Đề luyện thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh - Đề 20

Date 06/11/2017

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ĐẾ SỐ 20

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part

differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1 A. funny

Question 2 A. chore

B. rubbish

B. character

C. upper

C. challenger

D. student

D. choice

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on youranswer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three

in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3 A. extravagant

Question 4 A. primitive

B. fundamental

B. material

C. distinctively

C. adjustment

D. dilapidate

D. precaution

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs

correction in each of the following questions.

Question 5: Pollution makes streams, lakes and coastal water (A) unpleasant (B) to look at, to smell, and to

swim in. Fish and shellfish harvested from (C) polluted waters may be unsafe to eat (D).

Question 6: A finishing (A) motion picture (B) is the work (C) of the collaboration of many individuals(D).

Question 7: Educational films are made for (A) schools, training films for industry; documentary

filmspresent (B) fact events (C) or circumstances of social, political, or historical nature (D).

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.

Question 8: Have you seen today's paper? It __________they've caught those million – pound bank robbers.

A. writes

Question 9: Could you move your car? You're __________the way of the entrance!

A. on B. in C. at D. to

Question 10: Don't __________to any conclusion before you know the full facts.

A. rush B. dive C. leap D. fly

Question 11: Three of the words below go together with “HEAD” to make new words. Which word does

NOT? A. ache B. man C. master D. line

Question 12: What does the following mobile text (cell phone SMS) abbreviation mean: LOL ?

A. I am crying B. Laughing out loud C. I'm going to be lateD. I love you lots

Question 13: By then I __________ my driving test. I hope.

A. pass B. will be passed C. will have passed

Question 14: ________ is one of the many factors involved in changing farming methods.

B. says

C. tells

D. talks about

D. have passed

A. Each climate

B. A

climate

C. Climates

D. The climate

Question 15: Not only ___more brittle than hard maples, but they are also less able to withstand high winds.

A. soft maples are

Question 16: Which of the following ways of saying 6x3 is NOT correct?

A. Six times three B. Six multiplied by three C. Six add three

Question 17: After so many years, it is great to see him ________his ambitions.

A. get B. realize C. possess

B. they are soft maples

C. are soft maples

D. soft maples

D. Six by three

D. deserve

Question 18: You ________us about the changes in the plans. We need time to prepare for everything.

A. should have told B. must have told C. can't have told D. might tell

Question 19: Occasionally dolphins________to the surface of the water to take in the oxygen.

A. need to raise B. need to rise C. raise D. are swimming

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to

complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 20: Linh informs her aunt about her high school graduation exam results. Select the most suitable

response to fill in the blank.

Linh: "Aunty, I've passed the exam with flying colours."

A. Sorry to hear that. B. That's right. C. Congratulations!

Question 21: “Did you know Jim's getting married next week?” – “ ________ Who to? ”

A. Really? B. Is he? C. Never D. All are correct

Aunt:"_______"

D. How many colours?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the

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underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: Yes, I agree, but at the same time it's not the end of the world.

A. worth worrying about

Question 23: I should be grateful if you would let me keep myself to myself.

A. be quiet B. be private C. be lonely

B. worth talking about

C. worth looking at

D. worth speaking about.

D. be special

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 24: She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.

A. uncomfortable

Question 25: He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.

A. fresh B. disobedient C. obedient

B. warm

C. lazy

D. dirty

D. understanding

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.

Question 26: The staff couldn't have worked any harder, but they could not even finish half of the order all

the week.

A. Had the staff worked a little harder, they might have finished all the order by the end of the week.

B. Throughout the week, the staff could only complete half of the order, which how they did not work as

hard as they should have.

C. The staff, who only completed half of the order all week, could not have worked as hard as they claimed

they did.

D. Throughout the week, less than half of the order could be produced, although the staff worked as hard as

they could.

Question 27: You needn't have taken so many warm clothes there.

A. It's not necessary for you to take so many warm clothes there.

B. You have taken so many warm clothes there that I don't need

C. There's no need for you to take so many warm clothes there

D. You took lots of warm clothes there but it turned out not necessary

Question 28:In Thailand, the further you go towards the border with Laos, the higher the risk of malaria.

