A: people prefer to gamble in darkened places B: Internet addicts are often also gamblers C: gamblers rarely win D: gambling is less harmful than Internet addiction Đáp án : gamblers rar
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PHONETIC
Đáp án : engine: Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, còn marine, machine, và malign có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiếtthứ 2
marine: /məˈriːn/
machine: /məˈʃiːn/
engine: /ˈendʒɪn/
malign: /məˈlaɪn/
Đáp án : cartoon: Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, còn animal, bakery, và opposite có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất
animal: /ˈænɪml/ cartoon: /kɑːˈtuːn/ bakery: /ˈbeɪkəri/ opposite: /ˈɒpəzɪt/
Đáp án : allow /ow/ được phát âm là /aʊ/, các phương án khác được phát âm là /əʊ/
allow: /əˈlaʊ/ follow: /ˈfɒləʊ/ low: /ləʊ/ yellow: /ˈjeləʊ/
Đáp án : knocked /ed/ được phát âm là /t/, các phương án khác được phát âm là /id/
planted: /ˈplɑːntid/ knocked: /nɒkt/ naked: /ˈneɪkɪd/ crooked: /ˈkrʊkɪd/
Đáp án : feature /ea/ được phát âm là /i:/, các phương án khác được phát âm là /e/
feather: /ˈfeðə(r)/ header: /ˈhedə(r)/ feature: /ˈfiːtʃə(r)/ sweater: /ˈswetə(r)/
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
For millions of people, the Internet has opened up a whole new world From their personal computers they are ordering books, sending greeting cards and finding out about literally anything on Earth For students it is invaluable for homework, for travelers it makes planning and booking astonishingly easy, while for many others
it is a great way of keeping in touch with family and friends or, indeed, making new friends It is, in short, a wonderful resource for obtaining information, getting things done and communicating with others And yet it is also creating one of the fastest-growing social problems of our time: Internet addiction
A recent study involving Internet users from all over the world found that 50 per cent of them claimed to be addicted, spending an average of over 60 hours per week online Some of these reported routinely logging on as
soon as they arrived home from work, university or school, often remaining online until the small
hours “Sometimes I’m feeling absolutely exhausted, dying to go to bed,” said one respondent, “but then I think
to myself I’ll just try one more page, it might be really good And then I think the same about the next page And the next And so on.”
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The researchers compared it with other addictions such as gambling, which, they say, shares with it the element
of intermittent rewards: in the case of the Internet, the occasional discovery of an exciting web page In
addition, both activities tend to take place against a background of darkness Net surfing often takes place at night; casinos deliberately keep the lights turned down low so that the punters, too, lose all sense of time Television addiction, however, appears to be different, as TV watching tends to be more passive, merely filling the available free time
Many Internet users, of course, would say the same of going online So when does “normal” extensive Net surfing become an addiction? In some cases the indications are clear: skipped meals, lack of sleep, strained relationships, etc., but in others the symptoms are more subtle Obsessive users may check and recheck their email boxes unnecessarily They may deceive themselves, and others, about how long they actually spend online session They might even rush to their PC’s the minute they have the house to themselves, relieved that others are not there to pass judgement
What, though, can those who recognize they have a problem actually do about it? The first thing is not to paniC.One expert points out that many people spend an enormous amount of time reading, say, or talking on the telephone, sometimes to the detriment of family relationships Yet nobody talks about “book addiction”, or
“phone addiction” as if they were in some way akin to chronic alcoholism or heavy smoking If they are cutting themselves off, so this theory goes, it is because of a weak relationship Going online is merely one way, like turning on the TV or going out for a drink, of avoiding conversation with those at home The problem is the relationship, not the computer
Where an addiction genuinely does exist, the advice is to seek professional help similar to that for sufferers of other compulsive disorders This consists of gradually reducing the time spent online, as well as dealing with any personal difficulties that may underlie the condition Other experts advise the addict to talk to support groups specifically formed to help people with the problem of Internet overuse Ironically, these groups can currently only be contacted via the Internet
6.What did the study discover?
A: Half of all users always go online when they get home
B: The heaviest users are usually male
C: Some keep hoping to find something interesting online
D: Many people remain online throughout the day
Đáp án : Some keep hoping to find something interesting online
“I think to myself I’ll just try one more page, it might be really good And then I think the same about the next
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Và sau đó tôi lại nghĩ chính xác điều đó khi xem trang tiếp theo Rồi trang tiếp theo cũng vậy Và cứ thế.)
