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ĐỀ SỐ 16 ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Năm học: 2020-2021 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 whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question A rough B touchy C southern D coup Question A honour B heritage C vehicle D heiress 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 Question A innocent B criminal C reaction D specialist Question A definition B politician C situation D production Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question Mr Nam knows Hanoi City like the back of his _ He used to be a taxi driver there for 10 years A head B mind C hand D life Question They were extremely tired at the end of the journey because they _for more than 24 hours A have travelled B have been travelling C had travelled D had been travelling Question _people are those who share the same interests, or points of view A Light-hearted B Like-minded C Even-handed D Open-minded Question I thought the party _really well A came off B came up C came about D came across Question The _of new technology transformed our lives A interaction B advent C emergency D identity Question 10 Lan was _of the two sisters A the clever B as clever as C the cleverer D the cleverest Question 11 The film _in 1997 is about the wild animals A made B which made C making D to make Question 12 The house _the earthquake but then _by a fire A survived – was destroyed B was survived – destroyed C survived – destroyed D was survived – was destroyed Question 13 The boy quickly _the old woman's telephone number to memory A devoted B added C committed D admitted Trang Question 14 The film would have been perfect _the ending A had it not been for B it had not been for C it hadn't been for D hadn't it been for Question 15 Ann's very modest, always _her success A playing down B turning around C keeping down D pushing back Question 16 It is not until December 25 _the exam results will be announced A which B what C that D when Question 17 Suppose she _you stealing, what would you do? A has caught B catches C had caught D caught Question 18 The teacher recommended that Linda _her essay as soon as possible A finish writing B finished writing C should finish to write D finishes writing Question 19 The last of these reasons is _the most important A so B very C far D by far 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 20 I don't like him There is a sneaky look on his face A furious B humorous C dishonest D guilty Question 21 It is such a prestigious university that only good students are entitled to a full scholarship each year A have the right to refuse B are given the right to C are refused the right to D have the obligation to 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 22 Tom was too wet behind the ears to be in charge of such a difficult task A full of experience B lack of responsibility C without money D full of sincerity Question 23 Lan's replies were inconsistent with her previous testimony A contradicted B compatible C enhanced D incorporated Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that hoot completes each of the following exchanges Question 24 Mr David is having dinner with his friend in a restaurant Mr David: "Could you bring me some water?" - Waiter:" _" A No, thanks B Of course you can C I'm afraid not D Certainly, sir Question 25 Huy was asking Mai, his classmate, for her opinion about the book he had lent her Huy: "What you think about the book?" - Mai:" _" Trang A Yes, let's read it together.B The best I've ever read! C I can't agree with you more D I wish I could buy one 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 26 to 30 Most people are born with the natural ability to tell stories, but only a rare few have the determination to become professional authors, and even fewer have the joy of seeing their novels top the (26) _of bestselling books Some of the world's famous crime writers have achieved the greatest success of all Who can deny the appeal of famous detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot? Even if you haven't read the (27) _ books you will have seen them in films or on the TV If you have an ambition to become the next Agatha Christie what should you do? The best starting point is to read lots of examples of crime fiction written by good authors You will need a notebook to carry around with you or, even better, some loose sheets of paper that you can (28) _notes on and then file into a folder After all, the most everyday situation - for example, watching