Khóa h c Luy n gi i đ thi môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh S Giáoăviên:ă s 15 15 NGăV NăM NH ây đ thi kèm v i Bài gi ng luy n đ s 15 (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 Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question A laborious A product A intent A citizen A relevant B geological B purpose B patent B circular B descendant C delicious C postpone C competent C citadel C redundant D experiment D postcard D moment D civilian D consultant Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentence A large number of staff in my office English quite fluently A speak B speaks C is speaking D has spoken Why don’t you this old broken bicycle? It’s useless now A get away B wear out C recycle D discard Some children have to suffer from lifetime A nerves B abnormalities C laser treatment D dedicate bones Only if I had known the difference the more expensive car A would I bought B I would have bought C would I buy D would I have bought 10 Everyone in the house woke up when the burglar alarm A got up B went off C went out D got off 11 I’m not very with the subject A well-acquainted B well-known C aware D hopeful 12 He refused to give up work, he’d won a million pounds A despite B however C even though D as though 13 - How many files would you like? - A It cost two dollars twenty B I’ll take four, please C They’re all very good D Thank you, sir 14 Besides the roadside A a horse stood B stood a horse C did a horse stand D does a horse stand 15 I’d rather you to her why we can’t go A would explain B explained C to explain D will explain 16. from John, all the students said they would take the examination A Except B Apart C Separate D Only 17 It is a good idea to get dressed when you go for a job interview 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 gi i đ thi môn Ti ng Anh – Th y A boldly B finely ng V n M nh C clearly s 15 D smartly 18 I am not sure, but I know there will be a new director in our company soon A as long as B as far as C according D on the whole 19 I thought that your of that problem was excellent A handling B conduct C running D approach 20 Judy prefers to be her own boss and her own business A form B charge C make D run 21 Captain Scott’s to the South Pole was marked by disappointment and tragedy A excursion B visit C tour D expedition 22 Washington is one of the five states of the USA with borders on the Pacific Ocean What are states? A other B others C the other D the others 23 Up , and the people cheered A went the balloon B did the balloon go C does the balloon go D goes the balloon 24 He always takes full of the mistake made by these competitors A benefit B advantage C profit D advice 25 On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she again A came up B came round C came over D came forward 26 - Are you good at math? - A I’m taking my driving test next week B Yes, about fifty words a minute C I think so I’ve got a lot of friends D I came top in my class in the last test 27 The room was full of people and were speaking A neither of them B all of them C none of them D each of them 28 Those interested in the post of Assistant manager are requested to apply A as a person B in person C as persons D by person 29 They each drank from glass to see what the contents tasted like A the other’s B the one’s C the other D one’s 30 Don’t leave your clothes about on the bed room floor A lie B lay C lying D laying Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences Then choose the answer - A, B, C, or D that you think fits best An Ounce of Prevention There are some diseases for which we know no cure For many of these, however, scientists have been able to discover a means of prevention Smallpox is such a disease In the 18th century, millions of people died of smallpox, while many others who recovered from the disease were left scarred for life Today, it is rare to find a case at all: By 1780, doctors had noticed that once a person had smallpox, he became immune to it From this observation, the theory of inoculation was developed Inoculation is a way of deliberately giving a person a disease by placing diseased matter under the skin When this is done, the person may develop a mild case of the disease, but from then on he is safe from a severe attack 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 gi i đ thi môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 15 Using this principle, an English doctor named Edward Jenner set to work against smallpox He found that persons who had had a milder disease called cowpox could not catch smallpox The cowpox seemed to make them immune By taking some bacteria from the arm of a person who was ill with cowpox, and giving it to a healthy person, Jenner found that he could transfer the immunity Jenner's process came to be known as vaccination, from the Latin word vacca, meaning "cow." Because of vaccination, smallpox, one of man's greatest enemies, has been practically wiped out 31 While not directly stated, it may be inferred from the article that A there is no good cure for smallpox B smallpox has almost disappeared C smallpox and cowpox are similar diseases D smallpox can disfigure people who suffer from it 32 This article as a whole tells us A about an English doctor named Edward Jenner B all about inoculation C all about vaccination D how a terrible disease was conquered 33 Vaccination means A wiping out smallpox B preventing diseases by prescribing medicine C transferring immunity from one person to another D protecting cows from cowpox 34 Inoculation against smallpox means A giving a person some medicine to take B placing diseased matter under his skin C injecting him with some drugs D deliberately coming into contact with smallpox patients 35 Which sentence is NOT true? A The principle of inoculation was well-known before 1700 B People who have been ill with cowpox are immune to smallpox C Vaccination can prevent smallpox D In the 18th century, millions of people died of smallpox Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct 36 Farm animals have been regardless by nearly all societies as a valuable economic resource A B C D 37 Liquid lubricants contrast widely in weighing, thickness, and boiling point A B C D 38 Objects falling freely in a vacuum have the same rate of speed is regardless of differences in size and weight A B C D 39 A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea A B C D 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 gi i đ thi môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 15 40 The unit of measurement known as a “foot” has originally based on the average size of the human A B C foot D Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space The California Gold Rush (1848—1855) began in January 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill As news of the discovery (41) some 300,000 people came