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Câu 1:

“Remember to phone me when you arrive at the airport, _______?”

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Nhớ gọi cho tôi khi bạn đến sân bay nhé, được không?

Trong câu hỏi đuôi, mệnh đề chính là lời yêu cầu thì phần lấy đuôi là “will you?”


Câu 2:

We should participate in Tree-Planting Campaigns _______ our city greener, fresher.

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Đáp án C.

- organize to do sth: tổ chức, sắp xếp làm việc gì đó

Câu ở dạng đầy đủ phải là: “We should participate in in Tree-Planting Campaigns which/that are organized to make our city greener, fresher.

→ rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ thành “… Tree-Planting Campaigns organized to make …”.


Câu 3:

Certificates provide proof of your _______.

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Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Giấy chứng nhận cung cấp bằng chứng về trình độ của bạn.

- your qualifications: chuyên môn, khả năng, trình độ của bạn.


Câu 4:

She passed me on the street without speaking. She _______ me.

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Cô ấy đi ngang qua tôi trên đường phố mà không nói câu gì. Cô ấy không thể nào là không nhìn thấy tôi.

Can’t + have + PP: trong câu dùng để bày tỏ một sự ngạc nhiên hoặc không tin vào việc cô ấy đi qua trước mặt mình mà lại không nhìn thấy mình, không chào hỏi. Ngoài ra Can’t + have + PP còn dùng để chỉ một sự việc gần như chắc chắn không thể xảy ra. Ex: Last night, Mary can’t have gone out with John because she had to prepare for her coming exam: Tối qua, Mary chắc chắn không thể đi chơi với John được vì cô ấy phải chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi sắp tới.


Câu 5:

Onion crisis is _______ to arise in India. This demand-supply imbalance has resulted from the government’s inability to preserve the crop for non-harvesting seasons.

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Đáp án D.

- to be bound to do sth: chắc chắn làm cái gì

Tạm dịch: Khủng hoảng hành tây chắc chắn xảy ra ở Ấn Độ. Sự mất cân bằng cung-cầu này là do chính phủ không có khả năng bảo quản hành để dùng trong những lúc không phải chính vụ.


Câu 6:

_______ interested in Curling, I would try to learn more about this sport.

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Đáp án A.

Các em để ý, vế phải có “would try” nghĩ ngay điều kiện loại 2. Đáp án A là dạng đảo ngữ của câu điều kiện loại II (to be chia thành were cho mọi ngôi).

- curling: bi đá trên bang hay ném tạ trên băng (thể thao)


Câu 7:

I’m not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being _______.

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Tôi không chắc anh trai tôi sẽ kết hôn vì anh ấy ghét cảm giác bị ràng buộc.

Với động từ tie, có 2 cụm động từ cần lưu ý:

- tie down: ràng buộc (đây là nội động từ nên không có tân ngữ theo sau)

to be tied to sth/sb: bó buộc, ràng buộc vào ai, vào điều gì đó. (dạng bị động)

- tie up: Nghĩa đơn thuần là “buộc”.

Ex: Tie (up) your shoelaces, or you’ll trip over.


Câu 8:

I don’t understand what these results _______.

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Đáp án C.

Chỗ trống cần một động từ.

Tạm dịch: Tôi không hiểu những kết quả này biểu thị cái gì.

A. significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ (adj): đầy ý nghĩa, có tính chất gợi ý, quan trọng, đáng kể

B. significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ (n): ý nghĩa, sự quan trọng, sự đáng kể

C. signify /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ (v): biểu thị, biểu hiện; báo hiệu; là dấu hiệu của cái gì; có nghĩa là; làm cho có nghĩa; làm cho cái gì được biết; tuyên bố, báo cho biết có nghĩa

Ex: - Do dark clouds signify rain? Phải chăng mây đen có nghĩa là mưa?

- He signified his willingness to cooperate: Anh ấy tuyên bố đồng ý hợp tác.