a woman get (29) _a train - may be the inspiration for your first bestseller Like any good recipe you have to know the main (30) _of a successful novel These are: an original story, strong characters and a memorable setting Question 26 A queue B row C line D list Question 27 A first B initial C early D original Question 28 A complete B fill C make D Question 29 A off B down C out D from Question 30 A sections B pieces C ingredients D parts 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 31 to 35 Notting Hill Carnival takes place in London every August Bank Holiday, and is the most colourful and largest street event in the UK The festival celebrates the traditions of the Afro-Caribbean community, who emigrated to England from the West Indies in the 1950s They brought with them the Caribbean idea of the carnival, with colourful costumes, processions, steel bands and street dancing Preparations for the carnival start many months in advance Costumes need to be made, and floats built, ready for the carnival street procession, steel bands practise traditional Caribbean music on instruments built from used oil barrels Just before the festival, the streets are decorated with yellow, green and red streamers, and amplifying devices are set in place, to carry the rhythmic sounds over the roar of the London traffic The carnival is celebrated over three days, and is full of music and colour Processions of steel and brass bands, floats, and dancers in colourful costumes make their way through the narrow London streets, watched by tens of thousands of people The streets are lined with stalls selling tropical fruits, such as fresh mangoes, watermelons and pineapple Everyone dances - young and old, black and white - and even Trang the policemen on duty take part in the fun For these three days in August, a little Caribbean magic touches the streets of London Question 31 What is the writer's main aim in writing the passage? A To encourage people to celebrate the traditions of black people B To talk about problems with Afro-Caribbean community C To recommend people spend more time outdoors D To understand and describe the Notting Hill Carnival Question 32 According to the passage, Notting Hill Carnival _ A takes place every Bank Holiday B is held annually in August C is organized by the Bank of England D is held at the beginning of August Question 33 During the Notting Hill Carnival, _ A the participants in the carnival decorate the streets with colourful streamers B preparations start early in the morning C music and colour fill the streets of London D traffic is banned from the main shopping streets Question 34 The writer claims that _ A this carnival has been organized since at least the 1950s B tens of thousands of people take part in the preparations for the carnival C dancers in the carnival wear special clothes D the dancers in the carnival are from the black community Question 35 Although the carnival is a celebration of the traditions of black British, _ A everyone seems to participate in it B only Caribbean people take part in it C it is gaining in popularity among the white in recent years D people from all over the world come to watch it 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 The work of the railroad pioneers in America became the basis for a great surge of railroad building halfway through the nineteenth century that linked the nation together as never before Railroads eventually became the nation's number one transportation system and remained so until the construction of the interstate highway system halfway through the twentieth century They were of crucial importance in stimulating economic expansion, but their influence reached beyond the economy and was pervasive in American society at large Trang By 1804, English, as well as American inventors, had experimented with steam engines for moving land vehicles In 1920, John Stevens ran a locomotive and cars around in a circular track on his New Jersey estate, which the public saw as an amusing toy And in 1825, after opening a short length of a track, the Stockton to Darlington Railroad in England became the first line to carry general traffic American business people, especially those in the Atlantic coastal region who looked for better communication with the West, quickly became interested in the English experiment The first company in America to begin actual operations was the Baltimore and Ohio, which opened a thirteen mile length of track in 1830 It used a team of horses to pull a train of passenger carriages and freight