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ĐỀ THỰC HÀNH SỐ 39

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

Question 1 A reservation B communicate C dictation D occasion Question 2 A religion B preserve C mechanic D hospitality Question 3 A immense B purity C accompany D advantage

II Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and

underlined part is pronounced differently from others

Question 4 A attacked B diminished C naked D remarked

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

Question 6 , we tried our best to complete it

A Difficult as the homework was B Thanks to the difficult homework

C As though the homework was difficult D Despite the homework was difficult

Question 7 She listened so attentively that not a word

A she had missed B she missed C she didn’t miss D did she miss

Question 8 The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several

A celebrations B celebrities C celebrated D celebrates

Question 9 the hotel rooms are reserved throughout peak season

A Almost B Almost of C Almost all of D Most of all

Question 10 was caused by breathing impure air was once a common belief

A Malaria B That malaria C Although malaria D Because malaria Question 11 “I am really sorry, but I won’t be able to come to your party.” “ .”

A Just fine, thanks B Oh that’s too bad of you

C I’m sorry, too But that’s OK D What’s the matter?

Question 12 Three-quarters of the day in idleness

A was spent B were spent C was going D were going

Question 13 We can’t compete overseas films unless we improve the quality of our goods

Question 14 Al painted his bedroom black It looks dark and dreary He a different color

A must have been choosing B must have chosen

C should have chosen D may have chosen

Question 15 The announcement about job losses has consequences for the firm

A wide-ranging B never-ending C hard-hitting D far-reaching

Question 16 , he remained optimistic

A Badly wounded as he was B Although badly wounded he was

C As he was badly wounded D As badly wounded he was

Question 17 Did you really pay $1.000 for that normal painting? I think you were

A Robbed off B Ripped off C turned off D broken off

Question 18 We saw wild animals while on vacation

A quite much B quite many C quite some D quite a few

Question 19 They have sent Bob to prison for hitting policeman on head I will go to prison tomorrow to bring him some clothes

A a/a/his/the B Ø/a/the/the C Ø/a/his/Ø D the/the/Ø/the

Question 20 In order to enjoy fine wine, one should drink it slowly- a little at a time

A sniff it B spill it C sip it D stir it

Question 21 I would like to thank my publisher, my editor, and but not least, my husband

Question 22 Elderly people, , require constant attention

A a larger number’s depending on government aid

B who are dependent many of them on the financing from the government

C and many of them depend on the government to finance them

D many of whom are financially dependent on the government

Question 23 – Daughter: “Thank you I couldn’t have finished my presentation without your help.”

- Father: “ ”

A Forget about it I didn’t mean so B I highly appreciate what you did

C It doesn’t matter anyway D Never mind

Question 24 I was interested in buying the car, but a friend of mine

A turned me down B gave me away C put me off D showed me around Question 25 The north we go, the we are to meet high temperatures

A further/less alike B farther/less likely

C farther/more likely D further/more alike

IV Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning

to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 26 The industrial Revolution effected a drastic change in the British Standard of living in

the I8th century

Question 27 In astronomy, a scale of magnitude from one to six denotes the brightness of a star

Question 28 His physical conditions were no impediment to his career as a violinist

V 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 29 I’d love to come, but I am snowed under at the moment

A am busy B have free time C have a bad cold D am on the move

Question 30 Ill-gotten wealth is disgusting

A admiring B distasteful C praise worthless D admirable

VI Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question from 31 to 50

READING PASSAGE l

(1) In the exploration of the linguistic life cycle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in adulthood than a first language in childhood Most adults never completely master a

foreign language, especially in phonology - hence the ubiquitous foreign accent Their development

often “fossilizes” into permanent error patterns that no teaching or correction can undo Of course, there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amount of exposure, quality of

teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances

(7)Many explanations have been advanced for children’s superiority: they exploit Motherese (the

simplified, repetitive conversation between parents and children), make errors unselfconsciously, are

more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their ways, and have no first language

to interfere But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how language

acquisition works Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt

Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age

(13)Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist Elisa Newport and her colleagues They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent at least ten years in the

