(228306) 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 following questions. BRIDE PRICE The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a wellestablished part of many African cultures. In paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed. The bride price can vary greatly from culture to culture in Africa. In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the bride price often takes the form of cattle. In Western African, kola nuts, shells, and other goods are often used for the payment of the bride price. The actual payment of money sometimes takes place, but the payment of goods is more frequent. The amount of paid in a bride price can also vary. In modern times, the bride price is occasionally quite small and its value is mainly symbolic. However, the bride price can still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families. There are a number of justifications used to explain the payment of bride price. The first is that the bride price represents an acknowledgement of the expense the brides family has gone in order to raise her and bring her up as a suitable bride for the groom. It also represents payment for the loss of a family member, since the bride will officially become a member of her husbands family and will leave her own. On a deeper level the bride price represents payment for the fact that the bride will bring children into the family of the groom, thereby increasing the wealth of the family. This concept is reinforced by the fact that the bride price must often be returned if the bride fails to bear children. The payment of the bride price has quite a number of effects on African society. First, the payment of bride price acts to increase the stability of African family structures. Sons are dependent on their fathers and older relatives to help them pay the bride price of their wives, and this generally leads to greater levels of obedience and respect. The negotiations between the two families concerning the bride price allow the parents and other family members to meet and get to know one another before the marriage. Finally, since the bride price must often be repaid in case of divorce, the brides family often works to make sure that any marital problems are ã đề thi: 124 2 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất solved quickly. Bride prices also work as a system of wealth distribution in African cultures. Wealthier families can afford to support the marriage of their son, and thus their wealth is transferred to other families. Not all of the effects of bride price are so positive, however. One major disadvantage to the system of bride price is that women are often married to men much older than themselves. In many African cultures, the typical age for marriage amongst women is still quite young, lower than in many cases. Yet few men at this age would have the ability to raise the bride price to marry. Thus there is sometimes a significant age gap between husbands and wives. This cuts short the education of many young women. In addition, the husband, being far older, may die whilst the wife is still relatively young, leaving her with the burden of raising the children alone. Question 1: According to paragraph 1, all of the following are true of the bride price EXCEPT ______. A. its amount and form can vary B. its practice is occasionally only symbolic C. it is a relatively new practice in Africa D. it is generally higher among traditional families Question 2: Why does the author mention “the payment of money” in paragraph 1? A. To stress that the use of goods in the payment of bride price is most common. B. To demonstrate the differences in how rich and poor families pay the bride price. C. To illustrate how the practice of bride price has changed over time. D. To demonstrate how expensive a bride price can be sometimes. Question 3: The word prominent in the passage is closest in meaning to _______. A. educated B. important C. religious D. conservative Question 4: The phrase The first in the passage refers to the first _________. A. marriage B. bride price C. payment D. justification Question 5: It can be inferred from the paragraph 2 that African families ________. A. never see their daughters after marriage B. pay the bride price on the day of the wedding C. place more value on men than women D. place great importance on childbirth Question 6: The author uses the word marital to indicate that the problems are related to ________. A. money B. laws C. marriage D. pregnancy Question 7: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Sometimes the brides family has to return the bride distribution of wealth. B. The initial negotiations over the bride price provide opportunities for two families to meet each other. C. Animals are not an acceptable form of payment when it comes to paying the bride price 3 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất D. Without having to pay the bride price, African men would not respect their family members Question 8: Why are women often married to older men, according to the passage? A. Young men lack the financial ability to marry. B. The legal age for marriage is lower for women than for men. C. Families are eager to gain the bride price from their daughters marriage. D. Women live longer than men on average. (228315) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 9: The guest on our show has won the Open. He is the youngest professional golfer that has won this award so far. A. The professional golfer who has won the Open so far is the youngest guest on our show. B. The youngest professional golfer won the Open so far is the guest on our show. C. The youngest guest on our show is the professional golfer winning the Open so far. D. The guest on our show is the youngest professional golfer to win the Open so far. Question 10: We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home. A. No sooner had we realized that our reports were still at home than we arrived at the conference. B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home. C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home. D. Hardly had we arrived at the conference than we realized that our reports were