wagons along the track, steam locomotive power didn't come into regular service until two years later However, for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system Even the longest of the lines were relatively short in the 1830's, and most of them served simply to connect water routes to each other, not to link one railroad to another Even when two lines did connect, the tracks often differed in width, so cars from one line couldn't fit onto tracks of the next line Schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent Significantly, however, some important developments during the 1830's and 1840's included the introduction of heavier iron rails, more flexible and powerful locomotives, and passenger cars were redesigned to become more stable, comfortable, and larger By the end of 1830 only 23 miles of track had been laid in the country But by 1936, more than 1,000 miles of track had been laid in eleven States, and within the decade, almost 3,000 miles had been constructed By that early age, the United States had already surpassed Great Britain in railroad construction, and particularly from the mid-1860's, the late nineteenth century belonged to the railroads Question 36 The word "their" in paragraph refers to _ A railroad pioneers B railroads C the interstate highway system D Americar Question 37 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A The United States regarded Great Britain as a competitor in developing the most efficient railroad system B Steam locomotive power was first used in 1832 C American businessmen saw railroads as a threat to established businesses D Steam locomotives replaced horses because of the distances across the country Question 38 The author concludes that for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system because _ A passenger cars were not stable, comfortable or large B locomotives were not powerful enough C schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent D lines were relatively short and not usually linked Question 39 Which of the following is NOT true about the 1830's and 1840's? Trang A passenger cars became larger B schedules were reliable C locomotives became more powerful D tracks were heavier Question 40 The word "stable" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A fixed B supportive C unreliable D sound Question 41 By what time had almost 3,000 miles of track been laid? A 1830 B 1836 C 1840 D mid-1860s Question 42 The word "surpassed" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A exceeded B beaten C overtaken D equaled 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 Question 43 The (A) average salt (B) content of seawater is (C) more than three (D) percents A average B content C more than D percents Question 44 For many years, people (A) have used some (B) kind of refrigerator (C) cooling beverages and preserve (D) edibles A have used B kind C cooling D edibles Question 45 My husband is an ambitious person (A) who (B) is committed to (C) improve his status (D) at work A who B is C improve D at 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 Friendly though she may seem, she's not to be trusted A However friendly she seems, she's not to be trusted, B She's too friendly to be trusted C However she seems friendly, she's not to be trusted, D She may have friends, but she's not to be trusted Question 47 "I will come back early I really will!" She said A She promised to come back early B She reminded me to come back early C She refused to come back early D She offered to come back early Question 48 The last time I saw David was when I ran into him at the station on my way to New York A I haven't seen David since a chance meeting with him at the station when I was setting off for New York B When I last went to New York, I happened to meet David at the station C When I last saw David at the station in New York, I ran after him D I finally saw David at the station when I was on my way to New York 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 Trang Question 49 She did not study hard She failed the exam A Even though she failed the exam, she didn't study hard B Unless she had studied hard, she would have failed the exam C If she had studied hard, she would have passed the exam D However hard she studied, she failed the exam Question 50 He raised his hand high He wanted to attract his teacher's attention A Because his teacher attracted him, he raised his hand high B To attract his teacher's attention, he raised his hand high C Though he raised his hand high, he could not attract his