Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and Moon are opposed, the moderate ti[r]
(1)BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC ĐỀ THI THỬ Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 80)
Find the word with different stress
1 A concern B respect C audience D rotate
2 A promise B feedback C superman D receipt
3 A dilute B amateur C aerobic D conceive
4 A perpetuate B propulsive C precedence D distinguish A simultaneous B handkerchief C innovative D cynicism Choose the best answer
6 He feels that his rise in _ is well worth the loss of money
A situation B drift C wonder D wander
7 The police were _ when Mrs Ramsay told them what she had done
A esteemed B astounded C astonishing D flickered Antique shops exert a(n) _ fascination on a great many people
A peculiar B especial C hysterical D unconscious
9 Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and _ the assistant severely A disregarded B grudged C reprimanded D complained
10 They can’t _ their son’s rudeness any longer
A release B ignore C torment D suffer
11 The fellow laughed silently to himself at the trick he has _
A caused B played C performed D made
12 The new work of Japanese scientists on AIDS has been as a major breakthrough
A called B saluted C hailed D greeted
13 The robbers the cash and escaped in a stolen car
A seized B captured C emerged D ceased
14 Scientists have discovered a close between smoking and several serious diseases A contact B connection C coordination D combination 15 The president his intention to retire before the next election
A told B informed C promised D announced
16 The gunman the pilot of the plane to change the direction
A demanded B forced C made D controlled 17 The bank won't lend you the money without some that you will pay it back
A profit B interest C charge D guarantee
18 I will anything but _ the dishes
A wash B to wash C washing D will wash
19 They shouldn't have _ the accident It wasn't my fault
A accused me of B accused me with C blamed me for D blamed me 20 After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs _
A hardly B in difficulties C with difficulty D hard
21 Supposing I to agree with your request, how you think the other students would feel?
A would B am C were D could
22 I walked away as calmly as I could _ they thought I was the thief
A to avoid B or else C owing to D in case
23 a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm
A As a result of B In the event of C By reason of D In the time of 24 Despite our economic achievements, we are still a long way being an 'Asian Dragon'
A from B by C on D in
Mã đề thi: 321
(2)25 It is imperative that he _ the school regulations
A obey B obeys C would obey D will obey
26 I had _ finding my way around New York when I first arrived
A quite time B a quite time C a time quite D quite a time 27 It took years of research, but they found the answer
A at the end B in the end C last D lastly
28 _ undocumented donations allowed in an American political campaign
A Why no B Not only C No D There are no
29 _ you mention it, I remember the accident
A If only B Now that C No matter D So that
30 Bill to work at the University thirty years ago today
A comes B is coming C has come D came
31 Person 1: Bless you! – Person 2: _
A Thanks! B Thanks! Same to you! C Good health! D Fine, thanks! 32 Person 1: I can’t find my umbrella Do you know where it is?
Person 2: _ But you won’t need it It’s a lovely day
A I have no idea B What’s the big idea? C Bright idea! D I need to get a rough idea 33 Person 1: Cheers! – Person 2: _
A Bless you! B Good health! C Find, thanks! D Not at all! 34 Where can you find this notice, “Under 18s will not be severed.”
A Bank B Pub C Airport D Motorway
35 Person 1: Next July 21st is my wedding day Can you come? Person 2: Oh, what a pity! That’s when we’re away on holiday Person 1: _, we’ll send you some wedding cake
A Not at all B Never mind! C Don’t worry! D Don’t mention it! Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank in the following passage from 36 to 45.