United States The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them

containing some grammatical errors The immigrants who came to the United States between the ages

of 3 and 7 performed identically to American-born students Those who arrived between the ages 8 and

15 did worse the later they arrived, and those who arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and

showed huge variability unrelated to their age of arrival

Question 31 The passage mainly discusses _

A adult differences in learning a foreign language B children’s ability to learn a language

C the age factor in learning languages fast D research into language acquisition

Question 32 From the passage, it can be inferred that “phonology" is the study of

A the grammar of a language B the rules of a language

C the vocabulary of a language D the sound system of a language

Question 33 The word “cap” in the first paragraph is closet in meaning to _

Question 34 According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

A they make many mistakes B they want to talk

C their approach is flexible D they frequently repeat words

Question 35 The word “set ” in the second paragraph could best be replaced by

Question 36 The word "unrelated” in the third paragraph is closet in meaning to

A unfamiliar B unclassified C unidentified D unconnected

Question 37 In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered that _

A most students have lived in the U.S for more than 10 years

B older students were unable to learn English

C young students learned English best

D students who arrived late were worst of all

Question 38 The word “who” in the third paragraph refers to

A Elisa Newport B Koreans C students D colleagues

Question 39 According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of

immigrants?

A To compare different age groups B To detect differences in nationalities

C To confirm different language characteristics D To measure the use of grammar

Question 40 Where in the passage does the author mention that children acquire their own language

easily?

A lines 1-2 B lines 7-10 C lines 14-16 D lines 17-18

VII READING PASSAGE 2

(1) Broad-tailed hummingbirds often nest in quaking, slender deciduous trees with smooth gray-green bark found in the Colorado Rockies of the Western United States After flying some 2,000 kilometers

north from where they have wintered in Mexico, the hummingbirds need six weeks to build a nest

incubate their eggs, and raise the chicks A second nest is feasible only if the first fails early in the

season Quality, not quantity, is what counts in hummingbird reproduction

(6) A nest on the lowest intact branch of an aspen will give a hummingbird a good view, a clear flight patch, and protection for her young Male hummingbirds claim feeding territories in open meadows

where, from late May through June, they mate with females Corning to feed but take no part in nesting Thus when the hen is away to feed, the nest is unguarded While the smooth bark of the aspen trunk

generally offers a poor grip for the claws of a hungry squirrel or weasel, aerial attacks, from a hawk,

owl, or gray jay, are more likely

(12) The choice of where to build a nest is based not only on the branch itself but also on what hangs

over it A crooked deformity in the nest branch, a second, unusually close branch overhead, or

proximity to part of a trunk bowed by a past ice storm are features that provide shelter and make for an

attractive nest site Scarcely larger than a halved golf ball, the nest is painstaking constructed of spider

webs and plant down, decorated and camouflaged outside with paper-like bits of aspen bark held

together with more strands of spider silk By early June it will hold two pea-sized eggs, which each

weigh one-seventh of the mother’s weight, and in sixteen to nineteen days, two chicks

Question 41 What aspect of broad-tailed hummingbird behavior does the passage mainly discuss?

A Mating habits B Selection of nest sites

C Caring for the young D Migration routes

Question 42 According to the passage, in what circumstances do hummingbirds build a second nest?

A If there is an unusually large supply of food

B If the eggs arc destroyed early in the season

C If the winner is unusually warm

D If the chicks in the first nest hatch early

Question 43 The word “counts" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _

Question 44 According to the passage, which of the following is true of the male broad-tailed

hummingbird?

A It protects the nest while the female searches for food

B It is not involved in caring for the chicks

C It shares nesting duties equally with the female

D It finds food for the female and the chicks

Question 45 It can be inferred from the passage that the broad-tailed hummingbirds’ eggs and chicks are most vulnerable to attack by

Question 46 Which of the following would be a good location for a broad-tailed hummingbird to

build its nest?

