Đề thi thử THPTQG năm 2019 chuẩn cấu trúc của bộ giáo dục có đáp án
Đề thi thử THPTQG năm 2019 chuẩn cấu trúc của bộ giáo dục có đáp án (Đề số 14)
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Câu 1:
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
Đáp án D.
A. solutions /sə'lu:∫nz/ (n): giải pháp
B. hospitals /'hɒspɪtlz/ (n): bệnh viện
C. families /'fæməliz/ (v): gia đình
D. projects /'prɒdʒekts/ (n): dự án
Phần gạch chân của đáp án D được đọc là /s/ khác với các đáp án còn lại đọc là /z/.
Câu 2:
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
Đáp án D.
A. accountant /ə'kauntənt/ (n): người kế toán.
B. amount /ə'maunt/ (n): một lượng (tiền/ thời gian...)
Ex: a considerable amount of money
C. founding /'faundiη/ = foundation (n): sự thành lập (của tổ chức ...)
Ex: The founding of the African National Congress in 1912.
D. country /'kʌntri/ (n): quốc gia, đất nước
Ex: developing countries.
Phần gạch chân của đáp án D được đọc là /ʌ/ khác với các đáp án còn lại đọc là /au/.
Câu 3:
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 ofprimary stress in each of the following questions
Đáp án C.
A. environment /ɪn' vaɪrənmənt/ (n): môi trường.
Ex: legislation to protect the environment
B. philosophy /fɪ'lɔsəfi/ (n): triết học.
Ex: Emma studies philosophy at university.
C. medicine /'medsən/ (n): thuốc.
Ex: Have you been taking your medicine?
D. attenuate /ə'tenjueɪt/ (v): làm suy yếu.
Ex: an attenuated form of the polio virus: một dạng đã được làm yếu đi của vi rút Polio.
Đáp án C có trong âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất trong khi các đáp án còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2.
Trọng âm của các từ tận cùng là “phy, gy, try” thường rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3 từ dưới lên. |
Câu 4:
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 ofprimary stress in each of the following questions
Đáp án A.
A. technology /tek'nɔlədʒi/ (n): công nghệ.
Ex: Spending on information technology has declined: Chi tiêu cho công nghệ thông tin đã giảm.
B. audience /'ɔ:diəns/ (n): khản giả
C. territory/'terɪtəri/ (n): lãnh thổ, vùng đất.
Ex: Three of the soldiers sfrayed into enemy territory: 3 người lính đi lạc vào lãnh thổ của kẻ thù.
D. commerce / 'kɔmə:s/ = trade (n): thương mại.
Ex: Leaders of industry and commerce: Các lãnh đạo công nghiệp và thương mại.
Ta thấy đáp án A có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai và khác với các đáp án còn lại rơi vào âm tiết số 1.
Câu 5:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_________ in all parts of the state, pines are the most common trees in Georgia
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: Được tìm thấy ở mọi nơi của bang, cây thông là những cây pho biến nhất ở Georgia.
Cấu trúc: Rút gọn 2 mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ:
- V-ing đứng đầu nếu chủ thể có thể tự thực hiện được hành động.
Ex: Coming back to Vietnam, she was very excited.
- V-ed đứng đầu nếu chủ thể không tự thực hiện được hành động.
Ex: Known as the founder of that company, she is also helpful to others.
Câu 6:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources
Đáp án D.
A. efficient (adj): đầy đủ
B. efficiency (n): sự đầy đủ
C. inefficient (adj): không đầy đủ
D. efficiently (adv): bình đẳng, đều
- allocate (v): phân bố
Câu 7:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Shall we get ___________? It’s getting late
Đáp án C.
- get going/ moving = start to go or move: bắt đầu đi/chuyển động
Ex: We'd better get moving or we'll be late.
Câu 8:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Thorny enters the meeting room and sees a lot of men. He is asking one of the men near the door. Thorny: “Excuse me. I don’t want to interrupt you but...”
The man: “___________”
Đáp án A.
Đáp lại cho một lời đề nghị “Xin lỗi. Tôi không muốn ngắt lời anh nhưng ...” thì đáp án A là phù hợp: Tôi có thể làm gì cho anh đây?
Các đáp án khác không hợp lý:
B. Certainly. How dare you!: Chắc chắn rồi. Sao anh dám chứ!
C. I quite agree: Tôi khá là đồng ý
D. I have no idea = I don’t know.
Câu 9:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
John __________ to walk home if Sara hadn’t given him a lift
Đáp án C.
Dựa vào động từ đang chia ở QKHT (hadn’t given) trong mệnh đề chính.
Đây là câu điều kiện 3
Câu 10:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I’d rather you _______ a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep
Đáp án A.
