporary lighthouses ______.
A. employ more powerful lights B. require less maintenance
C. are more difficult to operate D. are more romantic
80. There is information in the fourth paragraph to support which of these statements?
A. There are more lighthouses in the United States now than there were in 1900.
B. There are more lighthouses in the United States today than in any other single country.
C. There are more functioning lighthouses in the United States today than there are lighthouses preserved as historical monuments.
D. There were more lighthouses in the United States in 1900 than there are elsewhere in the world today.
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KEY
ĐỀ 9
I.
1. inferior
2. television
3. simplify
4. sequential
5. establish
II.
6. wide
7. positive
8. In such a situation did he find himself
9. providing
10. adhere
11. on
12. pulls through
13. destroyed completely
14. those living
15. Your child is just adorable
16. I can't wait
17. lest (= for the fear that: vì sợ rằng)
18. How do you like classical music?
19. prolongation
20. dates
21. dressed
22. right
23. That
24. breakthrough
25. came in for
26. an interesting old French painting
27. back
28. irritates me
29. background
30. get off
31. Sorry, I'm a new comer here
32. wrapped up
33. impervious
34. plenty
35. access
III.
36.Two types of alternative energy sources that should be further utilized.
37.Because conventional energy resources are being depleted, and they cause environmental damage.
38. Capturing
39. They contain photovoltaic cells
40. They both require fairly simple technology
41.after the phrase “geothermal power”
42.There is enough of it to far exceed the energy needs of the world.
43. It is widely used form of energy for heating homes.
44. Many different types of alternative energy sources exist.
45.Many different types of alternative energy sources exist.
IV.
46. How ungrateful of you not to greet your former teacher when you met him.
47. he had come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
48.The book was so boring that I stopped reading it.
49.To be sure of a good seat, your tickets should be bought in advance
50.The fact that her son was out of danger brought her some relief.
V.
51. medical supply
52. had been laying
53. they feature
54. are lacking
55. using them
VI.
56.It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
57.They had so fierce a dog that nobody would visit them.
58.Listening to the radio is a good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs.
59. I travel by bus only as a last resort.
60.No one listened to what the politician was saying last night.
VII.
61. single
62. contact
63. means
64. information
65. of
66. provide
67. willing
68. Unfortunaly
69. that
70. share
VIII.
71.To notify sailors that bad weather is approaching
72.conspicuous
73.distinctive light signal
74.Group occulting
75. metal
76.A lighthouse with day-marker patterns
77.Narrowing
78. there are a number of lighthouses with similar structures
79.require less maintenance
80.There were more lighthouses in the United States in 1900 than there are elsewhere in the world today.
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 4-8-2012 14:00
ĐỀ 10
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each line:
1. A. cave B. have C. behave D. pave
2. A. receipt B. recall C. recollect D. recover
3. A. card B. heard C. hearth D. heart
4. A. abuse B. refuse C. fuss D. future
5. A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern in each line:
6. A. migration B. observation C. ridiculous D. respectful
7. A. official B. mechanic C. preference D. convenience
8. A. publication B. disability C. fertility D. intuition
9. A. prevent B. patient C. medicine D. pleasant
10. A. cigarette B. contaminate C. appreciate D. succession
III.Choose the correct answer:
11. It's only a small flat but it ............ my needs perfectly
A. settles B. meets C. supplies D. fills
12. Don't .............. to any conclusion before you know the full faces
A. rush B. dive C. leap D. fly
13. Tom is by no .............. unintelligent. He's just lazy!
A. consideration B. way C. means D. degree
14. She has asked me to ......... her sincere thanks to you for what you have done
A. report B. convey C. transfer D. confide
15. ........... all his problems he never allowed himself to get depressed
A. As for B. Despite C. Nevertheless D. Granted
16. The food being cooked in the kitchen was giving ............ a wonderful smell
A. up B. off C. round D. over
17. You mustn't be angry with her. It wasn't her .......... that she was late
A. blame B. error C. mistake D. fault
18. She ............. to take her neighbour to court if he didn't stop making so much noise
A. threatened B. promised C. offered D. suggested
19. The government is opposed ................. giving people large pay rises
A. of B. against C. for D. to
20. Your cousin is the .............. - looking man I have ever met
A. best B. most C. better D. well
21. When he retires, he'll ................... his power to his son
A. convey B. transfer C. move D. suggest
22. Richard is great. He .............. people whenever he can
A. assists B. facilitates C. enables D. informs
23. They live in a large .............. house on the edge of London
A. detached B. single C. separated D. divided
24. I'd like to .............. this old car for a new model but I can't afford it
A. interchange B. exchange C. replace D. convert
25. Speed limits on the road .............. to protect pedestrians as well as motorists
A. serve B. prove C. succeed D. intend
26. The work of Picasso were quite ................. during various periods of his artistic life
A. differ B. different C.different from D.different than
27. Flower oils are ................ of the ingredients used in making perfume
A. among expensive B. among the mostexpensive
C. being mostexpensive D.expensive
28. Evolutionary changes in the speech organs probably ........... the development of language in humanoids
A. to contribute B. contribute to
C. contribution to D. contributed to
29. A dancer, while always graceful and precise in her movements, trains ............. any other athlete
A. as strenuously B. more strenuously as
C.as strenuously as D.as strenuously than
30. When we arrived at the meeting place, the others ...........
A. left B. have left C. had left D. are leaving
31. .......... orangutans live alone
A. Near all B. Almost all C. The all D. The most
32. Air constricted between the vocal chords makes them ................ producing sounds
A. to vibrate B. vibrating C. the vibration D. vibrate
33. Not until a student has mastered algebra ............. the principles of geometry, trigonometry, and physics
A. he can begin to understand B. he begins to understand
C. can he begin to understand D. begins he to understand
34. Don't you know that to answer accurately is more important than .............
A. a quick finish B. finishing quickly C. you finish quickly D. to finish quickly
35. A good student must know ...............
A. to study hard B. to be a good student
C. the way of efficiency in study D. how to study effectively
36. Cupid, one of the ancient Roman gods, ..............
A. were a little winged child B. representing as a little winged child
C. was represented as a little winged child D.a little winged child
37. Joe changed his major from French to business .................
A. with hopes to be able to locate employment
B. hoping he can easier get a job
C. with the hope for being able to find better job
D. hoping to find a job more easily
38. The families were told to evacuate their houses immediately ............
A. at the time when water began to go up
B. when the water began to rise
C. when was the water going up
D. in the time when the water raised
39. The teacher gave ...............
A. to the class a tough assignment
B. the classa tough assignment
C.a tough assignment for the class
D. anassignment very tough to the class
40. Dan was dismissed from his position .................
A. for keeping improper financial records
B. because finance he kept poor records
C. because his financial records were improperly
D. for to keep financial records that were improper
IV. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
CUBA
Here is a wonderful opportunity at a (41) ......... cost to visit the truly remarkable island of Cuba. We have (42) ........... rooms at some of finest hotels for (43) ............. of 7 and 14 nights. You may (44) .............. your time between relaxing and explored this beautiful country by making advantage of our extensive excursion programme.
The (45) ................ of such a small country is amazement and, as it is set in the warm waters of the Caribbean, it is (46) ............. to have one of the most pleasing climates in the world. Cuba, is so small, is not only an ideal country to (47) ............., but is also a place where visitors can relax and (48) ................ in exotic surrounding. Not only has nature (49) ............... Cuba with a magnificent (50) ............... and some fine sandy beaches, but there are also extensive (51) ............. near it. Most beaches are close to important (52) .............. such as the national parks by their (53) .............. wildlife, flora and fauna. Because the south of the island is blessed with being the driest (54) .............. in the country, the most hotels are situated here. Rain is, however, (55) ................. in the North from December to July.
41. A. cheap B. moderate C. bargain D. small
42. A. reserved B. registered C. required D. retained
43. A. weeks B. lengths C. periods D. times
44. A. divide B. pass C. extend D. part
45. A. division B. diversity C. diversion D. divergence
46. A. suggested B. hoped C. reputed D. credited
47. A. travel B. wander C. trip D. tour
48. A. unwind B. uncoil C. unburden D. unroll
49. A. enhanced B. endowed C. endured D. enlightened
50. A. beach B. shore C. coast D. edge
51. A. facilities B. activities C. pursuits D. sports
52. A. situations B. sites C. districts D. localities
53. A. huge B. abundant C. great D. many
54. A. province B. suburb C. region D. community
55. A. unusual B. interminable C. inevitable D. unfortunate
V. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silentscreenings. From the earliest public performances in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound effects. These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines. Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly the same time as the pictures – called “synchronized sound” – began soon after the very first films were shown. With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and the pictures could become unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of projector changed. This system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence.