teacher's attention D He had such a high raising of hand that he failed to attract his teacher's attention Đáp án 1-D 11-A 21-B 31-D 41-C 2-B 12-A 22-A 32-B 42-A 3-C 13-C 23-B 33-C 43-D 4-D 14-A 24-D 34-C 44-C 5-C 15-A 25-B 35-A 45-B 6-D 16-C 26-D 36-B 46-A 7-B 17-D 27-D 37-B 47-A 8-A 18-A 28-C 38-D 48-A 9-B 19-D 29-A 39-B 49-C 10-C 20-C 30-C 40-D 50-B LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question Đáp án D - Rough /rʌf/ (adj): gồ ghề - Touchy /ˈtʌtʃi/ (adj): dễ động lòng, nhạy cảm - Southern /ˈsʌðən/ (adj): (thuộc) phía nam - Coup /kuː/ (n): việc làm táo bạo Question Đáp án B - Honour /ˈɒnə(r)/ (n): danh dự - Vehicle /ˈviːəkl/ (n): xe cộ - Heritage /ˈherɪtɪdʒ/ (n): di sản - Heiress /eəˈres/ (n): người thừa kế (nữ) Question Đáp án C - Innocent /ˈɪnəsnt/ (adj): vô tội - Reaction /riˈækʃn/ (n): phản ứng - Criminal /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ (n): kẻ phạm tội - Specialist /ˈspeʃəlɪst/ (n): chuyên gia Question Đáp án D - Definition /ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn/ (n): định nghĩa - Situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/ (n): tình huống, tình hình - Production /prəˈdʌkʃn/ (n): sản xuất - Politician /ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn/ (n): tri gia Trang Question Đáp án C - head (n): đầu - mind (n): trí óc, tâm trí - hand (n): tay - life (n): sống + know sb/ sth like the back of one's hand ~ to be very familiar with somebody/something: hiểu biết rõ, biết rõ lịng bàn tay "Ơng Nam biết thành phố Hà Nội rõ lịng bàn tay ơng lái xe taxi 10 năm." Question Đáp án D Động từ câu phải chia q khứ hồn thành tiếp diễn để diễn tả hành động nguyên nhân điều q khứ Cấu trúc: S + had + been + PP (thì q khứ hồn thành tiếp diễn) "Họ mệt vào cuối hành trình họ 24 tiếng đồng hồ.' Question Đáp án B "Những người chí hướng người có sở thích, quan điểm." - light-hearted (adj): cheerful and without problems: vui vẻ, vô tư lự - like -minded (adj): having similar ideas and interests: có ý kiến sở thích giống - even-handed (adj): completely fair: cơng - open-minded (adj): phóng khoáng, sẵn sàng tiếp thu Question Đáp án A - come off (ph.v): be successful: thành công - come up (ph.v): xảy ra, xuất - come about (ph.v): xảy - come across (ph.v): tình cờ gặp "Tôi nghĩ bữa tiệc thực thành công." Question Đáp án B - interaction (n): tương tác - advent (n): đến, đời, xuất + the advent of sth/ sb: xuất gì/ - emergency (n): tình trạng khấn cấp - identity (n): giống hệt, nét để nhận dạng "Sự xuất công nghệ thay đổi sống chúng ta." Question 10 Đáp án C - "Of the two sisters" (trong hai chị em gái)"  dùng hình thức so sánh Cấu trúc: Of the two + (N), + S+ V + the + hình thức so sánh hơn/ S + V + the + hình thức so sánh + of the two + (N) (so sánh đối tượng không dùng "than") Lưu ý: Hình thức so sánh "clever" "cleverer" "more clever" "Trong chị em Lan thơng minh hơn.' Ta so sánh thực thể (người vật) mà không sử dụng "than" Trong trường hợp thành ngữ "of the two" sử dụng câu (nó đứng đầu câu sau danh từ phải có dấu phấy, đứng cuối.) S + V + the + comparative (hình thức so sánh hơn) + of the two + (N) Trang Of the two + (N), + S+ V + the + comparative E.g: Nam is the taller of the two boys (Nam người cao hai cậu bé.) Of the two shirts, this one is the shorter (Trong hai áo, ngắn hơn.) Question 11 Đáp án A - Từ cần điền vào đại từ quan hệ thay cho danh từ "the film" làm chức chủ ngữ mệnh đề quan hệ - Động từ theo sau đại từ quan hệ chia dạng bị động khứ đơn mệnh đề quan hệ mang nghĩa bị động thời điểm khứ "in 1997" Do đó, phương án B sai (which made  which was made) Đây dạng rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ dạng bị động nên ta lược bỏ đại từ quan hệ to be, động từ chia thành V-PP "The film which was made in 1997 is about the wild animals  The film made in 1997 is about the wild animals." "Bộ phim sản xuất vào năm 1997 kể động vật hoang dã." Reduced relative clauses (Mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn) Để rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ, ta sử dụng cách sau: - Dùng cụm Ving: dùng cho mệnh đề dạng chủ động E.g: The girl who is talking to Ms Nga is my sister = The girl talking to Ms Nga is my sister - Dùng cụm phân từ (V3/ed): dùng cho mệnh đề dạng bị động E.g: The lamp which was made in China is five dollars = The lamp made in China is five dollars - Dùng cụm động từ nguyên mẫu (to V): + Dùng danh từ đứng trước có từ bổ nghĩa the only, the first, the second E.g: He is the first person who came here yesterday = He is the first person to come here yesterday + Dùng động từ have/has E.g: He had something that he had to = He had something to + Dùng đầu câu có here (be), there (be) E.g: There are six letters which have to be written today = There are six letters to be written today - Dùng cụm danh từ: dùng mệnh đề tình từ có dạng: S + be + danh từ/ cụm danh từ/ cụm giới từ Cách làm: ta bỏ who, which be E.g: Football, which is a popular sport, is very good for our health = Football, a popular sport, is very good for our health Question 12 Đáp án A - survive (v): tồn tại, qua khỏi - destroy (v): phá hủy Vế đầu mang nghĩa chủ động nên ta chia động từ "survive" chủ động; vế sau mang nghĩa bị động nên ta chia động từ "destroy" thể bị động Trang Cấu trúc: Chủ động: S + V-past + O Bị động: S (O) + was/ were + PP + by O(S) "Ngôi nhà tồn qua trận động đất sau bị phá hủy hỏa hoạn." The passive voice (Thể bị động) - Cấu trúc (Form): Chủ động: S + V + O Bị động: S + be + PP + (by O) * Các bước để chuyển từ câu chủ động sang câu bị động a Xác định S, V, O V câu chủ động b Lấy O câu chủ động làm S câu bị động c Lấy S câu chủ động làm O đặt sau "by" câu bị động d Biến dổi V câu chủ động thành PP (Past Participle) câu bị động e Thêm To be vào trước pp câu bị động (To be phải chia theo V câu chủ động chia theo số S câu bị động) Trong câu bị động by + O đứng sau adverbs of place (trạng từ nơi chốn) đứng trước adverbs of time (trạng từ thời gian) Trong câu bị động, bỏ: by people, by us, by them, by someone, by him, by her - Cấu trúc bị động với Tense (Thì) Hiện đơn Hiện tiếp diễn Active (Chủ động) S+ V(s/es) + O E.g: I my homework every evening S + is/am/are + V-ing + O E.g: He is reading books now S + V-ed/V-2 + O Quá khứ đơn E.g: S e wrote a letter yesterday Quá khứ tiếp diễn Hiện hoàn thành Hiện hoàn thành tiếp diễn S+ was/were + V-ing + O E.g: They were doing the housework at a.m yesterday Passive (Bị động) S (O) + is/am/are + PP + {by + O (s)}  My homework is done every evening S (O)+ is/am/are + being + PP+ {by + O (s)}  Books are being read (by him) now S (O) + was/were + PP + {by + O (s)}  A letter was written (by her) yesterday S (O) + was/were +being + PP + {by + O (s)} The housework was being done at a.m yesterday S (O) + have/ has + been + PP + {by + O (s)} S + have/ has + PP + O E.g: My parents have given me a  A new computer has been given to me by new computer on my birthday my parents S + have/ has + been + V-ing + n my birthday S (O) + have/ has + been + being +PP + O {by + O (s)} E.g: Tim has been repairing the  The roof has been being repaired by Tim Trang 10 Quá khứ hoàn thành Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn Tương lai đơn 10 Tương lai tiếp diễn 11 Tương lai hoàn thành 12 Tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn 13 Tương lai gần roof for hours S + had + PP + O E.g: He had finished his homework before p.m yesterday S + had + been + V-ing + O E.g: I had bee typing the letter for hours before you came yesterday S + will + V(nguyên thể) + O E.g: She will meet him tomorr S + will + be +V-ing + O E.g: She will be taking care of her children at this time tomorrow S + will + have + PP + O E.g: They will have completed this house by the end of this year S + will + have + been + V-ing +O E.g: I will have been teaching English for years by next week S + is/ am/ are + going to + V (bare-inf) + O E.g: I am going to buy this house S + Modal Verbs (can, could, 14 Modal verbs may, might, ) + V (bare-inf) + (Động từ khuyết O thiếu) E.g: They should these exercises Question 13 Đáp án C for hours S (O) + had + been + PP + {by + O (s)}  His homework had been finished before p.m yesterday S (O) + had + been + being + PP + {by + O (s)}  The letter had been being typed for hours before you came yesterday w S (O) + will + be + PP + {by + O (s)}  He will be met tomorrow S (O) + will + be + being + PP + {by + O (s)}  Her children will b being taken care of at this time tomorrow S (O) + will + have + been + PP + {by + O (s)}  This house will have been completed by the end of this year S (O) + will + have +been + being + PP + {by + O (s)}  English will have been being taught by me for ears by next week S (O) + is/ am/ are + going to + be + PP + (by + O (s)}  This house is going to be bought S (O) + Modal Verbs (can, could, may, might, ) + be + PP + {by + O (s)}  These exercises should be done - devote (v): cống hiến, dành hết cho - add (v): thêm vào - commit (v): cam kết, dính vào + commit sth to memory: ghi nhớ điều - admit (v): thừa nhận "Cậu bé nhanh chóng ghi nhớ số điện thoại bà cụ vào đầu." Question 14 Đáp án A Cấu trúc: If it had not been for + N,… Nếu khơng phải = Had it not been for N, (đảo ngữ) "Bộ phim hồn hảo khơng phải phần cuối." Trang 11 Question 15 Đáp án A - play sth down: try to make something seem less important or less likely than it really is: làm dịu lại, làm quan trọng thực - turn around: quay !