still at home. (228318) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 11: Mr. Brow s id to e, “M e good use of our ti e. You wo ’t get such o ortu it g .” A. Mr. Brown let me make use of my time, knowing that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again. B. Mr. Brown ordered me to make use of my time, said that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again. C. Mr. Brown offered me such an opportunity so that I could make use of my time. D. Mr. Brown advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get such an opportunity again. Question 12: Perhaps, the violence was provoked by the fans of the visiting team. A. It can have been the visiting team’s fans that set off the violence. B. The fans of the visiting team must have been the people who began the violence. C. There might have been some violence caused by the vistiting team’s fans. D. The fans of the visiting team should have brought about the violence. Question 13: People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year. A. Mr. Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year. 4 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất B. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year. C. Mr. Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year. D. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr. Goldman last year. (228322) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 14: Most people indulge ______ harmless fantasies to relieve the boredom of their lives. A. of B. in C. to D. for Question 15: ______ they’ve already made their decision, there’s nothing much we can do. A. Seeing that B. On grounds that C. Assuming that D. For reason that Question 16: ______, the town does not get much of an ocean breeze. A. Locating near the coast B. Despite location near the coast C. Though located near the coast D. In spite having location near the coast Question 17: We missed the ferry yesterday morning. It ______ by the time we arrived at the pier. A. has already gone B. was already going C. had already gone D. already went Question 18: If the prisoners attempt to escape from prison, ______ immediately. A. they will have caught B. they will catch C. they will be caught D. they would be caught Question 19: With its thousands of rocks and caves ______ out of the water, Ha Long Bay has won international recognition. A. being emerged B. emerged C. emerging D. emerge Question 20: Is that the man ______? A. whom you lent the money B. you lent the money C. whom did you lend the money D. you lent the money to Question 21: His reply was so ______ that I didn’t know how to interpret it. A. explicable B. assertive C. explanatory D. ambiguous Question 22: Shelly disagreed with the board’s decision. She ______ and went to work for another company. A. pursued B. resigned C. abandoned D. retained Question 23: As an ASEAN member, Vietnam has actively participated in the group’s programs and has also created new ______ and cooperation mechanisms. A. initiatives B. initiators C. initiations D. initiates Question 24: Archaeologists think that massive floods could have ______ the dinosaurs. A. wiped out B. laid off C. put aside D. taken down Question 25: I’m going on business for a week, so I’ll be leaving everything ______. 5 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất A. on your guard B. up to your eyes C. in your capable hands D. under the care of you (228335) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. The position of sport in today’s society has changed out of all regconition. People no longer seem to think of sport as “just a game” – to be watched or played for the (26) ___________ of enjoyment. Instead, it has become big business worldwide. It has become accepted practice for loading companies to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches or competitions. The result has been huge financial rewards for athletes, some of (27) ___________ are now very wealthy, particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players. (28) ___________, it is not unusual for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances. A trend towards shorter working hours means that people generally tend to have more free time, both to watch and to take part in sporting activity; sport has become a significant part of the recreation industry that we now rely (29) ___________ to fill our leisure hours. Professional sport is a vital part of that industry, providing pleasure for millions of (30) ___________ people all over the world. Question 26: A. advantage B. good C. benefit D. sake Question 27: A. whose B. whom C. who D. that Question 28: A. In addition B. However C. In contrast D. Therefore Question 29: A. for B. with C. on D. in Question 30: A. ordinary B. mighty C. extremist D. abnormal (228341) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 31: A. commerce B. reserve C. burden D. comment Question 32: A. accomplish B. embarrass C. interpret D. volunteer (228344) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 33: A. approached B. enforced C. composed D. embraced Question 34: A. sculpture B. result C. justice D. figure (228347) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 35: The police have concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb. A. differently B. hesitantly C. certainly D. temporally Question 36: The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original splendor. 