In the “sound-on-film” system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteeing synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this ways as early as 1922. This system eventually brought us “talking pictures”.
56. The passage is mainly about the __________.
A. history of silent movies
C. development of sound with movies
B. disadvantages of synchronized sound
D. research into sound reproduction
57. According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened __________.
A. before 1896
B. as early as 1896
C. as early as 1922
D. in 1927
58. It can be referred that __________.
A. most movie theaters had a pianist
B. sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensive
C. orchestras couldn’t synchronize sound with the pictures
D. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures
59. According to the passage, gramophones were ineffective because they __________.
A. got out of synchronization with the picture
B. were too large for most movie theaters.
C. were newly invented and still had imperfections
D. changed speeds when the needle jumped
60. According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the recording was __________.
A. made during the film of the picture
B. read by an optical sensor
C, inserted beside the image on the film
D. marked on the gramophone
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
61. (A) Is it important (B) that the secretary (C) finishes the (D) typing today?
62. (A) The most time (B) to take a nap (C) is the two hours (D) after lunch
63. (A) Each person has (B) to consider (C) how react to such an (D) emergency
64. (A) Unlike his fellow (B) students, Jim preferred (C) written tests (D) than oral tests
65. Mike (A) regrets (B) having not (C) studied English (D) in high school
66. There are (A) various reasons (B) why (C) one should avoid (D) to discuss religion
67. Fertilizers (A) are used (B) primarily to enrich (C) soil and (D) increasing yeild
68. Not only (A) did he (B) broke two glasses, (C) but also he left the table (D) dirty
69. She (A) makes her (B) assignments (C) completely every (D) night
70. Plants (A) require (B) much (C) fewer moisture in cold weather (D) than in warm weather
VII. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:
71. The sisters looked forward to getting new clothes for Christmas
A. The sisters expected new clothes as Christmas gifts
B. The sisters wanted to wear new clothes on Christmas day
C. The sisters looked for new clothes for Christmas
D. The sisters got dressed for Christmas day
72. Anne had the TV on when her parents entered the room
A. Anne's parents told her to turn on the TV
B. Anna noticed her parents watching the TV
C. Anne's parents found her watching TV
D. The TV was on a table in Anne's room
73. It must have rained last night
A. I believe it rained last night
B. I believe in the rain last night
C. I think it has rained last night
D. I believe in the rain last night
74. Unlike his sister, Peter usually prefers a small breakfast
A. Peter usually eats no breakfast
B. Peter doesn't like his sister
C. Peter's sister eats as much as he does for breakfast
D. Peter eats a smaller breakfast than his sister
75. Joe regrets giving up his job
A. Joe gave up his job and now he feels sorry
B. Joe regrets because he is given a job
C. Joe wants to give up his job
D. Joe gave up his job because he regrets
76. Please watch your step as you get off
A. Be careful not to stumble while getting off
B. Please look at thhe steps while getting off
C. Go down the steps in order to get off
D. Please have a look at the steps as you get off
77. Sam emphasised the importance of being thoughtful toward one another
A. Sam said that people should not talk too much
B. Sam said that people should not be too serious
C. Sam said that people should consider the feelings of others
D. Sam said that people should discuss intellectual topics
78. It's ages since I last saw a Hollywood film
A. I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago
B. I haven't seen a Hollywood film for a long time
C. I haven't seen any Hollywood films before
D. It's ages because I last saw a Hollywood film
79. Fred is barely half the age of his 18-year-old brother, Dennis
A. Fred is older than Dennis
B. Fred is about nine
C. Dennis is about nine
D. Dennis is three times older than Fred
80. Sue sounds to me as if she has a cold
A. I think Sue is unwell
B. Sue told me she is not well
C. Sue said she has been feeling chilly
D. Sue said she has a cold
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Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 7-8-2012 22:08
V. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silentscreenings. From the earliest public performances in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound effects. These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines. Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly the same time as the pictures – called “synchronized sound” – began soon after the very first films were shown. With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and the pictures could become unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of projector changed. This system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence.
In the “sound-on-film” system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteeing synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this ways as early as 1922. This system eventually brought us “talking pictures”.
56. The passage is mainly about the __________.
A. history of silent movies
C. development of sound with movies
B. disadvantages of synchronized sound
D. research into sound reproduction
57. According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened __________.
A. before 1896
B. as early as 1896
C. as early as 1922
D. in 1927
58. It can be referred that __________.
A. most movie theaters had a pianist
B. sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensive
C. orchestras couldn’t synchronize sound with the pictures
D. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures
59. According to the passage, gramophones were ineffective because they __________.
A. got out of synchronization with the picture
B. were too large for most movie theaters.
C. were newly invented and still had imperfections
D. changed speeds when the needle jumped
60. According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the recording was __________.
A. made during the film of the picture
B. read by an optical sensor
C, inserted beside the image on the film
D. marked on the gramophone
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
61. (A) Is it important (B) that the secretary (C) finishes the (D) typing today?
62. (A) The most time (B) to take a nap (C) is the two hours (D) after lunch
63. (A) Each person has (B) to consider (C) how react to such an (D) emergency
64. (A) Unlike his fellow (B) students, Jim preferred (C) written tests (D) than oral tests
65. Mike (A) regrets (B) having not (C) studied English (D) in high school
66. There are (A) various reasons (B) why (C) one should avoid (D) to discuss religion
67. Fertilizers (A) are used (B) primarily to enrich (C) soil and (D) increasing yeild
68. Not only (A) did he (B) broke two glasses, (C) but also he left the table (D) dirty
69. She (A) makes her (B) assignments (C) completely every (D) night
70. Plants (A) require (B) much (C) fewer moisture in cold weather (D) than in warm weather
VII. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:
71. The sisters looked forward to getting new clothes for Christmas
A. The sisters expected new clothes as Christmas gifts
B. The sisters wanted to wear new clothes on Christmas day
C. The sisters looked for new clothes for Christmas
D. The sisters got dressed for Christmas day
72. Anne had the TV on when her parents entered the room
A. Anne's parents told her to turn on the TV
B. Anna noticed her parents watching the TV
C. Anne's parents found her watching TV
D. The TV was on a table in Anne's room
73. It must have rained last night
A. I believe it rained last night
B. I believe in the rain last night
C. I think it has rained last night
D. I believe in the rain last night
74. Unlike his sister, Peter usually prefers a small breakfast
A. Peter usually eats no breakfast
B. Peter doesn't like his sister
C. Peter's sister eats as much as he does for breakfast
D. Peter eats a smaller breakfast than his sister
75. Joe regrets giving up his job
A. Joe gave up his job and now he feels sorry
B. Joe regrets because he is given a job
C. Joe wants to give up his job
D. Joe gave up his job because he regrets
76. Please watch your step as you get off
A. Be careful not to stumble while getting off
B. Please look at thhe steps while getting off
C. Go down the steps in order to get off
D. Please have a look at the steps as you get off
77. Sam emphasised the importance of being thoughtful toward one another
A. Sam said that people should not talk too much
B. Sam said that people should not be too serious
C. Sam said that people should consider the feelings of others
D. Sam said that people should discuss intellectual topics
78. It's ages since I last saw a Hollywood film
A. I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago
B. I haven't seen a Hollywood film for a long time
C. I haven't seen any Hollywood films before
D. It's ages because I last saw a Hollywood film
79. Fred is barely half the age of his 18-year-old brother, Dennis
A. Fred is older than Dennis
B. Fred is about nine
C. Dennis is about nine
D. Dennis is three times older than Fred
80. Sue sounds to me as if she has a cold
A. I think Sue is unwell
B. Sue told me she is not well
C. Sue said she has been feeling chilly
D. Sue said she has a cold
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 12-8-2012 21:22
KEY
ĐỀ 10
I.
1. have
2. receipt
3. heard
4. fuss
5. mature
II.
6. observation
7. preference
8. fertility
9. prevent
10. cigarette
III.
11. meets
12. leap
13. means
14. convey
15. Despite
16. off
17. fault
18. threatened
19. to
20. best
21. transfer
22. assists
23. detached
24. exchange
25. serve
26. different
27. among the most expensive
28. contributed to
29. as strenuously as
30. had left
31. Almost all
32. vibrate
33. can he begin to understand
34. to finish quickly
35. how to study effectively
36. was represented as a little winged child
37. hoping to find a job more easily
38. when the water began to rise
39. the class a tough assignment
40. for keeping improper financial records
IV.
