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ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2023 KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI Mơn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 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 The convention is an opportunity to enhance your business knowledge and polish your networking skills A improve B enrich C intensify D diminish You'll never win the case as your lawyer is still wet behind the ears A lack of responsibility B lack of money C full of experience D full of sincerity Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from to The trend for children to multitask by juggling all sorts of electronic gadgets at the same time is (3) damaging their levels of concentration, scientists have warned Rocketing use of the Internet, iPods, mobile phones, and DVDs lies behind that finding Scientists have confirmed the belief of many parents that it is impossible to concentrate on more than one thing at the same time They found that children (4) homework while sending messages via the Internet can end up spending 50% longer than if they had done each task separately David E Meyer, (5) is the Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Michigan, said that true multitasking is only possible for simple activities such as ironing and listening to the radio He ran experiments demonstrating that young adults who had to switch from one maths problem to (6) _wasted significant amounts of time Meyer said: "For situations involving more complex tasks, especially those requiring language, the total time taken to (7) _ all the tasks done will increase greatly Over long periods, this kind of multitasking can stress you out and lead to mental and physical exhaustion." A seriously B absolutely C intensely D extremely A attending B undergoing C engaging D tackling A who B that C whose D whom A another B other C many D much A make B get C put D bring 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 "I'm sorry I called so late last night," said Joan A Joan wanted me to say sorry as I called so late last night B Joan forgot having called so late last night C Joan apologized for calling so late the previous night D Joan regretted not calling so late the previous night People believe that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law A The Prime Minister is believed to have been in favour of the new law B People believe the Prime Minister to have been in favour of the new law C People believe the Prime Minister to be in favour of the new law D The Prime Minister is believed to be in favour of the new law 10 You are not permitted to use your mobile phones during the test A You don't have to use your mobile phones during the test B You may not use your mobile phones during the test C You mustn't use your mobile phones during the test D You needn't use your mobile phones during the test Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 11 to 15 Newspapers and television news programs always seem to report about the bad things happening in society However, there is a place where readers can find some good news That place is the website called HappyNews The man behind HappyNews is Byron Reese Reese set up HappyNews because he thought other news sources were giving people an unbalanced view of the world Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair We’re trying to balance out the scale.” Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society Then they are better able to make informed decisions about things that affect their daily lives Reese said that HappyNews is not trying to stop people from learning about issues or problems HappyNews is just trying to provide a balanced picture of today’s world By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers About 60 percent of those readers were women Something else unique makes HappyNews different from any of the other news or information websites that are on the Internet Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis 11 What is the best title for the reading? A "Good News for a Change" B "Why Women Like HappyNews" C "Newspapers vs Online News" D "Byron Reese Tells People How to be Happy" 12 How is HappyNews different than other news sources? A The website only has stories about women B All of the stories are written by Reese C Its stories are not about bad things D HappyNews does not exaggerate its stories 13 Why might some people NOT like HappyNews? A The stories are from around the world B It doesn't tell them about important issues or problems C Reese's stories are about misery and despair D Some sources give a balanced view 14 Which of the following is NOT true about HappyNews after its first month online? A