numerous 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 that follow.. Mark the letter A, B, C,
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THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glasscases People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56) you have to study it at school If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Naturalhistory Museum, however, you’ll (57) that this image couldn’t be further from the
Trang 2geological museum (58) , literacy because you begin at the top The central space in themuseum is a glass-topped atrium As you enter, you (59) up to the top of this byescalator On the (60) , the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe,measuring eleven metres (61) diameter This represents a planet, not necessarily theEarth (62) at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitionsthat (63) the museum.
The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes aswell as looking at the Earth’s energy (64) and where our most common building (65) come from These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology
8 A head to toe B upside down C back to front D inside out
13 A bring together B consist of C make up D show off
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below.
17 A benevolent B profitable C essential D equivalent
18 A evaporate B consulate C contemplate D coordinate
20 A nutritious B contagious C contemptuous D numerous
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 that follow.
Jazz has been called “the art of expression set to music”, and
“America’s great contribution to music” It has functioned as popular art andenjoyed periods of fairly widespread public response, in the “jazz age” of the
Trang 3to tribal African drum beats and European musical structures Buddy Bolden,
a New Orleans barber and cornet player, is generally considered to have beenthe first real Jazz musician, around 1891
What made Jazz significantly different from the other earlier forms ofmusic was the use of improvisation Jazz displayed a break from traditionalmusic where composers wrote an entire piece of music on paper, leaving the
musicians to break their backs playing exactly what was written on the
score In a Jazz piece, however, the song is simply a starting point, or sort of
skeletal guide for the Jazz musicians to improvise around Actually, many of
the early Jazz musicians were bad sight readers and some couldn’t even readmusic at all Generally speaking, these early musicians couldn’t make very
much money and were stuck working menial jobs to make a living The
second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians included such memorableplayers as Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, and Jelly Roll Morton These men formed
small bands and took the music of earlier musicians, improved its
complexity, and gained greater success This music is known as “hot Jazz”due to the enormously fast speeds and rhythmic drive
A young cornet player by the name of Louis Armstrong wasdiscovered by Joe Oliver in New Orleans He soon grew up to become one ofthe greatest and most successful musicians of all time, and later one of thebiggest stars in the world The impact of Armstrong and other talented earlyJazz musicians changed the way we look at music
21 The Passage answers which of the following questions?
Trang 4(D) Which early Jazz musicians most influenced the development of Blues music?
22 According to the passage, Jazz originated in
(A) Chicago (B) St Louis (C) along the Mississippi river (D) New Orleans
23 Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?
(A) the use of cornets (B) “hot Jazz” (C) improvisation (D) New Orleans
24 The word “skeletal” in line 16 is closest in meaning to
25 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
(A) many early Jazz musicians had poor sight
(B) there is no slow music in Jazz
(C) many early Jazz musicians had little formal musical training
(D) the cornet is the most common musical instrument used in Jazz
26 The word “menial” in line 20 is closest in meaning to
27 According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians?
(A) Louis Armstrong (B) Buddy Bolden (C) St Louis (D) Joe Oliver
28 All of the following are true EXCEPT
(A) the late 1930s was called the “swing era”
(B) “hot Jazz” is rhythmic
(C) Jazz has been said to be America’s greatest contribution to music
(D) Joe Oliver is generally considered to be the first real Jazz musician
29 The word “its” in line 23 refers to
(A) small bands (B) earlier music (C) men (D) earlier musicians
30 The word “their” in line 15 refers to which of the following?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
31. _you’ll be coming to the meeting next week since you prepared thedocuments?
A Likely B Predictably C PresumablyD Surely
32. The floor was so rotten that it almost gave _ under his weight
Trang 533 A: “I’m having some friends over for dinner this evening Would you like to join us?
