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Most people will come across money problems at some time in their lives It often happens when they are

students and they have to do a part-time job in order to make (1) meet This can be (2) _, but sometimes it is the only way to survive However, living on a (3) budget is good training for the future Everyone should learn to live within their (4) Unfortunately, some people have totally

unrealistic goals and think that one day they will have lots of money to pay off their debts Then they canbecome very depressed when they fail to achieve those goals

So, if you want to (5) it in this world, you need to work hard and to have some good luck, too.

Question 2 A conventional B exhausting C exhaustive D meaningful

224143 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in

meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 6 She came for Christmas laden with gifts for everyone.

Question 7 He takes his dates to intimate restaurants where there is candlelight.

224147 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 8 She was overcome by chagrin at the checkout couter when she discovered she had left her wallet

at home

1

A anger B poverty C embarrassment D challenge

Question 9 The space shuttle covered vast distances.

224150 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 10 Here‟s a photo of the hotel we stay in when we were in Beijing.

Question 11 The robber was sent to prison for a total of three years.

Question 12 Did you remember Tim about the party?

Question 13 I go on a diet if I was fat , but I‟m not.

Question 14 They the play last night as they went to a football match instead.

A couldn‟t see B might have seen C mustn‟t have seen D can‟t have seen

Question 15 The of the house is ideal, with the living room over looking the bay.

Question 16 I‟m asking for your

A forgiving B forgivable C forgiveness D forgive

Question 17 Those reality shows really on my nerves.

Question 18 „ You‟re very clever!‟

‘ Thanks , but I get embarrassed when people me compliments‟

Question 19 Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ?

Question 20 A in journalism can be quite rewarding.

Question 21 You were going to apply for the job , and then you decided not to So what ?

A put you off B put you out C turned you off D turned you away

224163 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 22 Liz is asking Andrew about the seat.

Liz: " Do you mind if I sit here? "

Andrew: "Not at all "

C Fire away, I‟m all ears D Now you‟re taking.

Question 23 Jenny and her classmates are talking about the next exams

Jenny: "Do you think you‟ll pass the exam ?

John : "I don‟t know

A How should I know B I‟m having second thoughts.

C I‟m going to give it all I‟ve got D I‟m keeping my fingers crossed.

224166 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part

differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 24 A ploughs B photograghs C coughs D laughs

224169 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the

other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 26 A reduction B popular C romantic D financial

224173 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 28 to 35.

'A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter,

a well known author of books for youngsters Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents towriting primarily for young people She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wideraudience for any good book whatever its main market In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use oflanguage and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling astory,you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer 'I have this great love ofnot only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says This love goes back to earlychildhood 'I've told stories all my life I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when

we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted towork with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thoughtthat this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that Iwould be a writer

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third

person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its

achievement

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village withbuttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses 'I was once taken back tosee it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood I'll never go back,' she said 'Never.''When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing inthose fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work And that's important, because children now know somuch so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing.'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more timewith the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company I've heard all the adultshave to say before The children have something new.'

Question 28 What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?

A It should not aim at a narrow audience B It should be attractive to young readers.

C It should be based on original ideas D It should not include too much conversation.

Question 29 In Mollie Hunter‟s opinion, one sign of a poor writer is:

C the weakness of the description D the absence of a story

Question 30 What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a very young child?

A She didn‟t expect to become a writer B She didn‟t enjoy writing stories.

C She didn‟t have any particular ambitions D She didn‟t respect her teacher‟s views

Question 31 What does 'its' refer to in paragraph 3?

Question 32 How does Mollie feel about what has happened to her birthplace?

A confused B ashamed C disappointed D surprised

Question 33 In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are:

C less keen to learn D less interested in fiction

Question 34 Mollie‟s adult visitors generally discover that

A she is a very generous person B she is interesting company

C she talks a lot about her work D she pays more attention to their children

Question 35 What is the writer‟s purpose in this text?

A.to describe Mollie Hunter‟s most successful books

B.to share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter‟s books

C.to provide information for Mollie Hunter‟s existing readers

D.to introduce Mollie Hunter‟s work to a wider audience

224182 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 36 to 42.

Writing is arguably the most important invention in human history The opportunity for human knowledge tobuild on other knowledge is severely limited without the medium of writing Not only does writing allow apermanence to human thought but also a complexity and scope to human expression that seem barely possiblewithout it

The earliest known artifacts that could be considered writing by the loosest definition are the famous andextraordinarily beautiful 20,000-year-old "cave paintings" in southern France and northern Spain The pictures,mostly of animals but with some human figures, possibly tell some sort of story or may merely be pictures withexpressive, magical, or religious purpose Other assorted pictures have been found antedating the rise of thegreat civilizations of the Near East, but the earliest artifacts that are clearly writing date from about only 5,500years ago inMesopotamia

