Chuyên đề đọc hiểu môn Tiếng Anh ôn thi tốt nghiêp THPT 2021

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CHUYÊN ĐỀ ĐỌC HIỂU ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2021 MÔN

TIẾNG ANH

A Cách làm dạng bài đọc hiểu tiếng Anh THPTQG 2021

Các bài đọc hiểu được trình bày theo kiểu xuống dòng từng câu và tách dòng từng đoạn,

khoảng cách dòng và kiểu chữ vừa phải

Nhờ đó các bạn học sinh đọc bài, dịch bài và hiểu nội dung một cách dễ dàng

Nâng cao được khả năng viết câu, phân tích câu và hiểu được nội dung của câu

Nguyên tắc:

- Khi gặp tiếng Anh, đầu tiên ta phải biết các từ đơn lẻ : house, go, nice, at, happily …

- Các từ đơn lẻ gồm 5 loại : danh từ, động từ, tính từ, giới từ và trạng từ

- Các từ đơn lẻ ghép lại thành câu: câu có hành động HOẶC câu không có hành động

- Nhiều câu ghép lại thành đoạn văn

- Nhiều đoạn văn ghép lại thành bài văn

B Bài tập đọc hiểu tiếng Anh THPT Quốc Gia 2021

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks

Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions Researchers are questioning whether

exposure to these radio waves might (1) to brain cancer So far, the data are not

conclusive The scientific evidence does not enable us to say with certainly that mobile

phones are categorically (2) On the other hand, current research has not yet proved

clear adverse effects associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones

Numerous studies are now going (3) in various countries Some of the results are

contradictory but others have shown an association between moblie phone use and cancer

(4) , these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long-term investigation

Until the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile

phones for long period of time Don’t think that hands-free phones are any safer either At the moment, research is in fact showing the opposite and they may be just as dangerous It is also thought that young people (5) bodies are still growing may be at particular risk

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

NEIGHBOURS INFLUENCE BUYING DECISIONS

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However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product solely on its merits, considering quality, value and style before making a decision (6) , we are easily influenced by the people around us

There is nothing wrong with this It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than

(7) on only our own opinions But it does make life hard for companies They have long

understood that groups of friends and relatives tend to buy the same products, but

understanding the reasons has been tricky It is because they are so similar with (8) to how

much money they make and what television ads they watch that they independently arrive at

the same decision? Or do they copy one another, perhaps (9) envy or perhaps because they have shared information about the products?

Research in Finland recently found overwhelming evidence that neighbours have a big

influence on buying decisions When one of a person’s ten nearest neighbours bought a car,

the chances (10) that person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week

and a half rose by 86 per cent The researchers argued that it was not just a matter of envy

Used cars seemed to attract neighbours even more than new cars This suggested that

people were not trying to keep up with their neighbours, they were keen to learn from them

Since used cars are less reliable, a recommendation of one can strongly influence a buying

decision

The texting pigeons

Not everybody recognizes the benefits of new developments in communnicatons technology Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (11)

on your people’s communication and language skills, especially when we hear that

primary school children may be at rick of becoming addicted to the habit So widespread has

texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it (12) , in this case, it’s difficult to view the results as anything but positive

Twenty of the birds are about to take to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (13) with sensor equipment and a mobile phone The readings made by the sensors will be

automatically converted into text messages and beamed to the Internet – (14) they will appear on a dedicated ‘pigeon blog’

The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to capture aerial photos, and

researchers are building a tiny ‘pigeon kit’ containing all these gadgets Each bird will carry

these in a miniature backpack, (15) , that is, from the camera, which will hang around its

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Question 12 A Therefore B What’s more C Whereas D That is

Why read books?

Is it worth reading books, (16) nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment?