41. moderate
42. reserved
43. periods
44. divide
45. diversity
46. reputed
47. tour
48. unwind
49. endowed
50. coast
51. facilities
52. sites
53. abundant
54. region
55. inevitable
V.
56. development of sound with movies
57. as early as 1896
58. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures
59. got out of synchronization with the picture
60. inserted beside the image on the film
VI.
61. finishes
62. The most
63. how react
64. than
65. having not
66. to discuss
67. increasing
68. broke
69. makes
70. fewer
VII.
71. The sisters expected new clothes as Christmas gifts
72. Anne's parents found her watching TV
73. I believe it rained last night
74. Peter eats a smaller breakfast than his sister
75. Joe gave up his job and now he feels sorry
76. Be careful not to stumble while getting off
77. Sam said that people should consider the feelings of others
78. I haven't seen a Hollywood film for a long time
79. Fred is about nine
80. I think Sue is unwell
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 20-8-2012 21:57
ĐỀ 11:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each line:
1. A. accurate B. account C. occur D. accuse
2. A. mute B. current C. culture D. country
3. A. open B. obtain C. observe D. opinion
4. A. bow B. throw C. hour D. fowl
5. A. noodle B. mood C. blood D. hoof
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern in each line:
6. A. deserve B. political C. fantastic D. mystery
7. A. irregular B. athlete C. investigate D. delicious
8. A. manipulate B. confident C. distance D. slippery
9. A. similarity B. referee C. procedure D. magazine
10. A. recommend B. position C. museum D. commitment
III. Choose the correct answer:
11. Why don't you wear that blue dress of yours? It .......... you
A. matches B. suits C. agrees D. goes with
12. The president made a wonderful .................
A. speech B. talking C. lecture D. message
13. I'm sorry but I have ................ the book at home
A. lost B. forgotten C. placed D. left
14. He got to work by bus today because his car is being ................
A. broken B. repair C. serviced D. prepared
15. Don't forget to .............. the alarm clock for 5 o'clock tomorrow morning
A. put B. set C. ring D. wind
16. Although they are identical twins I can easily ............ between them
A. identify B. differ C. distinguish D. select
17. Armed terrorists are reported to have ............ the Embassy
A. taken up B. taken to C. taken over D. taken into
18. Although he claims to have left his job voluntarily, he was actually ............ for misconduct
A. resigned B. released C. dispelled D. dismissed
19. Olypiakos ............... 0 - 0 with Real Madrid in the first leg of the semi - final in Athens
A. drew B. equalled C. equalised D. shared
20. Where have you been? You were ................ to be here half an hour ago
A. allowed B. supposed C. had D. thought
21. If you decide you don't like it, bring it back and we'll give you a .............
A. receipt B. guarantee C. reward D. refund
22. I have to buy Doggy Chunks for Fifi, she won't eat any other ............... of dog food
A. selection B. brand C. mark D. variation
23. The ................ of Ford's ideas revolutionised the auto - making industry
A. introduction B. presentation
C. implementation D. interpretation
24. I'm well ................ with the problems encountered in starting a business
A. aware B. acquainted C. informed D. knowledgeable
25. If we build that hotel there, the ocean will be hidden from ...........
A. view B. perception C. notice D. sight
26. ............. infinitely large number of undiscovered galaxies
A. An B. There are an C. From an D. Since there are
27. Although the name was not popularised until the Middle Ages, engineering ............... civilization
A. as old as B. that is old as C. as old as that D. is as old as
28. Anthony Burgess, .............. as a novelist, was originally a student of music
A. because of being famous B. who achieved fame
C. who he was famous D. he achieved fame
29. The region is referred to as the "Land of Fruit" ................. it yields a bountiful harvest of oranges and apples
A. although B. because C. so that D. such as
30. I couldn't ................. them when we climbed the mountain
A. keep on with B. keep up with
C. keep away from D. keep out of
31. A loud speaker is an instrument ............... electrical energy into sound energy
A. that B. who is transforming
C. which transform D. transformed
32. Crop rotation ............... of preserving soil fertility
A. it is one method B. one method
C. It is a biological park D. is one method
33. ........... whose fauna and flora create an enchanted world
A. A biological park B. Where a biological park
C. It is a biological park D. Being a biological park
34. A new species of tomato ............... adapted to harsh climatic conditions has been developed
A. that is B. what C. who is D. which
35. ................. capable of machine automation and parts handling has been developed
A. A robot B. That a robot C. These robots D. Robots
36. I've read a number of articles, ............. were very useful
A. most of them B.most of which C.most of what D.most of whom
37. Geometry is the branch of mathematics ............ the properties of lines, curves, shapes and surfaces
A. that concerned with B. it is concerned with
C. concerned with D. its concerns are
38. ............. patients should try to reduce needless office visits for colds and minor respiratory illnesses
A. Doctors that agree B. That doctors agree
C. Doctors agreeing that D. Doctors agree that
39. When we put on thick woolen clothing, ................. in the woolen loops that protects us from the cold
A. it is the air B. that the air C. that air D. there is the air
40. Computers and new methods of communication .............. the modern office
A. that have revolutionized B. have revolutionized
C. to have revolutionized D. are revolutionized
IV. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
HEROES FOR TODAY
When Ann Cotton, a teacher from Cambridge, visited a rural (0) community in Zimbebwe, she was struck by the plight of the young girls who were (41) .............. to put themselves (42) ............. school. They were about fifteen, the same age (43) ......... her own daughter back in Britain. The girls had travelled 120 miles from their home town in (44) ............. to be taught for the term in the village where education was cheaper. They had built their own huts, (45) ............... their own food, and (46) .............. for each other when they were ill. Ann was so (47) ................ by their determination and courage that she (48) ................. up a charity, CamFed, to (49) .............. money for the girl's education. Now five years later, helped by (50) ................. from Cambridge businesses and a recent grant from the United Nations Children's Fund, the (51) .............. pays for the schooling of 325 girls.
In areas where CamFed concentrates its (52) ................. most people live at subsistence level. Traditionally, girls marry early and their children are often sick and malnourished. "Girls" education now receives international (53) ................ because of its (54) .................. on the nation's children: Ann explains. "In the long term it will (55) ............. health, family sizes and food security".
0. A. society B. community C. population D. race
41. A. surviving B. struggling C. succeeding D. sustaining
42. A. through B. at C. by D. up
43. A. with B. like C. to D. as
44. A. attempt B. search C. need D. order
45. A. supported B. cost C provided D. spared
46. A. cared B. helped C. assisted D. treated
47. A. influenced B. impressed C. informed D. imposed
48. A. made B. took C. set D. brought
49. A. gain B. raise C. finance D. appeal
50. A. charities B. expenses C. donations D. pensions
51. A. policy B. measure C. scheme D. process
52. A. attempts B. tasks C. offers D. efforts
53. A. focus B. witness C. viewing D. attention
54. A. impact B. significance C. value D. importance
55. A. rise B. improve C. achieve D. extend
V. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world’s largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is geothermal heat from the earth’s core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the arena. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of the tremendous size of the lake; the satellite – borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organism in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.
56. The purpose of the passage is to .
A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered
B. provide satellite data concerning Antarctica
C. discuss future plans for lake Vostok
D. present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica’s geography
57. What is true of Lake Vostok?
A. It is completely frozen. B. It is not a saltwater lake.
C. It is beneath a thick slab of ice. D. It is heated by the sun.
58. All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it .
A. was conducted by air B. made use of radio waves
C. did not measure the exact size of the lake D. was controlled by a satellite
59. It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if .
A. there were no lake B. the lake were not so big
C. Antarctica were not so cold D. radio waves were not used
60. The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of Lake
Vostok to scientists?
A. It can be studied using radio waves.
B. It may contain uncontaminated microbes.
C. It may have revealed levels of ultraviolet light.
D. It has already been contaminated.
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
61. The novel was neither interesting nor well writing
62. As the ship sank, he jumped overboard and tried keeping himself afloat
63. The headmaster, together with the teaching staff, are away on holiday
64. Wine tends to lost its flavour when it has not been properly sealed
65. The newspaper reported that a new tax law has been passed
66. Because entertaining is such a competitive business, a group of singers or musicians needing a manager to help marker
67. Teaching young children is not so different with teaching teenagers
68. The thing that I was most surprised was his attitude
69. Although the medicine tastes badly, it seems to help my condition
70. Are they capable of completing the work within hour?
VII. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:
71. you/ things/ improve/ future?