B: “ _”
A Thanks but I mustn’t B Come one It’s your turn
C Can I take a rain check? D As a matter of fact, I do
34 A: Do you like that advanced course you are taking, John?”
B: “ _”
C Not me I’m still waiting D No, not everyone
35 William is an authority _medieval tapestries
36 The marathon runner _ for nearly one hour and a half when she _ to the pavement
A has been running / collapses B were running / collapsed
C had been running / collapsed D ran / had been collapsing
37 I can't thank enough for your help - “ _”
A I'd rather not B My pleasure C I don't mind D My goodness
38 John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"Laura " _"
A Yes, it’s an absurd idea B There’s no doubt about it
C Of course not You bet D Well, that’s very surprising
39 If you had asked him, he _ helped you to solve the problem
40 Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school I still remember very stupid questions
A him asking B him to ask C asking him D his being asked
41 “Today’s my 20th birthday.” - “ _”
A Take care! B Many happy returns! C Have a good time! D I don’t understand
42 Luisa does a full-time job and _
A looks after also the house C looks after the house too
B looks after the house either D also looks after the house
43. On the second level of the parking lot _
Trang 644 Mr Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _that the matter wasconfidential.
A reasons B excuses C grounds D foundation
45 They attempted to _ the painting to its original condition
A restore B renovate C repair D refurbish
46 Can you list the problems poor and countries?
A facing/ overpopulation B facing/overpopulated
47 I feel _ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with
A my duty B it my duty C this my duty D that my duty
48 I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll _up somewhere
49 To solve this problem, it is advisable
A a drastic measure to be adopted B that to adopt a drastic measure
C that a drastic measure be adopted D that a drastic measure is adopted
50 The organs of taste are the _that are mainly located on the tongue
A groups of cells are taste buds B Taste buds are groups of cells
C Taste buds, these are groups of cells D Taste buds, groups of cells
51 On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater
C After discussing with my wife D For the second time
52 Geogre wouldn’t have met Mary to his brother’s graduation party
53 John has a monthly bank _ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account
54 He was sent to _ prison for _ six months for _ shoplifting
55 What do you want to do this summer?
I think we should go somewhere has plenty of sun and sand.
Trang 7Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
56 It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
A He surprised me by his lack of confidence
B What surprised me was his lack of confidence
C That his lack of confidence surprised me
D That he lacked of confidence surprised me
57 Frank doesn’t care if Jean leaves or stays.
A Whatever Jean does is all right with Frank
B Frank wants Jean to stay
C Jean will stay, but Frank wants her to leave
D Jean wants to leave unless Frank stays
58 When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher
B The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is
C The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate
D The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime
59 "You’re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.
A The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes
B The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes
C The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes
D The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
60 Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday.
A Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium
B Diana’s car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium
C Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium
D Diana’s teacher got run over whole she was going to the stadium
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence.
61 After seeing the movie “Pride and Prejudice”,
Trang 8D the book made many people want to read it
62 We got on well when we shared a flat, _
A in spite of the different in our old
B although the difference in our age
C in spite that fact that I was much older than her
D despite her being much older than me
63 The instructions from air traffic control were not fully explicit, and
A so that the pilot made an error and crashed
B as a result, the pilot made an error and crashed
C therefore the pilot made it crash
D resulting from the pilot crashing the plane
64 In bacteria and other organisms,
A it is the DNA that provides the genetic information
B which is the DNA that provides the genes
C the DNA providing the genetic information
D the DNA that provides the genetic information
65 Recent evidence makes it possible for the investigators to conclude that
A some paintings by Rembrandt were faked
B some paintings by Rembrandt must be faked
C Rembrandt was attituded to some paintings
D some paintings by Rembrandt to be faked
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 that follow
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government
train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in asnowstorm and had to be abandoned The driver returned the next spring to see what had become ofhis cargo Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy
How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their
haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant It grew well
with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winterfeed But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by
Trang 9drought To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless Who could imagine a fairy-talegrass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter?