Some people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow

books from a library They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax

as they watch their favourite (17) All that may be true, but books are still very popular They

encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start You can read a chapter of a

book, or just a few pages, and then stop Of course, it may be so (18) _ that you can’t

stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an

autobiography, or a book (19) gives you interesting information If you find it hard to choose,

you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas Personally, I can’t do without books, but I can (20) up television easily enough You can’t watch television at bus stops!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to

Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going

around for years However, few attempts have been made to investigate the phenomenon

scientifically Now, with the completion of the largest ever study of the so- called staring

effect, there is impressive evidence that this is a recognizable and genuine sixth sense The

study involved hundreds of children For the experiments, they sat with their eyes (21) so they could not see, and with their backs to other children, who were told to either stare at

them or look away Time and time again the results showed that the children who could not

see were able to tell when they were being stared at In a total of more than 18, 000 trials

(22) worldwide, the children correctly sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time The experiment was repeated with the added precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the room, (23) from the starters by the windows This was

done just in case there was some pretending going on with the children telling each other

whether they were looking or not This prevented the possibility of sounds being transmitted

between the children The results, (24) less impressive, were more or less the

same Dr Sheldrake, the biologist (25) designed the study, believes that the results are convincing enough to find out through further experiments precisely how the staring effect

might actually came about

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Question 23: A parted B separated C split D divided

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to

THE HOSTORY OF WRITING

The development of writing (26) a huge difference to the world and might see it as the

beginning of the media Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China (27) date from around 4000 BC Hieroglyphics and other forms of

“picture writing” developed in the area around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the

ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards However, the first

(28) alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC Their alphabet had 22

letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years The first two signs were called “aleph”

and “beth”, which in Greek became “alpha” and “beta”, which gave us the modern word

“alphabet”

The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and spead (29) other European countries under the Romans A number of changes took place as time passed The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare’s time If

we (30) the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in order to show that it was a Question They started to write Qo in place of the whole word, and the put the Q above the o In the end,

that became the question mark “?”

Question 30: A look into B bring on C make off D hold up

If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (31) to your

education or your work, try reading more books Pick (32) some of the interestingly

informative books and search for well-researched materials that can help you grow

We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time watching TV

Some people have commented that this is inconsistent "Why is the written word a superior

way to get information than television?" That is an interesting point of view worth further (33)

Reading is a skill that is in much to watch TV but reading is an integral part of many

jobs The written word is an incredibly flexible and efficient way of communication You can

write something down and, in no time, it can be communicated to many different people Not

only that, we can (35) vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time

A good reader can acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching

TV can acquire in a full day You are able to gain a lot of information quickly because you are

a fast reader with good comprehension skills It will save you massive amounts of time and

you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information

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Question 31: A gain B gather C collect D contribute

ROBOTS

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention

of a machine (36) would do all the necessary jobs around the house If boring and

repetitive factory work could be (37) by robots, why not boring and repetitive household

chores too?

For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur

inventors And they came up against a major difficulty That si, houwork is actually very

complex It hat never been one job, it has always been many A factory robot (38) one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else It doesn’t run the whole factory

A housework robot, on the other hand, has to do severa different types of cleaning and

carrying jobs and also has to cope (39) all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs (40) , there have been some developments

recently Sensosrs are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles We have the technology to produce the hardware All that is missing the software-the programs that will operate the machine

Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts Droughts, storms and fires can change ecosystems Some changes (41) ecosystems If there is too

(42)

rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live If a kind of plant dies off, the animals

that feed on it may also die or move away Some changes are good for ecosystems Some

pine forests need fires for the pine trees to reproduce The seeds are sealed inside pinecones Heat from a forest fire melts the seal ans lets the seeds (43) Polluting the air, soil and water can harm ecosystems Building (44) on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems around the rivers Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy

ecosystems Ecologists are working with companies and goverments to find better ways of

(45) fish, cutting down trees, and building dams They are looking for ways to get food,

lumber, and other products for people without causing harm to ecosystems

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Criticism

The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand This

(46) many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk

(47) accidents Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people

to change their habits and leave their cars at home One possible approach is to make it more

expensive for people to use their cars be increasing changes for parking and bringing in

tougher fines for anyone who (48) the law In addition, drivers could be required to pay for

using particular routes at different times of the day This system, also known as ‘road pricing’, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card (49) to

windscreen of the car Another ways of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre

Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the final stage of their journey

Of course, the most important (50) is to provide good public transport However, to get people

to give up the comfort their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and

comfortable, with fares charged at an acceptable level

Set in the red desert of central Australia is the mining town of Coober Pedy At first sight, the

town looks similar to many other such communities, but Coober Pedy is different Sixty per

cent of its population of 4,000 people lives underground There are today about 800

underground houses as well as shops, hotels and even churches in the town and the

surrounding hills Once a site has been chosen, special tunneling machines are (51) in

to ceate passage and rooms in the sandstone Rock pillars are left to support the roof, and

door and windows are cut into the front Houses are of all shapes and (52) , the largest

having twenty rooms, and some even have their own swimming poll

Living underground may sound strange but in fact it has a number of advantages In summer,

the temperature outside the houses it remains a steady 25C all year round Many people say

that living underground makes they fell very secure There is no problem with noise from the

neighbours and the houses are not affected By the fierce dust storms that regularly sweep (54)

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the area And of course, if your family (55) or lots of friends come to stay, you can

always dig another room

Question 53: A strongly B heavily C extremely D sharply

Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are

slightly more than todders This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child

could be counter- productive if she isn’t ready Wise parents will have a (56) attitude and take the lead from their child What they should provide is a selection of (57) toys, books and other activities Nowadays there is plenty of good mterial available for young

children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also encourage

them to read

Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information There is also a

huge range of videos, (58) can reinfore and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are

(59) valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration Television gets a bad

review as far as cildren are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time

watching programs not intended for ther age group Too many television programs induce an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult However,

(60) _ viewing of programs designed for young children can be useful Just as adults

enjoy reading a book seeing it serialised on television, so children will pounce on books which feature their favourite television characters, and videos can add a new dimension to a story

known from a book

Question 57: A bright B thrilling C energetic D stimulating

Question 59: A properly B worthily C perfectly D equally

Throughout history, women have had responsiblity for healing the sick However, it is only in

ccomparative recent times that they have been allowed to train as doctors at medical schools

in Britain Yet in that short time, they have (61) an enormous contribution to modern medicine The first female doctors were nuns (62) _ gave advice about diseases and (63) and prepared medicnes In ancient Rome, women healers were considered skillful and respected

In Britain, for centuries, male doctors were suspicious of women who pratised medicine

(64) and in 1512 a law was passed making it illegal for them to do so Women

coulnd’t study medicine at universities (65) the 19th century and they only began to gain

equality with male doctors in the 20th century

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Question 61: A caused B done C had D made

Question 64: A profession B professional C professionally D unprofessional

THE FAMILY Statesmen define a family as "a group of individuals having a common dwelling and related by blood adoption or marriage, (66) includes common-law relationships" Most people are born into one of these groups and will live their lives as a family in such a group

Although the definition of a family may not change, (67) relationship of people to each other within the family group changes as society changes More and more wives are taking paying

jobs, and, as a result, the roles of husband, wife and children are changing Today, men

expect to work for pay for about 40 years of their lives, and, in today's marriages

(68) which both spouses have paying jobs, women can expect to work for about

30 to 35 years of their lives This means that man must learn to do their share of family tasks

such as caring for the children and daily (69) Children, too, especially adolescents, have to (70) with the members of their family in sharing household tasks

The widespread acceptance of contraception has meant that having children is as matter of

choice, not an automatic result of marriage Marriage itself has become a choice As

alternatives such as common-law relationship and single-parent families have become socially acceptable, women will become more independent

Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are (71) more than toddlers This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could

be counter-productive if she isn't ready Wise parents will have a hopeful attitude and take the lead from their child What they should provide is a selection of stimulating toys, books and

other activities Nowadays there is plenty of good (72) available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also encourage them to read

Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information There is also a

huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are equally valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration Television gets a

bad review as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time

watching programmes not intended for their age (73) Too many television programmes

induce an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult

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However, discriminating viewing of programmes designed for young children can be useful

Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it serialised on television, so children will

pounce on books which (74) their favourite television characters, and videos can add a new (75)

to a story known from a book

Question 71: A scarcely B rarely C slightly D really

Question 75: A revival B dimension C option D existence

Read the follwing passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to

Criticism

It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are

One thing you have to be (76) of is that you will face criticism along the way The world is

full of people who would rather say something negative than positive If you’ve made up your

mind to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of

others prevent you from reaching your purpose and let constructive criticism have a

positive (77) on your work If someone says you’re totally lacking talent, ignore them

That’s negative criticism If, however, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you good reasons for doing so, you should (78) their suggestions carefully There are

many films stars (79) _ were once out of job There are many famous novelists

who madee a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on

approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it published Being successful does depend on luck, to a certain extent But things are more likely to turn (80) well if you

persevere and stay positive

indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks

When I was at school, sports day was the highlight of the year Let me set the scene First of

all, on sports day, it was always bound (81) rain Sunny weather? No such luck Despite

the previous two months of soaring temperatures, as likely as not, on the morning of the

games, The temperature would plummet So, imagine a hundred (82) small children,

dressed in tight shorts and thin vests, shivering in the cold, unaware of the heartbreak that lies

in store for them Swept up by the excitement and desperate to win, tempers soon get frayed One girl finds herself disqualified from the egg and spoon race despite giving it everything

she’s got, and another boy, (83) jealous of the winner of the sack race, makes the mistake of

being rude to him within earshot of the teachers Scores of tiny children, bitterly disappointed

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at tasting defeat for the first time, break down and cry Twenty years on, I’m certainly not

(84) any young, but I do have some really lasting (85) _ of those days at

school!

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 (86) up the pros and cons of your

desktop PC with a new system, you should bear (87) 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 (88) 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 (89) carelessness So, before you (90) out to get yourself the latest technological

appliance, think long and hard as to whether a notebook PC is really suitable for you

School lunch

Research has shown that over half the childrn in Britain who take their own lunches to school

do not eat (91) in the middle of the day In Britain, schools have to (92) meals at

lunchtime Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen

One shocking finding of the research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches

prepared by parents There are strict (93) _ for the preparation of school meals, which

have to include one (94) of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and

starchy food like break or pasta Lunchboxes examined by researchers contained sweet

drinks, crisps and chocolate bars Children consume twice as much sugar as they should at

lunchtime

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The research will provide a better understanding (95) why the percentage of overweight in Britain has increased in the last decade Unfortunately, the government can’t criticize parents, but it can remind them of the nutritional value of milk, fruit and vegetables Small changes in

their children’s diet can affect their future health Children can easily develop bad eating habits

at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it

times go on Easter Sunday It was once (97) for people to wear new clothes to

church on this day Women (98) new hats, called Easter bonnets Today, people

sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun A few people send Easter (99) with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring

flowers, all traditionally associated with Easter

The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is remembered as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die) On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns

(= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross) The Monday after Easter is called Easter

Monday In Britain, Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays In the US, each

company decides for itself (100) to close or remain open on those days

Question 97: A familiar B common C regular D ordinary

ĐÁP ÁN Question 1: Đáp án B

B lead, theo cấu trúc “lead + to + N”: dẫn đến điều gì

Những phương án còn lại sai ngữ pháp:

A bring (about): gây ra

C cause + N: gây ra

D produce: sản xuất

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Question 2: Đáp án D

Chọn D safe (adj) vì “The scientific evidence does not enable us to say with certainty that

mobile phones are categorically ”: Bằng chứng khoa học không cho phép chúng ta nói

chắc chắn rằng điện thoại di động rõ ràng là an toàn

Những phương an còn lại sai nghĩa

A risky (adj): mạo hiểm

B unhealthy (adj): không lành mạnh

C secure (adj): an ninh

Question 3: Đáp án A

Chọn on vì “Numerous studies are now going in various countries”: Rất nhiều nghiên cứu

vẫn đang diễn ra ở nhiều nước khác nhau

Các đáp án khác sai nghĩa và không hợp ngữ pháp:

B go by: trôi qua

C go through: vượt qua, đi qua

D go about: khởi công, bắt tay vào

Question 4: Đáp án B

Chọn However vì khi câu có “however” thì nghĩa của câu này sẽ đối lập với câu ta vừa nói

đến ở trên Hơn nữa, vị trí của chỗ trống ở đầu câu và ngăn cách với các thành phần khác

của câu bằng dấu “phẩy” nên chọ However là hợp lý nhất

Những phương án còn lại sai nghĩa và ngữ pháp:

A additionally: thêm vào đó

C while: trong khi

D though: mặc dù

hữu whose Question 6: Đáp án B

Tạm dịch: …However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product

solely on its merits, considering quality, value and style before making a decision

(1) , we are easily influenced by the people around us: Cho dù bạn nghĩ mình khách

quan đến mức nào thì hầu hết chúng ta đều không đánh giá một sản phẩm đơn thuần dựa

trên phẩm chất, chất lượng thực tế, giá trị và mẫu mã của sản phẩm đó trước khi đưa ra quyết định , chúng ta dễ dàng bị ảnh hưởng bởi những người xung quanh

A What’s more: Hơn thế là

B Instead: Thay vào đó

C Unlike: Không giống như

D In place: Thay

Ta chọn đáp án có thể đứng làm trạng ngữ Vì hai vế của câu trái ngược nhau nên từ này

cũng phải thể hiện được sự trái ngược đó Đáp án A không hợp nghĩa Đáp án C không thể

đứng làm trạng ngữ nếu không có danh từ đi kèm Đáp án D thiếu giới từ “of”, “in place of

sth” (thay cho cái gì)

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và cũng không đứng làm trạng ngữ được Vậy đáp án đúng phải là B

Question 7: Đáp án D

Tạm dịch: It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than (3) on only our own

opinions: Mà đây có lẽ là cách thức khôn ngoan để đưa ra quyết định hơn là chỉ vào ý

kiến cá nhân

A basing: dựa trên nền tảng, phát triển từ

B trusting: tin tưởng

C supposing: tin rằng

D relying: phụ phuộc

Cấu trúc: to rely on sth: dựa vào, phụ thuộc vào Các đáp án khác không phù hợp về nghĩa

và không thích hợp với văn cảnh

Cấu trúc: with regard to: liên quan tới, đề cập tới

Question 9: Đáp án C

Tạm dịch: Or do they copy one another, perhaps (6) envy or perhaps because they have

shared information about the products?: Hay bởi họ bắt chước lẫn nhau, có lẽ ghen tị hoặc

có lẽ do họ cùng chia sẻ thông tin về sản phẩm?

Cấu trúc: out of envy = because of envy: bởi sự ghen tị, do ghen tị

Tạm dịch: When one of a person’s ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the chances

38 that person would buy a car of the same brand during the next week and a half

rose by 86 per cent: Khi một trong số mười người hàng xóm thân cận với một cá nhân

mua một chiếc xe hơi thì cơ hội cá nhân đó cũng mua một chiếc xe nhãn hiệu tương

tự trong một tuần rưỡi sau đó tăng tới 86%

Câu trên đã có đủ các thành phần của câu, do đó chỉ có đáp án C là đúng The chances that

that person…: cơ hội để/ là/ rằng người đó…

Tạm dịch: …text messaging may actually be having a negative on young people’s

communication and language skills: … nhắn tin có thể thực sự có tiêu cực tới kỹ năng

ngôn ngữ và giao tiếp của những người trẻ tuổi

Tạm dịch: … So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started

doing it , in this case, it’s difficult to view the results as anything but positive: Tuy nhiên

nhắn tin trở nên quá phổ biến đến nỗi thậm chí những con bồ câu đang bắt đầu nhắn

tin , trong trường hợp này, rất khó để xem xét các kết quả không gì khác là tích cực

