ĐỀ MINH HỌA SỐ 27 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 A inform B situation C dialogue D signal Question A campaigns B wonders C ecologists D captions Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the world that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions Question A recently B attitude C octopus D proposal Question A visible B solution C surrounding D arrival Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question John proposed _ Mary on a fine day at the crowded beach in their hometown A to B of C on D with Question Candidates should never be late for the interview, A should they B shouldn’t they C are they D aren’t they Question the light rain, the match will not be cancelled unless the other team concedes A Despite B However C In spite D Although Question Valentine’s Day, _ from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world A originate B originating C to originate D originated Question Governments should _ some international laws against terrorism A bring up B bring about C bring in D bring back Question 10 I’m sure you’ll have no _ the exam A difficulty passing B difficulties to pass C difficult to pass D difficulties of passing Question 11 If it had not rained last night, the roads in the city _ so slippery now A would not be B must not be C could not have been D would not have been Question 12 Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things Try not to “throw out the with the bathwater” A fish B duck C baby D child Question 13 , we tried our best to finish it A Difficult as the homework was B Thanks to the difficult homework C As though the homework was difficult D Despite the homework was difficult Question 14 By the time Brown’s daughter graduates, retired A he’ll have B he C he’ll being D he has Question 15 In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the lifting A strong B hard C heavy D huge Question 16 Traditionally, it was family members within the extended family who took _ for elderly care A advantages B care C responsibility D time Question 17 Don’t worry! He’ll the job as _ as possible A economical B economically C uneconomically D beautiful Question 18 Luckily, I got some _ advice on how to make a presentation on ‘For a better community’ from my classteacher A useless B useful C usefulness D uselessness 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 19 Emissions from factories and exhaust fumes from vehicles can have detrimental effects on our health A beneficial B neutral C needy D harmful Question 20 I just want to stay at home to watch TV and take it easy A sleep B sit down C eat D relax 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 21 Mutualism is a type of symbiosis that occurs when two unlike organisms live together in a state that is mutually beneficial A alike B likely C similar D dislike Question 22 Tom may get into hot water when driving at full speed after drinking wine A get into trouble B stay safe C fall into disuse D keep calm Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges Question 23 Mary is talking to her professor in his office - Mary: “Can you tell me how to find material for my science report, professor?” - Professor: “ .” A I like it that you understand B Try your best, Mary C You can borrow books from the library D You mean the podcasts from other students? Question 24 - Hoa: “Would you mind closing the door?” - Quan: “ .” A Yes, of course Are you tired? B No, not at all I’ll it now C Yes, I You can close its D Don’t worry Go ahead! Read 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 25 to 29 Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: You speak to me, I reply to you and so on Two-way (25) _ depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and (26) _, and an agreed convention about signaling the beginning and end of the message In speech, the coding system is the language like English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at a time may seem too obvious to mention In fact, the signals (27) in conversation and meetings are often (28) _ For example, lowering the pitch of the voice may mean the end of a sentence, a sharp intake of breath may signal the desire to interrupt, catching the chairman’s eye may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a debate, a clenched fist may indicate anger When (29) _ visual signals are not possible, more formal signals may be needed Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 A exchange A announcer