Thời gian làm bài 90 phút Mã đề 321 Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 10.
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Môn: Tiếng Anh Khối A1, D Thời gian làm bài 90 phút
Mã đề 321
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 10.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed- ability teaching On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils It does not take into account the fact that
children develop at different rates It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not- so- bright child After all, it can be discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade
Besides, it is unreal to grade people just according to their intelectual ability This is only one aspect of their total personality
We are concern to develop the abilities of all our children to the full, not just their acedamic ability We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed- ability teaching contribute to all these aspects of learning
In our class rooms, we work in various ways The puplis often work in groups; this give them the opportunities to learn to co-operate,
to share, and to develop leadership skills They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate , and to communicate effectively The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers
Sometimes, the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on indivdual tasks and assignnents, and they can do it at their own speed They also have some formal class teaching when it is appropriate We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do it effectively An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child
is We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal
1.In the passage , the author’s attitude toward “mixed- ability teaching ”is……
A critical B questioning C approving D objective
2 The phrase “held back ” in paragraph 1 means…….
A forced to study in lower classes B prevented from advancing
C made to remain in the same class D made to lag behind
3 The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’…….
A learning ability and communicative skills B intellectual abilities
C personal and social skills D total personality
4 Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
B Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together
C Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers
D Pupils learn to develop their reasoning ability
5 The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to…….
A recommend pair work and group work activities
B emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
C offer advice on the proper use of the school library
D argue for teaching bright and not so- bright pupils in the same class
6 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed ability class
B Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work
C Pupils can not develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities
D There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full
7 According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed- ability teaching?
A Formal class teaching is the important way to give the pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the library
B Pupils can be hindered from an all- round development
C Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own
D A pupil can be the bottom of a class
8 Which of the following statements can best summarise the main idea of the passage?
A Children, in general develop at different rates
B Bright children do benefit from mixed- class teaching
C The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not- so- bright pupils
D Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class
9 According to the passage , “ streaming pupils”
A is the act of putting pupils into classes according to their academic abilities
B aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
C is quite discouraging
D will help pupils learn best
10 According to the author, mixed ability teaching is more preferable because
A formal class teaching is appropriate
B It aims at developing the children’s total personality
C children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
D it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
Mark the letter A, B , C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
11.It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding
A approximately B generally C frankly D simply
Trang 212.When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A be related to B be interested in C pay all attention to D express interest to
13.The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer
A speed B expectation C improvement D treatment
14 Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.
A destruction B contamination C fertilizer D variety
15 Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking
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.
16 A habitat B celebrate C sociable D gorilla
17 A comfortable B necessary C community D Memorable
18 A employee B committee C conversation D university
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
20 A armchair B kitchen C catch D chemistry
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.
21 The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel
A As soon as you feel better, you’ll try to stop smoking B You feel so much better since you stopped smoking
C Though you feel better, you still smoke D When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better
22 Should you choose not to continue with your education, we will still support you.
A We would be willing to support you if you needed help with your studies
B If you don’t carry on with your education We’ll be unable to help you
C We are prepared to stand by you even if you decide to give up your educcation
D Even though you’ve stopped studying, we still have confidence in you
23.We narrowly avoided an accident with a coach by managing to stop quickly.
A If the coach hadn’t stopped so suddenly, we wouldn’t have had an accident
B The gap we had left between us and the coach too narrow to avoid an accident
C It was such a narrow road that we nearly had an accident with a coach
D We would have had a collision with a coach if we hadn’t come to stop so swiftly
24 If you happen to run into Mona tell her to give me a ring?
A Can you ask Mona to call me if by any chance you see her? B If you are meeting Mona today, ask her to get in touch with me?
C Could you tell Mona, if you see her,that I want my ring back? D If you see Mona while you’re out running, tell her I want to talk to her
25 Mary should never have been allowed to try to swim in the sea alone.
A When Mary left to swim in the sea alone, she knew what she was doing
B It would be probably wrong to let Mary swim in the sea on her own
C No one could have stopped Mary from trying to swim in the sea by herself
D Some one ought to have stopped Mary from attempting to swim in the sea on her own
26.It would have been better if he had told us his new address.
A He might have told us his new address B He should have told us his new address
C He must have told us his new address D It doesn’t matter that he didn’t teld us his new address
27 Since the 1960s, water pollution has increased, leading to a reduction in the number of fish species.
A Despite sea pollution dating back to the 1960s, the number of fish in the seas has increased
B There was a sharp decrease in the number of fish because of a sudden rise in sea pollution in the 1960s
C Sea water was cleaner and there were more varieties of fish before the 1960s
D The drop in the number of fish in the sea is directly connected with the increase in sea pollution
28 Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
A The new cinema was more expensive than we expected
B We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive
C We weren’t as much impressed by the new cinema’s look as its cost
D We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive
29 "If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy
A Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy B Tom advised Daisy to take a break
C Tom suggested not taking a break D Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy
30 Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more.
A Housework will never be done by housewives any more
B Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework
C Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now
D No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework
Mark the letter A, B , C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
31.Marine reptile are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than……
A man B the man C the one of the man’s D that of man
32 ………that she burst into tears
A Such as angry girl B So angry shewas C She was anry so that D Her anger was such
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34 _ is the price of this car
A What interested in us B That we are interested in C That interested us D What we are interested in
35 Never _ him stand on the deserted station platform
A will I forget seeing B will I forget to see C I will forget seeing D I will forget to see
36 The knee is _most other joins in the body because it cannot twist without injury
A more likely to be damaged than B more than likely to be damaged
C likely to be more than damaged D to be damaged more than likely
37.” Would you mind lending me your bike?” - “……… ”
A Yes Here it B Not at all C Great D Yes, let’s
38 Under UK opportunity laws, an employee _ against on the grounds of race, religion or gender
A didn't use to discriminate B should not discriminate C cannot be discriminated D hasn't been discriminating
39 “ Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!”