6 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất A. refurbished B. devastated C. strengthened D. renovated (228350) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 37: He was attentive as Betsy and I talked about our charity concert to help the victims of the recent floods. A. perceptive B. indifferent C. interested D. negligent Question 38: My father hit the roof when he found out that I’d damaged the car. A. was over the moon B. burst with anger C. went with the flow D. kept his shirt on (228353) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 39: Fruit and vegetables should be carefully washed whether eaten fresh or cook. A B C D Question 40: The Netherlands, with much of its land lying lower than the sea level, have a system of dikes and A B C canals for controlling water. D Question 41: The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are too slight that people do not notice them. A B C D (228357) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 42: Two friends are having a conversation in a restaurant. Mary: “______.” Jane: “All right. Suit yourself.” A. What is your favorite starter? B. I haven’t been to such a nice place with you for a while. C. Can you help me choose the main course? D. I don’t want to eat anything. I’m on diet. Question 43: Two friends are talking about the university entrance examination. Peter: “ My parents gave me no choice but to study business.” Danny: “________.” A. Well, so be it. B. Of course not. C. Oh, by all means. D. No, I can’t get it. (228360) 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 following questions 7 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất One of the most important social developments that helped to make possible a shift in thinking about the role of public education was the effect of the baby boom of the 1950s and 1960s on the schools. In the 1920s, but especially in the Depression conditions of the 1930s, the United States experienced a declining birth rate – every thousand women aged fifteen to fortyfour gave birth to about 118 live children in 1920, 89.2 in 1930, 75.8 in 1936, and 80 in 1940. With the growing prosperity brought on by the Second WorldWar and the economic boom that followed it, young people married and established households earlier and began to raise larger families than had their predecessors during the Depression. Birth rates rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950, and 118 in 1955. Although economics was probably the most important determinant, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value placed on the idea of the family also helps to explain this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming into the first grade by the mid1940s and became a flood by 1950. The public school system suddenly found itself “overtaxed”. While the number of schoolchildren rose because of wartime and postwar conditions, these same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope with the flood. The wartime economy meant that few new schools were built between 1940 and 1945. Moreover, during the war and in the boom times that followed large numbers of teachers left their profession for betterpaying jobs elsewhere in the economy. Therefore, in the 1950s and 1960s, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system. Consequently, the custodial rhetoric of the 1930s and early 1940s no longer made sense; that is, keeping youths aged sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high priority for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children aged five to sixteen. With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower grades and back to basic academic skills and discipline. The system no longer had much interest in offering nontraditional, new, and extra services to older youths. Question 44: What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Birth rates in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s B. The impact of the baby boom on public education C. The role of the family in the 1950s and 1960s D. The teaching profession during the baby boom Question 45: The word it in paragraph 1 refers to____. A. the economic boom B. the Second World War C. the 1930s D. the United States Question 46: The word overtaxed in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to____. A. charged too much B. plentifully supplied C. heavily burdened D. well prepared Question 47: The public school of the 1950s and 1960s faced all of the following problems EXCEPT 8 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất A. an inadequate number of school buildings B. oldfashioned facilities C. a shortage of teachers D. a declining number of students Question 48: According to the passage, why did teachers leave the teaching profession after theoutbreak of the war? A. Teaching positions were scarce. B. They were dissatisfied with the curriculum. C. Other jobs provided higher salaries. D. They needed to be retrained. Question 49: The word inevitably in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____. A. unavoidably B. impartially C. irrationally D. unwillingly Question 50: Which of the following best characterizes the organization of the passage? A. The second paragraph provides a fictional account to illustrate a problem presented in the firstparagraph. B. The second paragraph argues against a point made in the first paragraph. C. The second paragraph introduces a problem not mentioned in the first paragraph D. The second paragraph presents the effect of circumstances described in the first paragraph. THE END 9 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất ẾT Thực hiện: Ban Chuyên môn Tuyensinh247.com Question 1 C Question 11 D Question 21 D Question 31 B Question 41 B Question 2 A Question 12 C Question 22 B Question 32 D Question 42 D Question 3 B Question 13 A Question 23 A Question 33 C Question 43 A Question 4 D Question 14 B Question 24 A Question 34 D Question 44 B Question 5 D Question 15 A Question 25 C Question 35 C Question 45 B Question 6 C Question 16 C Question 26 D Question 36 B Question 46 C Question 7 B Question 17 C Question 27 B Question 37 C Question 47 D Question 8 A Question 18 C Question 28 A Question 38 B Question 48 C Question 9 D Question 19 C Question 29 C Question 39 D Question 49 A Question 10 B Question 20 D Question 30 A Question 40 C Question 50 D Question 1. C Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu Giải thích: Theo đoạn 1, tất cả những điều dưới đây đúng với của hồi môn ngoại trừ ______. A. lượng và hình thức của nó có thể thay đổi B. thực tế của nó thỉnh thoảng chỉ mang tính tượng trưng C. nó là một thực tiễn tương đối mới ở Châu Phi D. nó thường cao hơn trong các gia đình truyền thống Thông tin: The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a wellestablished part of many African cultures. Đáp án: Question 2. A Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu Giải thích: Tại sao tác giả đề cập đến việc trả tiền trong đoạn 1? A. Để nhấn mạnh rằng việc sử dụng hàng hoá trong việc thanh toán của hồi môn là phổ biến nhất. B. Để chứng minh sự khác biệt trong cách gia đình giàu và nghèo trả của hồi môn. C. Để minh hoạ cách của hồi môn đã thay đổi theo thời gian. D. Để chứng minh của hồi môn đôi khi đắt như thế nào. Thông tin: The actual payment of money sometimes takes place, but the payment of goods is more frequent. 