Reese used it to create other websites B Readers sent in nice letters about it every day C Most of its readers were women D It had thousands of readers 15 What does the word unique mean in this reading? A different B one of a kind C interesting D awful Mark the letter A, B, C, o D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions 16 He is a truly reliable friend He always supports me and never lets me down A sensitive B independent C dependable D decisive 17 Prospects for employment remain bleak for most people in the area A Futures B Opportunities C Potentials D Likelihoods Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions 18 A effective B romantic C elegant D dependent 19 A visit B invite C finish D open Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 20 to 26 Do you know the indispensable part of your computer that is more than a century old? The modern typewriter was born in the back of Kleinsteuber's Machine Shop in Milwaukee That's where Christopher Sholes took some piano wire and a telegraph key and built a crude typing device in 1868 It could type only one letter, a rather fuzzy- looking w, but it was still pretty amazing for its time Sholes and his partners designed a more ambitious model with all the letters in the alphabet The typewriter had a problem, though Try to type quickly on it, and the type bars banged into one another and got stuck The solution to that problem resulted in the keyboard we know today Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the most common pairings of letters in the English language He then split up those letters so that their type bars were farther apart and less likely to jam That in turn dictated the layout of the keyboard - known as QWERTY, for the first five letters in the upper row In a manner of speaking, he slowed down the typists to prevent jamming, and thus speed the typing In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass-produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters The original Sholes & Glidden typed only capitals and was designed in an awkward fashion that prevented the typist from looking at the paper while typing Ads trumpeted its value to clergymen and lawyers, but it sold quite poorly at first One reason: it was expensive It cost $125, the equivalent of more than $1,700 today 20 What is TRUE, according to paragraph 1? A The first typewriter was fuzzy looking B The first typewriter appeared more than 100 years ago C Sholes tried to improve the typewriter alone D Sholes was the owner of a shop in Milwaukee 21 The word It in paragraph refers to _ A a piano wire B a telegraph key C a modern typewriter D a crude typing device 22 What was the weak point of the first typewriter model? A low efficiency B amazing letters C strange-looking w D poor design 23 What does the passage state? A Educators dictated how to group letters on the keyboard B A person could type very quickly on the first typewriter C Sholes avoided problems having rearranged the letters D Typists slowed down the improvement of the keyboard 24 What is NOT mentioned about the original Sholes & Glidden typewriters? A They were widely advertised B The design was inconvenient for the users C Only capital letters could be typed on it D All the letters were in the upper row 25 The word awkward in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A graceful B inconvenient C handful 26 Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph? A People continue to succeed in their business B People are ready to demonstrate efficiency C People are slow to accept something new D gracious D People are inclined to expect some reward 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 27 We arrived at the cinema Then we realized that our tickets were still at home A Not until we arrived at the cinema that we realized that our tickets were still at home B Hardly had we arrived at the cinema than we realized that our tickets were still at home C No sooner had we realized that our tickets were still at home than we arrived at the cinema D Only after we had arrived at the cinema did we realize that our tickets were still at home 28 I was impressed by his debut album I found it rather expensive A If I were impressed by his debut album, it would be rather expensive B Despite being impressed by his debut album, I found it rather expensive C His debut album was impressive and rather expensive D I was impressed by his debut album because of its price 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 29 High school students should be provided with adequate career orientation so that they can make more informative decisions about their future majors A with B High C orientation D informative 30 Coffee, one of the most popular