A Certainly Do you like it, too? B I like you to say that
C Yes, of course It‘s expensive D Thanks My mother bought it for me
40.I have no idea how to…… this kind of business
41.Hellen: "Thank you very much for being with us tonight " - Jame " ……… "
A You are welcome B Yes C No, nothing is right ! D Thanks
42 42 _every major judo title, Mark retired from international competition
A When he won B Having won C Winning D On winning
43 If we ………… the train at 8 a.m yesterday, we ………… in Hai Phong now
A had taken / would have arrived B were taking / will arrive C took / arrived D had taken / would arrive
44 Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a ………… day
45 ……… Spain defeated Netherland surprised everyone
46.He insisted that his method………correct
47 He got an excellent grade in his examination………the fact that he had not worked particularly hard
A on account of B although C in stpit of D because
48 I don’t suppose there is anyone there,………?
49 The wanted to reduce the breadth of the games, with many events currently having small fields and weak competition
A organize B organization C organizable D organizers
50 Whenever he had an important decision, he… a cigar, supposedly to calm his nerves
A had lit B would have lit C would light D would be lighting
51 I almost dropped…….while the professors lectured about the painting
52 Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile environment
A that the birds live B where the birds live in C which live the birds D in which the birds live
53 If you want to have a good flat in London, you have to pay through the …… for it
54 I’m afraid we haven’t got a spare bed Can you ………with a mattress on the floor?
55 On the battle field………
A the tanks lay B did the tanks lie C lay the tanks D lied the tanks
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
56 The abilities (A) to work hard, follow directions, and (B) thinking independently (C) are some of the criteria (D) for success in the workplace
57 Commercial airliners do not fly (A) in the vicinity of volcanic eruptions because even a small (B) amount of volcanic (C) ash can damage (D) its engineers
58 My cousin (A) composes not only the music, (B) but also sings (C) the songs for the major Broadway (D) musicals
59 (A) Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent,(B) when contaminated with other minerals (C) it may appear in various (D) colour, ranging from pastel to opaque black
60 The decision (A) to withdraw (B) all support from the activities of the athletes (C) are causing an uproar (D) among the athletes’ fans
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questionsfrom 61 to 70.
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health Although science has made enormous steps in making food
more fit to eat, it has, at the same , made many foods unfit to eat Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human
Trang 4illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, espeacially cancer of the colon People of different
cultures are more prone to contract certain illneeses because of the characteristic foods they consume.
The food related to illness is not a new discovery In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and
nitrites( commonly used to preserve color in meats) as well as other food additives caused cancer Yet, these carcinogenic additives
remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful
The additives that we eat are not all so direct Farmers often give penicillin to catle and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows
Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons The farmers are simly trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market Although the Food and Drug Administration( FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue
A healthy diet is directly related to good health Often we are unware of detrimental substances we ingest Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge
61 How has a science done a disservice to people?
A Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually eradicated
B It has caused a lack of information concernng the value of food
C As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food
D The scientists have preserved the color of meats , but not of vegetables
62 What are nitrates used for?
A They preserveflavor in packaged foods B They preserve the color of meats
C They are the objects of research D They cause the animals to become fatter
63 FDA means…
A Food Direct Additives B Final Difficult Analysis
C Food and drug Administration D Fedaral Dairy Additives
64 The word “ these” refers to…
A meats B nitrates and nitrites colors C researchers D colors
65 The word “ carcinogenic” is closest in meaning to……….
A trouble- making B color- retaining C money- making D cancer- causing
66 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT………
A drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons
B some of the additives in our food are added to the food itsefl and some are given to the living animals
C researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for more than forty – five years
D food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world
67 The word “ prone: is nearest in meaning to……….
68 The word “ additives” is closet in meaning……….
A added substance B dangerous substances C natural substances D benign substances
69 The word “ fit” is closet in meaning……….
70 What is the best title for the passage?
A Harmful and Harmless Substances in Food B Improving Health through anatural Diet
C The Food You Eat Can Affect Your Health D.Avoiding Injurious Substances in Food
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 71 to 80.
When the word "endangered" is mentioned, people usually think of particular species, like the panda or whooping crane However, we would like to encourage you to think about (71) in a broader context It is (72) _, the physical places where species live and interact with one another Although the development of special breeding programs, also known as captive conservation, may help some species in some cases, it is clearly not (73) _ answer to the global problem Indeed, (74) we are able to protect natural areas where endangered species actually live, they have no future
Species become endangered for a wide (75) _ of reasons By analyzing and grouping many individual cases, however,
we find the same broad causes (76) _ again and again They are Habitat Destruction, Exotic Species, and Overexploitation Among other factors threatening particular species are limited: distribution, disease, and pollution Limited distributions are often a consequence of other threats: populations confined to one or a few small areas because of habitat (77) _, for example, may be disastrously affected by random factors Diseases can have severe (78) _ on species lacking natural genetic protections against particular pathogens, like the rabies and canine distemper viruses that are currently devastating carnivore populations in East Africa Domestic animals are usually the reservoirs of these and other diseases affecting wild (79) _, showing once again that human activities lie at the root of most causes of endangerment Pollution has seriously done harm (80) _ number of terrestrial species, although species living in freshwater and marine ecosystems are also suffering
71 A development B endangerment C pollution D contamination
72 A plants B conservations C habitats D organizations
76 A expressing B showing C disappearing D appearing
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