SỞ GD & ĐT QUẢNG NINHThời gian làm bài: 60 phút; không kể thời gian phát đề Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in t
Trang 1SỞ GD & ĐT QUẢNG NINH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; không kể thời gian phát đề
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.
Câu 2 (NB): A compliment B interview C outstanding D industry
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.
Câu 3 (TH): Mary is going shopping with John.
Mary: “What do you think of fashion?”
John: “ ”
A Of course the fashion show is excellent B It’s none of my business
C You are very welcome D I am crazy about it
Câu 4 (TH): Tom and John are talking about a tennis game.
Tom: “I thought your tennis game was a lot better today, John.”
John: “ _! I thought it was terrible.”
A You can say that again B You’ve got to be kidding
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.
Câu 5 (TH): The Complex of Hue Monuments was the first site in Viet Nam recognized as a World
Heritage Site by the UNESCO
Câu 6 (NB): For thousands of years, man has created sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs, and
flowers and using them for perfume or medicine
Câu 7 (TH): Two billion dollars are not enough for the victims of the tsunami.
A billion dollars B are C enough for D of the
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheets to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Trang 2Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 10 to 14.
As a small-business owner, you can avoid many problems simply by improving communication inyour office By clarifying everyone's expectations and roles, you'll help to build greater trust andincreased productivity among employees Here are a few tips for doing so
Practice active listening The art of active listening includes (10) _ close attention to what another person is saying, then paraphrasing (11) you've heard and repeating it back Concentrate
on the conversation at hand and avoid unwanted interruptions (cell phone calls, others walking into youroffice, etc.) Take note of how your own experience and values may color your perception
Pay attention to non-verbal cues We don't communicate with words alone Every conversation
comes with a host of non-verbal cues-facial expressions, body language, etc - that may (12) _ contradict what we're saying (13) _ addressing a staff member or leading a project conference,
think carefully about your tone of voice, how you make eye contact, and what your body is "saying" Beconsistent throughout
Be clear and to the point Don't cloud instructions or requests with irrelevant details, such asproblems with past projects or issues with long-departed personnel State what you need and what youexpect Ask, "Does anyone have any questions?" demonstrate that you prefer questions up-front as
(14) _ to misinterpretation later on.
Câu 12 (TH): A intentional B unintentional C intentionally D unintentionally
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.
Câu 15 (TH): The emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was designed basing on rice –
the most important crop for the Southeast Asian people
Câu 16 (VDC): When the police arrived the thieves took flight leaving all the stolen things behind
A did away B climbed on C ran away D took away
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 17 (TH): In Britain, most shops close at 6 p.m., _ in other countries they often open in the
evening too
Câu 18 (TH): No one should be exempt prosecution if they have committed a crime
Trang 3A of B about C against D from
Câu 19 (TH): Ms Thompson is always willing to help, but she doesn’t want at home unless
there is an emergency
A to call B to be called C being called D calling
Câu 20 (TH): He had to explain the lesson very clearly
A in order that his student to understand it B so that his students could understand it
C so as to his students understand it D so that his students can understand it
Câu 21 (TH): In order to _ their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum amount of
time, money, and energy in their studies
Câu 22 (VD): It is difficult to assess the full _ of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, one of
the most destructive storms of the U.S has had in quite some time
Câu 23 (VD): Don’t be _ by these slick – talking salesmen
A put aside B taken in C taken away D put up
Câu 24 (VD): She was _ out of 100 applicants for the position of managing director
A short-changed B short-listed C short-sighted D short-handed
Câu 25 (VDC): One way to let off after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise
Câu 26 (NB): One third of _ world’s population consumes two thirds of world’s
resources
A a / the B the / (no article) C the / the D the / a
Câu 27 (TH): I didn’t know you were asleep Otherwise, I _ so much noise when I came in
Câu 28 (TH): By the time I _ this report, I will give you a ring
A typed B will type C have typed D will have typed
Câu 29 (TH): the stories about people who reduced their carbon footprint, we started to
change our daily consumption habits
A Being read B Reading C Having read D Having been read
Câu 30 (TH): In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself
A occupation B occupant C occupied D occupational
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.
Câu 31 (TH): They were forced to leave as part of a government drive to expel illegal immigrants
Trang 4Câu 32 (VDC): At first, no one believes she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her statement
A provided evidence for B got information from
C borrowed colour from D gave no proof of
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.
