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ĐỀ SỐ 15 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..

ĐỀ SỐ 15

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 1: A aboard B keyboard C cupboard D overboard

Question 2: A coached B needed C wanted D beloved

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 sine achofthefollowingquestions

Question 3: A struggle B enlarge C occur D survive

Question 4: A predominance B environment C technology D superstition

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that superstition needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 5: I like the fresh air and green trees of the village which I spent my vacation last

year

A the fresh B green trees C which D vacation

Question 6: In the early 1900's, Pennsylvania's industries grew rapidly, a growth sometimes

accompanied by disputes labor

A industries B growth sometimes C accompanied D disputes labor

Question 7: Some people often say that using cars is not as convenient than using

motorbikes

A often say B using cars C than D using motorbikes

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

Question 8: “It’s about time you your homework, Mary.”

Question 9: In our team, no person John could finish this tough task in such a short

time

A outside B other than C including D rather than

Question 10: he got top marks at high school, he never went to university

A Although B Despite C Meanwhile D Nevertheless

Question 11: Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states the Constitution

of the United States

A to ratify B ratify C ratified D have ratified

Question 12: His honesty is ; nobody can doubt it

A in question B beside the question C without question D out of the question Question 13: The Moon is much closer to Earth , and thus it had greater influence on

the tides

A but the Sun is B where the Sun is C than is the Sun D unlike the Sun

Question 14: The government was finally by a minor scandal

A put back B brought down C pulled down D taken down

Question 15: Having traveled to different parts of our country,

A we have learned a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs

B we are seeing a lot of interesting lifestyles and customs

C many interesting lifestyles and customs have been learned by us

D much has been learned about interesting lifestyles and customs

Question 16: We expressed the missing child would be found alive

A the hope for B the hope which C as we hoped D the hope that

Question 17: I with my aunt when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City next month

A will have been staying B will have stayed

Question 18: Nowadays, with the help of the computer, teachers have developed a

approach to teaching

A multilingual B multilateral C multiple-choice D multimedia

Question 19: He died lung cancer last month, leaving his wife in great shock

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 20: Ann: “Do you need any help?”

Kate: “ .”

A That’s fine by me B No, thanks I can manage

C I haven’t got a clue D That’s all for now

Question 21: Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea?”

Christy: “ .”

A Be yourself B Do it yourself C Allow yourself D Help yourself

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answersheet to indicate the word(s)CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the followingquestions

Question 22: Just like hearing infants who start first with simple syllable babbling, then put

more syllables together to sound like real sentences and questions, deaf babies follow the same pattern

A able to hear B obedient to parents

C physically abnormal D hard of hearing

Question 23: Dozens of applicants showed up for the vacant position, but only a handful of

them were shortlisted for the interview

A small number B hand C class D small amount

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

A an active society B an inactive society C a physical society D a working society Question 25: She is a very generous old woman She has given most of her wealth to a

charity organization

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 26: There is no question of changing my mind about resigning

A Nobody knows about my decision on resigning

B They asked me no question about resigning

C I should have changed my mind about resigning

D I certainly won’t change my mind about resigning

Question 27: I forgot to lock the door before leaving

A I remembered that I left the door locked before going out

B I didn’t remember whether I locked the door before leaving

C I left without remembering to lock the door

D I locked the door before leaving, but I forgot about it

Question 28: When there is so much traffic on the roads, it is sometimes quicker to walk than

to go by car

A.During rush hours, walking gives me much more pleasure than driving in the heavy traffic

B It is faster to walk than to drive in the heavy traffic at certain time of the day

C The traffic is always so heavy that you’d better walk to work; it’s quicker

D There is so much traffic these days that it is more pleasant to walk than to drive

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 29: People should not throw rubbish in the park People should not cut down the

trees in the park

A People should both cut down the trees and throw rubbish in the park

B People should neither throw rubbish nor cut down the trees in the park

C People should throw rubbish and cut down the trees in the park

D People should either throw rubbish or cut down the trees in the park

Question 30: The team reached the top of the mountain The team spent a night there

A The team had not only reached the top of the mountain, but they spend a night there as

well

B Not only did the team reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there.

C only did the team reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there as well.