A. There is a great risk to you a catching malaria around the far – off Thai border with Laos

B. The border with Laos has a higher risk to you of malaria than anywhere else in Thailand

C. Although there is malaria all over Thailand, the risk of catching it gets higher in Laos

D. The danger of getting malaria in Thailand increases the closer you get to its border with Laos

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each

pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: I think I should have cooked more food. There's nothing left now.

A. I should not have cooked so much food.

B. I regrets cooking too much food now.

C. I did not cook much food and I think it is ok now.

D. I did not cook much food and I think it was a mistake.

Question 30: You need not have washed the sheets. The hotel staff does the cleaning.

A. It is good that you washed the sheets.

B. It was not necessary to wash the sheets, even though you did.

C. It was necessary to wash the sheets, but you did not do it.

D. It was necessary to wash the sheets, and you did not do it.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on youranswer sheet to indicate the correct

word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

The role of translation enabling literature to pass beyond its natural frontiers is receiving growing

recognition. In view of the general increase in this (31) _____ , it is not surprising that many people with

literary interests and a knowledge of languages should think of adopting translating as a full- or part-time

work. Some advice may usefully be given to such would -be translators.

The first difficulty the beginner will (32) _____ is the unwillingness of publishers to entrust a translator to

anyone who has not already established a reputation for sound work. The least publishers will (33)_____

before commissioning a translator is a fairly lengthy specimen of the applicant's work, even if unpublished.

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Perhaps the best way the would-be translator can begin is to select some book of the type which he or she

feels competent and eager to translate, translate a substantial section of the book and then submit the

book and the translation to a suitable publisher. If he or she is extremely lucky, this may result in a

commission to translate the book. More probably, however, publishers will (34) _____ the book as such but

if they are favorably impressed

by the translation, they may very possibly commission some other

books of a (35) _____ nature which they already have in mind.

Question 31: A. field

B. category

B. involve

B. oblige

B. reject

C. group

C. reveal

C. demand

C. object

C. similar

D. class

D. introduce

D. direct

D. disapprove

D. joint

Question 32:A. encounter

Question 33: A. instruct

Question 34:A. exclude

Question 35: A. common

B. same

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on youranswer sheet to indicate the correct

answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in business, the

demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs

small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in annual revenues,

and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the

Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and

the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur". What are some of the factors behind this

trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they

are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management

consultant, had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could

become chairman of the board. Now they've found out that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their

own".

In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields: cosmetics and clothing, for example.

But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer software business. It

was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering.

When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs

on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold

the company's cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright

computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When these were marketed and sold, ASK

began to grow. It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock.

Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still face

hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still

dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still quite small. But the

situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzigs in the years ahead.

Question 36: What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business world.

B. The computer is especially lucrative for women today.

C. Women are better at small business than men are.

D. Women today are opening more business of their own.

Question 37: in line 10, “that” refers to _____.

A. a woman becomes chairman of the board.

C. Women achieving advanced degrees

B. Women working hard

D. Women believing that business is a place for them.

Question 38: According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s _____.

A. Were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management.

B. Were still more interested in education than business opportunities

C. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today.

D. were unable to work hard enough to success in business.

Question 39: The author mentions the “shoesbox under the bed” in the third paragraph in order to _____.

A. show the frugality of women in business

B. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig

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C. point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig's business were limited

D. suggest that the company needed to expand

Question 40: The word “hurdles” in line 21 can be best replaced by _____.

A. fences

B. obstacles

C. questions

D. small groups

Question 41: It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that business operated by women

are small because _____.

A. Women prefer a small intimate setting.

B. Women can't deal with money.

C. Women are not able to borrow money easily.

D. many women fail at large businesses.

Question 42: The author's attitude about the future of women in business is _____.

A. skeptical B. optimistic C. frustrated D. negative

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on youranswer sheet to indicate the correct

answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

Carbohydrates, which are sugars, are an essential part of a healthy diet. They provide the main source of

energy for the body, and they also function to flavor and sweeten foods. Carbohydrates range from simple

sugars like glucose to complex sugars such as amylose and amylopectin. Nutritionists estimate that

carbohydrates should make up about one-fourth to one-fifth of a person's diet. This translates to about 75-100

grams of carbohydrates per day.

