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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 is pronounced differently from that of others in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án B.

A. subsidy /'sʌbsədi/ (n): tiền bao cấp, tiền trợ giá, tiền trợ cấp, tiền trợ giúp

B. substantial /səb'stæn∫l/ (adj): đáng kể

Ex: There are substantial differences between the two groups.

C. undergraduate /,ʌndə'grædʒuət/ (n): sinh viên chưa tốt nghiệp       

D. drugstore /'drʌgstɔ:(r)/ (n): hiệu thuốc

Phần được gạch chân trong đáp án B được đọc là /ə/, khác với các đáp án còn lại đọc là /ʌ/.


Câu 2:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of others in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án C.

A. preface /'prefəs/ (n): phần mở đầu (của cuốn sách, bài viết...)

B. gazelle /gə'zel/ (n): linh dương (động vật).

C. surface /'sə:fɪs/ (n): bề mặt.

D. flamingo /ftə'mɪηgəu/ (n): chim hồng hạc.

Phần được gạch chân trong đáp án C được đọc là /ɪ/, khác với các đáp án còn lại đọc là /ə/.


Câu 3:

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

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Đáp án A.

A nhấn trọng âm ở âm tiết đầu tiên, các đáp án còn lại nhấn âm thứ 2.

 A. interestingly /'ɪntrɪstɪηli/ (adv): thú vị.

 B. surprisingly /sə'praɪzɪηli/ (adv): làm ngạc nhiên.

 C. provincially /prə'vɪn∫əli/ (adv): mang tính chất tỉnh lẻ

 D. annoyingly /ə'nɔɪ-ɪη/ (adv) = irritatingly: gây khó chịu.


Câu 4:

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

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Đáp án B.

B nhấn trọng âm ở âm tiết đầu tiên, các đáp án còn lại nhấn âm thứ 2.

A. mislead /,mɪs'li:d/ (v): chỉ sai đường, đưa sai thông tin.

Ex: He deliberately misled US about the nature of their relationship: Anh ấy cố tình chỉ sai cho chúng tôi về bản chất của mi quan hệ của họ.

B. cover /'kʌvə/ (v): che phủ.

Ex: She covered her face with her hands: Cô ấy dùng tay đ che mặt.

C. correct /kə'rekt/ (v): sửa lỗi, chữa.

Ex: Some eyesight problems are relatively easy to correct: một số vấn đề về thị lực khá là dễ chữa.

D. involve /ɪn'vɔlv/ (v); bao gồm, chứa đựng.

Ex: Any investment involves an element of risk: Bất kỳ vụ đầu tư nào cũng chứa đựng một yếu to rủi ro


Câu 5:

Jane is very ___________ about her career.

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Cô ấy rất __________ về sự nghiệp của cô.

B. to be single-minded about sth (adj): chuyên tâm về việc gì, có quyết tâm.

Ex: a tough, single-minded lady.

Các lựa chọn còn lại không phù hợp vì:

A. single-handed (adj): một mình, không có sự trợ giúp của ai.

Ex: She brought up three children single-handedly: Cô ấy một mình nuôi 3 đứa con.

C. fresh-faced (adj): mặt mày tươi tỉnh.

D. bare-faced (adj): trơ tráo, không che mặt nạ.


Câu 6:

Light _________ are small planes with seats for no more than about six passengers.

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Đáp án C.

C. aircraft (n): máy bay nhỏ

Các lựa chọn còn lại không phù hp:

A. airplane (n): máy bay cỡ lớn.

B. airship (n): khí cầu.

D. aircrafts: sai (dạng số nhiều vẫn là aircraft).


Câu 7:

A: How much is this car?

B: 15,000 dollars. My uncle paid for it by __________.

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Đáp án C.

- to pay for sth by installments: trả tiền mua cái gì nhưng trả bằng nhiều lần.

Các lựa chọn khác sai vì không kếp họp với giới từ “by”:

A. to pay in cash: trả bằng tiền mặt.

Ex: Will you pay by credit card or in cash?

B. to buy sth on credit: mua chịu.

Ex: We bought the dishwasher on credit.

D. hire purchase (n) = installment plan: phương thức mua trả góp nhưng chỉ khi nào trả hết được tiền thì vật đã mua mới chính thức thuộc sở hữu của bạn.

Ex: We're buying a new cooker on hire purchase.


Câu 8:

She’s certainly a _________ writer, she has written quite a few bools this year.

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Cô chắc chắn là một nhà văn___________; cô đã viết khá nhiều cuốn sách trong năm nay

A. fruitful /'fru:tfl/ (adj): ra quá nhiều, tốt, màu mỡ, sinh sản nhiu

B. prolific /prə'lɪfɪk/ (adj): sáng tác nhiều (nhà văn, hoạ sĩ...)

C. fertile /'fɜ:taɪl/ (adj): màu mỡ, mắn đẻ

D. successful /sək'sesfl/ (adj): thành công

- quite a few: khá nhiều 


Câu 9:

Husha and Honish are talking about Trishie after watching her music performance.

  Husha: “Trishie’s the best singer in our school.”

  Honish: “ ___________ ”

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Đáp án B.

