ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 32 Circle one option A, B, C or D that best rewrites each of the following sentences: Câu 1: A Cigarette? he asked. No, thanks, I said. A. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once. B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I think him. C. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused. D. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined. Câu 2: Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life. A. Jane doesnt like her friends because she prefers an independent life. B. Her friends live in an independent life and Jane doesnt like it. C. Jane doesnt like her friends to live in a dependent life. D. Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not. Identify one underlined part that is incorrect in
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Circle one option A, B, C or D that best rewrites each of the following sentences:
Câu 1: " A Cigarette? " he asked " No, thanks, " I said
A He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once
B He mentioned a cigarette, so I think him
C He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused
D He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined
Câu 2: Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life
A Jane doesn't like her friends because she prefers an independent life
B Her friends live in an independent life and Jane doesn't like it
C Jane doesn't like her friends to live in a dependent life
D Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not
Identify one underlined part that is incorrect in each of the following sentences by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D
Câu 3: Either ask Ben or Marianne to prepare the agenda for tonight's meeting
( A ) Either ask ( B ) to prepare ( C ) for ( D ) tonight's
Câu 4: The botanists Katherine Hunter and Emily Fose spent many difficult months making a research in the R mountains
( A ) botanists ( B ) many ( C ) making ( D ) in the
Câu 5: Doing strenuous exercise and poor nutrition habits can lead to illness
( A ) strenuous ( B ) and ( C ) poor nutrition habits ( D ) lead
Read the passage then circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions or statements:
Since the dawn of time, people have found ways to communicate with one another Smoke signals and tribal drums were some of the earliest forms of communication Letters, carried by birds or by humans on foot or on horseback, made it possible for people to communicate larger amounts of information between two places The telegram and telephone set the stage for more modern means of communication With the invention of the cellular phone, communication itself has become mobile
For you, a cell phone is probably just a device that you and your friends use to keep in touch with family and friends, take pictures, play games, or send text message The definition of a cell phone is more specific:
it is a hand- held wireless communication device that sends and receives signals by way of small special areas called cells
Walkie - talkies, telephones and cell phones are duplex communication devices: They make it possible
for two people to talk to each other Cell phones and walkie- talkies are different from regular phones because they can be used in many different locations A walkie- talkie is sometimes called a half- duplex communication device because only one person can talk at a time A cell phone is a full- duplex device
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because it uses both frequencies at the same time A walkie-talkie has only one channel A cell phone has
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more than a thousand channels A walkie- talkie can transmit and receive signals across a distance of about
a mile A cell phone can transmit and receive signals over hundreds of miles In 1973, an electronic company called Motorola hired Martin Cooper to work on wireless communication Motorola and Bell Laboratories ( now AT& T) were in a race to invent the first portable communication device Martin Cooper won the race and became the inventor of the cell phone On April 3, 1973, Cooper made the first cell phone call to his opponent at AT& T while walking down the streets of New York city People on the
sidewalks gazed at cooper in amazement Cooper's phone was called A Motorola Dyna- Tac It weighed a
whopping 2.5 pounds ( as compared to today's cell phones that weigh as little as 3 or 4 ounces)
After the invention of his cell phone, Cooper began thinking of ways to make the cell phone available
to the general public After a decade, Motorola introduced the first cell phone for commercial use The early cell phone and its service were both expensive The cell phone itself cost about $ 3, 500 In 1977, AT
& T constructed a cell phone system and tried it out in Chicago with over 2, 000 customers In 1981, a
second cellular phone system was started in the Washington, D.C and Baltimore area It took nearly 37 years for cell phones to become available for general public use Today, there are more than sixty million cell phone customers with cell phones producing over thirty billion dollars per years
Câu 6: What is the main idea of the passage?
A The increasing number of people using cell phone
B the difference between cell phones and telephones
C the history of a cell phone
D how Cooper competed with AT& T
Câu 7: What definition is true of a cell phone?
A The first product of two famous corporation
B A hand- held wireless communication device
C Something we use just for playing games
D A version of walkie- talkie
Câu 8: What is wrong about a walkie- talkie?
C It can be used within a distance of a mile D Only one person can talk at a time
Câu 9: The word" duplex" is closest meaning to
A having two parts B quick C modern D having defects
Câu 10: How heavy is the first cell phone compared to today's cell phones?
A ten times as heavy as B as heavy as
C much lighter D 2 pounds heavier
Câu 11: When did AT& T widely start their cellular phone system?
Câu 12: What does the word" gazed" mean?
A looked with admiration B angrily looked C glanced D started conversation
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Câu 13: The phrase " tried it out" refers to
A made effort to sell the cell-phone B reported on AT& T
C tested the cell-phone system D introduced the cell-phone system
Read the passage then circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions or statements:
During the 19th century, women in the U S organized and participated in a large number of reform movements, including movements to reorganize the prison system, improve education, ban the sale of alcohol, and most importantly to free slaves Some women saw similarities in the social status of women and slaves Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone were feminists and abolitionists who supported the rights of both women and blacks A number of male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips also supported the rights of women to speak and participate equally with men in anti- slavery activities Probably more than any other movement, abolitionism offered women a
previously denied entry into politics They became involved primarily in order to better their living
conditions and the conditions of others
When the Civil war ended in 1865, the 14th, and 15th, Amendments to the Constitution adopted in
1868 and 1870 granted citizenship and suffrage to blacks but not to women Discouraged but resolved, feminists influenced more and more women to demand the right to vote In 1869, the Wyoming Territory had yielded to demands by feminists, but eastern states resisted more stubbornly than ever before A
woman's suffrage bill had been presented to every Congress since 1878 but it continually failed to pass
until 1920, when the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote
Câu 14: What is the topic of the passage?
