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Câu 1:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về phát âm

A. secondary /'sekəndri/

 

B.complementary /,kɒmplɪ'mentri/

C.vocabulary /və'kæbjələri/ 

D.supplementary /,sʌplɪ’mentri/


Câu 2:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về cách phát âm đuôi -ed

A. concerned /kən'sɜ:rnd/                                     B. cleaned /kli:nd/

C. learned /lɜ:nid/   D. opened /’əʊpənd/


Câu 3:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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 B

Kiến thức về trọng âm

A. destroy /dɪ'strɔɪ/: từ này có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai. Vì theo nguyên tắc trọng âm ưu tiên rơi vào nguyên âm đôi /ɔɪ/.

B. current /'kʌrənt/ : từ này có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất. Vì theo nguyên tắc trọng âm không bao giờ rơi vào âm /ə/.

C. hotel /həʊ‘te1/: từ này có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai. Vì theo nguyen tắc trọng âm không bao giờ rơi vào âm /əʊ/.

D. protect /prə'tekt/: từ này có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai. Vì theo nguyên tắc trọng âm không bao giờ rơi vào âm /ə/.

=> Phương án B có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, các phương án còn lại có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai.


Câu 4:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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 B

Kiến thức về trọng âm

A. fingertip /'fɪηgətɪp/ : từ này có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất. Vì theo nguyên tắc danh từ ghép thì trọng âm rơi vào từ đầu và nguyên tắc trọng âm không bao giờ rơi vào âm /ə/.

B. invalid /ɪn'vælɪd/: từ này có trọng âm rơi vào am tiết thứ hai. Vì theo nguyên tắc tắc tiền tố in- không ảnh hưởng đến trọng âm của từ và nguyên tắc nếu tất cả các âm mà ngắn hết thì rơi vào âm tiết đầu.

C. property /'prɒpəti/: từ này có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất. Vì theo nguyên tắc nếu tất cà các âm mà ngắn hết thì rơi vào âm tiết đầu.

D. qualified /'kwɒlɪfaɪd/: từ này có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất. Vì theo nguyên tắc trọng âm không rơi vào -ed và trọng âm dịch chuyển ba âm tính từ cuối lên.

=> Phương án B có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai, các phương án còn hại có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất


Câu 5:

Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household _______.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về từ loại và cụm từ cố định

A. financial /faɪ'næn∫əl/ (a): thuộc về tài chính

B. financially /faɪ‘næn∫əli/ (adv): về tài chính

C. finances /'faɪnæns/ (n): tài chính

D. financier /fɪ'nænsiər/ (n): chuyên gia tài chính

Căn cứ vao danh từ “household” nên vi trí trống cần một danh từ (sau danh từ là danh từ). Từ đó ta loại được phương án A, B.

Ta có cụm từ cố định: household finances: tài chính của gia đình

Tạm dịch: Ông Hoàng nhận ra rằng thật khó khăn khi gánh vác tài chính của gia đình.

Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:

Be in charge of: đảm nhiệm, phụ trách, gánh vác


Câu 6:

I've been a night owl ______ up late for years, hitting the sheets anytime  between 12 and 3 a.m.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định

A night owl: cú đêm (người thức rất khuya)

Stay up late: thức khuya

Hit the sack/sheets/hay = go to bed: đi ngủ

Tạm dịch: Tôi đã là cú đêm trong nhiều năm thức rất khuya và chỉ đi ngủ trong khoảng thời gian thời gian lúc 12 giờ đêm đến 3 giờ sáng.


Câu 7:

English teaching is considered a good example of a volunteer job which often turns ______ a career.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức về cụm động từ

A. turn off: tắt (thiết bị)

B. turn up = Show up = arrive: xuất hiện

C. turn on: bật, mở (thiết bị)

D. turn into: trở thành, biến thành, chuyển thành

Tạm dịch: Việc dạy Tiếng Anh được xem là một thí dụ điển hình cho công việc tình nguyện mà điều này thường chuyển thành một nghề chuyên nghiệp.


Câu 8:

My grandpa is the most conservative person in my family. He never______about way of life.

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định

Change one's mind: thay đổi tư tưởng

Give one’s opinion= Give one's View: đưa ra ý kiến, quan điểm

Keep in mind: ghi nhớ kỹ

Tạm dịch: Ông tôi là người bảo thú nhất trong gia đình tôi. Ông chưa bao giờ thay đổi tư tưởng về cuộc sống.


Câu 9:

Allowing your child to get involved in ______ activities at school is a wise choice to develop team-working skills, people skills, and more.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về từ vựng

A. academic /,ækə'demik/ (a): cÓ tính chất học thuật

B. entertaining /,entə'teiniη/ (a): giải trí, vui thú, thú vị

C. extracurricular /,ekstrəkə’rɪkjələr/ (n): ngoại khóa

D. physical /'fizikəl/ (a): (thuộc) thân thể, (thuộc) cơ thể, của thân thể

=> Extracurricular activities: những hoạt động ngoại khóa

Tạm dịch: Cho phép con cái của bạn tham gia vào các hoạt động ngoại khóa ở trường là một chọn lựa khôn ngoan để phát triển những kĩ năng hoạt động nhóm, những kĩ năng sống và nhiều hơn nữa.

Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:

Get involved in = take part in = participate in = join: tham gia vào


Câu 10:

I        ______ for my math textbook all day, but I  ______ it yet.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức về thì động từ

“All day” là trạng từ đi kèm với thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn

“Yet” là trạng từ đi kèm với thì hiện tại hoàn thành

Tạm dịch: Tôi tìm kiếm quyển sách giáo khoa Toán của mình cả ngày, nhưng tôi vẫn chưa tìm thấy nó.

Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:

Look for sth: tìm kiếm vật gì đó


Câu 11:

There's a pretty little fishing village      ______

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức về cụm giới từ

A. by the sea: gần biển                                          B. on the sand: trên cát

C. on the beach: trên bãi biển                                D. by the shore: bên bờ

Tạm dịch: Ở đó có một làng chài khá nhỏ nằm cạnh biển.


Câu 12:

We can also see the stone dragons of Kinh Thien Palace and relics associated with many Vietnamese royal families, ______ during archaeological excav ations.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức về mệnh đề quan hệ

Câu đầy đủ là: We can also see the stone dragons of Kinh Thien Palace and relics associated with many Vietnamese royal families, which were discovered during archaeological excavations.

Stone dragons (n): rồng đá thềm

Relics (n): di vật, di tích

Archaeological (a): thuộc về khảo cổ

Excavations (n): cuộc khai quật

Tạm dịch: Chúng ta co thể nhìn thấy những rồng đấ thềm của điện Kính Thiên và những di vật được gắn liền với những gia đình hoàng tộc Việt Nam, những điều này được khám phá trong suốt nhiều quá trình khai quật khảo cổ.

=> Căn cứ vào nghĩa của câu, động từ “discover” mang nghĩa bị động nên ta chọn cách rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ dùng Vpp.


Câu 13:

The parcel is supposed  ______ this evening.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về cấu trúc và câu bị động

Be supposed to do sth: phải làm điều gì/ có nhiệm vụ gì

Tạm dịch: Bưu kiện này phải được giao đi chiều nay.


Câu 14:

Cities in poorer countries often lack basic  ______. Without it, they are unable to function properly as cities.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về từ vựng

A. structure (n): công trình kiến trúc, cấu trúc

B. construction (n): sự xây dựng, cấu trúc

C. infrastructure (n): điều kiện cơ sở hạ tầng

D. condition (n): điều kiện

Tạm dịch: Những thành phố ở những đất nước nghèo hơn thường thiếu điều kiện cơ sở hạ tầng căn bản. Không có điều đó, những nơi này không thể vận hành đúng mức như những thành phố.

Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:

Be unable to do sth: không thể làm gì


Câu 15:

If I  ______ the same problem you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as you have. 

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về câu điều hiện loại 3

If+ S + had + Vp2, S + would/could/might + have + Vp2

Tạm dịch: Nếu tôi rơi vào cùng vấn đề mà bạn đã gặp phải khi còn bé, tôi có lẽ đã không thành công trong cuộc sống như bạn đâu.


Câu 16:

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

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức về tính từ ghép

A. well-known: nổi tiếng                                        B. tailor-made: riêng biệt

C. ready-made: làm sẵn, may sẵn                          D. well-kept: chăm sóc, giữ gìn tốt

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

Tạm dịch: Nếu bạn là một du khách tham quan độc lập, chúng tôi có thể sắp xếp một chuyến đi riêng.


Câu 17:

Businesses will not survive ______ they satisfy their customers.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về liên từ

Unless = if not : trừ phi, nếu không

Tạm dịch: Việc kinh doanh sẽ không tồn tại được trừ phi họ làm hài lòng khách hàng của họ.


Câu 18:

Joe and I took ______  lunch together once ______ week, every Friday; unless he was out of ______ town.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức về mạo từ và cụm từ

Take lunch: ăn trưa

Once a week: một lần mỗi tuần

Out of+ place : đi khỏi/ ra khỏi nơi nào đó

Tạm dịch: Joe và tôi có thể ăn trưa cùng nhau một lần mỗi tuần vào mỗi thứ sáu, nếu như anh ấy không đi vắng.


Câu 19:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.

Mary is planning to tie the knot with her German boyfriend next June.

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Đáp án A

Từ đồng nghĩa – Kiến thức về cụm thành ngữ

Tạm dịch: Mary đang lên kế hoạch kết hôn với bạn trai người Đức của cô ấy vào tháng sáu tới.

=> tie the knot (v): kết hôn

Xét các đáp án:

A. get married (v): kết hôn

B. say goodbye (v): nói lời tạm biệt, chia tay

C. get together (v): tụ họp, sum họp

D. fall in love (v): yêu, phải lòng


Câu 20:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.

Today Islamabad is a thriving city of about 1 million people. It offers a healthy climate, a pollution-free atmosphere, plenty of water, and many green spaces.

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Đáp án B

Từ đồng nghĩa - Kiến thức về từ vựng

Tạm dịch: Ngày nay Islamabad là một thành phố thịnh vượng khoảng 1 triệu người. Nó có một khí hậu tốt cho sức khỏe, một bầu không khí không ô nhiễm, nguồn nước dồi giàu, và nhiều không gian xanh.

=> Thriving (a): thịnh vượng, phat triển mạnh

Xét các đáp án:

A. healthy (a): khỏe mạnh, lành mạnh, tốt cho Sức khỏe

B. prosperous (a): thịnh vượng phát đạt

C. modern (a): hiện đại

D. green (a): xanh tươi.


Câu 21:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or 1J to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Economically disadvantaged students often drop out of school, choosing a low- paying job to earn money.

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Đáp án B

Từ trái nghĩa - Kiến thức về cụm động từ

Tạm dịch: Những học sinh thiệt thòi về điều kiện kinh tế thường bỏ học, phải chọn một công việc với mức lương thấp để kiếm tiền.

=> Drop out of school (v): bỏ học

Xét các đáp án:

A. leave (v): rời khỏi                                             B. attend (v): tham dự

C. accept (v): chấp nhận, chấp thuận   D. reject (v): loại bỏ, bác bỏ


Câu 22:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or 1J to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Viet Nam and Laos will closely cooperate to strengthen the solidarity of ASEAN and enhance the vital role of the group in regional security structure.