Câu 33 (VD): I had never seen her before However, I recognized her form a photograph
A I recognized her from a photograph before I had never seen her
B Although I had never seen her before but I recognized her from a photograph
C After I had seen her, I recognized her from a photograph.
D Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph
Câu 34 (VDC): The substance is very toxic Protective clothing must be worn at all times
A Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times
B So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times
C The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times
D The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times
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.
Câu 35 (VDC): People say that at least ten applicants have been selected for the job interview
A People say that fewer than ten job interviews have been held so far
B I have heard that only ten people have been chosen to have the job interviewed
C It is said that well over ten people are interested in having an interview for the job
D It is said that no fewer than ten people are going to be interviewed for the job
Câu 36 (VD): “You’d better work harder if you don’t want to retake the exam!” the teacher said to
Jimmy
A The teacher reminded Jimmy to work harder if he didn’t want to retake the exam
B The teacher advised Jimmy to work harder if he didn’t want to retake the exam
C The teacher ordered Jimmy to work harder if he didn’t want to retake the exam
D The teacher suggested Jimmy to work harder if he didn’t want to retake the exam
Câu 37 (VDC): I’m sure Lusia was very disappointed when she failed the exam
A Lusia must be very disappointed when he failed the exam
B Lusia must have been very disappointed when she failed the exam
C Lusia may be very disappointed when she failed the exam
D Lusia could have been very disappointed when she failed the exam
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 questions from 38 to 42.
Trang 5The organisation that today is known as the Bank of America did start out in America, but underquite a different name Italian American A.P Giannini estabished this bank on October 17 1904, in arenovated saloon in San Francisco’s Italian community of North Beach under the name Bank of Italy,with immigrants and first – time bank customers comprising the majority of his first customers During
its development, Giannini’s bank survived major crises in the form of a natural disaster and a major
economic upheaval that not all other banks were able to overcome
One major test for Giannini’s bank occurred on April 18,1906, when a massive earthquake struckSan Francisco, followed by a raging fire that destroyed much of the city Giannini obtained two wagonsand teams of horses, filled the wagons with the bank’s reserves, mostly in the form of gold, covered thereserves with crates of oranges, and escaped from the chaos of the city with his clients’ funds protected
In the aftermath of the disaster, Giannini’s bank was the first to resume operations Unable to install thebank in a proper office setting, Giannini opened up shop on the Washington Street Wharf on a makeshiftdesk created from boards and barrels
In the period following the 1906 fire, the Bank of Italy continued to prosper and expand By 1918there were twenty–four branches of the Bank of Italy, and by 1928 Giannini had acquired numerous other
banks, including a Bank of America located in New York City In 1930 he consolidated all the branches
of the Bank of Italy, the Bank of America in New York City, and another bank of America that hadformed in California into the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
A second major crisis for the bank occurred during the Great Depression of the 1930s AlthoughGiannini had already retired prior to the darkest days of Depression, he became incensed when hissuccessor began selling off banks during the bad economic times Giannini resumed leadership of thebank at the age of sixty-two Under Giannini’s leadership, the bank weathered the storm of theDepression and subsequently moved into a phase of overseas development
Câu 38 (TH): The word “consolidated” is closest in meaning to
Câu 39 (VD): It can be inferred from the passage that Giannini used crates of oranges after the
earthquake
A to hide the gold B to fill up the wagons
C to provide nourishment for his customers D to protect the gold from the fire
Câu 40 (TH): According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the San Francisco
earthquake?
A It happened in 1906 B It occurred in the aftermath of a fire
C It caused problems for Giannini’s bank D It was a tremendous earthquake
Câu 41 (VD): The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses
A bank failures during the Great Depression
B a third major crisis of the Bank of America
Trang 6C the international development of the Bank of America
D how Giannini spent his retirement
Câu 42 (NB): The word its refers to _
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 questions from 43 to 50.