A diet that is deficient in carbohydrates can have an adverse effect on a person's health. When the body

lacks a sufficient amount of carbohydrates it must then use its protein supplies for energy, a process called

gluconeogenesis. This, however, results in a lack of necessary protein, and further health difficulties may

occur. A lack of carbohydrates can also lead to ketosis, a build-up of ketones in the body that causes fatigue,

lethargy, and bad breath.

Question 43: What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Carbohydrates are needed for good health.

C. Carbohydrates can lead to ketosis.

B. Carbohydrates prevent a build-up of proteins.

D. Carbohydrates are an expendable part of a good diet.

Question 44: The word "function" as used in line 2 refers to which of the following?

A. neglect B. serve C. dissolve

Question 45: The word "range" as used in line 3 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. probe B. proceed C. hail D. extend

D. profess

Question 46: According to the passage, what do most nutritionists suggest?

A. Sufficient carbohydrates will prevent gluconeogenesis.

B. Carbohydrates are simple sugars called glucose.

C. Carbohydrates should make up about a quarter of a person's daily diet.

D. Carbohydrates should be eaten in very small quantities.

Question 47: What does the word "this" refer to in line 8 ?

A. using protein supplies for energy

C. having a deficiency in carbohydrates

B. converting carbohydrates to energy

D. having an insufficient amount of protein

Question 48: According to the passage, which of the following does NOT describe carbohydrates?

A. a protein supply

Question 49: Which of the following best describes the author's tone?

A. sensitive B. emotional C. informative

Question 50: Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?

B. a necessity

C. a range of sugars

D. an energy source

D. regretful

A. Cause and result

C. Specific to general

B. Comparison and contrast

D. Definition and example

THE END.

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Date 06/11/2017

ÔN THI TN THPT QUỐC GIA 2017

KEY ĐẾ SỐ 20

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part

differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1 A. funny

B. rubbish

C. upper

D. student

"u" trong D.student được phát âm là /juː/, trong các từ còn lại được phát âm là /ʌ/

(A: /'fʌni/, B: /'rʌbiʃ/, C:/’ʌpə/, D: /'stju:dənt/)

Question 2 A. chore

B. character

C. challenger

D. choice

chore /tʃɔ:/(n) việc vặt, việc mọn character /'kæriktə/(n) tính nết, tính cách; cá tính

challenger /'tʃælinsʤə/(n) người thách thức,người đòi hỏi, người yêu cầu choice /tʃɔis/(n) sự lựa, sự chọn, sự

lựa chọn

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on youranswer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in

the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3 A. extravagant

B. fundamental

C. distinctively

D. dilapidate

Trọng âm của từ "fundamental" rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba. Trọng âm của các từ còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai.

(A: /ɪk'strævəɡənt /, B: /ˌfʌndə'mentl/, C: /dɪ'stɪŋktɪv/, D: /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪt/)

Question 4 A. primitive

B. material

C. adjustment

D. precaution

Trọng âm của từ "primitive" rơi vào âm tiết đầu tiên. Trọng âm của các từ còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai.

(A: /'prɪmətɪv/, B: /mə'tɪəriəl /, C: /ə'dʒʌstmənt/, D: /prɪ'kɔ:ʃn/)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs

correction in each of the following questions.

Question 5: Pollution makes streams, lakes and coastal water (A) unpleasant (B) to look at, to smell, and to

swim in. Fish and shellfish harvested from (C) polluted waters may be unsafe to eat (D).

- Ta có các danh từ được liệt kê "streams, lakes" đều ở dạng số nhiều. => Do đó "coastal water" : nước biển

ven bờ cũng phải ở dạng số nhiều. => Sửa "coastal water=> Coastal waters".

Lưu ý: Thông thường chúng ta biết đến "water" như một danh từ không đếm được. Tuy nhiên khi dùng ở

dạng số nhiều nó có nghĩa là nước ở sông, hồ, biển hay 1 đại dương nhất định nào đó.

Question 6: A finishing (A) motion picture (B) is the work (C) of the collaboration of many individuals(D).

- Trong cụm danh từ "a finishing motion picture" chúng ta cần điền tính từ để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ "motion

picture"( phim điện ảnh).