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Đáp án C

Từ trái nghĩa - Kiến thức về từ vựng

Tạm dịch: Việt Nam và Lào sẽ hợp tác chặt chẽ để đẩy mạnh tình đoàn kết trong cộng động ASEAN và mở rộng vai trò then chốt của nhóm này trong trật tự an ninh khu vực.

=> solidarity (n): sự đoàn kết, tình đoàn kết

Xét các đáp án:

A. agreement (n): sự đồng ý

B. cọoperartion (n): sự hợp tác

C. separation (n): sự chia tách. sự chia rẽ

D. fellowship (n): tình bạn hữu, đoàn thể


Câu 23:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

 Lan: “How can ordinary people help protect the environment?”

Nam: “__________________.”

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Đáp án C

Tình huống giao tiếp

Tạm dich: Lan đang hỏi Nam về vấn đề bảo vệ môi trường.

Lan: “Những người bình thường có thể giúp bảo vệ môi trường như thế nào?”

Nam: “______________.”

A. Những người bình thường có thể làm gì để giúp bảo vệ môi trường?

B. Môi trường thật sự cần sự giúp đỡ của chúng ta.

C. Chúng ta có thể sử dụng những sản phẩm thân thiện với môi trường.

D. Cả chính phủ và những cá nhân đều đáng trách.


Câu 24:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Hoang: “__________.”

Duc: “That's a good idea! Then we'll still have a couple of hours left.”

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Đáp án B

Tình huống giao tiếp

Tạm dịch: Hoàng và Đức đang trao đổi về lịch trình tham quan.

Hoang: “_______________.”

Duc: “Ý kiến hay đó! Sau đó chúng ta sẽ vẫn còn vài giờ còn lại.”

A. Tớ muốn đề nghị chúng ta đến Hoàng Thành trước. Sau đó chúng ta sẽ có nhiều thời gian hơn cho địa điểm thứ hai. (Người ta không dùng would like to suggest)

B. Tại sao chúng ta không đến Hoàng thành trước nhỉ? Sau đó chúng ta sẽ có nhiều thời gian hơn cho địa điểm thứ hai. (cấu trúc Why don't we ? không phải là câu hỏi mà là cấu trúc đưa ra lời gợi ý)

C. Bạn nghĩ gì về việc chúng ta đến Hoàng Thành trước? Sau đó chúng ta sẽ có nhiều thời gian hơn cho địa điểm thứ hai.

D. Còn về việc đến Hoàng Thành trước thì như thế nào? Sau đó chúng ta sẽ có nhiều thời gian hơn cho địa điểm thứ hai. (Tuy nhiên cấu trúc How about + Vng ?)


Câu 25:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.

As William Chopik, associate professor of psychology and author of the study says: “Friends are a conscious choice. Family relationships can be serious, negative and monotonous." The research included two studies - one a broad survey of nearly 300,000 people, aged between 15 and 99, from more than 90 countries. This study found that those (25) ______valued friendships highly were healthier and happier (according to their own reports), especially as they got older. The second study used data from a US survey of 7,481 people over 50. Subjects were questioned about the quality of their friendships - how much friends understood them and how much they let them down.

        When friendships were reported as being stressful, people reported (26) ______        rates of disease. When friends were supportive, people were healthier. Most of the friendships were reported as being supportive. Family, (27) ______, were found to have little influence on an individual's health and wellbeing. Spouses and children had some effect, but not as much as friends.

Chopik says he isn't suggesting we ignore our families, but that friends make us feel better. With friends you are more likely (28) ______do activities - they provide an outlet. You can say things to friends and they are less judgmental. There is a distance there that provides a level of honesty." He says that cultivating good-quality friendships across our lives is beneficial - raising self-esteem and (29) ______against stress.

Điền vào ô 25.

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Đáp án B

Chủ đề về FRIENDSHIP

Kiến thức về đại từ quan hệ

Căn cứ vào “those - people” nên vị trí trống cần đại từ quan hệ thay thế cho từ chỉ người và làm chủ ngữ của mệnh đề sau nên ta chọn B.

Tạm dịch: “This study found that those (25)______ who valued friendships highly were healthier and happier (according to their own reports), especially as they got older.” (Nghiên cứu này cho thấy những người đánh giá cao tình bạn rất khỏe mạnh và hạnh phúc hơn (theo báo cáo của chính họ), đặc biệt là khi họ già đi.)


Câu 26:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.

As William Chopik, associate professor of psychology and author of the study says: “Friends are a conscious choice. Family relationships can be serious, negative and monotonous." The research included two studies - one a broad survey of nearly 300,000 people, aged between 15 and 99, from more than 90 countries. This study found that those (25) ______valued friendships highly were healthier and happier (according to their own reports), especially as they got older. The second study used data from a US survey of 7,481 people over 50. Subjects were questioned about the quality of their friendships - how much friends understood them and how much they let them down.

        When friendships were reported as being stressful, people reported (26) ______        rates of disease. When friends were supportive, people were healthier. Most of the friendships were reported as being supportive. Family, (27) ______, were found to have little influence on an individual's health and wellbeing. Spouses and children had some effect, but not as much as friends.

Chopik says he isn't suggesting we ignore our families, but that friends make us feel better. With friends you are more likely (28) ______do activities - they provide an outlet. You can say things to friends and they are less judgmental. There is a distance there that provides a level of honesty." He says that cultivating good-quality friendships across our lives is beneficial - raising self-esteem and (29) ______against stress.