D. significantly / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli / (adv): một cách có ý nghĩa, một cách đáng kể


Câu 9:

What _______ can be drawn from the experiment of two American physicists, Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer?

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Đáp án A.

- to draw (a) conclusion: rút ra kết luận.

Vậy nên nhìn qua đề bài ta có thể xác định ngay được đáp án.

Cả 3 đáp án còn lại không phù hợp:

B. attention: sự chú ý

C. contrast: sự tương phản

D. inference: sự suy luận

Tạm dịch: Kết luận gì có thể được rút ra từ thí nghiệm của hai nhà vật lý người Mỹ, Clinton Davisson và Lester Germer?

Question 10: Đáp án D.

- take advantage of + sb/ sth: lợi dụng / tận dung ai/ cái gì.

Ex: Please don’t take advantage of me the way you took advantage of him: Đừng lợi dụng tôi theo cái cách mà bạn đã làm với cậu ấy.


Câu 10:

It seems that the thief took _______ of the open window and got inside that way.

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Đáp án D.

- take advantage of + sb/ sth: lợi dụng / tận dung ai/ cái gì.

Ex: Please don’t take advantage of me the way you took advantage of him: Đừng lợi dụng tôi theo cái cách mà bạn đã làm với cậu ấy.


Câu 11:

Emma is calling to Mrs. White’s home.

Emma: “Hello, may I speak to Mrs. White, please?”

Call receiver: “_______.”

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Đáp án C.

Đáp lại lời yêu cầu được nói chuyện qua điện thoại với Mrs. White thì đáp án đúng là C. Hold on, please: Làm ơn giữ máy một lát ạ.


Câu 12:

If you are an independent traveler, we can arrange _______ a tour.

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Đáp án B.

“Tailor made” là hình thức tour riêng biệt làm theo yêu cầu của du khách nhưng không phải là tour hạng sang.


Câu 13:

There has been a widespread _______ about whether North Korea has successfully miniaturized a nuclear weapon and whether it has a working H-bomb.

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Đáp án C.

A. gossip / ˈɡɒsɪp / (n): chuyện ngồi lê đôi mách

B. challenge (n): sự thách thức, thử thách

C. doubt (n): sự nghi ngờ

D. rumour (n): tin đồn, lời đồn

Tạm dịch: Đang có một nghi ngờ lan rộng về việc liệu Triều Tiên đã thu nhỏ thành công vũ khí hạt nhân và liệu họ có đang sở hữu bom H đang hoạt động hay không.


Câu 14:

Lucia wants to borrow his friend’s bike.

Lucia: “Is it all right if I use your bike?”

Friend: “_______.”

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Đáp án B.

Cách hỏi, ngỏ lời mượn, nhờ vả lịch sự: “Is it all right if + Clause?” – Trả lời “Sure, go ahead”.

Tạm dịch: Tôi sử dụng xe đạp của bạn chắc không vấn đề gì chứ? – Chắc chắn rồi, cứ dùng đi.


Câu 15:

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.

ROBOTS

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine (15) _______ would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (16) _______ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?

For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors. And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is actually very complex. It has never been one job, it has always been many. A factory robot (17) _______ one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot, on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope (18) _______ all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (19) _______, there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs that will operate the machine.
Điền vào ô 15.

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Đáp án A.

Chỗ trống cần một đại từ quan hệ chỉ vật bổ nghĩa cho danh từ “machine” nên đáp án phù hợp là A. that.

Tạm dịch: people have been hoping for the invention of a machine (15) _______ would do all the necessary jobs around the house: con người vẫn nuôi hi vọng có phát minh được một cỗ máy mà nó có thể làm tất cả những công việc cần thiết quanh nhà.


Câu 16:

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.

ROBOTS

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine (15) _______ would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (16) _______ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?

For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors. And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is actually very complex. It has never been one job, it has always been many. A factory robot (17) _______ one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot, on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope (18) _______ all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (19) _______, there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs that will operate the machine.
Điền vào ô 16.