Ta có cấu trúc nói về Thích ai đó làm gì hơn:
- Would rather somebody did something (trong hiện tại)
- Would rather somebody had done something (trong quá khứ)
Ex: I would rather you had not talked to your mom like that, she was in deep dismal (rất đau buồn)
MEMORIZE |
Would rather: + do sth/ not do sth: thích/không thích làm gì + do sth than do sth: thà làm gì còn hơn làm gì + sb did/ didn’t do sth: thích ai làm/không làm gi + had done sth: mong giá như đã làm (nhưng đã không làm) |
Câu 11:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Don’t be ____________ by these slick - talking salesmen
Đáp án C.
Tạm dịch: Đừng để bị lừa bởi những tay bản hàng ăn nói lẻo mép này.
A. put aside = lay aside (v): tạm gác lại, gác lại.
Ex: Richard had put aside his book to watch what was happening.
B. put sb up: cho ai đó ở nhờ tạm thời.
Ex: Can you put me up while I'm in town? put up with sth: chịu đựng.
Ex: Sandy will not put up with smoking in her house.
C. be taken in: bị lừa
Eg: Don't be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week: Đừng bị lừa bởi những sản phẩm cho là giúp bạn giảm cân trong 1 tuần.
D. take away sb: bắt giữ
Ex: The soldiers took the captives away.
Ta thấy rằng đáp án C (bị lừa) là phù hợp nhất về nghĩa.
- slick (adj): tài tình, khéo lẻo.
Ex: a slick performance
Câu 12:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The ___________ of the family home following the divorce was a great shock to the children
Đáp án C.
C. break-up: sự đổ vỡ (gia đình).
Các lựa chọn còn lại không phù hợp:
A. break-down: hỏng, chết mảy
B. break-in: cuộc tấn công vào ngân hàng, sự can thiệp
C. break-out: cuộc vượt ngục có dùng đến cả bạo lực
Câu 13:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Only 300 for that laptop? That’s a real ________!
Đáp án A.
A. bargain (n): món hời
Ta có collocation: A good/ real bargain.
Các lựa chọn còn lại không phù hợp:
B. contract (n): hợp đồng
C. sale (n): hàng hóa bán, sự bán.
Ex: The use and sale of marijuana remains illegal: Việc sử dụng và bản cần sa vẫn là phi pháp.
D. donation (n): vật tặng, quyên góp.
Ex: Would you like to make a donation (= give money) to our charity appeal?
MEMORIZE |
- bargain (n): sự mặc cả, thỏa thuận mua bán - a good/ bad bargain: giá hời/món hớ (mua đắt) - bargain (v): mặc cả, thương lượng - to bargain away: bán rẻ, bán tống bán tháo - to bargain for/ on sth: dự tính |
Câu 14:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It ___________ last night because the ground is really wet.
Đáp án D.
Tạm dịch: “Tối qua trời ắt hẳn là đã mưa vì mặt đất rất là ướt. ”
Dùng must have PP: ắt hẳn là để chỉ sự suy đoán logic dựa trên những hiện tượng có thật ở quá khứ.
Câu 15:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Floods have completely ____ the farmer’s crops
Đáp án A.
A. ruin: tàn phá-thường nói về các ảnh hưởng bởi thiên tai.
Các lựa chọn còn lại không phù hợp:
B. damage: phá hủy, gây thiệt hại, dùng để chỉ sự hỏng hóc, hư hại của đồ vật.
C. injure (v): làm cho bị thương bởi tai nạn hoặc các nguyên nhân vật lý.
D. harm (v): hãm hại, làm hại
Ex: The kidnappers didn't harm him, thank God: Kẻ bat cóc không làm hại anh ấy, cảm ơn Chúa đã phù hộ.
Ta thấy rằng trong văn cảnh này thì mức độ tàn phá của trận lũ chỉ có thể được thể hiện rõ nét nhất qua động từ “ruin”
Câu 16:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
All his hard work ____________ in great success
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: Tất cả công việc vất vả của ông đã kết thúc bởi thành công lớn.
A. account (v) (hay dùng ở bị động một cách trang trọng): coi như, cho là
- account sb/sth + adj.
Ex: In English law a person is accounted innocent until they are proved guilty.
- account sb/sth + noun.
Ex: The event was accounted a success.
B. culminated in/ with sth: kết thúc với một kết quả cụ thể
Ex: The gun battle culminated in the death of two police officers.
C. merge (v): hợp nhất, kết hợp, hòa vào
Ex: The banks are set to merge next year.
D. succumb /sə'kʌm/ (v): thua, không chịu nổi.
Ex: His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer: Sự nghiệp của anh đã bị cắt ngang khi anh ta bị ung thư.
Ta thấy đáp án phù hợp về nghĩa nhất là B.
