ĐÁP ÁN TRẮC NGHIỆM ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH 2 EN24 – THI TỰ LUẬN Ghi chú: (Đ) là đáp án Có bản dịch ở cuối tài liệu Câu 1 Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question: According to the passage, the bison moved from Asia to North America by… Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia. During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began to intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to the North American continent. Much later, men followed the same route. a. climbing over a bridge. b. traveling through the foothills. c. crossing the sea. d. walking over the land. (Đ) Tài liệu này dùng cho ngành học ngôn ngữ anh hệ từ xa ehou của Trường Đại Học Mở Hà Nội
ĐÁP ÁN TRẮC NGHIỆM ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH EN24 – THI TỰ LUẬN *Ghi chú: (Đ) đáp án * Có dịch cuối tài liệu Câu Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question: According to the passage, the bison moved from Asia to North America by… Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative newcomers They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills, where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived a million years ago They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia During one of the Ice Ages, the faunas of Asia and North America began to intermingle Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to the North American continent Much later, men followed the same route a climbing over a bridge b traveling through the foothills c crossing the sea d walking over the land (Đ) Câu Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below: Della thought theirs were "the best Christmas presents in the world" because they Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor Jim's wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment But there were two things of which each was extremely proud Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York, thought Jim, as he watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent gold pocket-watch, given to him by his father Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other Della always noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the buttonhole of his coat by a common old leather strap He really needed a gold chain And Jim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place But a gold watch chain or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far more money than either of them possessed Now it was Christmas Eve With tearful eyes Della had counted the money she had saved for Jim's Christmas present for the tenth time: 87 cents "If only I knew ", she thought Then suddenly she had a wonderful idea! Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice "Hair bought" She entered and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair! On the way home she stopped at every watch maker's shop until at last she found exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch Returning home, with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket, she had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious gift in a piece of coloured paper, and to curl the remaining short ends of her hair When Jim saw it, he was speechless "Oh, Jim, don't look at me like that!" Della cried "It'll grow again, sure it will Very quickly Believe me And I had to it Here,!" She produced the parcel with the watch - chain from behind her back "You see, I had to sell it to get money for your present Happy Christmas, dear." When Jim had opened it, he collapsed on a chair and laughed until tears came into his eyes "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while", he said gently, at last "You see," he continued, taking a small package from his pocket, "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair! Isn't that funny?" Nodding, as the tears rose in her eyes too, Della gave Jim a brave smile and said: "Ours are the best Christmas presents in the world, you know" a would be useful for a long time b were funny presents to give each other c showed how much they loved each other (Đ) d had cost a lot of money Câu Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below: If only I knew… Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor Jim's wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment But there were two things of which each was extremely proud Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York, thought Jim, as he watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent gold pocket-watch, given to him by his father Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other Della always noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the buttonhole of his coat by a common old leather strap He really needed a gold chain And Jim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place But a gold watch chain or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far more money than either of them possessed Now it was Christmas Eve With tearful eyes Della had counted the money she had saved for Jim's Christmas present for the tenth time: 87 cents "If only I knew ", she thought Then suddenly she had a wonderful idea! Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice "Hair bought" She entered and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair! On the way home she stopped at every watch maker's shop until at last she found exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch Returning home, with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket, she had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious gift in a piece of coloured paper, and to curl the remaining short ends of her hair When Jim saw it, he was speechless "Oh, Jim, don't look at me like that!" Della cried "It'll grow again, sure it will Very quickly Believe me And I had to it Here,!" She produced the parcel with the watch - chain from behind her back "You see, I had to sell it to get money for your present Happy Christmas, dear." When Jim had opened it, he collapsed on a chair and laughed until tears came into his eyes "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while", he said gently, at last "You see," he continued, taking a small package from his pocket, "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair! Isn't that funny?" Nodding, as the tears rose in her eyes too, Della gave Jim a brave smile and said: "Ours are the best Christmas presents in the world, you know" a what to buy Jim as a Christmas present b whether Jim is going to buy me a present c whether Jim is going to sell this watch d how I could get some money (Đ) Câu Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below: 1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about months ago