Đề luyện thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh - Đề 22

Date: 10/11/2016

ÔN THI TNTHPT QUỐC GIA 2017

PRACTISE 22

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. charity

Question 2:A. through

B. chaos

B. thought

C. champion

C. enormous

D. chin

D. taught

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. computer

Question 4:A. difficulty

B. domestic

B. participate

C. substantial

C. appropriate

D. dominate

D. relationship

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: It is believed (A) that in the near future (B) robots will be used to doing (C) things such as(D)

cooking.

Question 6: My father used to giving (A) me some good (B) advice whenever (C) I had a problem(D).

Question 7: After driving (A) for twenty miles, he suddenly realised (B) that he has driven (C) in the wrong

direction (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: He lost in the election because he is a weak and ____________leader.

A. decision

B. undecided

C. undecisive

D. indecisive

Question 9: Only in Japan _____ the high levels of western countries.

A. industrialization has reached

C. has industrialization reached

B. industrialization is reached

D. is industrialization reached

Question 10: Staying in a hotel costs _________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.

A. twice more than

B. as much twice

C. more than twice as

D. twice as much as

Question 11: ___________ increases in population in underdeveloped countries, a lot of problems arise

including health care and social evils.

A. In spite of

B. In stead of

C. Despite

D. Due to

Question 12: Lorie is very thin, ____________her young sister, who is quite fat.

A. unlike

Question 13: I’d rather you _________ in here.

A. don’t smoke B. shouldn’t smoke

B. dissimilar

C. dislike

D. unlikely

D. not smoke

C. didn’t smoke

Question 14: He did not share his secrets with other people but he ________ in her.

A. confessed B. concealed C. confided

Question 15: The new magazine about women __________ tomorrow.

A. comes down B. comes off C. comes on

D. consented

D. comes out

Question 16: I do not remember __________ anyone that kind of message. It must have been someone else.

A. to have sent

Question 17: I think you must be _________ me for someone else.

A. confusing B. reminding C. mistaking

B. sending

C. having sending

D. to send

D. considering

Question 18: The reason why this game attracts so many youngster is that ___________ other video games,

this one is far more interesting.

A. comparing to

Question 19: Population explosion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet ___________ food.

A. the demanding of B. the demand of C. the demand for D. the demanding for

B. in compared with C. on comparison to

D. in comparison with

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: "Oop! I'm sorry for stepping on your foot." - "__________."

A. You don't mind

Question 21: "That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?" - "________."

A. Don't give over B. Don't give out C. Don't give up D. Don't give on

B. You're welcome C. That's fine

D. Never mind

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: I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news.

A. be related

Question 23: He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job.

A. take in B. count on C. base on

B. be interested in

C. get in touch

D. have connection

D. put up with

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: “Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”,

the teacher said.

A. visible

Question 25: I could not see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.

A. make out B. make up C. make for D. make from

B. edible

C. eligible

D. inaudible

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: It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

A. Was it not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

B. It was not only cold but did it also snow a few days ago.

C. Not only it was cold but did it also snow a few days ago.

D. Not only was it cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

Question 27: I would rather you wore something more formal to work.

A. I’d prefer you wearing something more formal to work.

B. I’d prefer you should wear something more formal to work.

C. I’d prefer you to wear something more formal to work.

D. I’d prefer you wear something more formal to work.

Question 28: "Cigarette?" he asked. "No, thanks." I said.

A. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.

B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.

C. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refuse.

D. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.

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: What has happened? You look as if you have been in the wars.

A. You look like an old soldier.

B. You are wearing many medals.

C. You look as though something unpleasant has happened to you.

D. You look as though you have been fighting

Question 30: The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.

A. The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.

B. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months.

C. The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday.

D. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation.

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.

Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste. (31)________say they can think

better if they chew gum. Some people chew it when they have some boring work to do. Others chew gum

when they are nervous.

Gum is a mixture of things. For many years gum companies made gum from chicle. Chicle is a natural

gum from a tree in Mexico and Central America. Now companies use plastic and rubber made from

petroleum (32)________of chicle.