Điền vào ô 26.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức về từ loại

A. highly (adv): rất, hết sức, lắm

B. high (a): cao

C. height (n): chiều cao

D. higher (a): cao (dạng so sảnh hơn của high)

Căn cứ vào từ “rates” là danh từ nên vị trí còn thiếu cần 1 tính từ. Từ đó, ta loại đáp án A, C loại. Câu tiếp theo cho thấy tính từ ở đây cần dạng so sánh hơn nên loại đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: “When friendships were reported as being stressful, people reported (26)____ higher rates of disease. When friends were supportive, people were healthier. ” (Khi tình bạn được báo cáo là căng thẳng, mọi người báo cáo tỷ lệ bệnh cao hơn. Khi tình bạn đem lại sự cảm thông/giúp đỡ, mọi người khỏe mạnh hơn.)


Câu 27:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.

As William Chopik, associate professor of psychology and author of the study says: “Friends are a conscious choice. Family relationships can be serious, negative and monotonous." The research included two studies - one a broad survey of nearly 300,000 people, aged between 15 and 99, from more than 90 countries. This study found that those (25) ______valued friendships highly were healthier and happier (according to their own reports), especially as they got older. The second study used data from a US survey of 7,481 people over 50. Subjects were questioned about the quality of their friendships - how much friends understood them and how much they let them down.

        When friendships were reported as being stressful, people reported (26) ______        rates of disease. When friends were supportive, people were healthier. Most of the friendships were reported as being supportive. Family, (27) ______, were found to have little influence on an individual's health and wellbeing. Spouses and children had some effect, but not as much as friends.

Chopik says he isn't suggesting we ignore our families, but that friends make us feel better. With friends you are more likely (28) ______do activities - they provide an outlet. You can say things to friends and they are less judgmental. There is a distance there that provides a level of honesty." He says that cultivating good-quality friendships across our lives is beneficial - raising self-esteem and (29) ______against stress.

Điền vào ô 27.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức về liên từ

A. however: tuy nhiên                                           B. moreover: hơn nữa

C. In addition: thêm vào đó                                   D. otherwise: nếu không, hoặc là

Xét về ngữ cảnh của câu thì thấy 2 câu mang nghĩa tương phản/ so sánh nên loại đáp án B, C,D.

Tạm dịch: “Most of the friendships were reported as being supportive. Family, (27)_____ however, were found to have little influence on an individual’s health and wellbeing” (Hầu hết tình bạn được báo cáo là đến mang lại sự giúp đỡ. Tuy nhiên, gia đình là cho thấy là có ít ảnh hưởng lên sức khỏe và hạnh phúc của một người)


Câu 28:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.

As William Chopik, associate professor of psychology and author of the study says: “Friends are a conscious choice. Family relationships can be serious, negative and monotonous." The research included two studies - one a broad survey of nearly 300,000 people, aged between 15 and 99, from more than 90 countries. This study found that those (25) ______valued friendships highly were healthier and happier (according to their own reports), especially as they got older. The second study used data from a US survey of 7,481 people over 50. Subjects were questioned about the quality of their friendships - how much friends understood them and how much they let them down.

        When friendships were reported as being stressful, people reported (26) ______        rates of disease. When friends were supportive, people were healthier. Most of the friendships were reported as being supportive. Family, (27) ______, were found to have little influence on an individual's health and wellbeing. Spouses and children had some effect, but not as much as friends.

Chopik says he isn't suggesting we ignore our families, but that friends make us feel better. With friends you are more likely (28) ______do activities - they provide an outlet. You can say things to friends and they are less judgmental. There is a distance there that provides a level of honesty." He says that cultivating good-quality friendships across our lives is beneficial - raising self-esteem and (29) ______against stress.

Điền vào ô 28.

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức về giới từ

Cụm từ: be likely to do st: có khả năng làm gì

Tạm dịch: “Chopik says he isn’t suggesting we ignore our families, but that friends make us feel better. With friends you are more likely (28)______ to do activities - they provide an outlet. You can say things to friends and they are less judgmental.” (Chapik nói rằng anh ấy không để nghĩ chúng ta bỏ qua gia đình, nhưng bạn bè làm cho chúng ta cảm thấy tốt hơn. Với bạn bè, bạn có nhiều khả năng thực hiện cac hoạt động - họ cho bạn nơi thể hiện. Bạn có thể nói những điều với bạn bè và họ ít phán xét)


Câu 29:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.

As William Chopik, associate professor of psychology and author of the study says: “Friends are a conscious choice. Family relationships can be serious, negative and monotonous." The research included two studies - one a broad survey of nearly 300,000 people, aged between 15 and 99, from more than 90 countries. This study found that those (25) ______valued friendships highly were healthier and happier (according to their own reports), especially as they got older. The second study used data from a US survey of 7,481 people over 50. Subjects were questioned about the quality of their friendships - how much friends understood them and how much they let them down.

        When friendships were reported as being stressful, people reported (26) ______        rates of disease. When friends were supportive, people were healthier. Most of the friendships were reported as being supportive. Family, (27) ______, were found to have little influence on an individual's health and wellbeing. Spouses and children had some effect, but not as much as friends.

Chopik says he isn't suggesting we ignore our families, but that friends make us feel better. With friends you are more likely (28) ______do activities - they provide an outlet. You can say things to friends and they are less judgmental. There is a distance there that provides a level of honesty." He says that cultivating good-quality friendships across our lives is beneficial - raising self-esteem and (29) ______against stress.

Điền vào ô 29.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức về từ vựng

A. reducing (v): làm giảm                                      B. causing (v): gây ra

C. placing (v): đặt                                                 D. buffering (v): làm vật đệm cho cái gì

Tạm dịch: "He says that cultivating good-quality friendships across our lives is beneficial - raising self-esteem and (29)_______ buffering against stress”

(Ông nói rằng nuôi dưỡng tình bạn chất lượng tốt trong suốt cuộc đời của chúng ta là có lợi - nâng cao lòng tự trọng và đệm chống lại căng thẳng)


Câu 30:

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

Mark Zuckerberg was born in 1984, in New York, into a prosperous, professional family. He developed an interest in computers at an early age and when he was twelve, he created a messaging program which he named "Zucknet". His dentist father used it in his surgery so that his receptionist could inform him of the arrival of a patient without yelling across the room. Together with his friends, Mark spent much of his spare time as a boy designing and making computer games just for fun.

