Đề luyện thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh - Đề 27

Date 14/12/2016

ÔN THI TNTHPT QUỐC GIA 2017 PRACTISE 27

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: decision

Question 2. A: recognized

B: comprehension

B: endangered

C: pleasure

C: orphaned

D: measure

D: established

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: agriculture

Question 4. A: consequence

B: electronic

B: museum

C: secretary

C: hurricane

D: temporary

D: influence

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. George Gershwin was an American composer whose concert works joined the sounds of Jazz

with them of traditional orchestration.

A: works joined

B: with

C: them

D: whose

Question 6. As many as 50 percent of the income from motion pictures produced in the United States comes

from marketing the films abroad.

A: abroad

B: produced

C: comes from

D: As many as

Question 7. One or the other of the secretaries have to attend the meeting. But both of them are reluctant to

do so.

A: of the

B: have to

C: One or the other

D: both of them

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 was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

A: Tired as he might feel

Question 9. Among bees ___________a highly elaborate form of communication.

A: occur B: occurs C: it occurs

B: As he might feel tired C: He felt very tired though

D: However tired

D: they occur

Question 10. ___________contained in the chromosomes, and they are thought of as the units of heredity.

A: Because of genes B: When genes C: Genes are D: Genes which are

Question 11. ___________with about fifteen times its weight in air does gasoline allow the carburetor to run

smoothly.

A: To mix it

B: It is mixed

C: Only when mixed D: When mixed

Question 12. Professor Alan insisted that every student ___________ their report by Friday.

A: finish

Question 13. Nobody says a word about the incident, __________?

A: does he B: do they C: don't they

B: finishes

C: had finished

D: finished

D: doesn't he

Question 14. A large number of staff in my office ____________ English quite fluently.

A: is speaking

Question 15. Recent defeats have _______ his confidence in himself as a player.

A: undermined B: impeded C: hampered

B: speak

C: speaks

D: has spoken

D: disabled

Question 16. I can't understand why you have to make such a __________ about something so unimportant.

A: mess B: stir C: bother D: fuss

Question 17. It is possible __________ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.

A: the leaves are lost B: that the loss of leaves C: when leaves have lost D: to lose leaves

Question 18. There's someone at the door. ____________ it.

A: I answer B: I answered C: I'm answering

Question 19. A number of patients are ____________ of a certain diet.

D: I'll answer

A: intolerable

B: unacceptable

C: intolerant

D: unacceptable

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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. “____________?”

“I love it. It's great, especially at night.”

A: How do you like classical music?

C: How often do you listen to classical music?

Question 21.

B: When do you often listen to classical music?

D: What kind of music do you like?

“____________?”

A: Are you on the phone?

C: Which is your phone number?

“Yes, 8123456”.

B: Do you have a telephone?

D: May you give me your number?

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. It's imitation leather.

A: valuable

Question 23. The drought was finally over as the fall brought in some welcome rain.

A: aridity B: summer C: harvest

B: natural

C: expensive

D: man-made

D: heatwave

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 decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.

A: divorced

Question 25. She performed all her duties conscientiously .

A: liberally B: irresponsibly

B: married

C: separated

D: single

C: responsibly

D: insensitively

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 is unlikely that results of elections will be made public before tomorrow morning.

A: Tomorrow morning is probably the earliest that anyone will know the result of the elections.

B: The results of the elections will most likely be made known before tomorrow morning.

C: We will probably not be told the results of the elections tomorrow morning.

D: Before tomorrow morning we will probably know the result of the elections.

Question 27. What you have been saying is beside the point.

A: You have been talking too much about the point.B: What you have been saying is beyond my expectation.

C: What you have been saying is quite irrelevant. D: You were honest to have said about the point like that.

Question 28. I am sure he badly needed the money.

A: He must have badly been in need of the money. B: He is sure badly needed the money.

C: He badly needed the money was sure to me.

D: He could have badly needed the money.

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. We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.

A: It was not until we arrived at the airport that we realized our passports were still at home.

B: Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home.

C: We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home.

D: Not until we arrived at the airport, did we realized that our passports were still at home.

Question 30. The student was very bright. He could solve all the math problems.

A: He was such a bright student that he could solve all the math problems.

B: He was so bright student that he could solve all the math problems.

C: The student was very bright that he could solve all the math problems.

D: Such bright was the student that he could solve all the math problems.