D The team both reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answersheet to indicate the correctword orphrase that bestfits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35

In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the key (31) banishing poverty Even the simplest technologies can transform lives and save money Vaccines, crops, computers and sources of solar energy can all reduce poverty

in developing countries For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut the death (32) from childhood diarrhoea

But even when such technologies exist, the depressing fact is that we can’t make them cheap enough for those who most need them Solar panels, batteries and light bulbs are still beyond the purse of many, but where they have been installed they change lives A decent light

in the evening gives children more time for homework and extends the productive day for adults Kenya has a thriving solar industry and six years ago Kenyan pioneers also started connecting schools to the Internet via radio links These people were fortunate in being able to afford solar panels, radios and old computers How much bigger would the impact be if these things (33) and priced specifically for poor people?

Multinationals must become part of the solution, because (34) they own around 60 per cent of the world's technology, they seldom make products for poor customers Of 1,223 new drugs marketed worldwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13 were for tropical diseases People think those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines

at different prices around the world to suit (35) people can afford Alternatively, they could pay a percentage of their profit towards research and development for the poor

(Adapted from “The Price is Wrong” in “Focus on IELTS Foundations” by Sue

O’Connell, Pearson Longman, 2006)

Question 32: A amount B penalty C toll D number

Question 33: A have been made B were made C are made D made

Question 34: A unless B however C when D while

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

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niépce needed pictures for his business He was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera He put it in a window of his house and took

a picture of his yard That was the first photograph

The next important date in the history of photography was 1837 That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio He used a new kind of camera and a different process In his pictures, you could see everything clearly, even the smallest details This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world People photographed famous buildings, cities, and mountains

In about 1840, the process was improved Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things The process was not simple and photographers had to carry lots of film and processing equipment However, this did not stop photographers, especially in the United States After 1840, daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities

Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer He took many portraits

of famous people The portraits were unusual because they were lifelike and full of personality Brady was also the first person to take pictures of a war His 1862 Civil War

pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities They made the war seem more real and more terrible

In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography Photographers could buy film readymade in rolls, instead of having to make the film themselves Also, they did not have to process the film immediately They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later They did not have to carry lots of equipment And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive

With a small camera, anyone could be a photographer People began to use cameras just for fun They took pictures of their families, friends, and favorite places They called these pictures "snapshots"

Documentary photographs became popular in newspapers in the 1890s Soon magazines and books also used them These pictures showed true events and people They were much more real than drawings

Some people began to think of photography as a form of art They thought that photography could do more than show the real world It could also show ideas and feelings, like other art forms From “Reading Power” by Beatrice S Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries

Question 36: Daguerre took a picture of his studio with

A a new kind of camera B a very simple camera

C special equipment D an electronic camera

Question 37: The word “this” in the passage refers to

A carrying of lots of film and processing equipment

B stopping of photographers from taking photos

C fact that daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities

D taking of pictures of people and moving things

Question 38: The word “ruined” in the passage is closest in meaning to “ ”

A poorly-painted B heavily-polluted C terribly spoiled D badly damaged

Question 39: The latest invention mentioned in the passage is the invention of

A handheld cameras B processing equipment

C daguerreotypes D rolls of film

Question 40: The word “handheld” in the passage is closest in meaning to “ ”

A handling manually B held by hand

C controlling hands D operated by hand

Question 41: As mentioned in the passage, photography can

A print old pictures B convey ideas and feelings

C show the underworld D replace drawings

Question 42: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

A Different Steps in Film Processing B Story of Photography

C Photography and Painting D Story of Famous Photographers

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 43 to 50

Architecture is the practice of building design and its resulting products; customary usage refers only to those designs and structures that are culturally significant Architecture is to building as literature is to the printed word Vitruvius, a 1st-century BC Roman, wrote encyclopedically about architecture, and the English poet Sir Henry Wotton was quoting him in his charmingly phrased dictum: “Well building hath three conditions: Commoditie, Firmenes, and Delight.” More prosaically, one would say today that architecture must satisfy its intended uses, must be technically sound, and must convey aesthetic meaning But the best buildings are often so well constructed that they outlast their original use They then survive not only as beautiful objects, but as documents of the history of cultures, achievements in architecture that testify to the nature of the society that produced them These achievements are never wholly the

work of individuals Architecture is a social art

Architectural form is inevitably influenced by the technologies applied, but building technology is conservative and knowledge about it is cumulative Precast concrete, for instance,

has not rendered brick obsolete Although design and construction have become highly

sophisticated and are often computer directed, this complex apparatus rests on preindustrial traditions inherited from millennia during which most structures were lived in by the people who erected them The technical demands on building remain the elemental ones – to exclude enemies, to circumvent gravity, and to avoid discomforts caused by an excess of heat or cold or

by the intrusion of rain, wind, or vermin This is no trivial assignment even with the best modern technology

