Đề số 2 môn anh 2023 (giải chi tiết)

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ĐỀ CHUẨN MINH HỌA SỐ 02

(Đề thi có 05 trang)

KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2023 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề

-Họ, tên thí sinh:………

Số báo danh:  

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

Question 2: A climate     B liveable     C city     D discussion

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

Question 3: A Speechless     B Worthy     C Pollute     D Borrow

Question 4: A Specific     B Indicate     C Ambition    D Financial

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

Question 5 Question 5 The conference by non-governmental organizations was about globalization.

Question 6: We need to do this _than we are at the moment

Question 7: Linda will meet me   .

C as soon as she came back D by the time she is coming back

Question 8: Linh is interested   cycling to school. 

Question 9: Your hat is on the table,  ?

Question 10: He is reading  ………… book which he bought yesterday.

Question 11: WHO's objective is _ by all people of the highest possible level of health.

Question 12: If Bill loses his job, at least they have Mary’s income to _on.

Question 13 :Peter’s father ordered him not ……… out late again.

Question 14: Martin is called the teacher's pet by his classmates because he is taken under his teacher's _.

Question 15: While she ……… her exams, she had a terrible headache.

Question 16: Indonesia got off to a start with a goal in the first half, but Vietnam still won the match in the end.

Question 17: The company hopes that their new product by many customers

Question 18: Every morning, my mother usually drinks several cups of tea, has a breakfast and then leads the buffalo to the field.

Question 19:He _ that she was not interested in a relationship from what she said in her letter.

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

  Question 20: “What can I do for you?” - “ _.”

C Thanks, I’m just looking D Sorry for not buying anything.

Question 21: A: "Do you think music can heal sick people?"

B: “ _.”

A I can't agree with you more B The sooner, the better.

C At least they can feel better D Doctors cannot do so.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 

Question 22 School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese school.

Question 23 Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 

Question 24.The maintenance of these old castles must cost a lot of money.

Question 25 People in the mountainous areas are still in the habit of destroying forests for cultivation.

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

Question 26: It is obligatory for students to wear uniforms to school

A Students needn't wear uniforms to school

B Students shouldn't wear uniforms to school

C Students must wear uniforms to school

D Students may wear uniforms to school

Question 27: I stopped eating meat six months ago

A I ate meat for six months

B I didn't eat meat for six months

C I haven't eaten meat for six months

D I have eaten meat for six months

Question 28: "What did you eat for dinner last night?" asked my friend

A My friend asked me what I ate for dinner the previous night

B My friend asked me what did I eat for dinner last night

C My friend asked me what I had eaten for dinner the previous night

D My friend asked me what had I eaten for dinner last night

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

Question 29: Most of the information in this book, particular the scientific terminology, is difficult to understand for people without a background in science

Question 30: She forgets her mother's birthday yesterday

Question 31: Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he’s the boss.

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

Question 32: She is busy with work She cannot attend the meeting

A If she weren't busy with work, she could attend the meeting

B Provided that she is busy with work, she cannot attend the meeting

C If only she were here, she could attend the meeting

D If she is busy with work, she can't attend the meeting

Question 33: He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.

A No sooner had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter.

B Not until he returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter.

C Only after he had returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter.

D Hardly had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter.

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 from 34 to 38. 

Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help

to prolong our lives The study concentrated (34) the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years The participants were asked how(35) contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (36) to a far greater extent

than frequent contact with children and other relatives This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as

socioeconomic status, health, and way of life According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently (38) _, our

support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges

(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43. 