10 Truy cập trang http:tuyensinh247.com để học Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh – Sử Địa – GDCD tốt nhất Đáp án: Question 3. B Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu Giải thích: Từ prominent trong đoạn văn gần nhất có nghĩa là _______. A. có trình độ học vấn B. quan trọng C. tôn giáo D. bảo thủ prominent ~ important: quan trọng, nổi bật However, the bride price can still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families. Tuy nhiên, của hồi môn vẫn có thể khá cao, đặc biệt là trong các gia đình có truyền thống nổi bật. Đáp án:B Question 4. D Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu Giải thích: Cụm từ The first trong đoạn văn đề cập đến _________ đầu tiên. A. hôn nhân B. của hồi môn C. thanh toán
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(228306) 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 following questions
BRIDE PRICE
The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African cultures In paying a bride price, the family of the groom must provide payment to the family of the bride before the marriage is allowed The bride price can vary greatly from culture to culture in Africa In the Zulu and Swazi tribes of southern Africa, the bride price often takes the form of cattle In Western African, kola nuts, shells, and
other goods are often used for the payment of the bride price The actual payment of money sometimes takes
place, but the payment of goods is more frequent The amount of paid in a bride price can also vary In modern times, the bride price is occasionally quite small and its value is mainly symbolic However, the bride price can
still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families
There are a number of justifications used to explain the payment of bride price The first is that the bride price
represents an acknowledgement of the expense the bride's family has gone in order to raise her and bring her up
as a suitable bride for the groom It also represents payment for the loss of a family member, since the bride will officially become a member of her husband's family and will leave her own On a deeper level the bride price represents payment for the fact that the bride will bring children into the family of the groom, thereby increasing the wealth of the family This concept is reinforced by the fact that the bride price must often be returned if the bride fails to bear children
The payment of the bride price has quite a number of effects on African society First, the payment of bride price acts to increase the stability of African family structures Sons are dependent on their fathers and older relatives to help them pay the bride price of their wives, and this generally leads to greater levels of obedience and respect The negotiations between the two families concerning the bride price allow the parents and other family members to meet and get to know one another before the marriage Finally, since the bride price must
often be repaid in case of divorce, the bride's family often works to make sure that any marital problems are
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Trang 2solved quickly Bride prices also work as a system of wealth distribution in African cultures Wealthier families can afford to support the marriage of their son, and thus their wealth is transferred to other families
Not all of the effects of bride price are so positive, however One major disadvantage to the system of bride price is that women are often married to men much older than themselves In many African cultures, the typical age for marriage amongst women is still quite young, lower than in many cases Yet few men at this age would have the ability to raise the bride price to marry Thus there is sometimes a significant age gap between husbands and wives This cuts short the education of many young women In addition, the husband, being far older, may die whilst the wife is still relatively young, leaving her with the burden of raising the children alone
Question 1: According to paragraph 1, all of the following are true of the bride price EXCEPT
A. its amount and form can vary
B. its practice is occasionally only symbolic
C. it is a relatively new practice in Africa
D. it is generally higher among traditional families
Question 2: Why does the author mention “the payment of money” in paragraph 1?
A. To stress that the use of goods in the payment of bride price is most common
B. To demonstrate the differences in how rich and poor families pay the bride price
C. To illustrate how the practice of bride price has changed over time
D. To demonstrate how expensive a bride price can be sometimes
Question 3: The word "prominent" in the passage is closest in meaning to _
A. educated B. important C. religious D. conservative
Question 4: The phrase "The first" in the passage refers to the first _
A. marriage B. bride price C. payment D. justification
Question 5: It can be inferred from the paragraph 2 that African families
A. never see their daughters after marriage
B. pay the bride price on the day of the wedding
C. place more value on men than women
D. place great importance on childbirth
Question 6: The author uses the word "marital" to indicate that the problems are related to
A. money B. laws C. marriage D. pregnancy
Question 7: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Sometimes the bride's family has to return the bride distribution of wealth
B. The initial negotiations over the bride price provide opportunities for two families to meet each other
C. Animals are not an acceptable form of payment when it comes to paying the bride price
Trang 3D. Without having to pay the bride price, African men would not respect their family members
Question 8: Why are women often married to older men, according to the passage?