Câu 17:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
“ _____ accordance ___ the wishes _____ my people” the president said, “I am retiring _____ public life.”
Đáp án A.
- in accordance with something: theo đúng như cái gì, phù hợp với cái gì. Giới từ “of” nối giữa 2 danh từ để chỉ sự sở hữu.
- to retire from: ra khỏi, rút về...
Tạm dịch: “Theo như nguyện vọng của những người dân của tôi”, tổng thống nói, “tôi sẽ nghỉ hưu không tham gia hoạt động cộng đồng nữa. ”
Câu 18:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Olga and her mother are standing on the balcony on a wet day.
Mother: “Oh, how I hate this weather!”
Olga: “ __________ ”
Đáp án B.
Sử dụng mẫu câu phụ họa khẳng định:
S + trợ động từ ở thể khẳng định + too.
Các lựa chọn còn lại không phù hợp.
Câu 19:
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.
Very few people in the modem world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help US understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modem hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means _________
Đáp án D.
- domestication (n): thuần hóa
A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment: thích ứng động vật để phù hợp với môi trường làm việc mới - Sai, không đủ nghĩa.
B. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home: sinh sản và nuôi những loài động vật hoang dã mới trong nhà - Sai nghĩa.
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home: dạy động vật làm công việc cụ thể hoặc hoạt động trong nhà - Sai nghĩa.
D. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans: làm cho những loài động vật hoang dã quen với việc sống cùng con người và làm việc cho con người.
Câu 20:
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.
Very few people in the modem world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help US understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modem hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ________.
Đáp án B.
Keywords: subsistence societies, depend mainly on.
Clue: “This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food”: Phương pháp thu hoạch từ tự nhiên là kế sinh nhai lâu đời nhất được biết đến và đã được áp dụng ít nhất từ hai triệu năm trước. Thực vậy, đó là cách duy nhất để kiếm thức ăn.... Như vậy, ta có thể thấy sự tồn tại của xã hội thời kì đó phụ thuộc phần lớn vào tự nhiên.
A. hunter-gatherers’ tools: công cụ săn bắt, hái lượm - Sai, tham khảo clue.
C. farming methods: phương thức canh tác - Sai, tham khảo clue.
D. agricultural products: sản phẩm nông nghiệp - Sai, tham khảo clue.
Vậy đáp án đúng là B. nature’s provision.
Câu 21:
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.
Very few people in the modem world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help US understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modem hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers ______
Đáp án B.
Keywords: lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter- gatherers.
Clue: “The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants”: Thảm thực vật phong phú ở vùng khí hậu ấm áp nhiệt đới, mặt khác, đã đem lại một cơ hội lớn để người dân thu thập được nhiều loại thực vật khác nhau.
Chọn đáp án B. have better food gathering from nature.
Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:
A. can free themselves from hunting: có thể giải phóng khỏi việc săn bắn.
C. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing: sống dọc bờ biển và đường thuỷ để câu cá.
D. harvest shorter seasonal crops: có những mùa vụ ngắn hơn để thu hoạch.
MEMORIZE |
abundance (n): sự giàu có, dư dật - to live in abundance: sống dư dật - abundance of the heart: sự dạt dào tình cảm - abundant (adj): nhiều - be abundant in sth: có nhiều cái gì, phong phú, dồi dào |
Câu 22:
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.
Very few people in the modem world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help US understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modem hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
A typical feature of both modem and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ____.
Đáp án D.
Keywords: A typical feature, both modem and prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Clue: “We know from the observation of modem hunter- gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile....When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site”: Từ quan sát những người thợ săn hiện đại ở cả Phi Châu và Alaska chúng ta biết rằng một xã hội dựa vào việc săn bắn và hái lượm phải rất linh hoạt.... Khi thức ăn trong vùng đã cạn kiệt, họ chuyển tới khai thác ở một vùng khác.
Chọn đáp án D. they often change their living places: thường xuyên thay đổi nơi sống là đáp án chính xác và phù hợp nhất.
Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:
A. they live in the forests for all their life: họ sổng trong rừng suốt đời.
B. they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet: họ không có chế độ ăn uống lành mạnh và cân bằng.
C. they don’t have a strong sense of community: họ không có ý thức mạnh mẽ về cộng đồng
Câu 23:
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.
Very few people in the modem world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help US understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modem hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?
Đáp án B.
Keywords: not mentioned.
Các đáp án A, C, D đều được đề cập trong bài.
A. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up: Thu hoạch từ môi trường tự nhiên đã tồn tại rất lâu trước khi canh tác thế chỗ nó.
C. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient: số lượng người săn bắt hái lượm đã giảm khi mà canh tác nông nghiệp trở nên tiện lợi.
D. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons: Săn bắn hoặc đánh bắt cả phát triển khi mà không có mùa trồng cấy hoặc mùa trồng cấy ngắn.
B sai vì trong bài có nói đến sự khác nhau của môi trường sống tác động đến sự tồn vong của xã hội “In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.” chứ không phải là “no effect” (không gây ra tác động gì).
Vậy đáp án đúng là B. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies
Câu 24:
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.
Very few people in the modem world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help US understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modem hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherers share
Đáp án B.
Keywords: contemporary and prehistoric hunter- gatherers, share.
Clue: “We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes”: Chúng ta cũng nhận ra tập quán di cư theo mùa với hầu hết những người săn bắt hái lượm, cùng với sự phân chia nghiêm ngặt trong lao động giữa hai giới tính.
Như vậy, hầu hết những người săn bắt hái lượm đương đại và tiền sử cùng giống nhau ở tập quán của mình.
Đáp án đúng là B. some patterns of behavior.
Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:
A. some methods of production: một số phương pháp sản xuất.
C. some restricted daily rules: một số quy tắc hàng ngày bị giới hạn.
D. only the way of duty division: chỉ có cách phân chia nhiệm vụ
Câu 25:
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.
Very few people in the modem world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help US understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modem hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage?
Đáp án A.
Key words: the best title of the passage.
Đáp án đúng là A. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies.
B. Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods: Quá trình phát triển các phương thức canh tác của con người - Sai, không phù hợp nội dung toàn bài.
C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming: Lược sử ngắn gọn của canh tác tự cung tự cấp - Sai, không phải nội dung chính.
D. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move: Những người săn bắt hái lượm: Luôn luôn di chuyển - Sai, ý này có được đề cập nhưng không đủ bao quát toàn bài.
Câu 26:
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.
When I was at school, sports day was the highlight of the year. Let me set the scene. First of all, on sports day, it was always bound (26) ___________ rain. Sunny weather? No such luck. Despite the previous two months of soaring temperatures, as likely as not, on the morning of the games, The temperature would plummet. So, imagine a hundred (27) ___________ small children, dressed in tight shorts and thin vests, shivering in the cold, unaware of the heartbreak that lies in store for them. Swept up by the excitement and desperate to win, tempers soon get frayed. One girl finds herself disqualified from the egg and spoon race despite giving it everything she’s got, and another boy, (28)_____ jealous of the winner of the sack race, makes the mistake of being rude to him within earshot of the teachers. Scores of tiny children, bitterly disappointed at tasting defeat for the first time, break down and cry. Twenty years on, I’m certainly not (29) ___________ any young, but I do have some really lasting (30) _______ of those days at school!
Điền vào ô trống 26
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: First of all, on sports day, it was always bound _____________ rain: Trước tiên, vào ngày tổ chức thể thao, trời luôn chắc chắn sẽ mưa.
Ta có cấu trúc: bound to + V: chắc chắn sẽ làm gì. Đáp án chính xác là B. to
Lưu ý thêm: sure/certain to + V = bound to + V
Câu 27:
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.
When I was at school, sports day was the highlight of the year. Let me set the scene. First of all, on sports day, it was always bound (26) ___________ rain. Sunny weather? No such luck. Despite the previous two months of soaring temperatures, as likely as not, on the morning of the games, The temperature would plummet. So, imagine a hundred (27) ___________ small children, dressed in tight shorts and thin vests, shivering in the cold, unaware of the heartbreak that lies in store for them. Swept up by the excitement and desperate to win, tempers soon get frayed. One girl finds herself disqualified from the egg and spoon race despite giving it everything she’s got, and another boy, (28)_____ jealous of the winner of the sack race, makes the mistake of being rude to him within earshot of the teachers. Scores of tiny children, bitterly disappointed at tasting defeat for the first time, break down and cry. Twenty years on, I’m certainly not (29) ___________ any young, but I do have some really lasting (30) _______ of those days at school!
Điền vào ô trống 27
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: So, imagine a hundred ____________ small children...: Vì vậy, hãy thử tượng tượng có hàng trăm đứa trẻ
Trong câu trên, từ cần điền vào chỗ trống phải là một tính từ để bổ nghĩa cho “children”. Vì thế, chỉ có đáp án B. enthusiastic là chính xác.
A. enthusiast (n): người có lòng đam mê, nhiệt tình
Ex: A football enthusiast: 1 người đam mê bóng đả.
C. enthuse (v): đam mê, thích.
Ex: They all enthused over my new look: Tất cả họ đều thích ngoại hình mới của tôi.
D. enthusiasm (n): lòng say mê.
Ex: They did their job with complete enthusiasm: Họ làm việc bằng cả lòng say mê
Câu 28:
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.