The human criterion for perfect vision is 20/20 for reading the standard lines on a Snellen eye chart
without a hitch The score is determined by how well you read lines of letters of different sizes from 20feet away But being able to read the bottom line on the eye chart does not approximate perfection as far
as other species are concerned Most birds would consider us very visually handicapped The hawk, forinstance, has such sharp eyes that it can spot a dime on the sidewalk while perched on top of the EmpireState Building It can make fine visual distinctions because it is blessed with one million cones per squaremillimeter in its retina And in water, humans are farsighted, while the kingfisher, swooping down tospearfish, can see well in both the air and water because it is endowed with two foveae – areas of the eye,
consisting mostly of cones, that provide visual distinctions One foveae permits the bird, while in the air,
to scan the water below with one eye at a time This is called monocular vision Once it hits the water, theother fovea joins in, allowing the kingfisher to focus both eyes, like binoculars, on its prey at the sametime A frog’s vision is distinguished by its ability to perceive things as a constant motion picture Known
as “bug detectors”, a highly developed set of cells in a frog’s eyes responds mainly to moving objects So,
it is said that a frog sitting in a field of dead bugs wouldn’t see them as food and would starve
The bee has a “compound” eye, which is used for navigation It has 15,000 facets that divide what itsees into a pattern of dots, or mosaic With this kind of vision, the bee sees the sun only as a single dot, aconstant point of reference Thus, the eye is a superb navigational instrument that constantly measures theangle of its line of flight in relation to the sun A bee’s eye also gauges flight speed And if that is not
enough to leave our 20/20 “perfect vision” paling into insignificance, the bee is capable of seeing
something we can’t – ultraviolet light Thus, what humans consider to be “perfect vision” is in fact ratherlimited when we look at other species However, there is still much to be said for the human eye Of allthe mammals, only humans and some primates can enjoy the pleasures of color vision
Câu 43 (NB): The word “that” in line 8 refers to
A foveae B areas of the eye C cones D visual distinctions
Câu 44 (TH): The word “criterion” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
Câu 45 (TH): According to the passage, “bug detectors” are useful for
C avoiding bugs when getting food D avoiding starvation
Trang 7Câu 46 (TH): According to the passage, why might birds and animals consider humans very visually
handicapped?
A humans can’t see very well in either air or water
B human eyes are not as well suited to our needs
C the main outstanding feature of human eyes is color vision
D human eyes can’t do what their eyes can do
Câu 47 (VD): According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A kingfishers have monocular vision
B bees see patterns of dots
C hawks eyes consist mostly of cones that can allow it to scan with one eye at a time
D humans are farsighted in water
Câu 48 (VD): The phrase “paling into insignificance” is closest in meaning to _
C without colored light D being reduced to little importance
Câu 49 (TH): Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A eyes have developed differently in each species
B bees have the most complex eye
C humans should not envy what they don’t need
D perfect vision is not perfect
Câu 50 (TH): What does the passage mainly discuss?
A limits of the human eye B perfect vision
C different eyes for different uses D eye variation among different species
Trang 8Kiến thức: Trọng âm của từ có 2 âm tiết
Giải chi tiết:
Kiến thức: Trọng âm của từ có 3 âm tiết
Giải chi tiết:
Kiến thức: Ngôn ngữ giao tiếp
Giải chi tiết:
Mary đang đi mua sắm với John
Mary: “Bạn nghĩ gì về thời trang?”
John: “ _."
A Đương nhiên các buổi trình diễn thời trang thì tuyệt vời
B Đó không phải là việc của tôi
C Không có chi
D Tôi thích nó điên đảo
Các phản hồi A, B, C không phù hợp ngữ cảnh
Câu 4: Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Ngôn ngữ giao tiếp
Giải chi tiết:
Trang 9Tom và John đang nói về một trận chơi quần vợt.
Tom: “Tớ thấy hôm nay cậu đã chơi quần vợt tốt hơn nhiều đấy, John.”
Giải chi tiết:
Mệnh đề quan hệ chứa các từ chỉ số thứ tự “first, second, ” thì ta rút gọn sử dụng “to + V_nguyên thể”Công thức rút gọn với câu bị động: S + be + the + first/ second + N + to + be + P2
Sửa: “recognized” => “to be recognized”
Tạm dịch: Quần thể di tích Huế là địa danh đầu tiên được công nhận là di sản văn hóa thế giới bởi
UNESCO
Câu 6: Đáp án C
Kiến thức: Cấu trúc song hành
Giải chi tiết:
Liên từ “and” kết nối các từ cùng tính chất, cùng loại, cùng dạng
Động từ “created” chia dạng P2 => động từ sau “and” cũng phỉa chia dạng P2
Sửa: “using” => “used”
Tạm dịch: Hàng nghìn năm, con người đã sáng tạo ra các vật có mùi thơm như gỗ, thảo mộc và hoa và sửdụng chúng làm nước hoa hoặc thuốc
Câu 7: Đáp án B
Kiến thức: Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ
Giải chi tiết:
Danh từ chỉ tiền bạc “Two billion dollars” được coi như danh từ số ít => động từ chia theo chủ ngữ số ítSửa: “are” => “is”
Tạm dịch: Hai tỉ đô thì không đủ cho các nạn nhân trong trận sóng thần.