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Đáp án B.

- to manage the factory work (the work be managed by): đảm nhiệm, thực hiện công việc của nhà máy

Tạm dịch: If boring and repetitive factory work could be (16) _______ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?: Nếu những công việc nhàm chán và lặp lại tại nhà máy có thể được thực hiện bởi robot thì tại sao những việc vặt nhàm chán và lặp lại tại nhà lại không thể được như vậy?


Câu 17:

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.

ROBOTS

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine (15) _______ would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (16) _______ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?

For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors. And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is actually very complex. It has never been one job, it has always been many. A factory robot (17) _______ one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot, on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope (18) _______ all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (19) _______, there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs that will operate the machine.
Điền vào ô 17.

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Đáp án B.

- carry out one task: tiến hành, thực hiện một nhiệm vụ

Tạm dịch: A factory robot (17) _______ one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else: Một con robot trong nhà máy thực hiện mãi một nhiệm vụ cho đến khi nó được cài đặt lại để làm một việc gì đó khác.


Câu 19:

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.

ROBOTS

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine (15) _______ would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (16) _______ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too?

For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors. And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is actually very complex. It has never been one job, it has always been many. A factory robot (17) _______ one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn’t run the whole factory. A housework robot, on the other hand, has to do several different types of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope (18) _______ all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (19) _______, there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs that will operate the machine.

Điền vào ô 19.

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Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: (19) _______, there have been some developments recently: _______ gần đây có vài tiến triển. Vậy chỗ trống điền liên từ chỉ sự tương phản “However” là phù hợp vì câu phía trước thể hiện những khó khan mà “housework robot” phải đương đầu như phải làm các loại việc lau chùi, khuân vác khác nhau…


Câu 20:

 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 the pronunciation in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án A.

A. candidates / ˈkændɪdəts/ or / ˈkændɪdeɪt / (n): ứng cử viên, thí sinh

B. caves / keɪvz/ (n): hang động

C. methods / ˈmeθədz/ (n): phương pháp

D. novels / ˈnɒvl / (n): tiểu thuyết

Đáp án chính xác là A vì phần gạch chân được đọc là âm /s/ khác với những đáp án còn lại đọc âm /z/.


Câu 21:

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 the pronunciation in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án B.

A. chemistry / ˈkemɪstri / (n): ngành hóa học; môn hóa học

B. children / ˈtʃɪldrən / (n): lũ trẻ, bọn trẻ

C. schooling / ˈskuːlɪŋ / (n): sự dạy dỗ ở nhà trường, sự giáo dục ở nhà trường

D. character / ˈkærəktə(r) / (n): tính nết, tính cách; đặc tính, đặc điểm; nét đặc sắc

Đáp án chính xác là B vì phần gạch chân được đọc là âm /tʃ/ khác với những đáp án còn lại đọc âm /k/.


Câu 22:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án A.

A nhấn trọng âm ở âm tiết thứ 2, còn lại nhấn âm thứ 1.

A. political / pəˈlɪtɪkl / (adj): chính trị

B. furniture / ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r) / (n): đồ đạc, đồ nội thất

C. yesterday / ˈjestədeɪ / (n): ngày hôm qua

D. ambulance / ˈæmbjələns / (n): xe cứu thương


Câu 23:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án D.

D nhấn trọng âm ở âm tiết thứ 2, còn lại nhấn âm thứ 1.

A. humorous / ˈhjuːmərəs / (adj): khôi hài, hài hước; hóm hỉnh

B. educator / ˈedʒukeɪtə(r) / (n): thầy dạy, nhà sư phạm

C. organism / ˈɔːɡənɪzəm / (n): cơ thể sống; sinh vật sống, cơ quan, tổ chức

D. contaminate / kənˈtæmɪneɪt / (v): làm bẩn, làm ô uế, làm hư hỏng


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 following questions.

According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts says that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take-off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary. In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these fore added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your amrs and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.