drinks in the world, can have a stimulating effect on humans because of their caffeine content A their B the C humans D stimulating 31 A presentation about gender equality ought to make by each group of students A equality B each C about D make 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 32 A resemble B legal C female D reunion 33 A stomach B champion C mechanic D character Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best complete each of the following exchanges 34 Joe and Nam are talking about the use of tablets - Joe: "Using tablets to jot down ideas can be great." - Nam: “ _ They are useful in organising your thoughts." A I totally disagree with you B I can't agree with you more C Yes, tell me about it D I'm afraid not 35 Ann is paying a compliment on Daisy's new dress - Ann: "You look very pretty in this dress!" - Daisy: " ” A It's so nice of you to say that B I see what you mean C Thanks for your wish D Yes, it is fairly expensive Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 36 The electricity will be reconnected _ the bill A when you will pay B when you pay C when you are paying D when you are going to pay 37 I am passionate about playing guitar while my sister is fond of watching movies A Ø (no article) B an C the D a 38 Everyone was surprised when that little-known band _ the night's biggest award A took off B ran off C went off D carried off 39 Anne always does whatever Frank tells her to She's like _ in his hands A butter B glue C putty D clay 40 Kate was the first applicant _ a thank-you letter to the company A wrote B written C to write D writing 41 Applicants will be expected to have a good of English A order B aptitude C attitude D command 42 The coastal areas have been severely by the disposal of harmful chemical rubbish A pollute B polluted C polluting D pollution 43 The museum of modern art we went to yesterday was fantastic, but the entrance _ was a bit expensive A charge B cost C ticket D fee 44 If people paid more attention to the environment, the Earth greener A would be B would have been C had been D will be C is it D doesn't it 45 The shop often closes at p.m., _? A does it B isn't it 46 Since our last meeting most of the students more involved in volunteering A become B have become C will become D became 47 Facebook users should set strong passwords to avoid into their accounts by strange people A to be hacked B being hacked C hacking 48 We are going to Japan the beginning of July D to hack A in B on C at D by 49 People have always depended on wildlife and plants for food, medicine, shelter and many other A needs B provisions C demands D requirements 50 Mary tries to study as hard as possible _ she can get a full scholarship to study in England A despite B in order to C because D so that ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2023 KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI CHI TIẾT 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 The convention is an opportunity to enhance your business knowledge and polish your networking skills A improve B enrich C intensify D diminish Giải thích: Kiến thức từ vựng: - improve (v): cải thiện - enrich (v): làm giàu, phong phú - intensify (v): tăng cường - diminish (v): giảm bớt enhance (v): nâng cao >< diminish Tạm dịch: Hội nghị dịp để bạn nâng cao kiến thức kinh doanh trau dồi kỹ xây dựng mối quan hệ → Chọn đáp án D You'll never win the case as your lawyer is still wet behind the ears A lack of responsibility B lack of money Giải thích: Kiến thức từ vựng: - lack of responsibility: thiếu trách nhiệm - lack of money: thiếu tiền - full of experience: dày dặn kinh nghiệm - full of sincerity: tràn đầy chân thành Thành ngữ (Idiom): C full of experience D full of sincerity wet behind the ears: non nớt, chưa có kinh nghiệm >< full of experience Tạm dịch: Bạn khơng thắng kiện luật bạn thiếu nhiều kinh nghiệm → Chọn đáp án C Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from to The trend for children to multitask by juggling all sorts of electronic gadgets at the same time is (3) damaging their levels of concentration, scientists have warned Rocketing use of the Internet, iPods, mobile phones, and DVDs lies behind that finding Scientists have confirmed the belief of many parents that it is impossible to concentrate on more than one thing at the same time They found that children (4) homework while sending messages via the Internet can end up spending 50% longer than if they had done each task separately David E Meyer, (5) is the Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Michigan, said that true multitasking is only possible for simple activities such as ironing and listening to the radio He ran experiments demonstrating that young adults who had to