A. Do you think things will improve in the future?
B.Do you think things are improving in the future?
C.Do you think things will improve in future?
D.Do you think things are going to improve in the future?
72. British/ American/ culture/ time/ see/ valuable commodity?
A. British and American culture, time is seen as a valuable commodity
B. In British and American culture, time sees as a valuable commodity
C. In British and American culture, time is seen as a valuable commodity
D.British and American cultures, see time is a valuable commodity
73. wrong/ keep/ dolphins/ short - lived/ tourist attraction
A. It is wrong to keep dolphins short - lived tourist attraction
B.It is wrong to keep dolphins as a short - lived tourist attraction
C.It is wrong to keep dolphins as short - lived tourist attraction
D.It is wrong for keeping dolphins as a short - lived tourist attraction
74. classical music/ speed/ plant/ grow
A. Many types of classical music speed plants to grow
B. Many classical music speed plant growth
C. Many types of classical music speed plant growth
D. Many types of classical musics speed plants' growth
75. provide/ they/ earn/ live/ work/ hard
A. Provided they earn enough to live, they work hardly
B. Providing they earn enough for life, they will work hard
C. Provided that they earn enough to live, they work hard
D. Provided they earn enough to live, they will work very hard
76. sport/ serious/ expensive business/ hour/ training
A. Sport is a serious and expensive business involving hours of daily training
B.Sport is serious, expensive business involving hours of daily training .
C.Sport is a serious and expensive business involving of hours of daily training
D.Sport is a serious and expensive business involving hour of daily training
77. I/ rather/ go/ instead/ me
A. I would rather go instead of me
B.I would rather you go instead of me
C.I would rather you went instead of me
D.I would rather you went instead me
78. Jerry/ not forget/ visit/ Disneyland/ ten
A. Jerry will never forget to visit Disneyland when he was ten
B.Jerry will never forget visiting Disneyland when he was ten
C.Jerry never forgets visiting Disneyland when he ten
D.Jerry will never forget the visit Disneyland when he was ten
79. Charles Babbage/ invent/ stethoscope/ famous/ computer
A. Charles Babbage who invented a stethoscope is famous for his computers
B. Charles Babbage, also invented a stethoscope, is famous for his computers
C. Charles Babbage, who also invented a stethoscope, famous for his computers
D. Charles Babbage, who also invented a stethoscope, is famous for his computers
80. teacher/ not stand/ student/ sleep/ class
A. Our teacher can't stand student sleeping in class
B.Our teacher can't stand students to sleep in class
C.Our teacher can't stand student sleep in class
D.Our teacher can't stand students who sleeping in class
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 23-8-2012 21:51
KEY
ĐỀ 11
I.
1. accurate
2. mute
3. open
4. throw
5. blood
II.
6. mystery
7. athlete
8. manipulate
9. procedure
10. recommend
III.
11. suits
12. speech
13. left
14. serviced
15. set
16. distinguish
17. taken over
18. dismissed
19. drew
20. supposed
21. refund
22. brand
23. introduction
24. acquainted
25. view
26. There are an
27. is as old as
28. who achieved fame
29. because
30. keep up with
31. which transforms
32. is one method
33. It is a biological park
34. that is
35. A robot
36. most of which
37. concerned with
38. Doctors agree that
39. it is the air
40. have revolutionized
IV.
41. struggling
42. through
43. as
44. order
45. provided
46. cared
47. impressed
48. set
49. raise
50. donations
51. scheme
52. efforts
53. attention
54. impact
55. improve
V.
56. present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica's geography
57. It is beneath a thick slab of ice
58. was controlled by a satellite
59. there were no lake
60. It may contain uncontaminated microbes
VI.
61. well writing
62. tried keeping
63. are
64. to lost
65. has been
66. needing
67. with
68. surprised
69. badly
70. hour
VII.
71. Do you think things will improve in the future?
72. In British and American culture, time is seen as a valuable commodity
73. It is wrong to keep dolphins as a short - lived tourist attraction
74. Many types of classical music speed plant growth
75. Provided they earn enough to live, they will work very hard
76. Sport is a serious and expensive business involving hours of daily training
77. I would rather you went instead of me
78. Jerry will never forget visiting Disneyland when he was ten
79. Charles Babbage, who also invented a stethoscope, is famous for his computers
80. Our teacher can't stand student sleeping in class
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 5-9-2012 19:52
ĐỀ 12:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each line:
1. A. noise B. point C. tower D. employ
2. A. amount B. wounded C. bound D. round
3. A. known B. town C. own D. post
4. A. house B. mouse C. young D. pound
5. A. friendly B. simply C. imply D. specialty
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern in each line:
6. A. century B. frontier C. community D. ocean
7. A. identity B. result C. heritage D. unique
8. A. minority B. mechanise C. manage D. impetus
9. A. ethnic B. tradition C. belief D. expect
10. A. scramble B. costume C. magnificient D. marriage
III. Choose the correct answer:
11. He .......... in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else
A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed
12. I'm sorry I am late. I never ............ the taxi to take so long to get here
A. thought B. do away C. expected D. waited for
13. We intend to ............. with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one
A. do up B. do away C. do in D. do down
14. When she heard from the hospital that her grandfather had died, she ........... into tears
A. broke B. shed C. exploded D. fell
15. They were totally opposed .............. the changes made in the plans
A. of B. to C. against D. towards
16. She ............. little resemblance to her parents
A. reflects B. possesses C. gives D. bears
17. The manager ............ us to believe that V.A.T would be included
A. led B. let C. made D. tricked
18. Don't you think this programme is ...... for young children?
A. interested B. worth C. suitable D. keen
19. We really wanted to complain about our manager, but we didn't ................
A. dare B. courage C. risk D. attempt
20. I was ................ alarmed to see how much money I had been spending
A. somewhat B. somewhere C. something D. someone
21. It was only when she got to the station that she realised she had left her purse .............
A. back B. behind C. away D. down
22. The landslide ................ the train's departure by a few hours
A. sent back B. retained C. delayed D. called off
23. When I can't decide what to do, I often ........ a coin
A. fling B. throw C. spin D. toss
24. Hardly a single tree .............. standing after the road was upgraded
A. remained B. continued C. stayed D. kept
25. Such a deep wound will take a long time to .................
A. cure B. treat C. heal D. mend
26. You can borrow my book ........... you bring it back by Monday
A. as long as B. unless C. so that D. while
27. Anyone ................ to another country needs special papers
A. travelled B. travels C. travel D. travelling
28. ........... built, with poor vision but excellent senses of smell and hearing, the bear will eat almost anything
A. It is heavily B. Heavily C. Although heavily D. When it is heavily
29. "I usually do dancing at night"
" .................... do that"
A. You had better not B. You had not better
C. You have better not D. You had better not to
30. His idea is not ..................
A. to laught at B. to be laughed at
C. laughing at by D. to be laughing at
31. No sooner ............... home than the phone rang
A. they arrived B. had they arrived
C. did they arrive D. they had arrived
32. Your father tole me you were going to work abroad, ................?
A. didn't you B. wouldn't you C. didn't he D. weren't you
33. It's no use calling him at the office, because he's .............
A. on holiday B. in holidays C. for a holiday D. during holiday
34. I'm sure Tom ................. the test if he tried harder
A. managed to pass B. would be able to pass
C. could have passed D. is able to pass
35. One of the most effective vegetable protein substitutes is the soybean .............. used to manufacture imitation meat products
A. which can be B. it can be C. who can be D. can be
36. Not until a monkey is several years old ............. to exhibit signs of independence from its mother
A. it begins B. does it begin C. and begin D. beginning
37. Algebra generalises certain basic laws ......... the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of all numbers
A. govern B. that govern C. have governed D. which they govern
38. Salt is manufactured in quantities that exceed those of most, ........... other commercial chemicals
A. of all not B. not if all are C. are not all D. if not all
39. A grass - eating, river - dwelling mammal, the hippopotamus .......... to the pig
A. being related B. is related C. relate D. relating
40. The decimal numeral system is one of the .......... ways of expressing numbers
A. useful most world's B. world's most useful
C. useful world's most D. most world's useful
IV. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
SIBLING MEMORIES
My brother and I used to fight a great deal as children. We did a (0) lot of things together, not always in complete (41) .......... In (42) ............., he actually (43) ............. my arms on one occasion. It meant that I missed the school exams for that year, so I suppose that really he did me a (44) .............. Tony was a year older than me, so he was always first at doing things that I wanted to do - to (45) ............... in public, for example, at school, I was full of (46) ............ When, at 14, he got to play solo in a school concert at the City Hall. I had to (47) .............. 15 years before I could do the same as a professional musician. He definitely blazed a (48) .............. for me. It was obvious that Tony was always going to be successful in his choice of career. When he had just left school and had (49) ............... a job as a designer in Glasgow, he was soon in demand from other companies wanting to (50) ............ him part of their team. For him, music was just something that you (51) .............. at school. And his (52) .............. were always in the visual arts - that was his main area of interest and obviously the (53) .............. thing for him. When our mother was runnng an Art Gallery for a (54) .............. Tony, still in his teens, used to organise all the publicity for her - he was incredibly (55) ..............
