Câu 1 Read the text and decide if the following statements are T (TRUE) or F (FALSE) We’re Living Faster, But Are We Living Better? Not long ago people believed that in the future we would work less, have more free time, and be more relaxed. But sadly this has not happened. Today we work harder, work longer hours, and are more stressed than ten years ago. We walk faster, talk faster, and sleep less than previous generations. And although we are obsessed with machines which save us time, we have less free time than our parents and grandparents had. But what is this doing to our health? An American journalist James Gleick in a new book, Faster: the acceleration of just about everything, says that people who live in cities are suffering from ‘hurry sickness’ – we are always trying to do more things in less time. As a result, our lives are more stressful. He says that if we don’t slow down, we won’t live as long as our parents. For most people, faster doesn’t mean better. 1 No time for the news Newspaper articles today are shorter and the headlines are bigger. Most people don’t have enough time to read the articles, they only read the headlines On TV and the radio, newsreaders speak more quickly than ten years ago. 2 No time for stories In the USA there is a book called OneMinute Bedtime Stories for children. These are shorter versions of traditional stories, specially written for ‘busy parents’ who want to save time 3 No time to listen Some answerphones now have ‘quick playback’ buttons so that we can replay people’s messages faster – we can’t waste time listening to people speaking at normal speed. 4 No time to relax Even when we relax we do everything more quickly. Ten years ago when people went to art galleries they spent ten seconds looking at each picture. Today they spend just three seconds 5 No time for slow sports In the USA the national sport, baseball, is not as popular as before it is a slow game and matches take a long time. Nowadays many people prefer faster and more dynamic sports like basketball. 6 ...but more time in our cars The only thing that is slower than before is the way we drive. Our cars are faster but the traffic is worse so we drive more slowly. We spend more time sitting in our cars, feeling stressed because we are worried that we won’t arrive on time. Experts predict that in ten years’ time the average speed on the road in cities will be 17 kmh. 1. The writer wrote the article to encourage us to work more and relax less. 2. People today are having a less stressful life than they did in the past. 3. People are too busy to read newspapers. 4. Slow sports have become unpopular. 5. More time is spent on stories. Tài liệu này dành cho ngành học ngôn ngữ anh hệ từ xa ehou của trường Đại Học Mở Hà Nội
ĐÁP ÁN TRẮC NGHIỆM ĐỌC - TIẾNG ANH - EN20 - THI TỰ LUẬN * Ghi (Đ) đáp án ** Có dịch tiếng việt cuối tài liệu Câu Read the text and decide if the following statements are T (TRUE) or F (FALSE) We’re Living Faster, But Are We Living Better? Not long ago people believed that in the future we would work less, have more free time, and be more relaxed But sadly this has not happened Today we work harder, work longer hours, and are more stressed than ten years ago We walk faster, talk faster, and sleep less than previous generations And although we are obsessed with machines which save us time, we have less free time than our parents and grandparents had But what is this doing to our health? An American journalist James Gleick in a new book, Faster: the acceleration of just about everything, says that people who live in cities are suffering from ‘hurry sickness’ – we are always trying to more things in less time As a result, our lives are more stressful He says that if we don’t slow down, we won’t live as long as our parents For most people, faster doesn’t mean better No time for the news Newspaper articles today are shorter and the headlines are bigger Most people don’t have enough time to read the articles, they only read the headlines! On TV and the radio, newsreaders speak more quickly than ten years ago No time for stories In the USA there is a book called One-Minute Bedtime Stories for children These are shorter versions of traditional stories, specially written for ‘busy parents’ who want to save time! No time to listen Some answerphones now have ‘quick playback’ buttons so that we can replay people’s messages faster – we can’t waste time listening to people speaking at normal speed No time to relax Even when we relax we everything more quickly Ten years ago when people went to art galleries they spent ten seconds looking at each picture Today they spend just three seconds! No time for slow sports In the USA the national sport, baseball, is not as popular as before it is a slow game and matches take a long time Nowadays many people prefer faster and more dynamic sports like basketball but more time in our cars The only thing that is slower than before is the way we drive Our cars are faster but the traffic is worse so we drive more slowly We spend more time sitting in our cars, feeling stressed because we are worried that we won’t arrive on time Experts predict that in ten years’ time the average speed on the road in cities will be 17 km/h F The writer wrote the article to encourage us to work more and relax less F People today are having a less stressful life than they did in the T People are too busy to read newspapers T Slow sports have become unpopular past F More time is spent on stories Câu use more time don’t have the time you need last too long use time badly punctual Match each expression to its meaning waste time use time badly take a long time last too long spend more time use more time on time punctual don’t have enough time don’t have the time you need Câu strong color mourning cultures delicate symbolizes wedding gown masculine color respectable Complete each sentence with the correct one Amazingly, pink is considered a world Men wear it The w edding gow is very expensive I don’t like red It is a The kite is too masculine color delicate strong color to fly safely in some parts of the Blue symbolizes peace In this country, people often wear black clothes in Meanings of colors are different in different mourning cultures respectable The man in the grey suit is a professor Câu afraid professional ambition