What is the main topic of the passage?

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Đáp án B.

Key word: main topic.

Clue: According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips: Theo số liệu thống kê của ngành công nghiệp hàng không, gần 90% số vụ tai nạn hàng không là có toàn bộ người sống sót hoặc chỉ có một phần bị thiệt mạng. Tuy nhiên, hành khách có thể tang cơ hội sống sót bằng cách học hỏi và làm theo những lời khuyên.

Vậy chủ đề chính của đoạn văn là B. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passenger survival: Những hướng dẫn để tăng khả năng sống sót của các hành khách đi máy bay.


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 following questions.

According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts says that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take-off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary. In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these fore added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your amrs and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.

Travelers are urged by expert to read and listen to safety instruction _______.

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Đáp án D.

Key word: experts, safety instruction.

Clue: “Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take off”: Chuyên gia nói rằng bạn nên đọc và nghe hướng dẫn an toàn trước khi cất cánh.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. if smoke is in the cabin: nếu có khối ở trong buồng

B. in an emergency: trong trường hợp khẩn cấp

C. before locating the exits: trước khi định vị chỗ thoát hiểm

D. before take-off: trước khi cất cánh.

Dựa vào clue ta thấy rằng đáp án chính xác là D. before take-off.


Câu 26:

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 following questions.

According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts says that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take-off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary. In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these fore added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your amrs and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.

According to the passage, airline travelers should keep their feet flat on the floor _______.

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Đáp án D.

Key word: airline travelers, keep, feet flat.

Clue: “During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor”: Trong lúc cất cánh và hạ cánh, bạn được khuyên là nên để bàn chân sát vào nền sàn.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. especially during landings: đặc biệt trong lúc hạ cánh.

B. throughout the flight: trong suốt chuyến bay

C. only if an accident is possible: chỉ nếu khi có khả năng xảy ra tai nạn

D.  during take-offs and landings: trong lúc cất cánh và hạ cánh.

Dựa vào clue ta thấy đáp án chính xác là D. during take-offs and landings: Hành khách nên để bàn chân sát xuống sàn trong lúc cất cánh và hạ cánh.


Câu 27:

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 following questions.

According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts says that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take-off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary. In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these fore added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your amrs and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.

According to te passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off?

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Đáp án C.

Key word: which exits, locate before take-off.

Clue: “Before take off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach (them) in the dark if necessary”: Trước khi máy bay cất cánh, bạn nên định vị chỗ thoát hiểm gần nhất và chỗ thoát hiểm thay thế để bạn có thể tiến tới chúng trong bóng tối nếu cần thiết.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. The ones with counted rows of seats between them: những cái với những hàng ghế ngồi giữa họ

B. The nearest one: cái gần nhất

C. The two closest to the passenger’s seat: hai cái gần nhất với chỗ ngồi của hành khách

D. The ones that can be found in the dark: cái mà có thể tìm thấy trong bóng tối.

Theo clue chúng ta nên chọn một cửa gần nhất cùng với một cửa khác để thay thế. Vậy đáp án chính xác là C. The two closest to the passenger’s seat.


Câu 28:

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 following questions.

According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts says that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take-off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary. In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these fore added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your amrs and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.

The word “them” in bold refers to _______.

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Đáp án C.

Key word: them.

Clue: “Before take off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach (them) in the dark if necessary”: Trước khi máy bay cất cánh, bạn nên định vị chỗ thoát hiểm gần nhất và chỗ thoát hiểm thay thế, và đếm số hàng ghế giữa chỗ của bạn và chỗ thoát hiểm bởi vậy bạn có thể tiến tới chúng trong bóng tối nếu cần thiết.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. seats: chỗ ngồi.

B. rows: hàng ghế

C. exits: cửa thoát hiểm

D. feet: bàn chân

Vậy đáp án chính xác là C. exits.


Câu 29:

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 following questions.

According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts says that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take-off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary. In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these fore added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your amrs and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.