Gum must be soft so that you can chew it. A softener keeps it soft. The gum company makes the softener

from vegetable oil. A sweetener makes the gum sweet. The sweetener is usually sugar. Then the company

(33)________ the flavor.

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Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836. (34)________, chewing gum was not new. The

Greeks chewed gum from a tree 2,000 years ago. Mayan Indians in Mexico chewed chicle. Indians in the

Northeastern United States taught Europeans to chew gum from a tree there.

People first made bubble gum in 1928. Children like to (35)________ bubble with bubble gum. Some

university students do too.

Question 31 A. The other

Question 32 A. aside

Question 33: A. puts

Question 34 A. However

Question 35 A. turn

B. Others

B. apart

B. places

B. Moreover

B. set

C. The others

C. inside

C. adds

C. But

C. pass

D. Other

D. instead

D. fits

D. Though

D. blow

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.

Telecommuting is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For

employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the

location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when

the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers.

A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But

although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted

when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t

telecommuting become more popular ?

Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many

managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across

the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby

complicating the manager’s responsibilities.

It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the

opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that

they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting.

Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get

away from the office.

Question 36: How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?

A. More than predicted in Business Week.

C. Fewer than estimated in USA Today.

B. More than 8 million.

D. Fewer than last year.

Question 37: The phrase “of no consequence” means ___________.

A. of no use B. of no good C. unimportant

Question 38: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT ________ .

D. irrelevant

A. the opportunities for advancement

C. the lack of interaction with a group

B. the different system of supervision

D. The work place is in the home

Question 39: The word “ them” which is bold and italic refers to ___________.

A. systems B. telecommuters C. executives

D. responsibilities

Question 40: The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees ___________.

A. needn't regular interaction with their families

B. are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office

C. like that a work area in their home is away from the office

D. are ignorant of telecommuting

Question 41: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is ___________.

A. a telecommuter

B. the manager

C. a statistician

D. a reporter

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Question 42: When Business Week published “ The Portable Executive “, it implied that___________.

A. systems for managing telecommuters were not effective

B. there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting

C. the trend for telecommuting was optimistic

D. most telecommuters were satisfied with their work

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.

Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no

other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in

jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of poetry. From

her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these in her poems,

scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this practice, she wrote,

"Why many quotation marks?" I am asked ... When a thing has been so well that it could not be said better,

why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber."

Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her poetry.

Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois. After graduation from Bryn Mawr

College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later she

became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920’s she was editor of The Dial, an important literary

magazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of time

at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers-before the team moved

to Los Angeles-was widely known.

Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the Imagist

movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations of poets and

readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems. She wrote that she did not write

poetry for money or fame. To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine ways. One writes because

one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express.

Question 43: What is the passage mainly about?

A. The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore.

C. The use of quotations in poetry.

B. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.

D. Marianne Moore's life and work.

Question 44: Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?

A. They are better known in Europe than the United States.

B. They do not use traditional verse forms.

C. They were all published in The Dial.

D. They tend to be abstract.

Question 45: According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT ________

A. artists

Question 46: Where did Marianne Moore grow up?

A. In Carlisle, Pennsylvania. B. In Kirkwood.

Question 47: The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT ________

A. commercial artist B. teacher C. magazine editor D. librarian

Question 48: Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?

A. In Kirkwood. B. In Brooklyn.

Question 49: The word "succeeding" is closest to ______.

A. inheriting B. prospering

Question 50: The word "it" refers to ______.

B. animals

C. fossils

D. workers

C. In New York City

D. In Los Angeles.

C. In Los Angeles.

C. diverse

D. In Carlisle.

D. later

A. writing poetry

B. becoming famous

C. earning a living

D. attracting readers

THE END.