- "finishing" là động từ dạng V-ing, trong một số trường hợp nó có thể đóng vai trò như 1 tính từ bổ nghĩa

cho danh từ. Tuy nhiên nó mang ý nghĩa chủ động.

- Tính từ "finished" có nghĩa là đã hoàn tất, hoàn thành, mang ý nghĩa bị động.

=> Do đó từ cần sửa ở đây là "finishing => finished".

Question 7: Educational films are made for (A) schools, training films for industry; documentary

filmspresent (B) fact events (C) or circumstances of social, political, or historical nature (D).

- "fact" và "events'' đều là danh từ. Trong một số trường hợp chúng ta có thể dùng danh từ ghép (tức danh từ

được tạo nên bởi 2 danh từ). Tuy nhiên trong trường hợp này, "fact event" không phải là một danh từ ghép

đúng, ta cần 1 tính từ đứng trước để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ "events".

=> Phải sửa "fact events => factual events".

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.

Question 8: Have you seen today's paper? It _________they've caught those million – pound bank robbers.

A. writes

B. says

C. tells

D. talks about

- talk about something : nói về điều gì - write (v): viết, viết thư, viết văn, soạn thảo ... (theo sau là một danh

từ)

-tell (v): có nghĩa là nói và thường gặp trong các cấu trúc như "tell somebody something" :nói với ai điều

gì, "tell somebody about something" cho ai biết về điều gì, "tell somebody to do something" : bảo ai làm gì.

- say (v): có nghĩa là nói ra, nói rằng, là động từ có tân ngữ, có thể được theo sau là một danh từ hoặc một

mệnh đề.

Question 9: Could you move your car? You're __________the way of the entrance!

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. to

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- Ta có cấu trúc "on the way" có nghĩa là dọc đường

-"in the way" có nghĩa là làm trở ngại, chặn lối, ngáng đường. => Đáp án đúng phải là B.

- Câu này được hiểu là : Bạn có thể di chuyển xe hơi của bạn ra chỗ khác được không? Bạn đang chặn lối

vào đấy.

Question 10: Don't __________to any conclusion before you know the full facts.

A. rush

B. dive

C. leap

D. fly

- Cấu trúc "Leap/ jump to conclusion" có nghĩa là vội vã kết luận/ vội đưa ra kết luận.

=> Câu này được hiểu là: Đừng vội đưa ra kết luận trước khi bạn biết được toàn bộ sự thật.

Question 11: Three of the words below go together with “HEAD” to make new words. Which word does

NOT?

A. ache

B. man

C. master

D. line

- headache (n) : đau đầu - headmaster (n): hiệu trưởng - headline (n): hàng đầu, dòng đầu, đề mục ...

Question 12: What does the following mobile text (cell phone SMS) abbreviation mean: LOL ?

A. I am crying

B. Laughing out loudC. I'm going to be lateD. I love you lots

- LOL là viết tắt của "laughing out loud" có nghĩa là cười lớn tiếng, cười to.

Question 13: By then I __________ my driving test. I hope.

A. pass

B. will be passed

C. will have passed

D. have passed

- Ta có trạng từ chỉ thời gian "by then" cho đến lúc đó được dùng để chỉ cả ý quá khứ và tương lai.

- Trong trường hợp này. Vì có "I hope" chỉ ý hi vọng một việc ở tương lai nên phương án A và D bị loại.

- Dựa vào nghĩa của câu thì C là đáp án đúng.

Question 14: ________ is one of the many factors involved in changing farming methods.

A. Each climate

- Khí hậu luôn luôn xác định => đáp án đúng là D.

Question 15: Not only ___ more brittle than hard maples, but they are also less able to withstand high winds.

A. soft maples are B. they are soft maples C. are soft maples D. soft maples

B. A climate

C. Climates

D. The climate

- Khi "not only" đứng đầu câu sẽ xuất hiện hình thức đảo ngữ và hình thức đảo ngữ xuất hiện ngay sau "not

only"- động từ/trợ động từ được đảo lên trước chủ ngữ. => C là đáp án đúng.

Question 16: Which of the following ways of saying 6x3 is NOT correct?

A. Six times three

B. Six multiplied by three D. Six by three

C. Six add three

- Ta có động từ "add" là cộng vào, cộng thêm => Là phép tính cộng (+) nên không thể dùng khi nói phép

tính nhân (x).

