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Đề thi thử THPTQG Sở Giáo Dục Và Đào Tạo Hà Nội môn Tiếng Anh (đề số 17)

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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.

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Đáp án B

A./id/           B./t/             C./id/           D./id/

Đuôi /ed/ được phát âm là /id/ khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /t/ hay /d/

Đuôi /ed/ được phát âm là /t/ khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /s/,/f/,/p/,/ʃ/,/tʃ/,/k/ 


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.

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Đáp án A

A./s/             B./z/             C./z/             D./z/

Khi thêm „s’, /s/ được phát âm là /s/ khi khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /k/,/p/,/t/

Các trường hợp còn lại được phát âm là /z/ 


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 of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án D

Phần D trọng âm rơi vào thứ nhất, còn lại là thứ 2

Investigate: /in’vestigeit/

Determine: /di’tə:min/

Convenient: /kən’vi:njənt/

Sacrifice: /’sækrifais/ 


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 of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án C

Phần C trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3, còn lại là thứ 2

Certificate: /sə’tifikit/

Diversity: /dai’və:siti/ 

Occupation: /,ɔkju’peiʃn/

Miraculous: /mi’rækjuləs/ 


Câu 5:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.

The weather is horrible at the moment, isn’t it? I hope it clears up later.

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Đáp án C

Từ gạch chân: Clear up – (thời tiết) hết mây/mưa

Dịch câu: Thời tiết bây giờ đang rất xấu có phải không? Tôi hi vọng mây mưa sẽ hết

Becomes brighter: trở nên sáng sủa hơn

Shine (v) tỏa nắng

Is not cloudy: không có mây – đồng nghĩa với is not cloudy

Clean: (a) sạch sẽ


Câu 6:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.

There used to be a shop at the end of the street but it went out of business a year ago.

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Đáp án C

Từ gạch chân: Go out of business – phá sản, đóng cửa

Dịch câu: Đã từng có một cửa hàng ở cuối phố này nhưng một năm trước đây nó đã bị đóng cửa.

Close up: khít lại

Close: đóng

Close down: đóng cửa    

Close into: không có nghĩa


Câu 7:

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.

Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.

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Đáp án B

“ to be contented with st”: hài lòng, mãn nguyện với cái gì

Từ trái nghĩa là dissatisfied: không hài lòng, không thoả mãn

Dịch câu: Mặc dù đó là một ngày dài đối với chúng tôi, chúng tôi cảm thấy mãn nguyện với những gì chúng tôi làm.


Câu 8:

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.

I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly.

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Đáp án A

cruelly” (trạng từ): một cách ác độc, một cách tàn nhẫn

Từ trái nghĩa là gently: một cách nhẹ nhàng, một cách dịu dàng

Dịch câu: Tôi không thể chịu được những người đối xử với động vật tàn nhẫn.


Câu 9:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Students advise to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them.

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Đáp án A

Dịch câu: Học sinh được khuyên nên đọc tất cả các câu hỏi một cách cẩn thận và tìm ra câu trả lời cho chúng.

Ở đây phải dùng thể bị động chứ không phải chủ động

advise” => “are advised


Câu 10:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

My father used to give me a good advice whenever I had a problem.

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Đáp án B

Dịch câu: Bố tôi thường cho tôi lời khuyên hữu ích bất cứ khi nào tôi gặp vấn đề.

Advice: lời khuyên – là danh từ không đếm được nên không dùng a

=> a good advicegood advice


Câu 11:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Not until I was on my way to the airport that I realized I had left my passport at home.

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Đáp án C

Dịch câu: Mãi cho đến khi tôi đang trên đường ra sân bay thì tôi mới nhận ra tôi đã quên hộ chiếu ở nhà

Cấu trúc đảo ngữ của not until: Not until + S + V, Inversion (đảo ngữ)

=> That I realizeddid I realize


Câu 12:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Our children allowed to have two days off at weekends.

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Đáp án B

Dịch câu: Con cái chúng ta được phép có hai ngày nghỉ cuối tuần.