Successful students often do the followings while studying First, they have an overview before reading Next, they look for important information and pay greater attention to it (which

often needs jumping forward or backward to process information) They also relate important points to one another Also, they activate and use their prior knowledge When they realize

that their understanding is not good, they do not wait to change strategies Last, they can monitor understanding and take action to correct or “fix up” mistakes in comprehension Conversely, students with low academic achievement often demonstrate ineffective study skills They tend to assume a passive role, in learning and rely on others (e.g., teachers, parents)

to monitor their studying, for example, low-achieving students often do not monitor their understanding of content; they may not be aware of the purpose of studying; and they show little evidence of looking back, or employing “fix-up” strategies to fix understanding problems Students who struggle with learning new information seem to be unaware that they must extent effort beyond simply reading the content to understand and remember it

Children with learning disabilities do not plan and judge the quality of their studying Their studying may be disorganized Students with learning problems face challenges with personal organization as well They often have difficulty keeping track of materials and assignments, following directions, and completing work on time Unlike good studiers who employ a

variety of study skills in a flexible yet purposeful manner, low-achieving students use a restricted range of study skills They cannot explain why good study strategies are important for

learning; and they tend to use the same, often ineffective study approach for all learning tasks, ignoring task content, structure or difficulty

(Source: Adapted from Study Skills: Managing Your Learning — NUI Galway)

Question 39: What is the topic of the passage?

A Successful and low-academic achieving students

B Successful learners and their learning strategies

C Study skills for high school students

D Effective and ineffective ways of learning

Question 40: The word “prior” in the first paragraph is closest meaning to ?

Question 41: Which of the followings is NOT an evidence of monitoring studying?

A Being aware of the purpose of studying B Monitoring their understanding of content

Question 42: In compared with low-achieving students, successful students use .

Question 43: The underlined pronoun “They” in the last sentence refers to .

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50. 

We get great pleasure from reading The more advanced a man is, the greater delight he will find in reading The ordinary man may think that subjects like philosophy or science are very difficult and that if philosophers and scientists read these subjects, it is not for pleasure

But this is not true The mathematician finds the same pleasure in his mathematics as the school boy in an adventure story For both, it is a play of the imagination, a mental recreation and

exercise The pleasure derived from this activity is common to all kinds of reading But different types of books give us different types of pleasure First in order of popularity is novel-reading Novels contain pictures of imaginary people in imaginary situations, and give us an opportunity of escaping into a new world very much like our world and yet different from it.

Here we seem to live a new life, and the experience of this new life gives us a thrill of pleasure Next in order of popularity are travel books, biographies and memoirs These tell us tales

of places we have not seen and of great men in whom we are interested

Some of these books are as wonderful as novels, and they have an added value that they are true Such books give us knowledge, and we also find immense pleasure in knowing details of

lands we have not seen and of great men we have only heard of Reading is one of the greatest enjoyments of life To book-lovers, nothing is more fascinating than a favorite book And, the ordinary educated man who is interested and absorbed in his daily occupation wants to occasionally escape from his drudgery into the wonderland of books for recreation and refreshment

(Source: http://www.importantindia.com)

Question 44: What does the passage mainly discuss?

Question 45: According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?

A Ordinary people may think that philosophy and science are difficult.

B Reading about mathematics is mentally entertaining for a mathematician.

C Philosophers and scientists do not read for pleasure.

D A more advanced person takes greater pleasure in reading.

Question 46: The word “derived” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .

Question 47: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to .

Question 48: The word “immense” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .

Question 49: According to the passage, travel books, biographies and memoirs .

Question 50: According to paragraph 4, which of the following is the most fascinating to booklovers?

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HẾT -GIẢI CHI TIẾT

Họ, tên thí sinh:………

Số báo danh:  

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

Question 1 : A thigh B thought C this D three

Key

Question 1: A /θaɪ/ B /θɔːt/ C /ðɪs/ D /θriː/

Question 2: A climate     B liveable     C city     D discussion

Đáp án A

Giải thích: Giải thích: Đáp án B, C, D phần gạch chân phát âm là /ɪ/ Đáp án A phần gạch chân phát âm là /aɪ/

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

Question 3: A Speechless     B Worthy     C Pollute     D Borrow

Đáp án C

Giải thích:

Đáp án A, B bỏ không xét các hậu tố -less, -y, ta được trọng âm thứ nhất

Đáp án C động từ 2 âm tiết trọng âm thứ 2

Đáp án D /ˈbɒr.əʊ/

Question 4: A Specific     B Indicate     C Ambition    D Financial

Đáp án B

Giải thích:

Các đuôi –ic, -ion, -ial, trọng âm rơi vào trước nó nên đáp án A, C, D trọng âm thứ 2

Danh từ 3 âm tiết kết thúc –ate trọng âm rơi vào âm thứ nhất nên đáp án B trọng âm thứ 1

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

Question 5 The conference by non-governmental organizations was about globalization.

