Question 1: Đáp án A victim Victim n: nạn nhân, casualty n: tai nạn, sufferer n: người bị thiệt hại, infector n: tác nhân gây nhiễm Đáp án A phù hợp với nghĩa của câu Tạm dịch : Nạn nhân
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There has been an outbreak of avian influenza, better known as bird flu in Asia recently The first (31) _ died two weeks ago in Vietnam and there have been the cases reported since
in Thailand, and there are some suspected cases in Cambodia as well as
Wild birds are affected by a large number of flu viruses, just as the humans and other animals are, but they are normally exclusive to birds If the viruses manage to mutate, they can to jump the species barrier and infect human beings The first case (32) _ someone died was in Hong Kong in 1997
There are the several different forms of bird flu, ranging from mild to very (33) _ infections, which spreading rapidly and kill many of the birds they infect It is spread by wild birds-ducks, in particular – which carry the virus, but aren't killed by it They can spread the virus to farm birds through (34) _ contact or by the contaminating water supplies
World Health Organization officials have attributed the spread of bird flu to human contact with the
droppings of infected birds and (35) _ sanitation There was no evidence at first that the virus spread from person to person, though there has been a case of this happening being
investigated by scientists
Question 1: A victim B casualty C sufferer D infector
Question 3: A strict B severe C serious D heavy
Question 4: A direct B straight C immediate D square
Question 5: A awful B bad C terrible D poor
The heart has long been considered to be (31)………….feelings of love dwell In love songs throughout the ages, love almost always goes together (32)…….the heart The heart has
continuously been viewed as the place where love begins and develops Even the Bible gives preference to love and the heart
The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels strongly (33)…… to someone The strong feelings (34)………the other person, especially in the early stages of a relationship, have the results that the heart starts beating faster and breathing starts speeding up
According to psychologists, a love relationship is a situation that (35)………a lot of stress and the body reacts to this by getting ready to face the unknown This has been called the "fight or
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accelerates and breathing becomes quick
Question 8: A attracted B attractive C attract D attracting
Question 10: A includes B involves C comprises D arouses
The heart has long been considered to be (31) _feelings of love dwell In love songs throughout the ages, love almost always goes together (32) _the heart The heart has continuously been
viewed as the place where love begins and develops Even the Bible gives preference to love and the heart
The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels strongly
(33) _ to someone The strong feelings (34) _the other person, especially in the early stages
of a relationship, have the results that the heart starts beating faster and breathing starts speeding (35)
Câu 13: A attracted B attractive C attract D attraction
How men first learnt to (1) words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (2) invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (3) certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down These sounds, (4) spoken or written in letters, are called words Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that a peal powerfully to our minds and emotions This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (5) Above all, the real poet is a master of words
Câu 16: A invent B create C make D discover
Câu 17: A somehow B however C somewhat D whatever
Câu 18: A at B upon C with D to
Trang 3Câu 19: A if B however C whether D though
Câu 20: A prose B work C form D style
There has been an outbreak of avian influenza, better known as bird flu in Asia recently The first (1) _ died two weeks ago in Vietnam and there have been the cases reported since in Thailand, and there are some suspected cases in Cambodia as well as
Wild birds are affected by a large number of flu viruses, just as the humans and other animals are, but they are normally exclusive to birds If the viruses manage to mutate, they can to jump the species barrier and infect human beings The first case (2) _ someone died was in Hong Kong in 1997
There are the several different forms of bird flu, ranging from mild to very (3) _
infections, which spreading rapidly and kill many of the birds they infect It is spread by wild birds-ducks, in particular – which carry the virus, but aren't killed by it They can spread the virus to farm birds through (4) _ contact or by the contaminating water supplies
World Health Organization officials have attributed the spread of bird flu to human contact with the droppings of infected birds and (5) _ sanitation There was no evidence at first that the virus spread from person to person, though there has been a case of this happening being investigated by scientists
Question 21: A victim B casualty C sufferer D infector
Question 22: A where B when C which D why
Question 23: A strict B severe C serious D heavy
Question 24: A direct B straight C immediate D square
Question 25: A awful B bad C terrible D poor
The wind controls our planet's weather and climate But how much do we understand about this complex force (31) can kill and spread fear?
On the night of October 15, 1987, the south of England was struck by strong winds Gusts of over 130 km/h (32) through the region Nineteen people were killed, £1.5-billion worth of damage was (33) and 19 million trees were blown down in just a few hours
Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only a (34) 7 storm They remain far better known than the much more serious storms of January 25, 1990,
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Câu 28: A paid B created C resulted D caused
Câu 29: A strength B length C power D force
Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (31) it would be possible to set
up a “village” under the sea A special room was built and lowered (32) the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea For 29 days, five men lived at a depth of 40 feet At a (33) lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house” On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (34) many
interesting scientific observations The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (35) the seabed He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world
Question 32: A underneath B into C down D below
Question 34: A made B exercised C caught D done
Question 35: A implanting B transplanting C growing D cultivating
Reference books are not designed to be read from the first page to the last but rather to be
consulted to answer the questions and provide both general and specific pieces of information One of the most (31) _ -used reference books is a dictionary, which provides information about words It lists meanings and spellings, tells how a word is pronounced, gives (32) _ of how it is used, may reveal its origins and also lists synonyms and antonyms To help you find the words faster, there are guide words at the top of each page showing the first and last words on that page - and of course it (33) _ to know the alphabet!