7.According to the text, depression .
A: is caused by Internet addiction
B: leads to overuse of the Internet
C: is associated with heavy Internet use
D: is common among all Internet users
Đáp án : is associated with heavy Internet use
“many heavy users simply lost track of time (…)They were also found to be more likely to be depressed than moderate users.” (Những người sử dụng quá nhiều thường là đều mất ý niệm về thời gian (…) Họ cũng được
chứng minh là dễ bị suy nhược hơn những người sử dụng ít.)
8.In the fourth paragraph, the writer implies that .
A: people prefer to gamble in darkened places
B: Internet addicts are often also gamblers
C: gamblers rarely win
D: gambling is less harmful than Internet addiction
Đáp án : gamblers rarely win
“The researchers compared it with other addictions such as gambling, which, they say, shares with it the element of intermittent rewards”(Các nhà nghiên cứu đã so sánh nó với những loại nghiện khác như nghiện cờ
bạc, cái mà họ nói là có cùng một đặc điểm với nó, chính là phần thưởng lúc có lúc không)
9.Which of these is an example of a less obvious sign of addiction?
A: Telling other people how long they have spent online
B: Being afraid that other people will criticise them
C: Being shocked to discover how long they have spent online
D: Not eating at proper times because of excessive surfing
Đáp án : Being afraid that other people will criticise them
“in others the symptoms are more subtle (…)They might even rush to their PC’s the minute they have the house
to themselves, relieved that others are not there to pass judgement.” (ở những trường hợp khác, những triệu
chứng này khá khó thấy (…) Họ thậm chí sẽ lao đến chiếc máy vi tính ngay giây phút họ được ở nhà một mình
và thở phào nhẹ nhõm rằng sẽ không có ai ở đó để phán xét họ.)
10.In the sixth paragraph, the author likens heavy Internet use to .
A: smoking a lot of cigarettes
B: drinking too much alcohol
C: talking to relatives for many hours
D: having long telephone conversations
Đáp án : having long telephone conversations
“many people spend an enormous amount of time reading, say, or talking on the telephone, sometimes to the detriment of family relationships Yet nobody talks about “book addiction”, or “phone addiction” as if they were in some way akin to chronic alcoholism or heavy smoking If they are cutting themselves off, so this theory goes, it is because of a weak relationship Going online is merely one way, like turning on the TV or going out for a drink, of avoiding conversation with those at home.” (ví dụ như rất nhiều người dành một lượng lớn thời
gian để đọc sách, hoặc nói chuyện điện thoại, đôi khi là đến mức có hại cho cả các mối quan hệ trong gia đình Nhưng không ai nói về “nghiện sách” hay “nghiện điện thoại” như thể chúng cũng giống như nghiện rượu lâu năm hay nghiện thuốc lá nặng Do đó theo giả thuyết này thì hiểu một cách sâu xa, nó là vì một mối quan hệ nào đó đang suy yếu Việc lên mạng, cũng giống như bật ti vi lên hay đi ra ngoài uống rượu, đơn giản chỉ là mộtcách để lảng tránh tiếp xúc với những người trong gia đình.)
11.Which, according to the author, could have the opposite result from what is intended?
A: Discussing the addiction with specialist organizations
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C: Attempting to spend less time online
D: Obtaining the same treatment as for other conditions
Đáp án : Discussing the addiction with specialist organizations
“Other experts advise the addict to talk to support groups specifically formed to help people with the problem
of Internet overuse Ironically, these groups can currently only be contacted via the Internet.” (Một số chuyên
gia khác khuyên người nghiện nên nói chuyện với các nhóm hỗ trợ đặc biệt được lập ra để giúp đỡ những ngườigặp phải vấn đề với việc sử dụng Internet quá nhiều Trớ trêu thay những nhóm này hiện tại chỉ có thể liên lạc thông qua Internet.)
12.What is the author’s aim in writing this text?
A : To discourage people from using the Internet
B: To describe Internet addiction and suggest remedies
C: To call for more controls on the content of Internet pages
D: To dismiss claims that the Internet is addictive
Đáp án : To describe Internet addiction and suggest remedies: Để miêu tả về chứng nghiện Internet và đề xuất một số giải pháp
13.What is the best title of this passage?