A A thick branch B the longest branch of a tree

C A branch near the top of a tree D A protected branch

Question 47 The word “Scarcely” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to

Question 48 Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a nest-building material of

the broad- tailed hummingbird?

Question 49 The author compares the size of the broad-tailed hummingbird’s nest to

Question 50 According to the passage, how long does it take for broad-tailed hummingbird egg to

hatch?

A More than six weeks B Two to three weeks C One month D Less than a week

VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks

Sugar tastes sweet because of thousands of receptors on the tongue which connect the substance with the brain The taste of sweetness is (51) accepted as the most pleasurable known although it is a fructose Abundant is the most common occurring sugar, (52) of which include fruit and honey

Sucrose which supplies glucose to the body, is (53) from the sugar cane plant, and white sugar

(pure sucrose) is used by food technologists to (54) sweetness in other substances Approximately

a dozen artificial (55) have been discovered; one of the earliest was Sorbitol from France

Manufacturers (56) large amounts of sugar to foodstuffs but never more than the (57)

required to produce the optimum pleasurable taste Surprisingly, this (58) is similar for different people and in different cultures No one has (59) discovered a way to predict whether a substance will taste sweet, and it was by (60) alone that all the man-made chemical sweeteners were found

to be sweet

Question 51 A universally B wide C commonly D largely

Question 52 A origins B places C sources D roots

Question 55 A cited B extracted C drawn D made

Question 54 A detect B smell C taste D measure

Question 55 A sweeteners B sweets C candy D substances

Question 56 A provide B supply C add D give

Question 57 A excess B maximum C limit D extremity

Question 58 A amount B number C sum D total

Question 59 A already B yet C still D just

Question 60 A chance B ability C luck D time

IX Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs

correct in each of the following questions

Question 61 It’s (A) high time the government does (B) something (C) about air pollution.(D)

Question 62 It’s no use (A) to advise (B) him to stop (C) smoking.(D)

Question 63 One of (A) the students who are being (B) considered for the (C) scholarship are (D) from this university

Question 64 In recent years, (A) automobile emissions have disfigured (B) stone carvings,(C)

corroded bronze monuments, and spoil (D)ancient buildings

X WRITING

Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the some as the sentence

printed before it

Question 65 He is the most generous headmaster I’ve ever worked with

→ I have never _

Question 66 No students in my class can speak English as fluently as Alice does

→ Alice _

Question 67 Since our advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it

→ Had _

Question 68 As soon as Alice registered for the course, she received the scholarship

→ No sooner _

Question 69 “You’re always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher

→ The teacher complained _

Part II In about 150 words, write about one of your most favorite hobbies

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1 Đáp án A Trọng âm của “reservation” rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3, các từ còn lại rơi vào âm

tiết thứ 2

2 Đáp án D Trọng âm của “hospitality” rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3, các từ còn lại rơi vào âm tiết

thứ 2

3 Đáp án B Trọng âm của “purity” rơi vào âm tiết thứ 1, các từ còn lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ

2

4 Đáp án C Nake tuy tận cùng là /k/ nhưng là trường hợp đặc biệt, khi thêm “ed” ta đọc là

/id/, các từ còn lại tận cùng là /k, ʃ/ theo quy tắc khi thêm “ed” ta đọc là /t/

5 Đáp án A “Ow” trong knowledge đọc là /ɒ/ hoặc /ɑː/, các từ còn lại đọc là /aʊ/

6 Đáp án A Đây là cách đảo ngược các bộ phận câu “ Adjective + as+ subject + be,…”

với nghĩa là Mặc dù cái gì thế nào,…

7 Đáp án D Đây là cách đảo để nhấn mạnh “ Not + danh từ + trợ động từ + chủ ngữ +

động từ nguyên thể bỏ “to” ”

