Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (1) ………….. as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say. Facial (2) …………… and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our to reaction something, and it may well be that we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide. The art of being ( 3) ………… lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For example, we may understand that they are in fact (4).............to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them. Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down
Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 30 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (1) ………… as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say Facial (2) …………… and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our to reaction something, and it may well be that we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide The art of being ( 3) ………… lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way For example, we may understand that they are in fact (4) to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down However it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s character traits, and psychological stability This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce (5) …………… results For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable intrusion into their private lives Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: Question 4: Question 5: A reckon A manner A successful A hesitant A reliable B rely B image B humble B reluctant B predictable C trust C expression C good at C tending C faithful D estimate D looks D tactful D used D regular Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 6: Schools are important, vital means by which modern education is A B C provided D Question 7: So extensive the lakes are that they are viewed as the largest bodies of A B C fresh water in the world D Question 8: As you may know, these data in the table concerning with pressure and A B temperature are going to change, following the next experiment C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions: Question 9: Doctors advise people who are deficient Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables A in B of C from D for Question 10: I suggest we outside the cinema tomorrow at 8.30 A meet B meeting C met D will meet Question 11: Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an extracting process; ……………, experts must perform detailed tests to analyze soil specimens A so that B afterwards C therefore D however Question 12: Some animals are on the of becoming extinct A tip B verge C edge D side Question 13: Down into the cave ………………… A did the rescue party go B the rescue party went C went the rescue party D did go the rescue party Question 14: “I thought that the tour began at 3:00.” Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang - “Oh, no, you’re It began at 1:30.” A too much late here B too much here late C here too late much D here much too late Question 15: This ticket .one person to the museum A admits B permits C enters D allows Question 16: The best way of writing a composition in a foreign language is to try and write .thinking in your own language A expect B unless C apart from D without Question 17: The bank manager said that he .appreciated that we were having problems, but there was nothing he could to help A fully B greatly C utterly D largely Question 18: “What have you been ?” – “Oh, nothing much The usual things.” A about B up to C out with D down to Question 19: The choir stood in four rows according to their heights A respective B respected C respectful D respectable Question 20: My husband doesn’t treat me with as much consideration as he used to; I rather feel that he takes it for ……… A supplied B granted C given D accepted 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 21: “Many happy returns!” – “ A You too B The same to you !” C Thanks D Good luck Question 22: “How kind, you really shouldn’t have bothered.” – “ ” A It was nothing, really B Don’t worry, I didn’t bother C Why not? I was happy D It was a very good thing Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words Question 23: Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S consumer protection movement A aggressive B significant C discriminating D promiscuous Question 24: The names of some synthetic fabrics, including rayon, are rapidly passing into the popular speech without public apprehension that they are registered trade names A realization B questioning C notice D gratitude 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 25: UNICEF has assumed the responsibility of aiding children in need A evaded B affected C violated D taken on Question 26 The European Union should remain flexible enough to unite more countries quickly A accommodate B subsume C acclimatize D isolate Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct and natural way of combining of each pair of sentences given: Question 27: We’d better leave them a note It’s possible they’ll arrive later A If they arrive late, we’d better leave them a note B We’d better leave them a note as they possibly arrive later C They’ll probably arrive later so that we’d better leave them a note D We’d better leave them a note in case they arrive later Question 28: Women still cover their heads in some countries They did so in the past A In the past, women cover their heads but they so today in some countries B Women still cover their heads in some countries as they did in th past C Women still cover their heads in some countries similar to what they did so in the past Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang D Women still cover their heads in some countries as they did so in the past Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions Sex – trait stereotypes may be defines as a set of psychological attributes that characterize men more frequently than women Thus, males are often described as ambitious, unemotional, and independent and, on the other hand, Line selfish, unrefined, and insensitive Females are described as emotional, (5) irrational, high-strung, and tentative In spite of the egalitarian movement, recent studies have demonstrated that sex-trait stereotypes remain common among young adults today In fact, such stereotyping has proved to be the psychological justification for social beliefs concerning the appropriateness of various activities for men and women that further perpetuate the different sex (10) roles traditionally ascribed to men and women The awareness of sex – trait stereotypes in the United States developes a linear fashion between the ages of four and ten Generally, knowledge of male stereotypical characteristics develops earlier, whereas knowledge of female characteristics increases more rapidly between the ages of four and seven (15) While the reasons for this learning are not fully understood, evidence suggests that at the preschool level children’s literature and television programs provide powerful models and reinforcement for stereotyped views Studies designed to compare sex-trait stereotypes cross – nationally show a high degree of correspondence in the characteristics ascribed to men and (20) women As finding have been obtained in the other countries, two hypotheses have been advanced to explain the commonalities in sex trait stereotyping One states that pancultural similarities play a role in the psychological characteristics attributed to men and women, and the second states that