In 2002, Mark enrolled at Harvard University. By his second year at the institution, he had acquired a reputation on the campus as a developer of software. It was at that time he invented "Facemash" which compared pictures of female students and allowed users to vote on which one was the most attractive. The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down by the university authorities who deemed it 'inappropriate'.

Based on the buzz of "Facemash", three of Mark's fellow students, Divya Narendra, and twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, asked him to work with them on an idea for a social networking site called "Harvard Connection". This site was designed to use information from Harvard's student networks to create a dating site for the university's elite. Mark was initially enthusiastic about the complex project but boredom soon set in

and he backed out of it to work on his own social networking site. He created a site that allowed users to produce their own profiles, upload photos, and communicate with other people beyond the confines of the university. He called the site "Facebook" and he operated from one small college room until June 2004 when he finally abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to Facebook and moved the company to California. By the end of 2004, Facebook had one million users and Mark was climbing high.

According to the passage, during his time at university, Mark ______.

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Đáp án B

CHỦ ĐỀ LIFE STORIES

Theo đoạn văn, trong suốt thời gian học Đại học, Mark _________.

A. nổi tiếng về việc phát triển các phần mềm không phù hợp

B. tạo ra một chương trình bị ban giám hiệu nhà trường không ưa

C. phát triển một chương trình không thành công

D. sản xuất các chương trình dành cho giáo dục

Căn cứ vào thông tin trong câu sau: “The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down by the university authorities who deemed it ‘inappropriate'." (Chương trình trở nên rất nổi tiếng trong khuôn viên trường, nhưng sau đó đã bị dẹp bỏ bởi ban giám hiệu nhà trường coi nó là không thích hợp.)


Câu 31:

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

Mark Zuckerberg was born in 1984, in New York, into a prosperous, professional family. He developed an interest in computers at an early age and when he was twelve, he created a messaging program which he named "Zucknet". His dentist father used it in his surgery so that his receptionist could inform him of the arrival of a patient without yelling across the room. Together with his friends, Mark spent much of his spare time as a boy designing and making computer games just for fun.

In 2002, Mark enrolled at Harvard University. By his second year at the institution, he had acquired a reputation on the campus as a developer of software. It was at that time he invented "Facemash" which compared pictures of female students and allowed users to vote on which one was the most attractive. The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down by the university authorities who deemed it 'inappropriate'.

Based on the buzz of "Facemash", three of Mark's fellow students, Divya Narendra, and twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, asked him to work with them on an idea for a social networking site called "Harvard Connection". This site was designed to use information from Harvard's student networks to create a dating site for the university's elite. Mark was initially enthusiastic about the complex project but boredom soon set in

and he backed out of it to work on his own social networking site. He created a site that allowed users to produce their own profiles, upload photos, and communicate with other people beyond the confines of the university. He called the site "Facebook" and he operated from one small college room until June 2004 when he finally abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to Facebook and moved the company to California. By the end of 2004, Facebook had one million users and Mark was climbing high.

The word "This site" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.

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Đáp án B

Từ “this site” ở đoạn 3 nhắc đến ________.

Căn cứ vào thông tin trong đoạn văn sau: "Based on the buzz of "Facemash", three of Mark's fellow students, Divya Narendra, and twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, asked him to work with them on an idea for a social networking site called "Harvard Connection". This site was designed to use information from Harvard's student networks to create a dating site for the university's elite.” (Dựa trên tiếng vang của “Facemạsh", ba người bạn sinh viên của Mark gồm Diva Narendra, và cặp song sinh, Cameron và Tyler Winkievoss, Lia đề nghị anh ta hợp tác với họ về một ý tưởng cho một trong mạng xã hội có tên là "Kết nối Harvard". Trang web này được thiết kế để sử dụng thông tin từ mạng lưới sinh viên của Harvard để tạo ra một trang web hẹn hò cho giới thượng lưu của trường đại học.)

 Từ “this site” trong đoạn văn dùng để thay thế cụm từ “Harvard Connection”


Câu 32:

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

Mark Zuckerberg was born in 1984, in New York, into a prosperous, professional family. He developed an interest in computers at an early age and when he was twelve, he created a messaging program which he named "Zucknet". His dentist father used it in his surgery so that his receptionist could inform him of the arrival of a patient without yelling across the room. Together with his friends, Mark spent much of his spare time as a boy designing and making computer games just for fun.

In 2002, Mark enrolled at Harvard University. By his second year at the institution, he had acquired a reputation on the campus as a developer of software. It was at that time he invented "Facemash" which compared pictures of female students and allowed users to vote on which one was the most attractive. The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down by the university authorities who deemed it 'inappropriate'.

Based on the buzz of "Facemash", three of Mark's fellow students, Divya Narendra, and twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, asked him to work with them on an idea for a social networking site called "Harvard Connection". This site was designed to use information from Harvard's student networks to create a dating site for the university's elite. Mark was initially enthusiastic about the complex project but boredom soon set in

and he backed out of it to work on his own social networking site. He created a site that allowed users to produce their own profiles, upload photos, and communicate with other people beyond the confines of the university. He called the site "Facebook" and he operated from one small college room until June 2004 when he finally abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to Facebook and moved the company to California. By the end of 2004, Facebook had one million users and Mark was climbing high.

The Facebook social network developed at Harvard ______.

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Đáp án D

Mạng xã hội Facebook phát triển ở trường Havord ________.