A that people use A informal A their B interchange B receiver B are used B non-verbal B these C communication C messenger C using C verbal C this D correspondence D transmitter D being used D formal D that Read 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 30 to 34 The first birds appeared during late Jurassic times These birds are known from four very good skeletons, two incomplete skeletons, and an isolated feather, all from the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany This fine-grained rock, which is extensively quarried for lithographic stone, was evidently deposited in a shallow coral lagoon of a tropical sea, and flying vertebrates occasionally fell into the water and were buried by the fine limy mud, to be preserved with remarkable detail in this way, the late Jurassic bird skeletons, which have been named Archaeopteryx, were fossilized And not only were the bones preserved in these skeletons, but so also were imprints of the feathers If the indications of feathers had not been preserved in association with Archaeopteryx, it is likely that these fossils would have been classified among the dinosaurs, for they show numerous theropod characteristics Archaeopteryx were animals about the size of a crow, with an archeosaurian type of skull, a long neck, a compact body balanced on a pair of strong hind limbs, and a long tail The forelimbs were enlarged and obviously functioned as wings Modern birds, who are the descendants of these early birds, are highly organized animals, with a constant body temperature and a very high rate of metabolism In addition, they are remarkable for having evolved extraordinarily complex behavior patterns such as those of nesting and song, and the habit among many species of making long migrations from one continent to another and back each year Most birds also have very strong legs, which allows them to run or walk on the ground as well as to fly in the air Indeed, some of the waterbirds, such as ducks and geese, have the distinction of being able to move around proficiently in the water, on land, and in the air, a range in natural locomotor ability that has never been attained by any other vertebrate 30 According to author, all of the following evidence relating to the first birds was found EXPECT _ A nesting materials B four skeletons in good condition C two fragmented skeletons D a single feather 31 It can be inferred from the passage that the Archaeopteryx were classified as birds on the basis of _ A imprints of bones B imprints of feather C the neck structure D skeletons 32 The word “they” in the first paragraph refers to _ A indications B fossils C dinosaurs D characteristics 33 The author mentions all of the following as examples of complex behavior patterns evolved by bird EXPECT _ A migrating B nesting C singing D running 34 The word “attained” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to A required B achieved C observed D merited 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 35 to 42 In the North American colonies, red ware, a simple pottery fired at low temperatures, and stone ware, a strong, impervious grey pottery fired at high temperatures, were produced from two different native clays These kinds of pottery were produced to supplement imported European pottery When the American Revolution (1775-1783) interrupted the flow of the superior European ware, there was incentive for American potters to replace the imports with comparable domestic goods Stoneware, which had been simple utilitarian kitchenware, grew increasingly ornate throughout the nineteenth century, and in addition to the earlier scratched and drawn designs, three dimensional molded relief decoration became popular Representational motifs largely replaced the earlier abstract decorations Birds and flowers were particularly evident, but other subjects - lions, flags, and clipper ships - are found Some figurines, mainly of dogs and lions, were made in this medium Sometimes a name, usually that of the potter, was die-stamped onto a piece As more and more large kilns were built to create the high-fired stoneware, experiments revealed that the same clay used to produce low-fired red ware could produce a stronger, paler pottery if fired at a hotter temperature The result was yellow ware, used largely for serviceable items; but a further development was Rockingham ware - one of the most important American ceramics of the nineteenth century (The name of the ware was probably