to California from the (42) of the United States and abroad These early gold-seekers, (43) “forty-niners”, traveled to California by sailing ship and in covered wagons across the continent, often facing substantial (44) on the trip (45) most of the newly arrived were Americans, the Gold Rush also attracted tens of thousands from Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia (46) , the prospectors retrieved the gold from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning, and later developed more sophisticated methods of gold recovery which were adopted around the world Gold (47) billions of today’s dollars was recovered, leading to great wealth for a few; many, however, returned home with (48) more than they started with Some made it rich It was all (49) chance The effects of the Gold Rush were substantial San Francisco (50) from a tiny hamlet of tents to a boomtown, and roads, churches, schools and other towns were built A system of laws and a government were (51) , leading to the (52) of California as a state in 1850 New methods of transportation developed as steamships came into (53) service and railroads were bui1t The business of agriculture, California’s next major growth field, was started (54) a wide scale throughout the state (55) , the Gold Rush also had negative effects: Native Americans wer e attacked and pushed off traditional lands, and gold mining caused environmental harm 41 A extended 42 A rest 43 A as 44 A obstacles 45 A Although 46 A At first 47 A valued 48 A little 49 A according to 50 A turned 51 A made 52 A integration 53 A regular 54 A by 55 A In addition B expanded B remainder B called B drawbacks B As B Firstly B estimated B a little B by B transformed B created B addition B normal B on B Therefore C spread C parts C known C hindrance C While C Initially C equivalent C few C with C grew C done C inclusion C steady C with C However D broadcast D whole D reputed D hardships D When D Primarily D worth D a few D under D changed D founded D admission D ordinary D under D Thus Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences Then choose the answer - A, B, C, or D that you think fits best In the last third of the nineteenth century a new housing form was quietly being developed In 1869 the Stuyvesant, considered New York’s first apartment house, was built on East Eighteenth Street The 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 gi i đ thi môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 15 building was financed by the developer Rutherfurd Stuyvesant and designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the first American architect to graduate from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris Each man had lived in Paris, and each understood the economic and social potential of this Parisian housing form But the Stuyvesant was at best a limited success In spite of Hunt’s inviting facade, the living pace was awkwardly arranged Those who could afford them were quite content to remain in the more sumptuous, single-family homes, leaving the Stuyvesant to young married couple and bachelors The fundamental problem with the Stuyvesant and the other early apartment buildings that quickly followed, in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s, was that they were confined to the typical New York building lot That lot was a rectangular area 25 feet wide by 100 feet deep - a shape perfectly suited for a row house The lot could also accommodate a rectangular tenement, though it could not yield the square, well-lighted, and logically arranged rooms that great apartment buildings require But even with the awkward interior configurations of the early apartment buildings, the idea caught on It met the needs of a large and growing population that wanted something better than tenements but could not afford or did not want row houses So while the city’s newly emerging social leadership commissioned their mansions apartment houses and hotels began to sprout on multiple lots, thus breaking the initial space constraints In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, large apartment houses began dotting the developed portions of New York City, and by the opening decades of the twentieth century, spacious buildings, such as the Dakota and the Ansonia finally transcended the tight confinement of row house building lots From there it was only a small step to building luxury apartment houses on the newly created Park Avenue, right next to the fashionable Fifth Avenue shopping area 56 The new housing form discussed in the passage refers to A single-family homes B apartment buildings C row houses D hotels 57 The word “inviting” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A open B encouraging C attractive D asking 58 Why was the Stuyvesant a limited success? A The arrangement of the rooms was not convenient B Most people could not afford to live there C There were no shopping areas nearby D It was in a crowded neighborhood 59 The word “sumptuous” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A luxurious B unique C modem D distant 60 It can be inferred that the majority of people who lived in New York’s first apartments were A highly educated B unemployed C wealthy D young 61 It can be inferred that a New York apartment building in the 1870’s and 1880’s had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT: A Its room arrangement was not logical B It was rectangular C It was spacious inside D It had limited light 62 The word “yield” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A harvest B surrender C amount D provide 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 gi i đ thi môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 15 63 Why did the idea of living in an apartment become popular in the late 1800’s? A Large families needed housing with sufficient spate B Apartments were preferable to tenements and cheaper than row houses C The city officials of “New York wanted housing that was centrally located D The shape of early apartments could accommodate a variety of interior designs 64 The author mentions the Dakota and the Ansonia in paragraph because A they are examples of large, well-designed apartment buildings B their design is similar to that of row houses C they were built on a single building lot D they are famous hotels 65 What is the main idea of the passage? A A new formation of housing B Apartment buildings C Apartment house D Single family homes Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct and natural combination of each pair of sentences given 66 Mercury is always seen near the sun just before sunrise a nd soon after sunset It is called the morning or evening star A Mercury which is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset is called the morning or evening star B Mercury, that is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset, is