A. là một dự án hợp tác với các sinh viên khác

B. không thể tiếp cận bởi sinh viên trường Havard

C. đã trở thành một công việc toàn thời gian của Mark sau khi học xong Đại học

D. đã trở nên thực sự thành công sau tháng 6 năm 2004

Căn cử vào thông tin trong câu sau: "By the end of 2004, Facebook had one million users and Mark was climbing high.” (Vào cuối năm 2004, Facebook đã có một triệu người sử dụng và Mark đang trên đà thành công.)


Câu 33:

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

Mark Zuckerberg was born in 1984, in New York, into a prosperous, professional family. He developed an interest in computers at an early age and when he was twelve, he created a messaging program which he named "Zucknet". His dentist father used it in his surgery so that his receptionist could inform him of the arrival of a patient without yelling across the room. Together with his friends, Mark spent much of his spare time as a boy designing and making computer games just for fun.

In 2002, Mark enrolled at Harvard University. By his second year at the institution, he had acquired a reputation on the campus as a developer of software. It was at that time he invented "Facemash" which compared pictures of female students and allowed users to vote on which one was the most attractive. The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down by the university authorities who deemed it 'inappropriate'.

Based on the buzz of "Facemash", three of Mark's fellow students, Divya Narendra, and twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, asked him to work with them on an idea for a social networking site called "Harvard Connection". This site was designed to use information from Harvard's student networks to create a dating site for the university's elite. Mark was initially enthusiastic about the complex project but boredom soon set in

and he backed out of it to work on his own social networking site. He created a site that allowed users to produce their own profiles, upload photos, and communicate with other people beyond the confines of the university. He called the site "Facebook" and he operated from one small college room until June 2004 when he finally abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to Facebook and moved the company to California. By the end of 2004, Facebook had one million users and Mark was climbing high.

What is the word "backed out of " in paragraph 3 closest in meaning to?

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Đáp án B

Cụm từ “back out of” gần nghĩa với từ nào nhất?

A. ghi nhớ                                                            B. thay đổi suy nghĩ anh ta

C. quyết định                                                       D. thổi vào tâm trí một ai đó

Căn cứ vào ngữ cảnh của câu sau: “Mark was initially enthusiastic about the complex project but boredom soon set in and he backed out of it to work on his own social networking site.” (Mark ban đầu rất hào hứng với các dự án phức tạp nhưng sau đó tỏ ra nhàm chán và anh ta đã từ bỏ nó để làm việc trên trang mạng xã hội của riêng mình.)

 Đáp án là B (back out of = changed his mind)


Câu 34:

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

Mark Zuckerberg was born in 1984, in New York, into a prosperous, professional family. He developed an interest in computers at an early age and when he was twelve, he created a messaging program which he named "Zucknet". His dentist father used it in his surgery so that his receptionist could inform him of the arrival of a patient without yelling across the room. Together with his friends, Mark spent much of his spare time as a boy designing and making computer games just for fun.

In 2002, Mark enrolled at Harvard University. By his second year at the institution, he had acquired a reputation on the campus as a developer of software. It was at that time he invented "Facemash" which compared pictures of female students and allowed users to vote on which one was the most attractive. The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down by the university authorities who deemed it 'inappropriate'.

Based on the buzz of "Facemash", three of Mark's fellow students, Divya Narendra, and twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, asked him to work with them on an idea for a social networking site called "Harvard Connection". This site was designed to use information from Harvard's student networks to create a dating site for the university's elite. Mark was initially enthusiastic about the complex project but boredom soon set in

and he backed out of it to work on his own social networking site. He created a site that allowed users to produce their own profiles, upload photos, and communicate with other people beyond the confines of the university. He called the site "Facebook" and he operated from one small college room until June 2004 when he finally abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to Facebook and moved the company to California. By the end of 2004, Facebook had one million users and Mark was climbing high.

Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?

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Đáp án A

Tựa đề nào dưới đây có thể phục vụ cho bài văn?

A. Người phát minh ra Facebook                          B. Tranh chấp pháp lý trên Facebook

C. Những người tạo kết nối Havard                       D. Sự thành công của Havard

Cả đoạn văn nói về Mark Zuckerberg, người phát minh ra Facebook


Câu 35:

 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

Which of the following could be the title of the passage?

 

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Đáp án A

Chủ đề THE WORLD OF WORK

Câu nào trong các câu sau có thể là tiêu đề cho đoạn văn?

A. Áp lực ở nơi làm việc

B. Giờ làm việc trung bình của các nhà quản trị cấp cao

C. Những nhóm người bận rộn chính

D. Những cảnh báo của khối lượng công việc

Căn cứ vào thông tin toàn bài:

Đoạn 1: Mức độ được coi là bận rộn đối với nhiều nhóm người khác nhau.

Đoạn 2: Những cảnh báo về khối lượng công việc và giải pháp.

Đoạn 3: Áp lực quản trị ở các tổ chức, công ty.

Như vậy, toàn bài đang nói về áp lực ở nơi làm việc nên câu A là tiêu đề phù hợp nhất.


Câu 36:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

The word "consecutive" in paragraph 2 mostly means ______.

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Đáp án C

Từ "consecutive" trong đoạn 2 gần như có nghĩa là ____________.

A. gián đoạn                   B. một mình                   C. liên tiếp              D. không liên tục

Từ đồng nghĩa: consecutive (liên tục) = successive

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; “and the third one is on the family side”, says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October.

(Ba tín hiệu cảnh báo Plumridge về khối lượng công việc của ông ấy là: giấc ngủ, lịch trình công việc và gia đình. Ông ấy biết mình đang phải làm việc quá nhiều khi ông ấy có 3 đêm liên tiếp ngủ ít hơn 6 tiếng; khi ông ấy liên tục phải điều chỉnh lịch các cuộc họp; và mặt thứ 3 là về phia gia đình, ông Plumridge, bố của một đứa con gái 3 tuổi và đang chờ đợi đứa con thứ 2 vào tháng 10, cho biết).