Dịch nghĩa: “Hội nghị được lên kế hoạch bởi các tổ chức phi chính phủ là về toàn cầu hóa.”

Giải thích: Câu đã có động từ chính was nên ta cần động từ ở dạng rút gọn, căn cứ vào by nên ta rút gọn động từ ở dạng bị động (Vp2)

=> Đáp án: C

Question 6: We need to do this _than we are at the moment

A quickly B the quickest C more quickly D most quickly

Đáp án C

Dịch nghĩa: Chúng ta cần phải làm điều này nhanh hơn chúng ta đang làm hiện tại.

Xét các đáp án:

A quickly → Có “than” nên đây là so sánh hơn

B the quickest → Có “than” nên đây là so sánh hơn, không phải so sánh nhất

C more quickly → Cấu trúc so sánh hơn: more + adj/adv + than (đối với từ có 2 âm tiết trở lên)

D most quickly → Có “than” nên đây là so sánh hơn, không phải so sánh nhất

Question 7: Linda will meet me   .

C as soon as she came back D by the time she is coming back

Question 7: Đáp án B

Giải thích:

Hòa hợp thì:

Mệnh đề chính đang chia ở thì tương lai đơn (will meet) → loại các đáp án chia quá khứ

Ta có: When HTD, TLD

Tạm dịch: Lind sẽ gặp tôi khi cô ấy trở về

Question 8: Linh is interested   cycling to school. 

Đáp án: A in

Interested in :

Nghĩa: Linh rất thích đi xe đạp đến trường

Question 9: Your hat is on the table,  ?

Đáp án B

Your hat is on the table, ?" là "isn't it?" (B) Câu hỏi này yêu cầu sự xác nhận hoặc đồng ý từ người nghe, và vì câu khẳng định, câu hỏi phải mang tính phủ định "isn't it?" là câu hỏi ngắn phù hợp với câu khẳng định "Your hat is on the table" bằng cách sử dụng phủ định "is not" với "it"

Question 10: He is reading  ………… book which he bought yesterday.

Đáp án c

Trong câu này, người nói đề cập đến một quyển sách cụ thể đã được mua vào ngày hôm qua, do đó nó phải được đi trước bởi mạo từ xác định "the" Mạo từ xác định được sử dụng để chỉ đến một danh từ cụ thể đã được đề cập trước đó hoặc đã được biết đến bởi người nghe Do đó, đáp án đúng cho câu này là "He is reading the book which he bought yesterday."

Question 11: WHO's objective is _ by all people of the highest possible level of health.

Đáp án A

Kiến thức về từ vựng

A attainment /əˈteɪnmənt/ (n): sự đạt được (thành tựu, thành công gì)

B approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ (n): cách tiếp cận; cách giải quyết

C advance /ədˈvæns/ (n): sự tiên tiến, hiện đại

D acquisition /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/ (n): sự đạt được (kiến thức, kỹ năng)

Tạm dịch: Mục tiêu của WHO là tất cả mọi người đều đạt được mức sức khỏe cao nhất có thể

Question 12: If Bill loses his job, at least they have Mary’s income to _on.

Đáp án C

Kiến thức về cụm động từ

Xét các đáp án:

A fall behind: tụt lại phía sau

B fall for: cảm thất bị thu hút và thích ai đó

C fall back on: sử dụng đến, trông cậy vào

D fall under: bị kiểm soát

Tạm dịch: Nếu Bill bị mất việc, ít ra họ còn có thu nhập của Marry để trông cậy vào

Question 13 :Peter’s father ordered him not ……… out late again.