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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.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

People have been debating the principles of beauty for thousands of years, but it still seems impossible to

consider it objectively. German philosopher Immanuel Kant questioned whether something can possess an

objective property that makes it beautiful. He concluded that although everyone accepts that beauty exists, no

one has ever (31) ________ on the precise criteria by which beauty may be judged.

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato wrote of a scale called the ‘golden proportion’, according to which the

width of the face should be two-thirds of its length, preferably accompanied by a nose no longer than the

distance between the eyes. Symmetry has been proved to be attractive to the human (32) ________, so a face

may seem beautiful because of the similarity between its two sides. Babies spend more time looking at

symmetrical faces than asymmetrical ones and symmetry is also (33) ________ as more attractive by adults

looking at photos. So although there seems to be no (34) universal agreement or even national consensus on

what (35) ________ beauty, there is at least some agreement that facial symmetry is an important factor.

In the meantime, if you look at your partner and (36) ________ them as beautiful, you can congratulate

yourself with the thought that people generally end up with a partner of a comparable level of attractiveness

as themselves.

Question 31. A: agreed

Question 32. A: sight

Question 33. A: selected

Question 34. A: contains

Question 35. A: think

B: fixed

B: appearance

B: voted

B: involves

B: regard

C: written

C: eye

C: valued

C: constitutes

C: consider

D: thought

D: vision

D: rated

D: comprises

D: believe

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.

Tequila is created from one of the hundred species of agave, which was discovered as a source of alcohol by

the ancient Aztecs. In the 1500s, it was used to create an alcoholic beverage called octli, which was sour and

not tasty. But later, the Spanish used the distillation process to create mezcal. Finally, double-distilling was

used with a special type of agave known as agave azul, or blue agave in English (scientifically known as

agave tequilana weber), and tequila was born.

Creating tequila is a long, involved process. The plant is 8 to 12 years old before it can be used. The plant

itself resembles a huge green aloe plant. To maintain the potency of the agave, the leaves are periodically cut

back. Finally, when the plant has reached the proper age and weight, the leaves are cut and workers known as

Jimadors use a special hoe-type tool called a coa to remove the huge heart from the ground. The heart is

large, brown, hard, and heavy, weighing 80 or more pounds. It is filled with a sweet sapreferred to as agua

miel, or honey water, which is actually the source of the tequila.

The heavy roots are then carried to trucks on the backs of burrows. At the processing plant, the roots are

chopped into quarters with machetes and carried on conveyor belts to huge ovens where they are baked for

four days at 120 degrees Celsius. Next, they are placed in a dark room for a day or so, and finally, they are

thrown onto a conveyor belt, which runs them through a shredding machine, where they are ground to a pulp.

As they are ground, the liquid is released and falls into collectors below. The pulp continues to be run

through additional shredders where it is further crushed and manipulated so that all the juice is released. The

liquid is sent by a hose to an aluminum vat where yeast is added, and it is kept at a cool temperature for two

days. Next, the liquid is transported via another hose to an open vat, where the yeast assists in the natural

fermentation process. Then, approximately 10 percent of the liquid continues in the process, and the balance

is discarded. The liquid is then sent by hoses to other vats to be distilled twice in order to achieve the desired

purity. It is measured and tested at every step. Finally, when it has reached the proper temperature, it is

transported by another hose or a tanker truck to the bottling plant. If it will be a select brand, it is placed in

oak vats to be aged, which allows the distillate to mellow and affects the color slightly.

In the bottling area, a machine fills the bottles, which are measured by an attendant. The bottles then travel

on a conveyor belt to several different workers, one who affixes the large label, another the neck label,

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another the top, another the tape over the top, and so on. Then workers meticulously clean and polish the

bottles and peer through the glass for impurities. Finally, the bottles are boxed and transported for wholesale

or retail sale.

Question 36. According to the passage, blue agave is

A: one of over 100 species of agave.

B: used to make mezcal. C: very rare. D: used to make octli.

Question 37.The author implies all of the following EXCEPT that

A: mezcal was distilled only one time.

B: the octli was not distilled.

C: the Aztecs used agave for something other than alcohol.

D: tequila was the first product made from agave plants that was distilled twice.

Question 38. The word periodically in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to:

A: annually

B: roughly

C: daily

D: occasionally

Question 39. According to the passage, tequila is formed from

A: the sweet liquid within the plant leaves.

C: the outer protective substance around the heart.

B: the plant leaves themselves.