A Therefore: vì vậy, do đó

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B What’s more: hơn nữa là

C Whereas: trong khi đó

D That is: đó là

Các đáp án trên đều được sử dụng để nối ý của câu trước với cấu sau Trong đề bài cần điền thì câu sau bổ sung thêm ý cho câu trước nên sử dụng cụm “What’s more”

Tạm dịch: … each with sensor equipment and a mobile phone: mỗi với thiết bị cảm ứng

và một chiếc điện thoại di động

with something”

khẩu sung

B loaded: được chất, được chở

C granted: được trợ cấp, được ban cho

D stocked: dự trữ, chất kho

Tạm dịch: … The readings made by the sensor will be automatically converted into text

messages and beamed to the Internet - they will appear on a delicated ‘pigeon

blog’: Những số liệu thu được từ máy cảm ứng sẽ tự động dổi thành tin nhắn và phát vào

Internet chúng sẽ xuất hiện ở mục ‘pigeon blog’ (nhật ký cá nhân bồ câu)

Tạm dịch: Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, , that is, from the camera,

which will hang around its neck: Mỗi con chim sẽ mang những dụng cụ này trong một chiếc ba

lô siêu nhỏ ngoài chiếc máy ảnh được đeo ở cổ

A instead of: thay vào đó

B except for: ngoại trừ

C apart from: ngoài … ra

Phân tích: Về mặt ngữ pháp, không thể điền “in” hay “why” vào chỗ trống Còn “or” cũng

không phù hợp vì hai vế không có mối quan hệ tương đương (hoặc cái này hoặc cái kia) Chỉ

có “since” là phù hợp nhất vì nó dùng để kể ra nguyên nhân Nên đáp án đúng là D since

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Tạm dịch: Vì ngày nay đã có quá nhiều hình thức giải trí rồi, liệu việc đọc sách có còn có ích

không?

Clue: “They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they

watch their favourite ”

Phân tích:

A ones: những người nào đó/những cái gì đó (dùng thay cho một danh từ số nhiều đã

được nhắc đến ở phía trước)

A current /ˈkʌrənt/ (adj) = happening now; of the present time

B imagined /ɪˈmædʒɪnd/ (v): tưởng tượng

C interest /ˈɪntrəst/ or /ˈɪntrest/ (v): gây thích thú

D gripping (adj) = exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention

Chỉ có một từ vừa hợp nghĩa vừa đúng về ngữ pháp để điền vào chỗ trống đó là gripping (thú

vị, thu hút)

Clue: “or a book gives you interesting information”

Phân tích: Chỉ có đại từ quan hệ “which” là phù hợp, đứng đầu mệnh đề quan hệ, dùng để bổ

nghĩa cho danh từ chỉ vật “a book” nên đáp án là B which

Clue: “but I can up television easily enough.”

Phân tích: Ta có phrasal verb: give up là từ bỏ, thôi không làm gì nữa Nên đáp án đúng là C

give

Các đáp án khác không đúng:

A pick up sth: trả lời điện thoại, nhận tín hiệu điện tử/âm thanh, dọn phòng

Ex: The phone rang and rang and nobody picked up We were able to pick up the BBC World

Service

B look up sth: tra cứu

Ex: Can you look up the opening times on the website?

D turn up sth: tìm cái gì, vặn to lên, khâu gấu quần/gấu áo lên cho nó ngắn lại

Ex: Our efforts to trace him turned up nothing

The music was turned up loud

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C mask: ngăn không để cái gì bị nhìn thấy hoặc chú ý

Ex: I 've put some flowers in there to mask the smell: Tôi vừa đặt một ít hoa ở kia để che bớt mùi

D wrap: gói

Ex: She wrapped the present and tied it with ribbon: Cô ấy gói món quà và cột nó bằng ruy

băng Tạm dịch: For the experiments, they sat with their eyes covered so they could not see,

and with their backs to other children, who were told to either stare at them or look away: Để

làm thí nghiệm, chúng ngồi với con mắt bị che lại nên chúng không thể nhìn thấy gì, và quay

lưng lại với những đứa trẻ khác, những đứa được bảo phải nhìn những đứa trẻ kia hay nhìn đi chỗ khác