When I was at school, sports day was the highlight of the year. Let me set the scene. First of all, on sports day, it was always bound (26) ___________ rain. Sunny weather? No such luck. Despite the previous two months of soaring temperatures, as likely as not, on the morning of the games, The temperature would plummet. So, imagine a hundred (27) ___________ small children, dressed in tight shorts and thin vests, shivering in the cold, unaware of the heartbreak that lies in store for them. Swept up by the excitement and desperate to win, tempers soon get frayed. One girl finds herself disqualified from the egg and spoon race despite giving it everything she’s got, and another boy, (28)_____ jealous of the winner of the sack race, makes the mistake of being rude to him within earshot of the teachers. Scores of tiny children, bitterly disappointed at tasting defeat for the first time, break down and cry. Twenty years on, I’m certainly not (29) ___________ any young, but I do have some really lasting (30) _______ of those days at school!
Điền vào ô trống 28
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: Another boy, ___________ jealous of the winner of the sack race: Một cậu bé khác ghen tị với người chiến thắng cuộc đua nhảy bao bố...
Tính từ “jealous” thường đi với các trạng từ: extremely, fiercely, fairly, insanely, madly, a bit, a little, quite, rather, obsessively... Do vậy, ta chọn “fiercely” trong cây này. Fiercely jealous: vô cùng ghen tị
Câu 29:
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.
When I was at school, sports day was the highlight of the year. Let me set the scene. First of all, on sports day, it was always bound (26) ___________ rain. Sunny weather? No such luck. Despite the previous two months of soaring temperatures, as likely as not, on the morning of the games, The temperature would plummet. So, imagine a hundred (27) ___________ small children, dressed in tight shorts and thin vests, shivering in the cold, unaware of the heartbreak that lies in store for them. Swept up by the excitement and desperate to win, tempers soon get frayed. One girl finds herself disqualified from the egg and spoon race despite giving it everything she’s got, and another boy, (28)_____ jealous of the winner of the sack race, makes the mistake of being rude to him within earshot of the teachers. Scores of tiny children, bitterly disappointed at tasting defeat for the first time, break down and cry. Twenty years on, I’m certainly not (29) ___________ any young, but I do have some really lasting (30) _______ of those days at school!
Điền vào ô trống 29
Đáp án B.
Tạm dịch: Twenty years on, I’m certainly not ___________ any younger: 20 năm nữa, tôi chắc chắn sẽ chẳng thế trẻ trung hơn.
Trong câu này, sau chỗ trống là một tính từ so sánh hơn nên ta loại putting và coming. Trong 2 phương án còn lại là going và getting thì chỉ có “getting” mới có thể đi kèm với tính từ để mang nghĩa “là, trở nên, trở thành” nên chọn làm đáp án.
Lưu ý thêm: come true: trở thành sự thật
Câu 30:
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.
When I was at school, sports day was the highlight of the year. Let me set the scene. First of all, on sports day, it was always bound (26) ___________ rain. Sunny weather? No such luck. Despite the previous two months of soaring temperatures, as likely as not, on the morning of the games, The temperature would plummet. So, imagine a hundred (27) ___________ small children, dressed in tight shorts and thin vests, shivering in the cold, unaware of the heartbreak that lies in store for them. Swept up by the excitement and desperate to win, tempers soon get frayed. One girl finds herself disqualified from the egg and spoon race despite giving it everything she’s got, and another boy, (28)_____ jealous of the winner of the sack race, makes the mistake of being rude to him within earshot of the teachers. Scores of tiny children, bitterly disappointed at tasting defeat for the first time, break down and cry. Twenty years on, I’m certainly not (29) ___________ any young, but I do have some really lasting (30) _______ of those days at school!
Điền vào ô trống 30
Đáp án C.
Tạm dịch: I do have some really lasting __________ of those days at school: Tôi thực sự có được những __________ lâu dài về những ngày thảng đó ở trường học.
Loại các đáp án A, B, D dựa trên yếu tố ngữ nghĩa:
A. remembrance (n): sự hồi tưởng, tưởng nhớ.
Ex: A ceremony was held in remembrance of soldiers killed in the war: Một lễ tưởng nhớ được tổ chức để tưởng nhớ những chiến sĩ bị chết trong chiến tranh.
B. memento (n) = D. souvenir (n): vật lưu niệm.
Ex: A memento of our trip to Italy: Một vật lưu niệm trong chuyến đi của chúng tôi đến Italy.
Đáp án đúng là C. memories: ký ức.
MEMORIZE |
- memory (n): trí nhớ, ký ức - to have memory like a sieve: hay quên - memorable (adj): đáng ghi nhớ, không quên được - memorise (v): học thuộc lòng, ghi nhớ - memorial (adj): thuộc kỷ niệm, để ghi nhớ - memorial (n): đài tưởng niệm |
Câu 31:
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.