D: the sweet liquid within the heart.

Question 40. According to the passage, what is true about the hearts of the agave?

A: They are roasted whole.

C: They are carried on workers‟ backs to the plant.

B: They are light in weight.

D: They are cut in four pieces before being baked.

Question 41. After the liquid is removed from the heart of the agave, it is transported from place to place by

A: truck B: bucket C: conveyor belt D: hose

Question 42. According to the passage, the liquid is transported from vat to vat because

A: it must be kept moving.

C: it undergoes a different process in each vat.

B: it must be run through different temperatures.

D: the yeast is acting upon it.

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.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS

It is generally well known that in a number of particularly dangerous parts of the world, for example the

Middle East and the India/ Pakistan border region, there are countries which either possess or have the

technology to produce nuclear weapons. It is also worth remembering, however, that the country which

possesses more nuclear weapons than any other, the United States, is the only power ever to have used

nuclear weapons against people.

Nuclear weapons were first developed in the United States during the Second World War, to be used against

Germany. However, by the time the first bombs were ready for use, the war with Germany had ended and, as

a result, the decision was made to use the weapons against Japan instead. Hiroshima and Nagasaki have

suffered the consequences of this decision to the present day.

The real reasons why bombs were dropped on two heavily-populated cities are not altogether clear. A

number of people in 1944 and early 1945 argued that the use of nuclear weapons would be unnecessary,

since American Intelligence was aware that some of the most powerful and influential people in Japan had

already realized that the war was lost, and wanted to negotiate a Japanese surrender. It was also argued that,

since Japan has few natural resources , a blockade by the American navy would force it to surrender within a

few weeks, and the use of nuclear weapons would thus prove unnecessary. If a demonstration of force was

required to end the war, a bomb could be dropped over an unpopulated area like a desert, in front of Japanese

observers, or over an area of low population inside Japan, such as a forest. Opting for this course of action

might minimize the loss of further lives on all sides, while the power of nuclear weapons would still be

adequately demonstrated.

All of these arguments were rejected, however, and the general consensus was that the quickest way to end

the fighting would be to use nuclear weapons against centres of population inside Japan. In fact, two of the

more likely reasons why this decision was reached seem quite shocking to us now.

Since the beginning of the Second World War, both Germany and Japan had adopted a policy of genocide

(i.e. killing as many people as possible, including civilians). Later on, even the US and Britain had used the

strategy of fire bombing cities (Dresden and Tokyo, for example) in order to kill, injure and intimidate as

many civilians as possible. Certainly, the general public in the West had become used to hearing about the

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deaths of large numbers of people, so the deaths of another few thousand Japanese, who were the enemy in

any case, would not seem particular unacceptable- a bit of “justifiable” revenge for the Allies’own losses,

perhaps.

The second reason is not much easier to comprehend. Some of the leading scientists in the world had

collaborated to develop nuclear weapons, and this development had resulted in a number of major advances

in technology and scientific knowledge. As a result, a lot of normal, intelligent people wanted to see nuclear

weapons used; they wanted to see just how destructive this new invention could be. It no doubt turned out to

be even more “effective” than they had imagined.

Question 43. In paragraph 1, the writer is suggesting that _____________

A: The United States could potentially use nuclear weapons again.

B: The United States is more likely than other countries to use nuclear weapons.

C: The United States should, if necessary, use nuclear weapons again.

D: The United States is one of several countries to have used nuclear weapons.

Question 44. How many reasons against using the weapons are given in paragraph 3?

A: two

B: five

C: three

D: four

Question 45. What does “this” refer to in paragraph 3?

A: Dropping a bomb in an area of low population in front of Japanese witnesses.

B: Blockading Japan and dropping a nuclear bomb on an area of low population.

C: Dropping a nuclear weapon over a forest in Japan.

D: Using a bomb against some Japanese observers or on an area of low population.

Question 46. According to paragraph 3, a blockade would have been successful because _________

A: Japan would not be resourceful enough to beat a blockade.

B: an attack would probably destroy Japanese resources within a few weeks.

C: Japan has to import most of its natural resources like coal and steel.

D: the Americans could defeat Japan‟s navy since it was short of resources.

Question 47. From the last sentence of paragraph 4, we can infer that __________.

A: the real reasons for the decision may never have been made clear.

B: the writer has attempted to present the facts as objectively as possible.

C: the writer has not done much research on this subject to establish the facts.