My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream Delicious! I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children It wasn't very expensive and the menu was very limited We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola It wasn't very good My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect The waiters were all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank liters of water!! My class at the university went there last weekend It's a very popular type of restaurant in my country It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal? a Paragraph b Paragraph c Paragraph (Đ) Câu Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now intend to forget it Well, almost "It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria "But we have so much we want to together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband, banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees "Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the future I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so many hopes Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding." "At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find our own place We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings Do they intend to add to the extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard tells me "Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get years paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect." The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish castle Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue "I would like to go travelling as much as possible together Travelling with someone else is such a sharing experience I think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have noone else there." Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to alone "I have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to go on safari Richard has no interest in wildlife though." And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other If you stop communicating, what chance you have?" His wife goes along with that completely "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy I think many people expect the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other I think it's the start." Statement: Their first ambition is to find a house to live in a TRUE (Đ) b NOT GIVEN c FALSE Câu Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for question: The statue was built years ago A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge statue on the outskirts of Cairo This statue of the Sun God has the body of a lion and the face of a human being It is five thousand years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved The statue had already been dug out of the sand three times However, the latest problems are much more serious First, there are no proper drains and water pipes in the neighbourhood and the underground passage round the statue have become blocked Too much water has been running into the stone statue for several years As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue The air is so full of poisonous gases that it is making the stone crumble and decay even faster Thirdly, the statue is being damaged by extremes of temperature for example, although the air is very cold at night, during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sun Other natural forces such as severe sandstorms also attack the statue Finally the tourists who visit the statue every day also cause a lot of damage a 50 b 5000 (Đ) c 50000 d 500 Câu Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below: According to the passage, the outward sign of nervousness that most attracts the attention of interviewers is When you are being interviewed for a job, remember that it's normal for many people to be nervous, particularly in such a stress-producing situation There are plenty of jobs - indeed, probably most - where a little nervousness isn't looked at askance It does help to dry a damp brow or a clammy hand just before meeting the interviewer, but otherwise, don't be too concerned about the outward manifestations of your nervousness Experienced interviewers will discount most physical signs of nervousness The only one that people have a hard time ignoring is a fidgety hand Interviewees who constantly twist their hands or make movements that are dramatically distracting are calling to their nervousness Remember that interviewers talk to people in order to hire, not because they enjoy embarrassing, uneasy applicants One way to overcome a flustered feeling, or "butterflies in the stomach", is to note that interviewers want to hire people who have something to offer the company If interviewers think you will fit into their organization, you will be the one who is sought after It's almost as if you are interviewing them to see if they are good enough for you a a damp brow b clammy hands c jittery stomach d restless hand gestures (Đ) Câu Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below: Della counted the 87 cents with tearful eyes because… Della and Jim Young, newly married, were poor Jim's wage was enough to rent only a very small apartment But there were two things of which each was extremely proud Della had the longest and most beautiful hair in all New York, thought Jim, as he watched her combing it; and Jim possessed a magnificent gold pocket-watch, given to him by his father Christmas was drawing near, and Jim and Della began to think what presents they could afford to give each other Della always noticed sadly, when Jim looked at his watch, that it was fixed to the buttonhole of his coat by a common old leather strap He really needed a gold chain And Jim often thought as he looked at Della doing her long hair, how well it would look if only he could buy her a jewelled comb to hold it in place But a gold watch chain or a jewelled hair-comb would have cost far more money than either of them possessed Now it was Christmas Eve With tearful eyes Della had counted the money she had saved for Jim's Christmas present for the tenth time: 87 cents "If only I knew ", she thought Then suddenly she had a wonderful idea! Hurriedly putting on her old hat and coat, she ran down the street to the shop with the notice "Hair bought" She entered and an hour later walked out of the shop richer by 15 dollars, but without her hair! On the way home she stopped at every watch maker's shop until at last she found exactly the right chain to suit Jim's watch Returning home, with one dollar and 87 cents left in her pocket, she had just enough time before Jim arrived home from work to wrap the precious gift in a piece of coloured paper, and to curl the remaining short ends of her hair When Jim saw it, he was speechless "Oh, Jim, don't look at me like that!" Della cried "It'll grow again, sure it will Very quickly Believe me And I had to it Here,!" She produced the parcel with the watch - chain from behind her back "You see, I had to sell it to get money for your present Happy Christmas, dear." When Jim had opened it, he collapsed on a chair and laughed until tears came into his eyes "I think we'd better put our presents away for a while", he said gently, at last "You see," he continued, taking a small package from his pocket, "I've sold my watch to buy this comb for your hair! Isn't that funny?" Nodding, as the tears rose in her eyes too, Della gave Jim a brave smile and said: "Ours are the best Christmas presents in the world, you know" a She didn't want to spend the money she had saved b The money wasn't enough c She couldn't think what to buy for 87 cents (Đ) d She thought Jim hadn't saved any money Câu Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below: 1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about months ago My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream Delicious! I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children It wasn't very expensive and the menu was very limited We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola It wasn't very good My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect The waiters were all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank liters of water!! My class at the university went there last weekend It's a very popular type of restaurant in my country It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal Question: In which text did the person eat fast food? a Paragraph b Paragraph (Đ) c Paragraph Câu 10 Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now intend to forget it Well, almost "It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria "But we have so much we want to together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband, banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees "Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the future I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so many hopes Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding." "At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find our own place We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings Do they intend to add to the extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard tells me "Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get years paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect." The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish castle Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue "I would like to go travelling as much as possible together Travelling with someone else is such a sharing experience I think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have noone else there." Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to alone "I have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to go on safari Richard has no interest in wildlife though." And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other If you stop communicating, what chance you have?" His wife goes along with that completely "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy I think many people expect the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other I think it's the start." Statement: Victoria and Richard have been married for about a year and a half a TRUE b NOT GIVEN c FALSE (Đ) Câu 11 Read the passage and choose the best answer for the question below: How could William Nylander best be described? Finnish-born botanist William Nylander taught at the University of Helsinki for a number of years and later moved to Paris, where he lived until his death at the end of the nineteenth century During the second half of the last century, he became a prominent figure in the field of lichenology Botanists from allover the world sent samples to his laboratory to be analyzed and classified It can be said without exaggeration that four out of five lichens bear his name He was the first realize the importance of using chemical reagents in the taxonomy of lichens He selected the most common reagents used by the chemists of his time Lichenologists all over the world still used these reagents, including tincture of iodine and hypochlorite, in their laboratories During the first half of the twentieth century, a Japanese named Arahina added only one chemical product - P - Phenol diamines Nylander was also responsible for discovering that the atmosphere of big cities hindered the lichens' development and caused them to disappear Now they are used to detect atmospheric pollution Nevertheless, he considered lichens to be simple plants and vehemently opposed the widely accepted modem theories that lichens are a compound Species formed by two discordant elements: algae and fungi a anxious b domineering c degenerate d ingenious (Đ) Câu 12 Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C) Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now intend to forget it Well, almost "It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria "But we have so much we want to together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband, banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees "Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the future I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so many hopes Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding." "At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find our own place We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings Do they intend to add to the extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard tells me "Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get years paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect." The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish castle Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue "I would like to go travelling as much as possible together Travelling with someone else is such a sharing experience I think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have noone else there." Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to alone "I have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to go on safari Richard has no interest in wildlife though." And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other If you stop communicating, what chance you have?" His wife goes along with that completely "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy I think many people expect the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other I think it's the start." Statement: Victoria wants an old fashioned house a FALSE (Đ) b TRUE c NOT GIVEN Câu 13 10