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KEY 22

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. charity

B. chaos

C. champion

D. chin

charity /'tʃæriti/(n) chaos /'keiɔs/(n) champion /'tʃæmpjən/(n) chin /tʃin/(n) cằm

Vậy đáp án B đọc là k, các đáp án còn lại đọc là tʃ

Question 2:A. through

B. thought

C. enormous

D. taught

through /θru:/ (prep) thought /θɔːt/(n) enormous/ɪˈnɔː.məs/ (adj) taught /tɔːt/ (v)

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. computer

Trọng âm của từ "dominate" rơi vào âm tiết đầu tiên. Trọng âm của các từ còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2.

Question 4:A. difficulty B. participate C. appropriate D. relationship

B. domestic

C. substantial

D. dominate

Trọng âm của từ "difficulty" rơi vào âm tiết đầu tiên. Trọng âm của các từ còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2.

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: It is believed (A) that in the near future (B) robots will be used to doing (C) things such as(D)

cooking.

Ta có: be + PII + to + V-infinitive. Sau động từ phân từ 2 ta cộng với một động từ nguyên thể có "to".

=> C là đáp án cần chọn. Sửa C --> be used to do.

Question 6: My father used to giving (A) me some good (B) advice whenever (C) I had a problem(D).

Question 7: After driving (A) for twenty miles, he suddenly realised (B) that he has driven (C) in the wrong

direction (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: He lost in the election because he is a weak and ____________leader.

A. decision

B. undecided

C. undecisive

D. indecisive

Vị trí còn thiếu cần điền một tính từ bổ nghĩa cho danh từ "leader"(người lãnh đạo).Ta có:

- decision (n): quyết định, sự quyết định.- undecided (adj): nhùng nhằng, không giải quyết được

- undecisive => không có từ này - indecisive (adj): không quả quyết, không dứt khoát.

=> D. indecisive là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Ông ấy thất bại trong cuộc bầu cử bởi vì ông ta là

một người lãnh đạo kém và không quả quyết.

Question 9: Only in Japan _____ the high levels of western countries.

A. industrialization has reached

C. has industrialization reached

B. industrialization is reached

D. is industrialization reached

Ta có cấu trúc: Only + adv + đảo ngữ của mệnh đề: Chỉ có ở đâu đó .... Vậy nên lựa chọn A, Bta loại. Lựa

chọn D cũng loại vì đây là câu chủ động chứ không phải câu bị động. => C là đáp án đúng.

Question 10: Staying in a hotel costs _________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.

A. twice more than

B. as much twice

C. more than twice as D. twice as much as

Khi muốn nói "hơn/gấp bao nhiêu lần" ta có cấu trúc: twice/three times ...+ as + adj/adv + as. => D là đáp

án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Ở khách sạn đắt gấp 2 lần so với việc thuê một căn phòng ở một khu tập thể

trong một tuần.

Question 11: ___________ increases in population in underdeveloped countries, a lot of problems arise

including health care and social evils.

A. In spite of

B. In stead of

C. Despite

D. Due to

Do sự gia tăng về dân số ở các nước kém phát triển, có rất nhiều vấn đề phát sinh bao gồm có việc chăm sóc

sức khỏe và các tệ nạn xã hội.

Question 12: Lorie is very thin, ____________her young sister, who is quite fat.

A. unlike

B. dissimilar

C. dislike

D. unlikely

Ta có:- unlike (prep): khác với - dissimilar (adj) + to : không giống, không đồng dạng.

- dislike (v): không thích- unlikely (adj): không chắc, không thể => A là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa

là: Lorie rất gầy, không giống em gái của cô ấy là người mà khá mập.

Question 13: I’d rather you _________ in here.

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A. don’t smoke

Question 14: He did not share his secrets with other people but he ________ in her.

A. confessed B. concealed C. confided

Ta có:- confess something/ to doing something: thú nhận, thú tội về điều gì/ đã làm gì.

- conceal (v): giấu giếm, che đậy - confide in somebody : tin tưởng ai đó

B. shouldn’t smoke

C. didn’t smoke

D. not smoke

D. consented

- consent (v): đồng ý, tán thành=> C là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Anh ấy không chia sẻ những bí

mật của mình với những người khác nhưng anh ấy lại rất tin tưởng cô ấy.