A: Addicted to the Internet
B: Addictions
C: A compare and contrast of common addictions
D: Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet
Đáp án : Addicted to the Internet: Nội dung chính của bài đọc là về chứng nghiện Internet nên tiêu đề phù hợp nhất là Addiccted to the Internet (Nghiện Internet)
14.What does the phrase small hours refer to?
A: the early hours of the morning
B: a few hours
C: midnight
D: the time before midnight
Đáp án : the early hours of the morning : small hours = sáng sớm
15.What is the difference between television addiction and Internet addiction?
A: TV watching leave you more free time
B: There is no treatment for television addiction
C: TV addiction is less severe
D: TV watching is more passive
Đáp án : TV watching is more passive
“Television addiction, however, appears to be different, as TV watching tends to be more passive” (Tuy nhiên
nghiện xem ti vi có vẻ hơi khác, bởi vì việc xem ti vi thường có xu hướng mang tính bị động hơn)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
16.A typical working day for me begins at 7:30.
Đáp án : typical = đặc trưng >< abnormal = bất thường
17.The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.
Đáp án : increase = tăng lên >< decrease = giảm xuống
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18.I’m extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.
Đáp án : grateful = thankful: biết ơn
19.Maybe he’ll come.
Đáp án : maybe = perhaps: có lẽ
20.Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river.
Đáp án : warning = caution: cảnh báo
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
21.It is the Internet which is considered one of the most wonderful inventions in the human history.
Đáp án : which Sửa: which => that
22.Our urge to classify various life forms and give us names seems to be as old as the human race.
Đáp án : us Sửa: us => them (thay thế cho “various life forms”)
23.Animals living in areas that are covered in snow in winter change the color of their coats according the seasons.
Đáp án : according Sửa: according => according to
24.The study of astronomy is so recent as the past centuries; however, astrology has existed for thousands
of years.
Đáp án : so Sửa: so => as
25.Culture and society are so interdependent that they never occur without each another.
Sửa: another => other Kiến thức cần kiểm tra: Phân biệt “another” và “other”
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
26.We wouldn’t have missed the bus .
A: unless we used an out-of-date timetable
B: if we weren’t using an out-of-date timetable
C: would we not be using an out-of-date timetableD: had we not been using an out-of-date timetable
Đáp án : had we not been using an out-of-date timetable: Dạng đảo ngữ của câu điều kiện 3: Mệnh đề điều kiện (Had + S + V2…), mệnh đề chính
Nghĩa của câu: Chúng tôi đã không bị nhỡ xe buýt nếu chúng tôi không sử dụng bảng giờ xe chạy đã hết hiệu lực
27.It is imperative what to do when there is a disaster.
A: that he knew
B: that everyone know
C: we knewD: he must know about
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Nghĩa của câu: Một điều hết sức quan trọng đó là mọi người đều phải biết làm gì trong trường hợp một thảm họa xảy ra
28.In the United States, there are 50 states, has its own government.
Đáp án là : each of which: Mệnh đề quan hệ có lượng từ đứng trước đại từ quan hệ Phương án “each of them” không đúng vì dấu phẩy (,) không sử dụng để ngăn cách 2 câu đơn
Nghĩa của câu: Ở Mỹ có 50 bang, mà mỗi bang trong số đó đều có một chính quyền riêng
29.No one knows exactly .
A: how did speech begin
B: how the beginning of speech
C: of how beginning speechD: how speech beganĐáp án là : how speech began
Nghĩa của câu: Không ai biết chính xác lời nói có nguồn gốc như thế nào
30.For any adhesive to make a really strong bond, to be glued must be absolutely clean and free from moisture or grease.
A: the surfaces B: when surfaces C: surfaces that D: and surfaces
32.What’s the matter? Haven’t you started ?
Đáp án : yet Trạng từ “yet” dùng cuối câu nghi vấn ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành
Nghĩa của câu: Có vấn đề gì vậy? Bạn vẫn chưa bắt đầu à?
33.You must phone us as soon as you there.
Đáp án : get Nghĩa của câu: Bạn phải gọi điện cho chúng tôi ngay khi bạn đến đó
34.I’ll take this hat It’s the thing I’m looking for.
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Nghĩa của câu: Tôi sẽ lấy cái mũ này Đây thực sự là cái tôi đang tìm
35.I tried to lift the heavy case but it was .