It can be inferred from the passage that people are more likely survive fires in aircrafts if they _______.

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Đáp án D.

Key word: survive fires.

Clue: “In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep you head down until the planes comes to a complete stop”: Trong trường hợp bạn đã được thông báo trước về tai nạn có thể xảy ra, bạn nên để tay lên mắt cá chân và cúi đầu xuống cho đến khi máy bay đỗ lại hoàn toàn.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. don’t smoke in or near a plane: đừng hút thuốc trong hoặc gần máy bay

B. read airline safety statistics: đọc số liệu về an toàn hàng không

C. wear a safety belt: thắt dây an toàn.

D. keep their heads low: giữ cho đầu cúi xuống.

Dựa vào clue ta thấy đáp án chính xác là D. keep their heads low.


Câu 30:

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 following questions.

According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts says that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take-off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary. In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these fore added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your amrs and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.

Airline passengers are advised to do all of the following EXCEPT _______.

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Đáp án D.

Key word: advised, EXCEPT.

Clue:

1. “Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take off and ask questions if you have uncertainties”: chuyên gia nói rằng bạn nên đọc và nghe hướng dẫn về an toàn trước khi máy bay cất cánh và đặt câu hỏi nếu bạn có gì không chắc chắn.

2. “You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible.”: bạn nên thắt dây an toàn dưới hông và càng chặt càng tốt.

3. “Before take off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach (them) in the dark if necessary.”: trước khi máy bay cất cánh, bạn nên định vị chỗ thoát hiểm gần nhất và chỗ thoát hiểm thay thế, và đếm số hàng ghế giữa chỗ của bạn và chỗ thoát hiểm để bạn có thể tiến tới chúng trong bóng tối nếu cần thiết.

4. “follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you.”: làm theo yêu cầu của đội cứu hộ và không mang đồ đạc của bạn theo.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. Ask questions about safety: đặt câu hỏi về an toàn – Đúng theo clue 1.

B. Locate the nearest exit: định vị lối thoát hiểm gần nhất – Đúng theo clue 3.

C. Fasten their seat belts before take-off: thắt dây an toàn trước khi cất cánh – Đúng theo clue 2.

D. Carry personal belongings in an emergency: mang hành lý cá nhân theo trong trường hợp khẩn cấp – Sai vì nó trái ngược với thông tin trong clue 4.

Do đó đáp án chính xác là D.


Câu 31:

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 following questions.

According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts says that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take-off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take-off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alternative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary. In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the plane comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these fore added protection against smoke inhalation. To evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your amrs and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.

The word “inflated” in bold is closest in meaning to _______.

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Đáp án A.

Key word: inflated.

Clue: Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully (inflated).

Slide là cửa trượt bằng hơi trên máy bay.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. expanded: được mở rộng, làm cho lớn lên

B. lifted: được nâng lên

C. assembled: được lắp ráp

D. increased: được tăng lên

Dựa vào clue ta biết rằng thang hơi phải được bơm lên nên đáp án phù hợp nhất là A. expanded (được mở rộng, làm cho lớn lên) vì nó giúp ta liên tưởng đến việc nó được bơm đầy hơi.


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.

The mountain climbers proceeded forward on their long trek up the side of the mountain.

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Đáp án B.

Đổi proceeded forward thành proceeded.

Tạm dịch: Những người leo núi tiến lên phía trước trong chuyến hành trình dài của họ lên phía bên của ngọn núi.


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 nesets of most bird species are strategic placed to camouflage them against predators.

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Đáp án C.

Đổi strategic thành strategically. Bổ nghĩa cho động từ phải là trạng từ.

Tạm dịch: Tổ của hầu hết các loài chim được đặt một cách có chiến lược để ngụy trang chúng chống lại kẻ thù.


Câu 34:

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.

Rocks have forming, wearing away and re-forming ever since the Earth took shape.

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Đáp án A.

