According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans because….. before we can judge a government’s success, we had to decide the criteria, such as unemp
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Chọn từ có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết ở vị trí khác:
1 a cosmetics b economics c photography d experience
4 a vacancy b calculate c delicious d furniture
Chọn đáp án để hoàn thành câu:
6 We carried out a careful………of the area
a education b preparation c calculation d examination
7 In the primary school, a child is in the…… simple setting
a comparison b comparative c comparatively d comparable
8 After the…….of the new manager the staff worked more effectively
a dismissal b retirement c resignation d appointment
9 The doctor took one look at me and said that I was… overweight
a slightly b accurately c certainly d continuously
10 Try and see things from my point of view, and be a bit more………
11 There were 50………in the talent contest
12 His performance in King Lear was most………
a impression b impressive c impressed d impress
13 Many trains have been cancelled and long………are expected
a distance b postponements c timetable d delays
14 The journalist refused to…….the source of his information
15 The existence of many stars in the sky………us to suspect that there may be life on another planet
16 Be careful with your gun! You may……….somebody
17 Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their……in the burning plane
18 After the enormous dinner he had to…….his belt
19 Throw away that old vase Its……
20 Is the lift working? – No , its……… Let’s use the stairs
a out of work b impossible c in danger d out of order
21 These people……… for the most successful company in the town
a are seeming to work b seeming working c seem to be working d are seeming to be working
22 …….in the hospital for 4 years, he has decided to give up his work
23 She has been sleeping for 10 hours! You……her up
a had better to wake b may wake c must wake d would like to wake
24 People think that an apple……….is good for you
a in a day b for a day c for everyday d a day
25 I’ll never forget……….you have told me
a anything b what c anything that d all are correct
26 Its wonderful here tonight! Its………I have ever enjoyed a garden party
a a long time b the first time c time d several times
27 He……the plants If he had, they wouldn’t have died
a needn’t have watered b, can’t have watered c shouldn’t water d couldn’t water
28 What a fool I am ! I wish I…… the choice
a didn’t make b wouldn’t make c hadn’t made d weren’t making
Trang 229 People prefer watching TV these days…… listening to the radio.
30 my friend is still optimistic………many difficulties he has to overcome
31 My father helps my mother with the housework He proves to be…….especially when my mother is sick
32 You give a…….party in your new house to celebrate moving to it
a house keeping b house guest c house coming d house warning
33 Anna made a lot of mistakes because she was……
a inattentive b unattentive c imattentive d disattentive
34 It was so noisy that I couldn’t concentrate……my lesson
35 Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be……young people are allowed to decide on their
marriage a despite b but c even though d in spite of
Đọc kỹ đoạnvăn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b , c ,d ) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 45:
Are you tired of boring beach holidays? Would you like ( 36)… something completely different? Are you interested ( 37)……wildlife? Imagine waking up in the morning and seeing nothing but blue sea and blue sky Imagine a silence broken only by the splash of dolphins jumping ( 38)……the water, or the cry of a sea bird in the sky Imagine seeing the earth’s ( 39)… creature in its natural habitat Whale- watching holidays are both relaxing and exciting The thrill of coming ( 40)… A whale is incomparable There is no other ( 41)….like it Our guides and crew members ( 42)……close links with environmental organizations and a great deal of knowledge They know exactly what to look for and where and when to find it, so you ( 43)… not be disappointed
When you’re not whale watching there are plenty of other things to do.If you ( 44)….going scuba diving
we have expert instructors You can also swim at any time In the evenings, you can leave the boat to explore the towns and villagers of the coast or , if you prefer, you can stay ( 45)… board and watch the stars
41 a experience b happening c opportunity d way
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b , c , d) cho mỗi câu từ 46 đến 55:
For many years now, British girls have performed much better in exams than boys Most theories about the causes of this gap ( 46)…the sexes have blamed the education ( 47)… However, new research suggests that boys’ poor performance has nothing to do ( 48)…internal practices at schools Instead external factors, such as different learning styles and how children are ( 49)… up, have to be considered For this ( 50)…., many educationalists are now studying how boys and girls learn to read They believe that , since reading is ( 51)….taught either by mothers
or by female primary school teachers, many boys ( 52)….reading as a woman’s activity and this puts them ( 53) it Another factor could be that boys are generally more ( 54) than girls When they can’t be the best, they would rather ( 55)… up on education than be considered average Girls seem much happier to be second best
54 a determined b optimistic c possessive d competitive
Trang 3Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a , hoặc b , c ,d ) cho mỗi câu từ 56 đến 65:
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform
Private school existed, but only for the very rich There were very few public schools because of the strong
sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should
instead prepare themselves for theirlife’s work It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational
reformers set about their task Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated AS Superintendent of Education in the state of
Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system
56 The best title for the passage could be……
a A Flight for Change b American Education in the Beginning of the 19th century
c The beginning of Reform in American Education d Nineteenth- the Century of Reform
57 The passage implied that to go to a private school , a student needed………
a good grades b a high level of intelligence c a lot of money d a strong educational background
58 The word “ desperately” in the passage mostly means………
59 The author of the passage puts the word “ waste” in quotation marks because he……
a is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time
b thinks that education is not really a waste of time
c wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education
d does not want student to waste their time on education
60 According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans because…
a people had nothing else to do except go to school b all citizens should be educated in a republic.