Market research has become more and more important in recent years In some organizations, in fact, managers will not initiate any activity without market research to back them up
The first thing to be said about market research is that it is not an (36) to management decision making No form of market research, no matter how deep, complicated and detailed, can ever be seen as a substitute (37) _ creative decision-making by professional managers At its very best, all it can is (38) _ some doubt and clarify the nature of the problem It may even be seen as a tool which can improve the (39) _ of decisions but it is not in itself a decision-making mechanism
Market research, in (40) with a number of other approaches in marketing, suffers from the frequent (41) _ that it is not really accurate Market research results can never be completely accurate because they (42) with a dynamic, ever-changing marketplace It is vital that this is understood by everyone with an imagination when considering market research results and when making any (43) to apply them in the marketplace
Lastly, it should always be remembered that market research is not an end in itself but simply a (44) _ by which some degrees of risk can be removed from marketplace activity If no activity results from the research, then the entire exercise has been completely (45) _
36 A option B alternative C end D opening
37 A at B from C for D with
38 A reject B omit C deny D remove
39 A quality B goodness C well-being D virtue
40 A association B common C addition D connection
41 A complaint B compliment C refusal D congratulation
42 A work B manage C deal D operate
43 A attempt B venture C choice D try
44 A mode B means C way D progress
45 A costless B invaluable C priceless D pointless
Find out the mistakes and correct them
(3)46 He as well as the other students have learnt how to install this electric equipment A B C D
A: has learnt; D: electrical
47 Insects appeared on earth before long the earliest mammals A B C D
48 Most countries depend to few extent on cereal imports to augment their own crops A B C D 49 The wood of many pine species make excellent pulp for the manufacture of paper A B C D
50 Most evergreens have needle-like leaves that require least water than regular leaves A B C D
Choose the best answer
51 Person 1: Have you got any Sunsilk shampoo for greasy hair? Person 2: _
A I’ll check, but I think we only have it for dry C Yes, that’s fine I’ll give you a label for it B I’m afraid we only have white left D Yes, of course They’re on the third floor 52 You really have to go to Australia for the conference _
A whether or not you are scared of flying C if your manager goes instead of you
B which town is it being held in D who will be presenting the new proposals
53 _ will become clear later
A Whenever he goes to visit his family in lreland B When will the new owners take over the car factory
C Since the businessmen decided to buy this loss–making factory D How the new ownership will affect the employees
54 _ was his only desire
A Whether there would ever be peace in his country B lf he could manage to afford a Mercedes Benz
C Without the compassion shown to them by the community D That his family could live without fear of persecution 55 _ will Mr Brown be able to regain control of the company
A With hard work B In spite of his hard work C Only with hard work D Only if he worked hard Reading comprehension
Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that create the tides No other force that affects the sea is so strong Compared with the tides, the waves created by the wind are surface movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface The currents also seldom involve more than the upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep
The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more distant Sun In theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost star of the universe In reality, however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be obliterated by the control of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most places, the time of high tide is correspondingly later each day And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its monthly cycle, so the height of the tide varies The tidal movements are strongest when the Moon is a sliver in the sky, and when it is full These are the highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month and are called the spring tides At these times the Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the two heavenly bodies is added together to bring the water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward against the sea cliffs, and to draw a high tide into the harbors Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and Moon are opposed, the moderate tidal movements called neap tides occur Then the difference between high and low water is less than at any other time during the month
56 What is the main point of the first paragraph?
A The waves created by ocean currents are very large
(4)C Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that move water
D The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water 57 The word “felt”in line is closest in meaning to _
A based B dropped C detected D explored
58 The words “In reality”in line are closest in meaning to _
A surprisingly B actually C characteristically D similarly
59 It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is
A size B distance C temperature D density
60 The word “correspondingly”in line is closest in meaning to _
A unpredictably B interestingly C similarly D unusually 61 What is the cause of spring tides?
A Seasonal change in the weather
B The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon when nearly in line with the Earth C The Earth's movement around the Sun
D The triangular arrangement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon
62 Which of the following is the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during spring tides? A The sun, moon, and earth are approximately aligned
B The Sun is between the Moon and the Earth
C The Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration D Sun and Moon are in not line with the Earth
63 The word “configuration”in line 14 is closest in meaning to _
A unit B center C surface D arrangement
64 Neap tides occur when
A the Sun counteracts the Moon's gravitational attraction B the Moon is full
C the Moon is farthest from the Sun
D waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's gravitational attraction
65 According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true EXCEPT: A The time of high tide is later each day
B Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves C The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon D Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides Choose the best sentence
66 Because it was pouring down so intensely, I had to pull over the car and wait for the rain to get lighter A.The rain intensified just as I was about to start the journey, so I decided to wait until it got lighter B.I had to pull the car to the side of the road for some reason, but just then, the rain started to get more and
more intense
C.The heavy downpour made it impossible for me to continue driving, so I had to stop and wait until it became less intense
D I shouldn't have kept driving ignoring the heavy downpour, as the vision was poor and I very nearly drove off the road
67 Generous people prefer giving to receiving
A People who are generous would rather give than receive B People in general should give more and receive less
C More people ought to buy things for other people as well as for themselves D Generous people feel that they have to think of others as well as themselves
68 It was only towards the end of the sixth month in her swimming course that she could swim across the pool
A She'd been taking swimming lessons for almost six months by the time she was able to swim across the pool
B She found it difficult to swim across the pool even after six months of swimming lessons C She should never have expected to learn how to swim across the pool in a period of less than
six months
(5)D Because she had only taken swimming lessons for six months, she had difficulty swimming across the pool
69 He can't have read the report prior to the meeting because he didn’t know anything about the project A He needn't have read the report because he didn't know they were going to talk about the new
project
B It was clear that he hadn't read the report before the meeting as he knew nothing about the project C They didn't talk about the project in the meeting, so he needn't have read the report anyway D He had to read the report carefully before the meeting because he knew nothing about the project 70 The exercises to be corrected by the teacher on the blackboard made a lot of important mistakes
A The exercises, which are corrected by the teacher on the blackboard, had a lot of important mistakes
B The exercises, which were corrected by the teacher on the blackboard, had a lot of important mistakes
C The exercises that are corrected by the teacher on the blackboard had a lot of important mistakes
D The exercises, which the teacher corrects on the blackboard, had a lot of important mistakes Reading comprehension
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder time Only Harvard’s MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees has dropped about percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees Students have asked the question “Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?” The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands.