ạỉ - keep sth down: nén lại, cản không cho lên - push back = put off: make the time or date of a meeting, etc later than originally planned: hoãn lại "Ann khiêm tốn, ln ln che giấu thành cơng mình." Question 16 Đáp án C Cấu trúc: It is/ was not until that (Mãi ) "Mãi ngày 25 tháng 12 kết kỳ thi thơng báo." Question 17 Đáp án D - Suppose/ Supposing: giả sử (dùng câu điều kiện) - Câu điều kiện loại 2: If/ Suppose/ Supposing + S + V2/ed , S + would + V (bare-inf) "Giả sử bắt bạn ăn trộm bạn làm gì?" Question 18 Đáp án A Cấu trúc: - S + recommend + that + S + V (bare-inf) (thể giả định) E.g: His mother recommends that he not watch TV too much - finish + V-ing: hồn thành làm "Giáo viên khun Linda hồn thành luận sớm có thể." Question 19 Đáp án D - by far + so sánh nhất: dùng để nhấn mạnh E.g: He is by far the most intelligent in his class - much/far + so sánh (dùng để nhấn mạnh) E.g: He is much/far taller than his father "Trong lý lý cuối quan trọng nhất." Question 20 Đáp án C - furious (adj): giận - humorous (adj): hài hước - dishonest (adj): không chân thật, không thật - guilty (adj): xấu hổ, có tội - sneaky (adj): lút, khơng chân thật Do đó: sneaky ~ dishonest "Tơi khơng thích Có nhìn khơng chân thật khuôn mặt anh ta." Question 21 Đáp án B - have the right to refuse: có quyền từ chối - are given the right to: cho quyền - are refused the right to: bị từ chối quyền - have the obligation to: có nghĩa vụ, bổn phận - are entitled to: có quyền Do đó: are entitled to ~ are given the right to Trang 12 "Đó trường đại học có uy tín mà có sinh viên giỏi hưởng học bống toàn phần năm."  Question 22 Đáp án A - full of experience: đầy kinh nghiệm - lack of responsibility: thiếu trách nhiệm - without money: thiếu tiền -full of sincerity: đầy chân thành, chân thành - wet behind the ears: young and without much experience: chưa có kinh nghiệm, q non nớt, miệng cịn sữa E.g: He was still wet behind the ears Do đó: wet behind the ears # full of experience "Tom non nớt để đảm nhiệm nhiệm vụ khó khăn vậy." Question 23 Đáp án B - contradicted /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktid/ (adj): mâu thuẫn với, trái với - compatible /kəmˈpætəbl/ (adj): tương thích - enhanced /ɪnˈhɑːnst/ (adj): tăng cường - incorporated /ɪnˈkɔːpəreɪtɪd/ (adj): kết hợp chặt chẽ - inconsistent /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/ (adj): mâu thuẫn, khơng qn, khơng tương thích Do đó: inconsistent # compatible "Những câu trả lời Lan mâu thuẫn với chứng trước đưa ra." Question 24 Đáp án D Ông David ăn tối với bạn nhà hàng - Ông David: Cậu mang cho tơi nước khơng? - Nam phục vụ:" _" A Khơng, cảm ơn B Dĩ nhiên ơng C Tôi e không D Dạ vâng, thưa ông Question 25 Đáp án B Huy hỏi Mai, bạn lớp để biết ý kiến cô sách mà cậu cho cô mượn Huy: "Bạn nghĩ sách đó?" - Mai:" _ " A Uh, đọc B Cuốn sách hay mà tớ đọc! C Tớ hoàn toàn đồng ý với cậu D Tớ ước tớ mua Question 26 Đáp án D - top the list of: đứng đầu danh sách "Most people are born with the natural ability to tell stories, but only a rare few have the determination to become professional authors, and even fewer have the joy of seeing their novels top the list of bestselling books (Hầu hết người sinh có khả kể chuyện thiên bẩm, người có tâm trở thành tác giả chuyên nghiệp, chí người có niềm vui thấy tiểu thuyết đứng đầu danh sách sách bán chạy nhất.) Trang 13 Question 27 Đáp án D - first (adj): - initial (adj): khởi đầu - early (adj): sớm - original (adj): gốc, nguyên bản, nguyên gốc "Who can deny the appeal of famous detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot? Even if you haven't read the original books you will have seen them in films or on the TV." (Ai phủ nhận sức hấp dẫn thám tử lừng danh Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple hay Hercule Poirot? Ngay bạn chưa đọc cuốn sách nguyên gốc, bạn thấy họ phim TV.) Question 28 Đáp án C - make notes/ take notes: ghi chép "You will need a notebook to carry around with you or, even better, some loose sheets of paper that you can make notes on and then file into a folder." (Bạn cần ćn sổ để mang theo bên tốt số tờ giấy rời để bạn ghi sau đóng thành tập hồ sơ.) Question 29 Đáp án A - get off a train: xuống tàu hỏa Question 30 Đáp án C - section: đoạn, phần - piece: mẫu, miếng - ingredient: thành phần, nguyên liệu (món ăn) - part: phần "Like any good