c Massachusettes residents needed something to do with their spare time d education at the time was so cheap
61 The word “ reformers” in the passage mostly means……
a people who try to change things for the better b people who really enjoy teaching
c people who believe that education is wasted d people who work for the government
62 The word “ citizen” in the passage mostly means……
a a person who works in a particular place
b a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular kind of work
c a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
d a person who lives in a particular city
63 From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann………
a funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans
b raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts
c managed education in the state of Massachusetts.
d worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts
64 According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?
a Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work.
b Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer
c Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States
d Horace Mann began raising teacher’s salaries
65 According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted?
a The matching of other district’s policies b Better teacher training
c Increased pay for students d The five-month school year
Chọn phương án (a hoặc b, c, d) ứng với từ / cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa để các câu sau trở thành câu đúng:
66 The British national anthem , ( a) calling ( b) “God Save the Queen”, was ( c) a traditional song ( d) in the
18th century
67 Due of ( a) the Government’s policy ( b) , some farming ( c) areas have been abandoned ( d)
68 Nora hardly never (a) misses an ( b) opportunity to play ( c) in ( d) the tennis tournaments.
Trang 469 My mother doesn’t care ( a) how much does the washing machine cost ( b) because ( c) she is going to buy
( d) it anyway
70 It is time ( a ) the government helped ( b) the unemployment( c) to find some ( d) jobs.
Chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b, c, d ) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
71 She usually drinks a glass of milk before going to bed every night
a She used to drink a glass of milk before going to bed every night
b She is used to drinking a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
c She is used to going to bed before drinking a glass of milk every night
d She gets accustomed to a glass of milk before going to bed every night
72 I can’t help feeling worried about Tom
a I can do nothing to help Tom b I cannot help Tom stop worrying
c I don’t worry about Tom d I find it impossible not to worry about Tom.
73 We were all surprised when she suddenly came back
a Al of us were amazing to see her come back b She was surprised, coming back suddenly
c The fact that we were surprised made her come back
d All of us found it surprising that she suddenly came back.
74 because she was irritated by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him
a Irritating with her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him
b Being irritating by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him
c irritated by her husband, she punctually left him
d She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality.
75 before we can judge a government’s success, we had to decide the criteria, such as unemployment, defense, or taxation
a We should judge a government’s success on the basis of the following criteria: unemployment, defense and taxation
b Unemployment, defense and taxation are the criteria upon which we can judge a government’s success
c We cannot decide on criteria on unemployment, defense and taxation unless we have judged a government’s successes
d We cannot judge a government’s success without first deciding the relevant criteria, such as
unemployment, defense or taxation.
Chọn nhóm t ừ hoặc mệnh đề thích hợp (ứng với a, b , c hoặc d) để hoàn thành mỗi câu:
76 John could contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute……
a aone another fifty dollars b more fifty dollars c the same amount also d another fifty.
77 He agrees to sign the contract…………
a so he didn’t know much about that company b because he didn’t know much about that company’s director
c although he didn’t know much about that company d in spite he knew much about it
78 There were two small rooms in the beach house,… served as a kitchen
a smallest of that b the smaller of which c the smaller of them d the smallest of which
79 John’s score on the test is the highest in the class He……
a must have to study well b should have studied all the time
c should study very hard d must have studied very hard.
80 ……., they would have had what they wanted
a If they arrived at the fair early b Unless they arrived at the fair early enough
c Supposing they were arriving at the fair early d had they arrived at the fair early.