switch from one maths problem to (6) _wasted significant amounts of time Meyer said: "For situations involving more complex tasks, especially those requiring language, the total time taken to (7) _ all the tasks done will increase greatly Over long periods, this kind of multitasking can stress you out and lead to mental and physical exhaustion." Giải thích: TẠM DỊCH: The trend for children to multitask by juggling Các nhà khoa học cảnh báo xu hướng trẻ em all sorts of electronic gadgets at the same time is thích làm nhiều việc lúc cách đồng seriously damaging their levels of concentration, thời sử dụng qua lại tất loại thiết bị điện tử scientists have warned Rocketing use of the gây tổn hại nghiêm trọng đến mức độ tập trung Internet, iPods, mobile phones, and DVDs lies họ Việc sử dụng Internet, iPod, điện thoại di behind that finding Scientists have confirmed the động DVD tăng vọt nguyên nhân đằng sau vấn belief of many parents that it is impossible to đề Các nhà khoa học xác nhận nhiều bậc concentrate on more than one thing at the same cha mẹ cho tập trung vào nhiều việc time They found that children tackling homework lúc Họ phát trẻ em làm while sending messages via the Internet can end up tập nhà gửi tin nhắn qua Internet spending 50% longer than if they had done each nhiều thời gian 50% so với trẻ em task separately thực nhiệm vụ riêng lẻ David E Meyer, Giáo sư Tâm lý học Nhận thức David E Meyer, who is the Professor of Đại học Michigan, nói đa nhiệm thực Cognitive Psychology at the University of khả thi hoạt động đơn giản ủi quần Michigan, said that true multitasking is only áo nghe đài Ông tiến hành thí nghiệm possible for simple activities such as ironing and chứng minh người trẻ tuổi phải chuyển listening to the radio He ran experiments từ toán sang tốn khác lãng phí demonstrating that young adults who had to switch lượng thời gian đáng kể Meyer cho biết: Đ " ối với from one maths problem to another wasted tình liên quan đến nhiệm vụ phức significant amounts of time Meyer said: "For tạp hơn, đặc biệt nhiệm vụ địi hỏi ngơn situations involving more complex tasks, especially ngữ, tổng thời gian cần thiết để hoàn thành tất those requiring language, the total time taken to nhiệm vụ tăng lên nhiều Trong thời gian dài, get all the tasks done will increase greatly Over kiểu làm nhiều việc lúc khiến bạn long periods, this kind of multitasking can stress căng thẳng dẫn đến kiệt quệ tinh thần thể you out and lead to mental and physical chất " exhaustion." A seriously B absolutely C intensely D extremely Giải thích: A seriously (adv): nghiêm trọng B absolutely (adv): hoàn toàn C intensely (adv): mãnh liệt D extremely (adv): vô Tạm dịch: The trend for children to multitask by juggling all sorts of electronic gadgets at the same time is seriously damaging their levels of concentration, scientists have warned (Các nhà khoa học cảnh báo xu hướng trẻ em làm nhiều việc lúc cách đồng thời sử dụng tất loại thiết bị điện tử gây tổn hại nghiêm trọng đến mức độ tập trung chúng.) → Chọn đáp án A A attending B undergoing C engaging D tackling Giải thích: A attend (v): tham dự B undergo (v): trải qua C engage (v): tham gia D tackle (v): giải Tạm dịch: They found that children tackling homework while sending messages via the Internet can end up spending 50% longer than if they had done each task separately (Họ phát trẻ em giải tập nhà gửi tin nhắn qua Internet nhiều thời gian 50% so với chúng thực nhiệm vụ riêng lẻ.) → Chọn đáp án D A who Giải thích: B that C whose D whom C Những câu chuyện điều xấu D HappyNews không phóng đại câu chuyện Thơng tin: Reese said about HappyNews, “The news media gives you a distorted view of the world by exaggerating bad news, misery, and despair We’re trying to balance out the scale.” (Reese nói HappyNews, “Các phương tiện truyền thông mang đến cho bạn nhìn méo mó giới cách phóng đại tin xấu, đau khổ tuyệt vọng Chúng cố gắng cân quy mô.”) → Chọn đáp án C 13 Why might some people NOT like HappyNews? A The stories are from around the world B It doesn't tell them about important issues or problems C Reese's stories are about misery and despair D Some sources give a balanced view Giải thích: Tại số người KHƠNG thích HappyNews? A Những câu chuyện từ khắp nơi giới B Nó khơng cho họ biết vấn đề quan trọng C Những câu chuyện Reese nói đau khổ tuyệt vọng D Một số nguồn cung cấp nhìn cân Thơng tin: Not everyone agrees with Reese’s view, though Many people think that news sources have a responsibility to provide news that is helpful to people People need to know about issues or problems in today’s society (Tuy nhiên, đồng ý với quan điểm Reese Nhiều người nghĩ nguồn tin tức có trách nhiệm cung cấp tin tức hữu ích cho người Mọi người cần biết vấn đề vấn đề xã hội ngày