Chọn carry out: tiến hành Ex: There is a shortage of people to carry out research: Có một

sự thiếu hụt về người tiến hành nghiên cứu

Ta hay gặp carry out a (n) test/ research/ plan/ trial/ experiment

• work out: tính ra

Ex: work out the total: tính ra tổng sổ

• carry on = continue: tiếp tục

Ex: Let's carry on this discussion at some other time: Hãy tiếp tục cuộc thảo luận này vào lúc khác

A Không chọn “be parted from”: bị tách khỏi, từ này chỉ việc chia tách những thứ hoặc nhiều

người vốn gắn kết với nhau

Ex: To be parted from him even for two days made her sad: Bị tách khỏi anh ta chỉ mới 2

ngày làm cô ta phát điên

C split: chia tách Ex: Can you split into groups of three now?: Bạn có thể tách thành các

nhóm gồm 3 người bây giờ được không?

Không chọn “split from”: tách ra từ, thường dùng để chỉ một nhóm tách ra từ một tổ chức để

thành lập một tổ chức khác

D divide sill from sth else: chia ranh giới của 2 khu vực

Ex: There's a narrow alley that divides our house from the one next door: Có một cái ngõ hẹp làm ranh giới giữa nhà chúng tôi và nhà bên cạnh

Khi đi với “from", nghĩa của “divide” không phù hợp, mặt khác cấu trúc trong câu không có tân ngữ nên cũng không thể dùng “divide”

Chọn B separated trong bài này mang nghĩa bị giữ tách biệt nhau

Ex: We've been separated for six months: Chúng tôi bị tách nhau trong 6 tháng

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Dựa vào nghĩa của câu chọn though

Tạm dịch: The results, though less impressive, were more or less the same: Các kết quả,

mặc dù ít ấn tượng hơn nhưng gần như là giống nhau

Chỗ trống thiếu đại từ quan hệ chỉ người làm chủ ngữ nên chọn who

Key words: Dr Sheldrake, the biologist, designed

Tạm dịch: The development of writing a huge difference to the workd: Sự phát triển của

việc viết một sự khác biệt rất lớn đối với thế giới

Đáp án đúng là C make a difference: tạo ra một sự khác biệt

Tạm dịch: Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered

in China date from around 4000 BC: Các mảnh gốm với các dấu hiệu trên đó, có thể là

các con số, được phát hiện ở Trung Quốc, có niên đại từ khoảng năm 4000 trước Công

nguyên

Chỗ trống thiếu đại từ quan hệ làm chủ ngữ, làm rõ nghĩa cho pieces of pottery nên đáp án

đúng là B that

Tạm dịch: However, the first alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around

1050 BC: Tuy nhiên, bảng chữ cái đầu tiên được sử dụng bởi những người xứ Phoenici

khoảng năm 1050 TCN

A true (adj): chân thực, đúng với sự thật (thường dùng với một sự kiện, sự việc)

B accurate (adj): chính xác, xác đáng (theo kiểu đúng với mọi chi tiết)

C exact (adj): đúng đắn, chính xác (đưa ra tất cả các chi tiết một cách đúng đắn)

D precise (adj): rõ ràng, chính xác, tỉ mỉ, nghiêm ngặt (đưa ra các chi tiết một cách rõ ràng,

chính xác và thường dùng trong đo lường)

Tạm dịch: “The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and

spread other European countries under the Romans”: Bảng chữ cái của người Châu Âu

hiện đại có nền tảng là tiếng Hy Lạp và lan truyền sang các nước Châu Âu khác dưới thời La

Mã

- to spread to: truyền ra, rải, truyền bá

Tạm dịch: “If we the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts”: Nếu chúng

ta lịch sử của hệ thống chấm câu, chúng ta cũng sẽ tìm thấy một vài thực tế thú vị Đáp

án đúng là A look into: điều tra

Các đáp án khác không phù hợp:

B bring on sth: gây ra

Ex: He was suffering from stress brought on by overwork

C make off: đi nhanh để bỏ trốn

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