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Chọn từ có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết ở vị trí khác:
1 a cosmetics b economics c photography d experience
4 a vacancy b calculate c delicious d furniture
Chọn đáp án để hoàn thành câu:
6 We carried out a careful………of the area
a education b preparation c calculation d examination
7 In the primary school, a child is in the…… simple setting
a comparison b comparative c comparatively d comparable
8 After the…….of the new manager the staff worked more effectively
a dismissal b retirement c resignation d appointment
9 The doctor took one look at me and said that I was… overweight
a slightly b accurately c certainly d continuously
10 Try and see things from my point of view, and be a bit more………
11 There were 50………in the talent contest
a competitors b examinees c customers d interviewees
12 His performance in King Lear was most………
a impression b impressive c impressed d impress
13 Many trains have been cancelled and long………are expected
a distance b postponements c timetable d delays
14 The journalist refused to…….the source of his information
15 The existence of many stars in the sky………us to suspect that there may be life on another planet
16 Be careful with your gun! You may……….somebody
17 Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their……in the burning plane
18 After the enormous dinner he had to…….his belt
19 Throw away that old vase Its……
20 Is the lift working? – No , its……… Let’s use the stairs
a out of work b impossible c in danger d out of order
21 These people……… for the most successful company in the town
a are seeming to work b seeming working c seem to be working d are seeming to be working
22 …….in the hospital for 4 years, he has decided to give up his work
23 She has been sleeping for 10 hours! You……her up
a had better to wake b may wake c must wake d would like to wake
24 People think that an apple……….is good for you
a in a day b for a day c for everyday d a day
25 I’ll never forget……….you have told me
a anything b what c anything that d all are correct
26 Its wonderful here tonight! Its………I have ever enjoyed a garden party
a a long time b the first time c time d several times
27 He……the plants If he had, they wouldn’t have died
a needn’t have watered b, can’t have watered c shouldn’t water d couldn’t water
28 What a fool I am ! I wish I…… the choice
a didn’t make b wouldn’t make c hadn’t made d weren’t making
Trang 629 People prefer watching TV these days…… listening to the radio.
30 my friend is still optimistic………many difficulties he has to overcome
31 My father helps my mother with the housework He proves to be…….especially when my mother is sick
32 You give a…….party in your new house to celebrate moving to it
a house keeping b house guest c house coming d house warning
33 Anna made a lot of mistakes because she was……
a inattentive b unattentive c imattentive d disattentive
34 It was so noisy that I couldn’t concentrate……my lesson
35 Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be……young people are allowed to decide on their
marriage a despite b but c even though d in spite of
Đọc kỹ đoạnvăn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b , c ,d ) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 45:
Are you tired of boring beach holidays? Would you like ( 36)… something completely different? Are you interested ( 37)……wildlife? Imagine waking up in the morning and seeing nothing but blue sea and blue sky Imagine a silence broken only by the splash of dolphins jumping ( 38)……the water, or the cry of a sea bird in the sky Imagine seeing the earth’s ( 39)… creature in its natural habitat Whale- watching holidays are both relaxing and exciting The thrill of coming ( 40)… A whale is incomparable There is no other ( 41)….like it Our guides and crew members ( 42)……close links with environmental organizations and a great deal of knowledge They know exactly what to look for and where and when to find it, so you ( 43)… not be disappointed
When you’re not whale watching there are plenty of other things to do.If you ( 44)….going scuba diving
we have expert instructors You can also swim at any time In the evenings, you can leave the boat to explore the towns and villagers of the coast or , if you prefer, you can stay ( 45)… board and watch the stars
41 a experience b happening c opportunity d way
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b , c , d) cho mỗi câu từ 46 đến 55:
For many years now, British girls have performed much better in exams than boys Most theories about the causes of this gap ( 46)…the sexes have blamed the education ( 47)… However, new research suggests that boys’ poor performance has nothing to do ( 48)…internal practices at schools Instead external factors, such as different learning styles and how children are ( 49)… up, have to be considered For this ( 50)…., many educationalists are now studying how boys and girls learn to read They believe that , since reading is ( 51)….taught either by mothers
or by female primary school teachers, many boys ( 52)….reading as a woman’s activity and this puts them ( 53) it Another factor could be that boys are generally more ( 54) than girls When they can’t be the best, they would rather ( 55)… up on education than be considered average Girls seem much happier to be second best
54 a determined b optimistic c possessive d competitive
Trang 7Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( a , hoặc b , c ,d ) cho mỗi câu từ 56 đến 65:
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform
Private school existed, but only for the very rich There were very few public schools because of the strong
sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should
instead prepare themselves for theirlife’s work It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational
reformers set about their task Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated AS Superintendent of Education in the state of
Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system
56 The best title for the passage could be……
a A Flight for Change b American Education in the Beginning of the 19th century
c The beginning of Reform in American Education d Nineteenth- the Century of Reform
57 The passage implied that to go to a private school , a student needed………
a good grades b a high level of intelligence c a lot of money d a strong educational background
58 The word “ desperately” in the passage mostly means………
59 The author of the passage puts the word “ waste” in quotation marks because he……
a is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time
b thinks that education is not really a waste of time
c wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education
d does not want student to waste their time on education
60 According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans because…
a people had nothing else to do except go to school b all citizens should be educated in a republic
c Massachusettes residents needed something to do with their spare time d education at the time was so cheap
61 The word “ reformers” in the passage mostly means……
a people who try to change things for the better b people who really enjoy teaching
c people who believe that education is wasted d people who work for the government
62 The word “ citizen” in the passage mostly means……
a a person who works in a particular place
b a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular kind of work
c a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
d a person who lives in a particular city
63 From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann………
a funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans
b raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts
c managed education in the state of Massachusetts
d worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts
64 According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?
a Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work
b Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer
c Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States
d Horace Mann began raising teacher’s salaries
65 According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted?
a The matching of other district’s policies b Better teacher training
c Increased pay for students d The five-month school year
Chọn phương án (a hoặc b, c, d) ứng với từ / cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa để các câu sau trở thành câu đúng:
66 The British national anthem , ( a) calling ( b) “God Save the Queen”, was ( c) a traditional song ( d) in the 18th century
67 Due of ( a) the Government’s policy ( b) , some farming ( c) areas have been abandoned ( d)
68 Nora hardly never (a) misses an ( b) opportunity to play ( c) in ( d) the tennis tournaments
Trang 869 My mother doesn’t care ( a) how much does the washing machine cost ( b) because ( c) she is going to buy ( d)
it anyway
70 It is time ( a ) the government helped ( b) the unemployment( c) to find some ( d) jobs
Chọn phương án đúng ( a hoặc b, c, d ) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
71 She usually drinks a glass of milk before going to bed every night
a She used to drink a glass of milk before going to bed every night
b She is used to drinking a glass of milk before going to bed every night
c She is used to going to bed before drinking a glass of milk every night
d She gets accustomed to a glass of milk before going to bed every night
72 I can’t help feeling worried about Tom
a I can do nothing to help Tom b I cannot help Tom stop worrying
c I don’t worry about Tom d I find it impossible not to worry about Tom
73 We were all surprised when she suddenly came back
a Al of us were amazing to see her come back b She was surprised, coming back suddenly
c The fact that we were surprised made her come back
d All of us found it surprising that she suddenly came back
74 because she was irritated by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him
a Irritating with her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him
b Being irritating by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him
c irritated by her husband, she punctually left him
d She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality
75 before we can judge a government’s success, we had to decide the criteria, such as unemployment, defense, or taxation
a We should judge a government’s success on the basis of the following criteria: unemployment, defense and taxation
b Unemployment, defense and taxation are the criteria upon which we can judge a government’s success
c We cannot decide on criteria on unemployment, defense and taxation unless we have judged a government’s successes
d We cannot judge a government’s success without first deciding the relevant criteria, such as unemployment, defense or taxation
Chọn nhóm t ừ hoặc mệnh đề thích hợp (ứng với a, b , c hoặc d) để hoàn thành mỗi câu:
76 John could contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute……
a aone another fifty dollars b more fifty dollars c the same amount also d another fifty
77 He agrees to sign the contract…………
a so he didn’t know much about that company b because he didn’t know much about that company’s director
c although he didn’t know much about that company d in spite he knew much about it
78 There were two small rooms in the beach house,… served as a kitchen
a smallest of that b the smaller of which c the smaller of them d the smallest of which
79 John’s score on the test is the highest in the class He……
a must have to study well b should have studied all the time
c should study very hard d must have studied very hard
80 ……., they would have had what they wanted
a If they arrived at the fair early b Unless they arrived at the fair early enough
c Supposing they were arriving at the fair early d had they arrived at the fair early