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An atlas is also a reference book and it contains charts, tables and geographical facts, as well
as maps Political maps locate countries and cities, physical maps show the formation of the land with its mountains and valleys, and economic maps show industries and agriculture To find a specific place, you need to look in the (35) _ at the back of the atlas and the exact position
on the map There are numerous map symbols that you need to know in order to be able to read a map-almost like a special language-and these are explained at the front of the atlas
Question 36: A greatly B mainly C widely D largely
Question 37: A evidence B roof C examples D cases
Question 38: A assists B pays C helps D works
Question 39: A explaining B interpreting C suggesting D presenting
Question 40: A foreword B preface C complement D index
The Internet has truly transformed how students do their homework (31) homework today still means spending time in the library, it’s for a different reason Rather than using books for research, students today are (32) to the Internet to download enormous amounts of data available online
In the past, students were limited to their school’s (33) of books In many cases, they got
to the school library and found out that someone had already taken the books they needed Nowadays, such inconvenience can be avoided since the Internet never runs out of information Students, however, do have to
(34) sure that the information they find online is true Teachers have also benefited from the homework which is done on the Internet They do not need to carry students’ papers around with them any more This is because online (35) allow students to electronically upload their homework for their teachers to read and mark Of course, this also means that students can
no longer use the excuse that the dog ate their homework!
(Adapted from “Gold Pre-first Exam Maximizer,” by H Chilton & L Edwards, 2013, Harlow: Pearson)
Question 42: A connecting B linking C searching D looking
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Question 45: A materials B systems C structures D sources
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (31) _ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor
or electrician Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know But very few students bother to learn it This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to
communicate, with people and to (32) _ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both understand what you are driving at and be persuaded
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33) _ itself You must have something to say in the first place The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (34) _ teach The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear (35) _ language;
experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit
of verbal expression If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again
Question 46: A large B great C far D lost
Question 47: A interpret B give out C transfer D present
Question 49: A quite B hardly C truly D really
CARE was (1) _ in 1945 to help people after World War II It distributed over 100 million food (2) _ Meanwhile, it was starting self-help programs Today it has development
programs in 37 countries CARE gives equipment and (3) _ people how to build water systems, roads, schools and health centers It also teaches people how to increase production on farms, how to reforest areas, and how to (4) _ small village industries Doctors and nurses volunteer to go to villages They provide health care for the people They also teach people how
to improve their health They train people to provide (5) _ medical care CARE also
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Câu 51: A founded B build C found D constructed
Câu 52: A packages B wraps C parcels D pieces
Câu 53: A says B tells C orders D informs
Câu 54: A start B begin C take up D turn on
Câu 55: A elementary B only C easy D primitive
The (1) _ of the earth is caused by exhaust gas from automobile engines, factories and power stations Carbon dioxide goes up into the atmosphere, and it forms a kind of factories that keeps or rather allows the sunshine in but stop the earth’s heart (2) _ getting out It works like a
greenhouse, that’s why we call it the Greenhouse Effect Because of this effect, the earth is getting warmer all the time This (3) _ in temperature will cause big changes to the world's climate The sea level will rise, the ice covering the poles will melt and cause the sea level to rise
The second problem is the (4) _ of the ozone layer Certain chemicals float up to the sky and react with the ozone layer, and they make holes in it Because of these holes the ultraviolet rays can shine directly to the earth Many people are now starting to suffer from skin cancer