Đáp án A

- Căn cứ: “order sb to do sth”: yêu cầu ai đó làm gì

- Dịch nghĩa: Bố của Peter yêu cầu anh ấy không được đi về nhà khuya nữa. 

- Note: cụm từ động từ:

+ stay out (phr.v): về khuya, về muộn

Question 14: Martin is called the teacher's pet by his classmates because he is taken under his teacher's _.

Đáp án C

Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định

*Cụm từ: Take sb under one’s wings (coll): bắt đầu bảo vệ, chăm sóc, nâng đỡ ai đó

Tạm dịch: Bạn bè trong lớp gọi Martin là trò cưng bởi vì cậu ta được giáo viên nâng đỡ

*Cấu trúc cần lưu ý:

- Teacher’s pet (n): trò cưng, học sinh cưng của giáo viên (được giáo viên đối xử tốt hơn so với những người khác trong lớp)

Question 15: While she ……… her exams, she had a terrible headache.

(TH)

Kiến thức: Thì quá khứ đơn, phối hợp thì

Giải thích:

Cấu trúc: While + S + was/ were + V_ing, S + V_ed/ cột 2 (quá khứ đơn)

Cách dùng: diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ (chia quá khứ tiếp diễn) thì một hành động khác xen vào (chia quá khứ đơn)

Tạm dịch: Trong khi cô ấy đang làm bài thi thì cô ấy bị đau đầu kinh khủng.

Chọn C

Question 16: Indonesia got off to a start with a goal in the first half, but Vietnam still won the match in the end.

Đáp án B

Kiến thức về thành ngữ

Ta có cụm từ: A flying start: khởi đầu suôn sẻ, thuận lợi

Tạm dịch: Indonesia đã có một khởi đầu xuông sẻ với một bàn thắng đầu tiên trong hiệp một, nhưng cuối cùng Việt Nam vẫn chiến thắng trận đấu đó

Question 17:The company hopes that their new product by many customers

Đáp án D will be bought

Giải thích: Ta sử dụng động từ bị động "be bought" với modal verb "will" để nói rằng hy vọng sản phẩm mới của công ty sẽ được nhiều khách hàng mua

Question 18: Every morning, my mother usually drinks several cups of tea, has a breakfast and then leads the buffalo to the field.

Đáp án A

A quick /kwɪk/ (a): nhanh

B quickly /kwɪkli/ (adv): một cách nhanh chóng

C quickness /ˈkwɪknəs/ (n): sự nhanh, sự mau chóng

D quicker /kwɪkər/ (a): nhanh hơn (so sánh hơn)

Căn cứ vào danh từ “breakfast” nên vị trí trống cần một tính từ

Vì theo quy tắc trước danh từ là tính từ: “(a/an) + adj + N”

=> Từ đó, ta loại phương án B, C

Question 19:He _ that she was not interested in a relationship from what she said in her letter.

Đáp án: D inferred

Giải thích từng từ:

Imply (v): ngụ ý, ám chỉ

Denote (v): biểu thị, chỉ ra

Indicate (v): cho thấy, biểu lộ

Infer (v): suy luận, kết luận từ những gì được nói hoặc viết

Trong câu này, "He" (Anh ấy) đã suy luận (inferred) rằng "she" (cô ấy) không quan tâm đến mối quan hệ dựa trên những gì được nói trong bức thư của cô ấy

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

  Question 20: “What can I do for you?” - “ _.”

C Thanks, I’m just looking D Sorry for not buying anything.

Đáp án C

“Tôi có thể giúp gì cho bạn?” - “ ”

A Không cần giúp

B Cảm ơn

C Cảm ơn, tôi chỉ đang xem thôi

D Xin lỗi vì đã không mua thứ gì

=> Khi được hỏi có cần giúp gì không => chúng ta nói cảm ơn

Question 21: A: "Do you think music can heal sick people?"

B: “ _.”

A I can't agree with you more B The sooner, the better.