Chỉ sự đồng ý hoàn toàn với 1 ý kiến nào đó ta dùng:

I couldn’t agree with you more >< I couldn’t agree with you less.


Câu 10:

They were accused of treating the country’s flag with__________ .

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Đáp án C.

- disrespect (n): sự thiếu tôn kính, bất lễ.

Ex: disrespect for the law: sự thiếu tôn trọng luật pháp.

Loại respect vì: respect (n): sự tôn kính/tôn kính, tôn trọng, ngưỡng mộ.

Ex: I have the greatest respect for Jane's work.

Các lựa chọn còn lại: tiền tố “ir” và “non” không kết hợp được với “respect”.


Câu 11:

What measures have been _______to control traffic jam at rush hours?

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Đáp án B.

Cụm từ: to take measures: áp dụng các biện pháp.

Do đó đáp án chính xác là B.


Câu 12:

A teacher is talking to the principal about their school plan.

  The teacher: “Why are the renovations being delayed?”

  The principal: “ ________.”

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Tại sao việc sửa chữa nâng cấp bị trì hoãn?

               - Chúng ta cần phải có giấy phép trước đã.

- permit (n): giấy phép

- work permit (n): giấy phép lao động (để được làm ở nước ngoài)

- renovation /,renə'veɪ∫n/ (n): sự nâng cấp, sự cải tiến, đổi mới


Câu 13:

“I can’t remember us ever ___________,” replied the stranger.

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Đáp án C.

remember + V-ing/ having done: nhớ rằng đã làm gì.

Các lựa chọn còn lại không phù hợp vì:

A: dạng bị động  không phù hợp với nghĩa của câu.

B, D: sai ý nghĩa: remember + to V: nhớ phải làm gì


Câu 14:

If Mr. David _________ at the meeting, he would make a speech.

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Đáp án A.

Dựa vào động từ chia ở mệnh đề chính (would make)  đây là câu điều kiện loại 2 nên chọn A. were cho mệnh đề điều kiện là phù hợp.

Tạm dịch: Nếu ông David có mặt tại cuộc họp, ông sẽ có một bài phát biểu.


Câu 15:

____________ the food before, Tom didn’t want to eat it again.

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Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Trước đây đã ăn món này, Tom không muốn ăn nữa.

Cấu trúc: Rút gọn 2 mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ:

- V-ing đứng đầu nếu chủ thể có thể tự thực hiện được hành động.

Ex: Coming back to Vietnam, she was very excited.

- V-ed đứng đầu nếu chủ thể không tự thực hiện được hành động.

Ex: Known as the founder of that company, she is also helpful to others.


Câu 16:

Leave it in the oven until it __________ brown.

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Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Để nó ở trong lò cho đến khi nó_________ màu nâu.

A. turn + adj (turn sth + adj) = become: trở nên, chuyển thành hoặc biến thành cái gì.

Ex: The heat turned the milk sour: Cái nóng làm sữa bị hư.

      The sky turns grey: Bầu trời trở nên xám xịt.

B. colour sth (+ adj): tô màu, nhuộm màu, làm thay đổi màu sắc.

Ex: How long have you been colouring your hair?: Bạn nhuộm tóc đã bao lâu rồi?

C. change sb/sth: làm thay đổi.

Ex: Computers has changed the way people work: Máy tính đã làm thay đổi cách con người làm việc.

D. cook sth: nấu ăn.

Ta thấy đáp án phù hợp nhất về ý nghĩa là A.


Câu 17:

___________ ? Your eyes are red.

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Đáp án D.

Tạm dịch: Bạn khóc suốt đấy à?Mắt đỏ hết cả rồi.

Lưu ý: Để diễn tả một hành động diễn ra liên tục từ quá khứ đến hiện tại và có thể tiếp tục trong tương lai ta dùng thì HTHTTD: S + have/ has been + Ving

Ex: I have been working for more than 8 hours.


Câu 18:

After seeing the film Memoir of a Geisha,__________.

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Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Sau khi xem xong bộ phim “Hồi ức của một Geisha ”________. 

Phân tích đáp án:

A. the book was read by many people: quyển sách được đọc bởi nhiều người.

B. the book made many people want to read it: quyển sách làm cho nhiều người muốn đọc nó.

C. many people wanted to read the book: nhiều người muốn đọc cuốn sách.

D. the reading of the book interested people: việc đọc cuốn sách làm mọi người thích thú.

Ta thấy ở vế đầu, trạng ngữ được rút gọn từ câu: Many people saw the film Memoir of a Geisha.

Do đó vế sau phải đảm bảo tính tương đồng về chủ ngữ. Để cho các bạn thấy dễ hiểu hơn thì hãy đọc câu sau: “Sau khi học sách của Lovebook, ___________          sẽ đỗ đại học.”

 Chủ ngữ ở đây có thể là “bạn” và người đọc sách của Lovebook chính là “bạn”.

Đáp án chính xác là C.


Câu 19:

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

  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 30,1 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 C.

Keywords: implied, paragraph 1.

Clues: “...They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams”: để thuyết phục được họ bơi lội, thì phải trao cho họ các ngôi sao vàng và huy chương, hoặc đ họ tham gia thi thì phải hối lộ tiền.