Question 15: The new magazine about women __________ tomorrow.

A. comes down

B. comes off

C. comes on

D. comes out

Ta có: come down:đi xuống, sa sút

- come on: đi tiếp, tiến lên, bắt đầu

- come off: diễn ra, thành công

- come out: được xuất bản, ra (sách, báo)

=> D là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Cuốn tạp chí mới về phụ nữ sẽ được xuất bản vào ngày mai.

Question 16: I do not remember _________anyone that kind of message. It must have been someone else.

A. to have sent

B. sending

C. having sending

D. to send

Ta có cấu trúc:

- rememeber + to + V-infinitive: nhớ phải làm gì (hành động chưa xảy ra)

- remember + V-ing: nhớ đã làm gì (hành động xảy ra rồi)

Dựa vào ngữ cảnh của câu thì hành động gửi tin nhắn đã diễn ra rồi nên ta sử dụng cấu trúc nhớ đã làm gì.

Lựa chọn C không thể chọn vì sau "have" ta không sử dụng "V-ing"

=> B là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Tôi không nhớ là đã gửi cho bất kì ai kiểu tin nhắn đó. Chắc

chắn là một ai khác.

Question 17: I think you must be _________ me for someone else.

A. confusing

B. reminding

C. mistaking

D. considering

Ta có cấu trúc: "mistake somebody for someone else" có nghĩa là nhầm lẫn ai với ai. => C là đáp án đúng.

Câu này có nghĩa là: Tôi nghĩ chắc chắn bạn đang nhầm tôi với ai đó.

Question 18: The reason why this game attracts so many youngster is that ___________ other video games,

this one is far more interesting.

A. comparing to

B. in compared with C. on comparison to

D. in comparison with

Ta có cấu trúc: in comparison with có nghĩa là: so với. => D là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là:Lý do tại

sao trò chơi này thu hút nhiều thanh thiếu niên như vậy đó là vì so với những trò chơi điện tử khác, trò này

thú vị hơn rất nhiều.

Question 19: Population explosion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet ___________ food.

A. the demanding of

B. the demand of

C. the demand for

D. the demanding for

Ta có cấu trúc: meet the demand for something có nghĩa là đáp ứng nhu cầu về cái gì. => C là đáp án

đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Sự bùng nổ về dân số dường như vượt quá khả năng của trái đất trong việc đáp

ứng nhu cầu về thực phẩm.

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: "Oop! I'm sorry for stepping on your foot." - "__________."

A. You don't mind

B. You're welcome C. That's fine

D. Never mind

Để đáp lại một lời xin lỗi với ý nói là: Không có gì! ta sử dụng: Never mind! => D là đáp án đúng.

Question 21: "That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?" - "________."

A. Don't give over

B. Don't give out

C. Don't give up

D. Don't give on

Ta có cụm từ:

- give over: thôi, chấm dứt (thường được dùng để bảo ai đó thôi làm việc gì).

- give out: phân phát, hết, dừng hoạt động . - give up: từ bỏ, bỏ cuộc. - give on: không tồn tại cụm từ này.

=> "Don't give up" là cụm từ đúng và hợp nghĩa nhất trong trường hợp này. Khi một người nói:"Đó là cuộc

phỏng vấn lần thứ 16 mà tớ trượt. Tớ nên làm gì đây?". "Đừng bỏ cuộc." là lời động viên thích hợp nhất.

=> C là đáp án đúng.

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: I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news.

A. be related

B. be interested in

C. get in touch

D. have connection

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Ta có: communicate with somebody: liên lạc với ai đó.

- be related to: có liên quan/quan hệ họ hàng với ai đó

- be interested in somebody/something: quan tâm, thích thú với ai/điều gì.

- get in touch with somebody: liên lạc với ai đó - have connection with: có quan hệ với ai.

=> C là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Tôi sẽ liên lạc với bạn ngay khi tôi có bất cứ tin tức nào.

