Khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh S Giáo viên: s 13 13 NGăV NăM NH ây đ thi kèm v i Bài gi ng luy n đ s 13 (Ph n 1) thu c khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – th y ng V n M nh t i website Hocmai.vn có th n m v ng ki n th c đ thi, B n c n k t h p xem tài li u đính kèm v i gi ng I Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions I gave the waiter a £50 note and waited for my A change B supply C cash D cost _ their senses, many-celled animals perceive what is happening in their environment A Means of B By means of C Of the means by D By means Anne persisted _ her search for the truth about what had happened A on B about C at D in I believe that judges should be independent the government A.to B from C with D on The MP asked the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem A that B him C if D what Remind Tony about the party _he forgets A in case B unless C provided that D except The government should more for people A usual B ordinary C everyday D typical I know we had an argument, but now I’d quite like to A look down B make up C fall out D bring up - I’m going to set up the equipment in a minute - give you a hand? A Shall I B Will I C Would I D Do I 10 I think there’s a picture of the hotel _ the first page A on B at C in D to 11 I’m saving all my pocket money to buy a new Play Station A out B down C up D away 12 We usually go by train, even though the car _ is a lot quicker A travel B journey C trip D voyage 13 Dogs make very pets They’ll always stay by your side A mental B private C loyal D digital 14 They have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead A could B must C might D can’t 15 I’m sorry, but I’ve got _ much work to to come to the beach today A so B such C enough D too 16 - You must be Jane’s sister Glad to meet you - _ A I’m either B So I am I’m glad C What you do? D Me too Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 - Trang | - Khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 13 17 The boy that he had had anything to with the break-in A refused B denied C objected D rejected 18 - _ ? - About ten miles before we met him A How fast did he drive B How long did he drive C How often did he drive D How far did he drive 19 Do you have _to take that bicycle? A allowance B exception C willingness D permission 20 The sign says that all shoplifters will be A persecuted B disproved C prosecuted D prohibited 21 - What did he do? - He ran a red light; _ , when the police officer stopped him, he refused to take the sobriety test A otherwise B therefore C although D moreover 22 She could _in the garden when we came around, which would explain why she didn’t hear the bell A work B be working C have worked D have been working 23 Going on this diet has really me good I’ve lost weight and I feel fantastic! A made B taken C done D had 24 Dr Parker gave my mum a lovely _ for spaghetti carbora A recipe B prescription C receipt D paper 25 - Goodbye, Susie! - _ ! A So so B The same C Yeah D So long 26 If you hadn’t lost the pieces, we _ a game of chess A couldn’t have had B can’t have C may have D could have 27 Kelly wanted to have a live band at her wedding A to be played B play C played D been playing 28 - What you want to this summer? - I think we should go somewhere has plenty of sun and sand A who B where C when D that 29 You should a professional to check your house for earthquake damage A have B make C take D get 30 We _ today and got into trouble because I hadn’t done it A had checked our homework B had our homework checked C were checked our homework D have our homework checking II Mark the sentence (A, B, C, D) that is the best way to have a complete sentence with the word given 31 without/ glasses/ see/ board./ A I can’t even see nothing on the board without any glasses B I can hardly see anything on the board without wearing my glasses C Without wearing my glasses, I can’t almost see nothing on the board Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 - Trang | - Khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 13 D Without wearing my glasses, nothing on the board can be seen by myself 32 when/ read/ note/ already/ leave/ Europe A When will you read this note before I’ll leave for Europe? B When reading this note I’ve already left for Europe C When you read this note, I’ll have already left for Europe D When this note will be read, I’ll have already left for Europe 33 all/ need/ black coffee A All I am needing now is to drink a cup of black coffee B All is needed to be drinking a cup of black coffee C All of the need now is to drink a cup of black coffee D All I need now is a cup of black coffee 34 it/ time/ people/ build/ permission A It’s high time we prevented people from building houses without permission B It’s time for people stop building their houses without permission C It’s time we prevented people to build their houses without permission D It’s about time we should stop people building houses without permission 35 have/ succeed/ interview/ hope/ work/ soon A She’s succeeded in the interview so as to hope working soon B She’s succeeded in the interview so that she hopes working soon C Had succeeded in the interview, she hopes that she works soon D Having succeeded in the interview, she hopes to start work soon III Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 36 Transplanting organs such hearts and kidneys has proved easier than transplanting muscles A such B proved C easier D muscles 37 On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-topped mountains more than a mile beneath sea level A On B is C hundreds of D more than 38 No longer satisfied with the emphasis of the Denis Hawn school, Martha has moved to the staff of the Eastman school in 1925 A satisfied B emphasis of C Martha has D to the staff 39 Not until much later did she realize her long known partner had been lying her A much B did she realize C long-known D lying 40 Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman to hold a pair of scales A personified B blindfolded C to hold D a pair of scales IV 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 41 to 50 The principle of use and disuse states that