Đổi have forming thành have been forming. Dựa vào từ since nên động từ phải dùng ở dạng hoàn thành.

Tạm dịch: Các hòn đá cứ tiếp tục hình thành, mòn đi và hình thành lại từ khi có Trái Đất.


Câu 35:

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.

Today, Amur leopard, one of the world’s most endangered wild cats, is found only in the Amur River basin of eastern Russia, having already gone extinct from China and the Korean Peninsula.

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Đáp án .

Tạm dịch: Ngày nay, Amur leopard, một trong những loài mèo rừng có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng cao nhất thế giới, chỉ được tìm thấy ở lưu vực sông Amur của miền đông nước Nga, còn ở Trung Quốc và bán đảo Triều Tiên thì chúng đã bị tuyệt chủng.

- to be/ become/ go extinct: tuyệt chủng

A. die for: chết cho, hi sinh cho. Ex: to die for the country: hy sinh cho đất nước

B. die from: chết do nguyên nhân bên ngoài. Ex: die from wound: chết vì vết thương

C. die of: chết đột ngột thường do nguyên nhân bên trong; tắt phụt đi (ngọn đèn…). Ex: die of heart attack: chết bị đột quỵ tim

D. die out: tuyệt chủng

Do đó đáp án chính xác là D (đề bài yêu cầu tìm đáp án gần nghĩa)


Câu 36:

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.

The students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.

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Đáp án D.

Tạm dịch: Học sinh được điểm cao trong bài kiểm tra nhưng Mary thì vượt trội.

- stand out (v): nổi bật, nổi trội

A. got very good marks: được điểm rất tốt

B. got a lot of marks: có rất nhiều điểm

C. got higher marks than someone: được điểm cao hơn ai đó

D. got the most marks of all: được cao điểm nhất trong tất cả

Câu hỏi tìm đáp án gần nghĩa nhất. Ta thấy đáp án chính xác và phù hợp nhất với văn cảnh là D.


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 following questions.

Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” then they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, and old Picasso – like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.

The passage is mainly concerned with _______.

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Đáp án C.

Key words: mainly concerned.

Clue: Ta chú ý đến những từ hay xuất hiện trong bài và những chi tiết đưa ra nhằm hướng tới một nội dung chính nào đó.

1. “There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways”: Có hai loài cá dẹt và chúng tiến hóa theo các con đường khác nhau.

2. “In evolution this problem was solved…”: Trong quá trình tiến hóa, vấn đề này đã được giải quyết.

Ngoài ra từ “flatfish” cũng xuất hiện nhiều lần trong bài và bài khóa đề cập đến những vấn đề thích nghi của loài cá này trong quá trình tiến hóa. Vậy đáp án là C. evolution of flatfish: sự tiến hóa của cá dẹt


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 following questions.

Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” then they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, and old Picasso – like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.

The author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that _______.

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Đáp án C.

Key words: skates and rays, examples.

Clue: The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical: Những chiếc giày trượt và cá voi, những người họ hàng của cá mập, đã trở nên dẹt (có thể được gọi một cách rõ ràng. Cơ thể của chúng đã phát triển sang hai bên để tạo thành những bộ “cánh” tuyệt vời. Chúng trông như thể chúng đã được làm phẳng nhưng vẫn giữ được đối xứng

Phân tích:

A. become asymmetrical: trở nên xoắn đối – Sai vì loài cá này đối xứng kép.

B. appear to fly: có thể bay – Sai vì những chiếc cánh ở đây để trong ngoặc kép, không phải giống cánh thật.

C. have spread horizontally: trải rộng sang ngang – Đúng. “Spread” là trải rộng dài, bài khóa đề cập đến những chiếc cánh lớn.

D. resemble sharks: trông giống cá mập – Sai vì loài cá đuối này chỉ có họ hàng với cá mập, ngoại hình của chúng không giống cá mập.

Vậy câu trả lời đúng là C. have spread horizontally.


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 following questions.

Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” then they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, and old Picasso – like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.