Ở đây phải dùng thể bị động chứ không phải chủ động

allowed” → “are allowed


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.

Many applicants find a job interview__________ if they are not well-prepared for it.

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Đáp án B

Dịch câu: Nhiều ứng viên cảm thấy phỏng vấn rất áp lực nếu như họ chưa chuẩn bị tốt cho nó

Impressive: ấn tượng

Stressful: áp lực

Threatening: đe doạ  

Time-consuming: tốn thời gian


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.

The manager__________ him for a minor mistake.

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Đáp án D

Dịch câu: Người quản lý chê trách anh vì một sai lầm nhỏ

Accuse: buộc tội (đi với giới từ of)

Charge: buộc tội (nếu mang nghĩa là buộc tội ai thì dùng charge sb, không có giới từ)

Complain: phàn nàn

Blame: đổ tội, chê trách (đi với giới từ for)


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.

I __________ hurry. It’s nearly 8.00, and my first class starts at 8.15.

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Đáp án D

Had better = should: nên

Dịch câu: Tôi nên nhanh chóng thôi. Giờ gần 8h rồi, mà tiết học đầu tiên bắt đầu lúc 8h15


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.

He managed to keep his job__________ the manager had threatened to sack him.

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Đáp án A

Although (mặc dù) + một mệnh đề

Despite + danh từ/cụm danh từ

Unlesstherefore không phù hợp về nghĩa của câu

Dịch câu: Anh đã giữ được công việc mặc dù quản lý đã doạ sa thải anh.


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.

Don’t touch that wire or you’ll get an electric__________.

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Đáp án A

Cụm từ “electric shock”: sốc điện, điện giật

Dịch câu: Đừng chạm vào dây đó hoặc bạn sẽ bị điện giật.


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.

The car had a(n) __________ tire, so we had to change the wheel.

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Đáp án B

flat tire”: xịt lốp xe

Bent: bẻ cong, không thẳng

Cracked: bị vỡ, bị vụn

Injured: bị chấn thương

Dịch câu: Chiếc xe bị xịt lốp, vì vậy chúng tôi đã phải thay đổi bánh xe.


Câu 19:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural__________ of the country.

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Đáp án B

Dịch câu: truyền hình có phản ánh đầy đủ sự đa dạng sắc tộc và văn hóa của đất nước?

Không có từ costom

Diversity: sự đa dạng

Alternations: sự xen kẽ

Article: đồ, vật phẩm, điều khoản, bài báo…


Câu 20:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

You should make a(n) __________ to overcome this problem.

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Đáp án C

make an effort to do st”: cố gắng, ráng sức làm gì đó

Dịch câu: Bạn nên nỗ lực để khắc phục vấn đề này

Trial: sự thử thách

Impression: sự ấn tượng

Apology: lời xin lỗi


Câu 21:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

–“You look beautiful with your new hairstyle!”

– “____________”.

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Đáp án B

Dịch:

- Bạn trông thật đẹp với kiểu tóc mới đó!

- Bạn thật tốt khi nói như vậy.

Not at all: không có gì

Very kind of your part: Bạn thật là tốt bụng. Dùng đáp lại khi nhận được sự giúp đỡ từ ai đó.

Willingly: Sẵn lòng, vui lòng. Dùng khi nhận được lời đề nghị giúp đỡ từ ai đó.


Câu 22:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

It was only__________ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.

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Đáp án D

Dịch câu: Chỉ khi anh nói với tôi họ của anh tôi mới nhận ra rằng chúng tôi đã học cùng trường.

Then: sau đó

Until: cho đến tận khi (Ở đây sẽ đúng nếu như sử dụng It was not until….)

As soon as: ngay khi

When: khi (only when: chỉ khi)


Câu 23:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The girl __________ design had been chosen stepped to the platform to receive the award.

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Đáp án A

Ở đây chủ ngữ của vị ngữ “had been chosen” là design

Mà chủ ngữ chính trong câu là the girl, do đó chúng ta phải sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ sở hữu whose để nói về mối quan hệ giữa the girldesign (whose design được hiểu là the girl’s design)


Câu 24:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

My responsibility is to wash dishes and__________ the garbage.