Chọn đáp án C. young learners often lack a good motivation for learning: người học trẻ thường thiếu động lực học tập tốt.

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

A. young learners are usually lazy in their class: người học trẻ thường lười biếng trong lớp.

B. teachers should give young learners less homework: giáo viên nên cho học sinh trẻ ít bài tập ở nhà hơn.

D. parents should encourage young learners to study more: phụ huynh nên khuyến khích con trẻ học nhiều hơn.


Câu 20:

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

  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 30,1 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 B.

Keywords: main point, paragraph 2, as people grow up. Toàn bộ nội dung đoạn 2 nói về trải nghiệm học tập của tác giả khi đi học đầy đủ, không ngại hỏi, không ngại bài về nhà.. .vân vân. Như vậy tác giả muốn chỉ ra rằng khi ta lớn thường có thái độ tích cực hơn về việc học.

Chọn đáp án B. they have a more positive attitude towards learning.

Các đáp án còn lại đều sai thông tin:

A. they cannot leam as well as younger learners: họ không thể học như những người trẻ được.

C. they tend to learn less as they are discouraged: họ có xu hướng học ít đi vì không được động viên.

D. they get more impatient with their teachers: họ trở nên thiếu kiên nhẫn hơn với giáo viên.


Câu 21:

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

  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 30,1 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.

Keywords: writer, was surprised.

Clue: “.. .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”

Có thể dễ dàng nhận thấy tác giả cảm thấy việc học hứng thú hơn vì học cho bản thân chứ không phải cho bố mẹ. Đáp án đúng là C. to feel learning more enjoyable.

Các đáp án còn lại là sai thông tin.

A. to have more time to learn: để có thêm thời gian đ học.

B. to be able to learn more quickly: để có thể học nhanh hơn.

D. to get on better with the tutor: để có mối quan hệ tốt hơn với gia sư.


Câu 22:

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

  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 30,1 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 (adj): han gỉ (nghĩa đen), lỗi thời, lạc hậu, trình độ kém (do thiếu thực hành) = A. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice: không tốt như trước do thiếu thực hành.

Các đáp án còn lại là sai:

B. impatient because of having nothing to do: không kiên nhẫn do chẳng có gì để làm.

C. covered with rust and not as good as it used to be: bị gỉ bao phủ và không tốt như trước.

D. staying alive and becoming more active: đầy sức sống và trở nên năng động hơn.


Câu 23:

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

  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 30,1 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 B.

Keywords: get there, paragraph 4, closest in meaning.

Clue: “Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there”: Sự trưởng thành nói với bạn rằng bạn sẽ thực hiện được mong ước nếu có sự nỗ lực của bản thân".

Đáp án đúng là B. achieve your aim with hard work: đạt được mục tiêu với sự làm việc chăm chỉ.

Các đáp án còn lại là sai:

A. have the things you have long desired: sở hữu những gì từ lâu bạn mong muốn.

C. arrive at an intended place with difficulty: đến được điểm đã định trước với khó khăn.

D. receive a school or college degree: nhận được bằng tốt nghiệp hoặc bằng đại học.


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.

  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 30,1 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 D.

Keywords: true, adult learning, EXCEPT.

Toàn bộ bài đọc là những thuận lợi, lợi ích khi học ở độ tuổi trưởng thành. Vì vậy thông tin trong đáp án D là sai. Đáp án đúng D. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners: người học ở độ tuổi trưởng thành có ít lợi thế hơn người trẻ.

Các đáp án còn lại đều đúng thông tin trong bài:

A. experience in doing other things can help one’s learning: kinh nghiệm trong việc làm những thứ khác có thể giúp ích cho việc học của một người.

B. young people usually feel less patient than adults: những người trẻ tuổi thường cảm thấy ít kiên nhẫn hơn người lớn.

C. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people: người lớn nghĩ độc lập hơn và linh hoạt hơn những người trẻ tuổi.


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.

  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 30,1 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 B.

Keywords: inferred, paragraph 4, maturity, positive plus.

Clue: “...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”: khi bạn già, bạn sẽ ít nản chí. Kinh nghiệm cho thấy nếu bạn bình tĩnh và làm lại một cách cẩn thận hết lần này đến lần khác, dần dần bạn sẽ thành công.

Đáp án đúng là B. have become more patient than younger learners: Những người trưởng thành có kiên nhẫn hơn những người trẻ tuổi.

Các đáp án còn lại là sai:

A. pay more attention to detail than younger learners: chú ý nhiều hơn đến chi tiết so với người học trẻ tuổi hơn.

C. are less worried about learning than younger learners: ít lo lng về việc học hơn những người học trẻ.

D. are able to organize themselves better than younger learners: có thể sắp xếp cho bản thân tốt hơn so với người học trẻ.


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.

  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 30,1 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 C.

Keywords: implied, last paragraph, learn later in life.

Clue: “at the age of ten, I could never grasp.. .suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect”: ở tuổi lên mười, tôi không bao giờ có thế nắm bắt... đột nhiên tôi có thể hiểu tại sao thực hành làm cho hoàn hảo.