8 Đáp án B “ Celebrities” là danh từ số nhiều của “celebrity” nghĩa là người nổi tiếng Sự

thành công của buổi tiệc chủ yếu là nhờ sự góp mặt của một số người nổi tiếng

9 Đáp án C Almost all of + the + danh từ số nhiều hoặc Most + danh từ số nhiều, hoặc

Most + of + the/these/those/my/his + danh từ số nhiều , có nghĩa là hầu hết, đa phần

10 Đáp án B Câu có 2 động từ, nhưng động từ chính là “was” thứ 2, trong câu không có

dấu phẩy nên ta không thể dùng “although, because”; Cấu trúc That + clause +V ở đây

có nghĩa là: việc bệnh sốt rét bị gây ra do hít không khí độc đã từng là một quan niệm

phổ biến

11 Đáp án C Người đáp trả lời lịch sự, “sorry” ở đây là tiếc Người đáp thấy tiếc cho người

kia vì không đến được, nhưng không sao cả

12 Đáp án A Khoảng thời gian làm chủ ngữ thì động từ chia ở số ít, “to be spent” ở đây là

bị dùng, bị tiêu phí

13 Đáp án B “To compete + against /with + something” nghĩa là cạnh tranh, đấu với cái gì

14 Đáp án C “Should have + phân từ 2” nghĩa là đáng lẽ ra phải làm điều gì trong quá khứ,

mà đã không làm

15 Đáp án D “ Far-reaching” nghĩa là có thể gây nhiều hậu quả, thường đi với

“consequence”; còn “wide-ranging” là đa dạng, phức tạp, “ never-ending” là bất tận,

“hard-hitting” là thẳng thắn, không kiêng nể

16 Đáp án A Đây là cách đảo ngược các bộ phận câu “ Adjective + as+ subject + be,…”

với nghĩa là Mặc dù cái gì thế nào,…Ở đây, “badly” là trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho tính từ

“wounded”

17 Đáp án B Ta thường dùng “to be ripped off” khi thấy ai đó mua hàng với giá quá cao, bị

hớ trong mua bán Còn “rob +of” : bị cướp, “turn off”: tắt đi, “break off”: dừng lại, chia

tay, bẻ vỡ

18 Đáp án D “quite a few” + danh từ số nhiều, nghĩa là một vài, tương đương với “some”

19 Đáp án B “ to send + someone+ to prison” là tống ai vào tù; chỗ trống thứ 2 đang đề cập

tới 1 cảnh sát nào đó, chưa xác định ta dùng “a”; chỗ trống thứ 3 là chỉ “head” của người

cảnh sát vừa được đề cập, ta dùng “the”; chỗ trống cuối “go to the prison” là đến nhà tù

để làm gì đó, không phải đi tù

20 Đáp án C “Sniff, spill, stir” lần lượt là hít mạnh, đổ tràn, khuấy; còn “sip” là uống từng

hơi, nhắp (rượu)

21 Đáp án B Cụm từ “last but not least” nghĩa là cuối cùng nhưng không kém phần quan

trọng

22 Đáp án D Ta thấy có dấu phẩy, thường dùng trước “ many of whom” đề ngăn cách

mệnh đề phụ tín ngữ với danh từ cần bổ nghĩa

23 Đáp án D “ Never mind” là một cách đáp lại lời cám ơn, với nghĩa là “không có gì đâu”

24 Đáp án C “ to put someone off” là làm ai chùn bước, nản chí Người nói muốn mua ô tô

nhưng người bạn lại ngăn anh ta; đáp án A nghĩa là bác bỏ ý kiến, B là tiết lộ bí mật của

ai, D là hướng dẫn ai

25 Đáp án B “farther” là xa hơn, thường dùng với khoảng cách địa lí, “further” thường chỉ

mức độ nhiều hơn; “likely” là có thể, chỉ khả năng xảy ra, trong khi “alike” là giống

nhau, cũng như; ở Việt Nam phía Bắc lạnh hơn, ít gặp nhiệt độ cao hơn nên ta chọn “less

likely”