The earliest system of writing is usually attributed to the Sumerians of Mesopotamia during the end of thefourth millennium B.C There, officials of such Sumerian city-states as Uruk had developed a system ofrecording numerals, pictographs, and ideographs on specially prepared clay surfaces

Although the clay blanks used by the Uruk scribes are universally referred to as tablets, a word with theconnotation of flatness, they are actually convex Individual characters were inscribed in the clay by means of astylus made of wood, bone, or ivory, with one end blunt and the other pointed The characters were basically oftwo kinds Numerical signs were impressed into the clay; all other signs, pictographs, and ideographs alike,were incised with the pointed end of the stylus The repertory of characters used by the Uruk scribes was large;

it is estimated at no fewer than 1,500 separate signs

Question 36 This passage mainly discusses

A "cave paintings" as an expressive achievement B the Uruk culture in Mesopotamia

C early writing systems D writing instruments of the Uruk scribes

Question 37 According to the passage, the invention of writing was important for all of the following reasons

EXCEPT

A.it allowed for the development of human knowledge

B.it encouraged complexity of thinking

C.it began in Mesopotamia

D.it allowed human thought to be permanently recorded

Question38 The phrase "attributed to" is closest in meaning to

A blamed on B characterized by C credited to D replaced by

Question39 The word "incised" in is closest in meaning to

Question40 Which of the following terms does NOT refer to something on which early writing was inscribed?

A Clay surfaces B Characters C Clay blanks D Tablets

Question41 According to the passage, how were pictographs recorded?

A They were cut into the clay B They were painted onto the surface.

C They were pressed into the clay D They were brushed onto the surface.

Question42 The word "repertory" in line 23 is closest in meaning to

A arrangement B composition C understanding D number

224190 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 43 “You shouldn‟t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane.

A.Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press

B.Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report

C.Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report

D.Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press

Question 44 The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.

A.If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned

B.It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon

C.If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon

D.If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned

Question 45 The woman was too weak to lift the suitcase.

A.The woman, though weak, could lift the suitcase

B. The woman wasn‟t able to lift the suitcase, so she was very weak

C.The woman shouldn't have lifted the suitcase as she was weak

D.So weak was the woman that she couldn't lift the suitcase

224194 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 46 Mike graduated with a good degree However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

A.Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.

B.If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed

C.Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed

D.That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed

Question 47 Put your coat on You will get cold.

A.You will not get cold unless you put your coat on.

B.Put your coat on, otherwise you will get cold

C.It is not until you put your coat on that you will get cold

D.You not only put your coat on but also get cold.

224197 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs

correction in each of the following questions.

Question 48 The (A) Oxford English Dictionary is well known (B) for including many different meanings (C)

of words and to give (D) real examples

Question 49 After analyzing the steep rise (A) in profits according to (B) your report, it was (C) convinced that your analyses were correct.(D)

Question 50 Educated in the UK (A), his qualifications are (B) widely recognized (C) in the world of

professionals.(D)

THE END

-Question 1 D Question 11 A Question 21 C Question 31 C Question 41 C

Question 2 B Question 12 A Question 22 A Question 32 C Question 42 B

Question 3 A Question 13 D Question 23 C Question 33 B Question 43 D

Question 4 B Question 14 D Question 24 A Question 34 D Question 44 D

Question 5 B Question 15 D Question 25 C Question 35 D Question 45 D

Question 6 C Question 16 C Question 26 B Question 36 C Question 46 C

Question 7 C Question 17 C Question 27 B Question 37 C Question 47 B

Question 8 C Question 18 A Question 28 A Question 38 B Question 48 D

Question 9 C Question 19 B Question 29 D Question 39 B Question 49 C

Question 10 B Question 20 C Question 30 A Question 40 B Question 50 B

Question 1 D

Kiến thức: Cụm từ

Giải thích:

Make ends meet: Kiếm vừa đủ tiền để sống

It often happens when they are students and they have to do a part-time job in order to make (1) _ meet.

Tạm dịch: Nó thường xảy ra khi họ là học sinh sinh viên và họ phải làm việc bán thời gian để kiếm tiền đủ nuôisống bản thân

Đáp án: D

Question 2.

Kiến thức: Từ vựng

Giải thích:

conventional (adj): theo thông lệ, theo lối cổ truyền

exhausting (adj): làm kiệt sức, làm mệt nhừ

exhaustive (adj): mọi khía cạnh, toàn diệnmeaningful (adj): có ý nghĩa

This can be (2) , but sometimes it is the only way to survive.

Tạm dịch: Việc này có thể làm bạn kiệt sức nhưng thỉnh thoảng nó là cách duy nhất để sinh tồn

Đáp án: B

Question 3.

Kiến thức: Từ vựng

Giải thích:

On a tight budget: ngân sách eo hẹp

However, living on a (3) budget is good training for the future.

Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, sống với ngân sách eo hẹp là sự rèn luyện tốt cho tương lai

Everyone should learn to live within their (4)

means (n): phương tiện values (n): các giá trị

Tạm dịch: Mọi người nên học cách sống trong khoản tiền họ có

Đáp án: B

Question 5.

Kiến thức: Từ vựng

Giải thích:

Make it: thành công trong sự nghiệp

So, if you want to 5 it in this world, you need to work hard and to have some good luck, too.

Tạm dịch: Vì vậy nếu bạn muốn thành công trong sự nghiệp trong thế giới này, bạn cần làm việc và cũng cần cóchút vận may nữa

Đáp án: B

Dịch bài đọc:

Hầu hết mọi người thỉnh thoảng sẽ gặp phải vấn đề tiền bạc trong cuộc sống Nó thường xảy ra khi họ là họcsinh sinh viên và họ phải làm việc bán thời gian để kiếm tiền đủ nuôi sống bản thân Việc này có thể làm bạnkiệt sức nhưng thỉnh thoảng nó là cách duy nhất để sinh tồn Tuy nhiên, sống với ngân sách eo hẹp là sự rènluyện tốt cho tương lai Mọi người nên học cách sống trong khoản tiền họ có Thật không may, một vài ngườihoàn toàn có những mục tiêu không thiết thực và nghĩ rằng một ngày nào đó họ sẽ có rất nhiều tiền và trả hết nợnần Sau đó họ có thể trở nên chán nản khi họ không đạt được những mục tiêu này

Vì vậy nếu bạn muốn thành công trong sự nghiệp trong thế giới này, bạn cần làm việc và cũng cần có chút vận may nữa

Question 6 C

Kiến thức: Từ trái nghĩa

Giải thích:

laden (adj): nặng trĩu

later (adv): sau đó

provided (V-ed): được cung cấp

á n : C

Q u e s t i o n

7 Kiến thức: Từ trái nghĩa Giải thích:

intimate (a): thân mật, gần gũiq

uie

t

(a): yên tĩnh noisy (a): ồn ào

=> intimate >< dark

l

rgeandbrightlylit(a):đượcthắpsángvàrộngrãiTạm dịch: Anh ấy dành hàng

Q u e s t i o n

8 Kiến thức: Từ đồng nghĩa Giải thích:

chagrin (n): sự buồn nảnan

ge

r (n):

sựtứ

c giậnpo

verty (n): sự nghèo khó

=> chagrin = embarrassment

thử

thách

Tạm dịch: Cô ấy cảm thấy bối

rối ở quầy thu ngân khi phát

hiện ra cô ấy để quên ví ở nhà

Đ

á

p

á n : C

Q u e s t i o n

9 Kiến thức: Từ đồng nghĩa Giải thích:

vast (adj): lớn, rộng lớn, bao lavery (adv):

rấtvarying (adj):

hay thay đổi, hay biến đổi

=> vast =

huge

huge

(adj):r

rắn

Tạm dịch: Tàu không gian bao

phủ một khoảng không bao la

Kiến thức: Mệnh đề quan hệ

Giải thích:

“which” làm chủ ngữ thay thế cho “the hotel” trong mệnh đề quan hệ

Vì trong mệnh đề đã có giới từ “in” nên không được dùng where

why: đại từ quan hệ chỉ lý do

who: đại từ quan hệ chỉ người

where: đại từ quan hệ chỉ nơi chốn

Tạm dịch: Đây là bức ảnh của khách sạn nơi mà chúng tôi ở khi đến Bắc Kinh

be sent to prison: bị tống vào tù

Tạm dịch: Tên cướp bị tống vào tù tổng cộng 3 ngày

Câu điều kiện loại 2 chỉ giả định không có thật trong hiện tại

Tạm dịch: Tôi sẽ ăn kiêng nếu tôi mập, nhưng tôi không mập

Đáp án: D

Question 14.

Kiến thức: Cấu trúc model V + P2

Giải thích:

couldn‟t + V: không thể làm gì trong quá khứ

might have Ved/ V3: đáng lẽ ra có thể đã làm gì (nhưng đã không làm)

mustn‟t have Ved/ V3: chắc có lẽ đã không làm việc gì đó

can‟t have Ved/V3: không thể nào là (diễn tả một phán đoán độ chắc chắn là 99%) Tạm dịch: Họ không thể nào xem vở kịch tối qua vì thay vào đó họ đã đi xem bóng đá

Đáp án: D

Question 16.

Kiến thức: Từ loại

Giải thích:

forgiving (adj): khoan dung

forgivable (adj): có thể tha thứ

Sau tính từ sở hữu “your” cần danh từ

Tạm dịch: Tôi đang cầu xin bạn tha thứ

Tạm dịch: Những chương trình thực tế đó thực sự khiến tôi khó chịu

Tạm dịch: “Bạn thật thông minh!” – “ Cảm ơn nhưng tôi thật bối rối khi mọi người khen ngợi mình.”