0. A. lot B. deal C. collection D. quantity
41. A. concert B. unison C. harmony D. unity
42. A. essence B. fact C. general D. reality
43. A. ripped B. smashed C. snapped D. broke
44. A. courtesy B. privilege C. favour D. benefit
45. A. perform B. present C. produce D. practise
46. A. anxiety B. envy C. guilt D. contempt
47. A. postpone B. delay C. suspend D. wait
48. A. path B. road C. trail D. way
49. A. taken B. changed C. resigned D. abandoned
50. A. have B. keep C. make D. get
51. A. did B. made C. played D. carried
52. A. feelings B. insights C. senses D. instincts
53. A. precise B. right C. straight D. proper
54. A. turn B. time C. tour D. stage
55. A. practical B. workable C. realistic D. useful
V. Read the following passages and choose the correct answer:
DRINKING AND DRIVING
The legal limit for driving after drinking alcohol is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, when tested. But there is no sure way of telling how much you can drink before you reach this limit. It varies with each person depending on your weight, your sex, if you've just eaten and what sort of drinks you've had. Some people might reach their limit after only about three standard drinks.
In fact, your driving ability can be affected by just one or two drinks. Even if you're below the legal limit, you could still be taken to court if a police officer thinks your driving has been affected by alcohol.
It takes about an hour for the body to get rid of the alcohol in one standard drink. So, if you have a heavy drinking session in the evening you might find that your driving ability is still affected the next morning, or you could even find that you're still over the legal limit. In addition, if you've had a few drinks at lunchtime, another one or two drinks in the early evening may well put you over the legal limit.
In a test with professional drivers , the more alcoholic drinks hey had had the more certain they were that they could drive a test course through a set of moveable posts.... and the less able they were to do it!
So the only way te be sure you're safe is no to drink at all.
Alcohol is a major cause of road traffic accidents. One in three of the drivers killed in road accidents have levels of alcohol which are over the legal limit, and road accidents after drinking are the biggest cause of death among young men. More than half of the people stopped by the police to take a breathalyzer test have a blood alcohol concentration of more than twice the legal limit.
It is important to remember that driving after you've been drinking doesn't just affect you. If you're involved in an accident it affects a lot of other people as well, not least the person you might kill or injure.
56. The amount of alcohol a person can drink before reaching the legal limit is
A. 800 milligrams of pure alcohol
B. approximately three standard drinks
C. different for different people
D. exactly proportional weight
57. When might you be taken to court by the police for drinking and driving?
A. When you have driven a vehicle after drinking any alcohol at all
B. When you have drunk at least three drinks before driving
C. Only when tests show that you have 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood
D. When the police think that you have been drinking from the way you are driving
58. When you have been drinking heavily in the evening, the next day you might be ..............
A. still drunk after lunchtime
B. unable to drive until the evening
C. over the legal limit in the morning
D. unable to drive all day
59. Alcohol is a major cause of road accidents in that ............
A. most drivers who die in these accidents have been drinking
B. more young men die in drink - related accidents than in any other way
C. drinking affects people's eye - sight
D. one in three drivers drink heavily
60. What does this article urge you to remember particularly about driving after drinking?
A. You may be taken to court by the police
B. You are putting yourself in danger
C. You may hurt another road- user
D. You put many other people at risk
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
61. In (A) that age of computers, (B) it is difficult to imagine how tedious (C) the work of accountants and clerks must (D) have been in the past
62. Mutualism is (A) a relationship between (B) animal species (C) which in both (D) benefit
63. Most (A) country music songs are (B) deeply personal and (C) deal with themes of love, (D) lonely, and separation
64. (A) Not everyone (B) realises that the (C) most largest organ of (D) the human body is the skin
65. Today sucessful farmers are experts not only (A) in agriculture, (B) but also in (C) market, finance, and (D) accounting
66. Both (A) a term paper (B) and a final exam (C) is often required (D) for a college class
67. There is (A) no limit to the diversity to (B) be finding in the (C) cultures of people (D) throughout the world
68. (A) A thunder usually follows lightning by five (B) seconds (C) for every mile (D) between the flash and the observer
69. Mosquitoes will (A) accepts the (B) malaria parasite at (C) only one stage of the parasite's (D) complex life cycle
70. (A) Light can (B) travel from the Sun (C) to the Earth in eight (D) minute and twenty seconds
VII. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:
71. If only you had told me the truth about the theft
A.You should have told me the truth about the theft
B. Only if only you had told me the truth about the theft
C.Had you told me the truth, there wouldn't have been the theft
D.You only told me the truth if there was a theft
72. Which hen is still producing eggs?
A. We found the hen laying in a ditch
B.We found the hen lying in a ditch
C.We found the hen laid in a ditch
D. We laid the hen's eggs in a ditch
73. James blamed his younger brother for the damage
A.James punished his younger brother for the damage
B.James was responsible for his younger brother's damage
C. James said his younger brother had caused the damage
D.James blamed the damage for his younger brother
74. Hardly anybody applied for the job
A. Nobody applied for the job because it was hard
B. Anybody found it hard to apply for the job
C. There were very few applicants for the job
D. Anybody applied hardly for the job
75. It was very kind of him to give you a lift
A.It was his kindness that gave you a lift
B.He gave you a lift which was very kind
C.He was very kind in giving you a lift
D.It was him who kind of gave you a lift
76. I've done next to nothing today
A. I've done close to nothing today
B. I've hardly done anything today
C. I have to do nothing next day
D. I've done nothing next today
77. If you have a hiccup, try holding your breath
A. Holding your breath might help with your hiccup
B. If you don't hold your breath, you may have a hiccup
C. To trear hiccup, you have to hold your breath
D. Having a hiccup will hold your breath
78. I would rather you stop talking about her
A.I would ratherstop talking about her
B.I prefer you stop not to talk about her anymore
C.I would rather you not talk about her
D.I want you to talk about her
79. He's too young to join the army
A.He's too young when he joins the army
B.He's so young to join the army
C.He can't join the army because he's still too young
D. He's not young enough to join the army
80. I can't stand it when people criticize me in public
A. People can't criticize me in public
B. When people criticize me in public I don't stand there
C. I can't stand in public when people criticize me
D. I hate being criticized in public
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 14-9-2012 00:45
KEY 12
I.
1.tower
2. wounded
3. town
4. young
5. imply
II.
6. community
7. heritage
8. minority
9. ethnic
10. magnificient
III.
11. confided
12. expected
13. do away
14. broke
15. to
16. bears
17. led
18. suitable
19. dare
20. somewhat
21. behind
22. delayed
23. toss
24. remained
25. heal
26. as long as
27. travelling
28. Heavily
29. You had better not
30. to be laughed at
31. had they arrived
32. didn't he
33. on holiday
34. would be able to pass
35. which can be
36. does it begin
37. that govern
38. if not all
39. is related
40. world's most useful
IV.
41. harmony
42. fact
43. broke
44. favour
45. perform
46. envy
47. wait
48. trail
49. taken
50. make
51. did
52. instincts
53. right
54. time
55. practical
V.
56. different for different people
57. When the police think that you have been drinking from the way you are driving
58. over the legal limit in the morning
59. more young men die in drink - related accidents than in any other way
60. You put many other people at risk
VI.
61. that age
62. which in
63. lonely
64. most largest
65. market
66. is
67. be finding
68. A thunder
69. accepts
70. minute
VII.