26 Đáp án A “to effect” là gây ra cái gì, bằng “to cause”

27 Đáp án B “ to denote” là biểu thị, là dấu hiệu của

28 Đáp án C “impediment” và “hindrance” đều nghĩa là rào cản

29 Đáp án B “ to be snowed under (with something)” nghĩa là còn nhiều việc chưa giải

quyết xong, trái nghĩa với “ to have free time”

30 Đáp án A “Disgusting” là đáng khinh, trái với “admiring” đáng ngưỡng mộ

31 Đáp án C Đoạn đầu tiên khẳng định sự khó khăn khi người lớn học ngoại ngữ, sau đó

đoạn 2 tìm cách lí giải những ưu điểm giúp trẻ em học nhanh hơn, đưa ra nhân tố tuổi tác

là chính yếu; yếu tố tuổi tác với việc học ngoại ngữ luôn xuyên suốt cả bài

32 Đáp án D Sau từ “phonology” trong đoạn 1, có nhắc đến “foreign accent” (giọng nước

ngoài), từ này bắt nguồn từ “phonetic”, hơn nữa, khi học ngoại ngữ, phát âm là phần khó

hoàn thiện nhất

33 Đáp án B “Cap” còn là giới hạn (ngân sách), ở đây, mỗi cá nhân có “great individual

differences” nhưng đều có khó khăn , giới hạn trong việc học ngoại ngữ

34 Đáp án A Đoạn 2 dòng 2 có đề cập “make errors unselfconsciously” theo nghĩa không

lo lắng về việc mắc lỗi, chứ không phải mắc nhiều lỗi sai khiến trẻ học nhanh Ta có thể

thấy B ở “more motivated to communicate”, C ở” are not set in their ways”, D ở

“repetitive conversation between parents and children”

35 Đáp án A “ to be set” là cố định, định sẵn

36 Đáp án D “unrelated” là không liên quan tới, tương tự “unconnected”

37 Đáp án C Dòng 5 đoạn 3 có nói người nhập cư khi tuổi 3-7 học ngoại ngữ nhanh như

người bản địa, nhập cư khi tuổi 8 – 15 học yếu hơn, 17 – 39 học yếu nhất, như vậy học

sinh ít tuổi học tốt nhất

38 Đáp án C Đoạn cuối đề cập tới những người di cư học ngoại ngữ ở các lứa tuổi, cụ thể

hơn , câu trước câu có “who” đề cập tới “immigrants”, “who” ám chỉ “those”, “those” là

cách viết lại của “immigrants”

39 Đáp án A Cuối đoạn 2 đề cập “sheer age”, tức là nhấn mạnh tới vấn đề lứa tuổi, và đoạn

3 làm rõ vấn đề này qua việc so sánh các lứa tuổi từ 3-7, lứa tuổi 8-15, lứa tuổi 17- 39

40 Đáp án B Dòng 7 có cụm từ “children’s superiority” sau đó trình bày những điều kiện

thuận lợi khiến cho trẻ em học ngoại ngữ tốt hơn

41 Đáp án B Các đoạn đều nhắc đến “nest site” Đoạn 1 dòng 1 “often nest in quaking…”,

đoạn 2 “ a nest on the lowest intact branch…”, đoạn 3 “ the choice of where to build a

nest ”

42 Đáp án B Dòng 4 đoạn 1: “A second nest is feasible only if the first fails early in the

season” Nếu tổ để đẻ trứng đầu tiên bị hỏng vào đầu mùa thì mới làm tổ thứ 2

43 Đáp án D “Counts” ở đây là có ảnh hưởng, quan trọng, như “matters”

44 Đáp án B Dòng 3 đoạn 2 “they mate with females coming to feed but take no part in

nesting”