A. Young men lack the financial ability to marry
B. The legal age for marriage is lower for women than for men
C. Families are eager to gain the bride price from their daughter's marriage
D. Women live longer than men on average
(228315) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question 9: The guest on our show has won the Open He is the youngest professional golfer that has won this
award so far
A. The professional golfer who has won the Open so far is the youngest guest on our show
B. The youngest professional golfer won the Open so far is the guest on our show
C. The youngest guest on our show is the professional golfer winning the Open so far
D. The guest on our show is the youngest professional golfer to win the Open so far
Question 10: We arrived at the conference Then we realized that our reports were still at home
A. No sooner had we realized that our reports were still at home than we arrived at the conference
B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home
C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home
D. Hardly had we arrived at the conference than we realized that our reports were still at home
(228318) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Question 11: Mr Brow s id to e, “M e good use of our ti e You wo ’t get such o ortu it g ”
A. Mr Brown let me make use of my time, knowing that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again
B. Mr Brown ordered me to make use of my time, said that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again
C. Mr Brown offered me such an opportunity so that I could make use of my time
D. Mr Brown advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get such an opportunity again
Question 12: Perhaps, the violence was provoked by the fans of the visiting team
A. It can have been the visiting team’s fans that set off the violence
B. The fans of the visiting team must have been the people who began the violence
C. There might have been some violence caused by the vistiting team’s fans
D. The fans of the visiting team should have brought about the violence
Question 13: People say that Mr Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year
A. Mr Goldman is said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year
Trang 4B. Nearly a million pounds is said to be given to charity by Mr Goldman last year
C. Mr Goldman was said to have given nearly a million pounds to charity last year
D. Nearly a million pounds was said to have been given to charity by Mr Goldman last year
(228322) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 14: Most people indulge harmless fantasies to relieve the boredom of their lives
Question 15: they’ve already made their decision, there’s nothing much we can do
A. Seeing that B. On grounds that C. Assuming that D. For reason that
Question 16: , the town does not get much of an ocean breeze
A. Locating near the coast B. Despite location near the coast
C. Though located near the coast D. In spite having location near the coast
Question 17: We missed the ferry yesterday morning It by the time we arrived at the pier
A. has already gone B. was already going C. had already gone D. already went
Question 18: If the prisoners attempt to escape from prison, immediately
A. they will have caught B. they will catch
C. they will be caught D. they would be caught
Question 19: With its thousands of rocks and caves out of the water, Ha Long Bay has won
international recognition
A. being emerged B. emerged C. emerging D. emerge
Question 20: Is that the man ?