D: the writer probably expects us not to agree with his opinion.

Question4 8. According to paragraph 5, which of the following is true?

A: scientists thought only a few thousand people would die if the bombs were used.

B: people in the West would accept that some people had to die to end the war.

C: people in the West had got used to hearing the sounds of people dying.

D: it would be probably not be wise to inform people in the West of the deaths.

Question 49. The first sentence of paragraph 6 suggests the writer believes that __________

A: his presentation of the argument in paragraph 5 is difficult to understand.

B: the decisions were complex and made by highly intelligent people.

C: The decisions were made by intelligent people and were difficult to follow.

D: the reasons given for the decision are hard for us to accept nowadays.

Question 50. In the last sentence of paragraph 6, the writer implies that _________.

A: he agrees with the decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan

B: the weapons proved to be effective because Japan surrendered soon after

C: he thinks the decision to drop nuclear bombs on Japanese cities was wrong

D: nuclear weapons worked much better than the scientists probably expected

THE END.

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KEY 27

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: decision

B: comprehension

C: pleasure

D: measure

comprehension : Có phần gạch chân được phát âm là /ʃ/. Các phương án còn lại có phần gạch chân được phát

âm là /ʒ/.

Question 2. A: recognized

B: endangered

C: orphaned

D: established

established : Có phần gạch chân được phát âm là /t/. Các phương án còn lại có phần gạch chân được phát âm

là /d/.

Question 3. A: agriculture

Trọng âm chính rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba. Các phương án còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.

Question 4. A: consequence B: museum C: hurricane

Trọng âm chính rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai. Các phương án còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất.

B: electronic

C: secretary

D: temporary

D: influence

Question 5. George Gershwin was an American composer whose concert works joined the sounds of Jazz

with them of traditional orchestration.

A: works joined

B: with

C: them

D: whose

Sửa lại thành those. Vì câu đang sử dụng đại từ thay thế (thay cho the sounds).

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Đại từ thay thế và cấu trúc song song.

Question 6. As many as 50 percent of the income from motion pictures produced in the United States comes

from marketing the films abroad.

A: abroad

B: produced

C: comes from

D: As many as

Sửa lại thành: As much as. Vì income (với nghĩa thu nhập) là danh từ không đếm được.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Danh từ số ít/nhiều.

Question 7. One or the other of the secretaries have to attend the meeting. But both of them are reluctant to

do so.

A: of the

B: have to

C: One or the other

D: both of them

Sửa lại thành has to. Vì chủ ngữ the other là số ít nên động từ phải chia ở số ít.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ.

Question 8. ___________, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

A: Tired as he might feel B: As he might feel tired C: He felt very tired though

D: However tired

Ta có cấu trúc: Although + clause = Adj/adv + though/as + S + V = In spite of/ Despite + N/Ving = However

+ adj/adv + S + V : dù/ mặc dù.

Nghĩa của câu: Mặc dù mệt nhưng anh ấy vẫn quyết tâm tiếp tục leo lên đỉnh núi.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Cấu trúc đảo với từ though/as (mặc dù).

Question 9. Among bees ___________a highly elaborate form of communication.

A: occur

B: occurs

C: it occurs

D: they occur

Ta thấy giới từ "Among" đứng đầu câu  đây là hình thức đảo ngữ: Giới từ + thời gian/nơi chốn/sự vật/sự

việc... + động từ (chia theo S) + S.

Chủ ngữ là ‘a … form of communication’ nên động từ phải chia ở số ít.

Nghĩa của câu: Có một phương thức giao tiếp phức tạp diễn ra giữa những con ong.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Cấu trúc đảo ngữ.

Question 10. ___________contained in the chromosomes, and they are thought of as the units of heredity.

A: Because of genes

B: When genes

C: Genes are

D: Genes which are

Đây là câu bị động, xét nghĩa chỉ có đáp án 'Genes are" là hợp lý.

Nghĩa của câu: Gen được chứa trong nhiễm sắc thể, và chúng được coi như là các đơn vị di truyền.

Question 11. __with about fifteen times its weight in air does gasoline allow the carburetor to run smoothly.

A: To mix it

B: It is mixed

C: Only when mixed

D: When mixed

Vì có đảo ngữ ‘does gasoline allow’ ở vế sau nên phải chọn ‘Only when mixed’.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Cấu trúc đảo ngữ.