called the morning or evening star C Mercury, which is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset, is called the morning or evening star D Mercury is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset which is called the morning or evening star 67 George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright A photo of him smiles impishly at me from the wall of my study A George Bernard Shaw, the photo of whom smiles impishly at me from the wall of my study, was an Irish playwright B George Bernard Shaw, the photo of him smiles impishly at me from the wall of my study, was an Irish playwright C George Bernard Shaw, whose photo smiles impishly at me from the wall of my study, was a n Irish playwright D George Bernard Shaw, of whom the photo smiles impishly at me from the wall of my study, was an Irish playwright 68 I thought they might be hungry I offered them something to eat A Thinking they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat B Thought they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat C I thought they might be hungry, offering them something to eat D Having thought they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat 69 I whispered I didn’t want anybody else to hear our conversation A I whispered so nobody could hear our conversation B I whispered so that nobody could hear our conversation 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 gi i đ thi môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 15 C I whispered so that nobody could not hear our conversation D I whispered so that somebody could not hear our conversation 70 He has a box He plans to put his savings in it A He has a box putting his savings in B He has a box to put his savings in C He has a box to put his savings in it D He has a box planning to put his savings in 71 The bed has no mattress I sleep on this bed A The bed on which I sleep has no mattress B The bed has no mattress which I sleep on C I sleep on this bed, that has no mattress D The bed on that I sleep has no mattress 72 He was suspected to have stolen credit cards The police have investigated him for days A He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards B Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days C Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days D Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days 73 We had spent nearly all our money So we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel A Having spent nearly all our money, so we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel B Spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel C Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel D After having spent nearly our all money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel 74 He wore glasses and a false beard He wanted nobody to recognize him A He wore glasses and a false beard in order to avoid being recognizing B He wore glasses and a false beard in order to avoid recognizing C He wore glasses and a false beard in order that avoid being recognized D He wore glasses and a false beard in order to avoid being recognized 75 The girl packed the vase in polyester foam She didn’t want it to get broken in the post A The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so that it didn’t get broken in the post B The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so it didn’t get broken in the post C The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so as it didn’t get broken in the post D The girl packed the vase in polyester foam for it didn’t get broken in the post Mark A, B, C, or D to choose the best way of making up the sentence from the words and phrases given 76 in order/ make/ good impression/ job interview, you need/ prepare yourself/ interview/ carefully A In order to make a good impression on a job interview, you need to prepare yourself to be interviewed carefully B In order to make a good impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for the interview carefully C In order to make good impression during a job interview, you need to be prepared yourself for the interview carefully D In order to make a good impression on a job interview, you need to prepare by yourself for the interview carefully 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 gi i đ thi môn Ti ng Anh – Th y ng V n M nh s 15 77 you/ ask/ many things/ yourself, and especially/ reason/ you decide/ apply/job A You may ask many things by yourself, and especially about the reason you decide to apply for a job B You may ask many things yourself, and especially the reason why you have decided to apply for the job C You may be asked many things about yourself, and especially the reason why you have decided to apply for the job D You may be asked many things about yourself, and especially about the reason why you decide to apply for the job 78 you/ ask/ interviewer/ salary/ you expect,/position you/ apply/ and/ duties you have/ do/ job A You can ask the interviewer what salary you expect, what position you apply and what duties you have to in the job B You can ask the interviewer what salary you expect, what position you are applying and what duties you have to for the job C You can ask the interviewer about the salary you expect, the position you are applying and the duties you have to in the job D You can ask the interviewer about the salary that you are expecting, the position that you have applied and about the duties you will have to in the job 79 children learn/ native language/ so that/ they/ he able/ communicate/ other people/ them A Children learn the native language so that they can be able to communicate to other people around them B Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate with other people around them C The children learn the native language so that they can be able to communicate with other people around them D The children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate to other people around them 80 education give/ knowledge/ things around us and it/ preserve/ national noble traditions and customs/ generation/ generation A Education gives us knowledge of things around us and it preserves the national noble traditions and customs from generation to generation B Education gives us the knowledge of things around us and preserves national noble traditions and customs for generation and generation C Education has given us knowledge about the things around us and it preserves the national and noble traditions and customs for generation and generation D Education is giving us knowledge of things around us and it preserves the national noble traditions and customs from generation to generation Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t Giáo viên : ng V năM nh Ngu n Hocmai.vn T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 : - 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