71 What is the main focus of this passage?
A jobs on Wall Street C types of graduate degrees
B changes in enrollment for MBA D how schools are changing to reflect the economy 72 The word “prosperity” in line could be best replaced by which of the following?
A success B surplus C nurturing D education
73 Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
A Princeton B Harvard C Stanford D Yale
74 The phrase “trend of” in line is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A reluctance of B drawback to C movement toward D extraction from 75 As used in line 6, the word “seeking” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A examining B avoiding C seizing D pursuing
76 Which of the following description most likely applies to Wall Street? A a centre for international affairs C a major financial centre B a shopping district D a neighborhood in New York 77 According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollment?
A lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession
B low salary and foreign competition
C fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs
D declining population and economic prosperity
78 The first paragraph (line – 5) is mainly concerned with which of the following?
A factors contributing to the decline in MBA students
B a current trend affecting the nation’s business schools
C the difference between Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford
D two decades of hard times of business schools
79 As used in line 12, the word “struggling” is closest in meaning to _
A evolving B plunging C starting D striving
(6)80 Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?
A MBA schools’ effort to change C future economic prediction
B a history of the recent economic changes D description of non-MBA graduate program
BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC ĐỀ THI THỬ Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION ĐẾN QUESTION 80)
Find the word with different stress
81 A concern B respect C audience D rotate
82 A promise B feedback C superman D receipt
83 A dilute B amateur C aerobic D conceive
84 A perpetuate B propulsive C precedence D distinguish 85 A simultaneous B handkerchief C innovative D cynicism Choose the best answer
86 He feels that his rise in _ is well worth the loss of money
A situation B drift C wonder D wander
87 The police were _ when Mrs Ramsay told them what she had done
A esteemed B astounded C astonishing D flickered 88 Antique shops exert a(n) _ fascination on a great many people
A peculiar B especial C hysterical D unconscious
89 Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and _ the assistant severely A disregarded B grudged C reprimanded D complained
90 They can’t _ their son’s rudeness any longer
A release B ignore C torment D suffer
91 The fellow laughed silently to himself at the trick he has _
A caused B played C performed D made
92 The new work of Japanese scientists on AIDS has been as a major breakthrough
A called B saluted C hailed D greeted
93 The robbers the cash and escaped in a stolen car
A seized B captured C emerged D ceased
94 Scientists have discovered a close between smoking and several serious diseases A contact B connection C coordination D combination 95 The president his intention to retire before the next election
A told B informed C promised D announced
96 The gunman the pilot of the plane to change the direction
A demanded B forced C made D controlled 97 The bank won't lend you the money without some that you will pay it back
A profit B interest C charge D guarantee
98 I will anything but _ the dishes
A wash B to wash C washing D will wash
99 They shouldn't have _ the accident It wasn't my fault
A accused me of B accused me with C blamed me for D blamed me 100 After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs _
A hardly B in difficulties C with difficulty D hard
101 Supposing I to agree with your request, how you think the other students would feel?
A would B am C were D could
102 I walked away as calmly as I could _ they thought I was the thief
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(7)A to avoid B or else C owing to D in case 103 a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm
A As a result of B In the event of C By reason of D In the time of 104 Despite our economic achievements, we are still a long way being an 'Asian Dragon'
A from B by C on D in
105 It is imperative that he _ the school regulations
A obey B obeys C would obey D will obey
106 I had _ finding my way around New York when I first arrived
A quite time B a quite time C a time quite D quite a time 107 It took years of research, but they found the answer
A at the end B in the end C last D lastly
108 _ undocumented donations allowed in an American political campaign
A Why no B Not only C No D There are no
109 _ you mention it, I remember the accident
A If only B Now that C No matter D So that
110 Bill to work at the University thirty years ago today
A comes B is coming C has come D came
111 Person 1: Bless you! – Person 2: _
A Thanks! B Thanks! Same to you! C Good health! D Fine, thanks! 112 Person 1: I can’t find my umbrella Do you know where it is?