- to grasp: nắm chặt, thấu hiu vấn để

Ex: He grasped my hands: Anh ấy đã nắm chặt tay tôi.

      How can I grasp this hard thing: Sao tôi có thể hiểu được điều khó khăn này.

Đoạn văn nói về việc tác giả tập đàn piano lúc nhỏ, và dần lớn lên bỗng hiểu được sâu hơn những bài học, thực hành đó.

Đáp án đúng là C. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger: thi thoảng có thể hiểu được nhiều hơn lúc còn nhỏ.

Các đáp án còn lại là sai.

A. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger: thường nghĩ là sẽ phải mất thời gian lâu hơn khi còn nhỏ đ học hỏi.

B. find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger: thấy rằng bạn có thể nhớ lại rất nhiều điều bạn đã học được khi còn nhỏ.

D. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger: không thể tập trung cũng như khi bạn còn trẻ.


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.

Working mothers

  Because an increasing number of people are opting to work outside the traditional office, notebook PCs are becoming more and more popular. However, you should know that notebook PCs aren't for everyone. As you (27) ___________ up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system, you should bear (28) ____________ mind that you may get better profit for your money by investing in a faster, more powerful desktop PC.

          Portability comes at a price. Leave your laptop unattended for any length of time in any sort of public place and you will quickly discover that it has been stolen. You could even lose it without any intentional neglect on your area; laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy (29) _____________ for skilled thieves. So, yes, there are definitely serious security issues. Also, if you are prone to tossing your laptop around as you do your purse, workout bag or umbrella, you’ll probably break it before you get your money's worth. Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won’t cover a simple slip, let alone (30) _____________ carelessness. So, before you (31) _________        out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you.

Điền vào ô 27.

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: “... As you weigh up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system”: Khi bạn cân nhắc những lợi ích và bất tiện của máy tính để bàn với một hệ thống mới.

- to weigh up the pros and cons: cân nhắc kĩ những mặt tốt và xấu, tích cực và tiêu cực, ...

Đây là một cụm cố định nên các đáp án khác không phù hợp.


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.

Working mothers

  Because an increasing number of people are opting to work outside the traditional office, notebook PCs are becoming more and more popular. However, you should know that notebook PCs aren't for everyone. As you (27) ___________ up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system, you should bear (28) ____________ mind that you may get better profit for your money by investing in a faster, more powerful desktop PC.

          Portability comes at a price. Leave your laptop unattended for any length of time in any sort of public place and you will quickly discover that it has been stolen. You could even lose it without any intentional neglect on your area; laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy (29) _____________ for skilled thieves. So, yes, there are definitely serious security issues. Also, if you are prone to tossing your laptop around as you do your purse, workout bag or umbrella, you’ll probably break it before you get your money's worth. Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won’t cover a simple slip, let alone (30) _____________ carelessness. So, before you (31) _________        out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you.

Điền vào ô 28.

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Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: ... laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy targets for skilled thieves: Máy tính xách tay (và tất cả những thông tin kinh doanh hay cá nhân mà nó chứa đựng) là những mục tiêu dễ dàng cho các tên trộm chuyên nghiệp.aim (n):mục đích, dự định, sự chĩa súng vào ai= B. object

Ex: Her aim is to be famous: Mục đích của cô ấy là nổi tiếng.

target (n):kết quả mà bạn cố gắng để đạt được, vật hay người được nhằm vào, con mồi, mục tiêu.

goal (n):mục đích trong đời, bàn thắng.

Ex: to pursue one’s goal in life: theo đuổi mục tiêu của đời mình.

Chọn target vì từ này mang hàm nghĩa con mồi (trong trộm cắp).


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.

Working mothers

  Because an increasing number of people are opting to work outside the traditional office, notebook PCs are becoming more and more popular. However, you should know that notebook PCs aren't for everyone. As you (27) ___________ up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system, you should bear (28) ____________ mind that you may get better profit for your money by investing in a faster, more powerful desktop PC.

          Portability comes at a price. Leave your laptop unattended for any length of time in any sort of public place and you will quickly discover that it has been stolen. You could even lose it without any intentional neglect on your area; laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy (29) _____________ for skilled thieves. So, yes, there are definitely serious security issues. Also, if you are prone to tossing your laptop around as you do your purse, workout bag or umbrella, you’ll probably break it before you get your money's worth. Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won’t cover a simple slip, let alone (30) _____________ carelessness. So, before you (31) _________        out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you.

Điền vào ô 28.

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Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: ... laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy targets for skilled thieves: Máy tính xách tay (và tất cả những thông tin kinh doanh hay cá nhân mà nó chứa đựng) là những mục tiêu dễ dàng cho các tên trộm chuyên nghiệp.

A. aim (n): mục đích, dự định, sự chĩa súng vào ai = B. object

Ex: Her aim is to be famous: Mục đích của cô ấy là nổi tiếng.

C. target (n): kết quả mà bạn cố gắng để đạt được, vật hay người được nhằm vào, con mồi, mục tiêu.

D. goal (n): mục đích trong đời, bàn thắng.

Ex: to pursue one’s goal in life: theo đuổi mục tiêu của đời mình.