71. You should have told me the truth about the theft
72. We found the hen laying in a ditch
73. James said his younger brother had caused the damage
74. There were very few applicants for the job
75. He was very kind in giving you a lift
76. I've hardly done anything today
77. Holding your breath might help with your hiccup
78. I prefer you not to talk about her anymore
79. He can't join the army because he's still too young
80. I hate being criticized in public
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 20-5-2013 19:41
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Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 27-5-2013 18:01
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A POWERFUL INFLUENCE
There is no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. However, most parents worry that their children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computer games, hardly (1) …….. doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents want to know if these activities are harmful to their children. What should they do if their children spend hours (2) …….. a computer screen?
Obviously, if children spend too much time (3) …….. in some game instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. It is a good idea if parents and children decide together how much use should be (4) …….. of the Internet, and the child should (5) …….. that it won't interfere with homework. If the child does not (6) …….. to this arrangement, parents can take more drastic (7) ……..
Any parent who is (8) …….. alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to (9) …….. the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does not (10) …….. affect a child's performance at school. Even if a youngster seems obsessed with the computer, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in a few months parents will have something else to worry about!
1. A. always B. ever C. never D. rare
=> đáp án B
2. A. peeping at (nhìn trộm) B. glancing at : liếc nhin
C. staring at : nhìn chằm chằm D. seeing
=> đáp án C
=> Dịch đoạn chứa (1) và (2) : Không có chút nghi ngờ nào cả rằng Internet đã tạo ra một sự khác biệt rất lớn đối với cuộc sống của chúng ta. Tuy nhiên, hầu hết các bậc cha mẹ đều lo lắng rằng con cái của họ dành quá nhiều thời gian lướt Internet hoặc chơi trò chơi máy tính, hầu như không bao giờ làm bất cứ điều gì khác trong thời gian rảnh rỗi của chúng. Đương nhiên, các bậc cha mẹ muốn biết liệu các hoạt động này có hại đến con cái của họ. Họ phải làm gì nếu con cái của họ bỏ ra hàng giờ nhìn chằm chằm vào màn hình máy tính?
3. A. involved (+in): để tâm B. occupied : chiếm giữ
C. taken (+ in): ghi nhớ,tiếp thu D. absorbed (+ in) : miệt mài,chăm chú
=> đáp án D
4. A. done B. had C. made D. taken
=> đáp án C
5. A. promise B. assure C. secure D. claim
=> đáp án A
6. A. commit : phạm B. stick : kiên trì
C. follow D. hold
=> đáp án D
7. A. rules: quy tắc, pháp tắc B. procedures (thủ tục)
C. steps D. regulations: nguyên tắc
=> đáp án C
=> dịch đoạn chứa (3)->(7) : Rõ ràng, nếu trẻ em dành quá nhiều thời gian miệt mài với một số trò chơi thay vì làm bài tập về nhà của chúng, và một số điều là ko đúng. Sẽ là một ý tưởng tốt nếu cha mẹ và con cùng nhau quyết định được phép sử dụng Internet bao lâu, và đứa trẻ phải hứa rằng điều đó sẽ không làm ảnh hưởng đến bài tập về nhà. Nếu đứa trẻ không giữ đúng thỏa thuận này, cha mẹ có thể thực hiện các bước mạnh mẽ hơn.
8. A. actually B. heavily : nặng nề, khó khăn
C. seriously : nghiệm trọng, nghiêm túc D. urgently : khẩn cấp
=> đáp án C
9. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. debate
=> đáp á B
10. A. possible B. consequently : do đó, cho nên
C. probably : có lẽ D. necessarily
=> đáp án D
=> dịch đoạn chứa 8-9-10 : Bất kỳ phụ huynh nào được cảnh bảo nghiêm túc về hành vi của trẻ cần phải có cuộc hẹn với 1 giáo viên để thảo luận về vấn đề này. Dành nhiều thời gian trước màn hình máy tính không nhất thiết là chỉ ảnh hưởng đến hiệu suất của một đứa trẻ ở trường. Thậm chí là một cầu thủ trẻ dường như cũng bị ám ảnh với máy tính, người đó có lẽ sẽ trải qua một giai đoạn, và trong một vài tháng cha mẹ sẽ có những cái khác đáng để lo lắng!
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 6-6-2013 22:04
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons for roosting communally are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits. In winter especially, it is important for birds to keep warm at night and (conserve) precious food reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost. Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks - but the effect of sheltering is (magnified) by several birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do. Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm. Two kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter and three together saved a third of their heat.
The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as “information centers.” During the day, parties of birds will have spread out to (forage) over a very large area. When they return in the evening some will have fed well, but others may have found little to eat. Some investigators have observed that when the birds set out again next morning, those birds that did not feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did. The behavior of common and lesser kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar birds with different roosting habits. The common kestrel hunts vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area. The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from others where to find insect swarms.
Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake at any given moment to give the alarm. But this increased protection is partially (counteracted) by the fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if they are on the ground. Even those in trees can be attacked by birds of prey. The birds on the edge are at greatest risk since predators find it easier to catch small birds perching at the margins of the roost.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How birds find and store food
B. How birds maintain body heat in the winter
C. Why birds need to establish territory
D. Why some species of birds nest together
2. The word “conserve ”in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A. retain B. watch C. locate D. share
3. Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by
A. huddling together on the ground with other birds
B. building nests in trees
C. burrowing into dense patches of vegetation
D. digging tunnels into the snow
4. The word “magnified” in line 6 is closest in meaning to
A. caused B. modified C. intensified D. combined
5. The author mentions kinglets in line 9 as an example of birds that
A. protect themselves by nesting in holes
B. nest with other species of birds
C. nest together for warmth
D. usually feed and nest in pairs
6. The word “forage” in line 12 is closest in meaning to
A. fly B. assemble C. feed D. rest
7. Which of the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true?
A. The lesser kestrel and the common kestrel have similar diets.
B. The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the common kestrel does not.
C. The common kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel.
D. The common kestrel nests in trees; the lesser kestrel nests on the ground.
8. The word “counteracted” in line 24 is closest in meaning to
A. suggested B. negated C. measured D. shielded
9. Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage?
A. Diseases easily spread among the birds.
B. Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds.
C. Food supplies are quickly depleted.
D. Some birds in the group will attack the others.
Đáp án:
1. D
- dẫn chứng: Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons for roosting communally are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits
=> dịch: Những loài chim kiếm ăn theo đàn thường ở cùng nhau tại những nơi chúng trú ngụ. Có nhiều lý do khiến việc trú ngụ theo kiểu cộng đồng này không phải lúc nào cũng xảy ra, nhưng cách này cũng có một số những ích lợi
2. A: retain = conserve: bảo tổn
3. Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by (gà cô trắng xám giữ ấm vào mùa đông bằng cách)
A. huddling together on the ground with other birds (nằm rúc vào nhau trên mặt đất với con khác)
B. building nests in trees (xây tổ trên cây)
C. burrowing into dense patches of vegetation (đào hang vào các khoảng đất nhỏ dày đặc)
D. digging tunnels into the snow (đào những cái hố tuyết)
=> đáp án D
- dẫn chứng: Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks - but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do. Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm.
=> dịch: Những con gà trống trú ngụ tại những nơi cây cối rậm rạp hoặc loài Horned Lark (1 loài chim) thường khoét hốc trên mặt đất tạo lối vào tổ, còn loài gà gô thì hay đào bên trong những đống tuyết – nhưng hiệu quả của việc sống nương tựa vào nhau như cách một số loài chim thường trú ngụ cùng nhau: chim hồng tước, chim én, crown creeper ( 1 loài chim giống gõ kiến), chim sơn ca có lợi ích lớn. Những hoạt động cơ thể khiến những khu vực bề mặt tránh tiếp xúc với không khí lạnh, do đó giúp cho chúng giữ ấm được cho nhau
4. The word “magnified” (phóng đại) in line 6 is closest in meaning to
=> đáp án C
5. The author mentions kinglets as an example of birds that
=> đáp án C: xây tổ cùng nhau để giữ ấm
- dẫn chứng: Two kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter and three together saved a third of their heat.
=> dịch: Người ta thấy rang 2 con chim tước ở cùng nhau giảm thiểu khả năng bị mất đến ¼ nhiệt lượng cơ thể, 3 con ở cùng nhau thì giữ được đến 1/3 nhiệt lượng cơ thể
6. The word “forage” in line 12 is closest in meaning to
=> đáp án C
7. B
- dẫn chứng: The behavior of common and lesser kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar birds with different roosting habits. The common kestrel hunts vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area. The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from others where to find insect swarms.