A Women's suffrage B Abolitionists
C The Wyoming Territory D The 14th and 15th Amendment
Câu 15: According to the passage, why did women become active in politics?
A to improve the conditions of life that existed at the time
B to support Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C to amend the Declaration of Independence
D to be elected to public office
Câu 16: The word" primarily" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A somewhat B above all C always D finally
Câu 17: The word " suffrage" could be best replaced by
A citizenship B right to vote C pain D freedom
Câu 18: What does the 19th Amendment guarantee?
A Citizenship for women B Citizenship for blacks
C Voting rights for women D Voting rights for blacks
Câu 19: What is wrong about William Lloyd Garrison?
A He was living at the same time with Lucy Stone and Wendell Phillip
B He used to be a slave
C He supported the rights of women
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D He believed in equality between men and women
Câu 20: What can not be inferred from the passage?
A The blacks were given the right to vote before women
B The abolitionists believed in anti- slavery activities
C A women's suffrage bill had been discussed in the Congress for 50 years
D The eastern states did not like the idea of women's right to vote
Read the passage and choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that best fits each of the gaps:
CARE (Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere) was (26) in 1945 to help people after World War II It (27) over one hundred millions food packages Meanwhile, it started self-help programs Today, it has development programs in thirty-seven countries
CARE gives equipment and teaches people how to build water systems, roads, schools, houses and (28) centers It also teaches people how to increase production on their farms, how to reforest areas, and how to start small village industries
Doctor and nurses volunteer to go remote villages They provide health care for the villagers They also teach them how to improve their health They train people to provide simple medical care
CARE also provides food for about thirty million people each year and (29) of them are children It gives special help when there is a flood, an earthquake, a (30) , or a war
Câu 21: A established B undergone C organized D deleted
Câu 22: A distributed B overused C improved D parachuted
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.
Câu 26 Our flight was delayed We decided to spend time at the duty-free shops
( A ) Although our flight was delayed, we decided to spend time at the duty-free shops
( B ) As our flight was delayed, we decided to spend time at the duty-free shops
( C ) We have been spending time at the duty-free shops since our flight was delayed
( D ) We decided to spend time at the duty-free shops in case our flight was delayed
Câu 27 I didn't pay attention to the teacher I failed to understand the lesson
( A ) Although I paid attention to the teacher, I failed to understand the lesson
( B ) I would have understood the lesson if I had failed to pay attention to the teacher
( C ) I would have understood the lesson if I had paid attention to the teacher
( D ) Unless I failed to understand the lesson, I would pay attention to the teacher
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Câu 28 Many countries share the view that drastic measures must be taken to stop the pollution of the seas ( A ) A lot of countries agree tht it is essential to take strong action to put an end to the pollution of the seas ( B ) By putting into practice a series of precautions it is generally believed that the pollution of the seas will be prevented
( C ) The seas will, it seems, continue to be polluted unless this agreement is accepted by a majority of the countries
( D ) The pollution of the seas can only be prevented provided that many countries follow the same policy
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
Câu 29: He told me to bring along Helen as an interpreter they didn't understand my
English
A though B so that C on the condition D in case
Câu 30 your warnings, we would have got in trouble
A As for B In case C But for D In stead
Câu 31: Judie Foster to be awarded the title " The Best Actress"
A was worth B was worthy C was served D deserved
Câu 32: If , the Xmas tree would look more impressive
A being done carefully B it were to be carefully done
C done carefully D it is carefully done
Câu 33: Her criticism of his work, which was based purely on her intense dislike of him, served only
to undermine his self-confidence
Counting B hanging C valid D fierce
Câu 34: Little how important the responsibility was
A he realized B he realizes
C did he realize D will he realize
Câu 35: I am too busy with my chemistry homework time to go out for a walk
A that I have no B to have C to have no D I haven't got
Câu 36: Mr Gonzales was very about the upcoming board of directors meeting
A related B surprised C concerned D fond
Câu 37: Staying in a hotel costs renting a room in a dormitory for a week
A twice more than B as much twice
C more than twice as D twice as much as
Câu 38: He doesn't like his job because he doesn't get his boss
A on well with B well to C with D on to
Câu 39 returns!
A Terrible B What a long time
C So long D Many happy
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Câu 40: The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced making a decision
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 41: A engineering B compulsory C communicate D philosophy
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.
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.
Câu 45: Sutton: "I'd like to change some money." - Magnolia: " "
( A ) Which currency, please?
( B ) What's your account number?
( C ) You haven't signed it
( D ) Five tens, please
Câu 46: Customer: "Can I have a look at that pullover, please?" - Salesgirl: " "
( A ) It's much cheaper
( B ) Which one? This one?
( C ) Sorry, it is out of stock
( D ) Can I help you?
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.
Câu 47 The drainage system in Hanoi was badly stuck after the flood.
( A ) jammed ( B ) clogged ( C ) frozen ( D ) congested
Câu 48 Relaxation therapy teaches one not to fret over small problems.
( A ) get angry about ( B ) look for ( C ) get involved in ( D ) worry about
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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.
Câu 49 Before going on vacation, the boss left explicit instructions for the decoration of her office.
Câu 50 His mother likes the head cabbage rare.
( A ) precious ( B ) common ( C ) scarce ( D ) over-boiled