A. whom you lent the money B. you lent the money
C. whom did you lend the money D. you lent the money to
Question 21: His reply was so that I didn’t know how to interpret it
A. explicable B. assertive C. explanatory D. ambiguous
Question 22: Shelly disagreed with the board’s decision She and went to work for another company
A. pursued B. resigned C. abandoned D. retained
Question 23: As an ASEAN member, Vietnam has actively participated in the group’s programs and has also
created new and cooperation mechanisms
A. initiatives B. initiators C. initiations D. initiates
Question 24: Archaeologists think that massive floods could have the dinosaurs
A. wiped out B. laid off C. put aside D. taken down
Question 25: I’m going on business for a week, so I’ll be leaving everything
Trang 5A. on your guard B. up to your eyes
C. in your capable hands D. under the care of you
(228335) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30
The position of sport in today’s society has changed out of all regconition People no longer seem to think of sport as “just a game” – to be watched or played for the (26) _ of enjoyment Instead, it has become big business worldwide It has become accepted practice for loading companies to provide sponsorship
TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches or competitions The result has been huge financial rewards for athletes, some of (27) _ are now very wealthy, particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players (28) _, it is not unusual for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances
A trend towards shorter working hours means that people generally tend to have more free time, both to watch and to take part in sporting activity; sport has become a significant part of the recreation industry that we now rely (29) _ to fill our leisure hours Professional sport is a vital part of that industry, providing pleasure for millions of (30) _ people all over the world
Question 26: A. advantage B. good C. benefit D. sake
Question 27: A. whose B. whom C. who D. that
Question 28: A. In addition B. However C. In contrast D. Therefore
Question 29: A. for B. with C. on D. in
Question 30: A. ordinary B. mighty C. extremist D. abnormal
(228341) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 31: A. commerce B. reserve C. burden D. comment
Question 32: A. accomplish B. embarrass C. interpret D. volunteer
(228344) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Question 33: A. approached B. enforced C. composed D. embraced
Question 34: A. sculpture B. result C. justice D. figure
(228347) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the bold and underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 35: The police have concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb
A. differently B. hesitantly C. certainly D. temporally
Question 36: The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original splendor
Trang 6A. refurbished B. devastated C. strengthened D. renovated
(228350) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 37: He was attentive as Betsy and I talked about our charity concert to help the victims of the recent
floods
A. perceptive B. indifferent C. interested D. negligent
Question 38: My father hit the roof when he found out that I’d damaged the car
A. was over the moon B. burst with anger C. went with the flow D. kept his shirt on
(228353) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 39: Fruit and vegetables should be carefully washed whether eaten fresh or cook
Jane: “All right Suit yourself.”
A. What is your favorite starter?
B. I haven’t been to such a nice place with you for a while
C. Can you help me choose the main course?
D. I don’t want to eat anything I’m on diet
Question 43: Two friends are talking about the university entrance examination
Peter: “ My parents gave me no choice but to study business.”
Danny: “ .”
A. Well, so be it B. Of course not C. Oh, by all means D. No, I can’t get it
(228360) 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 following questions
Trang 7One of the most important social developments that helped to make possible a shift in thinking about the role of public education was the effect of the baby boom of the 1950's and 1960's on the schools In the 1920's, but especially in the Depression conditions of the 1930's, the United States experienced a declining birth rate – every thousand women aged fifteen to forty-four gave birth to about 118 live children in 1920, 89.2 in 1930, 75.8 in 1936, and 80 in 1940 With the growing prosperity brought on by the Second WorldWar and the
economic boom that followed it, young people married and established households earlier and began to raise
larger families than had their predecessors during the Depression Birth rates rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950, and 118 in 1955 Although economics was probably the most important determinant, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom The increased value placed on the idea of the family also helps to explain this rise in birth rates The baby boomers began streaming into the first grade by the mid-1940's and became a
flood by 1950 The public school system suddenly found itself “overtaxed” While the number of
schoolchildren rose because of wartime and postwar conditions, these same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope with the flood The wartime economy meant that few new schools were built between
1940 and 1945 Moreover, during the war and in the boom times that followed large numbers of teachers left their profession for better-paying jobs elsewhere in the economy
Therefore, in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system Consequently, the "custodial rhetoric" of the 1930's and early 1940's no longer made sense; that is, keeping youths aged sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high priority for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children aged five to sixteen With the
baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower
grades and back to basic academic skills and discipline The system no longer had much interest in offering nontraditional, new, and extra services to older youths
Question 44: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Birth rates in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s
B. The impact of the baby boom on public education
C. The role of the family in the 1950's and 1960's
D. The teaching profession during the baby boom
Question 45: The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to
A. the economic boom B. the Second World War
Question 46: The word "overtaxed" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. charged too much B. plentifully supplied C. heavily burdened D. well prepared
Question 47: The public school of the 1950s and 1960s faced all of the following problems EXCEPT
Trang 8A. an inadequate number of school buildings B. old-fashioned facilities
C. a shortage of teachers D. a declining number of students
Question 48: According to the passage, why did teachers leave the teaching profession after theoutbreak of the
war?
A. Teaching positions were scarce B. They were dissatisfied with the curriculum
C. Other jobs provided higher salaries D. They needed to be retrained
Question 49: The word "inevitably" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. unavoidably B. impartially C. irrationally D. unwillingly
Question 50: Which of the following best characterizes the organization of the passage?