- Chúng ta có thể nói 6x3 là "six by three" đặc biệt là khi nói về kích cỡ, diện tích. E.g. The room is six by

three. (-> căn phòng có 1 chiều là 3m, một chiều là 6m)

Question 17: After so many years, it is great to see him ________his ambitions.

A. get

B. realize

C. possess

D. deserve

- get (v): được, có được, nhận được

- possess (v): có, chiếm hữu, sở hữu

- realize (v): hiểu rõ, thấy rõ, thực hiện, đạt được

- deserve (v): đáng, xứng đáng

=> Đáp án đúng là B. Câu này được hiểu là : Sau rất nhiều năm, thật vui khi thấy anh ấy đã nhận ra được

khát vọng của mình. Ta có các cụm từ "realize a dream/an ambition"

Question 18: You ________us about the changes in the plans. We need time to prepare for everything.

A. should have told B. must have told C. can't have told D. might tell

- Cấu trúc "should have + PP" diễn tả một việc nên làm nhưng lại không làm ở quá khứ

- "must/ can't + have + PP" dùng để diễn tả sự phỏng đoán về một điều chắc chắn xảy ra/ không xảy ra

trong quá khứ.

=> Đáp án đúng là A. Câu này hiểu là: Đáng lẽ ra bạn nên nói với chúng tôi về những thay đổi trong kế

hoạch. Chúng tôi cần thời gian để chuẩn bị cho mọi việc.

Question 19: Occasionally dolphins________to the surface of the water to take in the oxygen.

A. need to raise

- Cần chú ý phân biệt động từ "raise" và "rise".

- raise (v): có nghĩa là nâng một vật gì đó,đỡ dậy, giơ lên, đưa lên, nuôi trồng ...

B. need to rise

C. raise

D. are swimming

- rise (v): mọc (mặt trời, mặt trăng...), nổi lên, dâng lên ... => Trong câu này đáp án đúng là B. Câu này có

nghĩa là : Thỉnh thoảng những chú cá heo cần ngoi lên khỏi mặt nước để hít khí oxy.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to

complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 20: Linh informs her aunt about her high school graduation exam results. Select the most suitable

response to fill in the blank.

Linh: "Aunty, I've passed the exam with flying colours."

Aunt:"_______"

A. Sorry to hear that. B. That's right. C. Congratulations! D. How many colours?

Question 21: “Did you know Jim's getting married next week?” – “ ________ Who to? ”

A. Really?

B. Is he?

C. Never

D. All are correct

- Cả ba phương án A, B, C đều có thể được dùng trong trường hợp này thể hiện sự ngạc nhiên.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: Yes, I agree, but at the same time it's not the end of the world.

A. worth worrying about

B. worth talking about

C. worth looking at D. worth speaking about.

- Thành ngữ "the end of the world" có nghĩa là "điều tồi tệ nhất trên đời". Câu đề ra có nghĩa là "Tôi đồng

ý, nhưng đồng thời đó cũng không phải điều tồi tệ nhất."

- "It's not worth + Ving" -> không đáng làm gì- worry about : lo lắng/ lo nghĩ về điều gì ....

talk about: nói về vấn đề gì - look at: nhìn

Question 23: I should be grateful if you would let me keep myself to myself.

A. be quiet

B. be private

C. be lonely

D. be special

- Ta có cụm từ "myself to myself" có nghĩa là một mình = "be private" - riêng tư/ yên tĩnh

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 24: She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.

A. uncomfortable B. warm

C. lazy

D. dirty

=> KEY A: cozy = ấm cúng, tiện nghi

A. không thoải mái B. ấm cúng C. lười nhác D. bụi bẩn

Question 25: He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.

A. fresh

=> KEY C: insubordinate = ngỗ nghịch, không tuân theo

A. tươi mới B. ngỗ nghịch C. biết nghe lời D. am hiểu

B. disobedient

C. obedient

D. understanding

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.

Question 26: The staff couldn't have worked any harder, but they could not even finish half of the order all

the week.

A. Had the staff worked a little harder, they might have finished all the order by the end of the week.

B. Throughout the week, the staff could only complete half of the order, which how they did not work as

hard as they should have.