C At least they can feel better D Doctors cannot do so.

Câu 21

Đáp án C

Dịch: “Bạn có nghĩ âm nhạc giúp chữa lành những người bị bệnh không?” “ _”

A Tôi hoàn toàn đồng ý với bạn => Dùng để đáp lại một quan điểm ý kiến.

B Càng sớm càng tốt.

C Ít nhất họ có thể cảm thấy tốt hơn.

D Bác sĩ không làm vậy.

=> Câu này đối phương đang hỏi ý kiến của mình nên phải đưa ra ý kiến cá nhân thay vì chỉ đơn thuần bày tỏ đồng ý hay không

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 

Question 22 School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese school.

Đáp án B

Giải thích: compulsory (a): bắt buộc

compulsory >< optional

Tạm dịch: Đồng phục trường là bắt buộc với hầu hết các trường ở Việt Nam.

Đáp án: B

Question 23 Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

Đáp án D

Giải thích: preserve (v): giữ, bảo vệ

preserve >< reveal

Tạm dịch: Tên của những người trong cuốn sách đã được thay đổi để bảo vệ sự giấu tên.

Đáp án: D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 

Question 24.The maintenance of these old castles must cost a lot of money.

24.Giải thích: maintenance (n): sự giữ, sự duy trì

destruction (n): sự phá hoại, sự phá huỷ preservation (n): sự giữ, sự bảo tồn

=> maintenance = preservation

Tạm dịch: Việc duy trì những lâu đài cổ này phải tốn rất nhiều tiền.

Đáp án: D

Question 25 People in the mountainous areas are still in the habit of destroying forests for cultivation.

Question 25 B

Giải thích: cultivation (n): sự canh tác, sự trồng trọt

=> cultivation = farming

Tạm dịch: Người dân vùng núi vẫn có thói quen phá rừng để trồng trọt.

Đáp án: B

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

Question 26: It is obligatory for students to wear uniforms to school

A Students needn't wear uniforms to school

B Students shouldn't wear uniforms to school

C Students must wear uniforms to school

D Students may wear uniforms to school

Đáp án: C Students must wear uniforms to school

Giải thích: Từ "obligatory" có nghĩa là bắt buộc, không thể tránh được Vì vậy, đáp án chính xác là "Students must wear uniforms to school."

Question 27: I stopped eating meat six months ago

A I ate meat for six months

B I didn't eat meat for six months

C I haven't eaten meat for six months

D I have eaten meat for six months

Đáp án: C I haven't eaten meat for six months

Giải thích: "Stopped" có nghĩa là đã dừng, vì vậy nếu dùng thì quá khứ hoàn thành, câu sẽ là "I have stopped eating meat for six months." Tuy nhiên, với ngữ cảnh này, chúng ta cần một động từ biểu thị hành động đã ngừng trong quá khứ và vẫn còn hiệu lực trong hiện tại, do đó đáp án đúng là "I haven't eaten meat for six months."

"Where are you going this weekend?" asked my sister. 

A My sister asked me where I am going that weekend

B My sister asked me where am I going that weekend. 

C My sister asked me where I was going that weekend. 

D My sister asked me where was I going that weekend. 

Question 28: "What did you eat for dinner last night?" asked my friend

A My friend asked me what I ate for dinner the previous night

B My friend asked me what did I eat for dinner last night

C My friend asked me what I had eaten for dinner the previous night

D My friend asked me what had I eaten for dinner last night

Đáp án C

Giải thích: Để chuyển câu hỏi gián tiếp sang câu tường thuật, ta cần sử dụng câu gián tiếp và thay đổi thì và các từ hỏi trong câu Trong trường hợp này, ta cần thay đổi thì từ quá khứ đơn sang quá khứ đơn hoàn thành vì hành động ăn đã xảy ra trước khi bạn nói với người khác

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

Question 29: Most of the information in this book, particular the scientific terminology, are difficult to understand for people without a background in science

Đáp án B

Giải thích: "Particularly" (đặc biệt là) phải được sử dụng thay cho "particular" (đặc biệt) để diễn tả rõ ràng hơn cho câu

Nghĩa :

Hầu hết thông tin trong cuốn sách này, đặc biệt là thuật ngữ khoa học, khó hiểu với những người không có nền tảng về khoa học

Question 30: She forgets her mother's birthday yesterday

Đáp án A

Giải thích :Liên quan đến thì quá khứ đơn

She forgot her mother's birthday yesterday (Sai ở động từ "forget" - cần chuyển sang dạng quá khứ)

Question 31: Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he’s the boss.