=> dịch: Hành vi của loài Common Kestrel (1 loài chim cắt) và Lesser Kestrel (1 loại chim cắt ) minh họa cho việc kiếm ăn khác nhau của cùng một loài dẫn đến thói quen trú ngụ khác nhau. Loài Common Kestrel săn các loại thú có xương sống nhỏ, quen với việc săn bắt trên mặt đất, trong khi loài rất gần gũi với nó là Lesser Kestrel lại săn bắt sâu ở khu vực rộng lớn hơn. Loài Common Kestrel thì trú ngụ và săn mồi 1 mình, trong khi loài Lesser Kestrel thì trú ngụ và săn mồi theo đàn, do đó một con trong đàn có thể học được từ con khác chỗ nào tìm được những đàn sâu
8. B: negated (phủ định, vô hiệu hóa)
9. Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage? : câu nào dưới đây là điều bất lợi của việc chung chỗ ở được để cập trong đoạn
A. Diseases easily spread among the birds : bệnh lây lan nhanh sang những con chim cùng tổ
B. Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds. : 1 đàn có sức thu hút kè thù hơn là đơn lẻ
C. Food supplies are quickly depleted : việc cung cấp thức ăn bị suy giảm
D. Some birds in the group will attack the others : 1 số con trong đàn sẽ tấn công con khác
=> đáp án B
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 10-6-2013 14:11
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1. The students were slow to catch ______ but gradually they began to understand.
A. in B. on C. away D. out
2. The soldier was punished for_____ to obey his commanding officer’s orders.
A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting
3. She’ll be a millionaire by the time she ______ forty.
A. is B. was C. will be D. is going to
4. ______the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.
A. Nevertheless B. Meanwhile C. despite D. Although
5. Their flat is decorated in a ______ combination of color.
A. tasteful B. sweet C. delicious D. tasty
6. I wish you ______ stop interrupting me whenever I speak.
A. will B. would C. did D. might
7. This ring is made of plastic so it is quite ______.
A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless
8. You can’t enter this camp without ______ from the General.
A. control B. a demand C. a permit D. an allowance
9. Tony’s boss doesn’t want him to ______ a habit of using the office phone for personal calls.
A. make B. do C. have D. increase
10. It’s time we ______ this old car and bought new one.
A. will sell B. had sold C. have sold D. sold
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 13-6-2013 21:45
1. The students were slow to catch ______ but gradually they began tounderstand.
B. on
- catch on:bắt kịp, hiểu được
- catch out: bắt quả tang
Dịch: học sinh chậm hiểu nhưng dầndần thì chúng bắt đầu hiểu ra
2. Thesoldier was punished for_____ to obey his commanding officer’sorders.
A. refusing
- refuse to V: từ chối
- regret to V:tiếc phải làm gì
- regret V-ing: tiếc đã làm gì
-object to V-ing: phản đối làm gì
- resist: kháng cự
Dịch: anh lính bị phát vì từ chối ko tuânlệnh của sỹ quan chỉ huy
3. She’llbe a millionaire by the time she ______ forty.
A. is
4. ______the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spendingmore.
C. Despite
-nevertheless: tuy nhiên
- meanwhile: trong lúc ấy
-despite + cụm danh từ/ Ving
- Althoung + mệnh đề/ Adj/Adv
5. Their flat is decoratedin a ______ combination of color.
A. tasteful
- Tasteful: trang nhã
6. I wish you ______ stop interrupting me wheneverI speak.
B. would
7. This ring is made of plastic so it is quite______.
C. worthless
-Valuable: quí giá
- Invaluable: vô giá (hiếm, cực ỳquý)
- Worthless: ko có giá trị gì
- Priceless: vô giá(ko ước định được)
8. You can’t enter this camp without ______ from the General.
C. a permit
- Permit:cho phép (trang trọng hơn, thường lien quan đến chínhquyền)
Dịch: bạn ko được vàodoanh trại mà ko có sự cho phép của đại úy
9. Tony’s boss doesn’t want him to ______ a habit of using theoffice phone for personal calls.
A. make
- Make a habit: có thói quen làm gì
10. It’s time we ______ this old carand bought new one.
D.sold
- it’s (high) time sb did sth: đã đến lúc aiđó làm gì
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 27-6-2013 02:20
1. It is the recommendation of many psychologists ______ to associate words and remember names.
A. that a learner uses mental images
B. a learner to use mental images
C. mental images are used
D. that a learner use mental images
thể giả định thức nên động từ “use” được giữ nguyên
Dịch: theo nhận xét của nhiều nhà tâm lý học thì người học sử dụng hình ảnh trí óc để kết hợp các từ và nhớ các tên.
2. Like humans, zoo animals must have a dentist ______ their teeth.
A. fill B. filled C. filling D. to be filled
cấu trúc “have sb do sth": ai đó làm gì hộ
3. ______ owe much of their success as a group to their unusual powers of migration.
A. That birds B. A bird C. The bird D. Birds
owe st to sb/sth: công nhận ai đó/cái gì như nguồn gốc của cái gì
4. The freshman read an advertisement ______ the newspaper about an apartment to rent.
A. in B. from C. on D. out of
Dịch: sinh viên năm nhất đọc được mẩu quảng cáo trong tờ báo về căn hộ cho thuê
5. Public television stations are different from commercial stations ______.
A. because they receive money differently and different types of shows
B. for money and program types
C. in the areas of funding and programming
D. because the former receives money and has programs differently from the later
Dịch: Đài truyền hình công chúng khác với các kênh thương mại trong các lĩnh vực tài chính và lập trình
6. The committee members resented ______.
A. the president that he did not tell them about the meeting
B. the president not to inform them of the meeting
C. the president's not informing them of the meeting
D. that the president has\d failed informing themselves that there was going to be a meeting
resent sb doing sth: cáu giận ai vì đã làm gì
Dịch: thành viên ủy ban ko hài long các thành viên chính phù vì đã ko thông báo với họ về cuộc meeting
7. From 1898 to 1933, the US Weather Bureau obtained information about the weather from ______ to box kites.
A. attached devices B. attached to devices
C. devices attached D. devices were attached
lược bỏ đại từ quan hệ ở dạng câu bị động, “devices attached” = “devices which were attached
Dịch: Từ 1898-1933, Cục Thời tiết Mỹ thu được thông tin về thời tiết từ các thiết bị (cái mà)gắn liền với diều hộp
8. There has not been a great response to the sale, ______?
A. does there B. hasn't there C. hasn't it D. has there
câu hỏi đuôi ngược với mệnh đề chính
9. ______ fuel that is used today is a chemical form of solar energy.
A. Most of B. The most C. Most D. Almost the
Most of + Noun (xác định) : most of my friend, most of the stars…
Most + Noun (ko xác định) : most teachers, most people
10. Although fish do not have any outer ears, ______ have a simple inner ear on their side of the head.
A. there are varieties B. they are varieties
C. some varieties D. which varieties
Dịch: Mặc dù cá không có tai bên ngoài, một số loại có một tai bên trong rất đơn giản ở phía trên đầu
11. He ______ me the compliment of inviting me to sing at his wedding.
A. showed B. paid C. threw D. took
pay sb the compliments of doing st/sth: khen ngợi ai
12. There is a great deal of ______ ground between management and trade unions on this issue.
A. common B. similar C. familiar D. dangerous
common ground: điểm chung
13. Hey, guys. Finish your lunch and ______ business right away.
A. get up on B. get down to C. get down on D. do over with
get down to: bắt đầu
get down on: chí trích liên tục
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 3-7-2013 19:35
1. The Turkish football team are going to be congratulated ______ playing so well.
A. for B. on C. at D. about
for = because
Dịch: đội bóng sẽ được ăn mùng nhờ chơi quá tốt
2. In Hong Kong, you should avoid the colors blue and white in your presentation materials, as these ______ death and mourning.