Chọn target vì từ này mang hàm nghĩa con mồi (trong trộm cắp).


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.

Working mothers

  Because an increasing number of people are opting to work outside the traditional office, notebook PCs are becoming more and more popular. However, you should know that notebook PCs aren't for everyone. As you (27) ___________ up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system, you should bear (28) ____________ mind that you may get better profit for your money by investing in a faster, more powerful desktop PC.

          Portability comes at a price. Leave your laptop unattended for any length of time in any sort of public place and you will quickly discover that it has been stolen. You could even lose it without any intentional neglect on your area; laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy (29) _____________ for skilled thieves. So, yes, there are definitely serious security issues. Also, if you are prone to tossing your laptop around as you do your purse, workout bag or umbrella, you’ll probably break it before you get your money's worth. Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won’t cover a simple slip, let alone (30) _____________ carelessness. So, before you (31) _________        out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you.

Điền vào ô 30.

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Đáp án D.

habitual carelessness: thói quen bất cn

Tạm dịch: ... Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won’t cover a simple slip, let alone habitual carelessness: Việc bảo hành đang ngày càng tốt hơn và dài hạn hơn, nhưng người ta vẫn sẽ không xử lí một lỗi đơn giản, vì vậy hãy bỏ đi những thói quen bất cẩn.

Các từ còn lại không hợp nghĩa.


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.

Working mothers

  Because an increasing number of people are opting to work outside the traditional office, notebook PCs are becoming more and more popular. However, you should know that notebook PCs aren't for everyone. As you (27) ___________ up the pros and cons of your desktop PC with a new system, you should bear (28) ____________ mind that you may get better profit for your money by investing in a faster, more powerful desktop PC.

          Portability comes at a price. Leave your laptop unattended for any length of time in any sort of public place and you will quickly discover that it has been stolen. You could even lose it without any intentional neglect on your area; laptops (and all the business and personal information they contain) are easy (29) _____________ for skilled thieves. So, yes, there are definitely serious security issues. Also, if you are prone to tossing your laptop around as you do your purse, workout bag or umbrella, you’ll probably break it before you get your money's worth. Guarantees are getting better and longer, but they still won’t cover a simple slip, let alone (30) _____________ carelessness. So, before you (31) _________        out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you.

Điền vào ô 31.

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Đáp án A.

rush out: chạy hối hả, nhanh.

Tạm dịch: So, before you rush out to get yourself the latest technological appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you: Vì thế trước khi chạy thật nhanh để mua cho mình thiết bị công nghệ mới nhất thì hãy nghĩ thật kĩ liệu máy tính xách tay có thật sự phù hợp với bạn không.

Các từ còn lại kết hợp với out không hợp nghĩa.

C. move out (v): rời khỏi nhà.

Ex: I’ve moved out my old home: Tôi vừa rời khỏi căn nhà cũ.

D. walk out: đình công.

Ex: Hundreds of workers walked out yesterday: Hàng trăm công nhân đã đình công vào hôm qua.


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.

If carefully doing, the experiment will be successful.

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Đáp án B.

Đổi “doing” thành “done”.

Tạm dịch: Nếu được làm một cách cẩn thận, thử nghiệm sẽ thành công.


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 new computer chip is the smallest one than has ever been developed.

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Đáp án B.

Mầu câu so sánh nhất không sử dụng “than”, phải thay “than” bằng “that” để tạo thành một mệnh để quan hệ hoàn chỉnh (“that” là đại từ quan hệ thay thế cho “the smallest one”).

Ta có cấu trúc:So sánh hơn nhất + that + mệnh đề ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành.

Ex: She is the most beautiful girl that I have ever met. 


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.

Although this car appears to be manufactured by a different company, it has the same body style, size, and perform as that one.

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Đáp án D.

Tạm dịch: Mặc dù cái xe có vẻ là được sản xuất bởi một công ty khác, nó giống hệt cái xe kia trong kiếu dáng thân xe, kích thước và khả năng hoạt động.

Dùng sai từ, phải thay “perform (v)” bằng “performance (n)” vì ở đây người viết đang liệt kê hàng loạt các danh từ và chúng ta phải đảm bảo về tính nhất quán trong loại từ (luật song hành).


Câu 35:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease. The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip. Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer.

  It has long been established that cell members become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses. Researchers have conducted genetic research for years with a trial-and-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug treatments or genetic material. They were unable to apply a particular level of voltage for a particular purpose. With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control.

          Researchers hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues, whether they be muscle, bone, brain, or others. They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem.

The word “strand” in the second sentence is closest in meaning to       __________.

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Đáp án D.

Key word: strand, second sentence, closest in meaning

Clue: “The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair”: Một thiết bị rất bé, nhỏ và mỏng hơn cả sợi tóc.

- strand (n): sợi

A. chip (n): vi mạch

B. type (n): kiểu, loại

C. color (n): màu sắc

D. thread (n): sợi

Như vậy chọn D.


Câu 36:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease. The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip. Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer.