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Đáp án B

Take out được dùng ở đây với nghĩa tương tự như take away: mang đi

Dịch: trách nhiệm của tôi là phải rửa chén đĩa và mang rác đi.


Câu 25:

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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 25

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Đáp án C

Blamed for st: đổ lỗi, chê trách vì cái gì

Dịch: Cơn nghiện mới nhất bẫy hàng ngàn người là Internet, cái mà đã bị đổ lỗi cho việc các mối quan hệ bị phá vỡ, mất việc làm, hủy hoại tài chính và thậm chí tự tử.

Accuse: buộc tội (đi với giới từ of)

Mistaken: nhầm lẫn

Faulted: tìm thấy thiếu sót (ở điểm gì)


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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 26

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Đáp án B

Cause: gây ra

Dịch: Các nhà tâm lý hiện nay nhận định Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) là một căn bệnh mới mà có thể gây ra vấn đề nghiêm trọng và hủy hoại nhiều cuộc đời

Take: lấy đi            Affect: ảnh hưởng             Lead: dẫn đến


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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 27

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Đáp án B

Offer: đề nghị, cung cấp, tặng, hiến,…

Dịch: nhóm giúp đỡ đặc biệt đã được thiết lập để cung cấp cho người bệnh sự giúp đỡ và hỗ trợ

Recommend: đề cử, gợi ý

Suggest: gợi ý

Advise: khuyên


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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 28

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Đáp án D

Others ( = other + N số nhiều) ở sau others không có danh từ đi kèm nữa

Another + danh từ số ít

The other được sử dụng khi trong câu đã đề cập đến 1 danh từ nào đó rồi, và the other là cái khác, cái còn lại

Other + danh từ số nhiều: những cái khác

Đáp án là D


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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 29

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Đáp án A

To lie to sb: nói dối ai

Dịch: Họ nói dối bạn bè về khoảng thời gian họ dành ra để online

Cheat: lừa, gian lật (cheat on sb)

Deceive: lừa dối (deceive sb – không có giới từ)

Betray: phản bội (betray sb – không có giới từ)


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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 30

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Đáp án D

“wish”: mong rằng, mong ước

Sau wish, động từ khuyết thiếu can được chuyển thành could

Dịch: họ ước có thể cắt giảm (thời gian online), nhưng họ không thể làm được


Câu 31:

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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 31

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Đáp án C

Ở đây có sự đối lập về nghĩa giữa 2 vế, do đó cần sử dụng liên từ mang nghĩa đối lập

Although (mặc dù) + một mệnh đề

Dịch: Mặc dù cảm thấy tội lỗi, họ cảm thấy chán nản nếu như phải buộc ngừng sử dụng nó


Câu 32:

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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 32

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Đáp án A

To be made to do st: buộc phải làm gì (mang tính bắt buộc)

Dịch: Mặc dù cảm thấy tội lỗi, họ cảm thấy chán nản nếu như phải buộc ngừng sử dụng nó

Allow, let: cho phép

Had trong câu này không đúng về ngữ pháp và về nghĩa

Đáp án là A


Câu 33:

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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 33

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Đáp án B

Cụm “find it difficult to do st”: cảm thấy khó khăn trong việc làm gì

Dịch:

Một trong số những người nghiện là thanh thiếu niên, những người đã bị cuốn vào trò chơi điện tử và cảm thấy khó để cưỡng lại trò chơi trên Internet


Câu 34:

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.

The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is Internet, which has been (25)________ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new illness that could (26)________ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (27)________ sufferers help and support.

IAS is similar to (28)________ problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (29)________ to their partners about how much time they spend online; they (30)_______ they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (31)______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were (32)______ to stop using it.

Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (33)________ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, however, psychologists (34)________ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

Điền ô số 34

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Đáp án A

Say that: nói rằng

Tell: kể (sau đó phải có một tân ngữ, ví dụ tell me, tell us…)

Object: phản đối

Promise: hứa hẹn

Dịch: tuy nhiên, đáng ngạc nhiên là, các nhà tâm lý nói rằng hầu hết các nạn nhân là các bà nội trợ trung niên - người chưa bao giờ sử dụng một máy tính trước đây.


Câu 35:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

It is implied in paragraph 1 that _________.

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Đáp án A

Đoạn 1 nói rằng: University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams.

Sinh viên đại học thường xuyên làm mức tối thiểu của công việc bởi vì họ đang điên cuồng về một cuộc sống xã hội tốt. Trẻ em thường hét lên trước khi tập luyện piano, vì nó quá nhàm chán. Họ phải nhận được sao vàng và huy chương để được thuyết phục bơi lội, hoặc phải được hối lộ để tham gia kỳ thi.

=> người trẻ thường thiếu động lực tốt để học (mà thường phải có phần thưởng hay những thứ tương tự mới giúp họ có động lực để học)


Câu 36:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

The writer’s main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up, _________.

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Đáp án D

Đoạn 2 tác giả chia sẻ:

- At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience.

Lúc 30 tuổi, tôi đến một trường đại học và học các khoá học Lịch sử và Tiếng Anh. Nó là một trải nghiệm tuyệt vời

- I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Tôi không sợ việc phải đặt câu hỏi, và bài tập về nhà là niềm vui thích chứ không phải đau khổ. Khi tôi vượt qua một kì thi, tôi đã vượt qua nó cho bản thân và chỉ cho bản thân thôi, không phải cho bố mẹ hay giáo viên. Sự hài lòng tôi có được hoàn toàn mang tính cá nhân

=> tác giả cho rằng, khi con người lớn hơn, họ có thái độ tính cực hơn đối với việc học tập (chứ không giống như lúc trẻ - phải có một phần thưởng gì đó mới học)


Câu 37:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”.

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Đáp án D

For starters” = “First and foremost”: đầu tiên và hàng đầu

For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round.

Đầu tiên, tôi đã trả tiền, vì vậy không có lý do gì để đi trễ - Tôi là người sẽ cau mày và gõ gõ ngón tay nếu gia sư đến muộn, không phải là ngược lại.


Câu 38:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

While doing some adult learning courses at a college, the writer was surprised ______.

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Đáp án C

Đoạn 2 có những thông tin:

- Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance.

Thật ra, nếu tôi có thể thuyết phục anh nán lại cho thêm một năm phút, nó là một phần thưởng, không phải là một mối phiền toái.

- The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Sự hài lòng tôi có được hoàn toàn mang tính cá nhân

=> trong quá trình học, tác giả đã cảm thấy thích thú việc học


Câu 39:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______.

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Đáp án A

rusty” = not as good as it used to be through lack of practice: không được tốt như đã từng bởi vì thiếu sự luyện tập

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty.

Một số người sợ đi học trở lại vì họ lo lắng rằng bộ não của họ không còn được như trước.


Câu 40:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

The phrase “get there” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “______”.

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Đáp án D

get there” ~ achieve your aim with hard work: đạt được mục tiêu bằng cách làm việc chăm chỉ

The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

Sự tự tin bạn có trong các lĩnh vực khác –có lẽ từ việc có thể lái xe một chiếc xe - có nghĩa là nếu bạn không thể, nói rằng, xây dựng một chiếc ghế ngay lập tức, bạn không, giống như một đứa trẻ, muốn phá huỷ nỗ lực thảm hại đầu tiên của bạn. Maturity nói với bạn rằng bạn sẽ, với các ứng dụng, cuối cùng đạt được điều đó.


Câu 41:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT ______.

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Đáp án C

A,B,D đều được nhắc đến trong bài:

- In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it.

- your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. (B & D


Câu 42:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that maturity is a positive plus in the learning process because adult learners ______.

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Đáp án D

Thông tin ở trong đoạn 4:

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it.