Question 12. Professor Alan insisted that every student ___________ their report by Friday.

A: finish

B: finishes

C: had finished

D: finished

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Thức giả định: Sau một số các tính từ (important, essential,…), động từ (insist, suggest, …), hay danh từ

(suggestion, recommendation, …) + S (should) + V-inf.

Vì trước mệnh đề that có từ ‘insist’ nên phải chọn động từ nguyên thể.

Nghĩa của câu: Giáo sư Alan khăng khăng rằng mọi sinh viên phải hoàn thành báo cáo của họ vào ngày thứ

sáu.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Thức giả định.

Question 13. Nobody says a word about the incident, __________?

A: does he

B: do they

C: don't they

D: doesn't he

Vì chủ ngữ là đại từ bất định và mang nghĩa phủ định nên phải chọn là ‘do they’.

Nghĩa của câu: Không ai nói một lời nào về vụ việc phải không?

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Câu hỏi đuôi.

Question 14. A large number of staff in my office ____________ English quite fluently.

A: is speaking B: speak C: speaks D: has spoken

Ta có cấu trúc: A (large) number of + Ns + V(số nhiều).

Nghĩa của câu: Rất nhiều nhân viên trong văn phòng của tôi nói tiếng Anh khá trôi chảy.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ.

Question 15. Recent defeats have _______ his confidence in himself as a player.

A: undermined

undermine his confidence: làm giảm sự tự tin.

disable: làm ai bị tàn phế. impede: làm trở ngại. hamper: gây cản trở.

B: impeded

C: hampered

D: disabled

Nghĩa của câu: Những thất bại gần đây làm anh ấy mất đi sự tự tin vào vị trí cầu thủ của mình.

Question 16. I can't understand why you have to make such a __________ about something so unimportant.

A: mess

B: stir

C: bother

D: fuss

make a fuss: làm om sòm. make a mess: làm lộn xộn, bẩn thỉu, không gọn gàng.

make a stir/bother không có nghĩa.

Nghĩa của câu: Tôi không hiểu tại sao bạn cứ làm om sòm một việc bình thường như vậy.

Question 17. It is possible __________ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.

A: the leaves are lost B: that the loss of leaves C: when leaves have lost

Thiếu chủ ngữ nên cần một cụm danh từ (the loss of leaves) để làm chủ ngữ.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Thành phần câu trong câu phức.

Question 18. There's someone at the door. ____________ it.

D: to lose leaves

A: I answer

B: I answered

C: I'm answering

D: I'll answer

Ta sử dụng động từ khuyết thiếu will để diễn tả một dự định vừa mới nảy sinh tại thời điểm nói.

Nghĩa của câu: Có ai đó ở cửa. Tôi sẽ ra mở cửa.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Thì tương lai đơn.

Question 19. A number of patients are ____________ of a certain diet.

A: intolerable

B: unacceptable

C: intolerant

D: unacceptable

intolerant of foods/medicines: không thể ăn nổi một số loại thức ăn/thuốc.

intolerable: không thể chấp nhận/ chịu đựng được (situations/ conditions/ behaviours).

unacceptable: không thể chấp nhận được. undeniable: không thể chối được, chắc chắn.

Question 20. “____________?”

A: How do you like classical music?

C: How often do you listen to classical music?

“I love it. It's great, especially at night.”

B: When do you often listen to classical music?

D: What kind of music do you like?

‘Tôi rất thích nó. Nó rất tuyệt đặc biệt khi về đêm’ nên câu hỏi phải là ‘Bạn cảm thấy nhạc cổ điển như thế

nào?’.

Question 21.

“____________?”

“Yes, 8123456”.

A: Are you on the phone?

B: Do you have a telephone?

C: Which is your phone number?

D: May you give me your number?

Khi có người gọi điện đến: Are you on the phone? (Bạn có đang nghe điện thoại không), người nhận thường

trả lời ‘Yes’ và đọc số điện thoại của họ.

Phương án ' Do you have a telephone' sai nghĩa: ‘Bạn có điện thoại không?’.

Phương án 'May you give me your number' phải hỏi là ‘Can/ Could you give me your number?’

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Phương án 'Which is your phone number' phải thay ‘Which’ thành ‘What’ mới đúng.

Question 22. It's imitation leather.

A: valuable

B: natural

C: expensive

D: man-made

imitation = man-made : nhái, giả

Nghĩa của câu: Nó là đồ da giả.