It is essential that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful cure
Đáp án B.
Dùng sai cấu trúc với câu giả định với tính từ essential, vậy nên phải đổi is thành be hoặc should be.
Câu 32:
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.
One of the features of London is the number of big stores, most of them are to be found in or near the West End
Đáp án C.
Phải thay “most of them” bằng “most of which” để tạo sự liên kết trong mệnh đề quan hệ.
Câu 33:
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.
The painting was so beautiful that I stood there admired it for a long time.
Đáp án C.
Tạm dịch: Bức tranh đẹp đến mức tôi đã đứng đó chiêm ngưỡng nó trong một thời gian dài.
Phải thay “admired” bằng “admiring”. Các động từ chỉ tư thế như “stand, sit, run,...” đi với V-ing mang ý nghĩa hai hành động xảy ra đồng thời với nhau.
- stand (somewhere) doing sth: They just stood there laughing: Bọn họ đứng đó cười - đứng và cười cùng một lúc
Câu 34:
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.
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on public transport but most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on their cars.
In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars. Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to trains, but they take longer and may be less comfortable. Some long-distance travel, especially that undertaken for business reasons, may be by air. There are regular flights between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.
In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
In Britain and the US most people travel by ___________.
Đáp án C.
Keywords: Britain, the US, most, travel.
Clue: “Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road”: Hầu hết những chuyến đi ở Anh và Mỹ đều bằng đường bộ.
Như vậy hầu hết mọi người ở Anh và Mỹ đều đi lại bằng đường bộ. Đáp án đúng là C. road.
Câu 35:
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.
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on public transport but most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on their cars.
In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars. Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to trains, but they take longer and may be less comfortable. Some long-distance travel, especially that undertaken for business reasons, may be by air. There are regular flights between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.
In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
According to the passage, people in London may prefer the Underground to their own cars due to ____________.
Đáp án D.
Keywords: in London, may prefer, the Underground.
Clue: “People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car”: Người dân sống ở các khu vực thành thị có thể sử dụng xe buýt, tàu hỏa, hoặc tại London, người dân dùng tàu điện ngầm, để đến trung tâm thành phố, chủ yếu do nhiều xe cộ lưu thông và khó có thể tìm chỗ đậu xe.
Vì vậy người dân London có thể thích tàu điện ngầm hơn là dùng xe của họ vì giao thông tắc nghẽn. Vậy ta chọn D. heavy traffic.
Câu 36:
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.
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on public transport but most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on their cars.
In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars. Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to trains, but they take longer and may be less comfortable. Some long-distance travel, especially that undertaken for business reasons, may be by air. There are regular flights between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.
In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
It is mentioned in paragraph 3 that the public transportation systems in the US are good in ________.
Đáp án D.
Keywords: paragraph 3, public transportation systems, in US, good.
Clue: “In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems”: Ở Mỹ, những thành phố lớn có hệ thống giao thông công cộng rất tốt.
Vậy ta chọn D. large cities.
Câu 37:
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.
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on public transport but most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on their cars.
In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars. Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to trains, but they take longer and may be less comfortable. Some long-distance travel, especially that undertaken for business reasons, may be by air. There are regular flights between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.
In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
Đáp án A.
Clue: “Many college and even high-school students have their own cars”: Nhiều sinh viên đại học thậm chỉ học sinh phổ thông có xe riêng.
Đáp án sai là A. Few college students in the US have their own cars.
Các đáp án còn lại đúng theo nội dung bài đọc:
B. Families in the US often have more than one car.
Clue: Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc.
C. Most Americans prefer to drive their cars outside large cities.
Clue: Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own conveniencerather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam.
D. The underground systems are popular in some major US cities.
Clue: and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used
Câu 38:
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.
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on public transport but most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on their cars.
In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars. Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to trains, but they take longer and may be less comfortable. Some long-distance travel, especially that undertaken for business reasons, may be by air. There are regular flights between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.
In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
The phrase “at their own convenience” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________
Đáp án B.
- at somebody's convenience: đúng lúc đúng chỗ = B. at an appropriate time and place.
Câu 39:
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.
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on public transport but most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on their cars.
In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars. Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to trains, but they take longer and may be less comfortable. Some long-distance travel, especially that undertaken for business reasons, may be by air. There are regular flights between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.
In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
According to the information in paragraph 3, long-distance travellers in the US can choose from ___________ mode(s) of transport.
Đáp án C.
Keywords: paragraph 3, long-distance, in the US.
Dẫn chứng ở đoạn văn số 3, có thể nhận thấy du khách đường dài có thể chọn đi bằng máy bay, xe bus hoặc tàu hỏa.