climbing challenges accomplishments inspire ncourage Complete the conversation with words from the box Use each word only once A Did you read the article on Erik Weihenmayer? Isn’t he a fascinating person? climbing B Yes, he really is! Imagine being blind and a mountain! A Even for people who can see, climbing a mountain is very difficult B You know, I was really surprised to learn that he is also a teacher and a professional athlete inspire A People like Erik really people all around the world Did you know that he is not the only person with a disability who has done amazing things? B Yes! I red about Helen Keller in school She was blind, deaf, and could accomplishment not speak Helen Keller became famous because of all the she had in her lifetime A Right! But people who have disabilities are not the only people who challenges face We all have difficulties in our lives We face challenges at home, at work, at school, and in relationships B I agree Do you think challenges are good for us? afraid ambition A Yes, I I think if a person is not and has then he or she can overcome most of life’s challenges I believe that challenges make us stronger B You are right! I think that people like Erik Weihenmayer and Helen encourage Keller really others to be brave and face life’s challenges and never give up Câu introduce invest Manners Avoid improve ignore Environment Work Respnd Admit Fill the gaps with these words from the text A recruitment firm gives this advice to new workers: It is important to invest time in your relationships with others at Work introduce Get to know the people who work near you: yourself to them and tell them something about yourself If people ask for your help, always Respon positively Don’t ignore emails or phone calls just Admit because you are busy If you make a mistake, it is better to then apologise When things go wrong, stay calm and and using bad language Remember good Manners Avoid it and shouting improve help to Environment your working , and you will find you can enjoy your work more Câu Add the following prefixes to the adjectives below to make words with the opposite meaning Use a dictionary if necessary un- in- in dis- formal im polite considerate im- un friendly important dis dis im in satisfied practical efficient im 10 respectful 11 patient appropriate Câu Replace the bold words by the opposite word Princess prince 12 dis honest in un in William is a member of the British royal family He’s the Queen’s granddaughter Charles and Diana grandson and the eldest son of He’s the King’s Diana Queen grandson and the eldest son of Charles and He’s the Queen’s grandson and the eldest daughter Charles and Diana His sister’s brother son of name is Harry mother Diana, their father , isn’t alive now Diana, their mother, isn’t alive now, but they have a stepfather stepmother , Camilla w ife William’s husband is Kate Middleton Câu admitted to in due course gave birth to under police escort different from delighted with spent time with in line to Read the text and the activities that follow The Royal Family Prince William is a member of the British royal family He’s the Queen’s grandson and the eldest son of Charles and Diana His brother’s name is Harry Diana, their mother, isn’t alive now, but they have a stepmother, Camilla William’s wife is Kate Middleton She’s originally from an ordinary family but of course, she’s now the Duchess of Cambridge and part of the royal family Kate has a brother, James, and a sister, Pippa Their parents, Michael and Carole, have an online business In some ways, Kate and William are a normal couple They have friends from university and they have hobbies and interests too For example, William loves football and Kate likes photography In the winter, they go skiing together In other ways, their lives are very different from their friends’ lives William is the future King of the United Kingdom and fifteen other countries too, including Canada and Australia Kate and William have a lot of official duties They help charities in the UK and Africa, they visit other countries and they meet important visitors to the UK The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby, St James’s Palace has confirmed All the members of the royal family and the Duchess’s family, the Middletons, are delighted: “The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news.” The baby will be third in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and Prince William A spokesman said the Duchess has been admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in central London with acute morning sickness and is expected to stay for several days: “As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, her royal highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter.” Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, says he and his wife “could not be happier” after the Duchess gave birth to a baby boy, at 16:30, 22nd July 2013 UK time at St Mary’s Hospital, west London William was present at St Mary’s for the birth The young parents spent time with their son before telling the news to their families and the world The Queen’s gynecologist Marcus Setchell, who led the team that delivered the baby, described the new arrival as “wonderful baby, beautiful baby” A bulletin signed by him was taken by a royal aide from St Mary’s to the palace under police escort The news has been since displayed on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in line with tradition A palace spokesman said the names of the baby would be announced in due course A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are delighted at the news.” Complete the following sentences using the phrases given below Look back at Reading Text 'The Royal Family' in case you check your answers different from In other ways, their lives are very their friends’ lives (para4) The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted w ith the news (para 5) The baby will be third Prince William (para 5) in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and admitted to A spokesman said the duchess has been KingEdwardVII Hospital in central London with acute morning sickness (para 5) Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, says he and his wife “could not be happier” after the duchess gave birth to a baby boy (para 6) spent