But the surprising western wild grasses did just that They had wonderfully convenientfeatures that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses Variously known as buffalo grass,grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actuallypreserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains They were not juicy like the cultivated easterngrasses, but had short, hard stems And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right wherethey grew on the ground When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet andnourishing through the winter Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay Andthe cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seedsfirmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring.The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses
66 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A A type of wild vegetation B Western migration after Civil War
C The raising of cattle D The climate of the Western United States
67 What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A Most history book include the story of the train
B The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period
C The driver of the train invented the story
D The story of the train may not be completed factual
68 The word “they” in line 5 refers to _.
69 What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A Many had settled there by the 1860’s
B It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area
C It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War
D It was not discovered until the late 1800’s
70 The word “barren” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _.
71 The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _.
Trang 10B It had to be imported into the United States.
C It would probably not grow in the western United States
D It was difficult for cattle to digest
73 Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A Mesquite grass B Bluejoint grass
74 Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A They contain little moisture B They have tough stems
C They can be grown indoors D They are not affected by dry weather
75 According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by
A eating only small quantities of grass
B continually moving from one grazing area to another
C naturally fertilizing the soil
D stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
76 The value of an old item increases with time.
77 When he won the first prize, he realised that this was the highest attainment of his life.
78 According to scientists, it is possible that another Ice Age will soon be upon us.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question
79 Teacher shortages hinder new English training programmes carried out in Ho Chi Minh City.
80 TPOTY is one of the world's most prestigious photography awards, receiving entries from
nearly 100 countries annually
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Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
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Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below.
1 A nutritious B contagious C contemptuous D numerous
3 A evaporate B consulate C contemplate D coordinate
5 A benevolent B profitable C essential D equivalent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6 A: “I’m having some friends over for dinner this evening Would you like to join us?
B: “ _”
A Thanks but I mustn’t B Come one It’s your turn
C Can I take a rain check? D As a matter of fact, I do
7 A: Do you like that advanced course you are taking, John?”
B: “ _”
C Not me I’m still waiting D No, not everyone
8 I can't thank enough for your help - “ _”
A I'd rather not B My pleasure C I don't mind D My goodness
9 John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura " _"
A Yes, it’s an absurd idea B There’s no doubt about it
C Of course not You bet D Well, that’s very surprising
10 - “Today’s my 20th birthday.” - “ _”
A Take care! B Many happy returns! C Have a good time! D I don’t understand
Trang 1211 Luisa does a full-time job and _
A looks after also the house C looks after the house too
B looks after the house either D also looks after the house
12. On the second level of the parking lot _
13. _you’ll be coming to the meeting next week since you prepared thedocuments?
14. The floor was so rotten that it almost gave _ under his weight
15 Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school I still remember very stupid questions
A him asking B him to ask C asking him D his being asked
16 Mr Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _that the matter wasconfidential
17 William is an authority _medieval tapestries
18 They attempted to _ the painting to its original condition
19 The marathon runner _for nearly one hour and a half when she _
to the pavement
A has been running / collapses B were running / collapsed
C had been running / collapsed D ran / had been collapsing
20 I feel _ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with thedecision
A my duty B it my duty C this my duty D that my duty
21 I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll _up somewhere
22 The organs of taste are the _that are mainly located on the tongue
A groups of cells are taste buds B Taste buds are groups of cells
C Taste buds, these are groups of cells D Taste buds, groups of cells
Trang 1323 He was sent to _ prison for _ six months for _ shoplifting.
24 If you had asked him, he _ helped you to solve the problem
25 To solve this problem, it is advisable
A a drastic measure to be adopted B that to adopt a drastic measure
C that a drastic measure be adopted D that a drastic measure is adopted
26 On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater
C After discussing with my wife D For the second time
27 Geogre wouldn’t have met Mary to his brother’s graduation party
28 John has a monthly bank _ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account
29 Can you list the problems poor and countries?
A facing/ overpopulation B facing/overpopulated
30 What do you want to do this summer?
I think we should go somewhere has plenty of sun and sand.
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 that follow.