Question 31 B

Kiến thức: từ vựng

Giải thích:

“jokes” là danh từ ở dạng số nhiều nên phải dùng tân ngữ “them” để thay th ế

it => them

Tạm dịch: Những câu chuyện cười của Tom không phù hợp nhưng chúng ta phải chịu đựng chúng chỉ vì ông ấy là ông chủ.

Đáp án: B

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

Question 32: She is busy with work She cannot attend the meeting

A If she weren't busy with work, she could attend the meeting

B Provided that she is busy with work, she cannot attend the meeting

C If only she were here, she could attend the meeting

D If she is busy with work, she can't attend the meeting

Đáp án A

Kiến thức: Câu điều kiện (Loại 0, 1, 2 và 3) Câu A kết hợp hai câu thành một câu điều kiện giả định (conditional sentence type 2) để diễn tả viễn cảnh không thực tế "If she weren't busy

with work" là mệnh đề điều kiện, "she could attend the meeting" là mệnh đề kết quả.)

Question 33: He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.

A No sooner had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter.

B Not until he returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter.

C Only after he had returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter.

D Hardly had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter.

Đáp án D

Dịch nghĩa: Anh ta ngồi xuống viết thư ngay khi đi bộ về.

Xét các đáp án:

A No sooner had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter → Cấu trúc đảo ngữ với các cụm từ so sánh về thời gian: No sooner + had + S + P2 + than + S + Ved

(nếu dùng no sooner phải có than đằng sau)

B Not until he returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter → Mãi cho đến khi anh trở về sau khi đi bộ, anh mới xuống viết thư, sai nghĩa.

C Only after he had returned from his walk did he get down to writing the letter Chỉ sau khi anh ấy trở về sau khi đi bộ, anh ấy mới viết thư, sai nghĩa

D Hardly had he returned from his walk when he got down to writing the letter → Cấu trúc đảo ngữ với các cụm từ so sánh về thời gian: Hardly/Scarcely/Barely + had + S + P2 + when + S + Ved: ngay khi/vừa mới….thì….

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 from 34 to 38. 

Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help

to prolong our lives The study concentrated (34) the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years The participants were asked how(35) contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (36) to a far greater extent

than frequent contact with children and other relatives This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as

socioeconomic status, health, and way of life According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently (38) _, our

support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges

(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)

Question 34 C

Kiến thức: Giới từ

Giải thích:

Cụm từ: concentrated on sth: tập trung vào việc gì

The study concentrated (34) on the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years.

Tạm dịch: Nghiên cứu tập trung về môi trường xã hội, sức khỏe và lối sống nói chung của 1.477 người trên 70 tuổi.

Chọn C

Question 35 A

Giải thích:

How much + contact ( danh từ không đếm được)

Chọn A

Question 36 C

Kiến thức: Từ vựng

Giải thích:

Cụm từ: life expectancy: tuổi thọ

Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (3) expectancy to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives.

Tạm dịch: Các nhà nghiên cứu rất ngạc nhiên khi biết được rằng tình bạn kéo di tuổi thọ tuyệt hơn khi tiếp xúc với trẻ nhỏ và các mối quan hệ khác.

Chọn C

Question 37 B

Kiến thức: Đại từ quan hệ

Giải thích:

Trước chỗ trống là danh từ chỉ người „people‟ và giới từ „to‟ => dùng đại từ „whom‟

According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (4) whom one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health.