those parts of organisms’ bodies that are used grow larger Those parts that are not tend to wither away It is an observed fact that when you exercise particular muscles, they grow Those that are never used diminish By examining a man’s body, we can Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 - Trang | - Khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 13 tell which muscles he uses and which he does not We may even be able to guess his profession or his recreation Enthusiasts of the ‘body-building’ cult make use of the principle of use and disuse to ‘build’ their bodies, almost like a piece of sculpture, into whatever unnatural shape is demanded by fashion in this peculiar minority culture Muscles are not the only parts of the body that respond to use in this kind of way Walk barefoot and you acquire harder skin on your soles It is easy to tell a farmer from a bank teller by looking at their hands alone The farmer’s hands are horny, hardened by long exposure to rough work The teller’s hands are relatively soft The principle of use and disuse enables animals to become better at the job of surviving in their world, progressively better during their lifetime as a result of living in that world Humans, through direct exposure to sunlight, or lack of it, develop a skin color which equips them better to survive in the particular local conditions Too much sunlight is dangerous Enthusiastic sunbathers with very fair skins are susceptible to skin cancer Too little sunlight, on the other hand, leads to vitamin-D deficiency and rickets The brown pigment melanin which is synthesized under the influence of sunlight, makes a screen to protect the underlying tissues from the harmful effects of further sunlight If a suntanned person moves to a less sunny climate, the melanin disappears, and the body is able to benefit from what little sun there is This can be represented as an instance of the principle of use and disuse: skin goes brown when it is “used’, and fades to white when it is not 41 What does the passage mainly discuss? A How the principles of use and disuse change people’s concepts of themselves B The way in which people change themselves to conform to fashion C The changes that occur according to the principle of use and disuse D The effects of the sun on the principle of use and disuse 42 The phrase ‘witherăaway’ in line is closest in meaning to _ A split B rot C perish D shrink 43 The word ‘Those’ in line refers to _ A organisms B bodies C parts D muscles 44 According to the passage, men who body build _ A appear like sculptures B change their appearance C belong to strange cults D are very fashionable 45 From the passage, it can be inferred that the author views body building _ A with enthusiasm B as an artistic form C with scientific interest D of doubtful benefit 46 The word ‘horny’ in line is closest in meaning to _ A firm B strong C tough D dense 47 It can be inferred from the passage that the principle of use and disuse enables organisms to _ A change their existence B automatically benefit C survive in any conditions D improve their lifetime 48 The author suggests that melanin _ A is necessary for the production of vitamin-D B is beneficial in sunless climates C helps protect fair-skinned people D is a synthetic product 49 In the second paragraph, the author mentions sun tanning as an example of _ A humans improving their local condition B humans surviving in adverse conditions C humans using the principle of use and disuse D humans running the risk of skin cancer Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 - Trang | - Khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh 50 The word ‘susceptible’ could be best replaced by _ A condemned B vulnerable C allergic s 13 D suggestible V Read the text and then decide which word best fits each space Circle the letter you choose for each question MEDIA AND ADVERTISING After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (51) _ There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (52) _ a variety of grounds Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (53) _ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (54) _ programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (55) _ drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (56) _ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (57) _ by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (58) _ in all, television proved to be the all- purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched For no (59) _ how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off We kept staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny (60) _ was in if we looked carefully 51 A be 52 A with 53 A screen 54 A that 55 A programme 56 A comedies C perhaps 57 A taken C capable 58 A Taken 59 A one 60 A fault C situation B stay B over B danger B far B personality B All B matter C exist C by C machine C many C audience B programmes D consequently B presented D accompanied C Somewhat C difference B reflection D consciousness D prolong D on D reason D what D tense D Thus D reason VI Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions 61 A recommend B hurricane C photograph D separate 62 A explain B involve C purpose D control 63 A furnish B reason C promise D tonight 64 A specific B coincide C inventive D regardless 65 A habitable B infamously C geneticist D communism Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 - Trang | - Khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 13 VII Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which is closest in meaning to the one in italic 66 Why don’t you ask her yourself? A Tell me why don’t you ask her yourself B I don’t want to know why you ask her yourself C Give me the reasons for your not asking her yourself D I suggest you ask her yourself 67 “If you don’t apologize immediately, I’m leaving,” she told him A She told him not to apologize immediately B She asked him to apologize immediately because she was leaving C She threatened to leave unless he apologized immediately D She told him she was leaving if he apologized immediately 68 On their trip to Newcastle, John and Bill took turn