Đáp án là C. three.
Câu 40:
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.
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on public transport but most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on their cars.
In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars. Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to trains, but they take longer and may be less comfortable. Some long-distance travel, especially that undertaken for business reasons, may be by air. There are regular flights between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.
In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
It is stated in the passage that the major problems of road transport in Britain and the US are __________.
Đáp án C.
Keywords: major problems of road transport.
Clue: “The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution”: Những vấn đề chính liên quan đến vận tải đường bộ ở cả Anh lẫn Mỹ là tình trạng tắc nghẽn giao thông và ô nhiễm.
Đáp án là C. traffic jams and pollution.
MEMORIZE |
traffic (n) /'træfik/ + N - accident: tai nạn giao thông - fatality: chết tai nạn giao thông - fume/ pollution: khí thải/ô nhiễm từ giao thông - flow/ volume: lưu lượng giao thông - law/ regulation: luật giao thông |
Câu 41:
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.
Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road. Some of these are made on public transport but most are by private car.
In Britain many people rely on their cars for daily local activities, e.g. getting to work, doing the shopping, and visiting friends. People living in urban areas may use buses, trains or, in London, the Underground, to get to city centres, mainly because traffic is often heavy and it is difficult to find anywhere to park a car. Some places in the country may have a bus only two or three times a week so people living there have no choice but to rely on their cars.
In the US, large cities have good public transportation systems. The El railroad in Chicago and the underground systems of New York, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC are heavily used. Elsewhere, most Americans prefer to use their cars. Families often have two cars and, outside major cities, have to drive fairly long distances to schools, offices, shops, banks, etc. Many college and even high-school students have their own cars.
Long-distance travel in Britain is also mainly by road, though railways link most towns and cities. Most places are linked by motorways or other fast roads and many people prefer to drive at their own convenience rather than use a train, even though they may get stuck in a traffic jam. Long-distance coach/bus services are usually a cheaper alternative to trains, but they take longer and may be less comfortable. Some long-distance travel, especially that undertaken for business reasons, may be by air. There are regular flights between regional airports, as well as to and from London. A lot of freight is also distributed by road, though heavier items and raw materials often go by rail.
In the US much long-distance travel is by air. America has two main long-distance bus companies, Greyhound and Trailways. Amtrak, the national network, provides rail services for passengers. Private railway companies such as Union Pacific now carry only freight, though in fact over 70% of freight goes by road.
The main problems associated with road transport in both Britain and the US are traffic congestion and pollution. It is predicted that the number of cars on British roads will increase by a third within a few years, making both these problems worse. The British government would like more people to use public transport, but so far they have had little success in persuading people to give up their cars or to share rides with neighbours. Most people say that public transport is simply not good enough. Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
The word “they” in the last sentence of the passage can best be replaced by
Đáp án C.
Keywords: “they”, last sentence, replaced by.
Trong bài: “they” see no reason to use their car less: Họ không thấy lí do gì đế sử dụng xe của họ ít đi cả Như vậy “they” ở đây thay thế cho danh từ số nhiều, có liên quan đến những câu trước đó. Đọc câu phía trước ta có thể thấy ngay “they” được nhắc đến chính là người Mỹ.
Americans too have resisted government requests to share cars because it is less convenient and restricts their freedom. Petrol/gasoline is relatively cheap in the US and outside the major cities public transport is bad, so they see no reason to use their cars less.
Đáp án đúng là C. Americans.
Câu 42:
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.
The exercise was a piece of cake; I can do it with my eyes closed
Đáp án A.
- a piece of cake = a thing that is very easy to do
Phân tích đáp án:
A. challenging (adj): đầy thử thách
B. easy (adj): dễ dàng
C. boring (adj): gây buồn chán
D. understandable (adj): có thể hiểu được
Dựa vào những giải nghĩa ở trên thì đáp án chính xác là A (đề bài yêu cầu tìm đáp án có nghĩa ngược lại)
Câu 43:
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.
Research has shown that sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive
Đáp án A.
Tạm dịch: Nghiên cứu đã chỉ ra rằng cho những tội phạm trẻ đi tù có thể ___________.
Ta có thể suy luận được ý của tác giả là việc cho tội phạm trẻ đi tù chưa chắc đã đem lại kết quả tốt đáp án đúng là A. achieving good results (đề bài yêu cầu tìm đáp án trái nghĩa).
Hoặc nếu các bạn biết nghĩa hai từ sau thì chắc chắn các bạn có thể suy luận được đáp án đúng là A.
- productive (adj): hiệu quả.
Ex: Most of US are more productive in the morning.
- counter (adv): theo hướng ngược lại.
Ex: The government's plans run counter to agreed European policy on this issue: Kế hoạch của chính phủ đi ngược lại chính sách đã được nhất trí ở Châu Âu về vấn đề này.