Câu 37:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

According to the vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, what is NOT the warning sign about his workload?

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Đáp án D

Theo phó chủ tịch của Công ty tư vấn quản lý AT Kearney và người đứng đầu bộ phận viễn thông khu vực Châu Á - Thái Binh Dương, Neil Plumridge, câu nào sau đây không phải là tín hiệu cảnh báo về khối lượng công việc của ông ấy?

A. không đủ thời gian để ngủ

B. liên tiếp sắp xếp lại các cuộc hẹn

C. không thể tham dự các lễ kỉ niệm trong gia đình

D. sử dụng quá nhiều thời gian cho gia đình và con cái của ông ấy

Từ khóa: Neil Plumridge/ not true / the warning sign about his workload

Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 2:

“Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; “and the third one is on the family side”, says Piumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. “If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control.”

(Ba tín hiệu cảnh báo Plumridge về khối lượng công việc của ông ấy là: giấc ngủ, lịch trình công việc và gia đình. Ông ấy biết mình đang phải làm việc quá nhiều khi ông ấy có 3 đêm liên tiếp ngủ ít hơn 6 tiếng; khi ông ấy liên tục phải điều chỉnh lịch các cuộc họp; và mặt thứ 3 là về phía gia đình, ông Plumridge, bố của một đứa con gái 3 tuổi và đang chờ đợi đứa con thứ 2 vào tháng 10, cho biết “Nếu tôi bỏ lỡ một ngày sinh nhật hay một lễ kỉ niệm, tôi biết mọi thứ đang vượt ngoài tầm kiểm soát.


Câu 38:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

As mentioned in paragraph 2, the following sentences are true about the work stress, EXCEPT ______.

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Đáp án B

Như đã để cập trong đoạn 2, những câu sau đây là đúng về áp lực công việc, ngoại trừ ____.

A. giấc ngủ bị xáo trộn và suy giảm sức khỏe thể chất và tinh thần là triệu chứng của việc quá bận rộn.

B. Thời gian bị mất do áp lực xếp sau cùng so với các thương tổn khác ở nơi làm việc.

C. Chi phí chi trả cho các sang chẩn tâm lý là khá cao.

D. Việc giải tỏa không phải là cách hữu hiệu để giải quyết áp lực.

Từ khóa: true/ the work stress/ except

Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 2:

“But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers’ compensation figures Show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 Weeks. The effects of stressfil are also expensive. Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief — a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads.

(Nhưng với bất kì cá nhân nào, các dấu hiệu về việc quá bận rộn trong một thời gian dài có thể bắt đầu xuất hiện dưới dạng các căng thẳng: giấc ngủ bị xáo trộn và sự suy giảm sức khỏe thể chất và tinh thần. Số liệu bồi thường cho công nhân cả nước chỉ ra rằng áp lực gây mất thời gian nhiều nhất so với bất kì thương tổn nào ở nơi làm việc. Nhân viên bị căng thẳng nghỉ làm trung bình 16.6 tuần. Những tác động của căng thẳng cũng rất tốn kém. Công ty bảo hiểm của Chính phủ Liên bang báo cáo rằng trong 2 năm 2003 - 2004, các yêu cầu bồi thường cho sang chấn tâm lý chiếm 7% tổng số ca, nhưng chiếm gần 27% chi phí đền bù. Các nhà chuyên gia cho biết chìa khóa để đương đầu với căng thẳng không phải là tập trung vào việc giải tỏa - một trận golf hay mát xa - mà là đánh giá lại khối lượng công việc).


Câu 39:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

The word "reassess" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to______.

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Đáp án A

Từ “reassess” trong đoạn 2 gần nghĩa nhất với từ _________.

A. đánh giá lại                 B. xem xét                      C. làm giảm            D. ước tính

Từ đồng nghĩa: reassess (đánh giá lại) = re-evaluate

Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads (Các nhà chuyên gia cho biết chìa khóa để đương đầu với căng thẳng không phải là tập trung vào việc giải tỏa - một trận golf hay mát xa - mà là đánh giá lại khối lượng công việc).


Câu 40:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

What does the word "he" in paragraph 2 refer to?

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Đáp án C

Từ “he” trong đoạn 2 để cập đến từ nào?

A. Comcare, Công ty Bảo hiểm Liên bang

B. chuyên gia

C. Neil Plumridge, phó chủ tịch của Công ty tư vấn quản lý AT Kearney

D. Người lao động

Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 2:

Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with

business problems.

(Neil Plumridge nói rằng ông ấy ưu tiên việc tìm ra những gì phải thay đổi; điều đó có thể là phân bổ thêm nguồn lực cho 1 công việc, cho phép thêm nhiều thời gian hay thay đổi kì vọng. Quyết định đưa ra có thể mất vài ngày. Ông ấy cũng dựa vào lời khuyên của các đồng nghiệp, ông ấy nói rằng các đồng nghiệp của ông chỉ bảo cho nhau về các vấn đề kinh doanh).


Câu 41:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

According to the last paragraph, what measure does Vanessa Stoykov take to reduce work stress?

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Đáp án B

Theo đoạn văn cuối, giải pháp nào mà Vanessa Stoykov đã thực hiện để làm giảm căng thẳng công việc?

A. giao phó nhiều việc hơn

B. đi nghỉ vào các cuối tuần

C. thuê thêm nhiều lao động

D. cho phép thêm thời gian hay thay đổi kì vọng

Từ khóa: measure j Vanessa Stoykov/ reduce work stress

Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 3:

"Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short - term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day - rather than delegating more work. She says: “We’re hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it’s actually more work rather than less."