The availability of suitable materials fostered the crafts to exploit them and influenced the shapes of buildings Large areas of the world were once forested, and their inhabitants developed carpentry Although it has become relatively scarce, timber remains an important building material

Many kinds of stone lend themselves to building Stone and marble were chosen for important monuments because they are incombustible and can be expected to endure Stone is also a sculptural material; stone architecture was often integral with stone sculpture The use of stone has declined, however, because a number of other materials are more amenable to industrial use and assembly

Some regions lack both timber and stone; their peoples used the earth itself, tamping certain mixtures into walls or forming them into bricks to be dried in the sun Later they baked these substances in kilns, producing a range of bricks and tiles with greater durability

(Extracted from Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 Encyclopedia – DVD Version)

Question 43: According to the passage, the term “architecture” is normally used to refer to

the designs and structures that have

A religious significance B social importance

C technical importance D cultural significance

Question 44: Which of the following is NOT considered an essential characteristic of

architecture according to the passage?

A Strength B Utility C Economy D Beauty

Question 45: When well-constructed buildings exist longer than their original use, they serve

as

A monuments to ancient time heroes B museums and exhibition galleries

C witnesses to major ancient wars D witnesses to their historical times

Question 46: The author uses the phrase “social art” in the first paragraph to emphasise that

architecture is an

A art that belongs to a society B art that is very much socialised

C achievement of many people D achievement of many sociologists

Question 47: According to the passage, knowledge about building technology

A is always influenced by a wide range of technological applications

B has experienced complete changes for generations

C is based on modern technologies rather than traditions

D includes the experience gained from generation to generation

Question 48: The word “obsolete” in paragraph 2 mostly means

A out of date B out of place C out of order D out of hand

Question 49: According to the passage, stone and marble were used for buildings of

historical importance because they

A make structures look more attractive B are inflammable and endurable

C give warmth and comfort to their owners D are non-flammable and last long

Question 50: According to the passage, today stone has been used less as a building material

because

A there have been other more suitable materials for industrial use

B stone architecture is essential to the number of stone sculptures

C it has less influence on the shapes of buildings and sculptures

D it has become relatively scarce and more difficult to exploit

Đáp án

LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question 1: Đáp án C

Phần được gạch chân trong câu C được phát âm là /ə/ còn lại được phát âm là /ɔː/

Question 2: Đáp án A

Phần được gạch chân trong câu A được phát âm là /t/ trong các câu còn lại là /ɪd/

Question 3: Đáp án A

A struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ occur /əˈkɜː(r)/

Câu A có trọng âm 1 còn lại trọng âm 2

Question 4: Đáp án D

D predominance /prɪˈdɒmɪnəns/ technology /tekˈnɒlədʒi/

environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ superstition /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃn/

Câu D có trọng âm 3 còn lại trọng âm 2

Question 5: Đáp án C

Kiến thức: Đại từ quan hệ chỉ nơi chốn which => where/ at which

Tạm dịch: Tôi thích không khí trong lành và những cây xanh của ngôi làng nơi mà tôi đã trải

qua kỳ nghỉ năm ngoái

Question 6: Đáp án D

Kiến thức: Trật tự các danh từ trong cụm danh từ

Disputes labor => labor disputes

Tạm dịch: Trong đầu những năm 1900, các ngành công nghiệp của Pennsylvania phát triển

nhanh chóng, thỉnh thoảng một sự tăng trường thường theo sau bởi các tranh chấp về lao động

Question 7: Đáp án C

Kiến thức: Cấu trúc so sánh bằng S1 + be + as + adj + as + S2 + (V) than => as

Tạm dịch: Một số người nói rằng việc sử dụng xe ô tô không thuận tiện như sử dụng xe máy Question 8: Đáp án C

Kiến thức: Cấu trúc It’s time/ about time/ high time + S + Ved/ V2

Tạm dịch: Đã đến lúc con làm tập về nhà rồi đó Marry à Question 9 B

Question 9: Đáp án B

Kiến thức: Liên từ

Outside: bên ngoài

Other than = except: ngoại trừ

Including: bao gồm

Rather than = instead of: thay vì

Tạm dịch: Trong đội chúng tôi, không ai khác ngoài John có thể hoàn thành nhiệm vụ khó

khăn này trong thời gian ngắn như vậy