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.... A rather surprising geograp[r]
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Họ, tên thí sinh: 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 1: Televisions are now an everyday feature of most households in the United States,
A B
and television viewing is the number one activity leisure
C D
Câu 2: The rapid growth of the world's population over the past 100 years have led to a
A B
great increase in the acreage of land under cultivation
C D
Câu 3: The flamingo constructs a cylindrical mud nest for its egg, which both parents care
A B C
for it
D
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 4: The cake was so stale that I couldn't eat it. A The cake was not stale enough for me to eat. B The cake was too stale for me to eat.
C The cake was too stale for me couldn't eat. D The cake was stale enough that I couldn't eat it.
Câu 5: We can't decide until we hear all the advantages and disadvantages of the matter. A It is not until all the advantages and disadvantages of the matter are heard can we decide. B We'll know the advantages and disadvantages of the matter after we've made a decision. C Unless we hear all the advantages and disadvantages, we can make a decision.
D Before we can come to a decision, we'll need to hear all the pros and cons of the matter. Câu 6: He tried hard to push the thought of his failure to the back of his mind.
A It was hard, but he tried to forget about his failure. B The thought of the failure never got out of his mind C The thought of his failure didn't seem to trouble him at all. D He had to remind himself of the failure for future use.
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 7: We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping We know relatively little about sleep. A We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep. B Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping.
C We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.
D We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. Câu 8: He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals He was not talent.
(2)B It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success. C His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pusue personal goals. D His determination to his pursue personal goals made him successful and talent.
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
Câu 9: A maintained B determined C started D survived Câu 10: A population B documentary C maximum D stimulate
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 11: A recommend B volunteer C understand D potential Câu 12: A persuade B offer C reduce D apply
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 13: You the washing-up I could have done it for you.
A needn’t have done B hadn’t to do
C couldn’t have done D mustn’t have done
Câu 14: She asked so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A why did Mai look B did Mai look C why Mai looked D why looked
Câu 15: All of the students are to pass the entrance examination in order to attend the uiversity
A obliged B obtained C obsessed D observed
Câu 16: By the end of this year, Jill here for twenty months.
A have worked B will work C is working D will have worked
Câu 17: If Tan Son Nhat Airport clear of fog, we’ll land there.
A is B will be C was D could be
Câu 18: There was a _ table in the middle of the room.
A Japanese round beautiful wooden B beautiful round Japanese wooden C beautiful wooden Japanese round D beautiful wooden round Japanese
Câu 19: It is very important for a film or a company to keep _the changes in the market.
A pace of B track about C touch with D up with
Câu 20: The North is flatter and more _ than the South.
A industrial B industrualization C industrialize D industrialist Câu 21: The medicine had no effect at all.
A the doctor gave me B which the doctor gave it to me
C which given to me by the doctor D the doctor gave it to me Câu 22: John was the youngest boy _
A that is joined the club B to be admitted to the club
C admitted to the club D joining the club
Câu 23: Your brother never go to work by bus, ?
A isn’t he B is he C does he D doesn’t he
Câu 24: Telecommunication is bound to have a huge on various aspects of our lives.
A depression B technique C expect D influence
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 25: He didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
A didn’t show surprise B wasn’t happy
(3)Câu 26: Many young children are spending large amounts of time watching the TV without being aware of its detriment to their school work
A harm B advantage C benefit D support
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 27: Certain courses are compulsory; others are optional
A voluntary B free C pressure D mandatory
Câu 28: We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A frequented B accessible C revealed D lively
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Câu 29: Two students Peter and Anny are talking about women’s role - Peter: “In my opinion, women should not go to work.”
- Anny: “ _”
A Yes, I don’t agree B What nonsense!
C Yes, I do D Yes, it was ever
Câu 30: Cindy and Mary is talking about Mary’s hair. - Cindy: “Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!”
- Mary: “ ”
A Yes, all right. B Never mention it
C Thanks, but I’m afraid D Thanks, Cindy I had it done yesterday.
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 31 to 35.
Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine that would all the necessary jobs around the house If boring and repetitive factory work could be (31) by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?
For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors And they came up against a major difficulty That is, housework is actually very complex It has never been one job it has always been many A factor robot (32) one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to something else It doesn’t run the whole factory A housework robot on the other hand, has to several different (33) of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope (34) all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs (35) , there have been some developments recently Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles We have the technology to produce the hardware All that is missing the software- the programs that will operate the machine
Câu 31: A made B managed C succeeded D given Câu 32: A carries out. B carries away C carries off D carries over Câu 33: A ways B methods C systems D types
Câu 34: A with B for C by D from
Câu 35: A However B Besides C Therefore D Moreover
(4)A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake ,one of the world’s largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth’s cor The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures on the surface
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of the tremendous size of the lake; the satellite–borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organism in more exposed areas The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination Scientists are looking for possible way to accomplish this
Câu 36: What is true of Lake Vostok ?
A It is completely frozen. B It is beneath a thick slab of ice C It is a saltwater lake. D It is heated by the sun
Câu 37: All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it A was conducted by air B was controlled by a satellite
C could not determine the lake’s exact size D made use of radio waves Câu 38: It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if
A Antarctica were not so cold B the lake were not so big C there were no lake underneath D radio waves were not used
Câu 39: The word “microbes” in paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following ?
A Pieces of dust B Rays of light
C Tiny organisms D Tiny bubbles
Câu 40: Lake Vostok is potentially important to scientists because it
A may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light B can be studied using radio waves C may contain uncontaminated microbes D has already been contaminated Câu 41: The last paragraph suggests that scientists should be aware of _
A problems with satellite – borne radar equipment B ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it C the harsh climate of Antarctica
D further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica Câu 42: The purpose of the passage is to _
A present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica’s geography B provided satellite data concerning Antarctica
C discuss future plans for Lake Vostok D explain how Lake Vostok was discovered
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.
(5)Don Quixote makes chivalry seem absurd; Brave New World ridicules the pretensions of science; A Modest Proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism None of these ideas is original Chivalry was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims of pure science before Aldous Huxley, and people were aware of famine before Swift
It was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular It was the manner of expression, the satiric method, that made them interesting and entertaining Satires are read because they are aesthetically satisfying works of art, not because they are morally wholesome or ethically instructive They are stimulating and refreshing because with commonsense briskness they brush away illusions and secondhand opinions With spontaneous irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar objects into incongruous juxtaposition, and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude
Satire exists because there is need for it It has lived because readers appreciate a refreshing stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they live in a world of platitudinous thinking, cheap moralizing, and foolish philosophy Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of truth, though rarely to any action on behalf of truth Satire tends to remind people that much of what they see, hear, and read in popular media is sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true Life resembles in only a slight degree the popular image of it
Câu 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A New philosophies emerging from satiric literature. B Popular topics of satire.
C Reasons for the popularity of satire. D Difficulties of writing satiric literature.
Câu 44: Don Quixote, Brave New World, and A Modest Proposal are cited by the author as
A best satirists of all times B classic satiric works C a typical approach to satire D good critiques by satirists Câu 45: What satires fascinates readers is how .
A plots are created B realistic they are C ideas are expressed D ideas are organized Câu 46: Which of the following can be found in satiric literature?
A Newly emerging philosophies.
B Abstract discussion of morals and ethics. C Wholesome characters who are unselfish. D Odd combinations of objects and ideas.
Câu 47: According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be . A told how they can be of service to their communities
B exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated C informed about new scientific developments
D reminded that popular ideas may often be inaccurate
Câu 48: The word "refreshing" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
A awakening B common C popular D revitalizing
Câu 49: The word "sanctimonious" may be new to you It most probably means " " in this context.
A good B moderate C exaggerated D educational
Câu 50: The various purposes of satire include all of the following EXCEPT A reminding readers of the truth
B introducing readers to unfamiliar situations C brushing away illusions
D exposing false values