nay.) → Chọn đáp án B 14 Which of the following is NOT true about HappyNews after its first month online? A Reese used it to create other websites B Readers sent in nice letters about it every day C Most of its readers were women D It had thousands of readers Giải thích: Điều sau KHƠNG HappyNews sau tháng trực tuyến? A Reese sử dụng để tạo trang web khác B Độc giả gửi thư tốt đẹp cho trang web hàng ngày C Hầu hết độc giả phụ nữ D Trang web có hàng ngàn độc giả Thơng tin: + Unlike many other websites, HappyNews gets fan mail from its readers on a daily basis (Không giống nhiều trang web khác, HappyNews nhận thư người hâm mộ từ độc giả hàng ngày.) → B + About 60 percent of those readers were women (Khoảng 60 phần trăm độc giả phụ nữ.) → C + By the end of its first month online, HappyNews had more than 70,000 unique readers (Vào cuối tháng trực tuyến, HappyNews có 70.000 độc giả.) → D → Chọn đáp án A 15 What does the word unique mean in this reading? A different B one of a kind C interesting D awful Giải thích: Từ “unique” đoạn đồng nghĩa với từ _ A khác biệt B độc C hấp dẫn D tồi tệ → unique (adj): khác thường, lạ thường, khác biệt = different → Chọn đáp án A Mark the letter A, B, C, o D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions 16 He is a truly reliable friend He always supports me and never lets me down A sensitive B independent Giải thích: Kiến thức từ vựng: - sensitive (adj): nhạy cảm - independent (adj): độc lập - dependable (adj): đáng tin cậy - decisive (adj): kiên reliable (adj): đáng tin cậy = dependable C dependable D decisive Tạm dịch: Anh thực người bạn đáng tin cậy Anh luôn ủng hộ chưa làm thất vọng → Chọn đáp án C 17 Prospects for employment remain bleak for most people in the area A Futures B Opportunities C Potentials D Likelihoods Giải thích: Kiến thức từ vựng: - future (n): tương lai - opportunities (n): hội - potential (n): tiềm - likelihood (n): khả * Future, potential likelihood danh từ không đếm nên khơng có dạng số nhiều * prospects (n): triển vọng, hội = opportunities Tạm dịch: Những hội việc làm ảm đạm phần lớn người dân khu vực → Chọn đáp án B Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions 18 A effective B romantic C elegant D dependent Giải thích: A effective /ɪˈfek.tɪv/ (adj): hiệu B romantic /rəʊˈmæn.tɪk/ (adj): lãng mạn C elegant /ˈel.ɪ.ɡənt/ (adj): lịch, tao nhã D dependent /dɪˈpen.dənt/ (adj): phụ thuộc Đáp án C có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, đáp án lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai → Chọn đáp án C 19 A visit B invite C finish D open Giải thích: A visit /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ (v): thăm B invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (v): mời C finish /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ (v): kết thúc D open /ˈəʊ.pən/ (v): mở Đáp án B có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, đáp án lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ → Chọn đáp án B Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 20 to 26 Do you know the indispensable part of your computer that is more than a century old? The modern typewriter was born in the back of Kleinsteuber's Machine Shop in Milwaukee That's where Christopher Sholes took some piano wire and a telegraph key and built a crude typing device in 1868 It could type only one letter, a rather fuzzy- looking w, but it was still pretty amazing for its time Sholes and his partners designed a more ambitious model with all the letters in the alphabet The typewriter had a problem, though Try to type quickly on it, and the type bars banged into one another and got stuck The solution to that problem resulted in the keyboard we know today Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the most common pairings of letters in the English language He then split up those letters so that their type bars were farther apart and less likely to jam That in turn dictated the layout of the keyboard - known as QWERTY, for the first five letters in the upper row In a manner of speaking, he slowed down the typists to prevent jamming, and thus speed the typing In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass-produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters The original Sholes & Glidden typed only capitals and was designed in an awkward fashion that prevented the typist from looking at the paper while typing Ads trumpeted its value to clergymen and lawyers, but it sold quite poorly at first One reason: it was expensive It cost $125, the equivalent of more than $1,700 today Giải thích: TẠM DỊCH: Do you know the indispensable part of your Bạn có biết phần khơng thể thiếu máy computer that is more than a century old? The tính xuất kỷ không? Máy modern typewriter