A. The second paragraph provides a fictional account to illustrate a problem presented in the firstparagraph
B. The second paragraph argues against a point made in the first paragraph
C. The second paragraph introduces a problem not mentioned in the first paragraph
D. The second paragraph presents the effect of circumstances described in the first paragraph
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Question 1 C Question 11 D Question 21 D Question 31 B Question 41 B
Question 2 A Question 12 C Question 22 B Question 32 D Question 42 D
Question 3 B Question 13 A Question 23 A Question 33 C Question 43 A
Question 4 D Question 14 B Question 24 A Question 34 D Question 44 B
Question 5 D Question 15 A Question 25 C Question 35 C Question 45 B
Question 6 C Question 16 C Question 26 D Question 36 B Question 46 C
Question 7 B Question 17 C Question 27 B Question 37 C Question 47 D
Question 8 A Question 18 C Question 28 A Question 38 B Question 48 C
Question 9 D Question 19 C Question 29 C Question 39 D Question 49 A
Question 10 B Question 20 D Question 30 A Question 40 C Question 50 D
Question 1 C
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn 1, tất cả những điều dưới đây đúng với của hồi môn ngoại trừ
A lượng và hình thức của nó có thể thay đổi
B thực tế của nó thỉnh thoảng chỉ mang tính tượng trưng
C nó là một thực tiễn tương đối mới ở Châu Phi
D nó thường cao hơn trong các gia đình truyền thống
Thông tin: The custom of paying a bride price before marriage is still a well-established part of many African
Tại sao tác giả đề cập đến "việc trả tiền" trong đoạn 1?
A Để nhấn mạnh rằng việc sử dụng hàng hoá trong việc thanh toán của hồi môn là phổ biến nhất
B Để chứng minh sự khác biệt trong cách gia đình giàu và nghèo trả của hồi môn
C Để minh hoạ cách của hồi môn đã thay đổi theo thời gian
D Để chứng minh của hồi môn đôi khi đắt như thế nào
Thông tin: The actual payment of money sometimes takes place, but the payment of goods is more frequent
Trang 10"prominent" ~ important: quan trọng, nổi bật
However, the bride price can still be quite high, especially among prominent or highly traditional families
Tuy nhiên, của hồi môn vẫn có thể khá cao, đặc biệt là trong các gia đình có truyền thống nổi bật
There are a number of justifications used to explain the payment of bride price The first is that the bride price
represents an acknowledgement of the expense the bride's family has gone in order to raise her and bring her up
as a suitable bride for the groom
Có một số lý giải được sử dụng để giải thích về của hồi môn Thứ nhất là của hồi môn đại diện cho sự thừa nhận
về chi phí mà gia đình cô dâu đã nuôi lớn cô trở thành cô dâu phù hợp cho chú rể
Đáp án:
Question 5 D
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Có thể suy luận từ đoạn 2 rằng các gia đình châu Phi
A không bao giờ nhìn thấy con gái của họ sau khi kết hôn
B trả của hồi môn vào ngày đám cưới
C đặt nhiều giá trị lên nam giới hơn phụ nữ
D đặt tầm quan trọng lớn đến sinh con
Trang 11Thông tin: On a deeper level the bride price represents payment for the fact that the bride will bring children
into the family of the groom, thereby increasing the wealth of the family This concept is reinforced by the fact that the bride price must often be returned if the bride fails to bear children
"marital" (a): (thuộc) hôn nhân => chỉ các vấn đề liên quan đến hôn nhân
Finally, since the bride price must often be repaid in case of divorce, the bride's family often works to make sure
that any marital problems are solved quickly
Cuối cùng, vì của bồi môn phải được hoàn trả trong trường hợp ly hôn, gia đình cô dâu thường cố để đảm bảo rằng bất kỳ vấn đề hôn nhân nào cũng được giải quyết nhanh chóng
Đáp án:
Question 7 B
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn văn, câu nào dưới đây đúng là ĐÚNG?
A Đôi khi gia đình cô dâu phải trả lại đóng góp cho sự giàu có của cô dâu
B Các cuộc đàm phán ban đầu về của hồi môn tạo cơ hội cho hai gia đình gặp nhau
C Gia súc không phải là hình thức thanh toán được chấp nhận khi thanh toán của hồi môn
D Nếu không phải trả của hồi môn, đàn ông Châu Phi sẽ không tôn trọng các thành viên gia đình của họ
Thông tin: The negotiations between the two families concerning the bride price allow the parents and other
family members to meet and get to know one another before the marriage
Đáp án:B
Question 8 A
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Tại sao phụ nữ thường kết hôn với đàn ông lớn tuổi, theo đoạn văn?