Question 23: He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job.

A. take in

B. count on

C. base on

D. put up with

Ta có: rely on somebody/something: tin tưởng ai/điều gì.

- take in: đưa vào, dẫn vào - count on: tin tưởng - base on: dựa trên, đặt cơ sở trên

- put up with: chịu đựng => B là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Anh ấy là một người đàn ông thật thà.

Bạn có thể tin tưởng anh ấy có thể làm tốt công việc.

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: “Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”,

the teacher said.

A. visible

Ta có: - visible (adj): có thể nhìn thấy được- edible (adj): có thể ăn được

- eligible (adj): có thể chọn được - inaudible (adj): khôngthể nghe thấy rõ.

B. edible

C. eligible

D. inaudible

=> D là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: "Làm ơn nói to lên một chút đi Jason. Em nói hầu như không đủ

to để có thể nghe thấy từ đằng sau," cô giáo nói.

Question 25: I could not see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.

A. make out

B. make up

C. make for

D. make from

Ta có: see (v): nhìn thấy, trông thấy

- make out: nhìn thấy, nhận ra

- make for: làm cho

- make up: hóa trang, lập thành, cấu thành

- make from: làm từ cái gì => A là đáp án đúng.

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: It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

A. Was it not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

B. It was not only cold but did it also snow a few days ago.

C. Not only it was cold but did it also snow a few days ago.

D. Not only was it cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

Ta có cấu trúc: not only ... but also ... có nghĩa là: không những ... mà còn ... Khi ta đảo not only lên đầu

câu thì sau đó ta cộng với một mệnh đề đảo ngữ. => D là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là:Cách đây vài

ngày trời không những lạnh mà còn có tuyết.

Question 27: I would rather you wore something more formal to work.

A. I’d prefer you wearing something more formal to work.

B. I’d prefer you should wear something more formal to work.

C. I’d prefer you to wear something more formal to work.

D. I’d prefer you wear something more formal to work.

Ta có cấu trúc: S1 + would rather + S2 + V (chia thì quá khứ đơn) = S + would prefer + O + to + V-

infinitive: Muốn ai đó làm gì. => C là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Tôi muốn bạn mặc cái gì đó trang

trọng hơn khi đi làm.

Question 28: "Cigarette?" he asked. "No, thanks." I said.

A. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once. B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.

C. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refuse. D. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly

declined.

Câu bài ra có nghĩa là: "Thuốc lá không?" anh ta hỏi. "Không, cám ơn." tôi trả lời..

- A: Anh ta hỏi tôi có đang hút thuốc không và tôi chối ngay lập tức. => Không sát về mặt ý nghĩa.

- B: Anh ta đề cập đến một điếu thuốc, vì vậy tôi cám ơn anh ta. => Không sát về mặt ý nghĩa.

- C: Anh ta yêu cầu một điếu thuốc và tôi ngay lập tức từ chối.. => Không sát về mặt ý nghĩa.

- D: Anh ta mời tôi một điếu thuốc và tôi từ chối ngay. => giống nghĩa câu gốc . => A là đáp án đúng.

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

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pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: What has happened? You look as if you have been in the wars.

A. You look like an old soldier.

B. You are wearing many medals.

C. You look as though something unpleasant has happened to you.

D. You look as though you have been fighting

- Câu đề đưa ra là: Chuyện gì đã xảy ra vậy. Trông bạn như vừa đi đánh trận về vậy.

- Ta có cấu trúc từ "have been in the wars" dùng với ý đùa cợt khi người nói thấy ai đó có các dấu hiệu bị

thương hoặc bị đối xử tồi tệ.

=> Đáp án đúng nhất là: Trông bạn cứ như là vừa có chuyện gì tồi tệ đã xảy ra vậy.

Question 30: The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.

A. The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.

B. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months.

C. The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday.

D. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation.

- Câu đề đưa ra là : Hiệp định đã kết thúc bằng thỏa hiệp 6 tháng. Hiệp định này được ký vào ngày hôm qua.