According to the passage, fish such as plaice _______.

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Đáp án C.

Key words: plaice.

Phân tích:

A. have difficulties in swimming: gặp khó khăn trong bơi lội – Sai vì ngay ở câu đầu tiên ta đã biết đây là một loài được hưởng lợi nhờ việc thân nó trở nên dẹt (benefit by being flat) → nó bơi rất giỏi nhờ được hưởng lợi thế tiến hóa.

B. live near the surface: sống ở gần mặt nước – Sai vì ngay ở câu đầu tiên ta đã biết đây là một loài sống ở đáy biển (live on the sea bottom).

C. have distorted heads: có đầu méo mó – Đúng vì bài có đề cập đến việc hộp sọ của chúng bắt đầu phát triển theo một kiểu thời trang xoắn bất đối xứng. (the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion)

D. have poor eyesight: có mắt kém – Sai vì trong bài chỉ nói nó hay nằm nghiêng, một con mắt lúc nào cũng nhìn xuống cát và bởi vậy cái mắt đó là vô dụng (one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless) → không phải là do mắt kém.

Vậy đáp án là C. have distorted heads.


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 following questions.

Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” then they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, and old Picasso – like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.

The word “conversely” is closest in meaning to _______.

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Đáp án D.

Key words: conversely.

Clue: “They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way”: Trông chúng như thể đã bị dẹt nhưng vẫn đối xứng và giữ được thăng bằng. Ngược lại, những loài cá như cá chim, cá bơn, và cá chim lớn bị dẹt theo một phương thức khác”.

Vì thông tin hai câu là trái ngược nhau và được nối bằng “conversely” nên “conversely” là ngược lại hoặc trái lại. Đáp án D. contrarily là đáp án đúng. Các đáp án còn lại không phù hợp:

A. similarly: tương tự

B. alternatively: hoặc

C. inversely: đối ngược về vị trí hoặc số lượng (không dùng để nối hai câu)

Ex: Bond yields move inversely to market price: Lợi tức trái phiếu đi ngược lại với giá thị trường.


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 following questions.

Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” then they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, and old Picasso – like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.

The word “this” refers to _______.

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Đáp án B.

Key words: this.

Clue: “…when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless”: … khi tổ tiên của chúng di cư đến thềm lục địa đã nằm ngả về một phía thay vì nằm bằng bụng. Tuy nhiên, điều này làm dấy lên vấn đề khiến một mắt của chúng luôn nhìn xuống dưới cát và gần như là vô dụng.

“Điều này” ở đây là việc loài cá này nằm ngả về một bên.

A. the migration of the ancestors: Sự di cư của tổ tiên của chúng: Sai.

B. the practice of lying on one side: Việc tập nghiêng về một phía: Đúng.

C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards: Vấn đề mắt nhìn xuống dưới: Sai.

D. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful: Khó khăn trong việc chỉ có một mắt nhìn được: Sai.


Câu 42:

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 following questions.

Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” then they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, and old Picasso – like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.

According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is _______.

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Đáp án C.

Keywords: bony flatfish, move eyes around.

Clue: “In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish”: Khi tiến hóa, vấn đề này được giải quyết bằng cách mắt dưới di chuyển xung quanh. Chúng ta nhìn thấy quá trình di chuyển này xuất hiện trong sự phát triển của mỗi cá con dẹt có xương.

Do vậy, cá dẹt có xương khi phát triển đã có khả năng đảo một bên mắt xung quanh. Vì thế “the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around excellent.” → Đáp án đúng là C. excellent.


Câu 43:

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 following questions.

Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” then they are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, and old Picasso – like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.

It can be inferred from the passage that the early life of a flatfish is _______.

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Đáp án C.

Câu hỏi bắt ta suy đoán về giai đoạn đầu đời của loài cá dẹt: “the early life of a flatfish”.