A: no less than good
B: no good
C: neither goodD: not goodĐáp án: no good Nghĩa của câu: Tôi đã cố gắng nhấc cái vali nặng đó lên nhưng không ích gì
36.The weather is so awful that I don’t going anywhere today.
Đáp án: fancy fancy + V-ing = want + to V
Nghĩa của câu: Thời tiết kinh khủng đến nỗi tôi không muốn đi đâu hôm nay
37.Do you want to go to that lecture? Yes I am very in the subject.
Đáp án : interested Nghĩa của câu: - Bạn có muốn đến buổi giảng bài đó không? – Có Tôi rất thích chủ đề đó
38.Why don’t you come with us? Unfortunately, I have plans.
Đáp án : other Other + danh từ số nhiều/ danh từ không đếm được
another + danh từ số ít/ + số đếm + danh từ số nhiều: another three miles
Nghĩa của câu:- Tại sao bạn không đi cùng chúng tôi? – Thật đáng tiếc vì tôi đã có vài kế hoạch khác rồi
39.I saw you at the library yesterday You I was at home.
A: must have seen
B: had to seen
C: shouldn’t have seenD: couldn’t have seenĐáp án : couldn’t have seen
Nghĩa của câu: - Hôm qua tôi trông thấy bạn ở thư viện – Hẳn bạn không thể đã thấy tôi được vì tôi đã ở nhà
40.I didn’t sleep last night because I to the noise of the night life here.
Đáp án : am not used Cấu trúc “be used to + V_ing”: quen với việc gì – thói quen (đang dần thích nghi) ở hiện tại; cần phân biệt với “used to + V”- thói quen trong quá khứ
Nghĩa của câu: Đêm qua tôi không ngủ được vì tôi không quen với tiếng ồn của cuộc sống về đêm ở thành phố
41.How did the show go? There were people than I’d hoped for due to the weather.
Đáp án : far fewer
Nghĩa của câu: - Buổi biểu diễn thế nào? – Số người tham dự ít hơn hẳn so với tôi hy vọng trước đó do điều
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42.The woman was safely rescued the burning building.
Đáp án : from Nghĩa của câu: Người phụ nữ ấy đã được cứu thoát khỏi tòa nhà cháy một cách an toàn
43.Jane must be so happy with her new car! , but she never drives it.
A: You would think
B: Would you think so think
C: You would think soD: So would you
Đáp án : You would think so
Nghĩa của câu: - Jane hẳn rất vui với chiếc xe mới của cô ấy – Có thể bạn nghĩ như vậy nhưng thực tế thì cô ấy không bao giờ lái nó cả
44.I know you don’t want to discuss this, but we can’t .
A: sweep it under the rug
B: burn the candle at both ends
C: go down the drainD: bring the house downĐáp án : sweep it under the rug Nghĩa của câu: Tôi biết bạn không muốn thảo luận vấn đề này, nhưng chúng takhông thể che giấu nó mãi được
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
“How is the Dictionary getting on?” said Winston, raising his voice to overcome the noise
“Slowly,” said Syme “I’m on the adjectives It’s fascinating.”
He had brightened up immediately at the mention of Newspeak He pushed his bowl aside, took up his hunk of bread in one delicate hand and his cheese in the other, and leaned across the table so as to be able to speak without shouting
“The Eleventh Edition is the definitive edition,” he said “We’re getting the language into its final shape – the shape it’s going to have when nobody speaks anything else When we’ve finished with it, people like you will have to learn it all over again You think, I dare say, that our chief job is inventing new words But not a bit of
it! We’re destroying words – scores of them, hundreds of them, every day We’re cutting the language down to the bone The Eleventh Edition won’t contain a single word that will become obsolete before the year 2050.”