  It has long been established that cell members become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses. Researchers have conducted genetic research for years with a trial-and-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug treatments or genetic material. They were unable to apply a particular level of voltage for a particular purpose. With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control.

          Researchers hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues, whether they be muscle, bone, brain, or others. They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem.

The author implies that scientists are excited about the new technology because _______.

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Đáp án D.

Key words: implies, scientists, excited, the new technology.

Clue: “Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer”: Bác sĩ có thể điều khin hoạt động của tế bào bằng việc điều khin con chip trên máy tính.

Đọc bài ta sẽ thấy các nhà khoa học hứng thú với công nghệ mới bởi nó chính xác hơn những công nghệ trước đó. Cụ thể hơn, giờ đây bác sĩ có thể tự can thiệp và tham gia vào điều khiển hoạt động của tể bào. Nên đáp án chính xác nhất là D. It is more precise than previous techniques.

Các đáp án khác không đúng:

A. It is possible to kill cancer with a single jolt: Có thể giết chết ung thư bằng một cơn sốc.

B. It is less expensive than current techniques: Nó rẻ hơn các kỹ thuật hiện nay.

C. It allows them to be able to shock cells for the first time: Nó cho phép họ lần đầu tiên cỏ thể gây sốc tế bào.


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.

  Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease. The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip. Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer.

  It has long been established that cell members become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses. Researchers have conducted genetic research for years with a trial-and-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug treatments or genetic material. They were unable to apply a particular level of voltage for a particular purpose. With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control.

          Researchers hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues, whether they be muscle, bone, brain, or others. They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem.

The word “eventually” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _________

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Đáp án A.

Key words: eventually, the third paragraph.

- eventually (adv): cuối cùng

A. in the future: trong tương lai

B. especially: đặc biệt là

C. possibly: có thể

D. finally: cuối cùng

Không chọn finally vì từ eventually ở câu này mang sắc thái nghĩa trong tương lai, finally ám chỉ “cuối cùng” trong quá khứ hoặc điều cuối cùng trong một loạt chuyện đang nói đến.


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.

  Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease. The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip. Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer.

  It has long been established that cell members become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses. Researchers have conducted genetic research for years with a trial-and-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug treatments or genetic material. They were unable to apply a particular level of voltage for a particular purpose. With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control.

          Researchers hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues, whether they be muscle, bone, brain, or others. They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem.

The author implies that up to now, the point of applying electric impulse to cells was to _______.

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Đáp án A.

Key words: implies, applying electric impulse to cells.

Clue: “With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control”: Với phát minh mới này, máy tính có thể gửi lệnh xung điện tới con chip, khiến bác sĩ có thể mở li vào tế bào với quyền kiểm soát của mình.

Như vậy chọn A. open their walls to introduce medication: để mở các thành tế bào để đưa thuốc vào. Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

B. kill them: để giết chúng (tế bào)

C. combine cells: Đáp án A.

Key words: implies, applying electric impulse to cells.

Clue: “With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control”: Với phát minh mới này, máy tính có thể gửi lệnh xung điện tới con chip, khiến bác sĩ có thể mở li vào tế bào với quyền kiểm soát của mình.

Như vậy chọn A. open their walls to introduce medication: để mở các thành tế bào để đưa thuốc vào. Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

B. kill them: để giết chúng (tế bào)

C. combine cells: để trộn các tế bào

D. stop growth: đế dừng việc tăng trưởngđể trộn các tế bào

D. stop growth: đế dừng việc tăng trưởng


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.

  Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease. The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip. Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer.

  It has long been established that cell members become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses. Researchers have conducted genetic research for years with a trial-and-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug treatments or genetic material. They were unable to apply a particular level of voltage for a particular purpose. With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control.

          Researchers hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues, whether they be muscle, bone, brain, or others. They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem.

The author states that scientists previously were aware that ___________.

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Đáp án A.

Key words: States, scientists, previously, aware

Clue: “It has long been established that cell members become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses”: Từ lâu giới khoa học đã nhận biết được rằng các tế bào trở nên bị thẩm thấu khi tác động bởi xung điện.

Như vậy chọn A. electric impulses could affect cells: xung điện có thế ảnh hưởng đến các tế bào.

Các đáp án khác không đúng:

B. electric charges could harm a person: tích điện có thể gây hại cho một người.

C. cells interact with each other through electrical charges: các tế bào tương tác với nhau qua điện tích.

D. they could control cells with a separate computer: họ có thể kim soát tế bào bằng một máy tính riêng.


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.

  Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease. The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip. Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer.

  It has long been established that cell members become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses. Researchers have conducted genetic research for years with a trial-and-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug treatments or genetic material. They were unable to apply a particular level of voltage for a particular purpose. With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control.

          Researchers hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues, whether they be muscle, bone, brain, or others. They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem.

The word they in the first sentences of the third paragraph refers to      _________.

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Đáp án D.

Key word: they, first sentences, third paragraph, refers.

Clue: Researchers hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues ...”

Vậy ta chọn đáp án D. researchers.


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.

  Scientists have developed a new bionic computer chip that can be mated with human cells to combat disease. The tiny device, smaller and thinner than a strand of hair, combines a healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip. Doctors can control the activity of the cell by controlling the chip with a computer.