C. The staff, who only completed half of the order all week, could not have worked as hard as they claimed

they did.

D. Throughout the week, less than half of the order could be produced, although the staff worked as

hard as they could.

- Câu đề đưa ra là : Đội ngũ nhân viên đã làm việc rất chăm chỉ nhưng họ thậm chí không thể hoàn thành

được một nửa yêu cầu trong suốt cả tuần.

- Lựa chọn A: ngược nghĩa với câu đề đưa ra - "Nếu đội ngũ nhân viên làm việc ít chăm chỉ hơn thì họ có thể

hoàn thành tất cả những yêu cầu đặt ra vào cuối tuần".

- Lựa chọn B: ngược nghĩa với câu đề đưa ra - "Suốt cả tuần, đội ngũ nhân viên chỉ hoàn thành một nửa yêu

cầu, họ đã không làm việc chăm chỉ như họ nên thế".

- Lựa chọn C : không đúng nghĩa với câu đề đưa ra - "Đội ngũ nhân viên, những người chỉ hoàn thành một

nửa yêu cầu trong cả tuần, đã không thể làm việc chăm chỉ như họ đã tuyên bố"

- Lựa chọn D: là lựa chọn hợp nghĩa nhất - "Suốt cả tuần, chưa đến một nửa yêu cầu được làm mặc dù đội

ngữ nhân viên đã làm việc chăm chỉ hết mức mà họ có thể".

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Question 27: You needn't have taken so many warm clothes there.

A. It's not necessary for you to take so many warm clothes there.

B. You have taken so many warm clothes there that I don't need

C. There's no need for you to take so many warm clothes there

D. You took lots of warm clothes there but it turned out not necessary

Câu đề đưa ra là "Đáng lẽ bạn không cần phải mang theo quá nhiều quần áo ấm như vậy khi đến đó". Câu

đề có cấu trúc "needn't + have + PP" diễn tả hành động không cần làm nhưng đã làm trong quá khứ.

- Lựa chọn A chưa phù hợp về thì. Câu đề đưa ra diễn tả hành động trong quá khứ. Trong khi câu A lại nói

về tình huống ở hiện tại.

- Lựa chọn B chưa phù hợp về thì. (B dùng hiện tại hoàn thành)

- Lựa chọn C cũng chưa đúng về thì so với câu gốc. (C dùng thì hiện tại)

- Lựa chọn D là đáp án thể hiện đúng thì và nghĩa so với câu đề nhất . Câu này được hiểu là "Bạn đã mang

quá nhiều quần áo đến đó nhưng việc đó hóa ra là không cần thiết".

Question 28:In Thailand, the further you go towards the border with Laos, the higher the risk of malaria.

A. There is a great risk to you a catching malaria around the far – off Thai border with Laos

B. The border with Laos has a higher risk to you of malaria than anywhere else in Thailand

C. Although there is malaria all over Thailand, the risk of catching it gets higher in Laos

D. The danger of getting malaria in Thailand increases the closer you get to its border with Laos

- Câu đề đưa ra là "Ở Thái Lan, bạn càng tiến gần đến biên giới Lào thì nguy cơ mắc bệnh sốt rét càng

cao". Đây là câu dùng hình thức so sánh kép.

- Lựa chọn A: Chưa đúng với nghĩa của câu gốc.

- Lựa chọn B: Chưa phù hợp với nghĩa của câu gốc.

- Lựa chọn C: Không đúng nghĩa với câu gốc.

- Lựa chọn D: Là đáp án phù hợp nghĩa nhất với câu đề đưa ra : Nguy cơ mắc bệnh sốt rét tăng lên ở Thái

Lan khi bạn tiến gần hơn đến biên giới với Lào.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each

pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: I think I should have cooked more food. There's nothing left now.

A. I should not have cooked so much food.

B. I regrets cooking too much food now.

C. I did not cook much food and I think it is ok now.

D. I did not cook much food and I think it was a mistake.

- Câu đề đưa ra là : Tôi nghĩ đáng lẽ tôi nên nấu nhiều đồ ăn hơn. Bây giờ chẳng còn lại chút thức ăn nào.

- Dùng cấu trúc "should have + PP" diễn tả một hành động nên làm nhưng lại không làm ở trong quá khứ.