was born in the back of đánh chữ đại đời phía sau Cửa hàng điện Kleinsteuber's Machine Shop in Milwaukee That's máy Kleinsteuber Milwaukee Đó nơi where Christopher Sholes took some piano wire Christopher Sholes lấy số dây đàn piano phím and a telegraph key and built a crude typing device điện báo chế tạo thiết bị đánh máy thô sơ vào in 1868 It could type only one letter, a rather năm 1868 Nó gõ chữ cái, trơng fuzzy- looking w, but it was still pretty amazing for mờ, cịn tuyệt vời vào thời điểm its time Sholes and his partners designed a more Sholes đối tác ông thiết kế mô ambitious model with all the letters in the alphabet hình đầy tham vọng với tất chữ bảng chữ The typewriter had a problem, though Try to Mặc dù máy đánh chữ có vấn đề Khi type quickly on it, and the type bars banged into bạn cố gắng gõ nhanh máy đánh chữu, one another and got stuck The solution to that gõ bị đập vào mắc kẹt Giải pháp problem resulted in the keyboard we know today cho vấn đề tạo bàn phím mà biết ngày Sholes consulted with an educator who helped Sholes tham khảo ý kiến nhà giáo him analyze the most common pairings of letters in dục, người giúp anh phân tích cặp chữ the English language He then split up those letters phổ biến tiếng Anh Sau đó, anh chia so that their type bars were farther apart and less nhỏ chữ để phím chúng cách xa likely to jam That in turn dictated the layout of the bị kẹt Chính điều keyboard - known as QWERTY, for the first five định bố cục bàn phím - gọi QWERTY, letters in the upper row In a manner of speaking, cho năm chữ hàng Nói cách he slowed down the typists to prevent jamming, and dễ hiểu, anh làm cho người sử dụng thus speed the typing đánh máy chậm để tránh bị kẹt phím, họ tăng tốc độ đánh máy Năm 1873, Sholes & Glidden Type Writer trở In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass-produced, and its thành sản phẩm sản xuất hàng loạt keyboard layout was soon standard on all cách bố trí bàn phím sớm trở thành tiêu typewriters The original Sholes & Glidden typed chuẩn tất máy đánh chữ Sholes & only capitals and was designed in an awkward Glidden ban đầu gõ chữ hoa thiết kế theo fashion that prevented the typist from looking at kiểu khó sử dụng khiến người đánh máy khơng thể the paper while typing Ads trumpeted its value to nhìn vào giấy gõ Các quảng cáo thổi phồng clergymen and lawyers, but it sold quite poorly at giá trị giáo sĩ luật sư, first One reason: it was expensive It cost $125, ban đầu bán Một lý cho việc là: the equivalent of more than $1,700 today đắt tiền Nó có giá 125 la, tương đương với 1.700 đô la ngày Other keyboard layouts have been created Các bố cục bàn phím khác tạo kể từ since, and some are demonstrably more efficient, có số bố cục hiệu rõ ràng, but the original continues to thrive It is a telling gốc tiếp tục phát triển Đó minh họa illustration of the power of inertia and the reward rõ ràng sức mạnh quán tính phần thưởng việc trở thành người tiên phong of being first 20 What is TRUE, according to paragraph 1? A The first typewriter was fuzzy looking B The first typewriter appeared more than 100 years ago C Sholes tried to improve the typewriter alone D Sholes was the owner of a shop in Milwaukee Giải thích: Điều ĐÚNG, theo đoạn 1? A Chiếc máy đánh chữ trơng mờ nhạt B Chiếc máy đánh chữ xuất cách 100 năm C Sholes cố gắng cải thiện máy đánh chữ D Sholes chủ cửa hàng Milwaukee Thông tin: + Do you know the indispensable part of your computer that is more than a century old? (Bạn có biết phận khơng thể thiếu máy tính kỷ khơng?) → Chọn đáp án B 21 The word It in paragraph refers to _ A a piano wire B a telegraph key C a modern typewriter D a crude typing device Giải thích: Từ “It” đoạn đề cập đến _ A dây đàn piano B chìa khóa điện báo C máy đánh chữ đại D thiết bị gõ thô Thông tin: + That's where Christopher Sholes took some piano wire and a telegraph key and built a crude typing device in 1868 It could type only one letter… (Đó nơi Christopher Sholes lấy dây đàn piano phím điện báo chế tạo thiết bị đánh máy thô sơ vào năm 1868 Nó gõ chữ cái…) → Chọn đáp án D 22 What was the weak point of the first typewriter model? A low efficiency B amazing letters C strange-looking w D poor design Giải thích: Điểm yếu mơ hình máy đánh chữ gì? A hiệu thấp B chữ tuyệt vời C chữ w lạ D thiết kế không đẹp Thông tin: + It could type only one letter, a rather fuzzy looking w but it was still pretty amazing for its time (Nó gõ chữ cái, chữ w trơng mờ cịn tuyệt vời vào thời điểm đó.) → Chọn đáp án A 23 What does the passage state? A Educators dictated how to group letters on the keyboard B A person could type very quickly on the first typewriter C Sholes avoided problems having rearranged the letters
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