  It has long been established that cell members become permeable when exposed to electrical impulses. Researchers have conducted genetic research for years with a trial-and-error process of bombarding cells with electricity in an attempt to introduce foreign substances such as new drug treatments or genetic material. They were unable to apply a particular level of voltage for a particular purpose. With the new invention, the computer sends electrical impulses to the chip, which triggers the physicians to open a cell’s pores with control.

          Researchers hope that eventually they will be able to develop more advanced chips whereby they can choose a particular voltage to activate particular tissues, whether they be muscle, bone, brain, or others. They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person to deal with one problem or more than one problem.

The author indicates that it is expected doctors will be able to __________.

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Đáp án A.

Key words: indicates, expected, doctors, be able to.

Clue: “They believe that they will be able to implant multiple chips into a person”: Họ tin rằng có thể cấy nhiều chip vào một người.

Dựa vào clue ta chọn được đáp án đúng là A. place more than one chip in a single person: đặt nhiều hơn một con chip vào một cơ th người.

Các đáp án khác không đúng:

B. place one large chip in a person to control multiple problems: đặt một con chip lớn vào một người đế kiếm soát nhiều vấn đề một lúc.

C. place a chip directly inside a cell: đặt một con chip trực tiếp vào trong một tế bào.

D. place a chip inside a strand of hair: đặt một con chip vào trong một sợi tóc.


Câu 42:

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.

One of the fundamentals of education, mathematics is taught from the earliest grades in school.

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Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Là một trong những______________ của giáo dục, toán học được đưa vào giảng dạy từ những lớp nhỏ nhất ở trường học.

Từ fundamentals đây được sử dụng như một danh từ, không phải là tính từ như chúng ta thường gặp.

Từ nội dung của câu thì ta hiểu được từ cần điền mang nghĩa: điều quan trọng, cần thiết, điều căn bản (vì được dạy từ các lớp nhỏ).

Phân tích đáp án:

A. basics (n): điều quan trọng nhất, cơ bản nhất.

Ex: the basics of French grammar: Những vấn đề quan trọng nhất trong ngữ pháp tiếng Pháp.

B. understanding (n): sự thấu hiểu, kiến thức, sự hiểu biết về một vấn đề.

Ex: If you know the neighbourhood, you have an understanding of what the children are like: Nếu như bạn biết khu phố này, bạn sẽ có thể hiểu rõ về những đứa trẻ này.

C. need (n): nhu cầu.

Ex: Managers should explain the need for change: Các nhà quản lý cần giải thích về sự cần thiết của thay đổi.

D. point (n): ý, quan điểm.

Ex: That's a good point. Đáp án phù hp nhất là A. basics = fundamentals.


Câu 43:

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.

In 1969, the Beatles officially broke up after playing together as a band for more than a decade.

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Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Vào năm 1969, Nhóm nhạc Beatles chính thức tan rã sau khi chơi nhạc với nhau như một ban nhạc trong hơn một thập kỷ.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. separated: tan rã.

B. united: hợp nhất, thống nhất.

C. worked together: làm việc với nhau.

D. cooperated: hợp tác với nhau.

Đáp án chính xác là A. separate = break up.

Ex: The couple broke up: Đôi đó chia tay rồi.


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.

 One of our group’s main goals is to discourage the use of chemical fertilizers

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Một trong những mục tiêu chính của nhóm là discourage việc sử dụng phân bón hóa học.

Dựa vào văn cảnh thì ta đoán được nghĩa của từ discourage là: ngăn cản, ngăn chặn vì phân hóa học đem lại tác động không tốt cho môi trường và sức khỏe con người.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. prevent (v): ngăn cản, ngăn chặn.

Ex: The rules are intended to prevent potential accidents: Những điều luật này được ban hành nằm ngăn chặn các tai nạn có thể xảy ra.

B. encourage sb to do sth: khuyến khích ai làm gì.

Ex: Cooder was encouraged to begin playing the guitar by his father: Cooder được khuyến khích chơi ghi ta bởi b cậu y.

C. avoid (v): tránh cho điều gì không xảy ra.

Ex: Keep it simple and avoid the use of jargon: Nói đơn giản thôi và tránh dùng biệt ngữ

D. expect (that)/to do sth (v): mong đợi.

Ex: He will be hard to beat. I fully expect (= am completely sure about) that and I'm ready.

Vì đề bài yêu cầu tìm từ trái nghĩa nên B là đáp án đúng: encourage >< discourage.


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.

Many people lost out when the new regulations were enforced.

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Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Rất nhiều người đã chịu thiệt thòi mất mát khi những quy định mới này được thực thi.

- lose out (v): không nhận được những gì tốt đẹp, bị bất lợi, thua cuộc.

Ex: The deal will ensure that shareholders do not lose out financially: Thỏa thuận này sẽ đảm bảo rằng các cổ đông sẽ không bị thiệt về mặt tài chính.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. were at an advantage: có lợi thế

B. were at a disadvantage: bị bất lợi

C. lost their jobs: mất việc.

D. became fainted: trở nên yếu ớt.

Vì đề bài yêu cầu chọn đáp án ngược nghĩa nên đáp án chính xác là A.