=> Kết hợp hai câu dùng đại từ quan hệ "which" có chức năng thay thế cho chủ ngữ ở mệnh đề quan hệ.

=> Đáp án đúng là D.

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.

Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste. (31)________say they can think

better if they chew gum. Some people chew it when they have some boring work to do. Others chew gum

when they are nervous.

Gum is a mixture of things. For many years gum companies made gum from chicle. Chicle is a natural gum

from a tree in Mexico and Central America. Now companies use plastic and rubber made from petroleum

(32)________of chicle.

Gum must be soft so that you can chew it. A softener keeps it soft. The gum company makes the softener

from vegetable oil. A sweetener makes the gum sweet. The sweetener is usually sugar. Then the company

(33)________ the flavor.

Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836. (34)________, chewing gum was not new. The

Greeks chewed gum from a tree 2,000 years ago. Mayan Indians in Mexico chewed chicle. Indians in the

Northeastern United States taught Europeans to chew gum from a tree there.

People first made bubble gum in 1928. Children like to (35)________ bubble with bubble gum. Some

university students do too.

Question 31 A. The other

B. Others

C. The others

D. Other

Ta có: - The other: người còn lại - Others: những người khác

- The others: những người còn lại - Other + N: người khác, cái khác

Dựa vào nghĩa của câu trước: "Một số người nói họ thích vị của nó." thì đằng sau phải là "những người

khác" chứ không thể là "người còn lại" hay những " người còn lại" được vì đằng sau đó còn đề cập đến một

số những người có quan điểm khác nữa. => B là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là:"Những người khác thì

nói họ có thể suy nghĩ tốt hơn nếu họ nhai kẹo cao su."

Question 32 A. aside

Ta có cụm từ: - aside from: ngoài ra, trừ ra - apart from: ngoài ra

- inside of: trong vòng - instead of: Thay vì, thay cho

B. apart

C. inside

D. instead

=> D là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Ngày nay các công ty sử dụng chất dẻo và cao su được làm từ

dầu mỏ thay vì dùng loại chất đặc biệt đó.

Question 33: A. puts

B. places

C. adds

D. fits

Ta có: - put (v): đặt, để

- place (v): thay thế - add (v): thêm vào - fit (v): lắp, làm cho vừa

=> Dựa vào ý nghĩa của mấy câu trước đó ta thấy C là đáp án đúng. Đoạn này có nghĩa là: Kẹo cao su cần

phải dẻo để bạn có thể nhai nó. Một chất làm mềm giữ cho kẹo dẻo. Công ty kẹo lấy chất làm mềm đó từ dầu

thực vật. Một chất làm ngọt giữ cho kẹo ngọt. Chất làm ngọt thường là đường. Rồi sau đó, công ty sản xuất

kẹo cho thêm hương vị vào.

Question 34 A. However

B. Moreover

C. But

D. Though

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Ta có: - However: tuy nhiên (theo sau thường có dấu phẩy)

- Moreover: hơn nữa, ngoài ra (theo sau thường có dấu phẩy)

- But: nhưng (theo sau không có dấu phẩy) - Though: mặc dù (theo sau không có dấu phẩy)

Vì câu này có ý nghĩa ngược với câu trên nên ta chọn "However" (Thomas Adams lần đầu tiên làm kẹo cao

su từ chất đặc biệt vào năm 1836. Tuy nhiên, việc nhai kẹo cao su không phải là mới.) => Alà đáp án đúng.

Khi ta muốn nói hơn bao nhiêu năm ta có cấu trúc: over/ more than + số năm. => B là đáp án đúng.

Question 35 A. turn

B. set

C. pass

D. blow

Ta có: - turn (v): quay, xoay - set (v): đặt, để - pass (v): qua, đưa quá, truyền qua

- blow (v): thổi=> D là đáp án đúng. Câu này có nghĩa là: Trẻ em thích thổi bong bóng bằng kẹo cao su.

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.