Line
(5)
Jazz has been called “the art of expression set to music”, and
“America’s great contribution to music” It has functioned as popular art andenjoyed periods of fairly widespread public response, in the “jazz age” of the1920s, in the “swing era” of the late 1930s and in the peak popularity ofmodern jazz in the late 1950s The standard legend about Jazz is that itoriginated around the end of the 19th century in New Orleans and moved upthe Mississippi River to Memphis, St Louis, and finally to Chicago Itwelded together the elements of Ragtime, marching band music, and theBlues However, the influences of what led to those early sounds goes back
Trang 14to tribal African drum beats and European musical structures Buddy Bolden,
a New Orleans barber and cornet player, is generally considered to have beenthe first real Jazz musician, around 1891
What made Jazz significantly different from the other earlier forms ofmusic was the use of improvisation Jazz displayed a break from traditionalmusic where composers wrote an entire piece of music on paper, leaving the
musicians to break their backs playing exactly what was written on the
score In a Jazz piece, however, the song is simply a starting point, or sort of
skeletal guide for the Jazz musicians to improvise around Actually, many of
the early Jazz musicians were bad sight readers and some couldn’t even readmusic at all Generally speaking, these early musicians couldn’t make very
much money and were stuck working menial jobs to make a living The
second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians included such memorableplayers as Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, and Jelly Roll Morton These men formed
small bands and took the music of earlier musicians, improved its
complexity, and gained greater success This music is known as “hot Jazz”due to the enormously fast speeds and rhythmic drive
A young cornet player by the name of Louis Armstrong wasdiscovered by Joe Oliver in New Orleans He soon grew up to become one ofthe greatest and most successful musicians of all time, and later one of thebiggest stars in the world The impact of Armstrong and other talented earlyJazz musicians changed the way we look at music
31 The Passage answers which of the following questions?
A Why did Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues lose popularity after about 1900?
B What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from other forms of music?
C What has been the greatest contribution of cornet players to music in the twentieth century?
D Which early Jazz musicians most influenced the development of Blues music?
32 According to the passage, Jazz originated in
A Chicago B St Louis C along the Mississippi river D New Orleans
33 Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?
A the use of cornets B “hot Jazz” C improvisation D New Orleans
34 The word “skeletal” in line 16 is closest in meaning to
Trang 15A framework B musical C basic D essential
35 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A many early Jazz musicians had poor sight
B there is no slow music in Jazz
C many early Jazz musicians had little formal musical training
D the cornet is the most common musical instrument used in Jazz
36 The word “menial” in line 20 is closest in meaning to
37 According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians?
A Louis Armstrong B Buddy Bolden C St Louis D Joe Oliver
38 All of the following are true EXCEPT
A the late 1930s was called the “swing era”
B “hot Jazz” is rhythmic
C Jazz has been said to be America’s greatest contribution to music
D Joe Oliver is generally considered to be the first real Jazz musician
39 The word “its” in line 23 refers to
40 The word “their” in line 15 refers to which of the following?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
41 They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am
Trang 16THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glasscases People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56) you have to study it at school If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Naturalhistory Museum, however, you’ll (57) that this image couldn’t be further from thetruth
The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest
in a subject which is relevant to everyday life The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea ofgeological museum (58) , literacy because you begin at the top The central space in themuseum is a glass-topped atrium As you enter, you (59) up to the top of this byescalator On the (60) , the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe,measuring eleven metres (61) diameter This represents a planet, not necessarily theEarth (62) at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitionsthat (63) the museum
The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes aswell as looking at the Earth’s energy (64) and where our most common building (65) come from These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology
48 A head to toe B inside out C back to front D upside down
55 65 A ingredients B substances C contents D materials
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Trang 1756 Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday.
A Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium
B Diana’s car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium
C Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium
D Diana’s teacher got run over whole she was going to the stadium
57 When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher
B The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is
C The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate
D The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime
58 "You’re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.