derived from its resemblance to English brown-glazed earthenware made in South Yorkshire.) It was created by adding a brown glaze to the fired clay, usually giving the finished product a mottled appearance Various methods of spattering or sponging the glaze onto the ware account for the extremely wide variations in color and add to the interest of collecting Rockingham An advanced form of Rockingham was flint enamel, created by dusting metallic powders onto the Rockingham glaze to produce brilliant varicolored streaks Articles for nearly every household activity and ornament could be bought in Rockingham ware: dishes and bowls, of course; also bedpans, foot warmers, cuspidors, lamp bases, doorknobs, molds, picture frames, even curtain tiebacks All these items are highly collectible today and are eagerly sought A few Rockingham specialties command particular affection among collectors and correspondingly high prices Question 35 The word “ornate” in the paragraph is closest in meaning to A elaborate B puzzling C durable D common Question 36 The passage suggests that the earliest stoneware A was decorated with simple, abstract designs B used three-dimensional decorations C was valued for its fancy decorations D had no decoration Question 37 How did yellow ware achieve its distinctive color? A By sponging on a glaze B By dusting on metallic powders C By brown-glazing D By firing at a high temperature Question 38 The phrase “derived from” in the paragraph is closest in meaning to A ruined by B warned against C based D sold by Question 39 The word “It” in the paragraph refers to A red ware B yellow ware C Rockingham ware D English brown-glazed earthenware Question 40 The phrase “account for” in the paragraph is closest in meaning to A explain B restrict C finance D supplement Question 41 What was special about flint enamel? A Its even metallic B Its mottled appearance C Its spattered effect D Its varicolored streaks Question 42 Which of the following kinds of Rockingham ware were probably produced in the greatest quantity? A Picture frames B Dishes and bowls C Curtain debacles D Doorknobs Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs corrections in each of the following questions Question 43 It is a good idea to be careful in buying or purchasing magazine from salespersons who may come to your door A It is B to be careful C buying or purchasing D who Question 44 The better you are at English, more opportunities you have to get a well-paid job in this country A better B are at C more opportunities D a well-paid Question 45 Dr Roberts, the first woman to be elected president of the university, is intelligent, capable and awareness of the problem to be solved A elected president B is C awareness D to be solved 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 46 Bill’s English is much better than it was A Bill speaks English better now than he did before B Bill has started to learn English but doesn’t speak it well C Bill has always spoken good English D Bill’s English was much better than it is now Question 47 My car keys are possibly in the kitchen A My car key should be put in the kitchen B My car keys cannot be in the kitchen C I don’t know whether my car keys are in the kitchen D My car keys might be in the kitchen Question 48 “Why don’t you get your hair cut, Gavin?” said Adam A Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair B Gavin was suggested to have a hair cut C It was suggested that Adam get Gavin’s hair cut D Adam suggested hat Gavin should have his hair cut Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions Question 49 She wasn’t wearing a seat-belt She was injured A If she hadn’t been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t have been injured B If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she would have been injured C If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t be been injured D If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t have been injured Question 50 The plane had taken off Paul realized he was on the wrong flight A Hardly had Paul realized he was on the wrong flight when the plane took off B It was not until the plane had taken off, did Paul realize he was on the wrong flight C Not until the plane had taken off, did Paul realize he was on the wrong flight D No sooner had the plane taken off than Paul had realized he was on the wrong flight ĐÁP ÁN C 11 A 21 C 31 B 41 D A 12 C 22 B 32 B 42 B D 13 A 23 C 33 D 43 C A 14 A 24 B 34 B 44 C A 15 