The sulfurous smoke from factories and power stations mixes with rain clouds and gets blown by the wind and then falls as acid rain (5) _ destroys lakes and forests
These three problems threaten our environment at the end of the twentieth century Unless we do something about them quickly, we, human race, may disappear from the face of the earth
Câu 56: A heating B warming C poisoning D harming
Câu 57: A against B up C from D away
Câu 58: A rise B raise C.fall D drop
Câu 59: A loss B lose C losing D lost
Câu 60: A it B which C what D they
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victim
Victim (n): nạn nhân, casualty (n): tai nạn, sufferer (n): người bị thiệt hại, infector (n): tác nhân gây nhiễm
Đáp án A phù hợp với nghĩa của câu
Tạm dịch : Nạn nhân đầu tiên đã chết cách đây 2 tuần ở Việt Nam
Question 2: Đáp án A
where
Vế sau có “in Hong Kong” chỉ địa điểm nên đại từ quan hệ được dùng là where (nơi mà)
Tạm dịch: Trường hợp đầu tiên nơi mà ai đó đã tử vong là ở Hồng Kông vào năm 1997
Question 3: Đáp án C
serious
Đáp án C – serious (nghiệm trọng) phù hợp với nghĩa của câu: “Có rất nhiều loại bệnh cúm khác nhau, từ những loại lây nhiễm nhẹ cho đến những loại lây nhiễm nghiêm trọng” Các phương án khác là strict (nghiêm khắc), severe (khốc liệt), heavy (nặng, thường dùng để nói về khối lượng)
Question 4: Đáp án A
direct
Đáp án A phù hợp với nghĩa của câu : (direct contact: tiếp xúc trực tiếp): "Chúng có thể lây lan virus đến các loài gia cầm trhoong qua tiếp xúc trực tiếp hoặc qua nguồn nước bị nhiễm virus" Các phương án khác là straight (thẳng), immediate (ngay lập tức), square (thẳng thắn)
Question 5: Đáp án D
poor
Collocation: poor sanitation: vệ sinh kém
Tạm dịch: “Tổ chức Y Tế Thế Giới cho rằng việc lây lan của bệnh cúm là do tiếp xúc của con người với các chất thải của các con chim bị bệnh và do vệ sinh kém
Câu 6: Đáp án C
dwell: cư ngụ, tồn tại Chọn C vì ở đây muốn nói đến vị trí: nơi mà những xúc cảm tình yêu nảy
nở
Câu 7: Đáp án A
Cụm từ: go together with something/somebody: đi kèm với
Câu 8: Đáp án A
Trang 9Sau động từ liên kết feel thì chúng ta phải dùng một tính từ To be attracted to something: bị thu hút, quyến rũ bới cái gì
Câu 9: Đáp án D
feeling for somebody: những xúc cảm dành cho một ai đó
Câu 10: Đáp án B
Involve: lien quan
Include: bao gồm
Comprise: bao gồm
Arouse: đánh thức, khơi gợi
Dịch bài
Tiền lãi là phí phải trả cho 1 khoản tiền vay trong 1 khoảng thời gian xác định Gốc là số tiền vay, còn lãi suất là tỷ lệ người vay phải trả trong mỗi năm cho việc sử dụng số tiền gốc Hầu hết lợi nhuận của ngân hàng là từ số tiền lãi họ nhận được khi cho người khác vay chính tiền của mình hoặc của các khách hàng gửi tiền
Công thức để tính tiền lãi là:
Số tiền lãi = Số tiền gốc x Lãi suất cho vay x Thời gian vay
Có thể tìm ra 1 đại lượng bất kì nếu biết 3 đại lượng còn lại Thời gian vay được tính bằng năm Lãi suất cho vay được thể hiện bằng số thập phân
Do đó, nếu thấy tỉ lệ lãi suất là 6%, nghĩa là với 1$ tiền gốc, người vay phải trả 6 cents tiền lãi trong 1 năm Dù thời gian vay có thể ngắn hăn, bằng hoặc dài hơn 1 năm, đa số các đơn xin vay đều có thời gian ngắn hơn 1 năm Với khoản vay ngắn hạn, 1 năm sẽ được tính là 360 ngày, nhưng nếu khoản vay lớn, 1 năm sẽ được tính chính xác là 365 ngày
Câu 11: Đáp án C
dwell: cư ngụ, tồn tại Chọn C vì ở đây muốn nói đến vị trí: nơi mà những xúc cảm tình yêu nảy
nở
Câu 12: Đáp án A
Cụm từ: go together with something/somebody: đi kèm với
Câu 13: Đáp án A
Sau động từ liên kết feel thì chúng ta phải dùng một tính từ To be attracted to something: bị thu hút, quyến rũ bới cái gì
Trang 10Câu 14: Đáp án D
feeling for somebody: những xúc cảm dành cho một ai đó
Câu 15: Đáp án B
speed up: tăng tốc
Câu 16: Đáp án A
Invent: khi nói tới vật gì đó mà do con người tạo ra Ví dụ: Điện thoại, ô tô, xe máy vv…
Discover khi nói tới gì đó mà nó đã tồn tại ngoài ý muốn của con người, tìm ra cái gì đó nó bị ẩn
đi mà con người chưa biết
Ví dụ: một hành tinh, hòn đảo, một
Make= Tạo ra sản phẩm nhờ vào việc lắp ghép các bộ phận, phần, vật liệu đã có
Create tạo ra cái gì mang tính sáng tạo như tư tưởng, tác phẩm
Câu 17: Đáp án A
Somehow: bằng cách nào đó
Somewhat: ở một mức độ nào đó
Câu 18: Đáp án B
Agree with sb on/upon st: thống nhất với ai về việc gì
Câu 19: Đáp án C
whether…or: hoặc là…hoặc là
Câu 20: Đáp án D
literacy style: phong cách văn chương
prose: văn xuôi
work: tác phẩm
form: hình thức
Câu 21: Đáp án A
Victim (n): nạn nhân, casualty (n): tai nạn, sufferer (n): người bị thiệt hại, infector (n): tác nhân gây nhiễm
Đáp án A phù hợp với nghĩa của câu
Tạm dịch : Nạn nhân đầu tiên đã chết cách đây 2 tuần ở Việt Nam
Câu 22: Đáp án A
Vế sau có “in Hong Kong” chỉ địa điểm nên đại từ quan hệ được dùng là where (nơi mà)
Tạm dịch: Trường hợp đầu tiên nơi mà ai đó đã tử vong là ở Hồng Kông vào năm 1997