=> Tình huống phù hợp nhất trong quá khứ là đã không nấu nhiều thức ăn và đó là một sai lầm.

Question 30: You need not have washed the sheets. The hotel staff does the cleaning.

A. It is good that you washed the sheets.

B. It was not necessary to wash the sheets, even though you did.

C. It was necessary to wash the sheets, but you did not do it.

D. It was necessary to wash the sheets, and you did not do it.

- Câu đề đưa ra là : Đáng lẽ bạn không cần phải giặt những tấm ga trải giường đó. Nhân viên của khách sạn

sẽ làm công việc dọn dẹp đó.

- Cấu trúc "needn't + have + PP" diễn tả một việc đáng lẽ ra không cần làm nhưng đã làm trong quá khứ.

=> Lựa chọn B là đáp án đúng nhất. Tình huống trong quá khứ dẫn đến câu đề đưa ra là: Thật ra bạn không

cần thiết phải giặt những tấm ga trải giường mặc dù bạn đã làm điều đó.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on youranswer sheet to indicate the correct

word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

The role of translation enabling literature to pass beyond its natural frontiers is receiving growing

recognition. In view of the general increase in this (46) _____ , it is not surprising that many people with

literary interests and a knowledge of languages should think of adopting translating as a full- or part-time

work. Some advice may usefully be given to such would -be translators.

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The first difficulty the beginner will (48) _____ is the unwillingness of publishers to entrust a translator to

anyone who has not already established a reputation for sound work. The least publishers will (50)_____

before commissioning a translator is a fairly lengthy specimen of the applicant's work, even if unpublished.

Perhaps the best way the would-be translator can begin is to select some book of the type which he or she

feels competent and eager to translate, translate a substantial

section of the book and then submit the

book and the translation to a suitable publisher. If he or she is extremely lucky, this may result in a

commission to translate the book. More probably, however, publishers will (53) _____ the book as such but

if they are favorably impressed

by the translation, they may very possibly commission some other

books of a (55) _____ nature which they already have in mind.

Question 31: A. field

B. category

C. group

D. class

- field(n) : lĩnh vực (nghệ thuật, văn học ...)

- group (n): nhóm

- category (n): hạng, loại, phạm trù

- class (n): giai cấp, hạng, loại, lớp học

Question 32:A. encounter

B. involve

C. reveal

D. introduce

- encounter (v): đối mặt, gặp phả

- reveal (v): bộc lộ, thể hiện

- involve (v): gồm, bao gồm

- introduce (v): giới thiệu

=> Đáp án đúng là A. Dùng "encouter" để nói đến những khó khăn sẽ gặp phải.

Question 33: A. instruct

B. oblige

C. demand

D. direct

- instruct (v): chỉ dẫn, dạy, đào tạo

- demand (v): đòi hỏi, yêu cầu

- oblige (v) : bắt buộc, cưỡng bách

- direct (v): chỉ đường, hướng dẫn, chỉ đạo

=> Dựa vào nghĩa của câu thì C là đáp án đúng.

Question 34: A. exclude B. reject

C. object

D. disapprove

- exclude (v) : loại trừ, đuổi, tống ra - reject (v) : không chấp thuận, loại bỏ, bác bỏ

- object (v) : phản đối, chống đối lại - disapprove (v) : không tán thành, phản đối, chê

=> Dựa vào nghĩa của câu thì B là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là, nhà sản xuất có thể sẽ không chấp

thuận những cuốn sách như vậy (thể loại sách mà bạn đã chọn để dịch) nhưng họ bị ấn tượng bởi bản dịch

của bạn thì họ sẽ....

Question 35: A. common

B. same

C. similar

D. joint

- common (adj): chung, công cộng, thường, phổ biến - same (adj) : giống hệt, như nhau, không khác

- similar (adj): tương tự, cùng loại, giống nhau, như nhau - joint (adj) :chung (giữa hai hay nhiều người)

=> ta có đáp án đúng là C. "similar nature" được hiểu là cùng loại/ cùng bản chất.

- Câu này có thể hiểu là : Các nhà xuất bản rất có thể sẽ giao phó cho một vài quyển sách khác cùng loại mà

họ đã nghĩ đến.