recipe you have to know the main ingredients of a successful novel." (Giống công thức nấu ăn hay nào, bạn phải biết thành phần ćn tiểu thuyết thành cơng.) Question 31 Đáp án D Mục đích tác giả viết đọc? A Để khuyến khích người tổ chức kỉ niệm truyền thống người da đen B Để nói vấn đề với cộng đồng Afro-Caribbean C Để khuyến nghị người dành nhiều thời gian trời D Để hiểu mô tả Notting Hill Carnival Thông tin bài: "Notting Hill Carnival takes place in London every August Bank Holiday, and is the most colourful and largest street event in the UK " - "The carnival is celebrated over three days, and is full of music and colour Processions of steel and brass bands, floats, and dancers in colourful costumes make their way through the narrow London streets, watched by tens of thousands of people." Question 32 Đáp án B Theo đọc, Notting Hill Carnival _ A diễn vào ngày nghỉ hàng năm B tố chức hàng năm vào tháng C tổ chức Ngân hàng Nước Anh D tổ chức vào đầu tháng Trang 14 Thông tin bài: "Notting Hill Carnival takes place in London every August Bank Holiday, and is the most colourful and largest street event in the UK " (Lễ hội Notting Hill Carnival diễn Luân Đôn vào tháng hàng năm, kiện đường phố đầy màu sắc lớn Anh ) Question 33 Đáp án C Trong suốt Lễ hội Notting Hill, A người tham gia lễ hội trang trí đường phố cờ dải đầy màu sắc B chuẩn bị bắt đầu vào sáng sớm C âm nhạc màu sắc tràn ngập đường phố Luân Đôn D giao thông bị cấm đường phố mua sắm Thơng tin bài: "The carnival is celebrated over three days, and is full of music and colour." (Lễ hội tổ chức kỉ niệm ba ngày, tràn ngập âm nhạc màu sắc.) Question 34 Đáp án C Thông tin bài: "Processions of Steel and brass bands, floats, and dancers in colourful costumes make their way through the narrow London streets, watched by tens of thousands of people." ( Các diễu hành ban nhạc vũ công trang phục đầy màu sắc qua đường phớ Ln Đơn chật hẹp với hàng chục nghìn người theo dôi.) Question 35 Đáp án A Thông tin bài: "Everyone dances - young and old, black and white - and even the policemen on duty take part in the fun." (Mọi người nhảy múa - người già trẻ, người da đen da trắng - cảnh sát làm nhiệm vụ tham gia vào vui.) Question 36 Đáp án B Thông tin bài: "Railroads eventually became the nation's number one transportation system and remained so until the construction of the interstate highway system halfway through the twentieth century They were of crucial importance in stimulating economic expansion, but their influence reached beyond the economy and was pervasive in American society at large." (Các tuyến đường sắt cuối trở thành hệ thống giao thông vận tải số q́c gia trì xây dựng hệ thống đường cao tốc liên bang vào nửa kỷ 20 Chúng có tầm quan trọng lớn việc kích thích mở rộng kinh tế, ảnh hưởng chúng vươn kinh tế có sức lan tỏa rộng rãi xã hội Mỹ.)  "their" đề cập đến "railroads" Question 37 Đáp án B Điều sau suy từ đọc? A Mỹ coi Anh đối thủ cạnh tranh việc phát triển hệ thống đường sắt hiệu B Năng lượng đầu máy nước sử dụng lần vào năm 1832 C Các doanh nhân Mỹ coi đường sắt mối đe dọa doanh nghiệp thành danh D Đầu máy nước thay ngựa quãng đường xa khắp đất nước Trang 15 Thông tin bài: "The first company in America to begin actual operations was the Baltimore and Ohio, which opened a thirteen- mile length of track in 1830 It used a team of horses to pull a train of passenger carriages and freight wagons along the track, steam locomotive power didn't come into regular service until two years later." (Công ty Mỹ bắt đầu hoạt động thực tế Baltimore Ohio, mở đường ray dài 13 dặm vào nẳm 1830 Công ty sử dụng đoàn ngựa để kéo đoàn tàu chở khách toa xe hàng dọc theo đường ray Năng lượng đầu máy nước không đưa vào sử dụng thường xuyên hai năm sau đó.) Question 38 Đáp án D Tác giả kết luận thập kỷ hơn, chưa có hệ thống đường sắt thực A toa chở khách không ổn định, thoải mái lớn B đầu máy xe lửa khơng đủ mạnh C lịch trình khơng đáng tin cậy hư hỏng thường xuyên xảy D tuyến đường tương đối ngắn thường không liên kết với Thông tin bài: "However, for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system Even the longest of the lines were relatively short in the 1830's, and most of them served simply to connect water routes to each other, not to link one railroad to another." (Tuy nhiên, thập kỷ hơn, chưa có hệ thớng đường sắt thực Ngay tuyến dài tương đối ngắn vào năm 1830 hầu hết chúng phục vụ đế kết nối tuyến đường thủy với để liên kết tuyến đường sắt với tuyến đường sắt khác.) Question 39 Đáp án B Điều sau KHÔNG năm 1830 1840? A Toa chở khách trở nên lớn B Lịch