45 Đáp án C Dòng cuối đoạn 2 “aerial attacks, from a hawk, owl, or gray jay, are more

likely” , tổ trứng dễ bị tấn công trên không ở, bởi những loài chim “hawk, owl, jay”

46 Đáp án D Đoạn cuối câu 2, nhưng cành phù hợp làm tổ là “A crooked deformity in the

nest branch, a second, unusually close branch overhead, or proximity to part of a trunk

bowed by a past ice storm” đều là cành có che chắn  đều là cành có che chắn

47 Đáp án B “Scarcely” và “barely” đều là constructed of spider webs and plant down,

decorated and camouflaged outside with paper-like bits of aspen bark held together with

more strands of spider silk hiếm khi, gần như không

48 Đáp án B Trong đoạn cuối, nguyên liệu xây tổ là “spider webs and plant down, “…”

aspen bark held together with more strands of spider silk”; còn “paper-like bits” là

những miếng giống như giấy, không phải giấy

49 Đáp án A Đoạn 4 dòng 3 “Scarcely larger than a halved golf ball”

50 Đáp án B Dòng cuối cùng, từ “two pea-sized eggs” thành “two chicks” cần “sixteen to

nineteen days”, nghĩa là tầm 2-3 tuần

51 Đáp án A Cần trạng từ để bổ nghĩa cho “accepted” mang nghĩa phổ biến rộng rãi

“Commonly” là thông thường, “largely” là rộng về diện tích

52 Đáp án C Nguồn nguyên liệu làm ra đường gồm có mật và trái cây, ta dùng “sources”,

không dùng “origin”: nguồn gốc, “root”: gốc rễ, “place”: địa điểm

53 Đáp án B Glucose được chiết xuất từ “the sugar cane plant”, ta dùng từ “extracted”

54 Đáp án D Đo độ ngọt, dùng “measure”

55 Đáp án A Chất làm ngọt

56 Đáp án C Thêm lượng đường lớn vào đồ ăn, “add + something + to + something”

57 Đáp án B Lượng tối đa

58 Đáp án A Lượng đường, không phải tống số lượng , dùng “amount” vì sugar không đếm

được

59 Đáp án B “To have yet + phân từ 2” là vẫn chưa làm được điều gì đó

60 Đáp án A “By chance” là tình cờ -31-

61 Đáp án B Cấu trúc It + be+ high time + (that) chủ ngữ + động từ chia ở quá khứ

đơn+…” ; như vậy động từ “does” phải chuyển thành “did”

62 Đáp án B Cấu trúc It’s no use + Verb –ing , lỗi B phải sừa là “advising”

63 Đáp án D Chủ ngữ ở đây là “One”, chỉ là một sinh viên (trong nhiều sinh viên) nên

động từ chia ở số ít, “are” thành “is”

64 Đáp án D Câu đang được chia ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành, các động từ sau động từ đầu

tiên phải ở dạng phân từ 2, “spoil” thành “spoiled”

65 I have never worked with a more generous headmaster than him

66 Alice can speak English the most fluently in my class

67 Had our advertisement for our product not been better, more people would have bought

it

68 No sooner had Alice registered for the course than she receive the scholarship

69 The teacher complaint about his/her student’s making terrible mistakes

Part II: Writing

I-

1 I have never worked with a more generous headmaster than him

2 Alice can speak English the most fluently of all students in my class

3 Had our advertisement for our product not been better, more people would have bought it

4 No sooner had Alice registered for the course than she receive the scholarship

5 The teacher complaint about his/her student’s making mistakes

II-

I love reading novels My hobby of reading novels started two years ago when my sister

gave me a novel as a birthday present - The Davinci code At first, I had no interest in

reading such a long book at all However, due to that novel's fame, I tried to finish it, which

finally became my favorite novel In another word, I was given a passion for novels,

especially detective novels Since then, I often dedicate myself to reading novels When

reading, I feel absorbed in thrilling situations, complex logic and unusual plots Novels are

now what I do not mind about the cost and the time to spend on