C 25 C 35 A 45 C B 16 C 26 B 36 A 46 A A 17 B 27 A 37 D 47 D D 18 B 28 B 38 C 48 D C 19 D 29 B 39 C 49 D 10 A 20 D 30 A 40 A 50 C Câu 1: Đáp án C /ai/ Các đáp án lại /i/ Câu 2: Đáp án A Câu 3: Đáp án D Đáp án D có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, từ lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ Câu 4: Đáp án A Đáp án A có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, từ lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai Câu 5: Đáp án A Propose to sb: cầu hôn Câu 6: Đáp án B So sánh hơn: S + be + short adj-er/ more + long adj + than + S2 + be Sau “than” đảo động từ “to be” lên trước chủ ngữ để nhấn mạnh Câu 7: Đáp án A - Despite/ In spite of + N/Ving/ the fact that: - However: nhiên → However adj/adv + S + be/ V: Cho dù … đến … - Although S + V + O,… : Câu 8: Đáp án D Ta dùng khứ phân từ (PP) để tạo mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn câu bị động (dạng chủ động ta dùng đại phân từ) Câu 9: Đáp án C - bring up: nuôi dưỡng - bring in: giới thiệu/ công khai luật - bring about: làm xảy ra, dẫn đến - bring back: mang trả lại, làm nhớ lại Câu 10: Đáp án A Cấu trúc: Have (no) difficult (in) doing st: có (khơng gặp) khó khan (trong việc) làm Câu 11: Đáp án A Câu 12: Đáp án C Throw out the baby with the bathwater: vứt bỏ q báu với khơng thích Câu 13: Đáp án A - Adj/Adv + as + S + V = No matter how adj/adv + S + V = However + adj/adv + S + V: cho dù … thì… - thanks to sb/sth: nhờ vào, - As though/ As if: là: thường điều khơng có thật trái với thực tế (S + V1 + as though/ as if + S + V2)… - despite + N/Ving/ (the fact that S + V): Câu 14: Đáp án A Cấu trúc: By the time + S + V (thì tại), S + will have P2 (thì tương lai hoàn thành) Câu 15: Đáp án C Do the heavy lifting: làm công việc nặng nhọc Câu 16: Đáp án C Taje responsibility for sth: chịu trách nhiệm Câu 17: Đáp án B Trạng từ đứng sau bổ nghĩa cho động từ (loại A) - economical (adj): tiết kiệm, kinh tế - economically (adv): phương diện kinh tế, mặt kinh tế, theo cách tiết kiệm (trái nghĩa với uneconomically) - beautifully (adv): tốt, hay Câu 18: Đáp án B A useless (adj): vô dụng B useful (adj): hữu dụng C usefulness (n): hữu dụng D uselessness (n): vô dụng Căn vào danh từ “advice” nên vị trí trống cần tính từ Từ loại C, D Căn vào nghĩa câu chọn B Câu 19: Đáp án D A beneficial (adj): có lợi C needy (adj): nghèo túng, nghèo đói → detrimental (adj): có hại, bất lợi cho = harmful Câu 20: Đáp án D A sleep: ngủ C eat: ăn B neutral (adj): trung tính, trung lập D harmful (adj): có hại B sit down: ngồi xuống D relax = take it easy: thư giãn thoải mái Câu 21: Đáp án C A alike (adj): giống, tương tự không đứng trước danh từ) C similar (adj): tương tự, giống (similar to sb/sth) → unlike (adj): khác, không giống với, khác với >< similar Câu 22: Đáp án B A get into trouble: gặp rắc rối = get into hot water C fall into disuse: bỏ đi, không dùng đến B likely (adj): có thể, thích hợp D dislike (v): ghét, khơng thích B stay safe: giữ an tồn D keep calm: giữ bình tĩnh Câu 23: Đáp án C Câu 24: Đáp án B Câu 25: Đáp án C - exchange (n): trao đổi - interchange (n): trao đổi lẫn - communication (n): giao tiếp, liên lạc - correspondence (n): tương xứng, quan hệ thư từ Câu 26: Đáp án B - announcer (n): người giới thiệu chương trình (trên đài phát thanh/ truyền hình) người báo tin - receiver (n): người nhận - messenger (n): người đưa tin, sứ giả - transmitter (n): người truyền, vật truyền, máy phát Phía trước chỗ trống “sender” (người gửi) từ cần điền vào cần tương xứng Câu 27: Đáp án A Phía sau có động từ “are” → chỗ trống cần điền mệnh đề quan hệ để bổ sung nghĩa Câu 28: Đáp án B - informal (adj): thân mật - formal (adj): trang trọng - verbal (adj): lời nói - non-verbal (adj): phi ngơn từ, khơng lời nói Câu 29: Đáp án B - These + N số nhiều: những… Câu 30: Đáp án A Dẫn chứng: “These birds are known from four very good skeletons, two incomplete skeletons, and an isolated feather, all from the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany.” Câu 31: Đáp án B Dẫn chứng: “And not only were the bones preserved in these skeletons, but so also were imprints of the feathers If the indications of feathers had not been preserved in association with Archaeopteryx, it is likely that these fossils would have been classified among the dinosaurs, for they show numerous theropod characteristics.” Câu 32: Đáp án B Dẫn chứng: “And not only were the bones preserved in these skeletons, but so also were imprints of the feathers If the indications of