the general picture is one of cultural relativism Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang Question 29: The passage is probably an excerpt from an article on: A sociology B demographics C psychotherapy D sociobiology Question 30: Which of the following statements is supported in the passage? A The beliefs of young adults are more common among the old B The beliefs of young adults have shown little change C Young adults have participated in many common studied D The egalitarian movement has been a resounding success Question 31: In line 4, the word high-strung is closest in meaning to: A nervous B hideous C high-class D fair-minded Question 32: In line 9, the word perpetuate is closest in meaning to: A perplex B maintain C mount D personalize Question 33: According to the passage, characterizations of men and women as having particular sets of attributed are: A found in several coutries B reflected in modern fashion C uniform across all groups D contingent on a socioeconomic class Question 34: It can be inferred from paragraph that social beliefs precipitate A nontraditional gender roles B the rationalization for stereotyping C the on-going egalitarian change D concerns for the legitimacy of sex traits Question 35: The author of the passage would most probably agree with which of the following statements? A Social attitudes are not likely to change radically B Social attitudes toward women have been updated and made more balanced C Social attitudes toward men are continually nullified and modernized D The women’s liberation movement has borne little fruit Question 36: Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A A Cross – examination of Stereotypical Behaviors B A Relativist Perspective on Stereotyping C The Pervasiveness of Sex – Trait Stereotypes D A Unilateral Approach to Sex – Trait Stereotyping Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions: Question 37: A neglect B digest C decent D defend Question 38: A personal B semester C eternal D opponent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer underlined part differs from the other three following questions Question 39 ( A ) tropical ( B ) climate Question 40.( A ) seemed ( B ) divided sheet to indicate the word whose in pronunciation in each of the ( C ) official ( C ) prayed ( D ) combat ( D ) arrived Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that create the tides No other force that affects the sea is so strong Compared with the tides, the waves created by the wind are surface Line movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface The (5) currents also seldom involve more than the upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more distant Sun In theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost star of the universe In reality, (10) however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be obliterated by the control of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most places, the time of high tide is correspondingly later each day And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its monthly cycle, so the height of the tide varies The tidal (15) movements are strongest when the Moon is a sliver in the sky, and when it is full These are the highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month and are called the spring tides At these times, the Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the two heavenly bodies is added together to bring the water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang (20) against the sea cliffs, and to draw a high tide into the harbors Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and Moon are opposed, the moderate tidal movements called neap tides occur Then the difference between high and low water is less than at any other time during the month Question 41: The word correspondingly in line 13 is closest in meaning to A unusually B interestingly C similarly D unpredictably Question 42: The word configuration in line 22 is closest in meaning to A surface B arrangement C unit D center Question 43: Neap tides occur when: A the Sun counteracts the Moon’s gravitational attraction B waves created by the wind combine with the Moon’s gravitational attraction C the Moon is full D the Moon is farthest from the Sun Question 44: What is the cause of the spring tides? A Seasonal changes in the weather B The triangular arrangment of the Earth, Sun, and Moon C The Earth’s movement around the Sun D The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon when nearly in line with the Earth Question 45: Where in the passage does the author mention movements of ocean water other than those caused by tides? A Lines 11 - 13 B Lines – C Lines 19 - 23 D Lines 13 – 16 Question 46: According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true EXCEPT: A Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides B The time of high tide is later each day C The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon D Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang Question 47: It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is A temperature B distance C size D density 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 48 The harnessing of the wind to generate electricity dates back to 1890, but few notable advances were made until 1970 when energy prices began to rise fast ( A ) In 1970, when there were a sudden increase in energy prices, efforts were made to harness the power of the wind for the generation of electricity for the first time since 1890 ( B ) It was in 1890 that the wind was first used to generate electricity, but it was only in 1970 when the energy prices started to rise sharply, that real advances were made ( C ) Between 1890 and 1970, various attempts were made to harness the power of the wind as the rising prices of energy made this desirable ( D ) In 1890, a few efforts were made to generate electricity from wind power, but it was only in 1970 when energy prices rose steeply, that such a scheme was taken seriously Question 49 If the others had taken sensible precautions like we did, this tragedy need never have happened ( A ) This tragic outcome could have been avoided, but, unlike us, the rest of them behaved rashly ( B ) The tragedy is that this could have been avoided if only they had all controlled their emotions Biên soạn: Đỗ Huyền Trang ( C ) If they had not behaved so foolishly, they would not have involved us, either in this tragedy ( D ) If only they would follow our examole and behave in a reasonable manner, all this suffering could be avoided Question 50 Our plan was to walk right round the lake, ut the heavy rain made this impossible ( A ) In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned ( B ) We would have walked right round the lake even if it had rained heavily ( C ) If it hadn't rained so heavily we would have walked right round the lake ( D ) The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake ... precautions like we did, this tragedy need never have happened ( A ) This tragic outcome could have been avoided, but, unlike us, the rest of them behaved rashly ( B ) The tragedy is that this could have... write .thinking in your own language A expect B unless C apart from D without Question 17: The bank manager said that he .appreciated that we were having problems, but there was nothing he... help A fully B greatly C utterly D largely Question 18: “What have you been ?” – “Oh, nothing much The usual things.” A about B up to C out with D down to Question 19: The choir stood in four rows