Telecommuting is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For

employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the

location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when

the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers.

A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But

although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted

when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t

telecommuting become more popular ?

Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many

managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across

the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby

complicating the manager’s responsibilities.

It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the

opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that

they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting.

Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get

away from the office.

Question 36: How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?

A. More than predicted in Business Week.

C. Fewer than estimated in USA Today.

B. More than 8 million.

D. Fewer than last year.

Dựa vào dẫn chứng trong đoạn đầu tiên: "A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are

approximately 8,7 million telecommuters". (Một cuộc khảo sát gần đây của tờ báo USA Today đã ước

lượng rằng có khoảng xấp xỉ 8,7 triệu người làm việc từ xa.) => B là đáp án đúng.

Question 37: The phrase “of no consequence” means ___________.

A. of no use

B. of no good

C. unimportant

D. irrelevant

Ta có: cụm từ "of no consequence" có nghĩa là không có gì quan trọng.

- of no use: không hữu dụng, không có giá trị - of no good: không tốt

- unimportant: không quan trọng - irrelevant: không thích hợp, không liên quan => C là đáp án đúng.

Question 38: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT

___________ .

A. the opportunities for advancement

C. the lack of interaction with a group

B. the different system of supervision

D. The work place is in the home

Dựa vào dẫn chứng cuối bài đề cập đến những lo ngại về việc làm việc từ xa: "Most people feel that they

need regular interaction with a group (sự tiếp xúc thường xuyên với những người trong nhóm), and many

are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement (= the opportunities for

advancement: cơ hội thăng tiến) if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even

when a space in their homes (= the work place is in the home: nơi làm việc là ở nhà) is set aside as a work

area, they never really get away from the office." -> ta thấy tác giả đề cập đến sự lo ngại về cơ hội thăng

tiến (opportunities of advancement), sự tiếp xúc với những người trong nhóm làm việc (interaction with a

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group) và nơi làm việc là ở nhà (work place is in the home) mà không đề cập đến hệ thống giám sát khác

nhau (the different system of supervision) => B là đáp án cần chọn.

Question 39: The word “ them” which is bold and italic refers to ___________.

A. systems

B. telecommuters

C. executives

D. responsibilities

Dựa vào dẫn chứng: "These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force

scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet

developed" (Những người quản lý đó cho là việc giám sát những người làm việc từ xa trong một mạng lưới

lao động trải khắp đất nước sẽ quá khó khăn, hay ít nhất, hệ thống để quản lý họ vẫn chưa được phát

triển) ta thấy "them" chính là thay thế cho "telecommuters". => B là đáp án đúng.

Question 40: The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees ___________.

A. needn't regular interaction with their families

B. are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office

C. like that a work area in their home is away from the office

D. are ignorant of telecommuting

Đọc kỹ bài văn và dựa vào đoạn cuối ta thấy được lý do tại sao làm việc từ xa không trở nên phổ biến đó là

các nhân viên lo lắng về sự thăng tiến của họ nếu họ không được trông thấy tại cơ quan. => Blà đáp án

đúng.

Question 41: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is ___________.

A. a telecommuter

B. the manager

C. a statistician

D. a reporter

Đọc kỹ đoạn văn ta có thể thấy khi nhắc đến "telecommuter"(người làm việc từ xa), "manager"(người quản

lý) hay "statistician" (nhà thống kê) tác giả đều dùng ngôi thứ 3 "they" (họ). Điều này cho ta thấy tác giả

không phải là một trong những người này. => D. a reporter (nhà báo, phóng viên, người tường thuật) là đáp

án cần chọn.

Question 42: When Business Week published “ The Portable Executive “, it implied that___________.

A. systems for managing telecommuters were not effective

B. there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting

C. the trend for telecommuting was optimistic

D. most telecommuters were satisfied with their work

Dựa vào dẫn chứng ở đoạn 2 chính là nói đến ngụ ý của bài viết "The portable Executive" trênBusiness

Week: "Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of

many managers". => B là đáp án đúng.