feathers had not been preserved in association with Archaeopteryx, it is likely that these fossils would have been classified among the dinosaurs, for they show numerous theropod characteristics.” Câu 33: Đáp án D Dẫn chứng: “In addition, they are remarkable for having evolved extraordinarily complex behavior patterns such as those of nesting and song, and the habit among many species of making long migrations from one continent to another and back each year.” Câu 34: Đáp án B Dẫn chứng: “Indeed, some of the waterbirds, such as ducks and geese, have the distinction of being able to move around proficiently in the water, on land, and in the air, a range in natural locomotor ability that has never been attained by any other vertebrate.” Câu 35: Đáp án A Dẫn chứng: “Stoneware, which had been simple utilitarian kitchenware, grew increasingly ornate throughout the nineteenth century, and in addition to the earlier scratched and drawn designs, three dimensional molded relief decoration became popular.” Câu 36: Đáp án A Dẫn chứng: “Stoneware, which had been simple utilitarian kitchenware, grew increasingly ornate throughout the nineteenth century, and in addition to the earlier scratched and drawn designs, three dimensional molded relief decoration became popular Representational motifs largely replaced the earlier abstract decorations.” Câu 37: Đáp án D Dẫn chứng: “As more and more large kilns were built to create the high-fired stoneware, experiments revealed that the same clay used to produce low-fired red ware could produce a stronger, paler pottery if fired at a hotter temperature The result was yellow ware, used largely for serviceable items” Câu 38: Đáp án C - ruined by: bỵ phá hủy - based on: vào - warned against: bị cảnh báo không - sold by: bán Câu 39: Đáp án C Dẫn chứng: “The result was yellow ware, used largely for serviceable items; but a further development was Rockingham ware - one of the most important American ceramics of the nineteenth century It was created by adding a brown glaze to the fired clay, usually giving the finished product a mottled appearance.” Câu 40: Đáp án A Dẫn chứng: “Various methods of spattering or sponging the glaze onto the ware account for the extremely wide variations in color.” Câu 41: Đáp án D Dẫn chứng: “An advanced form of Rockingham was flint enamel, created by dusting metallic powders onto the Rockingham glaze to produce brilliant varicolored streaks.” Câu 42 Đáp án B Dẫn chứng: “Articles for nearly every household activity and ornament could be bought in Rockingham ware: dishes and bowls, of course; also bedpans, foot warmers, cuspidors, lamp bases, doorknobs, molds, picture frames, even curtain tiebacks.” Câu 43: Đáp án C - Buy (v): mua ~ purchase Câu 44: Đáp án C Cấu trúc: The + hình thức so sánh tính từ/ trạng từ + S + V, the + hình thức so sánh tính từ/ trạng từ + S + V (so sánh kép: càng… càng) More opportunities ⇒ the more opportunities Câu 45: Đáp án C Cấu trúc song song câu nghĩa thông tin liệt kê câu phải giống từ loại thời gian câu mệnh đề câu (N-N, adj-adj, verb-verb,…) Dễ thấy câu: “Dr Roberts, the first woman to be elected president of the university, is intelligent, capable and awareness of the problem to be solved” có intelligent (adj), capable (adj) nên awareness phải aware (adj) Câu 46: Đáp án A Câu B, C, D sai nghĩa Câu 47: Đáp án D Câu 48: Đáp án D Câu gốc là: Adam bảo: “Gavin, cậu khơng cắt tóc nhỉ?” Đó lời gợi ý nên A (advise – khuyên) Câu B thiếu thông tin (không nhắc đến Adam), phải thêm vào cuối câu cụm từ by Adam Câu C nghĩa khơng hợp lí khơng dùng cấu trúc get sb to sth Chỉ có câu D nhất: “Adam đề nghị Gavin nên cắt tóc” Câu 49: Đáp án D Đây việc xảy khứ ⇒ dùng câu điều kiện loại để diễn tả việc trái với thực tế khứ Câu 50: Đáp án B Theo cấu trúc đảo ngữ: “Not until…”: Not until/till + clause/ Adv of time + Auxiliary + S + V ... A 50 C Câu 1: Đáp án C /ai/ Các đáp án lại /i/ Câu 2: Đáp án A Câu 3: Đáp án D Đáp án D có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, từ lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ Câu 4: Đáp án A Đáp án A có trọng... dùng cấu trúc get sb to sth Chỉ có câu D nhất: “Adam đề nghị Gavin nên cắt tóc” Câu 49: Đáp án D Đây việc xảy khứ ⇒ dùng câu điều kiện loại để diễn tả việc trái với thực tế khứ Câu 50: Đáp án B Theo. .. + V): Câu 14: Đáp án A Cấu trúc: By the time + S + V (thì tại), S + will have P2 (thì tương lai hồn thành) Câu 15: Đáp án C Do the heavy lifting: làm công việc nặng nhọc Câu 16: Đáp án C Taje