- counterproductive (adj): mang lại hiệu quả trái chiều.
Ex: Increases in taxation would be counterproductive.
MEMORIZE |
Tiền tố “counter”: mang nghĩa trái với từ gốc - counteract (v): chống lại, làm mất tác dụng - counter-argument (n): tranh luận trái chiều - counterattack (n): cuộc phản công - counterclockwise (adj): ngược chiều kim đồng hồ - counterproductive (adj): mang lại hiệu quả trái chiều |
Câu 44:
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.
Nobody owned up to breaking the window.
Đáp án C.
Tạm dịch: Không ai thú nhận về việc phá vỡ cửa sổ.
- own up to (doing) something (v): thừa nhận, thú tội làm gì.
Ex: He was too frightened to own up to his mistake.
Phân tích đáp án:
A. object to something (v): chống đối lại.
Ex: Robson strongly objected to the terms of the contract: Robson phản đối kịch liệt những điều khoản này của hợp đồng.
B. decide on something (v): lựa chọn cái gì sau khi cân nhắc kỹ lưỡng.
Ex: Have you decided on a date for the wedding?: Bạn đã quyết định ngày cưới chưa?
C. confess to (doing) something (v): thừa nhận, thú tội gì.
Ex: Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB: Edwards thú nhận làm gián điệp cho KGB.
D. allow for (v): cho phép, tạo điều kiện cho cái gì.
Ex: Our new system will allow for more efficient use of resources: Hệ thống mới của chúng tôi sẽ cho phép việc sử dụng tài nguyên hiệu quả hơn.
Ta thấy đáp án phù hợp nhất về nghĩa là C. confess to
Câu 45:
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.
I don’t really go in for winter sports very much.
Đáp án D.
Tạm dịch: Tôi không thực sự thích các môn thể thao mùa đông cho lắm.
- go in for (v): thích, đam mê cái gì.
Ex: She doesn't go in for team games: Cô ấy không thích các trò chơi nhóm cho lắm.
Phân tích đáp án:
A. am not good at: không giỏi.
Ex: Alex is very good at languages: Alex rất giỏi ngôn ngữ.
B. do not hate: không ghét.
Ex: He hates his job: Anh ấy ghét công việc của mình.
C. do not practice: không luyện tập
D. am not keen on: không thích.
Ex: I wasn't keen on going there on my own: Tôi không thích đi đến đó một mình.
Dựa vào những giải nghĩa từ vựng ở trên thì ta thấy đáp án chính xác là D. (Đề bài yêu cầu tìm (cụm) từ gần nghĩa nhất).
Câu 46:
Mark the letter A, By Cy or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about our sleep
Đáp án C.
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù dành 1/3 quãng đời của mình để ngủ, chúng ta biết rất ít về giấc ngủ của mình.
Đáp án A, B, D sai nghĩa.
Câu 47:
Mark the letter A, By Cy or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented
Đáp án C.
Dùng cấu trúc câu nhấn mạnh: It-cleft sentence.
Tạm dịch: Chính sự quyết tâm theo đuổi mục tiêu của mình, chứ không phải tài năng đã làm nên thành công của anh ta
Câu 48:
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.
Peter’s main subject at university is electronics
Đáp án C.
Dịch câu đề: Môn học chính của Peter ở đại học là ngành điện tử.
Dịch đáp án C: Peter chuyên về điện tử ở đại học.
Chú ý: to major in sth: chuyên về cái gì
Câu 49:
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.
People say that the tulip originated from Constantinople
Đáp án C.
Câu gốc dùng cấu trúc “People say that...” với V1 (say) ở HTĐ, V2 (originated) ở QKĐ.
Tạm dịch: Người ta nói rằng hoa tulip bắt nguồn từ Constantinople.
Loại ngay đáp án B, D vì dùng sai cấu trúc câu bị động với động từ chỉ ý kiến dạng này. Sai ngay ở V1 (was said), vì động từ to be phải chia cùng thì với V1 của câu gốc
Đáp án C dùng đúng cấu trúc, V1 (is said), V2 (have originated).
Câu 50:
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.
“How brave you are!” he said to the firemen
Đáp án D.
Trong câu gốc, người đàn ông đang khen ngợi sự dũng cảm của người lính cứu hỏa. Vì thế khi viết lại ta dùng động từ dẫn praise là phù hợp.
Cấu trúc: praise somebody for sth: khen ngợi ai vì điều gì.
của các cơ quan chính phủ, các biện pháp thích hợp có thể thực hiện để bảo vệ vẻ đẹp nguyên sơ của khu vực.
Dựa vào clue thì đáp án đúng là B. steps taken by government agencies to protect the falls.