A. present B. stand for C. represent D. show
Dịch: Tại Hong Kong, bạn nên tránh các màu sắc xanh và trắng trong tài liệu trình bày của bạn, nó như thể hiện cái chết và tang tóc
3. Joe said that he ______ well the previous day.
A. hadn't left B. wasn't feeling C. didn't feel D. wouldn't feel
4. It is difficult for many people to accept a literal ______ of the Bible.
A. construction B. exposure C. revelation D. interpretation
Dịch: rất khó cho 1 số người có thể thu nhận được sự giải thích các chữ trong kinh thánh
5. There should be no discrimination on ______ of sex, race, or religion.
A. fields B. places C. areas D. grounds
on grounds of: vì lý do gì
6. I have bought a present for my mother, and now I need some ______.
A. paper wrapper B. wrapped paper C. wrap paper D. wrapping paper
wrapping paper: giấy bọc quà
7. Do you know ______?
A. what wrong was it with B. what's wrong with it
C. what wrong was with it D. what wrong is it with
8. My cat would not have bitten the toy fish ______ it was made of rubber.
A. if she had known B. had she known
C. if she should know D. if she knew
9. Anne persisted ______ her search for the truth about what had happened.
A. at B. about C. in D. on
persist in : cố chấp, khăng khăng
10. My car is getting unreliable: I think I'll trade it ______ for a new one.
A. off B. away C. in D. up
trade sth in: đổi cũ lấy mới
11. ______ that she burst into tears.
A. Her anger was such B. So angry she was
C. She was so anger D. Such her anger was
such that: quá đến nỗi mà
12. I am considering ______ my job. Can you recommend a good company?
A. to move B. moving C. to change D. changing
consider + Ving : cân nhắc điều gì
13. The curtains have ______ because of the strong sunlight.
A. faded B. fainted C. lightened D. weakened
fade: bạc màu
Dịch: cái rèm bị phải bởi ánh nắng quá gay gắt
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 4-7-2013 22:45
1. Doctors advise people who are deficient …………. Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. in
B. of
C. from
D. for
to be deficient in: thiếu cái gì
2. “Many happy returns!” – " _______________!"
A. You too
B. The same to you
C. Thanks
D. Good luck
Dịch: "Chúc điều hạnh phúc đến với bạn" – "cảm ơn"
3. I suggest we ……….. outside the cinema tomorrow at 8.30.
A. meet
B. meeting
C. met
D. will meet
thể giả định thức ^^
4. Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an extracting process; ……………, experts must perform detailed tests to analyse soil specimens.
A. so that
B. afterwards
C. therefore
D. however
Dịch: Xác định hàm lượng khoáng chất của các mẫu đất là một quá trình chiết ra, do đó, các chuyên gia phải thực hiện kiểm tra chi tiết để phân tích mẫu đất.
5. Some animals are on the …………… of becoming extinct.
A. tip
B. verge
C. edge
D. side
- on the verge of = on the edge of: bên bờ vực.
Nhưng để phù hợp với ngữ cảnh của câu nên đáp án B là chính xác
6. “How kind, you really shouldn’t have bothered.” – “______________.”
A. It was nothing, really
B. Don’t worry, I didn’t bother
C. Why not? I was happy
D. It was a very good thing
( các bạn để ý "shouldn’t have bothered" tức là "đáng lẽ ra là ko cần lo lắng" (nhưng trong quá khứ là có lo lắng rồi nên ko chọn đáp án B )
7. Down into the cave …………………
A. did the rescue party go
B. the rescue party went
C. went the rescue party
D. did go the rescue party
- Đây là 1 câu đảo ngữ, giới từ đứng đầu câu ta giữ nguyên động từ ở câu gốc
8. "I thought that the tour began at 3:00."
- "Oh, no, you’re ______________. It began at 1:30."
A. too much late here
B. too much here late
C. here too late much
D. here much too late
9. This ticket ………… one person to the museum.
A. admits
B. permits
C. enters
D. allows
ta phải dùng "admit" vì nó bao hàm việc có phép vào, còn allow và permit thì không
10. The latest crisis was brought ………… by the mishandling of the economy.
A. over
B. in
C. about
D. down
- bring about: làm cho xảy ra, gây ra
Dịch: cuộc khủng hoảng mới đây bị gây ra bởi việc quản lý kinh tế tồi
11. On leaving prison, Vic decided to turn over a new …………... and to give up his old life of crime.
A. leaf
B. chapter
C. book
D. page
- turn over a new leaf: cải tà qui chính (hoặc cũng có thể dịch là cuộc đời bước sang một trang mới ấy 
)
12. The best way of writing a composition in a foreign language is to try and write ……………. thinking in your own language.
A. expect
B. unless
C. apart from
D. without
Dịch: cách tốt nhất để viết 1 bố cục theo tiếng nước ngoài là bạn cố gắng và viết mà ko nghĩ theo tiếng của mình
Tác giả: love_drunk Thời gian: 7-7-2013 22:32
1. The local authorities are trying to proceed with the ______ of the slums in the area.
A. clearness: sự rõ ràng, sự trong trẻo
B. clearly (adv)
C. clarity: sự rõ rang (hình ảnh, âm thanh)
D. clearance: sự ngăn nắp, sự sắp xếp gọn gàng
Dịch: Chính quyền địa phương đang cố gắng tiến hành giải phóng mặt bằng các khu nhà ổ chuột trong khu vực.
2. After his wife's death, he let his son ______ the company and retired.
A. get over: vượt qua
B. get on: xử lý
C. take over: đảm nhận (tiếp quản cái gì từ ai)
D. take on: đảm nhận (được giao làm gì
Dịch: sau cái chết của vợ mình, ông ta để con trai tiếp quản công ty và từ chức
3. If only you ______ how I feel about you!
A. understand
B. can understand
C. understood
D. would be understood
4. Brian lost his job ______ no fault of his own.
A. through
B. by
C. with
D. over
- Through sth = due to = because of sth
Dịch: Brian mất việc ko phải vì riêng lỗi của anh ta
5. The match will be broadcast ______ to various countries in the world.
A. live
B. lively
C. alive
D. living
Dịch: Trận đấu sẽ được truyền hình trực tiếp ở nhiều nước trên thế giới.
6. You ______ not copy the questions when answering them.
A. could
B. need
C. might
D. would
Giải thích thêm:
- Need là một trợ động từ dùng bare infinitive (động từ nguyên thể không có "to") trong câu nghi vấn hoặc câu phủ định. Đôi lúc nó cũng được dùng ở trạng thái khẳng định trong mệnh đề phụ.
Ex: You needn’t remember. (Bạn không cần phải nhớ)
- Khi need là một ordinary verb (động từ thường) nó được dùng với to-infinitive (động từ nguyên thể có "to"). Trong trường hợp này need dùng ở trạng thái khẳng định hoặc nghi vấn.
Ex: I need to get some sleep? (Tôi cần ngủ đôi chút)
7. She listened so attentively that not a word ______.
A. she missed
B. did she miss
C. she didn't miss
D. she had missed
8. The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several ______.
A. celebrations
B. celebrates
C. celebrities: người nổi tiếng
D. celebrated
Dịch: Sự thành công của party chủ yếu là do sự hiện diện của nhiều nhân vật nổi tiếng
9. This writer was also known as a ______ literary critic.
A. pointed: sắc sảo (vể trí tuệ)
B. cute: sắc sảo, tinh khôn
C. sharpening: sự mài sắc
D. cutting: sắc bén (dao, kéo…)
Dịch: Nhà văn này cũng được biết đến như một nhà phê bình văn học sắc sảo
10. Long: What happened to your younger brother? - Mai: ______.
A. Nothing. Why do you ask?
B. He's nearly ten years old.
C. He's having a birthday party.
D. I love him very much.
11. Fans often ask pop stars for their ______.
A. handwriting
B. signature: chữ ký
C. autograph: chữ ký của 1 người (nổi tiếng)
D. graphic
12. He was ______ his forties when he got married.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. about
- to be in one’s …: ở độ tuổi bao nhiêu
13. Owen noticed how cold it was when he ______ the plane.
A. got off: xuống (tàu, xe, máy bay…)
B. took off: cât cánh
C. went off: bao thức
D. went out of: ko còn hứng thú nữa
14. You ______ so fast or you might have an accident.
A. don't have to drive
B. shouldn't have driven
C. had better not drive
D. mustn't have driven
15. She is so absent-minded ______ that I get angry with her.
A. some time
B. at times: đôi khi
C. any time
D. at one time
16. She ______ the flat three times, before deciding to buy it.
A. came round
B. brought round: đưa ai đến nhà
C. looked round: nhìn quanh
D. got round: khắc phục, giải quyết
17. The police are ______ the robbery.
A. looking for
B. taking up: bắt đầu đảm nhận
C. taking on: đảm nhận
D. looking into: điều tra kỹ
18. The crowd looked ______, as the two men continued fighting.
A. on: đứng nhìn, chứng kiến
B. up
C. into
D. around
19. I like the book I'm reading because it's well written and it has an interesting ______.
A. hypothesis: giả thuyết
B. plot: cốt truyện
C. phase
D. condition
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