Câu 46:

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

You need not have washed the sheets. The hotel staff does the cleaning.

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Bạn đã không cần thiết phải giặt chỗ ga giường đó. Nhân viên viên khách sạn phụ trách việc dọn dẹp.

Cấu trúc: need not/ needn’t do something: không cần thiết làm gì (luôn ở thể phủ định).

Ex: You need not stay up late tonight: Bạn không cần phải thức muộn hôm nay.

Ở quá khứ ta biến đổi cấu trúc thành: need not/ needn’t have + past participle.

Dựa vào phân tích trên, ta thấy rằng đáp án phù hợp nhất là: B. Việc giặt chỗ ga giường đó là không cần thiết, kể cả khi bạn đã làm điều đó.


Câu 47:

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

You’d better take the keys. It’s possible I’ll come home late.

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Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Tốt hơn hết là bạn nên mang theo chìa khóa. Có thể là tôi sẽ về nhà muộn.

possible: có thể xảy ra mặc dù không chắc chn.

+ Loại A vì động từ ở vế có liên từ “as” không chia ở thì tương lai. Ở đây từ “as” có nghĩa là bởi vì, do đó đáp án chuẩn phải “as I will possibly come home late”.

Lưu ý: khi ‘as” mang nghĩa là khi mà thì chúng ta không dùng tương lai sau đó bởi vì sau các liên từ chỉ thời gian (before, after, as, when ...) chúng ta không chia động từ ở tương lai mà giữ ở thì hiện tại.

Ex: I will call her when I get home.

+ Loại C vì nghĩa của từ “probably” là có khả năng xảy ra cao. Do đó khác biệt hoàn toàn với nghĩa của câu gốc.

+ Loại D vì thứ tự hành động bị đảo lộn. Tạm dịch: Nếu tôi về muộn thì bạn nên mang theo chìa khóa. Ở đây thứ tự chính xác là: vì có thể về muộn nên mang theo chìa khóa.

+ Đáp án B chính xác vì từ “in case” có nghĩa là: có thể xảy ra, không chắc chắn, mang tính đề phòng.

Ex: You should bring your umbrella in case it rains: Bạn nên mang theo ô để đề phòng trường hợp trời mưa.


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.

 He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.

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Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: Anh ấy tức giận vì thư ký của anh đến ch làm muộn.

+ Loại đáp án A vì dùng sai mệnh đề quan hệ. Đáp án đúng: His secretary WHO came late to work made him annoyed.

+ Loại đáp án B vì từ “annoying” có nghĩa là đảng ghét, làm người khác tức giận. Ở đây là phải tìm tính từ mang nghĩa là cảm thấy tức giận, giận dữ  annoyed.

+ Loại đáp án D vì từ “Object to (v)” (chống đối, phản đối, không thích điều gì) luôn đi trước một danh từ hoặc cụm danh từ. Do đó việc kết hợp với một mệnh đề như đáp án D là sai.

Ex: I object to the death penalty: Tôi phản đối án tử hình.

+ Đáp án C chính xác vì cụm “coming late to work” một động danh từ (gerund) (Khi động từ thêm đuôi -ing thì nó mang chức năng một danh từ.

Ex: Being late results in many problems - việc đi muộn dẫn đến nhiều vẩn đề.


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.

“I don’t think Janet will win this time”- said Tony.

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Đáp án C.

Tạm dịch: “Tôi không nghĩ rằng Janet sẽ giành chiến thắng lần này"- Tony nói

Đáp án C thể hiện đúng nhất nội dung câu gốc: Tony nghi ngờ (doubted) không biết liệu Janet sẽ giành chiến thắng lần này hay không.

Các đáp án khác không phù hợp:

A. Tony băn khoăn tự hỏi không biết liệu Janet có giành chiến thắng lần này hay không.

B. Tony tin rằng Janet sẽ giành chiến thng lần này.

D. Tony gợi ý rằng Janet phải cố gng để giành chiến thắng lần này.


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.

I have learnt never to take sides in any arguments between my close friends.

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Đáp án A.

Tạm dịch: Tôi đã học được một điều là không bao giờ đứng về phía một bên và chống lại người kia khi những người bạn thân của mình có xung đột.

+ Đáp án B sai vì có ý nghĩa khác với đề bài: Tôi không khuyến khích bạn thân mình tranh cãi.

+ Đáp án C sai vì có ý nghĩa khác với đề bài: Nếu như tôi chọn một bên trong cuộc tranh luận, bên còn lại sẽ buồn.

+ Đáp án D sai vì nghĩa quá rộng, không chính xác: Tôi không ủng hộ/hỗ trợ bất kỳ người bạn thân nào.

+ Đáp án A chính xác: Tôi không ủng hộ bất kỳ bên nào khi những người bạn của tôi tranh luận.

Neither ... nor ... : không phải là ai/vật gì trọng hai chủ thể.

Ex: It was a game in which neither team deserved to win: Đó là một trận đấu mà không có đội nào xứng đáng chiến thắng.


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