Câu 8: Đáp án C
Kiến thức: Phát âm “ed”
Giải chi tiết:
A supposed /səˈpəʊzd/
B maintained /meɪnˈteɪnd/
C scared /skeəd/
Trang 10D arrived /əˈraɪvd/
Quy tắc:
Cách phát âm đuôi “-ed”:
- Đuôi “-ed” được phát âm là /ɪd/ khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /t/ hay /d/
- Đuôi “-ed” được phát âm là /t/ khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /s/,/f/,/p/,/ʃ/,/tʃ/,/k/
- Đuôi “-ed” được phát âm là /d/ với các trường hợp còn lại
Phần gạch chân phương án C được phát âm là /əd/, còn lại là /d/
Câu 9: Đáp án D
Kiến thức: Phát âm “o”
Giải chi tiết:
Giải chi tiết:
pay attention to sth: chú ý đến cái gì
Các phương án khác:
A showing: thể hiện, cho thấy
B using: sử udnjg
D spending: dành, sử dụng
The art of active listening includes (10) paying close attention to what another person is saying
Tạm dịch: Nghệ thuật lắng nghe chủ động bao gồm chú ý chặt chẽ đến những gì người khác đang nói Câu 11: Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Đại từ quan hệ
Giải chi tiết:
Trong mệnh đề quan hệ
A what = the things that: cái mà => đứng trước một mệnh đề
B when: khi mà => dùng để thay thế cho trạng từ chỉ thời gian => time, when + S + V
C which: cái mà => dùng làm chủ ngữ/tân ngữ, thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật: N(thing), which + V / S +V
D all: tất cả
then paraphrasing (11) what you've heard and repeating it back.
Tạm dịch: sau đó diễn giải những điều mà bạn đã nghe và lặp lại nó.
Trang 11Câu 12: Đáp án D
Kiến thức: Từ loại, từ vựng
Giải chi tiết:
Trước động từ “contradict” cần một trạng từ bổ nghĩa
A intentional (adj): cố tình
B unintentional (adj): vô tình
C intentionally (adv): một cách cố tình
D unintentionally (adv): một cách vô tình
Every conversation comes with a host of non-verbal cues-facial expressions, body language, etc - that
may (12) unintentionally contradict what we're saying.
Tạm dịch: Mỗi cuộc trò chuyện đều đi kèm với một loạt các tín hiệu phi ngôn ngữ - biểu cảm trên khuôn
mặt, ngôn ngữ cơ thể, v.v - điều đó có thể vô tình mâu thuẫn với những gì chúng ta đang nói
Câu 13: Đáp án C
Kiến thức: Liên từ, mệnh đề trạng ngữ thời gian
Giải chi tiết:
A While: Trong khi
B When: Khi
C Before: Trước khi
D After: Sau khi
(13) Before addressing a staff member or leading a project conference, think carefully about your tone of
voice, how you make eye contact, and what your body is "saying"
Tạm dịch: Trước khi nói chuyện với một nhân viên hay dẫn dắt một cuộc họp dự án, hãy suy nghĩ cẩn
thận về giọng nói của bạn, cách bạn giao tiếp bằng mắt và những gì cơ thể bạn đang "nói"
Câu 14: Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải chi tiết:
A led to sth (v): dẫn đến cái gì
B opposed sb/sth (v): phản đối ai/cái gì
C refrained from sth (v): ngăn cản
D confessed to sb/sth (v): bày tỏ với ai/cái gì
demonstrate that you prefer questions up-front as (14) led to misinterpretation later on.
Tạm dịch: chứng tỏ rằng bạn thích các câu hỏi trực tiếp hơn là phải giải thích sai sau này.
Câu 15: Đáp án D
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, từ đồng nghĩa
Giải chi tiết:
emblem (n): biểu tượng