trình đáng tin cậy C Đầu máy xe lửa trở nên mạnh D Đường ray nặng Thông tin bài: "Significantly, however, some important developments during the 183 0's and 1840's included the introduction of heavier iron rails, more flexible and powerful locomotives, and passenger cars were redesigned to become more stable, comfortable, and larger." (Tuy nhiên, đáng kể số phát triển quan trọng suốt năm 1830 1840 bao gồm đời đường ray sắt nặng hơn, đầu máy xe lửa linh hoạt mạnh mẽ hơn, đồng thời toa chở khách thiết kế lại để trở nên ổn định hơn, thoải mái lớn hơn.) Question 40 Đáp án D - stable ~ sound (adj): ổn định, vững - fixed (adj): cố định, đứng yên - supportive (adj): khuyến khích, đem lại hỗ trợ - unreliable (adj): không đáng tin cậy Trang 16 Thông tin bài: "Significantly, however, some important developments during the 1830's and 1840's included the introduction of heavier iron rails, more flexible and powerful locomotives, and passenger cars were redesigned to become more stable, comfortable, and larger (Tuy nhiên, đáng kể số phát triển quan trọng suốt năm 1830 1840 bao gồm đời đường ray sắt nặng hơn, đầu máy xe lửa linh hoạt mạnh mẽ hơn, đồng thời toa chở khách thiết kế lại để trở nên ổn định hơn, thoải mái lớn hơn.) Question 41 Đáp án C Thông tin bài: "By the end of 1830 only 23 miles of track had been laid in the country But by 1936, more than 1,000 miles of track had been laid in eleven States, and within the decade, almost 3,000 miles had been constructed." (Đến ći năm 1830 có 23 dặm đường ray xây dựng đất nước Nhưng đến năm 1936, 1.000 dặm đường ray xây dựng 11 Bang, vòng thập kỷ, gần 3.000 dặm xây dựng.)  1830 + 10 = 1840 Question 42 Đáp án A - surpass ~ exceed (v): vượt trội - beaten (v): đánh bại - overtake (v): qua - equal (v): ngang Thông tin bài: "By that early age, the United States had already surpassed Great Britain in railroad construction, and particularly from the mid-1860’s, " (Vào thời điểm ban đầu đó, Mỹ vượt qua Vương quốc Anh việc xây dựng đường sắt, đặc biệt từ năm 1860, ) Từ "percent hay "per cent" ln dạng số dù có với số số lượng nhiều E.g: percent, percent, 10 percent, Do đó: percents  percent "Hàm lượng muối trung bình nước biển 3%.” Question 44 Đáp án C (cooling  to cool - to + V: để làm (chỉ mục đích) "Trong nhiều năm, người dùng tủ lạnh để làm mát đồ uống bảo quản thức phẩm." Question 45 Đáp án B (improve  improving) Cấu trúc: be + committed + to V-ing: hứa, cam kết làm "Chồng người tham vọng, người mà cam kết cải thiện địa vị cơng việc." Question 46 Đáp án A "Mặc dù cô dường thân thiện cô không đáng tin." Cấu trúc: However + adj/ adv + S + V ~ Adj/ Adv + as/ though + S + V: B, D sai nghĩa; C sai cấu trúc Question 47 Đáp án A Trang 17 Cấu trúc: - promise to sth: hứa làm - remind sb to sth: nhắc nhở làm - refuse to sth: từ chối làm - offer to sth: đề nghị giúp làm "I will come back early I really will!"  lời hứa "Cô hứa trở sớm." Question 48 Đáp án A Câu ban đầu: Lần cuối gặp David tơi tình cờ gặp cậu nhà ga đường New York A Tôi không gặp David từ lần gặp cậu tình cờ nhà ga đường New York B Khi lần cuối đến New York, tình cờ gặp David nhà ga C Khi lần cuối gặp David nhà ga New York, chạy theo cậu D Cuối gặp David nhà ga đường New York Cấu trúc: - run into (ph.v) ~ meet somebody by chance: tình cờ gặp - set off (ph.v): khởi hành - happen + to V: tình cờ làm Question 49 Đáp án C "Cô không chăm học Cô thi trượt." A Mặc dù cô thi trượt cô không chăm học B Nếu cô không chăm học trượt kì thi C Nếu chăm học thi đỗ D Mặc dù cô chăm học cô thi trượt A, B, D: không phù hợp nghĩa Cấu trúc: If + S + had + PP, S + would have + PP (câu điều kiện loại 3: diễn tả việc trái với thực tế khứ) Question 50 Đáp án B "Cậu giơ tay lên cao Cậu muốn thu hút ý giáo viên." A Bởi giáo viên thu hút cậu nên cậu giơ tay lên cao B Để thu hút ý giáo viên cậu giơ tay lên cao C Mặc dù cậu giơ tay lên cao cậu thu hút ý giáo viên D Cậu giơ tay lên cao mà cậu thu hút ý giáo viên Trang 18 ... 1-D 11-A 21-B 31-D 41-C 2-B 12-A 22-A 32-B 42-A 3-C 13-C 23-B 33-C 43-D 4-D 14-A 24-D 34-C 44-C 5-C 15-A 25-B 35-A 45-B 6-D 1 6- C 26-D 36-B 46-A 7-B 17-D 27-D 37-B 47-A 8-A 18-A 28-C 38-D 48-A... 28-C 38-D 48-A 9-B 19-D 29-A 39-B 49-C 10-C 20-C 30-C 40-D 50-B LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question Đáp án D - Rough /rʌf/ (adj): gồ ghề - Touchy /ˈtʌtʃi/ (adj): dễ động lịng, nhạy cảm - Southern /ˈsʌðən/... người có sở thích, quan điểm." - light-hearted (adj): cheerful and without problems: vui vẻ, vô tư lự - like -minded (adj): having similar ideas and interests: có ý kiến sở thích giống - even-handed