(Bởi vì đang là giai đoạn tăng trưởng của công việc kinh doanh, Stoykov phải tập trung vào việc giảm các áp lực ngắn hạn - những ngày cuối tuần ở vùng núi, thỉnh thoảng có một ngày chăm sóc sức khỏe tinh thần - hơn là giao phó thêm nhiều việc. Cô ấy cho biết: “chúng tôi đang thuê thêm rất

nhiều người lao động, nhưng bạn cần phải đào tạo họ, dạy cho họ về văn hóa và khách hàng, vì vậy, đó thực sự là có nhiều việc hơn chứ không phải ít hơn”).


Câu 42:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

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Đáp án A

Có thể suy ra từ đoạn văn rằng ___________.

A. áp lực xuất hiện ở hầu hết các vị trí ở nơi làm việc.

B. những người lao động làm việc ở các tổ chức lớn sẽ chịu áp lực nhiều hơn những tổ chức khác.

C. kinh doanh càng phát triển, mọi người càng bị áp lực hơn.

D. các đồng nghiệp giỏi có thể giúp làm giảm áp lực.

Căn cứ các thông tin trong bài:

For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. (Với hầu hết các nhà quản trị cấp cao, khối lượng công việc dao động giữa cực kì bận rộn và điên cuồng).

Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. (Nhân viên bị căng thẳng nghỉ làm trung bình 16.6 tuần.)

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. (Áp lực quản trị không chỉ giới hạn ở các tổ chức lớn).


Câu 43:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

This discrimination against women and girls must be abolishing.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức về cân bị động

Tạm dịch: Vấn nạn phân biệt đối xử với phụ nữ và trẻ em gái này phải được bãi bỏ.

=> Đáp án là D (abolishing => abolished)


Câu 44:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

After the social science lecture all students are invited to take part in a discussion of the issues which were risen in the talk.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức về cách dùng từ

Tạm dịch: Sau bài giảng về khoa học xã hội tất cả học sinh được mời tham gia một cuộc thảo luận về các vấn đề mà đã được nêu lên trong bài học.

=> Đáp án là D (were risen => were raised)


Câu 45:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The organizers failed to do the necessary arrangements for dealing with so many people.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định

Make an arrangement: làm một sự dàn xếp/ làm một sự sắp đặt

Tạm dịch: Những người tổ chức đã thất bại trong việc làm những thu xếp cần thiết để đối phó với quá nhiều người.

Cấu trúc khác cần lưu ý:

Fail to do sth: thất bại trong việc gì đó

Deal with sth/sb: đối phó với việc gì/ ai đó


Câu 46:

Mark the letter A B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

There has never been a more successful entertainment programme than Pop Idol.

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Đáp án A

Kiến thức về so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất

Đề bài: Chưa từng có một chương trình giải trí nào thành công hơn chương trình Pop Idol.

= A. Pop Idol là chương trình giải trí thành công nhất từ trước đến giờ.

Các đáp án khác:

B. Pop Idol có thế là chương trình giải trí thành công hơn.

C. Pop Idol là một trong những chương trình giải trí thành công nhất.

D. Pop Idol chưa từng thành công hơn như lúc này.


Câu 47:

Mark the letter A B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

"I haven't been very open-minded," said the manager.

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức về câu tường thuật

Đề bài: Giám đốc bảo rằng "Tôi chưa thật sự cởi mở"

= B. Giám đốc thừa nhận rằng mình không thật sự cởi mở.

Các đáp án khác:

A. Giám đốc hứa rằng mình thật sự cởi mở.

C. Giám đốc không thừa nhận rằng mình thật sự cởi mở.

D. Giám đốc từ chối rằng mình không thật sự cởi mở.


Câu 48:

Mark the letter A B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

1 thought she was ill because she was absent from class yesterday.

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Đáp án C

Kiến thức về động từ khiếm khuyết

Đề bài: Tôi nghĩ cô ấy đã bị bệnh bởi vì cô ấy đã vắng học ngày hôm qua.

= C. Cô ấy chắc hẳn đã bị bệnh bởi vì cô ấy đã không đến trường ngày hôm qua.


Câu 49:

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

Tom reviewed the lessons carefully. He could finish the test very well. 

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Đáp án B

Kiến thức về liên từ

Đề bài: Tom đã ôn tập bài vở rất cẩn thận. Anh ấy có thể hoàn thành bài kiểm tra rất tốt.

= B. Tom đã ôn tập bài vở rất cẩn thận; vì vậy anh ấy có thể hoàn thành bài kiểm tra rất tốt.

Các đáp án khác:

A. Tom đã ôn tập bài vở rất cẩn thận; trong khi anh ấy có thể hoàn thành bài kiểm tra rất tốt.

C. Nếu Tom ôn tập bài vở rất cẩn thận; thì anh ấy có thể hoàn thành bài kiểm tra rất tốt.

D. Dù Tom đã ôn tập bài vở rất cẩn thận; anh ấy có thể hoàn thành bài kiểm tra rất tốt.


Câu 50:

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

Indonesia was influenced by Chinese, European, Indian, and Malay cultures. It is a widely diverse nation with over 300 ethnic groups.

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Đáp án D

Kiến thức về danh động từ 1àm chủ ngữ của câu bị động

Đề bài: Indonesia đã bị ảnh hưởng bởi những nền văn hóa của Trung Quốc, Châu Âu, Ấn Độ và Mã lai. Nó là một quốc gia đa văn hóa với hơn 300 dân tộc thiểu số.

= D. Bị ảnh hưởng bởi những nền văn hóa của Trung Quốc, Châu Âu, Ấn Độ và Mã lai, Indonesia là một một quốc gia đa văn hóa với hơn 300 dân tộc thiểu số.


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