Person 2: _ But you won’t need it It’s a lovely day
A I have no idea B What’s the big idea? C Bright idea! D I need to get a rough idea 113 Person 1: Cheers! – Person 2: _
A Bless you! B Good health! C Find, thanks! D Not at all! 114 Where can you find this notice, “Under 18s will not be severed.”
A Bank B Pub C Airport D Motorway
115 Person 1: Next July 21st is my wedding day Can you come? Person 2: Oh, what a pity! That’s when we’re away on holiday Person 1: _, we’ll send you some wedding cake
A Not at all B Never mind! C Don’t worry! D Don’t mention it! Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank in the following passage from 36 to 45.
Market research has become more and more important in recent years In some organizations, in fact, managers will not initiate any activity without market research to back them up
The first thing to be said about market research is that it is not an (36) to management decision making No form of market research, no matter how deep, complicated and detailed, can ever be seen as a substitute (37) _ creative decision-making by professional managers At its very best, all it can is (38) _ some doubt and clarify the nature of the problem It may even be seen as a tool which can improve the (39) _ of decisions but it is not in itself a decision-making mechanism
Market research, in (40) with a number of other approaches in marketing, suffers from the frequent (41) _ that it is not really accurate Market research results can never be completely accurate because they (42) with a dynamic, ever-changing marketplace It is vital that this is understood by everyone with an imagination when considering market research results and when making any (43) to apply them in the marketplace
Lastly, it should always be remembered that market research is not an end in itself but simply a (44) _ by which some degrees of risk can be removed from marketplace activity If no activity results from the research, then the entire exercise has been completely (45) _
116 A option B alternative C end D opening
117 A at B from C for D with
118 A reject B omit C deny D remove
119 A quality B goodness C well-being D virtue
120 A association B common C addition D connection 121 A complaint B compliment C refusal D congratulation
(8)122 A work B manage C deal D operate
123 A attempt B venture C choice D try
124 A mode B means C way D progress
125 A costless B invaluable C priceless D pointless
Find out the mistakes and correct them
126 He as well as the other students have learnt how to install this electric equipment A B C D
A: has learnt; D: electrical
127 Insects appeared on earth before long the earliest mammals A B C D
=> Insects appeared on earth before the earliest mammals a long time ago.
128 Most countries depend to few extent on cereal imports to augment their own crops A B C D
B: few –> some extent - cereal: ngũ cốc
- cereal products: sản phẩm từ ngũ cốc
- augment (V): / O:g’ment/: làm tăng suất
- augmentation (N)
- to some extent: chừng mực
Eg To some extent what she argues is true.
129 The wood of many pine species make excellent pulp for the manufacture of paper A B C D
- pine: gỗ thông
- pulp /pVlp/ : bột giấy
130 Most evergreens have needle-like leaves that require least water than regular leaves A B C D
- evergreen: thường xanh - needle-like leaves: kim
Choose the best answer
131 Person 1: Have you got any Sunsilk shampoo for greasy hair? Person 2: _
A I’ll check, but I think we only have it for dry C Yes, that’s fine I’ll give you a label for it B I’m afraid we only have white left D Yes, of course They’re on the third floor 132 You really have to go to Australia for the conference _
A whether or not you are scared of flying C if your manager goes instead of you
B which town is it being held in D who will be presenting the new proposals
133 _ will become clear later
A Whenever he goes to visit his family in lreland B When will the new owners take over the car factory
C Since the businessmen decided to buy this loss–making factory D How the new ownership will affect the employees
134 _ was his only desire
A Whether there would ever be peace in his country B lf he could manage to afford a Mercedes Benz
C Without the compassion shown to them by the community D That his family could live without fear of persecution
135 _ will Mr Brown be able to regain control of the company
A With hard work B In spite of his hard work C Only with hard work D Only if he worked hard Reading comprehension
(9)wind are surface movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface The currents also seldom involve more than the upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep
The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more distant Sun In theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost star of the universe In reality, however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be obliterated by the control of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most places, the time of high tide is correspondingly later each day And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its monthly cycle, so the height of the tide varies The tidal movements are strongest when the Moon is a sliver in the sky, and when it is full These are the highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month and are called the spring tides At these times the Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the two heavenly bodies is added together to bring the water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward against the sea cliffs, and to draw a high tide into the harbors Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and Moon are opposed, the moderate tidal movements called neap tides occur Then the difference between high and low water is less than at any other time during the month
136 What is the main point of the first paragraph? A The waves created by ocean currents are very large
B Despite the strength of the wind, it only moves surface water C Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that move water
D The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water 137 The word “felt”in line is closest in meaning to _
A based B dropped C detected D explored
138 The words “In reality”in line are closest in meaning to _
A surprisingly B actually C characteristically D similarly
139 It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is
A size B distance C temperature D density
140 The word “correspondingly”in line is closest in meaning to _
A unpredictably B interestingly C similarly D unusually 141 What is the cause of spring tides?