Quá trình tiến hóa đã hoàn thành do vậy khi cá con sinh ra và lớn lên vẫn theo quá trình tương tự như bố mẹ chúng. Do vậy, giai đoạn đầu đời của cá dẹt được xem là bình thường. Chọn đáp án C. pretty normal. Các đáp án khác không phù hợp


Câu 44:

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.

We do not know precisely what caused the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the cities on the Jordan River plain in the southern region of the land of Canaan.

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Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Chúng ta không biết chính xác điều gì đã gây ra sự tàn phá đối với Sodom và Gomorrah, hai thành phố trên đồng bằng sông Jordan ở vùng phía nam của xứ Canaan.

A. casually (adv): tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên, bất thường

B. flexibly (adv): linh hoạt, linh động

C. wrongly (adv): không đúng, sai, sai lầm, sai trái, trái lý

D. informally (adv): thân mật, thân tình

- precisely: chính xác

Do đó đáp án phải là C. wrongly.


Câu 45:

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.

South Korea carried out a simulated attack on North Korea’s nuclear test site in a huge show of force response to Pyongyang’s detonation of what it claims is a hydrogen bomb.

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Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Hàn Quốc đã thực hiện một cuộc tấn công mô phỏng trên khu vực thử nghiệm hạt nhân của Triều Tiên trong một chương trình biểu dương lực lượng vũ trang lớn để đáp lại sự kích động của Bình Nhưỡng về những gì họ tuyên bố là một quả bom Hydro.

A. put up: để lên, đặt lên, giơ (tay) lên, lên; xây dựng (nhà…); lắp đặt (một cái máy…); treo (một bức tranh…)

B. put in: đệ (đơn kiện); dẫn, đưa ra (chứng cớ)

C. put off: trì hoãn

D. put on: mặc (áo…) vào, đội (mũ) vào, đi (giày…) vào…

- to carry out: tiến hành, thi hành

Do đó đáp án phải là C. put off vì đề bài yêu cầu tìm từ trái nghĩa.


Câu 46:

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

It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

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Đáp án D.

Cấu trúc “so…that”: quá đến nỗi mà.

Vì “so” đứng đầu câu nên phải dùng dạng đảo ngữ:

Cấu trúc:

(1): So + adj + be + S that + clause

(2): So + adv + trợ động từ + S + V that + clause.


Câu 47:

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

The child gave some instructions. I don’t understand any of them.

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Đáp án C.

Đáp án A sai vì: “understanding” là hiểu biết, không phù hợp với nghĩa câu gốc.

Đáp án B, D nghĩa không hề liên quan đến câu gốc.

Tạm dịch: Những chỉ dẫn mà đứa trẻ đưa ra thì không rõ ràng đối với tôi.


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.

You should have made your children do housework as soon as they were able to do so.

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Đáp án A.

Tình huống ở quá khứ, dùng: should have + PP.

Tạm dịch: Lẽ ra bạn nên để con mình làm việc nhà ngay từ lúc chúng có thể.

Đáp án B, C, D đều sai về nghĩa. Ý A thể hiện đúng nhất nghĩa của câu đề: Để con mình làm việc nhà ngay từ lúc chúng có thể là một điều cần thiết nhưng bạn đã không làm.


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.

When the birth rate is high, the expectation of life is low.

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Đáp án B.

Dịch câu đề: Khi tỉ lệ sinh cao, kỳ vọng về cuộc sống thấp.

Đáp án A sai về nghĩa.

Đáp án C sai vì trong đề không có dẫn chứng về tỉ lệ 2 cái là như nhau.

Đáp án D sai vì không có tỷ lệ nào phụ thuộc tỷ lệ nào


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.

Richard said “Thanks, Bob. You were very kind to me yesterday”.

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Đáp án D.

Dịch câu đề: Richard nói: Cảm ơn, Bob. Hôm qua bạn đã đối xử rất tối với tôi.

Các ý A, B, C dùng sai cấu trúc với động từ “thank”.

Phương án D thể hiện đúng ngữ pháp và ngữ nghĩa


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