Ở một số cách, tuổi tác là một điểm cộng tích cực. Ví dụ, khi bạn lớn tuổi hơn, bạn sẽ thấy ít chán nản hơn. Kinh nghiệm nói với bạn rằng, nếu bạn bình tĩnh và chỉ cần làm điều gì đó một cách cẩn thận lặp đi lặp lại, cuối cùng bạn sẽ học được cách thực hiện nó.

=> khi bạn lớn tuổi hơn, thì bạn sẽ kiên nhẫn hơn là khi còn trẻ (bởi bạn ít bị chán nản bởi thất bại hơn và đủ bình tĩnh để thực hiện lại)


Câu 43:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you ______.

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Đáp án D

Tác giả đã nhận ra nhiều điều mà trước đây khi còn trẻ đã không nhận ra khi học đàn

Thông tin ở câu cuối: But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

Nhưng ngay sau đó, cảm xúc phức tạp mà tôi không bao giờ biết tuôn ra từ các ngón tay, và đột nhiên tôi có thể hiểu tại sao thực hành tạo nên hoàn hảo.


Câu 44:

Read the following passage adapted and choose the correct answer (corresponding to A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions that follow.

 It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?

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Đáp án A

Mục đích chính của tác giả khi viết bài là: To encourage adult learning: khuyến khích người lớn học tập

Bởi vì thông qua bài viết, tác giả có nói đến nhiều công dụng khi người lớn học tập. Có thể nhắc tới:

- Có thái độ tích cực đối với học tập

- Kiên nhẫn hơn so với lúc trẻ

- Khám phá ra nhiều điều mà khi trẻ không phát hiện ra

- Học một thứ và có thể liên quan, giải quyết nhiều thứ khác


Câu 45:

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.

I have never tasted this kind of food before.

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Đáp án D

Tôi chưa bao giờ nếm thử loại đồ ăn này trước đây

= Đây là lần đầu tiên tôi nếm thử loại đồ ăn này

Khi dùng This is/ It is the first time + thì hoàn thành


Câu 46:

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.

No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

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Đáp án D

No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

Ngay khi cô đặt điện thoại xuống, ông chủ đã gọi lại

Cấu trúc đảo ngữ với Scarely: Scarely + had + S + động từ phân từ II +… + when + mệnh đề quá khứ đơn


Câu 47:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.

John is studying hard. He doesn't want to fail the next exam

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Đáp án B

John is studying hard. He doesn’t want to fail the next exam.

John đang học chăm chỉ. Cậu ấy không muốn trượt kì thi tiếp theo

= John is studying hard in order not to fail the next exam

John đang học chăm chỉ để không bị trượt kì thi tiếp theo

in order not to do st”: để không làm gì đó


Câu 48:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.

He was suspected of having stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.

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Đáp án A

He was suspected of having stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days. Anh ta bị tình nghi ăn trộm thẻ tín dụng. Cảnh sát đã điều tra anh ấy trong nhiều ngày.

= Suspected of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days

Bị tình nghi ăn trộm thẻ tín dụng, anh ta đã bị điều tra trong nhiều ngày

Ở đây chủ ngữ là he đang được chia ở bị động (was suspected) nên khi viết lại câu, dùng suspected ở đầu câu để giữ nguyên dạng bị động


Câu 49:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.

I strongly disapproved of your behavior. However, I will help you this time.

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Đáp án B

Despite + danh từ/cụm danh từ (không có of) nên câu A loại

Sau vế Although không dùng but => câu D loại

Câu C không phù hợp về nghĩa (câu gốc là đối lập, nhưng câu C lại là nhân quả)


Câu 50:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.

He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.

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Đáp án B

He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.

Anh ấy rất thông minh. Anh ấy có thể giải đáp mọi vấn đề nhanh chóng

Viết lại với cấu trúc nhấn mạnh so…that… (…đến nỗi mà…)

Câu D loại, câu C loại vì thiếu mạo từ an

Câu A thừa mạo từ an (Đúng phải là he is so intelligent that…)

Câu B đúng (so adj + a hoặc an (nếu danh từ đếm được) + danh từ)


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