time w ith The young parents their son before telling the news to their families and the world (para 6) A bulletin signed by him was taken by a royal aide from St Mary’s to the under police escort palace (para 6) A Palace spokesman said the names of the baby would be announced Câu in due course (para 6) Read the texts and the activities that follow The Olympic Games During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in the peace and friendship Some of these people complete for medals Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television Why we have the Olympic Games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C The games lasted one day The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race Men ran the length or the stadium (about 192 meters) Then, longer running races were added Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Game because the quality of the games became very low The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years! In 1984, Pierre de Coubertin of France helped from the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began In1896, the games were held again in Athens, Greece The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events The winners became national heroes After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze medals The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium The flag has five rings on it The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South American Each ring is a different color – blue, yellow, black, green, or red – because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it The Olympic Winter games began in 1924 in Chamonix, France Athletes competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey Today, the Winter Games take places every four years The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not in the same year as the winter events Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professional who play their sports for money during the year Some people disagree with this idea They believe that the Olympic game are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals Other people think that any one can play in the Olympic Games No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer Game and the Winter Games of the Olympics Read The Olympic Games and write T if the sentence is true and F if it is false The first Olympic competitors ran the length of the stadium T Pierre de Coubertin was an athlete in the first modern games F F Winners have always received gold medals F The Olympic flag has six colored rings on it The summer and winter games take place in the same year F T Today both men and women compete in the Olympics Câu 10 Read the texts and the activities that follow The Olympic Games During the Olympic Games, people from all over the world come together in the peace and friendship Some of these people complete for medals Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television Why we have the Olympic Games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C The games lasted one day The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race Men ran the length or the stadium (about 192 meters) Then, longer running races were added Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Game because the quality of the games became very low The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years! In 1984, Pierre de Coubertin of France helped from the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began In1896, the games were held again in Athens, Greece The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events The winners became national heroes After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze medals The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium The flag has five rings on it The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South American Each ring is a different color – blue, yellow, black, green, or red – because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it The Olympic Winter games began in 1924 in Chamonix, France Athletes competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey Today, the Winter Games take places every four years The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not in the same year as the winter events Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professional who play their sports for money during the year Some people disagree with this idea They believe that the Olympic game are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals Other people think that any one can play in the Olympic Games No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer Game and the Winter Games of the Olympics X (the three main ideas of the Reading) or O (not the three main ideas of the Reading X The Olympic Games began in Greece with only one event O The winter Games and the Summer Games each have at least fifteen events X O The Olympics have changed a lot since they began Skiing is a winter event X The Olympic Games bring people together in peace Câu 11 The patient comes to the hospital in the that he will be cured a Believe b Belief (Đ) c Unbelievable d Believable Câu 12 He took up that sport for its a Popularize b Popularity (Đ) c Unpopular d Popular Câu 13 _ First of all, we need money to repair old roads and build new roads We also need more to pay teachers’ salaries and to pay for services such as trash collection Finally, more tax money is needed to give financial help to the poor citizens of the city It is clear that the city will have serious problems if taxes are not raised soon a We should raise city taxes (Đ) b City taxes are too high c City taxes pay for new roads Câu 14 Look at the text in the following question What does it say? Choose the best answer From: Marie To: Sylviane Subject: Science Textbooks Thanks for lending me that biology book – I’m glad you got it back OK You can borrow my chemistry one and return it next week if you want a Marie is glad to lend Sylviane a book b Marie wants to return one of Sylviane’s books to her c Marie is asking Sylviane to give back a book she had borrowed d Marie is offering to lend Sylviane a book (Đ) Câu 15 Look at the text in the following question What does it say? Choose the best answer ONLY BOOKS ALREAY PAID FOR CAN BE TAKEN INTO THE BOOKSHOP CAFÉ 10