A Seasonal change in the weather
B The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon when nearly in line with the Earth C The Earth's movement around the Sun
D The triangular arrangement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon
142 Which of the following is the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during spring tides? A The sun, moon, and earth are approximately aligned
B The Sun is between the Moon and the Earth
C The Sun, Moon, and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration D Sun and Moon are in not line with the Earth
143 The word “configuration”in line 14 is closest in meaning to _
A unit B center C surface D arrangement
144 Neap tides occur when
A the Sun counteracts the Moon's gravitational attraction B the Moon is full
C the Moon is farthest from the Sun
D waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's gravitational attraction
145 According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true EXCEPT: A The time of high tide is later each day
B Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves C The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon D Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides Choose the best sentence
146 Because it was pouring down so intensely, I had to pull over the car and wait for the rain to get lighter
(10)A.The rain intensified just as I was about to start the journey, so I decided to wait until it got lighter B.I had to pull the car to the side of the road for some reason, but just then, the rain started to get more and
more intense
C.The heavy downpour made it impossible for me to continue driving, so I had to stop and wait until it became less intense
D I shouldn't have kept driving ignoring the heavy downpour, as the vision was poor and I very nearly drove off the road
147 Generous people prefer giving to receiving
A People who are generous would rather give than receive B People in general should give more and receive less
C More people ought to buy things for other people as well as for themselves D Generous people feel that they have to think of others as well as themselves
148 It was only towards the end of the sixth month in her swimming course that she could swim across the pool
A She'd been taking swimming lessons for almost six months by the time she was able to swim across the pool
B She found it difficult to swim across the pool even after six months of swimming lessons C She should never have expected to learn how to swim across the pool in a period of less than
six months
E Because she had only taken swimming lessons for six months, she had difficulty swimming across the pool
149 He can't have read the report prior to the meeting because he didn’t know anything about the project
A He needn't have read the report because he didn't know they were going to talk about the new project
B It was clear that he hadn't read the report before the meeting as he knew nothing about the project C They didn't talk about the project in the meeting, so he needn't have read the report anyway D He had to read the report carefully before the meeting because he knew nothing about the project 150 The exercises to be corrected by the teacher on the blackboard made a lot of important mistakes
A The exercises, which are corrected by the teacher on the blackboard, had a lot of important mistakes
B The exercises, which were corrected by the teacher on the blackboard, had a lot of important mistakes
C The exercises that are corrected by the teacher on the blackboard had a lot of important mistakes
D The exercises, which the teacher corrects on the blackboard, had a lot of important mistakes Reading comprehension
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder time Only Harvard’s MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees has dropped about percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees Students have asked the question “Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?” The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands.
151 What is the main focus of this passage?
A jobs on Wall Street C types of graduate degrees
B changes in enrollment for MBA D how schools are changing to reflect the economy 152 The word “prosperity” in line could be best replaced by which of the following?
A success B surplus C nurturing D education
(11)153 Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
A Princeton B Harvard C Stanford D Yale
154 The phrase “trend of” in line is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A reluctance of B drawback to C movement toward D extraction from 155 As used in line 6, the word “seeking” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A examining B avoiding C seizing D pursuing
156 Which of the following description most likely applies to Wall Street? A a centre for international affairs C a major financial centre B a shopping district D a neighborhood in New York
157 According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollment?
A lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession
B low salary and foreign competition
C fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs
D declining population and economic prosperity
158 The first paragraph (line – 5) is mainly concerned with which of the following?
A factors contributing to the decline in MBA students
B a current trend affecting the nation’s business schools
C the difference between Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford
D two decades of hard times of business schools
159 As used in line 12, the word “struggling” is closest in meaning to _
A evolving B plunging C starting D striving
160 Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?
A MBA schools’ effort to change C future economic prediction