A The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes
B The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes
C The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes
D The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
59 Frank doesn’t care if Jean leaves or stays.
A Whatever Jean does is all right with Frank
B Frank wants Jean to stay
C Jean will stay, but Frank wants her to leave
D Jean wants to leave unless Frank stays
60 It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
A He surprised me by his lack of confidence
B What surprised me was his lack of confidence
C That his lack of confidence surprised me
D That he lacked of confidence surprised me
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence.
61 We got on well when we shared a flat, _
A in spite of the different in our old
B although the difference in our age
C in spite that fact that I was much older than her
D despite her being much older than me
62 After seeing the movie “Pride and Prejudice”,
Trang 18A many people wanted to read the book
B the reading of the book interested many people
C the book was read by many people
D the book made many people want to read it
63 The instructions from air traffic control were not fully explicit, and
A so that the pilot made an error and crashed
B as a result, the pilot made an error and crashed
C therefore the pilot made it crash
D resulting from the pilot crashing the plane
64 Recent evidence makes it possible for the investigators to conclude that
A some paintings by Rembrandt were faked
B some paintings by Rembrandt must be faked
C Rembrandt was attituded to some paintings
D some paintings by Rembrandt to be faked
65 In bacteria and other organisms,
A it is the DNA that provides the genetic information
B which is the DNA that provides the genes
C the DNA providing the genetic information
D the DNA that provides the genetic information
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 that follow.
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government
train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in asnowstorm and had to be abandoned The driver returned the next spring to see what had become ofhis cargo Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy
How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their
haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant It grew well
with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winterfeed But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed bydrought To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless Who could imagine a fairy-talegrass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter?
Trang 19But the surprising western wild grasses did just that They had wonderfully convenientfeatures that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses Variously known as buffalo grass,grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actuallypreserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains They were not juicy like the cultivated easterngrasses, but had short, hard stems And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right wherethey grew on the ground When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet andnourishing through the winter Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay Andthe cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seedsfirmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring.The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
66 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A A type of wild vegetation B Western migration after Civil War
C The raising of cattle D The climate of the Western United States
67 What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A Most history book include the story of the train
B The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period
C The driver of the train invented the story
D The story of the train may not be completed factual
68 The word “they” in line 5 refers to _.
69 What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A Many had settled there by the 1860’s
B It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area
C It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War
D It was not discovered until the late 1800’s
70 The word “barren” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _.
71 The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _.
72 Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?
A Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it
B It had to be imported into the United States
C It would probably not grow in the western United States
Trang 20D It was difficult for cattle to digest
73 Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
74 Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A They contain little moisture B They have tough stems
C They can be grown indoors D They are not affected by dry weather
75 According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by
A eating only small quantities of grass
B continually moving from one grazing area to another
C naturally fertilizing the soil
D stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
76 When he won the first prize, he realized that this was the highest attainment of his life.
77 According to scientists, it is possible that another Ice Age will soon be upon us.
78 The value of an old item increases with time.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question
79 Teacher shortages hinder new English training programmes carried out in Ho Chi Minh
City
80 TPOTY is one of the world's most prestigious photography awards, receiving entries from
nearly 100 countries annually
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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 1
NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015 Môn: TIẾNG ANH (KHỐI D, A1)
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Họ, tên thí sinh:
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below.
3 A nutritious B numerous C contemptuous D contagious
4 A consulate B evaporate C contemplate D coordinate
5 A profitable B benevolent C essential D equivalent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
6 The organs of taste are the _that are mainly located on the tongue
A groups of cells are taste buds B Taste buds are groups of cells
C Taste buds, these are groups of cells D Taste buds, groups of cells
7 He was sent to _ prison for _ six months for _ shoplifting
8 I feel _ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with
A my duty B it my duty C this my duty D that my duty
9 A: “I’m having some friends over for dinner this evening Would you like to join us?
B: “ _”
A Thanks but I mustn’t B Come one It’s your turn
C Can I take a rain check? D As a matter of fact, I do
10 I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll _up somewhere
11 A: Do you like that advanced course you are taking, John?”
B: “ _”