driving A The boys took a wrong turn during the trip B The boys divided the driving time C Bill did most of the driving during the trip D John drove Bill to Newcastle 69 The bank was open until nine and the department store until ten A The bank opened at nine and the department store at ten B The bank closed an hour later than the department store C The bank closed at nine and the department store at ten D The bank and the department store closed at almost the same time 70 The company admitted giving misleading advertisements A The company admitted that they had given misleading advertisements B The company refused to give misleading advertisements C The company denied giving misleading advertisements D The company said they had given attractive advertisements VIII Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences Then choose the answer - A, B, C, or D - that you think fits best SILVER People have always loved silver jewelry, containers, and other objects Museums have large collections of ancient silver pieces Some of them are from Egypt and are almost six thousand years old Persia and other Asian countries have also made beautiful silver objects for centuries The Romans learned from them and then greatly advanced the art and science of working with silver Spanish explorers found that the native Indians of Central and South America also had a beautiful tradition of making silver jewelry Silver (Ag) is one of the most valuable metals in the world It is valuable for four principal reasons First, silver is a rare metal, which means that there isn’t very much of it in the world compared to most other metals Second; it is a beautiful white, shiny color Because of its appearance, people use silver to make jewelry and other beautiful objects Third, silver is easy to work with, so people can make many things from it without a lot of difficulty It can be easily melted, bent, or shaped in other ways Fourth, silver does not rust or oxidize, when it is left in the air and rain Some metals, such as copper (Cu), will turn blue when the oxygen of the air touches them for a long time This does not happen with silver The most important use of silver is for making money Governments have used silver to make coins for centuries Jewelry, dishes, and other containers have also been important uses of silver Silver is used to make mirrors If it is applied to the back of a sheet of glass, the glass becomes a mirror Today silver is also used in chemical and electrical engineering, because electricity can travel easily through silver, and it Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 - Trang | - Khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 13 does not rust This makes it a very good material for wires and important parts of airplane and train engines Another important use of silver is in medicine; dentists, for example, use silver to fill teeth that have holes in them Silver is also very important in photography It is used in many kinds of film and material for developing film Silver is very popular because it is so easy to work with It can be hammered into a very thin sheet, less than 0.00025 millimeters! Only gold is easier to work with than silver Silver is also a soft metal, usually too soft by itself to be used for coins Most often, it is mixed with copper A small quantity of copper strengthens silver, but does not change the color Silver is widely distributed throughout the world, but in small amounts It is usually found mixed with other metals in the stone of mountains, underground, and sometimes in the soil underwater In order to remove silver in the past, people had to work very hard Technology has made silver mining easier There are now chemical processes and other complicated processes that will separate silver from other metals The United States, Mexico, Canada, Peru, and Australia are the leading silver-producing countries in the world About half of all the world’s silver is produced by North and South America together Metals are very important to a society Each time people discovered a new metal or invented new ways to use metals they already had, their society advanced Modern society could not exist without metals We need them to make our lives work 71 Silver objects and silver jewelry _ A have been made and used for thousands of years B can now be found in museums only C were unknown to Europeans until recently D were not found in Africa at all 72 Spanish explorers _ A brought silver to the New World B taught the Indians the art of making silver jewelry C learnt how to work with silver from the Indians D found that the native Indians of Central and South America had long made beautiful silver objects 73 Persia and other Asian countries _ A are leading producers of silver B took silver from Egypt C made beautiful silver objects for centuries D don’t have silver coins 74 The ancient Romans _ A preferred to use gold B greatly advanced the art and science of silver making C didn’t use silver D explored Central and South America 75 All of the following are true with silver EXCEPT _ A it turns into a beautiful blue when left in the air B there isn’t very much of it C it is easy to work with D it doesn’t rust or oxidize 76 The oxygen in the air does not cause silver to _ A bend B shine C freeze D rust Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 - Trang | - Khóa h c Luy n đ thi H-C môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh 77 Silver is a very good material for wires because _ A it can easily be melted C electricity can travel easily through silver B of its shiny appearance D it can be hammered into a thin sheet 78 Silver _ A can only last 500 years C oxidizes from the air 79 When used for coins, silver _ A is mixed with copper for greater strength C is changed into another color 80 Silver is used in all of these fields EXCEPT _ A medicine C agriculture Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t s 13 B is beautiful and useful D is not used in simple societies B is hammered into thin sheets D is soft enough to be shaped B engineering D photography Giáo viên : ng V năM nh Ngu n Hocmai.vn T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 : - Trang | -