A Người đàn ông trẻ tuổi thiếu khả năng tài chính để kết hôn
B Tuổi kết hôn hợp pháp của phụ nữ thấp hơn so với đàn ông
Trang 12C Các gia đình háo hức muốn có được của hồi môn từ cuộc hôn nhân của con gái
D Trung bình phụ nữ sống lâu hơn nam giới
Thông tin: Yet few men at this age would have the ability to raise the bride price to marry
Đáp án:
Dịch bài đọc:
Phong tục về của hồi môn trước hôn nhân vẫn là một phần tốt đẹp của nhiều nền văn hoá châu Phi Khi trả tiền của hồi môn, gia đình chú rể phải trả tiền cho gia đình cô dâu trước khi kết hôn Của hồi môn có thể khác nhau giữa nền văn hoá này với văn hoá khác ở Châu Phi Trong các bộ lạc Zulu và Swazi ở Nam Phi, của hồi môn thường là các loại gia súc Ở Tây Phi, hạt cọ, vỏ sò, và các hàng hoá khác thường được sử dụng để trả của hồi môn Việc trả bằng tiền thực đôi khi diễn ra, nhưng việc trả bằng hàng hoá thường xuyên hơn Mức của hồi môn cũng có thể thay đổi Trong thời hiện đại, của hồi môn đôi khi khá nhỏ và giá trị của nó chủ yếu là biểu tượng Tuy nhiên, của hồi môn vẫn có thể khá cao, đặc biệt là trong các gia đình có truyền thống nổi bật
Có một số lý giải được sử dụng để giải thích về của hồi môn Thứ nhất là của hồi môn đại diện cho sự thừa nhận
về chi phí mà gia đình cô dâu đã nuôi lớn cô trở thành cô dâu phù hợp cho chú rể Nó cũng đại diện cho sự mất mát của một thành viên trong gia đình, vì cô dâu sẽ chính thức trở thành thành viên của gia đình chồng và sẽ rời gia đình cô Ở mức độ sâu hơn, của hồi môn đại diện cho khoản tiền trả cho thực tế là cô dâu sẽ sinh con cho gia đình của chú rể, bằng cách đó gia tăng sự giàu có của gia đình Khái niệm này được củng cố bởi thực tế là của hồi môn phải thường được trả lại nếu cô dâu không sinh con
Việc trả của hồi môn có khá nhiều ảnh hưởng đối với xã hội châu Phi Thứ nhất, việc thanh toán của hồi môn làm tăng sự ổn định của cấu trúc gia đình người Phi Con trai phụ thuộc vào cha và người họ hàng lớn tuổi để giúp họ trả của hồi môn của vợ họ và điều này thường dẫn đến mức độ tuân phục và tôn trọng hơn Các cuộc đàm phán giữa hai gia đình liên quan đến của hồi môn cho phép cha mẹ và các thành viên khác trong gia đình gặp và làm quen với nhau trước khi kết hôn Cuối cùng, vì của bồi môn phải được hoàn trả trong trường hợp ly hôn, gia đình cô dâu thường cố để đảm bảo rằng bất kỳ vấn đề hôn nhân nào cũng được giải quyết nhanh chóng Của hồi môn cũng có hiệu quả như một hệ thống phân phối của cải trong các nền văn hoá châu Phi Các gia đình giàu có có thể hỗ trợ cuộc hôn nhân của con trai, và do đó sự giàu có của họ được chuyển giao cho các gia đình khác
Tuy nhiên, không phải tất cả những ảnh hưởng của của hồi môn đều tích cực Một bất lợi lớn đối với hệ thống của hồi môn là phụ nữ thường kết hôn với đàn ông lớn hơn họ nhiều tuổi Ở nhiều nền văn hoá châu Phi, tuổi kết hôn điển hình của phụ nữ vẫn còn khá trẻ, thấp hơn nhiều trường hợp Ít người đàn ông ở độ tuổi này sẽ có khả năng trả của hồi môn để kết hôn Do đó đôi khi có một khoảng cách lớn giữa chồng và vợ Điều này cắt ngắn nền giáo dục của nhiều phụ nữ trẻ Ngoài ra, người chồng, lớn tuổi hơn nhiều, có thể chết trong khi người
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