He bit hungrily into his bread and swallowed a couple of mouthfuls, then continued speaking, with a sort of pedant’s passion His thin dark face had become animated, his eyes had lost their mocking expression and grown almost dreamy
“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words Of course the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives, but there are hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of as well It isn’t only the synonyms; there are also the
antonyms After all, what justification is there for a word which is simply the opposite of some other word? A word contains its opposite in itself Take “good”, for instance If you have a word like “good”, what need is
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“double-plusgood” if you want something stronger still Of course we use those forms already But in the final version of Newspeak there’ll be nothing else In the end the whole notion of goodness and badness will be covered by only six words – in reality, only one word Don’t you see the beauty of that, Winston? It was B.B.’s idea originally, of course,” he added as an afterthought
A sort of vapid eagerness flitted across Winston’s face at the mention of Big Brother Nevertheless, Syme immediately detected a certain lack of enthusiasm
“You haven’t a real appreciation of Newspeak, Winston,” he said almost sadly “Even when you write it you’re still thinking of Oldspeak I’ve read some of those pieces that you write in “The Times” occasionally They’re good enough, but they’re translations In your heart you’d prefer to stick to Oldspeak, with all its vagueness andits useless shades of meaning You don’t grasp the beauty of the destruction of words Do you know that
Newspeak is the only language in the world whose vocabulary gets smaller every year?”
Winston did know that, of course He smiled, sympathetically he hoped, not trusting himself to speak Syme bit off another fragment of the dark-colored bread, chewed it briefly, and went on:
“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible because there will be no words in which to express it Every concept that can ever needed, will be expressed by exactly one word, with its meaning rigidly defined and all its subsidiary meanings rubbed out and forgotten Already, in the Eleventh Edition, we’re not far from that point But the process will still be continuing long after you and I are dead Every year fewer and fewer words, and the range
of consciousness always a little smaller Even now, of course, there’s no reason or excuse for committing thoughtcrime It’s merely a question of self-discipline, reality-control But in the end there won’t be any need even for that The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect Newspeak is Ingsoc and Ingsoc is Newspeak,” he added with a sort of mystical satisfaction “Has it ever occurred to you, Winston, that by the year 2050, at the very latest, not a single human being will be alive who could understand such a conversation
as we are having now?”
(Extracted from science fiction “1984”)
45.It is most likely that Winston and Syme are .
A: in an office B: in a library C: in a cafeteria D: at school
Đáp án : in a cafeteria:
“He pushed his bowl aside, took up his hunk of bread in one delicate hand and his cheese in the other” (Anh ta
đẩy cái bát qua một bên, bàn tay mảnh khảnh cầm khoanh bánh mỳ và tay kia cầm miếng phô mai…)
46.Syme likes .
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Đáp án : talking about his work: Xuyên suốt đoạn đọc hầu như chỉ là các câu thoại của Syme nói về công việc anh đang làm
47.What kind of words are being the most greatly reduced?
A: nouns
B: verbs and adjectives
C: everything except antonymsD: adjectives
Đáp án : verbs and adjectives : “the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives” (Sự lãng phí lớn nhất là nằm
“You haven’t a real appreciation of Newspeak, Winston,” he said almost sadly “Even when you write it you’re still thinking of Oldspeak…”(“Cậu không thực sự thích Newspeak Winston ạ”, anh ta nói một cách buồn bã
“Thậm chí khi cậu viết nó ra thì tâm trí cậu vẫn chỉ nghĩ về Oldspeak…”)
49.Which of the following best describes Newspeak?
A: It is a historical language being reconstructed
B: It was invented to help citizens escape an oppressive government
C: It is a new language that is incredibly difficult to learn
D: It is a highly simplified language designed to prevent thought
Đáp án : It is a highly simplified language designed to prevent thought
“We’re destroying words” (Chúng ta đang làm công việc tiêu diệt bớt từ ngữ), “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?” (Chẳng lẽ cậu không thấy rằng mục đích cuối cùng của
Newspeak là để thu hẹp bớt phạm vi suy nghĩ?)
50.What kind of future does Syme imagine?
A: People will not have enough language to think at all
B: People will be safe because there will be no violent crime
C: Everyone will be better educated
D: People will communicate better and more effectively
Đáp án : People will not have enough language to think at all
“In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible because there will be no words in which to express it.” (Cuối cùng thì chúng ta sẽ làm cho tội ác từ trong tư tưởng thực sự là không thể xảy ra được nữa vì sẽ
không có từ ngữ nào để diễn tả được nó nữa.)
51.What is Syme working on?
A: The adjectives of the Dictionary
B: Bread and cheese
C: Thoughtcrime
D: science fiction novel
Đáp án : The adjectives of the Dictionary “I’m on the adjectives…” (“Tớ đang làm đến phần tính từ…”)
52.According to Syme, his job is to help .
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