Question 23. The drought was finally over as the fall brought in some welcome rain.

A: aridity

B: summer

C: harvest

D: heatwave

heatwave: thời kì nắng nóng.

harvest: gặt hái, thu hoạch.

Question 24. She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.

A: divorced

celibate >< married (không lập gia đình >< kết hôn).

separated: ly thân. single: độc thân.

B: married

C: separated

D: single

divorced: ly hôn.

Question 25. She performed all her duties conscientiously .

A: liberally B: irresponsibly C: responsibly

conscientiously >< irresponsibly (cẩn thận, có trách nhiệm >< vô trách nhiệm)

D: insensitively

liberally: tùy tiện, tự do. insensitively: không tế nhị, không nhạy cảm. responsibly: cẩn thận, có trách nhiệm.

Question 26. It is unlikely that results of elections will be made public before tomorrow morning.

A: Tomorrow morning is probably the earliest that anyone will know the result of the elections.

B: The results of the elections will most likely be made known before tomorrow morning.

C: We will probably not be told the results of the elections tomorrow morning.

D: Before tomorrow morning we will probably know the result of the elections.

Không chắc chắn rằng kết quả của cuộc bầu cử sẽ được công bố trước sáng mai.

Nghĩa câu này hợp với nghĩa câu "Tomorrow morning is probably the earliest that anyone will know the

result of the elections. ": Sáng mai là thời điểm sớm nhất có thể biết được kết quả của cuộc bầu cử.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp: Sự tương đương giữa cấu trúc: It’s (un)likely … và thì tương lai đơn.

Question 27. What you have been saying is beside the point.

A: You have been talking too much about the point.

B: What you have been saying is beyond my expectation.

C: What you have been saying is quite irrelevant.

D: You were honest to have said about the point like that.

beside the point = irrelevant (không liên quan, lạc đề).

Nghĩa của câu gốc: Bạn đang nói lạc đề hợp với nghĩa câu "What you have been saying is quite irrelevant. ":

Những gì bạn đang nói không thật sự liên quan lắm.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Cụm từ cố định.

Question 28. I am sure he badly needed the money.

A: He must have badly been in need of the money.

B: He is sure badly needed the money.

C: He badly needed the money was sure to me.

D: He could have badly needed the money.

Đây là câu phỏng đoán chắc chắn một việc xảy ra trong quá khứ (I am sure + S+ Vpp = S + must + have +

Vpp).

Nghĩa của câu: Tôi chắc chắn anh ta đã rất cần tiền.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Câu phỏng đoán.

Question 29. We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.

A: It was not until we arrived at the airport that we realized our passports were still at home.

B: Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home.

C: We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home.

D: Not until we arrived at the airport, did we realized that our passports were still at home.

Cấu trúc: It is/was (not) until… that …: Mãi cho đến tận khi…thì….

Phương án "We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home. " sai: từ ‘are’ phải là

‘were’

Phương án "Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home." sai: phải

đảo ngữ ở mệnh đề chính (did we realize …) chứ không phải đảo ngữ ở mệnh đề phụ (had we arrived …).

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Phương án "Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home." sai: từ

‘realized’ phải để ở nguyên thể.

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Ngữ pháp.

Question 30. The student was very bright. He could solve all the math problems.

A: He was such a bright student that he could solve all the math problems.

B: He was so bright student that he could solve all the math problems.

C: The student was very bright that he could solve all the math problems.

D: Such bright was the student that he could solve all the math problems.

Cấu trúc: Such + (a/an) + adj + N(s) that + clause.

Phương án "He was so bright student that he could solve all the math problems. " sai: vì thiếu a trước từ

student (He was so bright a student that …).

Phương án "Such bright was the student that he could solve all the math problems. " sai: vì ‘Such’ phải được

thay là ‘So’ (So bright was …).

Phương án "The student was very bright that he could solve all the math problems. " sai: vì đây là cấu trúc

so…that nên ‘very’ phải được thay là ‘so’ (The student was so bright that …).

Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Cấu trúc so/such … that … và dạng đảo ngữ của chúng.

S + V + so + adj/adv + that + clause = S + V + such (+ (a/an) + adj/adv + N(s)) + that + clause.

S + V + so + adj + a/an + N + that + clause.

So+ adj/adv + Vaux + S (+ V) + that + clause.

Such (+ (a/an) + adj/adv + N(s)) + Vaux + S (+ V) + that + clause.